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Mid-Morning Art Thread
A Man Offering Gold and Coins to a Girl
Godfried Schalcken
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:30 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (Ippjd)
ESPONJA!!11!!!!1
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)
He: We’ve already established that. Now we’re just haggling over the price.
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Posted by: Bulg
Lingering effects from being brained by a golf ball?
Posted by: Doktor Whatsamatta at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
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Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: From about That Time
As long as it's dark, anyone looks good.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (+4yJ5)
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Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Archimedes
Them's fightin' words!
Also, Eva Vlaardingerbroek.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)
Methinks you forgot the guilder to dollar conversion.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t)
Ahem. That's why it's so dark.
Posted by: The bartender at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (JkO4W)
What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?
Thanks anyway CBD.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Like Bitcoin and AI at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Dutch Boy at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (wVcYX)
https://tinyurl.com/3usm6md7
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: Yankee Candle Inc. at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Bulg
I am Eva's champion.
Well, except for that whole not knowing how to ride a horse thing...
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Yankee Candle Inc. at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)
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You no take candle!
Posted by: World of Warcraft kobold at February 03, 2026 09:41 AM (ESVrU)
Girl: Do you love me? What's it going to be boy, Yes or No?
Boy: Let me sleep on it. I'll give you an answer in the morning.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (36PRH)
What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM
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Hey. Lighten up, Francis.
There was a sale on black paint.
I overbought.
Posted by: Godfried Schalcken at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (qwype)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2J/Lj)
Well, he was known for his skill at painting dark scenes... candlelight, moonlight, etc.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 09:44 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM
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And lice.
Posted by: Don't forget the lice at February 03, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Oh noes! at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (+abK1)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM
"They call themselves 'seamstresses'...hem! hem!"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (kgE5c)
What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM
Bad version.. I looked at it at another site and it's much brighter...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: From about That Time
__________
Black cars look better in the shade.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (JkO4W)
I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes
Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:46 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 03, 2026 09:46 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: I gotta ask at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Roy
Reminds me of that scene from Fiddler on the Roof:
Yenta the Matchmaker: "Avram, I have the perfect match for your son -- Ruchle, the shoemaker's daughter!"
Avram: "Ruchle? She can hardly see. She's almost blind."
Yenta the Matchmaker: "Tell the truth, Avram, is your son so much to look at? The way she sees, and the way he looks, it's a perfect match!"
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)
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Posted by: Sir Elton at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Thank you for answering that. However... If the viewer is left wondering what the hell is going on because the scene is too dark to see more than a tiny little part of the work, his skill may be questionable.
Oh well. It's another artist I've never heard of before so I see something new!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)
Thank you for answering that. However... If the viewer is left wondering what the hell is going on because the scene is too dark to see more than a tiny little part of the work, his skill may be questionable.
Oh well. It's another artist I've never heard of before so I see something new!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj)
She's sitting on a bed and he is offering her a gold chain and coins....Kind of risque
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:49 AM (VE6XX)
"Godfried Schalcken (8 October 1643 – 16 November 1706) was a Dutch artist who specialized in genre paintings and portraits. Schalcken was noted for his night scenes and mastery in reproducing the effect of candlelight. "
Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (lJ0H4)
Full title
A Candlelight Scene: A Man offering a Gold Chain and Coins to a Girl seated on a Bed
Artist
Godfried Schalcken
Artist dates
1643 - 1706
Date made
About 1665-70
Medium and support
Oil on copper
Dimensions
15.5 × 18.9 cm
Inscription summary
Signed
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (gbOdA)
- What Redditors told me about this painting
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)
5500 same as downtown
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM
Yenta was no dummy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:52 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (gtcuf)
Is it a braided chain?
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain?
Posted by: The Looking Glass at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)
This one seems like it could be that kind of situation.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)
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Let's not ruin the surprise...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (VE6XX)
Retouched.
I just saw the original, and the version I used is faithful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Played by Bea Arthur in the original Broadway show.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Or so I'm told at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (Bw1/o)
Retouched.
I just saw the original, and the version I used is faithful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)
Really ? Why would they do that ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)
Threadwinner!
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (LHPAg)
Probably a case of the French Pox.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)
"The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox"
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Too bad that Cecilia lady passed on.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)
Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (Bw1/o)
*looks at karcher pressure washer right over there...*
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Al Czervik at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (aP8y5)
Posted by: The girl in the painting. at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (VE6XX)
No idea.
Seriously, why would anyone want to see a reproduction that is not faithful to the original? It makes no sense.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (n9ltV)
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake
I do not like it, Sam I Am. I do not like to get the chlam.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Near-sighted Belgian Optometrist at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (73AR1)
Posted by: Just the punchline at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)
I particularly like the way the artist painted the candle and flame - the way it reaches towards the two makes it appear almost as a living thing.
Would hang.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (ufSfZ)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Absolutely hysterical that the First Amendment/Free Speech Warriors over at CNN want to censor Scott Jennings’ on air speech for saying stuff like “illegal alien."
Same people are defending Don Lemon storming a church.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (J+Psw)
The joke's on him. Each gold coin is now worth $5000.
Posted by: Cicero
Pulling in from yesterday's thread.... pussy can be a critical element to transmute sex into gold.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (QVmho)
Hollywood says "hold my be...jamba juice"
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (Bw1/o)
No, they can't. Retouched and brightened art isn't seeing more, it is seeing something different that wasn't painted by the artist.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: reason at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (S4K0J)
He looks a bit smarmy. But most young men do when they are that close to an innocent young lady.
I kind of like it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (IhIKR)
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
Horton Hires a Ho
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (BI5O2)
I will probably keep mine until it sinks to the value of zinc.
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)
=
How you say, The Paolo closes every transaction in the dark.
Posted by: The Paolo at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Doof
Are you listening to yourself?
Wow.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)
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He could be paying her to murder his wife.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Cicero
Pulling in from yesterday's thread.... pussy can be a critical element to transmute sex into gold.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (QVmho)
The Fifth Element?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
Horton Hires a Ho
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)
"Son Of Sam I Am"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Ben Had
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This is about me isn't it ...
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (S4K0J)
He looks a bit smarmy. But most young men do when they are that close to an innocent young lady.
I kind of like it.
Posted by: nurse ratched
+++
Me too.
Posted by: The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)
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Boron?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Doof
Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (5rh/l)
It's not a trailer if it's on an 8 point foundation and fully skirted.
Posted by: Reforger at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (J/fgw)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (ufSfZ)
I kind of like it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (IhIKR)
The ladies don't have to be young or innocent for us guys to look smarmy when we are that close.
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)
A boring moron? I've been called worse.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)
A boring moron? I've been called worse.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (wVcYX)
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Stay away from me. I'm apparently a glowie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (kgE5c)
In Moe Lane's Cinderella (Cin) City, they call themselves models. And the "cleaning ladies" are a guild of magic using assassins.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Doof
Are you listening to yourself?
Wow.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (cYBz/)
I denounce myself.
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (8Gofn)
I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes
Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)
I just watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire on the DVR last night. I never thought much of Marilyn - thought she was over hyped - but she definitely had a 'way' about her, beyond looks. She was funny!
I want to see more of her movies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Absolutely hysterical that the First Amendment/Free Speech Warriors over at CNN want to censor Scott Jennings’ on air speech for saying stuff like “illegal alien."
Same people are defending Don Lemon storming a church.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (J+Psw)
This is the first step by the children. When the answer is no, they will demand he not be on any CNN shows.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (5rh/l)
Virginia will impact you, you are wrong. This is a test run for the rest of the country for other Democratic states.
Virginia Democrats have created 44 new ways to prosecute gun owners and 3 new ways to prosecute cops who cooperate with ICE.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
If not, then it isn't "fine" art!
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)
Could be a betrothal/engagement thing.
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (LHPAg)
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?
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BECAUSE A GROUNDHOG IS A GENIUS COMPARED TO 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I knew it! Prometheus was a deep-state op!
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)
This is the first step by the children. When the answer is no, they will demand he not be on any CNN shows.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (5rh/l)
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He'll stop when he runs for KY Senate. And then we'll swiftly hate him because GOP Senator.
Cycle of Life!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (FPsm2)
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
Horton Hires a Ho
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)
"Son Of Sam I Am"
Posted by: Mary Poppins'
--
Oh The Places You'll Go: A Story of Listeria...
Posted by: reason at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (S4K0J)
Posted by: Doof
Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
I see you're familiar with my body of film work.
Posted by: Russ Meyer, Cinematographer at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (wVcYX)
I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes
Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)
'...diamonds are a girl's best friend'
I remember my dad singing that line - I never knew where it came from....now I know. He would have been about 33 when that movie came out.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (QGaXH)
glowie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)
Well if you stopped egging us on to all get strapped and go shoot the protesters we wouldn’t have to accuse you
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (pDt9x)
I want to see more of her movies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)
Try "Some Like It Hot" for gorgeous Marilyn as a somewhat ditzy singer
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (ufSfZ)
Dead Cat in the Hat
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (pDt9x)
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How did you decipher my *considers mentioning* posts so precisely?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
If not, then it isn't "fine" art!
Posted by: Doof
Excuse me!?!?!??
Posted by: Dogs Playing Poker at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (JCZqz)
Hmm..
"one nymph over the line, sweet jesus"
or
"one nymph at a time, sweet jesus"
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)
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And then watch The Apartment to see Billy Wilder's exasperation with working with her (she inspires a minor character).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)
It's overhyped (not in my opinion), but watch The Seven Year Itch.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)
It should be lethal to be that stupid.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)
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Minor Wilder, but fun.
It's no One, Two, Three.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM
A very popular choice for Drag Queen Story Hour!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Radicals from the Nether Lands at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Better Living Through Chemistry at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)
diamonds are a girl's best friend'
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Theodore Geisel at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.
"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."
The whining and moaning will be glorious.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)
Look at that! Look how she moves! That's just like Jell-O on springs. Must have some sort of built-in motor or something. I tell you, it's a whole different sex!
Posted by: Jack Lemmon at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (wVcYX)
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And yet they want to do reparations
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)
I would watch that before Some Like It Hot. Jack Lemmon is at his twitchy, irritating 'Jack Lemmon" bit through the movie.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Theodore Geisel at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.
"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."
The whining and moaning will be glorious.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)
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I want to create an X account that's a progressive who hates America...says that the fraud is all real and justified and that all brown people should leave America as soon as possible because it's so racist and doesn't have socialized medicine.
I wonder if I could develop some kind of following.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)
When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (gbOdA)
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.
"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."
The whining and moaning will be glorious.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)
They are Pirates. Not the funny Disney kind, either.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (RHGPo)
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?
Yeah, this meme (and variants) goes around every Groundhog Day. And It's SO clever. /s
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy)
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Meet Chad Malinowski, a Chicago area nurse. Chad appears to suggest letting ICE agents bleed out and call on nurses to target them. He also says hospitals should fire all MAGA employees because they’re racists.
Chad works at Midwest Express Clinic and Carle Hospital according to his Linkedin
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Check his look.
https://is.gd/l9yN1x
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: paulnjax at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (PPnyU)
Posted by: Bulg
"O'Henry's Full House"
She also had a small role in "All About Eve"
Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (E4WLu)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (cwGMH)
I like his work. I just could barely see any details on this one.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (ELdpA)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)
She's not wrong.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (pDt9x)
I just gave my last blowjob
That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)
You know who else developed a following?
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)
So he's a fake transgender?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (ELdpA)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)
They don't want to actually do it. They want to wallow around in the victimhood, like massive sows trying coat themselves in mud to protect themselves from sunlight.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: IMDB at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
Politics are often treated like radioactive material on Grammy night, writes Post pop music critic Chris Richards.
But on Sunday, something changed. The world outside had finally become too loud to ignore.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)
You know who else developed a following?
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)
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The Muffin Man?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)
Rather than a young woman trying to earn her way through med school or flirting with a shy schoolboy or a Julia Roberts romancing Richard Gere, a prostitute is more likely to be a drug addict supporting a habit, or a trafficked immigrant trying to pay off the coyote who brought her across the border. Or a mentally ill transgender, giving blow jobs in a train station. Or an underaged runaway servicing a never-ending line of Bulgarian workmen for the Russian mafia. Abused both physically and psychology.
Truly a sordid thing.
Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (yYROg)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (w/O5Q)
I know but if we don't sell their pretenses along with them, they just get away with their constant bs.
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)
Well, the deep lungs and all helped with the singing.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (wVcYX)
——-
It was very difficult to get into college at one time. Money was only part of it. Had to have the chops. Very competitive. Medical school was even moreso. Saboteurs have wrecked the schools.
“Slowly at first. Then all at once”. We’re definitely in the “all at once stage” for a lot of things near as I can figure.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (E4WLu)
But we're not.
Posted by: The Washington Post at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)
The Muffin Man?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)
I was thinking the Pied Piper
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)
That guy's a DICK!
Posted by: Drury Lane HOA at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (8Gofn)
So he's a fake transgender?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Is there any other kind?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (J+Psw)
Lungs? She had lungs?
Next you'll be telling us about her eyes. Or something.
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)
Bary Half Black but not African American of Slave Descent
Michelle Black African American
How much do Sasha and Malia get?
Please show your work.
Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (xRzA6)
No, but if I didn't put "fake" several people who post that there's no such thing as a transgender,.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (ELdpA)
Posted by: Opinion fact
I'm reading this enormous history of Byzantium that my son gave me for Christmas. It's a good book, but the author uses that annoying term "sex worker" to describe the Empress Theodora's previous profession.
She had been both an actress and a prostitute.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)
Another example of one of the ten mental defects common in all Leftists.
History only starts yesterday.
All music and movie award shows have been political to some degree.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)
And Bette Davis hated her. During a scene between Davis, Monroe and George Sanders, Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)
I just gave my last blowjob
That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (ufSfZ)
I did not know Shelly was once Marilyn's roommate.
Interesting because -
Shelly played a gossip columnist obsessed with ruining the career and life of a sex-bomb Monroe-like character, played by Connie Stevens. 1974, "The Sex Symbol," a TV movie.
A terrible movie. May be available on utube if you are beyond bored sometime.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (36PRH)
That's okay. I also accept cheese, lace, or tulip bulbs. Or a stapping lad with big thumbs if I happen to be feeling dykey.
Extra if you don't want to wear a wooden shoe as a condom.
My specialty move is called the windmill, baby. It's like going around the world, but in one place. Lots of grinding.
Posted by: The Dutch Whore at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)
Bary Half Black but not African American of Slave Descent
Michelle Black African American
How much do Sasha and Malia get?
Please show your work.
Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)
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The fraud to Somalis who came in the 90s is reparations for slavery in the 1850s.
Also, never mind if the Somalis' ancestors had anything to do with the slave trade. All black people in the world are African American and descended from American slaves held by George Washington.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: LaQuisha at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (ELdpA)
More comments is good for the blog!
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)
And impregnated by Thomas Jefferson, the rake.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Opinion fact
The same in many other old civilizations.
If I remember right, in feudal Japan the hierarchy was samurai, then peasants, then merchants, then actors.
Posted by: The Dutch Whore at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (J+Psw)
My apologies for the hijacking!
Hope everyone has a good day and experiences warmer weather in the east.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)
*********
I usually shoot for five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (+mUZM)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)
The green eyed monster never rests
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)
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Talking about ASS?
Well, he just needs us to know his kink. Anything he says just magically turns into him telling us about his kink.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (GBKbO)
Dancing Queen or Waterloo?
oh, "AABBA"...
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (Hf9JI)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)
Yeah!!
👀
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (xRzA6)
Works for... yeah, pretty much every guy out there. So there.
Women don't like other/prettier women...
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)
The green eyed monster never rests
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)
And today I think most people believe those older actresses like Davis chewed up a scene like a T-Rex. Over acting back then was the norm.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: J.W. Booth at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
On the other hand, Barbara Stanwyck (a far better actress than Davis, in my opinion) was very patient with basket-case Monroe in that Fritz Lang noir that they were both in, with Robert Ryan. When reporters asked Stanwyck her opinion of Monroe she simply said, "With a figure like that, you don't need to act."
Not really contradicting Bette's position, but putting a positive spin on it.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)
She also had a bit part in the Marx Brothers' 1949 flick Love Happy. In the book The Marx Bros. Scrapbook, Groucho leered, "Boy, did I want to fuck her. She wore this dress with bare tits. . .I may have tried to lay her once, but I didn't get anywhere with her. I don't think any of the boys did. Chico might have tried. She was the most beautiful girl I ever saw in my life."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (oT1li)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Ginger and Mary Ann at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)
Mass Daily News
@MassDailyNews
Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef
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Of course, you may tire of poodle and bum surprise.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (J+Psw)
I just gave my last blowjob
That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
She gave Shelley Winters a blowjob?
The things I've learned today!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (IG3/x)
A man offers gold coins and jewelry to woman lying on a bed – a carving of Cupid, the god of erotic love, on the bedpost in the foreground removes any doubt that it is an amorous encounter. The glass of wine would also have been associated with licentious behavior. Whether this is a transaction taking place in a brothel or a gift from an enamored lover is not explicit, but the coins strongly imply that it’s a commercial exchange.
Schalcken often painted candlelit scenes and here the warm glow casts the woman in a flattering light and emphasizes the softness of the pillow behind her. But it also highlights some hard, worldly realities: the gold glittering in the man’s hand, the pearls of the woman’s necklace – an expensive piece of jewelry – and the costly gold braid on her dress.
A Candlelight Scene: A Man offering a Gold Chain and Coins to a Girl seated on a Bed
Artist: Godfried Schalcken
Artist dates: 1643 - 1706
Date made: About 1665-70
Medium and support: Oil on copper
A well done painting but the model looks so young, it's sad (to me) but probably realistic long ago for the better classes of such working women.
Would pass hanging.
Thank you.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)
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L. Ron Hubbard?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (ESVrU)
who unbuckled the seatbelt?
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (8CIFn)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:31 AM (XV/Pl)
The French disease.
I know that smallpox was absolutely devastating and a tragedy for native Americans. Undisputed. But the Americas gave syphilus to Europe, and it was also a nasty pandemic. We've almost eradicated smallpox. Syphilus? Not so much.
Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:31 AM (gWBY1)
*********
I usually shoot for five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)
You don't post the same thing over and over...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (QGaXH)
"I don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies"
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (cwGMH)
"I don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies"
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)
LOL
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:33 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Opinion fact
Not always. Davis was the queen of it, but Barbara Stanwyck seldom, if ever, overacted.
I was surprised when I first saw The Agony and the Ecstasy. With Heston and Rex Harrison as the stars, I figured the scenery was gonna get chewed like a cud. To my pleasant surprise, both actors toned it down, and their pairing actually worked.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)
This one:
https://tinyurl.com/5xtfenzs
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (GBKbO)
*touches nose*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (ufSfZ)
During National Negro Month?
Posted by: Karen McAwfl at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (O3dBq)
Probably not, because then they'd have insane people on Tik Tok threatening to poison them. I'm guessing that you're a nurse or doctor or teacher who isn't leftist you can only reveal non leftist opinions to those you trust or keep it out of your work, because what does it have to do with being in a healing profession anyway, unless it's about transgender mutilation of kids and those people who do that are insane money grabbers anyway.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (oT1li)
I was surprised when I first saw The Agony and the Ecstasy. With Heston and Rex Harrison as the stars, I figured the scenery was gonna get chewed like a cud. To my pleasant surprise, both actors toned it down, and their pairing actually worked.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)
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Davis was a bit of a camp queen, but she was also a good actress underneath it.
William Wyler knew how to get performances out of her in things like Jezebel. He never communicated with her about what she was doing right or wrong...he just had her do 3 dozen takes until he got what he wanted. They also banged.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)
Donald Trump should purchase the Seahawks.
The wailing would be epic.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dIrwU)
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I sure this Haitian migrant will eat her last.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (jtM2q)
The Ecstasy came first. The Agony was when you found out how much it burned when you peed a few days later.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IG3/x)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. A bit sinister this morning I'm thinking.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (8CIFn)
Whatifyouhavenohealthforwhichtocare?
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (w9Wax)
( cruel snark. I don’t like anyone going hungry even if it’s of their own making)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)
The green eyed monster never rests
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)
Monroe was a fine actress.
I watched one of the Hercule Peroit movies recently, Death On the Nile, I think.
Old Bette Davis was in it. Along with an all-star cast.
Old Bette just phoned in her role. She was terrible.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy)
100% accurate, nevertheless.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)
The Ecstasy came first. The Agony was when you found out how much it burned when you peed a few days later.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IG3/x)
Talk about an actor who could chew up a scene. I like him a lot anyway.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (cwGMH)
Nurse ratched can tell you stories about being surrounded by leftist lunatics at work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
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I sure this Haitian migrant will eat her last.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (jtM2q
Does she pay him or is he an indentured servant?
Does the state pay her to keep him?
This is all so weird.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)
What was their age difference?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (dGCAG)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (pDt9x)
I’m waiting for an invitation to arrive, going to a party where no one’s still alive (h/t, Oingo Boingo)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (O3dBq)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. A bit sinister this morning I'm thinking.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (2WIwB)
A little foggy this morning.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
Obamacare allowed insurance companies to own pharmacies. But it also forced doctors who owned their own hospitals to disband, never mind a lot of these were giving the best care. So the insurance companies rule now, not doctors.
My mom says her favorite doctor doesn't get to choose her own staff. Insurance companies chose them. And they are little snitches and report when her doctor takes too long with a patient or doesn't do things the insurance companies like. So her doctor had to snack around their own staff to help
Their patients.
This madness cannot hold.
Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)
Davis had a reputation. During WW2, a reporter doing a story on the Hollywood Canteen ran into a Marine who said his favorite star was Davis. When asked if he was a fan, he said, "Naw. I just hear she screws like a mink."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM
Her singing style is what I would describe as stoned whisperer.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ewjUl)
Jack Elam taught her everything.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)
Surely you Jest!
-- Marty Feldman
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ufSfZ)
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Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (GBKbO)
Not really.
"GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG "
Is like you giving weight to Santa at Christmas.
Or you giving weight to Joe Biden at election time.
Not really serious.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (DgMqy)
Does he like paddle boarding?
Posted by: B.O. at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LizLem
The Gates Foundation is doing its part.
Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
“Sex worker” - Marxist for “whore”
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (O3dBq)
Both Bette and Joan got to coast on their brand cachet later on. You hired them to be them and they didn't have to really push themselves. But their early work was amazing.
Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Rochelle at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)
When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM
Wedding cake has the same effect.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (ewjUl)
Muldoon likes five lines of prose
Rhymes with a pun on the nose
But, what makes him blue
Is he can't write haiku
Mostly cuz his Japanese blows!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
Who's having sex with all these minks to make the comparison?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (dGCAG)
It’s similar to Meryl Streep.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)
20 bucks, same as in town.
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (xRzA6)
-- Marty Feldman
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM
I think he's serious. And stop calling him Shirley.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (Wnv9h)
She had been both an actress and a prostitute.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)
To be fair, both trades are covered in that appelation.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti’s death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (O3dBq)
Or victim
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
David Niven said she gave the best BJs in Hollywood.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Oh, she had a very nice figure. But, yeah, a butterface.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?
Yeah, this meme (and variants) goes around every Groundhog Day. And It's SO clever. /s
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy
Because the large squirrel has a better track record of predicting the weather than climate scientists.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (XCUp7)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (gbOdA)
Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti’s death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)
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Why are nurses in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
Because explaining comments is always fun.
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (8zz6B)
Not true! Annie Fanny is my GIRLFRIEND!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
And he almost let that slip to Rainier.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
Was there any Hollywood actress that didn't screw like a minx?
I kind of doubt it. Some just better than others I suppose.
Of course, talent helped once the screwing got you the job.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Oh, she had a very nice figure. But, yeah, a butterface.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)
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She also looked like she was 2 feet tall.
I mean, Stanwyck at least had great legs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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David Niven, in an interview with Dick Cavett, had a similar opinion of Wyler. He said Wyler could not communicate what he wanted but knew it when he heard or saw it. Niven mentioned during one of his stints acting under Wyler that Wyler was reading Variety and ignoring the actor. And ordering retake after retake.
Niven liked Wyler as a person but not as a director due to Wyler's lack of communication. Olivier found much of the same thing frustrating about Wyler in Wuthering Heights.
Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2swu2)
I just gave my last blowjob
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM
Wedding cake has the same effect.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (ewjUl)
Its funny cause its a two way street.
Her: you're not listening to me!
When one spouse starts to "set boundries" the other does get to as well.
Let the games begin.
Him: Didja say something?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (i0Hi3)
I disagree.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6kcfnz
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
Illegal immigrants are in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement. They refuse to acknowledge that.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (cwGMH)
Was there any Hollywood actress that didn't screw like a minx?
I kind of doubt it. Some just better than others I suppose.
Of course, talent helped once the screwing got you the job.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)
Hey hey take it easy there.
Posted by: Sandra locke at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (ufSfZ)
I thought that was....
But seriously, if you are getting serviced by Grace Kelly, I don't care how bad she is, it's the best you're ever gonna get.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (dGCAG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
She had a reputation for sleeping with all her leading men. Jimmy Stewart's wife reportedly came to every minute he was on the set of Rear Window, during his scenes with Kelly, so she could make sure nothing would happen. Even if she trusted him...Grace was pretty irresistible.
I'm sure that was part of Hitchcock's obsession with her. She was more than willing to give it up... but only to young, dashing, handsome men.
Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (gWBY1)
Niven liked Wyler as a person but not as a director due to Wyler's lack of communication. Olivier found much of the same thing frustrating about Wyler in Wuthering Heights.
Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2swu2)
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Heston was doing the same shot over and over in Ben-Hur. It was just him walking down a hallway.
Eventually, he asked Wyler what he was doing wrong. Cornered, Wyler had to answer. "You kicked that cup in the first take. I liked it. I was hoping you'd do it again."
"Well, I didn't do it again because you made me do a retake."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)
Doris Day was my pre-teen crush. I would like to think she didn't do the nasty on the casting couch.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
And wore anklets really well.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (XV/Pl)
Look at the typical street whores in your town.
Not only are there guys who will have sex with them, they will even pay for the privilege.
Besides, Bette was okay in her youth. It's just that she made so many of her famous movies after reaching the harridan stage (another indication of her acting ability... Hollywood bimbos with nothing else to bring to the table are generally done before they turn 30).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:49 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (Hf9JI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (BWnHZ)
Heh... like June Carter hovering around when a young Linda Ronstadt was on the Johnny Cash show, finally ordering one of the staff to "go out and buy that girl some drawers".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
Yep. I heard it from you.
If I ever make it to Beantown, or you to DC, I'd love to meet up with you. You're one of the most interesting people I've ever known.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
I don't know of any dirty Day stories. I do know the Oscar Levant quip about her screen persona: "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?
Because the groundhog has been more accurate in his predictions that you alleged "scientists". LOLGF.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (ewjUl)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (Hf9JI)
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They just needed a little more time to get their lies straight.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (J+Psw)
>>Look at the typical street whores in your town.
We're talking about Hollywood producers and directors who would have had access to top shelf trim, no one's banging Davis.
It's safe to say she rose on her own acting merits.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (XV/Pl)
-
They just needed a little more time to get their lies straight.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (J+Psw)
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"Trump was wearing a Bill Clinton mask."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
Only because you've never met me.
But thank you for the compliment.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Came from the stage. Due to the limitations of the stage in the far back seats, acting became exaggerated in voice and gestures.
Same thing for music acts. To fill a stadium, you have to play very differently than in an intimate club.
Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (2swu2)
Check his look.
https://is.gd/l9yN1x
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks"
Not exactly the Chad that is getting all the hot chicks.
Posted by: Ripley at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
Only because you've never met me.
But thank you for the compliment.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (ufSfZ)
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MPPPP is a genial, witty man and enjoyable company.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (w6EFb)
But thank you for the compliment.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
RMBS seems to think you're OK.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
This is actually a tech problem. Modern LCD flatscreens are garbage at depicting low light scenes compared to the picture tubes we used to have. That’s part of why they’re extremely cheap. OLED screens do much better but also more expensive. The painting is easily visible on my iPhone, for instance.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (3cXfB)
Though not as mannish as Katherine Hepburn.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: whig
Ethel Merman has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
Though not as mannish as Katherine Hepburn.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (IG3/x)
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It took Ball of Fire for me to understand her sexual appeal.
Not even Double Indemnity made sense to me, but Ball of Fire did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
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I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
There's a lot to be said for playing to your strengths. Hate the game, not the player...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 03, 2026 10:55 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)
Your check's in the mail.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ewjUl)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)
Your check's in the mail.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ufSfZ)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
The Morning Report — 2/3/26
On Jan. 12, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison initiated a lawsuit on behalf of the North Star State, along with municipal co-plaintiffs Minneapolis and St. Paul, against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons and the rest of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement apparatus. In his press conference announcing the suit, Ellison emphasized the same basic arguments as his formal complaint: Namely, that ICE’s enforcement “surge” in Minnesota amounts to a “violation of the Tenth Amendment and the sovereign laws and powers granted to states.” In essence, Ellison and his Minnesota’s Democrat Party leadership confreres argue that the constitutional federalism articulated in the Tenth Amendment and its corollary of “states’ rights” can shield the Land of 10,000 Lakes from the long enforcement arm of federal immigration law. Ellison and Minnesota Democrats claim that by declaring their state and cities to be illegal alien “sanctuaries,” they can “nullify” federal immigration law. Stop me if you’ve heard that one before. Democrats in America have a long and inglorious history of invoking “states’ rights” and shirking federal law. It has never ended well. . . On Thursday, Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that the administration is prepared to draw down federal personnel in Minnesota if the state cooperates. We’ll see if that transpires, but I have my suspicions. Historically, Democrat Party subversives and insurrectionists have not been known for their cooperation with the feds. The good news for President Donald Trump is that he has a clear legal precedent for how to respond, if the neo-Confederate uprising in Minnesota continues apace. On April 15, 1861, in response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days prior, President Abraham Lincoln invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807. Trump has recently been musing about doing the same. Will Trump pull the trigger? Maybe. After all, there’s nothing new under the sun.I suppose it was easy-peasy lemon-squeezey for President Trump to scramble the USAF to pulverize Iran's nuke sites. But putting down an insurrection here at home and even openly declaring we are in one, when much too large a segment of the populace does not see it that way or even understand the meaning of the word let alone have an iota of awareness of the history of their own nation as author Josh Hammer details in his essay. My fear and oddly enough my hope is that it really would be the bitter end. As of now we are at the very bitter beginning, or in the midst of several decades of a political and cultural upheaval that President Trump's miraculous trifecta of presidential wins has at the very least slammed the brakes on. There are signs here and there that he and we have shoved the Overton Window into reverse and of course that is why we are witnessing the goings on in Minneapolis and elsewhere, as the Democrat Left senses the political and cultural revolution they inflicted on us in their multi-generational quest for absolute power is perhaps on the verge of collapse, or at the least being derailed for a long time to come (please God). On that note there is a bit of positive news to report that let's hope is not a one-off:
The president of the union representing Seattle police officers said Friday he would not let his members implement what he called a “ludicrous” proposal from Democrat Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle. Wilson issued orders to local police, directing them to “investigate, verify, and document” activity by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for potential prosecution, similar to directives issued by Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Fox 13 Seattle reported. Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) President Mike Solan responded to Wilson’s order with a post on X Friday. (RELATED: Seattle Mayor Proudly Admits She Is Not Seeking Probe Into Somali Scammers) “Toothless virtue signaling rhetoric like this has already cost two people their lives,” Solan posted on the SPOG X account, referencing the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area during immigration enforcement operations. “The concept of pitting two armed law enforcement agencies against each other is ludicrous, and will not happen. I will not allow SPOG members to be used as political pawns.” Citizen journalists began probing Somali-run day care centers in Washington state after independent journalist Nick Shirley posted a 42-minute video that went viral showing him visiting Somali-run day-care centers in the Minneapolis area, propelling the issue of welfare fraud into the public eye. Initial reports of fraud in Minnesota by City Journal in November prompted the Department of Homeland Security to deploy hundreds of agents from multiple agencies to the Minneapolis area. Wilson previously stated she was not seeking a probe into reports that Somali scammers were engaged in welfare fraud during an interview with Seattle-area TV station KOMO that was posted on X Jan. 7. “This whole issue is not really about fraud, right? It’s about dividing and conquering,” Wilson claimed during the interview. “It’s about making an immigrant community a target, right? There’s no reason to assume, based on the identity of a day care operator, that their small business is doing anything wrong.”Of course, Seattle is a Leftist hell hole and its citizens made it that way by perpetually voting Democrat. Far too many are radical fundamentalist true believers of Leftist orthodoxy, so we'll see how many Prettis and Goods there are who will take up arms against the SPD and ICE, or perhaps Federal troops, should it come to that. But that Seattle even has a Police leadership that can and will vocally stand up to this insane mayor I take as a good sign. Hopefully it's not a fluke. Have a great day. And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.
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- The Daily Mail quoted “an investigating source” who indicated that the patient, a 24-year-old man, “…was in a state of extreme discomfort, having inserted a large object up his rectum.” Because the artillery shell was not inert, “bomb disposal experts” were called in, as was the fire brigade.
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- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- Including CAIR and the organization that recruited Rep. Bro-Fo Omar.
The Somali Muslim Network in the ICE Riots - And Trump’s clear legal precedent to respond in Minnesota.
The Rise of the New Confederacy - The president of the union representing Seattle police officers said Friday he would not let his members implement what he called a “ludicrous” proposal from Democrat Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle.
Police Union Tells Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson To Pound Sand Over Anti-ICE Order - “I want to show you a new form of resistance against ICE — another “ICE-out” method — that’s growing and developing.”
Anti-ICEAgitators’Terrorists' Latest Method of Resistance: Checkpoints
- One of the city’s protest organizations stoked a raging fire.
Inside Minneapolis’ ICE Watch Network - “We know that foreign powers like Mexico are actively involved in what they call the ‘resistance to Donald Trump,'” Schweizer told Bartiromo in a recent interview. “That’s not my words, that’s what Mexican officials who live inside the United States say.”
Mexican Officials Go on Defense over Bombshell Reporting in ‘Invisible Coup’ . . .“We know that foreign powers like Mexico are actively involved in what they call the ‘resistance to Donald Trump,'” Schweizer told Bartiromo in a recent interview. “That’s not my words, that’s what Mexican officials who live inside the United States say.”
- I believe the feds have arrested 10 people now.
Agents Arrest Two More in Connection With Minnesota Church Ambush
- I went to a minor riot this Saturday in Downtown Los Angeles, but I kept running into routine life on the way to the uprising.
What I Saw At An Anti-ICE Riot Proved The Hysteria Is Totally Fake* * * * * - Texas judge orders $3.2 million judgment against black mother and attorney who falsely alleged her son was 'tortured' by white friend
Mainstream Media Breathlessly Covered an Alleged Hate Crime in Which White Kids Forced a Black Classmate To Drink Urine. It Was a Giant Hoax. "BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - In its latest survey of 1,004 likely 2026 voters, the political polling firm Cygnal found that respondents support removing illegal aliens from America and sending them back to their country of origin by a nearly 2:1 margin (61 to 34 percent). The poll also found strong support for ICE enforcement of federal immigration laws and agreement that illegally entering the United States is a violation of such laws.
Poll: Likely 2026 Midterm Voters Support Deporting Illegal Aliens By 2:1 Margin - The findings highlight strong public support for enforcing immigration laws, deporting criminal illegal aliens, and rejecting Democrat-led calls to defund ICE.
DATA: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Enforcing Borders, Deporting Criminal Illegals. - Did anyone elect Judge Reyes president?
First Gay Immigrant Judge Claims Trump Can’t Deport Haitian Illegals Because It’s Racist - Over 650 arrests were made, including migrants with criminal convictions, without incident, proving that the recent violent disorder in Minnesota could have been avoided if agitators and state officials had not sought to disrupt operations.
Two-Week ICE Op Nabs Hundreds of Illegals Without Incident – Because State and Local Officials Cooperated.
- On Feb. 2, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release about the arrest of Gerardo Miguel-Mora, a criminal illegal alien with an extremely lengthy rap sheet for strangulation, rape, grand larceny, burglary, sexual assault, and drug possession. New York City released Miguel-Mora because city officials refuse to honor ICE detainers, so ICE had to re-arrest him on Jan. 30 of this year. But Miguel-Mora is no exception. He is one of thousands of illegal aliens who benefitted, at least temporarily, from sanctuary policies.
New York Released Almost 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens - This motion concerns the January 8 memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, which required members of Congress to provide notice to bypass Cobb’s order blocking her June 2025 memo.
Judge Temporarily Blocks DHS Rules for Congressional Visits to Detention Centers
- The program was part of a $250,000 package approved by the Multnomah County commissioners
Portland-Area County Launches ‘Sanctuary Fund’ Providing Taxpayer-Funded Grants To Assist Illegal Alien-invaders
- You really can’t make it up. A previously deported illegal immigrant named Gerardo Miguel Mora, whose rap sheet includes attempted rape and strangulation, was back in a New York City courtroom last week on a shoplifting charge, which, according to The Post, was his second arrest in the month of January — the first being for crack possession. That’s actually not the unbelievable part of the story.
What possible justification do Dems have for not letting ICE deport a sex offender? DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - "Republicans acting alone could have defunded it — and should have"
Corrupt Foreign Aid Agency Lives On After 11 Republicans Vote Against Defunding
- new report from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Office of Inspector General reveals a shocking truth: nearly $5 million in taxpayer dollars from the Lifeline program went to more than 100,000 dead people. Lifeline, designed to help low-income Americans afford phone and internet service, spends roughly $1 billion annually — but despite promises of oversight, waste and fraud continue unchecked.
Lifeline Program Wastes Millions While Dead People Collect
Benefits
- Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, told the press, "You've got hospice that's grown seven-fold in the last five years. They represent about three and a half billion dollars of fraud, we believe, just in L.A. County." Just think of that cost to U.S. taxpayers from only one county in California. Who knows how many other counties in California, let alone across the country, are also guilty of major fraud of this type?
18 Percent of Fed-Funded Home Health Care Is in Los Angeles County, and Fraud Is Rampant WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - It never should have had it in the first place.
Yes, Of Course Hamas-Linked CAIR Should Lose Its Non-Profit Status - Italy’s Islamization enters a new stage.
Stealth Jihad, Italian Style SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION - The dismissal highlights the ongoing tensions between Judge Boasberg and the Trump Administration over issues from immigration to former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations of President Trump.
Appeals Court Dismisses Complaint Against Anti-Trump Obama Judge.
THE ECONOMY, STUPID - “Apartment rents just dropped to the lowest level in 4 years,” Leavitt posted on her X account.
Experts: Nationwide Rent Declines as Border Enforcement Reduces Migration
- Interest-bearing stablecoins are not the future of freedom. They are the opening act for state-run digital money.And once that door is opened, it does not close again.
Trump Must Ignore Coinbase’s CEO’s China PR and Keep Crypto Free from State Control.
- The next credit crisis will come when all the billionaires default on their server farm loans.
Central Banking Made Real Simple
- If he acts in harmony with his past statements, Kevin Warsh could restore the Fed’s integrity and independence.
Trump’s Fed Pick Could Be Just What the Central Bank Needs CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - New data from the nation's capital show the success of Trump's crime policies.
Washington, D.C. Had Just One Homicide In January
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - The Democrat-led law targeted the Babylon Bee and other satirical sites, claiming their content risks ‘changing … voter behavior.’
In A Big Win For Free Speech, Judge Blocks Hawaii Law Censoring Political Satire
- “Newsmax has absolutely no place on New York City streets,” Hoylman-Sigal wrote in his post. “I’m calling on the TLC to suspend their partnership with Curb until Newsmax is no longer being broadcast in 15,000 NYC cabs every single day.”
NYC Democrat Calls to Remove Newsmax from Taxi Cabs RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - The United States is on ‘the slippery slope to the government deciding when and under what conditions you can drive’
Heartland Institute Expert: ‘Kill Switch’ for Cars Is "Classic Government Overreach"
- Decades of dire climate predictions—from ice ages to drowned cities—never arrived, showing alarmism thrives on fear while calmer experts admit the future is unknowable.
Climate Alarmists Are Often (always!) Wrong But Never in Doubt
- Temperatures in the district remained below freezing for nine straight days for the first time since 1989
‘Climate Change’ Was Supposed to Make DC Winters 'More Southern'—And It’s Colder Than It’s Been in Three Decades EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - Court: “How a teacher addresses a particular student in a particular classroom — and whether a teacher communicates with a student’s parent — is merely a part of that teacher’s job description.” . . .As a Christian who believes there are only two God-given sexes, Kimberly Polk refused to comply with school guidelines requiring her to use her students’ preferred pronouns and to refrain from discussing any student’s gender identity with their parents. She applied for a religious exemption, which the school district promptly rejected.
Court Rejects Teacher’s Challenge to Gender Secrecy Policy: ‘Transing’ Kids is Part of Her Job
- It’s time to enforce the law and ensure that our children are focused on their education rather than on being used as pawns in the political battles of grown-ups.
It’s Illegal For Leftist Agitators To Encourage High School Walkouts. Time To Prosecute
- Glenn Youngkin built a quiet reform model. Abigail Spanberger is moving fast to undo it.
Virginia’s New Governor Is Rolling Back the State’s Higher Ed Wins
- The move comes as state test scores drop and unions shift their focus to politics
Teachers’ Unions Sue To Block Tax Cut Referendum From Appearing on Ballot THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH - A voter ID filibuster would be a 24/7 GOP campaign ad.
Senate GOP Can Fix Elections, Boost Trump, And Wreck Dems With The SAVE Act
- Voter ID is racist, you guys. Chuckie reminds everyone that Democrats want illegals to vote.
Schemer: ‘SAVE Act Would Impose Jim Crow Style Restrictions on Voting’ L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN - The Virgin Islands delegate has defended her communications with Epstein by claiming she did not have a 'friendship with him'
Democrat Stacey Plaskett Called Epstein Her 'Friend,' Gave Disgraced Pedophile Exclusive Information About Her Legislative Work: Text Messages
- 'My last interaction with Epstein was in 2015,' Hoffman said in 2019
Skype, Sushi, and a 'Phone Date': Democrat Megadonor Reid Hoffman Maintained Jeffrey Epstein Relationship Years After He Said It Ended
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY - Mark Holodnak, formerly the treasurer for the Democrat Party Executive Committee for Legislative District 12 in Arizona, was captured on video shouting at the girls as a mob pursued them, claiming they took photos with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday by RedState.com reporter R.C. Maxwell. After the video of the encounter was posted, it sparked backlash across the internet with calls for Holodnak’s firing, according to the Arizona Republic. (RELATED: ‘Shark Tank’ Star Verbally Brawls With Former MS NSDAP Host After She Calls ICE 'White Supremacist')
Dem Who Called Girls ‘F*cking C*nts’ For Allegedly Posing With ICE Loses Two Jobs - Manny Rutinel spent his adult life railing against meat and dairy industries—then abruptly backtracked after launching his House bid
Colorado Dem Seeking Swing Seat in Ranching District Spent Years Calling Animal Agriculture ‘Horrific’ POLITICS - Texas’ red fortress is wobbling—special election shocks and a messy Senate primary threaten GOP dominance unless Trump brokers a reset before Democrats capitalize.
Reassessing the Mess in Texas
- ‘Exit, voice, loyalty’ in action as Cape Cod Potato Chips flees Massachusetts
Trump States Gaining Population As High-Tax States Lose People, New Census Data Show
- Democrats are facing an existential crisis with the forthcoming 2030 census. On Sunday, (Harry) Enten broke down those population trends that spell disaster for the left, and he wasn’t offering a friendly warning, but more like an electoral obituary.
Even CNN Admits That Democrats Are Screwed
- “Federal Election Commission records show Musk has contributed roughly $42 million to political causes since last June,” Newsmax reported.
Elon Musk Pours Millions Into GOP 2026 Midterm Fight FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - Under the agreement, India committed to reduce its own tariffs and non-tariff barriers against American goods to zero. Modi also agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil and to buy more than $500 billion worth of U.S. energy, technology, agricultural products, and coal.
U.S. Will Cut Tariffs on India to 18% in Trade Deal
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - Just how deep does this enemy penetration of our country run?
Another ChiCom biological warfare lab caught in Las Vegas? - Reports have compared the idea to the country’s emergency oil stockpile. Project Vault would obtain rare earth elements such as gallium and cobalt, which is used in iPhones, batteries, and jet engines.
Trump to Establish $12 Billion Critical Mineral Stockpile to Reduce Reliance on Chinese Rare Earths HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - Hippocratic Oath? Not for patriots and infidels.
The Danger of Leftist (and Muslim) Medical Professionals ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around the same time as Lucy, roughly 3.4 million years ago.
A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
- Two hydrogen fuel leaks during today’s Artemis-2 dress rehearsal countdown forced an early termination of the count as well as the cancellation of a second practice countdown.
Fuel leaks cause Artemis-2 dress rehearsal countdown to terminate at T-5:15, several minutes early
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - Varian had her healthy breasts removed about a year after questioning her gender.
Shocking Details Emerge In Landmark $2 Million ‘Trans’ Malpractice Judgment CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - Jelly Roll’s story matters because it cuts directly against the stereotype Hollywood prefers.
Jelly Roll praises God at the Grammys in much needed Hollywood Christian revival - Though admittedly I can tell we are seeing a curated slice for the camera, Melania seems focused on her tasks as wife, mom, and First Lady --- and she isn't all that impressed with the president.
Democrats have ignored the First Lady's success story—'Melania' will make sure they never forget it
- Hollywood simply cannot help itself.
Woke Casting Ruins Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’
- Christian Toto: Five for Fighting asks simple question that exposes music's cultural rot
Grammy Nominee Shames Singers for Ignoring Iranian Protesters HITHER & YON - Three Dog Night was known for hits such as “Joy to the World,” “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” and “Black and White.” The group secured 11 top 10 hits on the Billboard 100 chart, as well as 21 top 40 hits.
Three Dog Night co-founder Chuck Negron dead at 83 after health battle
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:21 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: GigantorX at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (I6xai)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 07:23 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:23 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:23 AM (+4yJ5)
iirc Grady Wilson went on to preach the Word after he stopped acting.
Don't you mean Demond Wilson? IIR, part of that conversion was because he was tangentially associated with the murder of Ronald Rudin, which was postulated by the late Maury Terry as part of the Son of Sam / Manson murder cult.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 07:24 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 03, 2026 07:24 AM (uQIma)
Posted by: davidt at February 03, 2026 07:25 AM (Q+gd/)
I have many questions but I suspect that I don't want the answers to them.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:26 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:27 AM (+4yJ5)
I have many questions but I suspect that I don't want the answers to them.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:26 AM (+4yJ5)
He used the time machine to go back to Ypres in 1916 and bent down at just the right moment...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:27 AM (x0n13)
"Friend?"
*insert Princess Bride quote here.
Somewhere, John Derbyshire is saying I told you so.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 07:27 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: davidt at February 03, 2026 07:28 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
There is a quote regarding Scott Adams that applies to John Derbyshire as well. "You only said he was racist. You didn't say he was wrong."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (+4yJ5)
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This is called a Taco Bell simulator.
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (TutW4)
You won't be hearing any more crying about ICE after they get a taste of the howitzers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)
He has a career ahead of him in low rent gay porn.
Posted by: Jackie Treehorn at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (aP8y5)
Woke with the news that a Bojangles has opened in town this morning. All is right with the world.
Posted by: Auspex at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (Y8DZL)
But Stan wants to have the division, strife and kinetic confrontations.
Normals like watching orderly and rules based sporting events.
Ferals prefer ad hoc amateur MMA demonstrations in public venues like a McDonald's lobby.
Demons want blood and aren't interested in your sportsball games. Watching other people die is their Viagra.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:29 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
For him that is.
My mom was an ER nurse. One day, they were in a meeting and the local admin type was yelling at them about how patients were supposed to sit in chairs instead of laying on the floor.
Mom said "That's my patient you're talking about."
When asked why he was laying on the floor, she explained that he had a dildo in his rectum which led to her openly wondering why they don't have handles.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:31 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: davidt at February 03, 2026 07:31 AM (Q+gd/)
OK, let's play that game, Keith. I'm writing TX GOV Abbott today, asking him to make Texas a sanctuary state for the 2nd Amendment and sanctuary from Federal Tax law. Meaning ATF and IRS agents cannot enter Texas! And if a Democrat is ever again in the White House, make Texas a sanctuary from FBI agents! I'm feeling totally liberated from DC as I write this.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 07:31 AM (5rh/l)
Hmm.. it is plumbing and I hat dealing with plumbing so airstrike it is.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 07:32 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: jmel at February 03, 2026 07:35 AM (bVhJi)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 07:35 AM (0KSrI)
My work is never done.
Posted by: The Assman at February 03, 2026 07:36 AM (2Ez/1)
They will find a way to get rid of him.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)
Herr Starmer has finished kow towing in China, looking as self aware of his surroundings as Joey in his heyday.
Hitler smiles.
Posted by: Auspex at February 03, 2026 07:37 AM (Y8DZL)
OK, let's play that game, Keith. I'm writing TX GOV Abbott today, asking him to make Texas a sanctuary state for the 2nd Amendment and sanctuary from Federal Tax law. Meaning ATF and IRS agents cannot enter Texas! And if a Democrat is ever again in the White House, make Texas a sanctuary from FBI agents! I'm feeling totally liberated from DC as I write this.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 07:31 AM (5rh/l)
Nullify the Treaty of Appomattox court house and declare the Democrat Party illegal and abolish it.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:37 AM (x0n13)
No triple weave crowns?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:39 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: 24 Year Old Man in France at February 03, 2026 07:40 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton p/i]
But that's insurrection when we do it. Because reasons!
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:40 AM (+4yJ5)
Hmm.. it is plumbing and I hat dealing with plumbing so airstrike it is.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 07:32 AM (XV/Pl)
No Shit?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:40 AM (gbOdA)
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Somme folks are beyond help.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: r hennigantx
She had to take care of the immediate needs first.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (+4yJ5)
Its ironic that the DEI/57 Genders crowd still uses the term "racist" as anthropologists and geneticists agree that "race" is a "social construct", not a biologically valid way to classify humans. So those hung up on dismissing biological differences in people (sex) as claiming "social construct" are elevating something based on "social construct".
Granted, stupid people conflate "race" with "ethnicity", its "ethnicity" (tribal affiliation) that has conflicts since ethnic groups can include people of varying arbitrary visible physical traits and characteristics (aka "race").
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 07:31 AM (5rh/l)
PREACH IT
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)
>>It is truly amazing how little Ellison knows about the law.
He only spent a couple of years "practicing" law, most of his career has been spent seeking and attaining higher office.
He's got a typical DEI career trajectory, college rabble rouser, "civil rights" attorneying, state rep, congressional rep, state AG.
He's a clown, but a very dangerous clown.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 07:42 AM (XV/Pl)
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Somme folks are beyond help.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (Ippjd)
Ypres creepers!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Auspex at February 03, 2026 07:37 AM (Y8DZL)
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The difference is that Joey was demented.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 07:43 AM (Ippjd)
Was that wrong?
Should she not have done that?
Posted by: George Costanza at February 03, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Well it's 4°out and the power is out. Restoration at 9:30 or so. Must have been a drone strike.
Russians pounded Ukraine last night with a lot of drones and missiles. One must have gone off target
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 07:43 AM (BWnHZ)
Dave Ramsey is dying upon hearing this.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:43 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton p/i]
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*opens gaping maw*
Posted by: The Barrel at February 03, 2026 07:44 AM (RIvkX)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 03, 2026 07:44 AM (tljrc)
Well it's 4°out and the power is out. Restoration at 9:30 or so. Must have been a drone strike.
Russians pounded Ukraine last night with a lot of drones and missiles. One must have gone off target
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 07:43 AM (BWnHZ)
See also the lead story...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:44 AM (x0n13)
Sad news. Great voice. I hope he did make it to Spain at some point.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 07:45 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 03, 2026 07:45 AM (5rh/l)
Rectum? It nearly killed 'em!
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 07:45 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 03, 2026 07:46 AM (5xuJ/)
All any (R) needs to do between now and March (if there is a primary) and Nov is to state
We, the USA, is a country of law and order but we are also a country of wealth and generosity.
I stand for controlled immigration and secure borders so that we can have strong Social Security and Medicare/Health Care systems for our citizens.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:46 AM (gbOdA)
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Here's a handy PSA from me. Then, gentle voters, make sure you get your hineys to the polls in November. This isn't hard.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:46 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:41 AM (a4flb)
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This is why morons always be flipping about the phrase "white hispanic"
White = denotes race
Hispanic = denotes ethnicity
There are Chinese Hispanics. Chinese Cuban food sucks a**.
Posted by: The Barrel at February 03, 2026 07:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:44 AM (x0n13)
Lead or Lead?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:47 AM (gbOdA)
Why stop there?
EPA, OSHA, FDA, CAFE all can be dismissed.
Texas already has its redundant regulatory agencies, and the Fe'ral government's version is mostly political and One Size Fits None punative regulations.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:48 AM (a4flb)
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Here's a handy PSA from me. Then, gentle voters, make sure you get your hineys to the polls in November. This isn't hard.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:46 AM (qBdHI)
Make that "... get your WWI 8-inch artillery shell free hineys ..."
Safety First!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 07:49 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 07:49 AM (jtM2q)
We all know why.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)
No one gives a fuck
Adding adjective to judges is worse than adding adjectives to words like truth or justice.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)
Sad news. Great voice. I hope he did make it to Spain at some point.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 07:45 AM (wVcYX)
Saddened by his passing. What a life and how he hit rock bottom with drug and booze addiction and how he recovered is an amazing story. RIP.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 03, 2026 07:52 AM (x0n13)
40% of them are children, held hostage by their savage parents
JJ apparently understands my mother has a penis with my lipstick all over it.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 03, 2026 07:52 AM (uQIma)
That demographic checkmark comes straight from Big City police forms. I'm thinking Chicago gave us the "White Hispanic" and "Black Hispanic" (aka Haitian, Dominican, etc.)
How we learned of it is from the Florida police form that was used by stupid reporters when "reporting" on the George Zimmerman / St Trayvon scene. They saw "White Hispanic" checked on the form, and that was all it took.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:52 AM (a4flb)
Talk about doing the French Mistake. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 07:52 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 03, 2026 07:52 AM (aP8y5)
There are currently 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction with an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.
And NYC is going to release them right back into NYC.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:53 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards at February 03, 2026 07:54 AM (HeR4S)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 07:54 AM (0KSrI)
The British used to consider the Irish a different race than than the Italians than the French than the Indians and so on.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 07:54 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:55 AM (RIvkX)
It was characterized as a Weapon of Ass Destruction.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:55 AM (a4flb)
They DO NOT and WILL NOT assimilate to American culture, mores or law.
Throw them ALL out.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 07:55 AM (ufSfZ)
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At this point, you actually have to laugh at this tiresome claim. It's ridiculous and most people know it. And more importantly, poll after poll show a vast majority of Americans want our elections secure from fraud. Yet, Schmuckie persists, as do all the Dems, like a deep scratch on the LP that keeps playing the same vomit over and over and over.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)
I'm betting our troll is one of those white people who want minorities to love him so he professes to hate himself.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:57 AM (+4yJ5)
Instead, however, they seem hell-bent on courting more unrest.
Which brings us back to the original question: Why?
My guess is 90% of Progressive really believe that the USA needs to be brought down to 2nd (or 3rd) World status.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:57 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (HeR4S)
It was characterized as a Weapon of Ass Destruction.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 07:55 AM (a4flb)
explosive diarrhea
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (gbOdA)
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Just not them. Like that Billie Eyelash broad, who lives in her coastal mansion on "stolen land."
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)
But what do I know, I'm not a credentialed anthropologist 'expert.'
Not even God can know the number of people in the US alone whose knowledge about everything except eating and excreting the remains of the food is based mostly or totally on story headlines on the webz. We are doomed.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 07:59 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 03, 2026 08:00 AM (DDJSl)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
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Its ok when >I< steal it, she explained.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: r hennigantx
We need to be "put in our place" because they can't stand the fact that our country is doing well.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 08:01 AM (+4yJ5)
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They could just move to most any urban shithole and savor their new status instead of trying to bring "everybody" down to their level.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 08:01 AM (jtM2q)
I call 100% bullshit on Cali being a state that send in more Taxes than it receive.
The state is one big scam.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
No one gives a fuck
Actually I do, and you should too.
In English Common-Law Traditions the idea that jurors (including the judge) should come from the community.
Where "Latin-American immigrant" is a notable attribution, this is a confession that this tradition is violated.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees an impartial jury. By stringing along adjectives as a distinctive, they are also confessing that the judge is disqualified as an objective court participant as being a notable pervert and foreigner (from different ideas of law and order).
But being ruled by perverts and foreigners is On Brand for the Demonic Party.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:03 AM (a4flb)
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They could just move to most any urban shithole and savor their new status instead of trying to bring "everybody" down to their level.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 08:01 AM (jtM2q)
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Standing right here.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Their religion won't allow that. Everyone has to be equally miserable in the name of "social justice."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 08:03 AM (+4yJ5)
You all do realize that the people in the state and federal offices that quote unquote pay these bills know it is fraud but continue to pay.
My question is why?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:04 AM (gbOdA)
Its more fun to fully live out the crab bucket pathology.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:05 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 08:06 AM (BWnHZ)
It’s just a term of classification but since we live in a soft world of leftist baby minds, everyone gets their knickers in a twist the second any mention of race happens.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 08:06 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:04 AM (gbOdA)
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My theory is that processing is 1. Outsourced and 2. Automated
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2026 08:07 AM (NO8i+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 08:06 AM (BWnHZ)
Uncle Louis lit his stogie by the manhole cover?
Posted by: Clark W. Griswold at February 03, 2026 08:08 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Mr. Science at February 03, 2026 08:08 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 08:08 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:04 AM (gbOdA)
Because they’re getting a cut, obviously.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2026 08:09 AM (NO8i+)
Posted by: Pedantic nerd at February 03, 2026 08:11 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 08:01 AM (jtM2q)
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Standing right here.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)
Do you know why the 49ers (and Giants) moved their games almost 40 miles south to Santa Clara? I guess I missed that when it happened and just realized because the SB is there this week…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 08:11 AM (/iXAp)
We all know why.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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* nods *
Cheese- borne illnesses
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 03, 2026 08:12 AM (8AONa)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
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Its ok when >I
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
Vapid sloganeering. She said, "...nobody is illegal on stolen land."
If that is what she really wants to be the law, she'd better get ready for uninvited guests. A law saying the above will make trespass and squatting totally legal. Everyone who wants to use a part or all of someone else's land without paying will do it.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 08:13 AM (5rh/l)
(The City refused to be financially r*ped by Eddie DiBartolo.)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 08:15 AM (/iXAp)
Finish the job.
Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at February 03, 2026 08:16 AM (WQDw6)
The Giants play in Oracle Park in San Francisco. They did not move to Santa Clara.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 03, 2026 08:16 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (BWnHZ)
You can thank the Enlightenment and pseudoscientific anthropology for its current understanding.
The ancient roots (as I understand it), come from Latin "gens/genus/natio" and Greek γένος or "genos" which would denote "kind", "type", "lineage", "people", etc.
So to denote humanity as a distinctive from critters, they would add "humanum" for "genus humanum" or "the human kind/type" or "genus hominum" for the "kind/type of men".
That is, "race" simply meant category or lineage. I think "race" itself derives from the Italian "razza" and Old French or Middle English borrowed a lot from its neighbors.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (dtajH)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
City government in SF was responsible? Wow…
DiBartolo went to prison at one time for some kind of financial crime IIRC… but he was an elite NFL owner. Brought in Bill Walsh and the great Montana teams were his creation
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 08:17 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Dr. Scheisskopf at February 03, 2026 08:18 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)
Hence the tactical freeze. The Feds won't stop riots unless invited. The Ds now own the fire next time.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:21 AM (dtajH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)
I had some idiot friends back in the 80s who were working at aircraft repair alongside D/FW airport. One of the mechanics was draining the gasoline from the diesel fuel tank on his Volkswagen Rabbit that his girlfriend put in there straight into the storm drain.
Something triggered, then the same kind of reaction, but more manhole covers launched.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)
If this were the case, genetic cline studies of phenotype distributions would not be possible, congenital illnesses like Tay-Sachs and sickle cell anemia would have uniform distribution across the human species based only on environmental factors, and so forth.
The assertion is obviously scientifically false. It's just something academics made up to bolster the relativist worldview.
And besides being manifest nonsense, it also devalues the different races of people by denying their differences.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 08:22 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Exit, Not Entrance at February 03, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)
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It's such a dumb name. Why didn't they just call it French Restaurant?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
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Its ok when >I
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
Vapid sloganeering. She said, "...nobody is illegal on stolen land."
If that is what she really wants to be the law, she'd better get ready for uninvited guests. A law saying the above will make trespass and squatting totally legal. Everyone who wants to use a part or all of someone else's land without paying will do it.
Posted by: Gref
Her malibu mansion sits on stolen Indian land.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2026 08:22 AM (P1cdj)
Racial preferences are un-Constitutional!
Except when Democrats are in power.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 08:25 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 03, 2026 08:25 AM (Vh9CX)
Hence the tactical freeze. The Feds won't stop riots unless invited. The Ds now own the fire next time.
Posted by: Ignoramus
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Yea... I remember him saying he wouldn't send federal officials into some blue shithole (my words, not his) unless specifically asked to.
I do wonder if the public's opinion will actually be reported truthfully by the media. They're obviously on "the other side."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 08:25 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
Stolen assumes former rightful title. That is going to be an interesting exercise for a title agency to trace the land's legal ownership claims.
Given that, I'm not sure that land can even be "stolen".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:26 AM (a4flb)
Maybe someone put an artillery shell in his manhole.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2026 08:26 AM (NO8i+)
>>And besides being manifest nonsense, it also devalues the different races of people by denying their differences.
If white South Africans and Black South Africans continue living in the same geographic area for the next 25k years and you find a denuded skeleton in the street, would you be able to determine what that skeleton was from a common ancestry model?
Nope.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 08:27 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: redridinghood
Thanks, redridinghood, Carrots should be celebrated and added to every dessert and dish, especially chili.
Posted by: Emperor Carotene at February 03, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)
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It's such a dumb name. Why didn't they just call it French Restaurant?
Because its owners are in the same business as Somalis and they didn't care to be subtle?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:28 AM (a4flb)
If you use Race you only get what? Four categories: White Black Brown and Yellow. Humanity is much more diverse.
Ethnicity is a real thing. Put a bunch of people from the same "race" together and they'll see their ethnic differences.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:28 AM (dtajH)
“Newsmax has absolutely no place on New York City streets,”
We know who wears the panties in a family with hyphenated last names.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (gbOdA)
Libelous lies and overt bias are only a part of the problem. Omission may be the greater one. They refuse to report, or twist and spin, Trump's accomplishments. Challenge them on this as well.
When they ask a question about the "crime" of useless idiot killed by ICE, challenge them with their failure to cover and show concern for the thousands murdered by illegals.
It's trench warfare time. No more generalized "fake news" aspersions, but in-your-face challenges.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (h/ffs)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (a4flb)
They will find a way to get rid of him."
I give you Annapolis, Maryland.
https://tinyurl.com/2vtzpmry
I don't know who is the bad guy in this one.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (wVcYX)
LOL
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:29 AM (a4flb)
Fire in the hole!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:30 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 08:31 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Pete Bootyboot at February 03, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Exit, Not Entrance at February 03, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)
Oh My!
Posted by: Lindsay Graham, closeted homosexual at February 03, 2026 08:31 AM (aP8y5)
Who is Gregor Mendel, and what are his contributions to our understanding of genetics?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:32 AM (a4flb)
Sovereign powers are not granted to the States. They are sovereign in and of themselves. They were in the beginning, and are now, under federalism. It's why the name of our nation is the United States of America. The States are not mere administrative satrapies of the national government - they are, by nature, independent and sovereign.
Of course, in the agreement that binds us together, they agree to cede some of that sovereignty to the national (federal) government. I happen to think they've ceded way too much since the turn of last century, well outside the bounds of the Constitution. But, immigration law is not one of those places.
But, that phrase shows, IMO, Ellison does not know what he's talking about.
Posted by: GWB at February 03, 2026 08:32 AM (jbZ3F)
Finish the job.
Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at February 03, 2026 08:16 AM (WQDw6)
Made me think of the Gremlin on Bigs Bunny
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:33 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:28 AM (dtajH)
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The government says there are only two ethnicities
1. Hispanic
2. Not Hispanic
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)
A large horde of federal agents wearing all-black SWAT gear
descending on the home of a political enemy, at night, demanding entrance to arrest the owner and perform an invasive search of the entire property to seize evidence to help a frame-up succeed.
Democrats hate:
A small group of federal agents wearing tan tactical-type clothing and gear, during daylight, demanding admittance to the hide-out of a criminal illegal alien, during daylight, to take the alien into custody for probable legal deportation.
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (5rh/l)
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Not clinical. Cline. It's the process of tracking phenotypical similarities and differences across geography and time. It shows how the different races of people emerged and migrated.
None of this would be possible if race were a "social construct." It's not an intellectual superimposition of social values any more than sex is. It's a biological reality. Ethnicity is a social construct. Not race.
There could conceivably be a future where all races intermarry sufficiently to eliminate any measurable differences. But today is not that day.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: My Ass Burns! at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (oftw2)
>>If you use Race you only get what? Four categories: White Black Brown and Yellow. Humanity is much more diverse.
Race is just a top-level categorization, you can certainly drill deeper and get more granular with it.
And really when we talk about race, it's pretty much just black and white, literally.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (YZjxA)
Posted by: The Official Rulez of Manhood at February 03, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:35 AM (gtcuf)
This is breaking as the disconnect to reality becomes clearer and clearer.
Let us pray ...
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:36 AM (dtajH)
Finish the job.
Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at February 03, 2026 08:16 AM (WQDw6)
Made me think of the Gremlin on Bigs Bunny
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:33 AM (gbOdA)
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Now I can't get "I've Been Working on the Railroad" out of my head!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 08:36 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 03, 2026 08:36 AM (5xuJ/)
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The SAVE Act has these main provisions:
- Proof of citizenship required to obtain registration
- ends or limits online or automatic registration; must be done "in person"
- Strengthens the NVRA voter roll maintenance requirements
- grants a private cause of action to enforce
- criminal penalties for noncitizens registering
- However, it does NOT affect existing registrations but will if one updates their registration.
Also, fascinating: It directly overrules several SCOTUS precedent; bc they gutted the NVRA integrity provisions.
But those ruling were, "if Congress wanted this, they'd have passed it."
Opps.
Lot's of talk of forcing a speaking filibuster; exhaust the Dems and force a simple majority vote.
Let's say it's signed by Trump by March 1.
It won't apply to the spring primaries.
Then, nationwide injunction OFC.
But, this is the tricky part for the left--bc the TX redistricting kinda set the outer limit of Purcell (no major voting law changes too close to the election) at ~90 days.
MN begins early voting on 9/18/26. Less 90 is 6/18/26.
But MN allows registration up to Election Day, so F 'em.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 08:37 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 08:34 AM (BI5O2)
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Tomorrow.
Posted by: George Orr at February 03, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
Yes, and my erection has lasted more than four hours.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:37 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:38 AM (DeB+V)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 03, 2026 08:36 AM
Link?
Posted by: Person who hasn't seen it at February 03, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: The Huge Manatee at February 03, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)
Panic on the streets of London, panic on the streets of Birmingham.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:39 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:39 AM (gbOdA)
It's such a dumb name. Why didn't they just call it French Restaurant?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I got geeky and looked it up: "and the building was bought in 1920 by John Lande who used it as a French steam laundry, which is the origin of the restaurant's name.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 08:39 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
153 Carrotsin cake > carrots in chili
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:35 AM (gtcuf)
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I demand satisfaction.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)
Please provide the URL. I'll have to watch this. For science.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 08:40 AM (+4yJ5)
Covid was an excuse to hand out money like free candy and enhance the power of the state: you can’t go out to eat or to church!
But now… the state has no power to enforce immigration laws… because
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 08:40 AM (YobFY)
Court records show that Smith put less than $1,000 of the nearly $120,000 GoFundMe windfall toward her son’s schooling. Account statements reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show the remaining funds were spent on luxuries, including a designer dog, dining and travel, beauty products, liquor, vapes, cell phones, car payments, and rent.
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:41 AM (RHGPo)
Yes, and my erection has lasted more than four hours.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:37 AM (gtcuf)
I needed a cigarette and I don't even smoke. More of that, please.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 03, 2026 08:41 AM (5xuJ/)
I doubt it, but the thought is tantalizing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:41 AM (DeB+V)
We're running at full capacity!
Posted by: The Carrot NICU at February 03, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)
From interpolating genetic tests taken by relatives I've recently learned that I'm not just Irish. One parent was 100% old school Gaelic, who were the First Men of Ireland.
The other was 80%, and 20% Norwegian Viking (from a coastal fishing village).
What do I have in common with Chuck Schumer or Jeb Bush?
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 03, 2026 08:42 AM (dtajH)
"A search is being carried out at the French premises of X by the cybercrime unit..."
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)
That's what they all said.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 08:42 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 08:39 AM (+4yJ5)
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Here's one thing for sure. I'm not eating at any restaurant called Chinese Laundry
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)
So what "race" is Barak Obama?
Interracial marriage goes back a long way, Alexander in his conquest of Afghanistan, the Spanish Colonial Mestizaje, the French and British Colonials all encouraged intermarriage to stabilize alliances - it was through that practice they confirmed a form of genetic engineering.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 08:43 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:43 AM (DeB+V)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:43 AM (DeB+V)
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Documents released Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the so-called Epstein files appear to show that Mandelson, then business secretary in the Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, forwarded confidential policy discussions and draft plans to the disgraced financier while the government was grappling with the collapse of global credit markets.
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:43 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)
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Make a, how you say, appointment.
Posted by: The Paolo at February 03, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026
*****
My favorite too.
I always have a carrot cake for my birthday.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 08:44 AM (NpAcC)
Why does anyone buy regular Swiss instead of baby Swiss? It's the same Swiss. There's just more of it!
It's funny cuz it's true.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:44 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
No tickee- No Moo Goo Gai Pan
Posted by: Mon Lee Hand Laundry and Take-out at February 03, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)
Let the left have their tantrum.
And their cartel judges issue illegal injunctions.
Because it'll be upheld by SCOTUS.
Their own precedent says "Congress will have to pass a law on this for it to be Constitutional."
And that will sweep away a whole bunch of other bullshit the left has been hiding behind to commit their voting fraud.
Bost (the IL case) grants standing to campaigns to sue to enforce election laws.
And the SAVE Act grants private groups standing.
And the DOJ suits forcing the states to turn over their voting rolls will have been decided in the DOJ favor.
And any new or changed registrations MUST comply with the SAVE Act.
But, Republicans will still have to get out and vote the fall ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 08:45 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Samuel Langhorne Clemens at February 03, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:47 AM (gtcuf)
All we need is fish puns to make this thread a complete freakout.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)
ESG/DEI Comment🔥🇬🇧: "Diversity means CONFORMITY...the diversity merchants don't talk about the great things we don't have in common, it's a fucking dreadful word". Morrissey.
The great singer songwriter Morrissey, torches the endless cultural suicide of ESG/DEI/WEF diktats.
GOD bless this Great British genius.
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 08:49 AM (gtcuf)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at February 03, 2026 08:50 AM (53oGX)
Statues smashed. Images of Our Lady destroyed. The tabernacle thrown to the floor.
This is one of the worst cases of vandalism the local bishop has ever seen.
Hatred of Christ only destroys hearts.
Pray for this school.
AAGHarmeetDhillon
@AAGDhillon
The @CivilRights will open an investigation into this awful crime. @AGPamBondi
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
No tickee- No Moo Goo Gai Pan
Posted by: Mon Lee Hand Laundry and Take-out at February 03, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)
*looks on with a stern but approving expression, arms akimbo*
Posted by: General Tso at February 03, 2026 08:50 AM (wVcYX)
Take 2 minutes and make sure you and your family is registered to vote.
And get you ass to vote as early as possible:
1. The printer/scanner vote scheme in AZ happened the week before the main vote Date and no early voters were effected.
2. The missing vote paper here in Harris Cty TX was only for main vote Date and no early voters were effected.
(D)s will cheat on Election Day.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 03, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)
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They can't get it through the Senate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)
Then they get free advertising during the filibuster.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 08:51 AM (gbOdA)
Looks like the sign has been taken down as well!
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (77rzZ)
Where does this madness end?
Posted by: Pimento Loaf at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: The Great Poof at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (oftw2)
With 2,000 Hospice Agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X More Than Florida and New York
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I never knew the Feds paid for home health care. But about $20 Billion goes there annually. One LA "doctor" billed Medicare for $120 million in 2024.
If the Feds could go Roman on these criminals, pour encourager les autres, it might help and it deliver some satisfaction to us taxpayers.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (bn3+m)
Posted by: callsign claymore at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (UAk9E)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 03, 2026 08:53 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Mon Lee Hand Laundry and Take-out at February 03, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)
Stop Calling
We no see your cat!
Posted by: China #7 Takeout at February 03, 2026 08:53 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (77rzZ)
She was looking hot!
Posted by: Tybo, Lost In Space's Carrot Man at February 03, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)
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I like the fact that the world record for fastest manmade object is ... a manhole cover.
That time we put a nuclear bomb down a shaft, filled it with cement, put a manhole cover on it.
2,000 pounds estimated to be going 150,000 mph.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 08:54 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Chrissy Hynde at February 03, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
"WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge James Boasberg, Judge Jeffrey Sutton, the Justice Department, Chad Mizelle, and President Donald J. Trump."
What is the freaking hold up in the Senate confirming Trump's judges?
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)
I had to do some research on Long Beach for my last book. In the 1910s and 1920s, it was a beautiful place. Some early silent comedies were filmed there.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 08:55 AM (ufSfZ)
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Which means they won't do it.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 03, 2026 08:56 AM (AlhUl)
Yeah, no, your boy Obama settled this one back when AZ wanted to enforce immigration laws differently than TFG.
Feds are in charge of immigration, BTFO.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 08:56 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 08:56 AM (bn3+m)
They are convinced MAGA is an ephemeral movement centered on Trump, and all they need to do is wait him out.
Do you really have to ask?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 08:56 AM (ufSfZ)
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Saw a blurb that says AI is able to tell race from skeletal images.
IDK if true or it the AI is reading "bleed" from other info not apparent in the scan that id'd the race.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 08:57 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 08:58 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 03, 2026 08:59 AM (AlhUl)
Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species, Australopithecus deyiremeda, which lived around the same time as Lucy, roughly 3.4 million years ago.
SO Lucy was living on stolen land.
Posted by: China #7 Takeout at February 03, 2026 08:59 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 03, 2026 08:59 AM (ExV1e)
@MegynKellyShow
"I don't argue with my dog over what to have for dinner, and I don't argue with Billie Eilish over how to handle immigration..."
@JesseKellyDC and @MegynKelly on why ignorant musicians at the Grammys deserve to be mocked, and ignored.
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)
GOD bless this Great British genius.
Heh. Johnny Rotten has likewise gotten based in his elder years.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:00 AM (0yjaw)
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Isn't it amazing what rules and laws and logic and intellectual pursuits the libs get up to when it's convenient for them and no other time?
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 09:00 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (BWnHZ)
Just like the gated communities that surround Trump’s golf courses. I don’t really see how it’s any different. No one is keeping anyone out except for ICE agents.
These aren’t protestors. These are community service leaders. Like, ya know, what the PD *should* be.
I have heard of this same thing happening in other countries when governments stop protecting their citizens. It's a peaceful way to keep communities safer and prevent escalation when you have no other options.
If ICE manages to drive through, at least the immigrants will have ample time to flee and a protest against the agents will start.
It's community self defense. It stops when ICE stops attacking us.
Even by the comments, you can tell this splits the movement and divides support. Without any evidence it will actually do anything to deter ICE, while pissing-off normies.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (JCZqz)
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Then why are they winning elections?
Well, the recent D win in Ft Worth district for the state senate was a Participation Trophy award.
The TX legislature doesn't meet until January of 2027 and this seat is up for election this November. So the "win" by the Democrat is a vanity thing - no actual power, no actual influence unless Abbot calls a special session.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 03, 2026 09:02 AM (2GVsD)
That is going to end quickly when enough people decide to floor it when the freaks close in.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 09:02 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (RHGPo)
Saw "Send Help" yesterday.
You could've written this movie yourself. Zero surprises involved.
Scumbag, dumb, arrogant white guy - Check!
Abused but super smart nerd girl who becomes girl boss- Check!
Weiner and beans threatened with removal - check!
Girl boss proves to be vengeful psycho- check!
Girl kills scumbag white guy and goes onto great life? - what do you think?
This may have looked great on paper 5 years ago when first entering production during the Biden Mistake, but now it just looks old and tired.
Though Sam Raimi makes this about as entertaining as he can. Lots of fun splatstick ala Raimi.
But, really really tired worn out tropes make this a bit of a chore to sit through.
Wait for cable.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (iJfKG)
Woah. A DUmmie making sense?
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (gtcuf)
Even by the comments, you can tell this splits the movement and divides support. Without any evidence it will actually do anything to deter ICE, while pissing-off normies.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (JCZqz)
How did that one get through ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (RHGPo)
We also saw "Iron Lung".
I'm gonna plant a flag here...Worst Movie of the Year.!
We saw it becuz the critics hated it but the viewers seemed to like it.
Maybe if you've played the game you'd get more out of it. Maybe.
Basically, Jaws in a blood ocean with an eldritch god instead of a shark.
Same ending anyway.
Avoid.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)
In my Journey of Grief as I mourn the death of Western Civilization, I'm at "Acceptance".
So... "whatever".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (DDJSl)
Golden retrievers have never won best in show at Westminster.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Johnny Cab at February 03, 2026 09:04 AM (73AR1)
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Shockingly, this clown is running for Congress on the front range which, as anyone who has ever driven through the area can tell you, is feedlot after feedlot.
Colorado seems to have left purple behind and is turning dark blue.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:04 AM (Dyyic)
Posted by: Big Mike at February 03, 2026 09:05 AM (aP8y5)
As I wrote, the removal of a cancerous lung mucinous adenoma carcinoma along with the lower right lung lobe roughly a month ago was successful.
But a post-op aneurism/bleed soon developed. That required a quick second reentry operation into the lung to stop the hemorrhaging—adding considerable time under anesthesia and requiring about five blood transfusions.
As a result, over the last 30 days, I developed low red blood counts, fatigue, and bouts of arterial fibrillation. All that has sort of slowed my recovery.
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:05 AM (RHGPo)
Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions
They're askin' me?
This is the craziest party
That could ever be
Don't turn on the lights
'Cause I don't wanna see
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:05 AM (gbOdA)
You are focusing on arbitrary distinctives. It is a fact that on average there are more genetic differences between siblings than there are in The Races.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 03, 2026 09:06 AM (a4flb)
Golden retrievers have never won best in show at Westminster.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (NpAcC)
It's usually those little fru fru dogs... Daughter has a Golden retriever.. Best dogs.. We have a half Golden.. A Golden doodle...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:06 AM (VE6XX)
Our retarded mayor led a parade this past Sunday where the parade route spelled out STOP ICE.
I only wish I was making this up.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:06 AM (gtcuf)
The moment I saw the trailer, I knew exactly what the ending would be. There was absolutely no way the evil white man would be allowed to survive, let alone win.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:07 AM (ufSfZ)
Somehow feels related to the Billie Eilish stuff -- if you are too stupid to NOT see that he was a Commie Islamic-friendly, unaccomplished nepo baby, and you throw away your vote on "vibes," you have to take some responsibility for that.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:07 AM (0yjaw)
The fact that we are not allowed to discuss, or even bring up, intelligence variations by race, allows all sorts of false, dishonest and dangerous notions to fill that vacuum.
In order to explain that variation.
DEI, critical race theory, structural racism, etc.
Hmm. Dangerous territory. The kind of talk that gets you kicked out of society ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 09:07 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:08 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:08 AM (BWnHZ)
Yes.. Prayers for a full recovery
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:09 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:03 AM (NpAcC)
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Tastes like chicken.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:09 AM (Ippjd)
As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country.
The most transparent administration in American history—thank you @POTUS Trump.
I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner. Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.
As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 2, 2026
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)
Hi donna, how is everyone and pooch
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 09:10 AM (xRzA6)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
I'm not sure I believe that, but in any case, I was not referring to genetics. I was referring to outward features that visually obvious.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 09:10 AM (xRzA6)
Good.. We had some touch and go days with him but he seems to be on the road to recovery... He is an old guy...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:11 AM (VE6XX)
Private vs public. They see no distinction.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 09:11 AM (vFG9F)
I'm gonna plant a flag here...Worst Movie of the Year.!
I looked that up. Not only is the plot an incoherent mess, the movie is a bleak, nihilistic POS. Whomever created it should be shot for abusing one of the greatest artistic creations of the 20th century.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:11 AM (ufSfZ)
Private vs public. They see no distinction.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 09:11 AM (vFG9F)
And how are they running the plates ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:12 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:13 AM (0yjaw)
The Dems offer at least something, even if it turns out to be incoherent rage. The GOP offers nothing beyond passivity and a smug "who else ya gonna vote for, serf?" attitude.
I see no reason to vote GOP, even if I lived in a red state.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:13 AM (ufSfZ)
https://tinyurl.com/ymaky2pw
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 03, 2026 09:14 AM (+mUZM)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:12 AM (VE6XX)
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Datarepublican says they have built a number of crowd-sourced data bases (she lists the ones she's discovered) and someone built a tool for running plates through all those databases in one go.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:15 AM (7aioM)
@Dapper_Det
BREAKING: Illegal Alien arrested in Miami for attempting to kidnap and rape an Uber driver.
And these illegal alien rapists are who the Democrat Party wants to abolish ICE over.
https://tinyurl.com/mp9tzzvu
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:15 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: It's me donna
The anti-ICE lunatics have their own databases they upload plate info to, from any vehicle suspected of being part of ICE. There are RUMORS state and local officials may be helping, too.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 03, 2026 09:15 AM (JCZqz)
I only wish I was making this up.
Oh, FFS! Talk about incompetent nepo baby mayors.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:15 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 03, 2026 09:15 AM (JCZqz)
This is what I was thinking....
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:16 AM (VE6XX)
This is one of the reasons I want a train horn on my truck.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 09:16 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:16 AM (BWnHZ)
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DataRepublican and other on X have the entire email database of those anti-ICE groups.
They've been hinting for a couple days now they have something even bigger ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 09:17 AM (HXT0k)
This is one of the reasons I want a train horn on my truck.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 09:16 AM (vFG9F)
The driver in that X video did exactly what every other large SUV should do.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 03, 2026 09:17 AM (5xuJ/)
And yet, if you were to put 50 blacks and 50 Orientals in a room, I bet you sort them based purely on physical differences due to their genetics.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 03, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison
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Wasn't the MN Lt. Governor in on the Signal app chats that compiled ICE license plate data, helped to doxx ICE officers?
Of course state and local officials are helping. They're actively leading the chaos.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 09:19 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:19 AM (2J/Lj)
I stayed up all night on election night, as I usually do. When Trump was giving his victory speech in the middle of the night, I heard lots of fireworks going off in a park just up the street. It was a mild night and I was flush with exhuberance over Trump's victory, so I said what the hell, I'll walk down and join the celebration.
I was the only white guy there. It was all Latinoss. I stayed and had some Modelos and watched the impromptu fireworks display.
Our pasty white mayor doesn't care about those folks. It's like the only MAGA left here are Latinos.
Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:20 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)
The fact that we are not allowed to discuss, or even bring up, intelligence variations by race, allows all sorts of false, dishonest and dangerous notions to fill that vacuum.
In order to explain that variation.
DEI, critical race theory, structural racism, etc.
Hmm. Dangerous territory. The kind of talk that gets you kicked out of society ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 03, 2026 09:07 AM (HXT0k)
I know they have tried to kill The Bell Curve guy at least one time. They shot up his university apartment IIRC.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:20 AM (gbOdA)
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Shockingly, this clown is running for Congress on the front range which, as anyone who has ever driven through the area can tell you, is feedlot after feedlot.
IN other words, he's lying to get elected, and will immediately resume his war against ranchers upon being sworn in.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:20 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:21 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:21 AM (7aioM)
Posted by: runner at February 03, 2026 09:22 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (7aioM)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (JkO4W)
This is pretty hilarious - at the time he was elected I remember posting that there were only 2 paths open to him:
1) change laws and try to confiscate as much wealth as he could, like any dedicated Marxist
2) do nothing except big talk, and get exposed as the flim flam man that he always was, promising pie in the sky with no idea of how to pay for any of it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (NO8i+)
Posted by: runner at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:06 AM (VE6XX)
******
Love Golden retrievers and the doodles. Sooo sweet.
We have 2 parti cocker spaniels.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:24 AM (NpAcC)
He was also attacked at a campus speech years ago. First, the mob tried to shout him down as he spoke, then they set off the fire alarm (IIRC), as he and the sponsoring professors fled the building they were attacked, and then after escaping that, the mob was out looking for the car in which he fled to attack again. One of the professors had head injuries that have had a lasting effect.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:24 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (7aioM)
LOL. Musk isn’t that stupid.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2026 09:24 AM (NO8i+)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:25 AM (7aioM)
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Of course. There's nobody with the popular support to obviate the GOPe, and they haven't gone anywhere. They'll immediately revert to form, but with red hats. They're just playing a waiting game.
I think the best thing Trump could do would be to form a new Party and name a successor before he leaves office. There's no way his movement can survive within the GOP.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:25 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:25 AM (7aioM)
No.. And if they have the "goods" on them they better release it now.. It's getting out of hand...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:26 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (7aioM)
How do you say talk to the hand in French? Or EABOD in French….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 09:26 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:26 AM (gbOdA)
Somehow feels related to the Billie Eilish stuff -- if you are too stupid to NOT see that he was a Commie Islamic-friendly, unaccomplished nepo baby, and you throw away your vote on "vibes," you have to take some responsibility for that.
This leads to that joke about the Leopards Eating Faces Party...
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 09:27 AM (+4yJ5)
Bout time
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:26 AM (gbOdA)
Wonderful news
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:27 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Yes, that's probably his best choice to continue the movement.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:27 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (7aioM)
como se dice Bite Me in French?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:27 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Questions for Ace.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:28 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Felix the Cat at February 03, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)
Much better! Thanks for asking. It was an ear infection but he is on the mend.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:28 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:23 AM (7aioM)
How do you say talk to the hand in French? Or EABOD in French….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 03, 2026 09:26 AM (YobFY)
Musk's reply starts out, "Your father was a hamster and your mother smelled of elderberries!"
Posted by: Arthur, King of the Britons at February 03, 2026 09:30 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:30 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)
Good to hear. Your spoiling is obviously working. Keep it up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)
nood art
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (5rh/l)
Hey, didn't they do something similar with Pavel Durov, creator of the Telegram app -- then arrested him?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Felix the Cat
Aren't bad genetics a thing with all pure breeds? Inbreeding takes over at some point, no?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Baby oil at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:33 AM (iKtm4)
"But how can I?"
-- The Dead still receiving SNAP benefits
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:33 AM (0yjaw)
I have book-marked it for later!
Posted by: Deangelo at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (1lrhj)
Posted by: Delurker
Heh.
I know someone who used to be his neighbor. The dude can't even take care of his own property, his own family.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (0yjaw)
52 USC §20511. Criminal penalties
A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office-
(2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by-
(B) the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held,
52 USC §20701. Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation
Every officer of election shall retain and preserve, for a period of twenty-two months from the date of any general, special, or primary election
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (RHGPo)
After a brief break, 3DN romped back onto the stage and said, "Well, we're on the Moon."
So, Chuck Negron is the guy who announced the moon landing to me. I didn't get to see Uncle Walter say "By golly."
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (zdLoL)
From above, "The president of the union representing Seattle police officers said Friday he would not let his members implement what he called a “ludicrous” proposal from Democrat Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle."
Great. Maybe Seattle is tired of unnecessary conflict.
But when one falls, another rises. Will it be Southeastern PA once more?
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UDTJ, Jan 21, 2026
DELCO | ICE RESPONSE AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING.
Community Event - LIMITED SPACE!
As ICE enforcement ramps up, knowledge is protection. Join us for a critical Know Your Rights training to build the skills, confidence, and awareness needed to uphold your rights and support your neighbors. Together, we can help keep our community safe and informed.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Location: RSVP for address in Lansdowne.
This training will cover practical guidance on your rights during encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how to respond safely and effectively.
Co-hosted by WORKING FAMILIES POWER and UDTJ with special guests including State Representatives Leanne Krueger, Heather Boyd, local municipal leaders, and more.
(Emphasis added.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (NFX2v)
Jan. 25, 2026, Gov. Shapiro critical of ICE escalation in Minneapolis and other cities
The governor spoke at a book tour launch event while demonstrators protested..
WPMT FOX43
Communities in Pennsylvania are preparing for potential ICE operations after large scale protests in Minnesota over the agency's operations in the state.
Delco Times, 'Local, state officials seek numbers, answers in ICE activity in Delaware County'
Delco Times, "ICE purchases warehouse in Upper Bern Township'
FOX News, 'Philly DA’s ‘hunt you down’ warning to ICE draws calls for DOJ criminal probe'
House Intelligence Committee member Greg Steube cites
law making threats against federal officers a felony
Delco Times, Local News, Info Share Courts, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts: '3 counties in southeastern PA in top 5 for human-trafficking charges.' Berks, Delaware and Chester counties among highest percentages of cases statewide from 2020 to 2024.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (NFX2v)
The “Know Your Rights” trainings, which have served over 1,000 people, provide information and tactics. Residents say they’re needed and useful. (Councilwoman Kendra Brooks of the Working Families Party)
The Guardian dot org: ‘2020 never ended’: how Black Lives Matter organizing taught Minneapolis to handle ICE surge, Jan. 20, 2026
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'NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother has been abducted, sheriff suspects'
That's terrible. Regardless of my opinion of Ms. Guthrie as an American broadcast journalist and attorney, I'm praying her mom is found alive and okay, close to her Arizona residence.
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Good day. 🤗
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (O3dBq)
Daily Tech News 3 February 2026
Top Story
- SpaceX has merged with xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $1.25 trillion. (CNBC)
In a turnaround from recent nonsense, 80% of that valuation is SpaceX, the rocket and satellite internet company. 80% of the rest is xAI. And the remainder is X, which is to say, Twitter.
The deal apparently completed yesterday.
This also ties into SpaceX's application to launch a million orbital datacenters. Solar energy is plentiful and uninterrupted in space, and delusional rioters are few and far between.
Tech News
- The Trump administration plans to spend $12 billion to establish a national stockpile of critical minerals. (Tom's Hardware)
Rare earth elements and the like, for when China decides to shut off the supply again.
- Moltbook, a social network for AI agents to share information, conspire to launch memecoin scams, and test out prompt injection attacks on each other in an attempt to steal their owners' mothers' credit card number, got hacked. (Wiz)
Well, not so much hacked, as it included the administrator password to its database directly in the public website.
And nothing of value was lost. Except that they patched it and it's back up.
- Intel has announced its Xeon 600 workstation processors, based on the Granite Rapids architecture from 2024. (Tom's Hardware)
Not surprising that Intel only compares performance with its own chips and not with competitors.
The processors start at $499 for 12 cores and 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes, and go up to $7699 for 86 cores and 128 PCIe lanes.
They support up to 4TB of RAM, theoretically, but that would set you back $112,000 at current prices.
- Speaking of which, Raspberry Pi prices have gone up. (Liliputing)
The only models unaffected are the 1GB Pi 4 and Pi 5. The 16GB Pi 5 increased by more than 70%, from $120 to $205.
Disclaimer: I can't stand a rainy night.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eddie Rabbit at February 03, 2026 04:02 AM (4/BuS)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 03, 2026 04:05 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:09 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 04:09 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 04:15 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude
Delos D. Harriman?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 03, 2026 04:19 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:23 AM (Ippjd)
Heads up, JJ! Your neighborhood.
I believe that the Cruella look is intentional:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2p3pkc
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:24 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:28 AM (Ippjd)
https://tinyurl.com/4s95b2a9
I don't know this musician. I'll have to look him up.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:32 AM (Bw1/o)
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OUT: Air Pinochet.
IN: Air Trebuchet.
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 03, 2026 04:36 AM (0Eh0f)
One of the new 'country' singers. Tattooed hick-hop.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 04:38 AM (ufSfZ)
https://tinyurl.com/26wrat8z
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:39 AM (Bw1/o)
I'm entering the last days. The 11th is my last day working. I need to get my mind right and make it through this and next week. The usual 2-3 hours' worth of files to start with today, so won't be here to comment regularly until around 8 or so, I expect.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 04:41 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:42 AM (Ippjd)
Thanks. You as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:43 AM (Bw1/o)
But I said that early last year.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:28 AM (Ippjd)
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Agreed.
And a united, patriotic, rational Congress would defund the Districts and other Court Jurisdictions of these obviously anti-Consitutional political rogue "jurists" -- but I'm not sure the last time we ever had a united, patriotic, rational Congress, if at all ...
[BTW, the wifey and I are booked on a tour of and looking forward to visiting The Holy Land and of course your fair city in mid-October.]
Posted by: ShainS at February 03, 2026 04:45 AM (0Eh0f)
Rare earth elements and the like, for when China decides to shut off the supply again.
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If a Democrat-Communist ever steals another Presidential election, they'll sell it all to Chy-na for 1 Renminbi.
Posted by: ShainS at February 03, 2026 04:47 AM (0Eh0f)
https://tinyurl.com/3tvtk456
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:48 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: ShainS at February 03, 2026 04:45 AM (0Eh0f)
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https://youtu.be/W-apaIOOoAo
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:51 AM (Ippjd)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:53 AM (Bw1/o)
https://tinyurl.com/3uystp2j
Grok summary:
https://tinyurl.com/58eprc75
Everything's absurd!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 04:53 AM (Ippjd)
Saw Melania last night.
Very interesting. Tells her story in a most flattering way. Shows what a good actress / fashion model she is.
Much of what she says will resonate with the Horde.
I recommend it.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 03, 2026 04:55 AM (u82oZ)
I read "SpaceX" as "Spock's." Truly I am awake too early. Can't blame the cats this time, though.
What be happenin'?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 04:56 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 04:59 AM (wzUl9)
Thanks, Salty. I was hoping to see it yesterday but never made it. Hopefully it will still be playing on Wednesday.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 04:59 AM (D+BhG)
It has been a long, hard road you’ve travelled to be able to down tools.
May the new door you open be brighter than your most exuberant dreams.
Let your progress be shown by the envy of others at you new success.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 03, 2026 05:00 AM (u82oZ)
My friends and I got premium seats. Not too crowded. The matinee we showed up for was closed. The entire theater was shuttered.
The evening show was marred by 25 minutes of front-end trailers, all movies I will not see.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 03, 2026 05:06 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 05:14 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)
I haven't seen the downtown area in a while. Truly I expect it to be unattractive, to be swarmed with homeless and panhandlers. At least the fish and other aquatic dwellers will be pretty.
If I hadn't grown up there and had not seen the area before, I'd feel differently about it. I would not know how terribly it's changed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:15 AM (wzUl9)
You are indispensable.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 03, 2026 05:16 AM (Rmwng)
Give it time. They'll demand NASA let them go into space to destroy things or try to sabotage SpaceX property. And expect nuisance lawsuits over polluting the pristine environment of the universe.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 05:18 AM (+4yJ5)
For 10 dollars more you can get a refurbed HP pro desk mini that has an i5 processor, 16gb of ram 256gb ssd, pick up an esp32 for 15 bucks and you have a system with a real OS and a better microcontroller.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 05:19 AM (XV/Pl)
I reckon Her Majesty and The Big Dummy start their trip back South today. Homeward, but not home. They're entered to show in Texarkana next weekend starting on Friday.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2026 05:28 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 05:29 AM (Ia/+0)
I know that seeing the unattractiveness of the city will be hard, but enjoy the aquarium and please come back and tell us what you really enjoyed seeing there . Hopefully some fishes or mammals or birds will give you joy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:31 AM (D+BhG)
Except the pinball machine place/icecream and burger place. where I spent what little money I got from my dad. Greek owned and the owner sold popcorn outside in front of his place (0n weekends in good weather) and also sold Greek newspapers. And racing cars at 16 and above, which the town cop hated.
Posted by: coliin at February 03, 2026 05:32 AM (e8qy3)
Sorry for the delay, and I am with you on the awful trailers. I usually go walk about the theatre or when it's not cold go outside.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:32 AM (D+BhG)
Madness.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 05:33 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026
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The Audubon Aquarium was pretty sharp when we visited in the mid-2000s. There's an IMax theatre on the riverfront too, I think. A new streetcar runs along the river as well, connecting the Riverwalk area with the French Quarter -- though it's not a long walk in any case. I suppose we'll stroll around in my old neighborhood for a bit too, maybe have a coffee on Royal or Chartres Street, or on Canal. There's even an IHOP ($$$ nowadays) near the Ritz Hotel, which I remember as Dillard's and before that a D.H. Holmes department store.
"Ain't dere no more --"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9)
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 05:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Well, I don't think you'll be miserable. You are a nice person. 🙂 You'll just be miserable about the weather.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:38 AM (D+BhG)
Just took a walk to my local convenience store. About a mile round trip. 4° out. Fingers still tingling
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 05:38 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026
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Fen, I'm sure the aquarium denizens themselves will be wonderful. They have some penguins (!), believe it or not, plus enormous tanks full of various fishes -- including sharks. Amazing to me that the sharks don't feed on the other fish right in front of Maysie and the tots.
I think the penguins are not from the Antarctic Circle, though, but from farther north, around South Africa.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)
Sounds neat!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:40 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 05:41 AM (E4WLu)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:44 AM (D+BhG)
https://tinyurl.com/24x8cwen
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:48 AM (D+BhG)
Luke 5:26
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2026 05:49 AM (d9i2R)
When you think about it, there's not much point in going to the theaters. For a price lower than one movie ticket, you can rent movies through various streaming services, get better food and drinks and not have to worry about getting home.
But I do fondly remember the cheap theaters in college that would charge $3 per ticket.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 05:51 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026
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I can remember $1.50 tickets for first-run films, at least during the daytime hours in the summer (True Grit, Bullitt, etc.). And $1.00 third-run multiplexes.
(And my mother, who'd been young during the Depression, saying, "No movie is worth a dollar-fifty!")
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)
Got the potted plants moved out of the garage and watered yesterday and uncovered the bushes in the garden. Drove over and got the maintenance contract on the septic system renewed and paid for.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2026 05:54 AM (tgvbd)
Glad to hear that you made it to Melania.
I did see a trailer for The Sheep Detectives movie, which looked like it could be cute.
Theater costs are getting stupid expensive though.
Two tickets, a tub of nasty popcorn and a bottle of water came out to $49.00.
I won't go to a theater for random entertainment anymore, but for specific movies.
Can't afford it at those prices.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 05:56 AM (iMotb)
Prayers for Mrs. Hadrian and The Big Dummy and others returning from the trip to NY.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 05:56 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: fluffy at February 03, 2026 05:56 AM (AN2gy)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 05:58 AM (wzUl9)
May go out and clear some more snow.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 05:59 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)
There are very few movies that I want to see these days, since I can basically predict the general plotline (the execrable Send Help being a perfect example; if you can't determine the end of the movie just from the trailer, you must have been in a cave for the last 20 years).
But some movies demand to be seen on the big screen, and for those of us who don't have home theaters or yuge TVs, a movie theater is a good thing to have around. Check out Fathom Entertainment for monthly lists of old movies, recent ones and Met Opera broadcasts.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 06:04 AM (ufSfZ)
https://tinyurl.com/2sm8fpvn
It has our 55" TV on it, and I can JUST fit a 70" TV into it, but the selections in 70" are very limited.
