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USA-250 Club ONT - July 4, 2026 [3 D's]
Please rise for a salute to the ragged old flag.
Thank you.
Here's how to make it
I want to make this drink called the USA Lemonade. Looks pretty simple. All you'll need is:
— DocumentingLibs (@HistorianUSA1) June 28, 2026
Here's what you'll need:
1 oz Grenadine
4 oz lemonade
1 oz blue curacao
1.5 oz vodka
Ice
🍋 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mnaGCavUJm
By the time Monroe arrived in Paris on April 12, 1803, the French had made a stunning offer to Livingston. For various reasons, Napoleon had decided to abandon his plans for Louisiana, and he had Prime Minister Talleyrand offer not just New Orleans but the entire territory to the United States for $15 million. Monroe and Livingston agreed to the purchase, and they signed a treaty with France on April 30, 1803.How is that Greenland thing coming along?
Hurst Performance had a thriving business as a specialty car builder for major automakers in the late 1960s, producing special high-performance models for Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, and others, but the AMC Hurst SC/Rambler is undoubtedly one of the most visually distinctive vehicles that emerged from these collaborations.Nice story about a kid tracking down his dad's 1976 Kenworth - Bicentennial edition.
During the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976, automakers introduced special edition cars and trucks honoring America's 200th anniversary, while Kenworth answered the call with one of the most distinctive heavy-duty trucks it had ever produced. Known as the VIT 200, the limited-production package transformed the company's flagship W900 conventional into a patriotic showpiece through a red, white, and blue paint scheme, special trim, commemorative badging, and the introduction of Kenworth's groundbreaking Aerodyne raised-roof sleeper.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:01 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (w3u3d)
I also have - inherited from my father - a set, untouched by human hands, of Bicentennial coinage - a dollar, half dollar and a quarter.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (M5CvA)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:04 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: goozer at July 04, 2026 10:06 PM (eTh1u)
I still have many quarters...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:06 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:08 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:08 PM (uTEOj)
Guess the fireworks in DC got rained out. I'm torn on that. Bummer for the visitors but we need the rain and it's been steamy hot around here. Hoping it cools down to a comfortable, humid 90 tomorrow. Over 100 sucks.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 10:09 PM (ntk8v)
Posted by: Doof at July 04, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 04, 2026 10:10 PM (ZWAWS)
Greetings Horde from So. Cal. Scattered booms going off around me. Fireworks, not t-storms.
I might have a bicentennial proof set or two. I also have an early 1970's Florida license plate which I placed in the back window of my truck which my wife rolled her eyes at. She drew the line at my Nixon/Agnew bumper sticker.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (GCVzV)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: davidt at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 04, 2026 10:12 PM (4NO2D)
Glad we watched from the cottage deck.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 10:12 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (GCVzV)
Did you call her a nattering nabob of negativity?
Posted by: Doof at July 04, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
I was the poster-collector in my fam. Seems that this one is the only one what wasn't *appropriated* by younger siblings when I left home! Most of the others were Velvaprint® blacklight style and disappeared over the years...
I found it rolled up and tucked away with other childhood stuff, under the staircase, while cleaning out Dad's house. (The work of Mom, no doubt, as Dad threw away so many keepsakes when he found them. Dad didn't mess with that stuff under the stairs, thankfully)
Couldn't get it professionally matted before the holiday. Now wondering whether to do that, or just fill in the blank top/bottom with colorful fabric and call it good. For now, it's in the living room. Will hang permanently in the den after finishing the framed display.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 10:14 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 10:09 PM
***
Not so fast. They're letting people back on the mall. PDJT is giving comments at 11pm and fireworks will follow. (At least that was the last I heard.)
Posted by: TRex - explosive dino at July 04, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
But of course!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPicnUgsJjE
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 04, 2026 10:15 PM (R+iUD)
A whole lot of governments only go back to WWI or WWII or even later.
I was asking this as a trivia question to some friends today, "What is the oldest government in the world and I got answers like Germany or Italy and...not even close
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 10:16 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Buttigig at July 04, 2026 10:16 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:17 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 10:17 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:18 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:18 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 04, 2026 10:19 PM (W5PEE)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 04, 2026 10:20 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 10:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 10:20 PM (QTFkC)
Very Auspicious. (that's the positive type of Omen)
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
Make it happen Trump
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:21 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:18 PM (afJtY)
_____________________________
Short fuse.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 10:22 PM (dIske)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 10:22 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 10:22 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:23 PM (JpUeg)
Posted by: JM in Illinois
Yeah.
George III himself exclaimed that when Washington went home to his farm that this was the greatest statesman of his time
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:23 PM (YeXhF)
Happy 4th, everybody.
It was slightly "cooler" today. We got more "mixing" as the GSP boys call it, which lowered dew points for about 80 down to the lower 70s. That made a difference. Tomorrow, the temps will be lower, but dew point back up. Pick your poison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:08 PM (afJtY)
It's a very good likeness of all three!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:23 PM (1z8ji)
A woman walks into a library in Paris and asks to see the French Constitution. "Madame," the librarian sniffs, "we do not carry periodicals."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (qx7Zg)
Sobs uncontrollably....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: RandomDave at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (XQ+xj)
Just saw I made the bonus comments...I never get there!
I love the Ds!🐕🦖🎶!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:25 PM (uTEOj)
A woman walks into a library in Paris and asks to see the French Constitution. "Madame," the librarian sniffs, "we do not carry periodicals."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:24 PM (O0L8i)
If the same thing happened in the UK, the librarian would have to say "Well, this is embarrassing, but we never actually wrote it down, so it's whatever Kier Starmer says it is."
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:25 PM (JpUeg)
Make it happen Trump
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:21 PM (YeXhF)
Always the bridesmaid...
Posted by: Mastodons at July 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZWAWS)
Happy Independence Day!
Love the graphic up top. It's a keeper.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 04, 2026 10:26 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:26 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 04, 2026 10:26 PM (YeXhF)
We had native camels here as well during the late Pleistocene, too. Bring those back. Saber tooth cats, and even lions that were bigger than the African lions. A cheetah and a jaguar.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:27 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Doof at July 04, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
I get the reference and no - she knows where I sleep and has access to my food supply...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:27 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at July 04, 2026 10:27 PM (XQ+xj)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:28 PM (JpUeg)
May consign the house dogs to the laundry room for the evening where the sound of the fireworks won't be as loud.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:28 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Mastodons at July 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZWAWS)
Mastodons, mammoths, whatever. Em are all heffalumps. And we do need to get them back.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:28 PM (1z8ji)
https://youtu.be/mjXM6x_0KZk
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 10:28 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: RandomDave at July 04, 2026 10:28 PM (XQ+xj)
Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at July 04, 2026 10:29 PM (wmKCn)
And we did have elephants proper roaming here as well. A big different from the African ones, and closer to the Asian species.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:29 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:29 PM (afJtY)
A whole lot of governments only go back to WWI or WWII or even later.
I was asking this as a trivia question to some friends today, "What is the oldest government in the world and I got answers like Germany or Italy and...not even close
Posted by: 18-1
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Rome was a republic for 100 years.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:29 PM (jU8k8)
There’s nothing like the sound of those engines, I was inside but I heard them coming and ran out to see!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 10:30 PM (H8EHh)
228 We can see monster fireworks displays at 5 locstions from our deck, some as far away as 4 milesand some as close as 200 yards.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 10:26 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 10:30 PM (LHPAg)
Put him in the utility room in the house and gave him some dog biscuits. Petted him, seems to have settled him down.
He's not use to those loud noises.
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 10:30 PM (IY9No)
That is as American as it gets.
Nice that William Shatner has lived long enough
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:30 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 10:31 PM (rdVOm)
We had native camels here as well during the late Pleistocene, too. Bring those back. Saber tooth cats, and even lions that were bigger than the African lions. A cheetah and a jaguar.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:27 PM (w6EFb)
Saber-tooth cats. Dire wolves. Giant sloths. Giant beavers. Dodos. Giant killer birds. Uintabeasts.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)
Panthera atrox, the American lion.
Also, a pretty big and very fast bear species that could catch some of those big cats.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:32 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Don Black at July 04, 2026 10:33 PM (ZxPkt)
Mammoths and cats came here from the Bering
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:33 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 04, 2026 10:33 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:32 PM (w6EFb)
Giant cave bears?
And the never seen, but totally feared, 12 meter long Ur-marmot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:34 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:34 PM (JpUeg)
70% of these megafauna species were wiped out with the Younger Dryas. That was creative destruction of a sort that produced the world as we know it today. Just 12,000 years ago, it was a very different world.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:35 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 04, 2026 10:35 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:35 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:34 PM (JpUeg)
As long as we extinct the damned cargo pigeons first. They shit on everything.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:36 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:36 PM (JpUeg)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:35 PM (w6EFb)
Joe Biden is the Older Wetass.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (1z8ji)
Love the Horde as always.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (CHHv1)
My street is only 2 blocks long, 18 houses, and 1 Baptist church.
in 1976, the Bicentennial, every house had a flag... and even the Church had a US flag out front.
Just went out to take down my flag... and I was the ONLY Flag flying on the street.
What the has happened to my country?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (afJtY)
Happy Fourth of July to the entire horde!
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (Jr+re)
Arctodus simus was the name. It stood about 12' tall on it's hind legs and weighed about a ton. And it could run 40 mph.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (YeXhF)
"THE DEMOCRAT_COMMIES SUCK" MOOSE DICK ......
Democrats, Hakeen Jefferies, AOC and Bernie Sanders hurt the most and devastated .........
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (JDSUL)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (ZWAWS)
Be ungovernable !
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:34 PM (JpUeg)
Don't you people even WATCH horror movies?
Clone the Passenger Pigeon? Yeah... ever see the Hitchcock movie, the Birds?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:38 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 04, 2026 10:39 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:39 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:40 PM (/QHx4)
The moms would each make a freezer of ice cream- all different kinds.
The Fourth was one of the best nights of the year.
Posted by: sal at July 04, 2026 10:40 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 04, 2026 10:39 PM (vTZFs)
___
Pretty much.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:40 PM (lfni7)
Oregon at 250: Indigenous life in the Pacific Northwest in 1776
Guess what they forget to mention?
The rampant slavery practiced by most Northwest tribes.
Gosh, I wonder why that is?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 04, 2026 10:41 PM (aD4fx)
Look at the habitat map for that giant bear. All over the west coast and mid-west, but didn't get up to the NE and down the east coast. It looks like it may have gotten right here in upstate SC barely.
But it was all over Florida.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 04, 2026 10:41 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:40 PM (/QHx4)
___
Hey four seasons!
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:41 PM (lfni7)
ONLY HAD TWO BOTTLES OF WINE IN THE PAST HOUR....
Cackle ......... Cackle ......... Cackle...
Posted by: Kami Harris at July 04, 2026 10:41 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 10:42 PM (afJtY)
Best thing I did today was watch most of the flyovers from DC. So awesome.
I was almost 3 years old for the Bicentennial, so I have no memory of it. I've found some mementos in my mom's things. (She kept everything!)
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 04, 2026 10:42 PM (hPLSE)
Our last neighborhood near OKC, that was the protocol. Lots of families set off their fireworks at the end of their driveways. It was magnificent most of the time. Some teenagers didn't seem to have much "fireworks safety" in them and minor injuries occurred. All in all, a good time!
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Walter White at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Q+gd/)
https://tinyurl.com/3aywfnv5
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Darwin über alles at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (YeXhF)
I hope you all have had a great day.
We have a launch in the morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-50
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 5, 2026
Launch Time: 6:46 a.m. EDT (1046 UTC, 12:46 CEST)
https://youtu.be/dgpVSxrAPKc
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (2F0/Y)
On a related note, my autocorrect tried changing Democrat to demon. Does it know something I don't?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
There are some orchards already, but not a full program yet
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)
Once upon a time....but I had to give up one to cancer.
Now I have one good triple D😜....
It works for the crazy people on GRINDR...
Oh....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:44 PM (uTEOj)
Ex-Ex got a bit too much sun at the creek, so he turned in early.
After he set off a rocket, of course.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:44 PM (lfni7)
Hello SMH!!
I enjoy reading your comments about your wonderful new location.
May you all have many many wonderful years there.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:45 PM (/QHx4)
On a related note, my autocorrect tried changing Democrat to demon. Does it know something I don't?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Well, I HAVE been misspelling it to DEMONcrat for awhile now.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:45 PM (mP0Kj)
What the has happened to my country?
Just mine and two others on my street. It's indeed very sad.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 04, 2026 10:45 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:45 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 10:46 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 10:47 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Jr+re)
Word. Our dad would sometimes have to leave to go repair somebody's eye, if he was on call.
Ever put a firecracker in a gourd and throw it up in the air? He took us up to the railroad tracks to do that- it was kind of messy...
Posted by: sal at July 04, 2026 10:47 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: sal at July 04, 2026 10:40 PM (f+FmA)
Denver 25 years ago was pretty much a free fire zone.
75 miles to the border to get REAL fireworks. So yeah... taught my kids how to have bottle rocket fights.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:48 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:48 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:48 PM (jU8k8)
Toss a communist out of a helicopter, he flies for the rest of his life.
- Augusto Pinochet
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at July 04, 2026 10:48 PM (MNCvZ)
yak, yak, he's not coming back.
Star Yak Ranch in Wyoming lost a yak to a lightning strike.
I didn't know there is a Yak Ranch in Wyoming.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:48 PM (/QHx4)
Still cool. We are the most blessed people to have ever walked the earth. Sometimes we forget that.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Darwin �ber alles at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (YeXhF)
You say that like it's a bad idea.
Posted by: Timothy Treadwell at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (ZWAWS)
At the hospital this evening with my mother, one of the nurses (who is about the nicest, sweetest thing I've ever seen) said they're gearing up in the ER tonight for the mostly young and/or drunk idiots who shouldn't be allowed to play with fireworks.
She said they got a few in last night, but not as much as last year. But tonight will the the big night.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Darwin �ber alles at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (YeXhF)
Giant cave bears could be useful. "Where did that annoying antifa fag get to? Dunno, maybe a cave bear got him."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 10:51 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Darwin �ber alles at July 04, 2026 10:43 PM (YeXhF)
Giant cave bears could be useful. "Where did that annoying antifa fag get to? Dunno, maybe a cave bear got him."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:50 PM (1z8ji)
Yeah... ya know all those Womenz a few months back that said they would choose a Bear over a Man?
OK then...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:51 PM (mP0Kj)
My other Bicentennial item is a little cloth Benjamin Franklin doll from the Hallmark store that came in packaging that looks like his Philly row house. One of the things most noticeable about it now is, there's no bar code.
I saw the air show over the Hudson River this morning and a few of the tall ships but gave up after a few ships because of the heat. I've always wanted to see a B2 bomber and sure enough one of 'em flew over with two fighter jet escorts. And I got to see some fireworks out my bedroom window tonight, probably the Jersey City one, so my Fourth was complete.
Posted by: JuJuBee at July 04, 2026 10:51 PM (tM5h4)
Even if they don't all three contribute.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: sal at July 04, 2026 10:51 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 10:53 PM (kd1a0)
It's the day, 38 years ago, when I asked Ex-Ex to take me to the nearest place to buy some beer.
My dad had just dropped me off at the barracks after spending the day with him...and my mom.
By the time I got back to the barracks, the Shoppette was closed, and I needed a drink.
That was kinda our first date.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:53 PM (lfni7)
Nemo,
I wondered about that also.
Article on Daily Mail. I didn't read the whole article.
Madman has probably fired all the fire people.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:54 PM (/QHx4)
My 64 Plymouth Valiant had the long chrome gearshift with Hurst on it topped with a white cueball etched with 4 speed pattern, 273 engine. Slicker than snot.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 10:56 PM (LHPAg)
Make it happen Trump
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:21 PM
Some charlatan claimed he cloned mammoths a few years ago but it was really an elephant with some spliced-in shaggy hair genes or something. Whatever it was, it was not a mammoth.
Posted by: JuJuBee at July 04, 2026 10:56 PM (tM5h4)
I think the mammoth has a better chance
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 10:57 PM (YeXhF)
I'd settle for magpies. Somebody introduce us some magpies. Spice up our lives a bit.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 10:57 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 10:58 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 10:59 PM (/QHx4)
I was gone for a few minutes. I noticed the wind blowing toward the purple-haired, nose-ringed Prius- driving Obama voting Vegans next door so I threw some steaks on the grill for dinner.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:59 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JuJuBee at July 04, 2026 10:56 PM (tM5h4)
I saw Shaggy Hair Genes open for the Crew Cuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in '62.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (1z8ji)
https://youtu.be/igqy0NxZIfQ
Posted by: tankdemon at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (ZWAWS)
Posted by: Splunge at July 04, 2026 10:34 PM (JpUeg)
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I wonder how many know that cloning of animals is now and everyday occurrence. There is a company called Viagen that will clone a pet for about $50,000 and clone a horse for about $85,000. It's a little scandalous from the perspective of horse racing...and dog shows. People are cloning their winners, and others are calling this cheating.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (dIske)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 11:01 PM (IY9No)
10PM here. Amateur fireworks are on the upswing until midnight. That's when the celebratory gunfire begins.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:02 PM (/QHx4)
They are trying to have fireworks tonight off the Golden Gate Bridge. The cloud base is 700 feet.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 11:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:02 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 11:03 PM (XdwHx)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:03 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:04 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (dIske)
Proposal: for every Sidney Sweeney you clone, you have to unclone one Trigglypuff.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:05 PM (1z8ji)
She'd run back and forth along the fence, barking and challenging those big noises!
Such a protective girl, she was. Miss that ol' mutt.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:05 PM (YeXhF)
I don't want those. I want the ones that thieve cash and jewelry. Our crows do their best, no doubt, but there's plenty of room for improvement.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:05 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 11:06 PM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 11:06 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 11:07 PM (jU8k8)
That is so true! Plus, we stuck a flag in it, which (according to Eddie Izzard) makes it ours.
Posted by: tankascribe at July 04, 2026 11:07 PM (NtoJk)
https://youtu.be/igqy0NxZIfQ
Posted by: tankdemon at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (ZWAWS)
Because we're America, we have like four or five "national anthems".
I can't choose a favorite, though I love the lyrics to "AtB".
Posted by: sal at July 04, 2026 11:08 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 11:06 PM
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Well played.
Good evening DDS.
Posted by: TRex - 3D dino at July 04, 2026 11:08 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 11:08 PM (lfni7)
Happy Birthday to the USA, the greatest nation on Earth. Murdered by the Democrat Party, but hopefully we can revive her (and not in the Frankenstein way, that never works).
If you use the correct brain ...
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 04, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:09 PM (/QHx4)
Americans are the indigenous people of the Moon you know
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:05 PM (YeXhF)
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Like hell!
Posted by: The Selenite Tribe at July 04, 2026 11:09 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (Snklc)
Lots and lots and LOTS of people.
'Murrica!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (kde3w)
That’s pretty cool.
USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (Qlrgu)
🔨
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful and virtuous." – Frederick Douglass
I hope lots of my Horde friends got to get out for the celebration and fireworks. It just got late here, and being 29+, I'm ready for naps🤭💤💤...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 11:11 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM
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Nice to see you here! Feels like it has been a minute or two...
Posted by: TRex - diplomatic dino at July 04, 2026 11:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)
🔨
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM (YeXhF)
And the parked car won, two falls out of three.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (1z8ji)
I always sing the bass melody to it. People turn around and look at me. I don't care, because it rocks.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (ntk8v)
Our little dog is terrified. She won't go outside to do her business. We're hoping it's not going to be a long term problem.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:13 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 11:10 PM
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Great location! Enjoy!
Posted by: TRex - front row dino at July 04, 2026 11:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 11:03 PM (XdwHx)
Not worth much. I got an album of Bicentennial 1776 First Day covers, a 1976 $2 bill and U.S. Mint Bicentennial Medal.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 04, 2026 11:14 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 11:14 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 11:12 PM (ntk8v)
Friend in Gilbert, AZ plays on-line chess with Lee Greenwood.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:15 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 11:15 PM (lfni7)
Just imagine what Marlin Perkins would have poor Jim doing if they could somehow go back to the late Pleistocene.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:15 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 11:15 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 11:16 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
'Waves from office in basement of five sided money pump.'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 11:16 PM (ntk8v)
Downside: Waste of good ammo.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr5Lq)
I did pick up a bag of bicentennial flag pins. Betsy Ross flag on the left and modern on the right. Just enough to give one to each of my siblings and their spouses, as well as my dad.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 04, 2026 11:18 PM (kYmoU)
If it doesn't make orbit, it missed
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:19 PM (YeXhF)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 11:20 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 04, 2026 11:20 PM (kYmoU)
Downside: Waste of good ammo.
Posted by: gp
Also downside: what goes up, must come down. Somewhere.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:20 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at July 04, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Constantine Tsiolkovsky at July 04, 2026 11:22 PM (YeXhF)
I once fired eight rounds from a Garand at the place where I reckoned the moon would be when they got there. I waited 17 days in anticipation, then readied my telescope. But I miscalculated: it was a new moon, and I couldn't see shit. Drat.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Joemarine at July 04, 2026 11:14 PM (y171U)
I don't expect much from them, but at 300, my kids may make some money from them.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 11:25 PM (aVvqF)
Yes, we had a baby in arms who was injured by a round of 45ACP returning from the zenith at one of our Fourth celebrations years back. But most of the kids shot in Illinois are hit by rounds fired roughly horizontally, throughout the year.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:26 PM (Jr5Lq)
Of the top of my head, it would have 2 Essex class carriers, 5 battleships, probably cruisers and destroyers, and at least 2 submarines (USS Cobia and U-505]
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 11:28 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 11:29 PM (ntk8v)
Still no word on the cause Bezos New Glenn explosion.
The spaceflight press says there's leak that it's a problem with the BE-4 engine itself. And that would be bad, because ULA's new Vulcan rocket uses the same engine.
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at July 04, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 11:30 PM (Wmg4n)
I don't actually want Musk to be emperor of the solar system but his competitors need not to be incompetent
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 11:32 PM (YeXhF)
That explosion destroyed their transporter-erector. Rather than try to build an new, they're going to use a crane to stack the rockets right at the pad, they say.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:33 PM (w6EFb)
If I were Secret Service, I'd be worrying a lot about drones.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:33 PM (Jr5Lq)
Both have some powerful lines in them that are stunning.
I learned to love the Star Spangled Banner after 9/11. Among all that rubble, the sight of those firefighters raising the flag...the flag was still there. It gave me chills and it still does.
And I learned to love America the Beautiful from reading The Westing Game. No joke.
Grateful we have them both!
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:35 PM (gWBY1)
I'm pulling for all them, now. If we're going to get back to the Moon and establish Moonbase Alpha, we're gonna need all of them.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:36 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 04, 2026 11:37 PM (QNSrI)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 04, 2026 11:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
5 carriers
8 battleships
1 heavy cruiser
1 light cruiser
8 destroyers
2 destroyer escorts
22 fleet submarines
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 11:39 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:40 PM (Jr5Lq)
Germany and Italy? Are these people idiots?
Mexico’s government has been in existence longer than either of theirs.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 11:40 PM (H8EHh)
Jared Isaacman (NASA administrator) led a flyover earlier in his own F-5 Tiger. He owns several of those.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:40 PM (w6EFb)
Thank you, America, for showing the world your true nature through your kind and generous treatment of our World Cup guests! Your inherent goodness has opened the eyes of our international critics, and completely destroyed the hateful narratives employed incessantly by the American Left.
It has given me tremendous joy, watching Communists weeping in the comments on YouTube, while desperately declaring that no one here could be having a good time, and that this is all propaganda.
Nope, propaganda is for Commies. America inspires true greatness in all of us. May Almighty God bless and keep the United States of America!
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 04, 2026 11:40 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 11:41 PM (Snklc)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 04, 2026 11:41 PM (6/7Fs)
On the plus side, there are some ancient warriors getting some love.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 04, 2026 11:41 PM (iaABv)
Unfortunately, the weather may have disrupted parts of the @Freedom250 celebration, but we were grateful to open the beautiful @USDA building to provide shelter. And then this happened… these incredible patriots spontaneously broke into the National Anthem.🇺🇸
I love my country.
Very cool!
And the fireworks at Epcot looked epic.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:42 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Daughter and her husband are moving into the house down near the gate. Still much work to be done on the place, but before the floors get torn up and the wall knocked down, they've stayed a few nights, and tonight had a kind of pre-housewarming Independence Day party.
Family and good friends and dogs, all kinds of delicious food and beverage, a furious thunderstorm with the electricity going off and on off and on again, concluding (after the deluge ended) with a most excellent fireworks show. From their front porch, we could see four different distant big shows, also.
As far as comparisons, God wins, with spectacular lightning and thunder in all directions.
America at its finest.
Posted by: mindful webworker is full and happy and smells of fireworks at July 04, 2026 11:43 PM (tQ0hn)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:43 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:43 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 11:43 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Gobekli Tepe at July 04, 2026 11:44 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 11:45 PM (/QHx4)
Got the mess hosed down into the grass & destroyed the duds. All clear! Cat can resume his outdoor travels.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 04, 2026 11:46 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 11:46 PM (lfni7)
Downside: Waste of good ammo.
Posted by: gp
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12 ga No. 7 1/2
Even in intended use, 80% of it is gonna miss anyway.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 04, 2026 11:47 PM (iaABv)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 11:49 PM (MWfyi)
And this is when I whip out the Kleenex. I miss my dad and his three brothers. All WWII vets who all made it home. They took a portrait together in uniform on 12/24/45 for my grandmother. It’s on the wall with my Dads flag and the helmet he wore. My house is essentially a museum.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 04, 2026 11:50 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 04, 2026 10:12 PM (4NO2D)
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*Air horn!
We were on Dauphin Island, Alabama with my family in a beach house. After watching fireworks my brother and I partied alone under gorgeous skies on the beach and listening to the Gulf. I remember looking at those skies and wondering if someday soon I would meet the right guy who might be looking at those same skies that night. We met two months later and are still young at heart.
Good times. Tonight was much quieter with son and his family and we were behaving. Also a good time and the baby girl's first Independence Day in her little red, white and blue outfit. The other two were wearing a soccer jersey (7yr old), and my mini-me girl wore a sparkly pink dress because she likes pink.
I honestly would not trade loving my grands for my fantastic youth as I've had both and am blessed in all ways.
Happy Independence Day, y'all!
At least we don't have Startled Starmer as our "leader." He probably would startle, stutter, and weep if he heard a firecracker and need the ED after his nightly colonoscopy with Macron jolt.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 04, 2026 11:51 PM (hzuYO)
I love to see the Horde interact, and that I can be here. I surely am not a big part of this community; you all are so close. Ive onle been here about 7 years, but I surely love being here!
Good night wonderful people. I'm glad I get to be here💕
Happy birthday America!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 11:51 PM (uTEOj)
Artemis II crew threw the first pitch(es) at the Nationals park today. Christina went last, and they didn't show where her ball went, while they showed the other guys.
We'll just not worry too much about that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 11:53 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 04, 2026 11:54 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: TxAnn at July 04, 2026 11:50 PM (SjAWL)
Snaps fingers twice.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 11:54 PM (zl9PI)
It'll be dark enough in a half hour or so. Will see if anyone is still around to fire off some "big stuff" then.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 11:55 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 11:56 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 04, 2026 11:56 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 11:56 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 04, 2026 11:56 PM (Cqx++)
Won't hurt me to drink my dinner. Been a long while since last time.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 04, 2026 11:56 PM
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Congratulations! Someone was going to be post number 250 and it is YOU!
The Club ONT prize drawer is a little thin at the moment, but stop by next week and we'll take care of you.
Posted by: TRex - prize distributor dino at July 04, 2026 11:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 11:58 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: TxAnn at July 04, 2026 11:50 PM (SjAWL)
Bless you. And bless your family for their service.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 11:59 PM (Snklc)
Posted by: pookysgirl, chugging water at July 04, 2026 11:59 PM (Wt5PA)
They stripped him of his 1st amendment rights. They tried to kick him off ballots in 25 states. They rewrote laws to persecute and prosecute him. They sought to bankrupt him, and to imprison him for life. They have now made at least three attempts on his life.
Donald Trump would have been one of those men risking it all for freedom. His signature would have been right there next to John Hancock's, but probably in even larger text.
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 04, 2026 11:59 PM (X+xvk)
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I was hoping they'd start with Gracie Mansion.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 04, 2026 11:59 PM (6/7Fs)
The fire hydrants across the country were painted red, white and blue. It was so huge and I’m grateful 19 yo me was there to see America as it used to be.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 05, 2026 12:00 AM (SjAWL)
https://tinyurl.com/m3c7zymj
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 11:46 PM (lfni7)
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Japan is, currently, our best ally. Just watch what they do for us at the end of this month. Trump and Carney are set to meet over the USMCA. Carney is going to be stubborn, and Trump's going to activate the 6 month timeclock to dissolve the USMCA. As part of that Toyota and Honda is going to pull all their manufacturing out of Canada. They've already stated that they would do so.
Posted by: Orson at July 05, 2026 12:01 AM (dIske)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 05, 2026 12:01 AM (Snklc)
Whoa, intense fireworks! Wonder if some are Hilary's leftovers?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 05, 2026 12:01 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: pookysgirl misses the relaxation sometimes at July 05, 2026 12:01 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Serious Cat at July 05, 2026 12:02 AM (xqQi7)
Ooh - they just set off one that made the doors rattle! Well that spooked the cat enough that he ran inside and hid.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2026 12:02 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Steck at July 05, 2026 12:02 AM (LlRQB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 12:02 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Orson
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God bless Japan. The free world needs them as a significant counterweight to Communist China.
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (6/7Fs)
My street is only 2 blocks long, 18 houses, and 1 Baptist church.
in 1976, the Bicentennial, every house had a flag... and even the Church had a US flag out front.
Just went out to take down my flag... and I was the ONLY Flag flying on the street.
What the has happened to my country?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)
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Q: what has happened to our country?
A: the Dept of Education
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (THY4u)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 05, 2026 12:04 AM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 12:05 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 12:06 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 12:06 AM (IY9No)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 05, 2026 12:06 AM (Snklc)
Night, Horde, and enjoy the waning hours of the Glorious Fourth!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 05, 2026 12:08 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: gp at July 05, 2026 12:09 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 05, 2026 12:09 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 11:59 PM (Snklc)
Thank you. I do what I can to make sure that their sacrifice will not have been in vain. There would have been a 5th brother (like the Sullivans) but he drowned in a boating accident at 22 in 1941.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 05, 2026 12:10 AM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 12:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Vendette at July 05, 2026 12:11 AM (pJK38)
A: the Dept of Education
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (THY4u)
That’s Edumacation to you, buddy!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2026 12:11 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 05, 2026 12:12 AM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 05, 2026 12:12 AM (Snklc)
#2 son had some easy listening 60-70s channel on his truck today. Simon & Garfunkel, America, CSN, etc. I didn't say anything but sheesh, how many generations are going to still be listening to that stuff?
Posted by: fd at July 05, 2026 12:12 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 05, 2026 12:13 AM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 05, 2026 12:13 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 05, 2026 12:14 AM (ceJ0R)
A: the Dept of Education
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (THY4u)
No parents were there to pass on the importance of patriotism. This is what happens when everything is left to the schools.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 05, 2026 12:14 AM (pKv0r)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 12:15 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TRex - very important mail dino at July 05, 2026 12:15 AM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 12:15 AM (IY9No)
I hate the artist who refused to perform because OrangeManBad.
Fuck all these assholes.
And God Bless our folks who didn’t pussy out.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 12:15 AM (yEz+x)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (lfni7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (fkjGs)
#2 son had some easy listening 60-70s channel on his truck today. Simon & Garfunkel, America, CSN, etc. I didn't say anything but sheesh, how many generations are going to still be listening to that stuff?
Posted by: fd
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There's some good things by independents on the Tube but distribution is narrow. Corporate owns the radio and it prefers not to pay high BMI & ASCAP vig.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Notorious BFD"
Did you hear that one of the Village People died? Now he's In The Gravey.
Posted by: fd at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (yEz+x)
#2 son had some easy listening 60-70s channel on his truck today. Simon & Garfunkel, America, CSN, etc. I didn't say anything but sheesh, how many generations are going to still be listening to that stuff?
Posted by: fd at July 05, 2026 12:12 AM (MWfyi)
I was recently at a ski resort and noticed the music playing on the outdoor deck of people enjoying apres ski were all hits from the 80s. I remarked that'd be like people during the 1980's playing hits from before rock music was invented.
Posted by: Serious Cat at July 05, 2026 12:16 AM (xqQi7)
Posted by: JuJuBee at July 05, 2026 12:17 AM (tM5h4)
Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 05, 2026 12:17 AM (lfni7)
Posted by: TRex - very important mail dino at July 05, 2026 12:15 AM (IQ6Gq)
They aren't bearing good news, im guessing. Sorry about the timing.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 05, 2026 12:18 AM (Snklc)
#2 son had some easy listening 60-70s channel on his truck today. Simon & Garfunkel, America, CSN, etc. I didn't say anything but sheesh, how many generations are going to still be listening to that stuff?
Posted by: fd
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And then there's that damned Mozart!
Posted by: buddhaha at July 05, 2026 12:18 AM (iaABv)
Posted by: scampydog at July 05, 2026 12:19 AM (wJrX8)
A: the Dept of Education
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 05, 2026 12:03 AM (THY4u)
B: the death knell of them all - the 1965 Immigration Act aka The Hart-Cellar Act. As Sen Jacob Javitz said when it passed “the floodgates are open”. It just took a few decades to feel the disastrous effects.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 05, 2026 12:19 AM (SjAWL)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 05, 2026 12:19 AM (viF8m)
288 To whichever star canceled for tonight's bash. Thank you, I'm enjoying the Military musicians.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 05, 2026 12:13 AM (PV+Zw)
Absolutely! I’d much rather listen to talented amateurs than some aged out hipsters.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2026 12:19 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 05, 2026 12:12 AM (ceJ0R)
Trump-hating locals will have to really hate the guy to say that it wasn't a good show (although the weather delay didn't help with the timing).
As much as people in the media and on the left have groused at America 250 being dwarfed by Freedom 250 (Trump has to have his own show!), I think Trump rightly saw that the former, for its 10 years of existing, was doing a poor job and the final product was amounting to a whole lot of meh, and being the showman he is, stepped in.
Posted by: Vendette at July 05, 2026 12:20 AM (pJK38)
Posted by: fd at July 05, 2026 12:20 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 05, 2026 12:20 AM (X+xvk)
They didn't play any Depeche Mode but maybe they may as well.
youtu.be/RLQGaJ6-aE0
Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 12:20 AM (gKWVE)
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Good band & singers, excellent opportunity.
Need a list of boycotters. Time for turn about's.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 05, 2026 12:21 AM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at July 05, 2026 12:21 AM (tRYqg)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 05, 2026 12:19 AM (viF8m)
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Complete with holographic Trump dancing to YMCA.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 05, 2026 12:22 AM (kpS4V)
302 The semi-squishy centennial is over. It was fun while it lasted. I know I won't be around for the 300th and possibly the country won't either, but I feel lucky I celebrated the 200th and the 250th. Tomorrow I'm having a Fourth on the Fifth parTAY with a friend who had to work today. Might as well make a weekend of it.
Posted by: JuJuBee at July 05, 2026 12:17 AM (tM5h4)
Me too! You realize that people like us (and there’s a lot here tonight) have been around for 1/5 of this countries entire existence? In fact for a lot of us it’s more like 1/4. No wonder we remember a lot more than the current crop of young fools.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2026 12:23 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 05, 2026 12:24 AM (CHHv1)
Gosh I sure do love you, Horde, truly fine people.
SMH,I had a vision of your front porch decked out with an American flag today.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 05, 2026 12:24 AM (ibDUx)
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Looking at the smoke, there's a good shot that it'll poison a large part of DC.
Hey, a boy can dream, can't he?
Posted by: buddhaha at July 05, 2026 12:24 AM (iaABv)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 05, 2026 12:25 AM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 05, 2026 12:22 AM (kpS4V)
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My dad was a HUGE Village People fan, and he hates Trump.
I'm not brave enough to ask him about that...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 05, 2026 12:25 AM (lfni7)
Posted by: JQ at July 05, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 12:27 AM (IY9No)
Posted by: gKWVE
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If Bezos would get of his yacht and spend a little time at the shop they might get that problem solved.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 05, 2026 12:27 AM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 05, 2026 12:24 AM (ibDUx)
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Have a flagpole a couple of yards away from the porch.
The previous owners were nice enough to leave us the flag.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 05, 2026 12:27 AM (lfni7)
Likely, but I'm not sure it's even necessary. I hear that song now and I do the white guy overbite and my hands start dancing.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 05, 2026 12:27 AM (viF8m)
Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: The Most Pro-American Movies of the 21st Century (to date)
On this 250th Independence Day, I thought it would be fun to revisit three films that came out in the 21st century that reflected the most positively on this great and glorious nation. There's a thread running through all this, which is probably really obvious. If you're not drunk, it'll probably leap out like a firework with a surprisingly short fuse.
You don't even have to be a great detctive to figure this one out.
The World's Fastest Indian
But Walton Goggins is in it. So it's got that going for it. (Which is nice.)
Just don't call him a POHMie.
Schultze Gets The Blues
The dance hall scenes are adorable. The people can't stop looking at the camera.
This is apparently a genre called "European Deadpan".
Detective Chinatown 2
Subtlety is not the watchword here.
Yes, this is also how I do stealth missions.
American Exceptionalism
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Just got back from "Young Washington." I'll probably review that for the July 25th post.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:31 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:34 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at July 04, 2026 07:36 PM (Cr2ed)
Wooho. I'm the 2nd loser!
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at July 04, 2026 07:36 PM (Cr2ed)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)
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"Highway Hell" (1941) Prostitution ring septet works the rural two-lanes and rustic cabin motels of the fruited plain. A couple of the roadsluts aren't bad looking, and they all seem to be 'going my way.'
youtube.com/watch?v=CH66JDsmBX4
"The Red Menace" (1949) Shows how commie spies operate and recruit in the USA. One of the better flicks in this genre, well worth a watch. Barbra Fuller is the most boinkable among the Bolsheviks.
youtube.com/watch?v=6KWHDNPdoCg
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:40 PM (Jr5Lq)
youtube.com/watch?v=2hQR1MpLGDo
"The Wild Party" (1929) Clara Bow is hot for teacher, but why does it have to be Fredric frickin March for cripes sake? Movie starts out fun, then turns too serious. Who needs serious? I wanna climb up in her kee-ray-zee hair and build a squirrel dray. Because that's something that Fred would never do for her. And I need a place to store my nuts.
youtube.com/watch?v=1z4ZhBiobYc
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
ok.ru/video/6691606301211
"Blood Money" (1933) Interesting story and characters. Bug-eyed puffing klepto Frances Dee is mad as a march hare and scary as hell.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
Well, when the post timestamp is 25 minutes from now, that simplifies it astonishlingly!
Erebus nooded, so the Horde is inbound.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 04, 2026 07:43 PM (NcvvS)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is on Movies in about fifteen minutes, if you haven't seen it recently and like James Stewart and especially Jean Arthur as much as I do. Linda's got some fireworks show going on the TV, and I'm going to have to wrestle the remote away from her, methinks.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 07:43 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
I'm all peopled out today.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 07:44 PM (NXz0i)
Why should "Bablyon" be X-Rated. I remember it being...well, what we used to call "racy"...but I don't remember it being particularly graphic.
I didn't do a full write-up of that one. Just "Babylon: The worst thing to happen to Singin' In The Rain since A Clockwork Orange!"
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:45 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
I expect most people haven't. "The World's Fastest Indian" flopped. "Schultze Gets The Blues" did fine for an art film, but that's not saying much as far as audience awareness. And "Detective Chinatown 2" was a smash hit! But in China. Not so much in the USA.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:46 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:48 PM (LHPAg)
Poor Lucy. She’s not going to be a happy kitty.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 04, 2026 07:50 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 07:51 PM (jU8k8)
Abundant full-frontal nudity, various perversions, like people getting peed on, and murdered during sex.
Pre-Code period stuff was racy. "Babylon" is explicit. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but maybe better to label it as such.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 07:53 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 07:53 PM (wzUl9)
I haven't seen it in ages. Thank you for the reminder.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at July 04, 2026 07:54 PM (Snklc)
Not really. It's a hugely upbeat movie, pro-America, and about going fast and using fossil fuels.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:54 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
My father butt raped from age 3ish to age 9.
That hurt less than this post.
At least he used some sort of grease...
Posted by: Shithurt at July 04, 2026 07:56 PM (Dgvzh)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:59 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Huh. I don't remember that, other than by implication.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:00 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 08:03 PM (4g5V+)
24 AI sez: "You can stream the movie "Detective Chinatown 2" for free on Tubi"
AI is wrong. You cannot stream DC2 in the USA as far as I know. And this brings back memories.
When the lockdown hit, I started getting DVDs of Asian movies I had see to re-watch them with the (incarcerated) family. I even did a post on that here called "Reviewing the new classics."
I picked up a bunch of movies easily, but not DC2. I had to get a DVD from Malaysia!
I formulated the idea that this was so un-PC that it was essentially censored in America. I cannot prove this. But given that it was the biggest hit of the DC series, and "Detective Chinatown" (1) is freely available, I think it's not too far-fetched.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:04 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:06 PM (kpS4V)
If you are going to list something with drag like "Detective Chinatown 2," you should list the superior "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar." Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes being amazing, on an classic American road trip movie, finding the goodness in rural American life and helping change others and be changed for the better. And the American dream at the end of winning a pageant.
"My Cousin Vinny," fish out of water in the south, roadtrip gone bad. But it shows the good virtues of the south, and doesn't paint Southerners as clueless yokels. And it shows that the justice system can be noble, even if proving innocence in it can be difficult.
And how about "Scarface" ... you can come from nothing and rise to the top! Sort of. Say hello to my little friend.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 08:07 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 08:07 PM (S41Gd)
DC4 takes place in San Francisco in 1900.
I should probably get 3 & 4. I'm so disappointed that so many of the theaters have just stopped playing Chinese & Korean stuff. Plenty of Hindi/Telugu/Tamil stuff, tho'.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:07 PM (K40fF)
ok.ru/video/1119308089874
works for me.
They have another copy if that one doesn't work for you.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:09 PM (D+BhG)
Yeah, sorry, the answer is "My Jellyfin server."
If you want to see it and can't find a good source, I'll media mail you my copy.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:09 PM (K40fF)
"May the wings of liberty never lose a feather."
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 08:09 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)
I recently rewatched the DePalma "Scarface," and still love it. Nothing wrong with the 1932 "Scarface" either. Make it a double feature.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:11 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:12 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 08:13 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Javems at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (+uKTE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (jOF+o)
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Go on. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (NXz0i)
https://tinyurl.com/5cejbp2s
I think Angel Studios has redeemed itself after the apparently awful Animal Farm, although I didn't see that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (D+BhG)
!!!!
The one I was having trouble securing to review for this...uh...review was "Schultze Gets The Blues".
There's a site called "Hoopla" that had it. But Hoopla is tied to your library card. Hmmph. Well, Hoopla provides links on how to get a library card on line. I got one in 5 minutes and was actually able to go back and watch "Schultze" in, like, 10 minutes.
A rare occasion where technology worked seamlessly and to my advantage!
Which I'm probably also paying for with my tax dollars.
:'-(
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:15 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:31 PM (K40fF)
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How about a teaser? Were you entertained?
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 08:15 PM (dIske)
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How else are vagrants going to watch porn?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:15 PM (kpS4V)
"Bob's your uncle."
"I'm not a bloody Pommie." (I fell for Prisoner of Her Majesty, POHMie but that's not correct.)
"Dirty old men need love, too."
Those come to mind. But I just rewatched.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:17 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 08:17 PM (jOF+o)
ok.ru/video/284475656867
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 08:22 PM (/QHx4)
So, I didn't cover it because the post is long enough already, but I didn't not consider any military film. War tends to be a highly specific circumstance.
I was looking for movies that reflected the culture(s) of America as an ordinary, identifiable day-to-day life--ones that didn't bother with America's flaws.
With that restraint, it almost had to be foreign films.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:23 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:24 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 08:24 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 07:31 PM (K40fF)
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How about a teaser? Were you entertained?
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 08:15 PM (dIske)
I saw it today - it's great! I recommend everyone see it. Rather than showing Washington as the made man we all know, it shows how the boy became the great man he was.
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:25 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 08:25 PM (jOF+o)
I would suggest: "Casablanca"
There's no overt reference to the US other than "Rick" an American who set up a club on foreign soil. The whole purpose of his character is to reflect the very question that was on everyone's mind in the US. "Do we want to be in this war?" He's less a character, and more an idea/ choice. Ulimately, he decides to sacrifice his personal successes, sacrifice his personal life, and go all in on doing what he comes to believe is the right thing to do. The film came out in 1942, and likely was instramental in solidifying the choice we made to join the war 12/7/41 out of necessity.
In my mind, that's what makes a classic movie. There was no one in the US (and other countries) who couldn't relate to that very purposeful choice. That seems pretty pro-American to me.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 08:26 PM (dIske)
And I appreciated the fact that he failed at some things and learned from that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:26 PM (D+BhG)
youtube.com/watch?v=1z4ZhBiobYc
Posted by: gp
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Knew a guy at school like that. Had it for his wife and she was very cute. I was like, Really? yep really.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 08:27 PM (jU8k8)
And I appreciated the fact that he failed at some things and learned from that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:26 PM (D+BhG)
Yes, it's a great movie to take kids to (if they can handle battle scenes) b/c it does reinforce that success is no guarantee, and failure is okay and can be a stepping stone on which to grow...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:28 PM (tOcjL)
ok.ru/video/1119308089874
works for me.
They have another copy if that one doesn't work for you.
Posted by: gp
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They have Schultz too. Both in native language. No English.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 08:29 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:29 PM (w0CFP)
Yes. That was an important message and my son who is in his 20's was the youngest person there.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:30 PM (D+BhG)
Yes. That was an important message and my son who is in his 20's was the youngest person there.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:30 PM (D+BhG)
I had my teen boys, and saw more teens in my showings...my kids all liked it!
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:31 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:32 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:29 PM (w0CFP)
Ummm, by your definition, it's actually Team America: World Police
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:32 PM (tOcjL)
There is talk that ID4 was supposed to be the sequel. Some of this is sketched in the novels. But the novels became very very bad so ID4 became the standalone.
SG1 is the reboot of the terrible novels.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:33 PM (w0CFP)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:34 PM (kpS4V)
Some don't appreciate America until they see what they are up against.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:36 PM (w0CFP)
Follows town's citizens from fall of France in 1940 and says ends in 1945. On episode 8, been good so far.
Suspect some of these won't last to the end.
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:36 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Javems at July 04, 2026 08:36 PM (+uKTE)
But I was looking for 21st century movies.
Also, I was looking for average(ish) Americans in average(ish) situations.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:38 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Javems at July 04, 2026 08:38 PM (+uKTE)
Unexpectedly pro-American film: Shane. Even though Director George Stevens didn't bother changing the Anglo names of the characters from the book, he made a point of placing several foreigners among the homesteaders to show that they were Americans united from all over the world. "Ernie Wright" was played by an actor famed for his exotic accents, and his character was seemingly German. "Swede" and Mrs. Shipstead and Axel Johnson were another set of foreigners. (Hollywood didn't mind these mismatched names/accents in those days apparently). Torrey the southerner and the Starretts were part of the community, too. You don't know the Starretts complete backstory, but they clearly came from genteel families and they'd been educated and "finished" elsewhere -- but Starrett insisted on forging a way for himself as a homesteader and steadily refused the cattle baron's offer of a more lucrative job working for him.
Although the settlers and homesteaders are living pretty rough, you can see the rising prosperity in a scene where they all go to Grafton's and they look through a catalog with fancy clothes.
There's a Fourth of July celebration in the movie, too.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 08:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 08:39 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:41 PM (w0CFP)
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Go on. . .
Posted by: Tonypete
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I can't find it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 08:43 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (Bw1/o)
Especially American-made ones.
73 I'm not a fan of Zendaya, but she and Robert Pattinson were very good in "The Drama".
That worked for me. I thought I covered it here but I see I went for "Over Your Dead Body" instead. I had a very similar take on it.
https://moviegique.com/reviews/the-drama/
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (K40fF)
There's a Fourth of July celebration in the movie, too.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 08:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Sort of a subject change here but in a way, not. I watched Battle of Britain recently and really dug the Nazi rally that was filled to the brim with excited cheering women, with the men at war.
An image you don't see every day and has actually been drummed out of polite society in favor of the stereotypical crowds of scary racist white men - but 100% balls on accurate. Hitler had millions and millions of fawning female fans.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (vE0+H)
Which is weird.
83 I don't think I've ever seen any 21st century movies where foreigners came to the U.S.A and appreciate it.
Helps to watch =foreign= films. Finding American movies that are appreciative of America is hard.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
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When I first saw it, at jarhead boyfriend's insistence, the chainsaw scene nearly made me hurl. BF just laughed and laughed. Savages, the lot of 'em!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:45 PM (kpS4V)
If they could just get rid of Americans.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 08:47 PM (w0CFP)
"DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!! YES!!!!"
- Al Michaels
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 08:47 PM (dIske)
Also, I was looking for average(ish) Americans in average(ish) situations.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books)
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Excellent concept the only problem is that I don't speak German or Chinese. Considering the crap they put out today you probably couldn't find three within the parameters you set.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 08:48 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Wally at July 04, 2026 08:49 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (Bw1/o)
Elf wildly appreciates America...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:49 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 08:45 PM (kpS4V)
Scene is brutal and shocking. If I told you how old I was when I first saw it, you would hurl again. Probably didn't do my head any good. Rest of the movie is a tour de force, maybe a little of its time and extremely DePalmy - and you do have to get past the chainsaw and Pacino's caricature - but I would never deny it's a fantastic film.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 08:50 PM (vE0+H)
One of the gags...I think of it as a gag, but it probably just reflects my lack of understanding of '60s British privlic schools...but one of the gags of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" is that she ADORES Mussolini.
> Young Washington
I enjoyed this a great deal. It is well-shot, well-edited, well-acted--I mean, I hate to underscore this but right-wing movies often have more heart than technical skill. This feels like a real movie.
It does not quite, in my mind, rise to the level of the Korean historical dramas. But it's a damn good film, and it makes you want to see more of the time period, which has been grossly underserved in the past 50 years.
Curiously, yesterday it had a 6.1 on IMDB. Usually ratings go down as review quantities go up, but it is now at 7.0. I might put it as high as a 7.3.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:50 PM (K40fF)
I'll see if I can find a speech to text translator that can run alongside a streaming movie that does not have subtitles. If I find one that works, I'll report back in a future thread.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
Man, this rained-out 250th in DC is a bummer. Trump should just go out to that trailer with the WWII veterans and party.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 08:52 PM (mmrXZ)
Heh. I had to look it up. Yeah, it's around the same time as "Schultze" and "Indian".
It's definitely pro-America. Or pro-1980 America.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 08:52 PM (K40fF)
Terrible movie.
Posted by: Wally at July 04, 2026 08:53 PM (0e5Te)
Man, this rained-out 250th in DC is a bummer. Trump should just go out to that trailer with the WWII veterans and party.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 08:52 PM (mmrXZ)
It's why they originally scheduled the fireworks for 11pm...that's usually when weather clears...
My kids are in the rain watching neighbors light fireworks (our neighborhood show got busted by a dog owner who brought the cops a few years ago, son in revenge, now it's every man and women for themselves b/c those are not "organized" and thus are never shut down)...less safe and cool than the old show, but more American somehow...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:54 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:55 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 08:57 PM (jOF+o)
I asked an AI how much water was in this week's humid heat dome. It said 225 gigatons. I asked how much latent energy was in that water vapor. 140 trillion kWh, equivalent of 2400 Tsar Bombas. I knew when the heat broke, that water had to land on somebody.
The Water Cycle knows no mercy.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 08:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 08:54 PM (tOcjL)
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And as despisable as they are California and Hawaii are part of the celebration too.
Anyway....850,000 shells are being used for this fireworks display....That's about 100 times more than big city displays who use anywhere between 7000 and 10000. DC is going to be loud and bright tonight.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 08:58 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 08:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Energy up the wazoo -- an almost 3-hr movie that doesn't feel close to 3 hours, so it gets a lot of points there.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 08:59 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (vE0+H)
Obama, mandami, etc. Nothing new when it comes to slimeballs.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 09:01 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 09:01 PM (jOF+o)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 04, 2026 09:03 PM (dCWmY)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 09:04 PM (jOF+o)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 09:01 PM (S41Gd)
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That's the worst punishment for me. I have all these fawning women pursuing me, and I prefer Bubba in the cell next to mine.
Posted by: Luigi at July 04, 2026 09:04 PM (dIske)
There's not a theater in this little town and I don't belong to Prime.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:05 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 04, 2026 09:05 PM (dCWmY)
1% of the solar energy but it can still run a (methano)hydrochloride.
Powerful force
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:05 PM (sHiqN)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:06 PM (Ia/+0)
There's not a theater in this little town and I don't belong to Prime.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:05 PM (jU8k
Take a weekend getaway and include a movie in the experience...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 09:06 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 09:06 PM (q3u5l)
Hope everyone had a great Independence day
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 04, 2026 09:07 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 04, 2026 09:07 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Plus: one of the canvassers was Republican, libertarian anyway (against gerrymandering). And like 20 years old.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:08 PM (sHiqN)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 09:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Super movie except for that faggot kid.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:08 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:09 PM (sHiqN)
Posted by: Skip
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A degenerate movie.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:11 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:12 PM (sHiqN)
They've been loud here for a couple of days now, and that'll continue until at least Tuesday. Oh, well...
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 09:12 PM (q3u5l)
They are, as mentioned at the end of the post, outsider looks at America. A separate genre.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 04, 2026 09:14 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:12 PM (sHiqN)
Hardly. The Untouchables is DePalma.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 04, 2026 09:14 PM (xcxpd)
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If I had kids I would have taken them to DC. I would have filled their mushy heads with Americana they wouldn't begin to appreciate till they were 25. That's OK.
I saw an itinerary, there's more to come.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:15 PM (jU8k8)
I love a good, or even so-so, Tank movie.
T-34 came out right after the collaboration nonsense and our theater actually got people yelling at them that they shouldn't be showing a Russian movie!
https://moviegique.com/reviews/t-34/
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:17 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 09:17 PM (jOF+o)
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If I had kids I would have taken them to DC. I would have filled their mushy heads with Americana they wouldn't begin to appreciate till they were 25. That's OK.
I saw an itinerary, there's more to come.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:15 PM (jU8k
I'm doing that Tuesday...when the weather is not surface of the sun...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 04, 2026 09:19 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 09:21 PM (vE0+H)
Case 1: Just watched the most recent "Odyssey" trailer, and that Spiderman guy uses the word "Dad" instead of father. That term didn't come into creation until 6200 years later...but it gave Pattison an opportunity to make a "daddy joke." How's Odysseus going to greet Polites? "Sup' my homey?"
Case 2: New Reagan film about the Iceland Conference with Gorbachev. The trailer has Reagan suggesting a full nuclear disarmament, and Gorbachev being coy/ disagreeable. Only, in real life it was Gorbie who made that suggestion, following up on his media releases prior to the conference....because their infrastructure was crumbling....hence Chernobyl three months earlier.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 09:22 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:23 PM (ndZc7)
Didn't see Midnight Run. Wasn't Spaceballs also in that 1987 era?
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:25 PM (HqQh+)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:26 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:25 PM (HqQh+)
Ha, I nearly included that. One of my favorite comedies for sure. Midnight Run is a great movie and still holds up today. Only problem is you have to stare at DeNiro but it's one of the last movies he actually tried in.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 09:26 PM (vE0+H)
When: August 22–23, 2026 · Practice and qualifying Saturday; race Sunday
Where: Street circuit on the National Mall
The 2026 Patriot Games
America's next generation of leaders, competitors, and champions will take center stage Aug. 9-11 at the 2026 Patriot Games, a national athletic competition celebrating the character, determination, and excellence that define the American spirit.
The Great American State Fair
A world-class exposition and modern-day World’s Fair celebrating the people, traditions, innovations, and spirit that make America the greatest nation on Earth. Featuring more than 150 exhibits from all 56 states and territories, - through July 10 & they are all Air Conditioned
American Heroes Student Art Contest
Submission Requirements: Participating students should create and submit an original, handmade two-dimensional artwork and a 200-word artist statement (100 words for elementary students). Use the steps outlined in the section below.
Submission Categories: Upper Elementary School Students (Grades 3-5); Middle School Students (Grades 6-
; High School Students (Grades 9-12
July 10.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:26 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:27 PM (HqQh+)
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I watched a YT about upcoming historical dramas. One was set in the deep dark days of the '70s. Real historical.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gKWVE
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You didn't see Midnight Run?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:28 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: davidt at July 04, 2026 09:30 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: davidt
That was a baaad scene.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 04, 2026 09:32 PM (DZ9Lv)
Viewing over the last week or so has included The Haunting (63, not the 99 abomination), The Thing (51 and 82), The Legend of Hell House, Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Innocents, Twilight (the Paul Newman flick, not the sparkly vampires one), and Out of the Past. All of which hold up quite nicely.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 09:32 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 09:32 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
That's a bingo.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:32 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:09 PM (sHiqN)
We had one of those but it leaked.
Should have bought the BSA or Enfield, instead of the Lucas.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 09:32 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ... at July 04,
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Then the faggot commies took over.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:33 PM (jU8k8)
He's afraid!
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:34 PM (HqQh+)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 04, 2026 09:35 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:36 PM (K40fF)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:33 PM (jU8k
That's like the "murders began" story starter. It can be a catch-all ending line to anything.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 09:36 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: ...
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It wasn't to love but it was a piece that worked. The writers actually created a narrative and kept it going and growing without too much vamping. Considering today's offerings it was a worthy accomplishment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:38 PM (jU8k8)
In. The faggot commies
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:38 PM (HqQh+)
Posted by: ...
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It we don't butch up it may be.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:39 PM (jU8k8)
If the trailer is any indication the movie is going to have some of the cringiest dialog ever.
Posted by: Tuna at July 04, 2026 09:39 PM (lJ0H4)
March For Our Lives
@AMarch4OurLives
Gun violence in America was not an accident. It was built through specific decisions, laws, and power structures, going back to the founding.
250 years later, we're still living with the consequences.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 09:41 PM (jOF+o)
Trump will speak at America 250 at 11:00 pm then the fireworks will commence, because he wills it so!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 09:41 PM (kpS4V)
France deploying shipt to straight of H...
And the Pic? a RUSSIAN CRUISER.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 09:42 PM (mP0Kj)
March For Our Lives
@AMarch4OurLives
Gun violence in America was not an accident. It was built through specific decisions, laws, and power structures, going back to the founding.
250 years later, we're still living with the consequences.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ndZc7)
America, the last place that has any vestige of Freedom of Speech... because of the Founding Father's belief that citizens get to make their own damn decisions...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 04, 2026 09:43 PM (mP0Kj)
Liked Breaking Bad, but I can never seen Esposito without thinking of his brief turn as the bumbling wanna-be PI in Twilight (the Newman flick) or his walk-on getting fried by the game machine in the greatest cinematic epic of our time, Maximum Overdrive.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 09:44 PM (q3u5l)
250 years later, we're still living with the consequences.
Um, why is “gun violence” bad and violence by any and all other means perfectly OK?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 09:44 PM (M5CvA)
250 years later, we're still living with the consequences.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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You betcha'!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 09:45 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 09:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
A month before he died, Rob Reiner filmed his final role as George Washington in Larry David’s historical sketch comedy series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.”
His appearance in the HBO show was kept a secret until the second episode aired on July 3. The sketch allows Reiner, who was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, to get the “last laugh” against the sitting president, director Jeff Schaffer tells Variety.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:46 PM (ndZc7)
Because gun violence is especially effective against authority.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:47 PM (K40fF)
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Because Trump has been notoriously quiet since Reiner died.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:47 PM (K40fF)
So good to see grammie winger post today. Many moons ago I suggested to a poster named momma winger that as much as she posted about her grandkids that she should make a change, and by gum she did.
Grammie and I live not to far apart, S WI and N IL. Many prayers from here.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 04, 2026 09:48 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (jOF+o)
Mob movies as a whole suck. There are a few exceptions. YMMV.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 09:49 PM (M5CvA)
Posted by: Lex at July 04, 2026 09:51 PM (y4H1r)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:52 PM (lfni7)
Hope you've all had a pleasant 4th.
Moviegique, thanks for the thread.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 04, 2026 09:54 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Case at July 04, 2026 09:56 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 09:57 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 09:57 PM (bkuEU)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:52
Howdy SMH! I've heard you moved, did you escape IL and Prickster? Happy Independence Day.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 04, 2026 09:58 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 04, 2026 09:59 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 09:46 PM (ndZc7)
Uh - I'm not incredibly familiar with death but that is definitely not how that works.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)
I feel like they mismanaged that ad campaign.
Anyway, thanks, all for coming.
Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 04, 2026 09:59 PM (K40fF)
I got a bug about writing a script for a couple of things that have been kicking around my head, and really didn't like what was out there.
I'm a vim guy and having to do anything with a mouse breaks my flow so this is completely a keyboard experience, it's essentially Wordstar with screen wrtiting hooks and Vim keys and motions.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 04, 2026 09:59 PM (XV/Pl)
The Jacksonian Tradition
https://tinyurl.com/4uakukck
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Lex at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (y4H1r)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
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I was watching a documentary recently where someone high in the German Wehrmacht (schwere Panzer-Abteilungen). I forget the guy's name. He was talking about the first time they had captured and had an opportunity to evaluate US made tanks....and the guy said he was horrorfied...because everyting in the US tank seemed to be easily rigged for repairs, and that no matter what they did they couldn't get the US tank to break down with significant problems...as opposed to the Panzers and Tigers, that couldn't go a decent distance without breaking down, and requiring difficult repairs. He said you had to be a contortionist to repair german tanks, while the US tanks had everything right there in front of you...and you could repair on the run.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 10:06 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 10:08 PM (bkuEU)
"He blamed me. You heard him. Those were his last words."
"Not if you count the gurgling sound."
I thought Reiner was killed by his son, but it turns out karma killed him.
Posted by: Wally at July 04, 2026 10:11 PM (0e5Te)
There are critiques that can be leveled against the movie. The early film spends a lot of time on Washington's motives, the struggles of his social life, and his seemingly ill-fated romance. But all of that ends on a dour note, and pretty much stops dead in its tracks as Washington leaves for the Braddock Expedition. (With good reason, it seems like he abandoned all hope for himself at that stage) And the movie never went back to deal with those issues, as the Braddock Expedition was the climax of the movie, and the wrap-up was all focused on how that affected his career as an officer and leader. This is fully justified, and feels satisfactory in the moment, but may be seen as a flaw upon reflection.
But, again, that is irrelevant. I will buy this on DVD for the military scenes! And those scenes will make great viewing as isolated YouTube clips.
