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60 Minutes' Smelly Leftist Scott Pelley Knows He's About to be Fired, So He Stages a Tantrum-Flounce to Make It Seem Like He Was Fired in Retalliation for #FightingThePower
Nick Bilton, an investigative journalist working for magazines and newspapers, was appointed producer for 60 Minutes, replacing an old liberal.
Scott Pelley knows he's next so he's picking up on the Leftist Guild's attack on Bilton for not having experience in television reporting. In other words, he doesn't know enough about male make-up as Scott Pelley.Dylan ByersThat podcast isn't going to promote itself. More from media shill site Variety:
@DylanByers
NEW: In @NickBilton's first all-hands meeting at 60 Minutes this morning, @ScottPelley told Nick he had "scant qualifications' for the job and pressed him to account for last week's firings. Nick suggested conversation would be better held in private, Scott countered that he'd prefer to have them in front of his colleagues. Nick told Scott, "they're my colleagues too," to which Scott replied: "that remains to be seen."
Note the tense: Past perfect. They had hoped to keep him, previously. It's not present tense. They do not currently hope to keep him. Now I don't think they ever wanted to keep him. I think they always intended to fire him. I think they have not really attempted to re-sign him, which is why Scott Pelley is posing as Spartacus, as Curtis Houck says. But now they can/will say "Gee we had hoped to keep him, but he seems so determined to leave! Aw filddlesticks! (kicks rock)."
CBS News had hoped to keep Scott Pelley and the remaining correspondents tied to "60 Minutes" on the show, according to a person familiar with CBS News, before reports emerged of a blistering verbal donnybrook between the long-time journalist and Nick Bilton, who was named last week to lead the venerable newsmagzine.
Oh a nepo baby, perfect.
In a meeting held Monday, Pelley lashed out at Bilton and current CBS News management, according to multiple press reports, alleging that Bari Weiss, the CBS News Editor in Chief who orchestrated an overhaul of the program last week, is "murdering '60 Minutes." Pelley also alleged that Weiss held "no qualifications for her job" and said Bilton that he has "slender qualifications for this job." ... Bilton is replacing Tanya Simon, a longtime senior steward of the show and a daughter of one of its former correspondents, Bob Simon.
Her deputy, Draggan Mihailovich, was also ousted, along with two of the show's correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Pelley also demanded to know why CBS News fired former Simon, Alfonsi and Vega, asking Bilton "why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Status reported that Bilton attempted to deflect the queries and wound up ending the meeting prematurely. Charles Forelle, a new CBS News senior editor, recently hired by Weiss from The Wall Street Journal,Well, now I don't know -- that makes it sound like Pelley and these other losers are leaking it that CBS really, really wants to keep them but they're Spartacus and cannot be bought and will not compromise with a biased newswoman like Bari Weiss. Either way, though: They're gone, I think.told Pelley several times he was being "rude," according to Status, which reported the remarks based on an audio transcript of the meeting it obtained. CBS News was eager to keep Pelley at the show, according to a person familiar with the situation. This person says senior CBS News executives had reached out to Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl and Jon Wertheim -- the "60 Minutes" correspondents who remain on staff -- several times since last week in hopes of convincing them to stick with the program.
Pelley, Whitaker and Stahl did not respond to queries last week asking for their comments on the show's next steps. Wertheim did not respond immediately to a query sent Monday.I have a feeling they called you themselves to leak this and offer their Spartacus spin. Pelley is going full histrionic Woke Woman, accusing Bari Weiss of "murdering" 60 Minutes.
When Bilton told staffers that Weiss, who was brought in as the first ever editor-in-chief at CBS News under the direction of new owner and billionaire son David Ellison--"loves this institution," Pelley reportedly interrupted to say, "She is murdering '60 Minutes.'" He went on to say Weiss "does not love this place," condemned the changes she's made to the network's evening news broadcast and added of the news division, "She was brought in to kill it, and she's been doing exactly that." Bilton reportedly told Pelley he was "not going to intimidate me in front of this group of people" and ended the meeting after 15 minutes.I wasn't fired, I quit in a blaze of glory! So yeah, he's done and he knows it. Have security escort him out of the building. Check back with this post -- it seems like new "Fire Me Now So I Can Claim Victimhood and Promote My Podcast" quotes are being released minute-by-minute in real time.
Update! This was supposed to be part of the original post, but didn't get posted. User Error and all that. It's so bitchy and effeminiate! I keep referring to Mean Girls in the comments but you don't know what I'm talking about because I accidentally omitted this.
As Bilton tried to move the meeting along, Pelley pressed him on "what was wrong" with the correspondents recently let go, including Sharyn Alfonsi, who was at the center of one of Weiss' first scandals at the helm of CBS when she chose to abruptly pull a 60 Minutes segment on deportations to El Salvador's CECOT prison last year. "As Bilton started to say he would 'defer,' Pelley interrupted: 'This is not the crowd to dodge,'" reported Darcy.The Group demands Apologies!
When Charles Forelle, managing editor of CBS News and Weiss ally, Pelley hit back, invoking Thursday's firings, which he referred to as "Black Tuesday." "I'm not being rude," he said. "You know what was rude? Black Thursday was rude. That was the absolute definition of rudeness." "This is not actually productive," Forelle said at one point in their exchange. "This is not an interview." "It's working for me," shot back Pelley. "Anybody came into our house--this is '60 Minutes.' I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?" Later in the meeting, Bilton responded to another staffer's claim that it "takes years" to train new correspondents for 60 Minutes by claiming that no new hires would lack experience. Laughter reportedly erupted at this remark. Pelley then continued to hammer Bilton, asking him bluntly why he would take the job in the first place. "Here's a question: Were you aware of how Black Friday was going to play out?" he asked. "I find it odd that you would take this job knowing that you would never be welcomed here."Pure 9th-grade estrogen: "We think it's weird you would even try to sit at our table when no one at our table likes you!!!" YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US!
Goodbye, Smelley,
"I have no problem taking a job in a place that I am not welcome, OK? I don't believe that will be the case," said Bilton in response. The meeting might be best summed up by one especially poignant exchange between the two. While describing his plans for the show, Bilton claimed at one point: "I care so deeply about this institution." "Oh, please," interrupted Pelley.
it's been nice
enjoy your new
substack paradise
The firings last week included the old producer, Democrat political operative Sheryl Alfonsi, and Celia Vega, who announced that Woke Women being fired from media jobs to which they are Entitled is "censorship." Yeah because there aren't literally thousands of Woke White Women in the media. Not a single one can be fired, or it's "censorship:"
"60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega accused CBS News of "censorship," saying she fears for the future of the network, after she was fired by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in a bloodbath of top producers and reporters. Vega sounded off Thursday night on social media about her firing -- which came even though her contract was not set to expire until next March -- after three years with the storied newsmagazine.Wow, three whole years. She's an institution.
How can they go on without me? the narcissist fretted.
"I have the utmost respect and admiration for my colleagues at '60 Minutes' and the stories that air every Sunday," the journo wrote on Instagram. "But I very much fear what comes next for and the future of the legendary broadcast."
Neither is her sense of entitlement or her belief that she is highly accomplished.
Though her blistering note did not mention Weiss by name, Vega claimed that network leadership "in recent months" has attempted to "insert political bias into our stories" and erode editorial independence at "60 Minutes." A CBS News spokesperson told The Post in a statement: "We respect Ms. Vega and her contributions, but her claims are not based in reality."
While the newly-fired and remaining staff CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ continue to scream I AM SPARTACUS at editor-in-chief @BariWeiss, @CBSMornings kept up its ongoing commitment to spotlighting entitlement fraud, specifically in Gavin Newsom’s California.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 1, 2026
Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi… pic.twitter.com/O2u7CFKnZa
Curtis HouckWhat an eighth-grade girl thing to say! "I think it's weird you would come here when you know no one likes you. YOU CAN'T SIT AT OUR TABLE!!!"
@CurtisHouck CBS's Scott Pelley reportedly told new '60 Minutes' boss Nick Bilton that "I find it odd that you would take this job knowing that you would never be welcomed here."
Fire. Him. Now. If this happened in just about any other profession, they'd be hauled out by security ASAP.Yes that's what I said. This is unprofessional and unhinged. I would treat this person as a stalker and as potentially violent. You at least have to worry he's going to abuse his computer access to leak out damaging internal reports and correspondence.
🚨CBS/60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley raged at Trump in angry, unhinged commencement address at Wake Forest:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 26, 2025
"In this moment, this morning, our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack."
"And… pic.twitter.com/v8hagfQjbT
Woke '60 Minutes' host Scott Pelley claims diversity is now 'illegal' in progressive rant at Wake Forest commencement https://t.co/aGo90RGsPa pic.twitter.com/nhe5RZw5hy
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) May 26, 2025
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (P0D9r)
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (1wjle)
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
6h
Replying to @katrosenfield
You can't disavow this election, there is a clear choice in this race in terms of who is more likely to get mixed up in a 100 Mile Wilderness murder scheme.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (PJdmB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (YYKrY)
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Could be from 2022 and actually be accurate
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Scott Pelley, News Teenager at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (6wpGE)
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Better not do it, I guess.
Probably should flee the country like the Jews fled Germany in 1933.
After all, according to Democrats, Hitler had some good ideas he just hated people too much but Trump is so much worse than Hitler.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Fredo Pelley at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (P0D9r)
Sounds like AI.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (6wpGE)
Nick suggested conversation would be better held in private, Scott countered that he'd prefer to have them in front of his colleagues.
Fine. You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny. You're an incompetent hack. You couldn't investigate your way out of a paper bag.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (YYKrY)
It's 2026.
You work in Television News.
...and you think people care.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (P0D9r)
... and you spoil a graduation ceremony.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (6wpGE)
Just take the money for yourself, you sound like a poor. Third world language detected.
Posted by: Trump AI at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (1wjle)
Sitting down with the Today Show's Craig Melvin on Monday, Biden described her husband as doing 'OK.'
'I think if he had just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, that's one thing because that can be cured,' she explained. 'But the fact that it metastasized to his bones, that makes it a whole different story.'
'And so I think Joe will live with cancer till the rest of his life,' she added.
The former First Lady's interview with Melvin got heated at times, as she continued to claim that the former President's addled 2024 debate performance was a one-off.
Melvin pointed to Special Counsel Robert Hur's assessment of Biden being a 'sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.'
He also brought up George Clooney's assertion that the Biden he saw at a June Hollywood fundraiser was the same man that Americans saw on the Atlanta debate stage.
Dr Biden visibly winced when Melvin mentioned Clooney's name.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (6wpGE)
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Is it possible to not spoil a graduation ceremony?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (gN6zd)
But are absolutely certain of how much better they are than the hoi polloi.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 03:17 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 03:17 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Fi81e)
Just take the money for yourself, you sound like a poor. Third world language detected.
Posted by: Trump AI at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (1wjle)
wut
Hey, I know this hash: (1wjle)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:17 PM (6wpGE)
But are absolutely certain of how much better they are than the hoi polloi.
Yup!
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:18 PM (1wjle)
I love flounces, the more dramatic the better IMO.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 03:18 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (6wpGE)
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Is it possible to not spoil a graduation ceremony?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (7RBt4)
See:
David Foster Wallace, This Is Water
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 03:18 PM (0N4FZ)
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Who wore it better?
Scott Pelley or Masturbatin' Pete?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (7RBt4)
I have no idea who any of these people are aside from the new manager.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (8avO+)
Sorry, but people in the military who are on Psych meds get medically discharged... for good reason.
EVERY Trans person is on Hormones which screw with your brain.
With all the Tranny rage syndrome we've seen, do we really want these folks in charge of MILITARY weapon systems?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:20 PM (gN6zd)
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LOL.
Somebody complaining about the power dynamic, while not actually getting the power dynamic.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:20 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Fredo Pelley at June 01, 2026 03:20 PM (wBaIH)
But are absolutely certain of how much better they are than the hoi polloi.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 03:17 PM (N1tpc)
And apparently absorbed nothing from novels.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:20 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (zZu0s)
"this is destroying true, independent journalism"
and
"good riddance, 60 Minutes and CBS are nothing but corporate right-wing shills anyway."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (73/SM)
YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US!!!
Posted by: 70-year-old "Male" Mean Girl at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (1wjle)
But are absolutely certain of how much better they are than the hoi polloi.
Yup!
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:18 PM (1wjle)
at least the old aristocrat lords had to hold courts, manage a productive estate, and fight in wars to give them some respectable skills.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (gN6zd)
Democrats/Communists never change.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (zZu0s)
Seat's taken!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Kdi1r)
ace is right, this is high school. The opposite of Spartacus.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (gN6zd)
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I still don't know who he is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (1PAVJ)
@mattvanswol
It has been revealed that the woman who was st*bbed 18-20 TIMES on the Atlanta train, 66-yr-old Margaret Swan...
...DID NOT RECEIVE ANY HELP AT ALL FROM FELLOW TRAIN PASSENGERS WHILE SHE BLED OUT ON THE FLOOR OF THE TRAIN
“She was screaming for help and nobody was helping her...”
Margaret was a mother of 3, grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 4.
According to CCTV footage reviewed by police, John Elijah Matthews, a homeless Black man, walked up to the Margaret and slit her throat within seconds.
Margaret screamed and tried to escape, but the suspect held her down and st*bbed her another 18 times before leaving her dead on the ground in a large pool of her own blood.
Fellow passengers on the train did nothing to try and help her as she screamed.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Cheri at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (oiNtH)
ace is right, this is high school. The opposite of Spartacus.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (zZu0s)
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It's almost like people are primarily tribal and cling to groups in which they feel a part.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: MJ at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (7RBt4)
But what if you did?
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (Oy/m2)
And looked through the Voter guide we are all sent at Taxpayer expense...
And under Governator? about 20 different people... BUT NOT STEVE HILTON?
He was on the ballot... but not in the voter guide...
How Co Ink E Dental...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (gN6zd)
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I still don't know who he is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (7RBt4)
I had to go back up top and make sure we were talking about Scott Pelley and not Pelfrey. Didn't he play college basketball in the 90s?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (7RBt4)
But what if you did?
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (gN6zd)
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Is he, like, the guy who stands in the corner of bathrooms in expensive restaurants?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Dv3i1)
Every one of those passengers would be facing the death penalty had they intervened.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (Kdi1r)
After all, Brockman has been working in television reporting since the early 90s, covering the Springfield market. He personifies what 60 Minutes has become.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (+FZpF)
That's so good.
Posted by: MJ at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (XOmY9)
Sounds like the name of a Tranny..
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (7RBt4)
Its a good thing we aren't like that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
Pelley FAFO'd so fast it'd make your head spin.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (7RBt4)
Its a good thing we aren't like that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
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Wait a second...
This guy sounds like an outsider!
Kill him and feast on his flesh!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (YYKrY)
Does that count as an Oxymoron statement?
Males may sashay... but MEN?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (7RBt4)
Its a good thing we aren't like that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
ITS FUNNY BECAUSE ANY TIME A NEW NIC SHOWS UP YOU CAN HEAR THE WEAPONS BEING DRAWN AND CHECKED.
Posted by: Ben Rothelisberger at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)
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Of course she doesn't "love this place" for what it IS, dummy. What you've settled on it's being for decades is precisely what she was brought in to counter.
So, you can get stories right for a change, or not shill for a fiat-nominated Democrat presidential candidate, like you paid for in court.
Just like the coach who is brought in to right a sinking ship team doesn't "love the place" they were brought in to.
Maybe you "love it" because it lets you get away with pulling shit. That's not something for a reformer to "love".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Cheri
And when you DO insult your boss and your boss's boss via email, click on @ALL.
Company wide or you don't have a hair on your ass.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (YYKrY)
If you have a GA concealed permit you can carry on MARTA.
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (YYKrY)
Does that count as an Oxymoron statement?
Males may sashay... but MEN?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mP0Kj)
Some "men."
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (7RBt4)
Its a good thing we aren't like that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
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Wait a second...
This guy sounds like an outsider!
Kill him and feast on his flesh!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:25 PM (7RBt4)
Are you of the Body?
Posted by: Landreiu at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Cheri at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Landreiu at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (mP0Kj)
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Gooble gobble?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (gN6zd)
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That's a good one!
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Oldcat at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (8avO+)
You don't even have to go that far back.
When "colonization" wasn't the "most awful thing that has ever happened in the history of the world!!!" (when the West did it), those explorers and nation-builders accomplished amazing things. They deserved to be called "elites". The ones today write articles no one reads or make scientific discoveries no one can replicate or....
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Cheri at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (oiNtH)
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Just mostly dead.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (Fi81e)
Assuming that recording all the staff meetings is not the policy at CBS News, then someone surreptitiously recorded this conversation, and then leaked it to WSJ. I didn't realize that this was acceptable behavior at news organizations.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 01, 2026 03:27 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (brIJB)
Company wide or you don't have a hair on your ass.
Posted by: rickb223
Oh thank you! I needed that laugh today
Posted by: Cheri at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (oiNtH)
Rule #2. Never challenge your boss in a meeting.
All these folks are drama queens. Fire all of them so they can spend more time with their families.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (ItWcy)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Dv3i1)
Every one of those passengers would be facing the death penalty had they intervened.
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Blacks have a culture of murder that we must respect.
No less than Democrat President Joe Biden called them super predators.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (73/SM)
Fellow passengers on the train did nothing to try and help her as she screamed.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:22 PM
Haven't kept up on this one but I suspect the reason(s) no one helped fight off her assailant was because the perp was black. Just spitballin here.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (0N4FZ)
That's so good.
Posted by: MJ at June 01, 2026 03:23 PM (XOmY9)
Sounds like the name of a Tranny..
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Speaking of. Any of you daywalkers on for the 'return' of chemjeff? It was like that. Caught the ban hammer, freaked out. Kept posting.
After it was over I started thinking that his comments sounded like qdpsteve.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (UZCuZ)
Posted by: Wally at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (65cLN)
Not everyone can do that
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (M2wpG)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (brIJB)
And Don Lemon and Matt Lauer....
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: ace
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Oh no, what an horrific thing to state on Day 1 of pride month.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (+FZpF)
Posted by: Cheri
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But to really bring it home, when you do what 99% of people who watch you can't think of getting away with, it's really important to point out that you're the victim here, when it doesn't turn out well for you.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at June 01, 2026 03:29 PM (VkY89)
Appeals Court in DC just said ... nah... Trannies get to serve in the Military... because... reasons.
Sorry, but people in the military who are on Psych meds get medically discharged... for good reason.
EVERY Trans person is on Hormones which screw with your brain.
With all the Tranny rage syndrome we've seen, do we really want these folks in charge of MILITARY weapon systems?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (mP0Kj)
Since when does a DC Appeals Court have jurisdiction over the military?
On the other hand, even if they can force the military to keep trannys in uniform, they can't tell the military where they can be used. I mean, the military needs clerks and typists as well as trigger pullers.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 03:30 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (6wpGE)
That's so good.
Posted by: MJ
Sounds like the name of a Tranny..
Posted by: Romeo13
Sounds like the name of a gay boxer.
And in this corner weighing in at a heavyweight masculine weight of 103 pounds, Tantruuuuuuuum Flounce!
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (YYKrY)
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Completely unrelated:
Why are anti-AI data center hit pieces all over the media?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (brIJB)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (brIJB)
It's been one of those days!
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Rock breakers at Leavenworth.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (1wjle)
——-
There can be only one … Blade!
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (Ft5W9)
"Here's a question: Were you aware of how Black Friday was going to play out?" he asked. "I find it odd that you would take this job *knowing that you would never be welcomed here."*
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (1wjle)
Rule #2. Never challenge your boss in a meeting.
All these folks are drama queens. Fire all of them so they can spend more time with their families.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at June 01, 2026 03:28 PM (ItWcy)
Corrolary:
1) Depends on the meeting.
2) 'Challenge' can be done a couple different ways. And sometimes you have to do it.
3) No one hires me to be a yes man. No one ever promoted me because I was a yes man.
Personal note: I am usually viewed as 'hard to work with' by my coworkers, but usually my bosses love/tolerate me because I make them look good.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)
On the other hand, even if they can force the military to keep trannys in uniform, they can't tell the military where they can be used. I mean, the military needs clerks and typists as well as trigger pullers.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 03:30 PM (y9nCu)
This is true, but it's nice to have jobs that the trigger-pullers can do to rest and recover from deployment or can do after they can't pull the trigger anymore.
If those jobs are taken up by people unable to be "trigger-pullers", then there's nothing left for the actually useful soldiers.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (N1tpc)
England has this weird set of circumstances that leads to things like this.
They have old laws that let strangers walk around on just about anybody's land. The countryside is full of tiny streets with walls on both sides. There's nowhere to park next to the road, so it's very common for people to pull into any farmer's field that has an open gate and park there. It's common for people to camp in some farmer's field.
So yeah, it's a dick move to park in someone's field. But it's not like here where there are roads with wide enough shoulders where you can just pull off the road and park on the shoulder, so lots of people do this.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:33 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:34 PM (YYKrY)
When Charles Forelle, managing editor of CBS News and Weiss ally, Pelley hit back, invoking Thursday's firings, which he referred to as "Black Tuesday."
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 03:34 PM (6wpGE)
Combination of Chinese-funded propaganda and lefties fuming that the most entertaining uses of AI thus far have all been things making fun of the left. "Shock, shock, shock, shock my dog, I can't stop" and so on.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:34 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper
......
Ambulance arrives 5 minutes later to transport them to ER
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 03:34 PM (UjdFS)
I don’t even recognize any of these names except for Pelley and as far as he goes…. Good riddance
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 03:34 PM (TCUO6)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (bXbFr)
Sorry, but people in the military who are on Psych meds get medically discharged... for good reason.
EVERY Trans person is on Hormones which screw with your brain.
With all the Tranny rage syndrome we've seen, do we really want these folks in charge of MILITARY weapon systems?
Posted by: Romeo13
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Scotus is likely to overrule that decision. Simply because the military is not required to keep people that are not deployable for medical reasons. Neutral policy applicable regardless of the mentally ill troon types. Same as drug abusers, amputees, diabetics, etc.