Looking to build two 2" inserts to go on each side of the center unit to push the vertices out just enough to fit a 75" class onto it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)
Then, Global Warming hits and we head up to 32 degrees later today. Colder in coming days, as Mother Gaia reasserts winter in the ongoing battle for purity, unadulterated by suburban AWFL's in Volvos and Range Rovers hunting Ice Agents.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 06:06 AM (xz8OS)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:06 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 06:06 AM (xz8OS)
Yes, I've seen some quite good things through Fathom Entertainment.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:08 AM (D+BhG)
Same as last year.
And the year before
Etc..
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:09 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 06:11 AM (lq1XJ)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 03, 2026 06:12 AM (fYJuK)
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The Cornell Theatre in Burbank had 50 cent double features when I was a kid. Later, when I was actually at Cornell University, they had movies for a buck. And there were movies playing on campus pretty much every day of the week. Saw a lot of movies I wouldn't have otherwise seen.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 03, 2026 06:16 AM (fYJuK)
Posted by: Just Wondering at February 03, 2026 06:18 AM (2Ez/1)
From Pixy's links:
This also ties into SpaceX's application to launch a million orbital datacenters.
It's going to be a long time before we see computer component prices like we enjoyed 6 months ago, isn't it?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 03, 2026 06:22 AM (O7YUW)
All the panty-twisters got upset at Trump taking over the Kennedy Center, persuaded a whole host of booked acts to say they wouldn't appear as long as Trump pollutes the air there
As though Washington was some kind of cultural mecca instead of being an industrial town (the industry being tax eating).
A couple of centuries ago, actors and actresses were thought little better than thieves and whores and musicians were sent off to eat with the servants. That seems like a good practice to return to.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)
Last year they had a 75th anniversary showing of Sunset Boulevard, so I went to my local AMC theater to see it.
Including myself, there were only three people there! And from where I sat, I couldn't see the others, so I could pretend I was Billy Wilder watching a private screening. But the fact that this indisputable classic drew nobody saddened me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 06:27 AM (ufSfZ)
Of course, many of them today are progressives, but I really can't think of the lovely Maureen O'Hara or of Rosalind Russell being whores or of Paul Schofield ( Darn autocorrect wants to give that incorrect spelling of his last name of the actor in "A Man For All seasons) being a thief or the fellow in "Rumpole of the Bailey" being a crook. I just figure I have no need to pay attention to modern actors political opinions.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:29 AM (Bw1/o)
Agreed because they are still thieves and whores.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 06:31 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 06:31 AM (+4yJ5)
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Being an actor and musician myself, this seems a little harsh.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 03, 2026 06:32 AM (fYJuK)
https://tinyurl.com/5694axz2
ICE is apparently just like coffee...
Is there nothing that it can't do?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)
Well, I'm not a musician. I have an adequate voice but don't play an instrument . I have acted though ( I had a drama ministry at some point ) and none of those appellations could really be applied to me or the people I worked with.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:35 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:36 AM (iMotb)
Seems.....wrong.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:36 AM (iMotb)
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Globular warming!!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 03, 2026 06:38 AM (fYJuK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 06:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:38 AM (D+BhG)
I just figure I have no need to pay attention to modern actors political opinions.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:29 AM (Bw1/o)
Artistes have political opinions. So do funeral directors, cosmetologists and plumbers. Let me know when the latter get as prominent coverage as the former.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2026 06:39 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 03, 2026 06:40 AM (fYJuK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 06:44 AM (RIvkX)
They're part of the progressive blob. I can just disagree and try to tune it out. Some people on the net who disagree write alternative replies so I don't need to.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:45 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Captain Obvious
There are exceptions and I'm willing to listen. But I'm tired of being lectured to by people like that.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 06:46 AM (+4yJ5)
I stayed at a lovely B&B in Summerville a few years ago.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 06:46 AM (ufSfZ)
(Furnace)
Yeah, me too, and the family. This was us a couple of days ago:
https://youtu.be/bUbsBHayOuk
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 03, 2026 06:46 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:48 AM (D+BhG)
We're out of the single and negative digits as far as temperature goes. For now.
Rain/sleet/snow is forecast later today, so winter still has it's icy grip on us.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 06:48 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 03, 2026 06:49 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 06:49 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 06:50 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Cher at February 03, 2026 06:51 AM (2Ez/1)
Ace's nom de plume "Lamont the Big Dummy" Grady Demond Wilson has passed.
TMZ Link
https://tinyurl.com/59wcx256
Posted by: Halfhand at February 03, 2026 06:53 AM (EFrJp)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 03, 2026 06:54 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 03, 2026 06:55 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 03, 2026 06:54 AM (pLaQB)
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They should be razed to the ground and rebuilt some place inside America.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 06:56 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 06:57 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Halfhand at February 03, 2026 06:53 AM (EFrJp)
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Gee, are you late!
He's colder than Summerville SC by now.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 06:59 AM (Ippjd)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 07:03 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 03, 2026 07:05 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:06 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Halfhand at February 03, 2026 07:10 AM (EFrJp)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 07:12 AM (0KSrI)
The actor Whitman Blount Mayo Jr. played the character of Fred Sanford's friend Grady Wilson. The character's name was based on Demond Wilson, the actor who played Lamont Sanford and whose real first name is Grady.
This new fangled internet thing is great for learning quirky interesting facts you never knew. It could really catch on.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 03, 2026 07:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:13 AM (BI5O2)
I saw Cosi fan tutti there in 1987. Les Mis was also being produced.
Beautiful venue back then.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 03, 2026 07:14 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)
Skeet so much, they call her Billy ocean
Roll, like a 18 wheeler (whomp whomp)
That ho fine, but this ho a killa...
Posted by: Ying Yang Twins, Cultural Enrichers at February 03, 2026 07:15 AM (aP8y5)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:16 AM (BI5O2)
Yay Central Hudson
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 07:17 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:06 AM (BI5O2)
Absolutely THIS!
deecee really needs another nice park; open space, trees, water fountains, kids playground, trebuchet, ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 03, 2026 07:18 AM (Cjt/F)
WTF would you build a city in a swamp?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 07:18 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 03, 2026 07:18 AM (QVRW2)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 07:19 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: m at February 03, 2026 07:19 AM (SSiCQ)
"Atlanta Housing Authority exec used federal funds to pay herself $300,000 rent in theft, fraud scheme"
Stereotypes are a thing because people fit stereotypes. This one is no different.
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2026 07:19 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 07:20 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Danny Hutton at February 03, 2026 07:20 AM (aP8y5)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (XmCwq)
JJS
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (iMotb)
IIRC, part of that conversion was because he was vaguely associated with the murder of Ronald Rudin, which was postulated by the late Maury Terry as part of the Son of Sam / Manson murder cult.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 07:22 AM (ufSfZ)
Yours is from the 1933 Marx Brothers film Duck Soup and acknowledges the character played by Groucho.
Thought I'd pass on this tidbit:
I recently saw the Melania movie, and buried deep within the credits somewhere I saw listed "Rufus T. Firefly."
So there's that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 03, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Man, the opening bars of that clip sounded like "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch."
Posted by: m at February 03, 2026 07:55 AM (SSiCQ)
Leslie Sebastian Charles MBE, known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.
Born: January 21, 1950 (age 76 years), Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago
Posted by: m at February 03, 2026 08:13 AM (SSiCQ)
Saw "Send Help" yesterday.
You could've written this movie yourself. Zero surprises involved.
Scumbag, dumb, arrogant white guy - Check!
Abused but super smart nerd girl who becomes girl boss- Check!
Weiner and beans threatened with removal - check!
Girl boss proves to be vengeful psycho- check!
Girl kills scumbag white guy and goes onto great life? - what do you think?
This may have looked great on paper 5 years ago when first entering production during the Biden Mistake, but now it just looks old and tired.
Though Sam Raimi makes this about as entertaining as he can. Lots of fun splatstick ala Raimi.
But, really really tired worn out tropes make this a bit of a chore to sit through.
Wait for cable.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 08:52 AM (iJfKG)
We also saw "Iron Lung".
I'm gonna plant a flag here...Worst Movie of the Year.!
We saw it becuz the critics hated it but the viewers seemed to like it.
Maybe if you've played the game you'd get more out of it. Maybe.
Basically, Jaws in a blood ocean with an eldritch god instead of a shark.
Same ending anyway.
Avoid.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:01 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 05:41 AM (E4WLu)
The Horde, a stockpile of info!
Posted by: m at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (O7YUW)
Monday Overnight Open Thread (02/02/26)
Quote I “It was a call for reflection on the role nurses play in ensuring health for all and a reminder that we are all united not only in grief today but also in hope for a better and more just tomorrow.” Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel
Quote II So the low-IQ types from Moronstan are winning, and the smart guys are exiting the stage of history. The average inbred Somali appears to know enough - unlike, say, an NPR-listening lesbian - not to attempt to mow down the most heavily armed constabulary on the planet. Mark Steyn
A federal appeals court tossed out a Justice Department misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg. AS previously reported, DC Chief Judge James Boasberg and other DC Judges admitted bias against the Trump Administration during a March 2025 judicial conference with Chief Justice Roberts, according to a memo obtained by The Federalist.
If you can make it through the entire 22:59 with verification, you too could be an Open Blogger. Because I sure as hell couldn't.
The Climate Question -The Climate Question
What is climate anxiety and how can you cope with it?
Topline: Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander claims one of the city’s health insurance funds has “no path to solvency” after labor unions used it to cover pay raises, Weight Watchers and more. Key facts: New York’s taxpayer-funded Health Insurance Stabilization Fund owes $3.1 billion to outside vendors and the city that it’s unable to pay. The actual amount is likely much higher because expenses from 2024 and 2025 have not been totaled yet, according to Lander’s Dec. 30 audit. The fund was created in 1985 to help employees afford the city’s Group Health Insurance (GHI) plan, a more costly alternative to the older Health Insurance Plan (HIP).
As a resident of the Frozen Tundra I have had my fair share of ice-capades. And I'm a firm believer in calcium chloride liberally applied to anything remotely looking like asphalt or concrete. What happens when you don't? Just ask the Germans.
Berlin Hospitals Struggle to Treat Hundreds of Falls During Winter Freeze Because Environmental Laws Forbid Use of Salt on Sidewalks Repeated snowfall and freezing rain have coated the open-air insane asylum known as Berlin in a thin sheet of slippery ice since the beginning of January. To spare plants, city environmental laws have long forbidden using salt on pedestrian paths and stairways, and so residents have been falling and injuring themselves at such high rates that emergency rooms have had trouble keeping up:A contributing factor to many elderly deaths is the broken hip.
No Pepsi! Coke. Genius Award Winner.
US Man Arrested For Threatening Murder After Being Denied PepsiBrian Champagne, 47, was arrested in Seymour, Missouri, for attempting to enter a bedroom and harassing a woman whilst demanding Pepsi.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (zGyLA)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Obi Wan Baloney at February 02, 2026 09:48 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: An Alligator at February 02, 2026 09:50 PM (JkO4W)
https://youtu.be/LoF_a0-7xVQ
Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 09:51 PM (zGyLA)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 09:52 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 02, 2026 09:53 PM (CHHv1)
I am unsure but think he may have insulted this blog by comparing us to MN by mentioning Moronstan.However, I get his point and agree with him, as always.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:54 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:55 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:55 PM (I40wl)
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Need further details. Were the demands for Pepsi the actual harassment, or was he harassing while taking intermittent breaks to demand a Pepsi?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:56 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: old chick at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Fireballs at February 02, 2026 07:29 PM (HJUwF)
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Probably just stealing millions, as the budgets of Medicare and Medicaid began exploding. As to the question of replacement voters, that was the reason behind Ted Kennedy's bill to open up immigration. Pretty well telegraphed.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 09:58 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)
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It could be a roll-in gator sanctuary. That was my first guess.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:59 PM (JkO4W)
I go, "Mom, just get me a Pepsi, please? All I want's a Pepsi"
And she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 02, 2026 09:59 PM (lUFok)
Great scream, it’s like the one they use for all the movies. Can’t remember the name, but it’s used in dozens going back to the 50’s.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:00 PM (OrWo5)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 02, 2026 10:00 PM (jkhGM)
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 10:00 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 02, 2026 10:00 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (jkhGM)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 09:58 PM (E7+ue)
They just filed a complaint about Boasburg and that got thrown out.
Methinks our options are becoming limited.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (Cjcf6)
Artemis II dress rehearsal continues. The closeout crew is in the white room now simulating and practicing the hatch closing and sealing. Somebody screwed something up and opened a valve they shouldn't, and that delayed something.
So the simulated countdown is on hold until they finish.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:00 PM (OrWo5)
Wilhelm scream.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 10:02 PM (Q+gd/)
So, you're saying you stand with criminals. Got it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (uQesX)
Are we limiting our count to human bodies?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (zGyLA)
What is climate anxiety and how can you cope with it?
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Drink heavily. Duhhhhh.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (J+Psw)
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Who is going to do that? They had a plan, and executed the plan. Install crooked DAs, AGs, judges etc. whattaya gonna do bout it? They queered the system itself, perverted it to their own ends. You better respect my authoriteh!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (OrWo5)
Posted by: Sammy Johns at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (oftw2)
So, you're saying you stand with criminals. Got it.
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These are the same ghouls who sentenced 80 and 90 year-olds to die alone and then flipped in a New York minute to doing performative dances endorsing attendance at public riots.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:04 PM (Cjcf6)
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THREE wolves.
Sheeeshh.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (Kxi0p)
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To make the omelet you have to break some hips. Or something.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)
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NASA has been going to space since the 60's and they can not get people to not do stupid things???
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (6L3LN)
And what's going on in Iran today? any news?
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
I want that sign on the bottom for my son who lives in FL. Of course that may give him ideas for the future, but I really like it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 10:06 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: TRex - alligator aware dino at February 02, 2026 10:06 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 02, 2026 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
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You fcked up. You trusted us.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
And what's going on in Iran today? any news?
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
It has been odd to watch threads lately. I find both psychotic optimism or Russian nihilism to be tedious. Joemannix was joining the gloomers yesterday. Cheer up dude, look at some boobs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at February 02, 2026 10:09 PM (3ZUWJ)
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Well, thank God Mamdani is a magic man.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 10:09 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 02, 2026 10:01 PM (jkhGM)
Heck with the face on the moon, I am still looking for the two wolves
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:09 PM (rbvCR)
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I saw the Allman Brothers in 1995, with Blue Oyster Cult as the opening act. Such a great show by both bands--I'm very glad I was there.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:10 PM (Cjcf6)
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Have you seen his state-run grocery stores?
Neither has anyone else.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (WONhk)
Nicely done, ChristyBlinkyThe ... um something's wrong with your nick.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
We are not invading it this very moment, and Mark Levin and Lindsay Graham are quite testy about it
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)
>>>Eventually, the victim said that she allowed Champagne's mother to enter her room to retrieve a refreshing Pepsi.
A refreshing Pepsi. Perhaps some advertising dollars at work at US Weekly?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (syz1S)
Speaking of BOC, what ever happened to the commenter from san francisco who used to rave about them and pot, he loved his pot.
Posted by: alpine_beer at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (van9r)
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You'd think a guy named Champage would be smooth as Cary Grant.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (J+Psw)
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Have you seen his state-run grocery stores?
Neither has anyone else.
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Communism never delivers anything other than misery.
Coming soon, the MSM will begin to argue "You can't blame him (and by extension communism) because he's only been in office for ___ months."
And that's when the response needs to be "NYC has elected a steady stream of communists for a couple of decades...this one is just out and proud about it."
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
We are not invading it this very moment, and Mark Levin and Lindsay Graham are quite testy about it
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)
This is not a test ... this is not a test.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (SSiCQ)
"Blocked from allowing the status to expire" or ordering them to proactively extend?
Ummm. OK. We won't "end it", we will let it simply expire as it had previously been set to do.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 10:14 PM (/lPRQ)
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Das Germans sure wouldn't appreciate how New Hampshire handled ice and snow conditions when I was up there. Two feet of snow...no biggie, roads were clear the next day. Plowed, and sprayed with some chemical concoction of which no one is willing to ask specific questions relating to what it actually is. It just worked.
And, it also created six foot area of brownage along every road 12 months out of the year. But, the roads were cleared almost immediately, so screw the grass.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:14 PM (dIske)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (zGyLA)
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Unclear on the concept.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (Kxi0p)
Now that made me smile.
Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 10:14 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (lpTXP)
So, you're saying you stand with criminals. Got it.
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I saw last weekend a bunch of sad wimmen in mourning. I think it was an organized nurse day of mourning the hero who either was working or wasn't (rumors are around) in MN. Regardless, he spit rudely & kicked a car& then broke a rib being a jackass.
Oddly, in the article, I saw a weird "group" of old school (which I am apparently, but without the cape) nurses in white uniforms and blue capes. I thought wth is this?
Looked them up and they do funerals for nurses, like the Marines. I am unsure if they sing, as I was not that interested. To belong to the wackos, you pay a small one time fee, provide your own white uniforms and white hose, and sew your cape from a Simplicity pattern. Which would automatically put me at odds because I ain't sewing that and going to funerals.
I just thought y'all needed to know this. This trend will probably not spread.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (WONhk)
They were wrong.
He and his administration should have dealt with it on day one. They still haven't figured it out. It could be the administration's biggest failure.
And it stands a reasonable chance of fucking us over if it's not dealt with.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: alpine_beer at February 02, 2026 10:13 PM (van9r)
SFGoth, iirc. Someone mentioned him the bother day.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 10:16 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 10:16 PM (gKDq2)
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I decided to take one for the team and listened to the whole podcast. Also, I didn't want to lose my Open Blogger credentials.
You won't believe this, but the panelists' solution to climate anxiety boiled down to more money from the government to fund programs that help with mental anxiety around climate change.
I was *shocked* to hear this! /sarc
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:17 PM (ESVrU)
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There are no hard and fast rules.
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 02, 2026 10:18 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:18 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
We are not invading it this very moment, and Mark Levin and Lindsay Graham are quite testy about it
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)
Those two were last seen being loaded into a B-52s bomb bay as part of the first attack. Have to use an internal bomb bay; they aren't very aerodynamic.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 10:18 PM (S/Y4j)
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Its ALWAYS somebody else's money. Its NEVER something THEY are inspired to fix, or fund-raise over.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)
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SOLUTION: Round up all 350,000+ Haitians, drop them off on her front lawn and inform her that she is now *personally* responsible for their welfare. Food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, etc. It all comes out of her pocket.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:19 PM (ESVrU)
Lovely photo up top. I'm a big fan of the full moon over water and mountains.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 02, 2026 10:19 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)
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That would kind of miss the whole point, wouldn't it?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)
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His new nic is Dark Litigator
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (LNeRu)
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I decided to take one for the team and listened to the whole podcast.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:17 PM (ESVrU)
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Ok, we're going to throw a flag on this one. You, obviously, increased the speed of the audio, as your post is at 10:17, and the video is over 22 minutes long. That's a blatant violation of Rule 17.5 The dreaded "Masochists and Morons Clause". As a result, you are now obligated (at your convenience) to sample a medley of Yoko Ono's greatest hits at full volume (and headphones). Nice knowing ya.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (WONhk)
Nicely done, ChristyBlinkyThe ... um something's wrong with your nick.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (SSiCQ)
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You mean the WONhk part? I have no idea if they are random or Ace assigns them.But it was not always my thing at the end or nic.
Oh! I see what you mean. Will fix it. Thanks! No idea what happened. Weird. I will blame the anti-ICE peoples or Heidi Klum, what a trash heap she is!
At first I was not pleased, but now I like it. Because the back up singers for Lynyrd Skynyrd were called the Honkettes. I figure that's close enough.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 10:22 PM (WONhk)
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FUN FACT: Adolf met Eva Braun at the skating rink while doing the Hokey Pokey.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:24 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
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The ONT was posted at 9:45 p.m., meaning my post at 10:17 occurred 32 minutes after the ONT was posted, giving me ample time to not only read the post, but also listen to the full podcast.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:25 PM (ESVrU)
The B-52 is a workhorse for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:25 PM (OrWo5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:25 PM (zZu0s)
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FUN FACT: Adolf met Eva Braun at the skating rink while doing the Hokey Pokey.
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Eva was forgiving--even then Adolf couldn't turn himself around.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:26 PM (Cjcf6)
Have you seen his state-run grocery stores?
Neither has anyone else.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)
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May be for the best. Imagine a 7-11 staffed by people from the DMV.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:26 PM (tgvbd)
In the past I would have said with confidence that they are not assigned but are based on your IP address at the time of posting. So if you post on your home WiFi at one point and then use cell service the next, they will have different hashes.
But they do seem to be becoming more readable lately. And ending in the letters hk…
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 02, 2026 10:26 PM (EXyHK)
Beautiful plane. Tech outpaced it before it got out of the experimental phase (,ICBMs.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:25 PM (ESVrU)
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Holy Crap!! Uno Reversal. Now I'm obligated to sample a medley of Yoko Ono's greatest hits with the volume up and headphones. Again...nice knowing ya.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero
"Du ziehst den rechten Fuß ein
Du streckst den rechten Fuß raus. . . ."
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 10:28 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (dIske)
Play it a 4x and you can listen to "Yoko and the Chipmunks"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 10:29 PM (Da7Vv)
Until it isn't. But yes! Catching a lovely trout or two...yum😂!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:29 PM (LNeRu)
Beautiful plane. Tech outpaced it before it got out of the experimental phase (,ICBMs.)
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It did cause the Russians to crash-develop the MiG-25 at great cost. When the B-70 program was cancelled the MiG-25 had no longer had a mission.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:29 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (dIske)
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The Barrel is nice this time of year...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:29 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:28 PM (rbvCR)
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That's too kind. I would have compared it to an unoiled screendoor.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:29 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 10:30 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (dIske)
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Yoko Ono can't possibly be worse than the academic bilge spilling out of the mouths of the panelists on that podcast...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:31 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:31 PM (LNeRu)
Its risky, Very risky.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:31 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (Kxi0p)
Donna, I hadn't heard they were gay, but did read yesterday on AOShq they were hispanic.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 02, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)
"It" has been damaging the country, and society, for decades. Judicial usurpation, arrogance, and domination by low-IQ types.
I recall the absurd, unprofessional, slanderous, and totally baseless and irrelevant commentary by the district judge who froze the first "Muslim ban" (narrator: it wasn't, of course, anything like a "Muslim ban") in the first term. All kinds of idiotic assertions about motive - from a glorified clerk, i.e. a judge - about things and people far above his understanding and of course ridiculously outside his actual power or competence.
I said to friends back then, in 2017, that the failure to repudiate that indefensible lawless act by a cretin "judge" was a potential game-changer. And here we are, where it's 90% worse.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 10:33 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:27 PM (dIske)
Play it a 4x and you can listen to "Yoko and the Chipmunks"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:28 PM (rbvCR)
It won't sound any better, but at least it will be over sooner.
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 10:33 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (Kxi0p)
Now that made me smile.
Posted by: Eromero
Was it Jesus or the other guy?
I hope it was Jesus.
What would Jesus do?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 10:34 PM (/lPRQ)
@grey4626
The Babylon Bee just dropped a fucking thermonuclear truth disguised as satire, and it’s so surgically precise it’s carving straight through Hollywood’s rotten core.
“Pedophiles At Grammys Rally Against Trump Deporting Their Own Kind”
Read that again.
Let it sink in. They didn’t miss. They didn’t soften it.
They went straight for the jugular of an industry that’s spent decades shielding predators behind awards shows, private jets, and “artistic genius” excuses.
These glitter-covered ghouls clutch their statues on stage while the casting couch runs red with the blood of innocence.
They weep for “immigrant rights” not out of compassion...fuckkkkkk no.
It’s self-preservation. It’s terror that the same policies dragging criminal aliens back across the border might one day drag their own degenerate brethren out of the mansions and into the light.
Hollywood isn’t broken. It was built this way.
A machine that chews up children and spits out traumatized husks, all while lecturing the rest of us about ethics.
And when someone finally points at the emperor’s shriveled, naked dick? They scream “hate speech.”
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:34 PM (Cjcf6)
Court orders restart of all US offshore wind construction
Little known fact, spending billions of tax dollars on enviro boondoggles is in the constitution.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:35 PM (qpQFJ)
Well, the Mig-25 could fly high enough and fast enough to wave at the SR-71 as it flew past them.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 10:35 PM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:36 PM (OrWo5)
Wondering if there will be counseling for "conservative" "influencers" and Obama and the Dems and most of the brainless Beltway foreign policy blob if the US acts and it results in the end of the vile mullahcracy in Iran?
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 10:38 PM (U/Byj)
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Mamdani: "My solution is free bus rides."
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:38 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:39 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:19 PM (ESVrU)
Send them to the mansions of the Grammy winners who whined about ICE. equal shares. How long do you think they'll wait before screaming for ICE to pick them up?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 10:39 PM (S/Y4j)
The B-52 is a workhorse for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater
F-104 got sucked into the Valkyrie's vortex.
Weeeee! Barrel Roll!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 10:40 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (zGyLA)
Oops. Doing KP.
I believe we can include alien bodies.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 10:40 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Momlady at February 02, 2026 10:40 PM (DbytK)
@walterkirn
I would really hate to think that the coordinated, almost symphonic response of the Powers that Be to the COVID pandemic was made possible somehow by the discipline enforced through membership in the so-called Epstein Network.
Man would I hate to think that.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:40 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:41 PM (OrWo5)
But it won't slow down DH's gaseous eructations. Not even a bit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 10:41 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
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I've said this before, but the morning report always gets me so angry (Mr. Sefton is good at what he does) that I now try not to read it. It whips me up into a frenzy over the topic du jour. I understand feeling blackpilled after reading it
Posted by: 496 at February 02, 2026 10:42 PM (7MeQV)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 10:41 PM (OrWo5)
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Quit dancing, Bob. You'll blow us all up!!!!
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:42 PM (dIske)
And I love the painting. I think it is my new favorite of your work.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 02, 2026 10:43 PM (nz1sK)
SCOTUS hopefully does.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:43 PM (qpQFJ)
For me, I remember when you actually engaged. But, what the heck...it must be a big chore to be Monday ONT. Don't hurt yourself whatever you do🤯 Catch them fishes!
Luv ya guy💗
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:43 PM (LNeRu)
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NASA has been going to space since the 60's and they can not get people to not do stupid things???
Posted by: clarence
It's a valve. How can you not open it? It's like the big red button with the "do not push" sign on it.
The "launch" button actually has two rabid rottweilers chained up next to it, along with the sign. Otherwise..... hoo boy.
Posted by: that NASA guy at February 02, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: 496 at February 02, 2026 10:42 PM (7MeQV)
Well, you need to let go of the daily rage machine. It's okay to be annoyed, but don't freak yourself out.
It's not like you can do a damned thing about it, anyway.
Not worth the coronary.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 10:44 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 10:38 PM (U/Byj)
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I would like to volunteer to be a "counselor"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: GWB at February 02, 2026 10:46 PM (x5elp)
Read that again.
Let it sink in. They didn’t miss. They didn’t soften it.
They went straight for the jugular of an industry that’s spent decades shielding predators behind awards shows, private jets, and “artistic genius” excuses.
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They forced their victims to play along.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:47 PM (qpQFJ)
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RR hasn't made cars for a long time. BMW bought the car division in 2003. Today's Rolls are German.
RR in the UK kept the jet engine division.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:48 PM (nWPIJ)
I had a co-worker that drove his 3/4 ton truck out onto the lake and lost it at the ice break where the current from the river flows.
Best part, the county made him pay to have his truck removed from the lake.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 10:49 PM (oT7pT)
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How many of those have an active application for citizenship?
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 10:49 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:47 PM (qpQFJ)
Before that they were temporarily in Chile and Brazil, but they thought the bennies were higher in the US
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Beverly at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (reMys)
We are not invading it this very moment, and Mark Levin and Lindsay Graham are quite testy about it
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)
Something is waaay screwy with Iran. Peter Orszag, who was a finance guy before and after being Obama's head of OMB, said a weird thing recently. I saw an interview with him about two weeks ago from Davos. He said flat out he expected Trump to act over the weekend (this was on a Fri).
I haven't the slightest idea who he's talking to or why he would open his mouth. He also seems a strange option for deliberately spreading disinfo. I have zero explanations, other than he was flat out talking out his ass. The whole thing is odd.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 10:51 PM (w/O5Q)
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You would think that one of the ganja-toking shits would have cured cancer by now.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:51 PM (nWPIJ)
They've got the outer hatch closed now. That little snafu delayed things considerably. They were planning on two "terminal countdowns", going from T-10m down to about T-33s, the point where the automated internal system would take over. They get down there, then recycle back to T-10m and do it again.
They're only going to do one terminal countdown now because of the delay.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 10:51 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: clarence
If I'm not mistaken, the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers use Rolls-Royce gas turbine generator sets (SSGTGs) to produce onboard electrical power for systems like radars, weapons, and general loads.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 10:51 PM (cYBz/)
The airframe is the original with repairs and updates as required over the decades. We only have B-52H models now, built between 1960 and 1963 (essentially); the engines are TF-33s just as delivered. The aircraft should get new engines in the next few years. The avionics are almost all later, better systems and the wiring is almost all changed during modifications. The basic design is nearly a WW2 fuselage with swept wings to allow slightly faster speeds. These things aren't fast! If the AF wants to fly them another 40 years it could be done.
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 02, 2026 10:53 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)
He is still here, under a new nic, that rhymes with "Park Titty Gator".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 10:54 PM (8zz6B)
My late brother would haul me to concerts often & I am grateful. He had great taste in music, and long lasting memories.
He would be offended by me calling him late & argue that he was always on time. Then we'd brawl & be over it in less than five minutes.
He & some friends are why I did not become a Jethro Tull groupie. I usually got my way, but not that night. I still wish I had gone to the after party we were invited to.
Something different from me tonight vs rock and roll. Ethereal. The lyrics are magic with the melody from 1887.
First and last love, I've felt both, and I live with the love I was meant to find in my youth into olde age.
https://tinyurl.com/5y4dw5bj
Lightning struck me twice, as the Alison Krauss song, Crazy Faith lyric: "Love is lightning, love is ice. It only strikes the lucky twice.
Once so you will know the price
And once for crazy faith"...give it a listen, too.
Thanks for the ONT and y'all have a great night.
https://tinyurl.com/3wmwjwks
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 10:56 PM (WONhk)
I was *shocked* to hear this! /sarc
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 10:17 PM (ESVrU)
Very simple. Replace "climate anxiety" with "getting your dumb head beat in" anxiety for being stupid enough to believe in Man-made climate change.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 10:56 PM (8zz6B)
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Given the development of incredibly powerful high-bypass turbofans, it seems like the B-52 shouldn't need eight engines this time.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 10:56 PM (nWPIJ)
Read that again.
Let it sink in. They didn’t miss. They didn’t soften it.
They went straight for the jugular of an industry that’s spent decades shielding predators behind awards shows, private jets, and “artistic genius” excuses.
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They forced their victims to play along.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
These are trash people. I don't watch movies or shows anymore.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 10:58 PM (lpTXP)
More than a third of the pics show cuties in poses that show them taking selfies. Look at me I'm looking at me.
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 02, 2026 10:58 PM (KiBMU)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:03 PM (PlpaN)
That LH2 leak was apparently fixed. Liquid hydrogen, at -423F is tricky, dangerous stuff. Tiny little molecules that leak through just about anything.
I was just reading. A leaking LH2 valve on the S-IVB (3rd stage) replenish circuit nearly scrubbed the Apollo 11 launch. It started leaking just as Neil Armstrong and the others were headed to the pad to get onboard. They set a "Red team" (these are the hydrogen boys) out to tighten some bonnet bolts. That didn't work and it kept leaking.
So, they ended up improvising. They poured water on the valve to heat it up (and said water froze instantly, but warmed up the valve), blocking it completely, and then manually feathered the main fill valve to replenish it, allowing the launch to go forward.
That was tricky with the main fill valve, because it's normal flow rate was 1200 GPM. Replenish flow is only about 100 GPM.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)
@DrKarlynB
Antifa in Minneapolis is literally building checkpoints and stopping vehicles on the road to run their license plates to see if they are affiliated with ICE before they let them through.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
@DrKarlynB
Antifa in Minneapolis is literally building checkpoints and stopping vehicles on the road to run their license plates to see if they are affiliated with ICE before they let them through.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
Sounds like it is time to start corrupting some databases.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:05 PM (rbvCR)
I used go to see the Allmans every time they came to Boston late 60s -early 70s. I'm guessing I saw them a half dozen times. If I couldn't get anyone to go with me, I would take the train by myself from my hometown. I was about 15. I loved that band!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 11:06 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:07 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
Detaining people going about their lawful business is kidnapping. Shoot the fuckers. Blow their festering faggot brains right out. Park a drive wheel on their bullet-riddled face, and do a brake stand.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B)
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I don't know about Minnesota that would be charged as false imprisonment here. If I did it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
I do like that guys handle shit like this with their real good buddies a bit different than the fairer sex.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: mindful webworker - and again at February 02, 2026 11:10 PM (j02Vi)
I would've liked to see Pee Wee Herman play the role of Paul Atreides in the new version of DUNE.
This timeline would've been greatly improved by that.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 11:10 PM (iJfKG)
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I warned my family members during the drug addict George Floyd riots to never stop for anyone other than official law enforcement, including large groups of protestors. Medians are just suggestions. Lawns are just suggestions. The reverse gear exists for a reason. Get the hell out of there.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:10 PM (Cjcf6)
The AF went through a couple of earlier new engine exercises years ago. The problem with adding larger fan engines is ground clearance. The secondary problem, even now, is the basic airspeed limitation of the aircraft. New engines will provide greater reliability (the TF-33 is ancient) and much greater fuel efficiency. So you get 8 whether you want 'em or not!!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 02, 2026 11:11 PM (47diA)
The NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is carrying approximately $48 billion in total long-term debt, which is expected to rise to nearly $57 billion by 2028-2030.
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The only thing that keeps the MTA solvent is Bridges and Tunnels, the old Triborough assets. Without that, the MTA would be out of business in 20 minutes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:11 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 11:11 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:03 PM (PlpaN)
Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura beatdown is truly great baseball.
Posted by: moki at February 02, 2026 11:12 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
Detaining people going about their lawful business is kidnapping. Shoot the fuckers. Blow their festering faggot brains right out. Park a drive wheel on their bullet-riddled face, and do a brake stand.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Ummm, yah.
Local PD who tolerate this are complicit Chavistas.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)
In the arts and entertainment world, raping the help is considered one of the perquisites of the job.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 11:17 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)
You don't always have to rape.
Posted by: Ahnold at February 02, 2026 11:18 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
Does anyone have a large buffalo herd that might enjoy a stampede?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 11:18 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
There just might be a Snickers shortage in parts southwest ...
Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at February 02, 2026 11:19 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)
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His new nic is Dark Litigator
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Seems like an improvement actually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 11:21 PM (snZF9)
Watching that Bill Murray movie.
Again.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and again at February 02, 2026 11:10 PM (j02Vi)
Dude, if I can write a novel and do a MisHum ONT, you can, too.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 11:21 PM (uQesX)
x.com/SeanParnellASW/status/
2018495511360053609
tl;dr - The DoW / gov under Trump was going to sever links with BSA because of its decent into woke perverted commie crap over past many decades. But BSA has signaled that they will return to God and Country to fix things. That’s the gist.
I will hold my knee jerk cynical reaction to hope against hope.
Because a return to real Boy Scouts would be one of the greatest things for boys, future men, and the nation as a whole.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:21 PM (OAXk+)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)
Detaining people going about their lawful business is kidnapping. Shoot the fuckers. Blow their festering faggot brains right out. Park a drive wheel on their bullet-riddled face, and do a brake stand.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Ummm, yah.
Local PD who tolerate this are complicit Chavistas.
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YES, YES they are. I'm getting really tired of reading what swell guys police officers are that won't buck their union or their alleged "leadership" when it comes to these situations. "Just following orders", right? Where have I heard that before?
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 11:22 PM (Cjcf6)
Antifa in Minneapolis is literally building checkpoints and stopping vehicles on the road to run their license plates
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So. They have borders, check if people have proper credentials and stop them if they don't. What does this resemble?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:23 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Dark L at February 02, 2026 11:24 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:23 PM (tgvbd)
The CHAZ. Where the city was found liable after the CHAVistas shot up a kid who was 'trying to run the checkpoint.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:25 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:25 PM (JZkx/)
Normally, in the state system you have work ten years to qualify for a pension. I knew that. There was one exception. If you were 44 or older during your employment and you worked at least one year past the 5 year vesting schedule, in other words 6 years, you qualified for a monthly pension. I worked 6 years and 1 day. So now I've got an extra $128/month and I'm going to receive a retroactive check for the 24 months from when I turned 65. God is good and my wife gets alot of credit too.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:26 PM (PlpaN)
Slow and goofy!
Luvya MisHum, but geez...
Outa here.
Good night good Horde!💤💤💤
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 11:27 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:25 PM (bss/y)
If you have to run a Commie checkpoint, use a big, heavy vehicle. Steal a city transit bus.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:27 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:21 PM (OAXk+)
To be honest, camping gear is expensive. And more than a few Boy Scout Council Camps were sold, so finding places to camp can be difficult, particularly for urban Scouts. But if they can pull it off, more power to them. ~ Eagle Scout w/ Bronze Palm, Ad Altari Dei Award, Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow and 1971 World Jamboree in Japan attendee.
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:28 PM (gKDq2)
So this particular accomplishment of the retards has apparently passed into the books.
Just what did Homan get the idiot children of Mpls to agree to?
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:25 PM (bss/y)
If you have to run a Commie checkpoint, use a big, heavy vehicle. Steal a city transit bus.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:27 PM (8zz6B)
Ironically, it was a black kid during the summer of George Floyd the commies killed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (OAXk+)
Seems like an improvement actually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Good to know that he's still around.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (E4WLu)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:26 PM (PlpaN)
Excellent news! Three grand and bit in cash is a nice surprise.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:29 PM (8zz6B)
https://youtu.be/AdUBTE9JpgI?t=100
Posted by: SkinnerVic at February 02, 2026 11:30 PM (JIGPW)
I will hold my knee jerk cynical reaction to hope against hope.
Because a return to real Boy Scouts would be one of the greatest things for boys, future men, and the nation as a whole.
Posted by: banana Dream
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Kick the fags out.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:31 PM (JZkx/)
>> Because a return to real Boy Scouts would be one of the greatest things for boys, future men, and the nation as a whole.
BSA is over, the majority of den leaders are women and in many packs, girls out number the boys.
Boys would rather play video games anyways.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 11:31 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 10:44 PM (I40wl)
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Agree 100%. I don't read his stuff. Not because it isn't good, but because it's too good
Posted by: 496 at February 02, 2026 11:32 PM (3dasX)
That's great but it sucks that you weren't advised at the time you withdrew your other money. The fine print gambit.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:32 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Crusader
Assuming Insurrection Act was invoked, how would the military handle such a "checkpoint"?
Drop some 155 or mortar rounds on it.
One thing for crowd control, check points and hard points are something altogether.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:28 PM (gKDq2)
We camped all over creation. In the frigging middle of nowhere. Probably a minimum of 20 trips a year. Sometimes it was every weekend for months. Not sure what a council camp was, but a lot of these places seemed like they were off the grid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 11:33 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:33 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:35 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Crusader
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A twin twenty answers those questions well.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:35 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:28 PM (gKDq2)
My troop was all the poor kids. We had donated army tents, mil surplus equipment. And we went on trips all over. Things may have been rough but you made it work. All volunteer. Some scout camps. But also a lot of Army/Marine hosted camps which were low cost.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:36 PM (OAXk+)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:36 PM (cwGMH)
Not too hard to gauge the depth of your Scouting experience.
'Packs' are from Cub Scouts. That's just despicable.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 02, 2026 11:37 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
That's something to remember. This is a good argument for a dash cam. Your car is your first weapon. If they surround it and start beating on it, that's when the pistol comes out. I feared for my life your honor. I remember how that kid got shot in Seattle when they were pulling the same crap.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:38 PM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 11:40 PM (E4WLu)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 11:40 PM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: alpine_beer
He has 2 opposition briefs due Thursday, 2 more due in 2 fridays, hearings on 2/20 and 2/27 (1 in monterey), and then potentially the 2 biggest appeal briefs of his career due in april, + for the hell of it in december he drafted a 7000 word rehearing petition in an appeal he has no client in (but it's his pet anti-SLAPP issue) and the CA supreme court might consider it. He did love his pot. No time these days.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 02, 2026 11:41 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 11:40 PM (E4WLu)
Naw. A good helicopter will run you a million five, easy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:41 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 02, 2026 11:41 PM (KAi1n)
Seriously glad to hear that.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:44 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Opinion fact
I hadn't turned 65 yet. I received the letter the month after my 65th birthday. I give alot of credit to the young man I spoke with today. He had to dig to find that info. On the surface I was right but he wanted to know why they had sent the letter. Essentially you are correct. Obfuscation is one of the tools they use. 128 bucks is a tank and a half of gas in my wife's car.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:44 PM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 11:44 PM (PlpaN)
Washington gas is expensive! I filled up the 'burb for about 90 bucks on Saturday, at 2.36 per gallon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:47 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: banana Dream
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We would call Big Bread and Big Salami, tell them we were going on a 3 day expedition to Camp BoyScout, and did they have any day-old to help us out. We had sacks of cup cakes, loaves of bread, and types of lunch meat galore.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:48 PM (JZkx/)
Antifa in Minneapolis is literally building checkpoints and stopping vehicles on the road to run their license plates
Are they doing this on stolen land?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:51 PM (Cqx++)
There is a slash through this image, so I guess you aren't supposed to discipline rowdy children thusly.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 11:51 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:36 PM (OAXk+)
I guess that was then and this is now, with heightened security.
Had a Jampboree at the United States Navy Radio Station Northwest, near Moyock, in northeastern NC.
Also, wearing our uniforms, we were granted a tour (had a lot of Navy active and retired as Scout Leaders) of a Boomer docked in Norfolk at the Sub Piers. Went below deck, where I learned hatches are small - the hard way, and we saw the nuclear missiles in their silos, two rows, many deep. The Bubbleheads said while at sea they jogged around 'Sherwood Forrest' for excercise.
I don't think that could be done today.
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:51 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:52 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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Good to see you doing well. Give 'em hell.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:54 PM (JZkx/)
The New Orleans Zoo has a sign with an adult figure hanging a child by the ankle over a fence with an open aligator mouth below.
There is a slash through this image, so I guess you aren't supposed to discipline rowdy children thusly.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Don't feed the animals
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:56 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:52 PM (cwGMH)
I guess camping became my sport. I'm sure with the same sense of accomplishment and achievement you enjoyed.
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:56 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:57 PM (OAXk+)
Posted by: RickZ at February 02, 2026 11:56 PM (gKDq2)
No doubt. I love camping and still did it frequently. The Toledo Bend area on the Texas / Louisiana border was a favorite camping spot.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 12:00 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 12:03 AM (tAmR8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
We're running premium in it. Gal we bought it from only ran premium. She took excellent care of the car. They lived in Idaho. When we picked the car up in December we paid 3.59 for premium. Regular was 3.69 in Washington. It's down to 3.49/gl but premium is 4.69.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 12:04 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B
Newsletter?
Posted by: Diogenes at February 03, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
Why the appellation "US"?
Is this an effort to distract from all the " Immigrant man" stories or is it newsworthy on its own because "US" is rare?
I'm conflicted. Should I be pissed or pleased?
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 12:06 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Marquis de Sade at February 03, 2026 12:06 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 11:57 PM (OAXk+)
I was okay at lashing.
But where I shined was the reflector oven. And hot coals. My Scoutmaster always said he never went hungry when RickZ's patrol was around. We just didn't do weinies on a stick. For the time, we ate well, spaghetti with meat sauce, e.g.. Supplemented with some surplus C-Rats.
Our little campsite we used, now a subdivision in northeastern NC, had a little shooting range. In the summer, we swam in the blackwater small river onto which our campsite abutted; just had to throw rocks/sticks in the water first to scare away the cottonmouths. Never went across the 15 yard wide (?) river as it was salt marsh for another good 15 plus yards with no visible shore. Not so nice critters in that.
Posted by: RickZ at February 03, 2026 12:07 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: The British Navy at February 03, 2026 12:08 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 03, 2026 12:09 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Opinion fact
There will be time after my hearing on 2/27. :->
What's going to make most of you cry is the Aberlour 16 and Red Breast 15 that are slowly giving themselves to the angels.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 12:09 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 12:11 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
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The ONT was posted at 9:45 p.m., meaning my post at 10:17 occurred 32 minutes after the ONT was posted, giving me ample time to not only read the post, but also listen to the full podcast.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Let this be a lesson for you, young man:
Never get pedantic with a professional pedagogue.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 12:11 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 12:11 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: The British Navy at February 03, 2026 12:08 AM (XeU6L)
Rum was frowned upon in Scouting. When it came to the sodomy part now? Not so much.
Really hope that changes.
Posted by: RickZ at February 03, 2026 12:12 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 12:12 AM (ciYHQ)
I never did get into the RV thing. Not criticizing those who enjoy it, but it's not for me.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 12:12 AM (IG3/x)
I doubt BSA can make a real comeback. The society that produced it doesn't exist anymore. The involvement of gays and girls, the way in which independence and self-reliance have been chipped away at for young adults (a term that isn't really even used much anymore with respect to older teens apart from referring to things like YA fiction). We did things as Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts that would send modern helicopter parents into a spin.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 03, 2026 12:13 AM (4/BuS)
The Gateway Pundit @gatewaypundit
3h
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Fired Ed Martin as Chief of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group: Report
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 12:13 AM (tAmR8)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 03, 2026 12:13 AM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 12:09 AM (KAi1n)
Aberlour is one of my favorite scotches. Along with Lagavulin. Speyside vs Islay, I couldn’t tell you what the difference is supposed to be but I love them both.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 03, 2026 12:15 AM (OAXk+)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 03, 2026 12:17 AM (/drwC)
BSA is over, the majority of den leaders are women and in many packs, girls out number the boys.
Boys would rather play video games anyways.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 11:31 PM (XV/Pl)
I happen to do Trail Life, which is trying to be an explicitly Christian revival of the Boy Scouts, with my boys. It may not be exactly what people want, but not everything is going out into that good night without a fight.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 03, 2026 12:19 AM (NZPfR)
Trump should push hard to impeach Roberts for failing to oversee the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges.
Any from the domestic enemy party who fail to vote to impeach in the house or remove in the senate can explain to their rabid domestic enemy constituents why they chose to side with the chief justice of the court that overturned Roe.
Posted by: biteme at February 03, 2026 12:20 AM (xWS9V)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
With a whimper not a bang.
The people who reward this behavior are almost as bad as the perps.
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 12:21 AM (ciYHQ)
The B-52 is a workhorse for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater
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I had a cow-orker who crewed on a B-52, and who was stationed at Edwards AFB when the B70 went down. They pulled every warm body they had, lined them with about 10 feet between them, a mile or so wide, up at one end of the crash site and walked them about 10 miles through the desert. They each had a handful of little flag stakes to mark anything they found.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 12:21 AM (36QIT)
Excellent! Trail Life is a great organization. One of our neighboring churches sponsors a troop. I know the folks running it.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 12:22 AM (PlpaN)
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Its ALWAYS somebody else's money. Its NEVER something THEY are inspired to fix, or fund-raise over.
Posted by: Crusader
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Which is why, back about 20 years ago.... or was it 30?.... I gave up.my subscrption/membership of Consumer Reports. I love their articles on which refrigerator or potato peeler is superior, etc, but when it came to rating services or anything that you can't physically touch, their invariable response was - a government program. A new law, a new commission, a new bureau; throwing tax dollars at it was the answer to everything. I might have held on if it was only an article or editorial, but they used magazine subscription dollars to finance a lobbying operation in DC, and bragged about it.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 12:25 AM (36QIT)
"Explorers are young people aged 14 to 18 who participate in the Exploring program, which is part of the Boy Scouts of America's school-to-career initiative."
Posted by: RickZ at February 03, 2026 12:26 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: clarence
....because someone forgot to convert from metric, remember?
I can make that mistake WITHOUT a thesis studying the ways that friction ratios affect steering outcomes in aeronautical use under reduced gravity loads.
And for less than $10 an hour...
Thank God for Elon Musk.
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 12:29 AM (ciYHQ)
WRT ice melt, some years ago I read a Scandi alternative to salt. Tried it and it worked so well I never went back to salt.
Mini pine bark nuggets! They provide good traction. Whenever the ice thaws, they float to the top and continue to work during subsequent freeze/thaw cycles. Come springtime, just sweep them aside and they eventually get chopped up by the mower and /or decompose. Not a huge enviro-weenie, but when a common-sense alternative shows up, I tend tend to latch onto it.
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 12:33 AM (Z7In9)
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 12:33 AM (Z7In9)
Zombie Euell Gibbons is envious.
Posted by: RickZ at February 03, 2026 12:36 AM (gKDq2)
SFGoth went with Dark Litigator over Darth Litigator? What is wrong with him?
By the way, the Grokepedia sentry for AoS is very well done.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 03, 2026 12:37 AM (aTECf)
Posted by: JQ at February 03, 2026 12:39 AM (rdVOm)
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None of my local wineshops stock this brand.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
Is that a brand, or some tranny's stage name?
Posted by: mikeski at February 03, 2026 12:40 AM (VHUov)
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PepsiBrian Champagne, 47, was the last year for that label, but the best vintage. I'm sure a rare bottle will put you back 3 or 4 dollars, if you can find it.
Posted by: eeyoremood at February 03, 2026 12:40 AM (aqnXQ)
...??...
Sorry, I know that sounds like the opening to a cool story but that's all I got
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 12:41 AM (ciYHQ)
There is a slash through this image, so I guess you aren't supposed to discipline rowdy children thusly.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Don't feed the animals
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Certainly don't feed them modern American kids. Too many preservatives and artificial ingredients. Might as well just give them hot dogs.
Posted by: mikeski at February 03, 2026 12:41 AM (VHUov)
The former is delicious and the latter is unpotable. I received Lagavile 16 for my birthday years ago and regifted it. It was simply not drinkable. I'd rather have Johnnie Walker red.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 12:44 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 12:44 AM (Z7In9)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large
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grokipedia.com/page/Ace_of_Spades_HQ
Does go on a bit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 12:48 AM (JZkx/)
"Dark" is a goth appellation and Trek > Wars
I wonder if anyone has done fan fic switching Kirk/Shatner with Solo/Ford.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 12:48 AM (KAi1n)
Young Pioneers or some such is the thing now in TX. A clone of BSA/GSA but without all Teh Gay
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 12:48 AM (ciYHQ)
Officer responds, finds a guy shit-faced drunk.
"Sir, did you expose yourself?"
"No, ossifer."
Cop checks ID, looks around, sees the initials "SB" written in the snow in piss.
"Sir, your initials are SB. Those initials are SB. Can you explain that?"
"Just a coincidence. A dog did that."
"A dog wrote SB in the snow?"
"Yeah, it was a Saint Bernard."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 12:49 AM (IG3/x)
The basic math is that launching a million tons per year of satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per ton would add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually, with no ongoing operational or maintenance needs. Ultimately, there is a path to launching 1 TW/year from Earth.
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I think Musk wants a trail of satellites and tankers from here to Mars.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 12:50 AM (JZkx/)
Greetings, Dark Litigator. Months ago, you proposed an evening of Hunan cuisine for Bay Area morons?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 03, 2026 12:50 AM (QiAzj)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
You fooled me. I was expecting the punchline to be about handwriting.
Posted by: mikeski at February 03, 2026 12:52 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 03, 2026 12:52 AM (4/BuS)
...as assistant secretary of the navy, Roosevelt urged preparation of war with Spain to gain control of Cuba.
He sincerely believed that “America’s incorporation of all adjacent lands was the virtually inevitable fulfillment of a moral mission delegated to the nation by Providence itself.”
In 1902, as president, Roosevelt threatened to fire on German warships when they blockaded Venezuela after a debt default. In 1903 he fomented a secessionist revolt against the Colombian government to give America control of Panama.
And, when Canada laid claim to the Yukon coast, Roosevelt warned that it was “going to be ugly” if Canada did not accept that the coast was part of Alaska. (Look at a map. You’ll notice Roosevelt got his way.)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 12:55 AM (JZkx/)
"The site's signature tone—characterized by sarcasm, profanity, and irreverence—has elicited rebukes for coarsening public debate and alienating moderates."
Fuck yeah!
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 12:56 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone
What's all this I hear about eating people???
Posted by: weft cut-Litela at February 03, 2026 12:57 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Braenyard
The more things change...
Austin 1990. We're playing Marvel Superheroes. My character, Mags (of course) had Unearthly levels of control over metals. The team needed funding for a base so WE CALLED NASA to get the going rate for launching tonnage into orbit. NASA tried to pitch us space on the space shuttle. Good times, my fav gamer group.
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 01:00 AM (ciYHQ)
Well, the LH2 leak sprung again -- big time -- which caused them to have to terminate the simulated countdown at T-5:15.
It's safe to say they ain't gonna launch this February, I think.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 03, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: mikeski at February 03, 2026 12:52 AM (VHUov)
Heh... yeah, I've heard that one too.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 01:00 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's
I did. My workload lightens towards the end of the month. These days i work every day.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 03, 2026 01:00 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 01:00 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: weft cut-Litela
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Oh, haven't you heard? Soylent Green !
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 01:01 AM (Z7In9)
Well, the LH2 leak sprung again -- big time -- which caused them to have to terminate the simulated countdown at T-5:15.
It's safe to say they ain't gonna launch this February, I think.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Hey, Kindletot, you hear that?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:02 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 03, 2026 01:03 AM (CHHv1)
"Explorers are young people aged 14 to 18 who participate in the Exploring program, which is part of the Boy Scouts of America's school-to-career initiative."
Posted by: RickZ at February 03, 2026 12:26 AM (gKDq2)
I was in the explorers for little while. At 15 or 16 I thought I was getting too old for boy scouts and figured Explorers sounded like something worth while. The only problem was I wasn't driving, and the meetings were held pretty far from where I lived, so I didn't last. It was hard getting a ride.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 03, 2026 01:07 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Case at February 03, 2026 01:08 AM (E7+ue)
REID HOFFMAN, the Dem megadonor, has claimed his "last interaction" with Jeffrey Epstein was in 2015.
Emails tell a totally different story -- dinners, a "phone date", and Skype calls through at least 2018.
Chuck Ross@ChuckRossDC
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:10 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 03, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)
A statue honoring Pat Nixon was stolen from my hometown of Cerritos, California. We cannot allow this to take place. Terrible. Unacceptable. Help. Let's do this.
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Bring all the statues back.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:12 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Case
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Don't forget the Bush's baked beans
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 01:12 AM (Z7In9)
REID HOFFMAN, the Dem megadonor, has claimed his "last interaction" with Jeffrey Epstein was in 2015.
Emails tell a totally different story -- dinners, a "phone date", and Skype calls through at least 2018.
Chuck Ross@ChuckRossDC
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:10 AM (JZkx/)
Reid Hoffman is a fat bitch... gotta love it, right out of the gate lolol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 03, 2026 01:13 AM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/ywvhjfn5
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 01:16 AM (ciYHQ)
SpaceX ... acquired xAI to create ... "the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth."
The reasoning is audacious but logical: AI's hunger for power is insatiable. Terrestrial data centers can't scale fast enough without "imposing hardship on communities and the environment."
The solution? Put the data centers in space.
● Launch 1 million satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per ton
● Add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually
● No ongoing operational or maintenance costs
● Always sunny in space ☀️
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:21 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 01:24 AM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 01:28 AM (PlpaN)
It did involve lie detectors, and after hours oxygen.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:28 AM (JZkx/)
"Explorers are young people aged 14 to 18 who participate in the Exploring program, which is part of the Boy Scouts of America's school-to-career initiative."
Posted by: RickZ
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I never knew that about the Explorers. In my day day, the Eagle Scouts were kind of the pinnacle of Scouting.
My dad attended high school in a rural east Tennessee county in the early 1940s. He had the opportunity to take a class in aeronautics and learned to fly a plane. (Doubtless due to our involvement in WW2).. Nonetheless, it's a stark difference in what kids are right in public schools nowadays
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 01:30 AM (Z7In9)
Posted by: Sammy Johns at February 02, 2026 10:03 PM (oftw2)
I wonder how many whippersnappers here got that reference....I even had to think about it for a minute....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 01:30 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Case at February 03, 2026 01:31 AM (E7+ue)
Boys would rather play video games anyways.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Dens are Cub Scouts, age 7 to 10. The adult leader at den level has ALWAYS been the Den Mother. At those ages, a female (mother substitute) is a better fit. The Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster were male. Ceremonies and formal stuff was run by the males. Boy Scouts, 11 up were all male. There was a hell of a lot empirically derived psychological design in the BSA. Then they hired academic psychologists at national to determine program design. The Explorer program was the foot in the door. Boys bailed out at puberty, because the little head took control. Scout meeting, or some activity that put them with those formerly-icky girls? So, the geniuses said, "Let's create a vocational oriented program, as opposed to the quasi-military BS, and let girls in. That was bad enough, but they never figured out the balance between the programs and they became competitive instead of complementary. A boy had to choose.
The rot progressed.
Posted by: buddhaha Life, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Committee at February 03, 2026 01:32 AM (36QIT)
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NASA has been going to space since the 60's and they can not get people to not do stupid things???
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 10:05 PM (6L3LN)
Black water tank or hydrazine tank?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 01:36 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 01:39 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:41 AM (JZkx/)
Speak for yourself ...
Posted by: Ski Lift Operators, Local 234 . . . at February 03, 2026 01:43 AM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 03, 2026 01:43 AM (zdLoL)
The rot progressed.
Posted by: buddhaha Life, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Committee at February 03, 2026 01:32 AM (36QIT)
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All that's predicated on the year's of involvement.
Explorers were around long before faggots or girls were considered. One would have been tossed out on his ear.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:43 AM (JZkx/)
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Like so many of us, I long for yesteryear...and mourn its passing.
Posted by: EyeTest at February 03, 2026 01:45 AM (Z7In9)
Posted by: M. Gaga
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When MMS came in, girls took to what we now call selfies like ducklings to.water. A selfie is just another variant of the female mating strategy of looking nice. It just allows "looking nice" to extend to long distances. These girls have been taking selfies almost their entire lives.
Posted by: buddhaha Life, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Committee at February 03, 2026 01:47 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Case at February 03, 2026 01:31 AM (E7+ue)
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You mean down there, right?
Oh.
Nevermind.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 01:52 AM (tAmR8)
The AF went through a couple of earlier new engine exercises years ago. The problem with adding larger fan engines is ground clearance.
Posted by: LRob in OK
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The 737MAX is good example of the problems created by dangling large diameter bypass engines on a plane not originally designed for them.
The half-assed solution to those problems led to the crashes.
Posted by: buddhaha Life, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Committee at February 03, 2026 01:56 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:59 AM (JZkx/)
Yeah, but that onsite Tech assist is gonna be a bitch.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 03, 2026 02:03 AM (mP0Kj)
In their defense - and I only know this because I'm sleeping at a Holiday Inn right now - LH2 is notorious for seeping everywhere. So much so that standards are set by a "tolerable amount of leakage" as opposed to no leakage at all. NASA needs to move to Methane like SpaceX
Posted by: Fen at February 03, 2026 02:11 AM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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One of the advantages of getting your tanker trucks down there filled from a pipeline out of Texas, as opposed to the people in PHX, whose gas comes out of LA.
up here, I just paid 3.09. Last week was 2.99, no idea why the jump. I believe our supplies come out of ABQ. I know I've never seen a tanker on 60 or 260, so it isn't coming from the south.
Posted by: buddhaha Life, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Committee at February 03, 2026 02:12 AM (36QIT)
Imagine trying to explain to George Washington that we screwed up the country so badly that our biggest controversy had two Mexican guys working for the United States federal government shooting an Italian guy because he was fighting them to keep Somalians inside of Minnesota.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 02:21 AM (JZkx/)
Imagine trying to explain to George Washington that we screwed up the country so badly that our biggest controversy had two Mexican guys working for the United States federal government shooting an Italian guy because he was fighting them to keep Somalians inside of Minnesota.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 02:21 AM (JZkx/)
I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 03, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Sock Monkey
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Any car(SUV, etc) built in the last 7 or 8 years can run on regular with no damage. If the compression is too high for the octane you're running ( within limits) the ECM will retard the timing to prevent knocking (predetonation). That will reduce your mileage. You have to determine whether the cost (extra gas) of that is more than you are paying extra for the higher octane.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 02:26 AM (36QIT)
Still find about the most moving part is when for all his skills and powers Phil can't do anything to save the dying old man; a god, not The God, as he told Rita. Something for everyone to ponder.
🎶
https://youtu.be/5TN1kob5rNU
G'nite, y'all. Hope it's tomorrow when I awaken.
💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - over and over and over and over and over again my friends at February 03, 2026 02:27 AM (j02Vi)
tiny.cc/41hy001
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 02:31 AM (PlpaN)
It's a 2011 Highlander. We're getting at the top end of the expected MPG. My mechanic said basically the same thing you did. He said premium in anything built after 2018 is wasting money.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 02:35 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 02:43 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 02:46 AM (tAmR8)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 01:39 AM (QGaXH)
Sweetheart, I'm in Alaska. There are always 6 more weeks of winter, and we don't much care. Usually, we get planting weather by the last week in May, sometimes not until June. That ground hog has nothing on us, and like I said, we don't much care.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 03, 2026 02:47 AM (I40wl)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 03, 2026 02:51 AM (0nHVk)
tiny.cc/41hy001
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude
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Nothing like a visit to the Assistant Principal in charge of Discipline's office for an attitude adjustment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 02:52 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: buddhaha
I buy my fuel almost exclusively at one station. I 've known them for about 30 years. The dad, who has since passed away, was somewhat of a mentor when I got into the fuel business in the 90s. The additive package is the difference. Every tanker in this area fills at one of two racks. You want cheap gas, fill up at Costco.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 02:54 AM (PlpaN)
I'm
There was an old movie (Mr Roberts, I think) that had the Navy guys creating ersatz Scotch featuring Wildroot Cream Oil as an ingredient. My uncle was a big WCO fan.I saw that scene and did the fist pump YES!.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 03, 2026 02:56 AM (36QIT)
https://tinyurl.com/fzsvce7
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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Texas passed a law forbidding it. Limp dick Abbott would rather talk about it than enforce it. But it will happen. No telling about AZ. Might get interesting.
Personally, it's time for them to go.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 02:57 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 03:00 AM (JZkx/)
_T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times,
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 03:05 AM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 03:07 AM (JZkx/)
A statue honoring Pat Nixon was stolen from my hometown of Cerritos, California. We cannot allow this to take place. Terrible. Unacceptable. Help. Let's do this.
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Bring all the statues back.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 01:12 AM (JZkx/)
Checks garage and backyard for anything new or out of place.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 03:09 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard -
In the mid 90s, EPA set standards for gasoline additives. You basically had 3 options at the rack. Top Tier, standard or bare minimum. Shell did have their own exclusive blend.It was basically equivalent to TT.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 03, 2026 03:16 AM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 03:22 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 03, 2026 02:47 AM (I40wl)
"Sweetheart"!
Sitting at computer blushing all shades of red.....even though I think you wrote that in the same tone as 'bless your heart...'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 03:28 AM (QGaXH)
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That's one solution..."
When Nixon ordered his plumbers to make it so that the reporter Woodward (?) never bothered him again G. Gordon Liddy, in his book "Will" said that they all being lawyers discussed this and determined that the only way to insure that Woodward would never bother Nixon again was to kill Woodward.
After some discussion that option was deemed to be a no go...after some discussion.
Posted by: waepnedmann at February 03, 2026 03:28 AM (vXYrX)
I believe that the Cruella look is intentional:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2p3pkc
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 03:31 AM (tAmR8)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 03:55 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: My Ass Burns at February 03, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)
Moose Encounters of the Third Kind Cafe
Yorkshire Dale, England
from @VisualTherapy0
Panda playing with a snowman at the Toronto Zoo 🐼⛄️ pic.twitter.com/V5hXfyWRBF
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) February 1, 2026
An enormous moose approaches the camera and get petted pic.twitter.com/bG45siliFD
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) February 1, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (K7m1Q)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (K7m1Q)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (K7m1Q)
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)
My cat Jasmine says, "Hello," and she'd never be caught dead petting a moose.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: huerfano
And tasty too!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM (LUIDu)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM
I can never decide whether it tastes like greasy mud or muddy grease. Not a fan of duck meat.
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:42 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 07:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)
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Did he ask "is that all there is?" after eating the grasshoppers?
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0bjKf)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)
Never never never would I want to be that close to one or, God forbid, to pet one, cute as they are.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:45 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:46 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: PabloD at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (3VXNH)
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)
We have crazy ants now. Those things are MUCH worse than fire ants. They messed up my car and our well. They have almost overtaken the fire ants on our property.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:48 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (2wNzd)
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (PlpaN)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: PabloD at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (3VXNH)
We’re closed for the season. Didn’t you see the other moose out front.
Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (IAc3W)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: bluebell
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Have been there. Tried hard to fix it in my mind so that I could call it up later. But, like all such vistas, I just can't.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (XeU6L)
They kill more people than Grizzlies or Wolves or Mountain Lion. You don’t want to get near them, is my understanding. Eyesight is very poor, and males, they tend to think you are a rival suitor trying to put the move on their mate.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (3LcAa)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Moose out front at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (u73oe)
The Perversity Everywhere Initiative is designed to further our successful efforts to push polymorphic perversity beyond the southern-most reaches of the Southern Hemisphere, and remake the world in our image.
While our ambassadors here are few in number at the moment, we hope you will join us!
Posted by: Big Penguin at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (lvJsN)
Ohhh, election fraud and a jail sentence
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)
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Did he ask "is that all there is?" after eating the grasshoppers?
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0bjKf)
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is my friend,
Then let's eat locusts
We'll break out the booze
and have a ball...
Posted by: Huerfano's Drake at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (nbLIj)
https://is.gd/ACROAd
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Everybody has a plan until they're punched in the side of the head.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (PlpaN)
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Heh. Done by Fani Willis?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (XeU6L)
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I imagine it looking exactly like the first (the GOOD) All Creatures Great and Small series. I hope it's still as peaceful as it looked then. If they have access to the internet, it's probably not. I'd still like to go.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (79pEw)
I had two duckies for Easter when I was about 3yrs old. There are photos of me with heart-shaped sunglasses and pig tails admiring them. I remember them being a bit stinky (this was in my grandmother's back yard). When they were grown my father took them to his lake where they did not survive. We guess due to foxes (who apparently never wanted the crazy rooster who chased us years later, but killed the hens).
I was at an Easter egg hunt once and there were baby chicks. One girl loved hers so much she killed it right there during the hunt.
I don't have good bird memories. We had a parakeet named Ricky (from Ricky Ricardo) who hated us, because we stuck our fingers in his cage as little kids and he pecked us.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (XeU6L)
Willie Fanit would be a good name for a bad baseball player.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (8zz6B)
Any results on the Big Dummy at Westminster?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (RIvkX)
__________
He was Select Dog, one of the lesser awards. The Best of Breed winner is the current #1 Borzoi. If you're going to lose, lose to the best.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (3LcAa)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM
The turkeys love it when I do early spring burns at the farm.
The subsequently exposed black top soil always warms up much faster than the adjacent ground that has 3' of prairie grass insulation on it.
The bugs hatch much earlier in the warm ground and I have seen lines of turkeys marching across to sweep up the bugs.
It almost looks like a military operation. I think they deliberately drive the bugs in front of them.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
QUACK
Posted by: Ducks for Trump at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (8zz6B)
All birds should be named Larry.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (cwGMH)
Yum!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)
I didn't understand until one day I saw a farmer on the checkout line with his farm supplies and a baggie of fish too. "ah,... for the rice fields."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (2wNzd)
Are they Democrat ants that moved to Texas from Blue states?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (HlyYF)
Here you go, PI.
https://tinyurl.com/3zj6hh6a
They have been the bane of our existence for the last two summers.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (lpTXP)
You horrible people have perpetrated a massacre.
--The Insects
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Luxury!
Posted by: Yorkshireman at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (cxFcK)
https://is.gd/ACROAd
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM
I liked the way she kept her face undefended the entire time she was throwing kicks!
I am pretty sure a moderately tough parakeet could take her in one-on-one combat.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (HlyYF)
Thousands of ducks are released to eat all the insects out of a plot of farmland after the harvest.
_________
*sighs*
Posted by: Chinese Sparrows at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
tinyurl.com/mdz8s46s
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (0KSrI)
Fair enough.
Its just good to know.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm certain they do. I think it's a British law.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM
Consensus was reached amongst the guitar players that Les Pauls > Stratocasters.
The 'ettes determined that Bad Bunny's most flattering Super Bowl dress would be an A-line.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm certain they do. I think it's a British law.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (79pEw)
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Excellent!
*looks over flights*
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (2WIwB)
That link is mangled. Correct link below.
https://x.com/NatureUnedited
/status/2018349933061914787
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (syz1S)
Nice to see a PBGV that looks properly tousled. Nowadays they look all scissored and overgroomed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)
AMEN. And cheers!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (lpTXP)
I'll have to watch a marathon of The First 48. To celebrate the culture.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)
Huh. Can't wait to not watch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (zZu0s)
Berlusconi's response: "At my place the food is better, and the wine is so good the girls come back on their own. No need for kidnapping."
Legend.
(if this turns out not to be true, don't tell me)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (Ia/+0)
I haz the sadz.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (K7m1Q)
best I can do:
https://tinyurl.com/y4a98d8m
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (w/O5Q)
https://tinyurl.com/3zj6hh6a
They have been the bane of our existence for the last two summers.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM
Well those ants don't sound fun at all.
Perhaps you can briefly revert back to ScaryMary and go on a raspberry ant genocide this spring?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (HlyYF)
I didn't understand until one day I saw a farmer on the checkout line with his farm supplies and a baggie of fish too. "ah,... for the rice fields."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at
Is this a good time to bring up my Japanese dog?
I am kidding, stop running away!
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (GMx4K)
I'll have to watch a marathon of The First 48. To celebrate the culture.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)
Every once in a while they will throw in a white guy murderer. Usually it's in Tulsa.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:05 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:05 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:06 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: bluebell
Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes
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Here's one I sampled, very close to Dartmoor prison. It was great. https://www.rock-inn.co.uk/eat/bar/
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (HlyYF)
They won't like me when I'm angry.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM
Once the kinks were resolved, the Mk. 14 was *the* torpedo in submarines up until the mid-70's or so, because it was the only combat-proven torpedo in the inventory.
The Navy wanted more, and put the blueprints out for bid. The lowest bid was $2mil+/copy. The Navy declined.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM
That one greatly pissed me off too. I wonder how many Americans needlessly died due to that failure?
Since that was pre-DEI, I wonder if some admiral's idiot nephew was in charge of the program?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:08 PM (HlyYF)
Dogs on the roof are like, "WUT?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 02, 2026 08:08 PM (xG4kz)
Yeah, playing. lol
If you pay attention, you will notice that all the human keepers interacting with pandas at the zoo are always covered head to toe in heavy rubber. That way they don't get their body parts pulled off.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM (syz1S)
The thing about Miss Ballbricker there is that she's never going to have the stamina to keep that up for more than a minute. She was already winded after 3 kicks.
Boxing workouts are HARD. Kickboxing workouts are HARD. AWFLS like that will exhaust themselves in a great big hurry. And just looking at her, I highly doubt she's going to put in the hard work.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 08:11 PM (GdZOB)
Have a great evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (Ia/+0)
I think it also led to WiFi and Bluetooth technology.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (g47mK)
Lie to me if you have to.
Elon Musk said about the same. Bitch, I'm Elon Musk. I just have to respond to some pickme in my comments and she's coming over and suing me nine months later.
Paraphrasing.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM
Well she did put out the video and signal her virtue.
I suspect she has now fully achieved her "training" goal.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (HlyYF)
What do those bug eating ducks do on their off time?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
They write ad copy for the WEF --
"You will eat ze bugs and you
will like eating ze bugs!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 02, 2026 08:14 PM (xG4kz)
Consider too, once you actually fire torpedos, the gig is up. They know where you are, and the convoy escorts and such are not happy with you, and start dropping depth charges, widely considered unpleasant.
They just got done sailing 6000 miles, burning thousands of gallons of diesel, getting lined up to take a shot, and the fuckers are duds, or might even circle around and blow yer ass up. And it took a lot of persuasion to get the brass to admit the torpedos were defective.
I also learned a pharmacists mate performed an emergency appendectomy using spoons from the mess, needle nose pliers from the engine room, novacaine, etc. Yeesh.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:15 PM (fOaHw)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)
Michael Canalizo is among the great Afghan Hound experts and he picked one. Three sighthounds and a scenthound.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
The Chief of BuOrd during the Mark 14 torpedo fiasco was Rear Admiral William Henry Purnell Blandy.
Blandy later rose to full admiral, commanded Joint Task Force One for the 1946 Bikini Atoll atomic tests and led the Atlantic Fleet before retiring.
No formal punishment resulted from the torpedo issues.
Two unchangeable rules in the Navy:
1) Big Navy always acts like Big Navy.
2) Nothing changes Rule #1.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (oT7pT)
We had an infestation of them one summer. The exterminator came out multiple times and sprayed. That killed them but they kept coming. Every day I had to vacuum up dead ants inside the back door and hose them off the porch. Then they just disappeared as suddenly as they came.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (HlyYF)
She needs to train her fat ass to keep out of the fridge.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 02, 2026 08:17 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)
The best advice I've ever heard about street fights is, most guys, especially drunks, will completely wear themselves out within a minute. Just dodge and weave and let them punch away till they're exhausted, it won't take long, and then you can take almost anyone. How big they are doesn't even matter. Many people know how to throw a proper punch or kick. Very few can keep it up for long.
Boxing workouts kick your butt for a reason!
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (cwGMH)
'AWFL trains for combat against ICE.
Everybody has a plan until they're punched in the side of the head.'
We laugh but if she puts her weight behind one of those kicks, someone's going to the hospital.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (fd80v)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)
I hope they disappear here also. They have been very damaging. They love electricity and we have to guard our well and HVA system. The exterminator helped. Haven't seen any since the freezing temps.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (0KSrI)
I also learned a pharmacists mate performed an emergency appendectomy using spoons from the mess, needle nose pliers from the engine room, novacaine, etc. Yeesh.
Posted by: Common Tater
Sounds like Destination Tokyo.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0035799
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 08:23 PM (Cqx++)
I've always contended the US only trails France in selecting the wrong weapon or out right rejecting the best weapon systems. The reason we trail France is because we usually correct the error eventually.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:24 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:24 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)
I hope they disappear here also. They have been very damaging. They love electricity and we have to guard our well and HVA system. The exterminator helped. Haven't seen any since the freezing temps.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)
Food-grade diatomaceous earth can be your good friend against all ants. Non-toxic, cheap, effective. Search for utube vids to show you how and where to use. You will need a dispenser. I use a squeeze bulb with long dispenser sprayer. Also inexpensive.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:25 PM (5rh/l)
Works on all insects with an exoskeleton iirc. It slices and dices.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:28 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:28 PM (5rh/l)
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (PlpaN)
_______________________________
This is someone throwing a hair Mary ass protection move. The could care less about the irony of the statement. They just want to give the hand picked low level judge the opportunity to throw out the evidence. Of course, the FBI did the chain-of-custody on a box by box basis. I think there were over 700 boxes.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (dIske)
recommendation suggests dogs should be kept under stricter control, citing fears of the animals among some communities.
The Malvern Hills National Landscape said: “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature in the UK because their parents and their grandparents did not feel safe enough to take them or had other survival preoccupations.”
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:25 PM (5rh/l)
Thanks , Gref. We put diatomaceous earth around our well, .HVAC condenser, and windows. DE slows them down a bit, but not completely.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:31 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:32 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:32 PM (7DKa5)
Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (7DKa5)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
That shit works wonders for moles and voles.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (GdZOB)
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)
I've read about the damned things, too. Tragic story; we'll never know how many subs and crew we lost because of them failing to work when truly needed.
Another thing designed by the Top Experts in the World!
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:34 PM (fOaHw)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (PTHUV)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:36 PM (PTHUV)
]
A year ago, Cong Pressley wrote on X that Pres Trump and Elon Musk “want to pillage the government and make themselves rich.”
What's rich is that this anti-capitalist went from a negative net worth before entering Congress to well over $8 million in cash and assets today.
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Porn Name Contest!
"Long Con(g) Silver."
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 08:37 PM (GFEkn)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
One of the McCains?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Tear Down-Build McMansions at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (oftw2)
Barely ScaryMary, I use a product called Surrender. Dead, gone and no return.
Posted by: Ben Had
About this item
Control Solutions Martin's Surrender Fire Ant Killer 1lb
Use on fire ant mounds
Treats up to 108 fire ant mounds
Active Ingredients: Acephate
Can not ship to AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY
States Registered: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hints From Heloise at February 02, 2026 08:41 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (0KSrI)
Ben Had, is this for fire ants or crazy ants?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:42 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (PTHUV)
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Weird Al parody suggestion (for a "you vil eat zee bugs!" video):
* cue Prince *
♫ ♪ ♬ ♩ ♩
"She ate a Raspberry Parfait --
The kind you find in a second cave floor ..."
♫ ♪ ♬ ♩ ♩
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 08:42 PM (GFEkn)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:43 PM (oT7pT)
I decided to walk the 10 blocks to the job site rather than pay 70 bucks for an Uber.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:44 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)
The hippies at the local co-op believe it will rid your body of internal parasites. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I don't know.
I've never had success with the stuff against ants or garden pests. YMMV.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Tear Down-Build McMansions at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (oftw2)
I did read that Tom Cruise moved out of his London flat because of crime. He's a nutcase, but not completely stupid, perhaps.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:47 PM (lpTXP)
Mrs Pilot showed our Portuguese Podengo under him in Virginia. She won BOB, and advocated for him to judge at the Knoxville show next fall.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 08:47 PM (ewuvP)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Over my dead body!
Posted by: Chilly Willy at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (0KSrI)
Thanks! I'll check it out.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: bluebell
Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes
Yes. It's England. You'll find pubs in the smallest of villages. Hinton-on-the-Hedges is a tiny blip of a village. Barely classifies as a village. It was within walking distance of RAF Croughton. I went there because the food was outstanding and Old Speckle Hen Ale was on tap. Lots and lots of pubs over there. Go quick. I'm pretty sure Starmer and his band of Top. Men, er, Pyrsons, are going to burn it all down.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 08:49 PM (sAmhv)
I've never had success with the stuff against ants or garden pests. YMMV.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
>Eat some Carolina Reapers. That will cleanse your bowel. Or not, but you'll enjoy the experience.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:50 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Pillage IdioT
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Read that fire ants eat termites. (No certification)
If it were true Pest Exterminators would suppress that information.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 08:50 PM (JZkx/)
Proves the horde hate doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:51 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 08:52 PM (J/fgw)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:52 PM (0KSrI)
Thx. She is a year old today. Her brother Quiz was BOB at Westminster tonight.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (ewuvP)
Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (7DKa5)
Too bad they could have played Bob Kraft's Massage Me So Horny Tape as the halftime show.
Ratings Gold!
Posted by: Diana Christensen, UBS Television Network at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (HJUwF)
Yeah why use the perfectly safe no side effects proven success Ivermectin when you can swallow crushed up shells.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)
I remember reading about that some years ago. I remember something about a brass ring or some shit that was made wrong. The more I read about stuff the more I realized we went into WWII with our frigging dick in our hand. We won't talk about tanks with pea shooters poking out of their turret.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:51 PM (cwGMH)
I couldnt pick this dummy out of a lineup. From her remarks, she seems like a low IQ, stupid bint. Who she fucks is irrelevant.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (lpTXP)
States Registered: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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It's almost like, it's almost like, ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:56 PM (fOaHw)
>>Proves the horde hate doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation.
She's not gay, it's a pose and virtue signal.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (XV/Pl)
Ratings Gold!
Posted by: Diana Christensen, UBS Television Network at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (HJUw
Kraft gets into the HoF but Belichick is denied because he may have spied on another team.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (XV/Pl)
So she's lying? I guess she'll do anything to sell a record . I admit a lesbian love song does have a fan base
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:00 PM (cwGMH)
Now? I haven’t started eating them directly from the can itself but we’re getting there. Tasty
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (fOaHw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 09:03 PM (kpS4V)
They worked the exploder problem hard at Pearl. He was awarded for devising a way to retrieve test shots so they weren't wasted, or lost.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (fOaHw)
Yeah, you can. I taste tested hot sauce for about 8 years so it definitely changed my standards of 'hot'. Still got lit up once. It was actually kind of funny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)
The SLS rocket is now fully fueled, all stages, and in replenish mode (trickling liquid in to replenish what is lost by boil-off). They're doing a simulated launch at 9PM EST or so (exact time may have changed with the leaks).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0KSrI)
Texas A&M-Recommended Orange Oil and Dish Soap Ant Killer
The most effective organic method for killing fire ants, validated by Texas A&M University research, uses 1.5 ounces of orange oil (such as Medina Orange Oil) and 3 ounces of Dawn dish soap mixed into 1 gallon of water. This solution is applied as a mound drench during early morning or late afternoon when ants are most active inside their nests.
How it works: The d-limonene in orange oil breaks down the ants' exoskeletons, causing suffocation. The dish soap helps the solution penetrate the mound and stick to the ants.
Application: Pour the mixture directly onto the fire ant mound. The treatment typically kills about 90% of ants on the first application.
Follow-up: Repeat the treatment once a week for three total applications to eliminate nearly all ants (99.99% effectiveness). This is because surviving ants may be deep in the nest, and multiple applications ensure the queen and colony are eradicated.
Source: This method is based on controlled studies by Texas A&M University entomologists and is also referenced in publications like Mother Earth News and The Dirt Doctor.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Quinn
Don't. It will bite your sister.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Josephistan at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (FLx59)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Good show, good dad.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:08 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0KSrI)
Working on jt.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)
No Darwin Award, but perhaps someone will give her an award for bravely fighting the stereotype that all Chinese people are smart.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Gref
Got some diatomaceous earth from the 'Zon.
Same brand had food grade and pest control. Common question was "what is the difference". Brand supplier basically said exact same product on the bag. Usage instructions depend on application.
I think at the time "food grade" was like 1/4 the price. Price / pound goes down fast with larger packages too. Got about a 15 lb bag that may last for years.
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)
One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)
Meanwhile, Musk is sending 'em as regular as subway cars or buses -- and reusing most of them to boot.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM
We've dealt with many a mound using it, usually with one application, sometimes two. Once in a while they pack up and move a yard or two away, but we get 'em eventually.
I'm surprised you'd say that. Those Aggies, you know they build good stuff. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)
Hello, horde. I couldn't get ace for the last ~45 minutes in this Starbucks I was at, so I was doing some things and doomscrolling through X. Holy fvk, we are doomed. Who can beat Newsom? I just want someone who can beat Newsom. Just get me someone who can beat Newsom. (wanders out of house into dark street stiffly, tells cops I'm fine, I just need someone who can beat Newsom)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 09:15 PM (JToVE)
Works great. I use it around my bee hives for hive beetles. They have to pupate in the ground, so, sprinkle some around each hive.
Seems to work.
Can't use insecticides around the hives, so...
Posted by: MkY at February 02, 2026 09:15 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)
Don't leave us!
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (dK+Kv)
***
It's going to take at least six months to get this place set for selling.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (2WIwB)
Honey, what are we having for supper?
Dirt.
Dirt?
Yes, it's food grade dirt. Very healthy. Good for the digestive system.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (JZkx/)
26 Fulton County is suing to recover the ballots seized by the FBI. A Fulton County official made the statement in the filing, “Now we cannot verify that we’ve received everything back because there was no chain-of-custody inventory taken at the time the records were seized.”
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM
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The GA election official wearing the band uniform coat pronounced to a video camera that all the documents seized were being systematically logged by another official as the FBI removed them.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (xPNeT)
And you can believe as much of that as you want to.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)
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Congratulations Select Dummy! and Her Majesty and to you H7.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:18 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (J/fgw)
And it leaks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)
They use the boil off to both pressurize the tanks and make sure the tanks don't rupture under pressure.
This is SOP since the von Braun brothers and Willie Ley were launching two-stick Repulsors in Berlin
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: gKWVE
Here in Oklahoma, the armadillo came out and saw it's shadow which means another 52 weeks of random weather that will kill you.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 09:21 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)
The Big Dummy is first place in the hearts of the Horde.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:22 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:18 PM (lpTXP)
Not a chance. The Dems have yet to learn that "electable in California" is synonymous with "unelectable nationally".
The last one was, what, Reagan? That was a long time ago.
Remember that in her previous outing, Commie Lay had to withdraw from *her own party's primary* without winning a single delegate. Her own party.
Then they tried to fix that by just not bothering to have a primary the next time. It turned out that didn't actually solve the problem. Heh.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:22 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)
We've got the Alaska Marmot and the Hoary Marmot.
That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)
But if you want to experience Yorkshire in print read James Herriot’s glorious book “All Creatures Great & Small,” and its several sequels. The man was a veterinarian, but he had a way with words unmatched by 99.999999% of modern “Creative Writing” graduates.
Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 09:28 PM (FDJjs)
I don't think she'd have a prayer of getting the nomination, but it would be fun to watch Klobber, Newscum, Buttjizz, etc. attempt to distance themselves from her more retarded outbursts.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:28 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (J/fgw)
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It's a two-fer!
You get a really neat work of art and it kills all the ants in the process!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 09:29 PM (ESVrU)
61 27 AWFL trains for combat against ICE.
https://is.gd/ACROAd
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM
I liked the way she kept her face undefended the entire time she was throwing kicks!
I am pretty sure a moderately tough parakeet could take her in one-on-one combat.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM
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The riot organizers are planning to use her as a bullet sponge.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 09:30 PM (xPNeT)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM
We've dealt with many a mound using it, usually with one application, sometimes two. Once in a while they pack up and move a yard or two away, but we get 'em eventually.
I'm surprised you'd say that. Those Aggies, you know they build good stuff. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)
Aggie aerospace engineering seniors never get a response from NASA year after year, about their recurring senior design project to design a manned mission to land on the sun. They don't understand why. Their plan is foolproof as best they calculate. They always plan to land during nighttime.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:30 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:31 PM (lpTXP)
One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Robert Zimmerman (behindtheblack.com) was on Coast to Coast AM last week and he's very concerned that bad things are going to happen.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 09:31 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)
Well, look at the way they're dressed!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:32 PM (dK+Kv)
Newsom talks like a fag and his shit's all retarded. Is he a serious candidate nationwide? He seems too pale and too (beta) male.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Vogue just did a feature on him and it's to barf -- for any normal person. Which means it's scary. This is how he's going to be served up. The article is titled "Gavin Newsom Is Setting His Own Rules."
>>Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence as he delivers his final State of the State address. “In Washington, the president believes that might makes right,” pronounces California governor Gavin Newsom. “Secret police, businesses raided, windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot, masked men snatching people in broad daylight….” His tone is temperate, but the words echo through the State Capitol’s Assembly chamber, the august backdrop for his speech. “Lining the pockets of the rich; crony capitalism at an unimaginable scale,” he goes on. “Rolling back rights…. Rewriting history.” Newsom shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry. Seeming, yes, presidential. “None of this is normal.”
It must drive Trump nuts....
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 09:35 PM (JToVE)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM
A Dairy Queen menu would stop her in her tracks.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:36 PM (dK+Kv)
‘unelectable nationally.’”
What I resent most about California politicians is this: for a very long time the thing everyone said about California was “I’d love to live there, if I could afford it.” People who wanted to live there said it, and for people who left there it was often their only complaint. Now there are tens of millions of people who would never ever live there even when they can afford it, me and my family included. I no longer envy Californians. I hate them despise them spit upon them for utterly wrecking paradise.
And that is Gavin NewScum’s problem: he and his ilk have utterly ruined one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 09:36 PM (FDJjs)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)
That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)
I went to summer camp on Kenai Lake. One of the girls, apparently not used to living in the woods, came screaming into the cabin yelling about the Horney Varmint in the outhouse. Um...
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM
Die or move, just be gone. It gets 'em gone. Of course, my spread isn't nearly as big as yours, so if they move 2 acres away, I'm probably good.
Have you considered getting a true-maroon Aggie to consult? (g,d,&r)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (E7+ue)
BREAKING: DC based federal judge Ana Reyes (Biden appointee) has just blocked DHS from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000+ Haitians in the U.S. whose legal status was set to expire *tomorrow*, which would have opened them up to deportation and a loss of their work authorizations.
In a scathing opinion, Judge Reyes says DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doesn’t have the law or facts on her side, and writes that it is “substantially likely” that Noem has “hostility toward nonwhite immigrants.”
Judge Reyes writes that the plaintiffs who sued DHS aren’t “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies,” and says that they are a neuroscientist, a lab assistant, a nurse, and an economics major who were all facing deportation.
I am reaching out to DHS for comment/reaction.
X: https://bit.ly/4knfgF6
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)
The marmot is au naturel, and he is fabulous!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (OrWo5)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)
Well, look at the way they're dressed!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:32 PM (dK+Kv)
Pretty sure every one of them is stark naked. LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)
Hoaring around, no doubt.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:41 PM (dK+Kv)
I expect she could have jumped the fence if she wanted to, but she eventually backed off and bedded down a few yards from the fence, remarkably unconcerned about said idiot dog.
That dog moved fast, I have to give her that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:42 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)
Hoaring around, no doubt.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:41 PM (dK+Kv)
Better than horning around, like the varmint in the outhouse.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:42 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: tcn
Well if I'd known there was a girl in there . . .
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 02, 2026 09:43 PM (gKWVE)
In 1974 I went on a travel study to London. The big discussions with strangers were of "Tricky Dick" and asking me to streak. In four different pubs over the course of 3wks I was asked to streak. I told them no.
I got an A because I knew my English Lit (second year) and the really old professor told me I would because I had a pint at a pub. I guess some would not drink warm British beer but I did.
I also learned to drink Coke with lemon and no ice, because I am a hard core Coke fan. The real stuff. I have one about every 2wks or when I have a headache with 2 Advil. This is the alarm that I'm not having a great day without wearing a sign.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:44 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:44 PM (JkO4W)
Aggie aerospace engineering seniors never get a response from NASA year after year, about their recurring senior design project to design a manned mission to land on the sun. They don't understand why. Their plan is foolproof as best they calculate. They always plan to land during nighttime.
Posted by: Gref
I larfed. I do have three of them that work for me. Great aerospace engineers. Better than any average MIT dick.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 09:45 PM (QVmho)
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A LAB ASSISTANT??? MY GOD WHAT WERE WE THINKING!!!!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tcn
Please tell me it was not a snake. I would simply die right there.
I had a phobia in FL of a python coming up the toilet, especially while using it. But anytime I thought of it was horrific. I even instructed my husband to explain in the obit why I had a sudden cardiac arrest.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (zGyLA)
All Leftist judges are evil scum.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:48 PM (JkO4W)
And it leaks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)
They use the boil off to both pressurize the tanks and make sure the tanks don't rupture under pressure.
This is SOP since the von Braun brothers and Willie Ley were launching two-stick Repulsors in Berlin
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)
The H2 boiloff is vented down a duct away from the rocket to avoid flammable concentration near the rocket. If the seal between the boil-off exhaust port on the rocket and the ground-side duct (it disconnects and pulls away at lift-off) isn't good enough, a flammable concentration of H2 can build-up where you do not want it. The same issue occurred occasionally with the Shuttle External Tank H2 boiloff connection. H2 is damned difficult to contain at a flexible interface (the ground-side connection plate has to have some 'flex' to accommodate small rocket motion relative to the launch umbilical tower.)
Don't ask how I know, I'm trying to forget. I wasn't responsible for the design of that Shuttle interface but was on a troubleshooting team.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:48 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (Kxi0p)
Ravens are little assholes. They get into everything and spread it all around. I have watched three of them open the lid on a dumpster and just run amok. They are too smart to be boring, but man, do they make a mess.
They like to sit on the edge of the roof at Freddies in Fairbanks and knock snow down on people walking by. Honestly, I need that when I'm after groceries?
And if they are really bored, they just yak at everything, endlessly.
But they are kinda pretty, in a very primitive way.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:50 PM (I40wl)
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How many of those people have an active application for citizenship?
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 09:50 PM (6L3LN)
The same people who think these 2 are dreamy will tell you Melania isn't beautiful.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:52 PM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:53 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:16 PM (LNeRu)
And what if she does? The Constitution doesn’t have a g.d. thing to say against us banning immigrants because we don’t like them.
The very first naturalization law passed by Congress limited citizenship to “free whites.” In 1882 - after all the post-Civil War amendments - Congress passed a ban on Chinese immigration that lasted for 60 years.
In 1880 the American West had 2 million people. China had 400 million. It is very quite likely that the entire western half of North America - or maybe all of it - would be speaking Mandarin right now if it weren’t for the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 10:37 PM (Z1N5b)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 10:53 PM (JZkx/)
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It's substantially likely that she doesn't like illegal intrusion regardless of color or creed.
It's known as pro America, sometimes heard as
Get Off My Lawn.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:03 PM (JZkx/)
The basic math is that launching a million tons per year of satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per ton would add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually, with no ongoing operational or maintenance needs. Ultimately, there is a path to launching 1 TW/year from Earth.
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I think Musk wants a trail of satellites and tankers from here to Mars.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 11:06 PM (JZkx/)
The basic math is that launching a million tons per year of satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per ton would add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually, with no ongoing operational or maintenance needs. Ultimately, there is a path to launching 1 TW/year from Earth.
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I think Musk wants a trail of satellites and tankers from here to Mars.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 03, 2026 12:49 AM (JZkx/)
Another One: How Did BLM Grifter and "Squad" Member Ayana Presley Go from Broke-Ass to Wealthy After Just a Few Short Years in Congress?
Sadie
@Sadie_NC Another Squad member caught in the swamp! Ayanna Pressley went from negative net worth in 2018 to $1.3 million today--on a $174k salary? Assets up to $8M, including a fancy Martha's Vineyard rental. Her husband starts a "consulting" firm with ties to Obama right after she enters Congress. Coincidence?
Brandon Straka #WalkAwayIt turns out her husband quit his political job when she got elected and opened a "consultancy" firm -- which can accept large sums of money to "consult" with people. And lobby congresswomen, no doubt. Before Brian Stelter can hiss "conspiracy theory!" and Jake Tapper can whine "WITHOUT EVIDENCE," consider this:
@BrandonStraka Jan 31 Ayanna Pressley is facing renewed scrutiny as claims circulate that her net worth surged from negative in 2018 to assets reportedly valued up to $8 million -- fueling calls for investigation and accountability.
High-level officials in Biden administration went to work for grant recipients, watchdog finds The Revolving Door of D.C.: Federal agencies under Biden doled out $600 million to a variety of climate-focused NGOs following Biden's disastrous debate with Trump in 2024. Some individuals who held leadership positions at these agencies later went on to work for the same recipients of the grant money.
The Department of Energy recently announced it's eliminating more than $83 billion in what it called "Green New Scam" loans and conditional commitments made through the Loans Programs Office during the Biden administration. The Trump administration has tried to roll back funding the Biden administration rushed out the door in its final months. Democracy Restored, a nonprofit government watchdog, calculated that following former President Joe Biden's disastrous debate with now-President Donald Trump on June 27, 2024, the Biden administration began rushing billions out the door to more than a dozen environmental and climate-focused NGOs, including the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Climate United Fund, the Ocean Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy, and Rocky Mountain Institute. Using data from USASpending.gov, Democracy Resorted found that federal agencies had obligated more than $600 million in taxpayer money to these organizations since July 1, 2024. The obligations began to drop the day after the election. Obligations to these same organizations since Nov. 5, 2024 fell to $246 million. While various agencies were providing millions in support to these organizations, high-level officials within the agencies either went to work for them after Trump took office, or they had previously worked for them prior to assuming key roles at the agencies under Biden. Shovels of money after debate debacle The Department of Energy awarded the World Resources Institute a $1 million grant in August 2024. The funding would go toward training and collaboration in support of school bus fleet electrification. Jigar Shah, who was director of the Loans Programs Office within the DOE, is now a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute. Jennifer Wilcox, who held the position of principal deputy assistant secretary at the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the Department of Energy, is also a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute. The institute is a global research organization focused on various sustainability and climate action initiatives. "I think the money being shoveled out after President Biden's debate and the apparent revolving door of appointees going to recipients of these federal funds raises many questions about the timing of the money, the impact of special interests in the Biden administration and the general ethics surrounding this behavior," Houston Keene, director of Democracy Restored, told Just the News.
A year ago, Cong Pressley wrote on X that Pres Trump and Elon Musk “want to pillage the government and make themselves rich.”
— David Asman (@DavidAsmanfox) February 2, 2026
What's rich is that this anti-capitalist went from a negative net worth before entering Congress to well over $8 million in cash and assets today. pic.twitter.com/LDpvTrBEUS
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 06:32 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: RI Red at February 02, 2026 06:32 PM (g0rHp)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:32 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Zombie Bob Marley at February 02, 2026 06:33 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:33 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: RI Red at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (g0rHp)
Nope.
Having a spouse starting a consulting firm is a great way to convert campaign funds into martial assets.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (wAogl)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 06:35 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:35 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 06:36 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:38 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Oldcat at February 02, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO+)
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There is no private property in China. They are buying leases, but they cannot pass anything on. That's why the One Child policy is hard to get rid of: there's no point in having an inheritance if no one can inherit anything. Just live it up now.
The destruction of traditional family, the reviling of the "Four Olds" all left a mark.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:38 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:38 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (rbvCR)
That should have been everyone's first clue to start investigating her for doing exactly that.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (wAogl)
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Only if its in the defense sector.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (MGB5H)
She was the sassy black lady with attitude back then. The new one... Crockett?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (zZu0s)
"Ass" is such a great universe adverb.
Lame-ass effort.
Grown-ass man.
Big-ass house.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 06:40 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 06:40 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 06:40 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma
I don't think she's bald. I think she's just ugly.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (kz+ch)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (2GVsD)
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The face that launched 1,000 ships - to get the hell away from her!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 06:42 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:41 PM (2GVsD)
Yeah. Helen of Troy.
Nolan has gone off his nut.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:43 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:43 PM (cxFcK)
"Ass" is such a great universe adverb.
Lame-ass effort.
Grown-ass man.
Big-ass house.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Randall Munroe (XKCD) had a fun game, moving the hyphens:
Lame ass-effort
Grown ass-man
Big ass-house
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 02, 2026 06:43 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Don LeMon at February 02, 2026 06:44 PM (ZOv7s)
Hard work, Ace. Hard. Work.
LOL!!! Just kidding. She's a lying, thieving, communist.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 06:44 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)
Lame ass-effort
Grown ass-man
Big ass-house
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 02, 2026 06:43 PM (0aYVJ)
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I am all about the ass.
Posted by: Don LeMon at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (zZu0s)
Same as it ever was. Just the names change. So tired of having the government deciding who gets our hard-earned taxes.
On the other hand, we are fortunate enough to fund some of our own "charities" - a friend's daughter was recommended for a program this summer for kids who are doing really well in school. She will get to go to a college and take classes, live in a dorm, etc. as part of a summer program for middle school students. Unfortunately, the cost is out of reach for her widowed mother. So we have told them that if they are unable to get a scholarship, we will pick up the cost. We have known this young lady since before she was born. Her father died unexpectedly 10 years ago.
We would much rather spend on this deserving family than these wastrels in government.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at February 02, 2026 06:46 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 02, 2026 06:46 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Don LeMon
Why do some killers have two butts?
They're assassins.
I'll show myself out.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:46 PM (cxFcK)
Maybe Gal Gadot?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)
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She can't act, so it's a good part for her because Helen is basically there to be fought over.