Posted by: Castle Guy at July 04, 2026 10:18 PM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 10:44 PM (jU8k8)
Brooklyn was good! Irish lass chooses the young upstart American plumber with a dream over the fancy rich Irish guy with a sterile, settled life.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:00 PM (gWBY1)
If the trailer's any indication the movie is going to have some of the cringiest dialog ever.
Posted by: Tuna
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The bit of trailer I saw is great.
"Elliot" Page being skewered.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 04, 2026 11:29 PM (iaABv)
Hobby Thread - July 4, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling explosive. It spun and spun and landed on a fireworks theme for this Hobby Thread.
Are you wise in the ways of Zambelli?
Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an flight simulator theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content. Notable comments from last week:
Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 05:34 PM (hRGfZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: HappyFun at July 04, 2026 05:36 PM (CoQfd)
Can't do that here in AZ. Neighbors get pissy when you set the town on fire.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 04, 2026 05:39 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 05:40 PM (jU8k8)
As I mentioned earlier today, fireworks fill me with zero interest. They seem dangerously without safeguards. A gun's explosive power is contained within metal. A firework? *Cardboard* around the powder? Uh, Homie don't play dat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 05:43 PM (/WQyy)
Looking at how to make lemonade out of lemons by hitting five more this week.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 05:45 PM (4g5V+)
https://freedom250.org/celebration/ etc
It's supposed to be tall ships in NY harbor. Well, it isn't. It's a view of the mall with people talking in the background.
It shouldn't be so difficult to find events. The Mt. Rushmore presentation was good. Finding things today is a chore.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 05:45 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 05:45 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 05:45 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 05:46 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 05:47 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 05:50 PM (nbLIj)
Result: Cool smoking for over half an hour, not any more relights needed than with any other blend. A nice toasty aroma, too.
I don't often match pipe country with tobacco country. Yes, Peterson pipes sometimes get a Peterson tobacco, and a German tobacco in a German pipe, but it's rare. I have several French-made pipes -- but I don't know if there are any French-made pipe tobaccos. Are there?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 05:52 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Kratwurst at July 04, 2026 05:52 PM (9gKa/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 05:53 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 05:50 PM (nbLIj)
I love that plane. Flew in the many a time.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 05:54 PM (4g5V+)
What are you hobbying?
Been making a laptop shelf with a cooling fan that can hold both of my 17" laptops. Forced AI to design it using typed prompts to create the design file. Gonna finish the raw pieces tomorrow, and use the 40w laser to cut the pieces out next week while I'm recovering from shoulder surgery.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 04, 2026 05:56 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 05:58 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: RI Red at July 04, 2026 05:58 PM (WcJqs)
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Looks at Styrofoam enclosure hanging by a wire screwed into back of monitor... oh, well, little Beelink is cool.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:00 PM (jU8k8)
‘Murica!
Posted by: RI Red at July 04, 2026 06:02 PM (WcJqs)
Posted by: TRex - bombadier dino at July 04, 2026 06:02 PM (IQ6Gq)
At the moment, nothing. Waiting on the old house to sell so I can stop paying that mortgage and start dumping money into a new electronics bench, and maybe a 3D printer.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 04, 2026 06:03 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:04 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: TRex - thrust vector dino at July 04, 2026 06:04 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 06:05 PM (3kxek)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 06:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 05:45 PM (4g5V+)
Dinosaur Valley looks interesting - might put that on the itinerary for a fall or spring road trip. Looks too hot in summer.
What is the lemon you are trying to make lemonade out of?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:05 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: PabloD at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (byoW7)
Posted by: TRex - spooky dino at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)
I could have over 500 pounds
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Wish me luck, patience and fortitude.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:08 PM (QGaXH)
And...the photo of the B-1 is great. That plane is just awesome.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 04, 2026 06:08 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:08 PM (Ia/+0)
As an aside, the same kid has managed to turn his back yard into an officially recognized wildlife area. He claims he just watched YouTube for instructions.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 04, 2026 06:09 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:05 PM (QGaXH)
Eh, got a car in the shop. Nothing serious, but nothing I wanted to risk driving through The Big Empty either. Once I get it back, I’m taking my time getting back home.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 06:10 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: H at July 04, 2026 06:10 PM (15qXl)
Posted by: TRex - spooky dino at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq
We lost six AC 130s in a Vietnam and one in Desert Storm.
We used them extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq with no losses. I find that pretty amazing.
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 06:11 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Skip
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So, it's home. Great.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:11 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 04, 2026 06:13 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: PabloD at July 04, 2026 06:13 PM (byoW7)
Died too soon of a stroke at age 56.
RIP Billy.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:16 PM (QGaXH)
Meanwhile, my cousin and his 2 young boys were working on their own little project. You see, they'd been to a water park recently and wanted to build their own water balloon launcher, strung between 2 trees using a bucket and strips of rubber (cut from an innertube).
You see where this is going, yes? LOL
***SPLASH!!!***
Dude with the firecrackers was caught *completely* off-guard and oh, boy did he use some language like I'd not heard before! Probably messed his pants too!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 06:17 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 06:18 PM (vE0+H)
To stay safe, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recommends maintaining a distance of at least 500 feet from any fireworks launch site.
And wear your mask.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 04, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 06:10 PM (4g5V+)
The Big Empty ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:19 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:19 PM (jU8k8)
Had to repair one of the speaker wires, so I busted out the solder kit and gave Little a brief demo of proper(ish) home electronics repair. (As I type, there is a small boil from an errant ball of solder that landed on my knuckle during the process).
Anyway, turntable and amp got connected. Also added my Teac dual cassette deck, because I still have cassettes in the collection. The speakers performed admirably. Little found and put on Meet the Beatles, which was the first album my late sister ever bought. Found the room getting dusty as side A played through...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 06:20 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 06:22 PM (Kt19C)
That stuff will do it to ya.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:22 PM (QGaXH)
My sisters and I wore that album out. It was a big deal.
Posted by: Tuna at July 04, 2026 06:25 PM (lJ0H4)
And wear your mask.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 04, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)
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Pfft.
Whatevers.
Posted by: 13 Bravo - King of Battle at July 04, 2026 06:26 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:19 PM (jU8k
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Praise God that I never have to wear one ever again.
Posted by: 13 Bravo - King of Battle at July 04, 2026 06:27 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:28 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 06:28 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 04, 2026 06:29 PM (/enuJ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 04, 2026 06:29 PM (+9wcF)
#1 now is Choosin Texas by Ella Langley
2026 wins !!
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 06:30 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others at July 04, 2026 06:30 PM (jU8k8)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 06:31 PM (yTvNw)
Spent the afternoon at a creek nearby, and will head into town to watch the fireworks.
God bless Missouri.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:31 PM (lfni7)
W. Virginia, basically, has no restrictions....just an age limit. So, I'm sitting on about 100 Reloadable Aerial Mortars, in addition to the more mundane and kid friendly stuff. I figure I put salt licks out for the deer, and they eat my apples without permission, so I'm owed a little leniency. I have no close neighbors to my residence, I have just over 15 acres of mowed lawn without fire hazards, so I'm not worried about fires....just my fingers. BTW, I see a lot of dogs have problems with the loud bangs. Mine, I have to keep tied up so he doesn't try to chase them when they go up. He's a free spirit. Incidentally, his name is Orson (which I stole for my screen name) and he's a black lab.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:33 PM (dIske)
@JMRaasch
Our planes are so sick my God.
F-35 hovering over the National Mall.
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Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social)
@KyleKulinski
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state.
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"Hovering planes of death"? America, F*ck Yeah!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 06:31 PM
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You're welcome. Seems like half the hobby thread video content is de-mystifying how things are done or made. I'm continually fascinated.
Posted by: TRex - firework technician dino at July 04, 2026 06:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:33 PM (dIske)
Sounds like a lucky dog with 15 acres to call his own...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at July 04, 2026 06:38 PM (kBcTc)
Wow, polynikes, that's damn good! I could never do squat with a palette knife; I'm envious. Too impressionist for my nit-picky nature and obsessive desire for details, I guess.
Posted by: tankascribe at July 04, 2026 06:38 PM (NtoJk)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:37 PM (QGaXH)
___________________________
I get the same look from him every morning. "Dude...those rabbits aren't going to harrass themselves. Let's go."
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:39 PM (dIske)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:39 PM (lfni7)
@KyleKulinski
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state.
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*?*
I thought that Obamacare fixed that.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 06:40 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 06:41 PM (XeU6L)
@JMRaasch
Our planes are so sick my God.
F-35 hovering over the National Mall.
Must have been a USMC VTOL F-35 Aircraft if it was hovering. I think I saw a F-35 also do a Tail walk above the Capitol...
Massive Hard On ................
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 04, 2026 06:41 PM (JDSUL)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 06:41 PM (YwEeS)
Wish me luck, patience and fortitude.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Gonna be hot in the valley this upcoming week (not to mention crowded) so you're gonna need all the patience and fortitude you can bring to bear. But good luck and try not to murder anyone while you're there!
Posted by: tankascribe at July 04, 2026 06:42 PM (NtoJk)
@KyleKulinski
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state.
America is a powerful state. You on the other hand douchebag are a failed sperm cell.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 06:42 PM (3kxek)
And I have plenty of ball caps.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 06:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:19 PM (QGaXH)
There ain’t a whole lot between The Metroplex and the Panhandle.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 06:43 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)
______________________
Everyone had a crazy friend in high school. My crazy friend used to use a toilet paper roll, some black powder with wax stops on both ends, and a standard wick he pulled off of those smoke bombs you can get at the hardware store for rodents.
Shockingly, the last time I saw him he had all his fingers.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:43 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 06:44 PM (ntk8v)
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The first album I ever bought was the Beatles second album cleverly entitled The Beatles Second Album.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 06:44 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 06:45 PM (ntk8v)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 06:48 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: tankascribe at July 04, 2026 06:49 PM (NtoJk)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 06:50 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 06:50 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 06:51 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 06:52 PM (O0L8i)
Now that sounds like a good day. Going over to a friends house to watch the fireworks in a bit. They live on a hill overlooking the park, need a pass to even get into the neighborhood.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 04, 2026 06:52 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: steevy
White powder is heavenly.
- Hunter Biden
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 06:53 PM (ndZc7)
I made some black powder, seems to work fine and burns quickly. Won't in my musket and not sure why.
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Wolfus, That sounds like a nice combo. Haven't tried the Morning Blend but the Cube Cut is excellent. It's basically an American non-aromatic, no topping just burley and Virginia. The processing seems to meld the different leafs nicely. Curious what you think of Cube Cut by itself.
I never think to match tobacco and pipe from the same country. I'm not that organized. But I'm a big fan of Stokkebye 4th Generation pipes and the company's blends. Their flake blends are excellent, especially the Deluxe Navy Flake.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 06:54 PM (yTvNw)
Shockingly, the last time I saw him he had all his fingers.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:43 PM (dIske)
My group were those crazy friends. We used to take coffee cans, fill them with gas, then punch a small hole in the plastic lid big enough for an m80 fuse to poke through. We put a few layers of plastic wrap over the can pushing it down enough to make an area for the m80. Pop the lid on, bury the can up to the lid, light the fuse, run like hell and enjoy the huge mushroom cloud. We started small with baby food jars and fire crackers, but they were lame.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 06:55 PM (3kxek)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 06:55 PM (MWfyi)
https://tinyurl.com/2va2u2mu
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:55 PM (lfni7)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 06:56 PM (bkuEU)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at July 04, 2026 06:57 PM (+QijZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 06:57 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 06:58 PM (YwEeS)
So did I. In 1976.
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 06:59 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 06:37 PM (QGaXH)
___________________________
I get the same look from him every morning. "Dude...those rabbits aren't going to harrass themselves. Let's go."
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 06:39 PM (dIske)
Ha! And where approximately is this slice of heaven?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 07:00 PM (QGaXH)
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state."
Wait, there's no medical services in America? No schools? Amazing .
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 07:01 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 07:02 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: steevy at July 04, 2026 07:02 PM (YwEeS)
@nypost
Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run in Napa County
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Before it was run and get hit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 07:03 PM (ndZc7)
The cops always came but no one answered the door.
Once, opponents tried to create a lighting implement using a roll of toilet paper doused in gasoline at the end of a broom handle. It slid off the handle and rolled into the gutter below their dormer window. On fire. LOL. No major damage.
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 04, 2026 07:03 PM (S8cdb)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 07:04 PM (bkuEU)
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state."
Wait, there's no medical services in America? No schools? Amazing .
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 07:01 PM (cGjQu)
Well to be fair, to anti American communist ball bags, military power, security, and freedom always takes a back seat to free shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 07:05 PM (3kxek)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 07:05 PM (3kxek)
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lol, yep.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 07:06 PM (lfni7)
Can’t have healthcare or childcare but we h0ave hovering planes of death. America is a fail state."
The replies to this are hilarious! Not much of a hobbyist unless golf and fishing are hobbies. I'll try to get some in my next days off.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ntk8v)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 07:07 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 07:00 PM (QGaXH)
_______________________________
Let's just say a rural part of PA where the Township president doubles as one of the snow plow operators and frequently wears his MAGA hat to Township meetings just to piss people off. I might be related to that guy.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 07:08 PM (dIske)
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The first album I ever bought was the Beatles second album cleverly entitled The Beatles Second Album.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 06:44 PM (ndZc7)
They were certainly geniuses when it came to impressing teenage girls. Sir George Martin was the musical horsepower behind most of their stuff, even the drug-fueled stuff. I used to have all their albums.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:09 PM (LHPAg)
@nypost
Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run in Napa County
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Before it was run and get hit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 07:03 PM (ndZc7)
___________________________
Was he HAMMERED???? *zing*
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 07:10 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at July 04, 2026 06:57 PM (+QijZ)
You should probably avoid the guy with the M-80 gas bombs....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 07:11 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 07:11 PM (lfni7)
Working with miniatures whether doll houses, military figures like Skip does, or small exacting activity like fly tying or needlecraft has benefits. No age requirements.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 07:11 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:11 PM (LHPAg)
They used to come here. It was spectacular seeing those magnificent old ships come cruising up the bay.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 07:11 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Many toy soldiers and toys suffered terribly in consequence. Before it was over, we were making two varieties of electrically ignited devices, as well as submarine devices. All by the time that we were twelve years old.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 07:17 PM (XeU6L)
Front view
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/2va2u2mu
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 06:55 PM (lfni7)
Ironically, they have great cheese.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:19 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 07:21 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: gp
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[hangs head in shame]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Inactive Know-code Extra at July 04, 2026 07:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: mrp at July 04, 2026 07:22 PM (rj6Yv)
I never think to match tobacco and pipe from the same country. I'm not that organized. But I'm a big fan of Stokkebye 4th Generation pipes and the company's blends. Their flake blends are excellent, especially the Deluxe Navy Flake.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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JTB, I bought the Cube-Cut a while ago and tried it. It smelled wonderful. Maybe I wasn't packing it loosely or firmly enough, but it was a devil to keep lit. Mixed into the Morning Blend's ribbon cut -- I drop a pinch of one blend, then the other into the bowl, so it's kind of a layered approach -- it works fine. Or maybe the CC is drier now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 07:22 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
gp, your name will be carved on the next Patriotic Rock.
Wolverines!
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
He and a friend were making smoke bombs in said friend's kitchen and it ignited on the stove. They took the pan outside but some of it boiled over the side and damaged the brand new linoleum.
First they made the shock-sensitive material. Then they made their own poppers with BBs. One of the BBs fell off the paper, hit the mixture and detonated the entire batch. The boys couldn't hear for 2 hours.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 04, 2026 07:24 PM (4VH0B)
I'm an FT8 operator, not phone or CW, which require much more skill than FT8, so feel free to discount my contacts somewhat, and alleviate some shame
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:25 PM (Jr5Lq)
Just saw the "old" robins' egg blue 747 used as AF1 cruise by. The new one made a pass over DC with a pair of B2s and a B1, but they were impolite enough to fly a few miles away from me.
You're welcome to stay here for a while but don't forget to join the Horde at Club ONT later. Happy Independence day everyone!
Posted by: TRex - altitude dino at July 04, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
Very cool! As a boy in Florida I would stay up late at night with a simple AM radio seeing what I could pull in. Charlotte (WBT) and Nashville (WLAC?) were common, as was WABC (NYC). KAAY (Little Rock) and KMOX (St Louis) on occasion too. I still have my log of stations, frequency, dates and time.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 07:29 PM (QGaXH)
I still do that! AM BCB DX listening is fun.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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WOWO, Ft Wayne?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 07:30 PM (XeU6L)
Last time I did that was about a month ago, mid-morning, with a plain loopstick radio, and logged 33 stations in less than half an hour. At night, it's easy to top that.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:31 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: mrp at July 04, 2026 07:22 PM
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I can assure you that the shots in the content came from your dino host.
Posted by: TRex - avgeek snapper dino at July 04, 2026 07:32 PM (IQ6Gq)
I still do that! AM BCB DX listening is fun.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026
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As a college student, I did that, and heard the Eagles' "Take It Easy" and Johnny Nash's "Stir It Up" on Top 40 stations before my local WTIX was playing them.
I need to get a better quality AM/FM/Shortwave radio, maybe run an antenna out the window (?), and see what I can pick up at night.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 07:32 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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WOWO, Ft Wayne?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026
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At night in 1977, coming back from my shift at KVPI in Ville Platte, LA, I could pick up stations in Beaumont and Lake Charles on FM, and KAAY on AM. I remember one cold night in November the DJ at KAAY playing "Shake Your Booty," and outro'ing it with, "Shake your booty, lest it freeze off."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 07:35 PM (wzUl9)
Beaker Street Underground! We used to listen to that late at night over fifty years ago.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:35 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 07:30 PM (XeU6L)
Yes! And many more besides. Some interesting ones - WOAI San Antonio, K-something in Pennsylvania, both chartered before the W-K split was implemented.
Also XERF Ciudad Acuna Mexico and some Netherlands Antilles stations.
This was in SE Florida just north of Miami.
I'll be away next week but if I remember I'll share more in two weeks
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 07:37 PM (QGaXH)
Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at July 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Cr2ed)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 07:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 04, 2026 07:40 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 07:40 PM (Wr7co)
Haven't done AM DXing for a while. Best time is night during the winter months. It can backfire on you. One time I got a nasty weather report. Turns out it was from a station in Ohio 600 miles west.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 07:44 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: huerfano at July 04, 2026 07:46 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)
Ever bring in KUMM? College station out of Minnesota..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 07:48 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Ronster
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Yes, but we presume you are in favor of the traditional post HT party, aka the pre Club ONT party. Pull up a chair, what'll you have to drink?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 07:49 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 07:50 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 07:52 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 07:56 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 07:50 PM (Wr7co)
KUMM had a famous promo tag back in the 70's - 80's:
"Don't touch that dial, you got KUMM on it!"
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 07:59 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:00 PM (IQ6Gq)
Starting to hear booms in town. Praying neither house gets burned down tonight-- it's been so dry and now also windy.
Hubby didn't recognize me today, so that's just the crap icing on the poop cake.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 08:05 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:06 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
Yeah, it was strange when I saw hubby today, said hello and kissed him-- he recoiled slightly and asked "Who are you?" Gutted me.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:11 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 08:14 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:16 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:17 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:17 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:18 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:19 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ronster at July 04, 2026 08:19 PM (Wr7co)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:00 PM (rdVOm)
So sorry to read this JQ. Hope there are better days still to make up for the tough ones.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 08:20 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 08:22 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:23 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:23 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 08:23 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:23 PM (IQ6Gq)
Thank you Grateful. Bottle is fine.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 08:26 PM (QGaXH)
Hobby-related, anyway: I like wrenching on cars, especially Studebakers, and I have a friend's '63 Lark VI in the yard right now. Poor thing lost oil pressure, and a rod is knocking. This right after a $6000 rebuild of the engine (not by me, fortunately). Got the accessories stripped off the engine, and am mostly ready to pull it. Where am I going to put it? Doh! On an engine stand, of course. My sturdy 4-wheel engine stand is occupied, so I have the old 3-wheeled one, but it is tippy, and a six-cylinder engine makes it more so. What to do? Bingo! I found an old riding mower deck, put the rear axle back in it, and with a little "massaging" of the metal I was able to bolt the engine stand securely to it using U-bolts. It is solid. Bad news? One of the front tires is shot, and I have zero 5" turf tires.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:27 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 04, 2026 05:39 PM (+9wcF)
I have some mortars and rockets bought in NM last year. Maybe use them for New Years eve.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:29 PM (1z8ji)
JQ, when an aunt who was like a mother to me had no idea who I was I was absolutely stunned into silence (which never happens), felt like someone kicked me in the gut. The worst part was there was nothing I could do...
Of course when a great aunt went down the dementia road she thought I was my grandmother (her sister) and I leaned all types of things!!1
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
But you *do* have a pair of six-ers, right? Swap them both?
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:31 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:27 PM
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I love this. Garage bodging at its best!
Posted by: TRex - spark plug dino at July 04, 2026 08:32 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)
Cardboard is safer. When it goes bang! You get showered in confetti. If metal breaks, it becomes shrapnel. Or the bullet becomes a deadly projectile.
I have had firecrackers explode in my hand. It smarts, like hitting your fingers with a hammer. But ten minutes later, fingers are OK.
Really large fireworks could injure by concussion, but more likely by burns. Use common sense, and they are safe enough.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:33 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:34 PM (rdVOm)
I could have over 500 pounds
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Lead drywall is for sound deadening, right? I remember lining engine spaces on power yachts with sheet lead.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:38 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:39 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:43 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:45 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:47 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:48 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:50 PM (rdVOm)
I still do that! AM BCB DX listening is fun.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
As a kid, I had a fantastic old tube radio. Had a slide-rule dial on a drum that rotated to give you 4 bands. And it was dead-nuts one, too. AM band had graduations every 10kc, which is the channel spacing, and by golly, it would pick up a station at every tick mark on that dial. In Vancouver, BC, I could get WWL in New Orleans nearly every night.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 08:56 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 08:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
I just finished a Caesar. And I am going to have another one. Then make a pot of spaghetti for dinner.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:01 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 08:31 PM (rdVOm)
I do, but the bore size of the hubs does not match the spindle size of the power deck. Called my friend, the guy who owns the Lark. He has a bunch of mower parts. He will call me back if he finds one. Otherwise, a trip to Princess Auto tomorrow for a Yang Poon tire.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:05 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:12 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:12 PM (rdVOm)
I could probably get a good made-in-USA Carlisle tire from the tire store on Monday, but I don't know if a seldom-used hand-pushed contrivance needs a "good" tire.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:18 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Exactly. No sense in spending more than minimum to get the job done.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:19 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:22 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:19 PM (rdVOm)
For a lot of stuff, you really don't need a pneumatic tire to get the job done. A stack of plywood semi circles glued up around the rim would work fine, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:25 PM (1z8ji)
For something a bit lighter-duty than an engine stand, I'd reckon. LOL.
My engine stand has teeny metal casters. PITA if there's any speck of dust on the floor!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:30 PM (rdVOm)
My engine stand has teeny metal casters. PITA if there's any speck of dust on the floor!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:30 PM (rdVOm)
Eh, a stack of glued-up plywood semicircles could carry 500 pounds, easy. Look at wagon wheels. They carried tons. The engine stand I used had three 3" iron casters. Rolled great on a smooth concrete floor. Not so good on rough turf.
I want a pneumatic tire on this puppy because I have an idea to make the old mower into a little run-about go-fer cart with a small gasoline engine to drive it. The rear axle is a transaxle, with a brake on it, and a forward-reverse gear selector. All I need is a small gas engine, say 3 HP, some V-belts and a centrifugal clutch. Got all that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:41 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 09:47 PM (QGaXH)
Here's this pile of stuff-- make something useful out of it.
You're a gem, AOP!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:48 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Why not? No sense OTing another thread. It's not as if we'll be auto-banned for posting to one this recent.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:49 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 09:47 PM (QGaXH)
Eh, why not? I, for one, rarely have anything useful to contribute to the movie thread, seeing as I have long given up going to movies, and the thread rarely touches on the classics I might have seen. So instead of being the dog in the manger on the movie thread, I will play here until the ONT rolls around.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:50 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 09:51 PM (QGaXH)
Looking forward to seeing it, however imperfect it may be...
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:54 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:56 PM (rdVOm)
Very dry here but people are already shooting off fireworks. I love fireworks but dang i am praying there won't be any wildfires.
It is going to be a long night.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 09:56 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 09:50 PM (1z8ji)
My wife accuses me, with good reason, of living in the past. I tell her I like the past. I know how it turns out.
Once, when I managed a small group of engineers, one of my early career engineers came into my office on Monday morning asking 'what did you do this weekend, watch old black and white movies with John Wayne in them?'
I thought to myself 'I'm too open with these people....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 09:56 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 09:57 PM (/QHx4)
It is going to be a long night.
Posted by: four seasons
I hear ya! Same...
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:58 PM (rdVOm)
Happy birfday, USA!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 09:59 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 04, 2026 10:01 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 04, 2026 10:03 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 10:26 PM (LHPAg)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 4
Encountered by Members of The Horde
A bit late for today's garden thread, but this afternoon my wife took a few photos of a robin in our driveway killing and eating a DeKay's brown snake! They're pretty small, so I guess it's not that different from a big earthworm?Intrepid Liaison/Admiral Ackbar, June 20
I have not managed to acquire many quality photos of the islands diverse fauna yet, and some of my best involve, of all things, feral chickens, which freely roam the island, including the streets of Honolulu.
Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:Until next Saturday, have a great week!petmorons at protonmail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, June 27
I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway. Been considering a pet spider since last week?
And others remind us that the world is diverse.The unreal appearance of a huntsman spider molting pic.twitter.com/ftygktTUHn
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 28, 2026
This dead leaf that isnt quite a leaf.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 2, 2026
This is leaf-mimicking spider (Eriovixia gryffindori), discovered in 2015.pic.twitter.com/9Ue8Q7GdDn
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lady Calling Kitties at July 04, 2026 03:33 PM (3z4Sn)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 04, 2026 03:34 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 03:34 PM (Kt19C)
Watching on ABC many communities have pet parades, bring you pet out⁸
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 03:35 PM (qEb4U)
Let’s go Mariners!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 04, 2026 03:35 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 03:41 PM (Kt19C)
Bath for Diana today. In a month, she's set to reappear on the show scene. So instead of a maintenance bath, she got a show bath; the difference is the shampoos and conditioner used.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 03:41 PM (O0L8i)
That leaf-mimicking spider is amazing. Not least because they named it for one of the houses of Hogwarts!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at July 04, 2026 03:48 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 03:53 PM (bEwGx)
We gave Dagny eight or nine, as she is much smaller. She also is less disturbed by noises or even by the vacuum cleaner. Both seemed pretty smoothed out; Stirling clambered into my lap, and Dagny curled up atop the couch behind my head. I guess we'll do it again tonight.
The funny thing: Stirling was a super-confident kitten, all the way from June '21, when I adopted him, to New Year's Eve that year. July 4 didn't bother him -- but suddenly the rattle of NYE fireworks sent him scurrying under the bed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 03:59 PM (bkuEU)
That's your cue to run....run fast, hard, and don't look back.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 04:01 PM (dIske)
I hope everyone is having a great Independence Day!
Small update on our cats.
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026 04:07 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026
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Stirling has recently gotten the idea that it would be fun to nip my arm after he finishes milk-treading it, and before he leaves my lap. I've been careful not to give him the opportunity. If he starts to, I scruff him like his mother and give him a stern, loud "NO!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:07 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 04:12 PM (bl07w)
The late Marie-Antoinette once feared the vacuum cleaner. A few years went by, and she no longer scurried away, but sat atop the dinette table and watched -- much as little Dagny does now. Either Marie concluded her humans would never let the growling roaring thing hurt her, or her hearing was falling off and she no longer was disturbed by the higher frequencies. Maybe both?
Big black Wolf dashed to hide in the bathroom the moment he saw me take out the machine. He'd realized I brought it into the bathroom, if necessary, last of the rooms. Stirling has concluded the same.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)
The cat looked on in bemusement.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 04:14 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Howard Philips Lovecraft at July 04, 2026 04:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 04:15 PM (bl07w)
That leaf-mimicking spider is amazing. Not least because they named it for one of the houses of Hogwarts!"
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Wow! I didn't notice! Adds a new dimension to the video when the guy picks the spider up.
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 04:16 PM (rdeQO)
We lost Precious the Bichon a year ago this week to a brain tumor. We only had her for two years, adopted her from the county rescue when she was 14. To this day we still expect her to be here. Have to stop from throwing popcorn on the floor for her treat. Think we have to get home from errands quickly to take her for a walk. Still kind of shuffle around the house so we don't step on her paw.
It's not sadness we feel since we made her last years as pleasant as possible. But we still have frequent "Oh yeah. We don't have to do that" moments.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 04:16 PM (yTvNw)
https://youtu.be/BBiczdCEBMM?si=2hqcOzVOG5P0IRkx
This one never fails to make me laugh.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 04:19 PM (CHHv1)
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Wow! I didn't notice! Adds a new dimension to the video when the guy picks the spider up.
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026
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The spelling, with a "y" instead of an "i," is distinctive.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:20 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 04:23 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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It was strange indeed from March of '21 until Stirling's arrival in June, after Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat passed. Not only did I miss him and his "brother" Wolf, but it was odd not having to buy cat litter and police the box. I'd always had at least one cat and sometimes two in my life since 1983.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:24 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 04:26 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026
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My mother always advised me not to kill spiders in the house. "They kill other things you want around even less."
I expect she was not talking about black widows or brown recluse spiders, though. In western Canada, where she lived until age twelve, I don't know if they had those. Those species probably existed in Florida where she lived later, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:36 PM (wzUl9)
They were far more terrified of the hailstorms that pummeled us all too often.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 04, 2026 04:37 PM (0aYVJ)
I'll send that photo and a current photo for next week's pet thread.
Posted by: polynikes at July 04, 2026 04:38 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 04:39 PM (LHPAg)
How much of a slime mold must a person be to do that? The SPCA is not far away, wherever you are, and they don't charge you if you bring in a found animal. They do if you're surrendering an animal, but not if you've simply found it. Infuriating.
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
They asked me to name him. "Skinny Puss" wouldn't help him get adopted. I chose "Paladin": He was a knight without armor in a savage land.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)
I expect she was not talking about black widows or brown recluse spiders, though. In western Canada, where she lived until age twelve, I don't know if they had those. Those species probably existed in Florida where she lived later, though.
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Well, Wolfus, Black Widows live in some South-western parts of Canada and maybe sometimes elsewhere in Canada, but I was not aware of brown recluse spiders growing up outside the South. My mother used to watch black widows make webs in the corners of a sleeping porch in Utah without worrying about them. But I was terrified of black widows growing up. They nested at the bottom corners of our basement stairs.
One of my friends had one crawl up her leg in gym class. Still remember it.
My cousin (my age) was scared of all spiders.
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 04:51 PM (rdeQO)
One of my friends had one crawl up her leg in gym class. Still remember it.
My cousin (my age) was scared of all spiders.
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026
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Until she was twelve, my mother lived in a small town in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon was "the big city" to them. So that was way out on the prairies. Black widows live out there?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 04:53 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 04:54 PM (rdeQO)
Last night they almost sent all their food flying in a panic. You can just imagine 6+ cats all scattering in every direction.
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026 04:54 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 04:56 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026 04:59 PM (2F0/Y)
I think black widows would be more likely to live closer to the U.S. border. They prefer warm, dry conditions.
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 05:03 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 04, 2026 05:17 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026
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Storms generally have never bothered any of my cats. I guess I'm lucky.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)
Then lightning struck close by and the thunder boomed at 11 in less than a second. Isis shot out the door like lightning to hide while Pip kept his face buried in the dry food.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 04, 2026 05:31 PM (sUDUf)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 05:39 PM (D4LRG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:40 PM (wzUl9)
She and my uncle lived on a large, tree shaded property on a lake. One Christmas all of the family was gathered at my aunt's house. When it was time to feed the cats she filled 3 or 4 giant pans with cat chow and took them outside to the patio and called "kitty, kitty, kitty." Cats converged from all directions--running from the lake, dropping from the trees, racing down the hill. It was quite a sight!
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 04, 2026 05:40 PM (TrISa)
Posted by: Billythesquid at July 04, 2026 05:47 PM (gN+5I)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)
The cats who panic the most are the Chili's and Cheese families. Even their kittens who have never been outside get extremely scared. They'll run through the house in panic and others dive for cover under tables and beds.
Posted by: Joyenz at July 04, 2026 05:59 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 04, 2026 06:38 PM (dmoni)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, July 4!
Hi KT! The sunflowers are growing so tall in this heat. The one below is way above my head and is almost ready to bloom although the flowers will be very hard to see without a ladder Other summer flowers are just now blooming. The cleome or spider flowers are something I started from seed this spring. The bee balm is full of bees, as advertised The gray headed cone flowers have just started to bloom. Yellow finches love them!Well, the birds and bees are loving your yard! Can't wait for those big sunflowers!
Hope you have a wonderful Independence Day! Mrs. Leggy
Edible Gardening/Putting Things By Intrepid Liaison/Admiral Ackbar and his wife have moved to Hawaii, and send us a recipe idea to remind us of where they are:
As a 100% pureblooded cracker, let me offer everyone a friendly, culturally-appropriated "aloha" now that I'm fully moved and integrated on these conquered isles. . .We will be posting many of their photos in the future, but for today, "a culinary abomination guaranteed to traumatize CBD's food thread (and give diabetes to anyone even gazing upon it)"
Hi, I have had this strawberry plant for 3 yrs now. It produces smaller berries but sweet ones. I would like to know, do I cut off the stems where the berries grew or leave them? I can't remember them being so strong or apparent in the last couple of years? Thank you for a wonderful gardening thread. SidneyAre these regular strawberries, alpine or wild strawberries? Any cultivation instruction from those with experience?
FOODS FROM THE AMERICAS Growing corn this year? How about popcorn? What is your favorite type?
I keep imagining how someone one day pulled this out of the ground and had the idea to eat it
Are you a fan?eu fico imaginando como alguém um dia tirou isso da terra e teve a ideia de comer pic.twitter.com/NkLgWgmISL
— out of context brazil (@oocbrazill) July 3, 2026
From George V:
A few days ago the sunny humid day brought some pop-up showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon to our home in southeast Michigan. With the sun low in the sky we were treated to magnificent sun showers as the storms pulled away. I was in our sun room out back watching it rain and as the last storm moved out it left a little rainbow that just spanned our back yard. I ran inside as quick as I could to get my phone. I was able to get a picture through our family room window just before it faded away. It was truly wonderful to see, and felt sort of like a blessing.W0w. What a great thing!
"The countryside is not a slice of untilled nature. It is a human institution built over centuries in the image of the people who made it."
— The Culturist (@the_culturist_) July 1, 2026
Sir Roger Scrutonpic.twitter.com/tE8F8rXjX6
A giant tower of bougainvillea in village in Mexico pic.twitter.com/ifBNAVS7Dq
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 27, 2026
The jet stream is broken and its been broken since the 9.0 Fukushima earthquake in 2011. https://t.co/HlCchOQxFM
— Jimmy McJimmyFace (@Jimmy_McJohn) June 28, 2026
If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is: ktinthegarden at g mail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 04, 2026 01:34 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 04, 2026 01:34 PM (NnhvP)
Thank you for the Great pictures K.T.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 04, 2026 01:36 PM (NnhvP)
Don't forget our feathered friends
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: KT at July 04, 2026 01:43 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 01:47 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 04, 2026 02:00 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
It won't grow anywhere that the winters get to freezing, and it can't tolerate wet soil while dormant.
There are a lot of native new world staple plants that need to have toxins or indigestible sugars and fiber cooked or washed out of them.
That big old machete the guy is using is only good for cutting cane and cassava, if you use it on woody stuff it tends to chip the cutting edge.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 02:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 02:01 PM (yMhwm)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 04, 2026 02:02 PM (0aYVJ)
I followed a Russian recipe on pickling yellow plums, and in a month or so I guess I will know if it was a success or not.
Right now it is bubbling and the brine is still clear-ish.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)
Wifey wants it.
We haven't done a thing with it yet.
One of these days maybe she'll make some pearls for smoothies...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 04, 2026 02:04 PM (/lPRQ)
One Vlogger, David the Good, has spent a lot of time trying to get it to grow in Alabama, and has not had a lot of luck.
There are some videos of how to process it, and how to use the washed out starch, though most of them are in Spanish and Portuguese.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 02:11 PM (rbvCR)
I have a question, I seem to have a bunch of mini cabbages coming off the stumps, will they grow to second crop, and should I trim back all but one of the tiny heads to encourage them to get big?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 02:13 PM (rbvCR)
There a yellow lotus in the front yard. Huge. Always dropping branches I have to pick up before mowing, I've mowed it's leaves into December - in Canada. Leaves and branches were everywhere. I asked permission and did my neighbours' yard explaining it was all from my tree.
I'm thinking of calling it "The Giving Tree."
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 04, 2026 02:24 PM (Sco7b)
I'm glad my cats can't read. Neither has ever bothered the plants, with the exception of catmint--I cut off stems of that and strew them on the floor and the cats go crazy and then pass out like drunks. But otherwise they leave everything alone.
Posted by: Wenda at July 04, 2026 02:36 PM (3uyrB)
https://bellyfull.net/apple-date-celery-salad/
Posted by: Kathy at July 04, 2026 02:38 PM (MOK4W)
https://bellyfull.net/apple-date-celery-salad/
Posted by: Kathy at July 04, 2026 02:38 PM (MOK4W
Bag excess cules up and give to homeless.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 02:49 PM (bEwGx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 02:56 PM (1z8ji)
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Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 03:00 PM (/QHx4)
The recent rain has been grat for my little trees and the weeds. I don't think any Asian pears will make it. Have one dead so far and the other two aren't putting out a lot of leaves. The other trees look good. One of the berry bushes has put out some fruit. I think it is a marionberry. Fruit is purple, sweet and large. I'll see how it goes over the winter and replace any trees that don't make it.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 03:05 PM (bkuEU)
Still very very hot here but my containers seem to be holding up.
Bought a small bird bath and some seed to try and attract a few birds. They found the seed but so far no interest in the bath.
Are baby orange peppers supposed to turn orange before you pick them?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 04, 2026 03:11 PM (kJmSS)
And gladiator movies.
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In a world gone mad, an endless cortisol fountain...
The Gardening Post helps.
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I admit that I lost a transplanted rose when I tried that a couple years ago. I transplanted too late, and we didn't get rain for 4 months.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 05:19 PM (rbvCR)
Happy 250th Anniversary!
I remember community celebrations on ordinary Independence Days, too. How about you? In particular, a person who will remain nameless here (with whom I had gone to a community program and who was featured on that program) accidentally stepped off the stage into a tub of watermelons at the park. Memorable!I was just a kid. I wore an Uncle Sam costume my mom made, and my sister was Lady Liberty, complete with torch. My dad helped me rig up this old heavy wood-sided cart, and I painted each side with American flags. The cart was on hard rubber casters and didnt move too good, but I
— William M Briggs - Statistician to the Stars! (@FamedCelebrity) July 2, 2026
This is an incredible account that posts moments from American history as they happened 250 years ago from the date of each tweet.
Thomas Jefferson submits the final draft of his Declaration of Independence to Continental Congress. pic.twitter.com/Z8xWYwU94x
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) June 28, 2026
Go to the main page for the latest tweets from this account, but older ones are also interesting.
For some unknown reason, Thomas Jefferson is preoccupied this morning with recording the temperature.
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) July 4, 2026
He writes that upon awaking at 6 AM, the temperature is a pleasant 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit, but that it is creeping up toward 70.
On his way to Congress, Jefferson purchases a pic.twitter.com/tdRojvAdol
Continental Congress has convened for the day at the Pennsylvania State House.
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) July 4, 2026
The doors are shut and the windows shaded to keep the sun out as much as possible - and to keep out eavesdroppers and spies.
The delegates are stifling on the stuffy inside and we, the public, are pic.twitter.com/i8X334eyQx
The Cherokee Indians, allied with the British, launch a massive attack all along the western frontier, from Virginia to Georgia, against Patriot-held villages.
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) July 1, 2025
Citizens flee their homes in terror. pic.twitter.com/VEmwpIIkWq
The tweets don't just address American history:
Catherine the Great ends her affair with advisor Grigory Potemkin after the love lost its passion. pic.twitter.com/CKwr5aTqZO
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) July 3, 2026
The 250th has once again brought the Declaration back into view, and much good can come of that fact, if we are willing and able to embrace it fully, courageously, with a willingness to hear what it is telling us. Let me try to suggest in what follows some of the ways the Declaration can be used as a tool to correct, reorient, and sharpen our sense of what is foundational to our way of life. Some of this work will involve correcting inaccurate notions of what the Declaration actually said. First of all, it is vitally important to remember that the Declaration began by referring to the colonists for whom it spoke as a “people,” who were “entitled” to a “separate and equal status” by the laws of nature and “Nature’s God.” Those words formed the basis for all that follows. It was the “peoplehood” of the Americans, their sense of belonging together in their own separate land, that formed the basis for their declaring their independence. It did not come from their acceptance of some misty notion of America as “an idea” whose time has come, and which happens to have touched down from the heavens first in this particular place. That the Declaration has universal implications, and has found favor all over the world as one of the great charters of human liberty, is certainly true; but it does not change the immediate context in which the Declaration emerged: as an expression of an important moment of self-recognition in the life of this particular political community. With the Declaration we declared ourselves to ourselves, proposing that we were now a distinct people among the peoples of the earth. “Something we were withholding made us weak,” wrote Robert Frost, “Until we found out that it was ourselves / We were withholding from our land of living.” The Declaration laid a foundation for the new thing that we were becoming. It was a declaration grounded in national solidarity, in the right of a people to define themselves and govern themselves.After you read (or listen to) this piece, you might want to read Buck Throckmorton's Morning Rant from yesterday again, and listen to the music at the end. The rant also suggests the right of a people to define themselves and govern themselves. And the rant gives meaning to the music.
Move over Sydney Sweeney: America has a new heroine perfectly fitted to the July 4 semiquincentennial today: She is Sophie Cunningham, Sophie being an adaptation of sophia, the ancient Greek word for wisdom. And sort of like Helen of Troy, our Sophie has launched a thousand memes. So as we celebrate today the sophia of our founding, let Sophie help point the way!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at July 04, 2026 11:01 AM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (NcvvS)
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Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM (/enuJ)
Posted by: doug at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM (Hy+R4)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at July 04, 2026 11:06 AM (mQbp+)
Mr Ed said “see ya later, loser!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 11:06 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 11:07 AM (O0L8i)
How the hell did 50 years get past me that quick?
Posted by: Brewingfrog at July 04, 2026 11:07 AM (bdHbP)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 04, 2026 11:08 AM (Sco7b)
322 >>They have degrees, credentials but zero knowledge of the actual world. I can't recall if it was Orwell or Lewis that said some things are so stupid that only the educated can believe them.
Look at the new wave of communists taking over the Democrat Party. Virtually all of them, including Mamdani, have never had a real job. Lots of education, zero real world knowledge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)
No experience in running even a lemonade stand, but lots and lots of hubris. Collectivism is demonic -- it requires the commission of the Sins of Pride, Wrath, Envy and Greed. Any spirit of agape' is conspicuously absent, despite their protestations of caring about the downtrodden.
I jut don't get this argument. I, unlike all the "real world" types you adore, have never failed at anything. True, I've never attempted anything, but my record is perfect.
Posted by: Zorro Mamdani at July 04, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Do people just not care about the number? Personally I think it’s cooler, more significant than 200. I wasn’t around in 1976 but from what I’ve read/heard it was yuuuge deal then.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 11:10 AM (Qlrgu)
Impressive.
But if that little pissant Mamdani keeps shooting his mouth off, a couple battalions of tanks rolling down Broadway will be just as impressive.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 11:10 AM (2WIwB)
Children would happily vote for someone who promised them candy for dinner every night. Same concept.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 11:12 AM (Qlrgu)
Posted by: anachronda at July 04, 2026 11:14 AM (qdr3M)
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I think it was the birth of Keith Richards.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:14 AM (ndZc7)
On that note, some conflicted person there posted a photo on X of a subway car, dressed up in an Iranian flag motif.
The left never, ever misses a chance to rub your nose in their shit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 11:14 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 11:19 AM (qXs2h)
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I think it was the birth of Keith Richards.
I think it's the age of the milk in my frig.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 04, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)
It was. I graduated high school that year.
My senior yearbook:
https://tinyurl.com/4nuzt7mn
Posted by: one hour sober at July 04, 2026 11:21 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 11:22 AM (qXs2h)
Going to spend the day grilling, movie watching, and fireworking.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:22 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at July 04, 2026 11:22 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 11:23 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Recent High School Graduate at July 04, 2026 11:24 AM (Qlrgu)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 11:24 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: Recent High School Graduate
Ummm, I think you forgot to mention the key role played by George Floyd.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 04, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)
Eight side chairs, two arm chairs. The backs are so intricately carved, I still stop and admire them. Two of the chairs are not in good shape, but I keep them till I can find someone to repair them properly.
At that time, small museums frequently used small auction houses when they were de-acquisitioning, and they did it anonymously, so there were occasionally great finds.
Anyway. A small reminder of a previous big day in 1876!
Posted by: Wenda at July 04, 2026 11:26 AM (3uyrB)
https://www.mountvernon.org/inn/recipes/article/hoecakes
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:26 AM (gWBY1)
Trump Floats White House Football Invite for Obama, Biden, and Bush
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:26 AM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/c4p8yk7x
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 11:27 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Cloud William von Biden at July 04, 2026 11:28 AM (rgnea)
In a very real sense, The US exists because of Tea.
It's the elixir of Patriots.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 04, 2026 11:28 AM (XV/Pl)
We need a cleansing.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 04, 2026 11:29 AM (HXBtj)
Posted by: President Bubba at July 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Qlrgu)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 04, 2026 11:30 AM (QaH55)
Trump is going to host Freddy the German at the WH! He sadly had an attempt to cancel him because he was having too much fun loving our country. Glad he's still going.
Trump met another world cup visitor and gave him a commemorative coin.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:30 AM (gWBY1)
Day drinking is fully underway and the college-aged lifeguards are completely overwhelmed.
Wish you all were here. No, really. It would be a blast.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 11:31 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: President Bubba
Sorry, Bill. Hillary said she had plans for you that day.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 11:32 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 04, 2026 11:34 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
They're invading basketball!
Stephen A. Smith Stunned by Lakers’ Building Roster Around White Players: “3 White Dudes?!”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:35 AM (ndZc7)
I also graduated in 1976. Our mortar board tassels had a Liberty Bell and '76 on them.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 04, 2026 11:35 AM (3AwA+)
I stopped at intersection of Spout Run Parkway and George Washington Parkway in Arlington to redirect cars driving up wrong side of the Parkway.
Posted by: CapeFear at July 04, 2026 11:37 AM (9I1qu)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 11:37 AM (kpS4V)
America is 250 years young, today!
God bless America!
I'm gonna blow some stuff up this evening, just to let everyone know how much I love this country!
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 11:39 AM (kU0PQ)
🔥🚨 EPIC FLYOVER! Dozens of fighter jets — including the legendary Blue Angels — are flying down the Hudson River near NYC.
Our military is putting on a massive show for the 250th! 🇺🇸🔥
What a sight!
"When people say something can't be done, Americans have always proven them wrong"
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 11:39 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7)
The left was convinced the WC would be a total disaster because the world was boycotting due to Trump and ICE. They also live in a world where everyone is broke because capitalism is baaaaad.
Now they’re seeing every game in 60-80k stadiums sold out with tickets going for thousands of dollars on resale websites. Foreigners having the time of their lives. And their brains are short circuiting. Everything they believe isn’t real.
It’s been amusing to witness.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 11:41 AM (Qlrgu)
youtube.com/watch?v=FmkGg1lc0hc
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:42 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Wally at July 04, 2026 11:43 AM (0e5Te)
That was back before Sackameepenis and that lesbian Susan B Anthony ruined minted coinage forever and dumb Americans voted in Jimmy Carter.
Posted by: Echoes of 76 at July 04, 2026 11:44 AM (g7saB)
Posted by: Cloud William von Biden at July 04, 2026 11:28 AM (rgnea)
You know, that episode is very timely in this 250th year. A great many seem to have lost the meaning of the words in that great document, hearing only that we have license instead of liberty. They happily cling to their wealth and tranquility and shun the animating contest of freedom.
Go out there today, and let the world know how much America means to you! Let them understand why you love America, even with all her wrinkles, at 250. And live such that all of the sacrifices of those in 1776 and after have been worth it!
God bless America!
(I don't care that I already said that.)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 11:47 AM (kU0PQ)
13 minutes ago
Spectacular military flyover ahead of Sail4th 250 on the Hudson
A parade in the sky of military aircraft led by the Navy's Blue Angels took place during Sail4th 250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships celebrating America's 250th birthday.
The French Air Force acrobatic squad Patrouille de France released a stream of red, white and blue while flying over the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
I must admit, there's nothing as exciting as NYC and the Blue Angles are always magnificent.
Have a lovely holiday weekend.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 11:47 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: European Whites at July 04, 2026 11:48 AM (Qlrgu)
- a squid
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 11:49 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 11:49 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 11:49 AM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 11:50 AM (Jr5Lq)
42 Very cool yearbook, One-hour-sober!
I also graduated in 1976. Our mortar board tassels had a Liberty Bell and '76 on them.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 04, 2026 11:35 AM (3AwA+)
Funny, I graduated in ‘77, but most of the friends I hung out with were in the class of ‘76. Some things never change!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 11:52 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at July 04, 2026 11:52 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 11:52 AM (WaTrL)
I have appreciated your updates . I don't watch soccer, although I'm not one of the folks who thinks it's like kickball, but I am glad about all the fans who have come here and appreciated things about the U.S.A and I certainly hope our team does well.
Keep up the good work!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 11:53 AM (D+BhG)
Great photos and I LOVE that Sophie is Queen!
I guess the Dims and commies are sad today. We just had a flyover and I ran out on the deck in my nightgown and could not see the fighter planes. Imagine how Iran feels when they hear this sound of freedom!
I want a photo of them but they are gone by the time you hear them.
Have a great and safe celebration!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 04, 2026 11:56 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 11:58 AM (viF8m)
Tonight might not be a lot different, minus the beer and beach. Quiet as fireworks are banned in much of the Intermountain West due to drought. Rock on!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 04, 2026 11:59 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 04, 2026 11:59 AM (xp6Fy)
Land of Grand Tetons!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:03 PM (Kt19C)
*except for the "classic blue," it doesn't get dark, but the red does.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 12:03 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: tsj017 at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (xakWh)
Paige Cognetti wants all of America (including cops) to be gun free!
AI Overview
Scranton Mayor and Democratic congressional candidate Paige Cognetti expressed support for emulating Japan's gun-control laws and disarming police in a resurfaced 2020 virtual town hall. She stated she would "love to get to a world... where our police don't have firearms and where citizens are not carrying them either," citing her time living in Japan
Daily Caller: Dem Mayor Seeking To Flip Red Seat Blue Fantasized About Disarming Police, Citizens In Resurfaced Video
https:/tinyurl.com/4nn6zk7a
Politician Wants America Gun-Free Like Japan
Colion Noir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLAz7HmHofg
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (9aVck)
She's quite attractive and mentioned recently on some popular podcast that she will marry at some point, looking for a man to take care of her (her words).
That had to have upset the feminazis listening in.
She's a male gaze magnet (strike one)
She plays in the lowly women's league that exists only because it is propped up financially by the widely more popular men's league (strike two)
She's looking for a man to take care of her (strike three)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
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I like her style on and off the court. While playing, she is cool as a cucumber. And she really seems to be enjoying just living life. Good for her.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (EqY/n)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (GIU8b)
So soon after pride month?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:07 PM (Kt19C)
That's probably the part that is pissing off the folks on Reddit the most. "HOW DARE THEY BE HAPPY! DON'T THE KNOW THAT RAYSIS RETUGLIKKANS RUN THIS PLACE WITH THE CHRISTOTALIBAN!?"
(Have I ever mentioned how glad I am to not be liberal these days? Misery is overrated.)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 12:08 PM (/k3in)
NYC had the magnificent military flyover & the Tall Ships have docked nearby.
The Kelce's have donated 26 million across several major non-profits targeting "food rescue logistics," educational outreach, and specialized pediatric medical care including:
City Harvest (New York, NY): Summer Food Rescue Program, which distributes fresh food to more than 2.4 million New Yorkers.
Harvesters – The Community Food Network (Kansas City, MO): Expanding Mobile Food Pantries & child hunger initiatives to provide roughly 2 million meals to families facing historic inflation.
The Store (Nashville, TN): Supporting their Free Grocery Store Program for low-income families to shop for fresh, healthy food with dignity.
New York Cares (New York, NY): Scaling up Volunteer-Powered Community Service Programs which mobilize tens of thousands of locals to manage urban food distribution networks.
Then there's the Grammy Museum Foundation; Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and Education Through Music (New York, NY). And MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering (New York, NY), Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, MO).
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 12:09 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 04, 2026 11:59 AM
******
I was in Gulf Shores.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 12:10 PM (2Ez/1)
I wouldn’t know what liberty meant without you.
Posted by: Speller at July 04, 2026 12:11 PM (pSotA)
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 04, 2026 12:11 PM (3AwA+)
US - Belgium is on Monday. And in Seattle too, easily the best home crowd the US team could hope for. That worked out well.
We’re actually the ever so slight favorites right now. Something alien to US men’s soccer.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 12:12 PM (Qlrgu)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 04, 2026 12:05 PM (GIU8b)
You can try, can't you?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 04, 2026 12:13 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 12:14 PM (Jr5Lq)
Children would happily vote for someone who promised them candy for dinner every night. Same concept.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 11:12 AM
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By design, our schools don't explain "the flaw the plan". Two weeks in high school on the the simple differences between capitalism and socialism would make the point.
There's no such thing as a free lunch
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 12:15 PM (YDjYy)
She was a placekicker on her high school football team...and homecoming queen.
The sexy tomboy.
'merica...
Posted by: one hour sober at July 04, 2026 12:15 PM (J4Dwc)
The same people who are telling us that they can't possibly celebrate the 250th anniversary of this nation are the same ones who a month ago were screaming at some baseball players who refused to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 12:18 PM (O0L8i)
SOPHIE GAVE HER THE MOST 'MORE COWBELL' POINT POSSIBLE!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at July 04, 2026 12:19 PM (X8xt3)
that must mean Im just as schmart as Jefferson!
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 04, 2026 12:22 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 12:23 PM (Qlrgu)
She and I, accompanied by our only brother at that time, walked up the hill in our little rowhouse community and watched the local parade.
Police cars and fire engines; Miss 4th of July (had all teeth) riding in the back of a convertible; kids from the local boys and girls clubs & our 1st area swim club (private) on decorated bikes; a baby parade with judged winners, an ice cream truck stationed along the road at the end of the parade.
And most importantly, a few of our surviving military veterans from the Vietnam War.
That evening, there were fireworks in a field. Hoodlums, bikers, whatever present; everyone present was respectful and patriotic at that time.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 12:24 PM (NFX2v)
Good morning, all! Got 5 flags flying, including a special Happy 250th Birthday one.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 12:28 PM (mmrXZ)
-and make people live much longer than we’ve been used to-
I'm already living longer than I've been used to.
Posted by: Speller at July 04, 2026 12:28 PM (pSotA)
Not too many liberals; they must be keeping cool at Starbucks...
Posted by: The Sanhedrin at July 04, 2026 12:31 PM (+9A0s)
My small city’s annual 4th of July is basically this. It’s very local and “low cost” which makes it great. Volunteers and local businesses making floats. Local HS cheerleaders, marching bands, police cars, fire trucks, etc. Small town old school feel. And always heavily attended.
We hear about blue shithole cities like Buffalo canceling parades and fireworks because a Muslim is offended. But we never hear about the thousands of small cities counties and towns across the country who still celebrate.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 12:32 PM (Qlrgu)
Posted by: World Cup Update
__________
You'll be under glass and betting quatloos.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 12:32 PM (XvL8K)
So far, so good.
Posted by: Stephen Wright at July 04, 2026 12:32 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 12:33 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 04, 2026 12:34 PM (u73oe)
And had Kamala been installed in 2024 they would be flying flags and arguing anyone that didn't join in should leave.
Because nothing the left natters on about is real, it is all about power.
Pride month gives money and power to the Alphabet mafia. The 4th under a non-leftist gives legitimacy to a non-leftist. Hence the different reactions
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:34 PM (sKqQm)
"A land whose countryside would be bright with cozy homesteads, whose fields and villages would be joyous with the sounds of industry, with the romping of sturdy children, the contest of athletic youths and the laughter of comely maidens, whose firesides would be forums for the wisdom of serene old age. The home, in short, of a people living the life that God desires that men should live."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 12:35 PM (O0L8i)
88 There’s a decent chance I’ll make it to 300. Medical advances in the next 50 years could be revolutionary.
I’ve already picked out a nice jar for my brain!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 12:36 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:36 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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Don't overdo it. Post-surgical intestinal problems are not uncommon.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 12:36 PM (XeU6L)
There have certainly been advances against cancer and some other long term health issues but longevity research hasn't been as effective as you might expect by looking at rising life expectancies.
The number one longevity treatment is still...don't do drugs or drink to excess and get exercise to stay thin-ish with some muscle
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 12:38 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:38 PM (Kt19C)
Yes this is always an interesting discussions with relatively well meaning LIVs.
Ok, fine we share everything...who makes the stuff we share? The people currently working? Ok, but if they get the same amount of stuff whether they work or not why would they work? Oh...you think most people that work enjoy working so much they would spend their time doing it if they didn't draw a salary? Would you? No? Why would anyone else be any different?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
The number one longevity treatment is still...don't do drugs or drink to excess and get exercise to stay thin-ish with some muscle
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)
Yeah for sure.
I’m not expecting a pill to magically make me live to 100. But if medicine/science can cure more cancers, Alzheimer’s stuff like that, then the path to making it to 100 becomes a lot easier.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 04, 2026 12:42 PM (Qlrgu)
By design, our schools don't explain "the flaw the plan". Two weeks in high school on the the simple differences between capitalism and socialism would make the point.
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Two or three decades ago, 'Civics' was displaced by 'Sociology'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)
Happy Independence Day!!!!
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 12:43 PM (dIske)
Posted by: SMOD at July 04, 2026 12:43 PM (O7XEN)
Posted by: 18-1
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Healthy diet.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 12:44 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: 18-1
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Healthy diet.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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It's still probably 80% genetic.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: 18-1
Genetics.
Posted by: Zombie Gregor Mendel at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (g7saB)
Proclamations were made all week it'd be a bust. And it's not remotely true.
Here, it's popular to put an American flag in the back of a pickup truck and ride around in a convoy with others all flying the flag. I've seen several already. And we're out in the sticks.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (jehhT)
Cancer we are making more progress on than Alzheimers/dementia which is actually in some ways sad. I have a relative with both and they just about have his cancer beat but I know the mental side is not going to get better.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: yep at July 04, 2026 12:48 PM (s9TOl)
Posted by: SMOD at July 04, 2026 12:43 PM (O7XEN)
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Red-headed, fit, and 6'2" back in the 1700's.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 12:49 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Delurker at July 04, 2026 12:49 PM (2Drhq)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 04, 2026 12:49 PM (gm9Sb)
So soon after pride month?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:07 PM (Kt19C)
I would be OK with all of the full-time cops being disarmed, and having to call out the militia/posse if violence is needed.
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 12:49 PM (kU0PQ)
Awesome!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 12:50 PM (u/wrI)
Posted by: Zombie Gregor Mendel at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (g7saB)
Actually I think this is kind of a random one.
Years lived after fertility ends have a quickly declining impact on producing offspring and making sure they in turn have children.
If there is a genetic aspect to religious affiliation though that could be a significant one since the depth of religious belief correlates pretty well with how many children you have.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had
Concur. The resemblance was startling.
Posted by: Auspex at July 04, 2026 12:51 PM (Y8DZL)
I'd argue that cops should only be allowed to carry the same weapons citizens are since they are just citizens, not military.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:51 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1
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Healthy diet.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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It's still probably 80% genetic.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
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I would not be surprised to see a more complete application of "sound" based medical treatment leading to longevity. Imagine if you could calibrate sound down to atomic weight to create resonate tones (like the reverberation you hear of the tiles when singing in the shower). If they can calibrate precisely enough and focus that resonate tone for specific targets, you can say goodbye to the barbaric (non-discriminating) radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Or so my imagination suggests.
Posted by: Orson at July 04, 2026 12:53 PM (dIske)
6'8" and weighed a ton.
He saved children but not the British children.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 12:54 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 12:47 PM (OoFl2)
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Good plan. Fortunately, I'm out in a rural area, so the explosions are rare. But even a faint sound is enough to make the younger dog seek shelter.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 12:55 PM (91q/g)
And now Rubio has to take over as WNBA pointer. He's such a busy guy.
Posted by: Wears a lot of hats, uniforms, and jerseys at July 04, 2026 12:55 PM (TbWk/)
Finally did.
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 12:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 12:56 PM (/k3in)
I was told by a guide at Mt Vernon that while most depictions of George Washington show him with a powdered wig, he was actually a red head.
Posted by: SMOD
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I'll never understand why wearing fake old-people's hair was supposed to enhance your appearance.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 12:56 PM (mmrXZ)
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Hmm. The Brown Note comes to mind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 12:57 PM (XeU6L)
We had a number of great philosophical thinkers to argue why we should break with Britain and what sort of government is natural and right for a Judeo-Christian civilization but Washington is likely singular in having the organizational abilities he had, the natural charisma to make people want to follow him, AND no desire to get himself a crown.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
In spite of all our differences, it's heartening to see America come together and celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce come together as a happily married couple at Madison Square Garden; disappointed there's seemingly no live coverage or pay per view but am hopeful a video will be available for purchase soon!
Posted by: Auspex at July 04, 2026 12:58 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 04, 2026 12:58 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Franklin Delano Milankovich at July 04, 2026 12:59 PM (DZ9Lv)
Too damn hot
Posted by: Accomack at July 04, 2026 12:59 PM (GbONR)
Or a gladiator movie
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 12:59 PM (Kt19C)
On William Howard Taft:
"He was our heaviest President , and I have to be careful , because I don't want to supersede his record , and a thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen..."
On Gerald Ford building an outdoor pool at the White House: " I don't get to use it. I don't know if I look good in a bathing suit. I haven't had a bathing suit in a long time."
I laughed.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 01:00 PM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: RI Red at July 04, 2026 01:01 PM (WcJqs)
Can't believe how lucky I feel to have been born here.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 01:01 PM (mmrXZ)
I'd argue that cops should only be allowed to carry the same weapons citizens are since they are just citizens, not military.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 12:51 PM (sKqQm)
Well, I'm actually OK with all of the citizens being able to carry the exact same individual weapons* the military carries.
But if we want to restrict anyone, I think restricting the power of the state and returning some of it to the people (militia/posse) is a better way to do it than to disarm everyone. Might help engender sense of responsibility among the people, too.