They can but are not required to do so. And ADA does not help because for example, if someone cannot meet the objective physical requirements for the job, then ADA no longer applies.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)
Company wide or you don't have a hair on your ass.
Posted by: rickb223
When I was in the Navy I used to send those kinds of emails out when I found a computer with a CAC card logged in left unattended. If you left your desk with your CAC card in the computer you were fair game as far as I was concerned.
My bosses hated it but I was getting ready to retire when they brought NMCI to our base so they really couldn't do anything to me for pointing out security breaches.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)
It's funny just how hard media chases the under-35 demographic until it comes to news programs; then it's TV night at the crypt.
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Ft5W9)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
Supposedly Shanghai IIRC.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Rock breakers at Leavenworth.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:32 PM (YYKrY)
Pavement cleaners in a thunderstorm?
Rock painters on military posts?
"Intelligence" sources inside Iranian mosques?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 03:36 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 03:36 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (73/SM)
Haven't seen them but I will guess narrative shaping. They know people already don't like them so they want to shape the reasons why.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:36 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 01, 2026 03:37 PM (D1E+2)
I have seen people get away with it, however.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Darrell Harris
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What would make you think from past experience that news organizations have standards for behavior for their employees? Same standards as Democrats apply to their candidates I guess.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (Zz0t1)
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They read that study from like 20 years ago that said if you take away the Democrats' advantage in the media, the median state in terms of partisanship would be Wyoming.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: MkY at June 01, 2026 03:40 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Sponge
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The media are the true believers of the Democrat leftism.
Without that religious belief, they are nothing to themselves because they are basically repellent lizard people that worship satanic goals.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:39 PM (7RBt4)
Now imagine if the education system also didn't train children that liberal is the default mindset.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (N1tpc)
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They figured out it's good for America ?
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (GD0B3)
As I say about a lot of these decisions lately, how are the Pentagon's policies even something civilian courts can rule on?
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (WNOcj)
As I say about a lot of these decisions lately, how are the Pentagon's policies even something civilian courts can rule on?
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (2ocoG)
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*heavy sigh*
"They're not."
-7-2 SCOTUS decision overturning the lower court
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:42 PM (7RBt4)
The pomposity of this asshole warrants a punch in the face.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)
"You don't love this place!"
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:42 PM (Fi81e)
In my career, I've found that pissing on your boss doesn't really work out well in the long run.
I have seen people get away with it, however.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)
Kinda like telling Teh Ewok how to run his own blog. Wicket enjoys that.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 03:42 PM (y9nCu)
As soon as he gets back from vacation in Costa Rica.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:43 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:41 PM (2ocoG
More of overstepping their powers on the Executive branch.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:43 PM (WNOcj)
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Investors are afraid of the "AI bubble" and will lose a shit ton of money with them?
As an aside; people who support data centers should look at them through the eyes of long abandoned coal towns. At some point, bubble or not, they'll be useless. Old technology. To expensive to replace. Think the developers or the companies that put them up are going to go back and dismantle them? Let the locals reclaim the land if it's not polluted so bad it's left uninhabitable?
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:43 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
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Guy that did that was at UCLA at the time as a tenured prof. Tim Groseclose. I think he is now at George Mason, in part, because internal campus rot at UCLA made it easy for him to leave.
Carefully done book that for the most part, like Charles Murray's work, is buried by leftists in the field and media as non-existent.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: MkY at June 01, 2026 03:40 PM (q6tQZ)
I find it odd they want to put a bunch in AZ. We don't have any water to spare.
Posted by: InZona at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (HwDkC)
Posted by: Wally at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (65cLN)
You can basically determine politics by someone's position on AI now. Lefties have all been programmed by Reddit/Bluesky to be hard against.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (2ocoG)
The big data center in Utah that has many people clutching their pearls is a closed loop water system that will generate its own power onsite.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (mkw2N)
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I'm not crazy about AI, but I wonder why AI takes so much "water"?
Are we talking water-cooled processors?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: InZona at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (HwDkC)
I am bowled over by that.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (gN6zd)
Scholarly Scott Pelley looks like he fell down face first on a sledge hammer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 01, 2026 03:37 PM (D1E+2)
Actually, he looks like he fell face first on an erect donkey penis.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 03:45 PM (y9nCu)
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I'm not crazy about AI, but I wonder why AI takes so much "water"?
Are we talking water-cooled processors?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
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They're just huge server farms, so yes, they need lots of cooling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: torabora at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (d+62M)
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Palo Verde ?
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (j+aD2)
What an eighth-grade girl thing to say! "I think it's weird you would come here when you know no one likes you. YOU CAN'T SIT AT OUR TABLE!!!"
Pelley has always seemed light in the loafers so this is just affirming my suspicion.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (6ydKt)
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It's kinda like how they can't let Pratt win in LA.
Or why they hate Trump so much for cleaning up and restoring DC.
They can't allow the public to see:
It doesn't have to be this way.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (2ocoG)
Meaningless sentences with no thought behind it, no brain behind it, and no ability to back it up, is THEIR territory.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
They really need to just skip straight to liquid nitrogen.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)
All your data belong to us.
Posted by: Darth Vader at June 01, 2026 03:47 PM (d+62M)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 03:47 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
.......
I believe in 10 years they will all be bought by Costco and Walmart.
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (UjdFS)
So yeah, he's done and he knows it.
Have security escort him out of the building
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It would be nice if were carrying a cardboard box with the contents of his desk in it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (iTNuP)
Match made in heaven. The only surprise is that took a year for the "movement" to appear.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Fp2Vj)
I'm not anti-AI, but I see it changing the programming field in ways that aren't good for me or for the industry. But the genie isn't going back in the bottle, so you have to adapt.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (T6aVk)
I have a much different take on that
but for now I'll say, the internet is kind of a mess bc of social media (people don't have their own sites - except ACE! thank you! - they live in an ecosystem like YT or FB or whatever) and I think that's been a bad change.
BUT what has actually made the net so much worse is the massive amount of people monetizing via search algos and THOSE are the people who are really getting hosed by AI
and I love that for them
mofos
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (j+aD2)
Data centers are about location, location, location. If you have really good internet connectivity and available power, the site will always be worthwhile to keep running, even if the current AI companies go away. And uninhabitable pollution isn't going to happen. It's not like chip fabs, which *do* use a lot of really nasty chemicals in addition to water and power, yet are mysteriously not controversial.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: California Supreme Court at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (d+62M)
If this new guy does keep him, he has no self respect. Which wouldn't surprise me at all.
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (fZiTB)
Posted by: California Supreme Court at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (d+62M)
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Ban water vapor.
It's the real greenhouse gas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Easy the Ekder at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (vAXS5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (zZu0s)
That they can say this with a straight-face is astounding.
Posted by: Halfhand at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Sn0cW)
Posted by: California Supreme Court at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (d+62M)
Not in its liquid form, dipshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Kratwurst at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (36bTp)
so far my AI use has only served to help me and make my life much easier and allow me to do more more quickly
I love it
that can of course change and I never ever ever use it to start a project, nor do I use it to write. my brain is too cool to not use, come on lol
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Halfhand at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Sn0cW)
Ban water vapor.
It's the real greenhouse gas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (7RBt4)
We're getting that much closer to the Montgomery Burns sun blocker thing, aren't we......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Ian S.
Civilian courts can review military policy for unlawfulness just like any other bureaucracy--except, a lot of what the military does is exempt by statute or has special statutory provisions.
Then there is the constitutional issue (separation of powers) plus past Scotus precedents (and lower courts) that require federal courts to defer to the elected branches or commander in chief specifically as to the running of the services.
Congress could, under McCardle case precedent (and obiter dicta in Marbury), remove jurisdiction of such military powers cases from the courts but have not done so since McCardle.
McCardle itself approved a congressional act that removed federal court's ability to hear habeas pleas in federal courts from military governor detention decision in the occupied South post Civil War.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (WNOcj)
Ban water vapor.
It's the real greenhouse gas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (7RBt4)
We're getting that much closer to the Montgomery Burns sun blocker thing, aren't we......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)
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Where's Maggie Simpson when you need her?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (7RBt4)
Not that there is much difference between his head and his anus anyway...
Posted by: Boswell at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (V7158)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (Fi81e)
Have security escort him out of the building
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It would be nice if were carrying a cardboard box with the contents of his desk in it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
A Tyson chicken cardboard box.
Because you ain't taking one of our banker's boxes.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (0sNs1)
I’d take that over hearing some asshole like Scott Pelley.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)
*sigh* That WAS an idea Gates floated at one time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)
Anyone for some rage bait?
Zack Snyder has signed on to direct the remake of Escape from New York.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7RBt4)
Another of the bitches about the server farms is that they will use great amounts of electrical power. Would the unhinged rantings, regulation and shutdowns of nuclear power plants over the past 50 years have anything to do with us not having enough capacity for any customer that needs power?
Someone help me out here.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)
He stole the idea.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Halfhand at June 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Sn0cW)
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In the sense that they believe anything, I actually think they believe that.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
They really need to just skip straight to liquid nitrogen.
Posted by: Sponge
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That is one reason that Elon wants to build data centers in space, no zoning issues and easier to cool there plus either solar powered or perhaps something like small nukes.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7RBt4)
Huh. I am not sure how to feel about that. All his recent movies have been unfocused shit, but if it was 300 Snyder.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:53 PM (zZu0s)
Zack Snyder has signed on to direct the remake of Escape from New York.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7RBt4)
Tell me hollywood sucks and is out of ideas without telling me hollywood is out of ideas and sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)
It killed the Jr developer market. Nobody's hiring Jr devs. Lots of CEOs are salivating at the idea of moving their mid-level jobs offshore to Indians who previously couldn't be trusted to that level of work. Lots of CEOs are pushing for more output with fewer people involved, which has always been the case, but its ramping up like I haven't seen before.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)
He stole the idea.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM
* nods *
Posted by: QDOS at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (0sNs1)
Another of the bitches about the server farms is that they will use great amounts of electrical power. Would the unhinged rantings, regulation and shutdowns of nuclear power plants over the past 50 years have anything to do with us not having enough capacity for any customer that needs power?
Someone help me out here.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (m5dJ5)
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https://tinyurl.com/438a3c66
DOE is looking to add 300 gigawatts of nuclear energy.
Apparently, the deregulatory effort has been significant and permitting processes have been smooth for new constructions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)
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The Bride outside should have told ya.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge
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That is one reason that Elon wants to build data centers in space, no zoning issues and easier to cool there plus either solar powered or perhaps something like small nukes.
Posted by: whig
Because the amount of electricity land based centers require will increase EVERYONE'S electricity costs.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (YYKrY)
So I can't think water-cooling could be doing that much "consumption of water" alleged of data centers.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Fi81e)
youtu.be/abfEH7SAM6A
Posted by: Kindltot at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)
Someone help me out here.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (m5dJ5)
Rick Perry signed an agreement with Barack Owebama and shut down most of the coal fired plants in Texas.
They will be replaced with localized nuke plants just for data centers. Rick Perry is an investor.
The people be damned.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (WNOcj)
Certainly.
But my concern is that there is a bubble, and that if/when the AI bubble bursts, all these data centers will ultimately be abandoned worthless real estate.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (T6aVk)
Trump's Department of Energy has been doing everything they can to help people approve and build new nuclear plants, including micro-reactors with modern technology rather than the state-of-the-1960s relics we mostly have operating now. So data centers may precipitate the decapitation of the global warming hoax.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (2ocoG)
Good Lord, you could find a younger, more vibrant group at the rest home on tapioca pudding night. Wertheim is 55, but Pelley, Whitaker, and Stahl, are 68, 74, and 84 years old respectively.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bonhomme
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The data centers that use jet engine turbines to rapidly spin up and down as needed for power surges are not exactly nice neighbors to live by.
Nukes are the obvious answer but the lag in approving new nuclear plants, etc. is far longer than something like a nat gas turbine system.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)
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He's made some small movie in the last year, The Last Photograph. I'd be interested to see if he's worked out his massive self-indulgences there or not.
Otherwise, I have nothing to expect other than more Rebel Moon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (7RBt4)
The people be damned.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)
And Rick Perry is a high powered lobbyist now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: whig
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Skynet is all for it!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Last I checked, CBS's audience is about 69-70 in age so Pelley Whitaker, and Stahl fit right in.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (xDmZM)
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To be fair.
It was remade.
And improved.
It was called Escape from LA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM (mkw2N)
The best part is, Indians are usually, by in large, shitty programmers.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:54 PM
So ... you're saying it's NOT a good time to lear to code?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (0sNs1)
Ace, if you haven’t already, read This Pence’s op-ed at the WSJ. I don’t think it was possible to make Talarico look like a man, but this wuss has done it. He calls it “A time for choosing”. He doesn’t realize the country already did, and his soggy, wimpy bitch ass isn’t part of it. You could probably rip just about every paragraph in this pathetic tome of mewling RINO woe.
https://tinyurl.com/ujkeeks7
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (6VEkT)
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It's the politicians that:
- take the bribe
- promise subsidized utilities
- offer deferred property taxes
- rezone the land
No data center gets built without some sort of local government assistance. And that comes pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (Riz8t)
They’d fit right in here!
Posted by: U.S. Senate at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (T6aVk)
And Rick Perry is a high powered lobbyist now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (T6aVk)
Yep. F*ck that guy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (PV+Zw)
I feel bad that Wake doesn't have any GOOD alumni that's so sad.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (8XBuM)
- take the bribe
- promise subsidized utilities
- offer deferred property taxes
- rezone the land
No data center gets built without some sort of local government assistance. And that comes pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (jehhT)
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Can we generalize this to "any construction project"?
I'm pretty sure we can generalize this to "any construction project."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (7RBt4)
It was remade.
And improved.
It was called Escape from LA.
...
That... that's bait.
Posted by: Max Rockantowski at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (1wjle)
And improved.
It was called Escape from LA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:57 PM (7RBt4)
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"Improved" is a highly subjective term.
It embraced the cheese and ran with it.
I do love the ending, however.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (WNOcj)
At one point I saw a DoE project that was completely standalone and maintenance free. It was the size of a bus that could support a large high school or a small neighborhood. It would supply all their electricity needs for fifty years. But of course we can't have nice things like that.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (mkw2N)
There's more internet companies now than there were during the bubble. Trust me, server capacity will never be worthless, and sites with good connectivity especially so. That's why before AI all of the data centers were built near DC. Basically DC and NYC have the best Internet connectivity on the planet, but nobody trusts NYC governance or Con Edison enough to put server farms in NYC (although there was a significant presence of them in WTC when 9/11 happened).
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E4rtv)
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If it doesn't help line the pockets of Congress people, it's just not going to be done anymore.
See Trump wants things done regardless of what goes into people's pockets, and the Republicans in Congress can't have that, so they can't let him run wild with recess appointments, so they keep a guy there to keep the Senate "open".
Just another wafer-thin sham DC is running on the American people.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
They really need to just skip straight to liquid nitrogen.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
>When we built 4000 amp drive networks off of one bus, we used recirculating glycol. Scary if you spring a leak, but it works.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 01, 2026 04:00 PM (D1E+2)
It embraced the cheese and ran with it.
I do love the ending, however.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 03:59 PM (gnNyN)
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Escape from New York is a good movie overall but a laughably bad action movie. Its action is terrible.
LA's action is better, it's embrace of the ridiculous an asset, and it's ending nihilistic perfection.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 04:00 PM (7RBt4)
So I can't think water-cooling could be doing that much "consumption of water" alleged of data centers.
Posted by: Axeman
Purge, flush, clean & refill. And you can't reuse the dirty water.
Around five million gallons of water a day.
https://tinyurl.com/4supkc5p
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 04:00 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Max Rockantowski at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (1wjle)
The article complains "The women I interviewed for a research project and book expected men to ask for, plan, and pay for dates; initiate sex; confirm the exclusivity of a relationship; and propose marriage," writes Ellen Lamont. "Almost none of my interviewees saw these dating practices as a threat to their feminist credentials or to their desire for egalitarian marriages. But they were wrong."
And the funny thing is reading the comments it is mostly angry feminists arguing all of the following:
1) Of course its true and has it should be its harder to be a woman
2) Of course this is misogynistic no woman wants that
3) What about the pay gap...what about that huh?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (sKqQm)
The ones in India certainly are terrible programmers as a rule. I've met plenty here who are excellent devs, but they are a small subset of Indian developers.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (WNOcj)
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After all, you don't want Mancommi to commandeer your server farm "for the people".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 04:02 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 04:02 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Max Rockantowski at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (1wjle)
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"Nuclear talks I guess failed and bad things will come, I guess."
vs.
"All energy is shut off. Welcome to the Stone Age."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 04:02 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7RBt4)
I fully expect a four hour long black & white cut of the film at some point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 04:02 PM (6ydKt)
Glenn Reynolds has been pointing out for years that one of the big Japanese companies makes a fridge-sized reactor that's standalone, maintenance-free for 30 years, and can power a decent-sized neighborhood. Japan has been using them to decentralize their grid, so big failures are less possible.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)
But Scott quickly cut him off, "YOU DON'T KNOW THAT! THAT'S HOW I'VE ALWAYS SPELLED IT!"
Scott then proceeded to cry and call his mom on speakerphone.
Posted by: banana PDream at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: whig
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Skynet is all for it!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
I think the bust is coming quicker for AI than more slowly. Basically, large general AI models are getting less and less bang per buck for frontier models that require big iron and the acquisition of new training data is not keeping up with the growth of AI models. Each frontier model by the bigs is simply retraining the latest model using the same data plus any more acquisitions since the last frontier model. The growth in data is not sustainable nor is the scaling of big iron to compute them. May not be this year but perhaps next year or so.
Reminds me of previous hypes--first was the Web 1.0 where all sorts of online stores were created but without the logistics needed. Then there was the crazed buildout of fiber, much of which remained dark until recently--that destroyed Lucent for example. Then it was web 2.0/social media.
The main advantage in tech at least is that it leaves some useful hardware/software behind.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)
The ones in India certainly are terrible programmers as a rule. I've met plenty here who are excellent devs, but they are a small subset of Indian developers.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 04:01 PM (mkw2N)
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My company adopted a global policy of pulling out of India mainly for the fraud and piracy. And at one time we were deep into India.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)
Just thinking of the possibilities of the nearby small town getting an SMR…. : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (T6aVk)
BUT, at the end of the day there is no one more important than they in the universe, and sucking up and peer backstabbing is right around the corner. Because merit is not a factor. They have no idea about merit. It's all about connections, patronizing, and inclusion.
Posted by: Orson at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 04:04 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 04:04 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Dan Blather at June 01, 2026 04:04 PM (jGetf)
Scott then proceeded to cry and call his mom on speakerphone.
Posted by: banana PDream at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (3uBP9)
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Rolling chuckles over here. Way to integrate the hampster story.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:05 PM (6VEkT)
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)
Just thinking of the possibilities of the nearby small town getting an SMR…. : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 04:03 PM (T6aVk)
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Apparently Missouri has started a big push for nuclear power in the state. The Chancellor at the university I work for is very much involved in this project, along with many companies and state government agencies.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 04:05 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 04:05 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 04:06 PM (gN6zd)
I'm pretty sure we can generalize this to "any construction project."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:58 PM (7RBt4)
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In a nutshell.... no. Commercial construction, probably. General, no. And globally speaking, "it depends."
I've bought and sold enough property, some undeveloped to know.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 04:06 PM (jehhT)
My company is only hiring in India.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 04:06 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Ian S.
Which is the whole point of the exercise. Small scale is resilient to failure--one refinery blows up, we have other to take the slack until it is fixed. Put that at one or two sources, if one fails, society is f*cked. Whole reason Nasim Taleb wrote about Black Swans. Big size and centralization almost always is not resilient to unforeseen failures. Smaller scale is whether we are talking about government, the three big investment firms of Vanguard, State Street, and Blackrock, the three networks for TV, etc. etc.
That is why fake libertarians keep writing pieces that urge mergers and acquisitions to allow oligopolies and monopolies. They keep alleging efficiency and investor needs outweighs risk and consumer harms.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 04:04 PM (Dv3i1)
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"It's no longer 60 minutes."
This is what leftist solidarity and resistance will do every time. They will resist it to the point of having to be removed, and when they are removed they'll make the claim, right or wrong, that it's not the same.
They don't salute the skin-suit like we sometimes do.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (Fi81e)
🚨JUST IN: Burned ballots discovered in LA with a voting center VANDALIZED — just 1 day before Spencer Pratt’s potential upset win.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:05 PM (6VEkT)
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Cities are dying and they don't realize it yet. There's simply no NEED for people to be crammed cheek-by-jowl in cities when people in the most remote areas of the planet have internet access.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (gnNyN)
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So, he can't even be original and stole a line from Reagan?
Which speech was aimed specifically at Pence's style of Republicanism?
Where the intervening years have proven Reagan more right than ever?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (73/SM)
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That is one reason that Elon wants to build data centers in space, no zoning issues and easier to cool there plus either solar powered or perhaps something like small nukes.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:53 pm
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I thought that it was difficult to get rid of heat in space, because radiant heat is the only option, and the vacuum insulates things, like a thermos does.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 04:08 PM (biznJ)
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5h
2 days ago> "You want an extra 8gb of ram thus costing the company an extra $75? I'll have to talk to the VP about this... Your productivity is not worth $75"
1 day ago> "We now are a country of geniousesese and I need you to tokenmaxx, we are going to the moon babe"
today> Guys, I think we fucked up
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 04:09 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
Temperature outside the ISS in the earf's shadow is -250 degrees Fahrenheit.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 04:10 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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FERC, NRC, and the courts are the blockages and fake environmental groups, often funded by hostile state actors like China, Russia, Qatar, etc., then use the courts and agencies to stop or delay new licenses and put pressure to end current ones.