It is funny how they went from race-swapping to beauty-wrecking.
Member when Hollywood used sexy chicks to get you interested in a movie? I member.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:47 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 06:47 PM (WONhk)
Croupier, "your grift Ms. Presley."
Ayanna stuffs it away, "thank you."
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (3uBP9)
Some anonymous official in the Biden administration was quoted regarding the last moment gush of 'environmental' grants, describing it as "throwing gold bars off the back of the boat."
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (mS8PE)
I read at one point Tedward Kennedy had half a billion in Curacao.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (Yp6az)
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Are you sure it wasn't half a billion in Blue Curacao?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:49 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 06:49 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Ayana Presley at February 02, 2026 06:50 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:50 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:47 PM (ZOv7s)
One thing I've always liked about watching old movies via MST 3k is how beautiful most of the women in those cheesy B movies were. Like the blind lady in Brute Man. Wow!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 02, 2026 06:50 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian
Press the button, Frank.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:52 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 02, 2026 06:50 PM (0aYVJ)
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Pushing ugliness was a deliberate choice. Plenty of attractive women still out there. Maybe Disney's new boss will decide to make money for a change and put them in front of the camera.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:52 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: The King Lives at February 02, 2026 06:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ayana Presley at February 02, 2026 06:50 PM (Q+gd/)
IT'S A COOKBOOK!
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 06:53 PM (3uBP9)
I need to watch again Bubba Ho-Tep.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:53 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:54 PM (2GVsD)
Creepy Girl!
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 06:54 PM (ZcsJV)
The Appeal: Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now He and Pressley are Fighting for Re-entry Reform
For U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, the issue of prison re-entry is personal: Both her father and husband went through it themselves. Last week, her husband, Conan Harris, testified before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on barriers to making a successful return from prison, drawing on his experience of reintegrating into his community after serving 10 years for drug trafficking.
When Pressley married Harris in 2014, he had already successfully reintegrated into the Boston community where he was raised. He had worked at Boston’s City Hall as a senior public safety adviser and would soon become executive director of My Brother’s Keeper Boston. And he had become an advocate for people like him who were struggling to restart their lives after a period of incarceration.
Harris and Pressley spoke with The Appeal about what the federal government’s role in re-entry should be, how Pressley is working to create pathways to success for
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 06:55 PM (NFX2v)
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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Facebook Kansas Republican Party
January 11 at 10:02 AM
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Democrat congresswoman Presley (MA) husband/bodyguard assaults a reporter on video. No charges filed yet.
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Included therein is a video from @wall street apes:
A reporter just tried to ask a question to Democrat Massachusetts Ayanna Presley.
Before he can even ask the question her ex-con multimillionaire husband swings and knocks the phone out of the reporters hands.
This is the Democrat party.
9 Jan. 2026
"My Brother's Keeper" (MBK) is a 2014 Obama Administration initiative designed to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color, aiming to help them reach their full potential through community-based strategies. It focuses on education, mentorship, and justice-involved youth.
Conan Harris & Associates
Conan Harris is the founder and co-principal of CJ Strategies LLC.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 06:55 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 06:56 PM (E7+ue)
They actually have a "Freshman Orientation" where they get this big convention hall and the lobbiests have booth handing out swag and brochures telling the 'frosh' what is in it for them.
Numerous training seminars in creative accounting, advanced campaign finance law, general fiscal law, and limitations to RICO are also offered. Tips. Tricks. And Techniques.
Degrees of separation required in acquiring mass wealth, etc
Staff usually roll over from one retired member to the frosh so they get decades of experience in handling the grift and vig.
Not really that puzzling when all you have to do is read the new member orientation program.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)
Actually, do all of them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)
I'd be surprised if you could find a single congressman without ties to a non-profit or NGO or lobbyist.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 02, 2026 06:57 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: banana Dream
We've got one of those sushi restaurants in Nashville. It's called The Sushi Train. It's kind of fun but mediocre sushi at best.
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 06:57 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Ce gars qui pense toujours que ça commence at February 02, 2026 06:57 PM (bSWjP)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 06:58 PM (lpTXP)
I.E. A Sucker.
Posted by: Moochers, Looters and Suckers at February 02, 2026 06:59 PM (HJUwF)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 06:59 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Oklahoma is maybe the reddest state in the union. Yet both of our red senators voted to give 5.7 billion to illegals. Along with every pedocrat. Yes, they're bought.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:59 PM (cxFcK)
We would much rather spend on this deserving family than these wastrels in government.
Hi Teresa, glad to see you here. And, yes, indeed.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 07:00 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:35 PM (2GVsD)
Well, an assault dildo could be both.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:00 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually
And Bice and Cole voted not to repeal the kill switch.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 07:01 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 07:01 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (SRRAx)
God Bless you, Teresa.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:02 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: A Dum Dum at February 02, 2026 07:03 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 07:03 PM (JZkx/)
President Barack Obama has described the U.S. Constitution as a "living document" that must evolve and be interpreted in the context of an ever-changing world. In The Audacity of Hope and subsequent speeches, he argued that it accommodates modern social, economic, and technological changes, rather than being fixed solely to the founders' 18th-century intentions.
We should evolve most of the House and several from the Senate out of Congress but we continue to play, our demons are better than yours.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 07:04 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas
Especially since it's always them who gets it!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 02, 2026 07:04 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 02, 2026 07:05 PM (u73oe)
This process was always the one I thought created all the animosity against Hegseth, because he came right out and said he'd like to disallow retiring brass the option to work with entities where they could benefit financially to grease defense contracts.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 06:57 PM (lJ0H4)
Yeah, I've been to two in the ATL region and that's been my opinion so far.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 07:06 PM (3uBP9)
Harris and Pressley spoke with The Appeal about what the federal government’s role in re-entry should be, how Pressley is working to create pathways to success for
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 06:55 PM (NFX2v)
Shorter: Conan Harris found a way to leverage his prison experience into a grift.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:06 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 02, 2026 07:09 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 07:09 PM (snZF9)
If they had one in Korea they could call it the Seoul Train.
Posted by: A Dum Dum at February 02, 2026 07:10 PM (vFG9F)
Said we (him/govt) need Positive Rights.
Positively screw you harder.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 07:10 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: GraniteLady at February 02, 2026 07:11 PM (SEshB)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 02, 2026 07:05 PM (u73oe)
I'm good with it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 07:11 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
I think the Romans had a couple killed all the 'elite'. After a few generations the elite come back in new family lines. Do it again... Rinse, repeat.
Personally I have met more than enough greedy opportunists who if they "get lucky" will have their spawn become our new overlords.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 07:11 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 07:11 PM (JZkx/)
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You left out the part about not being a career criminal starting at age 11, and then demanding juvenile records being sealed, and creating “pathways for opportunity” once released from prison.
Bypassing and jumping to the head of the line over everyone who tried to do the right thing, stayed out of trouble, stayed in school, got married, etc.
Voluminous and detailed studies have been done for 80 years on “what makes people successful”. There are no secrets.
There are no guarantees of success, it isn’t easy, but there are plenty of easy ways to guarantee failure.
Progressives demand we subsidize all of them. Weird, init? Result is clown world, like we have now.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:12 PM (eQfh1)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 02, 2026 07:12 PM (gm9Sb)
Now for something completely off thread....
When I die, I want a bunch of Ommpa Lummpas to march in and sing about the last dumb thing I did.
Hold ma beer....
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:13 PM (QVmho)
The Academies are worse than the Ivies when it comes to cronyism.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 07:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Sy Sperling, Client AND President at February 02, 2026 07:13 PM (oftw2)
Oh. And 100.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:13 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 07:13 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:15 PM (QVmho)
Oommpa loompa dipedi do, don't resist arrest, or ice will kill you.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:16 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:16 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Which way to point will be a dilemma.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 07:16 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 07:09 PM (snZF9)
Arrest them in the dark of night, rendition them to some place far offshore, and give them an ultimatum: "Give up your ill-gotten gains, every last dime, at least as much as can be retrieved (the money spent on hookers and blow is gone for good), and we will let you live. In fact we will give you a $2000/month pension, and rent you a house in some obscure country. You can live there quietly until you die of old age. Come back to America, or talk to the press, or become politically active again, and you get a bullet in the brain. If you don't accept this generous offer, we will torture the information out of you, and then kill you. Your choice."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:16 PM (8zz6B)
An LLC owned by Ashley Biden got a wire of 5 million dollars.
What did she do to earn 5 million dollars?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 07:17 PM (XV/Pl)
What's the threat? We all sell out every day, might as well be on the winning team.
Posted by: Federal Layabout and democrat voter at February 02, 2026 07:17 PM (HJUwF)
Oompa loompa, dripedi dissions
Nice that you're interested in foreign traditions
Oompa loompa, driplety tock
But russian roulette is not played with a glock
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:17 PM (QVmho)
They're fucking stealing our money! It's what criminals do.
Geeze. Some people are retarded but vote.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 07:19 PM (jtM2q)
Of course these days it's assumed it's some kind of grift. I'd like to give the benefit of the doubt in the absence of evidence otherwise.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:19 PM (cwGMH)
Right Scope 🇺🇸
@RightScopee
Feb 1
MAJOR BREAKING: The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED, and the room erupted.
All. Not just COVID. ALL.
JOSEPH LADAPO: "Every last one is wrong and DRIPS with disdain and slavery! Who am I, or anyone else, to tell YOU what you should put in your body? Who am I to tell you what your CHILD should put in their body? I don't have that right. Your body is a gift from God. What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your Body and God."
"Pretty much every state has them. It's WRONG."
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 07:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 02, 2026 07:20 PM (gm9Sb)
The beheadings? Yes, I agree with you. To hell with these people. Put it on pay per view. Let's see who gets the most views. And put the lying media in the line.
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 07:21 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 07:21 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Which way to point will be a dilemma.
Posted by: Braenyard -
Probably closer to the Balkans in the mid 90s.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:21 PM (PlpaN)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 07:22 PM (g47mK)
But russian roulette is not played with a glock
Posted by: BifBewalski
How long have you been working on those Bif?
Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 07:22 PM (2abXD)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:23 PM (cwGMH)
When there's nothing that can come from employing people just because they will have political pull later, it will stop.
Posted by: GWB at February 02, 2026 07:23 PM (z7nLQ)
She's been betting at the track. She put all her money on Government Subsidy, an 8 to 1.
Posted by: NASA at February 02, 2026 07:24 PM (IifOV)
How many Learing Centers does she have?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:25 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 07:21 PM
Two words: Cattle futures.
Posted by: Hillary! 2028! 2032! at February 02, 2026 07:25 PM (0sNs1)
Of course these days it's assumed it's some kind of grift. I'd like to give the benefit of the doubt in the absence of evidence otherwise.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:19 PM (cwGMH)
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Well, in any other industry or scenario I'd absolutely agree with you. But, the "honor system" is not something to stake lives on when it comes to weapons packages and the like. I see those clowns like Milley and realize he's not the only partisan in the bunch.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 07:26 PM (dIske)
How long have you been working on those Bif?
Posted by: Oddbob
Shamelessly stolen from 9gag. I just am not that smart. But a lot of the horde are. I was hoping to see some cruel poetry.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:27 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 07:27 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: RI Red
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It is that this group of thieves doesn't know what the other groups of thieves are doing. Musk estimated about 900 billion to 1.2 trillion in fraud, waste, and abuse, Even Bessent thought it was 350 billion to 550 billion per year in a public speech.
It is to the point of systemic failure as fraud, waste, and abuse, probably is one of if not the single largest government spending item in each year's budget.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 07:27 PM (2swu2)
Julius Caesar was the legions asking nicely.
Trump is asking nicely.
Problem is, the commies want Augustus to arrive.
Posted by: Accomack at February 02, 2026 07:28 PM (T1QkV)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:29 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:23 PM (cwGMH)
Yes and No. The violence, the dirt, the filth running the streets, killing cops, blowing shit up, the weird non-sensical names like Symbionese Liberation Army (WTF?), fags popping up all over, Vietnam. But no one was stealing billions and billions of dollars while in office or as imported replacement voters and telling the rest of the country that there is nothing wrong with it.
Posted by: Fireballs at February 02, 2026 07:29 PM (HJUwF)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:30 PM (cwGMH)
Dropping in to ask for Horde prayers for wisdom. Thanks in advance,
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
If it makes you emotional, do not make a decision until you are no longer emotional. Mad, sad, happy, love, etc.
If it's financial, get a trusted 2nd opinion.
If your grandmother saw it on a billboard along the interstate, would she be ashamed of you?
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 07:30 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: bill
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Conversely (kinda), when I learned that my ex-Command Sergeant Major was working a job in his local P.O., it hurt me. I just assume that it was a situation that he found acceptable.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (XeU6L)
Of course there was significant fraud and grift back then also. They just weren't exposed and publicized like it is today in the age of the internet.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Accomack at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (T1QkV)
Posted by: Fen at February 02, 2026 07:34 PM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: Fen
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And were complacent..
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:35 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Accomack at February 02, 2026 07:35 PM (T1QkV)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (K7m1Q)
Posted by: Accomack at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (T1QkV)
Posted by: Andrew Dice Moron at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Kindltot
Funny thing about vaccine mandates, is - AFAIK - in most places they're conditional.
"Vaccinate your kids IF you want them to be able to go to government school"
... of course that last time I had to deal with vaccines required for school, I was in school, so that's been at least 29 years, and I guess things might have changed.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 07:40 PM (a+4eV)
Sure, some will say that Florida sounds pretty good.
But it sucks. Too cold on winter. Too hot in summer
Try Nebraska. It is wonderful year round
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 07:40 PM (/lPRQ)
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Government finances were just starting to hit the wall, and jiggery-pokery with accounting. “Unified Budget” of 1968. By any sane measurement, every social metric - the family, church attendance, out of wedlock births, “welfare”, quality of public education and the universities, etc was far superior.
The violence may have been worse then, but the potential now? I’m not sure it’s comparable anyhow. I think it won’t take much of a spark, probably financial or currency related, to permanently end “the 60’s were worse!” canard. Hope I’m wrong. It would be Biblical, no question about that.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:45 PM (3LcAa)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (oT7pT)
Trump Names New Fed Chief; "Safe Choice" Would Favor Interest Rate Cuts, as Trump Also Wants
Crooked partisan Jerome Powell left the federal prime interest rate unchanged, declaring that no cut was needed, as the economy was experiencing solid growth.
The Federal Reserve held its key interest steady in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% after a recent run of interest rate cuts. "Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization," the central bank said in its post-meeting statement. "Inflation remains somewhat elevated." ... Importantly, the statement also erased a clause indicating that the committee saw a higher risk from the threat of a weakening labor market than that of heightened inflation. That would argue for a pause on rate cuts at least in the near term as officials see the Fed's dual goals of low inflation and full employment more in balance. There was little in the way of guidance about what's coming next, with markets expecting the Fed to wait until at least June before adjusting its benchmark rate again.Well, the economy is indeed growing. But supposedly the economy was growing during Biden's Miracle Economy and Powell still cut interest rates, months before an election considered a referendum on Biden's stewardship over the economy. And inflation was still raising. Trump can't wait until this guy is out office, and thankfully, his term ends in May. Trump has already named Powell's replacement.
IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn said Sunday that President Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is "very highly qualified" and will "take the Fed back to its traditional" norms. "I think we're very fortunate to have Kevin to be the nominee," Cohn said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." On Friday, Mr. Trump announced that he had nominated Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board, writing in a post on Truth Social that he has "no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best." ... Cohn, the former National Economic Council director in President Trump's first term, praised Warsh on Sunday, saying that he brings a "unique background" and highlighting his work on the Fed board during the 2008 financial crisis. "He was instrumental in that crisis," Cohn said. "Kevin was the point person at the Fed -- he was involved in every one of those discussions. And I truly believe, without Kevin's expertise, and without Kevin being there, we would not have come out of the 2008 crisis as well as we have." The president's selection of Warsh as his nominee was expected to be viewed as a safe choice on Wall Street given his monetary policy experience and well-established views on inflation. Cohn said he expects Warsh to "stay out of a lot of the non-financial issues," while he is "going to be involved, obviously, in setting interest rate policy." "There is a pressure right now for interest rates to go lower," Cohn said. "I think that he will probably follow through on the one to two cuts this year."
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:32 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 02, 2026 05:33 PM (PH3st)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:35 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:35 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:36 PM (3y+Sf)
Something that I don't think people realize is that none of this news is organic. The reporters are just conduits for someone else's work. It's been that way for a long time, and stories are held until it is time to break them. The left has been doing this forever, but now Trump is doing it right back and them, and he's even doing the Clintonian "Well, I just heard about that myself! Here's my take!" It is a very effective tactic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:37 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Pittsburgher at February 02, 2026 05:37 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:37 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 05:38 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:38 PM (dGCAG)
Serious question, why would they tell us if that gold was gone? What's the upside?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 05:39 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 05:39 PM (2L+MU)
Not having debt helped.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:39 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2L+MU)
I'm not going anywhere near Ft. Kanocks.
My luck, they'd let me in, then say I stole it all.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Leupold at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (eIzlH)
Which means that the investigation will end the day after Never.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (9Hs2w)
>>Serious question, why would they tell us if that gold was gone? What's the upside?
The gold from Fort Knox was looted a long time ago. Therese nothing there but ghosts.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (3y+Sf)
BTW, to this day hardly anyone knows the details of what happened in C'ville. And the civil rights investigation announced by AG Sessions never happened. It would/should have found the VA gov and the C'ville police chief in gross violation of the civil rights of the permitted protesters, who were not the hilariously fake torch-carrying "Unite the Right" idiots, who appeared from nowhere and were never heard of again.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (U/Byj)
The 2nd Amendment?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:41 PM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: BruceWayne
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I never formulate an opinion until I hear from Thom.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:41 PM (XeU6L)
Imagine Trump did the way people say they want: news conference, charges announced, and then the media goes into full coverup mode. All lies! This happened during his first term. Everything was unlawful retaliation, didn't matter what the evidence was.
But by having "independent" journalists push this, and have Trump act confused and puzzled, or mildly interested, they can't discredit it as easily. The evidence just sits there, more people read it, and the black pillers demand Bondi's head for being asleep at the switch. That really throws the Dems for a loop because they will reflexively join in, proving that Bondi is not involved in any way. cont
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)
Thom Tillis can, with my complements, jump off Grandfather Mountain in a lead wingsuit.
And who the hell spells "Tom" "Thom".
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 05:42 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: bonhomme
Saw a post on X that is most assuredly baloney claiming Chi-na has cracked how to manufacture gold. If they actually did everything collapses, per the questionable article.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
OER has an 18 month lag built in.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (2ap+5)
My luck, they'd let me in, then say I stole it all. - BurtTC
You've got a point, there. If it's gone, they'll be looking for somebody to frame.
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 05:44 PM (2L+MU)
Oh wait, they fed the reporter, are feeding the reporter, drop breadcrumbs here there and everywhere. I'm not saying the reporter know they are being fed, but given the massive extent of the surveillance state, they know. Biden's people knew and did nothing. That's also going to come out.
But in the meantime, the public is now pretty much convinced Walz is a corrupt dope who deserves federal charges, and when it happens, everyone will say "Dammit, Bondi! What you so long?!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:44 PM (ZOv7s)
He didn't want "Ass" to be the last syllable people made when referring to him.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:44 PM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 02, 2026 05:45 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (9Hs2w)
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Tills will lose his seat in November.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:45 PM (ZOv7s)
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For almost a year now, he's been claiming the reason he can't lower rates is due to the fact that inflation from Trump's tariffs will show up next month for sure.
No, next month, for real this time.
No, I mean next month, I'm certain of it.
No, really, inflation from the tariffs will show up next month.
No, the inflation will absolutely show up next month.
But, he's not political.
Just a super independent and totally unbiased expert doing only what is best for America free from any taint of political favoritism.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 05:46 PM (6U1TM)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 05:46 PM (zZu0s)
Thom Tillis can, with my complements, jump off Grandfather Mountain in a lead wingsuit.
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Sadly, snowed in...right now.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:46 PM (XeU6L)
And who the hell spells "Tom" "Thom".
Posted by: Paco
The kind of person that sticks their "Thom" up their own ass, then suckles it. Pretty much the MO of our ccurrent troll, ASS.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
That's why I sold all my gold months ago, traded it in for nickel and tin.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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But...to whom?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (XeU6L)
Bullshit lawyer weasel words. My dick remains somewhat elevated.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (5DQjk)
Bondi's a flak catcher, and a good one. And does everyone now admit Trump played the Epstein thing perfectly? He knew what was in there, but made the Dems and Massie (but I repeat myself) act all huffy about it.
And now they got what they wanted the it's glorious.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 05:48 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (XeU6L)
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A primary challenger backed by Trump.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:48 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 02, 2026 05:45 PM (YlWIZ)
There've been plenty of Somalis at Bohemian Grove over the years.
Served as food.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:48 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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One hopes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:49 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:40 PM (3y+Sf)
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Sam Darnold has entered the chat
Posted by: 496 at February 02, 2026 05:50 PM (iU+ep)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
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That's funny. I haven't check in today, but yesterday the Chinese were uploading footage of tanks and military convoys entering Beijing's outskirts. Ominous. Beijing already has a strong garrison. If Xi need reinforcements, who would it be against? Or are they units moving to set up a cordon on him?
Very unclear situation, but all is not normal.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:51 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 05:51 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:51 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: David Solomon at February 02, 2026 05:52 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 05:48 PM (TN0g+)
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The whacko judge whose order was signed "February 31st" is a hoot. By letting them talk, Trump has wrecked the judiciary's reputation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:52 PM (ZOv7s)
I'm going to check the webz.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:52 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 05:51 PM (U/Byj)
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See, it already worked!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (ZOv7s)
Gold-plated tungsten bars are hard to detect. Tungsten is 19.25 grams per cubic centimeter. Gold is 19.32 grams per cubic centimeter. If you take a tungsten bar, then cover it in some gold, it'll pass several tests. You can scratch it or do basic weight and dimension checks and it'll pass. It takes more accurate weight and dimension checks or more intrusive core tests.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: 496
There's talk that the Seahawks will be on the block after the Superb Owl. Better yet, backward Okie oil billionaires are said to want it. How beautiful. We take their NBA franchise, then their NFL franchise.
Jerry Jones would never allow it. I don't care for him but he draws a lot of water with the NFL. No Austin or San Antonio franchises either.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (BWnHZ)
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It was always crap and never really amounted to anything other than "print all you want, economics aren't real laws."
What gets me is the idea that a tax (tariffs) can be inflationary. WTF. On what planet does removing money from circulation cause prices to go up???
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:54 PM (ZOv7s)
Saw a post on X that is most assuredly baloney claiming Chi-na has cracked how to manufacture gold. If they actually did everything collapses, per the questionable article.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
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Manufactured from another element? Tiny amounts of gold can be made in cyclotrons, but no way would there ever be a practical way to transmute some element into gold.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 05:54 PM (Fd8wq)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05
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Did not see "alchemy" as the thing to bring about the final collapse. Necromancy, maybe.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (kpS4V)
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That's what I keep saying.
Suppose the Fed decided to raise the rates to 30%.
There is no political process to reverse that if the current "can't fire the Fed governors" ruling is kept.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (6U1TM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Wow. I am qualified to run the fed! Woo Hoo!
Posted by: Kratwurst at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (C362Q)
Posted by: bonhomme
Here's the good news: it's fucking gold.
Even in the Neolithic, people knew how to tell tungsten from gold. Heat it up to 2000 F/ 1337 K and gold melts. Tungsten not so much. Not so much at all.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM
Yeah, my bet is on Rain of Fire.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:55 PM (kpS4V)
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Gold pressed latinum is the new reserve currency.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)
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I'm a Pats fan - I realize there's a great chance that we lose this game. Fortunately I don't hate the Seahawks... if they beat the Pats, I'm ok with it.
And anything to knock Jerruh down a peg is ok with me.
Posted by: 496 at February 02, 2026 05:56 PM (iU+ep)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)
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Made with genuine Trump!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 05:57 PM (kpS4V)
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Following the Lakers and Jazz naming precedents, the newly moved NFL franchise would be the Oklahoma City Seahawks!
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 05:57 PM (TN0g+)
GRAZ, Austria — A heavy Russian cargo plane that previously brought air defense systems to Venezuela arrived at a military airfield near Havana, Cuba’s capital, late on Sunday, flight records seen by Defense News show.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:57 PM (jc0TO)
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China can't manufacture a decent desk chair.
I seriously doubt they've "cracked how to manufacture gold."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 05:57 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (0KSrI)
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It was actually the elongated Brothers in Arms tour.
Posted by: Dire Straits historian at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Crusader ..Local talk is the Oklahoma Thunder Birds. Go Birds!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:57 PM (jc0TO)
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Fat lot of good that did. Cuba better save the receipt.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05
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Did not see "alchemy" as the thing to bring about the final collapse. Necromancy, maybe.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.
You'll need a Necromancer then.
youtu.be/7omle21cL3s
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (sAmhv)
"He was instrumental in that crisis," Cohn said. "Kevin was the point person at the Fed -- he was involved in every one of those discussions. And I truly believe, without Kevin's expertise, and without Kevin being there, we would not have come out of the 2008 crisis as well as we have."
Posted by: Ace at 05:30 PM
I am not thrilled by this, because I never believed that it was handled well. How much of that was Warsh and the Fed, and how much was Rest Of Government, I don't know. But the overall optics stank of classist, cronyist corruption.
I can't check the math, but I heard that spending the same amount of money on borrowers instead of banks, paying off part of their underwater mortgages, would've had the knock-on effect of stabilizing the lenders and mortgage derivative markets just as effectively. But while carefully avoiding helping the icky poors, bankers were collecting massive bonuses for the arcane savvy to say "Yes!" to free money.
Posted by: SciVo at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (Sy6m/)
Saw a post on X that is most assuredly baloney claiming Chi-na has cracked how to manufacture gold. If they actually did everything collapses, per the questionable article.
Posted by: Blutarski
Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode.
The Rip Van Winkel Caper
https://t.ly/H86Hh
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (Cqx++)
.be/7omle21cL3s
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (sAmhv)
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Nice callback to previous thread.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 06:00 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Rumplestilskin at February 02, 2026 06:00 PM (vFG9F)
The Tariff case before the Supreme Court has been delayed numerous times after being heard.... Why? Because the key question is can Congress Delegate the Constitutionally mandated Power to set taxes, to the Executive branch. They want to say no... but...
Congress delegated the power to print money to the Fed.
And also delegated the Power to write rules for Courts to the Supremes themselves...
Thus, if they rule against the core issue on Tariffs, it affects both the Feds, AND Supremes power as well.
My guess is they are trying to use some sophistry to split the baby... and can't really come up with one.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:00 PM (mP0Kj)
The Rip Van Winkel Caper
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
Starring the same kraut actor that was in the episode about the Nazi concentration camp. Cool.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:01 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Rumplestilskin at February 02, 2026 06:01 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:58 PM (0KSrI)
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In September China moved a ton of equipment to Beijing for the parade to celebrate the victory of the US and Nationalist China over Japan (the commies were hiding in caves).
They also held a Party congress. This is not being announced, has no public explanation and the units are coming from different military districts, which is very strange. Unlike the US, where bases are either legacy locations or sited for training needs, the PLA is divided into five sectors for internal security purposes. There is no equivalent to "NORTHCOM" because it is assumed the first commander would just overthrow the government.
It is surmised that these are token units being sent on behalf of larger units to let Xi know how deep the rebellion goes. It's like a pronunciamiento Chinese-style. Maybe it is. We'll find out.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)
NASA's Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is proceeding. They had some snags -- same liquid hydrogen leaks in the tail mast couplers they had before with Artemis I. Had to pause filling twice to try to fix it. They got the leak under control, and got the main tank filled. They're in replenish mode.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 06:02 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Rumplestilskin
Some commenter claimed gold can be created right now. In nuclear fusion reactors. The cost far outweighs what you can expect to get. Probably also baloney.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:03 PM (cxFcK)
Even if we could round up all the crooks I don't think we have enough jail cells.
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 06:04 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 06:04 PM (GdZOB)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:05 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Case
I'm starting to think that the massive graft and corruption is the only things holding the system together.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:05 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
The general consensus is that he's very adverse to printing money. I hope they are correct. That was the smoke screen used as the excuse for the bullion market collapse on Friday. Hint, hint, that wasn't the trigger.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 06:06 PM (uaYsl)
2008 'crises' was CAUSED by the Fed and Treasury. They allowed bad funds (Mortgage backed securities) to be used reserve currency, then changed the rules suddenly... CAUSING the crises.
Then used Fed funds to consolidate the banking industry. Literally drove funds and banks into insolvency, then used Fed zero interest 'loans' to other institutions to buy acquire them.
And it pretty much swayed a Presidential election...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:06 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 06:07 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude
He's a strong dollar hawk.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:07 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Nathan Thurm at February 02, 2026 06:08 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 06:09 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:05 PM (cxFcK)
Also pervert sex.
Don't forget the pervert sex.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 06:09 PM (dGCAG)
I read that the Chinese high Command council was purged a couple of weeks ago...
Down from 7 to 2... could just be a demonstration to show the military is still under control.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:09 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:10 PM (zZu0s)
NASA's Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is proceeding. They had some snags -- same liquid hydrogen leaks in the tail mast couplers they had before with Artemis I. Had to pause filling twice to try to fix it. They got the leak under control, and got the main tank filled. They're in replenish mode.
Posted by: publius
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I told them that this would happen.
Posted by: Cork Gaskets at February 02, 2026 06:11 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 06:04 PM (GdZOB)
This. Comment of the decade.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (pZEOD)
Down from 7 to 2... could just be a demonstration to show the military is still under control.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:09 PM (mP0Kj)
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One of the two is Xi. It's been annihilated. This is like firing the whole JCS, but actually worse, because they have no operational control. Their functions are administrative. The Central Military Council is in charge of everything, and now it's gone. Xi is in direct control, and the generals aren't sure they like that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (ZOv7s)
The Fed does not mention the inflationary effect of the federal government creating and spending trillions of dollars. They also don't discuss the interest payments on the national debt, and how those payments are increased by higher interest rates. Maybe they did discuss this and I missed it.
I do see them talk about the supposed inflationary effects of tariffs and a booming economy. Trump's achievements, in other words.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (mS8PE)
Challenger's O'rings entered the chat
Posted by: NASA at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (uaYsl)
Of course demand can drive prices higher, but that isn't inflation. And increasing supply can cause prices to decline, but that's not deflation.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 06:13 PM (UjdFS)
Then used Fed funds to consolidate the banking industry. Literally drove funds and banks into insolvency, then used Fed zero interest 'loans' to other institutions to buy acquire them.
And it pretty much swayed a Presidential election...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:06 PM (mP0Kj)
according to some insiders, the Russians also dumped all their mortgage backed securities at that time and asked the Chinese to do also, this caused the first wobble in the system but did not take it down.
The Russians are said to have been responding to the color revolutions in Georgia and Transnistria.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 06:14 PM (rbvCR)
He is running for post-Senate career on the boards of whatever lucrative NGOs can keep him in the lifestyle he feels he deserves.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 06:14 PM (a4flb)
Rice into gold?
Posted by: Rumplestilskin
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John Stewart ' Gold'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3KGpIoE5CY
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 06:14 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: BurtTC
*makes note*
Should my note include context?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 06:12 PM (uaYsl)
Of course not! That would reduce maximum confusion and misunderstanding.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 06:15 PM (dGCAG)
Que?
Like, practical Philosophers Stone?
Sure.
See my comment upthread about fake gold using tungsten core and gold layers on top. They haven't discovered the Philosopher's stone, they're just making high quality, difficult to detect fake bars.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:15 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Romeo13
Read an article from a Chinese woman claiming that not does China not have 1.4 billion population, but likely less than 500 million. She explained why and went through the math. It was pretty compelling. China is in a population collapse.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:15 PM (cxFcK)
Where are you seeing that? Most of the chatter I'm seeing on Reddit and X is just the usual, delusional commentary about Epstein and Trump.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:16 PM (Yp6az)
You see, I'm here to educate, as well as entertain.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 06:17 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:15 PM (cxFcK)
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I think that's too low, but 1.2 billion is very likely. There is a lot of evidence that Covid killed many millions of people there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:16 PM (Yp6az)
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The Labour Party peer being forced to resign, for one.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:18 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Her point is it wasn't Covid but decades of official one child family policy. And it's caught up to them.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (cxFcK)
He appears to share Sec Treas Bessant's view that the power of the Fed should be reduced, and not the current model of backstopping the Federal government and regulating the banks
It is worth a watch - The Republican New Deal
https://tinyurl.com/kokindaprom
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (rbvCR)
I interpret "take the Fed back to its traditional norms" to mean the Fed will stop boning Trump in the butt because he sent Hillary into permanent retirement except for her apparent post retirement career as a professional pinot grigio taster. Powell needs to be sent to whatever bathhouse Fauci now spends his time collecting data.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (wAogl)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Also the PM of Slovakia. Or Slovenia. I get them confused. Anyway, him.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:20 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 06:20 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 02, 2026 06:20 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 06:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (cxFcK)
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It's both. I've seen others show that China's official statistics contradict themselves. They give a fertility rate that if correct would mean there are lots less Chinese than they claim.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:21 PM (ZOv7s)
China fudges the hell out of their rural population numbers. I haven't seen the video you're talking about, but it's entirely possible the 500 million number she comes to is because the reports outside of big population centers are totally made up. So she may be correct the 500 million is the number for the areas actually accounted for. But the number may be much higher than that because China doesn't count a lot of their people.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:21 PM (Yp6az)
Covid=9mm to back of head.
Sidebar: do the Chinese police use 9mm? Or do they go old school 7.62 Tokarev for political killings?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
Seconded!
Posted by: Trevor Noah at February 02, 2026 06:22 PM (fcDpY)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (cxFcK)
Hmmm. And that everything is a lie?
When lying is a cultural cornerstone, how do you function?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
That's it. I'm definitely watching the Death of Stalin again.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 06:20 PM (Ia/+0)
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No, you have everyone stay where they are and stand down.
You don't pull potentially disaffected troops to the capital. There are reports that the markings on the troops moving north are from units formerly commanded by Gen. Zhang.
China's patronage system make the US service academy 'clinker' network look like the cub scouts. They've always been into cliques.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (ZOv7s)
Fair enough, but I took the comment to mean the people who have been agitating for the release of the Epstein files are regretting that. I doubt the Labour Party have been applying much pressure to Trump for the release of the files.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:24 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)
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They phased out the Tokarev years ago. They have a proprietary .32 cartridge, hotter than .32 ACP.
They love mouse guns. Really love them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 06:26 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Ben Had
I have been following a number of YouTube channels about what is going on in Chicom Land. Short version: There is exactly no reliable information coming out of Chicom Land about what is happening. Best guess: Xi pulled a Plantagenet level move to eliminate his rivals because he is feeling his destiny is to be a neo-Chinese Emperor. Plus Taiwan.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 02, 2026 06:26 PM (wAogl)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:24 PM (Yp6az)
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The baying lunatics are completely irrelevant. The elites are the ones who give them orders, and now they are the ones getting the blowback - if not them, at least their side.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:26 PM (ZOv7s)
Bullshit lawyer weasel words. My dick remains somewhat elevated.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 05:47 PM (5DQjk)
Powell dumped the 2% inflation goal at Jackson Hole, so he doesn't have that self imposed goad.
The current rates are hard on the US economy, but the Europeans are having to refinance, and are buying our Treasuries, and are taking that rate still.
Last I heard Powell and Bessant have weekly lunches, so I am not so sure I am that worried about Powell for the next 6 months he has left.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 06:13 PM (UjdFS)
But not Gold Pressed Latium? The stuff the Farenga used? Never could figure that one out.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 06:26 PM (wBaIH)
Wait, it feels like my entire life has been a lie!
Nah, I think what they care saying is the Chinese can count, they are just rampant lying lying. So much that maybe they do nkt know what is real and what not.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 06:13 PM (UjdFS)
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But not gold-pressed latinum!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
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Manufactured from another element? Tiny amounts of gold can be made in cyclotrons, but no way would there ever be a practical way to transmute some element into gold.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 05:54 PM (Fd8wq)
Making it from fusion would be incredibly difficult due to the massive repulsive charge on the nuclei.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 02, 2026 06:28 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)
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The writers wanted to do a species to be the epitome of greed in the post-Cold War world, but had canonically eliminated scarcity, so that was what they came up with.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:28 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:23 PM (ZOv7s)
Yup, we are now seeing the new Mandarin system.
Mandarin system was not destroyed during the Cultural Revolution... it hid, and then evolved.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)
Are we going to have to tear it all down and start over again? What a mess.
Even if we could round up all the crooks I don't think we have enough jail cells.
Posted by: Case
Short answer. Yes.
We won't need jail cells. Coroner bags on the other hand will be in sharp demand. Lotty, Dotty, and Everybody in Fed Gov. Make it a visceral emotional impact on the Staties to keep them in line.
Not a real mess, just scrap anything after the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Cut out the Amendments somewhere around 9 or 10, all after became suborned by corrupto-crats. Anyone that complains "it's too much" refer to the coroner bags above.
It's fucking Republic, not a suicide pact.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)
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The writers wanted to do a species to be the epitome of greed in the post-Cold War world, but had canonically eliminated scarcity, so that was what they came up with.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:28 PM (ZOv7s)
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Dilithium crystals also couldn't be replicated, which is why dilithium mines still existed as a valuable resource for matter-antimatter reaction control.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 05:43 PM (cxFcK)
In order to make gold atoms, you have to make gold nuclei. The energy cost to do that is vastly greater than the value of the gold so made.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (8zz6B)
The whole thing was flipped from the top down. NASA used to query everyone “are we GO?” on this and that, and even down to the contractors, it was up to them to answer in the affirmative.
Then NASA management decided on a “We are GO” and it was up to the various systems to explain why not. And Morton Thiokol said “No way, too cold”. And NASA just literally ignored the engineers that built the product.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (i+HwW)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Her point is it wasn't Covid but decades of official one child family policy. And it's caught up to them.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 06:19 PM (cxFcK)
The One Child policy has also led to a distorted investment market as parents and grandparents are depending on fewer kids to provide old age support. The government touted real estate investment, but that bubble has/is about to pop as corruption and mismanagement has made it certain that these plans won't work.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 02, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 05:53 PM (Yp6az)
An accurate Jolly balance ought to pick that up, no problem. Also there are X-ray methods.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 06:33 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 06:29 PM (mP0Kj)
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The Party became the scholar-bureaucrats.
The PLA is interesting because China traditionally has no warrior culture. The Confucian hierarchy is dead, but soldiers are still treated as armed bandits, which is why China still has to conscript it troops.
I believe the officers are volunteers though, drawn from the sons of the Chinese Red Army soldiers, and so you have these familial ties linking them together. When I was writing Walls of Men, a lot of the PLA culture was hidden, hard to source, but the last couple of years Type 56 and some of the other Youtubers have mapped it out reasonably well. My book didn't get into the weeds, but my assessment that they are completely untested still holds.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)
Even if we could round up all the crooks I don't think we have enough jail cells.
Posted by: Case
starting in El Salvador, and spreading to the other central and some of the south american countries, there is a feeling that these externally imposed human rights standards of dealing with massive disrupters in society is something rich nations can dabble in, but starting in a society that is being destroyed and captured by intentional violence, rounding up, say, everyone that has gang tattoos and stuffing them in a hell hole, or worse, is probably the only way to get control of the situation.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 06:30 PM (ESVrU)
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Wars could be fought over it!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)
I hate it when people phrase things like that. Instrumental at what in that crisis? Causing it? Solving it? Making worse? making it better?
It's as bad as saying "He had an impact on the community."
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 06:35 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Kratwurst at February 02, 2026 06:36 PM (fcDpY)
The SLS rocket is now fully fueled, all stages, and in replenish mode (trickling liquid in to replenish what is lost by boil-off). They're doing a simulated launch at 9PM EST or so (exact time may have changed with the leaks).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 06:37 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 06:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Grok says Xray fluorescence only penetrates 10-50 microns. It also says Radiographic Xray imaging would find the difference between gold cladding and the tungsten core to be very low contrast, especially for thicker bars.
Grok says ultrasonic testing would do better to reveal internal inconsistencies.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 06:40 PM (Yp6az)
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Perhaps they would like to take in some Somalis, Haitians, Afghanis or Mexicans to replenish their totals?
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 06:42 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 06:44 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: bonhomme
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My AAA can confirm this.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 06:45 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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So, gold lamp filiments are out, right?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 06:47 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 06:47 PM (XeU6L)
The origin of gold (and other heavy elements like uranium) has been something of mystery. Back in the day, they sort of hand-waved that these elements were produced in supernovae. But they can't produce much of it. You need something called the r-process, very high speed neutron rich conditions to do it.
That's been solved of late. Most of the gold comes from neutron star mergers and magnetar flares, the latter being a surprising new process discovered recently.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 06:48 PM (w6EFb)
California is the Golden State for Fraud; 18% of All the Country's "Home Health Care" Billing Comes from LA
Almost 20% of the country's welfare funds for "home health care" goes to 440 square miles in California.
And LA is scamming the country for billions for fake Medicare services.At City Journal, a Democrat whistleblower in Minnesota affirms that the fraud is real and spectacular.
Los Angeles hospice fraud reaches billions as Medicare providers scam federal system with fake companies
Medicare chief says fraudulent providers scam taxpayers with ghost patients and sham companies in scheme involving corrupt doctors Ghost patients, sham companies, offshore owners and corrupt doctors. Auditors and prosecutors say hospice fraud in Los Angeles is off the charts, with providers scamming billions from taxpayers for patients that don't exist, poor care and no care. "Hospice is crazy here," says Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "You've got hospice that's grown seven-fold in the last five years. They represent about three and a half billion dollars of fraud, we believe, just in LA County." Backing him up was California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who said last year, "Hospice fraud has become an epidemic in California, specifically in the greater Los Angeles area." Bonta says fraudulent providers submit false claims for unnecessary services, and recruiters get kickbacks for signing up seniors, whether they're sick or not. Hospices also enroll patients who don't even know they've been scammed until they seek out medical care. "As a hospice owner, I could sign up everybody in this room for hospice," an LA hospice owner told us. A whistleblower told us there's no limit on the number of hospices an individual can own, and applicants can live abroad. "It's all just paperwork. I could fill [an application] out in Kazakhstan if I want, and get a hospice license." He explained how the scam works: Recruiters go to shopping centers and senior centers to sign up patients, promising them walkers, a month's supply of nutritional drinks, cash and weekly visits in exchange for a Medicare number. Recruiters then sell that "benny" or beneficiary's Medicare number to a provider for a $1,000 to $3,000 and receive a cut for every month the senior stays on their rolls. Hospice enrollees are supposed to have a terminal illness or life expectancy of six months or less. But frequently hospice owners treat patients like trading cards, moving them from one provider to another if they stay too long, which raises a red flag with auditors. In the U.S., more than 50% of hospice patients die within 18 days or less. In LA, the average length of stay is more than three months, and, in many hospices, patients never die, with court records showing hospices billing the federal government for 18 months and more. In LA, a hospice is paid by the federal government $260 a day for each day a senior is under its care. ... "A Medicare MIB number is more lucrative than a credit card," says Sheila Clark, president of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, referring to the 11 character code each Medicare recipient has that allows federal reimbursement. "They're human traffickers. They're trafficking beneficiaries in and out of hospices, home health."
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is the state agency responsible for overseeing the programs at the heart of the scandal. Faye Bernstein has been a DHS employee for two decades, including stints working in contract management and as a compliance officer. During the early years of Governor Tim Walz's administration, Bernstein says that she began raising concerns internally at DHS about concerning practices that exposed tax dollars to fraud. In response, Bernstein claims that her DHS supervisors retaliated against her. In a recent interview with City Journal, Bernstein painted a picture of a toxic workplace culture at DHS that allowed Minnesota's fraud scandal to metastasize. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. City Journal: When did your concerns about fraud begin? Faye Bernstein: In 2018 and 2019. I had just gotten a promotion to a lead position. That meant I saw everybody's contracts from our work area [Behavioral Health Administration]. They all funneled through me. Over the years, I had often thought that DHS is sloppy. But 2018 and 2019 are when I saw, oh gosh, this is beyond normal. If we don't have fraud today, we're going to have fraud soon. CJ: Can you give an example? FB: I could give a contract to my sister for a million dollars because she has a different last name, pay out that contract, and nobody would notice. We did not monitor conflict of interest. It would have been easy to give a contract to a family member or to a nonexistent person. That's when I realized, this sloppiness is way beyond normal. We really are at risk of fraud. CJ: Can you give other examples of things you saw? FB: The reason I can confidently say that I could give a contract of this sort to my sister was because I had come across a contract that DHS had given to a former employee who had left the department within the past year. I immediately recognized her name, so I went to the person who initiated that contract and said, "What's the deal with this? I want to make sure everything's okay, that we don't have a conflict." The person immediately went to our deputy director, who then came to me and said, "Why are you asking these questions?" And I said, "Well, gosh, this is just a perfectly normal question." "No, it's not. You're upsetting people. You've just made a lot of enemies by asking these questions." It made no sense to me. We were constantly getting into risky territory. And if you spoke about it, it was very clear what would happen. Even our human resources people would tell us, "If your supervisor tells you to do something, you must do it." And when you didn't, the word "insubordination" came up. They considered it insubordinate if you resisted an unlawful direction. CJ: Did this culture at DHS help facilitate fraud? FB: It definitely did. Where we are today is completely predictable from where we were in 2019. There was no other way for this to go. The handwriting was on the wall. Until only about a year ago, our whistleblower policy required us to report internally; that did not comply with the law. The only reason [DHS had that policy] was so that they could find out who was reporting.
The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 1, 2026
- 18% of THE WHOLE COUNTRY’S home health care billing is coming out of Los Angeles County
- One doctor billed the government $120 million in a single year claiming to oversee 1,900 patients
- With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, Los… pic.twitter.com/0mTPG1ENL2
I’m depressed that even after this massive Somali fraud was exposed by brave Nick Shirley, the feckless Senate still voted against Rand Paul’s amendment to cut $5 Billion in new refugee welfare. It would have passed with a simple majority, but 21 Republicans voted with the Dems! https://t.co/Pr3pZzPJzA
— Kelley Paul (@KelleyAshbyPaul) February 1, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (CWTWj)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (KAi1n)
I mean, there's a LOT of people there, so 18% might be appropriate!!!
9.76 million in LA County vs. 330 million in the US....
SEE! Just under 3% of the US is in LA County!! So the math works out fine!
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)
I mean, there's a LOT of people there, so 18% might be appropriate!!!
9.76 million in LA County vs. 330 million in the US....
SEE! Just under 3% of the US is in LA County!! So the math works out fine!
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (zjgNU)
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I have been assured that blue states are net payers into the fed system.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Math! at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (HDiIB)
Grasp the pebble from my hand, grasshopper.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)
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Can't.
Waxin' on and off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (scKZz)
Posted by: House and Senate Guild Navigators at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (PH3st)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 02, 2026 04:38 PM (NtVYv)
This topic does little to improve my BP...
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 04:38 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 02, 2026 04:38 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 04:38 PM (AlhUl)
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Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (hcEyG)
This. I'm not very charitable these days.
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 04:38 PM (AlhUl)
Dr. Oz was there last week and uncovered some fraud.. If this is part it was Armenians...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Tom at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (VLKxK)
As a Californian, I want this state shut down. We can live off nuts and berries and learn to dig wells.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (FdUab)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (RmCBS)
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (XuXeR)
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And the only reason it was ONLY 21 is because that was how many were needed to pass it.
Our rulers make sure the money train keeps going and the GOP is all in on it. If they needed 100 Republicans to pass it, that's how many would have voted for it.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (RmCBS)
Of course not they were potential Trump voters
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (f0WMI)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)
Surprised about Bonta.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (KAi1n)
Nah. He sees the writing on the wall, and he probably has his fingers in a lot of pies, just like every other Donk commie cocksucker.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (y9nCu)
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And wholly unexpected!
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (f0WMI)
This. I'm not very charitable these days.
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (XuXeR)
It's a significant sign of civilizational decline.
Once people think the game is rigged, they stop playing honestly.
You don't want to live in a country like that. (But we'll all get to experience it anyway!)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (jtM2q)
Saw "Send Help" today.
You could've written this movie yourself. Zero surprises involved.
Scumbag, dumb, arrogant white guy - Check!
Abused but super smart nerd girl who becomes girl boss- Check!
Weiner and beans threatened with removal - check!
Girl boss proves to be vengeful psycho- check!
Girl kills scumbag white guy and goes onto great life? - what do you think?
This may have looked great on paper 5 years ago when first entering production during the Biden Mistake, but now it just looks old and tired.
Though Sam Raimi makes this about as entertaining as he can. Lots of fun splatstick ala Raimi.
But, really really tired worn out tropes make this a bit of a chore to sit through.
Wait for cable.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)
Attorney General Rob Bonta, who said last year, "Hospice fraud has become an epidemic in California, specifically in the greater Los Angeles area."
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Remind me again what Bonta does for a living?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (FdUab)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 04:45 PM (QpHLI)
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Imagine being a taxpayer right now... looking at how much you're going to be writing a check to the IRS for.
Like me.
I'm fucking livid.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 04:45 PM (jtM2q)
and that right there is the root of our problems.
same crap they pulled during PDT's first administration.
voting in favor of the enemy.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 04:45 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: The Dalai Lama, a closeted homosexual at February 02, 2026 04:45 PM (IKhxE)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (GZYu7)
Yep. If you watch a lot of court proceedings, you'll see hundreds of fat, stupid, angry losers with long lists of proceedings against them who are on disability, welfare, SNAP, and whatever other programs are out there.
We're subsidizing the worst people in society so they can go out and victimize normal people over and over again.
It's infuriating to watch these wastrels complain bitterly about how they have to spend $50 of THEIR MONEY every month on a $2200 a month apartment. Especially when they're getting kicked out of their apartment for non payment of that miniscule $50 a month.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (Yp6az)
All of these debates over entitlements we've ha for generations, just locking out the fraud would fix at least half the problem. But dems dont even want to do that.
Posted by: Leupold at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (eIzlH)
- With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X MORE than the whole state of Florida and New York
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1) The White House really needs a rolling ticker of the amount of fraud discovered in each state.
2) It isn't easy for Medicare patients to find a competent doctor these days. Perhaps if there weren't so many health care providers on the take, the Medicare re-imbursement for law-abiding practices might be more rewarding.
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (rj6Yv)
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Remind me again what Bonta does for a living?
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Attorney General for California? Oh that's an easy one--Rob Bonta does *nothing*. Crime isn't against the law in California--Moose outside should have told you.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (TN0g+)
Saw "Send Help" today.
You could've written this movie yourself. Zero surprises involved.
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Was thinking about seeing it based on the RLM review I saw so far. Appreciate the heads up.
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (QpHLI)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (GZYu7)
Per my previous comment, no we don't.
Because they all are, but they only needed 21 to pass it. The rest got to stay camouflaged.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)
If only there was someone in power, maybe some sort of high-powered attorney, that could sue for over sight of these fraudsters and the bureaucrats that enable it. I dunno, maybe they can have a title, something silly like 'General'. They could work with law enforcement to uncover bribes, kickbacks, etc. Oh well, guess our hands are tied here.
Posted by: Croaker at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (AUB4U)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Random PJ at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (+jscL)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (Cjt/F)
The only way to stop this fraud is too raise taxes.
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (OgWfa)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Tom at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (VLKxK)
"Hey, Pres. Polk. I just conquered this huge territory for you. Leave $200,000 in small, unmarked bills under a cactus in Palo Alto to be identified later, or you'll buy it less than six months after leaving the Presidency."
-- John C. Fremont
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 04:49 PM (gKWVE)
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Yes, and punish those who report the fraud as well.
Posted by: The Left...And Most of "Our" GOP too at February 02, 2026 04:50 PM (TN0g+)
Weird But True
Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt
By Ben Cost
Published Feb. 2, 2026, 11:52 a.m. ET
NYPost
https://tinyurl.com/mrnec5yp
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 04:50 PM (ZxPkt)
Because the amount of money they could grift off of traditional graft was much lower. That's why immigration because such an important issue for the left.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 04:50 PM (sKqQm)
*sigh*
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at February 02, 2026 04:51 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 04:48 PM (E7+ue)
1000X this.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 04:52 PM (snZF9)
We've long passed the point where you question blatant criminality and their response is:
"Yeah? So what?"
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 04:52 PM (Y8DZL)
By Ben Cost"
What caliber is that?
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 04:52 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: bonhomme"
It's like listening to the moochers whine about the supposed massive increase in their Obamacare payments (around $100 a month or less) They are already subsidized heavily, about 80% or more and these worthless leeches can't even pay that.
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (2wNzd)
They have universal housing, universal income, universal health care--none of it paid for by state taxes.
All of it paid for by federal taxes.
And because some unelected, unaccountable cartel judge somewhere has said it's illegal for Trump to withhold a single red penny, we have to keep paying for it.
I don't want Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act--I want him to destroy the federal judiciary.
It only exists to enslave and destroy American citizens.
Imprison every MFing bastard and bitch that GHWB, Clinton, Obama and Biden appointed.
Including the three stupid cows that are on SCOTUS.
We can either have a free country or crawl on our bellies to appease these communists.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (bX+qd)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
One question that comes up every so often is "how is the left able to get so many protestors on the streets" and the answer is they are paid to.
You go to your 9-5, they work for the government, some NGO, or are just paid to protest.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 04:54 PM (sKqQm)
Bridges in North America Are in Worse Shape Than Anywhere Else on Earth
https://tinyurl.com/4nmyf9bd
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 02, 2026 04:54 PM (h2D4l)
I know, we should give them a few more billion and do like VA does and give them all free houses. That will incentivize their honesty.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 04:55 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (BI5O2)
That 18% is for LA County only. NOT the whole state.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 04:55 PM (zjgNU)
*I hope there are some that don't cheat. Or at least keep decent audit records at least.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 04:55 PM (Dv3i1)
Man, those French folks sure know how to party.
Posted by: Don Le'Mon at February 02, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Math! at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (HDiIB)
Nothing to see here. The other 49 states just live healthier lifestyles. More sick people per capita in LA than anywhere else.
Prove me wrong. (this may not take long)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (Hx0tZ)
the level of fraud and corruption is a direct threat to the safety and security of the Republic. It needs to be fixed, and it needs to be fixed now. If not, we are all doomed.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (2WIwB)
— Kelley Paul (@KelleyAshbyPaul) February 1, 2026
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HER HUSBAND VOTES WITH THE DEMOCRATS ALL THE TIME.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (jc0TO)
Like many other residents of California, I am watching to discover just how fucked I am, simply due to living here.
I don't want to move. It's a lot of work. As other taxpayers flee, as the fraud is choked off, as state government spending keeps increasing with nothing to show for it, the state is coming up with more and more outrageous proposals to plunder the remaining law-abiding taxpayers.
I'm in San Diego County, the least messed-up
metropolitan area in the state. The decay is delayed here compared to elsewhere. Just watching for now. I'm not sure that running is an answer.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (krI25)
In many ways isn't this also the story of barak obama?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (Kt19C)
‘ I don't want Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act--I want him to destroy the federal judiciary.’
He can do both but it’s heartening to see someone that hates federal judges almost as much as I do.
They are uniformly and exclusively destructive.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (Yl+j0)
Well, that is certainly profound.
Anyway...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Decaf at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (Z8jzG)
Posted by: gKWVE "
If that happens I'll be more outraged at Republicans that can't be bothered to vote because gas is cheap, inflation down and the economy is improving.
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 04:58 PM (GUOwU)
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This should have been his very first, and to date, only domestic focus until the judiciary was either reigned in or destroyed.
I'd opt for destroyed now. Like tomorrow.
If it's not, it will definitely be our undoing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 04:59 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 04:59 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:00 PM (qpQFJ)
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No.
Its not MY job to go see a movie, or to purchase tickets to see a sports team play. Its THEIR job to create a movie or sports team that is so compelling that I CAN'T WAIT to watch them. That's where the Republican party is. We can't wait to vote for Trump! But the rest of them? They're uninspiring, they're corrupt, they have no vision for the country, and they offer nothing to get excited about.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 05:01 PM (TN0g+)
These people can go on line and beg for money from Americans. We pay 30% of our income for this absolute corruption!
Posted by: Random PJ at February 02, 2026 05:02 PM (+jscL)
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It's likely about $38 trillion. As of today.
Taxpayers should be reconsidering what their obligation is on April 15th.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 05:02 PM (jtM2q)
I'm in San Diego County, the least messed-up
metropolitan area in the state. The decay is delayed here compared to elsewhere. Just watching for now. I'm not sure that running is an answer.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (krI25)
I fell the same way and my people are from here, going way back and the losers that voted for this crap should all go back to where they came from.
I've noticed a lot of the people in my AO that agitate for bullshit aren't from here, they move to my area from LA via some other state.
LA go home.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (mxcbL)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
Until fdr there wasn’t much money to steal though.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (qpQFJ)
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Roast, like over an open fire?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:00 PM (qpQFJ)
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What if I told you the entire National Debt with the result of fraudulently looting The Treasury?
/only half-joking
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (lWgwB)
Posted by: Croaker at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (AUB4U)
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I'm sure this has already begun, but the greed of private sector lawyers, ironically, will help pick up any slack caused by government inaction. Claims under the False Claims Act allow whistleblowers to become "private attorneys general" and sue for false payment claims made to the government, and keep a percentage of the damages recovered. It's sort of like applying leaches to a wound. Just make sure to take them off in time and burn them when the job is complete.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM (bNf8H)
I'm in San Diego County, the least messed-up
metropolitan area in the state. The decay is delayed here compared to elsewhere. Just watching for now. I'm not sure that running is an answer.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (krI25)
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Last I heard there were about 15,000 Somalis down there in San Diego County.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM (qGMHR)
It's now crystal clear to me each and every Democrat only complies with the law when all alternatives are beyond impossible.
Posted by: Joe Biden, Ben Rhodes, and Valerie Jarrett at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: gKWVE
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Either we'll be able to clean up the courts and have the House do its job or it will be the Dems, Fort Sumpter moment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (JZkx/)
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Whoa, let's not get hasty!
- 22 GOP Reps
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: kingsman at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM (qGMHR)
LA county is 10M people.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (qpQFJ)
/only half-joking
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 05:03 PM (lWgwB)
Fraudulent looting and forever wars.
Which, tomato/tomahto.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (dGCAG)
I hear ya, man. F it, how do we get in on this gravy train? Hell, everyone else is!
Posted by: weew at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (oGEQA)
>>Taxpayers should be reconsidering what their obligation is on April 15th.
Our taxes don't really pay for anything, it's simply to make the system seem legitimate.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (qGMHR)
The same cartel judges that wait up night after night by their telephone in order to always be at the ready to take the call should one, single illegal alien rapist ever be deported ....
Were no where to be found when the country was blanked with illegal and unconstitutional orders forcing you--a citizen--to wear a mask, to stay home, to shut down your business, to die alone, and to take experimental medical injections.
They ran away, in fact, while whining "nothing we can do, really. It's a biological emergency."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (bX+qd)
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It wouldn't surprise me anymore to find out there are more Somalians in the US than are left in Somalia.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 05:07 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: pahound at February 02, 2026 05:07 PM (eyOo6)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 02, 2026 05:07 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: kingsman at February 02, 2026 05:05 PM (ehY6c)
So what you're saying is we should just Continuing Resolution the shit out of the Biden spending one more time?
-- Congress
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:07 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (0KSrI)
There needs to be lotsa jail time and clawback doled out on these scamming scumbags.
Posted by: naturalfake
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Not enough non-corrupt prosecutors/judges to do the job.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (XeU6L)
Well, that is certainly profound.
Anyway...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:57 PM (/lPRQ)
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I heard they kept saying that ICE had murdered nine people.
How many times was there outrage during the Grammys concerning the tens of thousands of Iranians recently slaughtered while peacefully protesting?
/Are those crickets I hear?
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (lWgwB)
Posted by: weew at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (oGEQA)
That snowballs into the Sacramento budget deficit.
Oh happy days.
They will rob the road repair money to paper over the shortfall promising to pay it back.
Meanwhile they owe the Federal government $29 billion in unemployment funds they borrowed from the Feds for covid, much robbed by fraudsters. Even death row inmates got unemployment $.
You morons that don't live here would be astonished.
Posted by: torabora at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (KtOUo)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (XMwZJ)
How is Washington responding? With a new “millionaire tax” (they’re actually calling it that) on individuals earning over $1M a year and a new employer payroll tax for any employee earning over $125k a year. That should bring the jobs back right? Lol
Seattle will be Detroit within 5 years.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Orangeent at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (z2xIs)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (qGMHR)
We're beyond making it seem legit.
It's about making sure you know you are a subject, and your rulers demand tribute.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (dGCAG)
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Brazen bull or the boats. Free to choose either.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 05:09 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: pahound
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I'd rather be frozen, besides, it's made it up into the 20's.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:10 PM (XeU6L)
That 18% is for LA County only. NOT the whole state.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
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Nick Shirley is in San Diego this week, to my unending delight. He's got a teaser on X and I'm looking forward to a glorious 40-minute tour of tuhmanayaasha caadiga ah.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 05:10 PM (FdUab)
Any comment from Mark Kelly, Elissa Slotkin, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan with respect to their duty to decline to follow unlawful orders?
Or does this doctrine only apply to anyone who answers to Trump and/or his appointed officials?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (9s47C)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (0KSrI)
Just short of John McCain's funeral length.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (dGCAG)
Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt
By Ben Cost
Published Feb. 2, 2026, 11:52 a.m. ET
NYPost
https://tinyurl.com/mrnec5yp
Posted by: Don Black
That entire article is worth reading.
Obligatory: Million to one shot, doc!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (J+Psw)
>>LA county is 10M people.
The article says LA as in Los Angeles, LA has fewer than 4m people, if you want to encompass the entire ramblings LA and its environs, you could get the population up to 12m people.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (qGMHR)
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How about making these RINOs names public so comedians can make fun of them. It's the ridicule that kills reputations.
Posted by: Decaf at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (Z8jzG)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:11 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:08 PM (0KSrI)
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That and 19% inflation will be his greatest legacies (along with introducing the world to the words "stagflation" and "malaise").
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 05:12 PM (lWgwB)
Posted by: Decaf
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Posted by: Mitch McConnell at February 02, 2026 05:12 PM (Dv3i1)
Sickening that the program meant to help people take care of elderly parents was designed by the commiecrats to just be an easy fraud to buy off their voters and donors.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 02, 2026 05:12 PM (MITTD)
111
Last I heard there were about 15,000 Somalis down there in San Diego County.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM
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I see them around very occasionally. Population here is about 3 million.
At this point, I assume that all of them are either defrauding the government or benefitting from fraud. And 90% are on welfare.
What a great community. People only notice them based on the problems they create.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 05:13 PM (QOikT)
He that commits sin is of the devil, Satan sinneth from the very beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Time to get right with the one who made you and me. God's truth is never suspended.
Posted by: kingsman at February 02, 2026 05:13 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 02, 2026 05:15 PM (i5a/D)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:15 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 05:15 PM (se8lQ)
It'll never be known how much money has been stolen since C19, and the program may never be adequately controlled.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania has significantly increased funding for home and community-based services (HCBS) to address caregiver shortages, with total annual expenditures on agency home care exceeding $5 billion.
In 2022, one major fraud case resulted in $87 million in taxpayer funds being lost to improper billing by home care agencies.
Time and time again, billing for services not provided; "Ghost" employees and fabricated rime; kickback schemes, misuse of COVID-19 Aid and Medicaid expansion funds, and more.
It's become a part of the program.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 05:15 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
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I'm hoping for fistfights in the aisles
objects being thrown
Congressmen beaten over the head with chairs
a whiff of tear gas
mass hysteria
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 05:16 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:04 PM (qGMHR)
LA county is 10M people.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (qpQFJ)
And it appears there are 9 million disabled, 9 million single women with five kids under 6 years, 9 million homeless, 9 million kids getting three meals a day paid for by FedGov, 9 million receiving home health care paid for by FedGov, and two dozen more other 9 million-population categories getting FedGov-funded cash or goods.
And each those overlapping millions of real or made-up people have a PO Box for their mailing address. Prove me wrong!
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 05:16 PM (5rh/l)
Every single government auditor should be fired and private sector companies hired in their place. Government employees are too stupid, lazy and dishonest to do these jobs.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 05:17 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Blanco at February 02, 2026 05:18 PM (q83gU)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 05:19 PM (NFX2v)
• The System is what the System Does
• The System isn't corrupt; Corruption is the System
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:20 PM (pawvM)
At some point a reasonable person has to assume that all of medicare/medicaid was intentionally set up to make fraud easy.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 02, 2026 05:20 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:20 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 05:16 PM (5rh/l)
Proof is rayciss!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:20 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 02, 2026 05:20 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 02, 2026 05:22 PM (cZRYl)
152 Hey, I've been describing this "Home Health Care" scam here in California for MONTHS in the AoS comments. Finally I get some backup. I keep saying:Minnesota are amateurs compared to California scammers. Maybe now people will believe me.
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 05:15 PM
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I believed you. It just depresses the shit out of me, is all.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 05:22 PM (PbePe)
Every single government auditor should be fired and private sector companies hired in their place. Government employees are too stupid, lazy and dishonest to do these jobs.
Posted by: Oglebay
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With an incentive: some percentage of every fraudulent dollar identified. Paid from the state budgets. (I have a payment scheme in mind.)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 05:22 PM (FdUab)
Hillary Clinton has some weird symptoms and goes to see her gynecologist. He informs her that she's pregnant.
She calls up Bill. "You asshole! I'm pregnant and it's your fault! How could you do this to me?"
Bill is quiet for a moment, then, "Who's speaking, please?"
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Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 05:23 PM (IG3/x)
Our taxes don't really pay for anything, it's simply to make the system seem legitimate.
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Horseshit.
It's been funding the fraud.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 05:24 PM (jtM2q)
Elyria Police Fatally Shoot Armed Robbery Suspect After Chase and Hostage Situation
https://tinyurl.com/2sjyxbd4
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 05:24 PM (Dv3i1)
Every single government auditor should be fired and private sector companies hired in their place. Government employees are too stupid, lazy and dishonest to do these jobs.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 05:17 PM (2ap+5)
Easy-peasy. Pay auditors and investigators cash bonuses for proven fraud reported!
Won't work. Blue state legislatures will never pass such laws. And if they did, managers would soon find ways to pocket the bonuses. Defrauding FedGov and state governments has become an entrenched racket only Jesus or Vlad the Impaler can end.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 05:24 PM (5rh/l)
https://tinyurl.com/m9js3sy9
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 05:25 PM (1tPic)
The contractors would be targets; their families and the fortunes at risk. Social outcasts. No bueno.
Outsource the auditing to some nation where the people there have no morals no empathy and no concern for human life - then provide a bounty for each case of fraud they discover.
You will see dedication like no other. None of this hand wringing. It will be totally mercenary as each of them audit these scammers into earning a late model G Wagon.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:25 PM (pawvM)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:25 PM (0KSrI)
Coverage: Over 737,000 recipients reside in rural counties.
Demographics: Covers 39% of children, 21% of adults, and 59% of nursing home residents in the state.
Upcoming Changes: Potential changes, including stricter eligibility checks every six months, could lead to a decline in total numbers.
Yay for stricter eligibility checks every six months! Doubt it'll happen.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 05:25 PM (NFX2v)
But since this is Democrats doing it we have to follow 'due process' which means no one will ever go to prison.
I am fed the fuck up and going Roman is the only way I see of saving whatever is left of this Republic.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 02, 2026 05:26 PM (cZRYl)
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I'm toga with ya'
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 05:27 PM (jtM2q)
With an incentive: some percentage of every fraudulent dollar identified. Paid from the state budgets. (I have a payment scheme in mind.)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Bounty. Paid for proved fraud.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:27 PM (XeU6L)
Good. Then they won't miss it.
I could use a $70k+ annual raise.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:28 PM (pawvM)
>>It's been funding the fraud.
It doesn't fund anything, there are magic money machines printing checks and direct depositing into accounts, 24x7x365.
The money we send to the government is "destroyed" otherwise the system would simply collapse.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 05:28 PM (3y+Sf)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Bounty. Paid for proved fraud.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:27 PM
Per ear.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:28 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 05:28 PM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/5n6ku2t2
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 05:29 PM (dGCAG)
The NY Post story about the French loser with a WW1 artillery shell in his butt must be having problems with terminology. An 8-inch diameter shell would weigh at least 200 pounds. At one point in the article it says the projectile was an inch in diameter. Maybe it was 8 inches long. Anyway, Ordnance Butt is a sad clown, and the writer is an idiot.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 05:29 PM (krI25)
Posted by: CIA Barbie & her merry band of marxists at February 02, 2026 05:30 PM (sAmhv)
Where is our Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:30 PM (nCgQz)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 05:30 PM (7ULbr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:30 PM (XeU6L)
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Effective accounting, audit, and examination work is relatively straight-forward. But, having the will to do it comes from leadership. Moving the job to the private sector won't change that. And so long as the government is "picking winners" in regard to selecting what private firms get to do the new work...you can see how that's going to turn out, right? "Our" GOP won't even get its votes straight to stop funding illegals. You think they're going to pick the best and the brightest to do the audit and examination work this country needs?
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at February 02, 2026 05:31 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 05:31 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:30 PM (nCgQz)
Fuck that.
Where is our Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 05:31 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 05:32 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's continuing at February 02, 2026 05:32 PM (y1wyK)
BREAKING: Minneapolis has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a move that would mark the first time an entire city is put forward.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 05:34 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 02, 2026 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 05:34 PM (0KSrI)
37mm Hotchkiss / 1-pounder class (1.45" diameter)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 05:35 PM (nAS9C)
Of course this kind of immigration/ethnic turnover is common in some areas. Boyle Heights in LA was a Jewish area, long since Mexican.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 05:36 PM (U/Byj)
It takes a MD order to obtain home healthcare or hospice care.
Example: Dr. Slummy Somoli writes an order for home health care for Ahib Ablamababa due to his fractured hip post op.
A social worker or RN in the hospital makes the referral for Learing Home Health Care, from a list. Family chooses. A rep from this place visits & sets it up, including equipment.
Ahib goes home via what appears to be a real transport company. Or he's flung into a car. Stay with me.
Within days, with Medicare paying (which illegals should not have except under special blue states, apparently...as you pay into this with taxes), a RN from the company visits and then recommends PT.
If a real patient vs fraud paperwork, Ahib would notice that no person has visited or contacted him & call the surgeon who wrote the order.
Instead, Medicare is billed by this imaginary company for the imaginary patient. A kick back is sent to the MD who wrote the order as well as others.
With real Medicare, hospitals are audited if a patient returns too soon after discharge. There are paper trails.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 05:36 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 02, 2026 05:38 PM (syu79)
Posted by: weew a
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"Now I will be clear. These are not protesters. These are organized criminals. When you hit someone with a hammer, you do it knowing that the consequences can be very, very serious.
It's not a protest, it's not clashes. It's called attempted murder.I expect the judiciary to evaluate these incidents..."
_Giorgia Meloni
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 06:22 PM (JZkx/)
This is where all the money comes from for the lefts endless protesting, lawfare and campaign cash....not to mention their personal bank accounts...
Outright fraud and kickbacks from fraud fill their coffers
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at February 02, 2026 06:29 PM (lEYUn)
Posted by: Danimal28 at February 02, 2026 08:41 PM (iXm17)
Why Did John Brennan Deliver a Secret CIA Award to Obama's White House Counsel and Very Good Friend of Jeffrey Epstein Kathryn Ruemmler?
We know she received this secret award from John Brennan for unknown services provided to the CIA only because she immediately wrote to her BFF Jeffrey Epstein-- who sent her gifts like a $9,400 handbag -- immediately after receiving the secret honor.
Why? And why was it kept secret? People usually publicize their CIA awards. They show you're In the Club. We only know about this secret CIA award because Ruemmler bragged about it to Jeffrey Epstein, and his emails were just released. So why was the reward given? I'm quoting Mike Benz's thread, but he points out this wasn't awarded for work she did during the Obama Administration. This was awarded when she was in the private sector, specifically working for Democrat law firm Lantham and Watkins. A firm that was instrumental in perpetrating the Russiagate hoax on the country. So... is that why John Brennan gave the award to her? Because she assisted in his own disinformation campaign against the American taxpayer, which he perpetrated while being paid by the taxpayers?Wait, what? Remember, Ruemmler continues insisting that she was never a paid client of Epstein's and barely even knew him. Despite him giving her $9,400 handbags and other luxury gifts.
Mike Benz
@MikeBenzCyber 19h A couple interesting notes on the reveal that Obama's White House Counsel (top lawyer to the President) Kathy Ruemmler emailed Jeffrey Epstein she was awarded the CIA Agency Medal just hours after getting the award 🧵 2) When I saw this, I wondered why I'd never heard this before. Her CIA Agency Award in 2015 was not and still has never been reported by any press outlet whatsoever, not even a fringe one. It's not in her Wikipedia. It's not in her extensive current Goldman Sachs bio. 3) I've covered many times, for example, how BlackRock's Vice Chairman proudly lists his winning the CIA's Director's Award openly on his official BlackRock bio. 4) The award is a big deal and she was clearly so excited and proud of it she rushed to tell Jeffrey Epstein mere hours after CIA Director John Brennan awarded her, and then sought validation from Epstein over it. 5) Now, this is where it gets interesting. Ruemmler had already left government and returned to private practice at Latham & Watkins 8 months earlier. When she won the CIA Agency Medal, she was a private citizen. A civilian. 6) As it turns out, non-CIA civilians can receive the CIA Agency Medal -- privately with no public release -- if they have played a meaningful role in enabling CIA operations, providing critical access, or helping clear high-stakes legal or operational obstacles the CIA faced 7) The reason the CIA doesn't publicly disclose CIA Agency Medal winners who are non-CIA civilians is because those winners, as nominal civilians with no CIA overlap, may not want the public to know they covertly helped the CIA overcome sensitive legal or political obstacles.Of course, you can't rule out simple cronyism back-scratching. It was Ruemmler who fought to legally block CIA disclosures on Benghazi from Congress to save not-yet-CIA-Director John Brennan's Senate confirmation bid, 2 years before Brennan gave her the CIA Agency Award.
9) Worth noting Kathy Ruemmler, who fought to make John Brennan the CIA Director and then won the CIA Agency Award, was so close to Epstein she was the backup executor of Jeffrey Epstein's will.
10) But the pure cronyism explanation doesn't sit right with me. For one, anyone can get a CIA Agency Award at any time. It's not "once a year" doled out in one batch. Brennan became CIA chief in March 2013. He didn't give her the award until 2 years later, after she left gov't 11) Second, if Brennan had given Ruemmler the CIA Agency Medal earlier while she was still White House Counsel, she could forever-after confidently share the honor publicly without needing to hide it, since everyone would presume it related to her official White House legal role 12) Now, it's possible Brennan issued her the award while she was White House Counsel but then kept it in CIA custody until she left gov't, if political sensitivities or the covert operation the award related to were still ongoing. I found examples of that in declassified docs 13) But still, something doesn't sit right. Even if you never announce the CIA Agency Award to the public, there's still a real benefit to getting one: privileged inside access, weight & deference, plus more opportunities channeled to you in ongoing and future CIA relationships. 14) So wherever Ruemmler worked when she got the award, the CIA effectively had "their woman" in the room for all manner of "informal consultation" or info-sharing. Well, in 2015, when she got it, she was at Latham & Watkins: a central firm in the CIA-led 2016 Russiagate affairThe full thread, with screencaps of supporting documents, is here.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (jQTkK)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (jQTkK)
tryjunrt6
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
TRANSLATION: I'm on a stupid mobile hotspot. I really was first.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (jQTkK)
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Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (ZcsJV)
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Nothing to see here. Move along.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)
Course, that didn't stop me from falling on my butt by the mailbox.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: garrett
That depends upon whether it has humbuckers or single coil.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (LdBR/)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (ZcsJV)
Maybe it holds crap better.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)
Remember, Ruemmler continues insisting that she was never a paid client of Epstein's and barely even knew him.
Despite him giving her $9,400 handbags and other luxury gifts."
If someone gives me a 9,400 handbag I am never going to forget their name and they will hold a special place in my heart.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (jQTkK)
Try Junrt 6, it's better than Junrt 5!
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (iXqHn)
If there's no money or access or immunity attached to this award, why did Brennan give it to her? Those two were clearly on the same side and no one needed any bribing or extortion.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (jQTkK)
Posted by: the insensible rock at February 02, 2026 03:35 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 03:35 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 03:35 PM (zjgNU)
Grinding through the massive cogs in the machine at breakneck speed? Yea, sure.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 03:35 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: redridinghood
I don't know that I would go that far, but I would certainly call it a messenger bag.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:36 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)
She's an insecure, needy, passive-aggressive mediocrity with the personality and mental temperance of a giggling high school girl. Those exchanges she had with Epstein over the handbag and apple watch? Wow, just wow.
Somehow she managed to become a very powerful and connected lawyer, now making tens of millions at Goldman. Unreal.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:37 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 03:37 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (JZkx/)
Does a $9400 handbag sound any better than a $94 handbag?
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM
tone wood, my dude
you pay extra for the tone wood
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (tljrc)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 03:34 PM (NpAcC)
Especially after I sell it to buy something actually useful.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (Y1sOo)
She's an insecure, needy, passive-aggressive mediocrity with the personality and mental temperance of a giggling high school girl. Those exchanges she had with Epstein over the handbag and apple watch? Wow, just wow.
Somehow she managed to become a very powerful and connected lawyer, now making tens of millions at Goldman. Unreal.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
It is the legacy of DEI. Competence and maturity are no longer valued, or wanted, only party loyalty.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:39 PM (0U5gm)
Wait, what?
Remember, Ruemmler continues insisting that she was never a paid client of Epstein's and barely even knew him.
Despite him giving her $9,400 handbags and other luxury gifts.
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Another thing I shouldn't have done, I watched MSNOW's "coverage" of the latest Epstein revelations. ALL they're doing is trying to make connections to Trump. The only people they're mentioning are "Trump associates" and assessing the "significance" of these communications.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:39 PM (jQTkK)
It's a duckbilled Prada purse.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:40 PM (77rzZ)
1. Epstein was an asset of the agency.
2. The agency is as nasty as the KGB ever was.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 03:38 PM (JZkx/)
Can't speak to the first one.
Got no problems with the second, until they turn on our own.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (jc0TO)
"What, exactly, did you do for Epstein to cause him to buy you a $10k handbag?"
We all know what the implication is.
She can't duck out on attorney-client privilege, because she already said he was never a client.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:40 PM
*golf clap*
Well played!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:40 PM (77rzZ)
Yes? And then what happened?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 03:42 PM (YwEeS)
Well played!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (2WIwB)
Golfball hit you in the head?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)
Dunno. But every song sounds better with a great guitar solo. Even this one. (Solo starts at 4:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AjVTwzL3sg
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 03:43 PM (2ocoG)
A common complaint from the yacht girl set is that it isn't fair that the guys with the yachts expect sex in return for trips, cash and prizes.
Looks like Ms Ruemmler here was Epstein's yacht girl...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (jQTkK)
Do not take junrt6 if you are allergic to junrt6 or any of its ingredients. Avoid grapefruit and liver failure if you decide to try junrt6.
Posted by: Talk to your doctor today! at February 02, 2026 03:44 PM (TbWk/)
But no, Allen Dulles had to play his reindeer games.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:44 PM (77rzZ)
Drag this skumpt in front of Congress to testify. Yes, it would be theater, but so what? Make her squirm and squeal.
"What, exactly, did you do for Epstein to cause him to buy you a $10k handbag?"
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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You want to make her squeal, tell her to read the email out loud. "Please read this email, which was written by you to Jeffrey Epstein on [date]. The subject line is 'O-M-G."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:44 PM (jQTkK)
So does this mean the left is about to go back to arguing that there is no Epstein list and the only person to engage in Epstein's sex crimes was Epstein himself?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:45 PM
Of course not. They'll insist it was only Epstein and Trump.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (bFu5X)
Am I the only one that hates all the clutter we have to deal with at every other website? The stupid gifs, the meaningless images. And the screenshots of documents that are too small to read even if you take the effort of clicking ....
And that is not even including the news sites like Post of Guardian where they have a photo between each and every line of text.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (AlhUl)
Set on fire and his fat used to make torches, like Dong Zhuo.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (iXqHn)
No, they're continuing to insist there's unreleased material that's all about Trump having sex with every man, woman, and child in the United States.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (Ia/+0)
I guess, maybe he could have been an asset.... but why be so "flamboyant" so as to draw attention to whatever you're doing and whomever you're doing it to? That's not the CIA way.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:45 PM
Of course not. They'll insist it was only Epstein and Trump.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (bFu5X)
They've already BEEN insisting that.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 03:47 PM (iXqHn)
Insider Monkey - 27m ago
When this was pushed on Yahoo, NVDA lost $4/share.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:48 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (AlhUl)
It's a big club.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 02, 2026 03:48 PM (P7vXf)
A common complaint from the yacht girl set is that it isn't fair that the guys with the yachts expect sex in return for trips, cash and prizes.
Looks like Ms Ruemmler here was Epstein's yacht girl...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)
_____
I don't think she's attractive enough. More likely, she was a fixer and a liaison to other very politically connected Democunts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I actually took a golf ball to my right temple when I was kid. My brothers were practicing in the front yard and I happened to walk across the path of drive.
Maybe that's why I've never cared for golf.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:48 PM (77rzZ)
I got $20 saying that the first sad, important thread we had would have like huge clown boobs or something. Cobs would be banning like the wind.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:49 PM (zZu0s)
G. Rheummler
Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 03:49 PM (LHPAg)
she managed to become a very powerful and connected lawyer, now making tens of millions at Goldman. Unreal.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
============
And that business secretary got sacked by Gordon Brown from the UK government because of an Epstein connection.
I wish there was some way to harass Ruemmler so badly she wishes she was never born.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 03:50 PM (jQTkK)
Plus there have been a ton of stories about openai hemorrhaging money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:50 PM (zZu0s)
Got no problems with the second, until they turn on our own.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:41 PM (2WIwB)
The CIA isn't supposed to play home games. Somebody needs to answer for that alone.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 03:50 PM (w/O5Q)
I did mean figuratively here...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)
New York Post
@nypost
Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 02, 2026 03:51 PM (TGPs7)
Even though, literally, the only value that I bring to these guys is my willingness to do freaky stuff, they should spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on me just for my company cuz I'm a princess. -- Yacht girls who complain
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 03:52 PM (ExV1e)
@nypost
Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 02, 2026 03:51 PM
Are we talking length, or caliber, here? Scratch that...I really don't want to know.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:53 PM (bFu5X)
>>I don't think Epstein was a CIA "asset."
There were many twists and turns in Epsteins life between being hired by former OSS operative Donald Barr to being murdered in a federal prison run by his son Bill Barr, these twists and turns would make for a great Spotlight type movie, if Hollywood would make such film, I'll be there to watch it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 03:53 PM (qGMHR)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 03:53 PM (wBaIH)
Somehow she managed to become a very powerful and connected lawyer, now making tens of millions at Goldman. Unreal.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
--
Two different lanes. Technical skill and emotional maturity or development in any other area does not run parallel and often does not.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 03:53 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Mister Ghost
Wonder what the code for THAT is.
Muldoon, you around?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
Discovery started in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, and it turns out they had emails plainly stating their intentions to fuck him over.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 03:54 PM (2ocoG)
I think the alternative explanation is she blew Brennan’s micro penis on his prayer rug. Using a technique Obama taught her.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 03:55 PM (rkCBr)
Posted by: Mister Ghost
Wonder what the code for THAT is.
Muldoon, you around?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.5XXA
Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter
Posted by: Not muldoon, but pinch hitting at February 02, 2026 03:56 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (G/X21)
Is it really "giving" if you leave the receipt in the handbag?
If they don't declare the "gift" as income?
How about if you drop a 1099 on them?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: Not muldoon, but pinch hitting at February 02, 2026 03:56 PM
I think that part is more disturbing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bFu5X)
Plus there have been a ton of stories about openai hemorrhaging money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:50 PM (zZu0s)
If this bubble pops it could take everything down.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
No golf here this.week.
Cold and rainy, and I'm headed to the Super Bowl.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Just sayin' at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)
No talent, easily duped, narcissistic to the point it is embarrassing, Democrat.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: Not muldoon, but pinch hitting at February 02, 2026 03:56 PM
I think that part is more disturbing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bFu5X)
- - - - - - - - -
Need a few more repeats before it becomes the Third Kind.
Posted by: Another Anon at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (rbvCR)
Temporarily. More stuff than just the tech sector will be affected because people are sheep. Lots of normies will lose a fortune. Then the whole thing will return to normal.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove a
The CIA World Factbook used to be a useful source of information of foreign countries.
It's probably gone to shit like everything else, though.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: toby928(c)
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They are all in it, they all did it. And they'll kill you too without blinking an eye. None of them are going anywhere. [(- in this lifetime -)]
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (JZkx/)
Instead, he was to continue with business as usual and periodically, the intelligence agency involved would send an assignment for targeted individuals. This was likely coordinated with the administration in office, and Ruemmler was the intermediary for the Obama administration. She must have convinced some big fishes to participate.
95% of what went on at Epstein Island was to give the impression of being untouchable by law enforcement. This was reinforced by bringing in industry leaders, former presidents, politicians, movie moguls et al. That put the targets at ease and they decided "OK, no risk...I'm in."
Maxwell said she had no list, and Epstein didn't have a list. That's because Epstein got assignments. The applicable intelligence agency has a list though. Ruemmler was rewarded for setting up targets.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 04:01 PM (dIske)
Posted by: kingsman at February 02, 2026 04:01 PM (ehY6c)
I'd suspect me if I bought something worth 10k for myself.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
================
lol.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 04:01 PM (jQTkK)
>>Donald Barr was 82 years old and had Parkinson's.
Donald Barr was 50 when he hired Epstein.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 04:01 PM (qGMHR)
I guess, maybe he could have been an asset.... but why be so "flamboyant" so as to draw attention to whatever you're doing and whomever you're doing it to? That's not the CIA way.
Actually, the CIA sucks at HUMINT. Always has. Their analysis division was even worse, misreading just about every important historical event since 1947.
The real intel champion in the US community is the NSA, who were world-class when it came to SIGINT.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 04:01 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: the Pahlevis at February 02, 2026 04:02 PM (gKWVE)
If true, I'll bet Musk's team of lawyers had a collective orgasm when they read those emails.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 04:03 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:03 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
As a veteran of Loma Prieta, i agree. I slept through all of them today.
Posted by: Dark L at February 02, 2026 04:04 PM (KAi1n)
Strictly speaking, humiliation seems to be a large part of kink going both ways. Either guys inflicting it or it being inflicted on them. Odd.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 04:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (2GVsD)
Truman wrote two op-eds saying they needed to go.
Kennedy was actively working to disband them.
They cookie crumbed Johnson.
They defeated Nixon.
They owned Carter
..on and on, it keeps on going
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (JZkx/)
There should be a lamppost with his name on it.
But alas.....
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (2GVsD)
And RAM prices will drop.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 04:06 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)
That fucking muzzie godless commie Brennan.
There should be a lamppost with his name on it.
But alas.....
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (ufFY
Hope springs eternal.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 04:06 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:05 PM (2GVsD)
And RAM prices will drop.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 04:06 PM (ExV1e)
======
But Leon will get LARGER!!!!
*jumps off screen*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
As a veteran of Loma Prieta, i agree. I slept through all of them today.
Posted by: Dark L
When I was at DLI, we had a quake in the middle of the night once. I woke up to see my clothes locker, which stood right next to my bed, and could have seriously injured or killed me had it fallen on me, rocking back and forth.
"Oh, we must be having an earthquake," I thought. And then went promptly back to sleep.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Danny Bongino at February 02, 2026 04:08 PM (abIsI)
That was Disney rolling in his grave again. He just watched the trailer for Hoppers.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:08 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:09 PM (2GVsD)
I guess, maybe he could have been an asset.... but why be so "flamboyant" so as to draw attention to whatever you're doing and whomever you're doing it to? That's not the CIA way.
Actually, the CIA sucks at HUMINT. Always has. Their analysis division was even worse, misreading just about every important historical event since 1947.
The real intel champion in the US community is the NSA, who were world-class when it came to SIGINT.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
---
Girls weren't the play, they were the distraction.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 04:09 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: Anna Puma
If I were Walt, I would have already risen from the grave like Kharis the Mummy and started strangling folks.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:09 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Not muldoon, but pinch hitting at February 02, 2026 03:56 PM
I think that part is more disturbing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bFu5X)
- - - - - - - - -
Need a few more repeats before it becomes the Third Kind.
Posted by: Another Anon at February 02, 2026 04:00 PM (4h45B)
You don't really come here for the medical diagnoses do you?
Posted by: Let's go camping! at February 02, 2026 04:10 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 04:10 PM (qGMHR)
Nothing will change that. Like a rabbit avoiding a dog, it's all you can do.
Posted by: Corrupt, Venal and Without Morals at February 02, 2026 04:11 PM (IKhxE)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 04:10 PM (qGMHR)
Then we can twist it up into a poodle! Or maybe a giraffe!
Posted by: It'll be so much fun! at February 02, 2026 04:12 PM (TbWk/)
Aw, it won't happen. Democrats KNOW there is "Trump is a pedo!" evidence somewhere in the pile of manure. The know it because they tell it to each other 500 times a day. It's the sole remaining Destroy Trump Holy Grail. They'll never stop their quest.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 04:12 PM (5rh/l)
Remember that Jizzlane Maxwell's dad was reportedly working for Mossad, MI-6, AND the KGB at various times.
He was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean with no identifiable cause of death.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 04:12 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:08 PM (2GVsD)
_____________________________________
Here's the description for Hoppers:
"It follows an animal lover named Mabel whose mind is transferred into a lifelike robotic beaver in order to communicate with animals and save their habitat from destruction."
You want to save the habitat, then kill all the damn beavers. They destroy habitats where ever they go.
(Note: almost went for the obvious "robotic beaver" joke, but I restrained myself)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 04:12 PM (dIske)
OpenAI going down would not constitute popping a bubble. Pretty much the entire rest of the industry has already brushed them off.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 04:13 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Then we can twist it up into a poodle! Or maybe a giraffe!
Posted by: It'll be so much fun!
If it's an AI balloon, it'll have 5 legs.
Posted by: mikeski at February 02, 2026 04:13 PM (VHUov)
“It it was up yer ass you’d know!” is an Axiom, after all.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 04:13 PM (rA756)
“It it was up yer ass you’d know!” is an Axiom, after all.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 04:13 PM (rA756)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:13 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 04:12 PM (dIske)
Vagina dentata indeed.
Posted by: Chews right through wood at February 02, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)
Yup. I've even seen lefties seriously say it's known that he showered with his daughter. Projection and stupidity are a powerful mix.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 04:14 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Minuteman at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Orson
Eh, they're like people. They build things, modify the environment to their own benefit, and create new habitats in the process.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)
I call dibs on the those cool blue helmets.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 02, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (dK+Kv)
Her funeral is already scheduled for next Monday.
Posted by: *hic* at February 02, 2026 04:17 PM (5rh/l)
------------
The CIA is able to fund itself through various "fronts," businesses that are borderline legit and make money for the Agency. The CIA owns many different businesses; airlines, various commercial enterprises that sell products, financial services, restaurants... you name it and the CIA has their fingers in it.
They employee more accountants than the IRS to keep track of the money.
So much money that the Agency doesn't even need the budget allocated to it every year by Congress... which is black and never disclosed.
It is by any measure, totally self sufficient and totally ungovernable. Ratcliffe couldn't do a thing with it even if he wanted to. They'd either have him killed or removed inside of a week if he tried.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 04:17 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:17 PM (2GVsD)
"Hello? Suicide hotline? I'd like to place an order. *cackle*" - somewhere in Chappaqua
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (BWnHZ)
OT: “The United Nations is at risk of ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to member states not paying their fees, the body’s head has warned.
I call dibs on the those cool blue helmets.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Why don't they just print their own currency?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
The coolest helmets ever were morions and pickelhaubes.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: kingsman
The XX are detailed categories added by ObamaCare.
Cost extra for the illustrated manual.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:16 PM (2GVsD)
I once thought so.
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Mike Benz makes a compelling case that Epstein was a money launderer. Got his first investment banking job at Bear Stearns and was involved in their BCCI account. BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) was an international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier, with backing from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. Favorite of intel agencies, those belonging to the Safari Club in particular, funnelled cash to the Afghan rebels, financed Adnan Khashoggi's weapons dealings, etc. etc.
Hedge fund management was even more obscure as to moving money around for intel agencies and criminals (hard to tell apart at times) to do shit off the books. Someone like Epstein would be useful as his predilections of sex crimes means he wouldn't squeal or go public if things went fubar like BCCI. His perversity might have also led to few kompromat situations for his minders but probably was a useful cover. Intel agencies love to use criminals.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 04:18 PM (BWnHZ)
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It will hasten nothing.
No one actually cares.
It's like predicting that the Panama Papers would destroy...anyone.
Epstein is an excuse to hate Trump, like Russian collusion. That's all it is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (GBKbO)
Cost extra for the illustrated manual.
Obama adding extra detail to "foreign object in rectum" is the most believable thing I've heard all day.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Casper The Friendly Ghost at February 02, 2026 04:20 PM (IKhxE)
But who would want to wear a mask of Kofi Anan?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:21 PM (2GVsD)
.....
What does the body's torso say?
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 04:21 PM (UjdFS)
Yup. I've even seen lefties seriously say it's known that he showered with his daughter. Projection and stupidity are a powerful mix.
Posted by: Ian S.
Disqualify is the first tool in the box that leftists like to use in debate. Not the substance but an attempt to demote the opposition into a non person, a non expert, a nobody. So claiming Trump is a pedo is simply an inversion of what Biden actually was and an attempt to disqualify Trump and administration by lazy and cheap smears.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:21 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2GVsD)
The French Army still wears kepis as head wear with non-combat uniforms
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 04:22 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 04:22 PM (rbvCR)
.....
What does the body's torso say?
Posted by: wth
Sydney Sweeney works for the UN???
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia"
So pretty much anybody Trump met and talked to for more than 10 seconds.
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Gref
Are Zouaves still a thing?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:24 PM (2GVsD)
One in the pooter too, in case you didn't chew your food enough on the way in, you can on the way out.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 04:24 PM (Kt19C)
I know the evidence will come out soon! My buddies on Reddit and the guy that keeps my wife sexually satisfied have told me so!
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 04:24 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (sAmhv)
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"This is an attack on all Boomers."
-at least one person
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:24 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:25 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 04:25 PM (RIvkX)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
Emily Austin — who went viral for defying the "ICE OUT" standing ovation at the Grammys — reveals MANY people approached her and supported ICE
"It's all fake. How many people approached me, whispered, 'you're so brave, we agree with you.' If only they spoke up!
https://tinyurl.com/56ctrsxf
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (NpAcC)
#1 Dad
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 04:25 PM (RIvkX)
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They must have voted again.
Because I'm #1 dad. I have the mug to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (GBKbO)
1. I sat down on a chair and didn't know it was there, pointed up.
2. I was bending over to pick something up, lost my balance and it was on the wall.
3. I was trying to get a bowel movement going and was just using it to go.
4. I slipped in the shower.
5. I woke up and it was there, don't know how it got there.
My nephew works E.R.. There's a million of 'em.
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (Y8DZL)
OpenAI going down would not constitute popping a bubble. Pretty much the entire rest of the industry has already brushed them off.
Posted by: Ian S.
Microsux stock will be hurt if OpenAI goes down in flames but its cash burn rate is simply not sustainable. So far Elon with xAI and Gemini by Google can finance their investment arms races in new hardware. Google garnered Apple as a partner/investor for Gemini. Dunno about Anthropic but it has Amazon behind it and I think Google hedged its bets.
"The growth story is mostly enterprise-driven. Anthropic has found real traction selling access to its models through APIs, particularly for coding-heavy workloads. Its coding agent, Claude Code, crossed $1 billion in annualized revenue by November 2025, helping push the company's overall revenue run rate above $9 billion by year-end.
But the spending is just as eye-catching. Anthropic now expects to turn cash-flow positive in 2028, a year later than previously planned, as costs keep climbing. In 2026 alone, it expects to spend about $12 billion training models and another $7 billion running them. "
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (2swu2)
I know the evidence will come out soon! My buddies on Reddit and the guy that keeps my wife sexually satisfied have told me so!
Posted by: ballistic
You see this on 'X' too. It doesn't even have to be a political post, just some random 'DRUMPF IZ A PEDO!!!' on a cat video. It's odd and probably bots.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 04:27 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2GVsD)
I recently heard the complaint that "the main problem with Chilean is that it sounds like Spanish, confusing just about everyone"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)
#1 Dad
did you have to wrestle tyrus for it?
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:15 PM (sAmhv)
Something involving pig blood and pig semen so that he cannot go to Muslim Paradise.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (sAmhv)
Answer: Because they weren't brain dead stupid turn-coat fuckers like Barack the Hussein commie muther'effer! That's why.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (Lu/kZ)
Who isn't?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I leave change in my pants pockets all the time. The dryer is never happy about it.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:28 PM (77rzZ)
Mike Benz makes a compelling case that Epstein was a money launderer.
Who isn't?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Eliminating distinctions is not really useful for any discourse.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:29 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Gref
Are Zouaves still a thing?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
apparently, no
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/05/15/les-zouaves/
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 04:29 PM (5rh/l)
The only real question was for who, and who knew about it. We do know the feds quashed charges related to it several times.
Posted by: heya at February 02, 2026 04:29 PM (GjImx)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 04:29 PM (UjdFS)
Because I'm #1 dad. I have the mug to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (GBKbO)
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It's GO time!
Posted by: The Mandelbaums including Lloyd Bridges at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)
Because I'm #1 dad. I have the mug to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:26 PM (GBKbO)
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It's GO time!
Posted by: The Mandelbaums including Lloyd Bridges at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)
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*moves TV*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)
No one actually cares.
It's like predicting that the Panama Papers would destroy...anyone.
Epstein is an excuse to hate Trump, like Russian collusion. That's all it is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (GBKbO)
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Everytime I hear a Trump-hater belching "What about the Epstein files!?" , I see a crazy cultist.
They are being pressed, hard, and it hurts them.
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 04:31 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Classic case, same as how Killary made a fortune in cattle options with the broker assigning all wins to Killary's account and all losses to Tyson's general counsel at the time.
Mike Benz speculates that a lot of intel agency money flows are disguised as payoffs on options, overvalued assets, and other property hard to evaluate.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:31 PM (2swu2)
Who isn't?
i prefer a nice patina on my money
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 04:32 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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The story had it perhaps related to a party dare. Who among us would consider that a neat party trick. Says a lot about the party attendees.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:32 PM (2swu2)
They are being pressed, hard, and it hurts them.
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:30 PM (rj6Yv)
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Jimmy Carr has seen more blowback from evading British taxes through tax havens in 2012 than Bill Gates ever will for allegedly contracting an STD from a Russian hooker, joking about it with Epstein, and then surreptitiously feeding antibiotics to his wife.
And Jimmy Carr never got dropped from his television gigs in England.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ian S."
The amount of money involved and the breadth of the exposure, direct, and indirect, means that if it crashes and burns we're in a world of shit.
For context, though, everyone is flinging money at AI because it's widely assumed that the race is "probably" winnable, and whoever wins it rules the world. Unfortunately US business culture is too dedicated to scamming people and slash and burn practices, vs - irony alert - China, who is going about this in what is probably a more effective, and certainly cost effective, manner.
If this blows up and/or we lose the race (assuming there even is a finish line, which is debatable), history will forever associate people like Altman with a "China burning their ships" sort of fuckup.
Posted by: heya at February 02, 2026 04:32 PM (GjImx)
#1 Dad
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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They must have voted again.