(* Limitations for everyday carry based on how appropriate certain weapons - like grenades - are when you're dealing with innocent bystanders.)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 01:02 PM (kU0PQ)
The one Amber Heard?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 01:02 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 12:56 PM (mmrXZ)
Primarily because 1) "good hair" wasn't as easy in those days, and 2) wearing 'fake' young-people's hair still needed powder to keep it clean and such. (Or so was my understanding.)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 01:04 PM (kU0PQ)
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De Trouw (The Faith- they were Dutch) 1660 or so.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at July 04, 2026 01:04 PM (jPdyB)
Thanks for all those interesting links. Had to laugh at the old Hippie realizing 1976 was fifty years ago. I was an unsuccessful flower child. Wrong size (think offensive tackle) and the wrong attitude. But I miss the VW minibus. You could work on the engine sitting on a folding chair and enough interior room for some fun.
That reminded me that the flower girl and ring bearer at our wedding are almost fifty years old. When the hell did that happen? Seems only a few weeks ago they were waiting to start kindergarten.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 01:05 PM (yTvNw)
They wore the wigs to cover hair loss and syphillis sores, and the powder was to hide lice.
Three cheers for modern hygiene.
Posted by: Delurker at July 04, 2026 01:06 PM (2Drhq)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 01:06 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: JTB
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Very disturbing that the older one gets, the more quickly that time seems to pass.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 01:08 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 04, 2026 01:01 PM (mmrXZ)
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And in this time. Unfortunately, there are reasons to worry that there might be a national decline in the near future. Socialists on the rise? What madness!
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 01:08 PM (PEg9t)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 01:10 PM (Ia/+0)
The lead singer for Jackyl did that a lot as well.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 01:11 PM (/k3in)
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
Like a roll of toilet paper. Closer you get to the end, the father it goes.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 04, 2026 01:11 PM (zYHty)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 04, 2026 01:12 PM (zYHty)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 04, 2026 01:11 PM (zYHty)
That is an excellent description!
I'm going to use that.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 01:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Abby Normal at July 04, 2026 01:16 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: javems at July 04, 2026 01:17 PM (zFsEm)
126 I would be OK with all of the full-time cops being disarmed, and having to call out the militia/posse if violence is needed.”
You don’t want to call out the militia every time some meth head goes on a rampage at 2 am.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 01:19 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 01:08 PM (PEg9t)
We shall challenge them in the media, we shall challenge them in the class rooms. We shall meet them at the ballot box and in the streets. Liberty shall never ever quit so that, a thousand years from now, people will say "This was their finest hour and the beginning of their Golden Age."
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 01:19 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Abby Normal at July 04, 2026 01:20 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 04, 2026 01:21 PM (zYHty)
The logo for that included a cow on skis.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 04, 2026 01:24 PM (rbvCR)
I'm Canadian and, unlike far too many up here, I think the USA is the best neighbor and friend any country could ask for.
I wish I could have crashed the party 'cause it looks like everyone who is not a lefty is having a blast.
Posted by: all doubt removed at July 04, 2026 01:25 PM (Ua1UE)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 04, 2026 01:25 PM (zYHty)
The slave that is linked to him did bear a child with Jefferson genetics but it is at least as likely the father was his uncle.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 04, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 04, 2026 01:26 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 01:02 PM (kU0PQ)
I'm sorry, I thought this was America.
Posted by: Randy Marsh at July 04, 2026 01:27 PM (rbvCR)
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Unlike the left, we're way, way too tolerant of "stuff." Maybe extreme, but I'd consider shooting the SOB.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 01:29 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 01:30 PM (Ia/+0)
We shall challenge them in the media, we shall challenge them in the class rooms. We shall meet them at the ballot box and in the streets. Liberty shall never ever quit so that, a thousand years from now, people will say "This was their finest hour and the beginning of their Golden Age."
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 01:19 PM (2WIwB)
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Stirring words to live by.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 01:33 PM (VZZtk)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 01:34 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 01:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 04, 2026 01:35 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Abby Normal at July 04, 2026 01:36 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 01:36 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 01:37 PM (sVBn2)
The good feelings of America's 200th birthday came to an end with the miserable, anti-American, hemorrhoidal presidency of James Earl Carter. Until Biden, the most embarrassing president of modern times. Followed by, Ronald Reagan and some of the best times. Perhaps Carter gave us Reagan.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 04, 2026 01:41 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Texican ette at July 04, 2026 02:35 PM (SNf74)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 04, 2026 02:37 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 04:21 PM (vE0+H)
Her PR team and agent did a brilliant job of getting that in the news. Christian Toto speculates she did such a massive donation so the democratic socialists will eat her last. Because think about it: they spent ten millions of dollars, hijacked hundreds of NYC police, made a massive amount of celebs fly to NYC in air polluting planes, to converge on a giant complex and make it generate so much energy and cooling at a time the socialist mayor is telling all New Yorkers to turn their thermostats up. I promise you they did NOT turn the Garden's thermostat up. Can't have elite celebs sweating, can we?
I'm grateful when anyone donates to good causes, but she's so ostentatious and performative about her donations. They could have donated it anonymously. She wants the media to forget about how elitist her dream wedding sounds and change the conversation.
What's funny is even among the swifties there's discord, that doesn't usually happen. Their queen's over the top wedding has caused fighting in the ranks.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 04:50 PM (gWBY1)
The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival (Happy Independence Day!)
Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over (Rulz for those of you in Bunker Hill) 1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate away.
2) Some people need to be reminded, be nice. Be kind.
3) Running with sharp objects takes away from the concentration required to detonate the fireworks.
4) Have a wonderful Independence Day celebration. Happy Birthday America!!!!
Here is his "Camptown Races" HT - Isophorone Blog
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests: 4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
6/1 Update – Teresa had a CT scan and has seen the surgeon. Everything looks good/stable. There are no new tumors and the ones that are there have pretty much stayed the same or shrunk. No metastises seen. Additional good news is that she can stay on the current medication, and just alternate it with other meds. She continues to respond extremely well to the protocols. She sends her gratitude for each and every prayer.
6/19 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. Her cancer marker numbers continue to go down; hopefully that means everything is working! In other news, she has started working on another stocking, this time for her grandson, who will be implanted soon via IVF. Prayers for a successful procedure and pregnancy would be greatly appreciated! 5/16 – Tonypete asked for prayers for Jane who is dying of breast cancer, and for Cheri who is in jail (again) for drug related crimes.
6/13 Update – Jane and her husband have sold their home and have moved back to Green Bay, to be with family when she dies. 5/20 – D gave an update on his wife Susan and her continued battle with cancer. Her cancer markers are still headed in the right direction. She is on a new antibiotic, and it is causing some side effects, but it is keeping her out of another surgery, so that is a win. Thanks again to everyone for their prayers. May 1 marked one year since they found out about the cancer, and Susan is doing so well.
6/24 Update – Everything is going well. The chemo seems to be working, but it’s very hard. The prayers help, so please keep praying for them. 5/23 – I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/2 Update – I used to have a Different Nic sent in an update. He has been diagnosed with risk group 2 prostate cancer. It appears to be localized to the prostate but this will be verified via another scan. He has doctor appointments lined up for the next month or so before he starts treatment.
6/23 Update – The latest update is that he has stage 2, “unfavorable intermediate”, which he notes is an awful name, but what it means is, it is in the middle, but bad enough that they want to treat it. It’s more aggressive than previously thought. He is at the point where he has to decide on treatment options, which means choosing which set of pretty unfortunate side effects he prefers. 5/26 – Doof posted a request for prayers for his mom. She is back in the hospital. She is very weak from one or more infections, and is sleeping a lot. She isn’t really talking when she is alert for a few minutes.
6/14 Update – Doof’s mother passed away. 5/29 – Bulg requested prayers for his sister, her husband, their four children, and the rest of the family as his sister is dying. She is in palliative care in the hospital, with a lot of blood clots, and is not expected to last long.
6/14 Update – Bulg’s sister passed away on 6/14. They all could use prayers of comfort. 6/9 – “A” requested prayers for a long-time friend now suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, who just fell and broke his hip. He came out of the anesthetic really confused. His wife and family also need prayers of support and strength to help him. 6/13 – Dash my lace wings asked for prayers for a friend named Lisa, who was diagnosed with liver duct cancer. She has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks and is afraid she will never leave.
6/20 Update – Lisa has been allowed to go home for hospice care. Cancer has metastasized throughout her body; this looks like the end for her.
6/27 Update – Lisa passed on 6/22, at home, in the presence of family. Thank you for your prayers. 6/13 – Tonypete requested prayers for an acquaintance (B), who has destroyed every relationship she has ever been a part of and spreads hate and torment to everyone around her. 6/18 – buzzion asked for prayers for a friend named Christina, who has struggled with drug addiction and is in jail again. Buzzion prays that this really is rock bottom and a true wake-up call for her – even if it requires her to stay in jail.
6/29 Update – Christina’s family bonded her out of jail and she has checked into a rehab facility. Please pray that she gets the help she needs. 6/20 – bluebell gave an update on grammie Winger. Grammie had some major surgery related to her cancer in March and is pretty much housebound. She said she isn’t keeping up on news since her diagnosis; she doesn’t have the energy. She said she thinks of her grey-box friends often with fondness. Please keep praying for her. Your prayers are a source of great comfort to her.
6/27 Update – grammie winger requested bluebell to let the Horde know that she is hospitalized again, with sepsis, and cannot eat or walk. She is very tired and cannot speak for long. She is being fed by tube. They don’t know how long she will be hospitalized or where she will go after (rehab, hospice, etc.). Bluebell has a mailing address for grammie, so please contact bluebell to send a card or note to grammie winger. Please pray for her, that her suffering will be eased, and pray for her family, who are suffering along with her. 6/20 – Polliwog the ‘Ette said that prayers for Inspector would be much appreciated. Inspector is still in the hospital. They are working on getting his strength up so it’s safe for him to go home. He is more alert and focused than when he was admitted, and he has been able to eat multiple full meals, which is an improvement and will help him continue to improve. 6/21 – B posted a request for prayers. He said that, due to his own shortcomings, and a moment of madness 6 years ago, B has been estranged from his two sons (age 41 and 36). He has tried to reach out and apologize to them over the past 6 years, to no avail. B asked the Horde to pray for their hearts to open, to allow him to properly apologize, and try to be the father he should have been. The boys are losing their mother to early-onset Alzheimers, and B needs them to know that he’s a better person today than he was then, and he can be counted on. 6/27 – Tom Servo posted prayers of thanks to God that his 38 year-old daughter, who was released from a psych hospital this week after a particularly bad breakdown. She has 2 children, which she does not have custody of, but she still sees, and they are wonderful. She has received more professional care, and it appears to have helped quite a bit. She has new medication and a new commitment to living in a way that will keep her from making a return trip to the hospital. 6/27 – George V sent his thanks to the Horde for their prayers. We had prayed for his wife in May, when she had a heart valve replacement, and there were indications of problems in her lymph nodes. She received the biopsy results, and both came back negative for cancer! Thank God for his goodness! 6/27 – “A” sent thanks for the prayers for a family friend, who is at home recovering with the family and doing much better. “A” has an additional request for long-time friends (J and S) who are in the midst of intense family problems and requesting healing, peace, repentance, and restoration in the family.
7/3- Isophrone Blog requests prayers for his parents, they are both elderly and in failing health. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
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Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 08:03 AM (MWfyi)
Happy Independence day
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:03 AM (Ia/+0)
for a duck may be some body's mother...
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:04 AM (U/wKW)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 08:04 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:05 AM (U/wKW)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 08:05 AM (NXz0i)
Thank you to all who served and are serving now.
We wouldn't have our great country without you fighting for us.
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 08:05 AM (/QHx4)
May Divine Providence continue to bless and protect this nation and all who love her.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:06 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:07 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:07 AM (Ia/+0)
for a duck may be some body's mother...
Posted by: man
It's too early to be stomping around the house singing that at the top of my lungs, isn't it?
Damn.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 08:08 AM (NXz0i)
Reading Pres Trump's speech at Mt Rushmore last night...does he write his own speeches? It is magnificent.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:08 AM (ZBho7)
Turn your AC up (or down, whatever)
Shoot your guns!
Post anti-migrant memes!
Because, seriously, fuck Britain.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 04, 2026 08:09 AM (f0sNM)
Nope. It's a classic.
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 08:09 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 08:10 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood"
I'm going to let people try to shoot down limbs infested with web worm nests in the pecan trees, using a pellet gun. The limbs they nest on are the twigs out at the end and a well placed shot will break it clean off.
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 08:10 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
https://tinyurl.com/3ebdc5wu
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:11 AM (mPnrf)
Willowed: I believe there'd be a market for aerobicized sandwich making videos. Monetizable, even,
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026
"The Girls of the Twenty-Minute Monte Cristo Workout"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (u73oe)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (56y8R)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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Instead of sipping, everyone chugs.
Yes, we are still dumb, after all these years.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:13 AM (iTZ6k)
And to many more years of American Exceptionalism!
We unlocked individual creativity, and showed the path to success to other nations. Who mostly went with the old Stone Age ways of elites and peons.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:13 AM (iTZ6k)
"Well I Declare!" - a limerick
As we celebrate In-de-pen-dence
And hope for two-fifty more hence
I hope we recall
What started it all:
"When n the course of human events..."
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:14 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (56y8R)
Woo! Right back atcha!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)
Kisses your hand. You are a very special lady.
And a tip of the hat to the stalwart Rev.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (iTZ6k)
England would be the 51st state in economic ranking today
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 08:16 AM (O0L8i)
A special prayer for a good man , Mayhar Tousi, who is trying to relocate to America. Facing escalating repression in the UK, Mayhar has a Visa to move to the US but that is being held up by our bureaucracy.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:16 AM (afJtY)
Prayers for all. Special prayer this morning for all who suffer from mental illness, which is rampant in this country. And for the friends and family members who do their best to keep peace.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:16 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026
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Grammie, I'm glad to see you posting! It was you who started me thinking seriously about relocating in, oh, 2019, when you told me, "Come on to Wisconsin! We're nice!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:17 AM (wzUl9)
Nice to hear from you! We are all thinking of you, grammie.
Posted by: dantesed at July 04, 2026 08:17 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 08:17 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 08:19 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (u73oe)
You got it, Duke. Best wishes and prayers for successful and harmonious outcome!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:19 AM (h7ZuX)
I am still happy you moved, and to such a nice place.
Grandchildren are true wealth.
One of the widows has invited me to her family Fourth of July celebration. First time meeting them. One of her ex-husbands will be there. I expect ... a grilling.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:19 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at July 04, 2026 08:20 AM (QUIEe)
I didn't know we got here so close to the same time. Thought you'd been around for awhile.
You are in my prayers so very often. That our Lord is comforting you. Allowing little to no pain.
As to your future, I have no worries. I'd just ask that, as you're walking those streets of gold, you'll give me a wave if you see me sweeping the sidewalk.
God Bless Dear Lady.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 04, 2026 08:20 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: Just Wondering at July 04, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:21 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Vendette at July 04, 2026 08:21 AM (PrsTH)
I do not have your address yet - I need to make sure I sent the email to the right place - but I am sending big hugs to you and praying for you!
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 04, 2026 08:22 AM (hPLSE)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:23 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (56y8R)
Grammie! Lovely to see you have a little energy today. We love you!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:23 AM (h7ZuX)
It's a blessing to be an American.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 08:23 AM (yTvNw)
Hope you are feeling better
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: TeeJ at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: Boswell at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (j10i6)
It's a blessing to be an American.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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Which burley blend, JTB? I'm puffing on some Peterson Standard Mixture, an English -- which is unusual for me at this time of year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Isophorone at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (bpEno)
{grammie}
Please add Mrs. F. to your prayers for a complete and immediate recovery. She was conscious enough to phone late last night and it was a great relief to know she was awake even for a short period. She continues with IV fluids and atb. Further steps and hopefully improvement await the results of lab tests. I'll take Boy F. to see her this morning and then send him off with the kids for the cousin's bbq down in Los Altos.
The caring concern shown by so many morons has been a great relief. Thank you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
May the Lord keep you in His embrace, and know that we love you so much, and miss you, and will keep your family in our prayers.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 08:26 AM (QykSZ)
Prayers continue to ascend. Thank you for this hopeful update.
May she be released into your arms soon.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 04, 2026 08:27 AM (qrpsN)
So of course Mayor Zohran Mamdani turned it into a lecture blasting America.
Mamdani retold the history of the United States Friday morning as an unending parade of horrors, an unwelcoming autocracy ruled by the wealthy and powerful.
Trump: “As we approach this magnificent anniversary, we see our American identity under a renewed attack,” Trump said in his remarks in South Dakota.
“A generation after we fought and won the Cold War against the menace of communism, there is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success,” the president continued.
“These are not mere political disagreements, like differences over taxes or regulations. Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty. It is the greatest threat to our country,” Trump declared.
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Thanks to the NY Post for these reports
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:28 AM (WKesY)
So happy you could post today. You, Rev and your family are in our prayers every day.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 08:28 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 08:28 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Isophorone at July 04, 2026 08:24 AM (bpEno)
A whole bunch of us have been or are going through the same thing, so we're not just going to pray for them, but for you too.
Posted by: Vendette at July 04, 2026 08:30 AM (1ieqq)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 04, 2026 08:31 AM (DFdns)
May you all have the same numbers of fingers Monday you have today. Party On!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 04, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:33 AM (afJtY)
May you all have the same numbers of fingers Monday you have today. Party On!
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Keep an eye on the kids too. Last year there were a couple "incidents" around here with fireworks that lead to injuries.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 08:35 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:33 AM (afJtY)
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What happened to Some Rat?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea!
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 08:38 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at July 04, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)
I have never been into fireworks. They seem dangerously without safeguards, unlike a gun, where the metal contains the blast. Instead there's *cardboard* around the powder? No, I don't think Homie gonna play dat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
She didn't say--she requested prayers for "mind, body, and soul." I pray that whatever difficulties he's having, the Lord carries him through.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:40 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:08 AM (ZBho7)
As you might expect, Althouse treated the speech with snark and dismissal.
Mamdami's blasphemy? Not a word of disapproval from that wine box drunk.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 08:40 AM (qRla/)
You, dear lady, who pray for so many others, may you find strength and happiness on this and every day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 08:41 AM (qRla/)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)
Someone here pointed out that I could walk in the A/C at the local mall. It opens at ten. Two or three days a week, I could have a light breakfast and maybe some fruit around eight, drive over for ten, put in a couple of miles (ca. forty minutes), and head back for lunch. Two of the other days I could force myself out for a mile's walk/run in the heat in my neighborhood. (The mall cops probably won't want me trotting in the mall.)
5x a week without risking heat exhaustion. Sounds good to me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (wzUl9)
May God bless you and keep you.
2008? Wow! You beat me here by about a year. A lot of water under a lot of bridges in that time. Lots of ups and downs for all of us!
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (fZiTB)
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 04, 2026 08:45 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:45 AM (afJtY)
So I'll just drive to the dairy for some fresh milk, come home and at some point watch 1776.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 08:46 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 04, 2026 08:46 AM (HUfR7)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:47 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (wzUl9)
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We have a mall that opens at 10 even though most of the stores open at 11, for people to walk around. The bakery and coffee places are open. It's a like an alternate reality for an hour.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (56y8R)
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God bless you!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)
If the Hendrix estate authorized an edited version of the recording for public use,it would make a pretty nice preamble to a sport event, if a proficient singer was not available.
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 04, 2026 08:47 AM (1FEc1)
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Grammie, great post. Good luck and God bless
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 04, 2026 08:48 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026
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I'm not sure any coffee places are open that early in my nearby mall. Still, that sounds terrific.
Maybe I'll give it a try on Monday. Miss Linda may want to go -- but she walks a good deal slower than I do.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: A Nomad Of The Time Streams at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (niKHs)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:14 AM (I0N4X)
I dub you the Official Semiquincentennial Limericist of these here proceedings...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 08:51 AM (nbLIj)
Was across the harbor on Governor's Island...
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 08:51 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 08:45 AM (afJtY)
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We're waiting for all the lab results to come back. She's healing from the biopsies, which is good.
Prayers for my aunt, who was in a shattering collision Monday. She was hit by a semi moving at full speed through the intersection and had to be choppered down to Grand Rapids for emergency surgery. Lots of blood loss, but she is now out of the ICU and physical therapy is beginning.
This happened during the family reunion, which I traditionally crash with the grandkids and whomever else in my family wants to meet comically distantly related cousins. ("Wait, so, you're my first cousin three times removed or a fourth cousin?") It happened just before I rolled in and understandably cast a pall over the whole event.
And then last night we lost power and my generator acted up. It came back at 2:30 a.m. I think I'm just going to sit still today.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)
I launched a spud into the air
It dang near reached the stratosphare
I stepped to the stage
with my trusty 12 gauge
Now we're making tater salad...wayyyy over there!
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:54 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 04, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)
How horrible! Sounds like a miracle that she survived! Prayers up.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:55 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Limerick Lover
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I just want to hear FJB pronounce it.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 04, 2026 08:56 AM (hPLSE)
the-patriotism-gap/
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:56 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:44 AM (I0N4X)
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I go way back, and was here for the 2004 election. Of course I didn't read comments at first, just glance through posts.
At some point I read comments, but just lurked. Fascinating stuff. I finally commented during Trump I, which makes me a old newb or a shy Grognard.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: A Nomad Of The Time Streams at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (niKHs)
Great place to see them, too! The tall ships were a definite highlight of the Bicentennial!
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 08:57 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Joe Kidd
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D'awww!
*blushes*
*kicks dirt*
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:58 AM (I0N4X)
https://tinyurl.com/2jc27vtj
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 08:59 AM (DWmGl)
Galatians 5:1
Posted by: Marcus T at July 04, 2026 08:59 AM (LLQU7)
Wolfus,
It's the Sutliff J4 burley. Mostly burley with some Kentucky and a light vanilla topping. Fairly mild, slightly sweet and it goes great with my perked black coffee. It's now discontinued but I was able to get the last couple of pounds before it disappeared. Think of Carter Hall or Granger kicked up several notches in quality. I save it for an occasional treat.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 08:59 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 08:55 AM (h7ZuX)
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Thank you. What is normally an oasis of peace Up North was completely disrupted as notifications went out, some folks drove down to be with her, others arranged shifts and we shifted food preparation around. And here I am, the bump on a log, though my grandkids were much appreciated and had a blast (as they always do).
That evening I called my father with the latest news and he in turn called his brother, who then phoned in and so I guess that's my job - a bridge to the increasingly separate branches of the family.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (qRla/)
You too!
Posted by: Vendette at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (1ieqq)
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There was a NASCAR race a week or two ago that featured a guitar instrumental of that. The guy playing it was probably in his 60's and it was awesome. Just the right about of reverb and fuzz.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 09:01 AM (jehhT)
Thankful to live in the best country ever, and for the tiny little piece of it that God has graciously given me for awhile. May God continue to bless America, and the Horde. Sending hugs and love to all y'all.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 04, 2026 09:02 AM (hPLSE)
Some good ones in the weekly funnies
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:06 AM (Ia/+0)
My wife is at her first show of the day. Her band is going to be performing at a retirement community. She's trying to negotiate the band being able to leave instead of being forced to sit for the rest of the performance.
I managed to get a few things accomplished as well and now I dedicate the day to staying within my air conditioned home and drugging the dogs before the fireworks begin.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 09:07 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)
That is important.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Limerick Lover
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It'll Get You In The End - a limerick
There once was an over-eager millennial
Celebrating the Semiquincentennial
In a grand epic fail
he slid down the stair rail
And landed smack dab on his finial!
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 09:09 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 09:07 AM (/k3in)
Thanks for the reminder!
*sets Trazadone on counter so I remember later. Might as well get the claw clippers and grinder out, too. Two birds, one stone, and all that.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:10 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Texican ette at July 04, 2026 09:11 AM (SNf74)
It's the Sutliff J4 burley. Mostly burley with some Kentucky and a light vanilla topping. Fairly mild, slightly sweet and it goes great with my perked black coffee. It's now discontinued but I was able to get the last couple of pounds before it disappeared. Think of Carter Hall or Granger kicked up several notches in quality. I save it for an occasional treat.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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Sounds great. I have a 2021 7 or 8 oz. tin of Granger in the closet, and should open it now that Sir Walter Raleigh is still giving off that faint vinegar aroma in the pouch.
I finished the Standard Mixture -- there was only about ten minutes' worth left in the bowl after yesterday afternoon. Got some Match Early Morning Pipe going in the same pot-bowl pipe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)
That is important.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)
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My kids do a good job at this, they are close with a large number of fairly distant cousins.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:12 AM (RIvkX)
The pickings have been slim lately. I was beginning to wonder if I'd see anything else I liked this year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 09:14 AM (wzUl9)
Ben Had
Vendette
SMH
AND
Grammie
Blessings on the lot of ye...
and all the other assorted miscreants here as well!!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at July 04, 2026 09:15 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 09:17 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 04, 2026 09:19 AM (ugElV)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 09:19 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RIvkX)
A blessed Fourth of July to all!
A happy family gathering last night and another scheduled today, wish I saw a lot of these cousins more than once a year.
Posted by: Auspex at July 04, 2026 09:21 AM (Y8DZL)
Bravo!
Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 04, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Buck Ofama, K4WTJ at July 04, 2026 09:22 AM (z6ONu)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026 09:22 AM (tXwiM)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 04, 2026 09:22 AM (dmoni)
When the weather is very very damp
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 04, 2026 09:23 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 09:24 AM (afJtY)
Prayers for a safe, enjoyable 4th. Prayers for those requested and those contemplated in Jesus's Name.
Amen
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 09:24 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026 09:24 AM (tXwiM)
Solemn in looking forward to keeping this great country on course, Happy that we still have that opportunity.
I think this place represents one of the bastions of hope.
Posted by: RI Red at July 04, 2026 09:25 AM (iaf7q)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 04, 2026 09:25 AM (26GAh)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 04, 2026 09:25 AM (dmoni)
Gomorrah. We regret our sins and beg for forgiveness so that we can live in covenant with You.
Amen
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026 09:26 AM (tXwiM)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RIvkX)
Amen to that!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:27 AM (h7ZuX)
Good to see you, my sister in Christ! FenSpouse and I have been praying for you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 09:27 AM (eF17/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 04, 2026 09:25 AM (26GAh)
He both amuses and educates
Posted by: Vendette at July 04, 2026 09:28 AM (1ieqq)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026
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I prefer the straights as well. In the '80s, when I first tried the pipe, you could smoke at bars and restaurants, and I thought a straight would be awkward to handle; so I bought mostly bents. Some of which I still have, and smoke. A bent is generally easier to clench in your teeth, and supposedly the moisture from combustion stays lower in the stem and doesn't reach your mouth. But if you're smoking correctly -- drier leaf, sipping at the pipe instead of puffing like a steam engine -- the moisture issue doesn't really come up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 09:29 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026
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And nowadays I smoke almost always at home, so the awkwardness doesn't come up. I think of a straight as sending a message: "Yeah, I smoke a pipe. What's it to ya?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 09:30 AM (wzUl9)
We can talk about Marxism, Communism, and various leftist logical contortions and fallacies, but to me it has never been more clear that this is all just a secular veneer for pure demonic energy.
To promote a flag representing unlimited sexual license over the one of one's nation, which represents fidelity to parents and tradition, is as blatant a symbol of spiritual warfare that I can think of. That it is a perversion of God's rainbow just makes it that much more obvious.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 09:33 AM (afJtY)
The previous owners left their flag and flag pole.
Fortunately, the flag is in good condition.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:34 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: The Paolo at July 04, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RIvkX)
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I think it will be used for ISR, to track who shows up, where they came from, and where they go.
It is preferable to "disappear" those people, continuing to create a power vacuum and rendering the regime wracked by strife and distrust. Are insiders selling out rivals? Cutting deals to save themselves?
This is why people need to chill. It's a process, not an event. The best regime change is organic, not achieved by tanks and infantry. People looked at WW II, which was a unique event in history and said "yeah, that's a template for the ages." No, it's not.
Punitive expeditions are much more common and much more effective in the long run.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)
Those false rights are now approaching 100 years old and have never ever ever worked even when tried on a small scale.
Sweden, Norway, and the other Icebacks now see that their semi-socialist ways do not work without a very homogenous (race, religion, education, etc) population.
Milton said you can have open borders or welfare.
To expound on that idea it appears you can have socialism or diversity, but not both at the same time.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (/+uur)
Prayers continue.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (4VH0B)
Posted by: The Paolo at July 04, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)
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Bill Clinton would know about that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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♫ ♫ ♪ ♫
"It's the finial countdown..."
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at July 04, 2026 09:36 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:36 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Grammie wingers phone at July 04, 2026 08:12 AM (56y8R)
🇺🇸🎉 Grammie!!!
Posted by: runner at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (kwV69)
Posted by: Vendette at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (1ieqq)
Fortunately, the flag is in good condition.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:34 AM (QykSZ)
Bonus!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (/+uur)
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This is designed to gull ageing centrist Dems into thinking that it is still FDR's party. They have no intention of doing anything other than staging an Anarchist revolution. The template they are using is Spain, 1936. There's a book about it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Camping, by definition, is overnight. Otherwise it’s a picnic!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026 09:26 AM (tXwiM)
True dat. I used the term to indicate a single, versus multiple, night duration. Got a site at Kissimmee Prarie Park, a certified Dark Sky park..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
No question about that flag flying at your house!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at July 04, 2026 09:38 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 09:38 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026
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His creator, Georges Simenon, was quite the pipe man himself. So were Faulkner, historian Shelby Foote, and the Ellery Queen cousins. The story goes that when their first novel won the first prize a national magazine was offering in '28, they trooped over to Dunhill and bought two pipes, each with the letters "EQ" stamped into it.
I wonder whatever happened to those pipes. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Archer at July 04, 2026 09:39 AM (wvc0i)
Posted by: In my best Johnny Carson voice at July 04, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Archer
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One of the few things I miss about living near an Army base is regularly seeing Blackhawks, Apaches, and Chinooks.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (QykSZ)
Prayers for all who need, stated or not.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (mQbp+)
Also a prayer request! My grand-niece has not been growing properly. She's... 5 or 6?, the growth plates are fine but no growth in over a year. They've found an intestinal or bowel blockage with the latest tests and she will probably need surgery. I'm getting all this second-hand so don't have a lot of details.
Posted by: RandomDave at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (aJQbY)
Mine is a aluminum spear point on top a mahogan round wood
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Not bad. The stuff we use contains chamomile, passionflower, valerian root and melatonin. Good stuff so I hope it helps when the explosions start.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 09:42 AM (yTvNw)
I pointed this out on a message board forum once in response to something and I thought this old leftist was going to have a stroke. He tried to ‘splain how Friedman was wrong, but it was just incoherent.
We don’t lock the doors on our house because we hate other people, it’s because we love our family.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 04, 2026 09:43 AM (tXwiM)
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 09:43 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:44 AM (QykSZ)
https://tinyurl.com/yc4pth2v
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:46 AM (Ia/+0)
God Bless America! Truth and Justice will prevail!
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 09:47 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RIvkX)
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It may be a risk but they had to do something. He was starting to smell.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 04, 2026 09:47 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 09:48 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 09:42 AM (yTvNw)
?! Those are three words I definitely don't understand together.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at July 04, 2026 09:49 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 08:17 AM (wVcYX)
https://youtu.be/NFPIGNua5WM
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 04, 2026 09:50 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (/k3in)
What is it? I don't find the Trazadone to be super effective, and when it does start to take effect, Tank gets bewildered. Would love to use something else.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:51 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 04, 2026 09:51 AM (l26NL)
As for the Ayatollah's funeral, if I were in the IRGC I'd slip my cell phone into the pocket of my worst enemy who I knew would be in attendance. Location services: ON.
Posted by: PabloD at July 04, 2026 09:53 AM (byoW7)
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (/+uur)
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This is designed to gull ageing centrist Dems into thinking that it is still FDR's party. They have no intention of doing anything other than staging an Anarchist revolution. The template they are using is Spain, 1936. There's a book about it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Mad-Manny's little rant about how America sucks and we're on stolen land and we hate immigrants isn't going to help. I thought Mandami was a more astute politician than that. He just made a huge in-kind donation to the GOP.
But he and his DemSoc loons want their Communist Utopia and they want it now. Pres. Trump is going to hang them like an albatross around the neck of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 09:55 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Piper at July 04, 2026 09:55 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:55 AM (gKWVE)
Good morning Ben Had. (Hope Texas is cooler than Virginia right now.)
It's true. A pipe can become a part of you. Partly appearance, partly attitude, partly perception by others. In addition to the authors Wolfus mentioned, you can add Tolkien, CS Lewis, and Malcolm Guite. I really believe smoking a pipe lends itself to a creative approach and quiet appreciation of life.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 09:55 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 04, 2026 09:56 AM (0U5gm)
https://tinyurl.com/2mxrv6v4
Enjoy today and remember, it's only treason if you lose.
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 04, 2026 09:57 AM (XY7MO)
Posted by: TeeJ at July 04, 2026 09:57 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 04, 2026 09:58 AM (afJtY)
The Boston Pops 1812, July 4, 1976. I remember it well as it ran on CBS nationally. Reportedly, The Pops, lead by Arthur Fiedler, drew a record-breaking 400,000 thousand people to the Charles River Esplanade for the performance.
Something that really struck me rewatching the performance this morning was the cameras capturing a baby and another young child in the audience, now 50 years ago.
Grammie Winger! Another blessing for us on this historical day! Always in our hearts and minds; continuing prayers for you and yours. 🙏
And continuing prayers for God's blessings & comfort for all of the Horde and Horde adjacent, especially those with particular health needs.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 09:58 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
It may be a risk but they had to do something. He was starting to smell.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
Not that he probably smelled all that great in life.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at July 04, 2026 09:59 AM (mQbp+)
My wife is at her first show of the day. Her band is going to be performing at a retirement community. She's trying to negotiate the band being able to leave instead of being forced to sit for the rest of the performance.
I managed to get a few things accomplished as well and now I dedicate the day to staying within my air conditioned home and drugging the dogs before the fireworks begin.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 09:07 AM (/k3in)
Have them play Slayer's angel of death as their last song. Having to stick around won't be a problem. They might even be escorted out. Lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 09:59 AM (WQBBj)
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
Posted by: Zombie George M. Cohan at July 04, 2026 09:59 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:00 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
"Vibeful Calming Soft Chews." We get them from Chewy.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 10:01 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Mitch McConnell's staff at July 04, 2026 10:01 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 04, 2026 10:01 AM (bkuEU)
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 04, 2026 10:01 AM (XY7MO)
"Put a communist in a helicopter and he will fly for a few hours. Throw him out of a helicopter and he will fly for the rest of his life'. -Augusto Pinochet.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 04, 2026 10:03 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Back in the day at July 04, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)
Polliwog,
Missouri Meerschaum company, under that name, began making corn cob pipes before WW I. A play on using the most common material, corn cobs, with the luxury meerschaum pipes and their fancy carved bowls.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 10:03 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 09:41 AM (QykSZ)
One of the things I miss was seeing the Blue Angels in F4s, and the memory of pickling one of them coming in low and too fast at Oceana. I as a snuffy airman on ramp watch and did know the Blue Angels were arriving.
Posted by: Eromero at July 04, 2026 10:04 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RIvkX)
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I think it will be used for ISR, to track who shows up, where they came from, and where they go.
It is preferable to "disappear" those people, continuing to create a power vacuum and rendering the regime wracked by strife and distrust. Are insiders selling out rivals? Cutting deals to save themselves?
This is why people need to chill. It's a process, not an event. ...
Punitive expeditions are much more common and much more effective in the long run.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)
The "We've been defeated by Iran!!! reee!!!" people are just so wrong in their assessment that they astound me. Crude oil prices have dropped, UAE has left OPEC and is building a pipeline, and shipping has resumed through the Strait of Hormuz (despite Iran's bluster).
The MOU is not a peace treaty. It's really to let the tankers escape. If you know "go time" has a date certain, would you return? No you would not.
Who's selling oil from a safe location? Oh yah, 'Murica!
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:05 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Moe Howard at July 04, 2026 10:06 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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I don't clench my pipes all that much, though. I'm more likely to hold the bowl in one hand even while puffing.
I have one vintage, a straight Keyser, with a bowl that is not very big but which is twice as heavy as my others. I've learned to clench a little higher up the stem when I do that while puffing that pipe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)
"But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream." Amos 5:24
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
But he and his DemSoc loons want their Communist Utopia and they want it now. Pres. Trump is going to hang them like an albatross around the neck of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ksbjf)
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The legacy media will leave all of that out and just include the FDR bits to reassure people like my parents that the Party hasn't changed at all, it's that the GOP is now run by Nazis (I mean, the bad Nazis, not the good ones like that nice man in Maine).
A lot of old Dems are in deep denial about the state of the Party, and soundbites like this are designed to reinforce that, and allow them to tune out the other parts as "GOP misinformation." They still think Russiagate is real, Hunter Biden's laptop was fake, and that J6 killed cops.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: TRex - low key dino at July 04, 2026 10:09 AM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 04, 2026 10:09 AM (Kt19C)
God Bless the USA .
So lovely to see grammie this morning. Prayers in abundance for all of the Horde and their loved ones, especially Some Rat and Mrs Franpyscho.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 10:09 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 10:09 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 10:10 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 04, 2026 10:01 AM (/k3in)
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I heard that Vibeful Calming Soft Chews are now touring with The Osmonds on the casino circuit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026
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It does. In a fast-paced, "get it done yesterday" world, sitting with a pipe -- or even strolling outdoors with one -- is an oasis of calm.
Tolkien apparently liked Capstan Blue, a Virginia, and Lewis a blend called Three Nuns. You can still buy them, though they are no longer cheap, and TN has changed components, so it's not really the same blend.
Faulkner was apparently a Dunhill (now Peterson) My Match 965 fan, an English blend.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 10:10 AM (wzUl9)
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self control,
Thy liberty in law.
Posted by: The second verse at July 04, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above."
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 10:12 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ksbjf)
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The legacy media will leave all of that out and just include the FDR bits to reassure people like my parents that the Party hasn't changed at all, it's that the GOP is now run by Nazis (I mean, the bad Nazis, not the good ones like that nice man in Maine).
A lot of old Dems are in deep denial about the state of the Party, and soundbites like this are designed to reinforce that, and allow them to tune out the other parts as "GOP misinformation." They still think Russiagate is real, Hunter Biden's laptop was fake, and that J6 killed cops.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
True, but we have very Lefty partisan Democrats like James Carville and Rahm Emanuel publicly saying that the DemSoc loons are American-hating retards. (Of course, Carville and Emanuel are really upset that the DemSoc loons are spilling beans about the Democrat party -- it's Communist in all but name for decades)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:14 AM (ksbjf)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
I'm very stute!
Posted by: Madman Mamdani at July 04, 2026 10:14 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 10:14 AM (qXs2h)
Posted by: Charlie Kelly at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (l26NL)
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:05 AM (ksbjf)
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It's amazing to me how many "conservatives" have outed themselves as mercenary shills (and dim ones at that) over the past year.
It has nothing to do with the policies per se, it's the complete lack of any reasoning ability to reach their conclusions.
I mean, expect Dems to be incoherent idiots, but this whole business of making up objectives we never had and then pointing to our failure to achieve these fantasies as some sort of failure is really amazing.
A bunch of it is about disqualifying Vance. By claiming Iran is a failure and then tying it to him, they figure they can knock him out of 2028.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (jehhT)
And may the Horde have a blessed 4th.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 10:16 AM (wzUl9)
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine.
Posted by: The third verse at July 04, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Prior to the lockdowns they used to hold an air show at Quonset every year. It was pretty cool to have them roar overhead going up the bay.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:17 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 10:14 AM (qXs2h)
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The celebration started of slow, but going to stores and walking around, people are really getting into the patriotic spirit. Driving Up North and back I listened to a lot of radio and it was all about celebrations, and all the commercials were patriotic themed.
The corporations are catching up bigly, and I don't think it's going to end today. I think people are getting a kick out of holding their heads up again and not having to say sorry for everything. Freedom is intoxicating, and highly contagious.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)
It has nothing to do with the policies per se, it's the complete lack of any reasoning ability to reach their conclusions.
I mean, expect Dems to be incoherent idiots, but this whole business of making up objectives we never had and then pointing to our failure to achieve these fantasies as some sort of failure is really amazing.
A bunch of it is about disqualifying Vance. By claiming Iran is a failure and then tying it to him, they figure they can knock him out of 2028.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)
I've noticed the animus against Vice Pres. Vance, too. I've never found him to utter anything other than his honest appraisal -- I don't have to agree with him.
However, we've had a regular commenter declare that Vance is just as deceitful as Hillary Clinton -- an assessment that is so far removed from reality, it makes me question his motives.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:19 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 08:49 AM (I0N4X)
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Normally, we throw a frisbee and try to hit it with potato guns. Today, we have a crack shot with us and so we're going to experiment with firing a potato across the field (as if from a skeet house) and see if he can hit it. The boys are making the guns right now!
I'm pretty confident none of us will hit anything but potato guns are a lot of fun.
Afterwards we are turning pyro and firing off some fireworks, so big day!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 10:20 AM (2pEo+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
Fresh corn 5 for $1
Half gallon ice cream $4.98
Peaches 97 cents / lb
Texas!
'Murrica!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)
Happy birthday America!!!
Prayers for those in need and may God bless this great nation.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 10:21 AM (2WIwB)
Bet it hits 5M before 2028.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 04, 2026 10:22 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Count de Monet
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I hope you cleaned them out at that price.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 10:23 AM (XvL8K)
***waves at Grammie Winger***
Prayers are always headed your way, dear lady! Great to hear from you 💐
Glad to hear Mrs Franpsycho is doing better 💕💕💕
Prayers up for Some Rat. 🎉
And of course, prayers for all who may need them 🙏🙏🙏
My cancer numbers are staying down, and everything appears to be status quo for now. I am now 21 months into a 6-12 month prognosis. I am VERY fortunate to be responding so well to current medications. God is good!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 04, 2026 10:24 AM (SRRAx)
To be clear, the act itself broke communion; it is not a punishment.
Yesterday, instructions were released from the DDF for those wishing to repent and return to the Church. This includes both the clergy AND laity in the SSPX. An interesting feature is that SSPX priests have lost their faculties to perform valid marriages and confessions. Oof.
The process of readmission is non-trivial, especially for the clergy. The laity can simply confess and be restored to full communion.
I mention this because it dispels the notion that Pope Leo is a squish and/or that he is a Francis clone. Francis indulged the SSPX at every turn. My prayer is that Pope Leo bring this same heat against the CCP.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:24 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: muldoon at July 04, 2026 10:25 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 04, 2026 10:26 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: Dr. T at July 04, 2026 10:26 AM (jGGMD)
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Today (Independence Day) is an Optional Memorial in the Liturgical Calendar. May the United States continue to receive the blessings of Divine Providence.
***
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:26 AM (ksbjf)
“You cannot stop Islam in America. This is NOT your country, this is OUR country. This is the land of Allah. If you want to live in a place with no Muslims, I suggest you go to hell.”
https://tinyurl.com/4msf7kzv
Bless his heathen heart...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:27 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:27 AM (X8xt3)
Teresa, So glad to hear that. You are always in our prayers.
Posted by: JTB at July 04, 2026 10:27 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Weak Geek at July 04, 2026 10:28 AM (Z/Qq6)
False bravado.
Message has gone out to demoralize up on 250th.
Ha! As if!!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:29 AM (X8xt3)
There has been a back and forth over the consecration all year, and as part of negotiations, the SSPX circulated a statement of beliefs that clearly stated they regarded the current form of the Mass as invalid and that none of the sacraments offered since Vatican II (other than theirs) were valid, either.
So yeah, when you announce you're more Catholic than the Church, maybe take a moment for reflection.
Other fun fact: the rite of ordaining a bishop actually includes a statement that this is done with the pope's blessing. I've not yet seen if they left this part out or lied about it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)
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Embrace the power of 'and'.
Islam is on the march, and the Great Satan is in the crosshairs.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:29 AM (QykSZ)
His dada is a professor of Hatred at Columbia.
His mom is a celebrated Hollywood movie director.
They have homes in India, Uganda, and USA (maybe elsewhere?).
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:30 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 04, 2026 10:23 AM (XvL8K)
Just the one family pak today - 3 monster ribeyes. I can go back for more thru Tuesday!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 10:31 AM (wVcYX)
To be clear, the act itself broke communion; it is not a punishment.
Yesterday, instructions were released from the DDF for those wishing to repent and return to the Church. This includes both the clergy AND laity in the SSPX. An interesting feature is that SSPX priests have lost their faculties to perform valid marriages and confessions. Oof.
The process of readmission is non-trivial, especially for the clergy. The laity can simply confess and be restored to full communion.
I mention this because it dispels the notion that Pope Leo is a squish and/or that he is a Francis clone. Francis indulged the SSPX at every turn. My prayer is that Pope Leo bring this same heat against the CCP.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)
I was surprised that the SSPX essentially decided to become schismatic. It pulled the laity into a squabble between different levels of the hierarchy.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)
Woohooo!!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:32 AM (X8xt3)
His father got a job a Columbia, of course, teaching African political history. He doesn't call himself a marxist either but he is one.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (viF8m)
“You cannot stop Islam in America. This is NOT your country, this is OUR country. This is the land of Allah. If you want to live in a place with no Muslims, I suggest you go to hell.”
https://tinyurl.com/4msf7kzv
Bless his heathen heart...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026
***
* Trump moves Farooq to the top of the deportation list * (in a sane USA, anyway)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (wzUl9)
The blood thinners are discontinued. Clot risk is preferable, given the circumstances. But the wound care from that operation is gruesome, my friends. I think they're keeping her there until it stabilizes. Meanwhile she's got to keep her legs up. That's going to make her pretty weak.
At this time we don't know what to expect or how to prepare for her here. Hospital bed, maybe? Before this began she was moving around fine with her rollator. I was hoping that could continue.
General prayers for fortitude, please. Especially for me because I decided that today is my Independence Day from tobacco.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Mick at July 04, 2026 10:35 AM (HFx9z)
Not that studying history isn't enormously useful. It is.
But if you study it enough, you'll eventually notice that - for better or worse - many of its innovative moments came from actual illiterates, or people with little interest in history at all, and that many of its most unfortunate turns came from the educated classes.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 04, 2026 10:36 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 04, 2026 10:36 AM (QykSZ)
There has been a back and forth over the consecration all year, and as part of negotiations, the SSPX circulated a statement of beliefs that clearly stated they regarded the current form of the Mass as invalid and that none of the sacraments offered since Vatican II (other than theirs) were valid, either.
So yeah, when you announce you're more Catholic than the Church, maybe take a moment for reflection.
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)
I had not known that they had done that. That was pretty arrogant on the part of the SSPX. No wonder Pope Leo XIV dropped the hammer.
While I have my own dislike of some features of the Novus Ordo Mass as implemented (mainly the rejection of celebrating Ad Orientum and bad happy-clappy Hippy music), it is perfectly licit. It received the approval of St. Pope Paul VI.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:37 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Gref at July 04, 2026 10:38 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 04, 2026 10:38 AM (kpS4V)
So good to see so many familiar nics but difficult to see people's troubles. Sending hugs to all who need them. ❤️❤️❤️
Remember....
https://x.com/RinkusSharon/status/2073401326562648144?s=20
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 04, 2026 10:39 AM (kJmSS)
England would be the 51st state in economic ranking today
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 08:15 AM (Ia/+0)
Bey they have health care and education and 12 weeks vacations and GDP per capita is meaningless since Elon is a trillionaire and every other American is poor.
Posted by: Reddit at July 04, 2026 10:39 AM (2l5vB)
Posted by: YD at July 04, 2026 10:36 AM
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Hence the phrase: "An idea so dumb, only an intellectual would believe it."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 10:39 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 04, 2026 10:36 AM (BI5O2)
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Correction: "educated" classes.
They have degrees, credentials but zero knowledge of the actual world. I can't recall if it was Orwell or Lewis that said some things are so stupid that only the educated can believe them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 04, 2026 10:41 AM (G2hPk)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 04, 2026 10:41 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:37 AM (ksbjf)
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I suspect they will become like the Old Catholics, who initially rejected Vatican I and were super-Traditionalist, and now ordain women.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)
....
The visuals of that speech were choreographed -- and so farcical!
Dude, you're sitting on the wrong side of the desk, trapped between it and a fireplace.
And his lil' people props, no doubt handpicked to represent all the preferred immigrant nations: why so dour?! Gripping your prop flags like you're not sure what to do with them and looking grimly into the camera.
Whatever image he thought he was projecting was lost is that pathetic display of arrogance.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:42 AM (X8xt3)
Effective Lent 2027, ALL priests, religious brothers and sisters will be using the new brevary.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:42 AM (ksbjf)
Look at the new wave of communists taking over the Democrat Party. Virtually all of them, including Mamdani, have never had a real job. Lots of education, zero real world knowledge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)
I love to sit down and have a beer with Catholic friends and relatives in kid with them in a Martin Luther way about doctrine.
I'm sure it would work that way with Muslims, too. I could envision them smiling and laughing like Mandami.
At least before the Fatwa is issued on my fat white ass.
Posted by: Auspex at July 04, 2026 10:44 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)
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Indeed.
Orwell's Homage to Catalonia does a great job of mapping out some of the lies that intellectuals bought into regarding Spain (and this clearly informed both Animal Farm and 1984), but if you read it without full understanding of what's going on (which I did back in the day), it's really confusing.
Happily, Long Live Death can help make sense of it, and you can see the logical contortions of leftist as they lauded "Spain's Embattled Democracy" that burned churches, lynched clergy and ran secret prisons and murdered dissenters.
Oh, and the International Brigades were not composed of "anti-fascist idealists" but card-carrying Communists recruited by Comintern. Those few who *were* liberals were liquided, sometimes by tribunal, but often by being shot in the back during action, which saved on paperwork.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)
"May the wings of liberty never lose a feather."
Rocky turned 50 this year and Big Trouble in Little China turned 40. Maybe will watch one of those today while I eat grilled meat, and then see fireworks later tonight.
Posted by: LizLem at July 04, 2026 10:46 AM (gWBY1)
https://youtu.be/yAqNe-m0a8s
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 10:47 AM (qx7Zg)
Look at the new wave of communists taking over the Democrat Party. Virtually all of them, including Mamdani, have never had a real job. Lots of education, zero real world knowledge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)
No experience in running even a lemonade stand, but lots and lots of hubris. Collectivism is demonic -- it requires the commission of the Sins of Pride, Wrath, Envy and Greed. Any spirit of agape' is conspicuously absent, despite their protestations of caring about the downtrodden.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:47 AM (ksbjf)
It pulled the laity into a squabble between different levels of the hierarchy.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)
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There are bad knock-on effects even for those who don't adhere to the SSPX.
- Even those TLM groups in full communion with Rome will now come under suspicion.
- Bishops are more likely to see anyone advocating for the TLM as a potential schismatic. Forget about an expansion of diocesan TLM offerings.
- Those faithful who are curious about the TLM are now going to get scared off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:47 AM (O0L8i)
At least before the Fatwa is issued on my fat white ass.
Posted by: Auspex at July 04, 2026 10:44 AM (Y8DZL)
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I like the dichotomy of them declaring America's Constitution invalid and that they will replace it with sharia, and...
fighting deportation tooth and nail.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)
People
@people
Patti LuPone ‘Furious’ After She Learns LGBTQ+ Cruise She’s Set to Perform on Is Banned from Traveling Through Turkey
. . . .
Turkey just banned a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 gay travelers, including Broadway legend Patti LuPone, from docking in Kuşadası and Istanbul.
Officials called the passengers a threat to their "moral values."
Istanbul police then raided a gay nightclub that had operated for 18 years, because it planned to welcome the cruise's passengers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)
"Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, 'Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it.'"
Posted by: Lizzy at July 04, 2026 10:49 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)
______________
There are bad knock-on effects even for those who don't adhere to the SSPX.
- Even those TLM groups in full communion with Rome will now come under suspicion.
- Bishops are more likely to see anyone advocating for the TLM as a potential schismatic. Forget about an expansion of diocesan TLM offerings.
- Those faithful who are curious about the TLM are now going to get scared off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:47 AM (O0L8i)
Yes, has occurred to me, too.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 04, 2026 10:49 AM (ksbjf)
Land acknowledgements make me want to throw-up. I can't believe Indian tribes want this. Seems to me it just rubs salt in whatever wounds Indian tribe activists are still nursing. Activists being the key word.
Either give the land to the tribe(s), pay rent to them, or shut up.
Posted by: Gref at July 04, 2026 10:51 AM (5rh/l)
Please make a note of it.
Posted by: Doug and Bob McKenzie at July 04, 2026 10:51 AM (2Ez/1)
My message to him: 5.56.
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 10:51 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:51 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 04, 2026 10:51 AM (OF02a)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:47 AM (O0L8i)
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I disagree. Francis indulged the SSPX even as he worked to crush the TLM.
The SSPX is trying to claim a mantle of martyrdom over the TLM, but it is dishonest. The record is clear - their own "statement of beliefs" goes way beyond just wanting the TLM, and there is zero reason for their "emergency" other than they fancy themselves wholly independent of Rome.
I think it actually removes the TLM from the discussion.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:52 AM (ZOv7s)
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We’re confused.
Posted by: Queers for Palestine at July 04, 2026 10:52 AM (2l5vB)
Officials called the passengers a threat to their "moral values."
Istanbul police then raided a gay nightclub that had operated for 18 years, because it planned to welcome the cruise's passengers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)
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So close to Pride Month?!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)
Patti LuPone ‘Furious’ After She Learns LGBTQ+ Cruise She’s Set to Perform on Is Banned from Traveling Through Turkey
IT'S FUNNY THAT IT TAKES HER LGBTQ CRUISE PLANS BEING SPOILED TO FINALLY GET UPSET WITH ISLAM'S OPRESSION. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, BUTTERCUP?
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at July 04, 2026 10:53 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:53 AM (viF8m)
From yesterday
"I would like to acknowledge that this meeting is being held on the lands of heathen savages, who slaughtered the previous inhabitants and then grubbed around uselessly before we came along to redeem it and made it productive and prosperous."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 10:54 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: We're all thinking it at July 04, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)
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Hey, I know you all could go there to live!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 10:55 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 04, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 04, 2026 08:46 AM (qRla/)
So you are ceding the field to the rabble, then? Why not go, bearing a stout cane for bashing Commie skulls?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 10:59 AM (1z8ji)
If the SSPX had just been about the TLM and the old forms and traditions, it would have been fine. They could have found many sympathetic bishops to provide for their pastoral needs and I hope its leaders come to their senses, put aside their pride and humbly return to the Church.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 11:00 AM (ZOv7s)
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It's only fair. We lit up their cities 80+ years ago.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:01 AM (ndZc7)
Grammie - get well. We miss your humor! Hopefully they let you watch baseball.
Prayers up for those on the prayer list, the Horde, and this wonderful nation.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 11:01 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 04, 2026 11:02 AM (G2hPk)
If the SSPX had just been about the TLM and the old forms and traditions, it would have been fine.
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I got enough trouble getting to the end of the day without getting on the Almighty's Naughty List.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (NcvvS)
Look at the new wave of communists taking over the Democrat Party. Virtually all of them, including Mamdani, have never had a real job. Lots of education, zero real world knowledge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 04, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)
No experience in running even a lemonade stand, but lots and lots of hubris. Collectivism is demonic -- it requires the commission of the Sins of Pride, Wrath, Envy and Greed. Any spirit of agape' is conspicuously absent, despite their protestations of caring about the downtrodden.
I jut don't get this argument. I, unlike all the "real world" types you adore, have never failed at anything. True, I've never attempted anything, but my record is perfect.
Posted by: Zorro Mamdani at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)
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It's only fair. We lit up their cities 80+ years ago.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:01 AM (ndZc7)
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Japan's heel turn in the 1920s was a world-historic tragedy. I love that our nations have grown so close together.
Trump joking about Pearl Harbor with the Japanese PM was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)
314 Who names their kid "Uthman?"
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 04, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Thomeone who couldn’t thay “Usman”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 11:03 AM (2WIwB)
Oh, have Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Swift come out of seclusion to greet their adoring commoners?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 04, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM (8Xy/A)
Leo is a tyrant.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM (qFwJc)
And the SSPX stepped over a line that they were told not to cross, the line that would guarantee under any Pope that they'd get what they got. So my sympathy for them in their present plight is now near zero.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM (O0L8i)
Rockets red glare, and tall ships too
Celebrating 250 as americans do
And I think to myself.......what a wonderful world!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqyrmQbd5S0
Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 04, 2026 11:07 AM (jrgJz)
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I think it was the birth of Keith Richards.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 04, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?
v=zmfRG8-RHEI&ra=m
The Tube of Ewes is rejecting URL shortener links, so please use the above, taking out any spaces.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 11:09 AM (ZVgZ4)
Does that mean they're going to hell unless the repent to "the Church?" To the "Holy Father?"
I think I've seen that's one of the pope's titles. Along with father such and such for priests.
Matthew 23:9 - And call no man your Father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 04, 2026 11:12 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 11:05 AM"
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Islam isn't a religion.
Posted by: In case you haven't noticed at July 04, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (wzUl9)
Top of the wood chipper list would be preferable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 04, 2026 11:15 AM (1z8ji)
Yes, the Taisho era was less militaristic and more benevolent than the succeeding Showa era. But the Japanese had already taken over Korea in 1910, during the Taisho era. Ask the Koreans about their treatment from 1910 to 1945 by the Japanese.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 11:16 AM (ZVgZ4)
****
In 1945 they tried to kill my dad off the coast of Okinawa.
Now I drive a vehicle made in Japan.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 04, 2026 11:19 AM (2Ez/1)
Here is his "Camptown Races" HT - Isophorone Blog
Nice. Thanks.
I definitely had some very early liberal elementary school teachers as a kid near a northern city.
They took us to the UN, the Liberty Bell. They taught us about the Holocaust; branches of US government, capitals & economies of all states, so much more.
SE PA was known as the birthplace of American abolitionism. 🤷♀️ Since Northern abolitionists had championed several of Stephen Foster's songs, we were taught them in elementary school. Then they were blended into daily U.S. history lessons (anti-slavery) along with Pete Seeger's songs (If I had a hammer, etc.), anthems for labor and civil rights.
It was significant in lessons that Martin Luther King Jr. had spent 4 years in Chester, PA (Delaware County), 1948 to 1951, studying at Crozer Theological Seminary. Also that Peter, Paul & Mary had performed Seeger's 'If I Had a Hammer' at the 1963 March on Washington, standing alongside Dr. King.
Later came the riots & marches.
Scary back then, too.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 11:27 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 11:30 AM (D+BhG)
The past is a different world.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at July 04, 2026 11:37 AM (7iEFu)
Posted by: Allen Jenkins In A Cab at July 04, 2026 06:12 PM (oftw2)
Daily Tech News INDEPENDENCE DAY 2026
Top Story
- Happy birthday, America! You don't look a day over 240!
(Actually you look a lot better than you did at 240, but we won't go into that.)
- US life expectancy is expected to hit a record high as drug overdoses decrease. (CNN)
Unexpectedly. Turns out you can just do things.
- Sitting - or lying down - for more than 30 minutes at a time has been linked to an increased risk of dying of cancer. (The Guardian)
So has drinking water and breathing air.
Tech News
- Looks like I need to buy another PC case. (Hyte)
(Checks price.)
(Checks shipping rates.)
Uh. Yeah, at close to $1200 delivered I'll wait and see if this shows up at local retailers.
- GitHub has announced plans to distribute physical media of popular repositories. (Tom's Hardware)
This is Microsoft poking fun at Sony.
- Intel has added a 65W 22 core Nova Lake part with BLERK to its upcoming lineup. (Tom's Hardware)
Allegedly. BLERK stands for "Big Last-Level Cache" and is Intel's answer to AMD's X3D parts. 65W stands for, probably, about 150W. (AMD's 65W parts use 89W peak, for comparison.)
We'll see.
- Intel just increased the price on a broad range of its CPUs. (Tom's Hardware)
Mostly its server chips - which have increased by closed to 30% in some cases - but also its desktop parts.
- Bloober Team Ditches Cronos Survival Dread for Aggressive Combat as Lazarus Lands on PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2. (WCCFTech)
I recognised at least one of those words.
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AOOOSTAR has launched its own competitor to Valve's Steam Machine, priced at $849. (Liliputing)
It's a compact system measuring 8"x8"x3", and features Radeon 7600 XT graphics (a little faster than the Steam Machine's 7600M), and a Ryzen 7940HX CPU, which is dramatically faster than the semi-custom processor in the Steam Machine.
What it doesn't have is any memory (apart from the 8GB on the graphics card) or storage. Well, I assume it's 8GB; I doubt they've included a 16GB card.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Did you do something with your hair?
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 04:37 AM (ntk8v)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)
So has drinking water and breathing air.
Living is bad for your health.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 04:40 AM (ntk8v)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 04, 2026 04:41 AM (obVEo)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 04:44 AM (ntk8v)
Posted by: Molly k. at July 04, 2026 04:45 AM (j/yko)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:46 AM (6wpGE)
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'I recognised at least one of those words.'
I recognized all of them and it made me think about trying marijuana again.
Posted by: clarence at July 04, 2026 04:47 AM (xyH2B)
Posted by: Molly k. at July 04, 2026 04:45 AM (j/yko)
It's The Grauniad.
https://tinyurl.com/2dxkue4s
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:48 AM (6wpGE)
That is one stupid headline.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 04:49 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 04:52 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 05:00 AM (fkjGs)
'I recognised at least one of those words.'
I recognized all of them and it made me think about trying marijuana again.
Posted by: clarence at July 04, 2026 04:47 AM (xyH2B)
"All" is "at least one."
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:02 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 04, 2026 05:03 AM (S8cdb)
Posted by: fluffy at July 04, 2026 05:07 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 04:44 AM (ntk8v)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 04, 2026 05:03 AM (S8cdb)
Both of you are inside the beltway!
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:08 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 05:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Could not have named that band to save my life.
But I bet you would hear the song in your head if you saw someone doing the Pee Wee Herman dance.
Posted by: fluffy at July 04, 2026 05:13 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:21 AM (6wpGE)
NeverTweet
@LOLNeverTweet
19h
This thing just gave me a hippie seizure, man.
Nick Gillespie
@nickgillespie
Jul 2
Happy 250th. Watch this incredible, psychedelic film created by Vince Collins for the Bicentennial. This is about the greatest film any government anywhere ever produced.
(3:25)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:22 AM (6wpGE)
Cut and slash
The night air's peace
Like water and grease
The light and fire sings
As our freedom rings
fin
Posted by: clarence at July 04, 2026 05:23 AM (xyH2B)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:28 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 04, 2026 05:30 AM (dmoni)
Mount Rushmore fireworks show 2026 finale follows Trump speech commemorating America's 250th
https://tinyurl.com/2bdyrp5t
(2:27)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)
NeverTweet retweeted
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
Jul 2
Watching Kill Bill for the nth time and just realized that when Vivica A. Fox’s character pulls the gun in the cereal box move, the cereal is called “Kaboom”.