Vogtle II and III, in Georgia, are the most recent new nuke plants (NRC approved in 2012) to come online but before then, it was during the Carter years, 1978.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:11 PM (E4rtv)
They just can't take it whenever it proves that people more conservative than they are had a point in conserving as they did.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (P0D9r)
2 Not Blade Either
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (53oGX)
3 also not blade
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (1wjle)"
This made me laugh
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 04:11 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (P0D9r)
2 Not Blade Either
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (53oGX)
3 also not blade
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (1wjle)"
This made me laugh
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 04:11 PM (xcxpd)
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But who is sponge?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 04:12 PM (7RBt4)
I would have more respect for the guy if he had a sack a said, you know what? I could have done better. I should have been more distrustful of the nefarious forces clearly operating within our government. I should have done more to investigate the clear voter fraud that occurred during the election. Finally, I could have been more supportive of the president because the factual evidence has revealed he’s right.
Nope, not Pence. He continues pulling RINO pud, and making counter factual claims long disproven and supporting the deep states fever dreams.
He’s such a remarkable douchebag it’s startling. He has absolutely no balls.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:12 PM (6VEkT)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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He has explained the whole thing on X himself but probably also has formal press releases on Space X or Tesla.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:12 PM (E4rtv)
🚨JUST IN: Burned ballots discovered in LA with a voting center VANDALIZED — just 1 day before Spencer Pratt’s potential upset win.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 04:07 PM (YYKrY)
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Just a coincidence?
Or are we well in to enemy action?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 04:13 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 04:11 PM (xcxpd)
Just so you know, going forward, one hour sober will now be referring to one hour sober in the third person.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 01, 2026 04:14 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 04:14 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 04:12 PM (7RBt4)
Is Doof Sponge?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 04:14 PM (xcxpd)
They continue to exist because they exploit the still sizable tax base they retain. They also continue, like NY, to be underwritten by state taxpayers outside the city. To wit, Hochul just bailed out Mandami because it’s an election year and she needs NYC votes. So she bent over all the taxpayers outside NYC.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (6VEkT)
Filling up an AI data center can get really pricey when you're buying thousands of CPUs, GPUs, RAM sticks, and storage, to fill them.
It's now getting too expensive even for the likes of Open AI, X-Ai, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)
Yes space is cold but there are very very few molecules in the imperfect vacuum of space
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (wVcYX)
New management: How about a story on the massive fraud in CA and MN?
60 Minutes: No that would obviously be a politically biased hit piece.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 04:16 PM (WNOcj)
@WesternLensman
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1h
Paul Krugman: “We really need to do a thorough purging of the United States."
“We need a deMAGAfication…similar to de-Nazification."
This deranged lunatic was employed by NYT for 20+ years.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 04:16 PM (Dv3i1)
He’s such a remarkable douchebag it’s startling. He has absolutely no balls.
Posted by: Marcus T
I have come to the conclusion using the totality of circumstances that he was in on the Russia Russia coup. He is the one that claimed Flynn lied to him and started that piece of shit investigation, he hired virulent anti Trumper/Democrats like Olivia Troye, several NSC staffers that created problems, and his office was a center for leaks to the media during Trump I's term.
I suspect the piece of shit lied directly to Trump about supporting a challenge as well.
Pence is a nasty piece of shit that one cannot find a clean end to pick up. Best to flush his sorry ass away like sewage.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:17 PM (E4rtv)
Yes, and flush your 3 foot high turd carcass down the bowl.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:17 PM (6VEkT)
Posted by: ShainS at June 01, 2026 04:17 PM (3Gbwc)
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CBS sent each of them notice via voice mail, but they were all too busy changing the batteries in their hearing aids.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 04:17 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (6VEkT)
The entire State of Colorado exists to pay for the Front Range Corridor. It's a straight up colonial system.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 04:18 PM (BI5O2)
February 17, 1933 - May 31, 2026
Salute 🫡
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 04:18 PM (YYKrY)
Signs all.over to stop it
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 04:18 PM (Ia/+0)
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As I said earlier, Pence won't even come clean about why he lied to Trump about Flynn.
And he didn't just lie to Trump with a "he was talking to Russians."
No, he had to do a double-lie--lying to Trump that the allegations were true but also refusing to tell Trump exactly what Flynn did or said.
And to this day, Mr. "Christian" Pence continues to lie about that.
Pence would be more comfortable sitting next to Talarico than Trump.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 04:19 PM (73/SM)
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Very Democratic.
You know who else tried something similar to a Denazification?
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 04:19 PM (gN6zd)
I agree 100% brother. He was in on it. It’s the only logical explanation why he’s holding onto his reasoning like it’s money. He is in so deep, he can’t tell the truth because they would out him.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 04:19 PM (6VEkT)
It's now getting too expensive even for the likes of Open AI, X-Ai, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)
We don't even lock up the $50,000 CPU's. That's for the really expensive stuff.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 04:20 PM (TsnvK)
Filling up an AI data center can get really pricey when you're buying thousands of CPUs, GPUs, RAM sticks, and storage, to fill them.
It's now getting too expensive even for the likes of Open AI, X-Ai, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Yep. Classic example of overinvestment for fear of being left out. Meta blew a bunch of bucks on virtual worlds that fell flat and I'd imagine something similar is going to happen soon with the different firms--Open AI and Anthropic are more at risk because they don't have the existing streams of revenue that Microsoft or Google can throw into it. They have to borrow whether via IPO or from partners like Nvidia.
One will probably live, perhaps Anthropic if their executives don't shoot themselves in the foot over dealings with fedgov. The other will be bought cheap by one of its 'partners'. Both are racing to an IPO which will probably mark peak AI (machine learning really) market value.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 04:21 PM (E4rtv)
An Illegal Alien Previously Deported Three Times was Blocked from a New Deportation by California's Sanctuary Law.
Now He's Murdered Two Women -- and an Infant Baby
I don't know if Gavin Newsom is the big threat that Democrats are hoping he is.
A deranged illegal migrant, deported from the U.S. three times, is accused in the triple murder of an infant and two other women after California's controversial state sanctuary law obstructed federal authorities who sought to deport him, The California Post has learned. Joaquin Escoto, 28 a Mexican national born in Jalisco, was deported from the U.S. three times and arrested for driving under the influence once before he was arrested again in June for another DUI, a senior law enforcement official told The Post. On the day of Escoto's DUI arrest in June, which occurred in San Joaquin County, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials requested to be notified of the Modesto resident's release from jail so they could deport him again, according to the official. But San Joaquin law enforcement officials hogtied by California's contested sanctuary law -- which limits how state and local law enforcement communicates with federal law enforcement -- failed to notify the feds, and Escoto was set free, the official said.Bonus: On TikTok -- "Amy.Pranks.22" set up an AI scam-call screener which replies to a foreign scammer trying to get her bank information with Trumpian bluster.
"Safe to say, California law prohibited the jail from complying," said the official, who shared police documents that substantiated his claims with The Post. Now, less than one year after that request from ICE agents was ignored, Escoto is being held without bail on three counts of murder in the grisly knife slaying in Modesto of an infant and two women, including one with whom he allegedly had a child, according to police. "Gavin Newsom has the blood of these women and this innocent little baby on his hands. Xavier Becerra is no better and Tom Steyer is even worse," candidate for governor Steve Hilton told The Post. "These Democrats lecture us about "their values" and how "compassionate" they are while their sick sanctuary extremism sets monsters like this free to murder and terrorize our communities," Hilton said, "Enough is enough: this insanity must end, and it will on Day One when I am governor," he added. Newsom has long championed the state's sanctuary laws, though he has opposed legislation that would further expand them.
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Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (OUMaO)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (0N4FZ)
This might have already been covered, but there used to be a YouTube live stream of L.A.'s skid row. It was purportedly running in the background at an event yesterday where Karen Bass was speaking. Perhaps one of several live streams set up for her event.
Someone died, in real time on that stream. While she was talking about how great a job she's doing in L.A.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (jehhT)
You should get it. Good and hard.
I've got very few f*cks to spare.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 01, 2026 02:20 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Maryland Man at June 01, 2026 02:20 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:20 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (Q/FnY)
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TMI.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)
It is the Democrat way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Joe Mama at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (TezPK)
This one succeeded in butchering a little baby.
Remember the Precious Foreigner who stabbed her father and a set a freaking *priest* on fire before being released on a Precious Foreigner Exemption so she could stab a baby in the face at a Walmart?
Aren't they Precious?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (BI5O2)
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He doesn't read good.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (2GVsD)
More crimes means citizens are more likely to give up their freedom in the name of safety. So the Dem idea was promise safety and do...nothing when they were in control. Then every election demand more censorship, more people arrested for saying things the government does like and so on - yes this is the pattern in Britain.
But here Trump ran on a really simple idea - send the illegals home. You don't need Levithan to give the illusion of safety if you are actually safe.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)
I don't know if there is an unusual punishment severe enough for this character.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Fi81e)
This is, literally, what millions and millions of "educated" idiotic suburban prosperous Americans support. But they're far too stupid, as citizens, to understand or care.
It thought "climate change" was the best/ultimate obvious litmus test for how (effectively) dumb, submissive, and pathetic much of America's worst citizens were. But the mass illegal migration catstrophe clearly is better. COVID was sort of making the rubble bounce, as it came well into the civic culture collapse.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: She Hobbit (frolicking in Rivendell) at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (VElPq)
Si Se Puede!
Posted by: Dem Party at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (UZCuZ)
Silvia Nuñez
Fabiola Gonzalez
Matteo Gonzalez
I'd ask if the victims being "brown" gives them more or less Leftist sympathy, but ultimately everyone is lesser than illegals. If an illegals shot up a gay pride parade today, the Left would excuse it as an isolated incident and continue our demographic self-destruction
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (xDmZM)
My prediction is Bass wins by something slightly less than a landslide.
And by slightly less, I'm thinking 20 or more more points.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: connected and litigious at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (cS1cw)
This is a late term abortion.
Posted by: Dem Party at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Axeman
Not the lighthearted comedy you were hoping for.
Posted by: She Hobbit (frolicking in Rivendell) at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (VElPq)
Sometimes, reaping sucks. But keep on reapin' Cali.
As Barack warned us for generations to come, elections have consequences.
I do have great sorrow for any actual conservatives in Cali and pray they find a way out of that hellhole before it's too late.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:24 PM (X0axn)
1) Close all PoEs in CA. You cannot drive into TJ but you want to drive or walk back across? Too bad. Go to a PoE bordering AZ, NM or TX. Wanna fly to CA from another country? Not without clearing CBP in another state you don’t.
2). Pull all CBP from CA and redistribute them to where they are needed.
Unrealistic? I don’t think so. Because CA thinks it is bigger than the feds and believes it sets immigration policy. Fuck them. Time to show them they are still part of the United States.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 02:24 PM (T6aVk)
The Delaware DOJ dropped all charges against the four guys who put together the beach takeover likely because the NAACP got involved. They did it without consulting the beach town who arrested them.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:24 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (X0axn)
Silvia Nuñez
Fabiola Gonzalez
Matteo Gonzalez
I'd ask if the victims being "brown" gives them more or less Leftist sympathy, but ultimately everyone is lesser than illegals. If an illegals shot up a gay pride parade today, the Left would excuse it as an isolated incident and continue our demographic self-destruction
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (JCZqz)
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Their being brown is one of the reasons that progs may teeter on the edge of sympathy...until a conservative brings it up.
Then it's a matter of principle.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Fi81e)
He doesn't care when they're non-white either, as long as the killer is the same color. He only gets upset when it's white on non-white.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Joe Mama at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (X0axn)
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There's just too many people in the world.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2GVsD)
Maryland Man: Hey baby, don't worry I'll get you across the border, I just need you to do something for me.
California Man: I gotta axe that baby something
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (sKqQm)
This is, literally, what millions and millions of "educated" idiotic suburban prosperous Americans support. But they're far too stupid, as citizens, to understand or care.
It thought "climate change" was the best/ultimate obvious litmus test for how (effectively) dumb, submissive, and pathetic much of America's worst citizens were. But the mass illegal migration catstrophe clearly is better. COVID was sort of making the rubble bounce, as it came well into the civic culture collapse.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM
I have never understood that argument. democrats claim committing a felony by illegally entering the country is the same as getting a fine from the library for an overdue book.
They are not rational people.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Sid at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2QTE4)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (SRRAx)
*hugs*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Clam Slammer at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (V362x)
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Expand them how? Seriously.
[Note: SloPitch Whiffer is now simply "Slo." More on-brand]
Posted by: Slo at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (3g/oT)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (2GVsD)
White Hispanic, it seems.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (X0axn)
Best part is that the court found "animus" in the policy. This idiocy has been around for how long? It featured in many of the most ridiculous lawless rulings from "courts" going back to Trump 1.
So not only are judges lawmakers and policy analysts, they're also mind-readers. Like a jury, they assess intent in government policies. Beyond absurd. They're glorified clerks with neither the formal nor substantive competence to rule on anything related to policy beyond whether it's lawful.
I believe the SEALs avoided the Idiocy Crisis during the vegetable administration by doing nothing - just continuing to follow their normal process. BUDS attrits most of those trying to get in. Dunno if any trans mental cases even attempted, but I think I know someone who could tell me. In any case, by lying low/silent and just carrying on as usual, they avoided the demeaning and dangerous spectacle that stained the rest of the military.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (U/Byj)
There are so many absolutely gorgeous places in California. It's terrible that it's infested.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: ballistic at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (oqH4h)
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Are we still at the "it's not happening" stage or somewhere in between that and "it's happening, and it's a good thing" stage?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Clam Slammer at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (V362x)
Nice carryover sock.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (X0axn)
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (SRRAx)
That got me cussed out in Pashtu or Hindi or something.
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: James Talarico at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (IifOV)
We get *rid* of American men who knife two women and a baby. We *want* to get rid of them.
We're avoiding getting *rid* of this guy.
You're such a clueless churl.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Fi81e)
Today: Abundant sunshine, no rain, high 71 after a low of 61, RH at 74%, wind out of the SSW at 6 'gusting' to 8.....
....at the beach.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: Gavin "Bing Crosby" Newsom at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Clam Slammer
I know, right?
Posted by: Jim Crow at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Dv3i1)
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly
Well, they're out there a-havin' fun
In that warm California sun...
Posted by: The Rivieras at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (IqKsT)
Posted by: pookysgirl is feeling her barbarian ancestry come to the forefront at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Dan Crenshaw at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (gN6zd)
Is that the hole they are talking about and not their favorite SF glory hole?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 02:29 PM (YwEeS)
No, dumb ass, because an illegal alien ought not be here in the first place and therefore be in a position to murder a woman.
You are denser than a neutron star.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (ixS3i)
How are you feeling these days?? Sending prayers...
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (gN6zd)
This one succeeded in butchering a little baby.
Remember the Precious Foreigner who stabbed her father and a set a freaking *priest* on fire before being released on a Precious Foreigner Exemption so she could stab a baby in the face at a Walmart?
Aren't they Precious?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:21 PM (BI5O2)
Sparks of divinity, each an ever one....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (QGaXH)
I've seen other people do some really great AI bots to deal with scammers. I like the ones who act like an old person who's easily distracted, non-committal, and seem interested in going along with the scam.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:27 PM (mkw2N)
Heaven on Earth that's gone to Hell.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Sid at June 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2QTE4)
I normally don't respond to these, but I'll make an exception for this.
American men barely ever murder infants and children. There is a sufficiently virulent & widespread social opprobrium toward this behavior that it's exceedingly rare, it shocks the conscience when it happens, it tends to move the needle for law enforcement agencies who rare give a fuck about their mission, and perpetrators are routinely murdered by *other criminals.*
Our Precious Foreigners don't seem nearly as restrained by this taboo, though.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: They are anti-life at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (TbWk/)
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In fairness, Obergefell gave all courts the rationale to move from intentional animus, to "practical" animus.
Because gays had to marry or it wasn't fair and everything was poopy.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (gN6zd)
1) Close all PoEs in CA. You cannot drive into TJ but you want to drive or walk back across? Too bad. Go to a PoE bordering AZ, NM or TX. Wanna fly to CA from another country? Not without clearing CBP in another state you don’t.
2). Pull all CBP from CA and redistribute them to where they are needed.
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I like it.
Also, put PoEs on the Interstates leading into/out of CA. Box those fuckers in with their precious illegals.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: The Barrel at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (2GVsD)
As it SHOULD be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (BRvvM)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (WNOcj)
Not letting this type of Diversity free to roam to kill women and children is just like Nazi Germany.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Halfhand at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Sn0cW)
NEWS: Trump is methodically stripping immigrants — including many with legal status — of their ability to function in daily life, cutting them off from everything from jobs to day-care subsidies. The goal is to transform how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants + their families.
https://x.com/NickNehamas/status/
2061128367764607343
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He says it like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (7RBt4)
Mullings mused openly about one option, ending CBP operations at int'l airports in "sanctuary" jurisdictions. No way the administration would do that, far too disruptive, the clueless delicate and stupid American public would go apeshit (including 95% of "MAGA" types).
Last year DOJ sent a letter to 400+ jurisdictions warning of legal action including criminal prosecution under 8USC1324 (the sort of thing Homan talked big about during the campaign, against the Denver mayor). Haven't seen/heard a trace of anything related to that.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (N39Ws)
The Boats. Aka Scaphism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
Send
Them
All
Home
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (gN6zd)
Except you can successfully decorate a turd.
Posted by: Glitter sticks to EVERYTHING at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Sid
If American men will murder women, then it's a job that Americans will do, and we don't need to import foreigners to fill the "Murdering women and infants" quota of the economy.
Dumbass.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (vJrRc)
NEWS: Trump is methodically stripping immigrants — including many with legal status — of their ability to function in daily life, cutting them off from everything from jobs to day-care subsidies. The goal is to transform how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants + their families.
https://x.com/NickNehamas/status/
2061128367764607343
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He says it like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (7RBt4)
Ol’ Nick left out the “ illegal” part.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Gqar8)
As it SHOULD be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (X0axn)
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The vast majority of men in prison do not see themselves as somebody who would kill a child, and definitely not an infant.
That creates a curious mixture of people without many scruples punishing convicts for the scruples they have.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:35 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: The Barrel at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (wtvvX)
That the judge hasn't already waived his bail and let him loose on a PR bond, citing the racism he's suffered from being deported 3 times already, while blaming Trump for being racist in targeting him for deportation again.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (73/SM)
This degenerate criminal savage found a woman dumb enough to fuck him. Ladies, please do better.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (YlWIZ)
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Allow me fix that - The goal is to transform the U.S. away from sluicing taxpayer funds to foreigners and instead to put U.S. citizens as the first priority, since the government works for, and is paid by, the citizen.
A fundamental transformation, you could say!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Dv3i1)
Ol’ Nick left out the “ illegal” part.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Gqar
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No, it's legal, too.
The Trump administration is the most anti-legal immigrant administration in decades. Since before the Kennedy immigration act in the 60s.
Every visa category is down double digits, and legal immigrants, who agree to never be on the dole when they get their green cards, are getting kicked off the dole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:36 PM (7RBt4)
As it SHOULD be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:32 PM (X0axn)
And if you killed a kid, other prisoners will give you the same hospitality they give chomos.
Posted by: Ironic no? at June 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Gqar
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If they reach a consensus that it was in some way justified, like back-shooting CEOs on sidewalks.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Fi81e)
You don't shut down LAX for example, but you do a whole-of-government "work to rule", selective approach to federal support for anything in a "sanctuary" shithole.
All non-violent, non-terrorist law enforcement matters go to the very bottom of the DOJ's and FBI's pile - hey they're busy, lots of other things to do.
Ditto for every single instance where the feds have the discretion to slow-walk or ignore CA needs. Everything.
No chance for idiots like Thune or Lankford to f**k things up on the Senate floor. No votes, no new laws. Just the same bad-faith governance that for 30 years created the disastrous mass illegal migration situation. Except this time, bad faith inaction in the service of national interests and actual rule of law.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:37 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: polynikes
Multi-year appeals process for abortions.
Since death-row inmates can inhabit the jails for decades while appealing their cases, we should allow the unborn an equal number/length of appeals.
Posted by: Joe Mama at June 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:16 PM
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That's hilarious. Wish I had one of those...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 02:39 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
Bold of you to assume her participation was voluntary.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (SRRAx)
Seriously? The hole in the ozone layer? I thought that was bullsh*t back in the '70s when I was ten years old.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (k9OZB)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:30 PM (gN6zd)
Pretty decent, all things considered. I'm starting to feel the little guy move around sometimes. His last two ultrasounds have indicated that he's going to be a big boy. O.O
Posted by: pookysgirl might not need the preemie clothes this time at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Wt5PA)
Funny thing about phrasing - "illegal" is a "legal status".
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (u73oe)
See: toddlers who are given everything they scream about wanting.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (CHHv1)
As if people not so hot on immigration forget that there are Americans in prison for violent crimes.
I'm sooo glad a prog reminds me, it almost slipped my mind the other 80% of the time I have a tough-on-crime stance. In opposition to their gay-for-crime stance. Or their "All we are saying, is give crime a chance." stance.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: pookysgirl might not need the preemie clothes this time at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Wt5PA)
Awesome.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 02:28 PM (SRRAx)
Seriously? The hole in the ozone layer? I thought that was bullsh*t back in the '70s when I was ten years old.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (k9OZB)
Aren't there multiple well-known chemical laws and laws regarding properties of matter that make having a hole in a gas an impossibility?
Posted by: I'm not The Science™ but sounds right at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (TbWk/)
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Their compassion comes at the cost of our property, our freedoms and our lives.
And that's a price they are willing to pay.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:24 PM (X0axn)
Wife's family has been here 4+ generations. All the family we have is here. Yet even she thinks maybe we should be looking to escape for at least enough of the year to qualify as residents elsewhere.
She really liked Wyoming when we were there and we wouldn't have to 'winter' there, though I understand winter goes from Aug 1 to mid-July....????
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (u73oe)
Not in the last. The Austro-Hungarian “ Empire” comes to mind.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Gqar
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The administration says 3 million illegals have left in the first year of Trump's second term.
And the ratchet is tightening against all classes of visitors.
And there's almost nothing a Democrat House in 2027 could do about it.