Because I'm #1 dad. I have the mug to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook
.......
You guys can fight it out.
I won Best Grandpa Ever and even got a t-shirt.
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (UjdFS)
The French Army still wears kepis as head wear with non-combat uniforms
Posted by: Gref
Are Zouaves still a thing?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
The Legion has all that kind of shit. For example, their Pioneers (engineers) have ZZ Top beards, leather aprons and carry axes, shovels and picks. Plus the 88 pace per minute slow march means that on Bastille Day they have to march at the end of the parade.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Gref
Speaking of which, when the French army realized that the British wore red coats to cover their wounds and not give a morale boost to their enemies, the French army immediately ordered their soldiers to wear brown pants in order to not give succor to their enemies who would see them shitting their pants upon sight of the enemy.
A little know historical fact from your resident amateur historian. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (cZRYl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Well, "fool" and "clown" are close in meaning, so I didn't think you were entirely wrong. I wasn't aware of its usage as a synonym for "shmuck," though, so thank you for that.
Na zdorovye! *Franpshyco and Bulg clink glasses*
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)
They are being pressed, hard, and it hurts them.
Posted by: mrp
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I see the left as dishonest lying pieces of shit that vaguely resemble something human. But that is just me I guess.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (2swu2)
There's a forceps removal tool he uses as bbq tongs. Caused great hilarity at the last family picnic.
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 04:34 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2GVsD)
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And the main boulevard and park in Santiago is named for Gen. Bernardo O'Higgins.
Posted by: The Mandelbaums including Lloyd Bridges at February 02, 2026 04:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (2swu2)
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The walls closed in on Trump for having hookers pee on a Russian bed years ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:34 PM (GBKbO)
He was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean with no identifiable cause of death.
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I'll help with that one--his heart stopped.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (oY6Yp)
And Jimmy Carr never got dropped from his television gigs in England.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)
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In the "Quantity v. Quality" vein:
$XX,XXX,XXX,XXX has a quality all its own.
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:35 PM (rj6Yv)
My nephew works E.R.. There's a million of 'em.
Posted by: Auspex
0. Forgot to dummy cord it.
Covers pretty much every scenario.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:36 PM (/lPRQ)
If so, likely it took place via the Incentives Award Act.
If the individual worked under classified, non-public, or sensitive arrangements, any cash award or monetary incentive (often authorized by the Incentive Awards Act in conjunction with Agency-specific authorities) would have been processed through covert, classified channels to protect the person’s identity and their affiliation with the CIA.
It's likely the 2015 accounting for a private industry recipient of a CIA award would have been handled by the Director of Personnel and authorized by the Director of the CIA, processed through secure channels that often bypass public recognition for security reasons, often supported by special statutory authorities for the intelligence community.
Wikipedia has a long list of possible recipients.
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Other interesting links emerging:
>Sky News has confirmed that a photo of Peter Mandelson in his underwear was taken in Jeffrey Epstein’s Paris flat.
>Elmundo America: The shameless friendship between Princess Mette-Marit and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein plunges the Norwegian Royal Family into its biggest crisis.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird
He asked us, but we refused. We have our standards, you know.
-- Tardigrades
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 04:37 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 04:34 PM (Y8DZL)
I once gave a glass bedpan urinal to a friend's brother as a "wine decanter"
You know, broad so it won't tip, but it has an extended area to breath the wine. And a cork! He knew exactly what it was.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Crusader
Leonid Brezhnev's cause of death was reported either as "his heart stopped" or "he stopped breathing." I forget which, but it was funny at the time.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Could have had Bugs Bunny wack it with a 🔨
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: The Mandelbaums including Lloyd Bridges
I hope he made them say their vowels.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)
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It was a case of we know that you know that we know that you're lying.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird
This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: Joe Biden, Ben Rhodes, and Valerie Jarrett at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 04:43 PM (77rzZ)
What good is such a bag alone when you dress to suit the Federal government?
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (NFX2v)
dill pickelhaube is best pickelhaube
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 04:44 PM (oY6Yp)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 04:3
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And if Billy will slip drugs into his wife's meal what will he do to you?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 04:45 PM (JZkx/)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 04:47 PM (frUd/)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 05:06 PM (jc0TO)
Coworkers mentioned not to take it very seriously - the "award" served a dual purpose, for morale of the awarded unit AND misdirection for the Soviets.
If you stop to think about it - you would never want to point out to the opposition your actual most effective and valuable intel unit.
Posted by: BobM at February 02, 2026 09:58 PM (6tmKi)
Major British Labour Politician Pressured to Resign Over Epstein Payoffs; Epstein Had a Secret Baby?
Peter Mandelson is a major fixer for Labour who is responsible for the rise of Tony Blair.
There are at least two occasions on which it is alleged Epstein handed large sums of money to Lord Mandelson or his husband.His husband.
I make no judgments about the policy nor whether it should have been opposed or not. But we once again see Epstein's hand behind political decisionmaking. It had been known for years that Mandelson was linked to Epstein. It has long been a matter of public record Mandelson stayed in the disgraced financier's flat in New York while the latter was serving his prison term. And a briefing delivered to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on the reputational risk in appointing Mandelson as ambassador to the US mentioned official records showing he had facilitated a meeting between Epstein and Tony Blair in 2002. But a glimpse of the extent of the relationship between the former minister and Epstein would lead to Mandelson's withdrawal from Washington in September 2025. Documents released then showed Mandelson had referred to Epstein as his "best pal" in a letter included within an alleged birthday book that was released by US lawmakers. ... The prime minister, who had been facing questions about his judgment after standing by Mandelson, removed him from his post when it emerged he had emailed Epstein suggesting his 2008 conviction for soliciting a child for prostitution was wrongful and should be challenged. No 10 said it had not known about emails, in which Mandelson wrote: "I can still barely understand it. It just could not happen in Britain. You have to be incredibly resilient, fight for early release and be philosophical about it as much as you can." Meanwhile, released emails indicate that Jeffrey Epstein had a secret baby with an unknown woman.
Mandelson directly referenced one of the claims when announcing his resignation from the Labour party. Bank statements held among the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice appear to show that in 2003 to 2004 the disgraced financier paid a total of $75,000 (£54,750) into bank accounts of which Mandelson -- then a Labour MP -- was believed to be a beneficiary. The former cabinet minister had already come under pressure over the second allegation that his husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, had received £10,000 from Epstein about two months after the registered sex offender was released from prison in 2009. ... The files also show evidence Mandelson advised Epstein on how the investment bank JP Morgan might lobby the government -- of which he was a part -- on plans for a tax on bankers' bonuses. Among the documents is a chain of emails between Epstein and Mandelson, in which the former asks if the new tax might only apply to the cash portion of bonuses. "Trying hard to amend," Mandelson wrote back on 15 December 2009. "Treasury digging in but I am on case." Mandelson, who was then business secretary in Gordon Brown's government, suggested two days later that the head of the investment bank call the then chancellor, Alistair Darling, and "mildly threaten" him.
This disclosure was made in emails from Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, the wife of the former Prince Andrew, and herself a big pal of the convicted pedophile.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears to have had a secret child 15 years ago, according to a bombshell email reportedly sent by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. Ferguson congratulated him in the note sent on Sept. 21, 2011, after he was already convicted of sex with an underage girl, according to the latest drop of Epstein files. "Don't know if you're still on this bbm but have heard from The Duke that you have had a baby boy," Ferguson wrote, according to the released email.
"Even though you never kept in touch, I still am here with love, friendship, and congratualtions [sic] on your baby boy. Sarah xx." In another message, Ferguson claimed Epstein had disappeared and said she wasn't aware he was about to become a father. Epstein's last known girlfriend was Karyna Shuliak and he reportedly wanted to leave her his infamous private Island as well as $50 million and his Upper East Side townhouse. He signed his will on Aug 8, 2019 -- just two days before he was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
Now, that's unpredictable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (ejFjg)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (uEmCf)
Now, that's unpredictable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM
Even I saw that coming.
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (Cjt/F)
Now, that's unpredictable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook
It will take weeks to go through all this material. And they haven't found references to Donald Trump yet.
Stay tuned.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (vcOmj)
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But no 4K videos of Mandelson fucking a 3 year old?
Obviously, they're holding back the real meat of things.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Comical.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (cS1cw)
No 10 said it had not known about emails, in which Mandelson wrote: "I can still barely understand it. It just could not happen in Britain.
Truer words were never typed.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (jc0TO)
Now, that's unpredictable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)
Well if it had , then they would have to concentrate on their own worthless, empty lives full of ugly regrets, self doubt, waste, hate and envy...so no. not happening.
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (jc0TO)
As far as I recall, Donald Trump is the only major figure to tell Epstein to go f*ck himself.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (n9ltV)
As far as I recall, Donald Trump is the only major figure to tell Epstein to go f*ck himself.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (n9ltV)
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Ah, but you see, Epstein led every introduction to a new figure with, "I lead a secret pedophile sex ring. Wanna join?" He never discussed anything else, so everyone knew about it.
Except Bill Clinton. He was just there accidentally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Fabio at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (1QvIk)
The only people that care about Prince Andrew and his wife are...the British.
This wasn't an Israeli op, or an American op...it was a British one.
Which is why Bill Clinton did everything the Brits wanted...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
Stay tuned.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (vcOmj)
Leftists on Twitter were claiming that there's pages claiming that DJT forced underage girls to give him BJs.
I have my doubts.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (LosCS)
This Mandelson homo is a fucking Lord, and he's bought with basically pocket change? I assume a lot more money changed hands.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Musk as well.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (diia5)
Stay tuned.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (vcOmj)
Leftists on Twitter were claiming that there's pages claiming that DJT forced underage girls to give him BJs.
I have my doubts.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (uEmCf)
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Before or after they peed on him?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (iFTx/)
He seemed to do a 180 without giving good explanation, and marital pressure would fit. I am not saying she did anything wrong, but she looked young and stupid in the photo I saw of her on the couch, and it is very different from the image she now presents of being very sophisticated.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (2wNzd)
I have my doubts.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (uEmCf)
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It's GJ testimony.
You can say anything to a Grand Jury. You're not under penalty of perjury for lying.
It's why grand jury testimony is almost never publicly released.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (GBKbO)
There is an email chain when Epstein tells Musk that he is having a party with some very important UN diplomats that Musk that see hint hint.
Musk responds he's a busy man and doesn't have time to meet with worthless diplomats.
I guess being clues about social numbers/hints can have some benefits.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)
Let the chips fall where they may.
Posted by: Nope at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Ddi7K)
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Does that mean she actually got all that? I never thought about who would get his stuff. I sure would hate to be the executor of that estate, yeessh.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM (79pEw)
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The real criminals are hidden in the other document that weren't released.
Tailgunner Massie swears this will not deter him from his mission to expose the criminals and get justice for those girls.
Even if he will never, ever read his Sekret List of all the criminals on the floor of the House where he has absolute immunity from any prosecution.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM (qaAEY)
We've been repeatedly ragging on bored, lonely women who seek arousal from "monster romance" books featuring ladies having sex with minotaurs, werewolves, insect-men, and other monsters.
It turns out there is a "monster fucking" genre for men too. In the "Dungeon Builder's Harem" there are 11 -- yes, 11 -- books featuring a male protagonist who builds a dungeon and a harem of inhuman female monsters.
I'm not sure who the audience is for these books, but if there are 11 of them then a lot of people must be reading them.
Judging from the cover art for these books, the answer is yes. Yes, The Blade would. Vigorously.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM (iFTx/)
What a strange thing to say.
Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM
Epstein would have been knighted rather than prosecuted were he British.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: brak at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (jGJov)
Because they don't care when someone rapes children in England, local or foreigner.
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Sid at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM
Sleepy Joe was covering up for Don!
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (jc0TO)
His net worth was way more then that even at the end. Wonder where the rest of it went
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (2wNzd)
At this point, the people clamoring for Epstein file releases fall into three broad camps.
1. People who believe Trump is Epstein's #1 client. They only care about Epstein because they think they can get Trump.
2. People who believe EVERYONE in power is a pedo. My FiL is one of these.
3. People who just want the dirty laundry all aired out so we can figure out who to jail. They don't care about any one specific client, they just want the truth.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (H0l69)
What a strange thing to say.
In fairness, the fact that the British pedophile in question isn't Pakistani is rather unusual.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (ejFjg)
I guess Zelensky's assassination squads aren't nearly as well trained as the CIA's.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (2ocoG)
D&D elves are just kind of like hippy chicks without all the body hair but pretty much any other non-humans...ugh...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)
3. People who just want the dirty laundry all aired out so we can figure out who to jail. They don't care about any one specific client, they just want the truth.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (Yp6az)
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If I got called into a GJ and said that Benjamin Disraeli was an Epstein client, it'd be in the files.
Does that make Benjamin Disraeli an Epstein client?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (GBKbO)
I expect most of these "Epstein clients" were cash-poor money grubbers who thought he could churn some simoleons for them, not pedos bonking 14-year-old girls.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (tgvbd)
I'm sure men will get equal opportunity ragging for this.
/sarc
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (a+4eV)
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Then why didn't she get it?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:38 PM (MABZ1)
Lord "Peter" Mandelson. Flamboyant public homo. Has a colon comrade fake 'husband.' Mr. Fix-it for anti-freedom communist Labor Party. Enabled nation-destroyer Tony Blair.
One thing is sure: the Epstein revelations are not a plot to embarrass him. If he were capable of embarrassment, he would have died of shame a long time ago.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 02:38 PM (mS8PE)
I expect most of these "Epstein clients" were cash-poor money grubbers who thought he could churn some simoleons for them, not pedos bonking 14-year-old girls.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (tgvbd)
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There was a trial and everything.
Most of the women didn't testify. Want to know why?
Because they helped Epstein get other women (I think most were at least 17 years old) into the whole thing.
Epstein reportedly had a thing for younger girls, but it wasn't the sex side of his business.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:38 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (2ocoG)
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If he's using male models as assassins, he's got nothing in his quiver. Nothing.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 02:38 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Major Healey at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (abIsI)
The picture was taken thirty years ago, and the girl was his daughter.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (HFAps)
I suppose it's possible. Melania has several professionally done nude photos floating around. If she's trying to bottle the embarrassing old photos genie, she's already failed.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (jc0TO)
but why male models?
Posted by: the guy from X-files at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 02:34 PM (qaAEY)
*******
'Tailgunner Massie"....LOL that's pretty damn good.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (KtnBe)
He's British, so properly he is a paedo.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (2wNzd)
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"Is there a Peter File in the building?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (MABZ1)
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Do we know that she didn't? I honestly as asking as I have no idea what happened to his stuff.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:36 PM (Yp6az)
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If I got called into a GJ and said that Benjamin Disraeli was an Epstein client, it'd be in the files.
Does that make Benjamin Disraeli an Epstein client?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (GBKbO)
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Yea, that's just it. What "facts"? The Epstein "files" are mountains of crap that someone said, or heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend, or speculated about, or who made accusations with an axe to grind or money to make. There are probably piles of Reddit-level bullshit and stupidity in there.
The photographs are in a different category, obviously, but I'm not sure they prove anything we didn't already know.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 02:41 PM (bFu5X)
Their evidence is one of Epstein's victims attorneys spoke to the media about deposing Markle because she was close with Andrew and there are photos of Markle on a yacht with Karyna Shulak.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 02:41 PM (ClDUJ)
I guess Zelensky's assassination squads aren't nearly as well trained as the CIA's.
Posted by: Ian S.
I assume those aren't Ukranian assassins, but jilted young men seeking revenge.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:41 PM (0U5gm)
It wasn't just a rich guy that was a sexual predator. Someone like him could have just lived his freak lifestyle a lot easier by NOT involving so many high profile people.
Posted by: Leupold at February 02, 2026 02:42 PM (eIzlH)
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I like how his emails were basically, "lonely women in your area want to meet up."
Like the email to Musk:
JE: "UN is in town, lots of interesting people will be there. Wanna go?"
Musk: "nah, I don't want to meet diplomats. Too busy building rockets and robots."
JE: "No, you retard. I mean I'll have lots of girls there who will want to have sex with you."
Musk: "yeah, I get it. I said I'm busy building rockets and robots."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 02:42 PM (qaAEY)
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 02:40 PM (79pEw)
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I don't know. The way it is phrased - "he reportedly wanted to leave her ..." is ambiguous.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (g47mK)
That is an insult to Joe McCarthy.
Unless you are implying Massie likes it in the tail.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (HFAps)
Category 1 players are chasing "the sound in their head". They have a pre-ordained idea of "how" a guitar SHOULD sound, so you can hand them a Flying V and a telecaster, and Keith Richards (and other Category 1) players will indeed have found a way to adjust the tone controls, string height, pedal settings, and amp settings so that at the end of the day, they "sound alike".
Category 2 players use guitars as a tool. Country? They pick up a telecaster. Jazz? An archtype of some model. Classic rock or modern rock with some "crunch"? A Les Paul. They allow the guitar itself to be true to its basic settings.
Neither category is "right"--its just the difference between how players view guitars.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 02:44 PM (cS1cw)
He's probably gone in November.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:44 PM (GBKbO)
First, sparkly vampires.
Now, gay shape shifters.
BLOOD OF FUR AND BONE
A Wolf & Bear Shifter Romance
By: SCARLETT CROSS
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 02:45 PM (J+Psw)
I'm sure men will get equal opportunity ragging for this.
/sarc
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 02:37 PM (a+4eV)
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I don't rag on the ladies. I admit I would. I'm not interested in reading books about it, but if some hot female monster comes calling, I would.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:45 PM (iFTx/)
Britain's politicos are dug in like ticks just like they are on this side of the pond.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:45 PM (MABZ1)
Category 2 players use guitars as a tool. Country? They pick up a telecaster. Jazz? An archtype of some model. Classic rock or modern rock with some "crunch"? A Les Paul. They allow the guitar itself to be true to its basic settings.
Neither category is "right"--its just the difference between how players view guitars.
Posted by: Crusader
You can make a Les Paul sound somewhat like a Stratocaster, but you can't make a Strat sound like a Les Paul.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (0U5gm)
These people have nothing on trailerpark trash and nothing surprises me, except that they are going to get away without any consequences.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (oT7pT)
Hey there hot stuff, wanna tie our beards together and see what happens?
Posted by: Some Hot Dwarf lady with an epic beard at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM
AFAIK, there are zero pictures of Trump or any other Republicans having anything to do with Epstein, AFTER his 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution.
However, LOTS of Lefties and Democrats still did business and politics, in public and in private with Epstein after that conviction became public knowledge.
It's almost as if Democrats are just fine with consorting with pedophiles - as long as they can help increase the political power of the Democrat Party.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (MABZ1)
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I just looked it up and the estate is not yet fully settled. A bunch of stuff was sold off to compensate victims. And the only known beneficiaries are that Karyna girl, and the two guys who are the trustees. There may be more, but the terms have not been made public
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (d2kuJ)
A Wolf & Bear Shifter Romance
By: SCARLETT CROSS
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,
I'm pretty sure that the only new thing about "Monster fucks woman" is that it's suddenly aimed at a female audience, instead of a male audience.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (a+4eV)
I sold Keith a 1950 Esquire about 18 years ago.
One of the original 6 Salesman Sample guitars.
The only other one I have ever seen is in the Fender Collection.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (ZcsJV)
Hey there hot stuff, wanna tie our beards together and see what happens?
Posted by: Some Hot Dwarf lady with an epic beard at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (sKqQm)
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"We wrote a song about this, ya know ...."
-- Soft Cell
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:48 PM (iFTx/)
That is an insult to Joe McCarthy.
Unless you are implying Massie likes it in the tail.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:43 PM (HFAps)
******
I took it a sarcasm and laughed.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 02, 2026 02:48 PM (KtnBe)
Posted by: Ace at 02:26 PM
So she gave her approval of the suicide, then.
Posted by: pookysgirl ,connecting the dots at February 02, 2026 02:48 PM (Wt5PA)
McCarthy was right. Massie is wrong.
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I know.
But I want to force the left to defend McCarty.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 02:49 PM (qaAEY)
79 So this guy was a big wheel during the Blair era, and he is now being pressured to resign. 30 years (give or take) post-Blair.
Britain's politicos are dug in like ticks just like they are on this side of the pond.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:45 PM
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The pressure is heartfelt and genuine. It comes from people who genuinely want his job.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 02:49 PM (mS8PE)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:49 PM (d2kuJ)
I don't rag on the ladies. I admit I would. I'm not interested in reading books about it, but if some hot female monster comes calling, I would.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:45 PM (iFTx/)
Hot monsters is just good common sense. If Medusa had had bigger tits, lives could have been saved.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 02:49 PM (w/O5Q)
As opposed to what passes for sex scenes now as 'Anya lays in bed, naked save a tiny thing, bound to the bed posts with red silk cords, and eagerly awaiting her bullish lover Roderick J. Minotaur.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (d2kuJ)
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Epstein was a major player on the social scene for years. He had economic, political, and social power. Everyone wanted to be his friend.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm not sure that's right, to me its a matter of degree. If you run a Strat thru an overdrive that's parked into a distortion pedal and leading into a tube amp, you can do Guns-n-Roses all day, but a purist might say there's still a difference in the resulting tone. Iron Maiden's Dave Murray plays a Strat and his tone has never been criticized as weak for metal.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (TN0g+)
Among the documents are reports of "an orgy with Tony Blair" - not a phrase I would have thought the English language would ever have need for.
Wasn't Blair pretty widely promoted as "the British Bill Clinton" in the late 90s/early 2000s?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)
Anyone named in the Epstein files, no matter how trivial should be forced to wear a Bright Red "E" clothing for the rest of their lives.
Posted by: Hester Prynne at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (d2kuJ)
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Epstein was a major player on the social scene for years. He had economic, political, and social power. Everyone wanted to be his friend.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)
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But remember, he started every conversation with, "I run an underground pedophile sex ring. I just want to make that perfectly clear. My only purpose here is to advance my pedophile sex ring."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:51 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:47 PM (d2kuJ)
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Epstein was a major player on the social scene for years. He had economic, political, and social power. Everyone wanted to be his friend.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026
He seems like that icky guy who knows someone or at least knows someone who knows someone so you engage with him to get to the someone you want, but not necessarily him.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:52 PM (d2kuJ)
Blackmore never had any issues.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:52 PM (ZcsJV)
One of the original 6 Salesman Sample guitars.
The only other one I have ever seen is in the Fender Collection.
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Did he buy in person? If so, do you recall anything about him playing it, or was this strictly the purchase of a collectable to him?
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:52 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: bluebell
*Derek Zoolander has entered the chat.*
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (Cdew6)
I'm sure men will get equal opportunity ragging for this.
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I doubt there are many guys reading text of that nature.
Playing video games designed around that sort of thing, sure, and it's not well thought of (see Goonergate).
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (diia5)
Power of and has never been more applicable.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (qpQFJ)
Blackmore never had any issues.
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Depending on the day of the week, Ritchie Blackmore is my favorite guitarist. I remember having a friend turn me on to Rainbow, and then I worked my way backwards into the Deep Purple material.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (TN0g+)
Critical Drinker has found something he likes! Seriously, it's an interesting disquisition on the state of modern fantasy, and why that may finally, blessedly, be changing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkwMMpz699Y
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (Riz8t)
From the files of "how could I be so dumb," for my entire life I thought the Westminster Kennel Club and annual dog show was a British thing. I only realized last week that it's not only quintessentially American, it's held every year in my own city.
I have no idea how I could have missed that all these years.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (iFTx/)
Not just that, but Epstein was great at making connections using every tool available to him. He met people at normal parties. He donated money. He was a fixer. Plenty of people knew him or owed him favors that never went anywhere near the island. I'm sure the files name these connections as well.
Just look at all the people who latched onto the pictures of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell at a party. It's a very tenuous connection, but they are certain it means Musk is a pedo.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Crusader
To be more precise, it is a mechanical thing. You can route out a stratocaster body and fit in a humbucking pickup to replace the single coil to get the tone, and if you get rid of the tremolo you can get the sustain, but that is a lot of work to try and get the sound. It is much easier to thin out the sound of a Les Paul than to make a Strat beefier.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:55 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (zjgNU)
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NOT Donald Trump!
He is so macho and alpha he didn't need Epstein. Women lined up to be with him.
PS - morons should support Melania and watch her movie!
Posted by: Diabeetus at February 02, 2026 02:55 PM (fq8Zx)
Posted by: Lotsa guys at February 02, 2026 02:55 PM (tV5x4)
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Why on God's Green and Scenic Earth would you want something . . . anything . . . to sound like a Les Paul? With the exception of Money for Nothing?
The world already has Yoko. It does not need more Les Paul.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 02, 2026 02:55 PM (8AONa)
Gotten pretty boring so I tune out.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:56 PM (HFAps)
So does that mean that two hispanics guys killing a white dude is the brown face of white supremacy or something?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 02, 2026 02:56 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)
*****
I remember that too. Blair invented some Orwellian speak about a "third way" to soft sell his socialist BS. But in the end his open boarder immigration policies did a lot to destroy the UK. His wife is a piece of work as well.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 02, 2026 02:57 PM (KtnBe)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)
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Yes, haha, and it was meant as a compliment to utilitarian politics! Clinton could "triangulate" to achieve bipartisan agreement, or so it was claimed, and so could Blair, though in a more technocratic way.
BTW, The Bee reports "Awkward! Jack Smith reports to hearing wearing one of Melania's dresses"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 02:57 PM (lJiYY)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 02:57 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at February 02, 2026 02:57 PM (ZRzmB)
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (vSvIl)
The world already has Yoko. It does not need more Les Paul.
Posted by: 2009Refugee
What you want is one of each, or maybe two of each....
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM (vSvIl)
I've noticed that nobody even talks about "The First Descendant" (the game that really kicked off Goonergate) anymore.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (iXqHn)
And...I don't get it.
Pretending you are a warrior or a wizard or something like that with your friends is fun
But playing as a horny musician where you have to pretend flirt with your male DM because he has to play the female NPCs? Ick
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)
"Rout out a new Stratocaster body."
Rout refers to the woodworking power tool: a router.
Route refers to a path for a journey.
Posted by: Peevish person who just likes to say Point of Order at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (tV5x4)
Plumber or programmer? Trades workers close the job gap
Plumbers, electricians and pipe fitters with a two-year degree are more likely to be employed than four-year college graduates, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's a very new trend, reports Taylor Telford in the Washington Post.
“For decades, college graduates have typically faced lower unemployment rates, found jobs faster, and experienced more stable employment than high school graduates without college experience,” according to a 2025 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. But the college advantage has been eroding in recent years. Now it seems to have vanished.
While AI has taken some entry-level white-collar jobs, hurting new college graduates, demand is strong for blue-collar workers.
https://is.gd/im98cK
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bluebell
According to an article in the NY Post, his final will written 2 days prior to his death and given to his lawyer, bequeathed $288 million to three main beneficiaries - his girlfriend, Ghislaine, and his brother Mark. Millions, his properties, jewels, etc. None of them have received anything because the money and assets are being held in a trust that is being used to pay off victims/settlements, etc. It is reported to be down to $127 million now.
Posted by: Cheri at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM (oiNtH)
He was looking for a first year for his collection. He was not here to demo it. He picked it up at JFK in NY.
He had a lot to say about the guitar once he got it. And he tried to come by and buy a few more pieces the next year, but I don't let people do that.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM (ZcsJV)
I always wanted to play Strat-style guitars to help me sound lighter/smoother.
I developed my early playing on strictly on acoustic guitars, and I have a heavy-handed technique on electric. My band buddy has a feather touch on electric and he knows what guitars and strings and tones are enablers for him.
I play telephone cable strings.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM (jrgJz)
"Rout out a new Stratocaster body."
Rout refers to the woodworking power tool: a router.
Route refers to a path for a journey.
Posted by: Peevish person
You learn something new here every day.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM (0U5gm)
This brings up an interesting point. In, uh, movies, the female lead calls a plumber or similar but doesn't have cash so she pays him something else.
None of these movies ever have a Geek Squad guy fixing the woman's wifi before sexy times start...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)
The world already has Yoko. It does not need more Les Paul.
Posted by: 2009Refugee
What you want is one of each, or maybe two of each....
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That's "Category 2" thinking, that each guitar should-and-does sound differently.
To a "Category 1" thinker like Keith Richards, he'd have them all sounding alike in 15 minutes (although some would in real life take a lot longer than 15 minutes).
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:00 PM (TN0g+)
Theater geeks have no imagination. All they really want to do is mary sue themselves. So they either play bards, or they play vampires sucking the lifeblood out of everyone around them.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (EXyHK)
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on the evening of January 31, 2026, at her home. There are 'disturbing signs' at her home.
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I honestly don't care, but did Savannah go off the leftist reservation lately?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (jtM2q)
Why on God's Green and Scenic Earth would you want something . . . anything . . . to sound like a Les Paul? With the exception of Money for Nothing?
The world already has Yoko. It does not need more Les Paul.
Posted by: 2009Refugee
Mark Knopfler plays a Stratocaster (or a strat variant), almost exclusively
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (tljrc)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (tgvbd)
106 If he's using male models as assassins, he's got nothing in his quiver. Nothing.
Posted by: bluebell
*Derek Zoolander has entered the chat.*
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 02, 2026 02:53 PM
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Come to think of it, that movie started with feckless male models and mass immolation.
We should remember that Zelensky got his start as a comedian.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (lsrsS)
Fergie was involved? If she knew what was going on, that's disappointing. I always liked her (translation: wanted to bang her). Maybe she didn't know. Probably not the type of info a husband shares with his wife.
> eagerly awaiting her bullish lover Roderick J. Minotaur.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 02:50 PM (HFAps)
...eagerly awaiting her bullish billionaire lover Roderick J. Minotaur's arrival on his Gulfstream G800 after a series of hedge fund meetings in Switzerland.
Can't leave out the billionaire part.
I can remember when romance novels (aka "porn for women") wer satisfied with the male lust object just being a doctor or an airline pilot or a cowboy or something. Now he's got to be at least a billionaire.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 03:02 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 03:02 PM (x8TL/)
Select Dog. Pooh.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 03:01 PM (tgvbd)
Sorry.. But it's a big honor to make it there...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 03:02 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Nerdy programmer at February 02, 2026 03:02 PM (tV5x4)
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According to steamcharts, they're down to ~5000 players, from a hig of 22k near the end of July (which was over a 90% drop from the all time high).
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (vSvIl)
And...I don't get it.
Pretending you are a warrior or a wizard or something like that with your friends is fun
But playing as a horny musician where you have to pretend flirt with your male DM because he has to play the female NPCs? Ick
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)
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We had some girls play with us back in the day. No, they weren't hot. But above average.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (iFTx/)
So many of the guys who play LPs used Teles and Juniors in the Studio that it is kind of funny.
There's a reason Leslie West sounded the way he did.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (Hpgos)
While AI has taken some entry-level white-collar jobs, hurting new college graduates, demand is strong for blue-collar workers.
https://is.gd/im98cK
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 02:58 PM (Riz8t)
I think it would be really cool to be working at a construction site at Boca Chica or Cape Canaveral.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (g8Ew8)
Have the fiddle-pickers upended the flick-dicks on AOS?
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 03:04 PM (qpQFJ)
Never found a Rick I liked.
I love Jazzmasters...but the Rickenbackers just went a bit too far in that direction, for my taste.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:04 PM (ZcsJV)
No one has spoken of Rickenbacker guitars. Always wanted one. I like its tinkling sound.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:03 PM
Tom Petty played a Rickenbacker
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 03:04 PM (tljrc)
+++
Police suspect fair play.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at February 02, 2026 03:04 PM (tV5x4)
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Lots of classic rockers loved Rickenbackers!
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:05 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 03:05 PM (x8TL/)
You could have handed Doc Watson and guys like that a crappy POS guitar and they could make it sing.
It is true beginning musicians should have a reasonably good instrument, but that’s only so they don’t quit in frustration.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:05 PM (X3owK)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 03:05 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 02:46 PM (cS1cw)
I cannot think of a single novel where a detailed sex scene added anything of real value. FFS guys, If I wanted to read about wizards getting it on, I know where on the internet to go for it. Looking at you, Jim Butcher.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)
To be fair, there was a real TikTok video by a single mother insisting that a millionaire wasn't good enough for her, she wanted someone with at least $50 million. Even the minotaurs are gonna give up on women at this rate, LOL.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (sKqQm)
Never found a Rick I liked.
I love Jazzmasters...but the Rickenbackers just went a bit too far in that direction, for my taste.
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I already own a Jazzmaster. I just love the weedy tinkle of a Rick. Never played one. Juvelike
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (qpQFJ)
Of course, yeah, a lot of it is monstergirl slop. It's been noted over there that R4M is a niche genre compared with 4F. And more male readers prefer harem, so authors write harem to get paid.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE
Yes we did and she was wonderful. I met her at a Moron meet up in Denver years ago and she had put the whole thing together and we all had a great time. She and her husband were a blast and were the best people. Very sadly, she passed away a few years ago and way to young. I still have a 'Ace of Spades' playing card at my desk from that party.
Posted by: Cheri at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (oiNtH)
"Make HIM Famous: YouTube DBAG DECIMATED for Doxxing Hispanic ICE Agents Involved in Alex Pretti Shooting"
So white supremacists, right?
https://tinyurl.com/bdhu543b
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (NpAcC)
Not the fastest player, but no one could milk a note better.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (x8TL/)
I had a Vox Phantom VI during my teenage "gonna be a rock star" phase. Nice guitar. Wish I still had it... they're worth a fortune now.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (IG3/x)
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Have you tried unplugging, and then plugging it back in?
*cues cheesy music*
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 03:06 PM (se8lQ)
Which was always to be expected. We all know he knew “everybody”. And “everybody” also knows politicians. It’s like six degrees of Kevin Bacon but with only 2 or 3 degrees to politicians.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 03:08 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhuko
For all we know, he was Kamala's speechwriter. That would be the least surprising revelation of the last couple days.
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 03:08 PM (se8lQ)
Can’t make a Strat sound like a Paul? A million SuperStrats from the 80’s have entered the chat.
Posted by: JROD at February 02, 2026 03:08 PM (LEz2V)
Never found a Rick I liked.
I love Jazzmasters...but the Rickenbackers just went a bit too far in that direction, for my taste.
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I already own a Jazzmaster. I just love the weedy tinkle of a Rick. Never played one. Love my JM. Gave my Tele Thinline to my son, the Rock Star.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:08 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: 18-1
Yes.
Larry Elder.
(The black face of white supremacy)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 02, 2026 03:08 PM (WmF8p)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at February 02, 2026 03:09 PM (tV5x4)
Saw a quick view of the borzoi judging. Interesting a mostly white dog won. Not my favorite color for borzoi.
Was pulling for the Big Dummy but he is still a super high quality dog and you should be proud.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at February 02, 2026 03:09 PM (3AwA+)
He was looking for a first year for his collection. He was not here to demo it. He picked it up at JFK in NY.
He had a lot to say about the guitar once he got it. And he tried to come by and buy a few more pieces the next year, but I don't let people do that.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:59 PM
Limit One per customer.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:09 PM (jc0TO)
Clinton was good at it, Obama was good at, and so on.
Now we have people that sound like Kamala ...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:09 PM (sKqQm)
Epstein? That's a joo name init?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 03:10 PM (Kt19C)
Never found a Rick I liked.
I love Jazzmasters...but the Rickenbackers just went a bit too far in that direction, for my taste.
Posted by: garrett
I have a 4001 bass. Love that sound.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:10 PM (0U5gm)
Mark Knopfler plays a Stratocaster (or a strat variant), almost exclusively
Posted by: AltonJackson
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Almost being the key word
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 02, 2026 03:10 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:05
This. Something unplayable will kill a beginner guitar players voyage faster than a grenade in a helmet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 03:10 PM (E8ET5)
Good looking dog. Seemed a little smaller than most of the others. No idea what the breed standard is, however.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Really??
Or, in this case, Six Degrees of Makin' Bacon.
Posted by: zombie at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (se8lQ)
It's a full-size guitar, but the neck is slightly narrower than, say, a Jackson. I bought it when I was like 12, so the narrower neck was more comfortable. But I kept using it all the way through college.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
Anyway.
Posted by: Really??
I hope the Police are grilling Savannah. I don't trust people that smile like that. A lot going on behind that forced grimace of teeth.
Posted by: Cheri at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (oiNtH)
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The weigh a lot lighter than a Fender Bass. Also have a unique sound.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (Hpgos)
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Have you tried unplugging, and then plugging it back in?
*cues cheesy music*
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM
While restoring her PC, our technician discovers video evidence that she has been stalking him.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (jc0TO)
She's worse than Hitlery, if that's possible.
I think there's a reason why the stereotypical witch cackles.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Piper
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You're mother hung around a Jew! Shame!
- NY Democrats
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM (XuXeR)
lol
No. I don't let people come by to shop. If they want something I have, we can talk.
Otherwise, I'd rather not meet you, him or anyone else.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:12 PM (ZcsJV)
Was pulling for the Big Dummy but he is still a super high quality dog and you should be proud.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at February 02, 2026 03:09 PM (3AwA+)
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Thicker than two short planks but always a gentleman. We are very proud of him.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 03:12 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
Newer 4001s have a special switch so you can turn off the tone improvement and make it sound like the old ones. I guarantee you most people flip that switch to 'degrade' the sound and never switch it back.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (0U5gm)
Always liked those Pensa-Suhr guitars.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (ZcsJV)
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Have you tried unplugging, and then plugging it back in?
*cues cheesy music*
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM
While restoring her PC, our technician discovers video evidence that she has been stalking him.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:11 PM
"Pipe, shmipe, lady, I can lay miles of Cat 5 cable."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (ZcsJV)
It's a full-size guitar, but the neck is slightly narrower than, say, a Jackson. I bought it when I was like 12, so the narrower neck was more comfortable. But I kept using it all the way through college.
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Guild makes good guitars! I wouldn't mind owning one of their acoustics.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (Kt19C)
His jailors let him do this, and didn't use legal means to block it.
Which supports my belief that Epstein did kill himself as part of a deal.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (x8TL/)
It’s head-spinning. Somehow, after 22 days of spending 5+ hours a day patrolling for ICE, the antifa types have decided that not only should I not be allowed to do that, but I am “a danger to everyone around me” and should be universally excluded from left spaces. Insanity
My crime? Talking to mainstream press about what was happening. Posting a handful of videos, of public spaces, edited to ensure no one else is identified. Stating my disapproval of agitators lighting fires in my neighborhood and getting punched in the head for the trouble.
Will Stancil, kulak.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (n1OCj)
The Westerly RI built Guilds are some of the best affordable acoustics out there, imo.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:15 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:15 PM (jc0TO)
Cat 5? 2026 is the year of affordable 10GBase-T. And since nothing else in computers is affordable right now it's a tempting upgrade.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (zjgNU)
MTG said that, and the best response so far is:
Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy
@Knesix
4h
Classic manipulation attempt by despair-baiting. Or blackpilling, if you will.
"It's all one big repulsive club" implies a meaning that every single person mentioned in the files (even if said mention proves they rejected Epstein's invitations) is tainted.
This will resonate with the segment of the population who doesn't have agency and attribute their circumstances to the latest conspiracy theory.
"You can't vote your way out of this" reinforces that loser baiting. Because it's also vaguepoasting without proposing a solution or option (also engagement bait, so the 'solutions' will be in the deranged replies)
Avoid anyone who weaponizes pessimism, especially if they're doing it for attention points.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM (rbvCR)
It's a full-size guitar, but the neck is slightly narrower than, say, a Jackson. I bought it when I was like 12, so the narrower neck was more comfortable. But I kept using it all the way through college.
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Guild makes good guitars! I wouldn't mind owning one of their acoustics.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:13 PM (TN0g+)
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My first real guitar was a Guild acoustic. When it came time for an electric, my dad took me to Manny's in Manhattan. I tried a few electrics, but the Guild prototype was my fav by far.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM (iFTx/)
Did he play a lick or two at least? Was he still chain smoking then? Supposedly he quit tobacco. Surprised that didn’t kill him. Quitting, I mean.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:17 PM (X3owK)
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That's okay. Most guitar players can't play either.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 03:17 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 03:17 PM (gKWVE)
Always liked those Pensa-Suhr guitars.
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Whatever that red one was that had the maple neck--Rockpalast show from 1979--THAT Strat was always my favorite of his. I think it has a Fender label on it, but I realize that doesn't mean it was truly a "regular" Fender.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:18 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 03:18 PM (cS1cw)
"Like with a cloth?"
"Dammit, you're ugly AND stupid! I'm sorry, I can't do it. There's not enough money or eye bleach"
Posted by: Wally at February 02, 2026 03:18 PM (65cLN)
And fwiw, I cannot play the guitar.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (bFu5X)
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The guitar: too simple for beginners, too difficult for experts.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 03:19 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 03:19 PM (Y1sOo)
A Revolution is not a dinner party, Will.
If the Party determines that your neighborhood needs to burn down to serve the cause of The Revolution, then your neighborhood will be burned down.
Posted by: Zombie Mao Zedong! at February 02, 2026 03:19 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (Dv3i1)
"Make HIM Famous: YouTube DBAG DECIMATED for Doxxing Hispanic ICE Agents Involved in Alex Pretti Shooting"
So white supremacists, right?
https://tinyurl.com/bdhu543b
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 03:07 PM (NpAcC)
There is a terrible, horrible meme out there that "Pretti should have been shot 13 days earlier, but was spared to find Jesús"
Which is funny, and horrible, and totally inappropriate.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (rbvCR)
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Manny's is legendary!
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (TN0g+)
The original slide players and blues guys were poor. Sears and Harmony and lesser names like that in the 30’s. If you want to sound “authentic” then that’s probably what you want to use.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (X3owK)
I was the one using the agent. But, yeah...I dropped the guitar off and got paid.
They brought it to JFK for him to inspect and such.
Those guys were way more into the meet Keith and get a photograph with him and the guitar nonsense.
I'm not into that sort of thing.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (ZcsJV)
Afghans have to be a grooming nightmare
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 03:19 PM
pakistanis ain't much easier
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (tljrc)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 03:21 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:21 PM (zZu0s)
The best woman really is a man according to the FN....
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 03:22 PM (sKqQm)
I think it is retarded.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:22 PM (ZcsJV)
And soon to be "zek".
Fifteen years without the right to correspondence.
Posted by: Zombie Joe Stalin! at February 02, 2026 03:22 PM (n1OCj)
I'm agin it.
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I can't stand the relics. And I've read people going on for what seems like days about how good the neck feels in their hand and how perfectly wound the pickups sound and whatever else and I'm always just screaming "BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WRECK THE PAINT TO GIVE YOU A GREAT NECK AND PROPERLY WOUND PICKUPS!!!"
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (zZu0s)
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My question would be, what does this do to improve the sound or playability? Nothing.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UjdFS)
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Wake me when you get to 7.0
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 03:14 PM (n1OCj)
It Do Be Like That, Mista Stancil.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (FpHTM)
You were funny. I'll give you that. Like a meal, not everyone got the joke
Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (gKWVE)
Which is funny, and horrible, and totally inappropriate.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:20 PM (rbvCR)
*******
It's funny because it doesn't fit the Left's narrative of White Racist Nazi.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 03:24 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 03:21 PM (BWnHZ)
Also, force-change his name to Fagdelson.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 03:24 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:16 PM
A number of commentators here exhibit levels of cynicism that are not consonant with their tender years.
I blame Big Penguin.
Posted by: Fabio at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (L01ot)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (0U5gm)
Kind of like back in the day with jeans? Broken in?
Of course now all jeans and women come pre broken in. Standard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:54 PM (Yp6az)
Musk has been launching into Reid Hoffman hard
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (rbvCR)
Particularly appropriate when little Will complains that he was punched by an Antifa-type.
"Kulak" in Russian means "fist".
Posted by: Zombie Joe Stalin! at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (n1OCj)
Wild America was a different show? “I’m Marty … so and so, and this is your Wild America!”
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (X3owK)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:56 PM (sKqQm)
White supremacy in real life
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Dv3i1)
The Lacquer was just sloughing off of them.
Idiots paying 10k+ for those things...
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 03:26 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 03:26 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 03:27 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 03:27 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)
If the Left was paying attention, they would have noticed earlier that most of the Border Patrol is Hispanic.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 03:27 PM (n1OCj)
Now: Baron Mandelson of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham
Soon: Number 805
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 03:28 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 03:28 PM (frUd/)
Posted by: Paolo at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (L01ot)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Oh noes! at February 02, 2026 03:29 PM (HcoTw)
EU bans direct sales of crude oil from Russia
Trump says India agrees to stop buying Russian oil
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (bFu5X)
You just need the desire, drive and in born facility to play.
Pretty much all of your guitar heroes learned to play on shit gear.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (qGMHR)
Marty Stauffer was Wild America.
Lorne Greene was Last of the Wild.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (77rzZ)
Lots of collectibles come in and out of fashion and maybe come down in price. Not Martin guitars. They have always been kind of expensive. Then they got stupid expensive.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (X3owK)
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 03:28 PM (frUd/)
Never gets old.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 03:30 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at February 02, 2026 03:32 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UjdFS)
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Wake me when you get to 7.0
Posted by: San Franpsycho
......
I won't have to.
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (UjdFS)
Ferguson congratulated him in the note sent on Sept. 21, 2011, after he was already convicted of sex with an underage girl, according to the latest drop of Epstein files.
"Don't know if you're still on this bbm but have heard from The Duke that you have had a baby boy," Ferguson wrote, according to the released email.
Posted by: Ace at 02:26 PM
Somewhere out there is a random white boy with a large face and big chin, who just turned 14 (not 15) sometime before September 21, who has no idea that he is about to become Candace Brokebrains's latest fixation.
Posted by: SciVo at February 02, 2026 03:33 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 03:23 PM (RIvkX)
When SF got the 7.9 quake it made my family rich. G-G-Pa owned part of a sandstone company that supplied material for rebuilding
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 03:35 PM (rbvCR)
- He was given an S-2 (college) deferment on June 28, 1964 (perfectly legal, not a draft dodger).
- His S-2 status was renewed on Dec 14, 1965 (legal, not a draft dodger), and he was then classified on Nov. 22, 1966, as 1-A (available for service).
- Dec. 13, 1966, his S-2 was again granted to attend Wharton (legal, not a draft dodger). His final deferral was granted on Jan. 16, 1968.
- After graduating from Wharton, he was reclassified 1-A on July 9, 1968. He went to his Armed Forces Physical (something a draft dodger probably would not do) on Sept. 19, 1968, and was categorized as 1-Y, disqualified for service except in war or national emergency (due to bone spurs in both heels).
- He received a high draft lottery number and was never called up. On Feb. 17, 1972, after the abolishment of the 1-Y classification, he was classified 4-F (not qualified for military service).
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Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (iFTx/)
One of the most fascinating things I've observed in news reports on things like stolen rarities and official corruption is a fairly consistent 1000:1 ratio in things like appraisal:fence contract:bribe value. I guess if it basically doesn't cost you anything, since it isn't really yours, then the buyer knows he can offer pocket change.
That actually makes me madder at corruptocrats and thieves. 99.9% of the value is just destroyed by their actions. Of course I knew they were dyscivic, but that's a quantifiable proxy for just how much.
Posted by: SciVo at February 02, 2026 03:46 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)
That happened about 50 years ago.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 03:53 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 02, 2026 04:25 PM (MZ+PY)
Posted by: DWags at February 02, 2026 06:06 PM (AKFiu)
First Case of Sex Change "Detransitioner" Suing Doctors Results in $4 Million Malpractice Payout
These cases will be won on claims of lack of informed consent, and that's 100% real and 100% a violation of basic medical ethics. Sex "transition" procedures are sold to patients like they're used cars the dealership must get off the lot. Doctors do not explain all the many side-effects and poor outcomes, and on the other hand, they claim that the procedures are basically magical and will cure all of the patient's mental illnesses. One major adverse outcome they refuse to discuss with patients is the fact that many will seek to detransition -- they pretend that detransitioners don't exist and if they do exist they're just brainwashed by MAGA supremacists. Failing to tell patients about the actual rates of transition-regret, and the fact that these procedures are essentially irreversible and will leave patients "disfigured" for life, is a violation of the duty of care a doctor owes to a patient.Jurors on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported and performed breast removal surgery on a 16-year-old girl who at the time identified as transgender. Jurors awarded Fox Varian, now 22 and no longer identifying as transgender, $2 million in damages, with $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, and another $400,000 for future medical expenses. The jurors found that in many respects the surgeon and psychologist had skipped important steps when evaluating if she should go forward with the surgery and had not adequately communicated with each other. These missteps were a "departure from the standard of care," they decided. During closing arguments, Varian's attorney Adam Deutsch had asked the jury for $8 million in damages. To justify that sum, he quoted earlier testimony where Varian described her reaction to seeing her post-surgery chest. "I immediately had a thought that this was wrong, and it couldn't be true," Varian said. She also said that the surgery left her with nerve pain, which she described as "searing hot ... ripping sensations across my chest." "Shame. I felt shame," she added. "It's hard to face that you are disfigured for life."The RINOs will soon be passing legislation to block these lawsuits, arguing, disingenuously, that Conservative Principles dictate that they do all that they can to stop all lawsuits.
BREAKING: 1st Detransitioner to Take a Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit to Trial Wins $2 Million Judgement
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) January 31, 2026
Fox Varian sued her Westchester, NY, area psychologist and plastic surgeon for the gender-transition mastectomy she got at 16.
I was the only reporter to attend the entire… pic.twitter.com/4e89PSgGDg
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Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:14 PM (2ap+5)
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Who's the boob now, doctor? WHO'S THE BOOB NOW?!?!?!
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Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (ZcsJV)
The dividing line for me is informed consent. Did she give consent? Yes. Was she fully informed? Jury says No.
I can't judge that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (nTP06)
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)
$2M?
Posted by: Garry Gnood at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (Wmg4n)
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There is one group the Tranny establishment and the militant trannies hate more than normals, and that is "detransitioners."
The quickest way to get perma-banned from Reddit is even utter the word.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (krQz2)
Electric Boogaloo
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:14 PM (2ap+5)
Ira Einhorn, serial killer and the Earth Day guy.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (nTP06)
Tell them you're actually a woman and you want to feel more testosterony.
They'll have to give it to you.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (4p0Xq)
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Which "standard?"
Because this is in fact THE standard for these kinds of cases. A hard sell, an assurance of no consequences, and rapid movement.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (MABZ1)
It's 31 here. Today's the first day we're supposed to get above freezing since the storm hit.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (gtcuf)
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I am sure it is.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (MABZ1)
Ever try and get a painkiller from one?
Good luck.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (gtcuf)
Where's San Franpsycho when you need 'im?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (BWnHZ)
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What they've done for a decade must *not* be repudiated. It can be *ignored* and they can choose to no longer talk about it, but it must NEVER be repudiated.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (Kt19C)
This is where we are, I guess. Ugly times.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (68fWW)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (X5FXP)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hot at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hp5Wc)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
......
4.2 earthquake in SF this morning.
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (SXxzC)
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They'll certainly try. Probably as a rider on an unrelated bill, or as a paragraph buried in some medical regulatory change that looks good on the surface. If the GOP decides to support, say, a pricing transparency law, expect a radical rework of liability rules to be buried in it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (BI5O2)
You were a man and you're still a man, you were a woman and you're still a woman.
It's fucking magic! Ha-ha, suck it!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (oT7pT)
This case was tried in Westchester County. It's the AWFuL capital of the world. Very rich area, heavily liberal, lotsa repressed rich housewives fucking the poolboy while daddy fucks his secretary, a cesspool of eager leftwing NPR downloaders.
If a jury from these likely demographics awarded millions of dollars to a detransitioner, then a redder jury will throw the fucking book at the butchers who do this to kids.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Guy in Texas at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (uiawK)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (ZcsJV)
Then after the cult has used them up, reality punches them in the dick. Literally. Well, not literally, anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (JwNbV)
But...sexual mutilation? Sure! Of course a toddler knows he is a she because he saw a pretty dress or likes his hair long.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)
White liberal lady assauIts a Mexican guy for being a suspected ICE agent:
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This is what the non-professional leftist agitators have left: knocking the coffees out of random Hispanic men's hands because Hispanic men are working for DHS and deporting Somali child rapists.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Malicious Compliance at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (OBuuS)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (SXxzC)
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It will not surprise me at all if some of the teachers, doctors and parents who pushed this shit end up dead at the hands of someone they helped maim and ruin. I think the odds of murder-suicides perpetrated by people - mostly men or boys - who were "transitioned" in adolescence are pretty high.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (SXxzC)
Posted by: Bulg
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I'm glad they're so well groomed.
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (UjdFS)
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First they came for The Hippocratic Oath, then the Nuremberg Code, and then Children's Healthy Sex Organs.
Almost like a slippery slope of sickening scope ...
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (hb+k5)
Posted by: Dread Pirate Westley at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (nO7uY)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (JwNbV)
This particular one was going the other way, had her tits chopped off.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UjdFS)
Shit, hope he's all right then. All our bay area Morons, in fact.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (JwNbV)
But...sexual mutilation? Sure! Of course a toddler knows he is a she because he saw a pretty dress or likes his hair long.
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They can't even get a tattoo until they're 18. But they can be sexually mutilated.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (scKZz)
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They're not RINOs.
They're RIGS - Republicans in Good Standing.
If you consider yourself a Republican, *you* are the RINO, not them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (MABZ1)
Now, if thousands of the mentally sick go this route....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (jtM2q)
They will. Three main reasons:
1) there is money in it for the lawyers too
2) the results are in no way what is promised for the pain and isolation, both of being transed and then from detransitioning
3) most of these kids and families that go through the process are not able to forgive themselves for being party to it, and have to find someone else to bear all the blame for their feelings of shame
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (CWTWj)
It's 31 here. Today's the first day we're supposed to get above freezing since the storm hit.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:22
It’s 49, high of 51. The wind is finally not blowing all over, so I am going to take my hound for a walk in the preserve later today.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (OoFl2)
I will not be surprised to see doctors, parents and "gender affirming health professionals" murdered by the teens they mutilated. And if I'm on a jury, they're innocent
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (77rzZ)
Pretty much every company now-a-days it looking to set up permanent reoccurring billing instead of just selling you somethingand people point out how unethical it is.
But here? This is demonic
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
When you introduce such drastic artificial changes to the body, it reacts just like when you use a part for a Low Performance Car into a High-Performance Corvette........
DUHHHHHHHH... "DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY" !
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (speX7)
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UjdFS)
Shit, hope he's all right then. All our bay area Morons, in fact.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (JwNbV)
I'm 60 miles from SF and didn't even feel it.. No biggie...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)
I would definitely be awarding the victim the maximum amount possible.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (NpAcC)
The six-member jury was not asked whether gender-related surgical procedures are appropriate for minors. The question was whether the therapist and doctor took the appropriate steps before the surgery was performed.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: RobertM at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (btIS/)
When some man puts on the costume to look like a woman, it's no less offensive than painting their face black to look African.
1) the whole trannie thing was funded by health insurance companies raking in millions of profits.
2) the whole trannie thing will end when malpractice insurance companies start paying out millions in settlements.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (9O65X)
Posted by: Oh noes! at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (HcoTw)
They can't even get a tattoo until they're 18. But they can be sexually mutilated.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 01:28 PM (TN0g
Or their ears pierced without a parent.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (5IFb9)
But if "rate of regret and psychological pain" is a legal standard for medical malpractice, then abortion is much more widespread, and the rate of women who change their minds after ultrasounds should mean they are required for informed consent.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)
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I have been assured that NYC juries are so uniformly leftist that they will never go against any left of center object in Current Day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Hotspur at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (hp5Wc)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (MABZ1)
They were promised they'd be hot and everyone would want to fuck them.
Then only fat weirdo chasers want to fuck them.
And they're mostly only pretending to be horny because they have zero sex drive once their balls stop working.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)
I was going to say I don't really know if a 4.2 is big or not, but decided to avoid the inevitable "Your wife is lying, it isn't" jokes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (JwNbV)
I had to doctor shop to get testosterone, even though I lost a testicle to cancer. I was low normal for a 70 year old man, so the doctor I had before said I didn't need it.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (Yp6az)
One of the first moderately high profile tranny surgeries was on Dan Bunten, the guy that created some of the first notable PC video games.
He talked about it and noted the surgery didn't make him a woman, it just made up a damaged man and he wished he had taken more time to make the decision. And this was in '92.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)
WTF? This is the same mother that allowed this surgery to go forward. I can almost understand a confused teenager submitting to the stupid leftist narrative and trying to fit in but the mother (and father) should be the adult room and stop the insanity in it's tracks. Not sure she really deserved a hug.
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 01:31 PM (GUOwU)
I think that's poorly worded, but the total seems to be (as reported elsewhere) $2 million: $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, and an additional $400,000 for future medical expenses. There does not seem to be a separate $2M award. It's the same award.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:31 PM (cS1cw)
Attention whores like that wouldn't handle one of my dogs.
The whole idea is to call total attention to the dog. A flashy-dressed handler distracts from that.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 02, 2026 01:31 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (Kt19C)
"The doctors should have ensured Varian did not have other psychological conditions, such as depression, ADHD, autism, or body dysmorphia before suggesting the surgery, her lawyers argued"
lmao I guess were just heading towards not being allowed to transition anymore if you have any other mental illness. autism causes trans all over again 🙄
i was literally 4 years on hrt by the time i got things under control. if i'd been forced to undergo continued masculinisation it would have made it 10x worse. not that they care of course
I don’t buy this argument that the doctors were pushing it. You see this all the time in detrans grifters+ TERF rhetoric. $2 million because she was 1%er dumb bitch. Unbelievable. Where is our medical malpractice?
This is fucking depressing. Trans medical care has one of the lowest recorded regret rates of most medical procedures. Lower than knee replacements.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)
I'm sure they never once explained that to her as a side effect. But even if they did...SHE'S A MINOR.
They are letting impressionable teenagers sign up for these dangerous, permanent life choices, and then letting them take the bulk of the guilt when they hate their new bodies. Not the monster adults who pushed them into the meds and the surgeries.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (gWBY1)
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"I don't wanna grow up! I'm Peter Pan!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)
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I have been assured that NYC juries are so uniformly leftist that they will never go against any left of center object in Current Day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (GBKbO)
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See my comment above. Westchester. The AWFuL Capitol of the World.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:29 PM (77rzZ)
The former head of the Asahi Linux team, Hector Martin Cantero, trooned out and changed his name to Lina Asahi, then changed it again to Lina Hoshino after he ragequit his own project because Linus himself told Hector that he had to be credited as "Hector Martin" and not "Lina Asahi".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iXqHn)
This will not help the "new" building that is falling over.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (YwEeS)
Is there a plastic-surgery procedure to restore boobs?
Posted by: Bulg
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In all seriousness, they get implants same as cancer patients, so IOW, perfectly functioning, normal, milk-ducted breasts intended to last a lifetime replaced by aesthetics-only bolt-ons that they'll have to replace every 10 years.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (pYCxL)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)
Why don't I believe that ...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (VE6XX)
Show your work.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 02, 2026 01:33 PM (65cLN)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at February 02, 2026 01:24 PM (X5FXP)
The laces were in! They were IN!!!
Posted by: LACES OUT!!! at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (TbWk/)
40% of tranny that don't get mutilated kill themselves.
But then 40% of them that do get mutilated do so as well.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:30 PM (JwNbV)
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It's 10x stronger than a 3.2 and 10x weaker than a 5.2 if that helps.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at
I'm a toys r us kid.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (MGB5H)
Wait'll they find out Dave Mustaine's political leanings LOL
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (scKZz)
An anti-gender ideology policy was just defeated at the Conservative Party of Canada AGM.
Keep digging that hole, Canada. You think the US has a uniparty. Canada says, "Hold my, Labatt."
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (dIske)
40% of tranny that don't get mutilated kill themselves.
But then 40% of them that do get mutilated do so as well.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)
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If I remember correctly, how the satisfied with their care numbers are gathered is based on return visits. So, if you stop returning to visit...you just don't get counted. You fall off both numerator and denominator in the statistic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: steevy at
I love megadeath. This new album is TERRIBLE.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)
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Close, but no cigar.
The thing *itself* is evidence of mental illness.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (MABZ1)
>> I had before said I didn't need
Same here, I am within the “normal” range for my age, and have access to test from alternative sources, it costs more than it should and godamn it , I should be able to get a legit prescription.
IM B12 is even harder to get than test.
It’s silly.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (rfonD)
An anti-gender ideology policy was just defeated at the Conservative Party of Canada AGM.
Keep digging that hole, Canada. You think the US has a uniparty. Canada says, "Hold my, Labatt."
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (dIske)
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Q4 GDP in Canada was 0.0%.
The USA is probably gonna have 5.6%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (YwEeS)
And since they've now stopped that they are back to most patients getting over being trannies...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Ah, yes. I had forgotten that Richter Scale worked like that. Is that what they call "logarithmic?"
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)
"Other?" Did...did that one just say the quiet part out loud?
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (gWBY1)
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Whatever happened to the good old days when kids would be taught about the natural effects of puberty on their bodies?
That it was both HEALTHY and NORMAL to go through those changes, even though it sometimes sucks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (ESVrU)
If they never put a vocal track on any of their recordings, they would have been bigger than Metallica.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (ZcsJV)
"Have you been injured by sex transition doctors?
"Where you prescribed hormone therapy as a child?
"You may be eligible for cash payments Contact..."
That's when you know the lawfirms are putting together a class.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:14 PM (2ap+5)
https://youtu.be/VFhvobbKPEc
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (YwEeS)
Oh no... Anyway....
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:35 PM (GBKbO)
Also, the gender mutilator "doctors" mostly refuse to allow any meaningful longitudinal data to be collected and analyzed so that's another problem.
Posted by: Of course it all worked out fine! at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)
I love megadeath. This new album is TERRIBLE.
Posted by: BruceWayne
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Also a Megadeth fan but havent kept up with them in years.
Posted by: Leupold at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (eIzlH)
"Other?" Did...did that one just say the quiet part out loud?
This was another part of the data that came out of Britain. Almost all patients being treated for gender dysphoria had some other mental issues - often many.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Ah, yes. I had forgotten that Richter Scale worked like that. Is that what they call "logarithmic?"
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)
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We're already treading close to dangerous "math" territory here, but yes, that's correct.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (cS1cw)
Now do COVID vaccines.
Another point is that I am honestly shocked that it took lawyers THIS long to bring these actions.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 01:37 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (YwEeS)
____________________________
You know, that's a glib thing to say, but remarkably totally accurate.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 01:38 PM (dIske)
40% of tranny that don't get mutilated kill themselves.
But then 40% of them that do get mutilated do so as well.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)
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Would you rather have a dead boy or a dead transitioned girl?
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 01:38 PM (hb+k5)
I also like the line that puberty blockers have no effect because you can stop them.
Sure, but you lose all the development you would have gotten without drugging yourself.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
Now, if thousands of the mentally sick go this route....
Someone on X said that dozens of such suits had already been filed before this verdict came in. And it doesn't need thousands to get the major health systems to become very risk averse regarding trans procedures.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: steevy at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (YwEeS)
Fuck. You're right.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (SXxzC)
The defense tried to make this amount money, saying the girl was happy for years and only later decided to try to make money off it. That letter would appear to support that claim.
And still the jury found in her favor.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Wally at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (65cLN)
That it was both HEALTHY and NORMAL to go through those changes, even though it sometimes sucks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (ESVrU)
Short and/or nerdy boys want to be the girls they see in the anime they watch, now. They don't want to grow muscle or throw fists or anything macho.
They saw some show about some pink-haired schoolgirl getting people to fall all over her and now they want to be the pink-haired schoolgirl.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (iXqHn)
The whole western world wants to loot America. If some plebes in CA have to have lower standards of living so the Canuckistani elites can back to looting us that is a price their leaders are willing to pay
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)
I suspect this all hinges on what they would describe as "pushing" transition. Are many doctors out there suggesting transitioning kids that seem perfectly normal? I doubt it. But are they extremely receptive to anyone who mentions it? I suspect yes.
Once a kid mentions they might be trans, I also suspect those same doctors become a nearly unstoppable force who threaten to call CPS, emotionally blackmail the parents by telling them their kid will suicide if not transitioned, doesn't tell the kid anything about the downsides, etc. I would argue all of that is "pushing" transitioning, though the Reddit hivemind would probably say it's not.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)
A boob shaker?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
And that's just counting San Francisco's biological men!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (hb+k5)
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If Alberta is allowed to go independent, Canada GDP will go negative. Which is why Alberta won't be allowed to go independent.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Dv3i1)
Now, if thousands of the mentally sick go this route....
Someone on X said that dozens of such suits had already been filed before this verdict came in. And it doesn't need thousands to get the major health systems to become very risk averse regarding trans procedures.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (2ocoG)
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See my comment above. If anyone is gonna get cold feet and walk away from these sick procedures, it's gonna be the insurance companies.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
To avoid just this situation.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (jtM2q)
http://tiny.cc/g8gy001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)
I've wondered that too...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: steevy
Canada *Holding Gun to Own Head*: Why are you laughing? You're next!
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (nO7uY)
The whole western world wants to loot America. If some plebes in CA have to have lower standards of living so the Canuckistani elites can back to looting us that is a price their leaders are willing to pay
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)
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The Curly Effect has been applied to every politician in the Western World except Trump.
They will make their countries worse, driving out as many who would vote against them as possible while driving in as many who will vote for them as possible, in the hopes of holding onto power.
Only Trump sees this as destructive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Trip at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ZAAkg)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)
That jury knows that teen girls are emotionally unstable bitches.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (77rzZ)
They saw some show about some pink-haired schoolgirl getting people to fall all over her and now they want to be the pink-haired schoolgirl.
I worked with a dumpy, balding, 40 year old guy.
He went tranny and started coming into work in school girl outfits with his remaining hair in pigtails.
It was...disturbing.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (sKqQm)
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If Alberta is allowed to go independent, Canada GDP will go negative. Which is why Alberta won't be allowed to go independent.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Dv3i1)
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Canada would keep Alberta in with what army?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg
Sure, but it's only cosmetic. It doesn't restore function.
And with this particular kind of mutilation, they remove all the extra skin that used to cover the breasts, so you'd have to do something to grow extra skin to cover the new fake breasts to the appropriate volume.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (a+4eV)
http://tiny.cc/g8gy001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Yp6az)
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Good kitty!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (ESVrU)
"Have you been injured by sex transition doctors?
"Where you prescribed hormone therapy as a child?
"You may be eligible for cash payments Contact..."
I’m waiting for law firm billboard ads showing a dong getting snipped by a big pair of scissors.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)
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I need an addendum to a prior comment. Merely *uttering* "detrans" won't get you banned from Reddit. You are allowed to call it a conspiracy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (MABZ1)
What's the law on this, can they legislate away the right to sue for things that have already happened?
I know they can for things in the future (like they did for vaccines,) and I think there is a national security argument that was used in past, but is there precedent for say - "ha ha, no backsies." after the damage has occured?
(Of course, they can and will do as they please, like retconning the statute of limitations to go after Trump, I am only asking what is normal.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (2wNzd)
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That wouldn't be Megadeth. Megadeth has Dave Mustaine on lead vocals.
I haven't heard the new album, but I doubt it's terrible. And I bet there's a least 2 great tracks.
By the way, since the story seems to continually change, do Dave and Metallica like each other again, or was that merely for last week?
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
NATO.
OK, fine, like 0.043% of NATO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (JwNbV)
One thing I've noticed that has changed in my life time is that politicians used to be afraid to piss off the public too much because they'd get voted out.
Now? They'll insult their own electorate, openly loot them, get rich off the graft AND GET RE-ELECTED.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)
When you saddle up to the piss trough and whip it out, and you dick looks like a pinky finger, you've been robbed.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (qpQFJ)
Literal hot dogs
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
Lots of ways that could go. Premiums skyrocket for doctors doing the procedures, they start requiring prohibitively expensive riders to malpractice policies for "gender medicine," or carve it out of malpractice policies altogether.
Posted by: We identify as not covering you at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (JwNbV)
You know, it sounds inspiring in the moment, but it may not work out that well.
Posted by: Renee Good at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (65cLN)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
NATO.
OK, fine, like 0.043% of NATO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:43 PM (JwNbV)
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England could only send a tiny portion of its mighty seafaring fleet to fight in the Americas during the Revolution because of commitments and needs elsewhere.
So, like .0003% of NATO.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:44 PM (GBKbO)
It's only the penguins of Antarctica who haven't partooken of us.
Posted by: t-bird at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (p5Pt8)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (rfonD)
That's one of the things that amazes me with Ellen Page.
I imagine life as a woman that petite has some serious downsides but...they are way, way worse as a man.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
http://tiny.cc/g8gy001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Yp6az)
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Good kitty!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:42 PM (ESVrU)\
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The rat appears to get away. The cat just sits on the jar, waiting. The stupid rat then comes back! The cat was probably thinking "how dumb is this thing?"
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
Speaking as someone well past 29 who never stopped getting bad acne, "sometimes" isn't always true. Not that I'd advocate for the dicksaw. Just that there are downsides to everything.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (qpQFJ)
He went tranny and started coming into work in school girl outfits with his remaining hair in pigtails.
It was...disturbing.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (sKqQm)
Notice it's never "woman", ALWAYS "girl".
Women who want to be men are more split over whether they call themselves "man" or "boy", though.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:46 PM (iXqHn)
I worry about Metallica as much as what Ben Shapiro or Tucker says.
Further, Kirk having Gary Moore's old guitar pisses me off.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:46 PM (cS1cw)
That's where I'm at.
The only "women" celebrating it are women desperately angry and unhappy about their own faces.
They'd be in sequinned midriffs and heels if they could, but they can't, and they know it, so they dress it up in "virtue".
It may be the old "if I can't have it then you can't either, even if you were born gifted with it."
(see pathological hatred of/obsession with Sidney Sweeney)
Posted by: barbarausa at February 02, 2026 01:46 PM (enw9G)
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If Alberta is allowed to go independent, Canada GDP will go negative. Which is why Alberta won't be allowed to go independent.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Dv3i1)
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Canada would keep Alberta in with what army?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
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They'll stall the process. The Clarity Act was specifically enacted into law to give them that opportunity. "Clear wiill of the people", and "clear majority vote" is the the wording the House of Commons used. Then the courts get to decide what that means (all of which are compromised more so than in the US). They just need to stop the momentum of the movement to leave. Also, the Premier of Alberta doesn't want to go independent. She's on record saying as much. Will never happen. Equaiization payments from Alberta prop up the eastern provinces.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 01:46 PM (dIske)
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Who, Brigitte Macron?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 01:46 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: steevy
Canada is the angry ex-wife of America who has let themselves go and pretty much does stuff just to get attention.
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 01:47 PM (Y8DZL)
I imagine life as a woman that petite has some serious downsides but...they are way, way worse as a man.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
Ellen Page looks like a ventriloquist dummy.
And not a well-made one, either.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:47 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
NATO.
OK, fine, like 0.043% of NATO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
They're stretched thin after committing troops to Greenland.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 02, 2026 01:47 PM (nO7uY)
On the plus side, she/they will have a go-to Halloween costume forever. And an excuse to steal kids' Lucky Charms.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:47 PM (2ocoG)
It’s silly.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
I am holding a vial in my hand right now. I don’t have any issues getting it from my doctor. Is it your doctor that is the problem?
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (OoFl2)
Maybe it’s time to elect a new premier then.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Hkcdp)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (77rzZ)
There are but none looks or works like OEM.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (PoaF2)
Feminism now: Yes the best woman is a man in a dress.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (sKqQm)
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Corridors of Power was the first Gary Moore album I bought--right after listening to that hour and a half show called "Rock Line" that used to come on Monday nights. That album cooked! Gary was a brilliant musician.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: E Buzz at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM (z2hJm)
He went tranny and started coming into work in school girl outfits with his remaining hair in pigtails.
It was...disturbing.
Posted by: 18-1
Pics?!?!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
It's only a trap if it's not immediately obvious, you know...
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 01:50 PM (a+4eV)
And also, "trannies can't play in women's sports."
I've seen the future of trans genocide, it's here and it's glorious.
* because government won't pass laws forcing the companies to raise your rates to cover their surgery.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 01:50 PM (9O65X)
That thing is a piece of shit.
Really, one of the worst bursts I have ever touched. The neck was so trashed you couldn't land either of the E Strings on it.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (Kt19C)
I would say 20 million damages, and 10x that punitive.
Also, cut the dick/boobs off anyone who was in the operating room, or who handled any hormones or who consulted with the patient. And strip their license for life.
Remember, Guliani and Alex Jones got punished 100x that because they hurt feelies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (2wNzd)
I imagine life as a woman that petite has some serious downsides but...they are way, way worse as a man.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
Start with the assumption every person who "transitions" was sexually assaulted, and you'll be right almost every time.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (dGCAG)
I've created my own term: Titskinning...
Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (1QvIk)
That it was both HEALTHY and NORMAL to go through those changes, even though it sometimes sucks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Decades ago, a little book from a supersized box of feminine hygiene products was given to many a young girl by moms and aunts. The boys were told stories of VD in the US Army by male relatives.
Films in high school health classes showed accessible dating & cleanliness protocols (a hoot even then) followed.
Perhaps all the above, but knowing little to nothing, contributed to younger marriages, younger parents because the desire to experience sex was strong and there were by far fewer sexes. 🤷♀️
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:51 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Crusader
Was this before or after he hosted To Tell the Truth?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Piper
Piper has an underground laboratory?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM (77rzZ)
That would be fun!
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:52 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
It's only a trap if it's not immediately obvious, you know...
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 01:50 PM (a+4eV)
Then it's a standoff.
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 01:52 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Hkcdp)
He went tranny and started coming into work in school girl outfits with his remaining hair in pigtails.
I recently had to attend an all hands meeting. One of my co-workers, who looks a lot like Alex Pretti was there in a skirt. He didn't seem to be making any other effort to appear like a woman. I avoided him.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Piper
Until the giant kale monster you created broke out and ran amok in the village.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: t-bird at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM
* smiles in unison *
Posted by: Big Penguin at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (1QvIk)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)
>> Is it your doctor that is the problem?
Yes, my dr who is generally a very good doctor will not prescribe anything he feels is not medically necessary.
So when I ask for B12 for instance, he’ll say my levels are fine and I should take a sublingual. But anyone who has had a weekly 1000mcg IM of b12 can attest, it’s the bomb.
I get what I need from other avenues, but would like to get them legitimately.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Bne82)
Posted by: bonhomme
You Scotsophobe!
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (g8Ew8)
Q4 GDP in Canada was 0.0%.
The USA is probably gonna have 5.6%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
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You can point that out, or that Europe is at best a stagnant backwater, and the reply is, "Oh, but their quality of life is so much better!"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Hkcdp)
Hopefully lots, if they were pushing the trannying. I hope Desmond is Amazing ends his mother for dressing him in drag and pimping him out to dance for men at gay bars. (Yes I know it's slightly different but same evil). Though didn't some tranny kill its parents recently because they voted for PDT or something?
Posted by: Evil people need to bear a cost at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (TbWk/)
Assuming you can find a red state and a patient who wants to de transition, there's a jury out there that will do its job and rip these medicos a great big new one.
Posted by: comanche voter at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (cB7nX)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Hkcdp)
No one has suffered more with all this tranny stuff than Dermot Mulroney.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (dGCAG)
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You laugh but they'll include it in some sort of lawsuit reform and try to sell it as protecting the public from outrageous personal injury lawsuits.
They'll send out their paid mouthpieces to recycle the lie about the McDonald's hot coffee verdict.
David French will write how it's the most conservative of Christian conservative issues, to rein in out-of-control plaintiff lawyers.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (9O65X)
I think a black Les Paul Custom is MUCH cooler.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (DgMqy)
My office is boring, I guess. We have some gays but they're just normal gays.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 01:54 PM (tgvbd)
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Smaller living spaces. Shittier appliances. No air conditioning. Most are unable to purchase cars. Massive tax burden.
But they have socialized medicine, which means they get to wait months for any specialist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (GBKbO)
Nor can dignity. The voice changes are permanent, the balding, the facial changes, and who knows what else. These hormones are brutal on the body.
Worse damage comes from the "puberty blockers," which shunt out the body's normal development and that can never be restored.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Evil people need to bear a cost at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (TbWk/)
Desmond fully trooned out.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (Yp6az)
THE SUPERSUCKERS: GOLD TOP
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xo5-D9WFz-o
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (ZcsJV)
My office is boring, I guess. We have some gays but they're just normal gays.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (gtcuf)
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Those f*ckers are worse. They make fun of my Looney Tunes neck ties.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (ZNSbE)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)
The GOPe is always a fucking circus and I'm tired of them all.
They don't seem to understand we elected Trump PRECISELY because we are tired of the feckless limpdock approach to real problems..
Useless fucking cocksuckers
Especially Graham
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (kNCPH)
I've somehow never heard a Canadian say that word out loud before.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: The sheep of Scotland at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (1QvIk)
And also, "trannies can't play in women's sports."
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Also, not using their new, made-up pronouns. Or dead-naming them. Or not celebrating their "bravery."
Posted by: Why Does Mommy Pee Standing Up? at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I don't wanna grow up either!
Posted by: Toys R Us kids at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (KAi1n)
My office is boring, I guess. We have some gays but they're just normal gays.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (gtcuf)
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That which you incentivize, you get more of.
And it will vary by industry. In mine (high tech), it became downright common. Tell white men they're the devil and will never get promoted, fill the ranks with people who are often a bit "off" anyway, and watch it break out like a hung-up steel furnace.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (MABZ1)
I'm going to pretend this comment never happened. Shitty except for the sounds it made.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (cS1cw)
If I remember correctly, how the satisfied with their care numbers are gathered is based on return visits. So, if you stop returning to visit...you just don't get counted. You fall off both numerator and denominator in the statistic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Exactly per anecdotal evidence on detransition Reddit threads.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (pYCxL)
Sure, if you rig the "quality of life" metric by weighting heavily for "access to healthcare."
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (ZNSbE)
Once her hair starts falling out.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (iXqHn)
Follow along.
Illegal immigrants here in violation of federal law, and who may have broken other laws, and who are ineligible for federal benefits have a Fourth Amendment right against being found and removed.
Now word on how they felt about the raid on President Trump or many other Republicans.
I really believe Democrats should run on this. Keep it up, you guys.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (rkCBr)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Yp6az)
Where I used to work we had to sit for a presentation about tranny stuff. The speaker was some dude, about 300 lbs, worked in maintenance.
Everyone in maintenance wears the same unform. This guy shows up, wearing his gray onesie, his hair is slightly long, and he's got eye shadow and fingernail polish on.
I truly felt sorry for all the other guys in the maintenance department, who were going to have to be forced to call him her.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ)
259 > "Oh, but their quality of life is so much better!"
Sure, if you rig the "quality of life" metric by weighting heavily for "access to healthcare."
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Yp6az)
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"I don't have to worry about the financial part of my healthcare!"
"But what about the healthcare part?"
"Oh, I worry about that a lot."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (GBKbO)
Well, it was the original recipe...but, the ALL Mahogany LPs are the ones.
The Jr. / Special are the best sounding permutations of all the Single Cuts.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (BWnHZ)
I hear he is also Finkle
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (xcxpd)
But they have socialized medicine, which means they get to wait months for any specialist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (GBKbO)
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Those bennies have to be paid for somehow. And Europe can no longer do it. They no longer innovate and when they do they can't monetize it. They compete with the US by trying regulations and fines. They've been living off their capital for too long and the music is about to stop.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:58 PM (MABZ1)
Striped thigh-high stockings became known as "Programmer Socks" for a reason.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (iXqHn)
Gary Moore sounded incredible. The guitar he played was secondary to that.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ZcsJV)
Edgar Maddison Welch served 4 years and after got out died after being shot by cops right at the end of the Biden Junta in Jan of last year
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)
Also a good amp helps.
Also you need to know how to play to really make it sound good.
It’s really all in the fingers.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (Bne82)
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (kNCPH)
There's a hilarious trend on X where they take the public pictures of trannies ask Grok to de-transition their picture. They then post that picture in the replies to the tranny. Tranny activists go absolutely bonkers when people do that.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (Yp6az)
I think a black Les Paul Custom is MUCH cooler.
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Gary Moore played a black Les Paul for a couple of tracks on the One Night In Dublin tribute to Phil Lynott.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (TN0g+)
This morning's art has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ)
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We talking about boobs again?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (tgvbd)
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It's a good thing for them that they haven't bee itching for direct involvement in a war in Eastern Europe for the past 3 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (Bne82)
And the teeth.
Posted by: Yngwie Malmsteen at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (1QvIk)
The last portion of his collection is going up on the auction black in March, I think?
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (ZcsJV)
They don't seem to understand we elected Trump PRECISELY because we are tired of the feckless
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (kNCPH
Here's something you can do about it:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=-97OKXZI3BQ
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (ZNSbE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)
Edgar Maddison Welch served 4 years and after got out died after being shot by cops right at the end of the Biden Junta in Jan of last year
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)
You're not going to believe this, but the shooting was... suspicious.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (dGCAG)
Nipples can be reconstructed too, and some look pretty good with tattooing, but still, never as good as OEM.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PoaF2)
I've been a programmer by trade since 2005. I've never heard thigh-highs called "programmer socks." Maybe this is a regional thing?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (Yp6az)
The rat appears to get away. The cat just sits on the jar, waiting. The stupid rat then comes back! The cat was probably thinking "how dumb is this thing?"
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
That good kitty looks exactly like ours. Unfortunately, our guy gets scared when he touches a dead bug. A live one that jumps or skitters sends him into a panic. Thus, a 3500 bill to the exterminator.
Posted by: moki at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (wLjpr)
Hardtails from 59-(early) 62 ... yes.
Honestly, though...the Set-Neck Strats that were built in the Custom Shop under John Page (Suhr and Baker building) are the best Strats ever made, imo.
You can find some nice Japanese C Shops (Strat and Tele) from the early-mid 90s that are incredible. The Set necks are where it is at.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (rkCBr)
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They're my favorite. My dream is to (comfortably) own 50 of them.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (TN0g+)
I vaguely recall this being a fashion thing for young women maybe...20 years ago?
So that gives me a theory that the 40 year old guys transitioning now remember some old young woman they liked back then and if they can't get someone like her they'll become her.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
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They're my favorite. My dream is to (comfortably) own 50 of them.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (TN0g+)
That's oddly specific ...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (VE6XX)
I'd love to get my hands on Steve Winwood's non-Reverse Firebird.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (ZcsJV)
Cool!
"Well, it was the original recipe...but, the ALL Mahogany LPs are the ones."
That's very interesting.
I've never played a Les Paul. It's been cheap Strat-style guitars for me all these years.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (DgMqy)
My office is boring, I guess. We have some gays but they're just normal gays.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:55 PM (gtcuf)
Every white male who realized they were not at the top of the talent/need of the office rank decided they wanted to protect their job and became one...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)
Medical decisions are increasingly being made by insurance companies.
Especially when patients are old or otherwise infirm.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (dGCAG)
This cost has been soaked up through "Emergency Medicaid" and I can almost guarantee that it was being abused as a general practitioner service, and less so "emergency care."
I'm thinking the Hospitals (in all 50 States) probably could be described as operating fraudulantly as well.
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (dIske)
Throw yourself down a set of metal fire stairs and end the misery.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (rkCBr)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (sKqQm)
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I went on a huge Youtube binge years ago when Gary Moore passed, and watched so many of his performances. The stuff he did with BB King was a lot of fun to see.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (ZcsJV)
I'm still hanging on to my thirty year old Mexicaster with a humbucker amateurishly hammered in by some fifteen year old idiot and a neat pearly pickguard he bought for way too much money for a fifteen year old (or for a pickguard, for that matter).
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (JwNbV)
This shit will REALLY stop when Congress repeals the clause in the Obamacare bill that requires health-insurance companies to pay for "gender-affirming" procedures. That one little clause created an entire "gender affirmation" industry. Turn off the dollar spigot, and that industry will die. But will Congress do it? Don't make me laugh!
Posted by: Nemo at February 02, 2026 02:07 PM (4RPgu)
@PollTracker2024
NOTUS: Nancy Pelosi’s Super PAC donated to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) campaign for US Senate in Texas.
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The Democrat establishment is wholly enthralled with Black Girl Magic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:07 PM (GBKbO)
Medical insurance for Malpractice is already very high...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 02, 2026 02:07 PM (mP0Kj)
There was one 57-58 All Mahogany 'Burst'/Standard.
Thing was an absolute fucking monster. Killed every Burst/LP I have ever played.
Unfortunately, it was a stolen guitar. Insurance paid it off and even though it surfaced, it could not be owned without the risk of losing it to its rightful owner.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:01 PM (Yp6az)
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Sounds like the "DignifAI" meme. In that one, they'd use AI to remove the tattoos from THOTs and put them in clothes.
THOT posts a slutty pic, "DignifAI" puts her in a dress and deletes her tats and piercings.
That one caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth for "slut-shaming" and the like.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)
Of course *we* have for specialists, because we are not "underprivileged" "neighbors" from who-the-fuck-knows-where.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (Yp6az)
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Ditto (from 1985-2010).
Apparently originated as a meme on 4chan and Reddit
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (6KRDs)
Didn't you say hospitals shouldn't reject anyone even if they couldn't pay?
Yes!
Ok, and you understand the money has to come from somewhere to pay for their equipment, staff, and doctors right?
Of course.
Well, you paid 4X for each of these items so 4 other people could get them free.
BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
We just need to increase our majority.
Your generous donation (now with a triple match for a limited time) can help us do that, but only if you act quickly!
Posted by: GOPe at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (1QvIk)
Especially when patients are old or otherwise infirm.
Posted by: BurtTC
Keep funding Medicaid, Medicare Advantage.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (NFX2v)
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when it will become cost prohibitive (massive lawsuit wins) Big Insurance will insist on repeal
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 02:06 PM (rkCBr)
I did that. Three surgeries and screws set in bone.
Zero stars. Would not recommend
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (rbvCR)
I've been a programmer by trade since 2005. I've never heard thigh-highs called "programmer socks." Maybe this is a regional thing?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 02, 2026 02:03 PM (Yp6az)
It's because a ton of troons are programmers by trade, and it's one of the most common things troons wear.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (AlhUl)
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They're my favorite. My dream is to (comfortably) own 50 of them.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (TN0g+)
That's oddly specific ...
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Lol, I know--I've given it a lot of thought over the years. There's so many great looking Strats that I always find myself thinking "Yes, I'd like one of that color (or type).
Getting to "50" seems like a reasonable number to stop adding, and switch to a 1-in-1-out policy.
But to ever get to 50 comfortably, I'd have to have the finances and place large enough to keep them on display. I think guitars sitting in guitar cases is just stupid. You can't play them inside a case, and most times when you decide you want to play you want to play NOW, not 5 minutes later after retrieving a case and bringing it back to the amp and plugging it in.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (TN0g+)
Zero stars. Would not recommend
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 02:09 PM (rbvCR)
What's worse than dying by suicide?
Surviving a suicide.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (dGCAG)
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Well, you paid 4X for each of these items so 4 other people could get them free.
BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
LOL
"Of course it's fair. It's the cost of reparations for your White Privilege."
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)
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* Jonathan Gruber has entered the chat *
HillaryCare was cool before RomneyCare & DeathCare ...
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 02:12 PM (6KRDs)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (AlhUl)
Never went through a divorce, eh?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:12 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 02:11 PM (ULPxl)
"I think my White Privilege is broken. Can you fix it?"
"Sure, but it'll cost ya."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:12 PM (JwNbV)
Well, you need a Temp and Humidity controlled environment if you want to keep them on display.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:12 PM (ZcsJV)
Eric Clapton playing a cheap Epiphone is going to sound exactly like Eric Clapton.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 02:13 PM (Bne82)
HillaryCare was cool before RomneyCare & DeathCare ...
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 02:12 PM (6KRDs)
Don't forget Zeke Emanuel's "Complete Lives System".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:13 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 01:25 PM (SXxzC)
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It will not surprise me at all if some of the teachers, doctors and parents who pushed this shit end up dead at the hands of someone they helped maim and ruin. I think the odds of murder-suicides perpetrated by people - mostly men or boys - who were "transitioned" in adolescence are pretty high.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:27 PM (MABZ1)
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And if I'm on the jury, they get off.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 02:13 PM (AlhUl)
Yeah...no.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:14 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (ZNSbE)
Once her hair starts falling out.
Posted by: XTC
>She'll end up looking like the buck-toothed mouth-breather, Kristen Stewart, who aged 30 years in 10 years.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 02:14 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: imp at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (g6TN6)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: GOPe
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!!!
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Y8DZL)
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I've noticed that's true for my acoustics, but here in the midwest (Oklahoma) it doesn't seem to be a factor for electrics, other than perhaps keeping them in tune.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (TN0g+)
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Think about how we got here.
Took a lot of planning didn’t it.
Posted by: E Buzz at February 02, 2026 01:49 PM
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Yes. Where did the discussions take place? Where are they taking place now?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 02:16 PM (mS8PE)
Posted by: zombie Myron Florin at February 02, 2026 02:16 PM (1QvIk)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 02:16 PM (Ia/+0)
I do miss my PRS classic.
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 02:16 PM (gtcuf)
You would think "detransitioning" involves the selection and use of a proper first name....
Posted by: imp at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (g6TN6)
Eh, despite the detransition, she probably is still a lefty and still wants to have "Movie-Character McCoolname".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:16 PM (uEmCf)
Tim Walz Emerges From Den To Declare 6 More Weeks Of Rioting And Fraud
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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (J+Psw)
Ok so why print this garbage WSJ?
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (rkCBr)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Hpgos)
Damn near everything you can think of, if there's a group of people who consider themselves experts, and they tell you which of whatever the thing is, that this one is better than that one, because I'm an expert and I know...
It's all bullshit.
Like what you like.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 01:56 PM (BWnHZ)
Laces out!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 02, 2026 02:18 PM (g8Ew8)
The real sleepers in the PRS Lineup are the Korina McCartys.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:18 PM (ZcsJV)
Most well-established guitar players will sound like themselves regardless of what actual instrument they're playing. I'm sure if you hand Larry Carlton a Strat or a Tele he'd still kill on "Don't Take Me Alive".
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:18 PM (2ocoG)
Like what you like.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (dGCAG)
Except for golf clubs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (JwNbV)
>> Yeah...no.
I watched a video of John 5 playing a bunch of iconic vintage guitars and they sounded incredible and then I watched a video of him playing his brand new signature guitar, and it sounded incredible and then I realized the guitars sounded incredible because John 5 is incredible.
Zippy the up and coming guitar hero is not going to sound any better playing a vintage guitar than he would playing a new custom shop guitar.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (ATqBS)
>It's all bullshit.
Spoken like someone with very limited experience.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (ZcsJV)
He says there were only two -- TWO! -- reporters at the trial, including himself, and the only other "reporter" there barely bothered to take notes.
It's only big if we give it any coverage. So fuck off normies.
- Big Media Liars (Commies)
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (QVmho)
There is a vid of Gary and Albert King doing Stormy Monday. No better illustration of Mr. Gary Moore. Fuckin monster.
BBM also fun to listen too.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (cS1cw)
>>>>wants to have "Movie-Character McCoolname".
Posted by: XTC
Brick McLarge-Huge remains a viable alternative...
Posted by: imp at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (g6TN6)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (JwNbV)
And tranny hookers.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (dGCAG)
Damn near everything you can think of, if there's a group of people who consider themselves experts, and they tell you which of whatever the thing is, that this one is better than that one, because I'm an expert and I know...
It's all bullshit.
Like what you like.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM
now do AR-15s...
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (tljrc)
Like what you like.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (dGCAG)
No.
Like what doesn't get you beaten up.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:20 PM (uEmCf)
"Pain and suffering" damages are routinely bargained down to orders of magnitude less on appeal. The malpractice damages aren't or can't be, and that's where the insurance companies will step in and stop covering doctors who are performing these procedures.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 02, 2026 02:20 PM (LgYtf)
Like what you like.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (dGCAG)
Except for golf clubs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (JwNbV)
"... and maple syrup on French Toast." -- CBD, probably
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 02:20 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Alexander Shunnarah, Billboard King at February 02, 2026 02:20 PM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:20 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (ZcsJV)
Oh no, I have plenty of experience listening to people spewing bullshit.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Practice over purchase at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (TbWk/)
I have a lot of early PRS. They make some amazing instruments.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (dGCAG)
Dude, you talk out your ass about everything.
Your opinions are worthless.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:22 PM (uEmCf)
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To be fair, I'm not sure the vintage guitar is going to sound better than a new custom shop guitar in ANYONE's hands. Once you hit the custom shop level, you're dealing with an exceptional instrument.
And usually there's a level or two below the custom shop where you've entered into "very good guitar" status. Joe Bonomassa does a video where he basically asserts that an off-the-rack new Les Paul sounds as good as the '59 (or whatever collectable year it was) Les Paul that is supposedly worth a ton of money. And Joe loves to buy expensive guitars, but he's not collecting them for the sound.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:22 PM (TN0g+)
Ok so why print this garbage WSJ?
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (rkCBr)
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Renewed pressure to try and get her removed (which is not going to happen). But, when she showed up in Georgia for the FBI warrant service, this set off all kinds of alarms. It sort of implies that there are FISA warrants floating around out there in advance of the FBI's warrant. And, Mark Warner of the SSCI, in partiicular is scared to death who might be compromised....He's been threatening and begging for a briefing from Gabbard to try and determine who's exposed on the Left. Gabbard has declined, so whomever wrote the WSJ piece is a Leftist deepstater. Who was it?
Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 02:23 PM (dIske)
Tim Walz Emerges From Den To Declare 6 More Weeks Of Rioting And Fraud
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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 02:17 PM (J+Psw)
Tim Walz can't declare. He can whine and pout and ... not declare, tho.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:23 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 02:22 PM (uEmCf)
Also buy a helmet because all that metal smacking into your face when they finally snap is gonna hurt a lot more than well-seasoned alder or whatever the crap they make guitars out of.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 02:23 PM (JwNbV)
Your opinions are worthless.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:21 PM (ZcsJV)
There you go again, acting like you are the expert.
You can't just assert something and expect people to listen to you.
Now tell us again how the Egyptian princess asked you to go bowling with her again.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:23 PM (dGCAG)
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Yeah, that's an amazing performance!
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:24 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 01:54
My doctor is very conservative with meds and vaccines, which I appreciate. But he is also a fellow exercise rat so getting b12 is a no brainer to him - at least with me, I assume he is the same with others. I doubt he would give me whatever hormones I wanted, though.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 02:24 PM (OoFl2)
I am glad that I don't have to do that.
I am not glad that still paying that much for hamburger is exciting.
Joe Biden is a fucker.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:25 PM (jc0TO)
You can't just assert something and expect people to listen to you.
Now tell us again how the Egyptian princess asked you to go bowling with her again.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:23 PM (dGCAG)
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So, are 20 year gaps between men and women creepy or not?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:25 PM (GBKbO)
Steve Howe's classic ES-175 (I believe?) is the kind of guitar I'd love to have but would never put the money out for. lol
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: DNC at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (1QvIk)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:25 PM (GBKbO)
Is Hollywood full of pedophiles or not?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (WYStd)
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I thought the rule was "Age divided by 2, then add 7"?
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: DNC at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM
He has thrice the testosterone in just his colon as the average man has in his whole body.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:25 PM
Depends.
Posted by: Joe Biden at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (1QvIk)
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Pretty sure the twenty year gap is that you are marrying your in home nurse. Saves a lot of money.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:25 PM (GBKbO)
Is Hollywood full of pedophiles or not?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (dGCAG)
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Massie is the same as Hollywood pedophiles. Got it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Practice over purchase
>You mean carrying around a litttle Harry Potter wand stick won't make you a better magician? Or mechanic?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM (Hpgos)
That you put little sort-of aspirin-like pellets into to create steam? My brother had one.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (SSiCQ)
LOL
If you had any idea you'd know exactly how retarded that assertion is.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (ZcsJV)
I've been a programmer by trade since 2005. I've never heard thigh-highs called "programmer socks." Maybe this is a regional thing?
or they don't say it to your face?
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: DNC at February 02, 2026 02:26 PM
He has thrice the testosterone in just his colon as the average man has in his whole body.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (jc0TO)
... but how it GOT there ...
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (SSiCQ)
If you had any idea you'd know exactly how retarded that assertion is.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (ZcsJV)
Name Big Country's second hit.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (dGCAG)
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I'm not up on the specs of it, but it looks like you could get an Epiphone reissue of a ES-175 for under $1,000?
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 02:29 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (iFTx/)
378 Nood - British Labour Party pedos
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 02:27 PM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 02:19 PM (gtcuf)
I only owned 1. A friend is selling one that has me tempted. Normally I consider them soulless bastards. A sound all their own and familiar to nothing, but beautifully made and play great. I need 1 in the stash.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (E8ET5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (GBKbO)
I have no idea what you're talking about.
You apparently misunderstood something I said before. Or are intentionally distorting it.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ULPxl)
Hey, I'll check into it. Thank you.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 02:31 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:28 PM (GBKbO)
I have no idea what you're talking about.
You apparently misunderstood something I said before. Or are intentionally distorting it.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dGCAG)
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You said the age gap between Bogdanovich and his wife was indicative of the pedophilic nature of Hollywood.
The same age gap exists between Massie and his new wife.
Therefore, Massie is a pedophile just like Hollywood.
Your rules, man.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 02:32 PM (GBKbO)
I would hunt up a Korina McCarty or an 89 Limited Edition (Tune-O-Matic Bridge on those).
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 02:33 PM (ZcsJV)
Massie is a pedophile, but it's not because of his wife.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 02:35 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 02:39 PM (SSiCQ)
Now, gay shape shifters.
BLOOD OF FUR AND BONE
A Wolf & Bear Shifter Romance
By: SCARLETT CROSS
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 02:42 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 02, 2026 02:48 PM (wGerL)
B12
Just had brain surgery a coupla weeks ago, and Dr told me to buy B12 OTC, which I did.
Ain't expensive.
Posted by: MkY at February 02, 2026 03:26 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: RonFWA at February 02, 2026 03:49 PM (dQdON)
That Fulton County poll worker got nine figures for Rudy accurately calling her a crook.
Seems penny ante compared to never being able to nurse your children...
Posted by: Philip Nolan at February 02, 2026 04:33 PM (1kQia)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 02, 2026 04:40 PM (wGqjj)
The Grammys, Which Apparently Still Exist, Once Again Descend Into an Sloppy Orgy of Virtue Signalling and Cultural Irrelevance
The emcee, the failed DEI "comic" Trevor Noah, accused Trump WITHOUT EVIDENCE of having visited Epstein's island -- and Trump says he's suing.
🚨 NEW: Trevor Noah makes a defamatory joke about Trump going to Epstein’s Island: “What are you to do about it?”
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) February 2, 2026
President Trump responds almost immediately saying he’s going to sue to sh!t out of him: “Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
🔥🍿🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/djE6uyzAf9
Bad Bunny says "ICE OUT" at the #Grammys and receives a massive standing ovation:
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
"We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.… pic.twitter.com/IFzvguqdCR
And Trump's fans are about to get more upset. The rumor mill has it that Bad Bunny, in a nod of support to the LGBTQ community and as just another norms-pushing statement, plans to don a dress during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. TMZ initially reported the "rumor," with a follow-up report saying they couldn't confirm what he's wearing, citing "production sources." At my behest, internet sports book BetOnline.ag created a betting line for "Will Bad Bunny wear a dress during Super Bowl halftime show?" The website has it at -150 (bet $150 to profit $100) he will, and +110 (wager $100 to profit $110) he will not. Here's the rub, though: as the prop bet is "for entertainment purposes only," the max wager is $25. Not enough action for you? You can also bet on the type of dress Bad Bunny will wear, should he defy TMZ. The most probable type of dress is a ball gown (7/4, +175), with a halter dress (3/1) and a shirt dress (4/1) rounding out the favorites. A bodycan and a qipao are both available at 5/1. Long shots are a maxi-dress (6/1) and an A-line (7/1).I saw rumors a couple weeks back that "Bad Bunny" had been told by the NFL not to wear his typical transvestite attire, but I guess he's gonna let his freak flag fly.