Only related by name, Ace’s Kaboom piece is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read.
https://tinyurl.com/4snt7shc
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:40 AM (6wpGE)
Nothing says "part of a balanced breakfast"
like the Faces of the Unquiet Dead.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 05:40 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: meh at July 04, 2026 05:42 AM (zZxsY)
Devotional on Proverbs 14:30- " A peaceful heart"
https://tinyurl.com/bdfeu68h
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 05:45 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 05:50 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: meh at July 04, 2026 05:55 AM (zZxsY)
Thanks. That's kind of you. I think I'm usually a happy person, aside from being irritated by stupid headlines from "The Guardian" about needing to move every thirty minutes to avoid getting cancer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 05:59 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 04, 2026 06:01 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 04, 2026 06:06 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:09 AM (6wpGE)
And with that comes the realization that I'm probably not building a new system for myself for years until the computing components market finally trips over its own greed and faceplants in the dust for a while.
I'll spend my money once they're forced to show humility and reasonableness in pricing again. Not before.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)
(Pixy is right. America does look better than she did at 240.) (And the redhead grilling girl in the cartoon atop last night's ONT is hot.)
We watched Ian McKellen in Mr. Holmes last night. Not a fast-paced film, but despite depicting Sherlock at 93 (in 1947 England) as having recurrent dementia symptoms -- part of the plot; the movie is based on a novel -- it's pretty respectful to the original material. And there are even two deductive surprises delivered neatly by Mr. Holmes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 06:20 AM (O7YUW)
The calming (just some melatonin) took a while to kick in, but then Stirling climbed into my lap -- despite Miss Linda having her feet already in said lap -- to work my arm and doze for a while. Third time that day, yet. And Dagny climbed to the back of the sofa and slept behind my head all during the movie.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)
that all men are created equal
and endowed by their Creator
with certain UNALIENABLE rights
life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness
(those written words and the work and sacrifice of the people over the last 250 years to implement them are what I'm celebrating today)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 04, 2026 06:24 AM (S8cdb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 04, 2026 06:25 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)
(Actually you look a lot better than you did at 240, but we won't go into that.)
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Fernando de Soto did find the Fountain of Youth in Florida.
also
The Ladies of The Villages are in need of a capable IT lad with a charming accent
Posted by: Relocation Expert Miklos at July 04, 2026 06:26 AM (6VErX)
- gotta love the acronym BLERK, amirite?
- oh, and good for GitHub! Sony deserves mockery, and worse.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 04, 2026 06:29 AM (VyBeY)
That said, some corn or bran flakes in milk is pretty tasty, and the liquid helps to rehydrate you after a night's sleep.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)
But Pixy's musical selections are the best since the Tech Thread started in 1963
Posted by: Musicological Miklos, prepared, in fact, to dance at July 04, 2026 06:31 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Relocation Expert Miklos at July 04, 2026
***
Would a Shatner- or Michael J. Fox-esque Canadian accent qualify for that? If so, I'm ready!
Oh. Wait. That means Florida weather. Uh, no.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 06:32 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Accomack at July 04, 2026 06:34 AM (sStKZ)
Posted by: Molly k. at July 04, 2026 06:34 AM (j/yko)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (lP31d)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
When I was a kid, a "balanced breakfast" meant doing everything morning including some food probably but get your young backside out the door on time
Posted by: Miklos had it rough, I tell ya at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Molly k. at July 04, 2026
***
Even with the humidity, 68 at dawn in July sounds like a dream.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Miklos had it rough, I tell ya at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (6VErX)
"The hell i'm giving you a ride to school because you missed the bus hee-hawing around deciding which sneakers to wear"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 04, 2026 06:36 AM (Ot/FD)
And with that comes the realization that I'm probably not building a new system for myself for years until the computing components market finally trips over its own greed and faceplants in the dust for a while.
I'll spend my money once they're forced to show humility and reasonableness in pricing again. Not before.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)
"Probably."
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:36 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
The Ladies have money for AC, you charming lad.
It will only get as hot as you make it
Posted by: The Ladies of The Villages at July 04, 2026 06:37 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (lP31d)
Hajjercize?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 04, 2026 06:37 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 04, 2026 06:39 AM (lP31d)
(Actually you look a lot better than you did at 240, but we won't go into that.)
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Fernando de Soto did find the Fountain of Youth in Florida.
also
The Ladies of The Villages are in need of a capable IT lad with a charming accent
Posted by: Relocation Expert Miklos at July 04, 2026 06:26 AM (6VErX)
Pixy?
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:40 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
I don't remember any "Hee-hawing" in the morning.
We always watched Hee-Haw, but that was around dinner time
Posted by: Junior Miklos Samples . BR-549 at July 04, 2026 06:41 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 04, 2026 06:35 AM (lP31d)
Hajjercize?
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Not a Jolly good Pub Crawl
Posted by: Miklos likes his Pints at July 04, 2026 06:43 AM (6VErX)
"Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time linked to higher risk of cancer death"
Study suggests even light activity such as ironing could reduce health risks linked to prolonged sedentary behaviour
Such as ironing.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:43 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 04, 2026 06:45 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Mrs. Chief Iron Eyes at July 04, 2026 06:47 AM (6VErX)
“Current health guidelines focus heavily on moderate or vigorous exercise, but our findings show that light
movement should not be ignored.
Moving forward, clinical trials will help us
move beyond blanket advice and develop personalised strategies for breaking up sitting time.”
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:49 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m
There is ironing your words
Posted by: Mrs. Chief Iron Eyes at July 04, 2026 06:47 AM (6VErX)
Ambient Ironing?
https://ai.mee.nu
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:51 AM (6wpGE)
“Current health guidelines focus heavily on moderate or vigorous exercise, but our findings show that light
movement should not be ignored.
Shutting the fuck up might be acceptable
Posted by: Unliscensed Lifestyle and Career Coach Miklos at July 04, 2026 06:51 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:53 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 06:53 AM (MWfyi)
Substituting one hour of sedentary behaviour each day with light physical activity, such as ironing or washing up
Ironing or washing up.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:54 AM (6wpGE)
Grauniad:
Substituting one hour of sedentary behaviour each day with light physical activity, such as ironing or washing up
And after you've finished that, get me a sammich.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 06:58 AM (O0L8i)
youtube.com/watch?v=JpKI-3klUe8
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 06:59 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 04, 2026 07:05 AM (Ot/FD)
Sun is starting to peek over the horizon, so I guess I better get my flag out for the day...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 04, 2026 07:05 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:07 AM (Jr5Lq)
Not looking forward to this evening. The kennel dogs will have to be put up early. Poor Diana doesn't like fireworks at all, so we'll give her a sedative and keep her close to us.
I wish it wasn't necessary, but to say that fireworks should not be shot off on the Glorious Fourth because our guys might get frightened is like some AWFL Karen saying that because little Xyler has a peanut allergy, no one should have peanuts.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 07:09 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:07 AM (Jr5Lq)
MATH on the blog! MATH on the blog!
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:11 AM (6wpGE)
Substituting one hour of sedentary behaviour each day with light physical activity, such as ironing or washing up
Ironing or washing up.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 06:54 AM (6wpGE)
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So, basically going about my normal daily routine.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 04, 2026 07:11 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 04, 2026 07:11 AM (FjEs9)
Yes, probably. One does not speak in absolutes where hardware replacement is concerned lest your existing machine look sharply in your direction, laugh madly at you, and release its magic smoke into the room.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 07:12 AM (O7YUW)
So has drinking water and breathing air.
It's a good pick, Pixy!
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:13 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: gp
FUN FACT
My birfday is in a month, and If I reach that all Will and Trust documents become invalid.
hehe
Posted by: normally quiet and pleasant Miklos, according to some neighbors at July 04, 2026 07:13 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 07:13 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 07:13 AM (O7YUW)
The time honored test to see if an electronic device is any good anymore.
Hold it up to your nose and sniff.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 04, 2026 07:14 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:07 AM (Jr5Lq)
MATH on the blog! MATH on the blog!
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:11 AM (6wpGE)
It might just be rote memory so lets give this one a pass!
😊
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 04, 2026 07:15 AM (4a6AT)
Yes, probably. One does not speak in absolutes where hardware replacement is concerned lest your existing machine look sharply in your direction, laugh madly at you, and release its magic smoke into the room.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 07:12 AM (O7YUW)
and yet:
36 I'll spend my money once they're forced to show humility and reasonableness in pricing again. Not before.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 04, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:15 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:15 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnptQGs98qw
Posted by: Miklos know this nice lady Miss Irma Thomas at July 04, 2026 07:16 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:20 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:26 AM (Ia/+0)
Freedom of speech is inseparable from freedom of thought itself. It's so precious, and so easily lost.
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:27 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 07:27 AM (wVcYX)
My biggest concern is that it can’t be updated so I have to be mindful of security issues.
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at July 04, 2026 07:27 AM (jQ8he)
Jay Yang
@Jayyanginspires
Jul 2
this is so real ngl
Adam Shuaib
@adamshuaib • Jun 15
A strong predictor of who does extraordinary work is being terrible with everyday life; they get people's names wrong, forget meetings, constantly lose things or don't remember to eat because all their mental bandwidth is going elsewhere.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:30 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:30 AM (6wpGE)
@Jayyanginspires
Jul 2
this is so real ngl
Adam Shuaib
@adamshuaib • Jun 15
A strong predictor of who does extraordinary work is being terrible with everyday life; they get people's names wrong, forget meetings, constantly lose things or don't remember to eat because all their mental bandwidth is going elsewhere.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:30 AM (6wpGE)
I did invent flubber.
Posted by: The Absent Minded Professor at July 04, 2026 07:31 AM (wVcYX)
I believe there'd be a market for aerobicized sandwich making videos. Monetizable, even,
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 07:27 AM (wVcYX)
Peak Denise Austin in an aerobics outfit making sammiches. Yum!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 07:32 AM (O0L8i)
Adam Shuaib
@adamshuaib • Jun 15
A strong predictor of who does extraordinary work is being terrible with everyday life; they get people's names wrong, forget meetings, constantly lose things or don't remember to eat because all their mental bandwidth is going elsewhere.
Yes. Yes, that's it. I just have an extraordinary mind. My mental bandwidth is going elsewhere.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 04, 2026 07:33 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
Jay Yang
@Jayyanginspires
Jul 2
Work too little and they'll say you're unserious.
Work too much and they'll say you're delusional.
Idk man, I say spend your time how you want.
If you want to work a lot and achieve a lot, then work a lot. If you want to work little and live your life, then work little.
It becomes dangerous when you sit in the messy in-between, choosing one but envying the other.
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 07:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jerry Lewis, Fred McMurrray will back me up at July 04, 2026 07:36 AM (6VErX)
Next best thing?
https://youtube.com/shorts/EHdP7Rv_xUw
Posted by: Halfhand at July 04, 2026 07:37 AM (HUfR7)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:15 AM (Jr5Lq)
Aimee agrees:
https://youtu.be/msHkQKzCwZk
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 04, 2026 07:39 AM (U/s6V)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Suzanne Somers had the ThighMaster
Panini comes to mind
Posted by: IPR Guy Miklos at July 04, 2026 07:39 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Jerry Lewis, Fred McMurrray will back me up at July 04, 2026 07:36 AM (6VErX)
You're simply nutty.
Posted by: The Absent Minded Professor at July 04, 2026 07:41 AM (wVcYX)
https://youtube.com/shorts/EHdP7Rv_xUw
Posted by: Halfhand at July 04, 2026 07:37 AM (HUfR7)
'Tis a shame she's festooned in tattoos.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 07:44 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 04, 2026 07:44 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 04, 2026 07:48 AM (HUfR7)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 04, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)
I'm having my first cup now. I'll have coffee until coffee and prayer thread winds down, then I better get out and mow before it's crazy hot. Neighbors should all be awake by then.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 07:49 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 07:52 AM (MWfyi)
Set up the tent at the beach at 0530. It was already filling up with others. Some of those boys were drinking already. My AoS Moron Horde ball cap got more than a few comments.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 07:52 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: gp at July 04, 2026 07:07 AM (Jr5Lq)
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You may have ketchup on your hot dogs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 04, 2026 07:54 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 04, 2026 07:37 AM (HUfR7)
'Tis a shame she's festooned in tattoos.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 04, 2026 07:44 AM (wVcYX)
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Bacon. That sammich needs bacon in a big way.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 07:55 AM (U/wKW)
The local fireworks show is 10:30 tonight. It's going to be a long day. A nap will be needed.
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 07:55 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
>Sneakers? Luxury. We had one pair of sneakers and they were for the streets and gym class.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 07:56 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Relocation Expert Miklos at July 04, 2026 06:26 AM (6VErX)
Pixy?"
Nah. The Paolo's charming Uncle.
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 07:52 AM (NXz0i)
Good morning, Tonypete!
Did they comment because they know the blog, or because they wonder why a man of your obvious intelligence would wear a cap outing him as a moron? LOL
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 04, 2026 07:58 AM (h7ZuX)
Nowadays, England could be knocked over by Lichtenstein. Kinda disappoints me they have lets themselves go all to hell over there.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 07:59 AM (U/wKW)
@merriamwebster
Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?
Because we gave them that L in 1776.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:00 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 08:01 AM (NXz0i)
She still looks incredible... but hey, the 80s were what, 20 years ago?
Oh
Posted by: man at July 04, 2026 08:01 AM (XuXeR)
God Bless America
Hot dogs no ketchup for everyone!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)
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I'm a little puzzled by this one. I'll decide my own condiments, thanks. 'Merica.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:01 AM (U/wKW)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:02 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 08:02 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: fd at July 04, 2026 08:02 AM (MWfyi)
Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?
Because we gave them that L in 1776.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:00 AM (ZBho7)
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Thanks- I am totally stealing that, a very good Dad joke.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 04, 2026 08:03 AM (U/wKW)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 04, 2026 08:03 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 04, 2026 07:52 AM (NXz0i)
; )
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 08:08 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)
Today is a Good day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 04, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)
https://tinyurl.com/hp2xhjza
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 08:11 AM (6wpGE)
Star-Spangled ONT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! OK, I'm a few hours early. Sue me.
Musical interlude
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 4, 2026
For those who served
Fido Friday:Remember the victims of July 4th
Would marry
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Suck it England
Checking my calendar
We've watched the world discover how great we are over the past month. Don't let the media convince you otherwise
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Libations for the holiday
Whoops
Long weekend, gonna do some lawn work
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Important safety tip
Knock knock
Have fun grilling this weekend
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Dear England
Shall not be infringed
We're the kids in America
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
The bell is great, but it's surrounded by progslop
Breakup meme
Never forget
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Kid Claus
And finally, take this 4th to dedicate yourself to a noble cause
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by great moments in movies:
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) July 3, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)https://youtu.be/qgABUZ4i9co&t=45
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 10:07 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 03, 2026 10:07 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 10:08 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:08 PM (6lIrI)
you'll hear from my lawyer
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 10:08 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:10 PM (6lIrI)
Thank you morons for your prayers
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Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 10:12 PM (ntk8v)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 03, 2026 10:12 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 10:12 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Cosda at July 03, 2026 10:12 PM (5Mso3)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 10:13 PM (/QHx4)
*wipes tear
Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2026 10:13 PM (J+z4U)
Posted by: TRex - waffle house dino at July 03, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:14 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Cosda at July 03, 2026 10:15 PM (5Mso3)
Posted by: scampydog at July 03, 2026 10:17 PM (3Uiav)
Something the Commie Libs would not understand !!!!!!
HIGH SPEED................... LOW DRAG .........
Posted by: Jackson K. (USAF Ret.) at July 03, 2026 10:17 PM (J1l9E)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 10:08 PM (mmrXZ)
Morgan and Morgan?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)
But yeah...Happy Birthday America🇱🇷❣️kaboom!
You all have a wonderful American 4th!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:18 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 10:18 PM (/QHx4)
That would be GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!
The Commiecrats would have a Heart Attack or lose their Little Squirrel Bait Minds!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 10:19 PM (J1l9E)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 10:18 PM (/QHx4)
Fox has it live.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 10:20 PM (2WIwB)
Sorry Hillary but that is the way it is ............
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 10:21 PM (J1l9E)
I would like to acknowledge that the land we now occupy once belonged to His Majesty the King of England, but he and the parliament that runs his government started acting like a bunch of douchecanoes, so we kicked their asses out and started running things ourselves.
It all worked out for the best, for us, and humanity as a whole.
If you want it back, too freakin' bad, it's ours now.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2026 10:23 PM (J+z4U)
Then tomorrow of course.
Then Sunday.
When they run out of fireworks they will start shooting their guns.
Well, it's their money.. Hopefully they don't shoot someone,
or start a fire or pass out drunk.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
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Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (/WQyy)
I still think that the area of Mt. Rushmore to Lincoln's left is a perfect spot for a bust of Trump.
That would be GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K
==============
Japan is doing fireworks for America's 250th and they had a gigantic light display of a sort of line drawing of Trump. Suit, red tie, and MAGA cap.
JAPAN, go figure -- while our cities are doing land acknowledgments.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (mmrXZ)
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Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (kKD6e)
Posted by: Tuna at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (J1l9E)
Just a reminder....Do not give up your weapons.
Keep America Great.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 10:13 PM (/QHx4)
Supremes are finally taking up an 'Assault Rifle' case...
With this court, I'm scared.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Land Acknowledgment at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (u/oMr)
1) It's dusty in here, that's all!
2) Listen to the whole thing. He's saying we should be all solemn and stuff by _partying_!
Re: The Star Spangled Plinking - beautiful!
Posted by: RandomDave at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (/WQyy)
Very cool!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:29 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 10:27 PM (u/oMr)
Woof Woof.... that's my other dog impression
Posted by: Oddball at July 03, 2026 10:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 10:30 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:30 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)
It was the fashion at the time. Ran out of belt onions.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)
Don't give a hoot about the World Cup but that vid is pure awesomeness.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 10:31 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (6lIrI)
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I have cleared my docket.
Posted by: Judge Meleke Meleke Kalani Au'u at July 03, 2026 10:33 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (6lIrI)
I'm trying to figure out what kind of watercraft that is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:34 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)
And also would marry.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 03, 2026 10:34 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 10:35 PM (JbzBI)
It all worked out for the best, for us, and humanity as a whole.
If you want it back, too freakin' bad, it's ours now.
Posted by: tankdemon
Tell them Moron Lube
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 10:36 PM (Cqx++)
Very nice piece of art!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 10:36 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 03, 2026 10:37 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:37 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:32 PM (afJtY)
Because America > Star Wars
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 03, 2026 10:37 PM (xcxpd)
Same. Gotta be something homemade I think.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 10:37 PM (JbzBI)
Orrr...flying Somali flags.
*spit*.
In the Somali state of Virginia, they have a 311 number to call to turn in kids with sparklers...
W the actual F?!
Anyway...'Murica!!! Ha you lefty fuckers...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:38 PM (uTEOj)
or start a fire or pass out drunk.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (IY9No)
Whut? I thought that this was America!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 03, 2026 10:38 PM (W5PEE)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:38 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:38 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 03, 2026 10:38 PM (IYeV+)
My attorneys, Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, will be in touch.
Posted by: Miklos and Archie Bunker have the same lawyers at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Wnv9h)
I've come to enjoy land acknowledgements given that they're really just rubbing the Indians' faces in their being losers.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (JbzBI)
Bayonets!!!!!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Wnv9h)
Good choice
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
So Europe had about 1400 years to become the Exceptional State(s).
They failed.
We succeeded.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 03, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Miklos (no homo) at July 03, 2026 10:42 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 03, 2026 10:42 PM (2NHgQ)
O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war's desolation,
Blessed with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued land,
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:42 PM (O0L8i)
The media's hate America stance failed.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 03, 2026 10:43 PM (0Htd1)
With all that was going on with my mother yesterday, I wasn't paying attention to the weather, but yesterday the high here at the weather station was 99.5F, with the dew point hitting 82F. That pushed the heat index to 120.6F yesterday at 3:45PM. Those latter two are record highs for my station here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)
Bayonets!!!!!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Wnv9h)
Cold steel. They don't like it up 'em.
Posted by: Lance Corporal Jones at July 03, 2026 10:43 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:44 PM (sKqQm)
Howdy, Ben Had!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
*Jumps AND waves while shooting bottle rockets*
*it's OK, Bubba Jr. is on beer holding duty*
Posted by: Miklos celebrates in the Way of his People at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (gUs21)
Us: Cute girls in halter tops and shorts.
Them: "Body positive" land whales with monster glasses.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (O0L8i)
@SanFranPsycho I've been keeping your wife in my thoughts. Hope she's improving.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (p1D+n)
But he also knew he had to score a major victory on Union territory soon or the war was lost anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:46 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
You need to burn off your propane NOW to save the Environment
Posted by: Miklos uses Alternative Logic at July 03, 2026 10:47 PM (6VErX)
Totally agree. WD certainly rose to the occasion.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 10:47 PM (ceJ0R)
I loved the jet ski football. Plus *Freebird!
Have always been proud to be an American. I have to say the international fans of the World Cup were an extra special surprise gift for our 250th birthday! We take so much for granted here. Waffle House?
I would imagine many felt homesick for our freedoms, food, free refils, smiles, and AC when they got back to the UK and Europe.
I'd like to see our government try to confiscate A/C.
Happy 250th Birthday, Moron's and 'ettes. Many wish they were us.
God bless you all and may God bless and protect the USA for another 250yrs.
Prayers for protection tomorrow for our country, our President, and our military.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 03, 2026 10:47 PM (hzuYO)
By the way, the redhead grill girl appears to be wearing nothing more than the apron.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:47 PM (O0L8i)
I've come to enjoy land acknowledgements given that they're really just rubbing the Indians' faces in their being losers.
Yeah, notice they're not land give-backs or even land apologies.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:48 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 10:48 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:49 PM (uTEOj)
Happy Birthday, America! 🇺🇸🗽🎉
Our beloved Aggies will be marching in the parade tomorrow, and the Elissa will be in the flotilla. 👍👍👍
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 03, 2026 10:49 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Anothony McAuliffe's time travel response at July 03, 2026 10:50 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 10:51 PM (cV4lB)
Posted by: Miklos will continue to self-medicate at July 03, 2026 10:51 PM (6VErX)
Never grill topless...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Indiana Lurker at July 03, 2026 10:53 PM (3ZVqj)
Never grill topless...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:52 PM
Bottomless also has potential issues.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 10:53 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Ben Had
It is a bit of a challenge to determine where my forehead begins and ends
Posted by: Miklos also releases steam from his ears because Idiots at July 03, 2026 10:53 PM (6VErX)
*Jumps AND waves while shooting bottle rockets*
*it's OK, Bubba Jr. is on beer holding duty*
Posted by: Miklos celebrates in the Way of his People at July 03, 2026 10:45 PM (6VErX)
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We must be from the same clan. So many shirts with little freedom holes burnt through the front..
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 10:53 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 03, 2026 10:54 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:54 PM (O0L8i)
The media's hate America stance failed.
Posted by: nerdygirl
I read somewhere that if you want to hate America, watch the news or Hollywood. If you want to love America, rent a car and drive around the country.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 10:54 PM (ntk8v)
No, she's got some stupid looking thing perched on her head. Can't tell if it's a hat or some kind of tupperware container rip off.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 10:54 PM (+9wcF)
or start a fire or pass out drunk.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (IY9No)
You can take my fireworks when you pry them from my cold dead fingers. Which are in the ditch over *there* [gesturing with chin]
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 10:55 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 10:55 PM (ceJ0R)
Way ahead of you love🍸...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:55 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Miklos also releases steam from his ears because Idiots at July 03, 2026 10:53 PM (6VErX)
Not falling for that one........
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 10:55 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
Down at Bob's Country Bunker, I normally tell the girls my name is Mike anyway
Posted by: Mikelos at July 03, 2026 10:55 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 10:56 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 03, 2026 10:56 PM (ttrGW)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:52 PM
Bottomless also has potential issues.
TBH I've never tried that
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 10:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 03, 2026 10:57 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 10:54 PM (+9wcF)
Well, it's not a leopard skin pillbox hat, is it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:57 PM (1z8ji)
That's nothing, compared to this useless slop from a few years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7AEoyjX44
Liberals are very good babbling useless, virtue signaling statements that accomplish nothing.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 03, 2026 10:57 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Miklos and Archie Bunker have the same lawyers at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (6VErX)
Not Morgan and Morgan?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Anime style, so that tracks.
Your Japanese lesson for the day: Hadaka Apron.
Posted by: mikeski at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
Shirts?
*looks down and Remembers*
Posted by: Miklos figures hell who the gonna even notice at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (6VErX)
Bayonets!!!!!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Wnv9h)
Good choice
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 03, 2026 10:40 PM
I try to watch it every 4th
Tomorrow will be The Patriot.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (Wnv9h)
Awesome collection!
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (ZZIer)
Posted by: moki at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
I assumed he had ice in there and got himself a cold beer.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 03, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)
This.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:59 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (Cqx++)
1) Posts the scene with Veteran of the Psychic Wars by BOC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCCdUB7D10U
Fer ships sake, it's not like the founding lead guitarist is a friend of the blog and has posted here before....
2) Posts the song specifically written for the movie which was rejected because it tells the entire Taarna story, beautifully, in under 5 minutes (and is a great song in its own right)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0T8bzaxL14
(Also by BOC with a cool solo by Buck and fantastic arranging by the Bouchard brothers)
3) Posts another BOC song written for Heavy Metal that tells the story about the cabbie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1y1HcFlzKY
I'm so disappointed.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Old School Calvinist Miklos finds common understanding at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (6VErX)
Hell, just looking, eastern NC was a whole lot worse than here. It hit well over 100F around Fayetteville.
The GSP forecaster discussion mentioned a "cooling" trend next week. They put that in quotes themselves.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 11:01 PM (p4NUW)
Ahole neighbor is in his yard hooting and hollering.
He's probably going to shoot off fireworks and burn all of the neighbors out. It is so dry here. One spark is all it will take.
He's special.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 11:01 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 10:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Nor Jacoby and Meyer, which I recently discovered is a real law firm. Dr. John name-dropped them in his song, "How Come My Dog Don't Bark When You Come Around?"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:01 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 11:01 PM (+9wcF)
“I would like to acknowledge that this meeting is being held on the lands of some dirty band of heathen savages, who slaughtered the previous inhabitants and then grubbed around before we redeemed it and made it productive and prosperous."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:02 PM (O0L8i)
That's going to upset some people.
I like it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 11:03 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (DZ9Lv)
We kind of figured you would show up eventually.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2026 11:03 PM (J+z4U)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:04 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 11:05 PM (uTEOj)
This.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 10:59 PM (uTEOj)
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COMM - I drove a big path through your beautiful state this week on a work trip.... Durango to Grand Junction and back east to Greeley / Denver. Still trying to fathom all the gorgeous scenery....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 11:06 PM (6lIrI)
" I would like to acknowledge the previous inhabitants of this land, but they all dead or on welfare and no bus money"
Posted by: Miklos of the Auld and Ancient Clan McMiklos at July 03, 2026 11:06 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:01 PM (1z8ji)
Oh yeah, they're real. Or were. Haven't heard anything about them for years. Keep hearing Morgan and Morgan stuff all the time. Usually followed by Morgan Jewelers owned by his sons.
Sorry, Mr. H and Friends.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 11:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 11:07 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Ian S.
Sure sounds that way. Has any indigenous tribe sued to recover the land based on an acknowledgment? Be awfully funny if it happened.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 11:07 PM (DZ9Lv)
My buddy and I were towing his boat to Florida when one of the tires on the boat trailer came apart. We were in the middle of Georgia and had no idea where we could find someone who could deal with it.
Searched for auto repair shops in the area and somehow came up with a heavy equipment repair shop. They told us to come on over. So we come on over.
Like 5 guys come out to see what's up, they take the trailer off the truck, pick the boat and trailer up with a ginormous forklift, and change the tire like an Indy pit crew. Charged us $30. And gave us coffee cups with their logo.
Yea, pretty cool country.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 03, 2026 11:07 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Uncompromising Miklos who lived in an actual Commie Peoples' Republic at July 03, 2026 11:08 PM (6VErX)
Sorry, Mr. H and Friends.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 11:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
There was an ad for Jacoby and Meyer on the stadium boards during a ball game, Dodgers at Padres, last Wednesday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:08 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Mrs JTB at July 03, 2026 11:09 PM (yTvNw)
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!! To the Rugged Individualists of the Horde. May tomorrow include cold AMERICAN beer, succulent grilled meats, good conversation, proud celebration, and maybe a little bit of gloating over the fact that there are quite a few nations out there envious of our Bill of Rights about now.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 11:10 PM (dIske)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:10 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:08 PM (1z8ji)
Guess they're still a going concern. Surprised they're not in my area. Eh, no loss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 11:11 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:02 PM (O0L8i)
LOL.
At a grandkids play, the director did a land acknowledgement and some guy in the back blurted out something very similar to what you wrote.
Posted by: Beartooth at July 03, 2026 11:12 PM (IYeV+)
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Drive down any freeway in LA and you'll see a Rogue's Gallery of skeevy personal injury attorneys on the billboards. Jacoby & Meyers is still a staple.
The billboard industry here would die out tomorrow without all the ambulance chasers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 11:12 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 03, 2026 11:14 PM (+9wcF)
Then tomorrow of course.
Then Sunday.
When they run out of fireworks they will start shooting their guns.
Well, it's their money.. Hopefully they don't shoot someone,
or start a fire or pass out drunk.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 10:24 PM (IY9No)
Pros of them passing out drunk:
* Can't pull triggers
Cons:
* May drop a lit cigarette
So technically, it may be for the best if the non-smokers pass out. Just not the smokers.
Posted by: SciVo at July 03, 2026 11:14 PM (Sy6m/)
BTW Kozlik's Sweet and Smokey mustard is out of this world good. I always find mustard to be either mustard or not that great but if you even think you might sort of kind of like the idea of a sweet and smoky tasting mustard, this shit is mindblowing.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:15 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 11:00 PM (DZ9Lv)
We kind of figured you would show up eventually.
Posted by: tankdemon
Bitch set me up!
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 11:15 PM (DZ9Lv)
Oh yes. It's lovely here. Except. We have been taken over by those oh-so-lovely California's. It's getting not so great. I'm lucky to live in northern mountains. Enjoy what you find. The best places are north, or on the western slope.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 11:16 PM (uTEOj)
Sales are going through the roof!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (6lIrI)
So, coolant drained, hood off, radiator, water pump, fan, and alternator are out. Mosquitoes were getting voracious, so I quit for the day.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (1z8ji)
the secret was we delivered the best things for the war fighters, “Those warfighters have serious trust issues,” Karp said,
"In the classified context, when the Department of War goes to you and says, ‘I need this application’ –...Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley?
That is effing insane.”"
https://tinyurl.com/4n7k6twf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (ogcfP)
Great, the GSP boys are posting the daily records for the next few days, meaning they think there's a good chance we may break them. Most likely will be some highest lows, and not highs.
I see they tied the highest low on July 1 at 75F, last set in 1936.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
Need to set up a pool on the date of the Tay Tay-Travis divorce.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (O0L8i)
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You have to reserve the Coliseum at least a year in advance.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 11:21 PM (u/oMr)
Join us comrade! It doesn't get much better! Oh. Except for the body count, but don't even worry about that little detail 🫨...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 11:23 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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AOP on a lark.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:23 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (O0L8i)
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You have to reserve the Coliseum at least a year in advance.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 11:21 PM (u/oMr)
What gets rented if they break up before the marriage?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 11:24 PM (qx7Zg)
I see they tied the highest low on July 1 at 75F, last set in 1936.
Posted by: publius
The planet has a fever and needs more data centers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:27 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:28 PM (2WIwB)
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AOP on a lark.
Posted by: Braenyard
This....
This is simply cruelty
Posted by: the Wretched Panhard at July 03, 2026 11:28 PM (6VErX)
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Glad you made it to the land of the free.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:28 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: publius
To be fair, the highest low is also how they do college admissions these days
Posted by: University of Miklos at July 03, 2026 11:29 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:30 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Braenyard
Where someone will always hold your beer
Because I need that
Posted by: Fortunate Miklos at July 03, 2026 11:31 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 11:32 PM (/QHx4)
Yea, pretty cool country.
Posted by: JackStraw
===============
Had a similar experience in Ozona, Texas. Marco Rubio talked about a similar experience when he was a kid and his family got stuck in the middle of nowhere down South. Out came the locals to help these strangers who were obviously not natives.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 03, 2026 11:33 PM (mmrXZ)
I was thinking of that because my buddy was feeling pain in his side and saw some blood in his stool so his wife took him to Urgent Care and they sent him for a CT Scan and completed within a couple of hours. Another friend felt chest pain and had a test and surgery in a day.
I always hear about major delays getting basic tests and treatment in Canada, England , etc. .
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:34 PM (/WQyy)
Try THAT in Novosibirsk!
Posted by: Free Miklos! (not about Darleen) at July 03, 2026 11:34 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 03, 2026 11:34 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:23 PM (ogcfP)
Car belongs to a friend of many years' standing. Only has about 45000 miles on it. He wanted to get the engine resealed to cure oil leaks. Took it to a guy we both know and trust. It ran a few miles, lost oil pressure, and hammered out the bearings. He took it to another shop; guy said the first put a wrong oil filter on it (not convinced of that), rebuilt engine to the tune of $6000. Ran for a few months, lost oil pressure, and began to knock. Now it is here. One thing I will be looking for is a missing fiber disc check valve in the oil filter adapter. One of those falling out could cause a total loss of oil pressure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:35 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 11:36 PM (IY9No)
Good lord, all this lip-smacking over the imminent divorce of a newly married couple.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 11:36 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 03, 2026 11:36 PM (3/XaG)
Posted by: Mitch McConnell at July 03, 2026 11:37 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: publius
Oh no! 75 low in the summer?! What will we ever do!!!🤣
In 1901 it was on average 90+ throughout the country this time of year. What! I guess the politicians back then didn't figure out how to grift on it. Poor bastards...😐.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 11:38 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Bill C. at July 03, 2026 11:39 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:40 PM (ogcfP)
Good lord, all this lip-smacking over the imminent divorce of a newly married couple.
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It's appalling isn't it? We should give the couple the privacy that they deserve!
Posted by: The Madison Square Garden Box Office at July 03, 2026 11:41 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 11:42 PM (74mdr)
In 1901 it was on average 90+ throughout the country this time of year. What! I guess the politicians back then didn't figure out how to grift on it. Poor bastards...😐.
Posted by: COMountainMarie
They told everybody to throttle back on the AC.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:43 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:44 PM (WQBBj)
I guess Columbia is playing some world gay ball championship tonight because a Colombian neighbor is having a party and they all have horns that sound like yoko ono mating with a dying yak.
Posted by: banana Dream
Is that those Venezuela Kazoos?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 03, 2026 11:44 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:46 PM (WQBBj)
https://tinyurl.com/ncpetfk6
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 11:46 PM (fkjGs)
He is a good man who loves our country and wants the best for us. Good old common sense is never out of style.
Shove it Commies.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 11:47 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:47 PM (2WIwB)
I love y'all. I sincerely hope this lovely wonderful Horde has a great 4th. God please bless us, and please help us continue down our wonderful Country road. We shall persevere. We are Americans.
Good night pals.
Eat lots of burgers and dogs😜!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 03, 2026 11:47 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 11:36 PM (mmrXZ)
When one person has made a living off breaking up with people, I just wonder if this will trigger a 3CD set of new material if she divorces.
I do hope it works out.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)
I love this country.
And I'm hoping we're not going to hear about how moslems condemned tomorrow's terrorist attack.
Pretty sure it's coming.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 03, 2026 11:49 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Mitch McConnell at July 03, 2026 11:37 PM (gKWVE)
Beep...beep...beep...
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:47 PM (2WIwB)
Beep... boop... bip...
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)
Pretty sure it's coming.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 03, 2026 11:49 PM (CHHv1)
Mayor Mamdami's going to have explosive diarrhea? I'm far enough. Away that I could deal with that attack.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 11:51 PM (qx7Zg)
As someone who proudly served the Red, White, and Blue; I would never disrespect the sacred colors like that idiot waving the flag is doing.
Now I am going back to working on an 8th Air Force bomber. Kit decals were too fragile so now I have to try and cobble some together from spares.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:51 PM (2GVsD)
Great, GSP has changed their website again, and now it's different to find the records.
Anyway, our all-time highest low record is 80F, set on one day in June, and two days in July, and all three were set in the 1930s.
The 1930s here were pretty hot, and still look to be probably the hottest overall so far.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)
Pretty sure it's coming.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
It would give us the excuse we need.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:52 PM (WQBBj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 11:55 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Put your hands on your hips
Let yo backbone slip
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KyQ9dH2CKJI
Posted by: The Right Reverend Miklos at July 03, 2026 11:55 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:55 PM (2GVsD)
The 1930s here were pretty hot, and still look to be probably the hottest overall so far.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)
Here in Texas, we call an 80° low "July and August"
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 03, 2026 11:55 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:56 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Optimistiklos at July 03, 2026 11:56 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One
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Something like a cool front.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:57 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 11:57 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:57 PM (2GVsD)
Terrible boat wreck on Lake Geneva Wisconsin today.
Three people dead and seven injured.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 11:32 PM (/QHx4)
Having been there, I'm sure alcohol was involved.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and perpetual light shine upon them.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 11:58 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 11:58 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 11:57 PM (yEz+x)
I'm sure some folks are, but I'd rather not.
But yes, they will drive you to drink.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 11:59 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 04, 2026 12:00 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 03, 2026 11:55 PM (SRRAx)
Yet another reason why we live in AK. Sunny and 70 is "beastly hot."
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:00 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:01 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 11:57 PM (yEz+x)
Soldiers.
Just saying.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:01 AM (2WIwB)
Last summer we set a record for the longest streak of 90F+ days. I didn't make here locally, because on one of the cooler days, my high was just below 90F.
But then, a cold air damming thing kicked in on Aug 2, and we set several lowest high records for those days. So we went from setting "hot" records to setting "cool" records turning on dime.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:02 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
And fuck all y'all who think this is NOT the best damned place in the entire world, bar none.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:06 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 04, 2026 12:06 AM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 12:06 AM (ntk8v)
Posted by: GWB at July 04, 2026 12:07 AM (kU0PQ)
"watched the world discover how great we are" - this one really made me mist up. As did the little kid reading Adams's fine words.
The furriners who have been goggling at our grocery stores and stadiums and monster trucks (and a/c) are looking at the product, but I gather they are impressed with how we have all of that because of the liberty and productivity of this nation.
And I guess I'm gonna have to watch the Rocky movies one of these days.
Lots of nattering nabobs of negativism this holiday, but they're just noise, drowned out by the joyous cheers and songs of freedom.
Posted by: mindful webworker waves a flag and lights a sparkler at July 04, 2026 12:08 AM (/rhF0)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 04, 2026 12:06 AM (ntk8v)
Probably a little smelly, and most folks will get crabby, so no thanks.
Meanwhile, in AK....
https://www.glacierviewcarlaunch.com/
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:08 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at July 04, 2026 12:09 AM (DPvx7)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 12:10 AM (CHHv1)
This Greenland ice core graph shows you just how silly the modern global warmuning nonsense is. This is the average temp since about 20,000 years ago:
https://t.ly/pFprD
Note we've been cooling off since the last peak, which was the Roman Climate Optimum.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:11 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
Not at all, and I bet we're going to get pretty creative.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:11 AM (WQBBj)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:11 AM (w6EFb)
I have asked before, and never got an answer from the globull warmening hysterics: What is the optimal temperature for the earth, and where would you measure that?
Should we be able to grow grapes in Greenland? Should we expect the Thames to freeze over every year? How would they know?
Cold kills. Heat lives. This is proven.
What, then, is the issue?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:13 AM (bl07w)
My wife has a rule. I am not allowed to be left unsupervised in public for more than twenty minutes. I was in line at a garden center with a 50 pound bag of bird seed. A woman asked if I had a lot of birds. I said no, it was for a holistic cleanse I was trying. High protein. Great for hair. I said I lost 30 pounds last summer but ended up in the emergency room for two weeks. She gasped and asked if I got a parasite. I said no, I was perched on a telephone pole trying to sleep and a hawk knocked me off. Fell forty feet. She froze. My wife came back from the bathroom, saw her face, grabbed my arm and dragged me out. She told the woman I was kidding. This is why we can't have nice things. Worth every second.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 12:14 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
Not at all, and I bet we're going to get pretty creative.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:11 AM (WQBBj)
Commies want you to die so they can have your stuff.
Fuck 'em dead.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:14 AM (bl07w)
These are people who light up buildings to support murdering babies and basically make up everything else.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 12:15 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 12:15 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 03, 2026 11:20 PM (6lIrI)
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If you're in Denver, you're not THAT far from Wyoming. It's not as lovely as Colorado, but it's much freer and with zero traffic.
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Mmfyv)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Bap bap bap ba pahaap...whaaat?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 04, 2026 12:10 AM (CHHv1)
Weren't those the personal pronouns Gina Carano used as a joke?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 12:17 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 04, 2026 12:19 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Mmfyv)
Nothing wrong with the Snowy Range, the Tetons, and Yellowstone. Wyoming is lovely.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:19 AM (bl07w)
I hope he isn't in pain, but he needs to go away.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 12:21 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 04, 2026 12:19 AM (2GVsD)
Hey. 'Ol Mitch is doing some.of his best work now.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:21 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 12:21 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: tcn
Then the (D) gov picks his replacement
No KY in this KY situation
Posted by: Onoptimistiklos at July 04, 2026 12:23 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:25 AM (WQBBj)
I saw Roman Climate Optimum open for Celtic Frost at the Sun Bowl in Tempe, Arizona
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 04, 2026 12:25 AM (DZ9Lv)
Time to walk the hell-hound and get ready for bed. Got the earplugs on standby in case people decide to ignore all the red flag warnings and shoot off fireworks.
Posted by: PabloD at July 04, 2026 12:27 AM (byoW7)
Once, riding my bike on the Potomac trail that goes by the Pentagon and National Airport. Started at high point in DC, roughly. Before I got to the airport - chills. Declining energy. Oh well. Walked the bike home, stopping for a cold drink somewhere along the way.
Second time, another blazing August day, temp near 100. Decided to get in 9 holes at Hains Point (golf course I guess Trump is changing). Teed off on the 3rd. Walking up the fairway ..... chills. Headache (never, ever have headaches). Oh well. Cooled off in the clubhouse. Contractor running the place at the time was a hockey acquaintance, so unlimited refills.
Next day left on a work trip around the world (returning to US in Anchorage, Alaska Air served Russian far east back then). Have never pushed my luck since.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 04, 2026 12:29 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 12:31 AM (KJYe0)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:31 AM (WQBBj)
But the area is a tinderbox now, with wind supposed to kick up tomorrow afternoon. Praying for no fires this weekend!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Sakkaliner Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:34 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 04, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
...
Not at all, and I bet we're going to get pretty creative.
Given that Greater Evil destroys it's maker with cTHEIL and ctKARP at the ctHELM it will be significantly more problematic. Who knew there would be a greater evil than ctHILLARY but that's reality today.
How it ctHAPPENS.
Putin/Pressured by the frenchMACARONI won't faire any better than did napoleon or germany -- Putin will meaningfully retaliate (and soon) against IceKINGJoe's proxies in Ukraine, Kaliningrad will be his price of peace a land for piece deal for cuba -- and that would be a good deal. Trump gets his hotel in Moscow and Vlad gets to take Europe by force -- which won't be a problem until China (or proxy/NKA) has a launch failure which takes out the starlinks and we're all back to the good ole land war.
SpaceX goes bankrupt with the final scene of Elon/Harry Lime's fingers pushing up against the welded grate while the filth&corruption foam to his waist
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 04, 2026 12:34 AM (oiJTb)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 04, 2026 12:34 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:35 AM (WQBBj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Achmed and Jugdish are ON THE JOB
Inshallah
Posted by: Mullah Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:35 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Mmfyv)
Naw, Wyoming is way better than Colorado. The Bighorn Mountains is one of my favorite places on this planet.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 04, 2026 12:36 AM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Sakkaliner Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:34 AM (6VErX)
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I never voted for her so I'm off the hook, right?
Posted by: 496 at July 04, 2026 12:36 AM (8hnyd)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 12:36 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: 496
Trade you for the per-head bounty for privately detained illegals
Posted by: Deputized Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:37 AM (6VErX)
Having a gathering of family and friends out here at Rancho Webworks tomorrow, with "too much" food and a load of fireworks. And Daughter has put together a suitable playlist of American and Oklahoman music. Looking forward to it. Even the neighbors who have already been setting off fireworks, and will surely do much more tomorrow.
God has indeed blessed America.
Posted by: mindful webworker salutes the AOSHQ at July 04, 2026 12:38 AM (/rhF0)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 12:38 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Skip at July 04, 2026 12:39 AM (Ia/+0)
With Trump looking down and whispering: NO, because Elon didn't fund the Trump Accounts to the tune that pleased him, and his new BFF/Bezos can not only has own constellation of geo's, lunar landers, robots, and AI, but actually sells products that people really want. Bezo's fancy of putting Amazon women on the moon who wear purple wigs like the 70's Series/UFO is just icing on the cake.
That's where cTHEIL and cthKARP become their most dangerous. cTHIEL worried about the pope being the antichrist? look who's talking? lack of self awareness? grandiosity? with a jilted Elon pushing third Party with unlimited funding, and veritable cthKARP/Skynet at his disposal, what could possibly go wrong?
Yes, very problematic, but definitely entertaining.
Best Episode of the Apprentice Yet!
LET's GO BRANDON!
MORE!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 04, 2026 12:40 AM (XEsAj)
Posted by: Auntie Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:42 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Achmed and Jugdish are ON THE JOB
Inshallah
Posted by: Mullah Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:35 AM (6VErX)
Nooo, not around here. This is bearded white man carhartt wearing mother fucker territory. A lot of people without power it seems. They'll get it done.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:42 AM (WQBBj)
>>Thank you morons unfortunately she is not improved and I'm becoming distraught. More will be known when cultures come back. She is sedated for now. Please include her in your prayers for a complete and immediate recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 12:44 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 04, 2026 12:45 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 12:45 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Maybe this is why I thought the Sopranos were not such bad people
Posted by: Miklosio, capiche? at July 04, 2026 12:46 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Who didn't. Lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 04, 2026 12:46 AM (WQBBj)
Posted by: Miklos at July 04, 2026 12:47 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 04, 2026 12:48 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 04, 2026 12:50 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 12:50 AM (ogcfP)
I attempted to parse that. It was unparsable to me. I have no idea what he was trying to say.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ
Not you got me thinking about Darleen
A real hot tamale baby, when she feels the heat
Posted by: Miklos turns to Marleen for comfort at July 04, 2026 12:52 AM (6VErX)
Today they are offering an additional $2.50 per hour and $17.76 for each completed four hour shift
Posted by: Miklos can use some extra at July 04, 2026 12:57 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 12:58 AM (ODRj8)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 01:00 AM (H8EHh)
Searching for something along the lines of "Younger Dryas Greenland ice core temp". Went to "images" results, and found what which one I thought displayed the best.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:01 AM (w6EFb)
https://youtube.com/shorts/mzO-463iKOE
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
--
This is so clear.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:04 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 01:06 AM (H8EHh)
The Climate Loons tell you not to pay attention to this stuff, and just trust them, the past century has seen unprecedented anthropogenic warming unlike anything ever seen before.
What they try to do is fit the infamous "hockey stick" right to the end of that, and show, see, temps are turning up well beyond previous peaks.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)
I hate Michael Mann.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 04, 2026 01:09 AM (H8EHh)
effort to put this content together. I once again find myself personally spending way too much time both
reading and posting comments. But so what, it was still worthwhile!
Posted by: Roofing services Washington IL at July 04, 2026 01:11 AM (hHL2u)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:11 AM (ogcfP)
If anything, I'd bet we're going to cool. It's the current phases of the Milankovich cycles we're on. Obliquity is decreasing (41K yr cycle) here, and eccentricity is decreasing is as well (100K and 400K yr cycle).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:16 AM (w6EFb)
Coming to a neighborhood near you. Maybe your neighborhood.
Traditional nuclear reactors produce around 1000 MWe or more of electricity per unit. SMRs, by contrast, are defined by their modest electrical output – typically less than 300 MWe. Some definitions extend to medium-sized reactors of up to 600 MWe. The smallest designs, with capacities typically less than 20 MWe, are sometimes called microreactors.
[Search assist
. 20 megawatts (MWe) can power approximately 13,400 homes during peak summer heat, based on the average energy usage of about 1.5 kilowatts per home.
_cbsaustin.com _lboro.ac.uk
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:21 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 01:21 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 01:21 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: Franklin Delano Milankovich at July 04, 2026 01:22 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 04, 2026 01:23 AM (SRRAx)
Mars-Uranus conjunction right now. Mars is blocking Uranus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)
There was a guy on a financial message board years back who kept on about total magnetic reversal. Harmless, yet bizarre.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 04, 2026 01:28 AM (dK+Kv)
Supremes are finally taking up an 'Assault Rifle' case...
With this court, I'm scared.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 10:28 PM (mP0Kj)
The same Court that gave us Bruen?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 01:29 AM (pKv0r)
...
So, just how thick was the ice over the bay? Jane
reported that while they were gathering fish, she saw a
large bear walk across the frozen bay from the mainland
to Galveston Island
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:29 AM (ogcfP)
https://tinyurl.com/4kefzb6f
Posted by: Nato at July 04, 2026 01:32 AM (XAyZ8)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 01:35 AM (XeU6L)
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Sam Altman is a crook
_Elon Musk
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:36 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 01:36 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)
I found similar data in
Quaternary Science Reviews
Date: 1 January 2000
The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland
Richard B. Alley
Unfortunately it’s Elsevier Press and thus difficult to access. From a graph from that paper, it looks like we’ve been cooling off since the Minoan Warm Period which was earlier and warmer than the Roman Warm Period. Thanks but no thanks, Thera!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 01:44 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Perhaps down in SC. My own seems to be increasing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 04, 2026 01:45 AM (XeU6L)
Those Milankovitch cycles are very long compared to our human scales. All of recorded history is a but fraction of the shortest of those cycles. However, in a way, you can see their effects every so slightly on a human scale.
The Erf's axial tilt has decreased since I was I born in 1967 to make the length of the day 3 seconds shorter on the summer solstice. And to make the winter solstice 4 seconds longer.
And precession of perihelion works out to about 1 day per 58 years. Perihelion and aphelion occur about 1 day later since I was born.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:46 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)
It would be very hard to do it the other way around.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 01:49 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Or China's economy is in collapse.
Iran's Floating Oil Stockpile Swells as Major Buyers Stay Away
2 days ago(Bloomberg) -- A hoard of Iranian oil is building up at sea, as the Islamic Republic struggles to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington.
...
More than 58 million barrels of Iranian crude and condensate was on-the-water as of July 1,
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 01:50 AM (ogcfP)
I just keep remembering him with the blood on his cheek, pumping his fist, saying Fight Fight Fight, and praise God that we were allowed to have him as President again.
https://youtu.be/HjylD7esXDo
Going to bed to get up and make tomorrow great again.
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker kneels only before the Almighty at July 04, 2026 02:01 AM (/rhF0)
Damn, I am getting more eccentric too. I was looking for my glasses. Where, oh where, did I put them. They were hanging in the neck of my T-shirt the whole time, where I hang them all the time momentarily.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:02 AM (w6EFb)
"A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II provides fuel for several A-10C attack aircraft. Aerial refueling allows aircraft to operate for extended periods of time."
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Interesting that they would bring this to attention today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 02:04 AM (ogcfP)
"Many came - not to mourn, but to make sure he is dead"
_scene out of a Peter Sellers movie
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 02:07 AM (ogcfP)
There are several of these based on different "proxies". Then Greenland ice core use the O-18 to O-16 ratios. Water with O18 is a different sort of "heavy water" (and just imagine all the different combinations with H and D vs the O isotopes).
O-18 water's evaporates less and condenses quicker the colder it gets. So, when it's a colder year, less O18 waters gets deposited, and less O18 leaves the oceans. There's some way they can see the variation in O18 levels at the surface over time, too.
Anyway, all those different proxies look about the same over the Holocene (and all show the dramatic Younger Dryas event), but they will differ on the peaks a little bit.
But all show a peak at around 7000 yrs ago, the Holocene Climate Optimum. The Greenland cores show the Roman period was about as warm. Others will show a local peak then, but not as much as the 7K year one.
So, we can say we've been cooler and no warmer than that over the whole Holocene till now. And we're cooler now at present than any of the peaks.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 02:10 AM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 02:12 AM (ZVgZ4)
Over hundreds of millions of years, Erf oscillates between "greenhouse" and "icehouse" states. Guess what we're in now, and have been for a long time. Icehouse state. During an icehouse, we have polar ice caps. During Greenhouse, no polar ice at all.
Antarctica has been at the south pole for a long time, but not always covered in ice. During the last greenhouse state, the temperature there was nice and warm. Life, plant and animal thrived.
And they thrived under polar night and day conditions. I would love to see that. Just how the heck everything was adapted to midnight sun, with no night, and then near 6 months of polar night.
Turns the diurnal cycle on its head. I don't think they know much about, other than it existed. Plant and animal life in warm temperatures under those polar night/day conditions.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:13 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Miklos can use some advance warning at July 04, 2026 02:14 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
It works
I have been a trend setter since 1976.
Ahead or behind, it all comes back around
Posted by: Miklos has some rater wide polyester ties, if needed at July 04, 2026 02:17 AM (6VErX)
A toast to the Horde, some of the finest people anywhere on this earth.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
And an anonymous gentleman has just paid everyone's bar tab!
Posted by: Miklos is glad the ice machine is working OK at July 04, 2026 02:18 AM (6VErX)
I would love to meet Randall Carlson. And throw George Howard, Robert Schoch, and some of the others in.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 04, 2026 02:19 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 02:19 AM (ZVgZ4)
Yep, about 90 - 50 million years ago, during a Greenhouse state, Antarctica summer highs averaged about 68F, with winter lows about 54F. Climate was about like New Zealand. Lush rainforests up to the pole itself.
And all of that with polar days and nights.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:21 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 04, 2026 02:22 AM (DZ9Lv)
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Perhaps down in SC. My own seems to be increasing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,
hey Mike, you won't believe what my cousin found in his own belly button
Posted by: Miklos is between eccentric and "Just that way" at July 04, 2026 02:23 AM (6VErX)
I once curated a list of "hottest (global) year on record" articles for every year bar one from like 2003 through 2015. Pure impossible silliness.
The phrase "climate change" appears exactly zero times in the landmark film on climate change called "An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It." Just insane fucked up mental retardation from gaslighting anthropomorphic perianal fissures.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 02:24 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 02:26 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 04, 2026 02:26 AM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I lose mine on the top of my head
As my Grandaddy taught me
Posted by: Miklos knows more or less less where things are unless somebody moved 'em at July 04, 2026 02:28 AM (6VErX)
Well, there was never really a pause *in their bullsh!t*
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)
True! Happy Fourth JQ. And all. I am off to beddy bye.
Posted by: ... at July 04, 2026 02:30 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Miklos tries to activate the James Brown multi-display at July 04, 2026 02:31 AM (6VErX)
Yep, every year is the warmest on record.
They also don't like the use of "optimum" there, as in Holocene or Roman Climate optimum, because it makes warm sound good, better than cold. Which it is. But they're trying to change the language on that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:31 AM (w6EFb)
Meh. $2.99 was too much.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
You need a Pyramid
I know just the guy to help build it
Posted by: Miklos thinks 1/4 acre might not be enough at July 04, 2026 02:33 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 02:34 AM (ibDUx)
That's another very interesting one. I've listened to many debates on that.
Could be a snippet of ancient knowledge from some advanced pre Younger-Dryas ice-age civilization that survived. By advanced, I don't mean techno like we are today, but say sea-faring, globally, think Egyptian/Greek level or something similar.
Robert Schoch thinks they were based in Sundaland in SE Asia. There was yuge landmass, now under the sea, from when sea levels were much much lower. He thinks that was where they were.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:35 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
Not bad for a coaster
Water rings on wood furniture are a pain to refinish
Posted by: Miklos does hed his hands dirty sometimes at July 04, 2026 02:36 AM (6VErX)
You could almost walk to Australia back then.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:37 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Miklos thinks Spud still has somebody's hat at July 04, 2026 02:39 AM (6VErX)
https://youtu.be/gM4Xm2MGLNQ
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:40 AM (rdVOm)
Water rings on wood furniture are a pain to refinish
Posted by: Miklos does hed his hands dirty sometimes
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I wasn't sure if gorebecile would earn a royalty somehow, so that was the deciding factor.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
If your name is Melanie, I have a brand new key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDUnJRpQ68
Posted by: Why does Miklos even know this? at July 04, 2026 02:42 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: JQ
Solid, sista
*Old School soul high five*
Posted by: Miklos be runnin' his bidnis as a FREE man at July 04, 2026 02:44 AM (6VErX)
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Yeesh. Thought that song sucked, even when I was a little kid! I liked Downtown though. Brings back memories of Mom, taking us Christmas shopping, all those years ago...
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
I played my cousin's 45 of Downtown about 11 times a day.
Currently, I may have to recuse myself because the Zydeco accordion is becoming dominant in my Personal Space
Posted by: Le Mikleuse a parti mes amis at July 04, 2026 02:51 AM (6VErX)
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Leprechauns!!!
Or aliens. Either/or...
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 02:54 AM (ogcfP)
"Anatomically modern humans" go back to at least 300K years. See the "Million year old human skull" for something that might push that way back, and rewrite the whole timeline.
So, we'll take the low figure, 300,000 years. We've been around that long, and only during the last 5000 did we actually do anything other than run around like primitives?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard
Should've left his face/nose alone after that... Dude was very attractive (imo) in '79!
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius
"Everything that is, has been before..."
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 02:59 AM (ogcfP)
We named ourselves Homo sapiens, "Man the Wise". The older subspecies thing, Homo sapiens sapiens (which fell out of favor) would be "Man the wise, the really wise".
A lot of hubris there, wouldn't you think. Some aliens might be more objective in naming us. They might choose Homo Lamontis. Man the Big Dummy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 02:59 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
L 16 is....
https://tinyurl.com/yc6th4bm
Posted by: Miklosm just likes this, and can assure that Irma is a Trump voter at July 04, 2026 03:07 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Lamont is a Big Dummy, but he ain't no homo
*prepares to fight*
Posted by: Fred G. Sanford, in temporary alliance with Aunt Esther at July 04, 2026 03:10 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:12 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 03:13 AM (ibDUx)
Talk about hubris. Tay-tay "walked down the aisle" such as it was to one of her own songs. That just ain't right.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:13 AM (w6EFb)
In the interest of peace, how about Homo Robreinericus, Man the Meathead.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:14 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:23 AM (rdVOm)
https://ibb.co/v9Cvpnf
A snapshot of the future, maybe.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 04, 2026 03:25 AM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: JQ
Oddly enough, the Poet Laureate of Hungary wrote a poem along those lines inspired, somehow by me, in the course of a late nite alcohol-supported discussion/argument/language play.
I thanked him when it was published, according to the Official Authorities, as "the immortal verses of our National Poet".
"Basz meg, Peter, azert en mar immortalis is!"
(Fuck, Peter, I'm now immortal too!)
Posted by: Miklos has a small claim to fame at July 04, 2026 03:26 AM (6VErX)
What about Homo Erectus the Pfizer rep?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 03:26 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Run that by the guys at the loading dock
Posted by: the Estate of Archie Bunker at July 04, 2026 03:29 AM (6VErX)
Pfizer, making Home Flaccidus become Homo Erectus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:30 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
Have I told you about my visit to Humacao, Puerto Rico?
"we make people happy"
Posted by: El Mikloso recuerda at July 04, 2026 03:30 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 03:31 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: raimondo at July 04, 2026 03:32 AM (zOenx)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 03:32 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 04, 2026 03:34 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: raimondo on tap at July 04, 2026 03:35 AM (6VErX)
Funny how the demotards are funding commie campaigns, but also claiming Trump is a putin-puppet and *that is so very wrong*, doncha know...
Ds are just upset that russya is no longer soviet.
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 03:32 AM (gfO9L)
IDK, he makes about as much sense as Lace Wigs or Machines for Sale.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 04, 2026 03:39 AM (bl07w)
I've got it! Homo Raimondo!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)
I was looking at artist depictions (don't know how close to accurate they would be) of all the other Homo species that have been found.
Ugly fuckers, all of them. Of course, they'd probably think we were terrible looking.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:42 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 03:43 AM (ogcfP)
More later I suppose as duty calls.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 04, 2026 03:44 AM (gfO9L)
The NYPD had to work security for that stupid Tay-tay wedding. Don't know how much it cost, but Tay-tay should pay the whole thing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 04, 2026 03:45 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)
We may expect discipline. Trump has a way with women.
It will be one way or the other.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 03:46 AM (ogcfP)
11 PM
Shocking: Italy Giorgia Meloni just greenlit the Italian Navy to stop (sink) boats packed with illegal migrants from reaching Italy.
Strong borders. Real leadership.
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She's been stopping landings for a month or two. This is a step up.
Next she'll be blowing them up like drug boats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 03:51 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: clarence at July 04, 2026 03:51 AM (xyH2B)
Posted by: clarence at July 04, 2026 03:51 AM (xyH2B)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Unlikely
No reproduction
Paleoanthropologists may recover some ancient Cheeto dust
Posted by: Art Bell's bartender at July 04, 2026 03:58 AM (6VErX)
Next she'll be blowing them up like drug boats.
Posted by: Braenyard
I want an Italian Navy ship with a Sophia Loren figure on the front but the tits are massive lasers
Posted by: Admiral of the Ocean Sea Miklos at July 04, 2026 04:02 AM (6VErX)
11 PM
Shocking: Italy Giorgia Meloni just greenlit the Italian Navy to stop (sink) boats packed with illegal migrants from reaching Italy.
Strong borders. Real leadership.
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Pray that the UK realizes it has a British Navy.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 04:05 AM (pSl4u)
Up until comment 399, I thought that Taylor S should've chosen Las Vegas over NYC. The Strip IS expensiver, but Henderson ...
But Publius correctly mentions that the event will generate a lot of ... paid ... work for the NYPD, stressing the entire force unnecessarily ...
... but, it also puts a big hurt on Mamdani's budget(s).
Where will Big M get the money? Tax the wealthy of MYC even more? At last some of them deserve i. Ask Mama H, up in Albany, for cash? How has that worked out before. Asking The Donald? Hah.
My guess is that a bunch of Big M's Socialist Paradise Programs will get erased from his promises.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 04, 2026 04:06 AM (FlRtG)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 04, 2026 04:07 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: JQ at July 04, 2026 04:12 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 04:14 AM (vS2qG)
Lots of nattering nabobs of negativism this holiday, but they're just noise, drowned out by the joyous cheers and songs of freedom.