We could be looking at more leaving in Trump's second term than came in in Biden's.
And, another data point:
https://x.com/derzum_/status/
2060929541783072846/photo/1
Median time in country of those being deported has exploded from a few weeks to over three years.
People who've been here for decades are being targeted and dragging that number up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 01, 2026 02:44 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
Bold of you to assume her participation was voluntary.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
Considering Luigi Mangione has had wedding proposals since being locked up, it's not bold.
It's a pretty safe bet.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 02:44 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 02:44 PM (JOQH4)
Oversimplified "I couldn’t care less if Iran negotiations are over."
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (BW+Gb)
Funny thing about phrasing - "illegal" is a "legal status".
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vJrRc)
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People granted asylum have legal status. And Trump is rescinding those in large numbers through the administrative immigration courts.
Yes, legals are being squeezed out.
We're very far from "I'm not anti-immigration, I'm just anti-illegal immigration." We're at, "Send them all home," as official policy of the American executive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (7RBt4)
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Ozone hole hoax single-handedly killed the hair teased high and locked in with hairspray styles of the 80s. I'm still on the fence on whether that was good thing or not.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Dv3i1)
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As always, the media is lying, but this time I wish the lies were true.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (BI5O2)
Dems all sat on their hands.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (u73oe)
Bold of you to assume her participation was voluntary.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
Remember Maryland Man?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
"Hollywood Reporter- Veteran CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accused the network’s editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of trying to kill the venerable newsmagazine Monday.
Pelley, the former anchor of the CBS Evening News, made the comments in a fiery staff meeting with the show’s new executive producer Nick Bilton.
In the meeting, Bilton said that Weiss loves 60 Minutes, which is the most-watched news program in America, to which Pelley responded, “She’s murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place, she was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that.”"
Posted by: Jose at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (V6W16)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
Who is still here gracing us with his presence....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (JOQH4)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (u73oe)
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You don't want "diversity" on your crankshaft. What propels a car along is exact regularity.
Sometimes "diversity" is just worse results.
And I'm not saying that about any ethnicity, mind you. Just a full consideration of "diversity".
In fact, "Evolution" teaches us that diversity that does not serve the member of the species tends to kill the member enough that the species breeds out that variation.
They "believe" in Evolution. Just not what it might illustrate.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (Fi81e)
Oversimplified "I couldn’t care less if Iran negotiations are over."
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (BW+Gb)
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Iranian negotiations were political theater for both sides.
All that mattered was the blockade denying Iran $450 million of daily import/export revenue and the Treasury Department robbing Iranian officials blind of anything they held in banks outside of Iran.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (7RBt4)
Ozone hole hoax single-handedly killed the hair teased high and locked in with hairspray styles of the 80s. I'm still on the fence on whether that was good thing or not.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Dv3i1)
First Lady REALLY misses her big hair........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
Islamists are currently the only thing higher on the intersectionality chart than illegals
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (gN6zd)
Who is still here gracing us with his presence....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (JOQH4)
A judge demanded his outright release just last week.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
Who is still here gracing us with his presence....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (JOQH4)
Judges, and the Admin carefully coloring within the lines.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Gqar8)
Good times. Good times.
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (BRvvM)
Posted by: Jose at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (V6W16)
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News teenagers.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Fi81e)
How is it that states are allowed to craft "law" designed to intentionally break a federal law, placing people in real harms way while we have endless "warnings" and "caution" labels on CHEESE
this is fucked
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (61TgR)
If you commit a crime or lied about your asylum application while under asylum status it can be revoked. I don't think anyone has been revoked that hasn't done one or the other.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Jose at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (V6W16)
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The exact same thing could be said about BHO and FJB...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gnNyN)
140 Remember Maryland Man?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
Who is still here gracing us with his presence....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (JOQH4)
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Quite literally 800,000 more have been forcibly deported since Garcia first graced our computer monitors.
His habeus petition and criminal drama are costing him and leftist legal funds millions, and he's going to end up deported anyway...all while entire nations are being deported by force at the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:48 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Jose at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (V6W16)
Oh, cry me a f*cking river........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:48 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:45 PM (7RBt4)
How was the legal status obtained? If the first time they stepped foot in and signed the guest book, im ok with them. If out of country, they applied for entry, and then were granted residency for whatever reason I am OK.
If they were given legal status while violating the law or committing a crime, fuck them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:48 PM (zZu0s)
If you commit a crime or lied about your asylum application while under asylum status it can be revoked. I don't think anyone has been revoked that hasn't done one or the other.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (WNOcj)
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If the underlying asylum claim is bullshit, which has become the operating thought process within the immigration courts, they are being rescinded and denied.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (7RBt4)
52.9% (Bass + Raman) want more of the same type of "leadership" that destroyed the city
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (FhDzh)
Every now and then you remind me of Jack during 2020.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
this is fucked
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (61TgR)
Ace's crows hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: I'm not The Science™ but sounds right at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (TbWk/)
I believe so but I'm not science-minded enough to quote it. All I know is that if there's a hole in the ozone layer then all the air leaks out and we all die.
OK, that was my childhood hypothesis. At least I knew it was crap back in the day but I wasn't exactly accurate about why.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (k9OZB)
If they were given legal status while violating the law or committing a crime, fuck them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:48 PM (zZu0s)
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"I'm afraid of my home country."
Bullshit asylum claims are the single largest class of "legal status" as granted under Biden.
They're being rescinded en masse at this point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (rJ48h)
Actually, he should just be burned at the stake.
Posted by: Joe at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (Uy/WF)
Posted by: polynikes
There are asylum seekers that fly back and forth regularly to the country they are seeking asylum from.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (Dv3i1)
The 'bullshit' is mostly about factual lies on the asylum request.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:51 PM (WNOcj)
She just walked by led by the little toddler waddling along.
Very adorable.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:51 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Joe at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (Uy/WF)
Do unto others.......
Slice the mutherf*cker and let him bleed out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:52 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: I'm not The Science™ but sounds right at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM
Perhaps in theory, but in my experience, no.
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA) at June 01, 2026 02:52 PM (NfQ+3)
Which shows that they lied about being in danger in their country.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:52 PM (WNOcj)
Not one single Democrat politician will ever say, "Hey, maybe this is getting out of hand, maybe we ought to rethink about what we are supporting", or even, "Maybe we ought to moderate a bit just for appearances sake. It won't be fun seeing commercials of us staying seated at the State of the Unions address when Trump confronted us".
Never. God help you evil scum.
Posted by: RM at June 01, 2026 02:52 PM (n/1Oj)
Good times. Good times.
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:47 PM (BRvvM)
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They don't mean anything they say.
Anything they say is an emotional bubble, and exists on the surface of that bubble. Unrelated to any other emotionalized reaction around another issue.
I believed for decades that they were against vigilantism. And then Luigi Mangione comes along, and they are trying not to condemn him. Because he cleaned the streets of people who weren't assaulting people on the streets, but playing a Marxists' bad guy.
They could probably remake Death Wish today with the Bronson character getting back at a landlord who made the rent too high and ended up putting "Bronson's" family out onto the street.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Fi81e)
We're at "send the very most vicious illegals home."
Most illegals aren't being removed. No legal ones are.
We've got a lot of work to do toward rooting out the foreigner problem we have. A whole lot.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (BI5O2)
Every now and then you remind me of Jack during 2020.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
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I think it's important to remind people that immigration enforcement is continuing and even expanding even if the topic has fallen off the front page for the past few months.
People seem to assume that immigration enforcement stopped because of the deaths of Goode and Pretti.
There was a brief slowdown as there was a change in strategy and some localities stopped cooperating with DHS, but it has rebounded strong. More deportation flights, more arrests, more immigration judges rubber stamping deportation orders, more rules restricting immigration activity in the economy as a whole.
These things are happening, and people are leaving all while the border is closed and green card issuances are at historic lows, asylum claims are now just South Africans and like 2 others (2 other people...that's it), and work visas are down double digits.
The number 1 issue of 2024 is being addressed.
And no one seems to give a shit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (7RBt4)
REALIGNING UNITED STATES CORE CHILDHOOD VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH BEST PRACTICES FROM PEER, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
https://tinyurl.com/4s7e2xmr
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 01, 2026 02:54 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:54 PM (X0axn)
162 60 minutes made me root for tobacco company executives.
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 02:50 PM (rJ48h)
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Mutiny at 60 Minutes - from the CA Post:
Nick Bilton — a 49-year-old tech journalist who was named the new boss of “60 Minutes” in a major reshuffle — abruptly ended a meeting with the storied news magazine’s staffers following a heated exchange with correspondent Scott Pelley, sources told The Post.
In a Monday morning meet-and-greet that went wrong, Pelley took aim at CBS News Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, claiming she was “murdering ’60 Minutes,'” and that she “was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that,” according to a source briefed on the meeting.
“She has no qualifications for her job,” Pelley said of Weiss, according to the source. “The changes that she’s made at the ‘Evening News’ have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?”
Pelley also demanded that Bilton and Weiss’ deputy Charles Forelle, who was also at the meeting, explain last week’s firings of the show’s top producers including Tanya Simon, as well as reporters Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (kX27y)
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I'd have thought he'd be getting his legal work done pro bono.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (jehhT)
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🤣🤣
yeah , I need to set this up pronto!
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (GD0B3)
We're at "send the very most vicious illegals home."
Most illegals aren't being removed. No legal ones are.
We've got a lot of work to do toward rooting out the foreigner problem we have. A whole lot.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (BI5O2)
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Who said this would be done quickly?
We're at literally 60 years of every administration opening the doors, crescendoing with Biden's open doors policy.
This is the most aggressive and largest deportation effort in American history. It easily dwarfs Operation Wetback by this point.
And it will go on for at least 3 more years. If the GOP wins 2028, it's 4 more years after that.
What is America going to be after 8 solid years of aggressive deportations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (gtcuf)
They could probably remake Death Wish today with the Bronson character getting back at a landlord who made the rent too high and ended up putting "Bronson's" family out onto the street.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Fi81e)
They remade it with Bruce Willis.
It........wasn't good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: polynikes
Same with Central Americans. If you aren't Mexican, then you must apply for sanctuary in the first safe country you encounter.
Which is Mexico.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (YYKrY)
Never. God help you evil scum.
Posted by: RM at June 01, 2026 02:52 PM (n/1Oj)
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It's the emotional paralysis of letting "conservatives win"--even if they are right on something.
If you dig hard enough you can find enough references to crises like that "only encouraging the right", and since the "right" are closer to "Nazis", encouraging the "right" is like giving a foothold to the Nazis.
They get angry at conservatives for being at the right place before they are, so they can't claim the moral ground.
Plus, they hate you. There is a deep part of them that resents you for disagreeing with them in politics.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Fi81e)
The number 1 issue of 2024 is being addressed.
And no one seems to give a shit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (7RBt4)
I do. My second most important issue, the first being reshoring of industry. But immigration is a Close second.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)
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I can only find like 3 people on X who track this stuff regularly.
Outside of them, the topic is forgotten at best. That vacuum is otherwise filled with blackpillers who are saying that nothing is happening because 100 million weren't deported in 3 weeks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (7RBt4)
I see kids getting jobs again.
In Philly it's still bad, but out in the burbs things are DEFINITELY happening.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Fi81e)
They remade it with Bruce Willis.
It........wasn't good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (X0axn)
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I meant in a way that would garner critical acclaim.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (Fi81e)
What is America going to be after 8 solid years of aggressive deportations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (7RBt4)
A shithole!
Who will mow our lawns or clean our toilets!!???
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (X0axn)
I'd have thought he'd be getting his legal work done pro bono.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (jehhT)
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Someone's paying those lawyer salaries, even if Garcia isn't paying them directly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (7RBt4)
you're kind
they are paid operatives for FUD campaigns
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (j+aD2)
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This Pelley fellow seems to have a mighty high opinion of himself some sort of 'news' program called 60 minutes.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Joe Mama
Obligatory, from The Who:
https://tinyurl.com/WGFA-1978
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (BRvvM)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 02:58 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (Fi81e)
Ah.
My mistake.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:58 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Gqar
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*fist bump*
Trump is doing everything within his power, no matter what old man bullshit he sometimes says about not targeting this industry or whatever.
It's because Stephen Miller is in charge of immigration, and he ignores Trump's rhetoric and just keeps up the pressure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:58 PM (7RBt4)
I see kids getting jobs again.
In Philly it's still bad, but out in the burbs things are DEFINITELY happening.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM (j+aD2)
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I was assured that smaller class sizes were a good thing.
Trump should be the teachers' unions hero.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Dv3i1)
Once someone sues CA for billions it will be fixed.
Posted by: runner
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lol
I mean, that was a joke, right?
Because California spends billions on fairy dust every year without even wrinkling a brow.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (n7rxJ)
What is America going to be after 8 solid years of aggressive deportations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:55 PM (7RBt4)
A shithole!
Who will mow our lawns or clean our toilets!!???
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (X0axn)
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Household chores are for the poors!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:46 PM (X0axn)
There is something really fishy with this one. It continues to be insane and it makes no sense whatsoever.
He must either be special, know something, or possibly just be a symbol of something.
I swear, it is like he is Mitch McConnel's boyfriend level of strange
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (WNOcj)
Kevin Sorbo
@ksorbs
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2h
How does this happen? She quite literally let the city burn to the ground while she was out of the country and people still want to re-elect her? Make it make sense
Polymarket
@Polymarket
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2h
BREAKING: Karen Bass surges in the Los Angeles Mayoral Election odds — & tomorrow is Election Day.
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (kX27y)
Well, that is certainly good news. They may have their freedom and state support, ...but nothing else! No more!
Posted by: t-bird at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (AaEou)
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At the start of Trump II, the offer was "I will only deport the worst of the worst."
And the response was, "fuck you, you Nazi racist--no one is illegal on stolen land!"
So, behind Door Number 2 was not a new car:
It was "OK, I will deport them all, since you made it impossible to sort them out."
Art of the Deal, baby.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (73/SM)
Sooner or later its payback time.
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Get rid of them all and we'll live it Amish style.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:54 PM (X0axn)
All of the newer ones seem to be mRNA. Are they just recycling the same 'vaxx' template?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar8)
They want to do the same thing to the Supreme Court. They’re not apologizing, they’re doubling down.
But totally vote for them. WSJ says they have a lock on the House. They are also not Nazis and Marxists.
And Jefferies can totally fight his way out of a paper bag, just like Schumer is the best damn grilled out there.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (Lp05i)
-- 64% chance she's re-elected --
They know who will be counting the Votes.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (P0D9r)
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (kX27y)
Polls are now reliable? (Rhetorical)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (zZu0s)
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster
Maybe an insider leaked info that all the mail-in ballots that were set fire were from Pratt supporters.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:57 PM (Fi81e)
Ah.
My mistake.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:58 PM (X0axn)
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IIRC, the elites hated Death Wish. Because it was about a layman feeling he had to strike back at crime. And "fed" that fear/feeling.
They don't encourage not rolling over for crime.
But again, the point is that vigilanteism was *bad*, until you kill a Marxists' bad guy who is not immediately jeopardizing anyone's safety but "kinda, in a way" is.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar
Yes... I'm tired of the loud mexican music every time a neighbor gets a new roof....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (JOQH4)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas
Please see comment 298, above.
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (BRvvM)
And the response was, "fuck you, you Nazi racist--no one is illegal on stolen land!"
So, behind Door Number 2 was not a new car:
It was "OK, I will deport them all, since you made it impossible to sort them out."
Art of the Deal, baby.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (73/SM)
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Once Trump brought Stephen Miller onto his team, the first was only ever going to be rhetorical.
There's conflict of strategy between Miller and Homan, but Miller is ultimately the one strategizing for all of the federal government's approach to immigration.
Treasury announcing that they were deputizing banks to ID illegals is...not small. And that's from Miller, for sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:01 PM (7RBt4)
Kevin Sorbo
@ksorbs
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2h
How does this happen? She quite literally let the city burn to the ground while she was out of the country and people still want to re-elect her? Make it make sense
Polymarket
@Polymarket
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2h
BREAKING: Karen Bass surges in the Los Angeles Mayoral Election odds — & tomorrow is Election Day.
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (kX27y)
Karen Bass used her political donations to sway the market today to discourage folks from voting.
Posted by: Nova Local at June 01, 2026 03:02 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 03:02 PM (YwEeS)
I'm not seeing crews all mestizo anymore. I am seeing legal workers. even landscaping!!!
when we have work like roofing/carpentry done we use Amish companies so.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 03:02 PM (j+aD2)
BTW F you, coward.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Lp05i)
Kevin Sorbo
@ksorbs
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2h
How does this happen? She quite literally let the city burn to the ground while she was out of the country and people still want to re-elect her? Make it make sense
Polymarket
@Polymarket
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2h
BREAKING: Karen Bass surges in the Los Angeles Mayoral Election odds — & tomorrow is Election Day.
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster
How does this happen? Gamblers are gambling to change the odds so they win more.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (vJrRc)
These very much align with Trump's priorities: Deportation, Reigniting the Made in USA businesses and grabbing the Deep Sate/CCP by the pussy.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (wBaIH)
He must either be special, know something, or possibly just be a symbol of something.
I swear, it is like he is Mitch McConnel's boyfriend level of strange
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It really is seven stacks of bullshit, that Maryland Man is still here.
But, he's also a distraction.
And none of what they are doing to keep him here will set any precedent for any other illegal to stay.
But the ACLU is raking in millions in donations by pretending it will.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (JOQH4)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Dv3i1)
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And fewer stories like Texas AirGuard.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (Fi81e)
Websites, stations all of it
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (61TgR)
What a fucking insult to the banks who were debanking conservatives not long ago. Rub their noses in shit.
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM
I have been looking at houses for sale on Redfin, and I have noticed that almost ALL the electric stoves look like they were made in the same factory in China, no matter what the nameplate says, the only difference is in some of the controls.
I think they all were made in the same factory in China, but the way.
There has to be a need for manufacturing US made major appliances.
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (rbvCR)
I think some NGO money is being spent on placing bets on Polymarket to swing odds and make it look like their candidate is inevitable.
But that could just be me whistling past the graveyard.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (bXbFr)
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5m
BREAKING NEWS: A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeals court judges ruled on Monday.
Posted by: Don Black. Message: black is black at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)
Mutiny at 60 Minutes
Posted by: beckster
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So the scurvy knaves who've been stealing the cargo and letting the ship go to rot and ruin are threatening to jump ship if the captain keeps hiring a bunch of fine, seaworthy lads?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (n7rxJ)
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (kX27y)
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64% for Stronk Empowered Black Wimmin Incumbent? That’s it? Under normal circumstances, that prediction would be 95%.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (1PAVJ)
Kevin Sorbo
@ksorbs
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How does this happen? She quite literally let the city burn to the ground while she was out of the country and people still want to re-elect her? Make it make sense
Polymarket
@Polymarket
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BREAKING: Karen Bass surges in the Los Angeles Mayoral Election odds — & tomorrow is Election Day.
64% chance she's re-elected.
Posted by: beckster
How does this happen? Gamblers are gambling to change the odds so they win more.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (vJrRc)
The prediction market trade is busted. Now that people are trusting these markets instead of polls for their political information, it's now profitable for campaigns to try and game the system (and make some bucks) by moving the market themselves. I haven't looked into this for a while, but I bet it doesn't take a lot of money to move this market. Much easier than paying for a poll to do the same work.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
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Yes.
All the time.
Mostly because I can't read, and I have no idea what I'm typing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (7RBt4)
Once the administration started to get the process functioning like they should... you'd be amazed how efficient and speedy our government can operate when it feels like doing so.
Recall how fast the covid lockdowns occurred.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Lp05i)
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (uc5g7)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar
Texas is full of proud Hispanic Americans so I don't go that far. I'll be happy if white kids pursued these trades instead of being satisfied to work retail. Lot of High Schools in the area are bringing back trade curriculums so that gives me hope.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:06 PM (WNOcj)
The question is, are there a lot of small bets going, or a small number of really big bets that seem to be there to juice the odds?
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 03:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 01, 2026 03:07 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)
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Something like 50% of Border Patrol is Hispanic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:07 PM (7RBt4)
But I also recognized that California is a one-party state where quite a lot of people want the one party.
Like fascists.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:07 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
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No.
Posted by: Democrat Party at June 01, 2026 03:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
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X gave me a week of timeout for using the word 'wogs'
But I have a speech impediment.... weawwy
some words don't twanswate
Posted by: Don Black. Message: black is black at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (ZxPkt)
He must either be special, know something, or possibly just be a symbol of something.
I swear, it is like he is Mitch McConnel's boyfriend level of strange
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It really is seven stacks of bullshit, that Maryland Man is still here.
But, he's also a distraction.
And none of what they are doing to keep him here will set any precedent for any other illegal to stay.
But the ACLU is raking in millions in donations by pretending it will.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
He is a human trafficker. He trafficked kids gor dems.
Prove me wrong. Explain away the hands off treatment any other way.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 02:56 PM
I have been looking at houses for sale on Redfin, and I have noticed that almost ALL the electric stoves look like they were made in the same factory in China, no matter what the nameplate says, the only difference is in some of the controls.
I think they all were made in the same factory in China, but the way.
There has to be a need for manufacturing US made major appliances.
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (rbvCR)
Not a small anger I have about offshore manufacturing is that all too often it is performed by workers that are in practice, if not by law, SLAVES, held in thrall by dirty no good bastrd slave masters. This is disgusting bullshit that should not be.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (Gqar8)
hang on there Speedy, next post!!!
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:09 PM (1wjle)
That seems like a reasonable heuristic, but the political operatives in the US are really good at astroturfing. I think they'd have no problem making a bunch of small to medium bets to shift the odds and make their candidate seem more popular.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:09 PM (mkw2N)
Prove me wrong. Explain away the hands off treatment any other way.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YYKrY)
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The machine decided early that he was going to be the human face of the illegal immigrant cause, and they've bought the ticket and are along for the ride no matter what came out about him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:09 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (7RBt4)
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You sympatico with Gavin Newsom?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar
Texas is full of proud Hispanic Americans so I don't go that far. I'll be happy if white kids pursued these trades instead of being satisfied to work retail. Lot of High Schools in the area are bringing back trade curriculums so that gives me hope.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 03:06 PM (WNOcj)
Are they US citizens? Then yes, that’s great.