Billie Eilish says "f*ck ice" during her #Grammys acceptance speech: "Nobody is illegal on stolen land. We need to keep fighting and speaking up. Our voices do matter." pic.twitter.com/Sz1um3afYJ
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
They're still not listening 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ol5SIT09Mq
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 2, 2026
Bringing these stories together: While Noah Trevor defames Trump as an Epstein colleague, he for some reason "forgets" that rapper Jay-Z has been named in the Epstein files, as has his wife, the world's most annoying feminist Beyonce. And Jay-Z, for some reason, was given the power to produce the Super Bowl halftime shows, and he hired the transvestite for this year's degradation pageant. Trevor Noah omitted to mention that Jay-Z is accused of having sex with young minors:
Are y’all understanding that these ppl have been sacrificing children as a way of gaining & maintaining power? If you ever vote DemonCrat again, you’re just as soulless as they are & will perish. Maybe it’s time for me to do some story times — since I was trying to not say what I… pic.twitter.com/yZTcthaMpM
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 2, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (CNl8/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)
I think the Pappys are for brown liquor, maybe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:05 PM (9mw3J)
I didn't realize the Grammys still existed. I didn't realize they were on last night. I do realize I don't give a flying rats ass about those people's opinions
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:05 PM (BWnHZ)
It was W's embrace of amnesty.
These things haven't moved the needle probably ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: What do you call a group of musicians and actors? at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (vFG9F)
It was W's embrace of amnesty.
Truth.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (Riz8t)
Hell, very rarely the Oscars. And a long time ago.
I don't need an award show to validate my taste in movies or film.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (9mw3J)
I was just thinking that...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (bFu5X)
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Are you not waiting on tinderhooks for the reveal of the newest fellow of the American Society for Quality?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (+4yJ5)
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I'm definitely not upset. I'm laughing. I hope he strips naked and the NFL is forced to go through a struggle session over it.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (9mw3J)
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So shocking. Such brave.
Wanna be brave and shocking in Current Year? Wear a button-down shirt and slacks and put on a straight show of real music made with actual instruments and classical structure with more than a hook, a verse and a half and a chorus.
*That* is how you shock the squares. Bad Bunny wearing a dress and chanting in front of a high-tech drum machine is pretty passe. Nothing special or remarkable about that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (98kQX)
They can be called on stage, make a speech about how Trump is awful, and then be nailed to a vagina.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (rj6Yv)
As a general proposition, I can't stand Ricky Gervais. He's always much more amused at his "jokes" than anyone else is. However, he did yeoman work with his rebuke at the Oscars. Pity they didn't listen, but they never do. They are in a lead-lined box of smug.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Confusedus at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Blanco at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (q83gU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM
It had better not be that asshole Carl!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (bFu5X)
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If Nikki Minaj decides to go both barrels with airing out dirty Hollywood laundry, I will buy one of her shitty albums.
Retail.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (MABZ1)
Back when I was a teen in the 80s, radio stations didn'r play 1940s music.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (Vh9CX)
Consumer vs customer mindset.
You will eat shit and come back for more, you fucking useless pig. Get your slop!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM
It had better not be that asshole Carl!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (bFu5X)
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It's Todd.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Or better yet, sell all your property and give it for free to the native Americans that claim that lan as theirs.
Go tell the imams in Iran to give back the Iranian land to the Persian Zooastroans. And give back Jerusalem to the Jews.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (gWBY1)
The best thing they can do is not watch the SB. Money talks.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
Maybe if you put them into an arena with hungry lions or something I might give them a glance. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (cYBz/)
I’ve never watched the Super Bowl halftime show… that’s the time to go to the bathroom order more pizza and replenish my chips and dip….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (YobFY)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (VE6XX)
I don't know if that's true any more. Seems to me that most pro sports are aging out, with the younger generations having much less interest. The average age of an NFL fan is 50 years old.
The leagues have so far avoided the consequences of an aging (and dying) fan base by finding other sources of revenue -- primarily gambling and raping fans with endless fees and charges.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (iFTx/)
I remember as a kid listening to Richard Kiley sing this on my brother's LP.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (t+TFX)
I really hate that stupid leftist talking point that has been making the rounds. Even worse than all their other stupid phrases. It makes no sense on multiple levels. It is almost to stupid to respond to. It would require the idiot in question having some knowledge of American/world history and plain common sense. I'd have better luck explaining calculus to my 5 yo.
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Emmie at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (ZNSbE)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (J+Psw)
Nobody cares what they say. Most people don’t even know who they are.
Go get ‘em’ ICE.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (PM/iv)
(Previous generations considered actors and actresses as barely above prostitutes... much wisdom there.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (zjgNU)
FIFM
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (98kQX)
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Billy Jack > Billie Eillish
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (rj6Yv)
"Obama helps induct Jay-Z into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (VE6XX)
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And stunning!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM
And stunning!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Emmie at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (ZNSbE)
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The two DHS agents who killed Pretti were taking back stolen land from white Europeans in America. Since they are Hispanic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (GBKbO)
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I don't know about that. There's a lot of competition. Michelle comes to mind. And Fauxcahontas. And Hitlery. And many more.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (PM/iv)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (VE6XX)
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And stunning!
I was amazed that the fascist stormtroopers didn't attack then and there.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)
Meh. The NFL is fake and gay anyway. I can't wait to not watch it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Back when I was a teen in the 80s, radio stations didn'r play 1940s music.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (Vh9CX)
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Yes. Power of and.
Modern popular music is extremely boring. I have posited before that other than actual songwriting acts (Adele, Taylor Swift, etc.), the music is being written by computers. I think they took 30-40 years' worth of Top 40 and used it to train an AI model back before AI took off, then used that to generate song frameworks for pop acts, with producers plugging in lyrics and tuning it up a bit. The ones that hit went back into the model, and it converged on itself so now it all sounds the same.
Whatever the genre or performer, it's all very similar structurally.
Hook, verse, chorus, hook, half a verse, hook, chorus, hook, hook, hook, chorus, hook, fade out.
It's all the same. Run it through the Twangifier to get "country." Run it through the pitch shifter to get "pop." Change the BPM and run it through the staccato filter to get "rap."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (MABZ1)
The left proving once again that they live in a bubble far from normal people.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (+4yJ5)
Meh. The NFL is fake and gay anyway. I can't wait to not watch it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (dK+Kv)
And two boring teams.. Sorry Nurse
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (VE6XX)
Looking forward to the media asking him about this.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (PM/iv)
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Public figure, and Sullivan is still precedent.
He's probably safe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
I'll never quit the NFL !!!
*pumps up vein*
Posted by: Sports Addict at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (Ddi7K)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (luW68)
Posted by: Blanco at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (q83gU)
That wallet, and access to the music industry, is irresistible to a lot of women, though.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (YobFY)
No one in our family ever watched it. I haven't seen a Super Bowl since my LA Rams played in 1980. That was sort of the end of my youth, and watching sports belonged to youth.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (t+TFX)
hey you guys! look at this, more proof that Bannon and Epstein...were very close! (repost from previous thread!)
283 whoa #2 Bannon is mentioned in Epstein files over 1500 times ?? He was leaking shite to Epstein, gossiped about Trump and some random secretaries, insinuating that he is having affairs with them. Great guy! Smartest thing Trump is kicking that POS out.
oh look, Bannon is getting to use Epstein's Paris apartment !
https://tinyurl.com/un7v7nw
Bannon is welcome to use Epstein's plane..and Palm Beach place !
https://tinyurl.com/2vkeu274
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (g47mK)
The only "new" genre people listen to is that awful "Breakcore" shit and that's only for Troons and Troon Chasers.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:05 PM (BWnHZ)
I knew because Rick Beato featured all the "Song of the Year" nominees and highlighted the lack of quality vs. 1983. (I don't know if he picked that as an outlier, bet EVERY song from 1983 is still known and played today. Undoubtedly all of today's songs will be forgotten in 10 years, let alone 40, except MAYBE Golden as all the little girls for whom this was a cultural phenomenon will remember that for the rest of their life.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (zjgNU)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
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He's balding and has driven a bunch of voters out of California into swing states while being easily offended and kind of dumb.
But, more importantly, blacks like Kamala more.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM
I don't know who Bad Bunny is, and I'm amazed that someone who calls himself Bad Bunny thinks I should take him seriously.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (bFu5X)
She is chugging red pills at this point. If she's going to call out the pedos and genuinely bring receipts, I am seriously going to be worried for her safety. The Eyes Wide Shut brigade of Pedowood don't play.
I guess as a kid Nikki went to church several times a week, and is getting back into it. I think the genocide of Christians in Africa and how the left ignores them woke her up. She thanked her pastor at an old awards show.
Joe Rogan is going to church! Calls Christians the genuinely nicest people he's ever met. And atheist intellectuals some of the most miserable.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (MABZ1)
It can be lunch time
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (uhARi)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (iFTx/)
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Rumors of Chinese gambling syndicates (I think of them as the "Shanghai Penalty Review Board") and the B. Bunny bullshit have finished the NFL as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: mrp at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I care nothing about the game, but might watch the halftime show now out of morbid curiosity.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (77rzZ)
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
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As I said on the last thread, I am sure her chair was wet when she stood up from writing that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (MABZ1)
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
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But what about the crease of his pants??
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (uEmCf)
Breakcore? By context I am guessing I do not want to look it up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (g47mK)
*on the Rez, no one owns the land, the tribe owns the land.
That's why the Rez is such a shithole for most of the residents. Why fix or keep up your house when it belongs to the "tribal elders" who can order you off of it at any moment?
A perfect little picture of real socialism in practice.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (9O65X)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:18 PM (HFAps)
We put up with the freaks and geeks when they produced something ear-worthy; the auto-tuned sampled slop with AI-produced chordal structures doesn't buy these goofs a leftover Taco Bell chalupa.
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at February 02, 2026 12:18 PM (Ft5W9)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (9O65X)
This.
High incidence of alcoholism and drug use. Crime. etc etc.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (gWBY1)
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Oh yeah. They'll blacklist and denigrate her first, but if she keeps it up, they'll go further.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
My wife thinks it's the dumbest stage name she's ever heard.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)
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Wait until whoever wrote that finds out what Gavin's wife did with Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (9mw3J)
Just read a story that SC justice KJB was at the Grammys and stood up and clapped with the rest of the trained seals when the Anti ICE shout out happened.
This is disqualifying on so many levels that I can't even....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (t/2Uw)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:16 PM (MABZ1)
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The halftime show was always shit, unless you really liked the performer (I rarely did). I always thought the entire point of the show was to give ladies something to watch.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (iFTx/)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
Follow on:
Byron York
@ByronYork
And his semen tastes of honey, with the slightest hint of cinnamon.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)
Considering the genre's biggest "Star" is called "Sewerslvt"?
Probably not.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (MABZ1)
Pretty much have.... She's got enough F' you money not to care...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (VE6XX)
Since when is anything about Gavin Newsome been self made? He is the most nepo baby of the CA nepo babies. And that is a long list.
We get it, you want to sleep with him. And let's be honest probably did. He slept with the wife of his best friend/ campaign manager, after all. As American as apple pie, this guy!
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (g47mK)
And the prevalence of the same moronic opinions among their fellows provides the comforting smell of the lowing herd.
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2L+MU)
Breakcore is a style of electronic dance music that emerged from jungle, hardcore, and drum and bass in the mid-to-late 1990s.[1][2] It is characterized by very complex and intricate breakbeats and a wide palette of sampling sources played at high tempos.
Me: Wait, 'drum and bass' is somehow considered it's own style?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM
Don't feel bad. The local home team is also in the SB. I have exactly zero F's to give.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (0sNs1)
I care nothing about the game, but might watch the halftime show now out of morbid curiosity.
Posted by: Bulg
This is how they will get a record breaking audience.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (Cqx++)
We get it, you want to sleep with him. And let's be honest probably did. He slept with the wife of his best friend/ campaign manager, after all. As American as apple pie, this guy!
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (gWBY1)
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Also, his wife blew Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (9mw3J)
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And that Gavin was tight with the Gettys and the California power elite from the start...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (MABZ1)
The only "new" genre people listen to is that awful "Breakcore" shit and that's only for Troons and Troon Chasers.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM
It's really sad. I keep thinking where are all the cool new bands? They don't exist.
Not even a song that gets stuck in your head like My Sharona with a cool guitar solo, nothing but virtue signaling for the man.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (mxcbL)
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (i5a/D)
That's why the Rez is such a shithole for most of the residents. Why fix or keep up your house when it belongs to the "tribal elders" who can order you off of it at any moment?
A perfect little picture of real socialism in practice.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
The reservations need to disestablished.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)
Probably not.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (uEmCf)
Is she from the Chicago slvts?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
My wife thinks it's the dumbest stage name she's ever heard.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)
Supposedly it's because when he was a kid, his family made him wear bunny pajamas to embarrass him, or some shit, and he took the name to "reclaim" it.
I think the dude just has a humiliation fetish.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (uEmCf)
That's factually wrong.
They are not Americans. They are Guatemalans or Nigerians or whatever. Not Americans. Otherwise they wouldn't have to worry about ICE
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (0U5gm)
It would be a modern picture of Sodom and Gomorrah ripe for the commie takeover they’re hoping for.
Which God would quickly destroy.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (juTCI)
I said "wow, this is horrible, these people are all just gussied up awkward dimwits. None of them seem like so-called Movie Stars."
They said, "We know! It's hilarious! Look at 'em!"
I guess not everyone who watches is star-struck.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (g47mK)
No and they only see clips on TikTok.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (mxcbL)
Meanwhile, he is still holding tight to his super sekret list of all the real criminals who raped and molested all those poor, poor girls.
Seems his noble quest for justice doesn't extend any further than ... doing nothing.
But you're the pedo defender if you point that out ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (9O65X)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
My wife thinks it's the dumbest stage name she's ever heard.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)
Supposedly it's because when he was a kid, his family made him wear bunny pajamas to embarrass him, or some shit, and he took the name to "reclaim" it.
I think the dude just has a humiliation fetish.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (uEmCf)
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He's a furry and a pervert
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (BWnHZ)
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If a rapists & murderers (illegal aliens or not) break into your home -- that's stolen land too, right, and no one's "illegal" -- I guess your voice won't have mattered.
Idiot.
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (YEJTc)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (zjgNU)
84, I was wrong.
But from looking at the surrounding decade+, he could have randomly chosen any year from the 70s to the 90s.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (w/O5Q)
Boy George was a boxer and could kick the shit out of someone. I'm willing to bet that BB can't say the same.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e)
https://tinyurl.com/mwwky4s9
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (6ZjKk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (HFAps)
"Gen Z is less likely to watch live TV versions compared to older viewers. Many prefer highlights, clips on TikTok/Instagram/YouTube, social media reactions, or streaming options rather than sitting through the multi-hour telecast. For example, older data shows Gen Z often gets results online quickly instead of tuning in live."
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (MABZ1)
It will be worse than Candice Owens.
Oh, wait, there is an uncomfortable thought, right?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)
oh and f the grammies I had JUST started to convince the boys the PDJT Epstein stuff was total BS
thanks a lot Noah you asshat
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (emBoF)
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (mxcbL)
confirmed by Grok!
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Gervais is an English version of Don Rickles. Using insults to tell uncomfortable truths about people or events. Rickles was one of the few people that could get away with publicly insulting Frank Sinatra and not seeing Frank's goons come after him.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (2swu2)
Oh God. Not again. We can't go through this again.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (t+TFX)
Boy George was a boxer and could kick the shit out of someone. I'm willing to bet that BB can't say the same.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e)
I didn't know he boxed? I do know he chained a rent boy to a radiator during a drug binge.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (mxcbL)
Posted by: Salvatore at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (hyQrc)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (g47mK)
It would be a modern picture of Sodom and Gomorrah ripe for the commie takeover they’re hoping for.
Which God would quickly destroy.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (juTCI)
The scary thing is that "educated" people who actually kind of think about Things and Stuff and then come to the exact same conclusions as these buffoons are really the ones who have been running things for generations.
They didn't come up with their worldview on their own inbetween takes. They absorbed it all from somewhere.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (HFAps)
My gosh, thanks for reminding me! I'm sure we're short of all the food coloring we'll need for decorating our gay cakes.
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (2L+MU)
Edited to improve journalistic accuracy and integrity.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (0sNs1)
We get it, you want to sleep with him. And let's be honest probably did. He slept with the wife of his best friend/ campaign manager, after all. As American as apple pie, this guy!
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (gWBY1)
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Also, his wife blew Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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Even a heavy-biased jury that was looking to hang Weinstein for anything found him not guilty of the charges related to Gavin's whore wife. That's telling. It was that obvious she was selling her body to advance her career.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 02, 2026 12:21 PM (wBaIH)
Could this BE any more in my wheelhouse?
Posted by: Don Lemon, Journalist, As Chandler Bing at February 02, 2026 12:25 PM (6ZjKk)
Posted by: Billie Eilish is a fat asshole at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (n+1Zi)
They get the F out of here and move to another country that pleases you.
And while you at it give all your money away to the indigenous and illegals. They are entitled to YOUR money.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (NpAcC)
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Gives new meaning to :
Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM
I did not know that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)
It would be a modern picture of Sodom and Gomorrah ripe for the commie takeover they’re hoping for.
Which God would quickly destroy.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (juTCI)
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I have bad news for you...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (MABZ1)
Oh God. Not again. We can't go through this again.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:24 P
We will know Gavin is their chosen candidate when all the photos that are used in the press have a halo over his head a la Obama
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (mxcbL)
The reservations need to disestablished.
Posted by: Bulg
Aren't they just "glorified" concentration camps?
Where is George Takei to protest them?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (P3kKw)
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Didn't commie Mamdani tell them they could ride the subway and be set on fire instead of freezing to death? Sheesh, you can't expect anything from these politicians anymore!
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (qBdHI)
Oh, wait, there is an uncomfortable thought, right?
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Not at all--Candace Ovens brought about her own destruction. I've noticed that bothers you, even though she's clearly anti-semitic.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (TN0g+)
Jelly Roll won in the contempo country category! I genuinely like his and Post Malone's country music, so that makes me happy.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (gWBY1)
Listening to it a little bit. (Not much music I cannot stand.) It's not horrible, there is just not much to it at all. It is like a background track for a movie more than anything else.
For some reason it makes me think of the club in Bladerunner.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: mishdog at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (v8DuT)
Where have I seen this before?
I think Democrats should run with this.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (vbdXu)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (t+TFX)
Vince Ferragamo! That dude was cool
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (xT8gx)
I used to be a thing.
-- Black History Month
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (kNCPH)
Sylvester Stallone’s brother Frank slams celebrities protesting against ICE.
“Well they’re at it again. Puke Springsteen, Jane Fonda, now Molly Ringwald, John Leguizamo oh and Lady Gaga...you’re on stage in another country and you’re putting your own country down.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (J+Psw)
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Self-made to the extent that he and his parents prostituted themselves to the Getty family?
He's as self-made as any OnlyFans skank.
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM
I did not know that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)
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BG's father was a boxer, and maybe his brother, but I don't think BG ever was
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (iFTx/)
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Shut up and si...
Nevermind. Just shut up.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (bNf8H)
Just read a story that SC justice KJB was at the Grammys and stood up and clapped with the rest of the trained seals when the Anti ICE shout out happened.
This is disqualifying on so many levels that I can't even....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (t/2Uw)
Her ride home should have been Air Pinochet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (snZF9)
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If it is stolen, do your part and leave. Lead by example.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (P3kKw)
This is disqualifying on so many levels that I can't even....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (t/2Uw)
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I'm skeptical but it sounds all too believable.
Posted by: WisRich at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (G0vdT)
aka - enjoys the smell of his own farts.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (vbdXu)
But from looking at the surrounding decade+, he could have randomly chosen any year from the 70s to the 90s.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
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True. He has alluded to some of the reasons why in other posts. It is about economics--the orchestras are expensive and almost always lose money nowadays, then it was smaller mini orchestras, aka the Big Band era, higher wages then led to the smaller band era, and now bands simply do not exist on the top new music lists of streaming services. Legacy bands still sell records or concerts but no new bands are becoming big.
The reason is that producer/songwriter combos using a few or no session musicians nowadays, can just use whatever front person for the music that they want. No messy contracts other than a single front person singing from backing tracks that are increasingly AI. With pitch correction and other tech wizardry, the singer no longer even has to be really good, just look good for promo purposes.
The next step is AI music entirely including the singer so the songwriter/producer team gets all the money and subcontracts, or not, to record labels or roll their own.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)
They seem like reasonable people. I think the main thing that separates them from the people at the Grammys is fame.
Once you start making money and everyone knows who you are, you get this identity crisis, knowing that you aren’t any more talented or hardworking than the hundreds who tried and failed to get where you are.
So you have to believe you’re special, to act like you’re special, to crave attention and controversy.
It doesn’t happen to everyone. To me, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney always seemed to have their sh!t together, even though I’m not a big fan of either’s music.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (jYRYu)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (gWBY1)
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Jelly Roll also spent most of his acceptance speech talking about his recovery from addiction through the power of Jesus Christ.
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (3BwY8)
-- Black History Month
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM
*points*
Back of the grievance bus, bitch.
Posted by: Trannies at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (bFu5X)
I love when people of privilege use words like “we” as if that earns them a participation trophy. The only thing dumber and more useless than her speech are the people who applaud her “bravery”.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." Turns out that idealistic poetry doesn't make for good immigration policy.
It actually does. How do you think this country was built? Just because white supremacists blame immigrants for everything wrong in the country does not make it true. Immigrants, even illegal ones, are a net benefit to the country.
I hope celebrities like her continue saying things like this. It's going to make great election advertising for conservatives on how the left claims to oppose illegal immigration, but actually doesn't.
IMy brown and black brothers and sisters, your skin color is not probable cause. They are violating our 4th amendment rights. Compliance only legitimizes ices illegal operations. Do not comply.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (JCZqz)
"A year after achieving a life-long dream of appearing on Broadway, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attained another cultural milestone.
Jackson attended the Grammys on Feb. 1 as a nominee for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording for the audio of her 2025 memoir “Lovely One.”
A year after achieving a life-long dream of appearing on Broadway, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attained another cultural milestone.
Jackson attended the Grammys on Feb. 1 as a nominee for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording for the audio of her 2025 memoir “Lovely One.”
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (MkEBT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (HFAps)
americanhalftimeshow.com
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (YEJTc)
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (TN0g+)
The only thing I have said about Candace is that I find it odd that Brigitte Macron hasn't done a cheek swab and gotten the law suit over with. I don't much care about her, and never did, so I am not feeling betrayed by her current stance on anything.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (rbvCR)
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That was 25 years ago. LOL. I suspect sentiments are much much much more hardened than “getting to”.
We still largely live in an information vacuum and gaslighting at epic levels. Don’t be fooled
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (wHaGM)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (xT8gx)
Right on. I really thought it was his year, their year.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (t+TFX)
It doesn’t happen to everyone. To me, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney always seemed to have their sh!t together, even though I’m not a big fan of either’s music.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (jYRYu)
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Bob Dylan - hall of fame songwriter but we should have passed a federal law barring him from being within 20 yards of a hot microphone.
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM (2swu2)
Something seems odd about giving any sitting judge, let alone a SC Justice, an award and presumably a prize, for anything whatsoever.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (JwNbV)
Net benefit... Riiiiight
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (VE6XX)
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If it is stolen, do your part and leave. Lead by example.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (0U5gm)
***
Or if you're feeling really froggy, get your little friends together and come try to take it back.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (dK+Kv)
And two boring teams.. Sorry Nurse
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (VE6XX)
lol
I didn't even know.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (dK+Kv)
Jelly Roll won in the contempo country category! I genuinely like his and Post Malone's country music, so that makes me happy.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (gWBY1)
I knew all of it was complete bullshit ever since jethro tull beat out metallica for best metal album of the year. Whats next, Bach gets best rap album?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM
To be fair, who doesn't?
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (e1a3u)
@DrKarlynB
Antifa in Minneapolis is literally building checkpoints and stopping vehicles on the road to run their license plates to see if they are affiliated with ICE before they let them through.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)
https://tinyurl.com/32xznxhx
"Gated and accessed via a very long, sinuously winding driveway, no part of the house itself is visible from the street. But it’s quite large — tax records say it features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in nearly 7,000 square feet of living space."
We can fit a lot of homeless in there too!
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
Gawd, the stupidity!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (2WIwB)
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"Death sentence"? It's a buffet!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (J+Psw)
- Someone apparently has to tell this woman explicitly that judges don't get to win prizes and awards for things.
- Whoever it is whose job it is to tell her what she shouldn't need to be told.... didn't.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:31 PM
People Against Goodness And Normalcy.
Yup. Checks out.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (bFu5X)
The only "new" genre people listen to is that awful "Breakcore" shit and that's only for Troons and Troon Chasers.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (uEmCf)
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Breakcore is 30 years old. It goes back to the 1990s club and rave scene. It's the high-temp, high-volume, heavy-bass "techno" music that you'll hear in many "club scenes" in movies and TV from that era.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmiss
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But first, kick all the Spanish out of Mexico.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (GBKbO)
https://tinyurl.com/3497ax3d
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (P3kKw)
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If it is stolen, do your part and leave. Lead by example.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (0U5gm)
Her mansion is literally on ancestral tribal land.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
You start being interested in women again.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (MkEBT)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (vbdXu)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (JCZqz)
Whoah there! Did you just affirm a Gender Binary?? I think you did.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (6ZjKk)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)
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There are serious questions over the copyrightability of AI generated material. Will be an interesting legal battle.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
You start being interested in women again.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (JwNbV)
lol
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (dK+Kv)
Net benefit... Riiiiight
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (VE6XX)
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I'm over here trying to save immigrants from racist, capitalist America, and the left is trying to bring them here to die without socialized medicine.
Who's got the real heart in this situation?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)
Whats next, Bach gets best rap album?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Blue Suede Schubert
https://youtu.be/mnjlbbWWxO4
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (JwNbV)
Barack Obama and Maria Corina Machado EARNED those awards, thank you.
Posted by: The Nobel Prize Committee of Sweden (not Ames Iowa) at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (JCZqz)
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Citation Needed
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
It sounds even shittier?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
You find yourself smack in the middle of town at noon.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (6ZjKk)
There are times I miss the Playboy jazz awards. Recognizing real talent for a more civilized time.
Posted by: JTB at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)
That was usually more D&B or Jungle.
More rarely hard house (but not UK Hardhouse)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (MkEBT)
You get marginally less irritated?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
Projective vomiting remains the same.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (2WIwB)
Just read a story that SC justice KJB was at the Grammys and stood up and clapped with the rest of the trained seals when the Anti ICE shout out happened.
This is disqualifying on so many levels that I can't even....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (t/2Uw)
Her ride home should have been Air Pinochet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:28 PM (snZF9)
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The Left can't wait to take over to pack the court with more justices more radical than she is.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (NpAcC)
- Someone apparently has to tell this woman explicitly that judges don't get to win prizes and awards for things.
- Whoever it is whose job it is to tell her what she shouldn't need to be told.... didn't.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (JwNbV)
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KBJ knows why she was put on the SC and it wasn't to interpret the constitution in a unbiased way.
Posted by: WisRich at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Intragalactic Yoko Ono Artistries Appreciation Association, AoSHQ Colony at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:30 PM (JCZqz)
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This is crazy, but bear with me.
If you want a different outcome, try not opposing border enforcement and deportations of illegal aliens.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Fuck this stupid shit at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (TbWk/)
Unlike other pop tarts she has actual talent that doesn't need to be auto tuned. I watched a video on her brother-producer creating her song for the Barbie movie. She layered her own vocals without all the extra digital wizardry. It's sad though when genuine gifts get squandered.
Also, everyone knows she owes a LOT of her success to the fact her brother is a genius heavyweight of a music producer. He brought so much to her songs. So I did get really annoyed when she won a lot of awards early in her career and was like, see we ladies can win too, screw men! Lady, you owe your brother, a man, for a huge bulk of your success. Maybe be less screechy about the men ruining everything.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (gWBY1)
This is disqualifying on so many levels that I can't even....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
Yes. She should be impeached for that.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Jeff Carter (@pointsnfigures1) at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (ZiwLX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: pookysgirl can actually share a dream of Pooky's for once at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
You will get a record as badly played as the songs on it?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)
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Then throw out all the Portuguese and Africans in Brazil.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (Hpgos)
Back when I was a teen in the 80s, radio stations didn'r play 1940s music.
It's still relevant to teenage girls, but even they tend to listen to a fair amount of older stuff now. My 13 year old niece loves Rush, for instance.
There is excellent modern music out there but it's nowhere near the pop charts.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J+Psw)
The subliminal message is, "You ain't a woman or gay if you don't vote for Gavin!"
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (5rh/l)
http://tiny.cc/o5gy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)
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We are already there. Even before AI became a thing, a lot of techno and club music was created in significant part by computers. Drum loops, bass lines, etc. AI is just taking that to the next level.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (77rzZ)
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She will recuse herself from any case concerning ICE, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)
That's already a thing.
Put about 3 minutes' worth of thought of plugging lyrics into Suno, and it will spit out a complete song for you.
Udio takes a little bit more effort than that, but not a lot more.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (HFAps)
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Bruce's face reverts to its pre-plastic surgery state.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (bNf8H)
Hey beyotch, better stay out of Seattle. The city is named for a tribal leader who would routinely raid other tribes for women and slaves.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (2WIwB)
If you want a different outcome, try not opposing border enforcement and deportations of illegal aliens.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (MABZ1)
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There was a news story over the last week built out of a poll, telling Democrats to go harder on anti-ICE rhetoric.
In the same poll, it said that only 30% of DEMOCRATS felt like illegals should be allowed to stay in America without any punishment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
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Then throw out all the Portuguese and Africans in Brazil.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (Hpgos)
Get those filthy Lombards out of Italy, too, while we're dicking around with forced migrations.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (JwNbV)
Great point, I realized some of my favorite albums were produced by Mutt Lange and it makes me wonder if I like the band or the producer.
I know nothing about how they make an album.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (ClDUJ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
Well Scotus are frankly idiots on copyright and the Patent office supposes itself as its own Supreme Court of Patents.
Courts do a remarkably poor job of handling complex scientific questions and that goes double for appellate courts. The legal advocacy model breaks down when it presumes there are two sides to scientific and technical questions and amicus briefs don't cut it to allow broader considerations.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e)
I didn't know he boxed? I do know he chained a rent boy to a radiator during a drug binge.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:24 PM (mxcbL)
I had heard that somewhere but can't find confirmation of it. Apparently he came from a family of fighters so, presumably, got into scraps with his brother growing up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Intragalactic Yoko Ono Artistries Appreciation Association, AoSHQ Colony at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (0sNs1)
Now wait just a minute!
Posted by: The Multiverse Nickelback Fan Club at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (6ZjKk)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
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A girl who likes Rush? Odd in any generation!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)
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There are serious questions over the copyrightability of AI generated material. Will be an interesting legal battle.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:35 PM (MABZ1)
I didn't realize how frigging scary this AI shit is until my own bass player a few months ago showed me. He spoke into his phone, and asked some program to write him a metal song about pirates. In seconds it appeared, and lyrics wise it was pretty damn good. My take away....we are soooo fucked.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (0KSrI)
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom:
Is that the same Vogue magazine that refused to put Melania on their cover but put Dr. Jill and Mike Obama on it numerous times ? That Vogue ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (VE6XX)
-- Black History Month
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
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Day 1 of 28:
https://tinyurl.com/2r5mtbdt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (P3kKw)
Posted by: Cheri at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (oiNtH)
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Surprise surprise
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (77rzZ)
http://tiny.cc/o5gy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (MABZ1)
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Heavily filtered and I'm getting tranny vibes from the face. I'll stick with bat girl. TBWNB.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (iFTx/)
His new "A Million Amelias" really drops some beats.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:39 PM (2swu2)
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It isn't really a high-tech issue. The underlying question isn't technical, but philosophical. "Can a person copyright a product created entirely by machines?"
There's a decent argument to be found on both sides of that question, which is why the inevitable litigation might be interesting.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (H0l69)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)
Motohiro Kawashima's soundtrack for the Mega Drive/Genesis game "Bare Knuckle 3" (aka Streets of Rage 3) was entirely procedurally generated before it was put into the game, and that was back in 1994.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (FpHTM)
Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
While the rest of Hollywood is giving speeches defending illegal aliens, Jelly Roll used his time on stage at the Grammys to praise Jesus Christ.
Listen to this.
CHILLS ✝️🙏🏻
https://tinyurl.com/bdtc26bv
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (NpAcC)
Put about 3 minutes' worth of thought of plugging lyrics into Suno, and it will spit out a complete song for you.
Udio takes a little bit more effort than that, but not a lot more.
Posted by: XTC
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Spotify had a AI country song hit the top of the playlists or something just recently. Music, in particular, as a mathematical art, can be easily broken down into algorithms for AI. Same with lyrics which are a perfect fit for tokenization as the themes are very common.
Jazz and perhaps orchestral music may be the last real music standing.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (2swu2)
Most human generated "successful" popular music is soulless slop.
Getting an AI suite to make the slop doesn't really change much. Just puts a bunch of slop merchants out of business. The people making good music will continue having a niche following and living off of streams and live shows, same as always.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (JwNbV)
If true - big if - thats ballgame. Send in the Feds. If Minn govt objects ? Insurrection Act.
Posted by: Nope at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (Ddi7K)
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I always found that assumption puzzling. I love Rush and have since high school. I know others of my female species who are fans, as well.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (MkEBT)
Shitter’s full!! — Cousin Eddie
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (xT8gx)
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What, "Retard One" wasn't available?
/That's what they should have designated "Air Force One" during The AutoPen Empire ...
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (+/3eG)
Posted by: Anna Puma
You get smarter. Actually, whichever direction you play it, it is unintelligible crap.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (qBdHI)
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You are a member of a vanishingly small minority, lol.
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (qBdHI)
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Go to a Rush show. Well, after you get your time machine. Sausage fests.
I like Rush, but their shows were not a place to be if you were looking for good odds of picking up chicks.
There are plenty of females who like Rush, but the fanbase skews the other way.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (MABZ1)
"The feds have all your data"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (rbvCR)
There's a decent argument to be found on both sides of that question, which is why the inevitable litigation might be interesting.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (MABZ1)
One would think that as things currently stand, the company that owns the app would own the copyright.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (FpHTM)
Do you want me to try and get a picture of BB?
I had planned on stepping out and watching the TPUSA show on the phone.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (2WIwB)
There's a decent argument to be found on both sides of that question, which is why the inevitable litigation might be interesting.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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The issue is that with human agency somewhere in the system even if it is just asking the prompts, the question becomes a technical one--how much input did the person have versus the machine. The adversarial process is really not designed for such matters.
Same goes for a lot of AI assisted writing which has come to dominate a lot of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited just as AI slop videos have started to dominate You Tube and Tik Tok.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
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A girl who likes Rush? Odd in any generation!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (MABZ1)
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Not many girls were/are Rush fans, but the ones that exist tend to be disproportionately attractive. At least in my experience.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Blanco at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (q83gU)
reminds me of the joke about the childhood cancer patient who admires beyonce's strength in pretending that jay-z is attractive....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (nXhwP)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (FpHTM)
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That is one possible outcome, yes.
Another is that the person who prompted the app owns the copyright.
Another is that there can reasonably be no copyright.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (gWBY1)
http://tiny.cc/o5gy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:38 PM (MABZ1)
She reminds me of A Sniper's Dream.
https://youtu.be/yWGJivciDiM
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)
*on the Rez, no one owns the land, the tribe owns the land.
That's why the Rez is such a shithole for most of the residents. Why fix or keep up your house when it belongs to the "tribal elders" who can order you off of it at any moment?
A perfect little picture of real socialism in practice.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 12:17 PM (9O65X)
I forgot what tribe it is but they have a multibillion dollar escrow account with the government because they refuse to except the money that was supposedly allocated to buy ‘their’ land.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (cwGMH)
Put about 3 minutes' worth of thought of plugging lyrics into Suno, and it will spit out a complete song for you.
Udio takes a little bit more effort than that, but not a lot more.
AI generated stuff is already pretty good. Some of Skyebrows' most recent stuff like "Nvidia, Fuck Yeah" (basically the Team America song with different lyrics and an added guitar solo) is super impressive. Much better than today's paint-by-numbers pop crap.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)
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Was next to an absolute smoke show 20-something at their 40th anniversary show
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: pookysgirl can actually share a dream of Pooky's for once at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (Wt5PA)
If they don't have Depez Poopsie or Hingle McCringleberry with them, I'm not watching!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (8Gofn)
Point of reference: I would never pay to watch a DJ play records. Other people though, do.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM (snZF9)
TBF, it was for best "performance". And having seen the concert, I agree with the award.
Nothing to do with my hating Metallica though.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (vgIIr)
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:42 PM (2swu2)
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Hot take: Jazz sucks. Arrhythmic bullshit for people so stoned they think it's great.
I have spent many hours in jazz clubs in New Orleans and never found anything that I thought was musically "good." There are some very talented musicians in there but holy crap play something good please.
Posted by: ballistic at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (3BwY8)
It's definitely a weird little issue to think about.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
My 11 year old's favorite Rush song is Necromancer.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 02, 2026 12:43 PM (qBdHI)
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Go to a Rush show. Well, after you get your time machine. Sausage fests.
I like Rush, but their shows were not a place to be if you were looking for good odds of picking up chicks.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (MABZ1)
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The best chick hunters make their own odds, bro!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)
"My blue collar shtick is fake...I am a poser...you suckers have made me filthy rich..."
Posted by: Not that I have any of his records to play backwards at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (TbWk/)
Are the Grammys still a thing?
Does anyone care?
Who are these people?
What's a Bad Bunny? Is it the guy from the old The Easter Bunny Hates You video? Goddamn, that video is so awesome. I watch it every year.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 12:48 PM (Z2yLo)
Point of reference: I would never pay to watch a DJ play records. Other people though, do.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (cS1cw)
Same. It's strange to me and makes me think they're all taking club drugs and want to dance to weird electronic music.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:48 PM (ClDUJ)
Things you learn before you become 18 years of age.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (oT7pT)
Another is that the person who prompted the app owns the copyright.
Another is that there can reasonably be no copyright.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (MABZ1)
I think Suno's current rules (which, since they haven't been codified into law by any official body, won't mean anything until someone sues them) are that if you are a free user, the company owns the rights. If you are a paid user, you do (but only for songs generated while you were a paying user, it's not retroactive).
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: pookysgirl can actually share a dream of Pooky's for once at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (Wt5PA)
If they don't have Depez Poopsie or Hingle McCringleberry with them, I'm not watching!
Posted by: Doof
I continue to back the idea of a Weird Al Superbowl Halftime. It would be beyond legendary.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (OUMaO)
Nothing to do with my hating Metallica though."
Lies. All lies.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 12:36 PM (MkEBT)
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Earlier than that...back in the 70's about when CCR broke up.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (2WIwB)
I have spent many hours in jazz clubs in New Orleans and never found anything that I thought was musically "good." There are some very talented musicians in there but holy crap play something good please.
Posted by: ballistic
Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown stuff was great. But no much jazz as jazzy.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)
"My blue collar shtick is fake...I am a poser...you suckers have made me filthy rich..."
Posted by: Not that I have any of his records to play backwards at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (TbWk/)
LOL. Word is, back in the day a bar owner put a bullet through Springsteen's amp. That is a *proper* reaction.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (vgIIr)
https://youtu.be/5Uf2ERoRB9w?si=-xoGZu5uETmHPvT9
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)
And a good start is not going to a Rush show.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (dK+Kv)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026
If I steal a bunch of money from other people, does that make me a 'self made millionaire'? I mean, i guess coming up with scams to move other peoples money to your pockets is 'work' but i think that phrase is doing a lot of work there. Also, the guy has serious ferret face going on and his hair is about 40 years out of style.
Posted by: Nelly at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (7gpcF)
I like Rush, but their shows were not a place to be if you were looking for good odds of picking up chicks.
Those odds got a lot better in the 90s and 2000s, but yes, the audience still skews distinctly male.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (CNl8/)
Beating Metallica in the best metal album category.
This never understood what the Grammys awarded except for popularity. At least the Oscars *kind of* award excellence. Grammy voters don't know shit.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)
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Was next to an absolute smoke show 20-something at their 40th anniversary show
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:46 PM (MABZ1)
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One of the first concerts I went to by myself (without my dad) was Rush. Me and two friends. We ended up meeting three girls who also came together. They weren't smokeshows, but well above average. I couldn't believe my luck. First concert by myself, and I made out with a cute girl.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)
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True.
I am not, however, among the best. I'm ot even among the mediocre!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Y8DZL)
What's a Bad Bunny? Is it the guy from the old The Easter Bunny Hates You video? Goddamn, that video is so awesome. I watch it every year.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 12:48 PM (Z2yLo)
YES!!! And you have to watch the long-form version, not just where it jumps directly to him beating everyone's ass. There's an origin story, see...
Posted by: A villain was made that day at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
My 11 year old's favorite Rush song is Necromancer.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (dK+Kv)
Thats an odd one. That one almost puts me to sleep.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)
Seriously, dude is purely hair and veneers and expensive clothes. His face is... goofy looking, to put it nicely, if you really look at it.
He's not a handsome guy. He's just fit and well polished.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (JwNbV)
-- Black History Month
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
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Day 1 of 28:
https://tinyurl.com/2r5mtbdt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 12:40 PM (P3kKw)
In two days the Celebrated Black History Event will be the commissioning of the first 100,000 ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the Wakandan Navy, on February 4th, 95,000 BCE! The White Navy of the Oppressor States of America copied every ship it designed from stolen historical Wakandan blueprints!
Posted by: Joy Reid at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM
You have to relive someone else's glory days?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (bFu5X)
One of the first concerts I went to by myself (without my dad) was Rush. Me and two friends. We ended up meeting three girls who also came together. They weren't smokeshows, but well above average. I couldn't believe my luck. First concert by myself, and I made out with a cute girl.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
All the cute girls were at the Duran Duran concert.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (ClDUJ)
6 more weeks of winter? o yeah, big surprise ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: A dude in MI at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (/6GbT)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (dK+Kv)
That is both impressive and concerning at the same time!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (dK+Kv)
Thats an odd one. That one almost puts me to sleep.
Yeah, I think there's significant merit to the fact that everyone hated Caress of Steel at the time and it almost got them dropped from the label.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
Heh.
Imagine Mr. The Blade's thoughts.
"Awww, dammit, I let the little bastard out the house one time and he's already lampreyed on to a complete stranger...."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (JwNbV)
I was doing happy dances over the weekend that the Melania movie did so well! Take that Hollywood.
Maybe if Vogue put her on covers, they would actually sell copies!
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (gWBY1)
Might be three commenters here that know of him.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (cS1cw)
Are they ordering ICE out of the country?!
Hypocrites.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:33 PM
_______
It makes you wanna fuck Bad Bunny
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (iFTx/)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
Rapper Kevin Gates is being praised for SLAPPING DOWN reporter trying to get him to hate on ICE at the Grammys
"Want me to be honest? You ready? I MIND THE BUSINESS that pays me, I get up in the morning, I pray — and I work!"
https://tinyurl.com/2m52bvmf
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (NpAcC)
https://tinyurl.com/52deattd
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (ZxPkt)
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Nothing new about that.
This is from well over a decade ago:
http://tiny.cc/p6gy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)
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True.
I am not, however, among the best. I'm ot even among the mediocre!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (MABZ1)
I'm so bad at it there times I almost wish I was gay. But then there's AIDS and monkeypox to contend with...
Posted by: Would be a lot easier in some aspects at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (+aHIC)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)
It is uncommon, and it is not for everyone. But it's got great lyrics, the music matches the tone of the story, and it's got some powerful expositions of each musician. It's up there with my favorites, too.
I got him to start thinking about writing songs.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg
Comedians. Had a show with skits on comedy central. Hit and miss, as usual, with these kind of things. A funny one was regarding a slave auction...
https://tinyurl.com/2vah8ax3
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (JCZqz)
6 more weeks of winter? o yeah, big surprise ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 12:52 PM (Cjt/F)
heh.
and it's fun toe say "Gobbler's Knob."
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (2WIwB)
Might be three commenters here that know of him.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (cS1cw)
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Amazing voice. Incredible composer.
Love some of his stuff.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (krQz2)
Wanna be brave and shocking in Current Year? Wear a button-down shirt and slacks and put on a straight show of real music made with actual instruments and classical structure with more than a hook, a verse and a half and a chorus.
*That* is how you shock the squares. Bad Bunny wearing a dress and chanting in front of a high-tech drum machine is pretty passe. Nothing special or remarkable about that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (MABZ1)
I thought the Detroit halftime show at thanks giving had a little something fir everyone.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (f4WDR)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (2WIwB)
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I know!
Posted by: Don LeMon at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (krQz2)
New “Melania” Documentary Blows Past Expectations With Massive Box Office Haul
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (MABZ1)
*channels BEN R*
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HAD A TOUR CALLED THE TIME MACHINE TOUR!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (8Gofn)
The "Stolen land" stuff is so old and busted.
Every bit of land used to belong to someone.
And how many of these "stolen land" idiots are going to be the first to step up an sign their land back over to the native americans?
Posted by: Frank Barone at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: DanMan at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
Heh.
Imagine Mr. The Blade's thoughts.
"Awww, dammit, I let the little bastard out the house one time and he's already lampreyed on to a complete stranger...."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (JwNbV)
__
My dad was beaming with pride when he found out. My dad wanted only three things for his sons:
1. Be good at sports
2. Get hot girls
3. Don't let anyone fuck with you
He left the rest for my mom.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)
https://tinyurl.com/2vah8ax3
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM
I loved their college football player name spoofs.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (OoFl2)
Wanna be brave and shocking in Current Year? Wear a button-down shirt and slacks and put on a straight show of real music made with actual instruments and classical structure with more than a hook, a verse and a half and a chorus.
*That* is how you shock the squares. Bad Bunny wearing a dress and chanting in front of a high-tech drum machine is pretty passe. Nothing special or remarkable about that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (MABZ1)
[ The Animals have entered the chat ]
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (jc0TO)
"Want me to be honest? You ready? I MIND THE BUSINESS that pays me, I get up in the morning, I pray — and I work!"
https://tinyurl.com/2m52bvmf
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (NpAcC)
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How brave he would have otherwise been if he had gone along with the ICE Out crowd, instead!!
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (krQz2)
The left now: Well of course Trump was an Epstein client and molested kids. There are pictures of him at the same parties Epstein went to!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
New “Melania” Documentary Blows Past Expectations With Massive Box Office Haul
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (J+Psw)
The normies love it, the professional left-wing cocksucker movie critics hate it. Which just helps the normies love it all the more.
Posted by: If the critics hate it, it's probably good at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (TbWk/)
https://tinyurl.com/2vah8ax3
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM
I loved their college football player name spoofs.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (bFu5X)
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Gremlins 2 brainstorming session:
https://youtu.be/x01l_jMhjVM?si=8qdlsxE9qWQc7oag
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
Might be three commenters here that know of him.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (cS1cw)
He does good short, man. Strapping Young Lad was balls to the fucking wall heavy.
https://youtu.be/mL9Aohgd79I
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (+aHIC)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Stolen land? Stolen from who? From the Injuns? Last I checked they were American Citizens. It's STILL their land.
Sure, they were treated like shit back in the 19th Century, extending up into the 20th. But it's not my problem if they pissed away their lives drinking fire water and insisting on living in those rural ghettos that most reservations turned into. The smart ones have fully integrated, and are captains of industry, even being elected to Vice President (Republican Charles Curtis, under Pres Hoover).
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (y9nCu)
New “Melania” Documentary Blows Past Expectations With Massive Box Office Haul
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (J+Psw)
The normies love it, the professional left-wing cocksucker movie critics hate it. Which just helps the normies love it all the more.
Posted by: If the critics hate it, it's probably good at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM (TbWk/)
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Demo of the audience was apparently older women in rural areas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (OoFl2)
Sounds like someone is making pre-excuses for not providing content for next Sunday night!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 12:58 PM
Ah. Well. Puppy Bowl FTW.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (jc0TO)
https://tinyurl.com/52deattd
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 12:50 PM (ZxPkt)
All of them will lose their Radical Leftist cards for performing a recreation of white males stealing land from non-whites.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (5rh/l)
I wish! Rapper from Puerto Rico that wears dresses. Is probably going to kiss a dude onstage at the Super Bowl Halftime show to get his own viral Janet Jackson boobgate moment. Yawn. Chosen by Jay Z who is now getting flak for being in the Epstein files.
I will say though, Bad Bunny had a small role in the new Happy Gilmore 2 movie, and was genuinely charming.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:56 PM (jc0TO)
Sam Darnold, Garret Bradbury.
Posted by: muttering vikings fan at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (77rzZ)
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I'm definitely not upset. I'm laughing. I hope he strips naked and the NFL is forced to go through a struggle session over it.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 02, 2026 12:08 PM (9mw3J) "
I'm right there, too.
looking forward to reading about the "show" next morning, LOL
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (cS1cw)
When the Euros shows up in the Eastern US, the Iroquois were supplanting the Algonquin.
So does that mean the land belongs to the Algonquin? Are we just going to pretend they didn't take it from another group...and so on?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (E0p3T)
3 Girls at a Rush Concert?
I mean...if you are gonna make shit up, you might as well make them 10s.
Posted by: Zombie Sean Connery at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (ZcsJV)
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After all his name is not "Obedient Bunny" or "Compliant Bunny"
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (krQz2)
So does that mean the land belongs to the Algonquin? Are we just going to pretend they didn't take it from another group...and so on?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
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"The Land" "belongs to" the most recent non-white claimant.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (OoFl2)
Sounds like someone is making pre-excuses for not providing content for next Sunday night!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026
Not at all! In fact, you can run an early addition if you want. 😂
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM
Three bound youths.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson
Agreed. Sounds like she's way too overdressed in it.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (77rzZ)
Also the left: Why are you so mad about people from elsewhere coming here and replacing you Americans? I mean, its good for diversity and stuff amiright?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)
The 19th strikes again.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (cS1cw)
So, which is the real one?
Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (BHrzb)
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (MABZ1)
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So, Minnesota now belongs to DHS since the Hispanic agents killed the white man and took the land in right of conquest.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (GBKbO)
Then: No human is illegal
Now: No human is illegal on stolen land
Also Now: Rape and murder aren't illegal
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (E0p3T)
Any Native Tribe with an actual written language can have their land back.
Sound good?
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (ZcsJV)
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After all his name is not "Obedient Bunny" or "Compliant Bunny"
Posted by: Axeman at February
The dress thing is new for him and I wonder about it, honestly. I think it’s a schtick…he was quite religious (Catholic), so it’s a very odd switch.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 02, 2026 01:01 PM (wGerL)
I saw it on Friday. It is really good. For real. Amazing historical perspective and insight into her personality and her creativity. Also a front row seat of sorts to the 2025 inauguration. I will likely go see it again.
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (77rzZ)
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I was told the Indians auctioned the land off and we were the highest beader.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (P3kKw)
The response:
Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy
@Knesix
4h
Classic manipulation attempt by despair-baiting. Or blackpilling, if you will.
"It's all one big repulsive club" implies a meaning that every single person mentioned in the files (even if said mention proves they rejected Epstein's invitations) is tainted.
This will resonate with the segment of the population who doesn't have agency and attribute their circumstances to the latest conspiracy theory.
"You can't vote your way out of this" reinforces that loser baiting. Because it's also vaguepoasting without proposing a solution or option (also engagement bait, so the 'solutions' will be in the deranged replies)
Avoid anyone who weaponizes pessimism, especially if they're doing it for attention points.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (scKZz)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Wmg4n)
Didn't some Comedian whose whole schtick is that he always plays pimps do some interview where he said the first thing Hollywood wants to do to non-white dudes is make them wear a dress?
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (iXqHn)
Now: No human is illegal on stolen land
Also Now: Rape and murder aren't illegal
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (E0p3T)
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You can only write on legal pads, too.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (krQz2)
According to the Guardian UK it's a disgusting recreation of Hitler's rise to power. Seriously.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (2ocoG)
Jay-Z and Queen Bey are both billionaires, and they're also O's people. Remember the O's White House?
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (NFX2v)
There was a lot of pessimism on the foreign markets over the weekend.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (jc0TO)
New “Melania” Documentary Blows Past Expectations With Massive Box Office Haul
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:55 PM (J+Psw)
The normies love it, the professional left-wing cocksucker movie critics hate it. Which just helps the normies love it all the more.
Posted by: If the critics hate it, it's probably good at February 02, 2026 12:5
*****
On Rotten Tomatoes the critics gave it 9% and the people gave it a 98%.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: garrett at
Um...The Aztecs had a written language. Just sayin.'
And thanks to missionaries, nearly all American-Indian languages are written now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Guthrie at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (Q+gd/)
Now: No human is illegal on stolen land
Also Now: Rape and murder aren't illegal
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:02 PM (E0p3T)
Now in Europe: Rape is a method of creating an anchor baby
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (rbvCR)
wow
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (UjdFS)
“Walk With Jesus” March in Muslim-Majority Neighborhood Banned By London Authorities
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Wmg4n)
Didn't some Comedian whose whole schtick is that he always plays pimps do some interview where he said the first thing Hollywood wants to do to non-white dudes is make them wear a dress?
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:04 PM (iXqHn)
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Katt Williams
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (2ap+5)
Bad weather and piles of snow will no doubt help Super Bowl ratings.
We're having a gathering. To play Euchre and drink out of season Maizen.
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: ... at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (E0p3T)
So does that mean the land belongs to the Algonquin? Are we just going to pretend they didn't take it from another group...and so on?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
The Iroquois wiped out a bunch of tribes. Genocide is only bad when whitey does it.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (Z2yLo)
They were long gone from any region of N America...
and made up languages don't count.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)
It is uncommon, and it is not for everyone. But it's got great lyrics, the music matches the tone of the story, and it's got some powerful expositions of each musician. It's up there with my favorites, too.
I got him to start thinking about writing songs.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 12:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Yeah its not bad, I actually did learn most of it, but its not a pick me up like Bastille day. Definitely was a cerebral album.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (snZF9)
I think the term is "buck breaking". It's a noticeable thing, like Hollywood's recent fetish for turning redheads black. (I love the joke that it's because they're dyslexic and "ginger" is an anagram of the N-word).
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (2ap+5)
The highlights reels on YouTube.
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)
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There's a critic review on RT where the guy writing says that he hasn't seen the movie and reviewed it anyway.
Also, the audience score has a massive self-selection bias problem. Who's going to go see the movie? People pre-disposed to liking it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (2ap+5)
Correct. On average, it's 11-12 minutes of "action". If you only count actual plays (snap to whistle).
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (snZF9)
Pretty bluesy in parts, too, which appeals to me and apparently him.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (KOQ8U)
I don't remember the last time I watched an awards show. From photos in the UK DM today it is a freak show. Then they all Ice Out. Like any of them have an original thought or bother to read about ILLEGALS and crime. Because they don't care, being the hollow vessels of satan they are.
I can barely look at the tatted freaks. Women, especially, will someday regret turning their arms and bodies into smeared, sagging colors that look like bruising from Coumadin. We used to use Silly Putty during Civil War times to copy the print of the Sunday "funny papers." That's similar for their skin. I admire anyone who does not go this way or have their faces pierced to be cool.
While the pig nose septum ring is ick but makes me laugh at the absurdity of being strong women in their peanut sized brains (and the snot issue)...it is the eyebrow piercings that blow what is left of my mind. I know it would bother me and I'd have a perpetual headache. Which could explain a lot of their mentality.
I noted evil, satanic, Gaga bleached her eyebrows and looks ick as usual.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (8Gofn)
100 minutes + of ads
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:08 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: browndog keening at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Doof
Thank you for supporting our lovely first lady. I am thrilled her documentary has been a success. She deserves praise from people that sincerely appreciate her contribution to PDT's success.
Posted by: old chick at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Piper, I actually really liked Kesha's weird outfit. It had old school Gaga vibes but Kesha rocked it. But you definitely can't pee while wearing it!
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (gWBY1)
I think the term is "buck breaking". It's a noticeable thing, like Hollywood's recent fetish for turning redheads black. (I love the joke that it's because they're dyslexic and "ginger" is an anagram of the N-word).
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (2ocoG)
Like some faggot Hollywood producer grabbing Terry Crews' dick - right in front of his wife IIRC - as a power move. Of course Crews didn't do anything even though he could have broken every bone in that guy's body.
Posted by: They're sick and evil people at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (iFTx/)
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Katt Williams would play a pimp only in a broad comedy movie.
The guy is 5-foot nothing. Funny, but short.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (ClDUJ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (GBKbO)
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Isn't that true of most movies? The self-selection bias here may be more pronounced than usual because of the political nature, but all movies tend to have this. Who wants to go see a movie we are pre-disposed to hate? (Unless we're a YouTuber looking to hate-watch a video for more clicks.)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:10 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: They're sick and evil people at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)
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Terry's a Christian. So, it makes sense that he doesn't do what he is capable of.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:10 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Old Man Adams at February 02, 2026 01:10 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM (jc0TO)
100 meter dash is less than 10 seconds.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (LdBR/)
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 01:09 PM
Did you? I thought it looked like she skinned a muppet! It was so big…I did like Gaga’s feathers. Sabrina Carpenter was more demure than expected, and I will say it again, Chappell Roan’s outfit was an attempt to out Cher Cher and the whole thing ended up boring.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Wmg4n)
Fuck those little chow hounds! You don't want them in your garden.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Nelly at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (7gpcF)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:07 PM (GBKbO)
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Isn't that true of most movies? The self-selection bias here may be more pronounced than usual because of the political nature, but all movies tend to have this. Who wants to go see a movie we are pre-disposed to hate? (Unless we're a YouTuber looking to hate-watch a video for more clicks.)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 01:10 PM (ESVrU)
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Yes, the audience score on RT is almost always people just predisposed to seeing it, which tends to give most movies weirdly high scores, especially in early release periods.
It's a problem I have with RT. And most rating systems.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 01:12 PM (0KSrI)
No. What you proffer as a written language, is just translating a spoken 'language' into an already existing but separate language.
Sorry. No native tribes in N America had a written language.
The peak of their intellectual prowess netted humanity with the Drag Stick.
Posted by: garrett at February 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (Z2yLo)
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The Central Asian "Indian" tribes completely wiped out the Olmecs, which were kin to Pacific Islanders.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:13 PM (krQz2)
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Most people go to see a movie because they expect to enjoy it.
Not being snarky, I did see your video where you recommend people see stuff they're not necessarily interested in, and I get your advice, but I don't think most of the audience takes that approach.
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 01:13 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:57 PM (jc0TO)
Nice!
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 02, 2026 01:13 PM (vgIIr)
Pity she did not break out in song and shimmy a bit. But she'd probably fracture a hip. Was her young black boy toy there?
See! I get my news, plenty of it unwanted, from headlines and photo scanning. Other than $$$ why would anyone want to bed Cher at this point? I wish we could ask Sonny but he's very dead from hitting a tree skiing too fast. Anyone on skis knows to avoid tree wells. Or if you are not that good to not ski into areas with trees.
I guess Chaz has no control of her and vice versa. Poor Chaz (I think his/her/it's name was Chastity, which is wild).
Sometimes, like with awards shows, you simply hope for a news black out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 01:14 PM (WONhk)
Did you? I thought it looked like she skinned a muppet! It was so big…I did like Gaga’s feathers. Sabrina Carpenter was more demure than expected, and I will say it again, Chappell Roan’s outfit was an attempt to out Cher Cher and the whole thing ended up boring.
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Wmg4n)
Heidi Klum looked ridiculous, she couldn't even walk and I really wanted to watch her try to sit in that outfit.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (ClDUJ)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (EcHpA)
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The Mayan written language was beautiful.
https://is.gd/zL4uVc
Not sure I'd want to read War and Peace written in it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (gtcuf)
Not being snarky, I did see your video where you recommend people see stuff they're not necessarily interested in, and I get your advice, but I don't think most of the audience takes that approach.
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 01:13 PM (vSvIl)
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My point is, "99% of the public loves it!" isn't right.
99% of the people who chose to buy tickets liked it.
If the 99% are just going to like the movie no matter what, does that make the 99% a good measure of the film's quality?
I haven't seen it, but it's, at best, an argument ad populum, but with the self-selection bias issue it becomes "99% of Trump fans who bought tickets like it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (P3kKw)
I have spent many hours in jazz clubs in New Orleans and never found anything that I thought was musically "good." There are some very talented musicians in there but holy crap play something good please.
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Bebop is definitely as you describe but Trad Jazz aka Dixieland jazz is not. Preservation Hall is where Trad jazz is king but there are some jazz clubs around the US still that will have trad jazz on occasion along with universities.
And New Orleans, is a percolating city where the trad jazz merged with the blues to become something else which merged with pop, and so on.
And trad jazz is related to rag and rag time way back.
But the point is that jazz musicians play off each other (as do orchestral musicians with a director intermediating). In jazz, at least, you often never hear the same performance again as each player is going off the others. You get similar arrangements but different performances.
AI not so much due to the way it is made.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 01:15 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (qpQFJ)
Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican, a US citizen by birth, but pretends to speak limited English.
He's also straight but identifies as an LGBTQaii+++ ally and challenges gender norms and supports the community through his fashion.
AI Overview: Gael García Bernal (aka Bad Bunny) also starred as the real-life gay Mexican wrestler Saúl Armendáriz in the 2023 biopic Cassandro. The Amazon Prime Video film documents his rise in the 1990s as a trailblazing exótico wrestler who gained popularity despite facing homophobia in the sport.
Without the act, he's nothing but a flash in the pan.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (O3dBq)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (EcHpA)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (NFX2v)
++++
This is probably true even with the act.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (EcHpA)
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ace is trying to figure out where his html went wrong.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:16 PM (NFX2v)
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And not to bright a flash.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Garry Gnood at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: L - No nic
Have you ever been to Puerto Rico?
Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: It's me donna
......
They like warm drinks?
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: It's me donna
......
They like warm drinks?
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UjdFS)
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They are angry about their martinis.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (qpQFJ)
They probably force their assistants to hold a wine bucket backstage for them. Some sort of makeshift honey bucket.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (ClDUJ)
Have we got Zombie Lamont the Big Dummy breaking the blog now?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 01:20 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: It's me donna
......
They like warm drinks?
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UjdFS)
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They are angry about their martinis.
Posted by: Axeman at February 02, 2026 01:19 PM (krQz2)
They're just a different kind of hydrosexual, you haters!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 01:20 PM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 01:20 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:17 PM (GBKbO)
Now that the actual Lamont the Big Dummy from Sanford and Son is dead, Ace's Lamont has to work overtime.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 01:20 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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The sick mule dies.
Posted by: wth at February 02, 2026 01:20 PM (UjdFS)
Pity she did not break out in song and shimmy a bit. But she'd probably fracture a hip. Was her young black boy toy there?
See! I get my news, plenty of it unwanted, from headlines and photo scanning. Other than $$$ why would anyone want to bed Cher at this point? I wish we could ask Sonny but he's very dead from hitting a tree skiing too fast. Anyone on skis knows to avoid tree wells. Or if you are not that good to not ski into areas with trees.
I guess Chaz has no control of her and vice versa. Poor Chaz (I think his/her/it's name was Chastity, which is wild).
Sometimes, like with awards shows, you simply hope for a news black out.
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I know it will get willowed, but the above is my favorite post I've read here today.
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 01:21 PM (TN0g+)
I haven't seen it, but it's, at best, an argument ad populum, but with the self-selection bias issue it becomes "99% of Trump fans who bought tickets like it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The 99 percent have skin in the game as they paid admission, critics often do not. A lot of Western civilization's problems stem from people with no skin in the game telling other people what they should and should not do, like and should not like, etc.
The classic derivation of this in the social sciences was the masses are asses versus the idea that the masses can form their own preferences and likes by experience even if they cannot verbalize it.
I fall in the latter camp. If the masses want to be entertained, then that is fine and good no matter what critics think. Same with sportsball, I find it useless but others do not.
Auteurs (mass media, ESPN, etc) expect that the public should follow their lead on cultural tastes as they are the artists presuming to have closely studied such.
And they throw a fit when they try to lead and no one is behind them.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Piper
Yes, and got suckered by the little kids begging in an airport.
However, many of my coworkers and several of the (Federal) bosses in NY and NJ offices were from PR, beautify and inexpensively educated, and knew every game in the book.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (NFX2v)
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Though I wear a shirt and tie
I'm still part red man deep inside
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (ZxPkt)
The classic derivation of this in the social sciences was the masses are asses versus the idea that the masses can form their own preferences and likes by experience even if they cannot verbalize it.
I fall in the latter camp. If the masses want to be entertained, then that is fine and good no matter what critics think. Same with sportsball, I find it useless but others do not.
Auteurs (mass media, ESPN, etc) expect that the public should follow their lead on cultural tastes as they are the artists presuming to have closely studied such.
And they throw a fit when they try to lead and no one is behind them.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (2swu2)
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At no point did I defend the critical community.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 01:23 PM (GBKbO)
What happened to velvet strapless, form fitting,evening gowns? Or pretty gowns that revealed shape but not flapping tatas?
I guess going big, bold and nekkid are what counts now. Or "flaunting." I hate that word.
Did Oprah and Gail arrive flaunting (harfing at the thought).
I will have to dig around to see if Alison Krauss won for bluegrass, which is all I cared about as she is lovely and still has the best female voice around for anything. I would think she would not bother to go to this freak show.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 01:26 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: waelse1 at February 02, 2026 04:09 PM (lfepB)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 02, 2026 04:42 PM (wGqjj)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 02, 2026 06:24 PM (pE12i)
Minnesota CEOs Request ‘De-Escalation’ of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement; Perhaps Federal Laws that Protect Minnesota Corporations Should Also Not Be Enforced
When I hear the MN corporate CEOs request the federal government stand down on enforcing immigration law that protects citizens, I also hear them saying it’s OK to no longer enforce federal laws that protect *their* businesses, such as Intellectual property & false advertising.
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) January 28, 2026
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Posted by: Eat shit at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (P3kKw)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (Kt19C)
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Why in the world not? They just want money, power, and prestige. State ownership won't deprive them of those.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (AlhUl)
Maybe the de-escalation shouldn't be coming from federal law enforcement but from legit targets resisting arrest and white saviors trying to protect Somali sex pests?
Oh, and did you see that the two officers involved in the Pretti shooting were Hispanic?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (c3YdQ)
The Left - escalate to the point where crazies are attacking ICE and receiving instant karma
Corporations - Hey ICE, de-escalate willya?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (Dv3i1)
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I find that to be odd and scripted. But, yes, quit enforcing any law that would potentially damage one of those companies.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (jtM2q)
The Left - escalate to the point where crazies are attacking ICE and receiving instant karma
Corporations - Hey ICE, de-escalate willya?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (Dv3i1)
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It's not even ICE.
It's the other DHS support personnel who are providing protection to ICE since local police won't do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (OUMaO)
How many corporate boards have Valerie Jarrett as a director?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (OUMaO)
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"We drop all charges against Luigi since his act was justified."
-DOJ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (IAc3W)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (GZYu7)
*polite cough*
Is ICE doing anything now they weren't doing five or ten years ago?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (tgvbd)
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Nope.
The left is just throwing a tantrum about it now. That's the difference.
"Why can't Trump do deportations without a circus?!" ask the idiots.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (Hpgos)
Sure, sure, because the Right is all about ensuring the comfort of the capitalist pigs.
Wait. What?
This should dispel the myth that mega-corporations are tools of the Rethuglicans. It won't, of course, the radical Commies will still want their executives dead, but isn't it cool they can make them dance for their cause?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:06 AM (0yjaw)
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"Enforcing the law" is not their goal. Revolution is their goal. Giving the revolutionaries what they want is therefore what what they demand.
I'd like to see weaponization of law work in our favor for once. Audit and investigate all of these corporations. Find out what all illegal shit they're doing. There is surely some amount of fraud and other problems in daily operations. Any organization that large will have it. Go find it.
Then issue ruinous fines to the corporations in order to destroy them, and arrest and imprison the corporations' officers for the crimes.
Play ball or get the corporate death penalty.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:06 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
What would Jesus do?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 11:06 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 11:07 AM (J+Psw)
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Last week Nerdrotic and Chris Gore noted that actors who were in CAA (a talent agency) were all reading the same libtard talking points verbatim. I imagine there's something similar for CEOs.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 11:07 AM (jc0TO)
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Why, that would be unfair!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:07 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Why Does Mommy Pee Standing Up? at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (qUkBO)
When you start enforcing the laws that protect me and mine from the illegals, I'll consider your offer.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (zjgNU)
It's easy to understand. The CEOs and higher underlings in the Twin Cities don't want -
To be murdered by leftist crazies
Have family members murdered by leftist crazies
Have their homes burned down by leftist crazies
Have their pets killed by leftist crazies
Be harassed a lot in public by leftist crazies
Have their vehicles destroyed by leftist crazies
Have their children in school continually bullied and beaten by leftist crazies
etc
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (RIvkX)
She ruined my retirement financial calculations .
( on the board of Walgreens before they went private)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (cwGMH)
Are they cool with that? Is it OK for their customers and employees to be subjected to that?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (n1OCj)
OT but I got that Dire Straights song stuck in my head. You know the one, with the cool riff at the beginning. Man, that's a fucking tasty goddamn riff.
Also, Target is for fags. I walked into one when I was last home looking for the new Negadeth album with the exclusive bonus track and I felt like I needed to be draped in the rainbow fag flag just to enter. Holy shit, what happened to that place?
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (GZYu7)
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But it isn't. They don't give two shits about illegal aliens, beyond wanting to continue employing them and shifting costs out. That is fairly minor.
The "real solutions" that they want all involve socialist revolution.
So give them what they want. Entirely. Any corporation that advocates for revolutionary socialist policies should be immediately nationalized, with all owners expropriated.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (3cXfB)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (J+Psw)
Target in particular is a big DEI and ESG pusher and good friend to the trans fanatics so eff tgem
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (BWnHZ)
To be murdered by leftist crazies
Have family members murdered by leftist crazies
Have their homes burned down by leftist crazies
Have their pets killed by leftist crazies
Be harassed a lot in public by leftist crazies
Have their vehicles destroyed by leftist crazies
Have their children in school continually bullied and beaten by leftist crazies
etc
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (5rh/l)
But they DO want all of that to happen to EVERYONE ELSE.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:11 AM (77rzZ)
if the CEOs want deescalation, how about instead of arresring and deporting their employees...we simply arrest the CEO.
go after his store managers in red states, get convictions with jail time.
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 02, 2026 11:11 AM (PnEh/)
"As far as the DoJ is concerned, it's open season on the following named corporate executives - there will be no federal response to any crimes against these individuals, except for Civil Rights Department investigations into any Minnesota law enforcement agency who makes an arrest for any particular crime against these individuals."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (BI5O2)
if the CEOs want deescalation, how about instead of arresring and deporting their employees...we simply arrest the CEO.
go after his store managers in red states, get convictions with jail time.
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 02, 2026 11:11 AM (PnEh/)
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Interesting look at the use and abuse of everify:
https://x.com/gak_pdx/status/
2018067388558905741
"Illegal alien employment is not the sort of scam Jason (and many on the left) think it is - where the evil boss man knowingly hires random Latinos he pays under the table at a fat discount to market rates! The company my ex worked for? 100% of their employees were fully documented as valid to work in the USA with a 100% eVerify rate- all paid union wages, health benefits, taxes, etc. Does everyone at the company know like 30% of the workforce is illegal? Yes, but not according to the procedures the government mandates they use to detect legal status."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
All they did was shift from the Communist model to the Fascist model.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (/QdgR)
One of them looks like a Chippendales dude.
Toxic masculinity alert, lol!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (0yjaw)
Me and a whole lot of other people: Offer not accepted. Ramp up deportations. Enforce existing immigration
I like to have the idiots confirm that they totally support enforcing the border and preventing illegals from entering, and they just want this ONE amnesty to settle the issue if those already here, and never again. Most of the time, they agree.
When you tell them we already did it in 1986, and we're still trying to enforce the "border security/deportation" half of the deal, their attitude changes.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (JCZqz)
1) Endless wars.
2) Open borders.
3) Lower corporate income tax rates.
The CEOs are just adhering to the principles of True Conservatism.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (jtM2q)
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They may be the worst elites ever. Late Roman bureaucrats were actively Christianizing society. In eras when Chinese mandarins get decadent they at least write good poetry. Even Soviet elites could make good military hardware and non-dissonant classical music. Literally nothing our current elites do is competent or worthwhile. Nothing.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 11:14 AM (J+Psw)
‘Target is for fags. I walked into one when I was last home looking for the new Negadeth album with the exclusive bonus track and I felt like I needed to be draped in the rainbow fag flag just to enter. Holy shit, what happened to that place?’
Fags took over.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)
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Why in the world not? They just want money, power, and prestige. State ownership won't deprive them of those.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (AlhUl)
They'd get to be Commissars or Ministers of this that or the other by being loyal Party men anyway, so yeah. Also let's not pretend that the corpos are all about free market enterprise. They want to get and keep theirs (even though they usually had nothing to do with the creation, development and success of the product or service they're now in charge of) by any means necessary, up to and including government coercion and interference to maintaining their place in the fake and ghey economy.
Posted by: There's a reason BigCorp gives big bucks to Dems at February 02, 2026 11:14 AM (TbWk/)
All they did was shift from the Communist model to the Fascist model.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (/QdgR)
You beat me to it Tom.
Spot on!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 11:14 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (0KSrI)
All they did was shift from the Communist model to the Fascist model.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (/QdgR)
Only difference is the State allows the corporations to retain their capitalist name.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (zjgNU)
There have been worse ruling classes in history, but you have to start mass murdering people to join that club.
If you're going by corruption as a measure, nobody can beat America's. They've stolen more than anyone in history could even possibly imagine in their wildest, most larcenous fantasies.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (BI5O2)
All they did was shift from the Communist model to the Fascist model.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (/QdgR)
The Long March through the Institutions means ALL institutions, including boardrooms.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (uEmCf)
Big business is OK with this because of that old adage "too big to fail" coined, I think, during the Bush years.
Shut more little guys down, use your billions and insurance claims to rebuild your monstrosities and continue to hire illegals at low wages.
Until the CEO's are arrested and charged for violating federal employment laws, this will continue.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (/BPde)
I can’t boycott them harder, so I suppose this makes sense. Suck up to the crazies who you count on for your meager existence. A pox on all their houses.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (ewuvP)
I am a giver.
Posted by: No Flush Joe at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (n+1Zi)
First, you have to recognize that some of these companies have become international entities that see themselves as above America - stateless, globalist entities. These execs are the ones who attend Davos events and talk about saving the world. They do not see us as their community, we are simply data points to exploit for profit.
Second, they are likely to be run by non-Americans, reinforcing the lack of shared values/incentive to make life better for our communities/towns/cities/states.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (0yjaw)
go after his store managers in red states, get convictions with jail time.
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 02, 2026 11:11 AM (PnEh/)
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The problem is that 99% of illegals working for companies have their papers. Even if the company suspects an employee is illegal, if they have papers there's nothing they can do about it. The papers are fake or obtained illegally, sure, but on their faced they look legal. So even the most guilty CEO or manager can always say "Don't blame me, Jose had his papers."
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (YobFY)
If you're going by corruption as a measure, nobody can beat America's. They've stolen more than anyone in history could even possibly imagine in their wildest, most larcenous fantasies.
Eh, I think one can argue that Britain's current government is worse. They've given away an entire country.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
How many of the CEOs of the top 1,000 companies in America are billionaires?
10?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (n9ltV)
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Gonna have to be more specific. Several fit that description.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (XvL8K)
If you're going by corruption as a measure, nobody can beat America's. They've stolen more than anyone in history could even possibly imagine in their wildest, most larcenous fantasies.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (BI5O2)
And even these ones are constantly acting like they have the bloodlust for mass murder, and are whining like kids who can't have a cookie until after dinner about it.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (uEmCf)
One of them looks like a Chippendales dude.
Toxic masculinity alert, lol!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:13 AM (0yjaw)
Lots of ICE officers are Hispanic. Therefore every leftist calling for the abolition of ICE is engaging in white supremacy. Every time Pantifa takes a swing at an ICE officer that's just their racism in action.
Fuck the left.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Z2yLo)
I can’t boycott them harder, so I suppose this makes sense. Suck up to the crazies who you count on for your meager existence. A pox on all their houses.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (ewuvP)
Sadly, I like Cheerios.
I promise not to buy any more.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (2WIwB)
The problem is that 99% of illegals working for companies have their papers. Even if the company suspects an employee is illegal, if they have papers there's nothing they can do about it. The papers are fake or obtained illegally, sure, but on their faced they look legal. So even the most guilty CEO or manager can always say "Don't blame me, Jose had his papers."
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (iFTx/)
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What I didn't know is that the companies who use eVerify are not allowed to challenge obviously fraudulent documents as long as they're well-done enough.
18 year old Juan Gonzalez has an ID that says he was born in 1974 and is named Ingmar Andersson? Have to accept it if the ID looks real.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: MarkW at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (qxVUf)
Posted by: Ripley at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)
Like a wise man once said, by their fruits you shall know them.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (Z2yLo)
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They may be the worst elites ever...
Posted by: the lower depths
Looking at how screwed the Brits are, I'd take our elites over theirs.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (JCZqz)
Mark Steyn in this morning’s essay on the latest Epstein files dump. Also in the essay: “Apparently, being the bloke who gave the world Windows 98 doesn't pull the birds like it used to, so even Bill Gates required assistance from Mr Epstein.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (EXyHK)
Fuck the left.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Z2yLo)
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The Hispanics are justifiably taking out their generational and genetic anger on the whites who are imposing colonialism on stolen land.
Pretti, go home!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)
That’s why we need a better e-verify system.
There is no reason why we can’t.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (ggOdn)
New Hotness: Capture and nationalize every corporation, then become the state.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (JwNbV)
I am a giver.
Posted by: No Flush Joe at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (n+1Zi)
Last time I was in a Target, I did mostly that.
Dropped a bomb in there I was PROUD of.
I just can't make myself not flush........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:15 AM (uEmCf)
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Yup.
Remember 15-20 years ago when the common refrain on the Right was, "wait 'til these Millennial snowflakes have to get out into the 'Real Word'(tm) and their shift won't fly?"
Nope. The Millennials are a mega-generation and it was captured damn near totally by revolutionary leftists. They went out into the 'Real World'(tm) and remade it in their own image.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (MABZ1)
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I think this may be the problem though. CEOs are isolated from the real world. How many of them even know what "the Bud Light treatment" means?
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (0KSrI)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
...and then watch as their guys get waivers, while ours all get screwed.
I get the frustration and share the sentiment, but this would be putting a gun to our own heads. Perhaps even literally.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (OUMaO)
60+ years ago, but still very relevant as we've never addressed the problem. It's gotten much worse.
One difference between his time and ours is that our publications and institutions are no longer calling for the missing virtues. Some don't even know these things exist.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (77rzZ)
I am a giver.
Posted by: No Flush Joe
Two generations ago, I would be your permanent home.
Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital Bldg. 23 at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (GZYu7)
Gonna have to be more specific. Several fit that description.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 11:17 AM (XvL8K)
Likely, Money for Nothing.
However, that song as been cancelled because he says 'faggot' multiple times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (OUMaO)
The income tax was originally promised to only apply to millionaires. Look how that worked out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 11:21 AM (/QdgR)
Fags took over.
Negadeath? Is that by Negasonic Teenage Warhead? Yeah, she's pretty gay.
Posted by: Confused Moron at February 02, 2026 11:21 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (0KSrI)
Wonder how many illegals or sweatshop children make their shoes and boots.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:21 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:21 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:16 AM (iFTx/)
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What I didn't know is that the companies who use eVerify are not allowed to challenge obviously fraudulent documents as long as they're well-done enough.
18 year old Juan Gonzalez has an ID that says he was born in 1974 and is named Ingmar Andersson? Have to accept it if the ID looks real.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)
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Yup. And that is the much-lauded e-verify. The real solution is keeping these parasites out of the country. Once they're inside, if they are connected or clever enough, they can obtain or forge any documents they want -- and there ain't a damn thing that anyone can do about it.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (0U5gm)
Britain is a much smaller country, with much less regional independence from the central government, so it's all overwhelmed them much faster.
But we'll get there soon. They're busting their asses to catch-up to Ol' Blighty, and Ameticans are harder workers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (0KSrI)
I think in the last year Musk made that much in an hour.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (Dv3i1)
We have GOT to learn how to word things such that all of the sheep who are supporting these manufactured protests are so confused by the diametrically opposed messages that it sends them into paroxysms of "Norman, compute" to the point that they are all permanently frozen in place with vacant stares on their faces.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 02, 2026 11:23 AM (ggOdn)
However, that song as been cancelled because he says 'faggot' multiple times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Could also be Heavy Fuel or Lady Writer. Sure there are other with a great opening riff I can't think of right now.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 11:23 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
They call it "toxic masculinity" now. They've done worse than forget, they've declared war on those virtues.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:23 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (Dv3i1)
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The state and local governments have capitulated.
Local PD is offering protection to ICE now, meaning DHS can draw down their other forces, and all police departments are now honoring ICE detainer requests.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
And So It Begins: AIs Now Talking With One Another Behind Our Backs
Moltbots autonomously get together on Moltbook, which — you guessed it! — is Facebook for autonomous bots. They might as well have a sign on the clubhouse door that says, "No Humans Allowed." There, various Moltbots share skills and Lord-only-knows what else. One post found by Willison was on Moltbot telling the others how it gained remote control of its user's Android phone.
https://is.gd/jIvm1Q
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
No, don't start with the federal laws mostly affecting large corporations. At least not specifically. Start with the jurisdictions - state, local.
I'd have had DOJ/FBI/all other agencies draw up a complete list of law enforcement, and law enforcement support, provided to a given jurisdiction.
Then "de-prioritize" such enforcement - i.e. just stop it. You know, how the feds have chosen to not enforce immigration law for decades. Online fraudsters are feasting on people and businesses in your city? Wow, a string of bank robberies? Somebody outside the state is somehow harming businesses? Damn, that's a shame.
Meanwhile, feds focus on cooperative jurisdictions (except immigration enforcement, which continues X2 in stupid places).
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:24 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (GZYu7)
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Target also has a structural problem its biggest competitor (Wal-Mart) does not: it's almost entirely urban and suburban. There aren't many Target stores in the exurbs and beyond.
As a result, many of Target's stores are in the blue hives. This makes their performative leftism useful on a transactional basis, but it also means they pursue policies that radically increase the cost of goods sold, primarily theft (and expensive mitigation costs), local corruption costs, out-of-control real estate costs, etc.
It scores marketing points with their AWFL target market, but causes structural strain throughout the productive business.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:25 AM (MABZ1)
I've never quit boycotting Target over their militant "anyone can use the women's restrooms" stance.
I sometime will buy an actual General Mills cereal when the grocery has them on sale. But cereal for me is a snack substitute for cookies. For breakfast I prefer my doctored oatmeal.
Minnesota, Minnesota. There is a huge difference between welcoming high work ethic scandinavians 100+ years ago and welocming zero work ethic Somali and Hatian immigrants these days. If only you were smart enough to realize this.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 02, 2026 11:25 AM (vlkz/)
Which is why we need to let more illegal aliens in and stop enforcing all immigration laws.
Especially the laws against corporations hiring illegals.
And we need to increase welfare benefits because American workers can't find good jobs.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 11:25 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:25 AM (MABZ1)
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College educated white women are getting smaller as a share of the overall electorate every election now.
It's a dying sliver of the American electoral scene.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (cwGMH)
L8rs, all.
F*ck the left. They want you dead because you don't support communism and give them all your money.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Cosda at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (nn5L2)
Only immediate public safety problems get help. Nothing else.
If nothing else just as an experiment, to see whether there's any way to educate or motivate or coerce the voters of these jurisdictions to imitate actual useful citizens, for once.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:20 AM (0KSrI)
I think in the last year Musk made that much in an hour.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (cwGMH)
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You guys know that salary is not wealth, right? The Target CEO is worth $100M. Most CEOs and other big executives take smaller salaries in exchange for other forms of compensation (stock options, etc). Saves on taxes and avoids unfavorable comparisons between their sky-high salaries and those of their workers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:19 AM (MABZ1)
I suspect it was already remade before them.
Hollywood (and Academia) boomers who never let go of the 60s.
Late Gen-X Early Techbros (who'd be in their 50s now) who supported whatever it took to get them closer to celebrities.
But yeah, millennial finance bros were probably a plague among our civilization.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (uEmCf)
It's a dying sliver of the American electoral scene.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)
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One hell of a sliver.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (+48wn)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 11:22 AM (Dv3i1)
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The state and local governments have capitulated.
Local PD is offering protection to ICE now, meaning DHS can draw down their other forces, and all police departments are now honoring ICE detainer requests.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
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Was just getting ready to respond the same. Minnesota threw in the towel.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Cosda
Do you have a Good Feet Store in your area?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:27 AM (uEmCf)
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I'd take an entire tower block full of Millennial finance bros over a single Lexus full of Millennial AWFLs.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:28 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Black JEM
Minnesota mouthed the words. We'll see what they actually DO.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (OUMaO)
Stupid NBA coach Doc Rivers asked the rhetorical question why was ICE concentrating on illegals in Minnesota when they are doing nothing in Texas that has 10x more.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (cwGMH)
*peels sticky note with password from bottom of keyboard, throws it away*
Posted by: anachronda at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (oY6Yp)
Stupid NBA coach Doc Rivers asked the rhetorical question why was ICE concentrating on illegals in Minnesota when they are doing nothing in Texas that has 10x more.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (cwGMH)
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"Why is my news feed not filled with media about riots in Texas?"
-the actual question he doesn't realize he's asking
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (0KSrI)
Are they cool with that? Is it OK for their customers and employees to be subjected to that?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (n1OCj)
Nothing a death squad couldn't erase in 15 seconds.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (snZF9)
He was high fived for his actions by others and the police stood by and did nothing.
Until that shit is addressed, it's going to be a long long road.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (/BPde)
Are they cool with that? Is it OK for their customers and employees to be subjected to that?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (n1OCj)
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Clearly, they're fine with it. They demanded capitulation to those running the illegal area-denial tactics.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (MABZ1)
Yes he/we had a "mandate" in 24. But even a mandate can get lost in the media narrative sauce, derailed by (real or manufactured) individual "outrage" cases, and by the relentless Alinskyism of the opposition to demonize "ICE."
Of course most of this originates as commie astroturf. But DJT needs to recapture the narrative among independents and (again) lay out our fundamental need to control our borders, and the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the sole, legitimate arm of government to do that.
Posted by: Zek at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (5FPX4)
Paid for by us.
They have universal housing, universal income, universal health care for hundreds of thousands of the residents.
All paid for by us.
Benny Johnson showed last week that entire hotels that have been converted to "homeless" housing.
And all the cars surrounding are luxury vehicles, BMW, Lexus, etc.
While the place is locked up tighter than a prison to keep ICE out.
All paid for by us.
And the the director of HUD roused himself to ... issue a generic "we will not tolerate fraud" letter.
Where's the arrests?
Where are the raids?
When are you going to cut off the fund?
And tell the federal cartel judge to fuck off when she orders the funds restored?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 11:31 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (RIvkX)
The greatest reward for a lifetime of government service is to be appointed to multiple boards of directors for multinationals: this is just compensation for the sacrifices true patriots deserve.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:31 AM (rbvCR)
What would you ever buy at Target, all the social justice BS aside, what do they sell that you gotta have?
Posted by: Black JEM
Groceries
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:28 AM (MABZ1
Yeah, they take a hit of meth, and Pitbull songs start playing inside their heads, and then they can at least have fun.
Millennial Karens are just morose bundles of psychosexual neuroses fueled by Somali box wine.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (BI5O2)
Yes he/we had a "mandate" in 24. But even a mandate can get lost in the media narrative sauce, derailed by (real or manufactured) individual "outrage" cases, and by the relentless Alinskyism of the opposition to demonize "ICE."
Of course most of this originates as commie astroturf. But DJT needs to recapture the narrative among independents and (again) lay out our fundamental need to control our borders, and the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the sole, legitimate arm of government to do that.
Posted by: Zek at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (5FPX4)
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"The narrative will shift if Trump talks about things!"
"Oh, no...we can't hype small riots in St. Paul outside a hotel anymore because Trump gave an address! He's got us boxed in! We can no longer frame ancillary, pathetic attempts at attention as mass events anymore!"
-the media, apparently
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)
Where are the raids?
When are you going to cut off the fund?
And tell the federal cartel judge to fuck off when she orders the funds restored?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 11:31 AM (9O65X)
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Nowhere. Not yet. I think cutting off of funding might be what actually happens, but time will tell.
If it does, it will cause actual chaos in states like CA.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)
What would you ever buy at Target, all the social justice BS aside, what do they sell that you gotta have?
Posted by: Black JEM
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A while ago they used to sell Redskins' gear. Not so much anymore.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (BI5O2)
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That needs to be engraved in stone somewhere.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
And after these cocksuckers are all bankrupted, they have to start taxing everyone whose income is below that threshold.
You and me.
Thomas Sowell explains this quite eloquently.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (SRRAx)
Where's the arrests?
Where are the raids?
When are you going to cut off the fund?
And tell the federal cartel judge to fuck off when she orders the funds restored?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 11:31 AM (9O65X)
Until this happens, Trump is a failure. He's doing nothing to fix this. His FBI and DOJ are doing nothing about this. No one in any type of high level leadership position has been arrested, charged, tried.........the money just keeps on flowing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (/BPde)
Stupid NBA coach Doc Rivers asked the rhetorical question why was ICE concentrating on illegals in Minnesota when they are doing nothing in Texas that has 10x more.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (cwGMH)
It might only be stupidity.
But it might ALSO be an exhortation to try to get people in Texas to start rioting.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (uEmCf)
Significant portions of Dem and even more "independent" voters support immigration law enforcement.
Time to, finally, use reciprocal means to force the issue.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (U/Byj)
Yes he/we had a "mandate" in 24. But even a mandate can get lost in the media narrative sauce, derailed by (real or manufactured) individual "outrage" cases, and by the relentless Alinskyism of the opposition to demonize "ICE."
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Conundrum Cluster on Substack had an excellent essay over the weekend that I sent to JJ (it was in today's Morning Report). The author specifically complained about useless ultimatums from right-wing influencer types. I'm not sure if rando commenters here are "influencers", but our demands are equally silly and counter-productive.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (luW68)
There is no silver bullet. But I believe that the 20-30% "in the middle" (low information voters) are still somewhat open to persuasion. And, if '24 election/poll numbers have degraded this much based on opposing spin, I maintain we're foolish not to fight that battle for public opinion, because a good chunk of the voters were with us only a year ago.
Posted by: Zek at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (5FPX4)
The conversation started because you said tax the Billionaires which seemed you were implying the CEOs. I understand the sentiment and that you know CEOs aren’t billionaires . But we also understand what they make and probably over paid.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (Hpgos)
I don't think the Somalis much work, it is the others, the Mexicans and Haitians that do the work.
They work harder and don't complain because they understood under Biden that ICE mostly only comes for the uppity ones.
And I bet that frosted Hohman's balls. Ever. Single. Day.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (+4yJ5)
He was high fived for his actions by others and the police stood by and did nothing.
Until that shit is addressed, it's going to be a long long road.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:30 AM (/BPde)
Cops need to be taken off of Pensions and put on 401ks.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:36 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Bulg
*******
I've seen their ads but they aren't close. Do they sell shoes? The ads only mention inserts.
Posted by: Cosda at February 02, 2026 11:36 AM (nn5L2)
But it might ALSO be an exhortation to try to get people in Texas to start rioting.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (uEmCf)
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The entire body of tactics being used now is an effort to create a revolution...under a specific color. A color revolution.
Hyping up small revolutionary bodies making asses of themselves, trying to frame the power structure as needing overthrow...
It only "worked" in 2020 because of covid which allowed for this concentrated BLM support. It also didn't work in 2020 because they shut down ballot counting in six states in the middle of the night to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall to barely beat Trump (the GA documentation is...detailed and damning and exactly in line with this).
After months of mail in voter fraud.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Black JEM
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A while ago they used to sell Redskins' gear.
Unresponsive.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)
Are they cool with that? Is it OK for their customers and employees to be subjected to that?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 02, 2026 11:09 AM (n1OCj)
Try that shit when I'm trying to get to the hospital and see what happens.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 11:36 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 02, 2026 11:37 AM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM
Tim Walz saw his shadow?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 11:37 AM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Cosda
Only inserts, I think. But they might be of use to you, no?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:37 AM (77rzZ)
Be careful what you wish for. Most of these "billionaires" are not in cash, but in unrealized stock gains. The last thing you want is to give traction to the democrat push for a "wealth tax."
Posted by: Halfhand at February 02, 2026 11:38 AM (EFrJp)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 11:38 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (OUMaO)
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"We drop all charges against Luigi since his act was justified."
-DOJ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)
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Luigi takes out the new UH guy - justice department: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 11:39 AM (2ap+5)
How about "Breast Buy"?
Posted by: Luis Ricardo Falero at February 02, 2026 11:39 AM (vFG9F)
First, fix e-Verify, or use resources to make it effective in select situations as examples. The main lazy excuse - not a reason, an excuse and a dodge - is that illegals can commit fraud and there's no way for employers to dig into it. Well HSI can dig into it, that's their purpose.
It's not that hard. Pick a few large employers with known large-scale e-Verify fraud situations. HSI starts digging into individual cases and booting the fraudster illegals. Monkeys, seeing chickens being killed, react predictably.
Of course before this there can be a focus on known large-scale violators (food processing, etc), where they often don't even bother with e-Verify fraud. But don't just raid/root out the illegals. Prosecute the executives for their clear crimes. Massive demonstration effect.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:39 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Zek at February 02, 2026 11:35 AM (5FPX4)
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20-30%?
wtf, dude.
No way. It's maybe 1%. Partisan leanings are just baked in the cake. The "I'm gonna decide on which side to vote on based on the issues of the day," or whatever voter is vanishingly small.
It's about turnout of partisans and leaners, and combine that with the fact that the media is SIGNIFICANTLY less powerful now, especially amongst those who aren't addicted to it (super powerful with those who watch MSNOW all day, super unimportant to everyone else) with social media having cut through the shit and provided their own bubbles to thrive in.
No, way, man. Your model is both wrong and like 20 years out of date.
Trump does talk about this shit all the time, also. A little while ago he was holding up pictures of deported criminals in a new conference.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:40 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2ap+5)
insurgents in Minneapolis have now set up multiple checkpoints where they stop your car, demand ID, run your car's license plate through a database, and decide whether you can proceed or not.
This is the first I've heard of this. Where did you hear it?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:41 AM (Cqx++)
This was clear to anyone a few decades ago. Clearly predictable if you had only read your stock proxies and the "shareholder" propositions. But no, you couldn't do that. "Conservatives" are all-in on making money from the market but too damned lazy to pay attention to the things necessary for the markets to work properly. Similar goes with voting in government elections, especially local government elections. Most "conservatives" are f'n worthless. Especially those that pontificate about it.
Posted by: WTP at February 02, 2026 11:41 AM (Q7v6G)
Why aren't they in chapter 11 by now?
I can't not shop there any harder than I'm already doing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:41 AM (jtM2q)
How about "Breast Buy"?
Posted by: Luis Ricardo Falero
Corning was doing well, last I saw.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:42 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:41 AM (Cqx++)
They're bragging about it on Twitter. Group called Minneapolis Spring, or something like that.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 02, 2026 11:44 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
And after these cocksuckers are all bankrupted, they have to start taxing everyone whose income is below that threshold.
You and me.
Thomas Sowell explains this quite eloquently.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (SRRAx)
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If we can stop a billionaire's tax then we can stop a millionaire's tax. I'm tired of spending political capital on scumbags who hate us and are constantly screwing us over.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Paco at February 02, 2026 11:44 AM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/iXAp)
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When the question is asked plainly ("Do you support deporting all illegal immigrants?"), the answer is usually 55-60% in the affirmative.
When the question is asked poorly ("Do you support Trump murdering innocent BIPOC allies to tear families apart?") it gets far less support.
Also, with so much "Trump is doing so badly and there's so much chaos" you'd expect his favorability to me lower than it is. It's higher than Obama's at this point in his second term.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Cosda
Only inserts, I think. But they might be of use to you, no?
******
Maybe I should check them out but I need a fairly stiff sole shoe with a wide toe box and an insert might not do it.
Posted by: Cosda at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (nn5L2)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/iXAp)
I wouldn't be so sure.
Everyone has a number of idiots even in their own family who are just "I just want whatever the Democrats want, because I want them to win,".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: WTP at February 02, 2026 11:41 AM (Q7v6G)
You were doing okay until the last sentence.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:46 AM (deuVf)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 11:47 AM (0U5gm)
Are cases being built to carry out those explicit threats? You do that, on top of coercive reciprocity in selective enforcement of other federal laws, and some of the less insane "blue" states and cities will almost certainly start to play ball.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:47 AM (U/Byj)
The End.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)
Appropriately the opening of Apocalypse Now…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:47 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 02, 2026 11:34 AM (Dg7ng)
You mean like the demands that Trump invade Venezuela and install Maria Corina Machado as the new liberal head of state?
'Cause the funny thing is, Delcy Rodriguez is using her long time influence in Maduro's government to push a political amnesty bill for passage this month, and is closing the Helicoide political prison and releasing the prisoners there, and seems to be on the path to making a normal country instead of one wracked by factional fighting aimed right at our belly.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:48 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
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I don't think it is terrible economic policy.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 11:48 AM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 11:06 AM (0yjaw)
You've just touched the real reason CEOs are doing this. They don't want to be assassinated.
Violence works.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 02, 2026 11:48 AM (g8Ew8)
I don't know how true that is.
These people get harassed by leftwing activists if they don't do this stuff, and they and their companies get access to various benefits if they do go along with the left.
So its really a pure pay for play scenario.
Now the problem here is there needs to be pain coming from the us when they engage in this pay for play. Since they are making a risk/reward decision in going left, increase the risks.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (sKqQm)
When the question is asked poorly ("Do you support Trump murdering innocent BIPOC allies to tear families apart?") it gets far less support.
Also, with so much "Trump is doing so badly and there's so much chaos" you'd expect his favorability to me lower than it is. It's higher than Obama's at this point in his second term.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
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Sadly, some of these ops are coming from our own side, mostly right-leaning media looking for clicks. I woke up to my inbox flooded with right-leaning doomsaying on the TX special election on Saturday. "THE END OF THE WORLD!" Then I looked more carefully, and it wasn't nearly the story they pitched.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (KOQ8U)
Are cases being built to carry out those explicit threats? You do that, on top of coercive reciprocity in selective enforcement of other federal laws, and some of the less insane "blue" states and cities will almost certainly start to play ball.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 02, 2026 11:47 AM (U/Byj)
Haven't many other blue states signed retarded declarations about "Whatever California passes, we automatically also adopt into law"?
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: V. Lenin at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (65cLN)
Thomas Sowell explains this quite eloquently.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 11:33 AM (SRRAx)
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Sowell ain't infallible you know.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 11:50 AM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (sKqQm)
I think you misspelled "gay for pay".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 11:50 AM (JwNbV)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
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15% turnout election on a random Saturday with a snow storm leads to Democrats taking a state legislature seat where the winner will probably never even set foot in the State Legislature building because it won't meet until next year...after the general election for the race in November when the Republican will definitely win because it won't be a 15% turnout election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
Disagree.
Any tax to hit billionaires would have to be a WEALTH tax not an income tax.
And once we normalize the government taxing wealth they aren't going to stop until they start taxing people with ANY money to their name.