Posted by: mindful webworker waves a flag and lights a sparkler at July 04, 2026 12:08 AM (/rhF0)
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Yes, such as that loser, former Olympic kayaker, who found himself in court for damaging the reflecting pool seal. Many of good cheer are out here.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 04:21 AM (9qZ8R)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:22 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 04, 2026 04:23 AM (zfW44)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 04:23 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 04, 2026 04:24 AM (ogcfP)
Posted by: m at July 04, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)
That would be GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!
The Commiecrats would have a Heart Attack or lose their Little Squirrel Bait Minds!!!!!!!!!!!
Got you covered - after the comments here I was curious if ChatGPT would have some guardrails (since we know how politically unbiased these LLMs are) on the following:"Generate a realistic picture of Mt. Rushmore, but with the bust of President Trump added, in a similar style as the other Presidents on the mountain."
Actually not too bad:
https://___ur.com/a/SNCNSkd
Posted by: MD_Mike at July 04, 2026 10:32 AM (6oVhu)
Posted by: MD_Mike at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (6oVhu)
Posted by: MD_Mike at July 04, 2026 10:33 AM (6oVhu)
Posted by: MD_Mike at July 04, 2026 10:35 AM (6oVhu)
Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at July 04, 2026 10:49 AM (ERYKL)
Independence Eve Cafe
Tall ships at Norfalk, Virginia, to celebrate the 250th last weekend
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (iaf7q)
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 07:23 PM (iaf7q)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 07:23 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (iaf7q)
Also, thick layers of petrified piss and shit build up in their dens over the decades.
This is "mined" and used in perfume.
No, not making this up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:25 PM (IG3/x)
No, not making this up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:25 PM (IG3/x)
Add a little whale barf and you might be on to something.
(Perfume is gross)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:27 PM (Ot/FD)
If you have never had the honor of meeting this man, he has a heart of pure love.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:29 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Warai-otoko "
The Oreo. Closet relative to the Oreo.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 07:30 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:33 PM (afJtY)
EROMERO BROKE HIS LEGS?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 07:34 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:27 PM (Ot/FD)
Yep. Also deer, weasel, and beaver anal glands.
You could expand this to cosmetics as a whole.
Placenta. Crushed beetles. Snail mucus. Foreskins. Bird poop.
"That's a sexy shade of crushed beetle you have on your lips, honey"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:34 PM (IG3/x)
Feeding and petting a hyrax, which is not a Space Monster but some kind of weasel.
According to the AoSHQ Style Manual, all animals are some variety of weasel.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 07:34 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:35 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 07:34 PM (y9nCu)
The weasel kingdom keeps threatening a libel suit against Bernie Sanders for damaging their good name.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:36 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 07:37 PM (2WIwB)
"Nabisco" my ass.
Posted by: Sunshine Biscuit Company at July 03, 2026 07:39 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 07:40 PM (XfxDj)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:40 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:40 PM (IG3/x)
A chimmy?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:41 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:41 PM (Ot/FD)
Good one. Took me a moment to get it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:42 PM (IG3/x)
RIP Peanut
Posted by: Beartooth at July 03, 2026 07:43 PM (IYeV+)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia"
It an Earth-analog planet with a culture based on Nazi gangster Romans.
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at July 03, 2026 07:43 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 03, 2026 07:44 PM (IYeV+)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 07:44 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:45 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia"
It an Earth-analog planet with a culture based on Nazi gangster Romans.
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at July 03, 2026 07:43 PM (MWfyi)
Brand name for a mechanic's rack large enough to handle the big rigs.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:45 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 07:45 PM (D+BhG)
Her Majesty is feeling much better. Not back to normal by any means, but working in her study and eating a little food. She had a rough time yesterday so I'm happy for this bit of progress.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)
It's hard for me to get on here with my phone, so I'll see y'all the next time I'm back home.
The cat came in and slept with me last night, so either she's accepted me or realized that I'm the one handing out the food.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:48 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (afJtY)
I am waiting to see what happens with Brazil, and Venezuela has enough pissed off earthquake victims to create a nationwide revolt because of the failures the "Bolivarian" state has in doing anything but stealing, so that needs watching too.
Mexico just had it's debt rating bottomed out and the Mexican central bank is looking to backstop their version of Treasury bonds by buying them off the secondary market if the rates take a dump, so that looks inflationary, and that is dicey in Mexican history too.
I am feeling pretty chuffed about De La Espriella winning in Colombia. It is a matter of if he has enough juice to squash the cartels.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:48 PM (IG3/x)
You are warm, and neither snore nor kick too much in your sleep.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:49 PM (rbvCR)
*widdly breathy cover of a wildly inappropriate classic rock tune. Like AC/DC or something*
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:49 PM (Ot/FD)
Don't want any inside squirrels
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tuna at July 03, 2026 07:50 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Kindltot
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He can get along with a little help from his friends.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:53 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:53 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:56 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 07:34 PM
The Horse Trailer is not for the faint of heart.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 03, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Kindltot
There's a bald toff who is pretty good at covering pretty much everything. Goes by "Warfronts" when covering third world places that are great already according to Conan o'Brian.
Espriella has a difficult parliament and, I assume, judiciary. He does have a base but it is regional.
He's such a Bukele LARPer that I hope he is on the phone to El Salvador a lot. Because he may well need their help.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 08:00 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:00 PM (afJtY)
Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it . I hope to see it in the next couple of days.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 08:02 PM (rZCVI)
Great news everyone!
ABC has a Disney celebrates America show on.
If you dare.....bwaaa-haaa-haa-ha
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 08:02 PM (Sco7b)
It did cushion the cat's fall but the cat ran away from me at cheetah speed. Probably will never trust another big bald monkey again
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 08:03 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:53 PM (rbvCR)
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Mine have all been fed and are now taking their post-dinner siestas before it's time for bed.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 03, 2026 08:03 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:04 PM (afJtY)
For places as violent and divided as Colombia or Peru you need a Bukele.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 08:06 PM (gKWVE)
The event boldly portrays American patriotism and exceptionalism across our great nation to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday. It runs from June 25 through July 10, featuring more than 150 exhibits from all 56 U.S. states and territories, along with businesses, innovators, and civic organizations. There is a towering Ferris wheel, a stage with live music and performances, family-friendly attractions, military ensembles, flyovers, and daily cultural programming. An innovation center showcases booths from SpaceX and NASA.
A notable contrast: while the people of France and several other European countries are suffering from the summer heat because of their leaders’ environmental extremism, which hates air conditioners, all 150 exhibits at the Great American State Fair are air-conditioned.
ZH_via, Fred Fleitz @ American Greatness
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:06 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 08:08 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:08 PM (p4NUW)
youtu.be/Lz0LuhkyrYw
they don't want Man Of Tomorrow (the Superman movie) to suffer the same fate
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 08:09 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 08:11 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 08:11 PM (vE0+H)
Letters of marque, $500 a head, and no bag limit for commies would have been nice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 08:11 PM (vE0+H)
Iran will be wiped out tomorrow.
Mark 250 with style....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: scampydog at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (3Uiav)
Long 'a' like the city or short 'a' like the airplane? 'Cuz naming a dog after an airplane would be cool.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)
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b"h for good health I had not read she was ill.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
It shouldn't be a surprise. Most American black folks are not all that black skinned. It is just genetics.
But somehow, not being "pure" seems to bother them.
I'm a mutt. I traced a lot of ancestry and honestly, there are great men, saints, and horse thieves. Doesn't change who I am. And a lot of those records are probably falsified because... folks sleep around.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 08:15 PM (bl07w)
If the riots happen he is already pretorn into collectable size pieces.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:17 PM (afJtY)
Democrat Socialist Melat Kiros:
"Every single issue that I looked at…we already figured out the solution a long time ago."
"You solve homelessness by giving people housing."
"You solve hunger by giving people food."
"You solve health care by going to a single payer system."
“It is common sense, right?"
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It'll be Utopia!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 08:19 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:19 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 03, 2026 08:20 PM (bkuEU)
Mutt? Same. I don't give a rat's fuzzy arse about ancestry, tho. Has never done anything for me...
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:20 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
____________
How's the Missus? I was worried about her after your comments last night.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 08:21 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)
I'm descendent from Teutonic royalty. Or something. The surname alone is enough to pause and look into things.
I really haven't an interest in it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 08:22 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 08:22 PM (gKWVE)
...the vast majority of the American people are with Trump.
They want to see their country honored, not torn down.
They want their children to grow up proud of the United States, not ashamed of it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:23 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:23 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:24 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:24 PM (77rzZ)
It will be
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 03, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
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We were warned by Next Door that there are volunteers "Watchers" who will patrolling to report any individual fireworks use. I don't know whether they'll have armbands.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 08:26 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)
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b"h for good health I had not read she was ill.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Good news, Hadrian.
How about Mrs. Psycho? Responding to the meds?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:26 PM (ogcfP)
Sounds like punch in the face time...
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:27 PM (XuXeR)
We were warned by Next Door that there are volunteers "Watchers" who will patrolling to report any individual fireworks use. I don't know whether they'll have armbands.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Next Door is insidious communist crap.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:27 PM (ogcfP)
Glad to hear that . Prayers continue.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 08:28 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 08:29 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:29 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 08:30 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:30 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:31 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 08:32 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:32 PM (ogcfP)
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"Shoot and Scoot" It works. We did this a couple years in California when they went stupid. One person with the fireworks, one to light. Set up at a random spot and hightail it after launch.
We were able to do this for hours.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 08:33 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:33 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:34 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:35 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 03, 2026 08:35 PM (bkuEU)
Despite being estranged from her for so long, I still miss my sister. She was a great Big Sister.
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:35 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 08:37 PM (Cqx++)
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SMRs coming to a new neighborhood near you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:38 PM (ogcfP)
"Shoot and Scoot" It works. We did this a couple years in California when they went stupid. One person with the fireworks, one to light. Set up at a random spot and hightail it after launch.
We were able to do this for hours.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Bravo!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:40 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 08:43 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 08:45 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:46 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 08:46 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (+82YS)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (yEz+x)
Waco can be the city or plane, all he knows is that's his name.
Call him Waco and his ears raise up. He knows he is being talked to. He is a big dog and has mean bark, but really he is a big baby. Loves to be petted.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:48 PM (afJtY)
Dog #1 went back to the house
Dog #2 watched and howled with the in air explosions, he loved it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:49 PM (ogcfP)
Mind, body and soul.
Please send him your love.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (yEz+x)
Done.
{{{Rat}}}
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 08:49 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 03, 2026 08:50 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 08:50 PM (ceJ0R)
Mind, body and soul.
Please send him your love.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026
Done.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:50 PM (p4NUW)
So soon after pride month?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 08:53 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Mrs JTB at July 03, 2026 08:53 PM (yTvNw)
I know there's no other way, but it feels funny to mention in my Rosary intentions Hordians needing prayers by their nics. Hope Our Lady understands.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 08:55 PM (y7IOQ)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 08:55 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:56 PM (ogcfP)
Mind, body and soul.
Please send him your love.
Posted by: nurse ratched.
I'm so sorry to hear this news. Praying right now. 🙏🏼
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 08:56 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:56 PM (p4NUW)
There's something I want to say about you and your sister in those last precious weeks and I haven't managed it and maybe I won't this time either, but it might help.
A couple of weeks before my twin brother died, before he went to the hospital for what would be the last time, he asked me to find a best friend from our childhood. Why me instead of his wife? Don't know, don't care.
I was able to.
They were both heroes. Dave was in fact, the guy who was sent to Somalia after Black Hawk Down to find out what had gone down.
So for two weeks Dave sent my twin brother funny videos and emails and songs--I know, because he copied them to me. And Wendell (my twin) had that gift for the last two weeks of his life.
Well, you were that gift to your sister. Because of you, she could have a peace and a sense of completion no one else could give her.
You did a wonderful thing.
Posted by: Wenda at July 03, 2026 08:56 PM (3uyrB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)
So soon after pride month?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
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Don't drop the soap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vyfqTMARcU
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM (ogcfP)
Mind, body and soul.
Please send him your love.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (yEz+x)
Absolutely, and fervently. I didn't know he was unwell.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 03, 2026 08:58 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026
Oh no. All the prayers and positive energy I can send to both of you.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 08:59 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)
Got you, too.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 09:00 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)
You've got the best I have.
Posted by: javems at July 03, 2026 09:00 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 03, 2026 09:01 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:02 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 09:04 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Wenda at July 03, 2026 09:05 PM (3uyrB)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 03, 2026 09:01 PM (h7ZuX)
Done - and for any of the Horde that need them as well.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 03, 2026 09:05 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 03, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:57 PM
Absolutely.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 09:07 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Oh, my. Of course; done.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 09:08 PM (NFX2v)
San Fran,
I hope your son is coping as well as he can.
I know a change in routine is difficult to adjust to.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 09:08 PM (/QHx4)
And Hadrian too,
May both you beloved partners in life be comforted, healed and made whole.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 09:11 PM (yEz+x)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 09:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 09:12 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Doof at July 03, 2026 09:13 PM (QMAsf)
Had two sisters. Youngest moved across country last year; next youngest died 20+ years ago. Miss the latter from my life more than the former. Big fistbump, Bulg.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 09:13 PM (NcvvS)
Done. For comfort and complete and total healing and for you and family as well.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 09:14 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 09:07 PM (ceJ0R)
Good to see you, Mr. Deal
Posted by: Doof at July 03, 2026 09:14 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 09:19 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 03, 2026 09:19 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 03, 2026 08:47 PM (+82YS)
And this means . . . ?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 09:19 PM (rbvCR)
Done. Dear Lord, this is a hard evening for the Horde; please grant healing and surcease in thy mercy, amen.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 09:20 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 09:22 PM (NcvvS)
Nothing, really. :-)
The astrologers make a big deal of this, as it occurs in Gemini this time, and that has something to do with the "birth chart" (whatever that it) of the US.
Of course, relatively speaking I would likely trust astrologers more than economists. Probably.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 09:24 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 03, 2026 09:25 PM (hPLSE)
If I missed anyone else I'm sorry. I trust the Lord knows who I mean when I ask him to bless the Horde and our loved ones.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 03, 2026 09:29 PM (hPLSE)
oh dear, I am so sorry to hear Mrs F is still not improved.
Prayers continue for complete healing.
Prayers also for her doctors, for wisdom and knowledge, discernment and wisdom in her care.
And prayers of peace for you in this time of waiting.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 03, 2026 09:31 PM (4VH0B)
'Birth chart' of the United States is a term of bullshit. Forty years past my idiot astrology phase and anyone using 'birth chart' for a country is past mental.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 09:32 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 09:24 PM (w6EFb)
Every time I try to explain why this is correct I piss people off. And it is too hot.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 09:32 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:32 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 09:33 PM (fkjGs)
I got lectured by an enlightened Karen liberal a few weeks ago that I must abide by the "one drop rule" - she didn't even know it had a name or history until I told her so - but she insisted that it's absolutely the case that one drop of black blood makes one black and that blackness must be acknowledged.
So I told her I'm glad she agrees with white supremacists about the purity of the white race. She just got mad. Didn't change her mind but I 100% saw the penny drop in her deranged visage.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 09:33 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 03, 2026 09:29 PM (hPLSE)
Same. It's been an eventful week for our brethren. We may not know what's going on with everyone, but God knows.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 03, 2026 09:35 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:36 PM (77rzZ)
One the acts was Chicago doing their standards. All the people singing along had white hair. The crowd went nuts when they heard the opening bass riff to 25 or 6 to 4. Lots of bass air guitars in the crowd. The expressions on the grandkids faces watching grandma and grandpa boogying was cute.
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 09:38 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at July 03, 2026 09:45 PM (aqrdH)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 09:47 PM (IY9No)
In other ridiculous nonsense, it looks like the singer and the football player have said I do, finally. And apparently Lena Dunham gave a speech and made an ass of herself. Or some shit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 09:48 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 03, 2026 09:48 PM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Cosda at July 03, 2026 09:49 PM (5Mso3)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 03, 2026 09:49 PM (2NHgQ)
In other ridiculous nonsense, it looks like the singer and the football player have said I do, finally. And apparently Lena Dunham gave a speech and made an ass of herself. Or some shit.
Posted by: publius
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I was walking at the beach just now and some wag with a whiteboard had scribbled "Taylor Swift Getting a Divorce!"
I laughed, they laughed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 09:49 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 09:50 PM (/QHx4)
There's no telling how much money was spent on that mess of a wedding. And both sides, hers and his, turned it all into some orgy of grifting self-promotion of whatever crap they were selling.
A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Hey, that's a pretty clever line, if I do say so myself....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 09:52 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 09:54 PM (p4NUW)
God forbid the woman gets pregnant and has a baby now, who she loves and protects instead of aborting, they will flip their literal shit.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 09:54 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 09:52 PM (w6EFb)
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At the known venue of a Nazi rally.
Posted by: Axeman at July 03, 2026 09:55 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 09:57 PM (ntk8v)
Who knows, maybe Taylor and Travis will get along great. That British soccer player and his Spice Girl had 3-4 kids and they've been married ~25 years now, I think.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 09:57 PM (mmrXZ)
There's no telling how much money was spent on that mess of a wedding. And both sides, hers and his, turned it all into some orgy of grifting self-promotion of whatever crap they were selling.
--
Hey, folks gotta' make a buck....or two.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 09:58 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 09:59 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 09:57 PM (mmr
Their son went woke and disowned them.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:59 PM (/WQyy)
Remember that July 3 is Independence Day Eve.
So remember to leave out cookies and milk for Captain America.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 10:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 10:03 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 10:03 PM (fkjGs)
Their son went woke and disowned them.
Posted by: polynikes
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I'm talking about the marriage. Kids, what are you gonna do? Patty Reagan, Ron Reagan Jr., and Maggie Thatcher's kids all snubbed their parents.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 10:04 PM (mmrXZ)
So remember to leave out cookies and milk for Captain America.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 10:01 PM (rbvCR)
Brisket and Bourbon is right out?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:04 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 10:01 PM (rbvCR)
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Thanks for the reminder.
We had the boots hung out.
Posted by: Axeman at July 03, 2026 10:04 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 10:04 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 10:07 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 10:09 PM (1z8ji)
I'm busy pumping CO down their holes for the next few days.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 04, 2026 04:33 PM (iaABv)
The Adventures of Taarna Open Thread
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 06:22 PM (qgNn3)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 06:23 PM (qgNn3)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:24 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 06:25 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (afJtY)
Absolutely insufferable.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (NXz0i)
Most of the time.
Posted by: ...
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Brave browser will block most shorts.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:27 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 06:28 PM (3Ope8)
I miss magazines. Sure, they're still around, but a mere shadow save for a few.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:28 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:27 PM (ogcfP)
Did not know that.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:28 PM (vE0+H)
Heavy Metal and The Fifth Element look alike because they're both heavily influenced by the French Moebius comics.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 06:29 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 06:29 PM (gKWVE)
I can't pass them.up.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:29 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 06:30 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 06:31 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 06:30 PM (RIvkX)
An infection, I take it?
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:32 PM (Gqar8)
Absolutely insufferable.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (NXz0i)
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Criss cross?
Posted by: Rope at July 03, 2026 06:32 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 03, 2026 06:32 PM (aQEfL)
All fun must be cancelled.
Mother Gaia fights back with heat dome.
Millions may die...
I'm paraphrasing a bit but not much...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
Absolutely insufferable.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 06
I just had a request for ramen (the real stuff, not top ramen). Seems odd on a 90 degree day, but who am I to argue. Miso ramen it is!
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (OoFl2)
The Beverly Hillbillies is on. It's the one where Elly goes to The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: fd
And she has a different voice.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (ntk8v)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (OoFl2)
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Add lots of hot kimchi.
Posted by: Rope at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (ntk8v)
Fun popcorn movie. A number of them that decadish.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:35 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (IG3/x)
Could use it, not the severe part though
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM (wzUl9)
That must have been when he was just getting started.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (OoFl2)
Mine's right here in front of me.
Meatballs going in.
I'm set.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:35 PM
If I were Taylor Swift rich, I would build you the kitchen of your dreams. Whatever you wanted.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr"
Strange things happen in The Twilight Zone. Now it's the one where T.J. Hooker freaks out on an airplane.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:37 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 03, 2026 06:37 PM (gUs21)
I read that they were married two days ago, yesterday and now today.
Who knows and who cares.
Take your money and enjoy yourselves in private.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:37 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: hurricane567 at July 03, 2026 06:37 PM (+ayKE)
The Beverly Hillbillies is on. It's the one where Elly goes to The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: fd
And she has a different voice.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
And a dick.
Posted by: Biggus at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (76a83)
Posted by: Don Black says keep on rockin' in the free world at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (ZxPkt)
Sent you an email, Wolfus. ALH is giving me a 404 page. Can you check it out?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (1Ff7Z)
No. 1 would have found the film tacky.
No. 2 wanted to create Taarna's costume and wear it at the next SF convention.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (OoFl2)
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Add lots of hot kimchi.
Posted by: Rope at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM
I don’t have any, unfortunately. But I do have hot chili crisp, so all is not lost.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (OoFl2)
I read that they were married two days ago, yesterday and now today.
Who knows and who cares.
Take your money and enjoy yourselves in private.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:37 PM (/QHx4)
Pretty boring to a Neanderthal like me.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 06:39 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:39 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (ntk8v)
Same guy, Moebius, did the designs for both. Luc Besson asked him personally to do the Fifth Element because he like the guy's style.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 03, 2026 06:39 PM (gUs21)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 06:40 PM (qFwJc)
I don't read the articles, just see the headlines when I'm scanning news sites. It is unavoidable these days.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:40 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:41 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:41 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:34 PM (wzUl9)
*
That must have been when he was just getting started.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026
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Shatner? No, he'd done quite a bit of TV before that. He was the son in the original pilot for the father-son lawyer series The Defenders; he'd played Archie Goodwin in a pilot for a Nero Wolfe series (and he'd have been great in both!). He was just starting to be something of a Name, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:41 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 06:41 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Don Black
___________
That's every Doomcock video.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 06:41 PM (XvL8K)
I don't read the articles, just see the headlines when I'm scanning news sites. It is unavoidable these days.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:40 PM (/QHx4)
I go to the NY Post website. Lot of sports and celebrity crap there, with an occasional gem buried in the pile.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:42 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Don Black says keep on rockin' in the free world at July 03, 2026 06:38 PM (ZxPkt)
Edging.
p'raps, "vEdging"
or, "plot-teasing"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 06:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Don Black
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Bait-and-switch?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:42 PM (wzUl9)
Meatballs going in.
I'm set.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July
As this was a last minute request, we are going to have to settle for grilled chicken breast, bok choy, a jammy egg, edamame, and some scallions. And nori, I do have that.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:42 PM (OoFl2)
Kelce Wedding to Swift Underway in NYC.
Pathetic
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (itsE0)
Well congratulationz to Mr. & Mrz. Kelsey and Taylor Swifth, I guess.
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 06:43 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:44 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026
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Despite the fact I just washed my car this a.m., I find myself hoping for some rain too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:44 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:44 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026
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Gimme a minute, OE. I have the site open on my desktop machine.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (wzUl9)
Taking a break in the nice cool basement.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (1z8ji)
The city of Columbus faced criticism from conservatives after a now-deleted social media post stated that City Hall would raise the Somali flag in recognition of Somali Independence Day.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (ogcfP)
I’m alone in a big city. May as well be alone in the middle of nowhere.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (afJtY)
So a city mayor is gonna arrest a head of state cause reasons. Quite the bullshitter, that guy.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:46 PM (Gqar8)
Taking a break in the nice cool basement.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026
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"Lark" as in "Studebaker"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:46 PM (kpS4V)
Taking a break in the nice cool basement.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (1z8ji)
You have AC up there?
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:47 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:47 PM (afJtY)
Literally no kids in the United States (and damned few adults) are "going hungry", you lying communist shitstain. We've built the first society in the history of the world where poor people are *FAT*.
Poor kids already get two free meals a day at school, even in the summer. I'm not sure what more could be done. Hire people to chew it for them?
As for adults, I can think of at least four places in my medium-sized city where you can get a free meal, no questions asked.
A couple of them might read you a sermon (quelle horreur!), but nothing says you have to pay attention to it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:48 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026
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What a nice image and turn of phrase! Yours?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 06:48 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:49 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 06:49 PM (Ot/FD)
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He has the drawers facing the audience.
- it's the drawers of the desk, he's not mooning his constituents yet. -
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:49 PM (ogcfP)
Anyone ask the Isaaq / Somalilanders if they volunteered to be raped and plundered by Ilhan's bros?
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 06:49 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 06:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 06:50 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (afJtY)
I can't decide if I would rather see the retard order the NYPD to arrest Netanyahu, or have the meeting held elsewhere because Trump already booted the UN the fuck out of the US.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 06:50 PM (ndZc7)
Was it a young goat, perchance?
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (Gqar8)
One knocks him down, a second sucker punches him in the head as he is trying to get up and then...a female cop rushes in and pushes him up against the wall. He takes a swing and...she arrests him.
Reading about it on facebook the leftist response is "he took a swing at a cop the fact he was assaulted before that doesn't matter". Note the time between the sucker punch to the head and the female cop pushing him against the wall was about 1s.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)
Yes. A nice low-mile unmolested original car. Had something go haywire in a rebuilt engine, which it should never have needed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:52 PM (kpS4V)
Careful what you ask for.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:53 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Biggus at July 03, 2026 06:53 PM (76a83)
Somali like the country from Black Hawk Down? What does that have to do with the US?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 06:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (xcxpd)
One thing that annoyed me about Heavy Metal is the framing device of the Loc-Nar, avatar of Ultimate Evil, taking the whole movie to brag about being such a badass... to a pre-teen girl. What a waste of his time.
On the other hand, he ends up blowing himself to pieces before she reincarnates as the hot warrior chick. Serves the stupid fucker right.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (y9nCu)
Could use it, not the severe part though
Posted by: Skip
Really? Thanks. I've got the remains of a zero-turn to cover up.
Posted by: t-bird at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (9q3gn)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:54 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:48 PM (wzUl9
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No, Wolfie, apparently it's an old saying. My dad used to tell Li'l Eris it was the Devil's milk wagon.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Don Black says keep on rockin' in the free world at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:45 PM (afJtY)
Netanyahu should send a hit squad to kidnap Madmani, rendition his to Israel, quick trial for terrorism, and then public execution by gunshot to the head. Use a Luger for style points.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (1z8ji)
Neapolitan ice cream for dessert.
Posted by: Don Black says keep on rockin' in the free world at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (ZxPkt)
Pork chops and applesauce. A classic.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (Gqar8)
I think the shortest time on record may have been when Michelle Phillips and Dennis Hopper were married for eight days back in 1970.
Presumably they ran out of drugs and had an "OMG what have we done?" moment.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: 18-1
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Plenty, that's why they shouldn't be here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (1z8ji)
A Mauser would be more appropriate for killing a rat....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July
Oh dear. That will put you in a bind.
Okay, I am so sorry, I couldn’t help it. But seriously, probiotics? Fiber? More water?
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 06:57 PM (afJtY)
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Netanyahu should send a hit squad to kidnap Madmani, rendition his to Israel, quick trial for terrorism, and then public execution by gunshot to the head. Use a Luger for style points.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (1z8ji)
Well if *that's* an option can we vote??? I'd like Tampon Timmeh and Ilhan BroFo yanked.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:57 PM (R+iUD)
Listen to his speech. That's pretty much exactly what he did.
A Ugandan muslim who has only been a US citizen for 8 years lecturing on what it means to be an American.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 03, 2026 06:58 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Biggus
Well, it all started when I woke up and went into the bathroom . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 06:58 PM (ndZc7)
If the US/Israel regularly did this most anti-American/Israeli actions would cease.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 03, 2026 06:58 PM (sKqQm)
Thank You and Praise Allah...
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 03, 2026 06:58 PM (KMrJn)
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A Ugandan muslim who has only been a US citizen for 8 years lecturing on what it means to be an American.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 03, 2026 06:58 PM (viF8m)
Little bitch IS the wrong color: commie red.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:59 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: RatSheeta Taliban and O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca at July 03, 2026 06:59 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The Japanese had style. Tie a man to a bamboo tree in the forest and watch the new shoots grow.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:00 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: National Lampoon at July 03, 2026 07:00 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:57 PM (R+iUD)
It doesn't have to be limited, does it. Have "known foreigners" do the dirty war shit that Americans won't do. "Oh, such a pity that young Bumblefuck got scragged. But it's foreigners doing that, and we have no way to stop them. We try, of course. Top men and whammen from the FBI are on it."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:00 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 03, 2026 [
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Looks okay. The last thread is from Blaine as of 7/2, and the last message in the thread is from you.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 07:01 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Use a Luger for style points.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 06:55 PM (1z8ji)
A Mauser would be more appropriate for killing a rat....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 06:56 PM (Ot/FD)
Yep, especially since the Bolsheviks LOVED the C96 broomhandle Mausers.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (y9nCu)
You're as Ugandan as i am, dickhead. And you're as Ugandan as you are American, too.
Fucking poser.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July
Ozempic or pain medication? Both will do a number on you. A number 2 becomes a number negative 2, you might say.
I went through that post-surgery recently, though not to the point of needing to go to the hospital.
Epsom salts always does the job for me, although not in the "gentle" way the OTC meds like to tout. It's more like the Vandals sacking Rome.
But if it's necessary, it's necessary.
Posted by: RatSheeta Taliban and O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 07:03 PM (y7IOQ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026
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I went to my tenth and twentieth. I wasn't living here so I don't know if they had a thirtieth, and the fiftieth would have fallen during the Sniffle Scare.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 07:03 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 06:47 PM (Gqar
I don't have it here. No real need. Could get a window-shaker cheap enough.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:03 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 07:04 PM (XvL8K)
That was the way the Romans operated.
They'd conquer a region and install non-Roman auxiliaries to "govern" the shit out of it. When the natives become too restless, the Romans would come back to be viewed as saviors.
The Brits did more than a bit of this, too.
Posted by: RatSheeta Taliban and O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca at July 03, 2026 07:05 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (y9nCu)
I like the image of a Nazi-identified weapon being used to off a Nazi.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:05 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Mmmm...boobage... at July 03, 2026 07:06 PM (TbWk/)
The Palantir chief repeatedly framed the issue as one of national security, saying military customers and operators of critical infrastructure wanted greater control over AI models, computing resources and proprietary data.
“Those warfighters have serious trust issues,”
...
when the Department of War goes to you and says, ‘I need this application’ – ... Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley?
That is effing insane.”
https://tinyurl.com/4n7k6twf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:06 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:07 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 07:08 PM (3Ope8)
You shit out an alien chest buster with glow in the dak testicle who sang show tunes while doing a buck and wing and inseminate three 19 y/o French/Vietnamese librarians?
Me too!
Posted by: Biggus at July 03, 2026 07:08 PM (76a83)
#BREAKING : At least 3 people were shot at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn Friday afternoon. There may have been two shooters, according to sources. We are working to gather more details. Stay with MDN.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ujhks
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Video at link. No word on whether the shooter was M to F or F to M.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (fkjGs)
#BREAKING : At least 3 people were shot at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn Friday afternoon. There may have been two shooters, according to sources. We are working to gather more details. Stay with MDN.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ujhks
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Video at link. No word on whether the shooter was M to F or F to M.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (ndZc7)
Dearbon? Could be another type of mystery contestant.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:07 PM (Ot/FD)
They'll jam given any excuse whatsoever.
Like much German engineering, they're designed and built like fine jewelry, but when faced with real world dirt and other harsh conditions, they don't work so well.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (ndZc7)
Dearborn. So probably just "M".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:10 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026
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Donald Hamilton had Matt Helm say it was a gun that had to pull around fourteen corners until it got to where the bullet goes off.
For my part, I loved the one I got to fire at a range. The grip fitted my hand as if carved for it, and my shots seemed to go exactly where I was pointing the gun (yes, I used the sights).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 07:10 PM (wzUl9)
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There's some interesting, not highly published things going on in Africa. Israel has and has had SF stationed in Somalia.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:10 PM (ogcfP)
Like much German engineering, they're designed and built like fine jewelry, but when faced with real world dirt and other harsh conditions, they don't work so well.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (IG3/x)
For the purpose of a televised execution, it only needs to fire the round already chambered.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Good target pistol?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:10 PM (ogcfP)
I thought their presence was in Somaliland. Are they in both? Neither is a real country, so I suppose it doesn't make much difference.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (BI5O2)
For the purpose of a televised execution, it only needs to fire the round already chambered.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (1z8ji)
Ready... Aim....
Commercial!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:13 PM (Ot/FD)
Oh I would love it if he tried that crap. Mamdani would look as stupid as he sounds. The US military would take over NYC.
Mamdani would be rotting in a jail cell somewhere.
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 07:13 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 07:14 PM (BI5O2)
REPORT: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Fires Dozens of ODNI Staff for Politicizing Intelligence, Insubordination, Gross Misconduct
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)
REPORT: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Fires Dozens of ODNI Staff for Politicizing Intelligence, Insubordination, Gross Misconduct
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)
HA HA!
Enjoy the weekend, assholes.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 07:15 PM (R+iUD)
Both The Fifth Element and that particular segment of Heavy Metal are based on the same Moebius bande dessinée.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 07:15 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (ogcfP)
They are a pleasure to shoot, and the original ones are pretty accurate (especially given the time period).
I'd never rely on one as a personal defense weapon, though.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:15 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:15 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Me too!
Posted by: Han Solo at July 03, 2026 07:17 PM (XeU6L)
Damn, did the weather get stormy fast. Ralphy is always with me. Snowflake is in. I let my friends know I'm catnapping her so she stays safe.
I'll bring in the emergency litter box. Since I shut off the computer, maybe horror movies.
The dog and cat laying together on the bed together is always so cute.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 07:17 PM (Sco7b)
It was like a gigantic hair dryer out there.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:18 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Alphabet Soup Assholes at July 03, 2026 07:18 PM (g7saB)
Dr. Maalouf
@realMaalouf
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2h
The Egyptian Football Association posted a video titled: “The Secret to Victory.”
They openly state that the key to victory is to begin the match by cursing Christians and Jews.
Before each match, the team gathers to recite Quranic passages calling Christians and Jews infidels under Allah’s wrath.
Coptic Christians make up 15% of Egypt’s population, but they are not allowed to be part of the national team.
For some reason, FIFA thinks this is ok.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 07:18 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (afJtY)
A pretty devout Catholic (not pope frankie) church there.
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 07:20 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 07:18 PM (kX27y)
And yet they'll gladly play the infidel's faggy little kickball sport across the major cities of the Infidel Home World knowing they ain't got a goat's chance in Gaza of winning anyway.
Get bent, camel fuckers.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 07:21 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (u73oe)
For one thing, their women are a lot hotter.
Strike that: Egyptian women might be hot, you just can't tell under the burqa.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:23 PM (1z8ji)
REPORT: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Fires Dozens of ODNI Staff for Politicizing Intelligence, Insubordination, Gross Misconduct
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)
HA HA!
Enjoy the weekend, assholes.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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Happy Independence Day, traitors.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:23 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 07:02 PM (afJtY)
A pretty devout Catholic (not pope frankie) church there.
There is a video on youboobs somewhere from the 1970s of Idi Amin on "maneuvers" with his troops practicing invading Israel while Idi talks about it. Hilarious. I would have read Idi's book but I think he was illiterate.
Posted by: Zombie General George Patton at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 07:24 PM (BI5O2)
Possibly a sane group trying to make it so.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:25 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 07:23 PM (1z8ji)
Block and tackle.
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 07:26 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 07:26 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Ben Had
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Karp doesn't use a lot of words about the changes that are coming but they are unnerving by the extent they portend.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:29 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 07:09 PM (fkjGs)
You including the FIFA tourists?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 07:31 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Didn't have anything to do w/Karp exposing them as cheats or sharing miltec w/other countries. 'effing insane', his words.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:35 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
>It's a wonderful time of the year for tourism. Welcome. Have fun, bask in the splendor of America.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 07:38 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 07:44 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Come-along, wheel chocks.
Posted by: Han Solo at July 03, 2026 07:45 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Paul at July 03, 2026 07:55 PM (8cR35)
btw, Leo is an heretic.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 08:22 PM (qFwJc)
Wait. No one mentioned picking up a Redhead in a taxi?
Posted by: Blanco at July 04, 2026 10:03 AM (rnXoa)
Everyone Hates Thieves and Wants to See Them Hurt Open Thread
I don't know if this is real or if they're paying the "thieves" to take the bikes. This seems like a huge lawsuit and possibly a crime.
Let's assume it's real. It looks real. Putting out a bait bike for thieves to steal. The trick is, the seat has an explosively-deployed airbag hidden in the seat. Skip to 6:30 if you want to jump past all the preamble.This one is much more watchable. The seat has mini-spikes, but the danger isn't that they'll pierce the thief. The danger is that they're electrified.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: bluebell at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (FJTaH)
This feels almost pornographic.
"Ah yeah, they get what's coming to them. They're asking for it. Yeah. They're all asking for it... etc."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (mPXxA)
Posted by: bluebell at July 03, 2026 05:23 PM (FJTaH)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 05:23 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 03, 2026 05:23 PM (Y2/Vj)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 05:24 PM (AGz65)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 05:25 PM (AGz65)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 05:26 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Mikey at July 03, 2026 05:27 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: steevy at July 03, 2026 05:28 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (bAJQW)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (V362x)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (V362x)
That's class.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (dK+Kv)
Got cancelled because the Amish were shown on every episode stealing the Bair Cars left at their lower income farms and fields.
Posted by: Roy Munson at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (g7saB)
https://youtube.com/shorts/_yvdl5fUJyo
Might be a cartel guy having fun.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 03, 2026 05:35 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 03, 2026 05:35 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (bAJQW)
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Concur.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 05:36 PM (rj6Yv)
I hate thieves, too. I knew a very well-dressed, well-educated girl who always took things back to the store after she broke them and constantly stole dishes from restaurants. If she knew anyone who worked in any kind of service industry, she always pressured them to give her the service free -- free carwash, free haircut, whatever. I don't even like it on that level.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:37 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to watch that movie again at July 03, 2026 05:38 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 05:41 PM (2Ez/1)
The bag's typically wired to a lamppost or other sturdy thing nearby. The goon eyes it, makes a grab, runs off, and when the extent of the wire is reached, he/she gets a rude awakening.
And a beatdown.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 05:41 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 03, 2026 05:30 PM (bAJQW)
He's probably paying some of these homeless looking guys $500 a pop to jump on and ride for 10 seconds.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:41 PM (6ydKt)
And folks started early this morning firing fireworks off their decks and porches. It's still going on.
'Murica!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 05:41 PM (NXz0i)
Instead, YouTube jumps to their feet to throw copyright strikes at someone just because another party claims it to be so,....without due diligence.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 05:42 PM (dIske)
Then he left it unlocked.
This would've been about 25 years ago. I don't think it would work today -- they'll steal anything.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:43 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 05:41 PM (2Ez/1)
Mark's stuff is harmless other than something they've got to clean off.
Some people don't think those are real.
I tend to think they are.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:43 PM (6ydKt)
I much preferred the Olivier version. No quarrel with Ian McKellen's 1930s-costume version of Richard III, though. I just thought R-III was one of Olivier's best film performances-- maybe his best.
Posted by: mnw at July 03, 2026
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I just was impressed with the imagination of it -- to make England under Richard a 1930s-dress creeping-Fascist state, to use the lines of Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd" as the lyrics of a nightclub song, etc.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 03, 2026 05:44 PM (0aYVJ)
They're a little reminiscent of those "bombs" for porch pirates: the first ones were almost certainly real, but then actors and AI got involved, and 90% of the newer videos are clearly fake. Unfortunately, these seem to fall into the same boat.
Posted by: Dr. T at July 03, 2026 05:45 PM (jGGMD)
"What does 'e think we are? T'ieves?!"
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to watch that movie again at July 03, 2026 05:38 PM (Wt5PA)
That is definitely one of my top 10 desert island movies.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 03, 2026 05:47 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 05:48 PM (yEz+x)
Hey, four seasons, good to see you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:48 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I said decorous, by ignorance of the language, thinking decorous as related to decoration; bunting, frills and gold lamé.
-The first president to say "fuck" and "shit" in public and rip ungrammatical, misspelled, overpunctuated Truths and engage in hyperbole to the point that we always have to remind critics not to take him literally. The Chief Hyperbolist. A guy who needlessly provokes allies (the Meloni kerfuffle) and -- what was it, sort of brushed dandruff off Macron's shoulders and said his wife has nice legs? This isn't exactly decorum. -
Yeah, he's a shocker - on purpose. I love it.
What you're asking for - hearken back to those first presidential debates and why Trump won. I couldn't stand him before the debates - In the debate he proved to be the man for the job and the others weak sisters.
He knows manners and can be the gentleman amongst gentlemen but he's the leader of the world and everything he does is with designed intent for maximum effect. He has a mission with only so much time to fulfill it. He has no time for foppery.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:49 PM (ogcfP)
Got cancelled because the Amish were shown on every episode stealing the Bair Cars left at their lower income farms and fields.
Posted by: Roy Munson at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (g7saB)
Thanks. I've posted about 'Bait Car' here a few times. People can catch it on YouTube.
In reality, it's kind of surprising that the show ever made it to air.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 05:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Dr. T at July 03, 2026 05:45 PM (jGGMD)
Yeah. A lot of what the youngsters call AI slop. I watch a lot of short utoob vidyas, and I can spot the fakey stuff pretty quickly.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 03, 2026 05:50 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: The Ballots at July 03, 2026 05:50 PM (jrgJz)
Braenyard,
I hope you are having a great day.
Hubby is dealing with meds for thyroid problems now. I sure hope we can get his meds straightened out.
He is 80 and we don't know if he needs them.
Is it Big Pharma? Who knows anymore.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 05:53 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 05:53 PM (p4NUW)
There is a clip from Mexico, Mexican Batman catches motorcycle thieves and Duct tapes them to telephone poles, the bike next to them and the word thief written on their forehead.
- so much tape they look like a mummy -
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:53 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: The Ballots at July 03, 2026 05:50 PM (jrgJz)
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Yeah, carjackers in Brazil must have slept through the physics class. They keep coming a stop on exit ramps in front of a box truck and throwing their hands up thinking that will keep them from becoming two-dimensional roadkill. THOSE aren't staged...but they are entertaining.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 05:54 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026
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Cocktail time?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 03, 2026 05:44 PM
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The $100 bill peeking out from under a car tire.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 05:55 PM (2Ez/1)
There is a clip from Mexico, Mexican Batman catches motorcycle thieves and Duct tapes them to telephone poles, the bike next to them and the word thief written on their forehead.
- so much tape they look like a mummy -
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:53 PM (ogcfP)
__________________________
Last night's ONT.... "YO SOY, BATMAN!!!"
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 05:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Piper's mother in law at July 03, 2026 05:56 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (4a6AT)
All Whorled Cup stuff on TV this evening; no Jeopardy! How long does this WC stuff go on? It feels like it's been on TV since the millennium.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (wzUl9)
Was soft in those days. Let them live.
Posted by: Rorschach at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Something's got to give. YTs are lies or AI lies, search engines are crap, the AI on search engines will drive you off a cliff. Is it a communist conspiracy to confuse reality? It's worse than that, it's a game that too many want to play.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (ogcfP)
Nun: “Is something wrong, my son?”
Driver: “I’ve always had a fantasy of being kissed by a nun.”
The nun agrees, but only if he is single and Catholic. He says he is. She gives him a long, passionate kiss.
The driver starts crying.
Nun: “Why are you crying?”
Driver: “I lied. I’m married and I’m Jewish.”
Nun: “That’s okay. My name is Kevin and I’m on my way to a costume party.”
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 05:58 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at July 03, 2026 05:50 PM (0aYVJ)
You know, everyone thinks that.
But maybe you're just spotting the bad stuff.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:59 PM (IG3/x)
Most stuff we see today is all about people getting clicks.
Look at me, I'm gonna be famous because I get so many clicks.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:00 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: nurse ratched
When the courts went all wishy-washy and "punishment" became a joke.
The asshoe what broke into Dad's house stole all kinds of stuff for a couple of DAYS... neighbors witnessed and called police.
Asshoe got a ticket for trespassing, a mere misdemeanor. He was *sniffle, sniffle* hOmELeSs, *waah* so they probably also waived his fine.
I feel lucky the jerk was too stupid to claim he was renting the place!
Posted by: JQ at July 03, 2026 06:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 06:00 PM (qgNn3)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026
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Cocktail time?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July
I am not a big drinker, but if J was here and offered a wine spritzer, I would probably say yes. He gets home today, but no idea what time. I probably should consider making something for dinner…I guess. lol.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:02 PM (OoFl2)
A. Because we gave them an L in 1776.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:02 PM (IG3/x)
Just read that Swift and her guy are now married.
I guess we'll see lots of coverage of the honeymoon now, ugh.
Why can't rich people enjoy their money in private.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:03 PM (/QHx4)
I'm so old I remember seeing that one when it was brand new. The shock of the surprise ending has stayed with me to this day.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 03, 2026 06:04 PM (cWLG3)
I guess we'll see lots of coverage of the honeymoon now, ugh.
Why can't rich people enjoy their money in private.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026
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It was today? Thought it was going to be held tomorrow.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)
Is it Big Pharma? Who knows anymore.
Posted by: four seasons
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There is evil Big Pharma but most in the industry are trying to do good things. Thyroid health is one of them. There was much discussion last night on the subject as it became apparent that many of us are on thyroid meds.
Basically it's a simple test for, free TSH, TSH close or above the reference range indicates that the thyroid is not putting out enough and needs supplementation. Obtaining the correct dosage takes a while. Dosage is in micro grams not milligrams.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:05 PM (ogcfP)
All Whorled Cup stuff on TV this evening; no Jeopardy! How long does this WC stuff go on? It feels like it's been on TV since the millennium.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
July 19
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:06 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Braenyard,
Yes trying to get the correct dosage is a trial.
It's been three weeks so far. Hoping to get the correct dosage soon.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:07 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 06:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 06:08 PM (LHPAg)
El Hombre Murcielago
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 06:07 PM (rbvCR)
——
[perks up]
— Lamborghini
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 03, 2026 06:08 PM (bAJQW)
I guess we'll see lots of coverage of the honeymoon now, ugh.
Why can't rich people enjoy their money in private.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026
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It was today? Thought it was going to be held tomorrow.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)
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So close to pride month?!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 03, 2026 06:08 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 06:08 PM (LHPAg)
{{{Mr. and Mrs. E}}}
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:09 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:09 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (wzUl9)
Final game is July 19.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 06:10 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 06:10 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026
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The ONTVTonight website I've been using to see the schedule of the channels I watch has it all screwed up, and only lists one episode no matter what time slot you pick, the very first one with Earl Holliman. Other channels are fine.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)
El Hombre Murcielago
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026
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"Murcielago" makes me think of "mucilage."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:11 PM (wzUl9)
Miranda Devine
@mirandadevine
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51m
There should be a rule that only native-born New Yorkers can become mayor. Not some guy born in Uganda who was only naturalized eight years ago. And give back the desk, Commie.
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John Ʌ Konrad V
@johnkonrad
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4h
“They tell you America belongs only to those with the right accent or skin color.”
Go fuck yourself, pinko.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 06:12 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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July 19
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026
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Two more weeks and more??? Gah.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)
If you were filthy rich what would you do?
We would help our family and buy an island somewhere.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:09 PM (/QHx4)
I would give 90 % away, with the rest I would ensure you folks were 'prepared'.
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 06:14 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 06:15 PM (O7YUW)
I suppose that is what he was going for. It's one of those dominance moves like broadcasting the "Call to Prayer" in an American city where Muslims make up a small percentage of the overall population.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 06:16 PM (dIske)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 06:16 PM (3Ope8)
This feels almost pornographic.
"Ah yeah, they get what's coming to them. They're asking for it. Yeah. They're all asking for it... etc."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (mPXxA)
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I learned a new phrase the other day, "violet wand", which sounds charmingly Victorian. It was from that Reed College fetish class and DIY kink craft workshop article Ace linked. I had to look it up, naturally:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Erotic_electrostimulation#Violet_wands
The things you learn here.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:18 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 06:18 PM (qgNn3)
Seven y/o grandson is spending the day with us.
He's a great kid. For some reason he is hooked on Mah-Jongg, just like my husband.
It's refreshing to see him playing that instead of playing games on line.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:18 PM (/QHx4)
To be fair, there's an actual chance Team USA will win the whole thing, which would be the funniest shit ever.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 06:18 PM (xComp)
We were born in civilization and it seems it has been crumbling ever since.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:19 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 06:19 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 06:19 PM (fkjGs)
AmericaMaxxing.
I love it.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:20 PM (kpS4V)
Ackshully, I'd try to behave such that no one would ever know. I certainly wouldn't plaster my name on stadiums, hospitals, etc. True charity is anonymous.
But I would give it all away. I might even super-size my fries.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 06:20 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Neighbor Lawrence at July 03, 2026 06:21 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 06:22 PM (/QHx4)
I'm so old I remember seeing that one when it was brand new. The shock of the surprise ending has stayed with me to this day.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)
Not too many living actors remain from the original Twilight Zone....Bill Shatner, Vera Miles, Antoinette Bower, Ruta Lee and Billy Mumy. Ann Blyth passed away two weeks ago.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 03, 2026 06:22 PM (y171U)
Point being I lived an entire life without 2 second, 20 second or 250 second people acting stupid videos. I've had my fill of people acting stupid or being stupid in real life. And their dumb opinions for that matter. So I will continue in my bliss of not watching shorts, vines, tiktok or the assorted YouTube dumbness. Party pooper? Maybe. Sane? Also maybe.
Most of the time.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:23 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 03, 2026 06:23 PM (R+iUD)
Most of the time.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:23 PM (vE0+H)
I wonder if the bungee jumper vendors refunded bungee jumper girl's money to her family because they owe her a refund.
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (LHPAg)
Make sure my boys never had to worry about money.
Get my 2009outback detailed.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 06:26 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Erotic_electrostimulation#Violet_wands
The things you learn here.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 03, 2026 06:18 PM (kpS4V)
"a collet (7/16" in the United States, 11 mm in Europe)"
Once again we have the need to own at least two sets of tools. Maybe three if you have an old British model that uses Whitworth standard.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 06:36 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 06:33 PM (IG3/x)
I have Whitworth because of the older triumph motorcycles. Not that I work on them, but a few friends had them and they were stupid, so...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 06:39 PM (snZF9)
Ackshully, I'd try to behave such that no one would ever know. I certainly wouldn't plaster my name on stadiums, hospitals, etc. True charity is anonymous.
But I would give it all away. I might even super-size my fries.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 06:20 PM (NXz0i)
I'm rich!! It's mine, mine, MINE!!!
Posted by: Daffy Duck at July 03, 2026 07:12 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: coki at July 03, 2026 09:46 PM (KWJY3)
Beaver ♥ Banana Open Thread
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 04:21 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 04:23 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 04:23 PM (vE0+H)
What are we? 13 years old!?
(I hear this from the lovely Mrs., multiple times a week)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 04:25 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:26 PM (dIske)
I find it curious that the illegal immigrant who killed the cop in PA got his CDL in Massachusetts, which requires the applicant to have a valid Social Security Number.
Posted by: Orson
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Every requirement creates a new racket.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:28 PM (mmrXZ)
Somebody from the GOP, Vance or Rubio in all likelihood, will don the red crown of MAGA and immediately seek to coopt the movement on behalf of the Party that's been his nursing sow since he was but a young piglet.
I agree. Trump is sui generis, and despite his flaws and missed opportunities (GITMO ought to be choked full of political traitors), whomever succeeds him will not be nearly as ballsy and bull-in-china-shop as he.
All I have left to live for (on the political front) is the day when the tumbrils roll and the left begs for a gentle, merciful POTUS like Trump.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:29 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:26 PM (dIske)
Hey, that was a perfectly valid number he gave.
Not his.
But valid!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 04:29 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:30 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 03, 2026 04:30 PM (QVmho)
Ratatouille grossed me out, and I only watched a couple of video clips from the movie.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:31 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 04:33 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:30 PM (6ydKt)
____________________________
Euphemism?
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:33 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, waxing glyphic at July 03, 2026 04:35 PM (XeU6L)
Afternoon, all, for this Independence Day Eve!
That land acknowledgment stuff mentioned by Buck earlier today . . . My former employer jumped on that bandwagon years ago. At our monthly Zoom meeting, I recall at one point my boss discussing who would be the one to deliver the "land acknowledgment" at some on-campus conference. Imagine my relief when he did not ask me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:36 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, waxing glyphic at July 03, 2026
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Just now, when I brought some trash to the dumpster, I carefully did not look at the temp or the heat index before I went. I'd have a retroactive heat stroke.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:37 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at July 03, 2026 04:38 PM (76a83)
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Only last night a mouse met its end in a trap set in the basement.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, waxing glyphic at July 03, 2026 04:38 PM (XeU6L)
All I have left to live for (on the political front) is the day when the tumbrils roll and the left begs for a gentle, merciful POTUS like Trump.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:29 PM (qRla/)
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The person who follows DJT won't have to be DJT II to succeed in his/her term. DJT blasted the doors wide open, and then he hired competent door blasters in their own right. If they didn't meet DJT's expectations for Cabinet-level door blasting, he pushed them out the door and hired pros to replace them.
The new guy/gal only needs to keep the doors open and to hire people skilled in anti-Commie mop-up operations.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:38 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:39 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 04:40 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:41 PM (itsE0)
Somewhere I read that beavers mate for life. And that, among animals who do that, the female is always the dominant one of the couple. Wonder why . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:39 PM (wzUl9)
___________
Q: Why do husbands die before their wives?
A: They want to.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 04:41 PM (O0L8i)
Should have had it at beginning. Would have saved a lot of boredom
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:41 PM (itsE0)
The person who follows DJT won't have to be DJT II to succeed in his/her term.
Posted by: mrp
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I got willowed saying pretty much the same thing. Just because Rubio and Vance don't rant and joke like Trump doesn't mean they aren't MAGA and don't have the fire in their bellies.
In fact, as much as we've enjoyed Trump's way with words, I think it will be nice to have the more decorous, articulate version of MAGA going forward. I do hope we get to keep Stephen Miller, though. I like his creativity.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:42 PM (mmrXZ)
*tugs collar, starts sweating profusely*
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 04:42 PM (NXz0i)
She needed one printed document for a 10 a.m. Oval Office meeting with the President. A mid-level staffer ... detailed from another agency ... decided he didn’t like what was on it, printed it anyway, then locked it in his desk and refused to hand it over. Her chief of staff went down. Her general counsel went down. Both got told to pound sand until the guy’s real boss at his home agency finally gave permission.
That’s the “deep state.”
Posted by: SMOD at July 03, 2026 04:42 PM (jPf86)
The National Weather Service, Accuweather and other meteorologists are warning people across Western North Carolina and the rest of the state that the feels-like temperatures are expected to push into the triple digits thanks to a heat dome settling over the Southeast ahead of July 4 holiday.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, in W.NC at July 03, 2026 04:42 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 04:43 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:43 PM (itsE0)
Lemmon seems much more restrained as Felix than Tony Randall (who was great) did in the TV series.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)
It’s a real shame Ron DeSantis isn’t charismatic. MAGA could use him in 2028.
Posted by: Ann at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (SHHm+)
I guess they sort of look like beavers. Sort of.
98° with a "heat index" of 130.5°. I'm dubious about these "index" things. But it is hot as crap out there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (jehhT)
A mid-level staffer ... locked it in his desk and refused to hand it over.
Posted by: SMOD
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Thanks to Trump vs Slaughter, isn't that person now subject to immediate firing?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (mmrXZ)
Flip a coin why don't they?
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 04:45 PM (p4NUW)
My late Mother and I were so blessed when they moved in. Of course, we were and are wonderful too....
I didn't see much on CNN or MS Now.
Maybe they are saving the lamentations and reciting of the sins of America to start at midnight.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 04:45 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ann at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (SHHm+)
Several people are pushing to have him made AG in 2026 ... and looking for him to stay on in that position post 2028.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (AGz65)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (2WIwB)
'Lemmon' and 'restrained' seldom belong in the same sentence - unless 'restrained' is a verb.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (wzUl9)
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We have here a lake named 'Beaver Lake'.A paddle boarder was pursued and bitten by a rabid beaver. Since I am concerned about over-use of the place, I urged that we rename it 'Rabid Bear Lake', to discourage use. No takers.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, in W.NC at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (XeU6L)
Thomas Sowell: Socialism is a great idea, but it's not a great reality.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:47 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 03, 2026 04:48 PM (/enuJ)
And then what? Was the guy fired? Disciplined? Even mildly rebuked?
This is why I could never be in a government position. If my CoS told me some anonymous government slug was withholding information I asked for, I would grab a baseball bat, go to that nickelfucker's office and re-enact the banquet scene from The Untouchables.
D-LAMP made the point concerning the MFM, but it applies to all of these bastards: unless and until they feel actual, physical consequences for their actions, they will continue to sabotage.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:48 PM (qRla/)
Shootouts in sports are stupid way to.end a game to me
Flip a coin why don't they?
Posted by: Skip
What if the shootouts involved pew-pew?
Think of the coaches' dilemmas!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 04:48 PM (s9VOe)
Deathly allergic to coconut. Not exaggerating. Would have been dead in 1 day on Gilligan's Island.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:49 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yes, and his boss goes on the watch list.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Would have been dead in 1 day on Gilligan's Island.
Posted by: Nazdar
Motorboating Ginger had its hazards. This was known.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 04:50 PM (s9VOe)
Flip a coin why don't they?
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Like kissing your sister.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 04:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (NcvvS)
Deathly allergic to coconut. Not exaggerating. Would have been dead in 1 day on Gilligan's Island.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:49 PM (NcvvS
Okay, so for everyone not Nazdar, or those like him and allergic, coconut water is an excellent source of natural electrolytes. 😂. If you are allergic, do not drink. We would miss you.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Ann
He must have an enormous schwanstucker!
Posted by: Elizabeth at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (76a83)
Nobody who comes from their ranks will seek to carry his torch.
You're asking for leopards to change their spots.
His successor would have to be someone from outside the Republican Party apparatus to keep any momentum going, and there is nobody like that on the radar.
It's going to be a schism and the Party will mist likely not survive it.
My hope is that his movement can weather that storm and come out intact enough to form a new Party from the wreckage. Standing strong and bluntly refusing to comply with the next stage of the shell game is key. We'll see where it goes soon.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Mo at July 03, 2026 04:52 PM (MWfyi)
At least paintballs at 20 paces might be interesting
Posted by: Skip
Having taken a paintball hit in the groin and damn close to my dangling bits, I can attest to the immense discomfort such hits deliver to you.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 04:52 PM (s9VOe)
Capybaras, mainly in Venezuela, Colombia, and parts of Brazil.
Then there are field mice trapped in fields in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, then placed on sticks, cooked and sold as a dried market delicacy.
Monitor lizards in Nigeria, where they're prepared by boiling, steaming with spices (pepper, onions, tomatoes), and eaten with eba (cassava).
Insects such as mopane worms are plucked from trees, sometimes prepared with tomatoes and garlic, and sold in Southern Africa. (That's a multimillion dollar industry. Tell Hunter.)
Ostrich is often served at elegant weddings.
And the cute beavers are primarily eaten in North America and Europe. 😞
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 04:54 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 04:54 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (BI5O2)
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GOP-e took some major primary hits this year. McConnell is a near-wrap. Murky and Collins (maybe?) might share a group hug with Thune, but that's about it.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:55 PM (rj6Yv)
My plan to build more windmills to power our city begins immediately.
Thank You and Praise Allah...
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 03, 2026 04:55 PM (8/9S0)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:56 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 03, 2026 04:56 PM (4a6AT)
Problem is goes on longer than the war did, 7 series
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 04:56 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026
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In the first video, that sound was actually the beaver? It sounded like a child crying.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:57 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 04:57 PM (D+BhG)
That's what surprised me at the wedding reception: it tasted great.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 04:58 PM (NcvvS)
She needed one printed document for a 10 a.m. Oval Office meeting with the President. A mid-level staffer ... detailed from another agency ... decided he didn’t like what was on it, printed it anyway, then locked it in his desk and refused to hand it over. Her chief of staff went down. Her general counsel went down. Both got told to pound sand until the guy’s real boss at his home agency finally gave permission.
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The mistake made here was that the DNI's staff didn't have security beat him senseless, search his person for the key or whatever, and then fire his ass from a cannon into the sun.
I have seen Feds go to extreme measures when it suits them.
This apparently didn't suit them. And that's a problem.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 04:58 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (BI5O2)
That’s it. Keep fighting history.
You Will Never Get A Third Party.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 04:59 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:59 PM (/QHx4)
Thanks to Trump vs Slaughter, isn't that person now subject to immediate firing?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:44 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yes, and his boss goes on the watch list.
Posted by: mrp
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WELLLL...????
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
😈🤣
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 04:59 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026
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Same here, Fen. I can eat it, but it's not something I'd choose.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 04:59 PM (wzUl9)
Don't tell Hillary I said this.......
Posted by: Bill Clinton at July 03, 2026 05:00 PM (JQ06R)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)
But I think I'll make myself some powdered lemonade, with some electrolyte salts added in. Walmart brand lemondade(made with cane sugar, so actually better than the big name brands)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 05:00 PM (PV+Zw)
The mistake made here was that the DNI's staff didn't have security beat him senseless, search his person for the key or whatever, and then fire his ass from a cannon into the sun.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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As I was reading the story, I was literally waiting for the "so they took a hatchet to his desk" part, but alas. Damn maddening that we haven't heard that this little fvck was fired.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:00 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 05:00 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 05:01 PM (NcvvS)
- "...The Palantir chief repeatedly framed the issue as one of national security, saying military customers and operators of critical infrastructure wanted greater control over AI models, computing resources and proprietary data.
“Those war fighters have serious trust issues,” Karp said, adding that private-sector companies were asking,
“‘Why would they get access to my data if they’re gonna build my alpha? Why wouldn’t I control the weights?’
"...when the Department of War goes to you and says, ‘I need this application’ – do they get to control the weights to do it, or do you get to the control the weights?
Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is effing insane.”"-
https://tinyurl.com/4n7k6twf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:01 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Ann at July 03, 2026 05:01 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: PaleRider
So how much liquor is added to that concoction?
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 05:01 PM (NXz0i)
Problem is goes on longer than the war did, 7 series
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:56 PM (Ia/+0)
It goes by each month of the war from 1940 to 1945, I think?
Interesting series though.
Posted by: dantesed at July 03, 2026 05:03 PM (w1twS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 05:03 PM (itsE0)
Flip a coin why don't they?
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Like kissing your sister.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 04:50 PM (2WIwB)
Don't knock it till you've tried it!
Posted by: Ahmed Nur Said Elmi at July 03, 2026 05:03 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 04:51 PM (p4NUW)
I imagine coconut milk, having more coconut than coconut water, would have even more electroglodytes, and because I add sugar to my coconut milk, along with pineapple juice, and just enough rum to stuhh-sterilize the blender, even more 'lectrograms...