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (7RBt4)
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You sympatico with Gavin Newsom?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Fi81e)
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I'm dumb like him. Which, by the transitive property, makes me dumb like...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:10 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (7T8ei)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
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Yes.
All the time.
Mostly because I can't read, and I have no idea what I'm typing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:05 PM (7RBt4)
I don't get it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (7RBt4)
For now, he's their trophy case.
Later, probably not.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 03:12 PM (53oGX)
For now, he's their trophy case.
Later, probably not.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)
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There's that student agitator as well.
But there are other habeus petitions being filed here and there, but the administration ships off every illegal they get to the 5th Circuit as fast as possible. The 5th denies them all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 03:12 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Scott Pelley at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Fi81e)
Because gays had to marry or it wasn't fair and everything was poopy.
Posted by: Axeman
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No it did not. Beyond the scope of gray boxes but it was an application of equal protection clause. Relied on substantive due process which is the same rationale for Roe.
A) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex?
B)Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state (full faith and credit)?
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (Gqar
I spent last week pulling a washing machine apart and putting back together. It is the epitome of "Put tab A into slot B" construction, and it is mostly made from pressed and folded sheet metal like an erector set. Even the motor uses coated aluminum windings. A fridge is sheet metal surrounding a foam box with plastic and glass interior fitting. This is not SpaceX engineering.
Posted by: Kindltot - My name isn't really Kumar at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wally at June 01, 2026 03:14 PM (65cLN)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (Kdi1r)
Sure, but people have been using Polymarket like a poll. If a Democrat astroturf group wanted to, I don't think they'd have any trouble making a lot of small to medium sized bets to swing the market. Then newspapers report the Polymarket state and people think, "Wow, Karen Bass is inevitable!" This sort of thing tends to energize the base and deflate the opposition.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (mkw2N)
31 The people of California don't seem too bothered with Democrat incompetence and malfeasance.
My prediction is Bass wins by something slightly less than a landslide.
And by slightly less, I'm thinking 20 or more more points.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM
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Five points is the margin of cheat (tor a Republican). Ten points is a landslide.20 points is an overwhelming landide.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 03:15 PM (t1fZA)
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)
Now do my CCW in any other state.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 01, 2026 03:16 PM (7T8ei)
Posted by: pookysgirl might not need the preemie clothes this time at June 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Wt5PA)
Awesome.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:43 PM (X0axn)
So, pookysgirl, you're giving birth to Bam Bam?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 03:19 PM (qx7Zg)
So the argument was that states nor the federal government (see the earlier Windsor decision), could bar people of the same sex from marriage because it was a fundamental right under due process clause protected by the equal protection clause because of sex/gender.
Plaintiffs use animus in rational basis test cases normally because otherwise they would lose the case. So they have to allege some irrationality (bigotry, racial animus, etc.) on the behalf of decision makers which addresses the plaintiff's requirement to show the policy was irrational in an objective sense, not just subjective.
Prior to Lawrence v. Texas, the earlier Bowers decision held that sodomy could be held unlawful by states because the state's action has some rational reason. Lawrence overturned that by treating sex acts between people as protected constitutional rights (they could not successfully allege bigotry in the case because the Texas sodomy law applied to straights as well IIRC). Then Lawrence was used to overturn DOMA in Windsor case which led to Obergefell.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
That is the problem with substantive due process which numerous conservative judges and legal theorists noted in the past. It allows the courts to pick and choose which rights are 'fundamental'. So far, most of them are either trivial or allow deviant sex, suicide, etc.
Not protecting the rights that the upper ruling class of this country disfavor.
If states must accept CDLs from some illegal or legal that does not speak English issued by New York State as valid, then they should be required to accept CCW licenses from out of state.
Notably, in Slaughterhouse, the courts ruled that the Equal Protection clause does not protect occupations as a fundamental freedom (obiter dicta had travel as an example). The later Cruikshank relied on Slaughterhouse to claim that for firearm possession as well. Both are still good law.
That is the problem with not only the Supreme Court but lower courts acting as a continuing Constitutional convention without the requisite popular approval from the people's selected delegates.
Posted by: whig at June 01, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 03:31 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 01, 2026 03:42 PM (Ft5W9)
More: The Nazi Communist Stimulated by Poop Posted Lewd Photos on an App Used by Minors to Arrange Hook-Ups
The App Is Called a "Predator's Paradise" For Allowing Hook-Ups with Minors, and Platner Had An Active Account Until This Past Weekend
Boy I am really a full 48 hours behind this story, as I'm sure many of you tried to tell me in the comments.
Embattled Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner finally addressed the infidelity scandal roiling his campaign after putting his wife forward to answer for him in a solo video that critics likened to a hostage film. Platner, 41, and his wife, Amy Gertner, spoke briefly to News Center Maine Sunday after a campaign appearance in Portland, dismissing as "gossip" allegations that the horny oyster farmer exchanged sexually explicit messages with as many as a dozen women since the couple tied the knot in 2023. ... "Amy and I have a very loving and very happy marriage. They would very much like to try to rip that apart," he claimed before rehashing his stump speech about closing hospitals, low pay for teachers and nurses and Mainers' paychecks not going as far as they used to. "But of course, the powers that be do not want us to talk about that, and so they're just going to do gossip instead," Platner concluded.Oh I get it, I'm the bad guy. I'm the one who violated the sancticty of your sham welfare-moocher marriage.
... Gertner flagged to campaign staffers that her husband had been chatting up other women, including through private messaging app Kik, where it was revealed the Maine Senate hopeful's profile photo featured him wearing only a towel. Platner's profile image on Kik was a bathroom mirror selfie featuring him wearing only a towel. ... In a bizarre twist to the story, Gertner was the one who tipped off campaign staffers about her husband's activities.All of his screen names are variations of P-Hustle or P-Hustler, which of course stands for "Pussy Hustler." Or, maybe, given his eroticization of the shit-house, it means Poop Hustler. Ladies, don't respond to DMs from someone calling himself Pussy Hustler. Or Mish Hunter, or Cooze Shooter, or Slam Scammer, or really anything other than a normal name. People are saying online that the app he used to send his dicpics is 60% used by young people, 13-24. I don't know if that really means much because Yutes use most hook-up apps, but he's a dirtbag and I bet this teeny-tiny trace of thin smoke might lead back to actual fire. I mean, the app is called a "predator's paradise" due to the ease with which child predators can find victims. And Platner still has an active account on it!
Platner still has active account on anonymous app dubbed 'predator's paradise' amid cheating scandalWe'll see. We'll see.
Platner's campaign says he deleted the app long ago, but Fox News Digital reviewed an active profile with a sexually suggestive image
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Senate candidate Graham Platner has not deactivated his account on a private messaging app associated with casual sex and anonymous encounters -- despite facing mounting questions over infidelity and the platform's ties to sexual exploitation. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee in Maine's 2026 Senate race, has an active profile on Kik, an anonymous chatting platform notorious for lax identification methods that have enabled the proliferation of child sexual abuse material. The profile, reviewed by Fox News Digital, contains a sexually suggestive picture of Platner showing the candidate's naked torso with a towel draped around his waist. It is unclear when the image was taken, but Platner created the account in 2016. Platner's presence on Kik was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which reported that he sent sexually explicit messages to multiple women while married to his wife Amy Gertner, who wedded Platner in 2023. According to the outlet, Platner's wife first discovered the adulterous messages in the spring of 2025 and later divulged them to a since-departed campaign official. Multiple child safety groups have criticized Kik due to its anonymous structure and public group chats that allow strangers to contact each other with little effort. Users only need an email address to create an account, and there is no enforceable age-verification mechanism. Roughly 70% of the platform's users are estimated to be between 13 and 24 years old, according to multiple industry reports. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation designated Kik as a "predator's paradise" in 2023 for being rampant with "predatory behavior and child sexual exploitation." The watchdog also placed the platform on its "Dirty Dozen" list for facilitating and profiting from sexual exploitation. In 2024, Kik was rated the worst app for severe sexual content, according to Bark, a parental control and online safety platform. Between 2023 and 2025, at least four Maine men were sentenced for distributing child pornography or soliciting nude pictures from underage girls by posing as minors while using Kik. It is unclear who Platner messaged on the clandestine platform, but there is no evidence he communicated with minors.
The Platner campaign said over the weekend that he deleted the app from his phone.Just like he only papered-over his SS Totenkopf tattoo after it was exposed. Meanwhile, Democrats who claim to be Anti-Nazi and Anti-Toxic Masculinity can't stop making excuses for Platner. As Instapundit has said so many times: The people who are always telling you how passionately they believe the things they claim to believe actually believe none of the things they claim to believe. It's all psychopathic Cluster-B manipulation and status-farming.
Democrats continue to defend Graham Platner even after his most recent scandal where he was found posting explicit pictures on an app known for exploiting teens.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 1, 2026
FOX NEWS: "Do Democrats care about character or do they care about power?" pic.twitter.com/uLJrTMaGsy
Never before have I witnessed anything expose the left quite like this Platner controversy has. Platner is everything they’ve ever accused Trump of being but with a (D) after his name, and they’re twisting themselves into a pretzel trying to cover his ass so he can get elected… https://t.co/esVDYzdq3i
— Swag Jockey Fern (@GrantMa25066011) May 31, 2026
🚨🚨 Despite having a Nazi tattoo, being exposed as a serial adulterer, and posting lewd profile photos to minors on KIK, Democrats give Graham Platner a standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/5kCYm6WCxi
— Pro-America | Politics & Markets (@Pro__Trading) June 1, 2026
Made a career screaming about toxic masculinity. Now it's fine because it might cost her party politically. Just incredible stuff. pic.twitter.com/pgfbK2JRNQ
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 31, 2026
Democrats are again acting like they occupy the high moral ground of American politics. But if 2026 has proven anything, it's that there's virtually nothing a left-wing candidate could say or do that would elicit condemnation from Democrats if doing so threatened their power. Democrats, for example, demand credit for their opposition to Maureen Galindo, the Texas House candidate who proposed putting American "Zionists" (wink, wink) into concentration camps and castrating them. Galindo lost her Texas primary last week, but still won 36% of the vote -- not a bad showing for a politician championing mass imprisonment of her political enemies. The question, though, is whether House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or anyone at Pod Save America or the Bulwark would have uttered a word in protest, had Galindo already won her primary before making those comments. All the evidence strongly suggests no. And by evidence, I mean their explicit support for slightly less offensive cranks, extremists, bigots and terrorism apologists like new party power broker Hasan Piker, or the socialist Hezbollah fan Abdul el Sayed in Michigan, or the Hamas apologist Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania -- a guy who suggested the massacre of Jews at Bondi Beach was a "false flag" operation by "Zionists." Imagine telling someone 20 years ago that a leading House candidate in a New Jersey district right outside New York City had both volunteered for an al Qaeda front in Europe and spent years being friends with "Blind Sheik" Omar Abdel-Rahman, the longtime jihadi preacher who was sentenced for seditious conspiracy after planning a "day of terror" in 1993. Adam Hamawy defended Abdel-Rahman during his trial -- and yet not a single notable Democrat has called him out on it. Many of the same Democrats who expect Republicans to wring their hands over Republican Texas senatorial candidate Ken Paxton, a man tainted by corruption, have offered full-throated endorsement of a man who knowingly got and kept a Totenkopf SS Nazi tattoo for 20 years. It's not just Graham Platner's mentally unstable ravings -- including saying a Purple Heart recipient didn't "deserve to live," or that "all cops are bastards," or that white rural Americans were "racist and stupid," or that the Virgin Mary was a "skank," or defending child killers of Hamas, or contending that sexual assault victims bring it on themselves. It's that he still uses unhinged Marxist language right now. Platner isn't the first skeeze to run for major office, but he might be the most extreme. Only two elected Democrats, as far as I can tell, have spoken out about Platner's soft spot for Nazis. One is Sen. John Fetterman, who is under relentless attack from his own party for supporting Israel over Islamists; the other is Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss.And Auchincloss was bullied by Democrats and leftists for actually opposing a Nazi. Which, as a Jew, he's kind of duty-bound to do. But instead they told him that he was a Nazi for opposing the Nazi.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (X0axn)
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Those 30 supporters are going to storm the polls!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (7RBt4)
Well, yea. You see the mutants and fat gerbils in that audience? Half of them are on Kik with Gay Nazi trolling for 12-year-old dick.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (1PAVJ)
Pedo? Check.
Lives off his mom? Check.
Fired from his only job? Check.
He's a Democrat. No doubt about it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (nUOgX)
I think he's as likely to kill whoever the Party sends to pressure him, smear himself with their blood, and dance around a bonfire hooting and hollering while shaking their decapitated heads like maracas, as he is to comply and drop out on demand.
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Sy6m/)
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No lies detected.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (7RBt4)
Mish Masher is right out.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (P0D9r)
241 I can see this, and have seen it in the Republican party. A candidate that represents the extreme of the party is gaining traction, so the Establishment let's them win the primary, tanks their chances in the general election, and then uses that as leverage in future elections to push a "moderate."
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (w1Iba)
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Dems switching out candidates at the last minute was perfectly demonstrated in the Torricelli-Lautenberg switcheroo in the 2002 New Jersey Senate race.
Toricelli, the incumbent, was unelectable and the GOP candidate, Forrester (?) had a good chance of grabbing the seat, so the Dems begged Lautenberg to run. He agreed, and Torricelli got the heave-ho. Lautenberg won the seat.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Oberleutnant Platner at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)
Then the people will like them more and they can do the tranny stuff or whatever with less blowback?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Poon Crusher at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)
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What story?
Is there content?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (7RBt4)
Kik is (well, originally was) FOR KIDS
luckily most of them realized it was full of pedos pretty quickly
him being on there as an adult male it just equals perv and I think pedo too
now as far as the left? this guy - THIS GUY - they can relate to. no joke.
they are sick pups
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (j+aD2)
It worked for the Kennedys...
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (w1Iba)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (gKWVE)
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I can't wait for the next season of "Democrat Party Idol" already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (hxAVk)
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LMAO...A white guy, with a Nazi tattoo, living in rural Maine who leaves a line of breadcrumbs leading to one example of poor decision making after another.
Platner thinks everyone is exactly like him.
Posted by: Orson at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (dIske)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (73/SM)
How about … The Blade?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)
Are you new here?
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (gN6zd)
Murphy: "You betcha he does"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (YdWlB)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (YlWIZ)
They have no Beliefs. They have no Principles. They have no Morality.
They only have an overarching sense of Self and an endless appetite for Selfish Action.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (P0D9r)
That's what his PR guy, an effeminate Democrat named marty Katz, is saying, basically.
And this guy is a story in himself.
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:28 PM (1wjle)
https://x.com/TheMaineWire/status/
2061134853387554911
It's the BJ bear from The Shining and everything!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:28 PM (7RBt4)
Think of it as 'bonus content' on a Monday afternoon.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 01:28 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (gN6zd)
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MoveOn.org.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:28 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (6wpGE)
Murphy: "You betcha he does"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (YdWlB)
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Post election:
"There were some warning signs that I didn't see at the time. We'll find a Nazi who appeals to moderate Republicans next time."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (7RBt4)
Are you new here?
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:27 PM (6wpGE)
I think that commenter got banned.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (gKWVE)
That seems awfully professional. I am not sure anyone is ready for that, ace.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (P0D9r)
Amazing
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Abraham L. Schumer at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: kingsman at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: pookysgirl flips a coin at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Wt5PA)
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How do we know the "p" stood for "pussy?"
It's like Talarico having a handle like that.
You know it's not the initial for the slang for vagina ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (YlWIZ)
The only people I've ever met who are casually racist as a matter of daily routine - the kind who use the word n***er as a verbal crutch and rail against Jews all the time - are urban whites from New England. Particularly the Boston Irish.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: pookysgirl flips a coin at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Wt5PA)
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He was beating her by double digits, like 30-50 points based on the poll, after the Nazi tattoo.
Him cheating on his wife isn't going to move the needle anymore than that did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (2ocoG)
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"She voted to let a literal rapist on SCOTUS!"
"Ford accused Kavanaugh of rape?"
*block*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (7RBt4)
That seems awfully professional. I am not sure anyone is ready for that, ace.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (P0D9r)
Some of us will have endless amounts to say about this topic up until the time that his candidacy flames out.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Poop Wrangler at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (rj6Yv)
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"If only she could be moderate like Donald Trump."
-2029
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (7RBt4)
yep she's just another activist playing a role
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Sideshow Bob at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (yInIL)
Graham Platner is behind this story too iykwimaityd.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: pookysgirl flips a coin at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Wt5PA)
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He was beating her by double digits, like 30-50 points based on the poll, after the Nazi tattoo.
Him cheating on his wife isn't going to move the needle anymore than that did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (7RBt4)
The pedo stuff will perhaps be harmful.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (3uBP9)
I've not seen that many pedos since his show went off the air.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)
The parties switched.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (gN6zd)
This is not Kick.
I believe this is Kik???
Different things, entirely.
Kick, from what I can tell, is the Streaming Platform that pays content creators the most for their effort.
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (P0D9r)
Ok then.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Platner at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (wVcYX)
---------
Missed it by *that* much.
Posted by: snizz snatcher at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (VXSY6)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (xDmZM)
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Schumer knew Platner was an issue months ago. That's why he got Mills to run.
When Democrats don't net any Senate seats (heck...imagine they lose one with the combination of a surprise hold in NC for the GOP followed by the Democrats losing MI) in the worst economy ever under the most unpopular president ever, and it can easily be laid at the feet of some really bad candidate choices.
Well, DNC meetings should be entertaining.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (AoT+z)
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (xDmZM)
Don't make the mistake of assuming it shames them in any way.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)
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He was beating her by double digits, like 30-50 points based on the poll, after the Nazi tattoo.
Him cheating on his wife isn't going to move the needle anymore than that did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:30 PM (7RBt4)
The pedo stuff will perhaps be harmful.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (6wpGE)
Lets see how this polls with independents..
Posted by: Frank Lutz at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (53oGX)
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Precisely. She got paid to stay. She's getting paid for the gig. Much like Talerico's "girlfriend"/campaign manager.
Posted by: its all a performance at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (anL5R)
The pedo stuff will perhaps be harmful.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (6wpGE)
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They'll need to unload more than his profile pic on KIK.
It's just not meaty enough.
And they have 8 days and Maine is a very big early voting state (something like 80% of all votes cast in 2024 in ME were early votes).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (6wpGE)
punanny potentate seems OK too.
Posted by: snizz snatcher at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (VXSY6)
Hahaaaaaaaa
He's done
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (AoT+z)
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No.
His former campaign manager leaked it. His wife told his campaign about it in the beginning.
His wife put out a video this weekend defending Platner.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (7RBt4)
"MISTER PLATNER MISTER PLATNER!!!!"
"when did you stop having sex with children?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Orson at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (dIske)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Cooter Jockey at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (3uBP9)
I'm massively hungover but Iugggghh... *barfing noise* I'll get you to... to Bangor... *side conversation* fuck it, Newark.
Posted by: this is your captain speaking at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Gref at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (5rh/l)
Quid pro quo?!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (xDmZM)
Ladies, can you explain why you put up with this shit? I mean, you look like an incredible fool sticking with a guy who makes a mockery of your marriage.......
It seems to happen a LOT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (U/Byj)
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This guy weathered the Nazi tattoo storm.
And he's a narcissistic nepo baby who's accomplished nothing in his life and is being told that he's going to beat incumbent senator Susan Collins.
No, he's not going to drop out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (7RBt4)
I don't think so, actually. I think they're all in. And they're more and more comfortable letting their psychopathy show.
Psychopaths are arrogant and narcissistic. They don't like having to wear a mask to blend in with their "inferiors." They all long to tear off the mask and show their "inferiors" that there are Gods Who Walk Among Them.
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (xDmZM)
The pedo stuff will perhaps be harmful.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:33 PM (6wpGE)
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They'll need to unload more than his profile pic on KIK.
It's just not meaty enough.
And they have 8 days and Maine is a very big early voting state (something like 80% of all votes cast in 2024 in ME were early votes).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:35 PM (7RBt4)
Well, then they deserve it.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE)
25
The Maine Democrat Party's only hope is to convince him to drop out. They can do that before the primary or afterwards. There's a Maine state law that allows parties to replace candidates until about mid-July.
Is Platner the kind of guy who feels like he's gonna drop out because people tell him to? They couldn't keep him off KIK after telling him it was used for sexual predation of children.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (7RBt4)
I don't think so. I've been giving it some meta thought, and realized that when I first read about the potential gambit, its appeal was rooted in Normalcy Bias. But Platner is *not* normal; he appears to actually fulfill the Left's fantasy stereotype of soldiers as psychopaths.
I think he's as likely to kill whoever the Party sends to pressure him, smear himself with their blood, and dance around a bonfire hooting and hollering while shaking their decapitated heads like maracas, as he is to comply and drop out on demand.
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (Sy6m/)
$$$
I'm sure Mrs Jacks In The Porty Pottie is getting a big payout if Platner wins
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (dK+Kv)
Hahaaaaaaaa
He's done
==
Wife leaked it to someone who worked on his campaign and now has left the campaign. That person has not only the text messages, dick pics, but also I bet a copy of agreement to pay of Platner's wife to stay and cancelled checks! The dems are pulling out all the stops to torpedo this guy. The weakest link is the "wife". She's for sale. *pops popcorn*
Posted by: its all a performance at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (anL5R)
$$$
I'm sure Mrs Jacks In The Porty Pottie is getting a big payout if Platner wins
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
Abused Wife Syndrome
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (YwEeS)
Correct. Platner is essentially the Met Gala candidate.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (gN6zd)
See this makes me support Platner more. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty to do what needs to be done!