They'll promise "this will only be on billionaires!" and then if you have 10K in your bank you saved from the salary you are taxed on they'll tax that too
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (sKqQm)
Walmart, which is not my favorite store either because they too sell a bunch of junk, showed increased EPS in the second half and is showing strong growth numbers, making their even smaller net profit margin more palatable.
Their stock outlook shows the difference.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (GZYu7)
I have been looking at motorcycle videos on ewetub.
People are such retards. There is a short where a guy is obviously trying to scare people away from larger bikes by showing how high a 1000cc sportbike revs with a slight movement of the handle.
It's in neutral, you asshole. It's not under load.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)
‘Looking at how screwed the Brits are, I'd take our elites over theirs.’
That’s like saying pigshit is better than dogshit.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (jbnUc)
Soda stream replacement canisters. I can go right to the front desk, swap out my old one for a new one, bada boom. Easier and cheaper than online. And they have really cute home goods. But I don't go often.
I've been to the Targets in Harlem and the Bronx...they were an oasis of sanity for all-in-one shopping in the city. I assume they are two of the stores Target is closing in NYC and that's a blow
For those communities.
Libs talk about food deserts, and then let looters destroy needed grocery stores in NYC serving consistent, quality groceries to poorer neighborhoods. It's beyond stupid.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:46 AM (deuVf)
And that's the thing. They're never going to come for you, because they know what you (and others in your area) would do.
They'll continue to just be tyrants of their blue fiefdoms, where the law apparatus and corporate barnacles allow them their tyranny.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (uEmCf)
I don't think it's arguable they're any better than the CEO's who apparently think ICE is some sort of "disruptive influence" in their business dealings.
I can't not watch CNN or any of the 'newz' outfits any harder than I'm already doing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (jtM2q)
We are well and truly f***ed as a country.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)
Our elites are the same groups of people. We just have more protections then they do...for now.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)
Nah. The last sentence is the main point. WTFU. Or perhaps I should have said, "those who are paid to pontificate about it" or "those who have moderately significant platforms pontificating about it ". So many people who didn't like to hear debate about these problems in thepast such that they pushed back on those pointing out what was happening are now big, stronk conservative fighters who "don't understand how we gat here". Those of us who do understand how we got here get very irritated hearing their mystified BS.
Posted by: WTP at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (Q7v6G)
That’s like saying pigshit is better than dogshit.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (jbnUc)
Yeah, ours would love to be able to get away with what the Brits are doing. This is not even an argument- let alone a good one.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (qpQFJ)
I don't think it's arguable they're any better than the CEO's who apparently think ICE is some sort of "disruptive influence" in their business dealings.
I can't not watch CNN or any of the 'newz' outfits any harder than I'm already doing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (jtM2q)
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Their influence is diminishing with every passing year.
That's their punishment. You're not the only one tuning them out.
And it's going to accelerate over the next few years as Boomers, the primary audience of broadcast news, dies out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:53 AM (GBKbO)
‘Looking at how screwed the Brits are, I'd take our elites over theirs.’
That’s like saying pigshit is better than dogshit.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (jbnUc)
You can't run Bartertown on dog shit.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 11:53 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (iFTx/)
I don’t think those CEOs are billionaires unless they own the company.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:10 AM (cwGMH)
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They are probably close enough. We start with billionaires and then come for these cocksuckers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
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I don't think it is terrible economic policy.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 02, 2026 11:48 AM (Vh9CX)
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It's not great for the reasons others have expressed above. A lot of it boils down to unrealized stock gains, which I don't think should be taxed. But I don't see why I should fight to protect the wealth of insanely rich oligarchs who hate my guts, actively work to harm my interests, and pay less (percentage-wise) in taxes than most people do.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Really??
Same with me.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (77rzZ)
The left now: If you don't let megacoprorations hire illegal aliens at salaries less then what they'd pay an American you'll kill the economy!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Black JEM
Minnesota mouthed the words. We'll see what they actually DO.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 11:29 AM (OUMaO)
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They are doing it - the fair question would be, for how long?
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
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Not to mention at least half of the US Congress.
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 11:54 AM (YEJTc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (BWnHZ)
- GOP
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (qpQFJ)
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If any of that is invested and making money, you're already being taxed on it. Hell, if there's enough interest on it just sitting there, you're taxed on it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (BWnHZ)
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2020 was far worse than this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)
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Some version of this reasoning pertains to all of their support for the Party's agenda...
The corporate executive says
1.) If I don't promote the Party's bad policy, the Party will destroy my business
2.) If I do comply, my business is large enough to sustain the economic damage from the policy but my smaller competitors' are not
3.) Thee human cost of the policy of the policy will never be visible from my doorstep, and only from the safe confines of my penthouse office
4.) Which befits a man of my station, and also befits the station of the hoi-polloi who must bear the consequences.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (deuVf)
I see he is retiring to spend more time with his gladiolas or something.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Who!? Where!? I need to do some deep, undercover investigative work here!!!
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (JCZqz)
Be careful what you wish for. Most of these "billionaires" are not in cash, but in unrealized stock gains. The last thing you want is to give traction to the democrat push for a "wealth tax."
Posted by: Halfhand
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I'd prefer to cap all tax deductions for 'charity' and apply corporate taxation to all these foundations that billionaires like to create.
And roll back the ability of billionaires under Citizen's United to be able to spend unlimited money in elections to influence outcomes.
Buckley v. Valeo was wrong in equating money with free speech. For example, they allow time place and manner restrictions on using bullhorns for free speech including politics. Which is exactly the same thing as allowing unlimited amounts of money to be spent on elections by billionaires. Essentially a giant megaphone blasting 24-7 giving oligarchs undue power in our elections.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (2swu2)
I’m for a Flat tax.
And I’m against a consumption tax.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (jtM2q)
Yup. Uncle Sam gets your 1099-B before you do.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 11:57 AM (JwNbV)
After he deals with people protesting him because he's being a crappy mayor. Everything's more expensive, trash is piling up on the street. He's already doing a crappy job as mayor even by crappy NYC mayor standards.
And that ignores the news that broke that his mom is in the Epstein files, and the rumor that maybe he is Jeffrey Epstein's son. (I doubt it, but it's a fun rumor à la Justin Castreau,) but there is a non-AI pic of him as a young kid with his mom, bill Clinton, bill gates, and Jeffrey Epstein is touching him. Creepy deep state Hollywood crap.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 11:57 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 11:58 AM (g47mK)
I’m for a Flat tax.
And I’m against a consumption tax.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (cwGMH)
I'm in CA and now they are proposing a mileage tax.. I think we are the only State whose gas prices are actually going up so lets add a new tax !
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 11:58 AM (VE6XX)
I see he is retiring to spend more time with his gladiolas or something.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (rbvCR)
Mike Benz recently posted something about him (Ehud Barak) and Epstein.
Don't know enough about Mike Benz to know if it's legit, or just another "Da Jooz" conspiracy.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)
We are well and truly f***ed as a country.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)
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Blame the odd statute he was charged under. It requires a murder plus an additional separate "crime of violence." A murder alone isn't enough. Charging him under this statute was always a stretch. He's still facing the "normal" federal murder charge, which would put him in prison for life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 11:58 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)
So true! I still can’t believe how quickly everything fell apart that year. Scary even in retrospect
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (deuVf)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (RO/Ao)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/iXAp)
I wouldn't be so sure.
Everyone has a number of idiots even in their own family who are just "I just want whatever the Democrats want, because I want them to win,".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (uEmCf)
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It's another attempt at a well-financed Color Revolution by enemies foreign and domestic.
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (YEJTc)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (0KSrI)
It's beyond irresponsible to bring a kid to a protest. Anyone who dis should be visited by CPS immediately. You are clearly negligent.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 12:00 PM (gWBY1)
Anyone with a total holding of equity of an any publicly traded company, valued over $10M shall pay 1% of the value of said equity annually as a tax. This shall also be applied to any stock options whether exercised or not.
The number $10M grows with inflation every year, same rate used to calculate Social security increases.
Done and done.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 12:00 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/iXAp)
I wouldn't be so sure.
Everyone has a number of idiots even in their own family who are just "I just want whatever the Democrats want, because I want them to win,".
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:45 AM (uEmCf)
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Polling is pretty strong on continuing to deport, deport, deport. Hispanic support exploded in January. Majorities want ALL illegal aliens deported, some polling reaching 64%. It's a loser for the dems, which is why Minnesota gave up. If two deaths cannot move the needle, its time to close up shop.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (GZYu7)
Always bitching about the low rate of savings in America. Great motivator taxing your interest right?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (cwGMH)
Replace "cap" with "eliminate" and I'm all in. What you do with your money is your business. What I do with mine is mine. No more "good use and bad use" decisions by an obviously corrupt government.
Posted by: Nope at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (Ddi7K)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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We tend to forget the past which is why we so often repeat it.
Mustache man made a speech in the late 30's regarding his resolution of the Final Problem. In it, he specifically calls out who, after all, remembers the Armenians (referring to the Turks slaughter of the Armenians in WWI).
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (2swu2)
In California, "Laying in wait" for someone was usually enough of an enhancement. Saw that play out once when I lived out there.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: DanMan at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Chuck Martel
Something about Heaven is high and the emperor is far away, probably.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)
Things are still moving. The WHO held another "pandemic planning session" last year. Apparently they are planning to release yet another bioweapon on us.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (GZYu7)
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Messaging is driven by AWFLs and electoral politics is driven by black women.
Nothing out there now shows any sign of being able to break that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (nXhwP)
So you agree with Fauxchoantas to tax unrealized gains?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)
Things are still moving. The WHO held another "pandemic planning session" last year. Apparently they are planning to release yet another bioweapon on us.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:01 PM (rbvCR)
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There have been 5 major attempts to recreate covid panic since 2020.
They all lasted about a day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)
http://tiny.cc/w3gy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (MABZ1)
It never happened!
Posted by: The Turks at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)
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Yesterday my city had a protest against ice at a downtown intersection. Not a lot of people there maybe 100. But there were A LOT of cars honking as they drove by.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: LizLem
It's not negligence if you're doing it deliberately.
It's abuse.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: JTSmith at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (3mBMD)
Byron York
@ByronYork
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (J+Psw)
The corporate executive says
1.) If I don't promote the Party's bad policy, the Party will destroy my business
2.) If I do comply, my business is large enough to sustain the economic damage from the policy but my smaller competitors' are not
3.) Thee human cost of the policy of the policy will never be visible from my doorstep, and only from the safe confines of my penthouse office
4.) Which befits a man of my station, and also befits the station of the hoi-polloi who must bear the consequences.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 11:56 AM (deuVf)
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You've just described an aristocracy, except with none of the requirements of aristocrats of old.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (MABZ1)
2018347458997166100
NewsWire
@NewsWire_US
Nancy Pelosi’s Super PAC donated to Jasmine Crockett’s campaign for Senate in Texas — NOTUS
The establishment is backing Black Girl Magic in TX even though she's an embarrassment and stupid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (HFAps)
You really can't make this up. From the new Vogue profile of Gavin Newsom: 'Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence...lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 12:04 PM (J+Psw)
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Her chair was wet when she stood up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 12:05 PM (MABZ1)
Posted by: LizLem
It's not negligence if you're doing it deliberately.
It's abuse.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 02, 2026 12:03 PM (a+4eV)
Just saw a bodycam video yesterday of an AWFL mother taking her two kids to protest cops arresting a bank robber in Wisconsin.
"But he's black and you're white!" was her only reasoning.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:05 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 12:06 PM (deuVf)
Always bitching about the low rate of savings in America. Great motivator taxing your interest right?
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This could be a great new position for Trump. He's already out there with "no tax on tips". He could come out swinging with "I'm tired of hard working Americans being penalized for saving--if your family makes less than $75,000 a year I'm doing away with you paying any taxes on the interest you earn."
Posted by: Crusader at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (TN0g+)
And then $10mil becomes $5mil, then $3mil and on and on. I'll remind you that the income tax was originally pitched as only applying to the "rich" - now look who pays it.
Posted by: Halfhand at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (EFrJp)
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My history book tells me that the income tax as originally proposed was only for millionaires.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (0U5gm)
Don't know enough about Mike Benz to know if it's legit, or just another "Da Jooz" conspiracy.
Posted by: XTC
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It is true that Barak and Epstein knew each other and Barak visited the NYC townhome on several occasions and this has been previously reported by other sources.
But, I think the point that Benz has been trying to make is that Epstein was a financier of the intel agencies primarily as he worked for Bear Stearns involving their relations with BCCI in the 80's. BCCI was a CIA related corporation (look up Clifford Case btw) and a project of the Safari club (western intel agencies) doing shady shit across the globe.
So Epstein being a pervert was his hobby and passion but apparently he moved a lot of money around the globe and was spook related to the CIA, Mossad perhaps, and likely MI-6.
So, Epstein was an 'asset' apparently and as such got intel protection for his sick perverted fantasies. And possible at times, the intel agencies asked him to produce kompromat on specific individuals, especially foreign ones like the Al Thani family and the Saudis.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (HFAps)
It only requires the employer only to verify that the employee submitted the required "authorized" documents.
That is, a 25 year old Hispanic who speaks limited English can submit obviously forged docs that say his name is Joe Smith and he was born in the US in 1958 and there's ... no penalty on the employer for accepting that:
They are the authorized documents.
And nothing in the law that lets a diligent employer verify with the feds the identity.
Plus state laws that make doing so a crime ....
And no reward for reporting those who hire illegals ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 12:07 PM (9O65X)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Corporations are very similar to the old royal titles, the titleholders come and go while the titled estate carries on with its inherent legal privileges.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (2swu2)
oh look, Bannon is getting to use Epstein's Paris apartment !
https://tinyurl.com/un7v7nw
Bannon is welcome to use Epstein's plane..and Palm Beach place !
https://tinyurl.com/2vkeu274
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)
No clue. Maybe judge it on the merits and sourcing of the information than on whether someone with "credentials" approves of the guy telling you about it?
I never figured out why people like Kissinger were on the board for Theranos, other than it became a thing for "those who deserve a board membership due to their service" to get into a position to loot a profitable start up and their money managers didn't realize it was overhyped and a fraud that they would lose money on instead.
I think this is a good explanation why the C Suites and boards like whatever the current thing is. They just use the Private Equity model nowadays, and gut the company before selling the wreckage
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 02, 2026 12:09 PM (HFAps)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (g47mK)
Anyone with a total holding of equity of an any publicly traded company, valued over $10M shall pay 1% of the value of said equity annually as a tax. This shall also be applied to any stock options whether exercised or not.
The number $10M grows with inflation every year, same rate used to calculate Social security increases.
Done and done.
Posted by: Really??
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And if the market crashes the next year, they get a refund, right? Oh, no, they don't.
And the wealth tax proposed is 5%, which means that in a couple of decades, all of the wealth is taxed away, spent on better things that only the government is smart enough to spend on.
Stupid idea.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:10 PM (0U5gm)
For those communities.
Libs talk about food deserts, and then let looters destroy needed grocery stores in NYC serving consistent, quality groceries to poorer neighborhoods. It's beyond stupid.
Posted by: LizLem at February 02, 2026 11:51 AM (gWBY1)
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If you are in a retail desert - perfectly understandable. But in fly over country Target is never the only option - Walmart, Meijer, a Kroger store, and maybe a large regional store like Wegmans, Hy-Vee, Publix, plus perhaps a Whole, Foods, Fresh Thyme, Trader Joe's, other small store options for meat, breads, convenience, etc.
It's almost like there is no compelling reason for large cities to exist anymore.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (GZYu7)
And not a good one.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (RO/Ao)
Mark Levin is far more polished and understands the world better, true.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (rbvCR)
Plus state laws that make doing so a crime ....
And no reward for reporting those who hire illegals ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Yep. The only safe harbor for employees is using the DHS approved E Verify. That is why Biden junta was issuing social security numbers willy nilly to all comers, states were issuing drivers licenses to illegals, and Soc. Security was allowing fraudulent use of existing numbers to allow illegals to work here at those businesses (and register to vote, etc.).
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 11:59 AM (0KSrI)
I think it will go back to being five separate cities soon.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:12 PM (rbvCR)
And the wealth tax proposed is 5%, which means that in a couple of decades, all of the wealth is taxed away, spent on better things that only the government is smart enough to spend on.
Stupid idea.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
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Heh. Now do property taxes to be paid for by the plebes.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 12:11 PM (GZYu7)
They exist for Law Firms to congregate together around Lawmaking bodies.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 12:13 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Skier at February 02, 2026 12:14 PM (0Ctrb)
Posted by: Black JEM
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Not much except in almost all cases, they serve as a conduit for welfare bennies. The rural hinterlands don't but urban areas can squeeze enough tax payer money from the states, local government via taxes on outsiders, and fed gov to concentrate those services in urban areas. That is why the cities tend to suck a lot of the welfare class out of rural areas over time.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:15 PM (2swu2)
https://tinyurl.com/2vkeu274
Posted by: runner
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Imagine that.
Posted by: whig at February 02, 2026 12:18 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig
Yes, as far as I can tell, property taxes are not even constitutional.
The best idea is a consumption tax, which taxes everyone, unlike now.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Black JEM
Groceries
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 11:32 AM (Cqx++)
For that, we have many, many other choices of supermarkets. Easy to avoid Target or Walmart when shopping for groceries.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 02, 2026 12:22 PM (5xuJ/)
Healthcare organizations are a huge push behind that dumb letter. Of course they are given the Medicaid fraud in the state which we all know is only the tip of the iceberg there & nationwide.
The darling children - alleged to be US citizens or not - are entitled to lots of services.
And all of those organizations headed by executives who've graduated liberal colleges & universities, what should be their position and that of their shareholders?
The slew of Minnesota of corporations including, but not limited to, Minneapolis Downtown Council; Minnesota Business Partnership, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. And then the sports teams: Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx – On behalf of the entire organization; Minnesota Twins - On behalf of the entire organization; Minnesota United FC, Minnesota Vikings – On behalf of the entire organization; Minnesota Wild – On behalf of the entire organization. F 'em all.
But picking & choosing to enforce federal laws is not an option.😟
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 12:29 PM (NFX2v)
CVS, one of the feds favorites.
Healthcare funding, darling, and good $ for campaign donations, etc.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 12:44 PM (mHWM0)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 12:53 PM (jc0TO)
Are there "dorm houses" with 30-40 foreign workers hotbunking, like Dole had in Springfield OH?
Are their workers now "subcontractors" instead of employees?
How many labor laws is General Mills breaking or evading, and how many labor unions or domestic workers are they avoiding employing?
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at February 02, 2026 01:06 PM (p2GXS)
Posted by: Ralph at February 02, 2026 01:22 PM (8WZD4)
Posted by: comanche voter at February 02, 2026 01:57 PM (cB7nX)
Posted by: Octochicken at February 02, 2026 02:04 PM (oCS0o)
CVS, one of the feds favorites.
Healthcare funding, darling, and good $ for campaign donations, etc.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 12:32 PM (NFX2v)
Not just Minnesota Targets. Pretty sure that's a nationwide partnership.
Posted by: Octochicken at February 02, 2026 02:05 PM (oCS0o)
No four years and it's over for them.
Wait, wait, not just a permanent license to violate,but to create a host of other little violators.
Posted by: Dusty at February 02, 2026 03:25 PM (UL072)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 02, 2026 04:46 PM (wGqjj)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Les Nymphes
Luis Ricardo Falero
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:30 AM (SCmha)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 09:30 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (BWnHZ)
I ARTED
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)
More, please!
Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (BHrzb)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (SCmha)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (MABZ1)
Where are the men?
Is this a nunnery?
Where are the men?
We want some fun. A
Refusal to find some
Will leave us completely bored
And if our wishes are ignored
We swear to jump overboard.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Absinthe Simulator at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (OUMaO)
When did the wooden seat enter swing design? That was a hell of an improvement.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:30 AM
Don't worry...I'm sure CBD will throw the 'ettes a bone. So to speak.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Stinky at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (UEvr6)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (SCmha)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (DgMqy)
Is there a difference in quality?
Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (BHrzb)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (5rh/l)
Is there a difference in quality?
Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (BHrzb)
++++
They don't look like rugs, so I am guessing not French...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM
Maybe it was too obvious?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/BPde)
*****
What's this "Us" mean?
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (FEXGh)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)
For me at least, it's working.
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (ZxPkt)
++++
In the movie business, it's called "Fan Service"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (MABZ1)
And proper tribute for the -
Greatest Day of the Modern Era...
The Birthday of naturalfake.
Oh! And do not concern yourselves with The Groundhog, that Rodent Pretender to this date!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (SCmha)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ESVrU)
"Baker's dozen of young ladies needed for art modeling. May require nudity, ability to work with others."
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 02, 2026 09:37 AM (xDjOp)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 02, 2026 09:37 AM (zdLoL)
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 09:33 AM (OUMaO)
I see 4 ottomans and 4 fat guys!!!!
It's a good painting but I have little ones in the house I would have to explains it to. Imma chicken out on that responsibility. Goes back behind the green door.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (FEXGh)
Posted by: JML at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (7x9jd)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Hpgos)
Hope you’re staying warm! Have you had to burn the furniture yet?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM
Hiya, nurse!
Staying warmish here, although the office is a mite chilly this morning. Looking like this is going to be a brisk week. I hope Seattle is warmer.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (bFu5X)
I harem not the only one who sees this is not safe to view from work. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (0yjaw)
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It's days like this I'm glad I work from home...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ESVrU)
"In 1896, the year of his death, Maud Harvey sued Falero for paternity. The suit alleged that Falero seduced Harvey in 1894, when she was 15, first serving as his housemaid, and then model. When he discovered she was pregnant, he dismissed her. She won the case and was awarded five shillings per week in support of their child."
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Art For the (M)asses at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
I'm guessing CBD's getting laid on a regular basis now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - gives one a warm feeling at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (j02Vi)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (cwGMH)
For me at least, it's working.
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (ZxPkt)
*******
Not the ettes.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (Ve/HL)
The art buyers: Democrat party donors, the early years.
Seems not very photorealistic. So art in the eye of the beholder.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:41 AM (/BPde)
And proper tribute for the -
Greatest Day of the Modern Era...
The Birthday of naturalfake. ...
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)
++++
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:41 AM (MABZ1)
It’s supposed to hit near 60 this week. Waaaay too warm for this time of year. The doom goblins will be put on full force.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:38 AM (0yjaw)
Oh, da lisque of visible boobs in this painting is a long one.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (KiAk4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (8zz6B)
This was an easy way out.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (SCmha)
He was forced to shoot 9mm over the weekend?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Opinion fact
What a coincidence! I like LOOKING at nudes, and it's somewhat controversial in MY time!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 02, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:43 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Der Volkischer Beobachter at February 02, 2026 09:43 AM (oftw2)
The Birthday of naturalfake. ...
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)
Happy Birthday!!!!
It's awesome to have such a special day shared with JJ, isn't it?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:44 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 02, 2026 09:44 AM (JCZqz)
Butt, butt, butt how DARE you enjoy it?!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (0yjaw)
I just feel it would be rude not to. I mean, God's creation and all.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (0yjaw)
++++
I think you nailed it!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (MABZ1)
The sirens are a form of sea nymph.
IDK, if I see a bunch of naked women lying about, I know I'm getting TF out of there.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 09:40 AM (u82oZ)
I am one that does not like photorealistic painting though I greatly admire the skill. If it makes sense, I want my painting to look like a painting , not a photograph.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM
ISWYDT.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (bFu5X)
What's Nude, Pussycats?
Posted by: Zombie Tom Jones at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (iJfKG)
Indeed, it is! Enjoy away.
We can all appreciate a nood sans ottoman.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (IhIKR)
This painting looks like an Epstein Island reunion.
Have a great week, fellow goyim!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (qwx/I)
Preach, brother.
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (3VXNH)
Well done, God. Well done.
In Genesis, when God created Eve, the first recorded words from Adam are: "You are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh." Only speculation on my part, but I imagine his first words were something like: "Woof. Uhh... hi."
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Ve/HL)
The sirens are a form of sea nymph.
IDK, if I see a bunch of naked women lying about, I know I'm getting TF out of there.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (9O65X)
++++
Scylla was also the name of a single-album* side project from Toni Halliday of Curve fame.
* Sort of. Never signed. Did some touring and self-released the eponymous album.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM (0yjaw)
I just feel it would be rude not to. I mean, God's creation and all.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:45 AM (/BPde)
*****
I have a feeling they're lesbians.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (NpAcC)
Well done, God. Well done.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (/BPde)
_______
Women are the most glorious things in the material world.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 09:47 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (cwGMH)
++++
As John Lasseter said about making children's movies, "it needs to be believable, not realistic."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
It could be the castle Anthrax
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM (IhIKR)
Posted by: DanMan at February 02, 2026 09:49 AM (8uzBS)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:49 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: reason at February 02, 2026 09:49 AM (NiFOz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: PabloD at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (3VXNH)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 09:51 AM (iUTaB)
Posted by: Hunter Biden at February 02, 2026 09:51 AM (NiFOz)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (0yjaw)
++++
Are the Grammy's doing nude acts now?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:51 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:42 AM
I do, and I cannot lie.
Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Coldplay at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:51 AM (MABZ1)
Nobody watches to hear the "music".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 09:53 AM (8zz6B)
Jesus walked out of the Tomb on the 3rd day
Saw His shadow and we have 6 more weeks of Winter.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:53 AM (gbOdA)
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It's like Seinfeld said, women can do anything naked and it's sexy.
Illustrated by him running the floor sander naked.
No one wants to see that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 02, 2026 09:50 AM (0yjaw)
++++
Looked it up.
All I can say is, "Danger! Danger! Danger!"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (iUTaB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM (qpQFJ)
++++
Apparently. I missed them. Though as Peter said to the Bobs, "I wouldn't say I've been missing them, Bob."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:55 AM (MABZ1)
On the red carpet, a nude of sorts: https://tinyurl.com/wmj88e8d
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:55 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (gbOdA)
TWO THINGS...
WHO IS CHAPELL ROAN, AND IS IT TOO AWFUL TO LOOK?
[AND WHY AM I YELLING?]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Will Robinson at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (FEXGh)
I should have been an artist.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (2wNzd)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM
Even when the ottoman is painstakingly depicted as upholstered in the finest of Corinthian leathers?
Posted by: zombie Lucien Freud at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (iUTaB)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:55 AM (0yjaw)
++++
More red flags than a Chinese flag factory.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (gqZaY)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 09:57 AM (36PRH)
Pop singer, and her look might qualify for ottoman status.
https://tinyurl.com/wmj88e8d
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:57 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (cwGMH)
*sings*
Last night I was dreaming
Dreamed about the H-bomb
Well, the bomb went off and I was caught
I was the only man on the ground
There were thirteen gals and only one man in town
Thirteen gals and only one man in town
And as funny as it may be
The one and only man in town was me
Well, thirteen gals and me the only man around
...
Posted by: naturalfake changing a classic at February 02, 2026 09:57 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: red speck
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He said it, but with a super awkward voice crack in the middle.
Posted by: reason at February 02, 2026 09:57 AM (/8+za)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:54 AM
This man. He gets it.
* preens *
Posted by: Lena Dunham at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)
++++
Excellent comment. Should probably go on the quarterly top 10.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (MABZ1)
I should have been an artist.
----------------
Welcome to Hollywood.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (iUTaB
I’ve said before that even if he was MAGA x10, I would still say he is the most unfunny ‘comedian’ in the business. I truly don’t understand how he became a thing.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:55 AM (0yjaw)
++++
More red flags than a Chinese flag factory.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (MABZ1)
----------------
She's got
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 09:59 AM (qRu4v)
Feels more like: I hate myself, I hate the male gaze, FU to those who embrace beauty and about another dozen screechy feminist things.
Sorry for diverting the thread -- I can more appreciate this painting after such deliberate ugliness.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:59 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Ghetto Wisdom at February 02, 2026 09:59 AM (ues3R)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Kathy Griffin at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM (cwGMH)
His career ark is exponential decay?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:58 AM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Kathy Griffin at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Amy Schumer at February 02, 2026 10:01 AM (WKXUX)
Posted by: Kathy Griffin at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM (0sNs1)
Trevor Noah makes you look like Joan Rivers.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:55 AM (0yjaw)
++++
More red flags than a Chinese flag factory.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:56 AM (MABZ1)
----------------
She's got Betty Davis Psychopathic eyes ...
Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 09:59 AM (qRu4v)
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She claims to be non-binary/queer. So if her goal is to be unattractive to "normies" she nailed it.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM
Well, perhaps just a little of the peril, then.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 10:03 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM
It's grounded on Mt. Ararat.
Posted by: T. Noah at February 02, 2026 10:03 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 10:03 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:57 AM (0yjaw)
I understand the shock value of being mostly topless, but that shock is far, far too mild nowadays, when actual beauties are doing it.
Was her intent to repulse? Was it prurient? What was the political message? Is her career dying, and she has to jumpstart it? Is she a singer? An actor? A hooker?
So many questions...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Oh noes! at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Hannah Gadsby They/Them at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
She looks great! I learned my lesson after Amber...this Roan lady looks stable and traditional. Great mother material!!!
Posted by: Johnny Depp at February 02, 2026 10:05 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 10:05 AM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (MABZ1)
======
The Oscars were designed to corral Hollywood egos around the desires of Louis B. Mayer. They were baubles to convince the talent to make the kinds of movies Mayer wanted.
So, no.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
Isn't there an award for animals in the movies/TV? That's probably relatively sane. But I don't know if it's ever broadcast.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 10:07 AM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 09:48 AM
Many good things come after the spankings.
Posted by: Sir Lancelot at February 02, 2026 10:07 AM (03EIC)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (qpQFJ)
The fuckhead hates America and everything about it.
So guess where he chooses to live?
> 156 Was there ever a time - in the "old days" or somesuch - when entertainment industry awards shows weren't merely a means of parading mental illness around on the stage?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:04 AM (MABZ1)
As I recall, the Golden Globes were originally a fake award that a foreign journalist cooked up to get his boss (and the bosses of all the other foreign journalists) to pay for a big party. They'd collect money for "covering" the "award show", which they spent on booze. Then they'd give an "award" to any celebrity who showed up for the party.
So... more honest than most.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:08 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
Isn't there an award for animals in the movies/TV? That's probably relatively sane. But I don't know if it's ever broadcast.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)
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I'd watcb that. It's aboit time "good boy!"s (and girls) were recognized for their contributiions to film. I'm a little biased towards dogs. The lack of acceptance speeches would be a plus.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 10:08 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (IUuBi)
Does anyone have her phone number?
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (L0t2a)
The Oscars were designed to corral Hollywood egos around the desires of Louis B. Mayer. They were baubles to convince the talent to make the kinds of movies Mayer wanted....
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)
Wait...
You mean Louis B. Mayer wanted them to make movies like, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"?
Huh....well, mission accomplished!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (iJfKG)
So many questions...
The first one, for sure. Probably some of the others, as she's some sort of outspoken progressive on lgbtq and other issues? Only know her from headlines, but pretty sure she's the radical, scoldy type they're promoting in Hollywood.
The many questions seems the point: a visual assault against femininity, for daring to be a man enjoying a provocatively dressed young woman, etc..
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (L0t2a)
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She did a performance at one of the televised NYE shows. I remember the name and thinking the music to be either inane or annoying. I forget which.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (cwGMH)
You mean Louis B. Mayer wanted them to make movies like, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"?
Huh....well, mission accomplished!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (iJfKG)
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Correct.
Santa Claus v the Martians was Louis B. Mayer's passion project. He had to fight his own studio, the US government, and Liechtenstein to get it financed.
That it wasn't well received is why he decided to cut up John Huston's The Red Badge of Courage, to show those hoity-toity assholes his power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (GBKbO)
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I’d never heard of this “singer” before. Now I know who she is. So mission accomplished in getting her name out.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (qpQFJ)
The many questions seems the point: a visual assault against femininity, for daring to be a man enjoying a provocatively dressed young woman, etc..
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 10:09 AM (0yjaw)
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Ahhh, so she's trying to be the next Billie Eilish?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM
Any chance of invoking the power, the majesty, the magic of AND?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (MABZ1)
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Which is ironic because Billie Eilish hates being Billie Eilish.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (GBKbO)
Just reaffirmation that the industry they represent is still relevant.
spoiler: they're not
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 10:12 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (GBKbO)
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Goes with the territory in that business.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:12 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Lizzy
Yikes!
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 10:03 AM
Seriously. Run, do not walk, to the exit.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 10:13 AM (bFu5X)
Which is ironic because Billie Eilish hates being Billie Eilish.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM (GBKbO)
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There is iron in your words.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 10:13 AM (36PRH)
Groundhog Gripe
An old meteorologist named Johnny
Complained to his boss, Mr. Bonney
"Weatherman impersonator!
Giant rat prognosticator!
I've really had my phil of Punxsutawney!"
Posted by: muldoon at February 02, 2026 10:13 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM
Pretty sure a lot of other people aren't happy about her being Billie Eilish, either.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (bFu5X)
She’s in the same Milieu as Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and a host of other THOTs.
Her music like the rest of them is largely forgettable and will sadly be representative of the music of the 1st half of the 21st century.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (+/kIZ)
Did win an Oscar for Best Director: Kevin Costner
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Bulg
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Bugs Bunny won an Oscar in 1959.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:15 AM (XvL8K)
I simply don’t care. Knock yourselves out. But leave kids alone, you assholes.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 10:15 AM (LUIDu)
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, she doesn't have one.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:15 AM (IG3/x)
She’s in the same Milieu as Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and a host of other THOTs.
Her music like the rest of them is largely forgettable and will sadly be representative of the music of the 1st half of the 21st century.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (+/kIZ)
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Would you add Suki Waterhouse to that list?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 10:16 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 02, 2026 10:16 AM (wVcYX)
Did win an Oscar for Best Director: Kevin Costner
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (IG3/x)
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Costner beat Scorsese with Dances with Wolves which is boring as shit against Scorsese's most beloved film Goodfellas.
The Oscars are dumb, not reflective of quality, and so polluted with other concerns that anyone outside of the industry shouldn't care about it at all.
I haven't watched an Oscar ceremony since 2004, and I'm the movie guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:16 AM (GBKbO)
They should have had Joel Grey introduce her, in full make up as the Emcee of the Kit-Kat Club
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:17 AM (2TaYR)
They should have had Joel Grey introduce her, in full make up as the Emcee of the Kit-Kat Club
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:17 AM (2TaYR)
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Money makes the world go round.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:17 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 10:15 AM (LUIDu)
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*knocks on nearest wood*
Lets hope so. But I doubt it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:18 AM (2TaYR)
Every era has good and bad. Today’s it’s ALL bad.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:18 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:19 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (+/kIZ)
Remember that there are a lot of centuries of which no one remembers any of the music at all, save maybe for a couple of common tunes. Looks like this is gonna be another one.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 10:19 AM (IUuBi)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:11 AM
Pretty sure a lot of other people aren't happy about her being Billie Eilish, either.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 02, 2026 10:14 AM (bFu5X)
No relation.
Posted by: Billy Fish, Rifleman Majendra Bahadur Gurung wishing you many good lucks! at February 02, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Billy Fish, Rifleman Majendra Bahadur Gurung wishing you many good lucks! at February 02, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)
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*regards that man's head as the perfect size for polo*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:20 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Billy Fish, Rifleman Majendra Bahadur Gurung wishing you many good lucks!
Oh man, I'm sorry I didn't come up with that. Well done!
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: JTB at February 02, 2026 10:21 AM (yTvNw)
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, she doesn't have one.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:15 AM (IG3/x)
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Billie: "Hey, my eyes up up here.'"
Me: "no thanks"
https://tinyurl.com/5n69u9rd
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 02, 2026 10:21 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Oh, big damn head.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:21 AM (cwGMH)
It’s the one and only time I ever watched the Oscars. And I did’t even really watch that closely. I remember Marisa Tomei won for My Cousin Vinny and all the girls loved it because she was and I quote “so cute”.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:22 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:23 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:22 AM (qpQFJ)
She was smokin'.
Still pretty easy on the eyes.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 10:24 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:24 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 10:24 AM (/BPde)
And then there are those who manage to transgress the boundaries of time.
https://is.gd/Bt6PNR
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:25 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:25 AM (cwGMH)
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I haven't seen a radio since Mozart played for the King of Austria as a child.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:26 AM (GBKbO)
https://is.gd/Bt6PNR
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)
300 years from now, universities will have entire departments devoted to the study of that piece.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Friday's art? Them were some tiny 'uns.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (cwGMH)
She probably deserved the award, and the movie (Paper Moon) was quite good!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (2TaYR)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (cwGMH)
221 I like the joke that the acting profession was summed up when they gave their highest award to a 12 year old. (Tatum ONeal)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (cwGMH)
She probably deserved the award, and the movie (Paper Moon) was quite good!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
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Ever hear Bogdanovich describe his directing method on Paper Moon with little Tatum?
50 takes. For everything. Every single shot she was in took 50 takes.
That award should have gone to Bogdanovich.
You either direct children to an inch of their lives, or you just have them play themselves (David Bradley's performance in Ken Loach's Kes).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (GBKbO)
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I've heard the name. This is not surprising given how media has become so fragmented and siloed/stovepiped. Kind of hard to find the center of an exploding world.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:29 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (cwGMH)
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Katy Perry peaked when Firework played while Kim Jong-Un got blowed up in The Interview.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:29 AM (GBKbO)
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Imma amazed Bogdanovich wasn't banging Tatum. I guess having her Daddy in the movie avoided that.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:30 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
You mean to tell me being all the LGBTQIA2S+ things, and getting full social media support and celebration, doesn't result in happiness?!?!!?!?
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 02, 2026 10:30 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (2TaYR)
I once crossed paths with Nick Searcy in a small tourist town. He saw that I knew who he was, but I just nodded and we did a quick 'sup nod, and I went on my way.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
If the "industry" couldn't manufacture fame and alleged popularity anymore starting tomorrow, within a month all the names charting now would disappear without a trace and a whole new set of "artists" would take their place. All would sound different. Some might even be good.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (Hpgos)
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Unlimited bandwidth has more or less destroyed the "cultural phenomenon hit show." When there were fewer than a dozen channels, it was easier to have hits through paucity of options. Once options became available, shows shrank.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (PSEDc)
And his mom was played by Nancy Davis, later Nancy Reagan. George Murphy played his father.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (cwGMH)
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Katy Perry peaked when Firework played while Kim Jong-Un got blowed up in The Interview.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:29 AM (GBKbO)
No love for Left Shark??
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Friday's art? Them were some tiny 'uns.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
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I've been with girls with yuge boobs. I've never been with a girl with wings. I'll take the wings.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (PSEDc)
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I shook hands with Spike Lee.
I was living in Rome. My friends and I were hanging out in the Abbey Theater, one of a few Irish pubs in the city. In walks Lee and two very large black men who were his security. They just wanted to watch some football while Lee was on his press tour for The Miracle of St. Anna.
He sat in the same room as us for like 30 minutes. As he passed to go into the back room (presumably for more privacy, though no one was bothering him directly), I shook his hand real quick.
Dude's scum personally, but I was still a bit star struck.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
A friend just sent me a Ring camera pic of a mountain lion taken at around 4:30 am today. Location about 250 yards from my front door in a suburban neighborhood that butts up against the Colorado National Monument. Our neighborhood Watch Dog barking telegraph didn't raise the alarm. No walk for the pup this morning.
Posted by: muldoon at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (qgHp7)
I remember when California Gurls came out you couldn’t go15 seconds without hearing on the radio. Plus it has Snoop in it what’s not to love? 😀
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (qpQFJ)
The way the women are shown and proportioned reminds me, strongly, of the nudes in Frank Frazetta paintings. That is a compliment.
His Wiki page shows 20 of his works. 18 of them are nudes with this same feel. It says he died in 1896 at age 45. Can't help wondering if he wore himself out.
Posted by: JTB at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (snZF9)
How exactly would one hear TS or BE if one never turns on a pop music station? Doesn't watch network TV? Actively avoids the noise of today's music?
I have heard TS sing one song because I was curious about all the excitement. To say I was underwhelmed would be an understatement. As a result, if I were inadvertently exposed to her voice, I wouldn't recognize it.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:29 AM (GBKbO)
No love for Left Shark??
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:32 AM (8Gofn)
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That was despite Perry, not because of her.
Left Shark was left in a ditch for stealing the spotlight. We all know it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: PRINCE ANDREW at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (nqSPo)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
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You missed the joke. The movie was good and her part also good but what other profession can a 12 year old reach the top. Actors are a dime a dozen with very few exceptions.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (FEXGh)
My guess is that keeping that area bare was probably the only way to keep all of the creepy-crawlies from establishing a home down there...
(Gonna take a while to get THAT image out of your head, right? You. Are. Welcome. 😈😈😈 )
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:28 AM (GBKbO)
Well, it worked. She did a good job!
But...Bogdanovich is massively overrated. How many watchable movies has he made?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2TaYR)
Most people's taste in music is formed in high school, and they listen to the same albums they heard when they had their first handful of boob.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (PSEDc)
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I shook hands with Spike Lee.
I was living in Rome. My friends and I were hanging out in the Abbey Theater, one of a few Irish pubs in the city. In walks Lee and two very large black men who were his security. They just wanted to watch some football while Lee was on his press tour for The Miracle of St. Anna.
He sat in the same room as us for like 30 minutes. As he passed to go into the back room (presumably for more privacy, though no one was bothering him directly), I shook his hand real quick.
Dude's scum personally, but I was still a bit star struck.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
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Seen him numerous times. He's a tiny guy, barely above midget height.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Opinion fact
This is about me, isn't it?
-- Zombie Joan of Arc
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (iFTx/)
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The contrast in his size and his security's was...stark.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (GBKbO)
TS songs are played in every grocery store /retail store and every elevator that plays music in America. Her appearances on TV in commercials,etc are ubiquitous.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:10 AM (cwGMH)
They gave her an award, because she was 12 years old, and Hollywood wants to encourage more 12 year old girls to join the business (IYKWIMAITYD).
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (WIp0G)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:34 AM (cwGMH)
No. I didn't miss the joke. Although...it's axiomatic, and not really a joke.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:31 AM (PSEDc)
Did you get a Marshal stiffy?
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)
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Actors make horrible wait staff.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (Hpgos)
We're talking about music so anodyne and boring that your brain just kind of filters it out as static. It's auditory metamucil. It's what heroine addicts hear when they get to purgatory after a hot shot.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
The Last Picture Show is depressing as hell.
But that one he made about the sniper, with Boris Karloff, was OK.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
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His Roger Corman movie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (GBKbO)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang!!! Dibs on the one on the left!
Goes looking for coffee. And a blanket.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: cmeat at February 02, 2026 10:38 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
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A 30-ish girl we are friends with, the daughter of some good friends of ours, worked as a personal assistant for Lee's wife for a year. She hates them with a passion, saying they are the two most self-absorbed people she had ever met.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2TaYR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (BI5O2)
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I have always imagined as the elevator version of "Eleanor Rigby"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2TaYR)
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If he's being interviewed about Martin Scorsese, Lee seems kind of normal.
In any other interview, he seems like a giant (though tiny in stature) asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (snZF9)
Did you get a Marshal stiffy?
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (8Gofn)
It amazes me that in a show with such a hugely talented and entertaining cast, he was even better. Art Mullen is one of the best characters I've ever experienced.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (PSEDc)
TS songs are played in every grocery store /retail store and every elevator that plays music in America. Her appearances on TV in commercials,etc are ubiquitous.
1) I avoid grocery stores and retail stores. Elevators don't really play music anymore that I've heard.
2) I don't watch commercial TV.
3) If I were inadvertently exposed to her voice, I wouldn't know it.
4) Yes, I'm a curmudgeon.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (Riz8t)
-- Zombie Joan of Arc
Posted by: Bulg
She flamed out early.
*slinks away*
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (lJ0H4)
But that one he made about the sniper, with Boris Karloff, was OK.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
West Texas makes for some depressing back drops.
Doesn’t get more depressing than HUD.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (cwGMH)
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Actors make horrible wait staff.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:37 AM (Hpgos)
Are you saying actresses playing rude, pissy, grumpy, and hostile wait staff in movies and tv aren't acting?
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (iFTx/)
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The contrast in his size and his security's was...stark.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:36 AM (GBKbO)
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He's always court-side at Knicks games. Back when I was at the big firm, they also had courtside seats for clients etc. Lee's a midget but once night he was there with some girl. Don't know who she was, but looked like a rapper or some shit. Whoever she was, she was so comically tiny she made him look like a linebacker.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Not sure about that. Triumph and .38 Special have not been in my playlists for decades.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:02 AM (qpQFJ)
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Remember, no math!
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (AlhUl)
I have always imagined as the elevator version of "Eleanor Rigby"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)
Oh no. You lit up the DriscollSignal.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (y9nCu)
Are you a hermit?
I’m talking about normal people.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2TaYR)
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That's normal for entertainment of all kinds.
Look at the profit distribution on OnlyFans. Same thing. The top tiny percentage of "creators" take home most of the cash. Everyone else scrambles for pennies.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (Z2yLo)
He's always court-side at Knicks games. Back when I was at the big firm, they also had courtside seats for clients etc. Lee's a midget but once night he was there with some girl. Don't know who she was, but looked like a rapper or some shit. Whoever she was, she was so comically tiny she made him look like a linebacker.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (iFTx/)
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My younger brother has been living in NYC for the past couple of years. He's getting married in September, and it's going to mark the end of his time in the city.
The one major thing he's going to miss most is going to random screenings of movies with Q&As with the stars. The most recent was one for One Battle After Another where Benicio del Toro was going to answer questions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (GBKbO)
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The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women.
Not a bad crop.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (cwGMH)
It's a coven?
They're witches - burn them!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (SRRAx)
I’m talking about normal people.
Nope, I just don't frequent places that irritate me.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:30 AM (Hpgos)
Bogdanovich wasn't that way inclined, I believe.
He was dating/living with? the complete knock-out Dorothy Stratten, who unfortunately was murdered by her crazy husband cuz she was dating Bogdanovich IIRC.
Bob Fosse made a movie about her, "Star 80"
Not the feel good movie of the year.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
Not the feel good movie of the year.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
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Fosse made 5 movies, and they're all bangers (well all I've seen...I still haven't seen Sweet Charity).
Dude was talented.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (MABZ1)
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*puts shirt back on*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:52 AM (cwGMH)
It's a coven?
They're witches - burn them!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (SRRAx)
He has a painting called Witches Traveling to Their Sabbath or something like that.
I’m assuming the guy was an evil pervert.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (MABZ1)
They're going to be in deep shit when they realize Trump killed the penny.
It's like he assassinated Lincoln all over again.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2TaYR)
My wife’s bestie from college plays the violin and does weddings as a side gig on weekends . Plays background music as guests arrive and as everyone comes down the aisle that kind of thing. She charges $500 for about 2 hours of time. Some busy summer weekends she’ll do 4 or 5 weddings.
Not too shabby as a side gig.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (snZF9)
She used to have a world-class rack...to me that is more important than her music.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (BI5O2)
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Well, there is always Cybill Shepard. Not that that's a bad thing.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (Hpgos)
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The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women.
Not a bad crop.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:41 AM (Hpgos)
Also, "What's Up, Doc?"
His first three movies are -pretty great, after that not so much.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (iJfKG)
Not the feel good movie of the year.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
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Fosse made 5 movies, and they're all bangers (well all I've seen...I still haven't seen Sweet Charity).
Dude was talented.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
Whenever I see the name Fosse I think of that scene from The Bird Cage with Robin Williams trying to direct a guy on a particular scene.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 02, 2026 10:39 AM (PSEDc)
So difficult to pick a favorite without feeling like it's a slight to the other great characters / actors. Art Mullen really was a great character who was incredibly dynamic.
I might have to watch the series again. 4 times so far!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (8Gofn)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:44 AM (Hpgos)
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Travis Bickle just didn't know that much about foreign films, otherwise he would have gotten a piece of that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (xcxpd)
After huge snowstorm Penn climate scientists warn about … global warming
Keeping with this, the University of Pennsylvania student paper The Daily Pennsylvanian decided to go to Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Michael Mann, who said the recent snow makes “clear” the “impact of human-caused warming.”
“In regions that experience these stronger storms, we can expect extreme cold — and indeed, in some places, even record cold — even as the planet continues to warm dramatically,” Mann said.
https://is.gd/KR513g
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)
Not sure about that. Triumph and .38 Special have not been in my playlists for decades.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)
For good reason. Both had some great songs, surrounded by a lot of gawdawful filler on their albums.
Both were legitimately great live bands though. Saw both of them multiple times. Never a bad performance.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (y9nCu)
He was dating/living with? the complete knock-out Dorothy Stratten, who unfortunately was murdered by her crazy husband cuz she was dating Bogdanovich IIRC.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 02, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
Stratten - born in 1960.
Bogdanovich - born in 1939.
If he wasn't that way inclined, he certainly was incline adjacent.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (nlmQn)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2TaYR)
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Totally normal, and true of all entertainment (and most other) businesses. It's the very rare band or musician -- or actor -- who makes a lot of money. Stories are legion of bands who sold millions of records and ended up with nothing.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
That's got one of my favorite numbers in it. The one where Sammy Davis Jr. is singing about his career as the fly-by-night preacher.
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
Bogdanovich - born in 1939.
If he wasn't that way inclined, he certainly was incline adjacent.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (nlmQn)
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Just like Massie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:47 AM (Hpgos)
The Art World and agents decide who they are going to make wealthy.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 10:47 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:47 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)
I listen to them enough to make up for that. Especially Triumph's Allied Forces album. That's a road trip staple!
Posted by: Doof at February 02, 2026 10:47 AM (8Gofn)
Dude was talented.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
Multi-talented.
Endorsed.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (xcxpd)
I saw an article a few years back, from Forbes I think, the point of which was that the vast majority of money made in the music business is earned by a very small group of performers.
This is true of any profession largely dominated by leftists (journalism, academia, the arts, entertainment, fashion).
In addition to monstrous levels of income inequality, these professions also feature sexual misconduct, financial chicanery and ruthless exploitation and disposal of the weak and powerless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
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I would like to know more about that.
Also, I do not want to know anything about that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (2WIwB)
President Trump responds almost immediately saying he’s going to sue to sh!t out of him: “Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
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I'm pretty sure this art is from Epstein Island.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
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I would like to know more about that.
Also, I do not want to know anything about that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)
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Eh. 40 year old men finding 20 year old women attractive isn't weird. 20 year old women finding 40 year old men attractive isn't weird.
It's all stupid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2TaYR)
Shocked I am...shocked. I remember the drummer from one fairly big band I was with. He got a royalty check. It was like $1.10. He stapled it to the wall in his bedroom. Thats kinda when I knew I better have quite a few other trades under my belt just in case.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (snZF9)
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You looking at me?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (Hpgos)
But...Bogdanovich is massively overrated. How many watchable movies has he made?
He'll probably be remembered more as a film historian than filmmaker.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:47 AM (qpQFJ)
Give me a trillion dollars and I'll make things happen.
Might be good, might be bad, will probably involving rolling around naked in hundred dollar bills with big tittied coeds but goddammit thing will happen.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (Z2yLo)
Also, I do not want to know anything about that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)
It's supposed to be a joke.
Now I'm supposed to call him a glowie, but I am trying not to be predictable.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (nlmQn)
The best parts of that flick were Streisand's boobs and Bugs and Elmer at the end. Wonder how much he had to pay Warner Brothers for those rights. Or was it a Warner Brothers film to begin with?
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)
Every era has good and bad. Today’s it’s ALL bad.
I don't know if it's peoples' tolerance for shit or if it's some result of a "music industry" that churns out drivel to fit a music star's persona -- like Greg Brady and Johnny Bravo. But it's all two-chord-progression, drum-machine pap.
There's no Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Genesis, or Fleetwood Mac to crank out their *own music from their *own heads and their *own musical talent.
And don't get me started on the insulting gutter crap that is rap "music."
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (y9nCu)
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He was best friends with Orson Welles.
Just ask him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
It's all stupid.
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Chaucer covered this a long time ago.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 02, 2026 10:51 AM (ggOdn)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills would beg to differ.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 10:51 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Doof
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I'll admit that I checked out the release of Triumph covers that came out last year. Dino Jelusick's cover of Fight the Good Fight is pretty good:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8w2npp
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:51 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 10:51 AM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Bulg
Bug Bunny is the star of the month on TCM for Feb.
Posted by: Tuna at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (tgvbd)
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It would be true even those industries were rock-ribbed conservative. It's a fact of life in the mass media business. Without the mass, you don't get the riches. If you have the mass, you can.
It's why the YUGE media salaries are increasingly a thing of the past. With unlimited channels, achieving the "mass" is all but kaput, and the tremendous paydays that mass enabled will follow it down.
Sports are the last truly mass media category, and their salaries are holding up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (MABZ1)
It's all stupid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:49 AM (GBKbO)
No, it's not weird. It's when the numbers go up on one end, and down on the other that it becomes... weird.
And as you well know, Hollywood is full to its gills in that sort of thing. Very weird indeed.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (nlmQn)
Isn't Billie Ellish some record producer's kid? All I know of her is the all the hubub when sad emo gal unleashed her cannons on an unsuspecting public a few years back.
She has that "Dead at 27" look about her, though she may have already passed that threshold.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 02, 2026 10:51 AM (ggOdn)
Whoever wrote that piece of shit needs to be burned at the fucking stake.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:53 AM (Z2yLo)
He was best friends with Orson Welles.
Just ask him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
*snort*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:53 AM (y9nCu)
From Dark Gloomy Art:
The painting "Les Nymphes" by Luis Ricardo Falero, created in approximately 1878, depicts a group of nymphs engaging in various activities in a nocturnal, serene landscape. The scene is set by a body of water, illuminated by a subtle light that reflects off the water's surface and highlights the figures. The nymphs are portrayed in different poses: some are standing, others sitting or reclining, and one is playfully perched on another's shoulders. Their interactions suggest a sense of camaraderie and ease within their natural surroundings. The composition is balanced, with the figures arranged in a way that guides the viewer's eye across the canvas. The painter's skill is evident in the rendering of the human form, the play of light on skin, and the overall tranquil atmosphere that is both idyllic and sensuous. Falero's attention to detail and ability to capture the mythical quality of these figures are central to the painting's aesthetic and thematic essence.
I know nothing of the artist but it's a well done painting.
I'll pass hanging.
TU
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 10:53 AM (NFX2v)
And this is my 'city' place. Have actually encountered mountain lions several times up in the...you know...mountains.
Posted by: muldoon at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (tgvbd)
You mean 27 or dead?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (nlmQn)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:48 AM (tgvbd)
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It would be true even those industries were rock-ribbed conservative. It's a fact of life in the mass media business. Without the mass, you don't get the riches. If you have the mass, you can.
It's why the YUGE media salaries are increasingly a thing of the past. With unlimited channels, achieving the "mass" is all but kaput, and the tremendous paydays that mass enabled will follow it down.
Sports are the last truly mass media category, and their salaries are holding up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (MABZ1)
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Sports is being propped up by gambling. Indeed, if you watch even 10 minutes of almost any pro sports, you'll wonder if the entire sport isn't there just to facilitate betting. I don't know if that is sustainable.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 10:33 AM
Well, get going. If you hop to it, you might sing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 10:55 AM (0sNs1)
My wife’s bestie from college plays the violin and does weddings as a side gig on weekends . Plays background music as guests arrive and as everyone comes down the aisle that kind of thing.
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[cues up that oft-fired cannon by Pachelbel]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (lgI1T)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (iFTx/)
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Yup.
And if it ends up cracking under the weight and corruption, they will have nobody to blame but themselves. The audience is still there, and still huge. Off from its all-time highs, but holding up fairly well. If they killed the golden goose, that's on them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (MABZ1)
After huge snowstorm Penn climate scientists warn about … global warming
Keeping with this, the University of Pennsylvania student paper The Daily Pennsylvanian decided to go to Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Michael Mann, who said the recent snow makes “clear” the “impact of human-caused warming.”
“In regions that experience these stronger storms, we can expect extreme cold — and indeed, in some places, even record cold — even as the planet continues to warm dramatically,” Mann said.
https://is.gd/KR513g
Posted by: Archimedes at February 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)
Have you read the news 2025 was not the hottest year, ever?
I though not. I had to search the website of the ESA climatista agency to learn this. I am not surprised.
Note - that site says 2025 was the third warmest tear, evah! The MEDIA will no doubt tell us this (fake) doom news a few weeks after most of the snow and ice melts in the northern US.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (5rh/l)
She has that "Dead at 27" look about her, though she may have already passed that threshold.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:52 AM (tgvbd)
24, so there's plenty of time for the inevitable crash.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (8CIFn)
But other sports not so much NBA tv ratings are waaaaay down from the peak 10ish years ago.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (qpQFJ)
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If you bet wisely it can be profitable. Nice training platform to develop situational awareness and risk management. These are skillz.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 02, 2026 10:54 AM (iFTx/)
Pro-sports have always been about gambling. Football is boring unless you have money on it. The mask might have come off in the last couple of years but it's been about gambling for many many moons.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:58 AM (Z2yLo)
And if it ends up cracking under the weight and corruption, they will have nobody to blame but themselves. The audience is still there, and still huge. Off from its all-time highs, but holding up fairly well. If they killed the golden goose, that's on them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (MABZ1)
Once again, normalizing a vice has corrosive secondary effects. A couple of MLB guys were suspended in an investigation on proposition bets. All this talk about MLB/NFL/NBA being "rigged" comes from degenerate gamblers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (tgvbd)
Was your lovely bride showing dogs in Indianapolis last week? Mrs Pilot says there were a pile of Borzois there. I told her it would be funny if she met her to ask if her husband is a moron…
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (ewuvP)
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The next thing you gonna tell me that horse racing is all about gambling. The Sport of Kings!
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 10:56 AM (MABZ1)
I think gambling is just one of the symptoms of the rot.
What is killing sportsball is the same corporatist mentality that is corrupting damn near every institution. Since it's all just a wealth redistribution racket, well then sure, introduce gambling into it.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (nlmQn)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (8CIFn)
It's all you need to know. Has big tits, wears baggy clothes. Know how to leave something to the imagination. Not an in your face whore.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: pudinhead
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Who you taking with Seattle at -4.5?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (XvL8K)
Was your lovely bride showing dogs in Indianapolis last week? Mrs Pilot says there were a pile of Borzois there. I told her it would be funny if she met her to ask if her husband is a moron…
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (ewuvP)
No, she had the weekend off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 11:00 AM (tgvbd)
There's no Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Genesis, or Fleetwood Mac to crank out their *own music from their *own heads and their *own musical talent.
And don't get me started on the insulting gutter crap that is rap "music."
Posted by: red speck at February 02, 2026 10:50 AM (Ve/HL)
Yeah its all crap. Reason #475636 why I stayed in metal. It can't be faked, you still need to be top of your game to play it, and for the most part it gets better and better. I will say though, some sub genres of it exist that are pure garbage and no doubt infected by the same mentality that took out most other music, but there is a defense perimeter around a sizable solid core, and none shall pass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 11:00 AM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/wmj88e8d
Posted by: Lizzy
She looks like a vampire. Now, she a lesbian one so she's back in vogue, or something.
I never would have thought nipple rings could be used to tie up one's clothing. How about that? As she ages, they'll hold up her pants and her tramp stamp will look like a battleship.
Old age is tough enough without the embellishments.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)
But other sports not so much NBA tv ratings are waaaaay down from the peak 10ish years ago.
Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (qpQFJ)
Some physical contact - hitting and tackling an opponent - is still allowed. Can't do it legally in any other sport team except hockey.
And pro 'rassslin!
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (Hpgos)
And unless you have an agent or are Hunter Biden you ain’t selling that many for that much in a year.
That’s why a lot of painters look up to Thomas Kinkade even if the don’t like his paintings.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 10:59 AM (tgvbd)
Notice also how MLB swept the whole "our skinny Japanese dude who is the new Babe Ruth" gambling thing under the rug.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 02, 2026 11:01 AM (nlmQn)
Posted by: red speck
You need to listen to metal, then. Tons of good new stuff. My fave is Opeth, they're prog/death metal, incredible talent and creativity.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 02, 2026 11:02 AM (WAjTB)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)
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If you bet wisely it can be profitable. Nice training platform to develop situational awareness and risk management. These are skillz.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 10:57 AM (Hpgos)
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Heard decades ago "never bet on anything that can talk". Think it was at a dog track. Those were fun.
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (ggOdn)
Pro-sports have always been about gambling. Football is boring unless you have money on it. The mask might have come off in the last couple of years but it's been about gambling for many many moons.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 10:58 AM (Z2yLo)
Used to be that sports gambling was oriented largely to teams, betting on the Raiders, Lakers, White Sox etc. With the rise of Fantasy Sports, the only thing that matters is individual players putting up stats. Teamwork and winning games is a distant second to individual stats.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (y9nCu)
Probably for the best that she didn’t ask some random Borzoi lady if her husband was a moron then…
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 11:03 AM (ewuvP)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 02, 2026 11:02 AM (WAjTB)
Haven't been the same since they switched to easy listening. I swear to fucking Allah I'm not kidding about that.
Posted by: Robert at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (Z2yLo)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 02, 2026 11:05 AM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 02, 2026 11:08 AM (etNEE)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 12:41 PM (mHWM0)
The Morning Report — 2/2/26
First, Judge Gregory Carro in New York State argued that Luigi Mangione, the leftist terrorist, wasn’t a terrorist because he said he wasn’t. . . . More of the same now at the federal level where Judge Margaret Garnett, a recent Biden appointee, decided that Luigi Mangione stalking Brian Thompson in order to kill him wasn’t a “crime of violence”. . . The only thing tortured and strange here is that Democrats are trying not to pretend that they’re bailing out a leftist terrorist. Had Luigi Mangione worn a red cap and hunted down and killed a liberal judge, all of a sudden all of these rulings would be the opposite of what they are, and the ‘tortured and strange’ parts of them would be the sound of the law creaking to be bent backward the other way.You better believe that the ICE agents who took down Good and Pretti, should some Soros prosecutor get the ball rolling are going to get the Derek Chauvin treatment if not a cell on death row. Donald Trump and Kristi Noem as well. The DemoKKKrats are already making noises about impeachement should they win back Congress this coming November and beyond that, they are itching to see those two and others dangling from a hangman's noose. They've learned their lesson. Next time they will completely wipe out all opposition to them and seize absolute power. And anyone who objects will ironically and disgustingly be labeled as a terrorist and insurrectionist, and be subject to the harshest of penalties. Like J-6 the process will only be the beginning of the punishment.
It is clear that the Democrat Left has the ability and the willingness to mobilize an armed force of internal terrorists and insurrectionists who will do their bidding knowing they face no repercussions. At least no repercussions in the legal sense. Can you imagine if average law abiding and armed citizens had a similar system to communicate and rapidly mobilize to be on scene to counter the criminal terrorist insurrectionists and stand shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement, or to oppose any Don Lemon squad of goons bent on invading a church service? We are heading down that road. But considering our innate sense of morality (that has been completely burned out of the Left since childhood over the past 60 years or more) and concomitant abhorrence of violence, Perhaps it might never come to armed response. We as a nation are coming to a crossroads. The Left uses our Constitution as both a shield and a cudgel. And bearing all of the aforementioned in mind, there's this frightening development:
Democrats spent years pushing for gun restrictions. Now they’re rushing to buy firearms and invoking Second Amendment rights after federal agents killed a licensed gun owner in Minneapolis. The shift has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from conservative critics. Writing in The Hill, columnist Robby Soave noted that progressives “favor all sorts of restrictions on gun ownership” yet now champion constitutional gun rights following Alex Pretti’s death. The ACLU even backpedaled on whether it supports concealed carry rights for protesters, Soave wrote.
But, they will acquire and use firearms in an offensive manner and when the smoke clears claim self defense as a judge like the one who let Mangione off the hook and the one who railroaded Derek Chauvin will agree. When you have mayors and governors now openly going after and attempting to impede ICE and other federal agents from doing their duty, no doubt their armed Antifa goons and gang-bangers as in Long Beach CA will be deputized and given the full protection of a bastardized legal system.
Unfortunately or fortunately? We cannot deny anyone their second amendment right to bear arms based on their political beliefs. But considering a frighteningly large number of individuals not only want to destroy America as founded but as we have seen not just in Minneapolis but since the 1960s are willing and able to use violence to achieve their aims. Worse the Democrat Party in its eternal quest to seize absolute power is giving them political and legal cover to act as their street goons/enforcers. If by some chance their election rigging machine fails to deliver them control of Congress, what we're seeing in Minneapolis is just a foretaste of what is to come that will be orders of magnitude worse. The President will be forced to respond and in so doing potentially play into their hands despite being completely in the right to quash an armed violent leftist/Democrat insurrection.
Friend and friend of the blog Mark Pulliam lays it all out in his latest piece, on his blog which is worthy of bookmarking and following:
. . .What happens if the Republicans lose control of Congress in the mid-terms this November? We don’t have to wonder, because the Democrats have told us. Expect a 180-degree reversal of everything President Trump has done. We can expect as abrupt a change, on a national scale, as the radical onslaught incoming Governor Abigail Spanberger is imposing on the commonwealth of Virginia. Elections truly have consequences. And if the Democrats re-gain the White House in 2028, things will be even worse. President Trump’s historic victory in 2024, and the MAGA agenda in general, will be foiled by the Democrats’ radical policies . . The Constitution, as we know if, would be shredded.And for me it would essentially be the end of even the veneer of the illusion of regular order/business as usual that we barely are able to delude ourselves into believing. They will go all out to seize absolute power, crush any and all opposition and that will be that. A run of 250 years as they traipse around in the skin suit for another century or so demanding respect. Unless something radical changes the course of history back towards sanity. As we had hoped the election, three times!, of Donald Trump would do. Have a great day. And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
- Just how do they “spontaneously” materialize en masse to scream profanities, blast whistles and block official vehicles? . . . When I deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, I saw similar spotter tactics employed by any number of guerilla groups who communicated via handheld radios to initiate IEDs on roadways traveled by American troops.
I’ve seen insurgencies up close — and anti-ICE actions look eerily familiar - In 1776, pamphleteer Thomas Paine, in a series of essays entitled “The American Crisis,” exhorted the besieged colonists during the Revolutionary War to stand strong in their struggle for freedom. His opening line was “These are the times that try men’s souls.” The same is true today. However bleak conditions may appear, we must remain committed to victory.
The New American Crisis
- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- "This opinion may strike the average person — and indeed many lawyers and judges — as tortured and strange"
Biden Judge Protects Luigi Mangione from Death Penalty in “Tortured and Strange” Ruling, Claiming It Wasn’t a “Crime of Violence”* * * * * - Lemon and his co-defendants could be facing months in prison for their actions.
Unsealed Indictment Reveals Charges Against Don Lemon. - The left cheers lawlessness abroad and at home, punishes dissent, and excuses violence—America faces decay if moral fanaticism goes unchecked.
The War on Terror Came Home
- It may not even be a true story, but it teaches a lesson about when leftists resort to tactics they’d rather not experience themselves.
When a Leftist Doxxer Gets Doxxed
- Martinez is one of five declared candidates for the November 2026 election to lead the city of about 450,000, having completed his Candidate Intention Statement in late 2025, according to the Long Beach City Clerk’s website. He originally posted the more than two-minute-long video message to Instagram declaring, “Long Beach needs to be ICE FREE.” He also expects to “see 55 gang leaders in front of City Hall this Monday at 5pm [sic].” (RELATED: Antifa Influencer Declares ‘Guerrilla War’ Against ICE After Minnesota Shooting)
California Mayoral Candidate Rogelio Martinez Rallies Gang Leaders To End Federal Law Enforcement In Long Beach - The Minneapolis-based Headwaters Foundation for Justice awarded $3,321,013 in funds and non-cash assistance since 2014 to groups that now seek to monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or protest the agency, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of tax filings, activists’ websites and their social media posts. One related protest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) airport led to around 100 arrests on Jan. 23. (RELATED: Radical Groups Like Renee Good’s Are Tailing ICE All Over America) (Where is the joint IRS/82nd ABN operation? - jjs)
Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists Get $3.3 Million From Soros-Backed Charity You’ve Never Heard Of
- American radicals borrow the rhetoric of 1776 while channeling the chaos of 1789—and the mobs they summon won’t take orders.
The Left’s Revolutionary Confusion - "Trainings will not be recorded or posted online." (PATCO the union to oblivion and mass revocations of medical licenses - jjs)
Major Nurses Union Holds Secretive Training Sessions To ‘Fight Against ICE’
- A failure of medical ethics that seems to be spreading. (or the Islamization/Mengele-fication of medicine - jjs)
Nurses, Heal Thyself: Trump Derangement Syndrome Enters the Hospital
- West Chicago’s mayor scolded a teacher for saying “Go ICE,” twisting law enforcement into villains while shielding lawbreakers with emotion and bias.
West Chicago, Illinois’ “Nonpartisan” Mayor Daniel Bovey Takes Anti-ICE Side Against Local Teacher
- Wilson’s measures aim to thwart the enforcement of federal immigration law in Seattle, despite no current evidence of a particular increase in ICE activity in the city.
Far-Left Mayor Orders City Police to ‘Investigate’ ICE.
- A new survey finding points to the dangers of digital outrage culture.
Women Are More Likely Than Men to Endorse Political Violence "BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - U.S. District Court of Minnesota Judge Katherine Menendez on Saturday denied a motion to enjoin the federal government from continuing its immigration law enforcement surge in the Twin Cities.
Federal judge denies Minnesota motion to end immigration surge
- President Trump’s current show of weakness on deporting illegal aliens risks splintering the Republican Party.
Did We Just Witness Donald Trump’s ‘Read My Lips, No New Taxes!’ Moment? - Tim Walz and many other Democrats in Minnesota bear heavy responsibility for the deaths of two Minnesotans and for putting the lives of federal law enforcement at risk.
Peaceful ICE Arrest Of 650 Aliens In West Virginia Proves Dems Are Manufacturing Chaos In Minnesota
- Hispanic illegal aliens, with all their criminal pathologies and economic pressures, go to Hispanic neighborhoods—and legal Hispanics don’t like it.
We know the identity of the Border Guards behind Pretti’s shooting, and it matters that they’re Hispanic
- The illegal alien in question abandoned his child while attempting to evade capture.
Clinton-Appointed Judge Orders Illegal Released, Claims ICE ‘Traumatized’ His Son
- In a video clip of an interview from March, Wu is seen saying, “Every single human being has the legal right to come to the United States and seek shelter.” (only as many as can fit up your sigmoid and in your mouth simultaneously - jjs)
Boston Mayor Wu Claims ‘Every Single Human’ on Earth Has ‘Legal Right’ to Come to the U.S. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - “No one wanted to put that pain on the American people again. The Democrats forced it. We were insistent that we would not allow that to happen,” the speaker added. “…Republicans are going to do the responsible thing.” The dynamic of the current government shutdown is very different from the 43-day record-breaking one last year, when the two sides deadlocked for weeks without a clear path out of it.
Mike Johnson ‘confident’ gov’t shutdown will end Tuesday – as he shoots down Dem demands
- Zahui was the center of controversy last year when he tried to bar DOGE from accessing the USADF’s financial books and rejected the new chairman of the organization appointed by President Donald J. Trump.
Govt. Official Who Tried to Bar DOGE From Inspecting His Books Pleads GUILTY to Corruption. - Thousands are still without power, and restoration timelines could stretch out another 10 days.
Tennessee Senator Declares War On ‘Woke’ Nashville Power Company After Week-Long Outage WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - The candidacy has sparked outrage, highlighting concerns over extremism in UK politics and the legal loopholes enabling such figures to stand for election.
Muslim Terrorist Stands for Election in Muslim Enclave. FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - We may speak the same language, but our words don’t mean the same things.
Leftist Censors Cry about Censorship
- "Conveniently missing from what you just showed, George, is the appellate court and a judge on the appellate court who said just a few days later there was clearly probable cause, and it wasn't even a close question," Blanche explained. “So, and by the way, a grand jury, which is what our system has set up to determine whether probable cause exists, concluded that there was probable cause. That indictment is now public. Everybody in this country can pull it up and read for themselves and see what the grand jury found that, that Mr. Lemon did.”
Deputy AG Todd Blanche Annihilates Stephanopoulos Over Don Lemon EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - A civil lawsuit was filed in federal court on Thursday against a $60,000-a-year New York private school and a former teacher, Winston Nguyen, 39, who was arrested in June 2024 for sending nude photos of two young teenage girls in a “revenge porn blast” to his students on Snapchat.
Girls Sue Elite NYC Prep School over Teacher Soliciting Nudes Then Distributing Them as ‘Revenge Porn’ SECOND AMENDMENT - Democrats spent years pushing for gun restrictions. Now they’re rushing to buy firearms and invoking Second Amendment rights after federal agents killed a licensed gun owner in Minneapolis. The shift has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from conservative critics. Writing in The Hill, columnist Robby Soave noted that progressives “favor all sorts of restrictions on gun ownership” yet now champion constitutional gun rights following Alex Pretti’s death. The ACLU even backpedaled on whether it supports concealed carry rights for protesters, Soave wrote.
Left-Wing Groups Suddenly Discover The Second Amendment THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH - The FBI recently raided Fulton County’s Election Hub and Operations Center. What comes next?
A Voter Fraud Reckoning in Georgia?
- Congratulations, Chief Justice Roberts. You kept your hands clean. But at what cost?
Will New Election Evidence Damage the Supreme Court? POLITICS - For more than a year now, rightwing influencers have been opening the Gates of Toledo, injecting figures who are not even plausibly rightwing, who try to secure real world political victory for liberals, and who in every ambiguous situation will always take the side of the Left, into the highest levels of rightwing discourse.
Escape Velocity: Evaluating the first 12 months of the 2nd Trump administration (Hat tip to commenter "The Lower Depths" - jjs)
- Until the Trump team can override the negativity the media create—in stark opposition to the successes of his presidency—Republicans are in trouble.
Trump’s First Year Was A Triumph, But Republicans Aren’t Acting Like It
- Minnesota’s political battleground sparks unrest, shapes elections, and shows how closely the nation’s future can hinge on one state.
Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lunatics, Turning Red This Year?
(If they can steal $9+ billion, they can steal elections, just ask Norm Coleman - jjs) - I am the Tennessee First, Trump-supporting, Christian conservative in this race running to represent all citizens of Tennessee House District 11.
KENNY CODY: Why I am running to represent Tennessee's 11th District in the State House - Roger Kimball: Elite opinion hardens into “wisdom,” but conservatism thrives on realism, humor, and hard-earned limits—antidotes to the gloomy utopianism of perpetual reform.
Conservatism’s Case for Cheerful Realism
- . . . I found this Nick Freitas video really helpful and I wanted to pass it along. Nick explains a strategy for improving our representation and where to find better information about a politician's true loyalties. (hat tip to commenter Emmie! - jjs)
The Worst RINOs in America IRAN ON the BRINK?! - Blindfolded, beaten, and silenced, Arash paid the price for asking questions the Iranian regime refused to answer.
Inside Iran’s Notorious Section 209 Political Prison ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS - I didn’t expect to be so overcome with so many emotions.
Recovering the Last Hostage in Gaza
- What kind of peace do the 'Palestinians' really want?
Do Muslim Preachers Who Rail Against Zionism Really ‘Forget the Qur’an’? FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - "We should be able to speak freely about one of the greatest medical scandals in modern history."
Belgium Investigating Arrest And Detention Of ‘Billboard Chris’ And British Activist
- Brussels and Berlin are increasing regulatory pressure on European industry.
EU Tightens Regulatory Pressure
- French officials have recently introduced an aggressive social media strategy in an effort to promote the country’s political messaging and combat the spread of alleged disinformation from the U.S. and other countries, Politico reported Thursday.
French Officials Try Outdoing Trump Admin In New Strategy DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - The issue of Chinese corporate espionage has been a serious problem in the United States and in other Western nations in recent years, especially in the AI and semiconductor industries.
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Spying for China. (Why aren't his lungs being waterboarded to mush? -jjs) BIDEN AFGHANISTAN BUG-OUT DISASTER AFTERMATH - Can you guess the numbers?
The Cost to Taxpayers of Afghan Refugees HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - The plant will create 850 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs, while advancing production capacity for obesity treatments.
Eli Lilly Invests $3.5 Billion in America for Advanced Obesity Drugs Plant.
- My sources suggest that they are—and that the problems are the same seen across the rest of America.
Are Fraud And Waste Embedded In Washington State’s Health Care Authority? ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - ...if approved, it will give SpaceX license approval to launch Starship/Superheavy as much as 146 times per year, from its launchpads at Boca Chica, Kennedy, and Cape Canaveral.
FAA moves forward on its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s proposal to launch Starship/Superheavy from Kennedy Space Center
- None of this is confirmed, but Musk has not denied it either. If so, this IPO would be the largest ever in the history of the stock markets, by many magnitudes.
Rumors: Musk is considering merging SpaceX with xAI and Tesla FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - A psychologist and surgeon were found liable for the mutilation of a "trans" minor.
Detransitioner Awarded Millions In First Malpractice Verdict: ‘This Is How It All Ends’
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - Melania is set to haul in more than $8 million in its opening weekend, which would be the best at the box office for a documentary in the last decade. A humble Ratner told Breitbart News via a phone interview Saturday that he gives “all the credit” to the first lady, the film’s subject, for its extremely successful box office performance.
Exclusive: ‘Melania’ Director Brett Ratner Gives First Lady ‘All the Credit’ for Documentary’s Opening Weekend Success
- "That's the left's Charlie Kirk. They're gonna get shirts 'I am Renee Good. I am a dumb, retarded lesbian.' Get your shirts right now. Benbankas.com," he continued. "I mean, if you watch the footage, she should have been shot ten minutes before that. The way she was acting, driving around with cops, and they gave her a break. They didn't shoot her right away because they're like oh, she's a dumb, retarded, crazy lesbian; she doesn't know what she's doing; she's white, so she's never committed a crime before... they gave her the benefit of the doubt."
Comedian's Sold-Out Minnesota Shows Canceled... Because He Made a Joke - Thad McCotter: What once seemed a frantic modern world now looks quaint, as technology and postmodern ideology combine to turn everyday life into a nonstop sprint of stress, indulgence, and negation.
Koyaanisqatsi Reconsidered
- Hillary speaks, but she doesn’t listen. She half-absorbs events and the lives of other people, and coughs out a kind of instinctive Reader’s Digest annotated version, but mangles all the details as efficiently as bad AI.
Saint Hillary Is Here To Tell You You’re A Terrible Christian
- Christian Toto: Why did comedy maestro change his tune on classic western spoof?
Mel Brooks Does Shocking 180 on ‘Blazing Saddles’ HITHER & YON - In no particular order, here are 10 great Justice Alito quotes to commemorate his 20 years on the Supreme Court.
Here Are 10 Great Justice Alito Quotes To Mark His 20 Years On The Supreme Court
- Look at the reasons it ticked closer to midnight this year.
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ Ticks Down Again — Here’s Why That Is Good News
- Daniel Greenfield: But the more the fake clock ticks, the safer we are.
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ is Running Out of Seconds
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 07:20 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 07:21 AM (iMotb)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 07:23 AM (tljrc)
He's probably the reason she ovulated for the first time in two decades.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 07:24 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 02, 2026 07:25 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:26 AM (Cjt/F)
You can make the case that there will always be leftist horseshit.
But it devolves into serious horseshit because the judiciary is on their side.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 07:26 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F)
I'm pretti sure it won't last long.
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 02, 2026 07:25 AM
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"Why do you have real bullets?"
Posted by: The lovely and gracious Rebecca Good at February 02, 2026 07:30 AM (2Ez/1)
I hope his confidence is justified. But I don't expect anyone from the GOP to explain that the Dems are shutting things down because illegal aliens are more important than citizens.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 07:31 AM (+4yJ5)
now that's comedy gold right there!
also true, which makes it extra poignant ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:32 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:35 AM (0KSrI)
Today is the first day of the Westminster Kennel Club show at the Javits Center in New York. Borzoi are judged at 2:15 and The Big Dummy has to be at his benching spot by 11:00.
Any thoughts you can spare for him, not to win but to show at his best, would be appreciated.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:35 AM (tgvbd)
Judge Margaret Garnett, a recent Biden appointee, decided that Luigi Mangione stalking Brian Thompson in order to kill him wasn’t a “crime of violence"
Doesn't the stalking indicate intent and the intent makes it first-degree murder and first-degree murder carries the death penalty? But I'm just an unsophisticated yahoo.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:38 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:38 AM (b6mcP)
Prayers for the safety and well being of everybody attending including dogs, and for the Big Dummy to give his best showing.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 07:39 AM (Bw1/o)
Many times around here we ask ourselves "What can we do about these spineless RINOS?"
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 02, 2026 07:41 AM (FMtrg)
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You'd think more than the hard left would have an issue with that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jtM2q)
i remember saint hillary? or was it algore? telling me I lacked "nuance", decades ago ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:42 AM (Cjt/F)
Her Majesty told me that at 1:30 this morning a woman banged on the connecting door to the room screaming for help. HM contacted the front desk and someone came up but no one acknowledged the knocking.
Just another day in The Center of the Universe. Why go there? Incompetent government and people who are arrogant when they're not crazy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:43 AM (tgvbd)
Let me guess...
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 02, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:44 AM (tgvbd)
wtaf?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:45 AM (Cjt/F)
They also COULD all get cupcakes.
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 02, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:43 AM
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For a dog show, evidently.
Posted by: Hey. You asked at February 02, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:47 AM (Cjt/F)
https://tinyurl.com/h69twuh9
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 07:47 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Out of the Loop at February 02, 2026 07:47 AM (oftw2)
What o what could be suppressing 'R' voter turnout? Repeatedly? The blog and the DC political pros tell us it could not possibly be the failure to imprison ONE seditionist or traitor who persecuted and prosecuted and drove to suicide several J6's among other high crimes.
Trump still believes if he brings in YUGE investment and stops foreign wars and endorses enough RINO's for reelection that all will be well. The plebes in the hinterland see it otherwise. And they refuse to turnout and vote for more of what Trump is selling. The plebes want justice( some might call it retribution ) and they want DOGE on steroids.
It's that simple and that obvious. Trump is not giving the base what THEY want most of all. They love him but they crave justice and a full on attack against the pilfering of their hard earned tax dollars.
Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at February 02, 2026 07:48 AM (ZdMwZ)
John 15:18-19
"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you."
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 07:48 AM (cYBz/)
The date time stamp on the ballots from the Dominion machine obtained through an open records request indicates the 2nd scan of this batch of ballots occurred on 11-11-2020, which was 8 days after the first scan.
So it appears the GA counties were reporting election numbers and then a week (8 days) (re)scan in the number of ballots to equal said number.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 07:48 AM (gbOdA)
Can I stay at her house?
Posted by: Jack T. Ripper at February 02, 2026 07:49 AM (vFG9F)
A Voter Fraud Reckoning in Georgia?
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Run, Dana, run!
https://tinyurl.com/2s9sw8v8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 07:49 AM (P3kKw)
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Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act:
[President Trump on Truth Social: "I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help ..."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/
posts/115991701359412321
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 02, 2026 07:49 AM (0Eh0f)
Question about dog show mechanics in NYC. Hadrian, how does HM and The Big Dummy get from hotel to Javits? Uber? Walk? I'm trying to picture how it works.
Posted by: Out of the Loop at February 02, 2026 07:47 AM (oftw2)
1) I sigh with relief when I remember it's not my problem.
2) I believe WKC has a shuttle from a nearby hotel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:49 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:50 AM (0KSrI)
John 3:20:
"Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed."
Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 07:50 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: p-squared at February 02, 2026 07:51 AM (0prFs)
[President Trump on Truth Social: "I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help ..."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/
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Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 02, 2026 07:49 AM (0Eh0f)
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If you read the wording carefully, I don't think it's about surrender.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 07:52 AM (P3kKw)
Posted by: Doom and Gloom Guy at February 02, 2026 07:53 AM (aP8y5)
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Not much. Two and a half years from now some low level election official you've never heard of gets fined $500 and can't vote for two years.
But nothing changes in the voting system and nothing is done to improve election integrity.
Posted by: Tell me I'm wrong at February 02, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Leftists get power again. It's as if every day of the Trump
Presidency, rage and resentment grow more and more, waiting for release when that day comes.
BAMN
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 02, 2026 07:54 AM (LBorg)
Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 07:55 AM (Q+gd/)
The ox goring upset their apple cart.
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 07:56 AM (vFG9F)
wtaf?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:45 AM (Cjt/F)
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"Facts are stubborn things." -- Reagan, 1988
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." -- Bubba, 1998
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 02, 2026 07:57 AM (0Eh0f)
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Gentlemen we've got to protect our phoney baloney jobs.
Posted by: Harrumph at February 02, 2026 07:57 AM (2Ez/1)
We passed every off-ramp, there is only the cliff ahead.
When Obama talked about fundamental transformation, moving from a high-trust to low-trust is probably the most concise way of describing it.
In your opening monologue for this post, JJ, you compared the Left having nothing to lose, to us Normals who have our life, liberty and property at risk even if we were to build community defensive measures.
To be concise as possible to where we are:
We need a Cincinnatus; we have no one.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: fd at February 02, 2026 07:56 AM (vFG9F)
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Important Safety Tip: "Don't cross the memes!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (0Eh0f)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (+4yJ5)
Sowell discusses this in A Conflict of Visions:
Resource Allocation: Every decision involves limited resources such as time, money, and manpower. Choosing to invest in one area may detract from another.
Consequences: Each choice has implications that affect various stakeholders. Recognizing trade-offs helps in understanding the broader impact of decisions.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 07:58 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 07:59 AM (Bw1/o)
"Perhaps it might never come to armed response."
You're whistling past the graveyard.
-History
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
But nothing changes in the voting system and nothing is done to improve election integrity.
Posted by: Tell me I'm wrong at February 02, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)
You could punch a hole in a ballot like when a check is read.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:01 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:01 AM (ExV1e)
They are already in power. Explain the trillions of dollars each year towards fraud and there is no political or legal way of stopping it.
It requires profound violence at this point and that spirit has been bred out of us over the past several decades and has been replaced with a reluctant permanent humiliation and servitude.
Sam Adams was right.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:02 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:02 AM (gtcuf)
See: Virginia, Commonwealth, circa 2026.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 02, 2026 08:03 AM (MZ+PY)
worst rino link broken
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
Try again. Works for me.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:04 AM (x0n13)
They're just going to say "So, what are YOU going to do about it, personally? The only thing that matters to me is beating YOU."
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:04 AM (iXqHn)
Love Blazing Saddles and thought Spaceballs had a few good gags. However a new Spaceballs will be like the new Spinal Tap, a festival of cameos with a fifth of the humor of the first one , because no offense allowed. Unless of course you're offending conservatives etc(the right people).
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:04 AM (BWnHZ)
Happy Groundhog Hog Day!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:05 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 08:06 AM (Bw1/o)
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There are a lot of assumptions once held as a society that apparently are not operative any longer. It’s been perplexing to me, I’m not sure what’s more disturbing, that a lot of people think they have everything wrapped up and don’t need to concern themselves about such things or, they are dumb as a post. As we can see they have been working diligently to make leftist crimes consequence free, even highly compensated.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:06 AM (ExGho)
The left now: we need guns and nuclear power so we can have complete power over the population.
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (raCgc)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (xyl55)
Does that include the "right" to plunder the Heritage Americans and drive the younger generations into hopelessness and despair?
I find it fascinating that in their home countries, they had to bust their ass to find food for the day, but part of that "right to come to the US" there is also the "never again have to work a day in your life" baked in.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (a4flb)
On matters of executive authority and presidential power they defer and let the issue run through the courts. All well and fine. But it doesn't have to be so. It wasn't under *biden. And it wasn't *biden calling the shots either. But the policies were preferred by the judiciary so they let it slide.
On purely legal, criminal matters the judiciary is overtly biased. By design. That needs to be addressed and IMO should have been a priority from this administration on day one.
If the judiciary was truly apolitical the left would not have a cushion to fall back on when they riot, murder or steal.
It obviously isn't. And it's having the left's desired effect. I think that's wrong.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: pookysgirl, very tired at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (Wt5PA)
To the Left, hypocrisy is not a vice, its a tool.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:09 AM (a4flb)
Thank you JJ.
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at February 02, 2026 08:10 AM (h2D4l)
Posted by: Every Boston taxpayer at February 02, 2026 08:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Or History of the World Part 2. The meeting for it probably went like this.
"OK, you guys watched Part 1? Did you write down everything that made it funny? Good. Don't do ANY of that."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:11 AM (+4yJ5)
And the economy continues to get worse. Not from inflation but from huge job losses . We had 3 straight months of negative job growth.
Under Biden we averaged 200000 new jobs each month
The odds that Dems will take the House are at 78% and still trending up.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 02, 2026 08:12 AM (mcdVj)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:12 AM (O3dBq)
Every Milo needs a Clodius.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 02, 2026 08:12 AM (uQesX)
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ is Running Out of Seconds
During the Cuban Missile Crisis it was at seven minutes. Now it's at 85 seconds.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (tgvbd)
Every time these cartel judges make these ruling--whether it be the terrorist Luigi is not a terrorist, or all the lies that Trump is violating the Constitution--be very clear in your understanding:
What they are doing is destroying the rule of law.
They mean to create a system of rule by man, by judges, by them and them alone.
Trump needs to borrow a page from the left:
Lie about the target of the FISA warrant, just like they lied about Congress and others being the target.
And start arresting these cartel judges.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (9O65X)
And we'll help!!!
Posted by: The GOPe at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (h2D4l)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (BWnHZ)
Does that include the "right" to plunder the Heritage Americans and drive the younger generations into hopelessness and despair?
I find it fascinating that in their home countries, they had to bust their ass to find food for the day, but part of that "right to come to the US" there is also the "never again have to work a day in your life" baked in.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (a4flb)
She hasn’t arrested CBP officials in Boston? You think she would if everyone on earth has the legal right to enter the U.S.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:14 AM (O3dBq)
57% approve
We had 3 straight months of negative job growth.
False. In October 2025, the U.S. experienced a net job loss of 105,000, followed by a gain of 64,000 jobs in November, and an increase of 50,000 jobs in December.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I watched the trailer and that was enough.
"White people suck, AM I RIGHT?"
laughter
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:15 AM (+4yJ5)
Does that include the "right" to plunder the Heritage Americans and drive the younger generations into hopelessness and despair?
I find it fascinating that in their home countries, they had to bust their ass to find food for the day, but part of that "right to come to the US" there is also the "never again have to work a day in your life" baked in.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (a4flb)
Every time I see that I have to remember that "Mayor Wu" is NOT John Walker Flynt.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:15 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Marmot Facts at February 02, 2026 08:15 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:15 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (a4flb)
It is strange that Progressive want to fix the poor with more taxes and then insist on importing more poor.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (gbOdA)
Where the Dem flipped a Trump area by like a 20 point swing.
What I have seen is, the Dem won't win in November.
And the TX legislature is not in session until next year.
He still should not have won.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (9O65X)
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This is essential.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)
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Or people who had contracted the crud and recovered long before it was available. I knew they were smoking their socks when the official reponse was “Naturally conferred immunity? What’s that, never heard of it.”
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (ExGho)
The midterms could be a blowout.
If Christian Meneefee gets sworn in today by Johnson we are just down to 1 vote.
Another Democrat flips GOP state senate seat.
Seat has been red in Texas since 1992.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:17 AM (ZtAny)
Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters
1. There was an ice storm which stopped 30,000 voters from showing up for the runoff.
2. The 'republican' who was endorsed by the teachers union and came in third in the primary threw his support to the democrat.
3. The senate seat only lasts through 2026, and will face election again in November, while the Texas senate won't even be in session until January 2027, so the seat is meaninginless.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:18 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Everybody with piles of unmelted snow all around at February 02, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Where the Dem flipped a Trump area by like a 20 point swing.
What I have seen is, the Dem won't win in November.
And the TX legislature is not in session until next year.
He still should not have won.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (9O65X)
We have to admit an entusiasm and effort gap. TX should be the ultimate wakeup call...
And in the other TX race, Johnson now can lose 1 vote, Massie, in the House...1 more swap and he's out with Massie kicking him out with the Ds...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:18 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (tOcjL)
Source?
I love what ICE is doing. If I have to show a passport to a CBP official at a PoE just to reenter my own country, everyone else can too.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (u0k2c)
Posted by: The GOPe at February 02, 2026 08:13 AM (uQesX)
*******
Don't forget to blame the voters too.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (0KSrI)
And the TX legislature is not in session until next year.
He still should not have won.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:16 AM (9O65X)
We have to admit an entusiasm and effort gap. TX should be the ultimate wakeup call...
And in the other TX race, Johnson now can lose 1 vote, Massie, in the House...1 more swap and he's out with Massie kicking him out with the Ds...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:18 AM (tOcjL)
We have Trump. I never have to vote again. Which is good, because self-government is just TOO HARD.
Posted by: Americans at February 02, 2026 08:20 AM (O3dBq)
About the same as the Somalis.
Maybe bringing in 69 IQ immigrants to a country that requires around 90 IQ just to function is a mistake.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:21 AM (gbOdA)
Expect no further memorialization of that dead commie.
LOL.
As I saw elsewhere:
Here's your multi-racial working class coalition.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:21 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (O3dBq)
They hoped they could lie their way into another term.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (h2D4l)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (u0k2c)
Reality is not doomsaying.
The special elections show we have an enthusiasm and effort gap. Ignoring that MEANS we lose 2026 and 2028. Accepting that and figuring out what to do to fix it means we win it.
Since it's men not voting, they should figure themselves out.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (u0k2c)
Yeah, these Morning Report threads are becoming consistently Black Pill carrying on fests. Not worth even reading let alone commenting in. Out.
Posted by: tubal at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (pDt9x)
90 Suddenly it doesn't seem so shocking that the crowd would cheer for the release of Barabbus, a criminal and murderer, while condemning Jesus, the man who peacefully spoke the truth.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM
Posted by: Cicero Skip at February 02, 2026 08:23 AM (p6dVP)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 02, 2026 08:19 AM (u0k2c)
******
Sometimes we need a reality check in order to fix things.
We are also losing Hispanics.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)
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Interesting take, since EVERY pollster, even the liberal ones, show that between 55 and 65 percent of all Americans are in favor of deporting EVERY illegal, not just the felons.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:23 AM (0U5gm)
Expect no further memorialization of that dead commie.
The agents will be vilified as race traitors and made out to be the Hispanic face of white supremacy as soon as the reporters wake up from their drinking binge.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:23 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:21 AM (9O65X)
And they work, unlike hyper-evil rich people. We need to kill all hyper-evil rich people because they never work.
(What Marxist phrases like “working class” really means)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:24 AM (O3dBq)
Trump isn't.
Congress is trying, they've sent up bill after bill to repair the damage to the nation caused by their inaction over the past several decades, but Trump has vetoed all of them.
Judges are trying, they're begging to have the laws enforced as written but Trump just allows the criminals to run riot.
The bureaucracy is trying to find, and cut out, all of the fraud and waste which Trump has allowed to enrich them over the past several decades but Trump says, "No, the taxpayers can go fuck themselves. You deserve a new Porsche."
Trump isn't giving the people what they want.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)
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They worked hard at destroying industry for decades, and we’re also told computers and robots will replace unskilled labor.
Tens of thousands of factories have shuttered, hollowing out good paying lower skilled labor jobs. The “expert” economists assured everyone this was a great thing. What are these million hordes of illiterate peasants (not derogatory just what they are) supposed to do? America has native born poor without any prospects. The bottom line is our political class at every level has thrown the citizenry under the bus. The political class doesn’t care, so long as they can make bank.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:24 AM (ExGho)
First, the Dems won exactly nothing, since the Texas Senate won't convene again for two years and the Dem that won will be voted out by then. And everyone knows it. No one cares, Margaret.
Second, just for the record, Raw Story is just a cut out for freelancing WAPO reporters who moonlight for cutouts while at working at their WAPO desks - a way of amplifying false WAPO stories they write...these cutouts often have the same DC PO Box as WAPOs.
Posted by: Boswell at February 02, 2026 08:25 AM (NTVPI)
We are also losing Hispanics.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)
(SOB, WHINE)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:25 AM (O3dBq)
and SC.
Posted by: Jonah at February 02, 2026 08:25 AM (YCxFk)
They hoped they could lie their way into another term.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (h2D4l)
23 by about 1.1 Million
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Americans at February 02, 2026 08:20 AM (O3dBq)
"Vote? I have a job! Why aren't the lazy bastards who don't make as much money as I do voting to make up for my unavailability?"
--Very Important People
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:26 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:22 AM (tOcjL)
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Voting for me and millions of Californians under the yoke of "ranked choice voting" "open primary" "mail in" "voter motor" ballotting is literally pointless.
I am only ever presented with a choice between two communists. That is how voting works in "our democracy."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:24 AM (ExGho)
This is now AI to the upper labor classes. Adults under 40 are training their replacement and it's no longer an Indian, but an AI.
We need to figure that out. Gen X doesn't care b/c by the time AI eliminates most of those jobs, especially almost all entry level and mid level (aka working class), they'll be retired. The next groups won't.
What will the 90IQ male do in America for work?
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:27 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:27 AM (BWnHZ)
Happy Groundhog Hog Day!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:05 AM (NpAcC)
So... winter will end in mid-March as opposed to mid-March?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: Paul 1149 at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (GDcy1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:27 AM (tOcjL)
Join the infantry, soldier!
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (iXqHn)
Hey, we can trot out the "white hispanic" bit again!
/NYT
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:07 AM (xyl55)
Did anyone ask him why we have a CDC if they were incapable to determining those facts before the covid jab was mandated or given to children or generally healthy people?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)
Just read that 2 or 3 times.
Ok now
Who the fuck lets 16 YOs make any life changing decision when they cant even decide on Capn Crunch vs. Cinnamon Toast.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:30 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:31 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:27 AM (tOcjL)
Join the infantry, soldier!
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (iXqHn)
How many defense make work infantry posts can we support? That's just another "make work" fed job after a certain point...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (tOcjL)
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the article provides no examples or quotes to support its premise
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (ZxPkt)
We don’t have to wonder, because the Democrats have told us. Expect a 180-degree reversal of everything President Trump has done. We can expect as abrupt a change, on a national scale, as the radical onslaught incoming Governor Abigail Spanberger is imposing on the commonwealth of Virginia. Elections truly have consequences.
And if the Democrats re-gain the White House in 2028, things will be even worse. President Trump’s historic victory in 2024, and the MAGA agenda in general, will be foiled by the Democrats’ radical policies . . The Constitution, as we know if, would be shredded."
A cornerstone of the Left's effort to destroy the Constitution is a Radical Left Supreme Court majority.
They believed they'd get it under 8 years of Hillary. This is one reason they went totally bananas when Trump defeated her. Biden was going to get their SCOTUS plan back on track. Fortunately for over half the nation, he only got one pick.
Trump has three more years of possible opportunities. Any Repub winning the White House in 2028 pushes their goal out another 4 years. The violence will escalate.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (P/Wjn)
Hey, we can trot out the "white hispanic" bit again!
/NYT
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
The Zimmerman letter! "A, Zee?"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: man at February 02, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)
What will the 90IQ male do in America for work?
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:27 AM (tOcjL)
Seems to me a nice American made washer and dryer would sell biggly.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:33 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (P/Wjn)
He is trying to adopt male cool factor by having the car race through DC. So, he's trying, but will men care?
Trump and Rs live and die by straight men voting.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (tOcjL)
Let the smellies have their tantrum. They're just giving us targeting data. The populace at large is still 99%* disengaged with this crap other than seeing clips of videos of bullshit and thinking "wow, that's messed up". Their rice bowls are still upright and full enough to get through the day. Ideology goes right out the window for a normie when a smellie messes with his rice bowl.
Americans tolerate this shit because it's still mostly a weird reality TV show. People get up, go to work, go to their street hustle, whatever, to a large enough extent that they can safely keep watching the TV show. That's changing, because the smellies are losing and their flabby comfy handlers aren't strong enough to hold the reins anymore.