Posted by: Foster Brooks at July 03, 2026 05:03 PM (nbLIj)
On a few down days, fistfuls of marshmallows. Again, the official treat of mild frustration and depression.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 05:03 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Oh, my, just saw this: you've never lived until you've had to stand for several hours in an un-air-conditioned room 5 feet from a trash bin with several not-entirely-empty containers of V-8. We called it 'sewer juice'.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 05:04 PM (NcvvS)
CALIFORNIA NEWS
Masked madman tied to White House UFC terror plot threatened July 4 attack on California city: feds
By Katie Jerkovich
Published July 3, 2026, 1:13 p.m. PT
A masked TikToker with ties to the alleged conspirators accused of planning an attack on the White House‘s UFC event threatened to attack a power grid in Sacramento on the Fourth of July, federal officials said.
Elk Grove resident Trevon McDaniel, 19, aka @the_wild_wolfspider on TikTok, was arrested this week for allegedly making threats “concerning an attempt to damage or destroy buildings or property by means of fire or explosives,” U.S. Attorney Eric Grant for the Eastern District of California announced.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 05:04 PM (kX27y)
I'll try to drop in at some point tomorrow.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 05:05 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 05:05 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 05:06 PM (IY9No)
Coconut cake is popular here and I never did really like it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: PaleRider
I knew I liked you for a reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 05:07 PM (NXz0i)
Just in and out of my place to water my plants.
I'm housesitting for vacationing fam, and I don't usually have much luck getting on here with my phone.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:07 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Cleveland Clinic for benefits
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 05:08 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)
Hmm... maybe something to check the supermarket deli for.
Happy 250th, all, in case I don't get back on here.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (IG3/x)
We have two of Cary Grant's films, but they are probably too lighthearted for Miss Linda tonight.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (gKWVE)
Coconut water is generally safe and potentially beneficial for liver disease, but it can be highly dangerous for anyone with advanced kidney disease.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 05:10 PM (NFX2v)
They aren't bad with the various fruit juices in them, so they are sweet, but they all have that underlying tomato taste to them that I got tired of after awhile.
They have a newer brand named V-8 Splash (supposed to be like Fusion but more juice/sweet), and some Energy drinks, but I have never tried those.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026
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True. Even if they had only a one-car garage, a second car could have been parked in the driveway. What if she had an emergency with one of the kids while Ward was at work?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)
I got willowed saying pretty much the same thing. Just because Rubio and Vance don't rant and joke like Trump doesn't mean they aren't MAGA and don't have the fire in their bellies.
In fact, as much as we've enjoyed Trump's way with words, I think it will be nice to have the more decorous, articulate version of MAGA going forward. I do hope we get to keep Stephen Miller, though. I like his creativity.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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How could a president be more decorous than Trump? Not in my lifetime has there been one. This or the last century. I like Miller's rapier tongue but he rides on the shoulders of a strong man.
Trump's choice has been made and he has two more years to grow up Vance and Rubio; put steel in their spines. This coming election will tell much. God willing, we will be rid of some trash and be replaced by Trump supporters. Paxton will definitely be a thorn in Thune's side.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 05:04 PM (NcvvS)
Putrid Clamato is way worse. Nothing worse than gone-off seafood.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (IG3/x)
Wellll, what?
Posted by: mrp
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When's he getting fired and when is his boss going on the watch list?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (mmrXZ)
My parents never had two vehicles
Posted by: Skip
We had two cars only because Dad had a company car.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:13 PM (wzUl9)
Besides, June was in shape, she could walk.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (IG3/x)
I had phases where I wouldn't mind it.
Without booze.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)
My Holiday Weekend is ruined, and I must now turn to CNN for my Psychiatric Therapy to make through another week...
I also call on Chocolate Jesus (Barry Soetoro) TO ALSO PROVIDE WORDS OF WISDOM TO ALLOW ME TO NAVIGATE THIS MENTAL BREAKDOWN !!!!!!
I mean PRIDE Month just ended also at the same time !!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (JDSUL)
Decorum?
The people who want us dead don't give a shit about decorum.
I love that Trump calls out the bullshit.
We need more like him.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (/QHx4)
A "Redeye" if you will.
Remarkably satisfying.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 05:09 PM (gKWVE)
That would be on my playlist somewhere below "Two Girls One Cup".
Although to be fair, Murky did have a jammin' body at one point.
Source: have seen her in a one-piece swimsuit.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (IG3/x)
She was banging Eddie on the side and called him...
Posted by: Biggus at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (76a83)
Went for a drive up to my little town center to the post office to drop stuff off.
Last weekend it was plastered with fag flags. Everywhere.
Not a single American Flag being displayed.
Not.
One.
At least my beach neighborhood has several.
Oh well. Every now and again I get stepped in the face with how, not just uber progressive, but downright anti-American this place is.
Please, revel me with your pictures of unadulterated patriotism. I will be so very happy for you.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 05:15 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 05:15 PM (fkjGs)
She could call Andy and Barney.
Posted by: Mo at July 03, 2026 05:15 PM (MWfyi)
What a Mayor and a City !!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 03, 2026 05:16 PM (JDSUL)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (IG3/x)
Clam shells, a few hours after shucking, glow in the dark. Ask me how I know...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 05:17 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 05:17 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:12 PM (mmrXZ)
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Time will tell.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 05:17 PM (rj6Yv)
ODNI under Pulte fires 6 staff, sends 45 back to home agencies
… it all makes sense
Posted by: SMOD at July 03, 2026 05:18 PM (jPf86)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)
If Democrats do not win the midterm elections, black Americans will be “back in the cotton fields,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) recently claimed.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 05:18 PM (Cqx++)
How could a president be more decorous than Trump?
Posted by: Braenyard
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Braenyard! The first president to say "fuck" and "shit" in public and rip ungrammatical, misspelled, overpunctuated Truths and engage in hyperbole to the point that we always have to remind critics not to take him literally. The Chief Hyperbolist. A guy who needlessly provokes allies (the Meloni kerfuffle) and -- what was it, sort of brushed dandruff off Macron's shoulders and said his wife has nice legs? This isn't exactly decorum.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:19 PM (mmrXZ)
\
Wolfus
Richard III:
I much preferred the Olivier version. No quarrel with Ian McKellen's 1930s-costume version of Richard III, though. I just thought R-III was one of Olivier's best film performances-- maybe his best.
Posted by: mnw at July 03, 2026 05:20 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:20 PM (Ia/+0)
https://youtu.be/hJFeC3bhwog
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)
… it all makes sense
Posted by: SMOD at July 03, 2026 05:18 PM (jPf86)
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You can bet Vlad doesn't put up with that kind of crap.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 05:20 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Biggus at July 03, 2026 05:14 PM (76a83)
I approve this message.
I racked up both Carol AND Marsha, which makes me pretty much the most studly child actor of all time.
Posted by: Barry Williams, TV's Greg Brady at July 03, 2026 05:21 PM (IG3/x)
Now the smell of it makes me ill.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 05:21 PM (yEz+x)
The days of hand-picking are long gone in the US.
Today, farmers use large-scale mechanical spindle pickers or cotton strippers that harvest multiple rows and compress the crop into bales on-the-go.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (NFX2v)
Please, revel me with your pictures of unadulterated patriotism. I will be so very happy for you.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Flags flying on my cul-de-sac!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:19 PM (mmrXZ)
glad to see he's keeping up with the times (and almost every youtuber).
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 05:22 PM (AGz65)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 05:17 PM (nbLIj)
If you notice a bearded clam glowing in the dark, it's a bad idea to stick it in there.
At least double-bag it.
Posted by: Hiroshima Sex Tourist at July 03, 2026 05:23 PM (IG3/x)
There are flags in my hood too. But the town center, up the hill where all the businesses are, is totally bereft.
On purpose, I suspect.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 05:25 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 05:25 PM (AGz65)
Does DeSantis have a filter? I don’t see much of him.
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:27 PM (8jVAy)
I don't mind "YOU'RE A HORRIBLE PERSON!" but I think it's good for only so long. Eventually we'll be happy to get back to "Here'th where you're wrong, Kaitlin. Number one, Iran ithn't our equal..."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:27 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 05:19 PM (mmrXZ)
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The most important rule for being a successful leader is to be entertaining. A politician who instinctively commands the attention of the electorate through humor and who has a knack for an effective ad lib is a politician who delivers his/her political message with the accuracy of a heat-seeking missile.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 05:27 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: four seasons
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Hey, good to see you. Hope everything is going along OK.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:29 PM (ogcfP)
f Democrats do not win the midterm elections, black Americans will be “back in the cotton fields,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) recently claimed.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
At least the suffering of those in the cotton fields of Guam will be brief before that island tips over.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 05:35 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I said decorous, by ignorance of the language, thinking decorous as related to decoration; bunting, frills and gold lamé.
-The first president to say "fuck" and "shit" in public and rip ungrammatical, misspelled, overpunctuated Truths and engage in hyperbole to the point that we always have to remind critics not to take him literally. The Chief Hyperbolist. A guy who needlessly provokes allies (the Meloni kerfuffle) and -- what was it, sort of brushed dandruff off Macron's shoulders and said his wife has nice legs? This isn't exactly decorum. -
Yeah, he's a shocker - on purpose. I love it.
What you're asking for - hearken back to those first presidential debates and why Trump won. I couldn't stand him before the debates - In the debate he proved to be the man for the job and the others weak sisters.
He knows manners and can be the gentleman amongst gentlemen but he's the leader of the world and everything he does is with designed intent for maximum effect. He has a mission with only so much time to fulfill it. He has no time for foppery.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:42 PM (ogcfP)
Maybe next time she will allow us to use our bases in Italy for Iranian action?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:44 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 05:45 PM (3Ope8)
At least double-bag it.
Posted by: Hiroshima Sex Tourist at July 03, 2026 05:23 PM (IG3/x)
Might just be the glitter spray, but an important safety tip, nonetheless..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 05:49 PM (nbLIj)
CALIFORNIA NEWS
Masked madman tied to White House UFC terror plot threatened July 4 attack on California city: feds
By Katie Jerkovich
Published July 3, 2026, 1:13 p.m. PT
A masked TikToker with ties to the alleged conspirators accused of planning an attack on the White House‘s UFC event threatened to attack a power grid in Sacramento on the Fourth of July, federal officials said.
Elk Grove resident Trevon McDaniel, 19, aka @the_wild_wolfspider on TikTok, was arrested this week for allegedly making threats “concerning an attempt to damage or destroy buildings or property by means of fire or explosives,” U.S. Attorney Eric Grant for the Eastern District of California announced.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 05:04 PM (kX27y)
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sacbee.com article says his age is 25. What gives?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 03, 2026 05:57 PM (cWLG3)
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Go short on cotton picking machines?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, in W.NC at July 03, 2026 07:08 PM (XeU6L)
Believe it! The vending machine never had Clamato - and I would BLESS the guy who serviced them if I knew his name.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 03, 2026 07:22 PM (NcvvS)
Viral Dogs Open Thread
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Uncle Leo at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (Ie0G7)
Posted by: steevy at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: garrett at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (bl07w)
Another week, another radical nurse getting exposed for posting radical content online.
This week, Libs of TikTok exposed a registered Muslim nurse by the name “Ahlam” working for UTMB Health in Houston, Texas.
Ahlam posted a video online where she appeared to show how she would refuse to treat patients if they were watching Fox News.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:30 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
For people harvesting clicks, sure. But here? What do you think you're accomplishing?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (dK+Kv)
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Nay-saying and being contrarian aren't just for clicks. Too many people reflexively take the opposite view of any given issue, too many people won't take a win when it's offered, and when those two phenomena are combined, it's straight-up hysterical doomsaying.
Now, as to the latter phenomena -- not taking a win -- I kinda get it because we've been deceived and abused and fucked over by own own party for so long that it's hard to believe we actually can and do win. But we win -- and win big -- in the Age of Trump.
No, we might not always get what everything we want, and sometimes we do lose (BRC case), but overall we are opening up cans of whup-ass, crushing ass and taking names, and we're all out of bubblegum.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: LASue at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (sRs7n)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (nb5Yq)
Good Job!
Posted by: garrett at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (TIciZ)
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The Blade got greedy. He had the first. But he wanted to grandstand and it took time to write that post, and he had to correct "eve" (he mistakenly typed "end).
So somebody else beat him to the punch.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
Yeah, it's like that outside.
(viewer discretion advised)
https://youtu.be/6VG9ZlEFDds
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 03:36 PM (qx7Zg)
No it isn't.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:37 PM (Riz8t)
Offhand, I'd say it's because China is asshoe.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Paul at July 03, 2026 03:39 PM (nRnj5)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Kt19C)
This has to stop.
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
2h
🚨 BREAKING: Outrage erupts after the man charged with KlLLING a Pennsylvania State Trooper has been confirmed as a HAITIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN
Haitian Michael Bon got a Commercial Driver's License from blue Massachusetts — then killed Trooper Michael Pahira in a tractor trailer 😡
PURGE THE CDL ROLLS and FEDERALIZE it to the maximum! Massachusetts must be held liable.
This is why they ALL MUST GO BACK and Haitian TPS must be CANCELED!
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:40 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:37 PM (Riz8t)
I came here for an argument!
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 03, 2026 03:41 PM (bl07w)
No, we might not always get what everything we want, and sometimes we do lose (BRC case), but overall we are opening up cans of whup-ass, crushing ass and taking names, and we're all out of bubblegum.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (iFTx/)
Yeah, I did preface it as a pathological need. So I can see where people are not capable of breaking free of that mindset.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:43 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (nb5Yq)
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The "dog is man's best friend" concept was almost unique to Europe and America. Dog was and still is eaten in many other parts of the world, including China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa.
Hell, dog meat was routinely eaten in South Korea of all places, up until a ban a few years ago.
Thankfully, dogs and cats as foodstuff is changing. The younger generations even in places like China who grew up with social media are very opposed to this practice.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (O0L8i)
RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
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1h
EXPOSED: The New York Post CAUGHT Socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani red-handed bringing a thermometer into City Hall and DISCOVERING that NEARLY every room was cooler than the 78-degree AC limit he imposed on everyone else — with one room hovering at a frosty 54 degrees.
NYP: “Post reporters armed with an infrared thermometer tested 20 spots within City Hall and other municipal offices and buildings they were able to access — and all but five of them were below 78 degrees.”
“By 4:30 p.m., temperatures had plummeted even more in the mayor’s office building, with the air in one room testing at a sweater weather-worthy 54 degrees.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (dK+Kv)
Pop was stationed in Korea after the Big One, and he got adopted by a Korean family.
When he was leaving, Papason fixed him a big meal.
Pop asked, "Is this dog?"
No, this is puppy!
Posted by: MkY at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (q6tQZ)
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What about Rome? did they eat dogs in ancient Rome?
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:45 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:46 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 03:46 PM (fnZRl)
Read up on Old Drum.
No dog needed killing worse.
Posted by: MkY at July 03, 2026 03:47 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Barry ate a dog.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:30 PM (kX27y)
Cancel her RN status. Fire her skank ass. Deport to some muzzie shithole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (1z8ji)
The "dog is man's best friend" concept was almost unique to Europe and America.
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Dogs, cats and horses are largely safe in the Western world because they're more useful working with us (even cats) than as food.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (O0L8i)
*takes last drag of cigarette*
*flips butt away randomly*
Afternoon, Hordians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (O0L8i)
Hey, you! Pick up that butt!
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Barry ate a dog.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)
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... and a cock!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:49 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)
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... and a cock!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:49 PM (iFTx/)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:49 PM (uO3MK)
Hey, you! Pick up that butt!
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (LHPAg)
_________
"Please do not dispose of cigarettes in the toilets. They are hard to smoke when wet."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 03:50 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 03:50 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 03:50 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:51 PM (Dv3i1)
The stars are all dolled up and on their way to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's mind-blowing wedding bonanza at Madison Square Garden for what is expected to be the party of the century.
Bradley Cooper kicked off the glamorous arrivals in a dashing tuxedo, while the bride prepared with rumored bridesmaid and best friend Gigi Hadid in her downtown Manhattan home.
Mega-watt celebrities Jay Z and Steven Spielberg jetted into the city on helicopters from the Hamptons ahead of the big bash.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:52 PM (kX27y)
Had some at a shady little mall food court Chinese joint. I knew it wasn't chicken... then it dawned on me i was probably eating cat.
I won't knowingly eat one again because that's awful... but... you know....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:52 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
We're wild, ecstatic, pissed, cold, hot, and wet.
But patriotic.
You?
Posted by: MkY at July 03, 2026 03:52 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 03, 2026 03:53 PM (Ie0G7)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:53 PM (nb5Yq)
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Dogs, cats and horses are largely safe in the Western world because they're more useful working with us (even cats) than as food.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 03:48 PM (O0L8i)
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Yea, at least originally. Then the west became so wealthy and successful we could afford widespread adoption of dogs and cats purely as pets. Today, a lot of pet owners spend more on vet insurance and general upkeep of their pets than most parents did for their own human kids not many generations ago.
And remember, whereas in the west we raise cattle almost purely for consumption, in India a cow is sacred. So half the country is starving while big fat cows sashay around like they own the place. Very odd to see in person.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)
Although if the sentence "killed Trooper Michael Pahira IN a tractor trailer" is not sloppy writing and editing the Haitian didn't kill the trooper by reckless driving but actually murdered him in the privacy of the semi trailer.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (PV+Zw)
The stars are all dolled up and on their way to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's mind-blowing wedding bonanza at Madison Square Garden for what is expected to be the party of the century.
Bradley Cooper kicked off the glamorous arrivals in a dashing tuxedo, while the bride prepared with rumored bridesmaid and best friend Gigi Hadid in her downtown Manhattan home.
Mega-watt celebrities Jay Z and Steven Spielberg jetted into the city on helicopters from the Hamptons ahead of the big bash.
Gosh, I sure hope they take time out to lecture the rest of us on reducing our carbon footprint and redistributing our money.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:51 PM (Dv3i1)
Some wags are always making sport of Barky's dining proclivities.
Among others.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:49 PM (uO3MK)
BECAUSE EATING A HOG IS NOT HALAL.
NO PORK ON THAT FORK
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Ot/FD)
This one is all just a very expensive spectacle.
Girl has a billion so more power to her but I do wonder why Madmani isn’t complaining about all of the wasted money instead of playing thermostat cop so people can feel the warm embrace of socialism.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (6ydKt)
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The kids that read the Hunger Games may one day see the resemblance to the Capitol of Panem, but it is not this day (unfortunately)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (Dv3i1)
And when Trump is gone?
That's my concern. I don't think MAGA has as much control over the GOP as we would like to think. I believe the donors, the CoC assholes and the RINO bastards have adopted a policy of just waiting out Teh Donald, stymying him when possible and doing all they can to last him out, betting that - which I think is quite possible - that whomever comes along in Trump's wake will be much more pliable.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (qRla/)
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The kids that read the Hunger Games may one day see the resemblance to the Capitol of Panem, but it is not this day (unfortunately)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (Dv3i1)
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Biden's administration was the closest I've ever come to seeing Fellini's Satyricon in real life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:56 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:56 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (PV+Zw)
I would not be surprised to learn these illegal shitmaggots have more than one CDL, and when they have limited out the hours on one, they drive on the other.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 03:57 PM (1z8ji)
I agree that that's what the GOPe types think, but they think wrong. Up until Trump, I think most of us had despaired of getting rid of the GOPe parasites and things ever getting fixed. Now that we've seen what can be, I don't think we'd agree to go back.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)
Sitting on the channel at Spring Lake on the way out to Lake Michigan, cousin tells me that in the last 15 minutes, we’ve witnessed $1 billion worth of boats passing by
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 03:57 PM (QbJcY)
But patriotic.
You?
Very hot and uncomfortable. Patriotic, but not feeling it. As you all know, I live in Maskachusetts and I'm headed to a nearby town tomorrow morning for a reading of the Declaration. I fully expect a gaggle of TDS-infected loonies to ruin it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 03:58 PM (qRla/)
The Swift witch. Yes she is very rich and she can spend her money however she wants.
I think it is disgusting she chose Independence Day weekend for her wedding extranganza.
No matter how much money she has her shit stinks.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 03:58 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:58 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (MWfyi)
Cherry subject, should read again to see if anyone reminds me of Fauci.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (DKe4e)
Cherry subject, should read again to see if anyone reminds me of Fauci.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (DKe4e) `
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I bought the BFI's 4K of Watership Down.
Looks really good, and BFI's special packaging is always very attractive. I also have their releases of Get Carter and The Proposition.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (AGz65)
The stars are all dolled up and on their way to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's mind-blowing wedding bonanza at Madison Square Garden for what is expected to be the party of the century.
____________
Lotsa Richie Riches. Could the city government lock them up in MSG and demand all their wealth? Not outside the realm of imagination.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (MWfyi)
I hope they serve Swift Premium Ham at the wedding feast.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (1z8ji)
Somehow, though, having achieved this milestone doesn't make me as happy as I though it might. It's probably the miserable weather, but I thought I'd be in the mood to throw back a few cold ones and give myself a pat on the back, but. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (qRla/)
A Judge just ORDRED the President to rehire a bunch of 'intelligence' Officers he had fired.
/scratches head
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (DKe4e)
No standing!
- MA judges
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (MWfyi)
Think of all the fuel that could be bought for ambulances in Africa to transport pregnant women to the hospital that money could buy.
WHY DOES TAYLOR SWIFT HATE BROWN BABIES!!!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (MWfyi)
Think of all the fuel that could be bought for ambulances in Africa to transport pregnant women to the hospital that money could buy.
WHY DOES TAYLOR SWIFT HATE BROWN BABIES!!!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)
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So, you're saying that Taylor Swift is a mass murderer?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (uO3MK)
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*puts Satyricon back on shelf at Blockbuster*
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 04:02 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:02 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 03:59 PM (MWfyi)
Think of all the fuel that could be bought for ambulances in Africa to transport pregnant women to the hospital that money could buy.
WHY DOES TAYLOR SWIFT HATE BROWN BABIES!!!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)
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[Golf clap]
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)
Don't believe what the LIEbral media is tell you. The 250th July 4th Great American State Fair on the Mall is a huge success. Has to be close to a million people out here enjoying the sights and sounds and good food everywhere. Flags are flying and waving. The state exhibits - well the ones from red states anyway - are amazing.
I would ask any moron in the area who has a drone to fly it over the Mall and see what a million patriots look like, but I have a feeling it's not allowed.
Posted by: The Sanhedrin at July 03, 2026 04:02 PM (+9A0s)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison"
Killed more people than Elon.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (MWfyi)
/scratches head
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (mP0Kj)
So rehire them. Assign them to patrol the beaches of Little Diomede Island to search for Russian frogmen.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:01 PM (uO3MK)
She is just another Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)
80 "So, you're saying that Taylor Swift is a mass murderer?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison"
Killed more people than Elon.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (MWfyi)
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That's almost as many as Genghis Khan killed!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (uO3MK)
If they even have to bother AOP. I think Trump and Duffy are trying to change course but I'm sure it was general policy not to harass minority drivers from 2009-2021. Yes including Trumps first term.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (DKe4e)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:03 PM (iFTx/)
But no, July 4th on the 250th was just too tempting to pass up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)
But no, July 4th on the 250th was just too tempting to pass up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)
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The divorce on Christmas Day 2027 is going to be even more special.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (uO3MK)
I think it is disgusting she chose Independence Day weekend for her wedding extranganza.
No matter how much money she has her shit stinks.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 03:58 PM (/QHx4)
I agree - why THIS holiday weekend? She should of had it at her mansion in RI by the sea.......
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 04:05 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: The Sanhedrin at July 03, 2026 04:05 PM (+9A0s)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:05 PM (DKe4e)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)
She has Dec. 7 reserved for the divorce.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:05 PM (1z8ji)
Hmmm... so after the Supremes say that Yeah, the President can fire people who work for him...
A Judge just ORDRED the President to rehire a bunch of 'intelligence' Officers he had fired.
/scratches head
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 04:00 PM (mP0Kj)
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That's so 2025.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (PV+Zw)
I would not be surprised to learn these illegal shitmaggots have more than one CDL, and when they have limited out the hours on one, they drive on the other.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 03:57 PM (1z8ji)
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Knowing what I know of the transportation industry -- which has always had underground and sleazy elements -- the reverse is probably true: one CDL shared among multiple illegals.
Ever wonder why so many of these CDLs are "no name givens"? It's almost certainly to help facilitate more than one driver using the same CDL.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)
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State Trooper: "Says rye-cheer Mohammed M. Mohammed. That you?"
Illegal with blue state issued CDL: "No, no, it is M. Mohammed Mohammed, this one!"
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 04:06 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (/QHx4)
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I've often thought this though he's painting with a broad brush. Some games improve cognitive abilities and some are mind rot. Just like books.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (ilfAn)
A Judge just ORDRED the President to rehire a bunch of 'intelligence' Officers he had fired.
/scratches head
Trump has been very careful thus far to obey rogue judge's rulings, but I think this might be the time to say "Nahhhh. Just because you, the judge, have ordered me to do something illegal doesn't mean I will. Take it up with SCOTUS."
We have it on good authority from the Nuremberg trials that simply following orders is not an excuse for illegality.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)
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While simultaneously, the Muslim community continues to propogate that dogs are unclean, and are making every effort to change western behavior to their liking on the issue.
For example, the UK is trying to spread migrants out into the far suburbs, and Muslim leaders are insisting that rural dog owners not allow their dogs in public, use a leash at all times, and not be allowed in rural parks or populated areas. They are also insisting on this in Canada.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
But no, July 4th on the 250th was just too tempting to pass up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)
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True, but I think it will -- and already has -- backfired. 99% of normal people in the country, including even a lot of her fans, will have much better things to do on the country's 250th anniversary in the middle of a massive heatwave.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:08 PM (DKe4e)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)
We have it on good authority from the Nuremberg trials that simply following orders is not an excuse for illegality.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)
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What? Is Trump supposed to grant these people their clearances, id badges, and desks back instantaneously?
That stuff takes time, and the political appointees will order the slow-walking that process while the appeal happens until there's a stay of the lower court's order.
And then it's, "Oh well. Gotta hold by the court now. Sorry, we were just about to print your new id badge."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:09 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)
The can smell the stench of Satan on muslims.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (DKe4e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:04 PM (uO3MK)
Taylor will have an entire Christmas album about her divorce and how much she hates Travis out in 2028.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (/QHx4)
LIE AFTER LIE FROM THIS LOSER: DA Larry Krasner: Philly Has So Many Homicides Because Citizens Have ‘Way Too Many’ Carry Permits.
https://tinyurl.com/yyedc4sp
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
And far, far too many people will go along with it, because they fear being called racist.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:11 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (DKe4e)
Al-Zutt alors!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:11 PM (1z8ji)
Hey, you! Pick up that butt!
Posted by: Eromero
You can take the Chief out of the Navy, but you can't take the Chief out of the man's personality. I was thinking it too, but I'm late to the party pal.
Happy 4th Eromero.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 03, 2026 04:11 PM (QVmho)
If it is tomorrow and they are outing themselves as being about celebrity and not about country, well then they are outing themselves; people who care can vote with their entertainment dollars.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 04:10 PM (DKe4e)
Al-Zutt alors!
I think you mean All Mutt Amores!
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (Riz8t)
and globull warmering...
Uh... we're at least 10 degrees BELOW normal here...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (uO3MK)
https://youtu.be/ZXCYh7TcKUw
(conclusion at 8:32)
Now you know, the rest of the story!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Anna Puma "
That nose was cold!
Posted by: Mo at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
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The old "Do this, or .....ELSE" threat. The "New Left" admires this ploy so much, the Maoists are proudly wearing keffiyehs in solidarity with their fellow totalitarians.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:12 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Anna Puma "
That nose was cold!
Posted by: Mo
And I have no idea how that peanut butter got there.
Posted by: Also Mo at July 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)
An explanation I read is that some of these guys come from regions/countries that don’t use family names so they literally only have one name.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)
The evil people who are trying to change our country are trying to get people to not trust our instincts.
Trust your instincts, they are correct.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:14 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)
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"Coming alone? No family? Han...Solo..."
-Imperial immigration officer
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 04:14 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)
Then use "shithole" as a last name. "Mohammed Shithole" on the CDL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 04:15 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:16 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)
An explanation I read is that some of these guys come from regions/countries that don’t use family names so they literally only have one name.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)
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I've heard that explanation too. I don't believe it. Other than these CDL holders, every single other person from India, or Pakistan, or Africa, or whatever other shithole country the CDL holders are from, that I've ever met (or even heard of) has a last name.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)
Cowboy State News site lets you know what is going on in Wyoming.
There was a horrific crash on a state road a few days ago that was caused by a semi pulling a couple of tankers.
No info yet about if it was an illegal driving the truck.
It will be interesting to know who was driving.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 04:17 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)
They will, and they won't.
Somebody from the GOP, Vance or Rubio in all likelihood, will don the red crown of MAGA and immediately seek to coopt the movement on behalf of the Party that's been his nursing sow since he was but a young piglet.
Most of the prodigal faithful will return to the Mother Church and fill the plate when it's passed, and excoriate the ones who don't as schismatics - a tactic that historically worked, but no longer will.
Millions of us will flatly refuse to return to the fold - and it will be enough that the GOP ceases being a feasible national Party. Whether or not the populist movement survives the agonizing death of the Republican Party is anybody's guess, but that fight is going to be an ugly and bitter one and there will be a lot of bad blood.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:19 PM (BI5O2)
You’d have 500 men in one village named Omar or Muhammed.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 04:20 PM (PV+Zw)
https://tinyurl.com/4xkdvbze
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 03, 2026 04:20 PM (bkuEU)
Ahlam posted a video online where she appeared to show how she would refuse to treat patients if they were watching Fox New
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What must they do to wake up America?
What country have they ever moved to and created an upgrade?
What country have they not degraded?
England is our canary.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:20 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (qRla/)
More like plied but same difference.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 04:21 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:16 PM (qRla/)
Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/9ul7fvdcIYI
Posted by: far cry at July 03, 2026 04:21 PM (Q6P2R)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:19 PM (BI5O2)
You are really taking this Taylor Swift Day to heart
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 04:22 PM (vE0+H)
I can dream, can't I?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 04:23 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
For the city, car hood or pavement (once sprinkled liberally with hot pepper to keep away ants) on top of aluminum foil.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 04:23 PM (NFX2v)
The Dems are undergoing the same process only they have radicalized their base through ‘education’ to such an extent that the next generation is mostly communist.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 04:25 PM (dIske)
I've heard that explanation too. I don't believe it. Other than these CDL holders, every single other person from India, or Pakistan, or Africa, or whatever other shithole country the CDL holders are from, that I've ever met (or even heard of) has a last name.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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My CDL required a birth certificate and finger prints.
I think the term for today's requirements is 'benign neglect'.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:26 PM (ogcfP)
I think the Uniparty will be unpleasantly surprised at how firm Vance or Rubio can be. Just because they don't rant and joke around like Trump doesn't mean they're not MAGA.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:26 PM (mmrXZ)
"FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom’s inner circle by convincing governor’s ally to wear a wire: lawyer"
Someone (please!) needs to come up with AI "wise guys" video of Newsom screaming "Who's the rat?!"
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 04:26 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)
They don't do last names in southern India. Most of them just use their dad's name kind of like a last name but not officially, or for when they come here. I think mostly telugu or tamil speaking areas do that. Something like that, anyway.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 04:27 PM (Ot/FD)
I agree. Trump is sui generis, and despite his flaws and missed opportunities (GITMO ought to be choked full of political traitors), whomever succeeds him will not be nearly as ballsy and bull-in-china-shop as he.
All I have left to live for (on the political front) is the day when the tumbrils roll and the left begs for a gentle, merciful POTUS like Trump.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 04:27 PM (qRla/)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 03, 2026 03:55 PM (qRla/)
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Trump's got two more years to train up Vance and Rubio.
He raised some good boys, he can do it again.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:29 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 04:26
It's not a style thing. You don't serve your entire career in a Party whose only function within the political system is to thwart its own base, and then suddenly have an epiphany where you decide you don't actually hate them passionately like you always thought you did for all those years. They're Republicans first and foremost, and they'll return to form as soon as the renegade populist who hijacked the Party is finally out of the way.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 04:32 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:37 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 04:39 PM (itsE0)
- "...The Palantir chief repeatedly framed the issue as one of national security, saying military customers and operators of critical infrastructure wanted greater control over AI models, computing resources and proprietary data.
“Those war fighters have serious trust issues,” Karp said, adding that private-sector companies were asking,
“‘Why would they get access to my data if they’re gonna build my alpha? Why wouldn’t I control the weights?’
"...when the Department of War goes to you and says, ‘I need this application’ – do they get to control the weights to do it, or do you get to the control the weights?
Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is effing insane.”"-
https://tinyurl.com/4n7k6twf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:55 PM (ogcfP)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Have some faith. Trump's got two more years to put steel in their spines. He did it with his boys he can do it with these guys.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:58 PM (ogcfP)
Karma for "Pranksters" Open Thread
A French influencer has been stabbing people with an empty needle for content
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) October 4, 2025
Hes just been sentenced to 6 months in prison
Horrific
pic.twitter.com/O2Xj9u4jm1
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Suplex!
Off the top rope!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:23 PM (uO3MK)
Metro Detroit News
@metrodetroitn
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#BREAKING 🚨: At least 3 people were shot at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn Friday afternoon. There may have been two shooters, according to sources. We are working to gather more details. Stay with MDN.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:25 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 02:25 PM (NFX2v)
they also canceled fireworks here due to dry air warnings, everyone is in a piss poor mood
Im having apple pie
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 02:26 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 02:27 PM (iaf7q)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Brewingfrog at July 03, 2026 02:28 PM (bdHbP)
FA and FO why we had that social compact when you get your dumbass ragdolled onto the pavement.
Posted by: ballistic at July 03, 2026 02:29 PM (oqH4h)
Props to that dude for being able to lift up that feral hog and do a quality body-slam while standing on a slippery, icy road.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
Yeah, too dry here also. Just hoping idiots don't burn the place down, despite our local "crackdown" on fireworks...
Posted by: JQ at July 03, 2026 02:30 PM (rdVOm)
Read some Lewis and Clark
Cram read Revolution by Eric Metaxas
Poured a bottle of Bass on the ground for my homies.
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 02:31 PM (fnZRl)
They can all move to Seattle or MPLS.
@MrAndyNgo
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20h
Seattle’s socialist mayor is urging trans people to relocate to her city with promises of having cosmetic trans procedures covered by taxpayers through the state healthcare program for low-income residents.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:31 PM (kX27y)
And as far as the trans activist who supports killing Republicans I am offended that this person is wearing a cross ( scroll down) and saying this sort of thing.
https://tinyurl.com/yb6a2c79
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 02:31 PM (NCppy)
Posted by: Doof at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 02:26 PM (fapp/)
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My neighborhood/country club did their fireworks show last night and we enjoyed it with family and friends, so that helped get me in the mood. It's hot and sunny here today so I'm about to ice down some brewdogs and get in the pool, as that is what George Washington would want me to do, I think.
Posted by: ballistic at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (oqH4h)
Metro Detroit News
@metrodetroitn
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21m
#BREAKING 🚨: At least 3 people were shot at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn Friday afternoon. There may have been two shooters, according to sources. We are working to gather more details. Stay with MDN.
Posted by: beckster
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Round up the usual suspects!
Posted by: Captain Reynaud at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 02:33 PM (fnZRl)
None of us know how long we'll be sticking around. Please be grateful for this fine nation, the greatest in the world, and created against great odds. 🤗
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 02:33 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:34 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 02:27 PM
I'm going to start the water on my cucumbers, again, then reward myself with an orange popsicle. I got a new box of them yesterday. It's my lifelong favorite summer treat.
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 02:34 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (itsE0)
Thank you for this post, L.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (NCppy)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Let us hope that it true.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:34 PM (uO3MK)
No shit. Too bad we aren't starting this year. The founders would be stacking bodies by now.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Clout chasers. We don't need their scum. at July 03, 2026 02:36 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 02:34 PM (VJX5o)
Those things are like crack.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 02:36 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Captain Reynaud's cops are going to be busy this weekend it seems. Course, the usual suspects these days are dindu nuffins.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 03, 2026 02:37 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: JQ at July 03, 2026 02:38 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (kX27y)
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When did this heat weenie shit start?
Back when I was living and working in DC 15-20 years ago, it got hotter than satan's furnace on a yearly basis and the humidity was high enough to choke a donkey. Nobody did shit any differently other than buy Gold Bond in Costco-size tubs. Now it gets hot and nobody can cope? Softer than Charmin.
Posted by: ballistic at July 03, 2026 02:38 PM (oqH4h)
We are in a drought here in SW Wyoming.
Last Independence Day fireworks were banned because of the wildfire threat.
Some of the asshole neighbors here don't give a shit. They might give a shit when their house burns down but it will be other people's houses that burn down.
I read last night how many places across the country are very dry.
Be alert everyone and be safe. We live in a great country so let's not burn it down.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:38 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 02:39 PM (sl73Y)
No, we are all watching FIFA soccer.
*LOL*
*Snort*
I said it with a straight face, even.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 02:40 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 02:41 PM (u82oZ)
I sure would like to be in Wyoming - I've only fond memories of that wonderful state.
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 02:42 PM (fnZRl)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 02:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Eromero at July 03, 2026 02:43 PM (LHPAg)
ProsecutorsPodcast
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Wild situation in Louisiana. In a nutshell, the mayor and city counsel of New Orleans want to do something that's probably illegal. The AG sends a letter saying, "Hey, that's illegal. Don't do that." The New Orleans government then convenes a grand jury and has the AG indicted for threatening them! Good old New Orleans.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Captain Reynaud at
Always imagined Reynaud drove a Renault, one of those little roundy box late fifties jobbies.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (2WIwB)
NaCly,
You are right. Oldest son is the coordinator for the wildfires in Utah and Wyoming.
It is scary and we pray everyday for the safety of people and our son.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (2WIwB)
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She was just keepin' it real.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (E4rtv)
Stay alert. Head on a swivel.
'Murica!!! Hell yeah!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 02:45 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: From about That Time
Tongue twister, Reynaud's Renault rode roughly round the rugged range.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:45 PM (E4rtv)
13times,
Wyoming is a wonderful state.
The feeling of freedom here is wonderful.
It's sad every state in our country doesn't have that feeling of freedom.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 02:42 PM
I would have liked to have seen Montana!
Posted by: zombie Capt. 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (iFTx/)
13times,
Wyoming is a wonderful state.
The feeling of freedom here is wonderful.
It's sad every state in our country doesn't have that feeling of freedom.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (/QHx4)
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My (much) younger brother went to Wyoming Catholic in Lander.
He got a cowboy hat instead of a mortarboard at graduation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:48 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 02:48 PM (nb5Yq)
>Parade, rodeo and fireworks. And drunk drivers. No thanks, I can walk in this small town.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 02:48 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 03, 2026 02:48 PM (4HIjh)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 02:49 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:35 PM (kX27y)
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I read an article this morning bragging that every booth had A/C. I guess it doesn't matter much when the outdoor temp at the Mall is the inside of a working EZ Bake oven.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM (rj6Yv)
Not moving much, granted.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM (sl73Y)
I'm trying to convince my wife to go over to their place but she's not someone who enjoys good explosives at close range.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Clout chasers. We don't need their scum. at July 03, 2026 02:36 PM (TbWk/)
Note: 3/4" beyond "dead" counts as "within an inch".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 02:51 PM (nb5Yq)
***************
The game Fallout 76 has a timeline that covers 2076. Since it's multi player i have a lot of fun grinding to get the nuke codes so I can nuke the camps of other players with pride flags as their avatars off the map
very cathartic
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 02:51 PM (fapp/)
Normally I don't like the idea of a guy getting busted just for lipping off at a cop, but in this case...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 02:52 PM (mmrXZ)
They're all dead now, but warm memories persist.
Posted by: 13times at July 03, 2026 02:52 PM (fnZRl)
Posted by: ballistic at July 03, 2026 02:52 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 02:52 PM (Wmg4n)
Could happen - my dad made it to 98 and my uncle to 101. Of course, neither was particularly lucid.
I’ve got that part covered already.
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 02:53 PM (iaf7q)
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 02:53 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:43 PM (E4rtv)
Governor needs to send State Police to arrest mayor and council.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:54 PM (1z8ji)
Fire. Getting closer here, and the wind direction forecast goes toward us from the fire for a bit. If the wind is not too bad, and the efforts of all those working this thing bear fruit...anyway, have the people and their irreplacables out of the house and on the way to a friend's place. Now for some last minute mitigation efforts, then I'm bugging-out, too!
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 03, 2026 02:54 PM (zKkya)
@overton_news
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51m
Victor Davis Hanson says he knows he’ll get in trouble for saying it, but many of the Democrats’ most radical voices are first or second-generation immigrants from FAILED nations.
Ilhan Omar, AOC, Mamdani, Chevalier.
Hanson argues they learned early that trashing America gets them protected and advanced by the left.
HANSON: “One of the things that's not being talked about and I know I'll get criticized for this but here it is...”
“If you look at the candidates, Chevalier, and AOC, and Rashida Tlaib, and Mamdani, and I could go on...”
“But the kingpins, they’re first or second generation...immigrants. And they come from areas that, to be candid and a little blunt, are failed miserable places, such as Ghana or the Caribbean, or many Latin American countries, or Mexico.”
“Almost 50-60% of them are.”
“So they come to this country either with their parents or their parents came and they were born. And they sense, they put their feelers up...and they learn very early on that if you trash this country, the left will protect you and advance you.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:55 PM (kX27y)
Somebody grabs my dog and runs away and he's gonna gain some weight. A hundred and fifteen grains to be precise.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 02:55 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 02:52 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yea, I kinda liked watching that pasty-white little shit get smacked down by the swarthy cop. I think what finally did it for the cop was when the shit took a step towards him while threatening him. I'll allow the cop's reaction.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July
Agree wholeheartedly. Being cruel, mean and nasty for laughs or clicks is repulsive. And really not funny. I don’t even like the America Funniest Home Videos showing wipeouts and various humiliations, mostly of children. I just don’t tend to laugh at other peoples injuries. Especially when they are staged.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 02:56 PM (yEz+x)
beckster,
Yes we are. Yesterday afternoon I smelled smoke from a wildfire somewhere. It is scary when you don't know if it's nearby or from somewhere else. I whined to Hubby about it and he said someone has a campfire somewhere else.
Why are some people assholes who don't care about other people?
It only takes one spark and many people suffer from that.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:56 PM (/QHx4)
“And no matter how much money you have — AOC’s parents were pretty affluent. Ilhan Omar claims she was worth $30 million. Mamdani’s a multimillionaire settler colonialist from Uganda.”
“And when you look at all of them, they have nothing but contempt.”
“Then don’t come! There’s no reason you have to come. You came here because it was prosperous and safe, and there was not inbred tribal racism as in all these countries.”
“Apparently, the people came with Ilhan Omar because they were on the side of the genocidal [Mohamed] Siad Barre.”
“They keep saying genocide, genocide! The only person that really is a genocidal maniac was Siad Barre, the head of the Somali government, of which a lot of these immigrants’ parents were part of, including Ilhan Omar.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:57 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 02:44 PM (sl73Y)
Given the era, it was most likely one of these:
https://tinyurl.com/4unnk6ab
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:57 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Clout chasers. We don't need their scum. at July 03, 2026 02:36 PM (TbWk/)
Note: 3/4" beyond "dead" counts as "within an inch".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM
Gentlemen, please! Given the ongoing FIFA Euroweenie futbol tournament, AND the close proximity to Pride Month, please show some respect and use metric units.
And please, no jokes about how if G*d wanted us to use the metric system, Jesus would have only had ten disciples.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 03, 2026 02:57 PM (0sNs1)
Ilhan Omar, AOC, Mamdani, Chevalier.
Hanson argues they learned early that trashing America gets them protected and advanced by the left.
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Well, sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 02:58 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 02:58 PM (nb5Yq)
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Fire purifies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:58 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:58 PM
Hot iron heals.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 03, 2026 03:00 PM (0sNs1)
We almost lost our home in the 1991 Oakland Hills fire. To this day, when I smell smoke, I have to force myself to not panic.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:00 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:58 PM (uO3MK)
huh, which Supreme Court Justice said that ??
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:00 PM (nb5Yq)
"Hormuz Ship Transits Quadruple as Trump Plan Works"
Excerpt:
"According to Lloyd's List Intelligence, total vessel movements — including so-called "dark voyages," in which ships disable GPS tracking to reduce the risk of being targeted — rose to 258 transits during the week ending June 28.
That compares with just 41 voyages during the opening week of the crisis in March."
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:01 PM (rj6Yv)
"Hormuz Ship Transits Quadruple as Trump Plan Works"
Excerpt:
"According to Lloyd's List Intelligence, total vessel movements — including so-called "dark voyages," in which ships disable GPS tracking to reduce the risk of being targeted — rose to 258 transits during the week ending June 28.
That compares with just 41 voyages during the opening week of the crisis in March."
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:01 PM (rj6Yv)
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But the IRGC put out a press release saying otherwise.
Check and mate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:01 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:02 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: Lowly Lurker at July 03, 2026 03:03 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:50 PM (1z8ji)
This checks out.
Posted by: Miracle Max at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:02 PM (nb5Yq)
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Well, people were saying that Iran would get $300 billion wired to them the second they signed the MOU.
But now everyone is saying that Iran has received...nothing.
And that the US is willing to unfreeze $3 billion of the $12 billion in frozen assets if Iran simply abides by the MOU and stops threatening the strait.
Oh, and Iran can't sell its oil. No one wants to buy shit oil from terrorists at market prices, especially after the world moved on (demand destruction in Asia) and found new sources (us, mostly).
Literally every single horror story of the MOU being a giant win for Iran was...bullshit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (IY9No)
TJM,
That is awesome!
Our four grandchildren only know about Wyoming.
True Wyoming kids who we see playing in the snow barefoot, lol.
We pray they will realize how blessed they are to grow up here and will make a difference in our country when they are adults.'
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (/QHx4)
https://tinyurl.com/4unnk6ab
Posted by: Alberta Oil
That's a pretty car.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (sl73Y)
Says its possible 1,000,000 Chinese are legally Americans
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD
@houmanhemmati
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Mr. Mamdani,
If America is truly “an arena of supremacy” that persecutes its people, why did you come here from Uganda instead of staying in India or building your vision where you were born?
America is like our child.
As parents and citizens who chose her, we have a sacred duty to criticize her quietly when she falls short—so we can help her grow stronger and wiser. But we also have a duty to publicly praise her, celebrate her, defend her, and stand with her—especially on her 250th birthday.
You don’t trash your own kid to the whole world on her big day. That’s not love. That’s not leadership. That’s ingratitude.
I was rescued by this country as a small child. She gave my family freedom, opportunity, and a chance to thrive when we had nothing. I owe her everything. And with that gratitude comes the obligation to serve her, protect her, and make her better every single day—not tear her down in public on the day we celebrate everything she has given the world.
Happy 250th Birthday, America. I will always choose to lift you up.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:43 PM (E4rtv)
Governor needs to send State Police to arrest mayor and council.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:54 PM (1z8ji)
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Can we think bigger? NOLA responds by sending city cops to arrest the Gov, who, in turn orders the NG to detain anyone identifying as a Democrat politician in New Orleans. Then slow walk arraignments.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 03:05 PM (XfxDj)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 03:05 PM (XfxDj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 03:06 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:07 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 03:04 PM (IY9No)
Thanks for posting the publius update yesterday.
I carried over your post to the next thread...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 03:07 PM (Sco7b)
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Ive been to Wyoming several times and the only thing I can remember from all of my visits there was the wind.
It. Never. Stops.
Cheyenne is awesome though, but too close to Denver which is assho
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 03:07 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:08 PM (nb5Yq)
"Some federal employees bristle at America’s 250th birthday festivities after year of agonizing government overhaul"
I read the article. There's a whole lot of bristling going on by the taxpayer-funded federal, working or laid off, underworkedforce.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:09 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:07 PM (nb5Yq)
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They're not letting anything.
They can't control the strait. We destroyed their capabilities, and Iran keeps putting out press releases that they control the strait.
In response, the US navy set up a safety corridor on the Omani side of the strait and do regular runs with tankers and have for a few weeks. Military flyers are getting what qualifies as combat time in the air flying Apaches for hours every night in the escort.
The problem for Iran is that they stole three cargo vessels, have fired randomly at third-nation property, and have generally acted like retarded, inbred third-worlders in response to their complete collapse of leverage over the past 6 months or so.
Oh, and their GDP has collapsed by at least 50%, they can't import food (half of what they ate was imported), and the population might actually already be starving.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:10 PM (uO3MK)
It. Never. Stops.
Cheyenne is awesome though, but too close to Denver which is assho
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 03, 2026 03:07 PM (fapp/)
Growing up in Kansas, if the wind ever stops something bad is getting ready to happen like the sky falling or disco coming back. Animals start acting weird and birds get quiet.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yes, they would have. Like Trump, Bombdaddy didn't create a movement. He capitalized on an existing movement, one in this case which has been gestating inside the Democrap party for 50 years.
All these primaries have almost zero turnout, and are almost certainly controlled by the party bosses. Nobody gets elected in NYC without the will of the party and the real power in NYC: Wall Street and big business in general.
The idea that an endorsement by a guy who nobody ever heard of a year ago, and who barely won his election against a hated and damaged opponent, was the deciding factor in any of these DSA wins seems highly unlikely to me.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)
Accomack feels free.
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:12 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:10 PM (uO3MK)
Killing off their non-regime population is a feature not a bug.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 03:12 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 03:13 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 03:13 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:10 PM (uO3MK)
Killing off their non-regime population is a feature not a bug.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 03:12 PM (3uBP9)
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Starving mobs aren't good for much.
But they are good for killing regime figures.
Bad at organizing political systems afterwards, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:13 PM (uO3MK)
Huge desk. He looked like a child behind it with 5 DEI lackeys standing to either side.
The liberals always want their heroes to have 'THEIR BIG, PRESIDENTIAL MOMENT' even if it's phony.
For Obama, it was after the one school shooting where they put on that bizarre memorial with everything under the sun but prayers. It was supposed to be Zero's chance to shine and bring the nation together but it was just stupid.
He wasn't called shit-Midas for nothing...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 03:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:14 PM (GbONR)
Unmasked Ranger,
Yes, the wind is amazing here.
Wyoming isn't perfect because we do have big cities here that try to run everything.
I was horrified to learn how many mosques we have here in Wyoming.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 03:14 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:14 PM (GbONR)
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There was a drone hit last week.
Traffic didn't even slow down.
So, no, it doesn't just take one drone strike to stop it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:14 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (IY9No)
It was reported he's surrounded by new citizens but I don't believe it.......
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (kX27y)
It essentially takes blind luck to hit a ship with them.
Also, the US keeps hitting sites where drones get launched from. There are reports that Iran has completely given up on radar and are using speed boats to find boats now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (uO3MK)
Seattle’s socialist mayor is urging trans people to relocate to her city with promises of having cosmetic trans procedures covered by taxpayers through the state healthcare program for low-income residents.
Posted by: beckster
Trannies hold hands while they sleep.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 03:17 PM (Cqx++)
Supposedly George Washington's desk.
Posted by: Tuna at July 03, 2026 03:19 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 03:19 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:19 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (GbONR)
It's not like we haven't heard the same sky is falling bit at least a thousand times in the last month.
Get a new spiel. It was boring after the first few days.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (dK+Kv)
It essentially takes blind luck to hit a ship with them.
Also, the US keeps hitting sites where drones get launched from. There are reports that Iran has completely given up on radar and are using speed boats to find boats now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (uO3MK)
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We control the GPS systems. The Europes and the ME states are complaining about the whacka-whacka GPS readings. And the US Navy is essentialy convoying the commercial traffic, which means our counter-measures are getting on-the-job engineering refinements.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (rj6Yv)
I also celebrated this morning by firing up my electric chainsaw for the first time to cut up a very large branch that fell in the yard yesterday. It worked nicely for this purpose and I still have all my appendages.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (hPLSE)
The contemporary and successive generations of men will disappear. In the long laps of ages, the Tribes of America, like those of Greece and Rome, may pass away. The fabric of American Freedom, like all things human, however firm and fair, may crumble into dust. But the cause in which these our Fathers shone is immortal. They did that, to which no age, no people of reasoning men, can be indifferent. Their eulogy will be uttered in other languages when those we speak, like us who speak them, shall be all forgotten.—Edward Everett, August 1, 1826.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (kYmoU)
Fkin Marxists Propaganda
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 03:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: mrp
Wait til after the midterms. Shit WILL happen, I predict.
Posted by: Bob at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (uO3MK)
Did they not know that the dithering of GPS was a central feature of the commercialization of GPS?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (GbONR)
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Nearly half of normal volume was rerouted within days. 8.9 million barrels per day rerouted through existing pipelines (mostly a Saudi pipeline that went from 500K a day to 7 million a day).
Combine that with demand destruction in Asia, increased production in other places, and you had the early recipe for a very quick oversupply of oil. Signs obvious months ago.
Our exports exploded. They've actually crashed in the last few weeks because we have oversupply already.
EIA put out a report saying that they expect Brent to sell at $57 per barrel through the end of the year and to sell for about $52 per barrel in 2027.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (l3cgK)
Fkin Marxists Propaganda
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 03:21 PM (Ia/+0)
What do you expect from a pig but a grunt?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 03:23 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (rj6Yv)
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But, remember, Iran embarrassed us and destroyed all US assets within 1000 miles.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:23 PM (uO3MK)
It's not like we haven't heard the same sky is falling bit at least a thousand times in the last month.
Get a new spiel. It was boring after the first few days.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:20 PM (dK+Kv)
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Because even for some on our side, the hair must always be on fire, the sky must always be falling, the end must always be near, and the hot chick at the bar must always be a secret tranny.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Tuna at July 03, 2026 03:19 PM (lJ0H4)
Freddie. Not George.
Posted by: Warai-"Boom Boom"-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
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But enough about Bonchie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (l3cgK)
That's a little harsh for the people wishing failure on the Iran negotiations, but if you think it will work.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (dK+Kv)
EIA put out a report saying that they expect Brent to sell at $57 per barrel through the end of the year and to sell for about $52 per barrel in 2027.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (uO3MK)
Gas prices will PLUMMET!!! I kid, of course.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (Gqar8)
The Gods allow to many, but to die,
With equal lustre is a blessing heaven
Selects from all the choicest boons of fate,
And with a sparing hand on few bestows.
—quoted by William T. Barry, August 15, 1826.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (kYmoU)
*wipes brow* whew...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (jehhT)
EIA put out a report saying that they expect Brent to sell at $57 per barrel through the end of the year and to sell for about $52 per barrel in 2027.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:22 PM (uO3MK)
Gas prices will PLUMMET!!! I kid, of course.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:25 PM (Gqar
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Crack spreads will close by the end of summer, and yeah, gas prices probably will crash as seasonal demand towards autumn goes down from the heights of summer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
For people harvesting clicks, sure. But here? What do you think you're accomplishing?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:26 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Hey, man, I'm wishing they fail too.
In a good way.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (Ot/FD)
*wipes brow* whew...
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I did most my garden chores before the sun hit it. Still only got half my buckwheat out. No groats. No problem, I'm after buckwheat honey!
Posted by: Bob at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (q6tQZ)
In a good way.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (Ot/FD)
I'm goofing, you know.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (dK+Kv)
—Peleg Sprague, July, 1826.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:28 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)
We live in the greatest country in the world.
I'm sickened over people trying to destroy our country.
You don't like it here LEAVE.
If we stopped giving our hard-earned money to the invaders a lot of this shit would stop.
We vote for people who we think will do what is right but we still get screwed.
Money is the root of evil.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar8)
NO harm?
Posted by: Bob at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (q6tQZ)
Also, hit the Like button and Subscribe!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (dK+Kv)
I should have put an overwrought "technically" in there, probably....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
Heh. The other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Gqar8)
—Peleg Sprague, July, 1826.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:28 PM (kYmoU)
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The Treaty of Ghent was approved by the US Senate just 11 years earlier. Different times.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 03:27 PM (dK+Kv)
I should have put an overwrought "technically" in there, probably....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)
wrought iron >>> over-wrought iron
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (l3cgK)
Six officers turned up to Rosalind Levine & Maxie Allen’s family's home & arrested them in front of one of the couple's children, who was aged three.
They were held for 11 hours for complaining about their daughter's school online.
Her comment was calling a senior person at the school a ‘control freak’.
Hertfordshire, Bolshevik ENGLAND
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Dv3i1)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
Heh. The other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Gqar
Losing my Religion?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)
—William Alexander Duer, July 31, 1826
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 03:34 PM (afJtY)
Tanker traffic is not back to normal.
The Hormuz toll is not laughed off.
It takes only one democratic administration to change everything.
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:34 PM (8jVAy)
Six officers turned up to Rosalind Levine & Maxie Allen’s family's home & arrested them in front of one of the couple's children, who was aged three.
They were held for 11 hours for complaining about their daughter's school online.
Her comment was calling a senior person at the school a ‘control freak’.
Hertfordshire, Bolshevik ENGLAND
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Dv3i1
Just when DID England morph into the German Democratic Republic, anyway?
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:34 PM (Gqar8)
India was a blood soaked stinkhole long before the British rolled up, and will continue to be long into the future.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (Ot/FD)
Yup. This is very obvious in some of the references in these works. But they often reach to timeless wisdom such as Peleg Sprague’s about the noble lion.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (kYmoU)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
Heh. The other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Gqar
Losing my Religion?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)
Okay, the OTHER other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 02:47 PM (/QHx4
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Absolutely. The 4th hits differently in WY. It's a lot of fun to see and celebrate
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (LTnl5)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
Heh. The other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Gqar
Losing my Religion?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)
Okay, the OTHER other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (Gqar
Stand?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:37 PM (l3cgK)
@peterrhague
This is getting out of hand. Why does crossing a national border erase all of your rights? The heavy handed treatment of ordinary people at airports is an indicator of what our governments would make daily life like if they thought they could.
Video -
https://tinyurl.com/bdctrzk5
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 03:37 PM (Dv3i1)
156 Eh, for a lotta folks everything is that REM song, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Gqar
Shiny happy people?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)
Heh. The other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:32 PM (Gqar
Losing my Religion?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)
Okay, the OTHER other one.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:35 PM (Gqar
Stand?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:37 PM (l3cgK)
Aw hell.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Ot/FD)
Tanker traffic is not back to normal.
The Hormuz toll is not laughed off.
It takes only one democratic administration to change everything.
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 03:34 PM (8jVAy)
===
It's always something - if it's not one thing, it's another.
Posted by: Roseanne Roseannadanna at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Ot/FD)
And cricket.
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 03:38 PM (Gqar
Lol, that's the "something new to bitch about"!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:40 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:41 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 03:41 PM (Ot/FD)
I don't remember that Terminator model...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)
Alexander Hamilton played a big part in making that dream come true.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:45 PM (rj6Yv)
Three, in fact. One signer, Charles Carroll, survived past 1826. He was less well known even in 1826. Some of the eulogists seem to have forgotten him; others treated him as practically dead anyway.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:50 PM (kYmoU)
Alexander Hamilton played a big part in making that dream come true.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 03:45 PM (rj6Yv)
Aaron was quite the burr to Alexander...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 03:50 PM (kYmoU)
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He was the only Catholic to sign the DoI and Carroll of Carrollton, at the time of the signing, was reputed to be the richest man in the country.
Posted by: mrp at July 03, 2026 06:07 PM (rj6Yv)
The Badman Open Thread
I didn't like Pete Holmes superhero parody stuff because I'm a self-hating nerd who hates when people pander to me with nerdy shit I'm supposed to like.
But then I watched his great impression of Bale Batman and was won over. Here are his original "Badman" sketches. Most of them are so-so, but there are two must watches. The one at the beginning of that series shows Batman trying out a lot of bad voices, including celebrity impressions, as his "Bat-Voice." The other great one I linked a few months ago -- it's the climax of The Dark Knight Rises, and Talia al-Ghul wants to explain her evil plot to him, but Batman just wants to keep bragging that he banged her. A more recent Batman series is called "Bat-Canned," where Batman fires various members of the Justice League, as well as the Robert Pattinson "The Batman" and the Joachin Phoenix Joker. There are also videos of the outtakes for each. The best ones are Cyborg (despite how lame that character is), "the Batman," and Superman. The Joker one is okay. The Aquaman one is lame, as is the Wonder Woman one. But for the outtakes, the Wonder Woman one is the best. They really left all their best jokes on the cutting room floor, maybe because they kept laughing at them. Other good outtakes ones include Cyborg again (which has a joke I guess they considered too dark and disturbing for the official video), Superman, and "The Batman." You might want to watch the Wonder Woman video, as lame as it is, just as a set-up for the very funny outtakes video. Batman is #Based. "It's amazing I haven't gotten canceled yet," he says.Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 03, 2026 01:12 PM (xWYOb)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 01:14 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:15 PM (Ia/+0)
(Not the Bee
British Man Who Went Missing For 10 Days During World Cup Found In Pub "Blissfully Unaware Of Search"
https://tinyurl.com/uv43b79t
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 01:16 PM (qx7Zg)
Sick of the blow by blow news of the "wedding"
Please God, we don't want the blow by blow news of the honeymoon.
Posted by: four seasons
I'm hoping for National Enquirer pics of Tay Tay on the beach in their "Celebrity Cellulite" feature.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 01:17 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uw3dpjm5KRo
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:17 PM (snZF9)
. . . in which Ace panders to the self-hating nerds with nerdy shit they're supposed to like.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 01:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at July 03, 2026 01:19 PM (guGkK)
I've watched that a few times and laughed my ass off every time. The "guy who breathes through a crab" line kills me.
"But...we totally had sex. Like, hardcore."
Posted by: Now you have my permission to cry at July 03, 2026 01:20 PM (TbWk/)
And the Justice League Unlimited cartoons from the 1990's are great. Pretty teenage 'Supergirl.' How does Hollywood keep getting that wrong?
"Let's make her older!!"
"Audiences would love that!!"
"Is Hillary Clinton available to play her?"
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 01:20 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 01:21 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 01:21 PM (IY9No)
I wish he'd get canceled.
Fox News
@FoxNews
·
2h
JUST IN: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani used America’s 250th anniversary to sharply criticize the country, accusing the U.S. of allowing children to go hungry while billionaires and “oligarchs” gain more power.
He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:22 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: DanMan at July 03, 2026 01:23 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Ogre at July 03, 2026 01:23 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 03, 2026 01:23 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)
Absolutely. With Julie Newmar and Yvonne Craig.
A young Count remembers . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 01:23 PM (wVcYX)
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
·
1h
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Mayor Nadia Mohamed, who was born in Somalia, just arrived in Somalia to a massive royal welcome.
She said “America is losing its Americaness” because Somalis are afraid after fraud and ICE crackdowns
So why doesn’t she just stay in Somalia??
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:24 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)
Absolutely. With Julie Newmar and Yvonne Craig.