Posted by: Reddit's response at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Can Grabber at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (Kdi1r)
Nope - Canceled it on Sunday. My mistake.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (BI5O2)
Uhhhh.......found NOT GUILTY due to a LACK OF ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER, so shove that comment straight up your ass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE)
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Collins was never going to lose.
Polling in 2020 showed her losing everything until election day when she won by 8.
She knows how to politic her state. She has key votes she can flaunt (that leadership allows her) while bringing home lots of pork.
Democrats just made a show of it by believing their own farts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Cooter Jockey at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (1wjle)
hahahahaha
hahahahahahahahaha
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (6wpGE)
luckily most of them realized it was full of pedos pretty quickly
him being on there as an adult male it just equals perv and I think pedo too
---
Isn't his excuse for why he signed up that he saw an article about it?
But said article included the pervey pedo shit?
His innocent explanation is like Obama claiming the white streaks in his hair after leaving the bathhouse sauna are just chalk dust.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (73/SM)
I get that feeling too, that he's legitimately a potential murderer.
Posted by: Tookie Bandit at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (YwEeS)
Let's not be hasty.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (YwEeS)
Maine will be talking about the 2026 Collins victory for generations. It'll be known as the Great Whelming.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (gKWVE)
hic
Sending dick picks to hot women is fine.
Hic
But like stay away from the kids. Speaking of which moron-ettes check your inbox. You just got some BIG news
Posted by: Brett Farve at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Platner at June 01, 2026 01:41 PM (wVcYX)
I'm going to post about him later.
Posted by: Vulva Ranger at June 01, 2026 01:41 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:41 PM (gN6zd)
God forbid, but my initial thought was "yup that sounds like BS too" . Given that hostage video , I just don't know
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:41 PM (xDmZM)
I get that feeling too, that he's legitimately a potential murderer.
Posted by: Tookie Bandit at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)
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He signed up (and resigned up and got hired by Blackwater) to kill people.
His own words.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:41 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (VXSY6)
Posted by: steevy at June 01, 2026 01:39 PM (YwEeS)
Let's not be hasty.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 01:40 PM (dK+Kv)
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Collins is fine.
She always comes through when leadership needs her. Otherwise, she gets to make show that she's independent.
This is markedly different from Murkowski who is just a Democrat now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (U/Byj)
He's a man, not a jaw condition!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (BI5O2)
This is the most perverted Oyster farmer I've ever heard of.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (IifOV)
He signed up (and resigned up and got hired by Blackwater) to kill people.
After years of the left telling us that Blackwater was EVVVIIILLLLL because they kill innocent people the left nominates one of their shooters...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)
25 The Maine Democrat Party's only hope is to convince him to drop out. They can do that before the primary or afterwards. There's a Maine state law that allows parties to replace candidates until about mid-July.
...
Is Platner the kind of guy who feels like he's gonna drop out
Simply Put. LIBs would have you Pity the Devil for Being EVIL. They use pity as a weapon, and pity for themselves as a weapon -- LIBs plead for a Morality which holds COMPROMISE as its standard of Value, making it possible to judge Virtue on the basis of the number of Values which one is willing to Betray.
Try and stop them if you think you can! -- their dare.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (EhMju)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (BI5O2)
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Says you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (7RBt4)
So it's Roblox but without any games.
Posted by: Ban the internet! at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (TbWk/)
It seems to happen a LOT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (X0axn)
I've told SO MANY women I have at least mild friendships with this exact same thing.
"Why is he like this?"
BECAUSE IT WORKS. Because you stay with him. Because you don't compel him to change.
If women decided, collectively, overnight, that NONE of them would tolerate unemployed, foul-mouthed, lazy, disrespectful douche-baggery, every man on the planet would change. Immediately.
Women hold ALL the power in relationships. We would do ANYTHING for a woman we wanted a relationship with.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (Kdi1r)
Ladies, can you explain why you put up with this shit? I mean, you look like an incredible fool sticking with a guy who makes a mockery of your marriage.......
It seems to happen a LOT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (X0axn)
Neighbor found out her husband has been sinking the bizmark into a lady at the gym. Dude even took her and her husband on vacation with them.. the balls on that guy. Anyway, his old man owns an engineering company in town that he "works" for, and by working I mean he plays gold all week and is home by the mid afternoon everyday.
She is staying, they are "working things out"
End of the day, she likes the idea of having money much more than the idea of self respect.
Even offered up the other hole to entice him to stop waving his wand around the gym.
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: Uterine Voyager at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (X0axn)
I read that as "volunteered for anal Qaeda front..."
Which is probably more accurate, anyway.
Posted by: The Barrel at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (xDmZM)
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Don't make the mistake of assuming it shames them in any way.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gN6zd)
Correct. Or that their voters will care.
The whole calling your opponent fascists and spending everyday all the time slandering them not only dehumanizes the opponent to mark them for extermination. But it also grants the left complete liberty to choose the worst of the worst monsters to represent them. They will say they are only countering trump and countering you, both of which they have built up to be a monster.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Pootenanny Plumber at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:36 PM (U/Byj)
He's a man, not a jaw condition!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:42 PM (BI5O2)
; )
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (6wpGE)
He had a running bit where Collins had the hots for one of his assistants - "VB"
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Stephen King at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: steevy
.......
Stable. Firmly established, steady, and not easily moved or shaken.
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 01:44 PM (UjdFS)
As always, my boring take on it all has nothing to do with the party or the ridiculous candidate. It's the fact that such a spectacularly disastrous and unfit person could actually get votes. Obvious and appropriate conclusions about an electorate this degraded are not encouraging.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:45 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 01:45 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Uncle Buck and Tuck Carlson at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Uterine Voyager at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (1wjle)
6/9 is .6666 ...which is almost .67 !
Posted by: ladiezzzz maths at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (GD0B3)
It seems to happen a LOT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:37 PM (X0axn)
Because bad boy philandering Nazi asshole gets her wet. And a whole lot of other women too.
Posted by: Hybristophilia ain't just a river in Egypt at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (TbWk/)
As always, my boring take on it all has nothing to do with the party or the ridiculous candidate. It's the fact that such a spectacularly disastrous and unfit person could actually get votes. Obvious and appropriate conclusions about an electorate this degraded are not encouraging.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 01:45 PM (U/Byj)
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Partisanship makes you stupid.
Democrats in Maine really should vote third party if Platner remains the nominee.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (7RBt4)
/s/
Thomas Massie, who now has 3 more names of POWERFUL men for his List and PROMISIES to read the List on the floor before he leaves Congress.
Send $10 today to help Thomas Massie read.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (73/SM)
I've seen enough internet videos where women argue its fine if your guy cheats on you as long as he is wealthy because "they all cheat and I'd rather cry in a Bentley"
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (xDmZM)
152 Calling Planter a pedo is just a distraction from the Epstein List!
/s/
Thomas Massie, who now has 3 more names of POWERFUL men for his List and PROMISIES to read the List on the floor before he leaves Congress.
Send $10 today to help Thomas Massie read.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (73/SM)
===
Once the America First stalwart gets back from Costa Rica, another country, for his vacation with Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (7RBt4)
the only ones I've ever heard/met are in northern Delaware. total and utter liberals too. it's amazing.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 01:43 PM (53oGX)
Well, it worked for The Kingsman.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (X0axn)
yeah that's ... something, huh?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)
Who knew young, annoying people with cameras could use their power for good!
Posted by: Cray Cray at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (yInIL)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (gKWVE)
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He left out the word "open".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (Fi81e)
I admire your commitment to journalistic integrity and the high standards you set for yourself but you should remember most of us are just here for the beer....and shelving chronicles....and crow diaries....but mostly the beer....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (QGaXH)
I doubt we are anywhere near the end of bad shit about this twisted fuck.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 01:49 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:49 PM (GD0B3)
Psychopaths are arrogant and narcissistic. They don't like having to wear a mask to blend in with their "inferiors." They all long to tear off the mask and show their "inferiors" that there are Gods Who Walk Among Them.
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:38 PM (1wjle)
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I just realized that "men" like Platner and Talarico are Dean Koontz villains come to life.
If anything Koontz tones down their villainy to make his stories more believable.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 01:49 PM (gnNyN)
is that a rumor or speculation (or just a joke)?
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (Fi81e)
Mainstream liberals think about race 24 hours a day. They are bound to have lots of "opinions".
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (gN6zd)
If anything Koontz tones down their villainy to make his stories more believable
Same idea with Ian Fleming and the Soros set...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (CWTWj)
He just has a stutter!
When does he tell the story about the kids at the pool running their fingers through his long leg-hairs?
Which is totally proof he's not a pedo.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (mkw2N)
Even if he didn't have a Nazi tat or cheated on his wife or was on a pedo site why would you vote for someone and put them in power with his alleged mental health problems?
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (WNOcj)
162 should read:
12 boy I really should have checked to see if there were any updates to this story before I posted...
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)
Ace
I admire your commitment to journalistic integrity and the high standards you set for yourself but you should remember most of us are just here for the beer....and shelving chronicles....and crow diaries....but mostly the beer....
Apologies for any corn-fusion
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (gKWVE)
Thank you.
Posted by: Stephen King at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (wVcYX)
I've seen enough internet videos where women argue its fine if your guy cheats on you as long as he is wealthy because "they all cheat and I'd rather cry in a Bentley"
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)
In that hostage video, she does not, to me, have the look of that sort of woman.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (gKWVE)
*IT has entered the chat
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (Sy6m/)
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a joke ! thought a little bit of a speculation...
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:52 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:52 PM (GD0B3)
Might work for a little while, but he'll cheat again soon.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 01:52 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 01, 2026 01:52 PM (0U5gm)
is that a rumor or speculation (or just a joke)?
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (1wjle)
It's an assumption based on the fact that Collins is an absolute cutthroat politician up there who always finds ways to win.
She's (assumption) GOT to be sitting on awful, awful stuff. Keep in mind that all this information about Platner is coming from the LEFT in an effort to chase him from the race before they're stuck with him as the nominee.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (Sy6m/)
@ProIMGTrading?
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (gKWVE)
*IT has entered the chat
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (X0axn)
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Have they tried turning it off and on again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (7RBt4)
I just realized that "men" like Platner and Talarico are Dean Koontz villains come to life.
If anything Koontz tones down their villainy to make his stories more believable.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 01:49 PM (gnNyN)
I watched a Talarico video of him condemning an anti tranny in sports bill on the Texas floor........That dude is straight up evil.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (X0axn)
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Who is "they?" Your middle school paramours on the internet? Or, the pump truck guys who've interrupted your port-a-john trysts? Or the tattooists who keep giving you Nazi symbols when you actually requested portraits of Dr. King and W.E.B DuBois?
Who exactly is trying to fuck up your program, Graham?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (BI5O2)
They paused their campaign to pursue this option due to the significantly lower medical and travel costs in Europe compared to the United States. The couple noted that a single round of IVF in Norway costs roughly $5,500 compared to domestic quotes of $15,000 to $30,000.
While Platner initially cited the prohibitive costs of US healthcare as a reason for traveling overseas, it was later revealed that his and Amy's parents covered the expenses for the treatments, travel, and lodging.
In April, the couple announced that they suffered a miscarriage following the IVF treatment. Platner has used their personal infertility journey as a platform to advocate for universal healthcare and better fertility support.
You can follow their story and public statements on Graham Platner's X Account or read further coverage on People dot Graham Platner on campaign hiatus to pursue pregnancy.
Very spiffy on that VA disability income.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (WNOcj)
It worked, didn't it?!
Posted by: Lena Hildago, Harris County Judge (Chief Executive) at June 01, 2026 01:54 PM (wVcYX)
I've lost 15.2lbs in 41 days.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (mkw2N)
Congratulations! Well done!
How did you do it, pray tell?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 01:54 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:32 PM (xDmZM)
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All while constantly screeching that Pubs (and Trump inparticular) are pedo nazis.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 01, 2026 01:54 PM (Cjger)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 01:51 PM (WNOcj)
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"He'll vote the way I want."
Honestly, it makes sense.
We're not electing our pastors.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:54 PM (7RBt4)
Toricelli, the incumbent, was unelectable and the GOP candidate, Forrester (?) had a good chance of grabbing the seat, so the Dems begged Lautenberg to run. He agreed, and Torricelli got the heave-ho. Lautenberg won the seat.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (rj6Yv)
It was even worse than that. The deadline to switch out the candidate had passed, so Torricelli was stuck on the ballot. Not to worry, though, because the Dems were able to find a friendly judge who ruled that it was OK to put Lautenberg in after the deadline had passed.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: The Ghost of Pol Pot at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (f4tQo)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (TCUO6)
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Who is "they?" Your middle school paramours on the internet? Or, the pump truck guys who've interrupted your port-a-john trysts? Or the tattooists who keep giving you Nazi symbols when you actually requested portraits of Dr. King and W.E.B DuBois?
Who exactly is trying to fuck up your program, Graham?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:53 PM (BI5O2)
Yudhishthira's Dice
NOT an MSM reporter
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (gN6zd)
fertility treatment in the USA is far and away the best in the WORLD
that just doesn't make any sense at all
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:52 PM (GD0B3)
Negligent babysitting.
Posted by: Dark humor is like food in Ethiopia at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: four seasons at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (3ek7K)
-2029
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
At least that guy was always willing to negotiate. To make a deal. Did you know he was a Democrat for many years?
Posted by: Shameless Lefty Apologists at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (JCZqz)
The Five's Jessica Tarlov says Dems shouldn't listen about Platner because Trump and Paxton
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (xDmZM)
""Status farming" (often called mileage running or mattress running) describes the deliberate act of accumulating elite loyalty points, hotel nights, or frequent flyer miles. People do this strictly to attain or retain premium tier status (like airline or hotel gold/platinum status) to secure perks like free upgrades"
and
"Cluster B manipulation refers to the specific behavioral patterns used by individuals with Cluster B personality disorders (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic) to control, exploit, or influence others"
IDNKT!
Posted by: gp at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Wq24h)
deleting the app doesn't deactivate it
nor does it take away the app history from the inter webs Graham you pervy doofus
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (gN6zd)
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Boo!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (7RBt4)
If I had the exact same thought, does that make me an asshole?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (X0axn)
fertility treatment in the USA is far and away the best in the WORLD
that just doesn't make any sense at all
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (j+aD2)
Her husband wanted to screw other chicks in a different country for a while.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: four seasons at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (3ek7K)
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Well, you've got to give him some days before his deletion is processed.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (Fi81e)
is that a rumor or speculation (or just a joke)?
Posted by: ace at June 01, 2026 01:50 PM (1wjle)
Republican operatives in Maine have stated that the worst hasn't even come out yet. When it does, they say he'll have to move out of the state - that's how bad it is.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (0CU3H)
I'm tired of seeing Platners unshirted chest and gut on almost every conservative sight.
We need Sydney Sweeney to be shown to make up for it.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (IifOV)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers.
From the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, the first trans advocacy group in the United States, to the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance, to the Stonewall uprising, to the Lesbian Herstory Archives, to ACT UP!, founded in 1987 as queer people fought for their lives while the Reagan administration looked away, New York City's history has long been shaped by queer and trans New Yorkers.
To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.
Happy Pride, New York City.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kX27y)
So.... is this guy running for an impossible seat taking the air out of the recently uncovered hundreds of billions in Democrat corruption and election fakery...?
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (gN6zd)
The Five's Jessica Tarlov says Dems shouldn't listen about Platner because Trump and Paxton
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (xDmZM)
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I don't expect Democrats to give a shit about the moral failures of their nominees and politicians.
But he has to be elected in a state that's 40% registered independent against a long-term incumbent who's survived every electoral scare thrown her way.
Dems can nominate Platner all they want. They can throw tens of millions of dollars at him.
But I don't think that 40% registered indie will be persuaded.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:56 PM (X0axn)
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Yeah, but can you read?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (7RBt4)
>>@kyledcheney
>>BREAKING: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Hegseth policy barring military service by transgender people is fueled by unconstitutional animus.
>>2-1 decision bars military from removing some currently-serving transgender service members.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (7RBt4)
I'm gonna get your ass
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (QGaXH)
None of the people making that claim believe it. You can go search their posting history and until 2025 they all claimed in unison there were no Epstein clients.
What changed?
The left looked at the 2024 campaign and decided they lost in part because of the Epstein claims against Dem leaders so they figured if they make those claims against Republicans it will instead hurt their enemies.
But here's how you can have fun with them - remember that CA Bill where they tried to legalize underage prostitution. Ask them if everyone that voted for that bill should be arrested.
But, uh, that's (D)ifferent!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 01:55 PM (TCUO6)
Tops vs Bottoms sorta thing I guess
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (xcxpd)
He had a sh*t eating grin, that's for sure.
Nausea.
I am thankful to have never been DM'd by anyone and/or received a nasty photo on my phone. Gross.
One would think at this point a politician or a man/woman with any morals would stop taking genital photos and sending. Nasty.
While dating was never difficult for me as I was often too busy to care, I am thankful I never had to deal with social media.
I pity my grandchildren if this doesn't stop. They will be brought up to avoid all of this horror, but I probably won't be here to protect them as we started grandparenting a bit late.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (WONhk)
(goes to Maine legislature website)
https://tinyurl.com/4hd2a4jm
where the candidate can withdraw by second Monday in July, allowing the Democratic Party to replace him on the ticket if done by the fourth Monday of July. No election, no primary, no vetting by the electorate. Just like how Kamala came to be their presidential nominee.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (N39Ws)
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OK, here is whey Platner is creepier, Talarico is an obvious freak running in a bright red Texas, and I suspect people who voted for him don't like him. It is a desperate move - to vote for him; Platner seemed to have actual fans who enthusiastically voted for him. Platner represent a bigger problem.
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (GD0B3)
On the contrary! We're trying to help ensure you have maximum time to focus on your family.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (JCZqz)
"mounting"
heh
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: A Tats Platner Adventure at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (SZZaF)
>>2-1 decision bars military from removing some currently-serving transgender service members.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (viF8m)
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An animus against a demographic that doesn't really exist outside of some people's heads.
This is where we are.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Fi81e)
To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.
Happy Pride, New York City.
Posted by: beckster at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kX27y)
No one cares.
You do your blasphemy if you want.
Don't force me to celebrate you and we'll get along just fine.
You will explain yourself to God when the time comes.
He will explain to you that He didn't get it wrong. YOU did.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: gp at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Wq24h)
Do you live in a dumpster? Maybe at the bottom of a river?
They put a literal mouth breathing, retarded, ignorant dullard on the Supreme Court because she could be told how to vote, and her clerks would fill in the blanks.
There is no depths to which they will sink.
Honestly how could anyone not guess precisely what democrats will do.
Posted by: The Ghost of Pol Pot at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (+t04h)
Mentally ill narcissists are unpredictable.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Darth Randall at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (vHMT8)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Clam Slammer at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Dv3i1)
We need Sydney Sweeney to be shown to make up for it.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 01, 2026 01:57 PM (IifOV)
You mean like this? NOT WORK, OFFICE, OR FAMILY FRIENDLY!
https://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/File:SSVoyeurs.jpg
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (snZF9)
I was watching a movie called Eden, about some German colonists in the Galápagos Islands and she showed up in it. I didn't recognize her at first.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)
Mentally ill narcissists are unpredictable.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (WNOcj)
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"We will drown you in underaged poon. Just show up when we tell you to and vote the way we want."
-Democrat leadership
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (WNOcj)
Yeah, but can you read?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:58 PM (7RBt4)
At a 2nd Grade level!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Poon Crusher at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)
Same, same. Are there even any virtuous women out there looking for quiet, fruitful family life anymore?
Posted by: Snatch Smasher at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Sy6m/)
He's not even the worst (from an X tweet I linked at the bottom):
Your favorite 2026 Democratic candidate so far:
- the Nazi death squad tattoo enthusiast
- the Al Qaeda volunteer
- the “God is non-binary” guy in Texas
- the Hezbollah supporter in Michigan
It’s a tough choice.
https://tinyurl.com/m5tr9zhd
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (gKWVE)
No one cares.
You do your blasphemy if you want.
Don't force me to celebrate you and we'll get along just fine.
You will explain yourself to God when the time comes.
He will explain to you that He didn't get it wrong. YOU did.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (X0axn)
This guy gets it. Thank you Sponge.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (N39Ws)
Bullshit. You know who was in charge of investigating y'all's AIDS explosion? Fauci. You know who refused to admit that it was all the rampant anonymous bareback buttfucking that was spreading it? Fauci. You know who went to the bathhouses to witness said rampant anonymous bareback buttfucking? Fauci. You know who was responsible for the reviled AZT? Fauci. And you know who was engaged in all the rampant anonymous bareback buttfucking? YOU.
So please, go fuck right off.
Posted by: Way past over this bullshit at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk/)
Platner is more likely to have vids of teens on his PC
Talarico is more likely to have kids buried under his basement.
So...Talarico wins...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (X0axn)
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IIRC, they dressed it up in all sorts of flowery constitutional language about how they were protecting the rights of the people to have a choice between candidates.
Not "a candidate on the ballot."
Not "two candidates on the ballot"
No, "a candidate from each major political party."
Magical language found in a constitution written before there were even any political parties in the US.
Effusions of penumbras and emanations.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (73/SM)
Yay! Glad you showed up on this topic. I was gonna say.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (6wpGE)
How did you do it, pray tell?
I've been going to the gym for nearly three years. 3 days a week I do heavy weight training (I'm up to 390lbs squat, 275lbs bench, 475lbs deadlift). I do two days a week of cardio. Typically 7.5 kilometers on a rower in ~31 minutes on full resistance, then ~43 minutes on a stair climb machine on level 6.
I've been calorie counting on and off for about that same time. I usually kill it during the week, then fall apart a little bit on the weekend. Not a total binge, but I'll do something like have a personal pizza on Friday night and maybe get Mexican on Saturday night.
What I recently changed is I got on Wegovy. 1.5mg for a month, then 4mg. Its made it easy to stay on my calorie budget.