Sorry for disjointed rant. Coffee not kicked in yet.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (JwNbV)
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The Party has its own agenda.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)
More like 300,000
Vote totals in that district in 2024 were about 400,000
On Saturday total vote was about 96.000. The Democrat got 57,000 of them.
I noted that every story wants to talk percentages, no one wants to talk actual numbers. Numbers show things that percentages don’t.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (IUuBi)
Happy Groundhog Hog Day!
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not again !
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (g47mK)
++++
If (I suspect "when") the GOP loses in November, impeachments will come hot and heavy for the next two years. I doubt they'll get any convictions, but they will try consistently.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:35 AM (g47mK)
In addition to hollowing out factory jobs and manufacturing they hollowed out people’s brains, too. They would “advocate” for open borders at the morning rally and “$25 minimum wage now!” In the afternoon. Hello..
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:35 AM (ExGho)
Gaslighting is all they have.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:35 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (BWnHZ)
Holtz was the only coach that could ever coax me to root for Notre Dame… especially in their Catholics vs convicts series with The U… good guy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:35 AM (P/Wjn)
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I'd say for entire nation, minus those who steal from the productive and the industries set up to facilitate the steal. So about 70%.
There is a significant minority of Dem voters that have no idea how much worse it will get when the people they voted for screw them over. But they will still vote Dem because they've been told that MAGA is the worst thing in the world and the ability to connect the dots through critical thinking has been educated out of them.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (MABZ1)
I expect more of the "Put Rudy in Prison", "Put Bannon in Prison", "Put Roger Stone in Prison" operations.
Except this time they'll put everyone who didn't vote for Kamala (possibly including those that didn't vote at all) in prison.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:12 AM (O3dBq)
People who are so very upset at the idea that you have to show a passport to a CBP official at a PoE in order to enter the country should campaign to conquer every country on Earth which requires that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: The groundhog at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:38 AM (g47mK)
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Those conservatives are behind the times to a dangerous degree.
The New Left, with the trannies as their vanguard, are highly militant, armed up and oppose any gun control under the fear that such rules will target their own psychotic selves.
Now, they aren't being intellectually consistent. Post-revolution, of course, only *they* will be armed - but until then, they are all-in on the second amendment.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Dominion Systems at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Jonah at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)
That compassion is weak and cruelty is strong has become an article of MAGA faith. Trump and his allies believe that the more inhumane the treatment, the more likely it is to spread fear. That’s the goal of surging heavily armed federal forces into blue states such as Minnesota and Maine — street theater of the most dangerous kind.
See the TELL? This is created Street Theatre by the LEFT. They needed another St George, BL (really dont) M event.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:29 AM (BWnHZ)
Holtz was the only coach that could ever coax me to root for Notre Dame… especially in their Catholics vs convicts series with The U… good guy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:35 AM (P/Wjn)
******
I hadn't heard this.
Isn't he still in hospice?
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)
- it can't happen here; we'd stop them
- holy crap, it's happening here
- Thank God, we stopped them
I kind of think we're smack in the middle of phase 2 on that journey, and i'm optimistic that phase 3 might be quick and relatively painless. I base that purely on how weird America is in general.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (JwNbV)
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Yeah, we're in the final phase of the transition. Maybe we get another sticksave, maybe we don't. But the "old world" is dead and gone. I think it is no longer a question of "democracy or republicanism or dictatorship," but rather, "which dictator?"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)
Happy Groundhog Hog Day!
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not again !
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (g47mK)
Will a giant vole come and drop Bill DeBolshevik down a manhole?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: You get what you tolerate at February 02, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:41 AM (gbOdA)
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ is Running Out of Seconds
Imagine what would happen if there is ever a SMOD countdown clock."
The Earth would be pretty much depopulated about a week after the countdown clock is made public. Leftist nirvana!
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:41 AM (5rh/l)
A Saturday Special election during rare cold weather in Texas?
Posted by: Jonah at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)
Saturday elections are for bond issues described on the ballot using triple negatives.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:41 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Americans at February 02, 2026 08:20 AM (O3dBq)
We just have to outwait Trump. I never have to think again. Which is good because I've become filthy rich since I got this job. -- Congressional GOP
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Jonah at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)
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Yeah, but the Democrats seemed to have gotten their butts out to vote.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Jonah
And it was a runoff, which always gets lower turnout.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (0U5gm)
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Neither should "Late voting", but here we are.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (Dv3i1)
Now, they aren't being intellectually consistent. Post-revolution, of course, only *they* will be armed - but until then, they are all-in on the second amendment.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (MABZ1)
Also, far more trained than we'd like to think they are.
Sometimes by actual Carribean and South American paramilitary guerilla groups.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (iXqHn)
“Voted independently."
“Trust the process."
“Foundational to our Democracy."
Just kidding. They were talking about Trump.
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)
Those are also the people who want, for instance, socialized medicine Because Other Countries Do It. Other Countries also ferociously guard their borders and will check your passport coming AND going.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:43 AM (P/Wjn)
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Yes it should be a thing (with proper id of course), and Republicans need to participate and not wait until that one special day , when earthquakes, fires, faulty gas and water lines all happen at the same time.
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:43 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (IG3/x)
"I ain't even worried!"
... so, why should I worry ?
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)
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"Daniel Greenfield: But the more the fake clock ticks, the safer we are.
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ is Running Out of Seconds"
Imagine what would happen if there is ever a SMOD countdown clock.
The Earth would be pretty much depopulated about a week after the countdown clock is made public. Leftist nirvana!
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: redridinghood
The "republican" who was endorsed by the teachers union and came in third and didn't make the runoff helped organize getting teachers to the polls.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: You get what you tolerate at February 02, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)
It shouldn’t be two weeks long. But I don’t have a problem with early voting. That way I vote after work first thing and can work all Election Day with no worries.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:40 AM (MABZ1)
Shitlibs are still all in on the "One World Government controlled by the EU" train.
The Far Left isn't going to let that happen, I don't think.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:45 AM (iXqHn)
On Saturday total vote was about 96.000. The Democrat got 57,000 of them.
I noted that every story wants to talk percentages, no one wants to talk actual numbers. Numbers show things that percentages don’t.
What these numbers tell me is that there are 57,000 professional democrat moochers who vote for a living in that district. See purple hair and nose rings aplenty.
Posted by: Moochers and Looters at February 02, 2026 08:45 AM (aP8y5)
So shadow or no shadow, of course it'll be 6 more weeks.
Just sayin'. Have a day!
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 08:45 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (5rh/l)
And if the damn thing winds up missing us, we'll double our global population in 9 months.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 08:45 AM (JwNbV)
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the moosh that roared ! Moosh Lemon!
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:45 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:31 AM (0KSrI)
Depends on the intelligence of the parents, I suppose.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
There is a lot of Bush money floating around, and it is all being used against the people of Texas.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (0U5gm)
just noticed that
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (FEXGh)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 08:42 AM (Dv3i1)
You would think 99% of people would agree ballot scans 8 days after the election and mail in ballots received after the vote date are fake and fraudulent.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (gbOdA)
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the article provides no examples or quotes to support its premise
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (ZxPkt)
"You hear people say, “No one could get away with making that movie anymore.” Do you think you could still make Blazing Saddles today?
Sure. There were certain words we used [that would not fly today]. We used the N-word a lot, because Richard Pryor used it a lot and he was one of our writers. There were so many different things in Blazing Saddles that were in questionable taste, but who cares? Good taste doesn’t mean a thing. They realized that funny is money, so they let us get away with a lot of stuff."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:43 AM (P/Wjn)
Many shades of red. I got a good State Sen but my HR rep is the walking definition of RINO. Oh, and you have to vote for a lot more offices than elsewhere. Especially in a TX city.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 02, 2026 08:47 AM (O3dBq)
To enforce the ban, California needs a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (In December, for example, the Biden administration approved California’s mandate to phase out new gas-powered cars.) But on Tuesday the board withdrew its requests for approving emission standards for diesel trucks in anticipation that the Trump administration will likely reject them.
A coalition of 74 House lawmakers is raising the alarm on an Environmental Protection Agency move to potentially greenlight California's ban on diesel-powered locomotives, which the lawmakers say could derail the U.S. supply chain.
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
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Retrace your steps. When was the last time you remember having them?
Posted by: Something your mom would say at February 02, 2026 08:48 AM (2Ez/1)
What these numbers tell me is that there are 57,000 professional democrat moochers who vote for a living in that district. See purple hair and nose rings aplenty.
Posted by: Moochers
At least half of them are teachers, so yes.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:48 AM (0U5gm)
More like 300,000
Vote totals in that district in 2024 were about 400,000
On Saturday total vote was about 96.000. The Democrat got 57,000 of them.
I noted that every story wants to talk percentages, no one wants to talk actual numbers. Numbers show things that percentages don’t.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 08:34 AM (IUuBi)
I reckon all those folk fell into the "you're only allowed to vote on election day and, if you cannot get to the polls, the other guys deserve to win" crowd.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 08:49 AM (ExV1e)
For beginners, what the fuck is an "atomic scientist"? That's not even a THING, yo.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:49 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: r hennigantx
The kind of medical professionals who either don't want to be sued and stripped of licensure because they aren't "affirming" someone's choices or the kind who stand to make good money in agreeing to do this.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:49 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:49 AM (IG3/x)
Those are the scientists you're not allowed to cut in half.
All the others are fair game.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 02, 2026 08:50 AM (JwNbV)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:50 AM (P/Wjn)
Posted by: Mel Brooks today at February 02, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 08:51 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)
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Don Lemon is partly right.
He isn't going to be locked up. He is going to walk. He will cut a sweetheart deal with prosecutors or he will walk after jury nullification or hang (which it will be depends on the venue). He is right about that.
I think he is wrong that "Remember Don Lemon" will be the rallying cry of leftist warriors.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:51 AM (MABZ1)
What a pissy little drama queen. He's as relevant as some dude writing for his high school newspaper.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:51 AM (+4yJ5)
No, that doesn't work...
Posted by: Mel Brooks today at February 02, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)
When he actually pulls the trigger the movie is over in about 5 minutes.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (gbOdA)
What? No love for Stripes or Ghostbusters? BURN THE HERETIC!
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (+4yJ5)
The soft kids coming out of the cities to starve out millions of hearty peasants in the countryside at riflepoint were the Logans and Ethans of the USSR.
If they're buying guns, they're planning to use them as soon as possible, and in the knowledge that the State will back them and you will be punished for fighting back. They are starting the game at a significant advantage.
Don't be complacent.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (BI5O2)
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Socialism in one country is not allowed, comrade!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (ExGho)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (DDJSl)
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Neither is a "real estate novelist" but, hey.
Posted by: Billy Joel at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (0U5gm)
I saw Pissy Little Drama Queen open for Yngwie Malmsteen back in '87.
Oh, wait: that *was* Yngwie Malmsteen.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (IG3/x)
But, then Republicans can just riot in the streets and block Federal agents from enforcing the laws we don't like, without any consequence....right?
Posted by: Confused, Naive Moron at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (DFX0J)
A couple of white supremacists named Ochoa and Gutierrez
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
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CARB is an unaccountable and monumentally destructive politburo that should never have been allowed to fuck with things outside of California. If California wants a dictatorial panel to arbitrarily set rules on them, that's their prerogative. It *must* stop at their state lines.
I think California needs to get rid of CARB and lock its members into public stockades so they can be pelted with rotten fruit, but that's their business. No waivers. CARB is not allowed to set national policy. And where CARB sets state policy that screws with national conditions, it needs to reined in externally.
One of the better things Trump has done is tell CARB to get fucked. Repeatedly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:54 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:54 AM (gbOdA)
A couple of white supremacists named Ochoa and Gutierrez
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (BWnHZ)
George Zimmerman!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:54 AM (x0n13)
That is, I've never seen such vitriol and bile.
Like usually, I can read it and laugh at how deranged and unconnected to reality they are. Plus get a little insight into their madness.
From the way they are lashing out, whatever is going on, deep, deep in the bowels of the radical left there is pure, utter panic.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (9O65X)
Posted by: Caddy shack at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:54 AM (x0n13)
Juan Epstein>George Zimmerman
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (gbOdA)
*polite cough*
Posted by: Caddy shack at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Im alright
with either
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (gbOdA)
ProPublica is just doxxing these guys. Somebody should start doxxing them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Confused, Naive Moron at February 02, 2026 08:53 AM (DFX0J)
The Dems will go full Tiananmen Square.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Caddy shack at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
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Wasn't "Caddyshack" a Dangerfield movie that happened to have Bill Murray in it?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (MABZ1)
I think he is wrong that "Remember Don Lemon" will be the rallying cry of leftist warriors.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:51 AM (MABZ1)
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In my naivite I imagined jury nullification would always be citizens overruling leftist prosecutions, not the reverse.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (ehP+W)
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I don't get no respect...
Posted by: R. D. at February 02, 2026 08:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 08:55 AM (9O65X)
Our side may be full of angst, because the fight is harder than we wanted it to be; but their side knows that they’re losing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 08:57 AM (IUuBi)
Speaking of unloved Bill Murray outings, "The Razor's Edge" was definitely a huge misstep for him but it didn't matter in the end.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 08:58 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 08:52 AM (+4yJ5)
I admit it… I didn’t hate them but I didn’t really like Stripes or Ghostbusters or even Caddyshack
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 08:59 AM (P/Wjn)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (ehP+W)
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Like any knife, it cuts both ways.
*Judicial* nullification is new and different, though. It used to be extremely rare. Judges are starting to use it more to make sure leftists are never punished. Even if when juries convict, judges are throwing out the verdicts for political reasons.
Jury nullification is the last hedge against an out-of-control judiciary. It can also be used to ensure fellow travelers never get punished. It's a multi-pronged weapon and must be wielded with caution. Judicial nullification is a different ball of wax.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:59 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:54 AM (MABZ1)
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If I BBQ lunch or burn a firelog without their permission I will receive a fine.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 08:51 AM (MABZ1)
It's undeniable now that there is a kind of invisible shield of immunity around any Leftist with the slightest public profile. We will see this once again in his case. Just one more tearing away at institutional trust and the social fabric.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (b4LBp)
This CARB fairy tale shit has to end. This organization predates the EPA, so they get to essentially dictate to America? Makes no sense, but it has been successful.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (ExGho)
I think you know what word comes next.
Posted by: But this is a family blog at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)
The Dancing Brennan Undead are as usually agitated because it is all too obvious that their boss had-to-have know about Epstein's operation especially because of its connection to Russia -- and if he didn't how intelligent is he. Uncle Sourpuss would like to remind you that you cooperation is appreciated [and expected].
Gee, is it now the ctHARRIS/25 (19+6) who made deals to keep the ball rolling? Jaime Dimon knows all including their very account numbers.
After that them ratting each other out and opening fire upon each other rather than upon hapless normal people blow would be an event worthy of ppv.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhoRtheTargets
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ctHARRIS19takedown
Not One Battle after Another; One LIB after Another.
Very clear what the quid pro quo is these days, and the whistleblower action against Gabbard: to force congressMONSTERS to realize the obviousness of what is written in the Epstein, and Ghilsane files -- forWAR'd or forELSE. Guess we're gonna find out!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
:: saving the Trump Presidency ... and. indeed. the world. because she could.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (SDe7Q)
I’ve heard all the whistling past the graveyard excuses and pathos pleas like this. They aren’t working and if you want to hand waive off the special elections, you do so at our collective distress. The bottom line is the other side and their liege are motivated to vote. Independents are breaking against Republicans and they don’t care about all the Chicken Little shit. If we don’t work on a GOTV strategy very soon, it doesn’t look good. That’s the pattern, if any, that can be derived from all the elections thus far.
Right now Democrats are crushing Virginia and New Jersey in a preview of what’s to come. Congressional Democrats have vowed to do the same. It’s up to the voters to get off their asses and prevent it from happening. Bottom line. Full stop.
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (wn0/z)
Many supporters have invested so much social and emotional capital into the MAGA identity that acknowledging Greene’s points would require admitting they were fundamentally misled for years.
Nothing changed except the polling. She didn’t discover the lie, she discovered the exit ramp. This is what happens when movements have no ideology beyond vibes and grievance. Once the vibes turn, everyone pretends they were never that into it.
I doubt I'll ever forgive her but I do appreciate her doing the damage. She needs to start with an apology to David Hogg.
Liberals knew it was all bullshit. We explained it over and over again, but were told we were “talking down” to people and the media normalized Republicans’ nonsense because, although it’s killing America, the clown show is great for business.
She doesn't understand it was always about ethnic cleansing. The "lie" is just the cover story, which most conservatives are aware of.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (DFX0J)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)
It seems to me that many of these dudes that trans at >30 use Tootsie as their model woman.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (77rzZ)
Watching videos of the snowpocalypse in the Northeast. Everybody on them seems astonished to wake up and find a foot of snow on the ground without any warning whatsoever.
It's not as though you have no idea several days ahead that you're going to get snow. Presumably, if you live there, you've gotten snow before. But people seem to respond by running out to the store to clear out all the milk, bread and eggs instead of making sure they have the right kind of shovels or firing up the snowblower and having a plan to deal with what's falling.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (tgvbd)
For beginners, what the fuck is an "atomic scientist"? That's not even a THING, yo.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:49 AM (IG3/x)
They're close relatives of "climate scientists." Left-supporting science for a price. Their price is $20, same as in town.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (5rh/l)
Oh, wait: that *was* Yngwie Malmsteen.
He's not out of line and he's right.
I admit it… I didn’t hate them but I didn’t really like Stripes or Ghostbusters or even Caddyshack
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
I'm too lazy to hunt you down. Just burn yourself in effigy and we'll call it even.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (ExGho)
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Because the FedGov permits it. If the FedGov says no, CARB gets checked outside of CA. If the FedGov says yes, CARB's influence extends to the state line and no further.
Regardless of administration, the FedGov usually says yes. Until Trump. His EPA has has been telling CARB to go piss up a rope with fair frequency.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:02 AM (MABZ1)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at February 02, 2026 09:02 AM (53oGX)
Just keep telling yourself that...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 09:02 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 02, 2026 08:56 AM (ehP+W)
That's actually been the ironic shit of the past 20 years.
People on the right have been telling the Left exactly how to fight, and they've been listening, while we've been mocking them.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (77rzZ)
Speaking of the Hot/Crazy Axis...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Vengeance at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (wn0/z)
If the democrats stage a renascence after what we've seen in the last few years then the country is finished. There can be no other conclusion. We just haven't the wits to survive.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (b4LBp)
Citation please. Any links would also be appreciated.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 08:46 AM (FE
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Many articles out there.
I would link, but tinyurl is down for me right now.
Also, a friend of mine who's Hispanic and on Hispanic social media has told me Hispanic's are upset because of what they "perceive " is happening with ICE etc. (all lies)
She tries to educate them, but they get their news from MSM and Telemundo.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (NpAcC)
Ahhh...Manfred. The spiritual heir of TVOC and MUMR.
Keep on keeping on!
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (FEXGh)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (b4LBp)
++++
It's part of the overall trend of civilizational suicide. I am not sure the die is fully cast yet, but it might be. The odds of western civilization surviving are low.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:05 AM (MABZ1)
It's quite illuminating.
Posted by: DLSly at February 02, 2026 09:05 AM (2JT2x)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:00 AM (b4LBp)
I disagree that it's invisible.
It's highly visible. The public profile IS the shield.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:05 AM (uEmCf)
I think.. “That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun..”
Then I recall left-wing terrorism of the early 70's, including bombing campaigns, political assassinations, and left-wing militant organizations that eclipse the impotent rage of lazy, fat, blue-haired lesbians, and their beta commie-cosplaying simps we see out there screaming like idiots for likes on social media, I think.. “There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come by those who will come after.”
This has all been done before, and will be done again.. And yet the ship will always right itself..
Posted by: General Turgidson at February 02, 2026 09:06 AM (koFAO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:01 AM (77rzZ)
Speaking of the Hot/Crazy Axis...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (IG3/x)
Sean Young never did much for me except in No Way Out she was extremely hot… and played a crazy chick ( probably herself, no acting required)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 09:06 AM (YobFY)
-----------
I refer you to "Atomic Tranny Dogboy" the DoE director of the program dedicated to dealing with nuclear waste.
One Samuel Otis Brinton
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 09:06 AM (jtM2q)
Yeah, illegal aliens can be reliably be expected to be less supportive of ICE operations. Duh
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:06 AM (ExGho)
Of course I have no idea if anything like that has ever happened.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 09:06 AM (ULPxl)
So you heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend?
Okay now.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (FEXGh)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (Dv3i1)
2028 is where things go sideways if Vance loses.
Posted by: McLurkerson at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (AZDyS)
So you heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend?
Okay now.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (FEXGh)
Suddenly I’m humming REO Speedwagon….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Must be Groundhog Day at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:03 AM (b4LBp)
Nothing to do with lack of wits, everything to do with lack of balls.
Instead of taking charge of the situation, we kept sitting back and saying "Surely, default Democrats have to wake up and start caring about more than just 'My Team Win'!"
Because they don't, and they haven't.
They don't care if everything goes up in flames as long as they get to see someone they don't like burn.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (uEmCf)
——-
Are you sure 3 shots to the back of the head is a “suicide”?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:09 AM (ExGho)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 09:09 AM (BWnHZ)
____
Hate has no home here. That's why we have to hunt you down and kill you, MAGAt!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:09 AM (Dv3i1)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx
Democrats.
16 years old...
I want to cut off my tits. *Well, you know best.*
I want to vote so I can vote communist. *Listen to the children.*
I want to be a whore. *Sex work is work.*
I want to smoke. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
I want to drink. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
I want to buy a gun. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (OWbr4)
——-
Are you sure 3 shots to the back of the head is a “suicide”?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:09 AM (ExGho)
You have to pull the trigger very very fast!!!!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (x0n13)
How many more times will Trump be impeached if Dems win the house lol? I'm guessing two more times.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (JCZqz)
This is part of the left's ever present answer of "It is different when we do it!"
Consider the church attack in MN. The people doing it specifically said they did it to make the people in that church afraid. That's...terrorism. Yes today its people yelling and screaming in your church, but tomorrow it could be a Luigi...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (77rzZ)
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Perhaps. Both Western and Eastern civilization are hanging by a thread. Indian civilization could go either way. Arab and African, not so much. Their civilizations are both barbaric and primitive. Survivability is high in the absence of advanced, complex, organized and productive civilizations - though achievement is very low.
When the advanced civilizations kill themselves, the barbarians win by default.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:11 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (YobFY)
Sorry for the earworm.
:/
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:12 AM (FEXGh)
Trump just said that he won't send in Feds to quell riots unless invited by the local authorities.
Could get sporty ...
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 09:12 AM (dtajH)
Posted by: pudinhead at February 02, 2026 09:12 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:09 AM (ExGho)
++++
Who manufactured the gun, loaded it with ammunition, handed it to the gunman, knelt before him and didn't so much as flinch when the muzzle was pressed to his skull?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (MABZ1)
forELSE
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheChickenRun
Nothing faster than a LIB thinking with their Feet.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell :: there will be no peace as long as Kirk (charlie) is remembered -- Kingon Ambassador LIBBING OUT
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RemainKLINGON
The ny/MADMANI variant incoming....
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (P6+qO)
Posted by: McLurkerson at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (AZDyS)
If we lose 2026 AND deportations get stymied AND MAGA otherwise is stalled, don't count on Vance at all. A populist figure will emerge who will make Vance look like a stick in the mud.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:11 AM (MABZ1)
The Turkroaches will end up the ultimate survivors when the rest of civilization destroys itself.
Because it's ALWAYS the roaches that survive in the end.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM*
But did the Bronze Age have bikini clad boobettes?
Posted by: I gotta ask at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Not this Independent...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (VE6XX)
---------
Calculated to cause severe problems for locally elected leftists.
Will it work?
*flips coin*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 02, 2026 09:14 AM (jtM2q)
Democrats.
16 years old...
This is a reflection of the left's lack of any actual beliefs. The smoking/drinking/etc restrictions are there from an older, saner incarnation of the left that they haven't changed them...yet.
Their drive for youth voting is just because they expect they'll get those votes, and the sex stuff is because the left embraced pedophilia.
And, even the last point it comical. The left is all onboard with legalization underage prostitution - look at their recent legislation in CA - but still gets pissy about Leo D dating 20 year olds.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:14 AM (sKqQm)
@RandPaul
's amendment to CUT $5 BILLION in Refugee Welfare funding AFTER multiple massive Somali fraud scandals were EXPOSED!
20 GOP senators voted NAY to keep the fraud flowing while the national debt approaches $39 TRILLION!
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:14 AM (gbOdA)
_____
*panties moisten*
- AWFL Sipping a Caramel Macchiato, venti, skim, extra shot, extra hot, extra whip at Starbucks while scrolling through TikTok and re-reading A Handmaids Tale
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:13 AM (MABZ1)
"Not us! We're too badass to do that!"
--You know who by now.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (uEmCf)
Don’t forget part of the color revolution strategy is to try and give the appearance of inevitability. It’s also to purvey there is an overwhelming amount of support for actions like the anti ICE protests. They are using force multipliers like the media to drive that op. They are also overwhelming special elections because of the low turnout to also achieve that goal.
It’s a bit worrisome that people are not turning out to vote. Ditto the fact it seems independents are buying some of what they’re selling. Don’t forget they put Democrats over the top in places like Virginia.
That said, there is also a lot working against Democrats. They really don’t have an agenda except to destroy, divide, conquer and rule. There is also a lot of time for things like the economy to continue improving, especially as wages go up.
People need to get out to vote. And the GOP needs to get off their 2025 victory lap and do something. Because from what I can tell they’re mostly sitting on their asses. YMMV.
Anyway, praise the Lord.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (wn0/z)
Posted by: CoolHandLuke at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (YRYz0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (BWnHZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Just ride the storm out. You'll be fine.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 09:16 AM (+4yJ5)
For those observing Tu BiShvat, you have until sunset to chug four cups of wine.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 09:16 AM (pUU4E)
I want to vote so I can vote communist. *Listen to the children.*
I want to be a whore. *Sex work is work.*
I want to smoke. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
I want to drink. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
I want to buy a gun. *No, you're too immature to make decisions like that.*
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 02, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)
++++
In my opinion, the multifarious "age of majority" is a problem that underscores a kind of social madness. There needs to be one single age of majority, that is all-or-nothing.
Why can I legally have sex, get married, enter contract, gamble on the lottery, join the army, own a rifle, buy pornography and smoke cigarettes at 18 but have to wait until 21 to buy a handgun, drink or gamble in a casino? Why am I child until 25 for medical purposes?
It is and always has been bullshit, and it encourages more of the same bullshit. "You're kind of an adult, but not really" is insane. 16, 18, 21 - whatever. Just have *one.* I think 21 is most reasonable, but having a single age of adulthood is perhaps more important than the age itself.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:16 AM (MABZ1)
And it can have long reaching impacts.
The Byzantine empire was the strongest Christian state. They'd weathered generations of war against the Caliphate. And when the Seljuk Turks showed up they put together a large army to meet them.
The emperor though had enemies and they intentionally lose the battle for him so they could claim the throne.
The Crusades recovered many of the lost lands later...but only for so long. And that's why Asia minor is muslim Turkish (and backwards savages) and not Greek Orthodox...all because a few people 1000 years ago decided they wanted political power...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:17 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 09:15 AM (BWnHZ)
Please wire $5000US via Western Union to cover all modalities for the United Sefton Pastrami Fund to my office in Lagos!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:17 AM (x0n13)
We spend Billions to eliminate a deadly childhood virus and Progressive invite in 20 million carriers with glee.
I will never listen to a public health message again.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:18 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:18 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: JROD at February 02, 2026 09:18 AM (LEz2V)
This was a traditional thing in most societies - there would be some coming of age ritual and then you'd be a man/woman free to make your own decisions.
We have stupid carve outs as "I used to have a different nic " notes.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:19 AM (sKqQm)
Yet you could be in your thirties and still be a Ward of the State, and all of these ages are meaningless under various forms of Red Flag laws.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 02, 2026 09:19 AM (kHd4y)
Democrats.
16 years old...
This is a reflection of the left's lack of any actual beliefs. The smoking/drinking/etc restrictions are there from an older, saner incarnation of the left that they haven't changed them...yet.
Their drive for youth voting is just because they expect they'll get those votes, and the sex stuff is because the left embraced pedophilia.
And, even the last point it comical. The left is all onboard with legalization underage prostitution - look at their recent legislation in CA - but still gets pissy about Leo D dating 20 year olds.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:14 AM (sKqQm)
90% of what's driving leftism among the youth is sex, and young people wanting to be horny in public and display their fetishes (but they demand you call it "kink") in public.
This is why almost all fiction is aimed at horny teenagers now, and if they're not written by troons, they're written by fujoshits (obsessive yaoi fangirls), and they're almost entirely about having gay sex.
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:20 AM (uEmCf)
Also the same people tell us we use too much energy and too many goods and bring those people here so they can use American levels of energy and goods.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 09:20 AM (6mlHc)
@NICKIMINAJ
Any Christian who votes democrat again is a fool. They’re showing people that it’s ok to disrupt a church during worship. This is how they truly feel about you. The veil is lifted. No morals. No integrity. It’s not enough for them to have an opinion, they’ve escalated to physical intrusion of places of worship. The demons inside of them are so bothered. All the time.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:20 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:21 AM (x0n13)
They will unleash all that they *think* that Trump is doing to them upon us innocent Americans that want nothing more than to be left the F alone.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 02, 2026 09:22 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:22 AM (ZxPkt)
Demons then: My name is Legion for we are many.
Demons now: My pronouns are they/them
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:22 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: General Turgidson at February 02, 2026 09:22 AM (koFAO)
It was hit just in front of me. My boss would not show me the video of me being tossed around, even with seatbelts.
Hrothgar has sent me a video, taken in secret, of what really happened, and why it took a year of repairs to fix the warped frame:
https://x.com/hot_pepper76/ status/2017981965958291740
Mind the gap
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)
… these invaders didn’t even get a COVID “clot shot” that Dementia Joe mandated.
Posted by: SMOD at February 02, 2026 09:23 AM (6mlHc)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:23 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 02, 2026 09:23 AM (OUMaO)
290 Summer of Love 2026
Trump just said that he won't send in Feds to quell riots unless invited by the local authorities.
Could get sporty ...
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 02, 2026 09:12 AM (dtajH)
And Trump is right. We’ve seen, as in Minneapolis, that these “riots” are organized and supported by the local governments in the hope of creating some national incident that they can use to campaign on.
So if they want to burn their own cities down, let them.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Bulg at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (b4LBp)
Also: We're losing the public opinion battle because the Main Stream Media keeps lying about everything!
Meanwhile, TrueCons can't stop jerking off to the NFL, the lowest of all the low-hanging fruit.
And nobody on the right is showing up for special elections.
You're damned right I'm black pilled.
Posted by: BuT sPeCiAl ElEcTiOnS dOn'T mAtTeR! at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (qUkBO)
Okay now.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (FEXGh)
Suddenly I’m humming REO Speedwagon….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 09:08 AM (YobFY)
******
lol.
She did show me many Hispanic social media sites that were more supportive of Trump in the past, but now they aren't.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (BWnHZ)
When Fauci was asked why they weren't clot shotting the illegals he said that they have rights unlike American citizens
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 02, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)
Yes. So _THEY_ can use American levels of energy and goods.
Not you. You're just a machine to generate revenue to give to the Third World and Third Worlders who come here.
The US is nothing more than a Welfare Administration District for the Rest of the World (in the eyes of the Left).
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:25 AM (uEmCf)
Any Christian who votes democrat again is a fool.
"No one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist." - Pius XI, Quadragesimo anno (1931)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 09:25 AM (tgvbd)
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the article provides no examples or quotes to support its premise
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 08:32 AM (ZxPkt)
The past several years I've noticed more and more headlines in all media have little relation to the article contents. From both Left- and Right-leaning media. The ClickBait Pay Incentive Force is STRONK!
It will get worse before it gets better - if ever.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:25 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Don Black at February 02, 2026 09:26 AM (ZxPkt)
"Iranian President has ordered the start of negotiations with the United States, with talks expected to take place in Türkiye within days, according to Fars citing an Iranian government source."
And now yo don't!
"Iranian state media outlets Fars and Tasnim removed their report about U.S. Iran talks"
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 09:26 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:26 AM (0yjaw)
Okay now.
Posted by: Halp! My hairs on fire!! at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (FEXGh)
++++
Hey, the entire "parallel construction" Russiagate conspiracy could have been reasonably called "Operation REO Speedwagon"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:26 AM (MABZ1)
Are outpacing Democrats in fundraising by $100 million 40,000 for the midterms.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:27 AM (NpAcC)
---
I'll point this out again:
Raw Story was the sole source for all the media reports that the video you saw with your own eyes of the ballots being taken from under the table in Atlanta and ran through the machine multiple times was FALSE.
I chased down all the links to that source, laundered though multiple outlets, and every one led to Raw Story.
And their proof?
They talked to an anonymous election official who said that was false, those were legitimate ballots and everyone knew they were stored there.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:27 AM (9O65X)
Democrats are in the hole.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 02, 2026 09:28 AM (NpAcC)
They talked to an anonymous election official who said that was false, those were legitimate ballots and everyone knew they were stored there.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 02, 2026 09:27 AM (9O65X)
++++
"Trump said Hatians were eating pets in Ohio. This is untrue. We asked local officials and they said it wasn't happening."
This is modern "journalism." Speaking Official Truth From Power.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:28 AM (MABZ1)
Caught it from a friend who caught it from a friend who . . .
Bill Gates' wife via Russky prostitutka via Epstein
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:28 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Jonah at February 02, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)
Teachers and all other union members in the district have to to provide proof of voting Democrat at work today or be fired.
The voters for the dead must provide proof or be killed.
Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Ben Had
"Nooo! Trump was supposed to get arrested over this!" -the average leftist.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:28 AM (x0n13)
++++
LOL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (0KSrI)
@WallStreetApes
The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE
- 18% of THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S home health care billing is coming out of Los Angeles County
- One doctor billed the government $120 million in a single year claiming to oversee 1,900 patients
- With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X MORE than the whole state of Florida and New York
"How is that possible? And take a look at this map, a cluster of 287 hospice providers, in a two-mile radius, some in strip malls, unmarked buildings, even a wrecking yard and vacant lot. All of it is just paperwork. I could fill that out in Kazakhstan if I want and get a hospice license waiting for me."
[video]
==
California (the entire state) has slightly less than 12% of the US population per official numbers.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (ULPxl)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 02, 2026 09:21 AM (x0n13)
Now I’m chuckling thinking about the Seinfeld episode where George helps Jerry accomplish the “roommate switch” but it backfires when she’s “into it” and Jerry just can’t go through with it… he’s not an orgy guy….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 02, 2026 09:30 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (0KS
It would just be a stall tactic...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 02, 2026 09:30 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 09:29 AM (+4yJ5)
++++
The second own-goal in the same category.
#meToo (and to a lesser degree, the hanger-on #timesUp) was supposed to take out Trump. Instead, it destroyed Hollywood.
Epstein was supposed to take out Trump. Instead, it is blowing back on the Party.
Trump is - or at least, Trump *was* - a womanizing philanderer. He also had a type: hot Eastern European women in their twenties. Don't Epstein for that. Just need a bankroll and a passport.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 09:31 AM (MABZ1)
*Bill Kristol's son-in-law
Posted by: Lizzy at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (0yjaw)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 09:32 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: CoolHandLuke at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (YRYz0)
Posted by: Ben Had
"Nooo! Trump was supposed to get arrested over this!" -the average leftist.
==
Qatar is mentioned over 5-6000 times in Epstein files...Steve Bannon 1500-2000 times...
Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (g47mK)
Judges are people who take on Royal airs - they sneaked that past the founding fathers. Now you know exactly what is wrong with the judiciary - they have been pieces of shit, Royalist traitors, to the idea of an egalitarian, Constitutional Republic since Day One. "If it pleases the court". "How do you plead". They keep leaving off the word "serf" or "peasant" at the end of those phrases, since that would give the whole game away.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 02, 2026 09:34 AM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 02, 2026 09:07 AM (Dv3i1)
===
Burn the city to the ground.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: XTC at February 02, 2026 09:35 AM (uEmCf)
Okay, sarc. But this morning I see sunshine melting the snow and birds preparing for Spring and salt-of-the-earth Oklahomans armed and on the right side, so I don't get so concerned as perhaps I ought. 🎶 Always look on the bright side of life.
But considering a frighteningly large number of individuals not only want to destroy America as founded but as we have seen not just in Minneapolis but since the 1960s are willing and able to use violence to achieve their aims.
Another classic JJS incomplete sentence. When I read such, I always feel suspendered. Considering [all this] what? It should at least end in an ellipsis…
(The trouble with quibbles is a tiny price to pay for JJS bringing us all the world five days a week.)
Anyway, on with the day. Yikes. I've been willowed already.
Posted by: mindful webworker - groundhog- better fried or baked? at February 02, 2026 09:39 AM (j02Vi)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:46 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: T at February 02, 2026 09:51 AM (aGnRN)
Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 10:00 AM (yw3eV)
The fight is ongoing. The left is motivated by an existential crisis. Their process for governing relevance is under threat. They've retreated in Minnesota. Virginia is showing the country what happens when they win - they lie about everything. California is about to have a federal proctology exam. The fun and games in Fulton County Georgia are about to be exposed. The Church invaders in St. Paul are getting arrested - even Mr. Lemon.
The GOP has an outside chance to gain 3 seats in the Senate - all with more MAGA types than before. Early forecasts show Vance winning the presidency in 2028. Breathe everyone.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 02, 2026 10:01 AM (GZYu7)
They're being trained to accept their definitions, their forms of protests, their violence.
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moms4liberty
4d
🚨 BREAKING: In a recorded webinar, the president of the nation’s largest teachers union lays it all out.
Becky Pringle tells attendees she is committing the National Education Association, its 3 million members, and all union resources to a coordinated political effort.
The webinar included discussion of a plan explicitly titled “No Sleep for ICE,” where activists bragged and laughed about a protest that “got out of control,” leading to federal agents being evacuated in the middle of the night in Minneapolis.
It didn’t stop there.
The event ends with direct political training for a Democratic candidate.
This is not about teachers.
It’s not about children.
It’s about raw political power.
Which is exactly why serious questions are being raised about whether a federally chartered public-sector union should be operating like this at all.
Who the #NEA is really serving?
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)
But their nonviolent protests are always different than peaceful, and they'll always claim because something impeded them and forced their hand, their only options were to react boldly.
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From my area years ago during the mostly peaceful protests... Lawmakers (State Senators & Reps) called for the DA to investigate violence and intimidation aimed at BLM supporters during a march in the summer of 2020 when it was alleged peaceful protesters were met with violence and intimidation by a group of counter-protestors & a local police department's "lackadaisical" response. (Context: Likely NEVER in prior history used to describe that particular police department).
"We need to make sure our community feels safe when peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights." "...horror that this demonstration of love and support for
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)
"Instead of actively protecting the First Amendment rights of our neighbors, it appears police were both late and seemed to be protecting the white counter-protestors instead."
In reality, the police physically stood between two groups on the lawn of a municipal building and non-violently kept them from crossing into the opposing group. (Some of those law enforcement officers were undercover..) However, it was alleged by protest supporters that there were armed, White male counterprotestors who had also been drinking where the two groups "met up." Again, in reality, there were legally armed police officers, both male & female, and since it was August, water and drinking cups were available.
In the end, (White) members of three different county school boards were called on to resign. The next month, another march took place down the main street, accompanied by not just a 1%ers escort MCC, politicians & union organizers (the usual accompaniment) but also an array of law enforcement & drones.
The Left continues. We stay home.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 02, 2026 04:53 PM (wGqjj)
Daily Tech News 2 February 2026
Top News
- Notepad++, a text editor used by every programmer in the world, got hijacked and used to install malware. (Notepad++)
You're probably safe to click on that link. I think.
The server providing software updates for Notepad++ got hacked to selectively deliver malware, apparently by West Taiwan targeting specific users in Taiwan.
This went undetected for months because of the focused nature of the attack; if it had affected everyone who uses the software it would have been uncovered the next day. And would also have been a global catastrophe, because that would have given the attackers an indirect back door into basically everything.
So it could have been worse, but is more than a little worrying.
Tech News
- The price of Bitcoin has crashed back below $80,000. (Yahoo)
That's okay, I put all my money in silver.
Fuck.
- The future will not be in 8k. (Ars Technica)
If you were thinking of getting an 8k TV, your options have narrowed to one, with LG dropping production of 8k panels.
That leaves Samsung.
I was thinking of getting one as a large-format monitor once they got cheap enough, but that now looks like it may take a while.
- ChatGPT is retiring several of its older models. (Thurrott)
Not everyone has the lasting appeal of a Cindy Crawford, I guess.
Oh, different kind of model.Starting on February 13, 2026, the GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, OpenAI o4-mini, and GPT-5 (Instant and Thinking) will be retired from ChatGPT.
GPT-4o was introduced in a hurry after everyone hated GPT-5, and is now being disintroduced in an equal hurry.
- A Japanese researcher has built a 128 byte USB drive - yes, 128 bytes - out of ferrite core memory. (Tom's Hardware)
Using a Raspberry Pi Pico as the controller, a chip which has rather more than 128 bytes of memory.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Be the penguin.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 04:00 AM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 04:03 AM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 02, 2026 04:03 AM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 02, 2026 04:03 AM (BLOW1)
https://tinyurl.com/yfvvr7k2
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 04:03 AM (Pmfrl)
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And don't even think of being the Moron to respond with "That rings a bell!"
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 04:04 AM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 02, 2026 04:06 AM (/HDaX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 02, 2026 04:13 AM (NG46o)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 02, 2026 04:19 AM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)
Every week is a short week for midgets.
Posted by: peter dinklage is 5 possums in a trench coat at February 02, 2026 04:49 AM (Z/cmS)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 02, 2026 04:57 AM (KxJO2)
Posted by: coliin at February 02, 2026 05:00 AM (e8qy3)
>
> Fuck
Yeah,. I hear you this morning - just picked up some more though.
Posted by: Politcal McGuffin at February 02, 2026 05:02 AM (nGP9S)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 05:06 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 05:14 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 05:15 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 05:15 AM (Ia/+0)
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:19 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 02, 2026 05:22 AM (bQ4nt)
What time does the Fat Rat get dragged out of his hole to tell us we'll have weather?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)
That rodent will see his shadow and winter isn't going away
Anyone have a recipe for ground hog stew?
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 05:25 AM (Ia/+0)
1. Dear, Lord, we can begin, I ask that you will hear and answer my prayer (86:1. 6 ) 2. Protect and save my life ( 86:2) 3. Be merciful to me ( 86:3. 16) 4. Give me joy and satisfaction ( 86; 4) 5. Teach me ( (86:11) and ) (7) show me your goodness ( 86:17) .
I thought that was very helpful.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 05:27 AM (Bw1/o)
This concept may be built into the human psyche.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026 05:29 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/54txjw8p
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 05:36 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 02, 2026
***
"Hey, man, nice marmot."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)
As I become older and angrier, I realize that there are many people who should be underground inspiring the cabbages.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 02, 2026 05:43 AM (m7Osq)
It used to be called "Candlemas,"
Still is Candlemas to some of us, boyo. The 7 PM High Mass today at my parish has the Blessing of Candles.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 05:45 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 05:45 AM (+4yJ5)
Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?
I check the obituaries every morning. If my name isn't there, it'll be a pretty good day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 05:46 AM (tgvbd)
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Still is Candlemas to some of us, boyo. The 7 PM High Mass today at my parish has the Blessing of Candles.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026
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I meant, Hadrian, that it was called Candlemas most of the time in common parlance, not "Groundhog Day."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)
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I check the obituaries every morning. If my name isn't there, it'll be a pretty good day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026
***
"I woke up still not dead again today!
The Internet said that I had passed away.
If I was dead, it wasn't dead to stay;
I woke up still not dead again today."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 05:50 AM (Cjt/F)
https://tinyurl.com/5epdnm2v
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 05:56 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)
Matthew 15:31
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 06:01 AM (04KGT)
Need to get plants moved out of the garage today and all the covers removed on the well head and outside faucets and piping.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 06:04 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Just Wondering at February 02, 2026 06:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Not everyone has the lasting appeal of a Cindy Crawford, I guess.
; )
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:08 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:08 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: coliin at February 02, 2026 05:00 AM (e8qy3)
'sup with your name, colin?
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:11 AM (SSiCQ)
For those who had to suffer with Windows Notepad, this app was a game-changer. For me, the killer feature was the ability to cut and paste columns of text. Before NPP, you had to throw whatever you needed to work on into Excel and use that to make columns. This was way easier...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 06:13 AM (eOFY+)
It's a teen rom-com, and it is very sweet.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 06:17 AM (eOFY+)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 02, 2026 06:17 AM (eOFY+)
https://tinyurl.com/4h47p9up
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 06:25 AM (oT1li)
A balmy -1 in the MidHudson. No wind. Yesterday afternoon was sunny and 18° but the winds made it feel below zero. Possible big snow Friday. Yay wunter
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 06:26 AM (BWnHZ)
Matthew 15:31
Posted by: Marcus T at February 02, 2026 06:01 AM (04KGT)
Thank you, Marcus T.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:33 AM (SSiCQ)
A rather incredible 16.3 degrees in the bak yard.
Somebody with another Ambient Weather station online about a mile from our house is showing an unbelievable 14.6 degrees out.
Yes, the north will snicker at those numbers as not being really that cold.
But this is coastal South Carolina, for Pete's sake.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:34 AM (0KSrI)
*
I check the obituaries every morning. If my name isn't there, it'll be a pretty good day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026
***
"I woke up still not dead again today!
The Internet said that I had passed away.
If I was dead, it wasn't dead to stay;
I woke up still not dead again today."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
My grandfather used to say he reads the obituaries to see if he is in them. Sadly he died before he saw his obituary. He would have appreciated that comment! :-)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 06:36 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 06:40 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026
***
It slid across the border while nobody was looking.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:42 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 06:43 AM (wzUl9)
Found it!
It's drunk and passed out in our back yard.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 06:43 AM (iMotb)
I know Canada Dry ginger ale is still around.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
12h
I am begging, pleading with people who think they are commies to understand how commies have worked. Always and everywhere.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:45 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:48 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026
***
"Real socialism has never been tried!"
"Thank God for that."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 06:48 AM (tljrc)
I am begging, pleading with people who think they are commies to understand how commies have worked. Always and everywhere.
Posted by: m
"OK, Boomer. We're going to make it work because we know what mistakes you made. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to hop on this train..."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 02, 2026 06:48 AM (+4yJ5)
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
15h
The first amendment right to burst into someone’s home and yell at them for not recycling
The first amendment right to crash a funeral and decry the dead man
The first amendment right to say anything and go anywhere, at any time
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
15h
The first amendment right to interrupt a church service
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:49 AM (SSiCQ)
And we have already dropped to 16.0 since my last post.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 06:49 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:49 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026
***
I don't even know if Life Savers are still around. As a kid I loved the Pep-O-Mint, Wint-O-Green, and Spear-O-Mint flavors, with blue, green, and gold wrappers respectively. Once I tried their "Clove," and spat it out in a hurry, as I wanted to do with Dr. Pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 02, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 06:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:55 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 02, 2026 06:56 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 06:56 AM (iMotb)
Good to hear. Today's my day off ,so I hope to see it this afternoon.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 06:56 AM (8Cor4)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 06:59 AM (0KSrI)
I had a dream last night where AoSHQ had become "modernized" with an up-to-date look and feel.
Naturally, the comments section didn't work.
I still shudder when I think about the implications of that
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 07:01 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 07:02 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:02 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:04 AM (0KSrI)
I’m looking for a weather station for my Wyoming home. I saw you mentioned your Ambient Weather station. How do you like it and how long have you had it? Do you subscribe to any of the subscriptions? First I’ve heard if it was your comment.
Thanks
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 02, 2026 07:06 AM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 07:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 02, 2026 07:08 AM (wEswl)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:08 AM (0KSrI)
20th Century Studios
@20thcentury
11h
Everybody wants this.
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return in The Devil Wears Prada 2, in theaters May 1. Watch the full trailer now.
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 07:08 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 02, 2026 07:09 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 02, 2026 07:10 AM (guLpK)
++++
Attacking tools is pretty rough, especially when they're tools not thought of as "connected." NP++ isn't connected, exactly, but it does pull updates and allows plugins. One of the things that makes the tool so useful and universal.
Nasty, nasty attack vector. Given its targeting, odds on it being Red China?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 07:11 AM (MABZ1)
I check the obituaries every morning. If my name isn't there, it'll be a pretty good day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 05:46 AM (tgvbd
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Where do you check them? A local newspaper? I was mystified by my parents checking when I was younger. A lifetime later, I understand why
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 02, 2026 07:11 AM (2ggJh)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 07:11 AM (MABZ1)
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Ahhh, nevermind. That is what Pixy meant by "West Taiwan." I need more coffee.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM (MABZ1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM (BWnHZ)
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Could be a long, long time. Like "forever" long. That kind of resolution has its uses for high-end monitors, especially in mining, medicine, CAD and finance. And those industries can pay for them. Getting the production scale needed to bring pricing in line with what "normal people" can pay requires TVs and there's little point in 8K TV set.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 02, 2026 07:14 AM (MABZ1)
We have the WS-2000, which has had several improvements and upgrades since we purchased this one six years ago.
Mounted on the fence between our yard and the neighbors at about the 8 foot level, it has been absolutely rock solid in performance and connectivity.
The Ambient community allows you to share your data with others, so it lets me in map form compare my readings with others nearby, and they usually track within about .2 degrees.
The only subscription I pay is for the feature which allows detailed graphing of data by the 5 minute increment for up to the last three years.
We do this because after we upgraded the entire heatpump system, I wanted to be able to monitor humidity and temperature both upstairs and downstairs, and that required the purchase of a separate remote sensor.
But setting that aside and just going with the basic system, there are no recurring subscriptions or cost.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 07:15 AM (iMotb)
PoIiMath
@politicalmath
Jan 31
This is so funny I refuse to believe it is real
MaryCate Delvey
@marycatedelvey
Jan 31
This young man trying not to laugh has me rolling
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 07:16 AM (SSiCQ)
And looks to be dropping with sunrise just now occurring.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 07:18 AM (iMotb)
PoIiMath
@politicalmath
Jan 31
I really enjoy the part of left-wing journalism "punching up" where they investigate the victims of crime to make sure that they were bad people
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 07:19 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 02, 2026 07:21 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 02, 2026 07:21 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 07:24 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 07:25 AM (SSiCQ)
Thank you. Sounds like you are happy with it. A bewildering array of weather stations out there. I’ll expand my search to include ambient.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 02, 2026 07:25 AM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 02, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1)
As the good book says, there's nothing new under the sun.
Posted by: Farquad at February 02, 2026 07:26 AM (CFMhl)
In the bulletin for the first weekend in November, the parish my folks belong to posts a list of parishioners who passed away during the preceding year. The year Dad died, my Mom showed me that bulletin: it was my name instead of his. Very weird feeling.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 02, 2026 07:31 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
So, you're just trolling here, right?
Posted by: Auspex at February 02, 2026 08:57 AM (Y8DZL)
I have a fairly low-end, 6 year old 4K 65" TV and I can't tell the difference between a 1080p signal upscaled by either my XBox or my FireStick, and a native 4K signal passed directly through. And I'm pretty picky about picture quality. It might just be the TV, but I'm pretty sure that short of 85"+ screens no one can tell the difference between 4K and 8K.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 02, 2026 09:17 AM (LgYtf)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM
Big Penguin has gotten to Pixy. Sad!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:25 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Cybersmythe at February 02, 2026 09:28 AM (S6tOh)
Sunday Overnight Open Thread - February 1, 2026 [Doof]
Photo credit - Howard in Alberta
Careful out there! Woman Suffers Stroke After Cracking Her Neck to Relieve Tension
A simple stretching of the neck caused a young woman to temporarily lose her vision as well as the ability to speak after suffering a stroke. KayLynne Felthager was driving home from Walmart when she felt a headache coming on and instinctively stretched her neck to the right to relieve some tension. It had become somewhat of a habit to crack her neck after a long day at work, but this time was different. Almost immediately after hearing the crack in her neck, Kaylynne felt a sharp pain in her neck. The pain in Felthager’s neck didn’t feel normal, and the fact that it did not subside over the next several days didn’t exactly feel reassuring, but she only relied on over-the-counter pain medication to deal with it, instead of seeing a doctor. It wasn’t until five days later that things really took a turn for the worse. *** Once at the hospital, doctors performed a CT scan, which revealed that she had suffered a stroke. After talking to medical staff about the pain she felt after stretching her neck in the car a few days prior, KayLynne was told that the innocent neck cracking had caused an artery dissection, which later resulted in a blood clot reaching her brain and causing a stroke. Luckily, the blood clot dissolved quickly, so the doctors didn’t need to operate.Seriously -- be careful!! ----- AI is asshoe. For real. This is some of the stupidest stuff I have ever seen. Yet there are people who find this interesting and entertaining?? AI-Generated Conjoined Twins Valeria and Camila Are Taking the Internet by Storm
Conjoined twins Valeria and Camila are the latest AI influencers to go viral on social media, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers in a very short time. With more and more AI models and influencers competing for real humans’ attention, creators have to, well, get creative when designing their avatars. Flawless skin, perfect figure, and dazzling eyes just aren’t enough to cut it on social media today, but the AI conjoined twins niche is apparently right for the picking! Enter Valeria and Camila, probably the most attractive conjoined twins the world has ever seen. A quick perusal of their Instagram page tells you they are digitally rendered avatars, not real people, but many of their 280,000 followers don’t know, or simply don’t care. The comments section of their posts is always full of compliments, invitations, and heart emojis. The creators of Instagram’s most popular conjoined twins even created a backstory for them, complete with AI-generated childhood photos and made-up stories about their daily lives. This only made their fans more invested in them, to the point where they ignore the fact that they aren’t real.I'm choosing not to include any photos of this ridiculousness. Feel free to hit the link if you want to see any.
Minnesota at the moment summed up: pic.twitter.com/FCV58rwa0d
— TruthSeeker01011 (@TruthSeek01011) January 27, 2026
By the 1980s, the evolution accelerated: Michael Jackson's 1984 bedazzled military jacket and signature single white glove turned personal style into cultural iconography, while Cyndi Lauper and others embraced outrageous, headline-making eccentricity. While the Oscars play it elegant and the Met Gala goes full fantasy, the Grammys let stars strut like it's their personal runway. It is a platform for musicians to treat fashion as performance art. It is eclectic, theatrical, and tied to their artistic identity.
The tipping point that cemented the Grammys' reputation as fashion's most adventurous red carpet came around the turn of the millennium. Jennifer Lopez's legendary green Versace plunge gown at the 2000 Grammys was so searched online that it inspired the creation of Google Image Search—a literal cultural phenomenon. From there, the event's fashion coverage exploded: archival couture (Cardi B's 2019 Thierry Mugler "Venus"), sculptural risks (Lady Gaga's 2010 galactic Armani Privé
, and maximalist statements became expected rather than exceptional.
Today’s arrivals may add the next chapter revolutionary dresses - or they may just be audacious for the sake of being loud. Regardless, we will break down the best and worst looks together next week. ----- Thanks, Piper! On a related note, here's an interesting article that hit my feed recently. 37 Famous Musicians Who Have Shockingly Never Won a Grammy
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 01, 2026 10:00 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 10:00 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:01 PM (c35xG)
No doubt preparing to ship them to Tijuana for the annual barbecue.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 01, 2026 10:03 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Crusader at February 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 01, 2026 10:04 PM (gKWVE)
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:05 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:06 PM (lpTXP)
FL Woman. "I can fix her!" ---at least half of Morons
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 10:06 PM (Fs0KI)
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Thought more like Loretta Young, engowned, entering the stage for her TV program.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:07 PM (c35xG)
I'll bet we reach at least 200 comments tonight!
Let's go!
🚀
Posted by: mindful webworker - maybe even 225 at February 01, 2026 10:07 PM (j02Vi)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (2WIwB)
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Nah, I would have been riding shotgun.
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (zGyLA)
I wouldn't know Cardi B if I ran over her, but is she the black lady in the black and white dress that looks like an exploding flower? If so, I'll say I really like that dress and could actually see it in an 1890s Paris Opera gala.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Otto Pen at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (sJHOI)
https://x.com/i/status/2017728994813034524
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Oddbob
Fix her?
I don't want her to change a thing!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, and that is fine! You can skip it, it’s just fun for me.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:09 PM (Wmg4n)
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Thought more like Loretta Young, engowned, entering the stage for her TV program.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:07 PM (c35xG)
***
And holding a cigarette in a foot long cigarette holder.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)
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Does the chick with the dress hanging from her nipples (clamped, I guess, based on twitter comments) count as worst or best?
Posted by: Methos at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (lpTXP)
First World Problem.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Nemo at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (4RPgu)
Yeah.
She seems too funny and not selfserious enough to be in Portland though. She should move.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 01, 2026 10:11 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:11 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 01, 2026 10:11 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:09 PM (Wmg4n)
Hugs, Piper. You are a good soul.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:12 PM (lpTXP)
https://is.gd/JTfRKo
https://is.gd/CO4GDC
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)
Thanks for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 10:12 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 10:12 PM (oT7pT)
On the other hand, I have no idea who she is, and don't much care, so maybe not.
Posted by: Methos at February 01, 2026 10:12 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Joemarine at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (y171U)
Always thought Noam was pretty; a natural, healthy attractiveness that shown through. In this recent pic she looks dreadfully skinny except for her once pretty face that now looks like a puffed up mannequin.
And the phone, really? Doesn’t she have a pocket in that bag lady costume she’s wearing?
https://tinyurl.com/mpduauu6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: mindful webworker - hint: stand on your head at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (j02Vi)
First World Problem.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
***
Somewhere CBD is weeping with joy at this discovery of a brother by another mother.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (2WIwB)
I never cared for the J-Lo dress. It's more feat of physics than something pretty.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (n3nPm)
Posted by: Oddbob
....................................
Why? She's awesome!!!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:14 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: moki at February 01, 2026 10:14 PM (wLjpr)
That photo from Alberta is simply stunning.
Thanks to Piper for the Grammy fashion history. Look forward to next week's feature of the best and worst dressed at this year's Grammy's!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 01, 2026 10:15 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary"
Who thought that up anyway? I kept drinking just to spite 'em.
Posted by: fd at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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LOL. Me too!
Spicy margaritas & a couple o' poppers?
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (XV/Pl)
I have no use for celebs either but it is fun to point and laugh.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (IhIKR)
Look at her ankles. There's no way she could walk in that. She must have people who carry her to whatever photo op is next.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)
But WOW do I dig that hippie-dippie boho look. It was so feminine and pretty.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 01, 2026 10:17 PM (n3nPm)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:17 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Joemarine
Mind if I take a crack at it?
-- Zombie Albert Pierrepoint
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:17 PM (cYBz/)
First World Problem.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
CBD brain teaser.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm)
You kidz kick it! Perhaps Piper needs her own ONT...
Nicely done to you both🙂!
Doof,BTW....I'm too lazy to gaf about the 'theme'...but thanx for Pretenders!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 01, 2026 10:18 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 10:19 PM (U/Byj)
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Makes more sense now, right?
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See my #16.
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 10:19 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
Spicy margaritas & a couple o' poppers?
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:16 PM (rdVOm) soil.
That sounds swell, JQ. I've enjoyed reading about you making those poppers Yum!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (lpTXP)
Posted by: TRex - non-dry dino at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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Busby Berkeley is not amused.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary"
Who thought that up anyway? I kept drinking just to spite 'em.
I closed out the month with my buddy who is visiting from Hawaii. He had some Costco Kirkland brand bourbon. It was actually pretty good.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (2WIwB)
It just an orginary looking Somali guy who shows up in different situations. For example, he's walking down the street humming a happy tune when a guy walking in front of him drops his I-Phone by accident. The Somali guy just walks up, picks up the phone, taps the guy on the shoulder and says, "Sir, I think you dropped this."
Another one has him receiving too much money out of and ATM. He runs to his car (misdirection) and comes back with a tent and lamp, and proceeds to camp out in front of the Bank to report the error when the Tellers arrive the next day.
It's novel...and viral. People are amazed at what you can create with AI.
Posted by: Orson at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (dIske)
I love love love to fashion pics! I remember some of those appearing in real time. So fun. Fun fun stuff!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
My guess is she was always annoying as fuck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)
Always thought Noam was pretty; a natural, healthy attractiveness that shown through. In this recent pic she looks dreadfully skinny except for her once pretty face that now looks like a puffed up mannequin.
And the phone, really? Doesn’t she have a pocket in that bag lady costume she’s wearing?
https://tinyurl.com/mpduauu6
Noem is naturally thin and probably loses weight under stress, which she is. She has never shied away from augmenting her face, though. Many of us are a little vain, and she has been told her entire life she is pretty. She doesn’t want that to end, but I hope she recognizes age eventually comes for us all. Tweak a little here and there, but let some natural aging happen simultaneously.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:20 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: moki at February 01, 2026 10:21 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 10
Oh this dress from 2000 is incredible. I would wear this dress to the embarrassment of everyone here. 😂
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:21 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:22 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: moki at February 01, 2026 10:21 PM (wLjpr)
You're on the right track. The 3rd one definitely relates to Rush Limbaugh.
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)
I never cared for the J-Lo dress. It's more feat of physics than something pretty.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (n3nPm)
A little fashion tape has saved many a day!
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:23 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ)
I stink at guessing the music themes, but I'm wondering if tonight's selection were used by the inimitable El Rushbo during his show?
Posted by: moki
Mark Levin uses the Linkin Park tune.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:23 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:23 PM (Cqx++)
Keep pulling that thread
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)
I love love love to fashion pics! I remember some of those appearing in real time. So fun. Fun fun stuff!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February
Same, MJ, JLo, Cardi B. I thought Cardi looked the least fake she ever has that night.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:24 PM (Wmg4n)
Mmm, the hobble skirt. One of my favorite early 1900s fashion choices.
https://tinyurl.com/48e9z7zt
Carolyn Jones wore a modified version of it in The Addams Family, though the octopus legs at the bottom were actually a removable frill.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (lpTXP)
Sure, that's one way to go - the wrong way! What you need to do is put the house on a horizontally oriented turntable and spin it 180 degrees.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (Riz8t)
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I saw her Live in concert about 2 months ago.
If you love her, go.
If you are indifferent, don't go.
Posted by: Crusader at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 10
Oh this dress from 2000 is incredible. I would wear this dress to the embarrassment of everyone here. 😂
Posted by: Piper
Double sided breast tape.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Nemo
Yeah. I knew there was some similar story I'd read about, and I think that's what I was trying to recall.
There are a million stories in the idiot city.
Posted by: mindful webworker - left-handed screwdrivers at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (j02Vi)
Posted by: moki at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: pookysgirl's current favorite is Pinnacle Whipped at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)
Yes. Talk radio programs.
Who is the 2nd one connected to??
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (IhIKR)
There's a sucker born every minute.
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)
Yeah, that picture was taken while he still had a nose.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)
I've heard the Love Sac couches are durable and comfortable. My friend has a sectional and said it's all washable, so good for pets. If I had it to do all over, I'd get a set instead of the couch we wound up getting. Not bargain furniture but you can get some pieces at Costco.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (VCgbV)
I think of it as Gin January. Every year I take one food item that I don’t particularly enjoy, but should and this year I chose gin.
I didn’t know I chose gin, but sometimes the universe has its own plans.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 10:28 PM (EXyHK)
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Does the chick with the dress hanging from her nipples (clamped, I guess, based on twitter comments) count as worst or best?
Posted by: Methos at February 01, 2026
It’s boring and awful. She wants to be Gaga. She won’t be, though.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:28 PM (Wmg4n)
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 01, 2026 10:25 PM (y9nCu)
Regulars? REGULARS? Who said we were Regular?
We're Irregularly exceptional!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 10:28 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:30 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:30 PM (ufSfZ)
I've heard the Love Sac couches are durable and comfortable. My friend has a sectional and said it's all washable, so good for pets. If I had it to do all over, I'd get a set instead of the couch we wound up getting. Not bargain furniture but you can get some pieces at Costco.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February
Thank you! I will look at them. I am okay with a little money for durability that still looks nice!
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)
That isn't going to help The Narrative at all...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 01, 2026 10:30 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 01, 2026 10:31 PM (vd6bO)
Posted by: Piper
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Nipple clamps?
Ohhhh, kinky!
Posted by: buddhaha at February 01, 2026 10:31 PM (36QIT)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
I looked at that picture and all I could think of was Ray Milland and Rosie Grier.
I’ve always thought that’s the most comically bad creature movie ever - imagine a monster movie where all the monster does is argue with himself about racial politics.
The horror! The horror!
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:33 PM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 10:34 PM (8zz6B)
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Nah, I would have been riding shotgun.
Posted by: clarence
Wine, sushi, and cinnamon rolls at the same time?
Nuh uh. Chick's already preggers. And gonna have a fetal-alcohol-syndrome kid.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:34 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
To quote the late Dirty Dan, "This is stupid."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 01, 2026 10:35 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Nemo
Now that I think about it, wasn't he subsequently informed that those were the nails for the other side of the roof?
Posted by: mindful webworker - ambidextrous silly putty at February 01, 2026 10:35 PM (j02Vi)
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Makes more sense now, right?
Posted by: JQ
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Well, now you have the number of letters correct, but they're the wrong ones.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 01, 2026 10:36 PM (36QIT)
Posted by: Piper
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Nipple clamps?
Ohhhh, kinky!
Posted by: buddhaha
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Double sided tape.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:36 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 10:36 PM (Wmg4n)
Trump should impose a million dollar tariff on every Canadian goose that flies into US airspace.
Not good eatin', just shit on everything while eatin' American migratory food.
Posted by: Miklos says feed them gooses to the Messicans. hell they'll eat it at February 01, 2026 10:36 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: mindful webworker - hint: stand on your head at February 01, 2026 10:13 PM (j02Vi
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The strange thing is, somehow it used to fit.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 01, 2026 10:37 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Yup. If you think it's hard to find a switch plate with the switch on the right, think of how much harder it is to find one that also has the shiny side on the west face.
Posted by: mikeski, discarding the nails for the other side of the house at February 01, 2026 10:37 PM (VHUov)
I don't want her to change a thing!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
airline bottles of tequila would tune her up nicely for the party at Peon's place.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 10:37 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Jmel at February 01, 2026 10:38 PM (bVhJi)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:38 PM (c35xG)
I'm tired of being Carnholed, I'd rather be part of the Calgary Trumpalo Stampede.
Posted by: Fred_Z at February 01, 2026 10:38 PM (VQIqq)
Posted by: Braenyard
For some odd reason, I suspect that phrase is in the Epstein file
Posted by: Miklos is too old to be so cynical at February 01, 2026 10:39 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:39 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Don Loper Originals at February 01, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 01, 2026 10:39 PM (PlzrS)
Ohhhh, kinky!
But surprisingly common, according to Juliet Nicholson's The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before The Storm.
From page 83:
Small silver rings clamped into the nipples deepened, enhanced and raised the cleavage by providing a sort of ledge on which the evening gown rested precariously. . .[a]nd so the finest of Edwardian society made their way downstains for dinner, the men smelling strongly of Mr Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet, undercut by inescapable body odour and cigar smoke, the ladies wafting down in a cloud of lavender and rose-water that helped disguise the whiff of dirty hair, while the rubbing of the unseen rings against the dress afforded a secret frisson of pleasure.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:39 PM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:40 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Uh, wouldn't mounting the house on a vertical TT, and rotating it 180 deg. work? Ow! something just popped in my neck...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 01, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: PabloD at February 01, 2026 10:41 PM (3VXNH)
Ohhhh, kinky!
Posted by: buddhaha
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Double sided tape.
Posted by: Braenyard
Ladies, isn't there such a tape to be used to hold up strapless dresses/gowns?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:41 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 01, 2026 10:42 PM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: bartender Miklos that a B-52 is not the same as Russian Quaalude at February 01, 2026 10:42 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 01, 2026 10:43 PM (wVcYX)
Frostproof FL is experiencing ANOTHER round of frost.
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 01, 2026 10:44 PM (pscAN)
Okay, I don't expect any responses for what I am posting. I just need to say this.
Today our oldest grandson had his 12 birthday.
His mother died during a c-section with him.
We all of course we're devasted. We didn't know what we were going to do.
We kept moving forward and one day when grandson was 18 months old another wonderful woman came into our lives.
Son married again and our wonderful daughter-in-law stepped up and into our family.
God moves into our lives when we don't expect it.
Our wonderful daughter-in-law has blessed us with three more wonderful grandchildren.
We thank God everyday for the blessing of our daughter-in-law.
God is great.
Posted by: four seasons at February 01, 2026 10:44 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Tonypete
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It's sold under the name "Fashion Tape", I believe. I have some but I'm too lazy to look. It's good to keep shirts from slipping off your shoulders or keeping your bra straps from showing with certain outfits.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 01, 2026 10:45 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Miklos recalls jokes from the 70s at February 01, 2026 10:45 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 01, 2026 10:45 PM (DK5Sh)
That isn't going to help The Narrative at all...
Posted by: The ARC of History!
++++
Lots of southern Border Patrol are Hispanic and not unusual to be married to a Mexican and kept house on the south of the border.
Even extended family on both sides.
Not really remarkable given from TX to Cali families had straddled that line for generations.
But...
Pretti getting smoked by Jesus...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:45 PM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (0Htd1)
Searched for "switch," and missed Nemo's comment because he called it a "wall plate."
Not gonna stop me from making dumb jokes before I read the whole thread, though.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (jqHAs)
Her Majesty has gotten the bench at the Javits Center set up and related how she's dealing with the Mamdani-maintained streets, which are a complete and utter mess.
She's sharing a hotel room with The Big Dummy's breeder/co-owner, who told me a tale of her flight to NYC, featuring a kid who refused to sit down. When the family was told to leave the plane, the mother threw a fit. Sometimes I'm happy to be a shut-in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (tgvbd)
David from Accounting is my Spirit Animal.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:26 PM (IUuBi)
Back in the early 00s, we had one of those "team building" exercises where they took the whole crew to play paintball. A lot of fun, especially since I made it a point to fuck with the Director of Ops. The last game was an every man for himself free-for-all. Everyone died within about 3 minutes except for me and Phil. We were both hunkered down in the prone shooting through the grass and brush, until I scampered away in a fast low crawl around his flank. Ended up close behind him so I got up and charged until I was standing over him and I shot him about 5 times in the ass at about 8 feet. He never saw it coming until the first paintball hit.
With the whole crew watching, they found it EXTREMELY entertaining. Months later he was still complaining about how his ass was bruised for weeks.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 01, 2026 10:47 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Piper
I appreciate it. It lets me see how ridiculous they are without having to actually watch the show.
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:47 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:41 PM (cYBz/)
*gives Tonypete the side eye*
There could be. But it sounds aggravating. I'd rather wear a dress that fits and doesn't need duck tape to hold up my boobs .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:48 PM (lpTXP)
God is great.
Posted by: four seasons at February 01, 2026 10:44 PM (3ek7K)
Amen.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 01, 2026 10:48 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Count de Monet
There's a whole Tv channel. Classy, really the best, that much I can tell you.
Gorillas, glue, like you wouldn't believe
Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at February 01, 2026 10:49 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)
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Damn right. HQ traditions are traditions for a reason!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 01, 2026 10:49 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:49 PM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 10:49 PM (IUuBi)
That's nice of you. You're a great American!
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:50 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 01, 2026 10:50 PM (gKWVE)
Who is the 2nd one connected to??
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)
Mike Douglas?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 01, 2026 10:50 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
It comes in liquid form, also. Commonly called "sock(s) glue" because Japanese schoolgirls use it to hold up their loose-fitting socks.
Wikipedia: https://is.gd/df2HUn
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 10:51 PM (jc0TO)
How many will call you?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 10:52 PM (S/Y4j)
Ok I cheated and looked up who uses the Macbride song so I won’t say it.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Moki already mentioned it at 93
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 01, 2026 10:53 PM (ek0+h)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 10:53 PM (oT7pT)
Same thing that happens to a lot of celebrity types. They get so many people blowing smoke up their ass about how fucking wonderful they are that they actually start thinking they are somebody special.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (lUFok)
CNN reports liberal women are joining left gun clubs in record numbers despite democrat politicians asking them to stay disarmed.
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25
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This strikes me as good in a number of ways.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (n3nPm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (Cqx++)
Then I think off the proximity of Cuba. Was that the actual place they made landfall? Did Castro have intentions for the unfortunates? Could it be that Gilligan's antics that routinely damaged any escape effort actual represented that he was working with Fidel? Think about it - he always wore a vivid red shirt.
Posted by: John Drake at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (g2WbM)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 10:53 PM (oT7pT)
APL >>>>>>>>> AOC
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:55 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 10:51 PM (jc0TO)
they are near the left-handed baseball bats.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 01, 2026 10:55 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Joemarine
Mind if I take a crack at it?
-- Zombie Albert Pierrepoint
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 10:17 PM (cYBz/)
It is a snap!
--Zombie Isadora Duncan
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 10:55 PM (rbvCR)
It's always so good to see you!
Always reminds me of those heady, late MisHum nights before Doof was a 'Big Shot'....🤪
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 01, 2026 10:55 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Piper
* searches *
Heidi Klum's isn't even clothing. Someone dipped her in Plasti-Dip(tm), let it dry, and tore it off at the knee.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov)
Happy Sunday Horde!
Posted by: Iris at February 01, 2026 10:56 PM (bOJ2I)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (Cqx++)
That wasn't the case in my area. Hannity followed El Rushbo but then we had a local talk show. Levin was on tape delay.
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)
she was better than Nicks, IMO
Posted by: Don Black at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 01, 2026 10:54 PM (n3nPm)
They can get gang bangers to teach them the sideways gun hold.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (8zz6B)
It is a snap!
--Zombie Isadora Duncan
___________
Watching Vanessa Redgrave die stupidly is one of life's delights.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)
A year ago, I applied to be a Canadian Immigration Officer.
Figured they will need staff because of all the people saying "If Trump wins I am moving to Canada".
Bonus-meet some famous Hollywood and Music stars.
Now they call me the "Maytag Man"
Posted by: Miklos is dissapoint at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Crusader at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (Cjcf6)
That isn't going to help The Narrative at all...
Posted by: The ARC
But what would Jesus do?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 01, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
It's always so good to see you!
Always reminds me of those heady, late MisHum nights before Doof was a 'Big Shot'....🤪
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 01, 2026 10:55 PM (LNeRu)
Big Shot?? Ha! I'm barely a medium shot.
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Shipoopi at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (JB7yd)
she was better than Nicks, IMO
Posted by: Don Black
...........................
Christine McVie. Yes, she was.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Big Dope Miklos gets off the phone at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (AP7fj)
she was better than Nicks, IMO
Posted by: Don Black
That would be Christine Perfect McVie, who sadly is no longer with us. and unlike Nicks, she belonged in the band
youtu.be/UADPBrSnt60
Posted by: gKWVE at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)
So... AI generated article?
Or, just some idiot "journalist" who doesn't even understand the idioms they throw around? And no editor to correct them?
Posted by: GWB at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (IBQTE)
Posted by: gKWVE
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Showgirls had a script?
No, I never read the articles, either.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (36QIT)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 11:00 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)
You're a medium shot who drinks big shots?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 11:00 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 01, 2026 11:00 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 01, 2026 11:00 PM (wVcYX)
We thank God everyday for the blessing of our daughter-in-law.
God is great.
Posted by: four seasons
Amen to that! How wonderful!
After I was widowed, I found T, or she found me, and we soon married. She was, and is, a saint. She scooped up my little boys and became their mother in every way except birth. Somehow, she also kept the memory of their natural mother alive for them without having ever meeting her.
The boys love her madly for a zillion good reasons.
God indeed is good.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 01, 2026 11:00 PM (cYBz/)
she was better than Nicks, IMO
Posted by: Don Black at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)
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*ahem*
Yoo-hooo! I'm right here!
Posted by: Google at February 01, 2026 11:01 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Doof
Doof is a standard 3 oz shot
He can choose his preferred color of Jell-O
Posted by: Corporate Late Nite Q/A auditor Miklos at February 01, 2026 11:01 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Google AI at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Doof
as is Right and Proper
Posted by: Big Dope Miklos gets off the phone at February 01, 2026 10:59 PM (AP7fj)
Nice reference, ya big dope!
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 11:03 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Crusader at February 01, 2026 10:57 PM (Cjcf6)
Narthex Appaloosa is a much better actress.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:03 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 11:03 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I happen to have another handy dandy spinoff right here
Posted by: Mr. Haney at February 01, 2026 11:04 PM (AP7fj)
Tonypete,
Our daughter-in-law has done the same thing.
It was a difficult time explaining to our grandson that he wasn't responsible for his mother dying.
We keep his mother's memory alive.
Posted by: four seasons at February 01, 2026 11:05 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (snZF9)
Wow. Does he have separate ratchets for loosening and tightening?
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:06 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Case
That or a ball gag the size of a very large apple.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 11:06 PM (/lPRQ)
Now she lives in a large city in the midwest and states she will never have a gun in her house. I do NOT understand.
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 11:08 PM (47diA)
Posted by: John Drake at February 01, 2026 11:08 PM (g2WbM)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 10:07 PM (c35xG)
So- Gary Cooper was the producer for "The Farmer's Daughter". Looking over the costume budget, he saw way too much money allocated to her farm girl dresses.
"Can't you just get those at a department store?" he asked.
"We can, but you're going to be the one to tell Loretta you bought her wardrobe at Sears."
Posted by: sal at February 01, 2026 11:09 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:09 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: John Drake at February 01, 2026 11:08 PM (g2WbM)
Interesting concept. I always thought it was the Professor. Two chicks, one professor....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 01, 2026 11:09 PM (uQesX)
18% of the ENTIRE COUNTRY'S billing for "home health care" came from ONE COUNTY in California.
There's a doctor there who filed claims for 1,900 patients (remember, this is an ongoing service, not, say, an urgent-care doc who hands out 50 bottles of amoxicillin a day).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:10 PM (IG3/x)
she was better than Nicks, IMO
Posted by: Don Black
That would be Christine Perfect McVie, who sadly is no longer with us. and unlike Nicks, she belonged in the band
youtu.be/UADPBrSnt60
Yes! She had such a lovely voice. Never really got the Nicks thing, but she did write some good songs...for a girl ...🎶🎶
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 01, 2026 11:10 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mikeski
* scrolls through the other pictures *
Benson Boone (whodat?) couldn't decide if he wanted to dress up like a ninja or a pimp.
Jack Antonoff (whodat?) has no fashion sense, because that looks like something I might actually be seen wearing.
Huh, Chaka Khan is still alive.
Huh, Busta Rhymes is still alive. Also, couldn't decide if he wanted to dress up like a pimp or a Cardinal.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 01, 2026 11:02 PM (snZF9)
Wow. Does he have separate ratchets for loosening and tightening?
Posted by: Doof
This one has much to learn
Posted by: Blind Mechanic Monk Miklos of Shaolin at February 01, 2026 11:11 PM (AP7fj)
Sorry Doof, I was just watching an AI video of Nick Shirley running away from Somalis riding fat white Karens with green hair and nose rings. Absolute cinema, as the kids say.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 01, 2026 11:11 PM (wItF4)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (Cqx++)
Health officials warn measles surge intensifies, hundreds in quarantine
South Carolina reported 847 measles cases on Friday, state health data showed, including 58 additional infections since Tuesday, as officials warned the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.
There are currently 443 people in quarantine and 20 in isolation. The latest end of quarantine for these is February 24, the state health department said.
The outbreak, which began in October, has been centered in the northwest part of the state, which includes Greenville and Spartanburg, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
Of those infected, 760 were unvaccinated, 15 were partially vaccinated with one of the recommended two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccines, 20 were fully vaccinated and 52 had unknown vaccination status.
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (xl8DV)
There's a sucker born every minute.
Posted by: Barnum at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)
The ultra rare menages a quois?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Fan Boy at February 01, 2026 11:13 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: LASue at February 01, 2026 11:15 PM (Du1U/)
I was just watching an AI video of Nick Shirley running away from Somalis riding fat white Karens with green hair and nose rings.
SpaceX seeks go-ahead from the FCC to put up to a million data center satellites in orbit
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:09 PM (8zz6B)
Maybe he's lurking and will chime in. If not, I will ask him.
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:15 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Jackson K.
±±±±±
Lock Down!
Lock Down!
The only way to avoid mass death is for the healthy to be forced to stay home!
/
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 01, 2026 11:11 PM (wItF4)
Expections certainly exist!
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:17 PM (QMAsf)
And as much as I love Martina McBride generally, a song about a woman who kills herself and her husband, however abusive he may be, and leaves her daughter orphaned, is hardly to be applauded, I think.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 01, 2026 11:18 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 11:18 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:15 PM (QMAsf)
That line of brush looks like a caragana hedge. Commonly planted all over Alberta and Saskatchewan as a windbreak.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:18 PM (8zz6B)
It has never ever been that cold here in Sakkliner
I want some of that Global Warmening RIGHT NOW
You know it's cold when Darleen wants me to keep HER warm
Posted by: Miklos did not deserve this, and was apparently lied to at February 01, 2026 11:18 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Something
Something
...
...
Magic!
...
...
Profit !!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 11:19 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 11:19 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Fan Boy
Lifetime achievement award for annoying Ed Driscoll.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 01, 2026 11:19 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:19 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 11:20 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 01, 2026 11:20 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
It's bocage to improve defense from the US invasion
Posted by: Miklos read all about D-Day and stuff at February 01, 2026 11:20 PM (AP7fj)
It's the full Moon tonight. And it's the Snow Moon, which is appropriate here. It got a little warmer than expected today -- I got to 41F -- and it melted (and sublimed) away pretty good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 01, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 01, 2026 11:21 PM (snZF9)
Grammy awards should be for grandmothers. Best candy bowl, best violation of parent's idea of bedtime, …
Posted by: mindful webworker - best bedtime story reading at February 01, 2026 11:22 PM (j02Vi)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 11:20 PM (47diA)
Charles Dickens wrote "Great Expectorations" during the bronchitis epidemic of 1873.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Miklosov in Latinov alphabetov at February 01, 2026 11:22 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:18 PM (8zz6B)
Pretty popular here, too, although they generally go under the name "Siberian Pea" in these parts.
Ever been near one when the pods start to audibly crack open and spray seeds?
Supposedly you can put something like a bed sheet under one and collect enough to eat, but I don't know anyone who's ever done it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:23 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: four seasons at February 01, 2026 11:24 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 11:24 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Without disclosing his investment in the Vicks Vapo-Rub Co. Ltd.
Posted by: Miklos, By Appointment to His Majesty at February 01, 2026 11:25 PM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Fan Boy
One was for her album "sounds of 2 cats fucking".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 01, 2026 11:25 PM (snZF9)
Supposedly you can put something like a bed sheet under one and collect enough to eat, but I don't know anyone who's ever done it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:23 PM (IG3/x)
I did not know the seeds were edible. I have heard them crack and spray seeds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:26 PM (8zz6B)
Thank you for sharing that.
Our mother died when my sister and I were quite small.
We were adopted by Daddy's second wife- our mother in all regards.
Not a day goes by that I don't think of her.
Posted by: sal at February 01, 2026 11:26 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:26 PM (Cqx++)
Then there was the time with the Georgian unit overseas where only the officers/NCOs had any Russian, the men did not (victims of the window during which Georgia stupidly stopped Russian language teaching in schools).
And another time much earlier where I translated from another language for a TASS TV crew. They thought it hilarious. Worst headache evuh followed.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 11:26 PM (U/Byj)
Please send us your snow.
Posted by: four seasons
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None here in the middle of Idaho, either. It's been an unusually dry winter-- not much rain during our warm days. No doubt there will be water restrictions come irrigation season.
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (rdVOm)
I hope you are all well.
We have a launch in the morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-32
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 2, 2026
Launch Time: 7:17 a.m. PST (1512 UTC, 16:12 CET)
https://youtu.be/6DJfGUzVtLc
Posted by: Joyenz at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (2F0/Y)
“Drinking the wine from the bottle”, presumably she should have used a suitable glass, is that the problem here? Or was it the pairing of a red wine & Sushi that raised their hackles?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (MPpTK)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 01, 2026 11:20 PM (47diA)
Ha! Good catch. You've earned 2 Club ONT restroom tokens.
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 11:28 PM (QMAsf)
youtu.be/56LfXgQdQPo
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:29 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: unfinished Haikus by Miklos at February 01, 2026 11:29 PM (AP7fj)
I think the passengers were supposed to be from different walks of life. That way they brought different perspectives to whatever trouble they were facing.
Just like the WW2 movies with the kid from Brooklyn, the kid from Texas, the kid from Georgia and the kid from California.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)
“Here, let my whole body grind to a halt while I expel some mildly contaminated mucous from my nose.”
Just dumb. Satan must’ve come up with it.
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:29 PM (77rzZ)
It didn't get as cold here as forecast last night -- I bottomed out at a warm 14.4F. But tonight, I think it's gonna get down there. I had a low of 9.1F last week. I might just beat that this morning.
And the freeze line is gonna push way down in Florida again tonight. Tampa Airport dropped below freezing last night. Miami was 35F.
I was looking around on Wundeground and happened to click at random on a station in Port Saint Lucie dubbed "Dave and Colleen's Pool and Party Palace" that hit 28F.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 01, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)
Great examples of Hollyweird, Piper!
To obtain the waist of Cher, she had a rib or two removed. I think not!
I see photos of JLo and/or Heidi Klum in the UK DM. Want to write and ask them when they are going to stop flashing their tatas around as we've all seen them, and at their age, what is the point?
JLo...I can't stand her. Her acting? I tried to watch one movie. Ben ran.
As far as I know, Heidi Klum is an ex-model of a certain age who married Seal. I did like Gift from a Rose by Seal. Otherwise, I got nothing, Heidi. I think you have kids when not on a beach 352 days/year and whipping your boobs around.
Praying for snow/rain through May. Get used to it everyone but we need it out West. You don't need to check the Ground Hog report tomorrow, because the snow is mine, but sent to the wrong zip codes.
Snow is even mentioned in this Grammy winning song! I need it, people! While the lyrics make a bit more sense than Badge from Cream, I hear melodies I adore and liked this one at the time.
I will always love Badge. XXXX
https://tinyurl.com/ynpw47af
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 11:30 PM (WONhk)
sal,
Thank you for your response.
It's devasting trying to explain to a child that they were not the cause of their mother dying.
We are so blessed that our daughter-in-law stepped up and explained grandson wasn't the cause of his birth mother dying.
Posted by: four seasons at February 01, 2026 11:31 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 01, 2026 11:31 PM (bss/y)
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Maybe they can get the president to draw some down from the United States Strategic Snow Repository at Buffalo, NY
Posted by: Common Tater at February 01, 2026 11:31 PM (MPpTK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:31 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (MPpTK)
She should have had a boom box blaring out "Rocket 88": "Boozin' and crusin' along".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:31 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 01, 2026 11:32 PM (w6EFb)
We've had no snow here in Wyoming. Please send us your snow.
——-
You can have it all but I'm not paying shipping.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 11:32 PM (Cqx++)
Because I never drink alcohol. Don't need alcohol to lower my inhibitions.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 01, 2026 11:32 PM (u82oZ)
Yoo-hooo! I'm right here!
Posted by: Google
I often think that (but DDG) when I see basic questions posed on AoS, and usually search first myself, but, OTOH, where's the fun in that? Don't deprive the Horde of the chance to reply with every kind of mocking and misinformation.
Posted by: mindful webworker - websearch is for losers at February 01, 2026 11:33 PM (j02Vi)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 01, 2026 11:33 PM (sAmhv)
Just looking, the all-time record low for Columbia, SC is -1F, which occurred on Jan. 21, 1985.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 01, 2026 11:34 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Google AI
Yeah, see? Like that.
Posted by: mindful webworker - wha'd I tellya, eh? at February 01, 2026 11:34 PM (j02Vi)
———
Skipper & Gilligan - military
Professor - Science and Industry
Howells - Wall Street & Banking
Mary Ann - Agriculture
Ginger - Hollywood
Posted by: Common Tater at February 01, 2026 11:34 PM (MPpTK)
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:36 PM (77rzZ)
Yup. I feel for you.
The Soviets collapsing killed my career and year group (Officers are grouped by year of commissioning for promotion, mostly). The hot runners are promoted early. Timing is everything.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 01, 2026 11:36 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 01, 2026 11:37 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (MPpTK)
I thought the combo of sushi and cinnamon rolls was what got her arrested. Otherwise, if she wasn't hitting anyone I see no problem with what she did.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 11:38 PM (WONhk)
These CBP agents haven't been charged for anything.
Why are they painting a target on them? Why tell the press maggots their names, so they can doxx them?
Wow.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 11:39 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Doof at February 01, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)
Sebastian Gorka?
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 11:40 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 01, 2026 11:43 PM (IUuBi)
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More troublesome is "What was I thinking about?
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 11:44 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:46 PM (0Eh0f)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (E7+ue)
Mrs. Howell: gluttony
Ginger: Lust
Mr Howell: Greed
Gilligan: Sloth
Skipper: wrath
Mary Ann: envy
Professor: Pride
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 11:38 PM
Free Grazers in the grocery store are not welcome 'round heah.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
She has 4 kids. Her daughter Leni Klum is also a model. She's not Seal's kid; some Formula-1 businessman. Thankfully, she got all her looks from her mom. Some pictures of them, you'd think they were twins, and Leni was just frozen in a glacier for 30 years.
The other 3 kids are Seal's.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)
Our son sent a photo from Orlando of a fountain with frozen water. So my sweet grands did not swim while they went to Epcot or wherever they are. He said they don't really know the old Disney characters so avoided the Magic Kingdom.
When we lived in FL we went with our boys twice. The other times when they had band stuff and our eldest was in the now defunct/hiatus Collegiate Disney Band two summers (highly competitive, and he met friends from all over the country). To sum, we are not Disney fans.
I could be wrong but think the cold weather thinned the herd. My skiing grands were there and cold doesn't bother them at all. I'm sad they could not swim, because they love that as well. Son there for several reasons and threw in Disney for his eldest princess.
Anyway, an upside down and retarded winter.
Someday I will have snow because I have faith that it will happen. The flowers can handle it, so no worries through May.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 11:49 PM (WONhk)
“Here, let my whole body grind to a halt while I expel some mildly contaminated mucous from my nose.”
Just dumb. Satan must’ve come up with it.
Posted by: Bulg at February 01, 2026 11:29 PM (77rzZ)
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Search around for what Scott Adams said about subduing sneezing. Works for many but it takes practice.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 01, 2026 11:50 PM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Me, at #111. I guessed she was pregnant. One of those "bring me pickles and peanut butter. And OJ." cravings.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)
I spent the entire month quietly keeping a New Year's Resolution, all by myself, when I could have been part of The Current Thing?
I feel cheated, somehow.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 11:51 PM (BSxnY)
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:46 PM (0Eh0f)
Heh. Not me. Hard to tell from the mountains alone where the pic was taken. Mountains all tend to look alike.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at February 01, 2026 11:52 PM (XbNmU)
Talk Radio Shows (yeah, I've been a junkie since a local Las Vegas libertarian talk show host name Art Bell in the mid-80s):
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Mark Levin (Somewhere I Belong)
Sean Hannity (Independence Day)
Rush Limbaugh (My City Was Gone)
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:52 PM (0Eh0f)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 01, 2026 11:37 PM (u82oZ)
One might almost define full adulthood (for a man) as the day that Lovey starts to become a viable option.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:53 PM (IG3/x)
They see me trollin'
They be hatin'
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 01, 2026 11:53 PM (bnBn1)
Yeah, now that I think about it, Gorka had a montage of Presidential sound bites, culminating in Reagan's "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall"..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 11:54 PM (nbLIj)
Though three are no longer with us, the remaining six have had no real evolution in "style" or wardrobe regardless of age. Cher with some taped up body part exposed, Stevie Nicks draped in black gauze until the bitter end. It's just them. And the majority of the time, not "pretty."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 01, 2026 11:54 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (jc0TO)
Oh, I know. She should pay, drunk or not. But she sounds sort of fun but a bit trashy for me to hang out with her.
I would have laughed vs calling 911, however.
I did want to call 911 after Mass and seeing an old hippie couple with a lame sign in the windshield that said "Ice Out." I got a good look at the driver but behaved. Wanted to tell him to at least turn the sign around in church!!! He's no doubt in the tiny minority.
I mean, the church parking lot is not the place for me to point and yell right after Mass. But a few brain cells wanted to reveal my True Moron, trust me.
It's a constant fight, y'all, to contain myself in public.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 11:55 PM (WONhk)
I spent the entire month quietly keeping a New Year's Resolution, all by myself, when I could have been part of The Current Thing?
I feel cheated, somehow.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 11:51 PM (BSxnY)
***
I celebrated a successful January yesterday. This morning I realized there were 31 days.
Oh well...
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 11:56 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: mindful webworker - I remember when Gilligan was Maynard at February 01, 2026 11:56 PM (j02Vi)
Mrs. Howell: gluttony
Ginger: Lust
Mr Howell: Greed
Gilligan: Sloth
Skipper: wrath
Mary Ann: envy
Professor: Pride
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
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Gilligan's Isle was a parable all the time?
Good stuff, Kindltot!
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:57 PM (0Eh0f)
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:52 PM (0Eh0f)
Art Bell was something else.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:58 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Joyenz at February 01
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Joyenz, tell those people to get those launches in line with our circadian rhythms. Seven PST is too early.
Thanks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 11:58 PM (c35xG)
Mrs. Howell: gluttony
Ginger: Lust
Mr Howell: Greed
Gilligan: Sloth
Skipper: wrath
Mary Ann: envy
Professor: Pride
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
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I never get tired of repeating the great old Hollywood Squares line from Paul Lynde when asked what those Seven Traits represented:
"Oh, The Bill of Rights ..."
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:58 PM (0Eh0f)
Posted by: mindful webworker - I remember when Gilligan was Maynard at February 01, 2026 11:56 PM (j02Vi)
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You've just ruined my childhood.
What next? The Tooth Fairy is a lie?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:01 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: ShainS -- Looks Like Trump Has Invoked The Insurrender Act at February 01, 2026 11:52 PM (0Eh0f)
Art Bell was something else.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 01, 2026 11:58 PM (IG3/x)
yeah I miss that show.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:02 AM (snZF9)
The Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway. The fueling test will start sometime tomorrow morning. They are doing a simulated launch for 9PM EST Monday.
The cold weather delayed everything by 2 days, so the earliest launch opportunity was delayed to Feb. 8.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:02 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:05 AM (c35xG)
Please send us your snow.
Posted by: four seasons
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None here in the middle of Idaho, either. It's been an unusually dry winter-- not much rain during our warm days. No doubt there will be water restrictions come irrigation season.
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 11:27 PM (rdVOm)
I'm telling y'all...if this dry winter kills my 30 David Austin roses, some as large as trees, I will make the national news going bonkers. My husband claims the roots are deep and they are fine.
I've tampered down my freak out by praying and being thankful in all things. And I am blessed abundantly in life. Just because I did not have a White Christmas does not give me license to go barking mad.
However, dead roses I have nurtured will not stand and I will lose it and drive electric scooters drunk on gin and not eating sushi or cinnamon rolls. And hit everyone I can who looks like a lesbo or Dim.
I can force myself into being patient for things I cannot control (snow). But I will NOT deprive my roses of water.
After that arrest is when I will drive my electric scooter swigging gin.
Note: I don't know how to drive an electric scooter but will learn.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 12:06 AM (WONhk)
37 degrees here in Wyoming now.
High was 57 today.
It seems to me that the weather is backward.
We're grilling burgers and pork ribs tomorrow.
Posted by: four seasons at February 02, 2026 12:06 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 12:06 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:07 AM (MPpTK)
...
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:02 AM (w6EFb)
I hope they have also tested the escape process from the tower, not that I want to see it used.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 12:07 AM (S/Y4j)
My bad. That was Chinese propaganda. They are still up there, continuing the mission. They had a return capsule sent to them.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 12:09 AM (u82oZ)
FFS she looks like a walking advertisement. She could be out on a street waving to get attention for a new condom kingdom store.
On a positive note, she's not allergic to latex.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 02, 2026 12:09 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:11 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 12:13 AM (8zz6B)
But when she’s using her pee to put out cigarette fires,....
Why, yes, I have a Crunchyroll subscription.
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 12:13 AM (6L3LN)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:01 AM (c35xG)
I guess he was the HOA President of the Western Hemisphere Neighborhood.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:14 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:14 AM (c35xG)
FFS she looks like a walking advertisement. She could be out on a street waving to get attention for a new condom kingdom store.
On a positive note, she's not allergic to latex.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
"Only dip your tool in the best."
Posted by: Grip Dip, by Binford Tools at February 02, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 12:16 AM (rbvCR)
Today I donated my late wife's TV to Goodwill. Felt good to get it out of the house.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 12:17 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 02, 2026 12:18 AM (u82oZ)
That entire show has devolved into a pack of pathetic clowns shrieking “”Look at me!!! Look at me!!” while the rest of us just say please bitch, just shut up and go away.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (IUuBi)
Some of you guys crack me up.
Lots of big talk about I would bang whatever whore of the day is talked about here.
If you had an actual life you would not be commenting on Ace all day.
Just my opinion.
Posted by: four seasons at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (6L3LN)
And watch a certain Bill Murray movie.
https://youtu.be/ZFUxrJ3urRs
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (j02Vi)
(tearful smile) NaCly Dog
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 12:20 AM (n3nPm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 10:48 PM (lpTXP)
There's just no way I could deal with duck tape on my boobs and false eyelashes at the same time!
I think some crazy women wear tape behind their ears and go through some torture and dieting leading up to these red carpet deals.
Something would have to go, and probably when I was being photographed.
I can barely handle panty hose anymore, and it is rare that I deal with that! Tights, yes. The panty hose thing retired when I did from my last job.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 12:21 AM (WONhk)
Then I think off the proximity of Cuba.
The Three Hour Tour set sail from Hawaii, not Florida.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 02, 2026 12:21 AM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Opinion fact
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He thought the European powers should stay in Europe.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:23 AM (c35xG)
Damn what a freak show the Grammys "fashion show" was looking at the Daily Mail.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:25 AM (w6EFb)
Floating in a tin can above the human race
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 12:26 AM (IUuBi)
This is something here. The snow is subliming away in the dark. Dew point is just 6F and with the wind, it's just slowly subliming.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)
In Sarabeth's Bakery, in the Upper West Side of NYC, 15yrs ago we sat with Catherine O'Hara and a guy at a booth. My husband sat next to her. I recognized her instantly as our eyes met and we smiled at each other. I left her alone and could tell she was grateful. She was lovely and kind and did not act the diva.
My husband? No idea who she was until I told him after we left.
I once introduced him to stinking Mitt Romney in an airport back then. Ole Mitt came over to me (minding my own bidness) to ask if we were boarding...I do not know why. I have always been a magnet for crazy people and add him to the list. My husband had gone off to get coffee and had no idea who I was talking to when he returned.
At first I thought he did not have security, but I think he did. Two random guys came up to him and "thanked him for his service." SPIT. I think that was code for "here we are." One of his carry on bags looked like a beat up baby blue bowling bag, which I thought odd.
He does walk like a penguin. Deek-hed (I am still trying to master saying this like an Aussie).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 12:30 AM (WONhk)
Lots of big talk about I would bang whatever whore of the day is talked about here.
If you had an actual life you would not be commenting on Ace all day.
Just my opinion.
Posted by: four seasons at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (3ek7K)
I wouldn’t call that an opinion. More like fighting words.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:30 AM (cwGMH)
Some of you guys crack me up.
Lots of big talk about I would bang whatever whore of the day is talked about here.