A young Count remembers . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 01:23 PM (wVcYX)
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Lewis Wilson or bust.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:24 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)
Trump is Batman.
https://youtu.be/GQsjBLPBB8M
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 01:25 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 03, 2026 01:25 PM (diia5)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:25 PM (/QHx4)
Fucking Jew-hater. He's a festering carbuncle on the ass of this nation.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 01:25 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:24 PM (uO3MK)
reaching waaayyy back . . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 01:26 PM (wVcYX)
Her Majesty has computer problems no one else has, has had or will have. Guess who has to work them out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:27 PM (O0L8i)
Her Majesty has computer problems no one else has, has had or will have. Guess who has to work them out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:27 PM (O0L8i)
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The Paolo?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:28 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:25 PM (/QHx4)
That goat fucking motherfucker has no room to talk about anything. He wasn't born here and has contributed ZERO to the country.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:28 PM (snZF9)
He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:22 PM (kX27y)
Please allow me to say with all delicacy, diplomacy and decorum, that I am sick and fucking tired of the goddamned motherfucking cocksucker pieces of shit lying their blown-out hard-fucked wart-ridden HIV cesspool asses off, and idiotic brainwashed smoothbrained worthless retards chugging this runny dogshit down by the gallon and insisting it's chocolate syrup.
Posted by: That was the restrained version at July 03, 2026 01:28 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:27 PM (O0L8i)
Some pock-faced kid at Best Buy?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 01:29 PM (dK+Kv)
He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.”
___________
If you'll excuse me, I'm off to wallow in my enormous pool of florins and ducats.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:29 PM (O0L8i)
"But...we totally had sex. Like, hardcore."
Posted by: Now you have my permission to cry
I musta missed it the first tome it was posted. Now I'm dying.
"It really seals in the flavor." LOL
Posted by: She Hobbit at July 03, 2026 01:29 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:30 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:30 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at July 03, 2026 01:31 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 03, 2026 01:32 PM (Dv3i1)
Yeah, they'll get the safe deep blue districts in NY, but losing with Platner in Maine when they're convinced Collins is vulnerable? Losing in MI, a swing state?
The latest version of Blexis dying because the anti-Christian who hates his white skin lost by 9 to "deeply flawed" Paxton?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:33 PM (uO3MK)
And the beneficiaries of the money the DemSocs will confiscate will not be those with calloused, dirt-streaked hands.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 01:33 PM (O0L8i)
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I have a 5000 forint note in my wallet
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 01:33 PM (Dv3i1)
We have the assholes here in our country sucking up our tax money.
Do any of them go back to their shithole countries to make them better?
No
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:34 PM (/QHx4)
Brigitte Gabriel
@ACTBrigitte
·
2h
Zohran Mamdani, the Ugandan-born radical, has the audacity to lecture Americans on what America is, while surrounding George Washington’s desk with foreigners.
This is not America. This is an invasion.
The Founders did not bleed for a nation of communist 3rd world imports hell-bent on destroying our civilization. They built it for Americans, by Americans.
This Fourth of July, reject the replacement. Reclaim our Republic. No apologies. 🇺🇸
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:34 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Weasel at July 03, 2026 01:35 PM (fFFrU)
He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:22 PM (kX27y)
Mamdani is assuming that all wealthy people obtained their wealth the same way he did.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 01:35 PM (lP31d)
Posted by: Mayor Pete
I know this because he masturbated me.
Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 03, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Weasel at July 03, 2026 01:37 PM (fFFrU)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division"
I'm not sure about the fat lady. There was no tidal wave.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 01:38 PM (MWfyi)
3 years
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)
... (to) secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity . . .
Um, yeah, about that.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 01:38 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Weasel at July 03, 2026 01:38 PM (fFFrU)
Nothing I heard of
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mayor Pete
I know this because he masturbated me.
Posted by: Mayor Pete
A lot. An then... hold on, there's a knock at the door. It's CPS! Gotta go...
Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 03, 2026 01:39 PM (Dv3i1)
They all need to go, Somalis and their friends, the radical whites:
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
·
1h
Hennepin County, MN Attorney Mary Moriarty who said exposing Somali fraud is far-right propaganda and promised to prosecute people who send Somalis "hateful messages”, joined a “Somali summit” yesterday to assure them that she’s on their side.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:40 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
Nothing I heard of
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)
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He is the voice of the voiceless.
It doesn't matter that he is not of the working class, he speaks for them. He knows what's best for them, and that is to tear down the system in which they live and work and replace it with a system where he is kommisar over who gets to eat and who doesn't.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:40 PM (uO3MK)
Brigitte Gabriel
@ACTBrigitte
·
2h
Zohran Mamdani, the Ugandan-born radical, has the audacity to lecture Americans on what America is, while surrounding George Washington’s desk with foreigners.
This is not America. This is an invasion.
The Founders did not bleed for a nation of communist 3rd world imports hell-bent on destroying our civilization. They built it for Americans, by Americans.
This Fourth of July, reject the replacement. Reclaim our Republic. No apologies. 🇺🇸
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:34 PM (kX27y)
This chick has it going on. That's what I am talking about. Expel the commies, or face the wall, eventually.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 01:42 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 01:42 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 01:42 PM (fkjGs)
He said America’s wealth was built by working people with “calloused, dirt-streaked hands" while accusing the country of allowing the wealth built by workers to be concentrated in “the soft hands of a precious few.”
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 01:22 PM (kX27y)
Examples, you communist pimple on America's ass.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 03, 2026 01:42 PM (5xuJ/)
Nothing I heard of
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)
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He is the voice of the voiceless.
It doesn't matter that he is not of the working class, he speaks for them. He knows what's best for them, and that is to tear down the system in which they live and work and replace it with a system where he is kommisar over who gets to eat and who doesn't.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:40 PM (uO3MK)
______
Well, he's probably a net positive economic gain for the country, because it seems most of the country spends all day online obsessing over every dumb thing he says.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (Kt19C)
Did anyone else read about the electricity being shut off in Jewish town in NYC yesterday. The equipment needed a rest.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (/QHx4)
But neither did any other Democrat.
One can only hope existence in NYC becomes "hard" for those that embraced his warm collectivism.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (fkjGs)
The NC legislature overrode Governor Stein's veto yesterday on a bill mandating that illegal immigrants do not get welfare benefits and that all levels of law enforcement in the state must joint the 287(g) program that interfaces with DHS and essentially makes local law enforcement deputies of immigration enforcement.
A local cop pulls over an illegal, finds out they're illegal, they arrest the illegal, call ICE, who comes and picks up the illegal from the jail and deports them in days. (Average time in detention is less than 60 days now.)
Assume 5-10% of illegals vote either knowingly or not that it's illegal. It's estimated that there are between 325,000 to 450,000 illegals in the state.
That should represent between 16,000 and 45,000 illegal votes, probably mostly to Democrats. If illegals are more afraid of exposing themselves to the world because of enhanced immigration enforcement, they'll be less likely to vote.
Cooper won his last election by 250k votes when there were 400k more Democrats registered in the state than Republicans. It's now 10K more GOP.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 01:46 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)
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I suspect that his bare win in NYC and his ability to help knock out long-term Democrat incumbents in minimal turnout primaries is going to have an outsized effect on the image of the national party.
A party that already has serious image issues because of Biden's term.
I don't think the internet space filling up with Mamdani's radicalism is going to bring back the working class to the Democrat party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:47 PM (uO3MK)
Oh, add to the pile of information that Cooper is going to have a harder time winning the Senate race in NC than not.
Cooper won his last election by 250k votes when there were 400k more Democrats registered in the state than Republicans. It's now 10K more GOP.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (uO3MK)
______
Cooper ain't gonna win. If this was 2020, then he probably would have been able to steal it. Maybe even in 2022. But not 2026. I think he's toast and it might not even be close.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (cGjQu)
Looks like those people have fun. Good for them!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (mmrXZ)
Oh, yes. Whoever votes on these things gave he and his "accomplices" ( people in the NYC Council
) a huge pay increase.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)
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Turnout differential trends towards party out of power, so I assume that will still take effect.
Will that get outdone by things like USAID funding cuts (working in Latin America, it seems), the generalized shit nature of the Democrat brand because of Biden, and local issues like Cooper's bungling of the response to Helene or his lax law enforcement that let out Iryna's killer?
I dunno.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:49 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 01:50 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 01:53 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 01:54 PM (nb5Yq)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)
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I suspect that his bare win in NYC and his ability to help knock out long-term Democrat incumbents in minimal turnout primaries is going to have an outsized effect on the image of the national party.
A party that already has serious image issues because of Biden's term.
I don't think the internet space filling up with Mamdani's radicalism is going to bring back the working class to the Democrat party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:47 PM (uO3MK)
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I don't think anyone really cares -- on either side -- except the pundits and political junkies. Literally nobody in NYC who isn't an activist or whose income or notoriety depends on "likes" or engagement even thinks about him at all. He's clownish background noise. I hear 100x more about him on this blog in the few hours I'm here than the remaining 20 hours a day living here.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 01:55 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm just sayin' that his words will be used in things with wider reach, not that the wider reach is being done now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:56 PM (uO3MK)
The thing I find hilarious about the Badman sex video is the expressions on Talia's face. When he says "sign me up for another!" she kinda smiles in anticipation, like she's totally up for another round. And when he talks about 3 places in an order that would surprise you, that grimace tells me that he's totally telling the truth.
Talia's a total soopa-freak 304.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 01:56 PM (y9nCu)
I haven’t done that in decades.
Coffee is good. Partly sunny and 60 with a breeze. Windows open. Blanket and kitty cat on my lap. No work until Monday.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 01:58 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 01:58 PM (yEz+x)
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*maniacal laugh*
-hospital admin
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:00 PM (uO3MK)
The NC legislature overrode Governor Stein's veto yesterday on a bill mandating that illegal immigrants do not get welfare benefits and that all levels of law enforcement in the state must joint the 287(g) program that interfaces with DHS and essentially makes local law enforcement deputies of immigration enforcement.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Can we pause for a moment to marvel at this plethora of "It's against the law to break the law" bills? When do we start prosecuting the governors and mayors who continue to flout the law? Give them the same treatment those Texas antifas got -- "But I thought I was going to engage in a direct action and then party with my friends! -- sob"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 02:00 PM (mmrXZ)
What I expected: I expected the dog to be super helpful and even fetch new loads when they are complete and that together we would become a laundry super team.
What I've observed instead: Dog rolls over clothes on bed while I'm trying to fold things, tries to eat the drier sheet, and steals away socks.
Trouble shooting steps taken: I have tried giving skritches while I fold but now the dog has discovered warm jeans work even better.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 02:01 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 02:02 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 02:02 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm just sayin' that his words will be used in things with wider reach, not that the wider reach is being done now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:56 PM (uO3MK)
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Maybe. I just don't find him at all interesting or even noteworthy even as a commie. Just an effete blowhard duckspeaker. Warren Wilhelm Jr was far more dangerous and a true commie than this clown.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Erica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@EricaRN4USA
As a critical care nurse, looking at Senator Mitch McConnell’s situation through an ICU lens tells a very different story from the public updates.
Following the release of emergency audio detailing an unconscious person and active CPR for cardiac arrest at his residence on June 14, his staff issued a statement claiming he continues to improve and is working closely with his office. 🙄
However, anyone with extensive bedside experience knows that for an 84-year-old frail patient who has sustained an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest requiring full resuscitation, the idea that he is actively participating in daily Senate business is highly unlikely.
The brutal physical trauma of chest compressions combined with the high risk of acute neurological insult makes a return to a high-functioning baseline virtually impossible for someone with his preexisting vulnerabilities.
From my clinical perspective, the statistical chances of a full recovery are slim to none, serving as a stark reminder that political status cannot override physiological limits. Who agrees that his constituents and the rest of America deserves the truth?
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:04 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:04 PM (kX27y)
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It's not like the Senate is doing anything. Let's just play politics and let the KY governor not appoint a replacement for a few months.
It's fine.
The other side would do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:05 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: old chick at July 03, 2026 02:06 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:04 PM (kX27y)
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It's not like the Senate is doing anything. Let's just play politics and let the KY governor not appoint a replacement for a few months.
It's fine.
The other side would do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:05 PM (uO3MK)
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We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster.
Posted by: Oscar Goldman at July 03, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcYX)
That's jargon for "absolutely fucking ridiculous".
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 02:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Doof at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:04 PM (kX27y)
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It's not like the Senate is doing anything. Let's just play politics and let the KY governor not appoint a replacement for a few months.
It's fine.
The other side would do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:05 PM (uO3MK)
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Yea. Who cares? Turtle could be dead, in a coma, or still living as a disembodied head in a jar. So long as we have him technically a GOP Senator for a few more months, I can't get worked up over any deception.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)
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*tip of the cap in appreciation*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:12 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)
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His chief of staff is the real senator, anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:12 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oscar Goldman at July 03, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcYX)
Yeah. Hand him over to Elon.
Posted by: beckster at July 03, 2026 02:13 PM (kX27y)
Open windows only at night, early in the morning, and late in the evening.
Otherwise close all windows and draw all curtains so you can be both uncomfortably warm and profoundly depressed.
Safely ensconced in your stuffy dark apartment, unplug all electrical devices, including your internet router, because these can emit heat even in “standby mode.”
Also roll up all of your carpets to stop them from storing heat.
Hang up wet laundry in your dark apartment to cool the air via evaporation, but do not hang up too much wet laundry or the air will become excessively humid which is even worse.
The one electronic device you might possibly consider plugging in, is a fan, to cool your skin. To enhance the cooling effect, put a bucket of all the ice that you have emptied from your unplugged freezer in front of the fan.
What you should not plug in, is any kind of portable air conditioning unit, because Department of Citywide Administrative Services believes that they will actually make your room warmer when the exhaust air finds its way back into your apartment
Posted by: Office of the Mayor of New York City and DCAS at July 03, 2026 02:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 02:02 PM (wVcYX)
This is pretty much a line out of the movie Escape From the Planet of the Apes, you know.
Posted by: Office of the Mayor of New York City and DCAS at July 03, 2026 02:15 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oscar Goldman at July 03, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcYX)
The Six Million Dollar Asshoe.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 02:16 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 02:16 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)
"Months at Mitch's" will be a fun documentary.
I'll play the corpse.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 02:16 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)
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No, but she is very ill and in the hospital.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 03, 2026 02:16 PM (3ImbR)
No; Not that we've been told . Why would people be encouraged to write notes if that were the case?. She is critically ill.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 02:17 PM (D+BhG)
Representative Eric Davanzo, a Republican who serves PA's 58th district in parts of Westmoreland County, said he was removed from the House floor on Tuesday for wearing a suit jacket he called "patriotic" ahead of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.
Reportedly, House Speaker Joanna McClinton, who has "served" 🤡 parts of Delaware & Philadelphia counties found his jacket and tie combination against House rules, calling them a costume, and costumes are not allowed under House rules.
HOWEVER, Democratic lawmakers were encouraged to wear Pride-themed clothing throughout the month of June 2026. In fact, a group House photo of democratic House members dressed so was taken on the House floor during June 2026.
The speaker's office countered there was no double standard, wearing standard clothing items in Pride colors is acceptable dress whereas Davanzo's full patterned suit jacket and tie was rejected because it crossed the line into being a "novelty costume."
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And that's Pennsylvania's ruling party.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 02:19 PM (NFX2v)
Ten years late for anyone to give a damn.
I did often think of creating "Diversity Team." A diverse team of heroes led by a super-powered Barack Obama to fight evil....or I guess what they'd perceive as evil.
Barack's superweakness and greatest fear would have been pussy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 02:19 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bob at July 03, 2026 02:22 PM (q6tQZ)
If Leftists had no double standards they would have any standards at all
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 03, 2026 02:25 PM (MehGV)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 02:26 PM (NFX2v)
Shockingly, she disowned her own son (the "Mathias" kid). She is also by all appearances a blue-eyed white lady.
A few days ago, I thought the 48HR should be in effect. 48 hours has passed, and we still don't know enough to determine who was really involved.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
*glory hole*
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 01:45 PM (Kt19C)
Pencil neck like him? Probably has to take an hour break every 30 seconds. No way he could suck a good dick.
Posted by: Plus lack of work ethic at July 03, 2026 02:27 PM (TbWk/)
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French Rightwing National Rally Promises ‘Air Conditioners for the People’, While the Globalist Parties Only Offer Long-term ‘Climate Solutions’ to the Heat Season
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:29 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 02:29 PM (3uBP9)
It's fine.
The other side would do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Kentucky changed the law in 2024 to require a special election 49 days after vacancy for a Senate seat. So any placeholder that Beshears might appoint is out the door in 49 days.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)
Kentucky changed the law in 2024 to require a special election 49 days after vacancy for a Senate seat. So any placeholder that Beshears might appoint is out the door in 49 days.
Posted by: whig at July 03, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)
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And the general is in 4 months.
Let Mitch be absent until the election. He's essentially a Democrat in voting anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (uO3MK)
Elric, just curious, do you think Mad-manny's commie picks would have been elected without his coveted endorsement? I'm wondering how much real political influence he has, or how much there's simply a (small, hopefully) commie wave.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 02:32 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 03, 2026 02:25 PM (MehGV)
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She told us a few months ago that she had cancer.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 03, 2026 02:37 PM (3ImbR)
Music for Mammals Open Thread
He likes the music.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/D7aAQcYOhu
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) May 21, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (6ydKt)
morning
Posted by: Queers for Palestine at July 03, 2026 12:13 PM (mmrXZ)
MS Now and CNN haven't gone dark yet to protest the death of Democracy.
It's just a bunch of whining.
Other news. It's hot outside.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:14 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 12:15 PM (Mvti0)
Posted by: Celebrate Responsibly at July 03, 2026 12:15 PM (2Ez/1)
MSN Now has gone dark on weekends in protest of oppression and because of budget cuts. But mostly because of budget cuts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:16 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Perks up at July 03, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:17 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:14 PM (guGkK)
How about several species of small fury animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:16 PM (guGkK
Which is hilarious because weekends seem to be where they had their minorities air.
Obviously, I check things out here and there.
Weekends, minorities.
And the oppressed undead perspective with Al Sharpton.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 12:19 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (guGkK)
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Yes, and proof that God has a sense of humor.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:19 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:20 PM (77rzZ)
Like seven inches from the midday sun.
Posted by: Rob Thomas at July 03, 2026 12:20 PM (Q6P2R)
Posted by: Now let's play motorboat at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: DaveA at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Cleavage Patrol at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (PLxDd)
Might be a good day to watch a few episodes
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 12:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 12:15 PM (Mvti0)
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Gorilla, you're a desperado
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 12:22 PM (HGzsz)
I don't really care for that music much myself. But if it tames the elephants and lions and rhinos, whatevs.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:22 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (VJX5o)
https://tinyurl.com/5n7ph2uk (link to Twitchy)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 12:25 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 12:26 PM (Wmg4n)
My current cat asks to go outside when I play. Cats are very judgemental.
Posted by: huerfano
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I've found that you can get a cat to purr and "turn on" just by vocalizing. It gets in your lap or on your chest or next to you on the couch, and if you coo at it -- without even touching it -- it will start doing the cat love on you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:27 PM (mmrXZ)
https://tinyurl.com/4mah4j67
Posted by: Cleavage Patrol at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM
++++++!
Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.
Posted by: Elaine Benes at July 03, 2026 12:28 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:27 PM (mmrXZ)
I had a cat that would bite me if I dared to sing.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 12:29 PM (lP31d)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:27 PM (mmrXZ)
We're still talking about cats, right?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 12:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Jim Acosta now has a YouTube channel and the thumbnails on his videos are amazing. But not in a good way.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7ph2uk (link to Twitchy)
Posted by: Ian S.
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That's hilarious. "Mr. Beast thumbnails" lolol.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:30 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 03, 2026 12:30 PM (r7Asp)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 12:26 PM (Wmg4n)
I really have to become better at that.
Just one dog and a part time cat and so much fur....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 12:30 PM (Sco7b)
Have a bit of yard work to tend to. Then... pool time.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 12:31 PM (jehhT)
https://tinyurl.com/4mah4j67
Posted by: Cleavage Patrol at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM
++++++!
Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.
Posted by: Elaine Benes at July 03, 2026 12:28 PM (2Ez/1)
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Silicon Valleys
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 12:31 PM (2WIwB)
We're still talking about cats, right?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
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Yes, no advice from me on making "other mammals" show the love, sorry!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:31 PM (mmrXZ)
Good seats are about the same as my mortgage payment so that's a solid "no". First tour since 1991 I won't have seen. On the other hand, thanks to half of YouTube losing their minds that a girl can play Tom Sawyer, live videos are plentiful.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 12:32 PM (QZThv)
I had a cat that would bite me if I dared to sing.
Posted by: Emmie
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My cat does that if I dare to move.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:33 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 12:33 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Your TV Weather Guy at July 03, 2026 12:33 PM (2UnvF)
"Shut up, Carl."
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (/k3in)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Your TV Weather Guy at July 03, 2026 12:33 PM (2UnvF)
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*believes him*
*doesn't die*
*in fact, no one dies*
*figures the weather guy was still right and will be right again next time*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (/ZkOF)
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AI is getting better and better at doing human hands
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 12:35 PM (z9zfD)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (uO3MK)
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I DON'T GET IT!!!
Posted by: Your TV Weather Guy at July 03, 2026 12:35 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 12:36 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 12:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Travis Kelce's Penis at July 03, 2026 12:37 PM (g7saB)
Mike Lee is funny on X today. Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and he tweets:
So glad they didn’t say “well, we don’t have 60 votes, so let’s recess and then move on to something else.”
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:38 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 12:39 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:39 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 12:29 PM (lP31d)
Snowflake climbs into my lap when I go upstairs at night, purrs and gives me bites of love. I guess they're bites of love. And hope.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 12:39 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Duke Lowell"
It was an intimate wedding, with only 100 people there. Maybe you can catch the next one.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 12:40 PM (MWfyi)
Yes, it was worth it. 1.5 million pounds of patriotism on display.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 03, 2026 12:40 PM (FGhTz)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (uO3MK)
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I DON'T GET IT!!!
Posted by: Your TV Weather Guy at July 03, 2026 12:35 PM (2UnvF)
hey
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:39 PM (2UnvF)
The one place in NYC with unrationed AC.
The HVAC guys have the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (gKWVE)
Joke of the day on X: it's not even NFL season and Kelce is pickin' a 6.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (GAoSt)
Posted by: Elaine Benes at July 03, 2026 12:28 PM (2Ez/1)
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Silicon Valleys
Posted by: Diogenes
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whole lotta pushing up going on
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 12:42 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 12:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 03, 2026 12:40 PM (FGhTz)
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Big Boy is housed locally here when he's not out and about the country. It's a different animal, no? Once in a while you'll hear that whistle - it sounds like no other train
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 12:43 PM (ZYF5J)
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (/ZkOF)
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AI is getting better and better at doing human hands
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 12:35 PM (z9zfD)
Obligatory:
Hands?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:44 PM (kEfft)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 12:36 PM (gKWVE)
Mazel Tov.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 12:44 PM (wOO3z)
And in Never Saw That Coming News, Ro Khanna is pushing a $50 million tax.
>>And the tax should not stop at billionaires, it must reach centimillionaires. The tax has to reach all fortunes $50 million and up, and one already does. Every year it has been introduced, I have cosponsored the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act. It starts at $50 million: 2 percent a year on wealth above that line, And it reaches the money inside irrevocable trusts, taxed to the grantor who set them up. Moving a fortune into a trust should not take it off the books from a wealth tax.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:44 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: 496 at July 03, 2026 12:45 PM (ZYF5J)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 12:40 PM
Pop stars these days seem to have several weddings in many locations with lots of costume changes, but to the same person. I blame Mr. and Mrs. Bezos, who rented Venice and set the bar high.
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 12:46 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 12:46 PM (wOO3z)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 12:36 PM (gKWVE)
Mazel Tov.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 12:44 PM (wOO3z)
Heh. You know who people are by their friends.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 12:47 PM (mPXxA)
Why? It's 2026. The federal government just borrows what it wants to spend.
Posted by: Wait For It at July 03, 2026 12:48 PM (g7saB)
The landlord says they trashed the place, toilet-papered Ravenna and threw all the pool furniture into the canal.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:48 PM (kEfft)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 12:48 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: it's not like the ADL cares about Jews at July 03, 2026 12:49 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 12:50 PM (2ap+5)
"How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi."
Highlights:
-The NHS backlog is six million patients, 10% of the population
-Dental care is so out of reach that 10% of Britons report "do it yourself" dental care like extracting teeth
-Junior doctors went on strike, their starting salaries are $44,000 a year. The average civil servant makes $41K a year
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Most shocking of all: This is from The Atlantic.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:50 PM (mmrXZ)
Every. Fucking. Day.
There's little in the way of actual "forecasting" anymore. It's a whole lot of apocalypse porn instead.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 12:50 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 12:51 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:51 PM (l3cgK)
"How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi."
Highlights:
-The NHS backlog is six million patients, 10% of the population
-Dental care is so out of reach that 10% of Britons report "do it yourself" dental care like extracting teeth
-Junior doctors went on strike, their starting salaries are $44,000 a year. The average civil servant makes $41K a year
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Most shocking of all: This is from The Atlantic.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:50 PM (mmrXZ)
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Just saw a graphic from a leftist claiming NHS as the second biggest success story of socialism (the first was Nordic welfare states funded by...oil sales that can't be replicated almost anywhere else).
It amused me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:52 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:51 PM (l3cgK)
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That song from the Star Trek movies?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:53 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:53 PM (2UnvF)
"Jews? What's that?" - the ADL, probably
Posted by: Ian S. at July 03, 2026 12:53 PM (GAoSt)
Pop stars these days seem to have several weddings in many locations with lots of costume changes, but to the same person. I blame Mr. and Mrs. Bezos, who rented Venice and set the bar high.
Posted by: huerfano
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Soros Junior and Huma, who wore two bridal gowns on a single day.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:53 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:54 PM (77rzZ)
If my math is correct, that's four bridal gowns for one wedding.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:54 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM
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There is no Germany, there is Deutschland.
There is no Japan, there is Nippon.
There is no Dana, only Zuul.
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM (mseD3)
The Atlantic: "Taxation is at the highest level since World War II, yet public services have deteriorated."
Don't worry, our socialists will get it right.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM (mmrXZ)
The Atlantic: "Taxation is at the highest level since World War II, yet public services have deteriorated."
Don't worry, our socialists will get it right.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM (mmrXZ)
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"Just keep electing the people who promise to never fire any government employee ever. That will fix it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 12:56 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 12:56 PM (Wmg4n)
Watched Mamdani's speech. They are really going for a communist takeover. His whole language and US story was meant to get "victims" to rise up. Bad times ahead, but celebrate the 4th at least to say eff u commies
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 12:56 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog
Today's top stories are meanspirited. Don't give them or any of their ilk any credence whatsoever. Celebrate our Independence Day. We'll be fine.
BTW, I won't even glance at or listen to any 'celebration' on msm not tied to the history of the nation and our Independence Day, whether from Philadelphia or something like Macy's fireworks. I'm but one person, but that's my red line.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)
"Britain's NHS now spends more money settling maternity malpractice suits than it does on providing maternity care."
I'm sure that backlog of six million patients and the DEI staffers have nothing to do with it. I'd like to see a remake of Carry On, Doctor! with all the new NHS features.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 12:58 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 03, 2026 12:58 PM (OGZBF)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Paolo at July 03, 2026 01:00 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 01:00 PM (NFX2v)
whole lotta pushing up going on
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (ZxPkt)
Heh. Back in my drinking days, I kinda got in trouble once while I was sitting at the bar of the local dive, joking with the barkeep, and after some hottie walked past I remarked "Thank God for the Wonderbra!" A couple of butch lesbos sitting a few seats down got seriously pissed off. Good times.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 01:01 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: polynikes
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Well, they're wrong.
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 01:01 PM (ZxPkt)
Unless they're hungry...hungry animals WILL hurt you...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 01:01 PM (l3cgK)
Every. Fucking. Day.
There's little in the way of actual "forecasting" anymore. It's a whole lot of apocalypse porn instead.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
The Weather Channel in the mornings with Stephanie Abrams is the worst.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 01:01 PM (wOO3z)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 01:02 PM (ZxPkt)
There's little in the way of actual "forecasting" anymore. It's a whole lot of apocalypse porn instead.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 12:50 PM (jehhT)
Today was a lot better than yesterday. Less oppressive. Could be the shirt I am wearing. Could be that I am off. Could be because I am in a good mood because I am ignoring the weather.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 01:03 PM (mPXxA)
The Timothy Treadwell hypothesis, which some will say has been disproved.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 01:03 PM (guGkK)
"Just keep electing the people who promise to never fire any government employee ever. That will fix it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I think Europe's heat wave has nothing to do with the actual climate. It's the fiery burn of historic levels of irony.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 01:04 PM (mmrXZ)
Bet these 100 degree days are if I watched news
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 01:04 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:05 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 01:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 01:03 PM
*****
Could be lupus.
Posted by: Oops at July 03, 2026 01:05 PM (2Ez/1)
The Timothy Treadwell hypothesis, which some will say has been disproved.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 01:03 PM (guGkK)
https://tinyurl.com/yjt4kdzz
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 01:06 PM (l3cgK)
I think Europe's heat wave has nothing to do with the actual climate. It's the fiery burn of historic levels of irony.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 01:04 PM (mmrXZ)
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I think it's Gaia exacting vengeance upon Europe for kowtowing to China and allowing China to pollute so much.
The only way Europe can make up for this is nuking the Three Gorges Dam.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 03, 2026 01:06 PM (uO3MK)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 01:06 PM (Kt19C)
Bet these 100 degree days are if I watched news
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Whatever floats yer boat, I guess...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 01:06 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 03, 2026 01:07 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: The Brits at July 03, 2026 01:07 PM (vj4lu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 01:07 PM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 03, 2026 01:07 PM (syz1S)
Entertainment, followed by dinner...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 01:07 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 01:08 PM (itsE0)
There is no Japan, there is Nippon.
There is no Dana, only Zuul.
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM
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It'll always be Burma to me.
Posted by: J. Peterman at July 03, 2026 01:08 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 01:08 PM (Ia/+0)
What's Mamdani getting for that wedding and its pre- and post- receptions...and in this outrageous heat? It's got to be something and it's got to be very big.
Watch Tay-Tay toss a boatload of $ at the "democrats" - for security, of course. 😉
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Who pays for the police security surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported Madison Square Garden celebrations is currently unclear and a subject of political debate.
The extensive NYPD security detail required for the multi-day event is estimated to cost taxpayers over $160,000, which has sparked significant discussion.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 01:08 PM (NFX2v)
70 degrees.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:05 PM (/QHx4)
Well, that sounds very nice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 03, 2026 01:09 PM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Bombay at July 03, 2026 01:09 PM (2Ez/1)
Unless they're hungry...hungry animals WILL hurt you...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 01:01 PM (l3cgK)
About the hungriest I ever remember getting, didn't have breakfast or ate much the day before and was away at a campsite working repair and cleaning. Long day working without food and I was ravenous. I got a sandwich, bad choice. I started cramming that thing in my mouth and almost bit off a few fingers. I drew blood. Didn't stop eating though.
Posted by: banana Dream - the sandwich, not the fingers at July 03, 2026 01:10 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: t-bird at July 03, 2026 01:10 PM (z0cWr)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 03, 2026 01:10 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 01:11 PM (NFX2v)
Sick of the blow by blow news of the "wedding"
Please God, we don't want the blow by blow news of the honeymoon.
Posted by: four seasons at July 03, 2026 01:11 PM (/QHx4)
The outright hatred of our country from within as we approach the semiquincentennial has me discouraged and sad, moreso than usual. I look around me at the casual venom dispensed by the youth, to the point of murderousness in many cases, and actual murder in select cases, and wonder what there is to be done.
Posted by: It's a hard time to be an American at July 03, 2026 01:12 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Noodist at July 03, 2026 01:14 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 03, 2026 01:14 PM (xWYOb)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 12:55 PM (2UnvF)
We have in Oklahoma. We call it summer.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 01:15 PM (g8Ew8)
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Anyone know if dentists are allowed to open up a private practice in "Great" Britain? They'd make a killing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 01:15 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Wenda at July 03, 2026 01:16 PM (3uyrB)
Posted by: Gref at July 03, 2026 01:18 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 03, 2026 01:18 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 01:19 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 01:26 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: epador at July 03, 2026 02:00 PM (TRnzq)
THE MORNING RANT: Independence Day and (Repeatedly) Stolen Lands
The Texas Democrat Convention kicks off with, what else, but a land acknowledgement…for cannibals!
— Brandon Waltens (@bwaltens) June 26, 2026
Oh brother. pic.twitter.com/HZK5AAggXX
They came to the plains from the west, slipping through the canyon passes of the Sangre de Cristo Range in small, roving bands. Like so many other native groups of the age, the Numunu moved to the great continental grasslands seeking new opportunities, to build a new way of life around the emerging ecological triad of grasses, bison, and horses. They were few in number, possessed little wealth beyond a handful of mounts, and seemed indistinguishable from their more prominent allies, the Utes. New Mexico's Spanish officials noted their arrival to the southern grasslands in 1706 and wrote it off as a minor event. Yet by midcentury, the Numunu, now called Comanches, had unhinged the world they had almost unnoticeably entered. Despite its modest beginnings, the Comanche exodus to the southern Plains is one of the key turning points in early American history. It was a commonplace migration that became a full-blown colonizing project with far-reaching geopolitical, economic, and cultural repercussions. It set off a half-century long war with the Apaches and resulted in the relocation of Apacheria ---- a massive geopolitical entity in its own right ---- from the grasslands south of the Rio Grande, at the very center of northern New Spain. The Comanche invasion of the southern plains was, quite simply, the largest and bloodiest conquering campaign the American West had witnessed ---- or would witness until the encroachment of the United States a century and a half later. But the Comanche invasion was far more than a military conquest. As they made a place for themselves in the southern plains, Comanches formed a series of alliances with the adjacent Indians and European powers, rearranging the political and commercial geography of the entire lower midcontinent. Seen from another angle, the Comanche invasion was a momentous cultural experiment. It brought death and destruction to many, but it also introduced a new, exhilarating way of life ---- specialized mountain bison hunting ---- to the Great Plains, irrevocably altering the parameters of human existence on the vast grasslands that covered the continent's center. Finally, Comanche arrival to the southern plains was a major international event: it marked the beginning of the long decay of Spain's imperial power in what is today the American Southwest. The Comanche conquest of the southern Great Plains was a watershed event that demolished existing civilizations, recalibrated economic systems, and triggered shock waves that reverberated across North America.The most famous story that came from the clash between whites and Comanches was the kidnapping of young Cynthia Ann Parker in 1836. She spent over 24 years with the Comanches before being recaptured in 1860 by Texas Rangers. (The movie “The Searchers” is about her recapture.) Cynthia Ann had married chief Pete Nocona and by now she only knew the Comanche way of life. She never fully readjusted to white society. As if her story wasn’t remarkable enough, her son Quanah Parker became a legendary warrior and was the last great leader of the Comanches before being re-settled on a reservation. While that story is painful, something special has happened in ensuing decades that is uniquely American. Both sides of the Parker family have found common ground in their shared heritage, and family reunions are now attended by white and Comanche family members. “At the Parker Family Reunion, Descendants of a Tragedy Come Together” [Texas Monthly – January 2026]
“Our symbolism is to offer water and tobacco,” [Tina Parker Emhoolha] explained. The girls placed the offerings, and Emhoolah broke a stick to symbolize an end to any lingering resentment or blame “for what happened here on that day.” Everyone bowed their heads.
If any onlookers had stumbled upon the scene, they might have questioned grieving for a tragedy almost two centuries past. But it was the origin myth and original wound of the family standing around the marker. The raid of 1836 led to Quanah’s birth, a blending of Comanche and Anglo bloodlines, and the complicated identity the Parkers carry today.
Happy Anniversary, America! I wrote this in 2009 - I think! Getting started a little early on this, but...... Y'all pass it around if you like.
— James Hooker - "The Fastest Man In Pompeii" (@THE_JamesHooker) June 7, 2026
"CALLING ALL THE CLANS TOGETHER" pic.twitter.com/5D0hRM8z0x
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:00 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:01 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 11:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Hannah Dustin, colonial badazz at July 03, 2026 11:02 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:03 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Someone has to. I guess...
Mamdani had his speech honoring all those who came to New York.
I turned the channel before he got to today's victims groups and tomorrow's special people.
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In my land acknowledgement for my part of Canada, I'd like to honour those unnamed and unremembered peoples brutally and savagely extinguished by the indigenous savages that once lived here.
You have been avenged.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)
Some Canadian academics just did a study of the main drivers causing Canadians to move from Canada to the United States.
You'll never guess what one of the main drivers is.
In our new study published by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy on Thursday, we found that the desire for better health care represents a primary driver of emigration, running a remarkably close second to employment opportunities.
Wha? I've been told by the Left for decades that Canadian health care is obviously superior, because it is FREE.
What could be better than FREE?
It's simply not possible that some Canadians might actually prefer dealing with the American health care system than their own wonderful system!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (y9nCu)
In the weekly message from the CO Diocese, the (black, female) Bishop sent a grumpy message. Opening with the founders' "we hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" she then goes on to say the Bible holds ALL people as equally of value, and that we should consider this, and hope that some day our country will live up to these biblical values. It's as if there's been no change in 250 years, no end to slavery, women's voting rights, etc.
Absolute cranky killjoy.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (X8xt3)
Every one of those precious Indian tribes we “stole” land from stole the same land from another tribe which in turn stole it from another and so on for thousands of years.
Posted by: Enemy of the People at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (JQVry)
Native American Steward of the Land
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:08 AM (gm9Sb)
My mother tells the story of the day Quannah Parker, after the surrender and resettlement, crossed my great-grandfather's farm in west Texas and offered to buy my grandmother, a toddler at the time. A handsome offer, but politely refused.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 03, 2026 11:09 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 11:10 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 03, 2026 11:10 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 11:11 AM (Kt19C)
Also, with all the push for "reparations" in Northern states, somehow they never mention that the only slaves in those states were people enslaved by various tribes.
Up to a third of the population in some Northwest tribes were slaves.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:11 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:11 AM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
...making cheap energy expensive...making expensive energy cheap. ....OF COURSE ctHARRIS wouldn't change a thing.
“the people in charge are lying to the public and telling them not to believe what we’ve seen with our own eyes.” -- Clinton 01/26/26
And LIB leadership's naked hypocracy is apparent for those with eyes that do not refuse to see.
"Sooner or later you figure out that pragmatism and compromise are principles in a democracy. It's not selling out your convictions." -- Clinton'2005, at the height of his assocaition with Epstein, knowing full well what he was up to, knowing full well that pragmatism is the naked ESSENCE of Compromise.
LIBs plead for a Morality which holds COMPROMISE as its standard of Value, making it possible to judge Virtue on the basis of the number of Values which one is willing to Betray.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
NO MORE.
LET's GO BRANDON!
Defeat LIB Strategic Insanity Forever.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 03, 2026 11:12 AM (28bVr)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 11:10 AM (qFwJc)
‘Sup.
We also still watch local newscasts.
Posted by: Boomers at July 03, 2026 11:12 AM (JQVry)
They also stole people.
Posted by: Hannah Dustin, colonial badazz at July 03, 2026 11:12 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:13 AM (2WIwB)
We conquered it. Big difference.
Posted by: Blutarski,
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If you havent seen it, watch the video at 10.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 11:14 AM (XvL8K)
They also stole people.
Posted by: Hannah Dustin, colonial badazz at July 03, 2026 11:12 AM (X8xt3)
So, that crying Indian on Saturday morning commercials wasn't crying about pollution?
He was just sadly remembering the good ole days?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:10 AM
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Don't forget about us.
Posted by: The special blankets at July 03, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:11 AM (aD4fx)
Seattle is named for a big time slave holder.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:15 AM (2WIwB)
He was crying over the fact that he was Italian.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:15 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:15 AM (gm9Sb)
All seriousness aside, groups of people have been displacing other groups of people since the dawn of Man. Nearly every race and stripe of human beings has pushed another band of human beings aside at one time or another. It's what we as a species do.
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:16 AM (ZxPkt)
Natives had Chiefs, who in most cases locally sold the tribal lands.
Just like today, where our Chiefs run up 40 Trillion dollar debts.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 11:16 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Purple haired Karen at July 03, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)
The Hopi as Uto-Aztecan probably migrated from the southwest, Colorado River delta (when droughts didn't kill it).
The Tewa (or Tiwa) were a surprise, their language was related to Kiowa.
Keres look like the actual indigenous people there.
To sum up, there was migration (out east, like the Cherokee), but other people seem to have stayed about where they were (Mohawk in this example).
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 11:17 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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There's a Sopranos episode on that.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 11:17 AM (XvL8K)
I get all my news from JJ's Morning Report, among other Internet sources.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (qFwJc)
He was just sadly remembering the good ole days?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)
Well, since he was actually Italian he was probably just remembering sunday dinner at uncle Mario's place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (snZF9)
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Well, they should've built a fuckin wall then.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (2UnvF)
It's an accident of history that there were already people here when we arrived to discover our country. But what are ya gonna do? What's done is done. Let's just make the best of it.
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:16 AM (ZxPkt)
It's their own fault for being on our land before we got here.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (DKe4e)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 03, 2026 11:19 AM (DZ9Lv)
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I'm always on the lookout for a cunning linguist.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at July 03, 2026 11:19 AM (2Ez/1)
He was just sadly remembering the good ole days?
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Oh, there's room to cry about litter and pollution, too.
The settlers, US government, and natives each were awful to the others. As always, more complex that our Lefties want to acknowledge, so much easier to only recognize the bad acts committed by one side.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:19 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:20 AM (PV+Zw)
Ha, I just watched a bad Western with Iron Eyes Cody, starring Jim Brown and Lee van Cleef, called El Condor.
It did have nekkid Imogen Hassall and Marianna Hill, but was pretty useless otherwise.
Posted by: far cry at July 03, 2026 11:20 AM (Q6P2R)
Were they at least fine young cannibals?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (l3cgK)
Or die.
This is one reason why they're pissed off about the current state of affairs... they're not willing to coexist with us.
Under any circumstances.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (qFwJc)
I thought the game was a myth until I went to Tuscany and and actually saw one set up on the grounds of a winery.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (BI5O2)
Under any circumstances.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (jehhT)
Their proposal is acceptable.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 11:22 AM (kYmoU)
Civ 7 apparently got rid of the term "barbarians", since it was racist or something.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:22 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (/WQyy)
By delegitimizing the history, ideals and current polity, the DemComs seek to make themselves into the redeemers of this blighted land and people. Not coincidentally, the sheer magnitude of the present horrors legitimizes any measures they take, no matter how extreme.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 11:21 AM (BI5O2)
You misspelled seppuku.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: TCM at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (2Ez/1)
It all worked out for the best, for us, and humanity as a whole.
If you want it back, too freakin' bad, it's ours now.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (J+z4U)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (DKe4e)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 11:13 AM
For a season or two, a local music theater did the land acknowledgement thing. I've noticed a distinct absence of it in the last year or two. I suspect that even in MA people let the owner know they were sick of that shite.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 03, 2026 11:24 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (ZxPkt)
I was born here...does that make me a native American too?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:24 AM (l3cgK)
I'm sure Harvard or Yale has already created a faculty position for him. Hopefully for when he gets out of Leavenworth in 10 years or so.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 11:24 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (gm9Sb)
Bocce ball is the snooker of corn hole.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:25 AM (dK+Kv)
No word on who they stole it from.
If first means you and your children's children own it then the Moon is Neil Armstrong's/America's. Surely our
Indians would agree with that and fight to keep it.
Posted by: torabora at July 03, 2026 11:25 AM (KtOUo)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (VJX5o)
Posted by: TCM at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (2Ez/1)
You need to watch SOME bad westerns so you can better appreciate the good ones.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (PV+Zw)
Agree. They get nothing.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (dK+Kv)
Westerns with Gene Autry singing and Smiley Burnett acting retarded are a cornerstone of our national heritage. I
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Cricket at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:24 AM
Yes. Me, too.
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (VJX5o)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: TRANSmalfamogrians for Andromeda at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (KtOUo)
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Are they any relation to the Fukarwee?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (VJX5o)
That's very poetic!
I live in Texas
On the short grass prairie
Where the bison used to live.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (6wpGE)
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Are they any relation to the Fukarwee?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (g8Ew
Who?
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (fkjGs)
There's already been a lot of stuff renamed but wait until things are given some obscure Indian name no-one could ever hope to pronounce.
From Grok...
One standout example of a very long Indigenous (Nisga'a) name in British Columbia is:
Anhluut'ukwsim Lax̱mihl Angwinga'asanskwhl Nisg̱a'a
This is the official Nisga'a name for Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park (also known as Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga'asanskwhl Nisga'a Park), a provincial park in northwestern BC near the Nass River valley, about 80 km north of Terrace.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM
Now this man understands!
Posted by: Judge Elihu Smails at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:23 AM (ZxPkt)
If you were a Democrat, you could call yourself a naïve American.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (J+z4U)
On the short grass prairie
Where the bison used to live.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (6wpGE
Does make a great Haiku.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2026 11:18 AM (DKe4e)
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My bet is that he's been passed over for Lt Colonel twice and decided to flounce. That'll prove costly for him as I'd imagine Hegseth won't be in a forgiving mood and his new pals on the left will be on to the next thing by next week. Enjoy the general court, asshole.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (2UnvF)
My home city was burned and a massacre occurred in the 1650-60s. The so called Esopus wars with the Dutch settlers, were nasty . The Esopus ended up extinct(they were Lenape people). Serves them right. My home city was later burned by the British 10/77 . People like burning my city
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 11:29 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (Sco7b)
"Accidentally"?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:30 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at July 03, 2026 11:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (PV+Zw)
Agree. They get nothing.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (dK+Kv)
This.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:31 AM (snZF9)
From Deadline.
And the lefties will just NEVER, EVER be able to connect dot A to dot B.
"Well, Turkey has done it now.
By banning a cruise ship full of American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in its country’s ports, Turkish authorities have drawn the wrath of Broadway’s formidable Patti LuPone.
“I am shocked,” LuPone writes. “The Atlantis cruise I am performing on next week has been banned from entering Turkey. A ship – a magnificent ship – full of gay men. And me. Denied entry to Turkey simply because of who is on board. I am furious, but I am sailing, as the ship will make other ports of call. I am ready to perform for the wonderful men on this Atlantis cruise, who deserve so much better than this."
It'd suck to clean rooms after those cruises...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:31 AM (Sco7b)
I live in Texas
On the warm short grass prairie
Where the bison lived
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:32 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Malibu Karens at July 03, 2026 11:32 AM (JQVry)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Do you find yourself depressed?
Well, I have cancer and I'm answering pointless questions so... yes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (6wpGE)
It's all subversion, by people that would specifically re-enslave you in a heartbeat.
That's what kills me. We have to sit explaining all these wonderful things that people, whether whites or Christians or whoever, have done to "fix" these injustices.
But we are explaining ourselves to barely masked cannibals and warlords, who plan to reverse all the genuine progress and reimplement the horror, post haste.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:28 AM (Sco7b)
"Accidentally"?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:30 AM (6wpGE)
I was reloading and moving the page. And there it was.
Land acknowledgement.
The first time I ever heard one was before City News from Toronto. I thought it was the most stupid thing ever.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (Sco7b)
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..and monkeypox.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 11:34 AM (Dv3i1)
Between Summer ball and Spring season, Little and I have been working hard to add speed to his pitching. I try to be objective - difficult as a parent - but damn if this kid is not the brightest, wisest, best attitude, hardest working little guy on the field.
After Spring season ended - during which we had no time to break/improve his pitching mechanics (because a full 7/13 were dead weight and we needed him to pitch 3 innings every game and couldn't afford any down time) we had about two weeks to hit it hard and develop some ideas on improving his velocity. He attacked it like a boss, with same great attitude and confidence that we'd get back accuracy as when we broke his mechanics pre-Spring, and he worked patiently and intently to incorporate the new ideas (as I admonished again to not worry about accuracy and control *right now*).
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:34 AM (dK+Kv)
Here's the grand payoff.
I hear yesterday on the phone as we were working on his pitching (and he was able to hear as well), that second game opposing coach (whom we played against in Spring) was talking to his Spring coach (who was umping second game) between fifth and sixth innings, and the opposing coach remarked about how much faster Little was than just a month earlier, approaching league's fastest pitcher (our starting pitcher). His words.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:34 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:34 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: TRANSmalfamogrians for Andromeda at July 03, 2026 11:27 AM (KtOUo)
All your shit are belong to us.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 11:34 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:26 AM (dK+Kv)
I can think of one thing I'd like each of them to get.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Most people at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Do you find yourself depressed?
Well, I have cancer and I'm answering pointless questions so... yes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ExV1e)
You left out old and hemoroids
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (itsE
Are sure it's a lady?
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:36 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (vE0+H)
Lovely parting gifts?
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:36 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: polynikes
He was Sac and Fox. They were originally from the Illinois area but packed off to Oklahoma.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (JQVry)
Formidable comes from the Latin word formidabilis, meaning "causing fear" or "terrible." It evolved through Old French to its current usage, which can also imply something impressive or difficult to deal with.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (Dv3i1)
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Wait. What are we talking about here?
Posted by: Not that there's anything wrong with that at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)
They had a thing against watermelons as I vaguely recall.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (dK+Kv)
You know Bruce Shitstain's Born in the USA is all bitching how bad Americans are, yet gets played like its USA!, USA!
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM (/WQyy)
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Wait. What are we talking about here?
Posted by: Not that there's anything wrong with that at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Hard-flung balls.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM (dK+Kv)
We all know what the solution is. Restoration of the US Constitution to its original meaning. No 17th amendment, no anchor babies, no unfettered invasion by our enemies and would-be wards of the State. No borrowing from China to then send foreign aid to China. No foreign aid before our citizens are cared for (if then). There are a host of other practices that must be abolished to restore the Republic, but again, what is the path to that end? I don't know.
This July 4th is a both a day of celebration and a day of mourning. We can celebrate what we've achieved and the good we have brought to this dark world. Unfortunately, we can mourn what we've let slip away. Can it be rescued or must we raze and rebuild? Forces may have been released that have determined which it may be.
Posted by: windbag at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM (bGlCy)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:36 AM (dK+Kv)
"Don Pardo... tell them what we have for them!"
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM (vE0+H)
We appropriated that bitch just like we did with Yankee Doodle..
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:39 AM (/WQyy)
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
And what of the Armenians genocided by them? Muslims don't do land acknowledgements like libbies do...theirs is more like
"We took your land, it's now ours forever, if you take it back, it's still ours forever."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:39 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: polynikes
I propose we call them Bharatians
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 11:39 AM (Dv3i1)
Exactly.
They pretend to care about how the US government displaced Native American tribes, but within the same breath are celebrating Somalis displacing the locals in MN. H$ll, the Democrats who were happy with pre-Civil War slavery are now happy to enslave illegal aliens.
America has some ugly things in its past, but they are only recognizing it, focusing on it, to gain power. Empty, inflammatory talk.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
A Türkiye is a Türkiye , no matter how loud it gobbles...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (afJtY)
Thank you. I'm not actually depressed, I'm just tired of asinine medical questionnaires. I understand that they're trying to cover all their bases to make the doctor as efficient as possible but it gets really annoying. And the fact that they assume that everyone is going to want to fill out these forms on a smartphone makes it worse.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (Ia/+0)
Ithe vast majority of people have no idea it’s a communist song. Which I have to believe pisses Shitstain off to no end. You write an anti-American song and it becomes a 4th of July anthem. That has to sting.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (JQVry)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM
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I prefer the time honored "feather not dot."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 11:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: anachronda at July 03, 2026 11:41 AM (qdr3M)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (g8Ew
Well... I did take the "what conditions are you being treated for" page literally so I left out all the bullshit that the doctor wants to drug me up for which I refuse.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:42 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: anachronda at July 03, 2026 11:41 AM (qdr3M)
You hate our people?
Posted by: The Serif Indian Band at July 03, 2026 11:42 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 11:42 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: windbag at July 03, 2026 11:38 AM (bGlCy)
Consider that - with all that is arrayed against us - we're still standing strong and remain a beacon to the world.
Suite Madame Blue
https://youtu.be/BUVCtZzfEyo
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bob and Doug McKenzie at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Bob and Doug McKenzie at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)
I swear by Allah, I thought the gay ones could fly.
Posted by: Mohammed at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
That's the Presentism talking that we should try to avoid and put any discussion of history in its proper contextual state. You shouldn't judge history by the present cultural standard.
Not saying you are doing that exactly.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (/WQyy)
What does surprise me though, is that rich, spoiled, entitled white peeples are the ones most annoyed.
(No it doesn't)
Posted by: Zombie Roseanne Roseannadanna at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (d9Cw3)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (NXz0i)
Nice to see Patti Lupone stepping up from total obscurity.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 11:45 AM (Y8DZL)
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
Fun fact: The translation of Türkiye is "fat chicken".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:46 AM (ExV1e)
IOW, the point is to enslave us with this cheesy, fake federation as the hand that holds the whip. It's been working pretty well so far for the "beleagured" minorities who consume the wealth of nations and the white gentry who rake off a king's ransom from the stolen largesse they shovel into the greedy mouths of their client peoples.
If the actual Americans had the sense G-d gave a goose, we'd walk first and exile all these people from our lands, while we still have a chance to.
If we insist on keeping everything, all we'll get is chains. Let them keep their hellholes. They'll just eventually, inevitably founder on their own and start a war with us, and then lose it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 11:46 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 03, 2026 11:46 AM (AjaVp)
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
Fun fact: The translation of Türkiye is "fat chicken".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 11:46 AM (ExV1e)
It's called Fo Gai in Cantonese (Fire Chicken)...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 11:47 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 11:47 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: polynikes
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It'll always be Burma to me, Elaine.
Posted by: J. Peterman at July 03, 2026 11:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:48 AM (/WQyy)
Helvetica is the Brutalism of typography. There's a whole documentary about it that is actually more interesting than it sounds.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 11:48 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 03, 2026 11:46 AM (AjaVp)
lol
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:48 AM (dK+Kv)
Helvetica is the Brutalism of typography. There's a whole documentary about it that is actually more interesting than it sounds.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 11:48 AM (vTZFs)
Not falling for that one.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:48 AM (dK+Kv)
I suppose that would not go over well.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 11:49 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 03, 2026 11:44 AM (gm9Sb)
That's the Muslim contradiction.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:49 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 11:49 AM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 11:50 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Comic Sans at July 03, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bob and Doug McKenzie at July 03, 2026 11:43 AM
Bob Wills was from Turkey. He's still the king.
Posted by: huerfano at July 03, 2026 11:50 AM (VJX5o)
Thank you. That means more than I can express.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 11:50 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 11:51 AM (Mvti0)
Of course they'll never secede. That would mean taking responsibility for themselves, and the point of all this is to make the people who are responsible for themselves be responsible for them, too.
___________
See also: Quebec, Scotland
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:51 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 11:52 AM (BI5O2)
Not because I no longer believe in the ideals and principles of America. I very much do. But because that America no longer exists. It’s like celebrating the birthday of someone who died long ago.
The left has destroyed everything good about the country socially. Chamber of commerce has outsourced all the jobs. What’s left is a place populated by 3rd world invaders in a decaying economy. Nothing worth celebrating.
Posted by: Bummer at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (FROTF)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (QykSZ)
Or thanking the white man for modern medicine that kept them alive because we eradicated a lot of diseases?
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (/k3in)
The Hopi as Uto-Aztecan probably migrated from the southwest, Colorado River delta (when droughts didn't kill it).
I remember that Hopi and Zuni are the best candidates to be at least partial descendants of the Anasazi, who's culture vanished around the 13th century.
no proof as to why that culture ended, but one guess is a 25 year drought that made the 4 corners area absolutely unlivable so that everyone had to leave, or die. Probably happened because they lit too many campfires and didn't have solar power.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:54 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:54 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: The Patriarchy at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Should have built it on rock and roll.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 11:54 AM (Cqx++)
Then they'd just be burning down the house.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (dK+Kv)
Good morning. I found an X account of a Cherokee guy who says Fuck the fights with whites, our histories are intertwined now and so are our fates, and the newcomers don't give af about us so we'd better unite over it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 11:55 AM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 11:56 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 03, 2026 11:56 AM (AjaVp)
Posted by: Chrissie Hynde at July 03, 2026 11:56 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 03, 2026 11:58 AM (QykSZ)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 11:58 AM (/WQyy)
No matter the history of a people or a geographic region, whoever is settled there now is illegitimate (unless they are harassing their innocent neighbors).
No matter the current temperature or weather event, it's a climate catastrophe. If we have fair weather at the exact temperature preferred by the left, that's also a catastrophe and proof that (other) humans are bad for the planet.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 11:58 AM (lP31d)
Posted by: White Men at July 03, 2026 11:59 AM (s3H/2)
I woke up this morning and found out that my city is the focus of today's Ruthless podcast. 4th of July celebration agenda leaked, and it starts with a land acknowledgment and goes downhill from there.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 03, 2026 11:59 AM (mmrXZ)
Clearly the dude does not want border controls, PoEs, or anything of the sort anywhere then. Or he has never read any history. Take your pick.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Iwx/a)
It's currently 97 degrees in midtown Manhattan. Be a shame if Madison Square Garden had a catastrophic failure of it's HVAC system this afternoon.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 03, 2026 12:00 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 03, 2026 11:52 AM
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They're a female feelings-based thing and no self respecting guy would ever think to do it.
Posted by: Change my mind at July 03, 2026 12:00 PM (2Ez/1)
Thinking nothing hotter than a PB&J
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Clearly the dude does not want border controls, PoEs, or anything of the sort anywhere then. Or he has never read any history. Take your pick.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Iwx/a)
I suppose if I showed up to his house and just moved in he’d be cool with it.
Posted by: White Men at July 03, 2026 12:01 PM (s3H/2)
Tahoma for headings ftw!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:54 AM (X8xt3)
Book Antiqua or Palatiino Linotype FTW
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Iwx/a)
Except according to him the people who have the stolen land. The twisted logic of the Left is sad.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 12:01 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Bummer at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (FROTF)
You need to get out more.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 12:02 PM (lP31d)
We took back our land from the godless barbarians of the Arab world...
So...tough shit.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 03, 2026 12:02 PM (PLxDd)
Tahoma for headings ftw!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 11:54 AM (X8xt3)
Book Antiqua or Palatiino Linotype FTW
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Iwx/a)
Begun, the font wars have.
Posted by: Yoda at July 03, 2026 12:03 PM (dK+Kv)
It's especially hilarious when the agents of the owner of the land bleat about its stolen nature. It raises the obvious question: If you acknowledge that the land you now own and control was stolen from others, aren't you just a big sobbing hypocrite for not giving it back?
Colleges and universities prime examples of this schtick.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:03 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 12:03 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 03, 2026 12:04 PM (2Ez/1)
Jr. was a little league catcher some 20 years ago. One winter I had him training. The first game of the season, an opposing coach (and one of my law school buddies) sent his first base runner on a steal to second. Jr. caught the pitch, reared up and fired to second for a clear out.
My buddy glared at me and I called out, “Best 50 bucks I ever spent!”
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 12:04 PM (iaf7q)
Clearly the dude does not want border controls, PoEs, or anything of the sort anywhere then. Or he has never read any history. Take your pick.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Iwx/a)
He needs to have his home invaded by the "divine sparks" we're trying to send to El Salvador...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:04 PM (l3cgK)
The sound of freedom.
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Bummer at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (FROTF)
You need to get out more.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 12:02 PM (lP31d)
Get to a little league game. You have to be dead inside to not enjoy the spirit and antics of the little guys doing their thing.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Leftists are angry, bitter, insecure, usually mentally ill, and jealous people. America just shows up how much happier everyone else is. Leftists cannot stand that. It drives them insane. So they lash out by destroying what shows them to be inferior.
It's not a coincidence that the front lines of many of these battles with the left are over relatively simple things that revolve around normal people enjoying their lives and having fun.
BBQ and bonfires and steaks? Must. Stop. That. Big gas-powered cars and trucks? Can't. Have. That. Nice houses for normals? Nah. Even AC and gas stoves. Religion? Are you insane?
Literally everything that normal people derive pleasure or fulfilment from is a target for the left.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: CG Times at July 03, 2026 12:06 PM (2Ez/1)
Jr. was a little league catcher some 20 years ago. One winter I had him training. The first game of the season, an opposing coach (and one of my law school buddies) sent his first base runner on a steal to second. Jr. caught the pitch, reared up and fired to second for a clear out.
My buddy glared at me and I called out, “Best 50 bucks I ever spent!”
Posted by: RI Red at July 03, 2026 12:04 PM (iaf7q)
Nice!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 12:06 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:07 PM (l3cgK)
"Your deed, sir."
"Thank you very much."
Posted by: Capt. Renault at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (2WIwB)
I paid top dollar for my stolen land.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
We caught an early-morning flight out of Savannah airport a few years ago. Apparently there is a repair facility there that does work on the F-35, and about five of them took off one after the other as we were walking into the terminal.
The earth shook!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (PLxDd)
I hope he makes a nice chunk of change for Soros Co. with his ill informed posts, because they are bunk.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 12:10 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
We caught an early-morning flight out of Savannah airport a few years ago. Apparently there is a repair facility there that does work on the F-35, and about five of them took off one after the other as we were walking into the terminal.
The earth shook!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (PLxDd)
Did the Skies Come Tumblin’ Down ??
Posted by: tubal at July 03, 2026 12:10 PM (Gqar8)
So I guess I don't need to pay property taxes anymore.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 12:10 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (FtULh)
I believe that would have been one of those occasions where I say the first thing to come to my mind and then immediately regret it.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 12:10 PM (7RYym)
It's a quarter a post, but they say a big cost-of-living increase is in the works.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM
++++
Sniff.
Posted by: The Moon at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (2Ez/1)
So I guess I don't need to pay property taxes anymore.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 12:10 PM (Y8DZL)
Just send the money to me and I'll give you some Native American Land Acknowledgement Carbon Indulgences...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:11 PM (l3cgK)
So my grandparents kept a bench outside their dwelling entrance. Indians would stop by, dismount, and sit on the bench. My grandmother would give them slices of bread. They would thank her and ride away.
They did show a lot of interest in their daughter Alicia, so she was sent back to live with relatives when she was seven. I still have a mink muff of hers.
Posted by: Wenda at July 03, 2026 12:12 PM (3uyrB)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 12:12 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 03, 2026 12:12 PM (6ydKt)
“I am shocked,” LuPone writes. “The Atlantis cruise I am performing on next week has been banned from entering Turkey. A ship – a magnificent ship – full of gay men. And me. Denied entry to Turkey simply because of who is on board. I am furious, but I am sailing, as the ship will make other ports of call. I am ready to perform for the wonderful men on this Atlantis cruise, who deserve so much better than this."
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Didn't happen. Isn't happening. Trump is the enemy.
Posted by: Queers for Palestine at July 03, 2026 12:12 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal"
Recently read that, could not put it down. Fascinating history with lots of great adventure stories and characters. For example I never knew the Texas Ranger were originally founded to fight and defend settlers from the Comanches. Very rough bunch from the beginning not to be messed with.