Yeah, I know. Some will say it's cheating and I just need to get some discipline. I do need to improve my discipline. But I think I've been exercising pretty good discipline for years.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (mkw2N)
IIRC he got fired for going after someone the elites didn't want him going after. A sheriff I think?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (Fi81e)
Think I'll complete the liberation of Lustria in the name of Grand Cathay.
*slides out*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (N39Ws)
*fistbump*
How are you doing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sid at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (2QTE4)
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:01 PM (SHHm+)
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He's a nepo baby narcissist who went to war three times (once with Blackwater) to, as he put it, "kill people" and is lying about it to try and score some minor political hit against Susan Collins.
He held onto his SS tattoo for nearly 20 years (and might still have it).
He joined a dating site designed for child predation.
And he's still going to win his nomination by 30-50 points. With the knowledge that the party will fall in line behind him once the deadline is passed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (7RBt4)
i, for one, could go for calling november "gluttony month".
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 02:04 PM (sGtp+)
We need Sydney Sweeney to be shown to make up for it.
Posted by: Frank Barone
https://tinyurl.com/yzxu87b4
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 01, 2026 02:04 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: A Tats Platner Adventure
Tats Platner and the Kix Pix
Posted by: Kid Tested Mother Disapproved at June 01, 2026 02:04 PM (SZZaF)
So please, go fuck right off.
Posted by: Way past over this bullshit at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk/)
Your facts have no bearing on the conversation. Please stop.
You might hurt their feelings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:04 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:04 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Clam Slammer at June 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Dv3i1)
Close...
Posted by: snizz snatcher at June 01, 2026 01:34 PM (VXSY6)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: gp at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Wq24h)
Well the left does have an issue with understanding sex with kids is not okay doesn't it...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (sKqQm)
Well the left does have an issue with understanding sex with kids is not okay doesn't it...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
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All I know is that I can't vote for Paxton because he cheated on his wife.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (7RBt4)
How are you doing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (X0axn)
Sponge - doing good. Had the med port removed last week. Chasing minor lung and kidney issues (radiation, medicine), but feel great. Hope you and the First Lady are well. Some day I'm going to get off my lazy *** and go to a TXMOME and hopefully meet up with you. There will be bourbon.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (2GVsD)
I don't avoid women, but I do deny them my essence.
Posted by: gp at June 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Wq24h)
Only when it involves his mom. Then we run from it as fast as possible.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (X0axn)
Living in a predator paradise
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (ndZc7)
So please, go fuck right off.
Posted by: Way past over this bullshit at June 01, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk
Tough, but fair.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (BI5O2)
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That's why MAGA is cutting all their junk off!
That's why MAGA is saying PinV sex is "rape".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (xDmZM)
That's why led to the AIDS epidemic.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
Sponge - doing good. Had the med port removed last week. Chasing minor lung and kidney issues (radiation, medicine), but feel great. Hope you and the First Lady are well. Some day I'm going to get off my lazy *** and go to a TXMOME and hopefully meet up with you. There will be bourbon.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (N39Ws)
WOOT!
That's awesome. First thing wife wanted to do when treatments were over was get the port removed.
"Are you sure?"
"YES MA'AM!!!"
Get. To. TxMoMe.............
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: mrp
UK lets in thousands of criminals and jihadists. Maybe these two aren't radical enough?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: MuffinMuncher at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcYX)
That's why led to the AIDS epidemic.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm
"Gee, you are mighty cute. Mind if I pack your 'chute?"
--gay flight attendant pickup line
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (N39Ws)
my main memory of the AIDS epidemic was my friend lost her hemophiliac dad to it bc WHY WERE THEY GIVING BLOOD
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (j+aD2)
That's why led to the AIDS epidemic.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
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Receptive sex doesn't spread it that way. Receivers catch AIDs, unless there are open sores.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (2GVsD)
A French Canadian gay flight attendant.
*shudder*
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 02:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Did Chunk throw another fit and berate the staff? He's known to do that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: gp at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Wq24h)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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I met a lot of them. They were my family, my neighbors, my friends parents.
But... that was more than a half-century ago. The world has changed. People change. Generations make a difference.
Despite the drumbeat generated by the racial hustlers and Dem politicians, we're not a racist society, and I think most people recognize that fact. Obama was successful for awhile by stirring past muck. It's taking awhile, but I think that we're past it.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:03 PM (Fi81e)
In addition to everything else this guy is, you're saying he's a heel ???
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: mrp
UK lets in thousands of criminals and jihadists. Maybe these two aren't radical enough?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (Dv3i1)
Maybe he needs to change his name to Hasan Chop.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (X0axn)
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You mean, like, did he throw his weight around? Probably.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 02:11 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 02:11 PM (cWLG3)
'Prince of Pussy'
'Cooze Closer'
'Mish Masterchief' (cause Halo.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 02:11 PM (zZu0s)
Maybe he needs to change his name to Hasan Chop.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (snZF9)
Awesome Bugs Bunny reference.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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The vast majority of conservative Christians I've met would never use that word.
Blue-collar, union Dems, on the other hand.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Fi81e)
Yeah the Leftists politicized and weaponized that health crisis, including Fuaci, for their own goals; screw anyone who died or caught it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (2GVsD)
This means Eucharistic adoration on Thursday, and at some point Confession so the Eucharist can be had on Friday.
It's not for everybody, and maybe Protestants can think of something comparable, but it's a sight better than anything we're going to get from Mamdani or Platner.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (snZF9)
Awesome Bugs Bunny reference.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (N39Ws)
I know, that was always a good one. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (snZF9)
Today starts jury selection in the murder trial of Karmello Anthony
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (2GVsD)
It's too bad the DP won't be on the table.......That soulless f*ck needs room temp internals.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (X0axn)
A French Canadian gay flight attendant.
.......
wearing Speedos
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)
A French Canadian gay flight attendant.
*shudder*
Posted by: bonhomme
Now THAT is gay-gay.
Posted by: Whoopi Goldberg at June 01, 2026 02:14 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:14 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 01, 2026 02:08 PM (qx7Zg)
I like June because it gives me the second largest dividend payout of the year, bested only by December.
Unrelated observation:
June Lockhart was pretty MILFy by the way....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:14 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:15 PM (2GVsD)
A French Canadian gay flight attendant.
*shudder*
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:10 PM (mkw2N)
ha
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:15 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:09 PM (2GVsD)
It's too bad the DP won't be on the table.......That soulless f*ck needs room temp internals.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
We're fine with DPing him on the floor, or on a bed, if that makes it easier?
Posted by: Sam Brinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Satan at June 01, 2026 02:15 PM (JCZqz)
When a Democrat is referred to in the media as "embattled", you can be sure they're as guilty as hell and are on the way out.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 02:15 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 02:16 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:16 PM (7RBt4)
It's even worse than that. Lesbian couples rate of contraction was lower than straight* couples. So it was almost entirely gay males, not all gays.
*Sometimes the "straight" couples had a male component who was sneaking out and getting some dick on the side.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 02:15 PM (O0L8i)
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But still at the stage where it's mean for conservatives to "attack" them.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (Fi81e)
>>Now THAT is gay-gay.
Now that's gay.
--
Johnny Weir clutching a European Men's Carry All with Brian Boitano's face printed on it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (X0axn)
June Lockhart was pretty MILFy by the way....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Tifa Lockhart > June Lockhart
Posted by: WEEB!!!! at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (JCZqz)
You can't quit us, ace.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (6wpGE)
When the f**k did the "courts" begin to be allowed to be Revolutionary Command Council members with mind-reading powers? Many of the most ludicrous lawless usurpations and idiocies by "courts" since Trump 1 have included this absurd conceit of finding "animus" in a policy.
None of this is within their substantive or formal competence, of course. They're not policymakers, they're not lawmakers, they're glorified clerks. All old news but the more you learn about the US system as it's devolved the less wonder, respect, and starry-eyed "patriotic" enthusiasm is feasible.
I think the SEALs avoided the Idiocy Crisis under the vegetable administration simply by doing/saying nothing. BUDS and hell week attrits 90% of aspiring candidates anyway. Don't know, though I know someone who would know, how many females or trans mental cases even attempted to get it. Anyway.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:16 PM (7RBt4)
ewww
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (BRvvM)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (2GVsD)
Juuuussst a bit outside
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (SHHm+)
Only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes....
Better luck at 400....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (QGaXH)
I've lived in the South for 40 years and not once have I heard a white person use the N-word.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (O0L8i)
And can we make jokes about Cluster-Z
Posted by: DaveA at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 02:16 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (6wpGE)
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Praham Glatner at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (TezPK)
Juuuussst a bit outside
Posted by: Ann at June 01, 2026 02:13 PM (SHHm+)
Only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes....
Better luck at 400....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 02:18 PM (QGaXH)
Thank you!
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 02:17 PM (mkw2N)
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Exactly, they were part-time receivers.
It's the reason that male-to-female transfer happened astronomically more than female-to-male.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (2GVsD)
Amy and I have a very loving and very happy marriage.
"And by 'very loving and very happy' I mean I want to spew my man goo far and wide like a dropped and unattended fire hose operating at the fully open position."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (ixS3i)
Oh, I'm sure he deleted the app from his phone.
Deleting his account on the app, deleting it from home computer, and not using the (probably extant) browser only access on the other hand...
You have to talk to these people like they're fae or lawyers, I swear.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 01, 2026 02:19 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Sesame Street Life at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Dz7wk)
Nicholas Fondacaro-
Directly countering Whoopi Goldberg-
SARA HAINES: Not to make this political, I'm usually not the one who does that. But watching the video of the wife saying, 'you know, don't spend energy on these ads.' The problem with these ads is, they are true. These accusations are true.
What they're doing to James Talarico in Texas are calling him things that he isn't. That's where you don't spend energy is on false information. But on this, I would argue you tell it like this is.
This is a character flaw. This isn't - He, Platner has said, you know, he did it -- I didn't mean it I've changed. This is a problem. The Purple Heart recipient, by the way, the video he insulted was a man who took fire to save his team and he said, 'this stupid guy should have died. It's only because they didn't have good aim that he's here.'
If you were capable of saying that at any time in your life, you've shown me who you are and I heard you. This man should be nowhere near Congress.
https://tinyurl.com/6zhw6pmp
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 02:22 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Snatch Smasher at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (Sy6m/)
Yeah the Leftists politicized and weaponized that health crisis, including Fuaci, for their own goals; screw anyone who died or caught it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 02:12 PM (2GVsD)
There was a girl I went to high school with that was in our circle of friends. Beautiful girl. She got married, and her husband was out fucking around. He gave her aids, and she didn't know. She got pregnant and passed it to her unborn daughter. The daughter eventually got sick and they both ended up eventually dying. It was sad. He wasn't gay, but was with an infected chick that got it from one of those gay dudes that also doinked the occasional woman spreading their bullshit outside their circle. It was one of the times where if I had the power I would have built a fag auschwitz and burned them all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 02:23 PM (snZF9)
Yeah the Leftists politicized and weaponized that health crisis, including Fuaci, for their own goals; screw anyone who died or caught it.
Posted by: Anna Puma
The best book on AIDS is called "Inventing the AIDS Virus" by the late Peter Duesberg, MD (just died last January). He was the pre-eminent Cancer doctor in the US and then he investigated AIDS. The book is a complete expose on how AIDS doesn't even qualify as a disease using the standard definition of a disease used by the medical profession, how AZT was a chemical that pretty much killed everyone who took it to "cure" their AIDS, and much more. Highly recommended.
Posted by: Sharkman at June 01, 2026 02:25 PM (BRvvM)
so... saved them from a fate worse than death?
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 02:31 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: bonhomme
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That was just an artifact of the root cause, the method of transmission: ejaculation.
Early on, there was the case of the woman who contracted HIV via a blood transfusion. Her and her husband had regular unprotected sex, like 3 or 4 times a week for four years before she was diagnosed. He never got it.
Women whose husbands had it almost always contracted the disease.
To the extent that it made a good acronym (Anally Injected Death Sentence) AIDS was a better name than HIV.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 03:03 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Berserker
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Bullshit. Odds that he got it from a chick: About 1 in 800
Odds that he was on the down-low...
yeah
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 03:08 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:59 PM (GD0B3)
Talarico is Beto 2.0. Its a grift to scam national money to 'win texas' which will all be pocketed or distributed to the national party for blue state races.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 01, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)
Surprise: Nazi Communist Who Is Sexually Aroused by Feces Also Sexts Women Other Than His Wife
Shane Goldmacher
@ShaneGoldmacher Ms. McDonald said Ms. Gertner told her that her husband had been exchanging sexual messages with as many as a dozen women. A current Platner campaign official said Mr. Platner had been communicating with up to six women.
So this is what he meant by Oyster Farming.
Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate looking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, exchanged sexual texts with several women after marrying his wife two years ago, according to a report. Platner's campaign confirmed the text exchanges to Politico following a report from the Wall Street Journal that claimed his wife, Amy Gertner, told a campaign aide about the texts after he launched his senate bid as they began looking into potential political liabilities. Gertner discovered the messages months after the couple married in 2024, the WSJ reported. She made the private revelation before Platner held a campaign rally last year supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., but the aide decided the texts were a private matter for the couple, the campaign said, according to the newspaper. Gertner said in a statement to the Journal: "I confided deeply personal details about my marriage to someone I considered a friend. In the months since, I have had to watch as she spread malicious gossip to anyone who would take her call. I trusted this person with the most private chapter of our lives -- the early days of our marriage before any campaign was on our mind -- and I am deeply hurt by her betrayal and the invasion of our privacy."This report said she told a "campaign aide," so 1, this was well into the contemplation of a campaign and 2, the information wasn't shared "with a friend," but with a campaign aide for purposes of protecting the campaign. Also -- what would it matter that he was unfaithful before any campaign was on his mind? Is this the Area Code theory of infidelity, applied to campaigns?
Hello, sorry for the lateness, went out too late for my walk and then went to the market. Not really an excuse. Crow update: Yesterday the crows saw me getting coffee and squawked and cawed until I gave them some snacks. I think the whole pack of crows has been alerted because a lot more are flying around, although just the male and female couple are actually landing to eat. When I was out at the market I got kettlecorn for the crows. A significant amount of my life now consists of guessing what crows might like to eat. The main answer is "cheese." They love it.
Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, has also faced a number of controversies before this, including a since-removed tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol, and past controversial comments on Reddit minimizing sexual assault and making crude remarks about masturbation and a deleted post where he claimed a wounded soldier "didn't deserve to live."
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (73/SM)
The main answer is "cheese." They love it.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:36 PM
ace is becoming a sugar daddy for crows.
And they won't even give him feet pics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)
And your Hell won't let me in.
It's like I'm holding all the aces,
But I know I'll never win …
Except for FIRSTS!
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (JOQH4)
(Sarcasm mode disable.)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (u73oe)
I mean, face. Shocked face.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (xcxpd)
He will be Buttif*ck's VP choice in '28.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (WB+so)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (1PAVJ)
The. They are going to Joe Biden him with a replacement hand picked by the party.
Maine’s rules allow it.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (s5hGr)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (1PAVJ)
Probably an equal opportunity pervert...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (JOQH4)
Posted by: RI Red at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (qvdTy)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (JOQH4)
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Primary is June 9, next Tuesday.
There is still another candidate (David Collins), and Mills, the governor, is still on the ballot though she suspended her campaign.
However, he was winning in polls by like 30-50 points after the Nazi tattoo came out. He's most likely not going to lose the primary.
The Maine Democrat Party's only hope is to convince him to drop out. They can do that before the primary or afterwards. There's a Maine state law that allows parties to replace candidates until about mid-July.
Is Platner the kind of guy who feels like he's gonna drop out because people tell him to? They couldn't keep him off KIK after telling him it was used for sexual predation of children.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (7RBt4)
IIRC, unless he agrees to step down, and before July 9 (?), there isn't much they can do. Mills would be the obvious replacement.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)
Could be a squirrel....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (jehhT)
Trump banged other broads.
Paxton banged other broads.
I can no longer care about whom they bang if they run for political office.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (WB+so)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (s5hGr)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: RI Red at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (qvdTy)
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It resembled a Nazi symbol so much it was indistinguishable from a Nazi symbol.
It was the fault of those JOOOS.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (7RBt4)
Tells you how stupid this clown is. It's clams, dummy. Clams.
"I'm gonna eat some clams tonight."
Either that or Chayote, I guess.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (3sXRv)
So, Army --> Blackwater --> nepo baby, given a no-show, no-work "job," living off of mommy's money.
Hmmm.
He didn't quit Blackwater--he was fired.
And it wasn't because he showed up late to work.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (73/SM)
He's the DNC golden boy. Next week we'll probably find out that he's the DNC Goldenshower boy.
Posted by: Orson at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (dIske)
Did you guys see the reporting claiming Platner's biggest customer is his mom's restaurant? Classic rich, successful parent gives kid a, "get out of my hair" job so he can pretend he's useful.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (viF8m)
Whatever Collins is holding is going to be worse. And I'm here for it.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Kdi1r)
I think oyster farming means he has a lot of phlegm building up in his throat.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (KDsZt)
IIRC, unless he agrees to step down, and before July 9 (?), there isn't much they can do. Mills would be the obvious replacement.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)
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After this, I have to imagine the national party is writing off the race completely.
There's no way they come back from their frontrunner having this many issues (with more to come, I'm sure), even if they Biden him and put up their uninspiring alternate who couldn't muster enough support to even make it to the primary.
A lot of bad blood will be spilled in that instance.
Just make the best of it. Fundraise off of him through Act Blue and then send those funds to North Carolina to help Cooper.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Orson at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (dIske)
He's probably there already.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (P7vXf)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (s5hGr)
Cawmembert?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)
***tips cap***
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (3sXRv)
This guy is a lying piece of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM (X0axn)
Unless it's kids - which is what that app is almost exclusively for.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (CHHv1)
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It's probably not phlegm.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (jehhT)
just happened and she's running his campaign and she doesn't care about his perviness
seems like she's another activist
also forget crows I have a resident heron! at least one.
they are seemingly nonplussed by people.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (1PAVJ)
Probably an equal opportunity pervert...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (JOQH4)
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Maybe, but I don’t believe men can be ‘bisexual.’ If youre a man who has sex with a man, you are GAY. It may well be that youre gay and experimented with women also, but that doesn’t make you bisexual. It makes you GAY.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (P7vXf)
Presumptive frontrunner in the Democrat primary for senate (el-Sayed, radical Islamist) in Michigan hasn't led a single poll against the Republican candidate.
Could be amusing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (7RBt4)
The main answer is "cheese." They love it.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:36 PM
Make sure you wear gloves and a mask when cleaning up all their shit they're bound to leave you as a thanks.
You don't want some Chinese flu they might be carrying.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (1PAVJ)
Andrew "Dice" Clay defined it well: You either suck dick, or you don't.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (P7vXf)
Same place they found AOC - literal casting calls.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Wallace 2.0 at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (967/Q)
they are seemingly nonplussed by people.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (j+aD2)
Herons ... proof that dinosaurs are amongst us still
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (XV/Pl)
The only thing you should be looking forward to with a chemical toilet is finishing quickly and getting out of it.
I still say there is an untapped campaign ad of H*tler Reacts to this sh*theads campaign.
Posted by: Nelly at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: tubal at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (Gqar
In the words of Richard Pryor, "I ain't dead yet, mothufucka!"
Posted by: Tippi Hedren at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (PD+op)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (1PAVJ)
And why that's the true Conservative position...
Posted by: The Bulwark at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (w1Iba)
Unless it's kids - which is what that app is almost exclusively for.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (Kdi1r)
Well, yes. This is valid.
If he's found to have banged kids, he should be hanged by the neck until dead.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (P7vXf)
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"We can win without men."
-New Mexico governor like 3 days ago
The Democrat Party has intentionally purged normal men from the ranks. They've been doing it for more than a decade.
So, all that's left are weirdos, freaks, and psychopaths, all while the Democrat Party knows it has to appeal to normal men to win certain races.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL!
I read that as “literal casting spells”.
Posted by: RI Red at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (9/bk6)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:46 PM (1PAVJ)
Homosexual
Make gay happy again.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (mkw2N)
Yet another one. Why isn't it Amy Platner? It must be some prerequisite to be in the political Club to refuse to take your husband's name when you marry.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (IhL8c)
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I think so.
Because the whole appeal of Planter was the radical left--he was their "anti-Trump;" that vision they have that Trump is popular with whites 'cause he affects a working class crudeness and that's what they need to copy to win whites.
And--despite their 2024 autopsy--selecting Kamala did cost them votes.
Replacing him with dishwater dull Mills will cause them to sit out in spite.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (w8dnx)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (gKWVE)
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James Talarico farms for pocket oysters.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:45 PM (73/SM)
And fartclams
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (e836C)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:47 PM (X0axn)
Or that Indonesian junk that's going 'round.
Posted by: Robin Zander at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (wXgT/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (WB+so)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (gN6zd)
1.) He shouldn't have covered up the SS tat. That's a resume builder in the Democrat Party.
2.) What's with all the Sheisse-play comments from Ace? Is this another real German fetish of Platner's, or is it just one of his off-color jokes?
3.) I care so little about this race... if it's Nazi vs. Hypercuck I just wish both could lose.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (P0D9r)
Because the whole appeal of Planter was the radical left--he was their "anti-Trump;" that vision they have that Trump is popular with whites 'cause he affects a working class crudeness and that's what they need to copy to win whites.
And--despite their 2024 autopsy--selecting Kamala did cost them votes.
Replacing him with dishwater dull Mills will cause them to sit out in spite.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (73/SM)
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There was a poll of the Maine senate race last week.
It showed Platner winning.
What people ignored was that the indy vote (which makes up 40% of the electorate in Maine) shifted 14 points towards Collins since the last poll.
And Platner's lead was pretty much the same in both.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (P0D9r)
noice
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (K3f7J)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (aD4fx)
In the words of Richard Pryor, "I ain't dead yet, mothufucka!"
Posted by: Tippi Hedren at June 01, 2026 12:48 PM (y9ksN)
Wife was watching some tiktok video the other day of the "this couldn't be made today" variety.
It was an old SNL skit with Chevy Chase and Richard Prior.