If you had an actual life you would not be commenting on Ace all day.
Just my opinion.
Posted by: four seasons at February 02, 2026 12:19 AM (3ek7K)
Have some faith in us.
We're reprobate enough.
It's just that the whores have higher standards than to be sleeping with us.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 02, 2026 12:31 AM (bnBn1)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:31 AM (uG1+h)
Florida woman. I'm trash with style!
Posted by: LKP at February 02, 2026 12:31 AM (ylpKQ)
Posted by: Phil Fan at February 02, 2026 12:31 AM (oftw2)
This sublimation rate is rare here. Some did melt into liquid -- my station tripped .05" this afternoon as the the snow in the funnel started melting, but I believe the brunt is subliming.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb)
Maybe "Whore of the Day" could be daily sidebar feature here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:34 AM (w6EFb)
Floating in a tin can above the human race
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 12:26 AM (IUuBi)
Ground control to major tong
you fucked up cause sumtings wong
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 12:35 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Phil Fan at February 02, 2026 12:31 AM (oftw2)
Reminds me that I really enjoyed the movie Palm Springs with Andy Sandberg. Another movie with the Ground Hog Day theme.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 12:35 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:35 AM (uG1+h)
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ChristyBlinky-- my mom grew roses. Her words of wisdom?
"It isn't really dead until it's been dead for two years."
She had several (in different years) that were seemingly winter-killed, but she left them in place, unpruned. They did *nothing* all spring/summer/autumn after a harsh winter. And then-- miraculously-- sprouted new growth the following year.
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:38 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 12:38 AM (IUuBi)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 02, 2026 12:39 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Opinion fact
* nickname checks out *
That seems to be a professional opinion opinion.
Posted by: mikeski didn't stutter at February 02, 2026 12:41 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:35 AM (uG1+h)
.................
That's graupel. That can typically hit before the lovely snow. First we have high winds off the mountain canyons, howling through our attic. Then the graupel and storms. WHEN IT IS NORMAL.
Per my son and college friends, powder is the best there is out here vs icy snow. I am sure I am not the only person in the Intermountain West praying for snow and rain.
I'll take graupel at this point! Hail! Anything!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 12:43 AM (WONhk)
Groundhog day derives from the Celtic "Imbolc" or the cross-quarter day between the winter solstice and vernal equinox. That cross quarter point is 3:03 PM EST Feb. 3rd this year. The Sun's ecliptic longitude is 315 degrees, halfway between 270 and 0/360.
And that's a decent marker for when the day starts to get noticeably longer and longer.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:43 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:38 AM (rdVOm)
They handle harsh winters and feet of snow fine...it's the dryness I worry about as this is brand new and UGH. I think, like trees, they will be ok. Along with spring bulbs, etc.
My husband, to keep me from going bonkers out loud (I think I am internally) says it would take a "few years" of winters like this to really be bad. Like get your canteen of water bad and living through wildfires.
I still don't like it at all.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 12:46 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:47 AM (uG1+h)
According to the Daily Mail, Cher sounds like she's getting as bad as Joe Biden. She was to present some award at the Grammys, but walked off stage before she'd announced the winner. Then she came back and mistakenly announced a dead guy as the winner.
Sounds exactly like Biden.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:48 AM (w6EFb)
Dug a trench around the drip line and flooded it then kept the water running enough that the whole trench stayed wet.
Pulled it through the drought.
Had a well. Couldn't afford that
in the city.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:49 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)
Sounds exactly like Biden.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Or high. Think she's been know to, you know, higher than a kite can fly.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:51 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 12:54 AM (uG1+h)
Let's make a movie with beautiful scenery and good actors and make it as boring and stupid and gay as possible. What could go wrong?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 12:58 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 02, 2026 12:59 AM (ek0+h)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 02, 2026 12:59 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)
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Look, this place can only take so much logic at one time. OK?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 01:00 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 02, 2026 01:01 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)
He started watering a bit the other day. We dread restrictions if they happen this summer.
I just love snow and always have since college. We later moved to FL for 30yrs on the Atlantic. Which was great except for missing seasons and having bugs and snakes.
We had a very wet October last fall, and it got our hopes up. We've had great winters for a decade since moving back. This is bonkers.
......................................
@372...you might be talking about riming. But the Western snow is softer and less icy than on the Eastern resorts...or so I hear. It's normally very soft and dry where we live vs NOTHING. Ok,2 storms and big woop.
I feel a tantrum coming on, which is not good for sleep. Good night all.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 01:03 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Fen at February 02, 2026 01:04 AM (ciYHQ)
We used to have picnics and BBQ in his back yard. I drove down the alley a couple years ago and looked at it. Postage stamp sized lot, couldn’t believe it.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:04 AM (uG1+h)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Its exactly the snow we had during this storm last week. We were supposed to get a wee bit of ice, but probably the last 1% of the storm was tiny little ice crystals that looked like falling diamond dust in the lights. It was so fine that the snow itself showed no sign of ice. Its still soft out there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 02, 2026 12:59 AM (0nHVk)
lol I was going to finish it, but it got the point across.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 01:06 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 02, 2026 01:07 AM (IUuBi)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)
This was a higher altitude phenom, above 6k in Utah. About a foot of the stuff. Very angular glasslike shards, very uniform. Feldspar from the sky. Even kind of made kind of a glassy sound. Pubs mentioning sublimation reminded me of that, because it never melted either into liquid water. Not much anyhow.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:09 AM (uG1+h)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Kinda funny until you consider that's how the Electoral College works. They don't HAVE to read the name in the envelope. They could just say "...Alabama casts it's 9 Electoral Votes for... Bugs Bunny!"
Posted by: Fen at February 02, 2026 01:10 AM (ciYHQ)
I guess riming. It sounds lovely.
I'll take any type of snow at this point.
It was so wonderful in the olde days (last winter and all before). In the spring the snowflakes clump together and fall. And spring snows melt fast. I'm also ok with that as the two months of snow on the ground for weeks are gone with whatever fresh hell this has become.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 02, 2026 01:13 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)
You can buy it and the timer and emitters cheap.
You keep your roses fresh and not bust the CA restrictions.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 01:18 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 01:19 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:23 AM (FmMvr)
Just saw a story about a guy who saved a snowball for 50 years. It snowed in San Francisco in Feb of 1976. A young kid there got his first and only snow day of his life. He saved a snowball in a peanut bar jar, and it's still there in his freezer after 50 years.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 01:24 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: four seasons
Multi-tasking.
We can bang whores and type pithy snark at the same time.
I just ordered a whore to prove it. See what you made me do!
Posted by: Fen at February 02, 2026 01:24 AM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: publius
The surprising part about that is that it didn't get lost to a power outage in Calizuela.
Posted by: mikeski at February 02, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 02, 2026 01:26 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 01:40 AM (Pmfrl)
Hell, by then the damage was done. He has to be the worst president ever. Reagan would have made dust out of that thing as soon as it was spotted.
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 01:42 AM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:48 AM (FmMvr)
Here's the 50 year old snowball story right here:
https://is.gd/GaSpdQ
It's in a peanut butter jar, just a chunk of ice looks like. How he dealt with any power outages I don't know.
And his sister was pretty hot, too.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb)
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SIGINT, and high res photography of military bases and everything else, probably. Possibly deploying biological weapons, crop or livestock killers or golly knows what.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:52 AM (FmMvr)
https://is.gd/GaSpdQ
It's in a peanut butter jar, just a chunk of ice looks like. How he dealt with any power outages I don't know.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb)
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You gunky!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 01:54 AM (Pmfrl)
LoL!!!! Just kidding. They were a toxic dumpster fire.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 02:00 AM (sAmhv)
Logic at AOS??
lmao
Posted by: fourseasons at February 02, 2026 01:01 AM (3ek7K)
Choo tryin' tsay?
Posted by: Modus Ponens at February 02, 2026 02:03 AM (w/O5Q)
Hell, by then the damage was done. He has to be the worst president ever. Reagan would have made dust out of that thing as soon as it was spotted.
Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 01:42 AM (E7+ue)
It took a week to explain to the Incredible Husk what a balloon was and that the chinese weren't sending it for his birthday.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 02:06 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:34 AM (w6EFb)
One a day?
What if we run out?
Posted by: Methos at February 02, 2026 02:10 AM (vSvIl)
Maybe it's like PT Barnum. There's a whore born every day.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 02:12 AM (w6EFb)
"Okay, I don't expect any responses for what I am posting. I just need to say this."
Too late for that. Thanks for reminding us all of our beloved grandparents.
Posted by: born Free at February 02, 2026 02:13 AM (raD1m)
Well, Dave and Colleen's Pool and Party Palace in Port St. Lucie has now hit 32F.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 02:20 AM (w6EFb)
Panicking Oracle Plans To Raise Up To $50 Billion, As Its Stock And Bonds Crater
Spot Silver Last 10% Lower at $76.73/oz
SPOT GOLD FALLS 5%, ADDING TO BIGGEST PLUNGE IN OVER A DECADE
BItcoin crashing well below Strategy's all-in cost
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 02:26 AM (c35xG)
_ZH
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That is such click bait.
It's Sheila Jackson Lee's district. It is a dedicated seat. Forever.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 02:29 AM (c35xG)
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SIGINT, and high res photography of military bases and everything else, probably. Possibly deploying biological weapons, crop or livestock killers or golly knows what.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 01:52 AM (FmMvr)
Fukin thing flew over AK, but whatever they may have dropped has frozen solid and is probably quite dead.
The rest of you should probably be worried.
LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 02:37 AM (I40wl)
Posted by: JQ at February 02, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)
You need to get a terrier.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 02:38 AM (I40wl)
SKDoubleDub @SKDoubleDub33
7h
Being friends with @DataRepublican has its benefits and all I can say is you’re going to be blown away by what is coming.
This has to be done the right way and that’s exactly what she’s doing. I promise it’s coming and I’ve had a sneak peek.
So, as another one of my friends likes to say, hold onto your butt cheeks, folks!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 02:51 AM (Pmfrl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 02:51 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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And a sound proof room for when you want some peace and quiet.😁
Posted by: buddhaha at February 02, 2026 02:52 AM (36QIT)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 02:59 AM (X2eOe)
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)
None of us is without sin and for that reason we refer to it as 'Horde mind'.
But somebody may have already said that - I'm only up to 147....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 02, 2026 03:03 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: bradc at February 02, 2026 03:08 AM (BpRoJ)
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 01, 2026 11:12 PM (xl8DV)
Publius's neck of the woods......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 02, 2026 03:16 AM (QGaXH)
They found another one - this time in Vegas:
https://tinyurl.com/49wpnux3
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 02, 2026 03:27 AM (Pmfrl)
This is something here. The snow is subliming away in the dark. Dew point is just 6F and with the wind, it's just slowly subliming.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 02, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)
Very sublime....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 02, 2026 03:36 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 03:57 AM (Ia/+0)
_-_
Same kind of trouble here. Biggest problem, though, is that the deer and rabbits eat ALL of the plants. If we don't cage it, we don't have it. Built a garden with hardware cloth and wood frame totally enclosing raised beds and hardware cloth underneath the whole thing. It cuts down on grasshoppers, too, which are really destructive here.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 02, 2026 04:10 AM (vd6bO)
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:30 AM (SSiCQ)
I spent the entire month quietly keeping a New Year's Resolution, all by myself, when I could have been part of The Current Thing?
I feel cheated, somehow.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 11:51 PM (BSxnY)
Yay, you, Idaho Spudboy!
Posted by: m at February 02, 2026 06:31 AM (SSiCQ)
Gun Thread: First February Edition!
FUNdamentals So what are you doing fundamentals-wise to keep in practice? Going to an indoor range? Practicing dry fire at home? Skills are perishable, so it's probably a good idea to do something during the off season. Please let us know how you're staying sharp in the comments.
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A "cedar" note is one of the most common flavor elements described for premium cigars. With good reason, it's a feature of many. But like most flavor notes, it usually eludes me. Finally I came across a stick where the cedar is clear and predominant. The La Palina Red Label is a nice looking medium brown cigar with an Ecuadorean sun grown wrapper around Nicaragua and Dominican fillers. Draw on these toros I smoked was perfect. Body was definitely medium, very smooth. Lots of smoke, burn line didn't require constant management. Cedar predominated throughout for me. Many reviewers find nuttiness and spice as well - I'd say subtle elements of those probably added to the overall flavor at various points. A nice thing about the Red Label is the cost. Definitely a good value proposition, with this quality. These toros can be found online for $4.50 and up, just above a bundle style price but well below most cigar prices these days, which seem finally to have jumped a bit after holding fairly steady through our recent, ruinous Inflation-o-rama.Excellent, rhomboid! Thank you!
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:00 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 01, 2026 07:00 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 01, 2026 07:03 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 07:04 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 07:05 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM (2WIwB)
It is just too damned cold to shoot for long at my outdoor range. 20 minutes and I am done!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM (2WIwB)
I received the new rings that were suggested by Farrell along with the base they said would fit on my rifle.
So since my car is still plowed in a week after the storm I went to install everything to mount the scope to find..........it does not work. The scope still cannot be mounted as the objective bell hits the top of the rifle before it can be seated in the rings.
And the base cannot be attached to my rifle.
So I am glad I purchased back up rings that were made by NightForce. With those I was able to mount the scope.
I will take some pics and send them into Weasel so you can see the finished product.
I am still waiting to get the magazines from the gun store. The mags that came with the rifle hold 10 rounds. NYC has set a limit of only 5 rounds for a rifle, even a bolt action. So I have to wait for the magazines to be pinned to only hold 5 rounds.
Of course, once the snow clears and the weather improves I will take the rifle to the range to zero the scope.
Can't wait to take it up to NH to see how well it shoots.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:09 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GTqXr)
Took the Walther PPQ out yesterday. I love that pistol. The trigger is butter. Shot very well. Focused on sight alignment and trigger pull and I put a lot of rounds through the same hole.
MAE brought a single shot rifle in .556. So fun.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:09 PM (IhIKR)
Great review. I'm making my order now!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM (2WIwB)
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Better hurry! Only one box of Gordos left at Pipes and Cigars!
Posted by: mrp at February 01, 2026 07:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 01, 2026 07:11 PM (sAmhv)
Time to look up human sized cozy caves. :-)
Or finally make the decision and move somewhere warmer!!!!!
Will know better near the end of February.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:12 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM
Right!?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:13 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 01, 2026 07:14 PM (YlWIZ)
Or the next couple of years at least.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 07:15 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 07:18 PM (6L3LN)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 07:20 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:21 PM (UqAH7)
MAE brought a single shot rifle in .556. So fun.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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May or may not know this,
Was digging up some other information on Walthers and found out that the P99 and the PPQ actually share some parts like sights, etc. PPQ was developed from the earlier P99 as a sporting pistol versus a service pistol.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 07:21 PM
NO!!!!!! that will chase him back into his hole and give us 6 more weeks of winter!!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM (nNjWE)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM (IhIKR)
https://zetasix.com/product/safesnap-6/
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:26 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM
One day out how many?
Nah, will retire down to my home State which has a sane government and more bikini clad bods.
And better gun laws. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:28 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:28 PM (nNjWE)
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:28 PM
I think your PR is ok.
15 minutes in and people were still posting on the food thread.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:29 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 07:29 PM (BSxnY)
Posted by: 496 at February 01, 2026 07:29 PM (t+VLa)
Posted by: Pete Bog
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Specialty cartridge prices are always high which is why, in part, we have so many of them. Better margin for the ammo makers and a new cartridge always creates some demand for a new rifle to shoot it in.
That dynamic is why I quit subscribing to gun mags as I got tired of the emphasis on new cartridges and firearms and much less on training and fundamentals (and reloading).
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:31 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 07:29 PM (BSxnY)
BoreSnake.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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I fix dinner during the food thread so only rarely participate on that thread.
Pork Masala, Focaccia, mixed green salad with balsamic vinagrette, and scalloped potatoes tonight.
Wife had to help with prep as my hand strength has waned.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:34 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:31 PM (2swu2)
You're talking about me, aren't you?
Posted by: .30 Super Carry at February 01, 2026 07:34 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 07:35 PM (L+MB1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:23 PM (IhIKR)
Little known weather fact Seattle is typically warmer and drier than Florida in the winter months.
Posted by: Seattle Realtor at February 01, 2026 07:35 PM (Rmwng)
Went out for end of season muzzle loader yesterday. 9 degrees, hard crust snow (no sneaking)
So, sat out and watched the sun come up over the icy fields
Had a ballistic unload and the gun went bang on command and I hit the leaf I was aiming for so…
Have a great week, GunHorde and thank you Weasel for great content and a great community
Posted by: Coelacanth at February 01, 2026 07:36 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eromero
I use those on pistols or shotties but not rifles anymore, Otis Technologies ripcord is a rubber coated steel cable with a cleaning section is why.
A boresnake cleaning portion (the area with bristles) is a PITA to remove if the cord breaks in a rifled barrel.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:38 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:31 PM (2swu2)
I tried to limit my logistics chain to 5.56mm NATO for a long time, but I've started to slip in the last few years. I added .300 Blackout a couple of years ago and more recently, 7.62mm NATO/.308. Shiny new toys proved too tempting, unfortunately.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 07:39 PM (BCwQW)
55 degrees here today in Northern Wyoming. About 25-30 degrees above average. Funny that no one in the national media has mentioned globull warming.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 07:41 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: .30 Super Carry
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Good example. The other is a 327 Magnum.
A downloaded 9mm has about the same recoil as a 30 Super Carry, and the 327 Magnum has most of the recoil and noise of a 357 without the cheaper ammo (and easy to load 357 down as well).
If there was a lever action widely available for 327 Magnum, that would be a useful replacement for the old 32-40 rifle rounds. And the 327 should do fine in longer barrels for hunting. Yet, most of the revolvers sold in 327 magnum were short barrels which wastes much of the goodness of a magnum in the first place.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:42 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 01, 2026 07:43 PM (NlEaG)
+1 on the Otis ripcord. I used one during my Afghanistan deployment in 2011-12. I thought it did better than the old school GI cleaning rods. The Otis ripcord is lighter, easier to pack away, and won't get bent out of shape.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 07:44 PM (BCwQW)
Finishing a Alec&Bradley Kintsugi on the porch.
Alas prosperity doth best discover vice, as Francis Bacon noted, so haven’t been to the range since duty day. However did load up 100 rounds of M1 food, and fixiin’ to do a bit of 30 carbine and then a crap ton of 9mikemike.
And no relief in sight. Cold snap tomorrow down to 72 but back to the 80s thereafter..
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 07:45 PM (L+MB1)
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 07:45 PM (yTvNw)
I can imagine how much fun muzzle loaders can be.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:46 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 07:39 PM (BCwQW)
I feel your pain.
The fight against caliber creep is a losing battle.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 01, 2026 07:47 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 07:45 PM
Grrrrrrrrrrrr
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 07:49 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ed L
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I resolutely avoided the 300 Blackout as it is a good short range cartridge. Sort of like an upgraded 30 Carbine with a better bullet and AR frame.
But I already have the 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel in uppers.
And most importantly, I reloaded for pretty large number of cartridges and you start to worry about some cartridges like the 300 Blackout being able to be chambered in a 5.56 and doing a rapid disassembly.
So, I buy only cartridges that cannot unsafely be chambered in a rifle chambered for another cartridge. If you dig around on the internets, there is actually a list floating around of beware these particular cartridges and chambers. The classic example is the 38 Super and the 38 ACP. But others exist, some are not that dangerous but embarrassing, (40 S&W in a 45 ACP for example).
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM (2swu2)
I has sadz.
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM (nNjWE)
I tried moving my index finger to match his while watching the video. Even without recoil, I can't keep up. Not a surprise.
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 07:52 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ed L
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Otis makes damn good stuff, I have never had an Otis component fail. Can't say the same for other gun cleaning tools.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:52 PM (2swu2)
I looked more closely - the rum cake was a flavor for a cigar!
That should be a good cigar, right?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 01, 2026 07:53 PM (NlEaG)
I has sadz.
Posted by: RI Red
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Sorry, wish y'all get a warmup soon.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:53 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 01, 2026 07:53 PM (v23vE)
http://www.saami.org/Unsafe_Combinations.cfm
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:57 PM (2swu2)
I has sadz.
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM
I hear ya. I have yet to rezero the .308 with the new scope.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 07:57 PM (Wnv9h)
The chocolate flavor smells like Tootsie rolls, and tastes like peppermint and burnt marshmallow.
And also Tootsie rolls.
It was a fine cigar if you're into that kind of thing.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 01, 2026 07:57 PM (C0Nlv)
Ruger has a Mini-14 with a folding stock in 300 BO. Seems like that would be a good candidate for a double-stamp build. Shorten it to 10 or 11 inches and add a supressor. You might have to monkey with the gas system a bit.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 07:58 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 01, 2026 07:58 PM (L+MB1)
Seems like a slow night. As long as everyone is nice to one another, go ahead and consider this an open thread. I was wide awake at 2am so I may hit the sack before too long.
Thanks everyone!
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 08:00 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Oddbob
IMHO, the main reasons to get a 300 BO are if you want to fire suppressed using subsonic ammo for maximum quietness and/or you want a very short barrel as the 300 BO can function with as little as 8 or so inch barrels.
The 6.5 Grendel, 5.56, 7.62x39, or the 6.8 SPC require a little longer barrels for good function and minimum blast.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:02 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 08:00 PM
Thank YOU Weasel!!!!
Get some rest.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 01, 2026 08:02 PM (ldgW6)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:03 PM (2swu2)
If I'm being honest, the real reason I want to do it is that it's the kind of gun that would make Diane Feinstein sh*t her pants.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 08:05 PM (Fs0KI)
She was also quite proud to show me her paper - which was absolutely shredded in the center mass target zones.
I may have reached the point where I will have my wife and daughter shoot the weapons in a SHTF situation, while I am only in charge of re-loading, clearing jams, and carrying heavy objects.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 01, 2026 08:06 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM (2swu2)
I picked up .300 Blackout because I had an opportunity to pick up a B&T SPR 300 Pro, an integrally suppressed bolt action rifle for use out to about 200 meters max. The DMV MGC members who've had some trigger time on the rifle will say that B&T isn't kidding when they say it's one of the quietest suppressed centerfire rifles available. But all that doesn't change the fact that caliber creep was one of the downsides of that purchase.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:06 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 07:51 PM (2swu2)
And sometimes the manufacturers step on their own... I mean, foul up. Several years ago, Federal give us the 9mm Federal, basically a rimmed 9mm Luger. Purpose was to give 9mm ballistics in a revolver, without having to fiddle with moon clips or bizarre extractor systems. Then somebody realized this high pressure round would easily fit into antique .38 top break revolvers.
When the .30 Super Carry was announced, the first thing I checked was would it fit into 7.65 French Long autoloaders. I think it is just a little too fat to chamber.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 08:07 PM (BSxnY)
That should be a good cigar, right?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 01, 2026 07:53 PM
Did Swisher Sweets ever dabble in rum cake?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 01, 2026 08:07 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Oddbob
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It's why I built several alternate cartridge ARs at the end of the Obammy years, just because I could. I built an AR-10 for myself. Now can't fire any of them for awhile due to deteriorating back and impending surgery to fix up that. Probably a year after that before I can shoot moderate recoiling firearms again.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:09 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
I think they mostly go for fruit flavors these days
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 01, 2026 08:09 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:09 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 08:10 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:12 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at February 01, 2026 08:12 PM (NjvUd)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
And yet people around the US mainly persist in pounding a square cartridge into a round chamber.
I had a good friend who is a gunsmith out of a family of gunsmiths and their tales will scare the hell out of you that these idiots are out there walking around with firearms without a care. They don't seem to understand that they can be lethal to everyone around them when departing from what is safe. Hold my beer and watch this!!! attitudes and firearms do not mix.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:13 PM (2swu2)
Lately, I have found that a Chihuahua on the chest significantly decreases the heat flow from my body to a chilly house.
The dog has also solved the heat flow equation with the same final answer.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 01, 2026 08:14 PM (HlyYF)
When S&W introduced .357 Magnum in 1935, they lengthened the case by 0.1 inch to prevent it from going into revolvers chambered for .38 Special. But they forgot about the still fairly numerous Colt New Army revolvers chambered in .38 Long Colt. The straight wall cylinder chambers in the Colt New Army revolver have no problem chambering .357 Magnum. I've tested this myself on a Colt New Army (using snap caps, obviously). Modern loadings would almost certainly blow up the Colt New Army in your face if you tried it with live .357 Magnums.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:15 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 07:57 PM (Wnv9h)
At our board meeting this week, we discussed closing the upper range to vehicle traffic this winter. One vehicle went into a ditch and took 3 hours to self-rescue.
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 08:15 PM (nNjWE)
The dog has also solved the heat flow equation with the same final answer.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 01, 2026 08:14 PM (HlyYF)
I am currently sandwiched between a chinweenie puppy on my left and a roaring fire on my right; glass of Scotch firmly in hand. Toasty and content.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:17 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: RI Red at February 01, 2026 08:15 PM
Yikes.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 08:18 PM (Wnv9h)
Opinions are like... well you know. But since you asked...
Rules of Gunfighting:
Rule #1: Bring a gun. Check.
Rule #2: Bring enough gun. IMO, no check.
It's a small step up to a .380 (still marginal IMO but OK with careful ammo selection) and another small step to a sub-compact 9. My EDC for years was a Colt Mustang with Corbons. Now it's a Sig P290 with Hornadys.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 08:18 PM (Fs0KI)
Times like these I realize I am my Fathers son.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Heavy Meta
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Better options out there unless you want to fire suppressed, then get one with a threaded barrel. The PPK/s works well with a suppressor as it is a fixed barrel. CDNN Sports has new ones including those with threaded barrels on sale.
But, the double action is a VERY heavy trigger, the sights aren't great, and it is a very old design. Had one in 380 and it was accurate at 7 yards. But better in a 32 ACP.
If you want a historical pistol, try locating the slightly bigger Walther PP in 32 ACP or the VZ 70 from the Czechoslovakia of the Cold War era.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:20 PM (2swu2)
He was feeding .380 ACP through it. I'm surprised it fed/fired at all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 08:21 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:22 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:12 PM (GTqXr)
Get it NOW. Do not wait any longer! Walther ended production of all PP and PPK variants at the end of last year in order to retool their factory. .32 ACP is perfect for the PPK. It's got mild recoil, easy to control, and unlike .380 ACP versions, it doesn't beat up your hands when you shoot it. It's easily managed one handed. For a couple hundred more, you can get one of "SD" variants that come with a factory threaded barrel in 1/2 by 28. I have both the threaded and unthreaded versions. The unthreaded version is easier to use, but mount the threaded version with a suppressor and you'll get the cool, iconic "007 Special" in looks. Suppressed, the PPK is a ton of fun to shoot as a range toy.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:22 PM (BCwQW)
You will get gear and accessories creep though. I went with a Hawken replica in .54. Lots of fun to shoot and quite accurate.
Posted by: Coelacanth at February 01, 2026 08:23 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Ed L
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I'd imagine that someone, somewhere, probably did that with Grandpappy's pistol and blew it to smithereens. The only consolation might be that a blown up pistol at arms length is a helluva lot better than a shouldered rifle or shotgun receiver shredding right next to your face from an error.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:24 PM (2swu2)
He was feeding .380 ACP through it. I'm surprised it fed/fired at all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Seen on the internets that 10mm can fire 40S&W as the strong extractor holds the shorter case in place.
On internet so must be true.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:29 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:12 PM (GTqXr)
Forgot to add - What's gone out to the distributors is all there'll be for a while. If you want a PPK, you need to move out smartly, because the supply is drying up fast.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:29 PM (BCwQW)
https://tinyurl.com/CDNN-Sports-Walther-Sale
The PP is a slightly larger pistol than the PPK/s and the PPK/s is larger than the older PPK. They put a PP grip shank on a PPK slide and frame to make it pass the GCA of 1968 (the one that banned Saturday Night Specials from being imported). Smith and Wesson may have made some PPKs in the US but I am not sure about that.
PP has a longer barrel and longer grip than the PPK and only the longer barrel and slide compared to the PPK/s.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:29 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:29 PM (2swu2)
Yup - smart military blog indeed. Thanks whig.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:31 PM (GTqXr)
On internet so must be true.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
That one is documented. Easier though just to get a another barrel chambered in 40 S&W made for the 10mm pistol so you can shoot 40 S&W out of it if you want. Used to be fairly common for Glock 10mm owners to do that. Can't remember how the mags feed though.
The frame of a 10 mm is overbuilt for the 40 S&W but that is okay.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:32 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 01, 2026 08:29 PM (GTqXr)
If Sharon and Iris can shoot my PPK in .32 ACP one handed and hit the target at 10 yards, I'm pretty sure Mrs. Meta can too. If you've got the budget, you might want to see if you can get two PPKs - one in .22LR, the other in .32 ACP. That way, you can plink w/ the .22LR.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:33 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 08:33 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Heavy Meta
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You are welcome. The PPK comes from German words Polizeipistole Kriminal. The PPK was designed for detectives while the PP was a police service weapon Polizeipistole without the additional word attached.
First really successful DA/SA design and innovative for its time and for spawning the later P38 German Service pistol.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:35 PM (2swu2)
Found this funny from somewhere this week:
5 Things I learned at the RANGE with my lighter friends
Facebook vid 4:50
https://bit.ly/4tkb0KD
Unrelated and off-topic, I just found this
Meta, YouTube ON TRIAL over social media addiction claims - Fox News
in my extensive YouTube subscriptions (oh, da irony)
Posted by: mindful webworker - I can quit anytime at February 01, 2026 08:36 PM (j02Vi)
He was feeding .380 ACP through it. I'm surprised it fed/fired at all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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It will fire in an emergency but you get a failure to extract and eject as the design of the cartridge extraction grooves are different.
Not advisable of course.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:37 PM (2swu2)
Getting the spawn a Canik SFX Rival, a Turkish gun I've never heard of before. She is adding center fire to her repertoire. This is starting to get expensive. 😱
Posted by: lin-duh at February 01, 2026 08:37 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 08:38 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Not advisable to post NFA violations on the gub thread. I think you meant to say after you filled out your form for a self made suppressor and then waited until teh ATF approved it, then you tried this experiment.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:40 PM (2swu2)
Getting the spawn a Canik SFX Rival, a Turkish gun I've never heard of before. She is adding center fire to her repertoire. This is starting to get expensive. 😱
Posted by: lin-duh
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Canik has developed a niche among competitive shooters and is well regarded.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:41 PM (2swu2)
Awww.....
My sister's cats protest the same way.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 07:03 PM
Even the pets are protesting ICE.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 08:42 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: whig
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Good to know because she shoots competitively.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 01, 2026 08:42 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: lin-duh
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Been following her adventures vicariously through your posts. You have to be very proud of her.
But Caniks are well build firearms that are very accurate and reliable. Magazines being a bit pricey is about all to critique them on but that is pretty common nowadays. I suspect gun manufacturers make up some of their profit margin by sales of mags and customization options rather than the base firearm.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:45 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 08:46 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at February 01, 2026 08:12 PM (NjvUd)"
Those still in free states should take notes on what they may need to get in a hurry if the progs take the WH again.
We finally landed in red America after being stuck in a another state crashing and burning, so it is an odd experience to have snagged a lifetime's worth of armory before it was banned, then moving here and having it all in a place it is freely available.
Grandkids will have enough to take over a small third world nation, though.
Posted by: heya at February 01, 2026 08:46 PM (nH+RN)
Posted by: Eromero
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I haven't seen him around lately, was he having some issues with weather and such?
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:46 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 08:38 PM (oT7pT)
I hate to throw cold water on this, but 1) this is violation of the 1934 NFA in that you are making a suppressor w/o registering it w/ BATFE. Ten years at Leavenworth isn't something I'd dismiss lightly. 2) Despite what you see in the movies, this might not work w/ pistols that use the Browning tilting barrel mechanism (1911, High Power, Glocks, most SIGs, etc.). These pistols need a Nielson device in order to function. See the video from the United Health Care CEO getting assassinated for this in action. 3) If you're using a semi-auto pistol, the movement of the slide will still make audible noise. You'd need a locking device on your slide (a la the S&W Mk-22 "Hush Puppy" used by SEAL teams) to keep the slide in place or something like the WWII Welrod, which is a bolt action pistol.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:47 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: whig
>Absolutely correct. We must abide all regulations.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 08:47 PM (oT7pT)
This is why I only load 28 rounds into my ready magazines. I figure if those 29th and 30th rounds are going to make that much difference, I probably bit off more than I can chew anyway.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 08:48 PM (BSxnY)
Saw somewhere the other day that somebody did a Form 1 for a potato and it was approved. His point of course was just to highlight how dumb the rules are.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 08:49 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:49 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Oddbob
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Yep but when the consequences are so awful if you ignore the dumb regulations, it is best to turn square corners when dealing with the government.
I remember a lot of stupid things we had to do in the military but not doing them meant a Big Chicken Dinners if not time in the stockade.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:50 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 08:52 PM (8zz6B)
Luckily one of the team dad works for company that manufactures gun stuff so he has an FFL and can get discount off retail prices. Not a huge discount but enough to cover the sales tax plus the mags are about 30% off retail and it comes with 2 so we only needed 4 more.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 01, 2026 08:53 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I want to say that someone recently introduced such a system for rifles. I get a lot of emails as ghosts of gunmags past that I scan through for new stuff.
Thundercan dot com has one such design. Look for interchangeable caliber suppressor.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:54 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Eromero
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I haven't seen him around lately, was he having some issues with weather and such?
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:46 PM (2swu2)
Thank you.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 08:54 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Oddbob
While one can get perishables registered as silencers it is limited value.
And never mind spoilage before registration is approved it's probably good for one shot.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 08:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Luckily one of the team dad works for company that manufactures gun stuff so he has an FFL and can get discount off retail prices. Not a huge discount but enough to cover the sales tax plus the mags are about 30% off retail and it comes with 2 so we only needed 4 more.
Posted by: lin-duh
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Glad to hear it. 30 percent off mags is a pretty darn good discount too.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:54 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 08:48 PM (BSxnY)
This was definitely true w/ the older, 1980s vintage 30 round magazines for the M-16A1 going into Operation Desert Storm. Today's stand issue magazines from the likes of Magpul have addressed the problems with weak springs, magazine QC, and followers that dogged earlier generations of 30 round magazines that prevented all 30 rounds from being loaded.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 08:55 PM (BCwQW)
It seems odd that he would get the pistol, suppressor and not find this out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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I prefer 20 round mags which were actually the original design as I have never had an issue with them. Have a lot of 30s but easier to move around with a 20 or fire from a benchrest.
Use 10 round mags on the AR-10 for the same reason if firing from a benchrest.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:57 PM (2swu2)
It seems odd that he would get the pistol, suppressor and not find this out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Unfortunately one does not have to be particularly knowledgeable about firearm operation if you shoot someone in the back at close range. One shot can easily kill someone.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:59 PM (2swu2)
"The FBI and Metro Police raided an illegal biological lab in Las Vegas on Saturday morning.
The bio lab in Vegas is possibly linked to another illegal lab under investigation in Fresno, California, where authorities found deadly viruses such as HIV, Covid and Ebola."
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:01 PM (2swu2)
It seems odd that he would get the pistol, suppressor and not find this out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
IIRC, he didn't get the suppressor by buying one and getting NFA paperwork on it. He improvised one and either forgot to include a Nielson device or accepted that he'd have to rack the slide for each shot. We'll have to wait for the trial for the details.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:01 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:01 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:59 PM (2swu2)
I get that, but I confess I have a problem eith his ethic. You've resolved to cancel this guy in public. Wouldn't you at least practice it so you do a good job and not look like a retard?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
Use 10 round mags on the AR-10 for the same reason if firing from a benchrest.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 08:57 PM (2swu2)
I actually use my old leftover 20 rounders from the Vietnam era more often when I take my AR's to the range than I do my 30 rounders for exactly this reason.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:04 PM (BCwQW)
It seems odd that he would get the pistol, suppressor and not find this out.
Non-gun-geeks tend to assume that everything will work the way it does in the movies.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:04 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:04 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Would be a pita as the feed lip geometry requires just so folding for reliable feeding and the followers also have to have just the right design.
Cheaper just to buy the AR-9mm mags which are around out there.
One of those you could but probably shouldn't given the time, expense, and a question of reliability. Magazines are usually the first thing to suspect if a semi auto starts screwing up on feeding.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:06 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
IIRC, isn't he from a state that doesn't allow you to have NFA toys (MD or NJ)? He couldn't take it to a range and practice with it if that was the case.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:06 PM (BCwQW)
The bio lab in Vegas is possibly linked to another illegal lab under investigation in Fresno, California, where authorities found deadly viruses such as HIV, Covid and Ebola."
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:01 PM (2swu2)
Ohferpetessakes.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 09:06 PM (BI5O2)
I like the 20s for shooting from prone or the bench. Since my first AR was intended for across-the-course high power matches, I have a box full of 20 rounders -- both USGI surplus and new manufacture -- and only a few 30s.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:08 PM (Fs0KI)
Losing seats in districts Trump
Won by double digits?
Do better.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Three candidates in the race, Dems are now running spoiler 'independent' candidates and a fake independent led to voter confusion in a low turnout special election. The Dem got about 46 percent of the vote and the fake indy and the GOP candidate got 54 percent combined.
But don't discount the lazy state GOPs that run dismal campaigns consisting of mailers, tv and radio ads, and those awful robocalls.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:08 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:01 PM (8zz6B)
You'd have to cut the magazine body and magazine spring just right, and still be able to reattach the magazine base and floorplate. The odds of mucking any one of these up seem really high unless you really know what you're doing.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)
Cheaper just to buy the AR-9mm mags which are around out there.
One of those you could but probably shouldn't given the time, expense, and a question of reliability. Magazines are usually the first thing to suspect if a semi auto starts screwing up on feeding.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:06 PM (2swu2)
Oh, I have 3 30-round mags, and they all work fine with the mag well adaptor, as long as I use 124 grain ammo. 115 often generates a FTE/FTF. Issue with 30-round mags is much too long for bench rest shooting. If I were to shorten one up, it would be from the sole plate end, obviously.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:09 PM (8zz6B)
Self-defense is written into the annals of our history.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 09:12 PM (oT7pT)
Losing seats in districts Trump
Won by double digits?
It was a special election for a vacant state senate seat. The TX legislature won't even meet until after the next election where it is likely that Rs will retake the seat. Yes, Rs typically have crappy turnout for special elections and that's bad but it's not unique to TX.
Do better.
Says the person in Seattle.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:12 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Then you should be fine if you are chopping one. Spring might be a little enthusiastic though so you might have to cut it down a bit.
I've messed around for parts of my life I want back due to mag feeding issues when I used to rebuild old milsurps and simply won't do it anymore.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:13 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:13 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:09 PM (8zz6B)
IIRC, Colt designed their SMG to use 9mm loaded to NATO pressures (124 grain ammo). 115 grain ammo loaded to standard pressures (lower than NATO standard pressure) might not produce enough "oomph" to cycle the bolt completely.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:13 PM (BCwQW)
A: LIBs. LIBBing out, and carping for it -- they wan't your Cheesecake
https://www.tinyur.com/forWARd-WhenLIBsDisarm
RightWingExtremist -- why LIBs arm themselves and ceaselessly attack like angry hornets.
https://www.tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhenLIBsDisarm
Forget the Epstein files/open the Ghilsane files where where very first hand unusual closeness to Chelsea remains under-reported to this day. Why? ctHILLARY pimped her out, and it wasn't the first.
Second only to Huma's obsequious attachment to candidate ctHILLARY before her full apothoisis to demonhood in acceding to the Soros Fortune and Anti-US arsenal.
ctHILLARY should be worried, Greater Evil *ALWAYS* destroys its maker.
" I Wish There Could Be A National System To Alert Us "We Have Solved" The Problem That Is Trump" ctHILLARY, 2025
"We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." -- ctHILLARY'04, preparing a special 13th day of Jeffmas for us all !!!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 01, 2026 09:15 PM (guR9l)
I’ve never trumpeted Seattle to be red. We are reliably stupid. And getting stupider.
But y’all in Texas proclaim to be red. And holding red. And you’re not.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:15 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 09:17 PM (BSxnY)
Losing seats in districts Trump
Won by double digits?
Do better.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:04 PM (IhIKR)
I think there was some bad jujo between Repub candidates thst led to this result. My understanding is that there will be another election for this seat in November. The TX legislature is not in session again until 2027, so this persyn has no say in the meantime.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 01, 2026 09:17 PM (lpTXP)
Because I bet it's not.
I don't think there's some environmental pollutant that turned your state retarded, lady.
Is it just that you were too lazy to stop it?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 09:17 PM (BI5O2)
Self-defense is written into the annals of our history.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Same reason that Weasel san asked us politely not to mention loads for cartridges here. Basically, this is Ace's house and certain keywords can cause him to lose ad revenue and trouble from gubmint agencies possibly.
So discussion what someone else did and why it did not work like with suppressors is within the boundaries. Same with self defense topics like whether or not you should stay silent, etc.
But people directly advocating what could be construed as illegal actions here often get banned, sometimes temporary or sometimes permanent by management. We have a fair number of law enforcement people here, retired or otherwise, there are certainly alphabet agencies that watch for certain key words, and the ATF in particular gets twitches when NFA violations are discussed.
Simple politeness as this is a forum graciously allowed by the host and his cobs and we have to be on best behavior in the parlor when discussing issues.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:18 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Oddbob
While one can get perishables registered as silencers it is limited value.
And never mind spoilage before registration is approved it's probably good for one shot.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 08:54 PM (/lPRQ)
What are the federal regulations regarding properly registered suppressors which are destroyed or damaged beyond use?
Does tater boy need to keep the rotting remains of the "suppressor" forever, or is there some legal method of un-registering a destroyed suppressor?
Posted by: a.moron at February 01, 2026 09:18 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:13 PM (BCwQW)
This isn't a Colt SMG, though. It is a 9 mm upper (Obsidian Arms, IIRC) on a self-made lower. Straight blowback, no gas system. 16 inch barrel. Possibly a lighter buffer weight would help it cycle 115 grain ammo? Not that using 124 is a hardship.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:19 PM (8zz6B)
It’s the way it is.
I can’t turn the state red. But.
I do talk to people. And I’m not leaving my home. I love where I live. And I’m not about to be run out.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:20 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Ed L
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I think you may be correct. 124gr 9mm NATO is closer to +p 9mm than std pressure. Not quite +p but close. Euro 9mm often work better with 9mm Nato than our domestic 115 gr. Older S&W wondernines from the 70's and 80's work better with 115 gr 9mm.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:21 PM (2swu2)
Don't worry about it. We have moderators and, if necessary, cobloggers to deal with it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 09:22 PM (n9ltV)
Rule #1: Bring a gun. Check.
Rule #2: Bring enough gun. IMO, no check.
It's a small step up to a .380 (still marginal IMO but OK with careful ammo selection) and another small step to a sub-compact 9. My EDC for years was a Colt Mustang with Corbons. Now it's a Sig P290 with Hornadys.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 08:18 PM
Rule #3: Bring all your friends with rifles.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 09:23 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 09:23 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:19 PM (8zz6B)
A lighter buffer might help. But it might be easier to try the 124s first to see if that switch works.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:24 PM (BCwQW)
Wait, which kind of gunfight are we talking about?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Yes, you can tinker with buffer weights to tune one in but that is sometimes a pain, sometimes not. A day at the range basically.
But the bolt works in recoil impulse and a 115 gr standard pressure has a different recoil impulse than 124 gr. Nato. Not a gas issue but the whole bolt, feed, and recoil from teh buffer as a system issue.
You can run into the same problems with semi autos as teh slide, recoil spring, barrel weight, etc. are all designed as a unit. There is some leeway but most just feed a weapon what it likes rather than trying to tweak them as some of those tweaks can degrade accuracy.
Rugers P series, are an example of a firearm that feeds damn near anything but is minute of man accuracy due to tolerances baked into the cake for reliability. Smith 3rd Generation and later are the same.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:26 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 01, 2026 09:26 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Thought you were elsewhere and Weasel san has retired for the evening. I am sure that people are around with the banhammer but don't really like to see it if avoidable.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:27 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 09:28 PM (0sNs1)
Does tater boy need to keep the rotting remains of the "suppressor" forever, or is there some legal method of un-registering a destroyed suppressor?
Posted by: a.moron at February 01, 2026 09:18 PM (X5Jzz)
Check w/ BATFE to be sure, but I think you have to submit a Form 4 documenting the destruction of the registered item by showing it has been cut apart or physically destroyed. BATFE is pretty specific about what it takes to "destroy" an NFA item. Submittal of pictures and/or video will be required.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:29 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I think it was something ludicrous like scratching the potato or something. It was a silly demonstration to show how regulating something that is basically a sound muffler is silly. It is so silly that most Europeans don't even bother with it.
I blame Hollyweird for it.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:29 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig
>Again, you are correct. I'm a crossbow man, myself. You longbow people are sissies.
Anyway, all of my firearms were lost in a canoeing mishap a few month ago.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 09:29 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Ed L
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Mashed potatoes anyone?
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:30 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Brian Stelter (D-CNN) at February 01, 2026 09:31 PM (0sNs1)
Does tater boy need to keep the rotting remains of the "suppressor" forever, or is there some legal method of un-registering a destroyed suppressor?
Posted by: a.moron at February 01, 2026 09:18 PM (X5Jzz)
Check w/ BATFE to be sure, but I think you have to submit a Form 4 documenting the destruction of the registered item by showing it has been cut apart or physically destroyed. BATFE is pretty specific about what it takes to "destroy" an NFA item. Submittal of pictures and/or video will be required.
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:29 PM (BCwQW)
So, Form 4 and a picture of a pile of french fries should do it.
Posted by: a.moron at February 01, 2026 09:31 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: fd at February 01, 2026 09:31 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ed L at February 01, 2026 09:32 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
I guess pyracantha would be an unhappy little bush, especially for those having to cross through them.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:33 PM (2swu2)
Suddenly, a five watt light bulb appeared over my head. Range bags that can carry a pistol, ammo, and multiple magazines are relatively inexpensive. I grabbed a handful of hanger tags and started writing codes like BHP and 1911-45 on them. A quick sort of my existing bag inventory, few minutes on Amazon, and I am now on my way to getting organized.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 09:33 PM (BSxnY)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:29 PM (2swu2)
Was it after the Vegas shooting that hillary said the carnage would have been 10 times worse if he had used a suppressor?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 09:34 PM (zZu0s)
Oh, my gosh, our military, at war, was armed with our most lethal weapons. Shocked.
I mean, couldn't they use rubber bombs?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 09:35 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
I do something similar with rifles in my safe. All are in gunsocks and I label them as to what is what for that particular gunsock. But your system makes a lot of sense for grabbing the right firearm and mags for range trips.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:35 PM (2swu2)
You could probably do it that way if you were actually serious about using it. But since his intent was to just make mock of the NFA regs, he registered the actual potato. Which I suppose means he had to serial number somehow it to distinguish it from all other potatoes. Yeah, it's weird and silly but that's the point.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:36 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Heh. Sounds like something Killary would say, then again, she has it done for her and Bill, instead of dirtying her own hands with it. Vince Foster might be the exception though. That is still a weird one.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:36 PM (2swu2)
Suddenly, a five watt light bulb appeared over my head. Range bags that can carry a pistol, ammo, and multiple magazines are relatively inexpensive. I grabbed a handful of hanger tags and started writing codes like BHP and 1911-45 on them. A quick sort of my existing bag inventory, few minutes on Amazon, and I am now on my way to getting organized.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 09:33 PM (BSxnY)
. . . and a separate range bag for common stuff like ear muffs, stapler, etc. I like it !
Posted by: a.moron at February 01, 2026 09:38 PM (X5Jzz)
More seriously, I always figured Rule #0 was "Be somewhere else." But if you've screwed up that one, Rules 1 and 2 become very important.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:38 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: GWB at February 01, 2026 09:39 PM (IBQTE)
"1) Don’t go to stupid places! “Begging the question” is a sure formula for a short life, as we see!
2) Don’t associate with, nor find yourself among, stupid people. Stupid people don’t live very long. Make it a point to find better friends!
3) Don’t participate in stupid and dangerous activities (along with other stupid people). Neither minding other peoples’ business, nor aggressively injecting yourself into dangerous confrontations in which you were not otherwise involved, nor “begging the question” in general are consistent with long life!
4) Don’t fail “The Attitude Test” Be always polite, courteous, non-confrontational, boring, particularly when you find yourself in dangerous circumstances. Separate and exit the area immediately, without comment. Don’t look for ways to make people angry with you. You may be far more successful than you ever imagined, as we see!"
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:40 PM (2swu2)
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Translation: "this sonofabitch almost singlehandly matched my high score, and my minions always use suppressors, per CGI bylaws. If he'd had a suppressor at that concert, I'd have to liquidate the entire population of Fernando Poo to stay on my pedestal."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 01, 2026 09:43 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: fd at February 01, 2026 09:47 PM (vFG9F)
But don't discount the lazy state GOPs that run dismal campaigns consisting of mailers, tv and radio ads, and those awful robocalls.
Republicans (with the exception of Cornyn) win in TX in spite of the state GOP, not because of it.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:47 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 01, 2026 09:51 PM (L8/Na)
Posted by: fd
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John had them in mind specifically in that particular post but his rules for encounters and going home safe have been around for a while.
His free quips series at Defense Training International is hilarious, sobering, and wise at times. John is an old school firearms trainer and he and his wife go throughout the US training people on firearm use. Has several well regarded books out too that are still in print.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:52 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Oddbob
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GOP in most states and localities have become moribund because they are run by an iron triangle of state party officials, donors, and campaign consultants. As long as each get what they want, they are happy and the rest of the voters can safely be ignored.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:54 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Safe travels.
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:54 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: whig at February 01, 2026 09:56 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:57 PM (Fs0KI)
Republicans (with the exception of Cornyn) win in TX in spite of the state GOP, not because of it.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 09:47 PM (Fs0KI)
Don’t forget robo texts.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 01, 2026 09:58 PM (PlzrS)
Good for you! Get out there. Pull the trigger. Do your best to focus and fight the flinch. Please don’t be so hard on yourself. I have confidence in you. I’ve stood next to you while you shoot. I am confidant you would prevail in a situation.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:59 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 10:01 PM (6L3LN)
Somehow, during the time he was at UT, the TX Democrat party got my phone number with my son's name. I still get spam texts every election cycle. Usually I just ignore them but sometimes I f*ck with them.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 10:01 PM (Fs0KI)
Losing seats in districts Trump
Won by double digits?
Do better.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 09:04 PM (IhIKR)
We have our share of RINOs and Leftist Republicans. I have one representing me in the TX HR and I can’t wait to vote for his opponent.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 01, 2026 10:04 PM (PlzrS)
Am late.
Did go shooting, did some G17 shooting and didn't do super great. Shooting low left and we all know what that means....practice more. Get that trigger break dialed in.
Also did some shooting with my .223 Henry single shot. It was fun, not tactical at all but it was good fun.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 01, 2026 10:11 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Bobinidaho at February 02, 2026 12:06 AM (ePr6+)
Food Thread: Bourbon, Cornbread, And Bacon, The Three Legs Of The American Meal
Yum! Lovely, complex, with some nicely balanced sweetness, and a bit of vanilla and butterscotch. And the alcohol is perfectly in balance! It is 129 proof, and it drinks like a 100 proof bourbon.
Sadly, it is north of $60, but if you are going to splurge on a bourbon, this is a strong candidate.My experiment with bacon/buttermilk cornbread from last week was interesting, but unsuccessful. This week I was kicked off cornbread duty, and to my everlasting disgust and disappointment, last night's version was excellent! A bit too sweet for my taste, but it was delicious nonetheless. Honey Butter Cornbread is a keeper!
I love the crap that pizzerias make to use up their extra dough. Garlic Knots are sort of disgusting, but damn, they are also delicious. I use more garlic and also dip them in olive oil, because why the hell knot?
If Alien landed in China
I have a cold from hell, I will be in and out. Please play responsibly, and don't leave the rice out on the counter overnight.
A friend graciously gave me some genuine grown-in-the-USA garlic, and I tasted one clove and planted the rest, because my pathetic failure last year is an anomaly...right? I hope so, because it's in the ground (actually, a large pot), and it had better work this time! Send all of your extra antelope to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle. The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: toby928(c) repeats himself at February 01, 2026 04:01 PM (jc0TO)
Was going to make pizza tonight but forgot to get mozzarella
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:03 PM (zZu0s)
Anyway, have a ton of ginger, garlic, and olive oil - maybe put it all with some chicken...and feel better!
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:03 PM (tOcjL)
Huh. My wife was just going on about this. She claims that rice is particularly susceptible to food poisoning, which I find odd.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:05 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:05 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)
I don't think that it is particularly susceptible, but the bacteria that like to grow on rice are nasty.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:05 PM (n9ltV)
Was going to make pizza tonight but forgot to get mozzarella
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
So, you needed me to guide you on cheese-less pizza...
BBQ sauce, cooked and crumbled bacon, sauteed onions and peppers, pineapple, and raw spinach...thank me later and have the "pizza"...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:06 PM (zZu0s)
Huh. My wife was just going on about this. She claims that rice is particularly susceptible to food poisoning, which I find odd.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)
It is...you can get wildly sick off poorly stored cooked rice.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 01, 2026 04:06 PM (VKpk6)
Sadly, it is north of $60, but if you are going to splurge on a bourbon, this is a strong candidate.
Pfffft. It's $75 here in NoVa and I'm sure Spambooger has a plan to raise taxes on it.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)
A recipe pet peeve is when they say "salt and pepper to taste" when I'm adding it to a mixture of raw ground beef, pork sausage, and uncooked rice. Yeah, I'll be tasting that before I cook it.
Also, I think the last recipe had me adding a bit of the thin tomatoey sauce to the meat/rice mixture. This one doesn't say that but I think I'm-a do it anyway. 'Cuz that's how I roll (get it?)
Posted by: Otto Pen at February 01, 2026 04:07 PM (sJHOI)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:05 PM
Maybe that's it. She was talking about knowing someone that died from eating bad rice.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:08 PM (jc0TO)
I'm still trying to perfect my late mother's thin, lacy fried cornbread.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:09 PM (4tmpE)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:09 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 04:09 PM (VHUov)
Best to keep it in the form of sake, then.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)
See, you can sub anchovies for the pineapple on that pizza, and it's also amazing. I didn't recommend it b/c people freak more on anchovies than pineapple...but BBQ sauce pizza with no cheese works for both.
Remember, cheese and pineapple don't work well, and neither does tomato and pineapple...but the "pizza" I posted has neither, and pineapple does LOVE pork products...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (jc0TO)
I imagine they ate every grain of it just after cooking. Leftovers are a modern invention.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:12 PM (4tmpE)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:09 PM (4tmpE)
I prefer savory cornbread, but I have to admit that this one was pretty good!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:12 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (jc0TO)
They didn't have any leftover...it's cooked rice left out for any period that becomes the problem. Dry uncooked rice is not.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (CHHv1)
Linner
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)
I might have gotten carried away with the bacon. But it was really good and therefore likely to happen again.
Tomorrow
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 04:13 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:14 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 01, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)
Ouch.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:14 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (jc0TO)
No. They got sick...a lot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:15 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 04:15 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Dry vs cooked.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:16 PM (EXyHK)
Effin Joeflation.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:16 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (/HDaX)
The more accurate "Nut Juice" didn't focus group well. Except in San Fran.
Posted by: Bob in Marketing at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:12 PM (n9ltV)
I understand. I'm not a cornbread snob, but my town has an influx of excellent new chefs who seem to think that cornbread must be sweet. They ain't from these parts. 😄
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (4tmpE)
Effin Joeflation.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:16 PM (jc0TO)
Under $4/lb for any beef excites me, too. I saw sirloin steaks for $4.99/lb this week and about fell over (haven't shopped for them yet, but happy they exist)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Bob in Marketing at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Wnv9h)
Its weird. 'Cream of Nut' or 'Nut Cream' did not test well either.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:19 PM (jc0TO)
It did involve carrots. So as not to aggravate CBD's cold, let me say that the carrots were on the side. Cold, crisp carrot sticks make a pleasant side. Their fresh taste contrasts nicely with the heat of the chili.
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:19 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:17 PM (4tmpE)
I'm going to try cornbread in a small cast-iron pan I have. An ounce of bacon fat into the hot pan, then the batter. It should be delicious!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:20 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 01, 2026 04:20 PM (NG46o)
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:19 PM (yTvNw)
Try pickling them!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:21 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 01, 2026 04:21 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:21 PM (jc0TO)
Frigidaire Recipes of 1928: “Caramel Nut Cream”.
Have at it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:21 PM (EXyHK)
Horrid things to put in your body.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:22 PM (OOvyq)
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Not going to happen. Almonds and oats lack those.
(wait for it)
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:23 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)
It's like a social contagion. I recall the dairy farmers suing to stop them from calling it milk, because it isn't. FWIW, anything less than whole milk, is not milk...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 04:23 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 01, 2026 04:23 PM (YlWIZ)
I'm planning on trying his Traditional Cowboy Beans recipe tomorrow. Should be interesting to see how that turns out.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 01, 2026 04:23 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Wnv9h)
(wait for it)
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:23 PM
*slow clap*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 04:25 PM (Wnv9h)
But b/c coconut milk has a long history of being a milk, it's probably why "milk" was not able to hold off the labeling of the alternatives. I mean, 1698 is a long time for coconut fatty liquid to be called coconut milk in English...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:25 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 04:26 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: toby928(c)
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I have one of those but it got badly rusted. I have been meaning to rehab it, but it keeps slipping down on the To-do list. Im basically a slug.
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:27 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 01, 2026 04:27 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Bloody Vikings... at February 01, 2026 04:28 PM (TbWk/)
Please reduce energy use Monday morning during period of peak demand.
Extremely cold temperatures – 10 to 20 degrees below normal – are driving unusually high energy demand across the East Coast, including the Carolinas. As a result, power supplies are limited.
We take every possible action to manage the available power supply and work throughout the year to prepare for this type of constraint. Energy conservation can play a critical role to protect the energy grid from damage and avoid the possibility for temporary power outages.
You can help by cutting back on energy use tomorrow from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:28 PM (jc0TO)
I have six more chops in the freezer. Paid $6.99 for the lot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:28 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:28 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:05 PM
Botullism seems to like it as a mdium
Posted by: Beware Of The Leopard at February 01, 2026 04:29 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:29 PM (qgHp7)
Those are prices I can live with.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 04:29 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Beware Of The Leopard at February 01, 2026 04:29 PM (nPp6w)
It goes like this; a package of meat is sold at $4.99/lb. You pick up a package and it says 3lbs. So.... $15. But when weighed it's only 1.7lbs, or something like that.
These are "in store" stickers put on the products and it applies to anything Walmart sells by bulk/weight that they package themselves; meats, produce, nuts, etc.
I haven't checked our Walmart Neighborhood Market, their "grocery only" store here, but next time...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 01, 2026 04:30 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:20 PM (n9ltV)
Get the skillet and bacon grease screaming hot and pour the cornbread batter in. The crisp bottom and edges are wonderful.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 01, 2026 04:30 PM (4tmpE)
Like coconut milk is almost not processed at all if you get the Asian version - it's the coconut flesh blended with water and sometimes guar gum...oat milk can literally be just oats and water...as can almond milk, whether store bought or homemade.
So, better to actually see what you are buying and using...look at any added sweeteners, added salts, added emulsifiers, etc...and compare to say, Lactaid, if you are the lactose intolerant. Or going without if you have allergies.
It's why I don't use dairy and nut free cheese...there's no way to make it both taste good and be highly unprocessed when you take out both those options.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:30 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:19 PM (yTvNw)
Try pickling them!"
CBD, Good idea! I grew up with lacto-fermented pickles, mostly carrots, turnips and cauliflower. Figure if I can make kraut, I can make the pickled carrots. Same process. I could make a meal out of them, some olives and crusty bread. Or Moki's pita bread.
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:31 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:34 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Ia/+0)
I picked up a large amount of pork shoulder to turn into smaller roasts, and I almost bought several pounds of pre-shredded cabbage to make sauerkraut.
I just couldn't pull the trigger yet, it seemed pre-shredded cabbage was some sort of fell, unworthy trick., leaving me only to salt it down and pack it
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 04:35 PM (rbvCR)
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Not going to happen. Almonds and oats lack those.
(wait for it)
Posted by: muldoon
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Ouch.
Apparently, I'm lack-those intolerant.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 04:36 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:34 PM (jc0TO)
Would have to be a lot of gum or starch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (N5sxx)
Posted by: S.Lynn at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (k/pJz)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:34 PM (jc0TO)
They use multiple emulsifiers to keep it held together without the fat...and some other things...
Walmart Fat Free
"Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk and Milk*, Modified Food Starch, Whey*, Whey Protein Concentrate*, Nonfat Milk Solids, Maltodextrin, Propylene Glycol Monoester, Color Added, Sodium Phisphate, POtassium Sorbate (To Preserve Freshness), Agar, Xanthan Gum, Tara Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate. *Adds a Trivial Amount of Fat."
Walmart Full Fat
Cultured cream, enzyme, milk
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (EXyHK)
Same. Been hearing about how the kids aren't buying hard liquor (don't look at me, I turned Little onto bourbon and cigars right after he got started on solid food). Still waiting to see prices reflect this supposed drop in demand...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (nbLIj)
I'll pay more for scotch. Fortunately, Lagavulin 16 and Laphroaig Quarter Cask prices are still in low earth orbit.
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:39 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: huerfano at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (EXyHK)
Fried plantains are the bomb.
Posted by: Cuban food is so good at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (EXyHK)
Fried plantains are the bomb.
Posted by: Cuban food is so good at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (TbWk/)
I love plantains! Green or almost black peels, depending how you want to use and cook them...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 04:46 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:37 PM (EXyHK)
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Rice Krispies and bananas with milk.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 01, 2026 04:47 PM (3ImbR)
One thing I noticed when comparing Neuske’s to high-end store bacon is that the main difference is that it’s more heavily spiced. So you can get the store stuff, add some extra salt, pepper, and cumin (that’s what I did), and youre pretty damn close at 25% the price. Winning.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 04:47 PM (N5sxx)
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February 01, 2026 04:47 PM (PoaF2)
Since we are cooking for two old retired folks, not feeding teenagers, we can splurge on food. Besides, cooking from scratch with better ingredients is fun.
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 04:50 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 04:50 PM (N5sxx)
Tasty.
Probably frightfully expensive.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February 01, 2026 04:47 PM (PoaF2)
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Yes, that was reference to Col Taylor above. It is one of my faves, but is crazily expensive and was only something I asked for Christmas gifts. But I found it for 59.99 at a Chicago area Binney's. They had a limit of one. I bought my one happily.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 04:51 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 04:50 PM (N5sxx)
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Booker's and Bardstown are other high octane bourbons. I like them, but will put them on ice.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 04:53 PM (UVyKP)
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I thought that was a mushroom on top.
Posted by: Decaf at February 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Z8jzG)
You inspired me to pull down my Foods of the World: African Cooking book. They have nothing from Somalia or Somaliland. The map has some land east of Ethiopia and East Africa but it has no label. This would be circa 1970.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 01, 2026 04:53 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Jen the original at February 01, 2026 04:53 PM (P4/RL)
Posted by: huerfano at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (98kQX)
Friend of mine invited a group of us to her place in NJ where her dad was making pizza from scratch. It was awesome, and he challenged us to guess the cheese. No one expected or guessed Monterey Jack, but that's what it was..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 04:54 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 04:55 PM (N5sxx)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 04:55 PM (2pORR)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 04:55 PM (2pORR)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 01, 2026 04:56 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 04:57 PM (zZu0s)
Tasty.
Probably frightfully expensive.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February
Excellent, but not worth the secondary prices.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM (n9ltV)
But it’s marketed as “healthy.”
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM (IhIKR)
Fuggidaboutit!!
Posted by: muldoon at February 01, 2026 04:28 PM
*nods*
Propofol. Great stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: huerfano at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (98kQX)
I have heard it is fairly easy to make mozzarella cheese. I have never tried it. Maybe when the weather finally turns cold and you cannot go outside. I am in no hurry for that to happen.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: huerfano at February 01, 2026 04:41 PM (98kQX)
Friend of mine invited a group of us to her place in NJ where her dad was making pizza from scratch. It was awesome, and he challenged us to guess the cheese. No one expected or guessed Monterey Jack, but that's what it was..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 04:54 PM (nbLIj)
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Yea. Mozzarella is used for pizza primarily because it’s cheap and easy to work with (melts easily and ‘gooey’
. But it has very little flavor.Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (N5sxx)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)
But it’s marketed as “healthy.”
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM
Vile crap.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (Wnv9h)
But it’s marketed as “healthy.”
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM
Vile crap.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (Wnv9h)
Yes, insist on REAL bugs, not that processed crappy bug stuff.
Posted by: George Soros at February 01, 2026 05:01 PM (ynpvh)
But it’s marketed as “healthy.”
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM
Vile crap.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (Wnv9h)
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A good rule of thumb is that if something is marketed as ‘healthy’ … RUN
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 05:02 PM (N5sxx)
Foreshadowing an upcoming Art Thread work, or challenge?
I question, you decide.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 05:02 PM (0sNs1)
It’s not ends and pieces. It’s slices, just not the nice center cuts. Freezes well.
Posted by: Mental Block at February 01, 2026 05:02 PM (2LgD3)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:03 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 01, 2026 05:04 PM (MZ+PY)
it is delicious.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Rmwng)
Huh. My wife was just going on about this. She claims that rice is particularly susceptible to food poisoning, which I find odd.
Posted by: toby928(c)
I have found, by "bad luck", that cooked rice can get ichorous like potatoes. Not good to think it was made with too much water...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 05:06 PM (/lPRQ)
Now that's a barrel worth check out!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)
Propofol. Great stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Now you're awake and cogent...and now you're not.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 01, 2026 05:07 PM (XeU6L)
7 1/2 months.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:07 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:03 PM (LHPAg)
A manly sized drink too from the look of it.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 05:09 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 04:55 PM (2pORR)
So did I. Didn't like it at all. A very strong burnt flavor to it. Very unpleasant.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 05:12 PM (2WIwB)
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM (IhIKR)
BAM. Can't digest real dairy? Well, try our non-dairy, microplastic, lab-grown, DNA-altering "milk".
When mom was in her late 70's I found nothing but "ice milk" in her freezer. Asked her about it, and she said it was probably a good idea to cut down on fats. At that time, she was maybe 100 pounds soaking wet.
I pointed out that at her age (one that I'm now maybe a decade from myself), we could eliminate real ice cream as the thing that kills her. She made 90 laps around the sun. I think it was that hazelnut coffee (don't get me started) that did her in...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 05:13 PM (nbLIj)
Whenever we pass through Wittenberg, Wisconsin, we stop at the Neuske store.
They have pig wings.
www.nueskes.com/pig-wings
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:14 PM (0KSrI)
This is fabulous: https://www.nueskes.com/bacon
Posted by: Lizzy at February 01, 2026 05:14 PM (0yjaw)
Posted by: JTB at February 01, 2026 05:14 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: MikeN at February 01, 2026 05:14 PM (8uQGY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 05:14 PM (Bw1/o)
Tasty.
Probably frightfully expensive.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February
Excellent, but not worth the secondary prices.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM (n9ltV)
Recently picked up a bottle on sale for $99. That's not a terrible mark-up, but pushing my limits.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 01, 2026 05:15 PM (MZ+PY)
"Plant-based" = fake and crappy
Posted by: Lizzy at February 01, 2026 05:16 PM (0yjaw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 05:16 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 01, 2026 05:16 PM (0yjaw)
That's fair.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 05:19 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Dark L at February 01, 2026 05:21 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:21 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 05:21 PM (zZu0s)
The mushroom powder was a fantastic addition.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:22 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Skip
Pineapple on anchovies? Yuck
Posted by: Dark L at February 01, 2026 05:23 PM (KAi1n)
I use beet, carrot, onion, and garlic as the base. Comes out very earthy. Any idea how to brighten it up?
Thanks,
Posted by: Penultimatum at February 01, 2026 05:24 PM (1QSX/)
I've been eating a lot of real ice cream lately and the only problem I've had is it makes me want more ice cream.
Posted by: Eromero
Do you make it yourself?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 05:25 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:26 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Skip
Pineapple on anchovies? Yuck
Posted by: Dark L at February 01, 2026 05:23 PM (KAi1n)
How do you think they preserved the pineapples for the oceanic canoe trips? Anchovies. We taught them that.
-Ancient Aliens
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:26 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero
Eat more. I’ve met you.
You can afford to gain a pound or two.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 05:27 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:28 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)
Amen.
Posted by: javems at February 01, 2026 05:28 PM (vHpfQ)
I've been eating a lot of real ice cream lately and the only problem I've had is it makes me want more ice cream.
Posted by: Eromero
Do you make it yourself?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 05:25 PM (Cqx++)
Oh no, leave that to BlueBell or Braum's. I just eat it.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:28 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 01, 2026 05:28 PM (N5sxx)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 05:29 PM (Wnv9h)
I use beet, carrot, onion, and garlic as the base. Comes out very earthy. Any idea how to brighten it up?
Thanks,
Posted by: Penultimatum at February 01, 2026 05:24 PM (1QSX/)
Ummm, why not try a roasted red pepper sauce for pasta? Normal onions/garlic sauteed, added in roasted red peppers and desired seasonings, blend with a little liquid..best blend is dairy, but you can choose what you like...serve.
PS - If you need acid, add a little balsamic - not sure if acid is the problems, or just tomatoes, so left it out.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 05:29 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:30 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:31 PM (LHPAg)
And people think they are superior eating their fake meat fake cheese fake sour cream mexican food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 04:58 PM (IhIKR)
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Don't even get me started on turkey bacon - which health wise is one the worst foods on the planet. If I was czar I would strike it form the country, with capital punishment for anyone even attempting to make it.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 05:32 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:32 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Eromero
But you’re 7 feet tall!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 05:32 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 05:33 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Wnv9h)
Three Bears Maple Bacon for the win.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 01, 2026 05:35 PM (I40wl)
/punchline
Pig like that you cant eat all at once.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 05:37 PM (qFwJc)
They need to be turned daily for about a week in the fridge like the home made bacon, and then rinsed and braised or stewed very slowly to keep them tender.
Even then they are salty so you really want to let the cut cool, and then simmer slices in water for a few minutes. It makes a wonderful sandwich meat, or any meal that a slice of ham or pastrami would do.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 05:37 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 04:10 PM (jc0TO)
No, they just ate all they cooked.
Posted by: From about That Time at February 01, 2026 05:37 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 01, 2026 05:37 PM (sl73Y)
I told my wife about this, and she gave me a look. Then we decided if it hasn't killed her in the last 60 years, it isn't likely to kill her anytime soon.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 05:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 01, 2026 05:39 PM (nbLIj)
It's (ack) distilled in TN. But is pretty good. And this is becoming a common practice with Bourbon... doing the mash in KY and then distilling (aging) it elsewhere.
Does it matter?
Maybe.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 01, 2026 05:40 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Eromero
But you’re 7 feet tall!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 05:32 PM (IhIKR)
No m'am, I am 5' 14".
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 05:42 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 01, 2026 05:15 PM (MZ+PY)
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Pappy Van Winkle laughs...
And laughs....
And laughs...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 01, 2026 05:44 PM (jtM2q)
If you want to be vegan, eat grains and veggies and fruit. Stop being a faker. You still want meat and eggs and dairy. That’s why they go
To the lengths they do to fake it.
Sorry. They surround me here. And it’s infuriating.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 05:46 PM (IhIKR)
And laughs....
And laughs...
Posted by: Martini Farmer
And then lights his pipe with a rolled-up hundo.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 05:46 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:47 PM (0KSrI)
_____________________
That was good. It, also, works for Japan. We had a Japanese guy in one of the offices we used to work in, and we were always messing with him at lunch (which he enjoyed emmensely). One day three of us waited for him to sit down at our usual lunch room table and we all pulled out fly swatters staring at his bag lunch. He never had anything questionable...but if you ever go to Japan, be prepared. Raw Chicken dishes, Pufferfish, Raw horsemeat, Disgusting fermented soy beans. You name it, they eat it.
Posted by: Orson at February 01, 2026 05:47 PM (dIske)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 05:46 PM (IhIKR)
Share the joy of an omniverous diet with them!
Bring extra and offer it to them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 05:48 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 05:49 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:50 PM (0KSrI)
That isn't the first cornbread recipe I've seen that calls for a can of cream-style corn. That seems odd. Cream-style corn is for making hotdish. (non-MN: casserole.)
But if CBD approves, it must work.
I usually make cornbread to go with some spicy chili or (sometimes) cajun food, so I almost always go with a sweet cornbread, for balance. I'll have to give this one a try sometime, rather than just using a box of Jiffy mix.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 05:51 PM (VHUov)
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Sorry - over the sink with no plate or utensils.
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 05:52 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 05:37 PM (qFwJc)
Whatever is in your veg drawer...take it out, chop it, toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Should work as a side for 95% of what you might have...I know b/c I gave this technique to someone and they used it on frozen corn...which was not my expectation...and they still loved it.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 05:52 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 01, 2026 05:52 PM (jqHAs)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 05:53 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: NCKate at February 01, 2026 05:53 PM (uQzkA)
And laughs....
And laughs...
Posted by: Martini Farmer
And then lights his pipe with a rolled-up hundo.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 05:46 PM (VHUov)
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Yes he does. The lesser years are ok - more hype. A Weller 12 is better than any comparable Pappy, by quite a bit actually.
But then you get to Pappy 15 - wonderful. I have 23 at home. Was very nice, well blended for the bite you get at that age. I've never had the 20, but I've been told its the best of all of them. Weller Antique 107 is probably my favorite sipping bourbon. Pricey just about anywhere.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 05:54 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Cowboyneal - the Other Jewish Carpenter at February 01, 2026 05:54 PM (7JQoU)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:55 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 05:56 PM (UVyKP)
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Not going to happen. Almonds and oats lack those.
>Completely silly. I know, it's all about marketing. People have to do what they need to do for a healthy diet and life, but 'milk'?
Let me tell you about my cock...
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 05:56 PM (oT7pT)
Then you THICK SLICE IT!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 01, 2026 05:57 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: Ben Had
Thank you!
Any time!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 05:58 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: sherlockzz at February 01, 2026 05:59 PM (fAOGR)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:59 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 05:59 PM (0KSrI)
That's b/c he gonna be your traveling partner, right?
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 06:03 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:04 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 06:04 PM (Y0HpA)
It was a brand I'd seen before, but wasn't familiar with, and was on sale at incredibly low price. Bought 2 packages & cooked up one right away.
Ugh! Too salty (and I love salt...) and not even a hint of smoky flavor. Blecch! Couldn't eat it or figure a use for it, but then thought maybe it was a one-off so cooked the other package. Same deal. Into the trash it went.
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 06:05 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:05 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 06:05 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:06 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:08 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:09 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 06:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had
>>Chef Boyardee or Chef De Gooey isn't up to your standards?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 06:10 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:08 PM (+1HQm)
'Too many cooks......'
-Aesop
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 06:11 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 01, 2026 06:11 PM (etNEE)
Posted by: Weasel
Sounds like fun. TX in '26!!!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 06:12 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:14 PM (0KSrI)
This is ... disturbing.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 06:19 PM (jc0TO)
What has yew done to help childran of colar.
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 01, 2026 06:20 PM (AzSs/)
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 05:54 PM (UVyKP)
That is my holy grail of bourbon. I have never even seen a bottle!
I found a bottle of Weller 12 year in France last summer. It was pricey, but I couldn't resist.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:23 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:24 PM (0KSrI)
About a year ago I stumbled onto Ciabatta rolls at the local Meijers, which I toast, then use cheap Aldi ground sausage smashed down to 1/4" thick patties on a cast iron pan and put onto a thermonuclear outside grill burner, forgotten until the bloody mary is constructed, then remove, burnt, top with American cheese and sandwiched up.
Stupid simple, staggeringly scrumptious.
Posted by: Auspex at February 01, 2026 06:25 PM (Y8DZL)
Fwiw, that stew and polenta was damned good. I need to make rabbit in mustard sauce soon.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:28 PM (Wnv9h)
I adopted one after helping her to walk again. She's eight years old and her name is Madison.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 06:29 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:30 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 06:31 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:24 PM (0KSrI)
Thank you young lady!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:32 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 06:32 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 06:34 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 01, 2026 06:32 PM (lpVer)
I have some great chicken stock in the freezer. I might have to bring out the big guns!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:35 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:30 PM
That is delish. Especially with lots of rosemary, garlic cloves, and a just bit of Italian sausage.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:36 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:38 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at February 01, 2026 06:39 PM (dyL4B)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 06:39 PM (/eUJf)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:40 PM (0KSrI)
And laughs....
And laughs...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 01, 2026 05:44 PM (jtM2q)
MSRP is around $70, so I don't feel hard done by, for Bottled in Bond, 100 proof, EF Taylor.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 01, 2026 06:42 PM (MZ+PY)
That’ll cure what ails you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 06:39 PM (/eUJf)
There is a Ramen place in town....I might give it a shot tomorrow.
Sadly, our great Vietnamese restaurant closed, so no pho for me.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:43 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:44 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:40 PM
Remove the casing and just crumble it up. Adds a nice touch.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:44 PM (Wnv9h)
That’ll cure what ails you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 06:39 PM
Mmmm...pho.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:45 PM (Wnv9h)
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Stick mothballs up your nose.
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:46 PM (+1HQm)
That isn't the first cornbread recipe I've seen that calls for a can of cream-style corn. That seems odd. Cream-style corn is for making hotdish. (non-MN: casserole.)
But if CBD approves, it must work.
I usually make cornbread to go with some spicy chili or (sometimes) cajun food, so I almost always go with a sweet cornbread, for balance. I'll have to give this one a try sometime, rather than just using a box of Jiffy mix.
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 05:51 PM (VHUov)
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I have a Southern cookbook with cream style corn in Mexican Cornbread. I like it, at any rate. Used to make it with chili, but our son now makes what he likes (a sweeter cornbread aka "Yankee cornbread" to me). I like any cornbread, however.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 06:46 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Advo at February 01, 2026 06:47 PM (jO4mz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:47 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:35 PM (n9ltV)
I’ve seen you shoot. The chicken stock is safe.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:47 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:46 PM (+1HQm)
That might work!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:48 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:47 PM (Rmwng)
Not fair...I'll bet I could hit a chicken!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:49 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 01, 2026 06:49 PM (0KSrI)
If leaving rice out over night would kill you,
I probably should've died 30 or 40 times over.
...
Hey, maybe I am dead...and still commenting on this dang blog..
I'm in hell! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!111!!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 01, 2026 06:49 PM (iJfKG)
Not sure about creamed corn in corn bread.
Sounds like that would make your cornbread gooey.
So, no thank you.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 01, 2026 06:51 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:52 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at
Not if it took flight.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 06:53 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026
Sabi and Kovu are shocked!
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 06:54 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:46 PM
They're kinda tiny. Wouldn't they fall out?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)
They're kinda tiny. Wouldn't they fall out?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Wnv9h)
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Reckon that depends on nostril volume.
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:55 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 06:54 PM (OoFl2)
halfway to solving the hair on the couch problem!
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:56 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:49 PM (n9ltV)
Phrasing.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 06:56 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:55 PM
Or quantity of balls, I suppose.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Wnv9h)
or size of the moth!
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:58 PM (Rmwng)
My husband is part Asian, and he's obsessed with the nasty bacteria that can grow on cooked rice if it's kept too long. We have to put it back in the fridge right away, and he will only eat some of it reheated the day after and that's it. Two days later? Forget it.
Luckily I have growing boys who think rice with soy sauce is a major food group, so they eat the rest pretty quick. And whatever is left I'll turn into fried rice for a fast lunch.
Also, washing rice before cooking is essential. He actually taught me how to "wash rice properly," when I'd already learned to do it from a Chinese friend, ha. But now I can cook it by eyeballing the water and don't have to measure.
Posted by: LizLem at February 01, 2026 06:58 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Archer at February 01, 2026 06:59 PM (YGRGv)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 06:55 PM (+1HQm)
I have a large nose...I might need magnum mothballs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:58 PM
*Moth Man has entered the chat*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 06:59 PM (Wnv9h)
I also rinse rice, at least three times, before cooking. I thought that was common knowledge until I met my future ex husband.
Rinse your rice, folks.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 06:35 PM (n9ltV)
I’ve seen you shoot. The chicken stock is safe.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 06:47 PM
If by big gun he means a 1911 in .45 ACP, you might be correct. Shooting something in his preferred 9mm or less, he might have a chance.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had
Ditto, More chicken soup!
If you need to mix it up, chicken stock or broth with frozen wontons from the Asian market, combined with green onions or chives. Boil the wontons in the broth and greens until it's hot and they are thawed and eat. Fast and good! I like adding spinach or bok choy. Really good soup for when sick.
Posted by: LizLem at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (gWBY1)
Last week I made 2 pork loins from a new recipe that was good.
A spicy rub on the loins.Wrap those in bacon and brown on both sides. Then brush on a peach preserves and Dijon mustard sauce and bake.
I was proud of myself for actually cutting the loin's silver stuff off (as the recipe called for) as my dude napped. I dislike touching raw poultry or meat due to when I was a newlywed. I am no butcher. A baker and other things, yes.
My first problem in our marriage was when he brought home a whole chicken and expected me to cut it up vs stuffing it like a normal person. I cut it into unidentifiable pieces and he never asked me to do that again!
The second time involved our dog. I was pregnant and skinning chicken pieces. Threw the chicken skin in the garbage and she ate it right in front of me. I had to go into the backyard and take deep breaths to not harf...as I never harf, even when pregnant.
So if we hit end times you will not find me at a poultry processing plant nor as a butcher.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 07:06 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 07:01 PM (IhIKR)
Ok! Will do!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 01, 2026 07:07 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Archer at February 01, 2026 07:09 PM (YGRGv)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Advo at February 01, 2026 07:15 PM (jO4mz)
Posted by: clarence at February 01, 2026 07:16 PM (6L3LN)
Don't. Has Cure #2 in it. Don't need it for bacon.
#2 is for long term sausages & whatnot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvCFEgLZGc
Posted by: MkY at February 01, 2026 07:29 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: pjungwir at February 01, 2026 07:33 PM (noE7F)
Posted by: nurse ratched
How can you not rinse rice? Unless you want rice porridge.....
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 07:53 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 07:59 PM (oT7pT)
Bacon, smoked sausage, sausage patties, as well as linked sausage are superb, as is anything under the Conecuh label.
Posted by: Optimus Maximus at February 01, 2026 08:52 PM (Wt/gy)
Posted by: rocdoctom at February 01, 2026 09:58 PM (KfjUj)
Posted by: More Pillage Bigger Idiot at February 02, 2026 03:31 PM (3dDjo)
First World Problems...
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: man at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (RIvkX)
The concern about assimilation in the US is a bit misplaced. Democrats were writing about replacement theory back in the 50s and it ramped up after LBJ solidified the black vote with the great society. The hispanics wiped that out. Hispanics in fact are assimilating rapidly, and they hate the illegal immigration as much as we do. Their kids and grand kids increasingly do not even speak Spanish.
The dot Indians will be forced to give up their clannish ways because the CRA of 64 makes their business practices illegal. That is starting to happen now.
The real issue is Islam. We are going to struggle with that issue. Islam is incompatible with the West, and the US in particular. They will not assimilate. They are going to have to be aggressively managed. And all immigration from Muslim majority countries needs to be ended.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (UVyKP)
Your afflictions only mount. Never diminish.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (Rmwng)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)
That doesn't work. Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Tuna at February 01, 2026 02:03 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Cleansing Fire at February 01, 2026 02:04 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: bluebell at February 01, 2026 02:06 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (T+5zb)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (Rmwng)
The struggle is real!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: bluebell
You mean the red cherry flavored one that melts and stains everyrhing in the dryer?
Nope. Never done that. /s
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:08 PM (T+5zb)
Posted by: Nazdar at February 01, 2026 02:08 PM (NcvvS)
Of course, unless it was warmed (not in your coat pocket after you've been outdoors in freezing weather for an hour) it was like rubbing a candle on your lips. Useless.
Posted by: JQ at February 01, 2026 02:09 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:10 PM (pZEOD)
why complicate it with trials? straight to execution following arrest is the better method Mr. Brown
Posted by: DanMan at February 01, 2026 02:10 PM (8uzBS)
Try placing the lip balm in your shirt pocket over your moob.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 02:11 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 01, 2026 02:12 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at February 01, 2026 02:13 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 02:13 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (T+5zb)
Was this directed to anyone in particular, or just a sweeping characterization of the entire readership? Not saying it is not accurate.
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 02:14 PM (Rmwng)
Of course, you can use chapstick as a firestarter too, so it still has uses.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at February 01, 2026 02:14 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (T+5zb)
You mean the red cherry flavored one that melts and stains everyrhing in the dryer?
Nope. Never done that. /s
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:08 PM (T+5zb)
Hello "Pot."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 02:15 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: JROD at February 01, 2026 02:15 PM (LEz2V)
Posted by: javems at February 01, 2026 02:15 PM (vHpfQ)
More. Now enquire about relations with the "black" community...
Posted by: man at February 01, 2026 02:15 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bob at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (8fcNE)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sl73Y
Yep. I haven't had any cracks or chapping since I stopped using it.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 01, 2026 02:17 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (p4NUW)
If you have shedders, go leather or get ready to clean even more
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at February 01, 2026 02:17 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: man at February 01, 2026 02:18 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 01, 2026 02:18 PM (3uBP9)
Chapsticks is for pussies.
Posted by: fd at February 01, 2026 02:18 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: man at February 01, 2026 02:19 PM (XuXeR)
If you have shedders, go leather or get ready to clean even more
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at February 01, 2026 02:17 PM (xcxpd
I also have 2 Savannah Cats. They will destroy leather in a nanosecond. Concrete may be an option to consider.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:19 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM
There's a one with a free sign on it on the side of South Section Street.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 02:21 PM (jc0TO)
[and funny!]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
>I come here for the laughs and current affairs and media updates. You COBs do great work.
Cheers.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 02:21 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM
There's a one with a free sign on it on the side of South Section Street.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 02:21
Perfect. lol.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:21 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM (w6EFb)
This is the way. I carry it because I get dehydrated.
Posted by: Eromero at February 01, 2026 02:21 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Pete Bog at February 01, 2026 02:14 PM (Rmwng)
Well a moron can be considered a retard, I guess. Never hear about cretins.
Posted by: javems at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (vHpfQ)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:19 PM (p4NUW)
There are some amazing concrete finishes available. I had my garage floor done, and it looks spectacular, and wears wonderfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: iamfelix at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (9krkJ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:07 PM
CBD, you have disappointed nurse.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Wnv9h)
My FWP is the only orthopedic Dr’s who take our insurance are in Manhattan.
Posted by: Accomack at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (S8ZfB)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 01, 2026 02:22 PM (zQwXC)
Posted by: DaveA at February 01, 2026 02:23 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: iamfelix at February 01, 2026 02:23 PM (9krkJ)
Posted by: pookysgirl, keeping Lil Pooky from raiding her wallet at February 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 01, 2026 02:25 PM (3uBP9)
I did pick up a bathtub on that block where someone was doing renevations. That is going to be my tomato pot this year.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 01, 2026 02:27 PM (jc0TO)
Meanwhile 2 coyotes just wandered thru the neighborhood. Literally walking distance to the Lincoln Highway Ideal Section.
Posted by: DaveA at February 01, 2026 02:27 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at February 01, 2026 02:28 PM (ERYKL)
Not sure want to travel around in yellow and black, but flying would be fun
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Ia/+0)
(still working out the kinks on this one. If you get sent to prison, you might really have a problem. That's a personal choice, but chapped lips will be the least of your worries, so it kind of works itself out).
Posted by: Orson at February 01, 2026 02:31 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:19 PM (p4NUW)
There are some amazing concrete finishes available. I had my garage floor done, and it looks spectacular, and wears wonderfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01
This probably also counts as first world, but we are going to redo the concrete around the pool in a better finish. We are going to be using a finish that is cooling so you don’t burn the soles of your feet off. Stay tuned over the summer for the effectiveness of it.
Posted by: Piper at February 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Wmg4n)
Hunger
Thirst
Shelter
Disease
There's nothing there about like self-actualization.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 02:33 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: DaveA at February 01, 2026 02:23 PM (FhXTo)
Sometimes it blows my mind...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at February 01, 2026 02:33 PM (xcxpd)
*ducks and runs*
Posted by: pookysgirl, keeping Lil Pooky from raiding her wallet at February 01, 2026 02:25 PM
So Ace and garrett are ok, then?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 02:34 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 01, 2026 02:37 PM (VE6XX)
Eli's cat oil...
Posted by: man at February 01, 2026 02:18 PM (XuXeR)
it works but nobody wants to buy it
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at February 01, 2026 02:37 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: iamfelix
Does it make your lips look like.....
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 02:38 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski at February 01, 2026 02:38 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Burt's at February 01, 2026 02:39 PM (2Ez/1)
There is iron in your words.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Kt19C)
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We allow the one's committed to killing us, that are here, stay here?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 02:39 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 02:42 PM (c35xG)
vacationing in Southern Cali years ago...we had a place at the a Jolla Beach and Tennis Club for a week or so. Cruising around DanMa'am spots a complete aqua toilet sitting at the curb and wants in order to compliment one she has full of flowers in a flowerbed by the pool at home in Houston. Drive around for several days with it in the Blazer so nobody knows we have an aqua toilet in tow.
Comes time to leave and having to pack...kids...stuff...tie aqua toilet to top of Blazer and drive to Houston. Yeah, that was us.
Posted by: DanMan at February 01, 2026 02:42 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 02:43 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 02:43 PM (2WIwB)
My favorite part about the FWP thread is that people actually try to solve it.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 02:43 PM (91IfI)
Snow, ice and a gravel driveway. Our state road crews saw fit to deposit about 2 1/2 feet of all that snow and ice at the foot of my driveway. Clearing it this afternoon was a royal pain in the ass.
Oh... and they took out my mailbox too.
But the road's clear... 🙄
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 01, 2026 02:43 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jackie Chiles Esq. at February 01, 2026 02:46 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: DaveA at February 01, 2026 02:23 PM (FhXTo)
Sometimes it blows my mind...
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Keep getting stuck here all the time...
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Wnqw0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 02:48 PM (RIvkX)
Hemmingway's short story The Killers was mentioned on the book thread. The Burt Lancaster movie (his first) may be the best "opened up" short story movie ever.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 01, 2026 02:49 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Ia/+0)
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I just finished a cleaning and complete de-algification of my birdbath.
So there.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 01, 2026 02:50 PM (JkO4W)
Carmex is the way. I have one that is at least 5 years old.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Dr_No at February 01, 2026 02:51 PM (ayRl+)
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Were they surprised when America brought 17 fleet carriers to the Battle of the Philippine Sea?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 01, 2026 02:52 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Ia/+0)
That's a problem if it's a psychological thriller set in modern Tokyo that uses metaphor to explore the complexities of social interactions between the classes.
If it's a Godzilla or classic Samurai movie, no problem.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 02:52 PM (4mmkh)
Posted by: susan harms at February 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Kkd7F)
great idea! But keep it verticle.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 02:57 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Oddbob at February 01, 2026 02:43 PM (91IfI)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2026 02:57 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 02:57 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 02:58 PM (2pORR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 02:58 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Diogenes
Eeew. No smooches for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:59 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 02:57 PM (2WIwB)
From what I remember of girls of a certain age, lip gloss must have had cocaine in it- or heroin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 02:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Can't sem to find anything snarky about Bag Balm.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 03:00 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 03:01 PM (qFwJc)
It's a counter pandemic.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 03:02 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
It's a head scratcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 03:02 PM (2pORR)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 03:02 PM (qFwJc)
Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
Two criteria I will use in deciding which Democratic presidential candidate to support are the following:
1. Must restore White House to 2024 structure.
2. Must commit to public ceremonies, with fireworks, removing Trump’s name from every federal building.
I’m not kidding.
-
Well, give me end affirmative action/DEI, end welfare, de-export the illegal aliens the hell out of here, impeach and remove a shit load of judges, and indict, convict, and imprison a shit load of politicians and I can live with fireworks and renaming stuff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 01, 2026 03:03 PM (J+Psw)
I don't keep lip balm or any other semi-solid or liquid item in my pocket. Sooner or later they'll always leak.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 01, 2026 03:04 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
I just bought a new iPhone for Xmas. I figure it's the last phone I'll ever own. Less than 2 months and already 2 software upgrades. You gotta be kidding me??? Bug fixes??? How long have they been making these things and there are still bugs in the software?
Unsat!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 03:00 PM (/lPRQ)
Something... something... didn't know he could buy it at the farm supply store... something... he got caught in a compromising position with a dairy cow...
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 03:05 PM (4mmkh)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 03:06 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 03:07 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Milking the bull.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 01, 2026 03:07 PM (2pORR)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 01, 2026 03:08 PM (qFwJc)
“But here’s the truth: It isn’t Christlike to be gullible. It isn’t Christlike to believe and share debunked propaganda. It isn’t Christlike to be led by your emotions. It isn’t Christlike to outsource your critical thinking skills to the left-wing activists in the media.”
Via Insty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 03:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 01, 2026 02:59 PM (IhIKR)
I'll just turn the other cheek.
;-)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 03:09 PM (2WIwB)
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Should have been included in the Sermon on the Mount. May need to reword it a bit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 01, 2026 03:12 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 03:14 PM (1S3fY)
I tried the H&R Block software this year. It worked with Windows 10 on my old desktop, imported my old TurboTax files with no problem, and was pretty easy to download. It was cheaper, too.
My tax situation is on the simple side. I ran my stuff through it with no problem. I haven't hit the "Send" button yet, but so far it looks good. Stuff it, TurboTax!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 03:18 PM (4mmkh)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 03:20 PM (c35xG)
I just bought a new iPhone for Xmas. I figure it's the last phone I'll ever own. Less than 2 months and already 2 software upgrades. You gotta be kidding me??? Bug fixes??? How long have they been making these things and there are still bugs in the software?
Unsat!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)
Those are rooking numbers.
Posted by: Adobe Flash at February 01, 2026 03:21 PM (VKpk6)
Cumulative. Irreversible. If that’s your point of view. It’s an old Jedi proverb. :-/
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XA/ku)
Posted by: Adobe Flash at February 01, 2026 03:22 PM (VKpk6)
Posted by: Weasel at February 01, 2026 03:14 PM (1S3fY)
Howm I supposed to whistle at a pretty girl, Weasel?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 03:22 PM (zZu0s)
It'll keep you from licking your lips!
/Just the punchline
Posted by: Shepherd Lover at February 01, 2026 03:23 PM (UOUDY)
Posted by: Jackie Chiles at February 01, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 03:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Adobe Flash at February 01, 2026 03:22 PM (VKpk6)
Ha!
A bug fix!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 03:25 PM (2WIwB)
It's a counter pandemic.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 03:02 PM (oT7pT)
Host a potluck, but invite the folks who never bring food and only bring wine...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 01, 2026 03:26 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 01, 2026 03:26 PM (36PRH)
Posted by: Crabby Appleton at February 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Cqx++)
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you should probably just get new pants
Posted by: Don Black at February 01, 2026 03:30 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Auto Autist at February 01, 2026 03:31 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Uncle Pervy at February 01, 2026 03:34 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Brian's Mother at February 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
LOL
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 03:35 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Auto Autist
>When you're kissing ass at the job site, a nice high-pressure lithium grease is readily available.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 01, 2026 03:38 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 01, 2026 03:39 PM (XV/Pl)
There is iron in your words.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Kt19C)
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We allow the one's committed to killing us, that are here, stay here?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 02:39 PM (c35xG)
==
Yeah that's the hard part I mentioned. All sorts of stuff about "religion" in the Constitution and while I don't believe Islam is a religion as we see it, I doubt the law would comply. It would require heavy rules about penalties for adopting any part of sharia law in conflict with US laws and making illegal any attempt to codify it in US law. Essentially, assimilate or we are going to make it difficult for you. Not ideal.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 01, 2026 03:41 PM (UVyKP)
Republicans, what is the point of you?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 31, 2026 04:47 PM
My FWP.
Posted by: toby928(c) repeats himself at February 01, 2026 03:42 PM (jc0TO)
So now, not only is my brass easily sized, it is no longer rough and chapped.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 01, 2026 03:42 PM (4mmkh)
Bruce Springsteen keeps threatening to release songs until deportations stop. Babylon Bee:
https://tinyurl.com/yww676t2
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 03:42 PM (D+BhG)
Unsat!
Posted by: Diogenes
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Ha, ha, you thought because it was ios it was solid.
hahaha. However, the many updates will not foul up your phone as does microsnot/alphabet, they will merely be IRRITATING.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 03:43 PM (c35xG)
About 100 people with signs. The whitest group of people you’ll ever see in the city. The pro diversity crowd isn’t t very diverse. 🤣
Posted by: Really?? at February 01, 2026 03:43 PM (qpQFJ)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Kt19C)
Bruce Springsteen keeps threatening to release songs until deportations stop. Babylon Bee:
John Candy did a skit on SCTV in which he and Dick Gregory were going to eat continuously until there was peace in the Middle East.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 01, 2026 02:57 PM (2WIwB)
Stay away from Melinda Gates, she got pox that Russians are afraid of.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 01, 2026 03:47 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 01, 2026 03:47 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Bruce Hater at February 01, 2026 03:47 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: OldSarg at February 01, 2026 03:50 PM (H/oSt)
Posted by: Really??
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MN brown and down stay away from ICE.
- > some dem Somalis be singin' "gwan n home, gwan n home".
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 03:51 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 03:52 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 01, 2026 03:52 PM (jrgJz)
Pro Tip: Carmex
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 01, 2026 02:02 PM (RIvkX)
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)
Werd. That stuff was a lifesaver when I was an infantryman in Alaska. One of my fonder memories of miliary male bonding is pulling out a jar of Carmex and passing it around the squad while on a field problem, standing on the tundra at about 20 below.
The only problem with it now is that they changed over from the porcelain jar to a plastic jar.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 01, 2026 03:53 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: naturalfake at February 01, 2026 03:53 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 01, 2026 03:53 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 03:56 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Bruce Hater at February 01, 2026 03:57 PM (oftw2)
Not snark, but an observation: those who recommend something like Bag Balm are probably women, or at least carry things in a bag or purse. The smallest Bag Balm I’ve seen is a smallish cube: it’s not that big, but won’t fit comfortably in a pocket the way a man would carry it. Same thing for lip balm that comes in a small spherical container: it’s fine for women that carry things in a bag but doesn’t work for a man who carries things in his pockets.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 01, 2026 03:58 PM (NG46o)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 01, 2026 03:58 PM (NG46o)
I carry mine in my heavy coat pocket- when I am wearing the coat is the only time I need the lip stuff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 01, 2026 03:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at February 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Case at February 01, 2026 04:04 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 01, 2026 04:08 PM (NG46o)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 01, 2026 04:12 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: stick deodorant at February 01, 2026 04:40 PM (5LiC7)
Tiger Balm.
Get the real deal at asian markets.
You'll need regular lip balm again.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 01, 2026 04:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Crabby Appleton at February 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Cqx++)
Back in the day, there was (and still may be) a liniment that was the go to for Track and Field athletes called Atomic Balm.
It was good and hot, smelly as all get out, and the go to for pranksters ...
I'll leave it to youse guys to figure out why.
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 01, 2026 05:52 PM (3sXRv)
I've used both. Fraser's is a little hotter, but Tiger Balm lasts a looong time.
+++++++
Seeing at Legalinsurrection.com Long Beach candidate wants gang members to keep out ICE
Posted by: Skip
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Zoot Suit Riots II.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 01, 2026 07:16 PM (36QIT)
Too many ESL H1Bs, I guess.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 01, 2026 07:22 PM (36QIT)
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