Posted by: Ripley at July 03, 2026 12:15 PM (GUOwU)
Leftists are angry, bitter, insecure, usually mentally ill, and jealous people. America just shows up how much happier everyone else is. Leftists cannot stand that. It drives them insane. So they lash out by destroying what shows them to be inferior.
It's not a coincidence that the front lines of many of these battles with the left are over relatively simple things that revolve around normal people enjoying their lives and having fun.
BBQ and bonfires and steaks? Must. Stop. That. Big gas-powered cars and trucks? Can't. Have. That. Nice houses for normals? Nah. Even AC and gas stoves. Religion? Are you insane?
Literally everything that normal people derive pleasure or fulfilment from is a target for the left.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
Yup. They just can't stand seeing anybody having fun. They are mentally ill scolds, or flat out evil. The country will never survive as long as they breath, because they will spend every waking moment plotting and planning on how to ruin your life and destroy the country. They are the ultimate example of if "I can't have it nobody will."
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:16 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ripley at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Ripley at July 03, 2026 12:18 PM (GUOwU)
Humans are the most cruel, savage creatures on the face of the earth. They can also be the kindest, most caring creatures on the face of the earth.
Our cruelty to each other knows no bounds and is not an issue of race. Aztecs sacrificed their enemies, cutting their living hearts out. Mayans did some of that too, as did the Inca.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:20 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Cleavage Patrol at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (PLxDd)
So I refuse to participate in a shame party.
Also, I live in a community with sweet, sane people. We are kind to each other, watch out for each other, and our young people are getting married and having babies.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (lP31d)
https://tinyurl.com/4mah4j67
Posted by: Cleavage Patrol at July 03, 2026 12:21 PM (PLxDd)
♪Mammaries
Light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way they were...♫
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (l3cgK)
By the way, Lakota / Dakota literally means cut the throat. All out there singing with the colors of the wind with their pet raccoons.
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 12:23 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
Yup. They just can't stand seeing anybody having fun. They are mentally ill scolds, or flat out evil. The country will never survive as long as they breath, because they will spend every waking moment plotting and planning on how to ruin your life and destroy the country. They are the ultimate example of if "I can't have it nobody will."
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:16 PM (snZF9)
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Yea, and the reverse is true too: they revere and support the most degenerate, filthy, and dysfunctional cultures on the planet, because those cultures make them feel better about themselves. Third-world peasants, goatfuckers who wipe their asses with their hands, creepy trannies and perverts who engage in the most disgusting acts yet invented by humans, etc.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 03, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)
Why isn't this ever a current 'thing'? Spain was one of the most prolific territorial powers in the Americas, with the Spanish Empire covering an estimated 5.3 million square miles at its height. Stretching from parts of South America to California and Florida, Spain permanently transformed the continent's identity.
My region sits in the traditional homelands of the Lenape people. For thousands of years, these Algonquian-speaking bands hunted, farmed, and fished along the area's rivers and creeks. After grade school, I never saw much interest whatsoever in local Indian history.
Then Biden signed the law establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021, and issued the first-ever presidential proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day, shifting national focus AWAY from the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus.
Land acknowledgements begin in earnest.
Johnny asks in street interviews (Jesse Waters Show), "You're on stolen land. What do you plan to do about it?"
The responses are generally shocked faces & maybe, "Thank Indians?"
That's it, baby. c'est la vie.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 12:27 PM (NFX2v)
It’s no longer Turkey, you racist racists who racist.
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
And it's Constantinople, you hairy mohammedan fucktards.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 12:28 PM (y9nCu)
It’s no longer Turkey, you racist racists who racist.
It’s Türkiye now.
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:35 AM (JQVry)
And it's Constantinople, you hairy mohammedan fucktards.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 12:28 PM (y9nCu)
https://youtu.be/0XlO39kCQ-8
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 03, 2026 12:31 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 03, 2026 12:32 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 03, 2026 12:31 PM (0U5gm)
True, but they weren't all freed at that time...
"The Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian tribes practiced chattel slavery. This lasted until at least 1886 when an enslaved man, Sah Quah, appeared in a court in Sitka requesting papers for his freedom from his enslaver, Nah-Ki-Klan, a Tlingit man in Sitka."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:34 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 03, 2026 12:32 PM (0U5gm)
The Clovis Culture...
The Clovis culture is a strange one. Their spearpoints look exactly like certain European ones. See the Solutrean hypothesis (not the Soultrain hypothesis...that's something else).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 03, 2026 12:35 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Official Woke Country Guide at July 03, 2026 11:37 AM (JQVry)
I crossed out that entire side of the form and handed it back with the notation, "and I'm angry as well".
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 03, 2026 01:12 PM (5xuJ/)
She was quite proud of that fact.
On her dads side roots back to the Canary Islanders.
Posted by: SouthTexas at July 03, 2026 03:16 PM (LwkLP)
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 03, 2026 04:34 PM (d9Cw3)
What could be better than FREE?
It's simply not possible that some Canadians might actually prefer dealing with the American health care system than their own wonderful system!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 03, 2026 11:07 AM (aD4fx)
What if you have no health for which to care? I don’t care what side of the border I am on, I cannot get this “health care”.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 05:28 PM (4g5V+)
The left has destroyed everything good about the country socially. Chamber of commerce has outsourced all the jobs. What’s left is a place populated by 3rd world invaders in a decaying economy. Nothing worth celebrating.
Posted by: Bummer at July 03, 2026 11:53 AM (FROTF)
Why do defeatists come hang out here?
Go home, be a defeatist, be miserable then.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 05:31 PM (4g5V+)
Mid-Morning Art Thread: Happy Independence Day!*
Jasper Johns *The 4th of July is a date. Independence Day is our national holiday. And yes, this will be on the quiz!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (KhKk6)
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (4a6AT)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)
That would show the expansion of the nation.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 09:33 AM (gKWVE)
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Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: CBD
This, so much! I don't even feel bad about judging critically the people and businesses that offer a "Happy 4th of July." Was really pleased to see that the guitar shop where one of the little hobbits has lessons had a sign saying they were closed on July 3-4 for Independence Day. I like the place anyway, and I can add this to their list of positive qualities.
Posted by: She Hobbit at July 03, 2026 09:36 AM (ftFVW)
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Posted by: Weasel at July 03, 2026 09:39 AM (G3lOb)
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:41 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Snarkass at July 03, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Betsy Ross did design pennants for the Navy, however.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 09:42 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:43 AM (/WQyy)
They used to but the government recently banned it over concerns that it might give the natives ideas.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 09:43 AM (ExV1e)
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Zombie sock fail is Barrelable offense
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:43 AM (RIvkX)
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Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 09:45 AM (Ia/+0)
I think the Chinese are either ignorant or trying to undermine our holiday while still making money from it.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 09:45 AM (lP31d)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)
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I want you on my Trivial Pursuit team.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:46 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 03, 2026 09:46 AM (Dv3i1)
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Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”
They listed King George’s offenses against the people and against his office—27 of them. The signers of the Declaration maintained that their continued efforts to bring their grievances before the king and his appointed leaders had been met with indifference, if not oppression. They had no other recourse, they stated in the document, but to declare their independence from the tyrant who represented neither them nor the God who entrusted him with his position of leadership. They rejected his authority because King George had rejected His authority.
https://tinyurl.com/5n8v7nch
- familylife.com
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Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:47 AM (dK+Kv)
Strong convictions often bring about strong consequences, especially when they oppose someone addicted to power. The British military had already been acting as though it was above the law; now it would be all-out war. Citizens who didn’t support the king would see suffering. They could expect to be imprisoned and have their property confiscated.
And those who led the effort to step up and break away from King George would face serious consequences: not just the vengeance of the British throne, but their unwavering commitment to the cause of freedom would come at high personal price as well. Consider the fate of a number of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
. . .
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Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:47 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 03, 2026 09:48 AM (Wn7Iw)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 09:48 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 09:48 AM (afJtY)
Think I'll go look at some Wyeth or Rockwell paintings so I know art in the 20th century wasn't all pretentious junk.
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 09:49 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 03, 2026 09:49 AM (TezPK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 09:50 AM (u/oMr)
But did you know that 47 other countries have a day of celebration to recognize their independence from the United Kingdom or some form of British military occupation?
The sun never sets on celebrations of Sod Off, Blighty!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 09:50 AM (u/oMr)
If you stare long enough, AI stares back into you.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:51 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 09:50 AM (u/oMr)
Nice try at subliminal messaging.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 09:51 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:44 AM
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Is this about me?
Posted by: Maude at July 03, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: King Chuck the Addled at July 03, 2026 09:53 AM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 09:50 AM
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I can't see it, Elaine!
Posted by: Mr. Pitt at July 03, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 09:55 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Lady Godiva at July 03, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)
53 If you stare ai it really deeply you can see the hidden "Drink More Ovaltine" message
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 09:57 AM (s9VOe)
The Brits learned how to treat their other colonies better as a result of our Revolution. You’re welcome, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Posted by: Bulg
And today they are well along the path to becoming full fledged globalist basket cases.
Of course, so is the Mother Country.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 09:59 AM (s9VOe)
No dog, but art.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 10:01 AM (O0L8i)
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Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 09:48 AM (gKWV
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Delaware was the largest supplier of punch in the New World.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 03, 2026 10:02 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 10:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: CBD
*******
Will we be expected to explain the difference between 'Freedom' and 'Independence'?
Posted by: muldoon at July 03, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
Screw Delaware, it doesn't count.
Posted by: gKWVE
Second place is first loser. I'm looking at you, Pennsylvania.
The rest of you can figure out your appropriate position in that pecking order.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:04 AM (s9VOe)
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Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:12 AM (6wpGE)
*nobody cares*
Not even the French who are now mostly Muslims.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 10:13 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (KhKk6)
How many lower lefthand corners do you see? And how many lower righthand corners?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:13 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 10:13 AM (jehhT)
I'm sure they don't know what the Bastille is.
Posted by: dantesed at July 03, 2026 10:14 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: RandomDave at July 03, 2026 10:15 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 10:16 AM (yTvNw)
He is actually considered by some to be the father of pop art.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:16 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: RandomDave at July 03, 2026 10:16 AM (aJQbY)
I like the idea of changing the top flag to the Betsy Ross version, then the Civil War one, all resting on the 50 star one of today.
Although a modern painter would have one or three stars in technicolor glitter.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 10:17 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at July 03, 2026 10:18 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (ukZ/h)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (TezPK)
Not everyone
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at July 03, 2026 10:18 AM (J4Dwc)
That's funny but maybe it shouldn't have made me snort quite so much.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (ukZ/h)
Absolutely beautiful. I think the outfit should be her work uniform.
Posted by: sidney at July 03, 2026 10:21 AM (rzwGB)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:20 AM (ukZ/h)
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:22 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:23 AM (ukZ/h)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:23 AM (/WQyy)
Me- Oh, I'm sorry if you're color blind. I know that red/green thing can be tough.
Posted by: Rex B at July 03, 2026 10:24 AM (rgnea)
Posted by: sidney at July 03, 2026 10:21 AM (rzwGB)
How lovely!
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:25 AM (6wpGE)
Maybe wash my car in the driveway and leave the hose running for an hour or so. Maybe mow my front lawn in my Star-Spangled Speedo and cowboy boots or something.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:27 AM (ukZ/h)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:29 AM (ukZ/h)
Clearly, more coffee is needed.
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 10:29 AM (yTvNw)
Sometime later today I'll help our neighbor to get her popcorn cart out of storage. She'll pop corn and bag it, with the help to me and the missus, to hand out to the participants in tomorrow's Independence Day golf cart parade here in Sussex.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:30 AM (s9VOe)
Wikipedia, July 4 is the officially celebrated Independence Day, while July 2 is historically when the Continental Congress actually voted to declare independence. John Adams famously believed July 2 would be the date celebrated forever, as it was the day the colonies voted for freedom.
July 3, 1776, was the pivotal day the delegates spent actively debating, revising, and editing Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence. The final wording was officially adopted on July 4, which is the date Americans celebrate today.
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The Thursday Overnight Open Thread (Doof) did an excellent job covering the history of July 2, too.
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I'd also like to report historical Philadelphia isn't done for yet!
History came to life as 250 people formed the shape of the Liberty Bell on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Thursday.
This morning, hundreds & hundreds of people are lined up outside in the intense heat (95 degrees now) waiting to see the Liberty Bell.
God Bless America 🎵 & God Bless the USA 🎵
Have a Happy Independence Day and a good 4th of July weekend!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:30 AM (NFX2v)
hunnert!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:30 AM (s9VOe)
Nope!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:31 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:31 AM (MXaEW)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:31 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:30 AM (NFX2v)
You, too, L.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:32 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: muldoon at July 03, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
I would think freedom is what you get after independence.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 10:32 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 03, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: George Costanza at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)
heh
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:33 AM (6wpGE)
$20, same as in town.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 03, 2026 10:27 AM
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'Murrica!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 03, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: muldoon at July 03, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
I would think freedom is what you get after independence.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 10:32 AM (snZF9)
Independence is a state of mind. Freedom you have to work for.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 10:33 AM (dK+Kv)
So Biden's FBI wired up a senior staffer to listen in on Beccera and Newsome corruption in 2024 but it's a Trump impeachable offence and besides, never mind.
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)
In my humble opinion, the reactions of visitors from around the world to this country for the World Cup is the story of what makes this 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence special.
Yes, things are different than they were fifty years ago. But it took our visitors to open many of this country's folks' eyes about what is unique and special about our Union.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)
I guess some would say Guy Fawkes night/day or whatever they call it. But it's sort of like cinco de mayo, a not particularly interesting day of battle and you lost it all anyway sort of thing. If they want an independence day they have to earn it.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
LOL!
Posted by: Africa at July 03, 2026 10:35 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)
I wish Newsom(e) would just go away.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (6wpGE)
Unless I'm wrong.
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (ZxPkt)
Also a great Rush song.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)
I wish Newsom(e) would just go away.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (6wpGE)
Nukes from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)
I wish Newsom(e) would just go away.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (6wpGE)
Nukes from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dK+Kv)
I'm trying not to wish ill on him. I just want him to go away.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:37 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Auspex at July 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)
I wish Newsom(e) would just go away.
Posted by: m
For twenty to forty years.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:37 AM (MXaEW)
The 50-star flag, representing the addition of Hawaii, was ordered on August 21, 1959, and officially raised for the first time on July 4, 1960.
The specific dates of adoption and entry correspond to the federal law requiring a new star to be added on the Fourth of July following a new state's admission.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (Mvti0)
Newsom might want to scout properties in Costa Rica.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (gKWVE)
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They are the lead ship names for two different designs of what is technically the same class of surface combatant warships referred to as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), but more affectionately known as the Least Capable Solution.
Posted by: An embarrassed United States Navy at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Bastille Day celebrates a mass prison break.
Unless I'm wrong.
Posted by: Don Black
More of a prison implosion, as it was stormed by the mobs outside its walls and overrun. The prisoners were released at that point and the place was ransacked.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (s9VOe)
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our politics does attract some of the most loathsome characters since we came down from the trees
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 10:39 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:39 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 03, 2026 10:39 AM (syz1S)
Happy Independence Day Weekend. We are the light of the world and despite our issues we always will be. Don't ever doubt it.
https://tinyurl.com/bdfthbj2
Posted by: JackStraw at July 03, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Don Black
Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:37 AM (6wpGE)
I'll take your helping of ill will.
I am done with these looters and traitors.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 10:40 AM (dK+Kv)
The colonies were angry that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Dec 24, 1776 is what you get when America is angry.
Jul 4, 1776 is America being contemplative and reasonable.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 10:40 AM (y9nCu)
Biden's FBI wired up a senior staffer to listen in on Beccera and Newsome corruption in 2024
A retard and a greaseball walk into an entrapment.
The FBI says, "'Sup, idiots?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:41 AM (s9VOe)
Oh. . . .
Nevermind.
Posted by: Zombie Roseanne Roseannadanna at July 03, 2026 09:33 AM (NXz0i)
Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella are different characters. Both played by Gilda Radner on SNL, though.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 03, 2026 10:41 AM (syz1S)
There are many 'changing of the Guard' videos on youtube
I think this one could be the best
https://youtu.be/4utXb3auOew
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:42 AM (ZxPkt)
Very nice.
That will likely be our "spot" for the 4th.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 10:42 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: L - No nic
Removal of California, Oregon & Washington State with the addition of Alberta, Northwest Territories & Yukon, July 4th, 2027.
Thereby contiguously connecting Alaska to the Lower 48.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM (MXaEW)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM (/WQyy)
Dec 24, 1776 is what you get when America is angry.
December 26, 1776.
The American Army began crossing the Delaware on the evening of Christmas Day. The battle occurred the following morning.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM (s9VOe)
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They are the lead ship names for two different designs of what is technically the same class of surface combatant warships referred to as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), but more affectionately known as the Least Capable Solution.
Posted by: An embarrassed United States Navy at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Ships of State
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:44 AM (6wpGE)
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It just goes to show you: it's always something!
Posted by: Roseanne's dad at July 03, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 10:44 AM (yTvNw)
There are many 'changing of the Guard' videos on youtube
I think this one could be the best
https://youtu.be/4utXb3auOew
Posted by: Don Black
The picture of the Guard with two inches of snow on his hat.
Salute 🫡
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:44 AM (MXaEW)
Also a great Rush song.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 10:36 AM (snZF9)
My standard song for tuning my guitars.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 10:45 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars
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Kamala was probably behind it. Preemptive strike against Newsom because she was banking on Biden dropping out.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 10:45 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 10:46 AM (Ia/+0)
Thereby contiguously connecting Alaska to the Lower 48.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM
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*polite cough*
Posted by: Greenland at July 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)
I intend to squeeze you.
I don't like your kind of people. Dirty faggots trying to to pass yourselves off as decent Americans. I'll do business with you, but the fact is that I despise your masquerade. The dishonest way you pose yourself. Yourself and your whole fucking family.
I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don't you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with my wife.
Posted by: The Newsome Tapes at July 03, 2026 10:46 AM (g7saB)
Thereby contiguously connecting Alaska to the Lower 48.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM
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*polite cough*
Posted by: Greenland
July 4th, 2028.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:47 AM (MXaEW)
Posted by: JTB at July 03, 2026 10:47 AM (yTvNw)
Dec 24, 1776 is what you get when America is angry.
December 26, 1776.
The American Army began crossing the Delaware on the evening of Christmas Day. The battle occurred the following morning.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 03, 2026 10:43 AM (s9VOe)
Nuh uhn! You lie!
*looks it up*
Well, shit. Now you made me look like an ass, dammit.
It's all Krebs' fault!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 10:47 AM (y9nCu)
Thereby contiguously connecting Alaska to the Lower 48.
Posted by: rickb223
👍 And before we windup with D.C., Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:48 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Roseanne's dad at July 03, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)
heh. Nicely done!
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 03, 2026 10:48 AM (syz1S)
It's all Krebs' fault!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
I see you've run across my normal look.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:49 AM (MXaEW)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 10:45 AM (XvL8K)
I'd bet on it!
Posted by: LASue at July 03, 2026 10:49 AM (lCppi)
Only if it has butter cream frosting.
Posted by: JTB
*Fist bump 👊🏻
Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2026 10:50 AM (MXaEW)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 03, 2026 10:51 AM (6/7Fs)
This morning, hundreds & hundreds of people are lined up outside in the intense heat (95 degrees now) waiting to see the Liberty Bell.
God Bless America 🎵 & God Bless the USA 🎵
Have a Happy Independence Day and a good 4th of July weekend!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:30 AM (NFX2v)
That is wonderful. It chokes me up a little. We are sooooo lucky to live in this glorious country in the amazing time. God bless America.
Posted by: LASue at July 03, 2026 10:51 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 10:45 AM
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I'll drink to that!
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at July 03, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 10:52 AM (Ia/+0)
And before we windup with D.C., Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 10:48 AM (NFX2v)
I could do without PR and Cooba. Full of Caribbean welfare moochers. Then again, great baseball players, so it kind of evens out.
DC can kiss my ass.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 10:52 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Piper at July 03, 2026 10:52 AM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
That they were both able to see and enjoy their creation for 50 years is pretty amazing.
Posted by: LASue at July 03, 2026 10:53 AM (lCppi)
There are many 'changing of the Guard' videos on youtube
I think this one could be the best
https://youtu.be/4utXb3auOew
Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2026 10:42 AM (ZxPkt)
Thank you!
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 10:54 AM (6wpGE)
Heh, LOLGF.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 03, 2026 10:55 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Bernie at July 03, 2026 10:59 AM (niKHs)
I intend to squeeze you.
I don't like your kind of people. Dirty faggots trying to to pass yourselves off as decent Americans. I'll do business with you, but the fact is that I despise your masquerade. The dishonest way you pose yourself. Yourself and your whole fucking family.
I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don't you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with my wife.
Posted by: The Newsome Tapes at July 03, 2026 10:46 AM (g7saB)
This isn't real, is it?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:00 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 11:01 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Enemy of the People at July 03, 2026 11:02 AM (JQVry)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 03, 2026 11:11 AM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Dr_No at July 03, 2026 11:31 AM (ayRl+)
Amen. Nobody calls others the "January 1st" holiday or the "December 25th" holiday (at least not yet). That anyone calls Independence Day the July 4th holiday is the fault of all those Commie bastiges.
Posted by: DavidD at July 03, 2026 12:08 PM (MSTeU)
After Gov. Josh Shapiro initially withdrew Pennsylvania from the Great American State Fair citing partisan concerns and taxpayer savings, U.S. Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman stepped in. Together, they organized a privately funded coalition to ensure the Commonwealth is represented in Washington, D.C.
Just two days after the state pulled out of the event, McCormick and Fetterman secured representation through the PA Chamber of Business and Industry and other private groups to highlight Pennsylvania's agriculture and business dominance. Because the effort relies entirely on private partnerships, it costs taxpayers nothing. The fair runs on the National Mall through July 10, 2026. You can read the full report on the senators' bipartisan initiative at USA Today. (AI Overview)
Remember, Pennsylvania is an agricultural powerhouse, generating over $132 billion annually.
With over 50,000 family-owned farms, PA naturally leads the nation in mushroom production and thrives in organic sales.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 12:41 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: cmeat at July 03, 2026 03:54 PM (ncRE1)
The Morning Report — 7/ 3 /26
On her social media, Chevalier had bragged about being a Communist and praised Stalin. Now she’ll be a full-time government employee while wielding power over the lives of millions, but it would not have happened without the intersection of pro-terrorist activism and socialism. . . Democrats welcoming their first “Death to America” congresswoman is certainly a trend of sorts. After Mamdani’s three endorsed candidates, including Chevalier, who oppose Israel and support Islamic terrorism, won, former VP Kamala Harris called to congratulate the Islamic politician and ask him for tips about breathing some life into her own flailing 2028 presidential campaign. . . Oct 7, like Occupy Wall Street or Black Lives Matter, had become a social contagion and a hysterical cause that could be used to recruit a new army of political foot soldiers for the far Left. Riots and clashes blooded them, social media confrontations indoctrinated them and now they’re moving into higher office on behalf of the DSA. . .What is happening is that the Democrats are disintegrating into a radical party even while losing more of the country. The DSA isn’t becoming popular so much as Democrats are becoming so hollowed out that even small groups of pro-Hamas activists can take over the party. That’s bad news for America, but it’s even worse news for the Democratic Party.this is not merely about Jews and Israel. In the view of this freak and really everyone like her is that Israel is the little Satan but America is the Great Satan! That was is and always will be the central motivating factor not merely of the DSA but of the Democrat Party as a whole, as it has always been ever since Aaron Burr slaughtered Alexander Hamilton in 1804 and ever since. It cannot be said enough but everything wrong with this country, all the pain, suffering, misery, dislocation and the wastage of blood treasure and human potential is directly the fault of or has been exacerbated by the will to power of the Democrat/Left, period full stop. Since losing the Civil War which they initiated in order to perpetuate slavery, they have done everything they could to seize power even if it meant glomming onto Satan himself to bring this nation down. No evil, perversion or lie was too horrendous to embrace if it got them a fraction of an inch closer to their goals. Even to this day is is evidenced by who and what is the driving force of what once supposedly was one of the two mainstream political parties of the USA. I still marvel how a Gus Hall/Angela Davis boosting card-carrying communist could ever have become a CIA agent let alone rise to head that agency itself. Meh, look who hired him, a dog-eating anti-American Muslim Commie whose principal booster was William Ayers, a man who fantasized about wiping out 25 million people who refused to accept a Weather/Underground run America once he and his cohorts seized power. That might have been back in 1968 but it was only a week or so ago where we had a story about a Democrat candidate who supported the mass roundup of ICE agents and Zionists and their forced castration. That may be crackpot nuttery, but the frightening thing is not that but this little tidbit that considering the aforementioned should scare the shit out of you.
Nearly one-third of Democrats favor political leaders who identify as democratic socialists, according to a new poll, as recent primary victories by self-described democratic socialists have drawn renewed attention to the Democratic Party’s ideological direction. The Pew Research Center survey comes after democratic socialist candidates scored a series of high-profile Democratic primary victories in recent weeks, including last week’s victories in New York City and Tuesday’s upset of 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) by Democratic Socialist candidate Melat Kiros in Colorado, highlighting the movement’s recent electoral momentum.On that very sour note, we're still standing. But for how much longer? Was the election of President Trump a harbinger or was it merely a speed bump on the road to Hell? And what of the coming of the DSA? Was that a speed bump on our way back on the road to American renewal or is that GOD FORBID a harbinger? We'll have to wait and see, I suppose and with that I bid you all... Have a wonderful July 4th Independence Day weekend.
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
- Democrats welcome their first “Death to America” congresswoman.
Hamas Rioters Get Their Own Members of Congress
- The UNITED STATES of AMERICA AT 250
- Happy Birthday to America, our sweet land of liberty.
America at 250: A Personal Reflection on a Nation of Wonder
- It boils down to the different views of human nature.
Prager U Video: America and France – A Tale of Two Revolutions
- Individual liberty is not mankind’s default condition. It is civilization’s rarest achievement.
The Rarest Treasure in Human History
- Let’s remember how good we have it, and not hate ourselves for it or think for one second that another’s man’s wealth makes us poor.
American greatness is the left's biggest target
- America 250 has become another front in the culture war, exposing a fundamental divide over patriotism and American exceptionalism.
Why the Left Really Hates Trump’s America 250 Celebration
- Be glad about celebrating America, and keep on doing it.
A July 4 Double Feature
- Faith and the Founding Fathers.
America at 250: The Roots of America’s Greatness "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - Wait till you get a load of the hypocrisy at work here… “Minnesota officials, including Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, last month pardoned an illegal immigrant who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and who was slated to be deported,” reports Fox News. Tou Lue Vang, a 42-year-old Laos national, “was convicted in 2006 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Between 2002 and 2006, he repeatedly sexually assaulted the girl.”
(Credibly suspected pedophile) Gov. Tim Walz Pardons Illegal Immigrant Who Sexually Abused Child for Years - The detained suspects now face immigration proceedings. The raid highlights ongoing federal efforts to enforce immigration laws and combat fraudulent employment practices. In September, deportation proceedings commenced against hundreds of South Korean illegal workers caught working at a taxpayer-funded construction site in Georgia, with White House Border Czar Tom Homan stressing that “companies that hire illegal aliens… undercut the competition of paying U.S. citizen salaries.”
ICE Detains Over 30 Suspects for Identity Fraud in a Single Factory Raid. (padlock the factory and arrest the damn owner! - jjs) - The sentiment may be admirable, but the logic is profoundly mistaken.
Universal Human Equality Does Not Require Universal Citizenship
- Here's how.
Congress Can Still Ban Birthright Citizenship (first abolish the Democrat Party - jjs) THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??) - Iran’s move to seize Tehran’s historic St. Peter Evangelical Church and evict the 20 families who live there makes one thing clear: Whoever’s actually in charge of the Islamic Republic is just as radical as the previous cadre. The regime’s action clashes directly with President Donald Trump’s claim that the new mullahs are “very rational people,” “not radicalized” like their predecessors in office. No: It’s a case of “meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
Iran has made it perfectly clear that the same old sick regime is still in charge
- He had not been seen publicly since Feb. 8 — three weeks before Ayatollah Khamenei and several IRGC officials, including Vahidi’s predecessor, Mohammad Pakpour, were killed on Feb. 28, the first day of Operation Epic Fury.
Powerful Iranian Gen. Ahmad Vahidi emerges from hiding for first time in months ahead of Ali Khamenei’s funeral ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY - Promoted under the slogan "We Must Rise," the funeral is expected to draw millions
Iran Wants The World To See One Thing At Khamenei’s Funeral CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - Raw Egg Nationalist: In a very dark corner of the internet, clothed in shadow, the true horror of these fantasies is disguised.
The Hypergamy State: What Does the Pornhub Incel Shooting Tell Us About Radicalization Today?
- Polls show an unbridgeable divide between the American Left and Right.
The Patriotism Gap
- How Juneteenth grew into an ugly assault on America’s national identity.
The Monster Holiday THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE - It’s not about independence, it’s about dragging us into another Somali war.
The Dark Secret Behind Somali ‘Independence’ Parties DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
- California vs Florida. An Eight-Year experiment in liberal vs. conservative policies.
A Tale Of Two Governors
- That a court with six Republican-appointed justices could hand down such a patently un-American decision is an indictment of America’s rogue legal system. (Hello individual mandate?-jjs)
SCOTUS Pasting Birth Tourism Into The Constitution Demands A Legal System Rebuild OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - “The prosecutor’s office said it argued for a sentence in state prison and objected to the sentence of one year in county jail and two years of probation that was imposed Tuesday.”
California Anti-Israel Protester Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Death of Jewish Counter-Protester FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - Several major media organizations with seats on the board are declining to comment
Committee to Protect Journalists in Turmoil After 17-1 Vote Upholding Tangled Definition of ‘Journalist’ for Gaza List: Fox News Is Sole ’No' Vote - Hopefully, the new owners will reboot the publication’s priorities. Otherwise, they will find it harder to rebrand the product than Bud Light.
Scientific American Sold as Publisher Divests Itself of the Bud Light of Science Journals
- The old, corrupt guard of broadcast media are being forced to come to terms with Equal Time. And it’s driving them insane.
FCC Chair Vows To Crack Down On Anti-Conservative Media’s ‘Free Monopoly’
THE ECONOMY, STUPID - The number of foreign-born people in the labor force fell by 700,000 from June of last year, dropping from 32.6 million to 31.9 million, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The foreign-born civilian population fell by 571,000, from 49.1 million to 48.6 million. That marks a significant reversal from the labor market of recent years, when a surge of immigration under the Biden administration rapidly expanded the foreign-born
Trump Effect: The U.S. Workforce Is Becoming More American
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM - Thank you. THANK YOU. Make it happen!
Energy Dept. Moving to Drop ‘Green New Scam’ Appliance Mandates
- The allegations have sparked calls for greater scrutiny of ELI’s judicial education programs and its historical collaborations with Chinese entities, citing concerns around ideological indoctrination. Critics argue that such partnerships may have facilitated knowledge-sharing that disproportionately benefits China’s energy and industrial interests.
Green Group Training US Judges Has Links to CCP.
- The World Bank just delivered another blow to the immensely powerful and well-connected green movement.
Trump reins in the World Bank’s climate programs
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - "If the FBI doesn’t come f***ing arrest me, there’s gonna be a f***ing mass shooting."
Police Take Down Heavily Armed Transgender Suspect Outside Of Casino
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS - In September 2021, former [so-called quote-unquote] President Joe Biden mandated that federal employees and contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Shortly after, the CIA’s chief operating officer directed the Counter Espionage Department (CED) to begin investigating employees and contractors who did not comply, the lawsuit alleges. (RELATED: CIA Spooks Spied On Tulsi Gabbard’s Team As It Probed Deep State, Whistleblower Alleges)
CIA’s Counter Espionage Department Investigated Unvaccinated Employees, Lawsuit Alleges EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - There is a culture of silence around the true status of American schools, and how their incompetence is destroying American self-government.
One-Third Of Americans Can Barely Read, But They Can Still Vote
- Governor Maura Healey signs a major education reform bill, showing that even blue states can stand up to teachers’ unions.
Massachusetts Chooses Literacy Over Union Politics THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH - The investigation’s escalation underscores the importance of Fulton County in the 2020 Presidential Election, which allowed former President Joe Biden to claim victory in the state of Georgia, which was critical to his overall victory. This represents another phase of the FBI’s ongoing investigation into voter fraud during the 2020 Presidential Election, the direction of which depends on the findings of this operation.
FBI Deploying Analysts to Atlanta for 2020 Election Fraud Investigation. DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY - The pair met outside of an 'ICE detention facility,' according to Chevalier (reminds me of Adolf and Eva - jjs)
Darializa Avila Chevalier Dating Mamdani Lawyer Who Repped Al Qaeda Terrorists, Including 'Close Associate' of Bin Laden
- As the FBI’s widening public corruption probe has expanded to scrutinize Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a bombshell new revelation is exposing how investigators quietly penetrated the governor’s political inner circle.
FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom’s inner circle by convincing governor’s ally to wear a wire: lawyer POLITICS - The most unapologetically pro-America president in American history gets to preside over arguably the most celebratory term in our nation’s storied history.
Trump: The Perfect President for America 250 - The Pew Research Center survey comes after democratic socialist candidates scored a series of high-profile Democratic primary victories in recent weeks, including last week’s victories in New York City and Tuesday’s upset of 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) by Democratic Socialist candidate Melat Kiros in Colorado, highlighting the movement’s recent electoral momentum.
Poll: Nearly One-Third of Dems Prefer Leaders Who Identify as Democratic Socialists
- The rise of socialism in the Democrat Party has been well-documented, making waves after New York City elected a socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Since then, Mamdani-endorsed socialist candidates in the state have ousted establishment Democrats in their respective primaries.
Poll: Majority of Democrats Say They Would Vote for a ‘Democratic Socialist,’ View Socialism ‘Favorably’
- We cannot cede ground to idiots.
The Most Dangerous Alliance In American Politics
- For a while now, Republicans have been hoping that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) would consider leaving the Democrats and either become a Republican or an independent who caucuses with Republicans. I’ve never believed that would happen because, at the end of the day, Fetterman votes with his party roughly 95% of the time. When you vote 95% of the time with your party, that doesn’t make you a moderate. Fetterman himself has made it clear he’s not going to leave the Democrat Party and pointed out — accurately, I should add — that he’d make a terrible Republican.
Now We Know What Will Get John Fetterman to Leave the Democrat Party
- Disciplined organizing has enabled socialism’s rise. Opponents must build an anti-socialist coalition that can win.
How the Far Left Captured the Democrat Party
- After a string of incredible wins over Democrat incumbents, Harris is reportedly courting the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and its growing cohort of insurgent candidates. Harris has signaled she is “thinking about” another presidential run in 2028. As DSA candidates rise in power, the move looks like a strategic alignment with the far-left radicals intent on controlling the Democrat Party.
Kamala Harris Kisses The Ring In Clearest Sign She’s Not Done Yet
- or the Leopard must change its spots, and Hitler must embrace Judaism!
Democrats must shake off unpatriotic label, Tom Suozzi says FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - It is difficult to lecture others about alliance responsibilities while representing a country that refuses to fulfill them.
NATO Summit Will Expose European Hypocrisy on Defense Spending
- Is it possible, just remotely possible, that Trump is being played?
While Trump Celebrates Qatar, Qatar Celebrates an American Defeat
- Separatist rebels in the Papua region of Indonesia killed an American pilot and burned a civilian plane Thursday as a “message” for the U.S. and Indonesian governments, according to a spokesperson. . . The incident is the latest in a decades-long conflict between TPNPB and the Indonesian government.
Separatists In Indonesia Shoot American Dead In Message To US, Group Claims THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT" - News comes as Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Kyiv in the 52-month war.
German Prosecutors: Ukraine Behind Nord Stream Destruction DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - Efforts underway to block sale.
Israel and Greece ‘On Alert’ After Trump’s $700,000,000 Sale of F-35’s to Turkey ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - It is very likely this regulation was informed by the supersonic flight tests conducted by Boom Supersonic in 2025, where its plane broke the sound barrier three times during a flight with no significant sonic booms.
FAA eases supersonic flight restrictions over U.S., as per Trump
order from 2025
- Cool image time! The two pictures to the right, cropped and reduced to post here, were taken more than two decades apart by the high resolution camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The show a specific spot on the Martian south pole ice cap, at a location where there is also a perennial cap of dry ice that is also slowly shrinking in size.
Long term monitoring of the dry-ice cap at the Martian south pole FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - The SCOTUS ruling is not a national mandate, but the blue states face losses in future cases due to the language in it.
Newsom to Still Allow Males in Female Sports Despite SCOTUS Ruling
- The investigation found that among U.S. News’ Top 25-ranked Medical Schools in primary care, 10 directly provide some form of programming that promotes gender-affirming care.
CriticalRace.org Report Reveals Top Med Schools Instruct Students on Gender Transition Surgeries CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - "You Americans are ahead of the world in so many ways."
As the World Cup and America’s 250th Collide: A Memoir
- “Women’s fertility peaks in their twenties, not their thirties.”
America’s Missing Fertility Window
- Christian Toto: Variety's veteran scribe under fire for 'Supergirl' pan plus personal attack
The Bright Red Line This Critic Won’t Cross
- Traditionally, we like to celebrate genius and indulge in romantic fantasies about the source of special insights, but overlook personal suffering as a companion.
The Sorrows Of Young Wittgenstein HITHER & YON - The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without the permission of Pope Leo XIV, who, citing the “attentive and generous attitude” of his papal predecessors, had issued a heartfelt letter Monday reminding that to “tear the seamless garment of Christ is a sin of extreme gravity.” The Catholic Church’s teaching of apostolic succession traces the continuing teaching authority of the bishops back to the Apostles chosen by Jesus Christ during His ministry throughout Judea and Galilee.
Catholic Church Excommunicates Breakaway Traditionalist Bishops And Their Followers
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2026 07:44 AM (dkDuE)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 03, 2026 07:44 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (Q6zRd)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 07:46 AM (jehhT)
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Speed bump.
America will have to fight to save itself from the unhumans.
השם ירחם
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2026 07:46 AM (dkDuE)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 07:46 AM (ugElV)
I don't know that padlocking the factory is necessary but a $1M fine plus one year in the pokey - per illegal - would probably cut down on this a bit. Start in the construction and meat packing industries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 07:47 AM (ExV1e)
The only good things are that his disability rating with the VA is now 100% after a LOT of fighting and he and mom live in the kind of place that will take care of him when it gets too bad.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 07:48 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 07:50 AM (ugElV)
Posted by: davidt at July 03, 2026 07:51 AM (Q+gd/)
Dewey created the modern education theory of consensus, literally a vote on what ideas are right, and just, and popular.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:51 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 07:52 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)
I guess you've never had a cherry tree chopped down. -- Young Washington's father
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
Thanks for asking Salty. Mrs. F. was admitted to hospital from the ER yesterday. I thought she had reacted to anesthesia from a minor procedure Tuesday now I am suspecting they infected her with something. No doctor or nurse has called but she called about 8 pm last night.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boswell at July 03, 2026 07:55 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 07:48 AM
The last part is the most important one IMO.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 03, 2026 07:55 AM (0N4FZ)
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I really, really hate to be this pessimistic, but Congress isn't going to do squat. A compilation of weak-kneed Republicans who don't want to be seen as rayciss, other Republicans who actually want people from all over the world flooding into America to change its very core, and Democrats...well, Democrats want to destroy the USA.
It's never going to happen if we are hanging our hats on this Congress or any Congress in the future.
I wish I felt differently.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 03, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)
Good story on cover of NY Post today that one of Newsom's cronies was wearing a wire in regards to the investigation of the governor and the Mrs. This looks like it's going to be fun
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 07:55 AM (itsE0)
Prayers continue to ascend.
If you get to see her, kiss her hand for me. The rest is up to you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:57 AM (/+uur)
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without the permission of Pope Leo XIV, who, citing the “attentive and generous attitude” of his papal predecessors, had issued a heartfelt letter Monday reminding that to “tear the seamless garment of Christ is a sin of extreme gravity.”
My book on the Latin Mass is to arrive today and the nearby St. Peregrine Catholic Church & Academy, "Cleveland's home for the Catholic Latin Mass since 1982", is excommunicado as part of the SSPX schism. I had been looking forward to checking it out along with their traditional workout program, SSP90X.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 07:57 AM (2ap+5)
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I was just thinking the other day, and not in jest, just how many of today's students could answer who our first president was.
I'd bet good money that at least a 1/3rd would not be able to answer.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Boswell at July 03, 2026 07:55 AM (j10i6)
I have always thought that (D) want a National Police that they use against citizens.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:58 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Mister Scott
When they moved in there, mom said "You know we are spending you and your brother's inheritance on this, right?"
My response: "You know I don't give a shit. You earned it so enjoy this."
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 08:00 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: Lady in Black
Or the answer will be some variation of "It don't matter! He was some raysis slaveholdin' huwite man!"
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 08:01 AM (/k3in)
Many of the immigrants who've settled here aren't interested in hand outs. Some are from relatively wealthy immigrants and have political aspirations. Change the world shit.
Is it really any surprise that the government is looking a lot more like the third world? Especially the left, and their particular type of social change.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)
If you get to see her, kiss her hand for me.
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Salty, you're just the sweetest person.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 03, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)
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They will be piloted by the 600,000 CCP students Trump allows to study in our colleges.
Gee where do all the alien influences in academia come from?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:02 AM (RIvkX)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at July 03, 2026 08:02 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 08:03 AM (ugElV)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:58 AM (/+uur)
I think they'll use the FBI for that...they've already tried it and they've found success there.
The local police would, however, get abolished, and a local "political" police force would take its place - one that was only interested in executing citizen traitors to the party, not actual thieves and rapists, etc.
Posted by: Boswell at July 03, 2026 08:03 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)
I'd bet good money that at least a 1/3rd would not be able to answer.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
I saw a clip from the Whatever podcast. The OF whores came to the consensus that it was that guy with the top hat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lady in Black
Or the answer will be some variation of "It don't matter! He was some raysis slaveholdin' huwite man!"
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 08:01 AM (/k3in)
Remember Leon’s man on the street quizzes where some retards didn’t recognize pictures of Lincoln? I always thought maybe those were staged for the laughs but nah they were actual retards with the right to vote
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (ugElV)
Gut Shabbes and a Happy Independence Day! to you, and to all!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 07:57
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lol
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (Q6zRd)
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It's going to have very serious and very dire consequences if this path continues, and I don't see it slowing down.
Just how many water-headed Somalis, Ethiopians and other far left radicals can and will continue to be elected by a country full of clueless imbeciles? We're living through very transformative times. Bad times.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 03, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 08:06 AM (ugElV)
They don't want to set the library on fire.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)
השם ירחם
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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My plan avoids most of the fighting.
Posted by: Gen. Augusto Pinochet Hero and Savior of Chilean Democracy at July 03, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)
Very few countries exist today that have not changed forms of government since 1776. We have challenges, but the form set in March 1789 is visible today.
France, for example - hu boy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 08:09 AM (U/Eoe)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 08:09 AM (LyPw2)
I hate autocorrect. Leon… good grief
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 08:06 AM (ugElV)
Yeah, one likes owning cars, jack - the other like to just carjack...
Posted by: Boswell at July 03, 2026 08:11 AM (j10i6)
Have to go way back to Asian governments maybe
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 08:13 AM (MWfyi)
"San Augusto de Valparaiso de los Helicopteros, pray for us in our time of need."
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 08:13 AM (/k3in)
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It certainly is yet another indictment of modern judges. Add Roberts to Boasberg, Howell, etc.
What a list! Anti-American partisans who think their own opinions, or maybe the South African Constitution, are more informative than American values and law.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 08:14 AM (U/Eoe)
Posted by: Lady in Black
You're walking dangerously close to math there young lady.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 08:14 AM (NXz0i)
Can't think of an Asian country with a government form unchanged since 1789. Even Japan changed twice.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 03, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 08:19 AM (MWfyi)
Go watch the Tousi TV segment from yesterday
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:20 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Quan Sheng and Wife #1 at July 03, 2026 08:20 AM (g7saB)
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Come on Toto, at least admit the Variety critic wasn't completely wrong to describe that Supergirl actress as feral looking, and resembling the kid from Road Warrior, because it is both apt and a criticism of the central marketing point of the film. Every picture used in ads of the star makes her look exactly as he describes. It is a valid criticism.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 08:21 AM (U/Eoe)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 08:21 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Gen. Augusto Pinochet Hero and Savior of Chilean Democracy at July 03, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
Doctor: "How much time between contractions?"
Preg Guat: "About 15 minutes"
Doctor: "Quick - get to the airport"
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:24 AM (2ap+5)
Had the issue been a referendum of sorts I'm not sure the outcome would have been different, but IMO it would have been a bit more "fair."
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 08:24 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)
Depends on how you look at it. The same family has 'ruled' Japan since 660 BC so, arguably, the 'form' of their government has remained the same.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:26 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Just Wondering at July 03, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:20 AM (afJtY)
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Based on your recommendation I will.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)
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Yes, and the DSA nepo-babies are spouting these sorts of opinions uniformly. What is terrible is that Democrat power brokers aren't reacting in horror or disgust, but instead (like Kumswalla) scheduling phone calls and seeking endorsements.
Orwell would nod.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 08:27 AM (U/Eoe)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:27 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:28 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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There's that island off Indonesia where they eat anybody who shows up.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 08:29 AM (XvL8K)
Insallah IDF finds him
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)
We were supposed to take the kids out to lunch today to celebrate our grandbaby I think that has devolved to "grabbing a sandwich in the Haight"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 08:30 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 08:30 AM (Ot/FD)
To me, every one of these stories and elections are just versions of “Democrats openly admit that they are what I’ve always thought and said that they are.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (H8EHh)
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Happy Friday! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
Agree. Congressional inaction or mal-action is at the root of many of our problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 08:29 AM (XvL8K)
"Why vote for the Leopards Eating Faces Party? Cut out the middle-man and vote for us!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:33 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:34 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 08:35 AM (afJtY)
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Not having heard of this I looked it up, mostly to see where it is, and found their website, and a statement regarding the schismatic consecration of new Bishops. A big step. My mom is Catholic and loves the Latin Mass, but is too house bound these days to go to church, so couldn't go. She would likely be a little nervous after Leo's action anyway. Tough stuff these days.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 03, 2026 08:36 AM (U/Eoe)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:38 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:38 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:38 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Yeah, misremembered. Thought it was further south.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 08:39 AM (XvL8K)
Sure. Really powerful, huh?
*laughs in American
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:39 AM (XuXeR)
fisk it
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 08:39 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:38 AM (2ap+5)
*******
Which is exactly what Tucker wants to do by forming a third-party and splitting the Republican vote.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:38 AM (itsE0)
How do you get the degree symbol? I've tried holding the letter O key and it gives lots of alternatives but not degrees. Holding down 0 doesn't do anything.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:40 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 03, 2026 08:41 AM (TsdT1)
Matthew 5:6
Posted by: Marcus T at July 03, 2026 08:41 AM (iETvL)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:41 AM (XuXeR)
Now having said that. Is is sadly true that this administration, and especially Pam Bondi, woefully mismanaged expectations with the Epstein files. That was an own goal.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:41 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:43 AM (u82oZ)
Just keep posting different keystrokes. I'm sure it will work out well...
/heh
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:43 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:43 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:44 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 08:44 AM (Bw1/o)
"Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler near Los Angeles on November 5th 2023 for opposing a pro-Hamas rally a month after the October 7th Massacre."
Paul Kessler had a number of his letters published in the local free paper where I used to live. Never agreed with any of his positions, so I was surprised that he was even at that gathering on Thousand Oaks Blvd protesting the Oct 7th massacre.
I'm sure he would have written a letter describing the experience, and maybe even acknowledge that yeah, antisemitism is a thing, and it deserves universal condemnation. Might have been the first of his letters to leave me nodding in agreement instead of shaking my head. May his memory be a blessing to all who loved him..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 08:44 AM (nbLIj)
too hot!
everything was there, people were ready to go
great job Cherelle
yesterday a bunch of old people got heatstroke waiting to see Big Boy go by in Allentown. so we had to cancel the parade today.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:44 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)
Absolutely! I was talking about that yesterday. Tucker claims he wants to set up a neverTrump / woke right party, but there’s no money or voter support for that. There IS a significant amount of both for the DSA, though, and that’s who will quickly seize control of any third party trying to launch.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:45 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:46 AM (itsE0)
And keeping the campaign cash. He's too stupid for anything else.
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:46 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
WOW
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 03, 2026 08:47 AM (b8J4P)
Did see a few YouTube shorts on it, certainly would have been neat to go watch it in person.
Its my mom's birthday today
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (Ia/+0)
I'm sure other countries have rednecks too but they have to get their own damn day.
YEEEHAAAH!
Posted by: fd - shirtless and chugging a beer while driving a tractor at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (j+aD2)
104 Oglebay
°
Remove spaces to get degree.
℉
Remove spaces to get degree F.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:43 AM (u82oZ)
I just had to try it!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:49 AM (H8EHh)
That's not possible. That Supergirl flick was only a few years ago and I'm just.. .
Oh. Never mind.
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 08:49 AM (XuXeR)
had a pool party yesterday and today need to clean up so won't get to see Big Boy moving
hoping to go to philly early Sunday to see it tho. it won't be moving sadly but still!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:49 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:49 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (Ia/+0)
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Will she go skydiving like I see old people do on TV?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)
104 Oglebay
& # 1 7 6
Remove spaces to get degree.
& # 8 4 5 7
Remove spaces to get degree F.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 08:43 AM (u82oZ)
Thank you - have a fantastic holiday weekend!
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:51 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:51 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: redridinghood
So, the A/C is out at our beach house on OBX. Of course.
The repair techs are here - lots of swearing going on (in Spanish) so I think we are in good hands.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 08:52 AM (NXz0i)
How do you get the degree symbol? I've tried holding the letter O key and it gives lots of alternatives but not degrees. Holding down 0 doesn't do anything.
Posted by: Oglebay
Windows OS.
• turn on NUMLOCK
• press and hold the ALT key
• enter, using the numerical keypad, 0 1 7 6
• release the ALT key
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 03, 2026 08:52 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:49 AM (NpAcC)
Not in France or Europe.
Posted by: dantesed at July 03, 2026 08:53 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:53 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 08:53 AM (NXz0i)
one is my family dentist who I do trust just told my adult child they don't need to get their wisdom teeth removed (but they're welcome to). apparently they are all straight at the top ones are fully in. does that make sense??!?! this is eldest bc the other two had them removed early-early when they were "seeds" which was cool because it was easy/mild recovery.
two is we were planning a big family trip around xmas again - it went well last year despite some weather issues getting out of PHL - but Im getting pressure to do Europe instead of the Caribbean. I'm not feeling great about this - busy trip just before xmas? corralling a bunch of people? Europe is a mess right now? just not feeling it. Island so easy. we won't even have a full week bc of everyone's schedules!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:53 AM (j+aD2)
To me, every one of these stories and elections are just versions of “Democrats openly admit that they are what I’ve always thought and said that they are.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:31 AM (H8EHh)
And the true horror factor hasn't even started yet.
But it's coming.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 08:54 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: That's what she said at July 03, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)
Another YouTube short on Big Boy
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:56 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oglebay
Windows OS.
• turn on NUMLOCK
• press and hold the ALT key
• enter, using the numerical keypad, 0 1 7 6
• release the ALT key
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 03, 2026 08:52 AM (QVmho)
Thank you!
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:56 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 08:56 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 08:56 AM (g8Ew8)
coo thanks! one less worry
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:57 AM (j+aD2)
In regard to the SSPX, I can't even pretend to understand all the facets of this dispute, but there are other tragedies for us little people:
- Those faithful, loyal souls who want to see the TLM prosper are more likely to be viewed locally as potential schismatics. Those TLM orders in full communion will be regarded suspiciously.
- Anyone curious about the TLM is more likely to be scared off.
- With SSPX confessions no longer valid, that's all the fewer opportunities for people to receive the sacrament. Heaven knows the times for Confession at most diocesan churches are often quite stingy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 08:57 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Oh by the way at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Even the pool feels "warm." Like bath water.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 08:53 AM (NXz0i)
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That explains his utter dependence on someone to take care of him.
He's incapable of making his own decisions.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Oglebay
Dude. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 08:59 AM (NXz0i)
then (at least here) it's going to get weirdly cold for July.
which, as a fellow pool owner, kinda sucks
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:59 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Not a mackerel snapper at July 03, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)
=====
Jewish
Lives
Matter
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Your average diocesan bishop in the US has all the wisdom and courage of a Merino sheep. All they want to do is avoid trouble.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 09:00 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: dantesed at July 03, 2026 09:00 AM (Oy/m2)
Nah, I think a lot of people saying that stuff have no idea what they’re up against. They think they’re gonna corrupt the government and have them do the dirty work. But they are gonna find out the hard way, when people start burning down their houses and hanging them from lampposts, it was a gross miscalculation.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 03, 2026 09:01 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 09:01 AM (2ap+5)
Describes Karl Marx to a T, except he did more to destroy society than quite possibly anyone else in history.
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2ap+5)
COTW material.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Steely Dan at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
50/50 nothing happens to her when it's clearly murder.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 09:04 AM (VyBeY)
You vote, you win. You stay home, you lose.
It’s that simple.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 03, 2026 09:04 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2ap+5)
Shuttlecocks are more girthy.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 03, 2026 09:05 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 09:05 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Steely Dan at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
Aerosmith is so jealous
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 09:05 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Oglebay
Tired of that steady drip, drip, drip of gonorrhea?
Try new Gono-Clear! Just one application and that annoying drip is gone! Yes, Gono-Clear attacks the source of the problem...
...right where it hurts!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (NXz0i)
50/50 nothing happens to her when it's clearly murder.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (/WQyy)
Vigilance committees can't be far off now.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (/WQyy)
This is the ignorant being led by the blind.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: man at July 03, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 09:07 AM (XvL8K)
coo thanks! one less worry
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 03, 2026 08:57 AM (j+aD2)
I still have three of my wisdom teeth. Number four was recently pulled by an oral surgeon because the 30 year-old filling cracked, and there wasn't much left to fill. Oral surgeon said the other three looked fine..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 09:07 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: fd - shirtless and chugging a beer while driving a tractor at July 03, 2026 09:07 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Oglebay"
Much like the burning during urination.
Posted by: Kramer at July 03, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:10 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 03, 2026 09:10 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (/WQyy)
Mail in voter fraud is a huge problem. But it can be beaten by sheer numbers of people showing up at the polls.
People always find something better to do on Election Day. Even when some of these states have early voting. I really don’t understand what’s more important than a better future for your family.
We should, btw, also be mining those mail in voting processes until they are gone.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 03, 2026 09:11 AM (04KGT)
Cues up Zappa....
Posted by: man
_____
Late at night when you're sleeping
Poison ivy comes acreeping
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 03, 2026 09:11 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:11 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2026 09:12 AM (NXz0i)
Nothing will get the Left on an election cleanup effort like the GOP cheating and winning.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 09:13 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (dK+Kv)
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I was wondering recently how terrorists and murderers like Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn walk the streets unmolested. None of their victims have ever been moved to find them and shoot them?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:13 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 09:13 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:15 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 03, 2026 09:15 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 03, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)
Absolutely! I was talking about that yesterday. Tucker claims he wants to set up a neverTrump / woke right party, but there’s no money or voter support for that. There IS a significant amount of both for the DSA, though, and that’s who will quickly seize control of any third party trying to launch.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 08:45 AM (H8EHh)
Yeah , true all that, and he is lazier than Michelle Obama! He ain't setting up nothing, but a pain in the ass for 2026 election. Cucker Tarlson is the worst ex-girlfriend evah! Sleeps around with your worst enemies when you break up with her, and then makes a scene with "I will Survive" and threats in the middle of a restaurant. He is so vindictive and femmy.
Posted by: runner at July 03, 2026 09:16 AM (nb5Yq)
then (at least here) it's going to get weirdly cold for July.
which, as a fellow pool owner, kinda sucks
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We have a "solar blanket" that floats on top of the water. It traps whatever heat's in the water, and when the sun's out, it heats up and transfers that heat to the water. About a couple degrees a day. We had it on back in May and the water temp went from mid-60's to about 78F in two weeks.
It's kind of a hassle to put on and take off, but some people have a spindle mounted that you use to roll in out or up.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 09:16 AM (jehhT)
Secret Service member was Googling rooftop location of Trump’s would-be assassin when shots rang out in Butler, Pa.: DHS report - NY Post
Posted by: gKWVE at July 03, 2026 09:20 AM (gKWVE)
Just another example of their lack of self awareness and cognitive dissonance.
Besides the 14th being as clear as mud, their successful attempts to stomp on the 2nd amendment makes their statements laughable.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:21 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 09:13 AM (RIvkX)
Different time, when one might have had respect for the law and the rule of law. That, and they picked the right victims, apparently.
I can't recall a more foreboding time when I got the sense that people have had enough.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:21 AM (dK+Kv)
50/50 nothing happens to her when it's clearly murder.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (/WQyy)
Vigilance committees can't be far off now.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:06 AM (dK+Kv)
From my viewing, she could have a legit self defense case, as the man continued to approach after she brandished the gun. Sorry the guy's dead (over a parking space...), but he could have walked away and maybe file a complaint against her for pulling the gun on him. He chose poorly...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 09:23 AM (nbLIj)
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Well, the left has already demonstrated "they've had enough." I'm not sure those on the right have acknowledged this fact. At least, not enough of them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 09:23 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Steely Dan at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
I assume that you chose to sock SD because a Steely Dan was a sex toy?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)
if the persons involved were reversed it definitely would be.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 09:25 AM (VyBeY)
50/50 nothing happens to her when it's clearly murder.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:03 AM (/WQyy)
Whitey needs to know that when a Nubian princess wants a parking space, they need to make way. -- poor, oppressed, blacks in America
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 03, 2026 09:26 AM (lP31d)
So all you have to do is walk toward someone and that gives them the right to shoot you? That's quite the low bar.
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:26 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: cheztrainor at July 03, 2026 09:27 AM (SVxCM)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:28 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 09:23 AM (nbLIj)
That may not be the spark, but Iryna Zarutska, Austin Metcalf, Billy Schmidt, and countless others feel like society has been pushed to a breaking point.
I don't even know that the precipitating event can be predicted, but for the sense of society being on a knife edge.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 03, 2026 09:28 AM (dK+Kv)
So all you have to do is walk toward someone and that gives them the right to shoot you? That's quite the low bar.
yeah, no kidding. not at all what the guy told us in CCW class ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 09:31 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 09:32 AM (u82oZ)
Does there exist an opposition party to the democrats?
Posted by: banana Dream - to ask the question is to know the answer at July 03, 2026 09:32 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 09:33 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: polynikes at July 03, 2026 09:26 AM (/WQyy)
You're removing all context from the scenario to make a very insipid point...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 09:33 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 09:34 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 09:34 AM (VyBeY)
In real life, not so much.
Posted by: Touch grass at July 03, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Reality Bites at July 03, 2026 09:55 AM (vVpBJ)
Mamdani is filling every position in NYC government that he can with more leftist Muslims. He’ll only deal with Kamala to the extent he can use any money, name recognition, or influence she can bring to him. Otherwise, she’s useless to him. She has no fundamental principles other than Kamala, so she is not of Mamdani’s tribe.
Posted by: Advo at July 03, 2026 10:29 AM (jO4mz)
Democrats welcoming their first “Death to America” congresswoman is certainly a trend of sorts.
No, that's wrong. That commie cocksucker cunt is just the loudest and bluntest version of Donk who has been infecting this nation for decades.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 03, 2026 10:35 AM (y9nCu)
Did see a few YouTube shorts on it, certainly would have been neat to go watch it in person.
Its my mom's birthday today
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 08:48 AM (Ia/+0)
Chased it yesterday with my son and shot videos and stills. Thousands of people along the route parked and camped out along the roads near the tracks. I had never seen anything like this in all my years of railroad photography, or ever in my 79 years. At the sites we stopped at, the crowd was great, friendly, and everyone and in a party mood. And 99% were not railfans. They were there with their kids to witness a historic steam locomotive, the largest steam locomotive in the world, built by Americans in 1944 travel cross country in honor of the 250th anniversary of our country. Temperatures reached 103 degrees by the time we got our final shot, but it was a great day.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 03, 2026 10:38 AM (5xuJ/)
The vast amount of money dumped into the Democratic party by billionaires during the last Presidential election cycle, where'd it go?
Reportedly, while disclosed super PACs report their spending, a substantial and growing portion of billionaire money is funneled through "dark money" nonprofits that legally obscure both the original donors and their final expenditures.
As detailed* by The New York Times, approximately 17% of total super PAC funds in recent election cycles originated from these secretive, undisclosed sources. When these groups dump hundreds of millions into large campaign vehicles backing Democratic nominees—such as the Future Forward super PAC—the ultimate destination and specific use of those particular dollars are obscured. Furthermore, funds routed through complex joint fundraising committees are rapidly dispersed among various state parties and allied organizations, making exact financial tracking highly convoluted.
(*The New York Times, Apr 3, 2026, Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Non-Profits)
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (NFX2v)
While the Trump administration excels at playing chess at the national level, the democratic progressives/socialists are playing very intentionally at ground level. Even among their lowest level candidates, they're very carefully analyzing the demographics and 'creating' candidates.
At times they may err (Maureen Galindo) - even some of that appears VERY intentional (The White people be crazy.) - but as AOC handled one primary in Texas (PBS News, Democratic primary for Texas' 35th U.S. House District) their candidate emerged: (Alleged) Old school democrat. Public Information Officer for Sheriff Javier Salazar, where he’s "helped make the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office one of the most transparent and community-oriented law enforcement agencies in the nation." And, for any & all of the standard democratic promises.
As they believe the administration's popularity in waning, their candidate goes against a "Trump pick" - a retired 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran and small business owner, not as well known.
So, over to K. Harris. Cont'd -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (NFX2v)
Harris is NOT going away. Facebook, Trench Len's post, Mar 2 which begins, "Circa the 1970s, a young Kamala Harris found herself in Lusaka, Zambia, sitting in her material grandfather's home, a place that felt worlds apart from the Berkeley sidewalks and Montreal winters she knew. Her grandfather, P.V. Gopalan, was not a man whose name filled history books in America, but he absolutely should have." More followe
Ghostwritten content, media network or content farms that manage multiple nostalgia or lifestyle pages, algorithmic focus - emotional storytelling coupled with historical photos. And heavily focused on the Os and Kennedys.
The old new breed: Kamala Harris, Barrack Obama, Ro Khanna, Joaquín & Julian Castro, Tammy Duckworth, Ithan Omar, etc. The newest breeds' difference with them? They'll visibly oppose Israel & support Islam while being highly supported by AOC, Sanders, Omar, Warren..
OTOH: Salazar, Rubio, Cruz, T. Scott, Byron Daniels...
"You are what you settle for.." Janis Joplin
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 03, 2026 11:33 AM (NFX2v)
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Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)