They were throwing racial slurs at each other.
Chase said "spear chucker" to which Prior replied "honkey!"
Chase followed up with "n****r!"
"DEAD honkey!"
It was funny.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (gKWVE)
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Schumer recruited her to counter Platner.
There were press releases and everything. She was touted as evidence of his great skill in recruiting candidates this cycle.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (WB+so)
1.) He shouldn't have covered up the SS tat. That's a resume builder in the Democrat Party.
2.) What's with all the Sheisse-play comments from Ace? Is this another real German fetish of Platner's, or is it just one of his off-color jokes?
3.) I care so little about this race... if it's Nazi vs. Hypercuck I just wish both could lose.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (BI5O2)
2...Platner likes to hang around public toilets. And that's according to him, not a slur by Ace.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (xcxpd)
"Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, "
SHould read:
"Platner, an openly gay and nazi-symp oyster farmer and veteran who "served" in Afghanistan and Iraq,"
When will we find out he is full of shit about his service.
I feel that's coming.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (och2J)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (u73oe)
What is the cheese of choice amongst the Corvid assembly?
Cheddar ... Brie ... ???
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 12:43 PM (3sXRv)
A runny limburger.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (CFj4+)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (xcxpd)
War is hell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (u73oe)
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Maine Democrats can replace him if he drops out for a month after the primary (which is June 9).
Collins won't drop any oppo on him until after that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (7RBt4)
So you're saying Maine just... let Schumer cook?
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (7RBt4)
So you're saying Maine just... let Schumer cook?
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (gKWVE)
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I understood this reference.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (P7vXf)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Wallace 2.0
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Wallace:
Gromit, that's it! Cheese! We'll go somewhere where there's cheese! [Looks at "Cheese Holidays" magazine]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (CFj4+)
I thought it was still there as of a few weeks ago.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:53 PM (X0axn)
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There's a picture from an interview of it covered and looking like some kind of sea monster.
But he also said in a podcast that he didn't actually do it, so it might have been some kind of temporary tattoo thing.
I dunno.
I just know that Trump is a Nazi because he supports Jews in Israel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (8XBuM)
Posted by: wth at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (UjdFS)
an adult male who trolled kids on Kik?
nahhhhhhh
he's clean as a whistle!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (j+aD2)
He was heavily groomed by all the usual scumbags — including deep Obama people — and was the subject of fawning media pieces before he even announced his candidacy.
He is an op. Everything is an op.
I don’t think he’ll drop out or even be forced out. He’s in too deep with the right people. I hope the Dumocrap machine spends piles of money on this loser.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (1PAVJ)
I surmise that her judgment may be impaired.
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Let's go further:
If they had sex--and that's not proven--she kissed that tattoo.
She's his frumpy, uglier Ilsa She Wolf.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 01, 2026 12:54 PM (CFj4+)
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Platner was winning the primary polling by dozens of points...after the Nazi tattoo thing came out.
Maine Democrat voters want him. They want him bad.
Because Maine Democrat voters are just like him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:55 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:55 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Platner at June 01, 2026 12:55 PM (wVcYX)
Collins won't drop any oppo on him until after that.
Yeah, the child pornography won't come out until then.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (aD4fx)
Talarico sets off all my "demon walking among us" tripwires.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
The people that told me that I can't vote for Trump because "he's a NAZI" and he cheated on his wife and "he's an Epstein client!"
Are running a guy with a NAZI tattoo, who cheated on his wife...apparently with teenagers (or younger?)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)
96 86
1.) He shouldn't have covered up the SS tat. That's a resume builder in the Democrat Party.
2.) What's with all the Sheisse-play comments from Ace? Is this another real German fetish of Platner's, or is it just one of his off-color jokes?
3.) I care so little about this race... if it's Nazi vs. Hypercuck I just wish both could lose.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (BI5O2)
2...Platner likes to hang around public toilets. And that's according to him, not a slur by Ace.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo
He didn't just say that he hangs out around port a potties. He said that he, "goes Toobin" in port a potties, IYKWIM
Posted by: Tippi Hedren at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (P0D9r)
Ah, that's why I got within about 8 feet of one 10 years ago.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (gN6zd)
Reportedly, in his 2003 senior yearbook at John Bapst Memorial High School (no, not the Catholic school) in Bangor, Maine, his classmates voted him "Most Likely to Start a Revolution".
In his yearbook photo, he holds a sign reading "Free Kosovo Chechnya Kashmir Palestine Kurdistan Tibet"
Platner protested at the Bangor International Airport in 2002, and was removed by the Secret Service while heckling President George W. Bush ("w") about the looming Iraq War.
Yet, in 2005, he joins the US Marines and where does he go?
And once getting out of the US Marines, he bartends & goes to school - like AOC - but gets bored or something & joins the Maryland National Guard to serve a tour in Afghanistan.
Mom was formerly a delegate with the DNC, and has remained active in Democratic politics.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)
Collins won't drop any oppo on him until after that.
Yeah, the child pornography won't come out until then.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (aD4fx)
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I'm still holding out for a sex tape with him doing the Sieg Heil salute.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (X0axn)
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It was funny then, but not now, because the language rules for the servant class are issued by the privileged-class elites.
Like one of today posts at Insty makes clear - pushback against one of those coddled youngsters turns them into homicidal maniacs.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (P7vXf)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (gN6zd)
lots of attachments. Water dish, hummingbird feeder, suet holder.
Chickadees are about the only birds we have around the house that use it.
Posted by: Bosk at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (VMFAF)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (7RBt4)
TMI
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (gN6zd)
He was heavily groomed by all the usual scumbags — including deep Obama people — and was the subject of fawning media pieces before he even announced his candidacy.
He is an op. Everything is an op.
I don’t think he’ll drop out or even be forced out. He’s in too deep with the right people. I hope the Dumocrap machine spends piles of money on this loser.
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I honestly don't know if you're talking about Planter or Talarico.
Because that is 100% accurate for both of them.
As oft-noted:
The JEF is really, really bad at politics.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (73/SM)
Because he's a psychopath
This is my theory to explain why people see our elites and think they are lizard people or aliens or whatever.
When a normal person sees a psycho they can see something is off but not exactly what.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
Talarico sets off all my "demon walking among us" tripwires.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
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Black turnout will be down at least 10% because of the primary where the black candidate lost (happens all the time in Dem primaries vs. generals where the black candidate loses).
And the state has hardened partisanly, especially at the federal level.
A loss of 10 seems like a low bound.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:58 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: jn at June 01, 2026 12:58 PM (x2HAT)
That's probably what is meant by "he's going to have to leave the state".
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 12:58 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (QGaXH)
Fun fact, Maine has one area code - 207. It's one of the only places where you don't need to dial the area code to call locally.
Pretty insane how backwoods this state still is.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (WYStd)
He also has not confirmed his reason for separation.
BTW CID can search your phone, either with consent or under warrant.
Have a blessed day.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (UIFRo)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:50 PM (gN6zd)
Not fast enough ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (3sXRv)
"I don't give a fuck if Platner cheated on his wife. Susan Collins is literally the devil."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: The Democrat Crime Syndicate at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Josephistan at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 01, 2026 12:51 PM (K3f7J)
That's probably the worst thing to surmise. She may just be a Nazi too.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:00 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Captain Splatter at June 01, 2026 01:00 PM (UjdFS)
The Himmler Maneuver
The Backdoor Putch
Having her sitzkrieg
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
The dance to Wrecking Ball around 2015 for the bride of his former step brother (both bride and groom Jewish) ought to do it.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 01:00 PM (NFX2v)
"We must support the actual Nazi to defeat the people we call Nazis or the Nazi will win!"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: troyriser at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (v1M8F)
Why is this subreddit so obsessed with Platner? He did some horrible things. He served four Iraq tours and very likely killed innocent people. He was a mercenary for Blackwater. And of course, the Nazi tattoo.
The obsession is coming from the fascists and liberals who, as always, obsessively seek to crush any gains of the left. Many naive people (and some liberal simps) here are buying into it.
He ran security for an ambassador for 6 months and left. these people think if you say backwater enough times they’ll burn the image of graham choking out a 4 year old in the dead of night with a pmc patch on.
Perfect is the enemy of the good. I will always vote on policies and removing fascist from office. There is no better candidate. And genuinely he's a near ideal general election candidate in Maine.
Nobody is swooning, we're defending him against idiots/plants like you. Actual Nazis don't tend to apologize and cover up their Nazi stuff.
Purity tests for you. Purity tests for you! PURITY TESTS FOR EVERYONE!!!
That's nice but he supports M4A. So I support him.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (w1Iba)
"I don't give a fuck if Platner cheated on his wife. Susan Collins is literally the devil."
I remember the same people telling me not to worry about Clinton raping a woman because politicians are allowed to have a sex life.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (sKqQm)
"We must support the actual Nazi to defeat the people we call Nazis or the Nazi will win!"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (73/SM)
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"Why can't Republicans get behind moderate Republicans like Susan Collins who is a Nazi worse than Hitler?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (7RBt4)
I thought it was still there as of a few weeks ago.
I wonder if a tat that large even can be removed. An awful attempt at obscuring it might be the best you can do.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)
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https://tinyurl.com/3untf2jj
Posted by: runner at June 01, 2026 01:02 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (aD4fx)
I wouldn't hold your breath. Collins and her campaign are about the most limp-wristed RINO stooges you can find. Remember that story that they dropped where they had oppo on him that would "make him leave the state"? I'm 100% willing to bet that those prancing fairies think that this is that terribly condemning scandal.
Just so you know, there's a Bush running for governor up here. Thats the kind of Republicans we have up here. LePage may win CD2 but it's all a bunch of limp-wristed RINOs in the establishment.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 01:02 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:02 PM (WAZlG)
lol yeah me too
first great blue heron tho! he has wandered off but we have water back here so he might return. he was here yesterday too.
he let me walk right up! crazy. big guy.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:02 PM (j+aD2)
A current Platner campaign official said Mr. Platner had been communicating with up to six women.
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‘Up to six’? Wtf does that mean? It’s easy enough to know the exact number. Even The Paolo knows exactly how many 100s of women he’s sexting.
Imagine who these ladies are — assuming they are real ladies and not rocking gangling dicks in their pants — that they’re intentionally sexting with this degenerate homosexual creep.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (WB+so)
Spencer Pratt rockets to first place in new poll just 24 hours before election day:
https://x.com/i/trending/2061227605114912999
Legit poll on day before voting:
Pratt -- 30%
Bass -- 29&
Raman -- 23%
No one close to 50% goes to runoff election, probably Pratt-Bass head-to-head.
Posted by: zombie at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Av6i5)
OF COURSE he knew
and yet .. the left is fine with him .. what does Nazi stand for again?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: The Crows at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (anL5R)
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Jesus, no wonder these people are retards.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (gN6zd)
From experience the crows seem to love dry cat food because I have to keep moving the feral cat food so the crows don't eat it all before the cats do.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Wpx/4)
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at June 01, 2026 12:49 PM (IhL8c)
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In Dem politician world, marriages are strictly transactional relationships. Both parties are free to discreetly engage in any and all perversions. As long as no one finds out.
Even then, they'll make all sorts of outrageous claims about getting through it together (like above), but those are all lies and deceptions.
No one on the inside really cares, so long as the gravy train continues...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (FpHTM)
better if NH took over those two basketcases
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: kingsman at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Word you're looking for is "Anschluss".
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: kingsman at June 01, 2026 01:04 PM (ehY6c)
Yeah, but who does #2 work for?
Posted by: Austin Powers at June 01, 2026 01:05 PM (dK+Kv)
During the July window, he will be dumped for the parties hand picked candidate.
That candidate won’t win, and they are not meant to.
Their only purpose will be to try and disavow what Platner has said and clean up the Democrats image for the midterms.
Across the Democrats candidate field they are telling you exactly what diabolical, insidious, anti-human, subversive things they value and want to force on our country.
Believe them.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 01:06 PM (UIFRo)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:06 PM (gN6zd)
Somebody noted a while ago that the Democratic National Committee didn't have a single straight white male under 40 working for them as a consultant.
When you are devoted to utterly demonizing a certain segment of society, it becomes difficult to get credible candidates from that segment who support you.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 01:06 PM (aD4fx)
Platner had his wife doing what looked like a hostage video. Today he ran from the press, with a furry supporter trailing.
This circus gets better and better
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:06 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (WB+so)
NH is currently in the process of trying to annex party of Kittery Maine... the part that has Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 01:06 PM (WYStd)
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Talarico and Spanberger were birthed by the light of a bonfire deep in the woods while surrounded by acolytes in black robes at each point of the pentagram chanting incantations to Satan.
neither of them are human--they wear human skin.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 01:07 PM (y9nCu)
I thought all things passed, even in the current Democratic party that's getting the boot.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 01:07 PM (NFX2v)
How come they keep fronting "Khaybar Khaybar iqtal Yahud!" candidates all over the country then? Hard to "clean up" an image you're full of antisemites when you got these idjits running for Congress in NJ and MI.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:08 PM (gKWVE)
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them oysters rollin', rawhide
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gals was by my side
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love, and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride
Posted by: "Rowdy" Platner at June 01, 2026 01:08 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: banana Dream - PUSA at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (3uBP9)
I'm still holding out for a sex tape with him doing the Sieg Heil salute.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (7RBt4)
You're saying he shaves his pubes into a Hitler 'stache?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Toad-0 at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (TqKva)
That candidate won’t win, and they are not meant to.
I can see this, and have seen it in the Republican party. A candidate that represents the extreme of the party is gaining traction, so the Establishment let's them win the primary, tanks their chances in the general election, and then uses that as leverage in future elections to push a "moderate."
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (w1Iba)
Posted by: Toad-0 at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (TqKva)
They know where you sleep.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (dK+Kv)
It turns out that newly naming one of your military units after an organization that slaughtered 100,000 Polish civilians in horrific fashion is not popular in Poland.
Who knew?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (aD4fx)
Pratt -- 30%
Bass -- 29&
Raman -- 23%
No one close to 50% goes to runoff election, probably Pratt-Bass head-to-head.
Posted by: zombie at June 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Av6i5)
Kelsey Grammer referred to her as 'Karen Bass-akwards' the other day.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (X0axn)
He will be Buttif*ck's VP choice in '28.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (X0axn)
Hasan Piker/Graham Platner '28:
Make America Socialist Nationally!
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 01:08 PM (gKWVE)
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The Democrat establishment has spent every year since the rise of Obama ceding more ground to radicals.
From allowing the Obama administration to do outright illegal things (like Fast and Furious) without even rhetorical admonition to the rise of the Squad who get used to fundraise and never actually squashed to the embrace of Islamists to actual structural changes like weakening super delegates in the presidential primary process, the establishment has willingly given more and more power to the insane left of several ilks all while needing to push out the normal white population in order to appease the new additions.
So, the establishment is trying to pretend it's the part of the 90s while the party of today is screaming about how borders are illegal, Jews are the devil, and all MAGA needs to be put in camps.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (3uBP9)
Went to the "market"??? Who says that? Only gay couples in matching pastel sweaters, and characters in 1930s children's books. Ace, I'm starting to get concerned for you. Real men go to the "store."
Posted by: zombie at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (j+aD2)
I'm still holding out for a sex tape with him doing the Sieg Heil salute.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:56 PM (7RBt4)
You're saying he shaves his pubes into a Hitler 'stache?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (X0axn)
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$5 says he does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (7RBt4)
It the crows get used to tasty feeds, and then that is interrupted, do they get angry, like other entitled welfare cases?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (KDsZt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (gN6zd)
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It's just insane that Susan Collins--Susan Collins!--is their definition of a fascist.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:13 PM (73/SM)
I can see this, and have seen it in the Republican party. A candidate that represents the extreme of the party is gaining traction, so the Establishment let's them win the primary, tanks their chances in the general election, and then uses that as leverage in future elections to push a "moderate."
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (w1Iba)
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Getting him to drop out now would be cleaner. He'd lose the primary, granting it to Mills (presumably), and then there'd be less bad blood about a coup.
There'd still be bad blood, but not as much as after winning the primary and being the people's choice.
That's why the push is now and in public, not later and behind closed doors. Hell, there was probably a lot of behind closed doors pressure about this exact stuff (and more!) for months before this weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:13 PM (7RBt4)
neither of them are human--they wear human skin.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)
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If a DNA test showed they were the spawn of the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, I would not be surprised.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 01:13 PM (gnNyN)
Hasan Piker/Graham Platner '28:
Make America Socialist Nationally!
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (Sy6m/)
I predict Piker will be killed by some leftwing lunatic in an attempt to frame MAGA as islhamophobic before then.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:13 PM (X0axn)
- A. Crow
Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (3uBP9)
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In the words of Peter Schickele, that sort-of, kind-of resemblance is called "identity."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:11 PM (3uBP9)
Of course both the Nazi and the murder fantasy guy are representative of their base.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (gN6zd)
I shan't believe he would disrespect the sanctity of holy matrimony. I shannot.
And how dare you pass wind before Graham Platner's wife, having full understanding that it is her turn.
Posted by: Minuteman at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (KDsZt)
See:
Grackles in a WalMart parking lot.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Fp2Vj)
Posted by: Statistically speaking at June 01, 2026 01:15 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Fp2Vj)
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It's his former campaign manager. The campaign tried to pay her off ($15,000) to shut up. She went to the WSJ instead.
A former campaign manager nuking her former client is career suicide. Unless someone else who can hire her is telling her to do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:16 PM (7RBt4)
See:
Grackles in a WalMart parking lot.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:14 PM (X0axn)
So you HAVE been to the Waxahachie WalMart...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 01:16 PM (y9nCu)
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early voting started on May 11.
There's too many votes banked for him to lose now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:12 PM (gN6zd)
It's like the loon yelling at Nick Shirley the other day.
"You're a creep for asking to see kids in a day care center!!!!"
".....there were no kids....."
"YOU'RE A PEDO!!!!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:17 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 01:17 PM (gN6zd)
So you HAVE been to the Waxahachie WalMart...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 01:16 PM (y9nCu)
I believe I actually have.......I think....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:17 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (BI5O2)
Few in politics take a husband's surname. (Feel for the exes for some in the US House and Senate.)
Amy has some interesting income sources, and is also a dependent of a 100% VA disabled veteran who could be both job and income limited. That's unclear and he won't discuss it.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (NFX2v)
2060946677331050769
Apparently China lied about stuff.
Saying they had 1.2 billion barrels of oil in their strategic reserve but key storage points being filled with water.
That's not the China I know from Tom Friedman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Sponge
This is the only place in the Universe that would allow this post to stand. Or even, if the truth be known, where a commentor would come up with it.
I love this place.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: That''s fucking hilarious ace. at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (bjfK+)
Trump banged other broads.
Paxton banged other broads.
I can no longer care about whom they bang if they run for political office.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:42 PM
______
Bronco Bama banged other dudes.
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Xus2C)
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So, his "wife" at the time went to the campaign first. Apparently she brought the evidence. So that's how they are out there now. Query: why would she do that? Pondering potential answers: Because she wanted to get paid to stick around. I have these things and I'm out unless you pay me.
Posted by: its all a performance at June 01, 2026 01:19 PM (anL5R)
That's not the China I know from Tom Friedman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (7RBt4)
It's a BEAUTIFUL place to honeymoon!
Posted by: Tim Walz at June 01, 2026 01:19 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:13 PM (73/SM)
Facist, Nazi, It's all just a team cheer. They don't know anything but winning. Their lives are wholly disconnected from politics.
If they win they can cheer and feel good about themselves for being good, and the rot and decay never touches them. If they lose they can emote about that and the hard work to fix all the rot and decay doesn't effect them.
It's just a sport and cheering for their team.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:16 PM (7RBt4)
Yeah, ya gotta nuke your *current* client.
That's how you get the generational wealth, and the delicious boys.
Posted by: Steve Schmidt at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (BI5O2)
Bronco Bama banged other dudes.
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Xus2C)
Him being an islhamofascist was more of the reason why I didn't vote for him, ever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (X0axn)
Has anyone seen a crow at a bird feeder? The ones around here ignore the feeders and leave them to the other birds.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Gref at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (5rh/l)
You know what would be delicious?
That he stays in and the only way to remove him is to prove that he won by fraud.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)
They tried to get David Hogg on board, but had to dump him for actually believing the shit they shovel.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (w1Iba)
Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (NcvvS)
I love this place.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 01:18 PM (m5dJ5)
It is the reason the internet was invented.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (6wpGE)
They tried to get David Hogg on board, but had to dump him for actually believing the shit they shovel.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:20 PM (w1Iba)
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They tanked him because he was going against the structure while using their mailing lists to fundraise for himself without their permission.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 01:21 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 01:10 PM (w1Iba)
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Dems switching out candidates at the last minute was perfectly demonstrated in the Torricelli-Lautenberg switcheroo in the 2002 New Jersey Senate race.
Toricelli, the incumbent, was unelectable and the GOP candidate, Forrester (?) had a good chance of grabbing the seat, so the Dems begged Lautenberg to run. He agreed, and Torricelli got the heave-ho. Lautenberg won the seat.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:22 PM (xDmZM)
umm.... well according to X ...
Posted by: Black Orchid
I like to give my ladyfriends a dirty
Posted by: Graham Platner at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (w1Iba)
Is Platner the kind of guy who feels like he's gonna drop out because people tell him to? They couldn't keep him off KIK after telling him it was used for sexual predation of children.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:41 PM (7RBt4)
I don't think so. I've been giving it some meta thought, and realized that when I first read about the potential gambit, its appeal was rooted in Normalcy Bias. But Platner is *not* normal; he appears to actually fulfill the Left's fantasy stereotype of soldiers as psychopaths.
I think he's as likely to kill whoever the Party sends to pressure him, smear himself with their blood, and dance around a bonfire hooting and hollering while shaking their decapitated heads like maracas, as he is to comply and drop out on demand.
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Sy6m/)
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Fill em up with eyeballs, and you get a crow party.
Posted by: The Crows at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:23 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Toad-0 at June 01, 2026 01:09 PM (TqKva)
Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!...
Posted by: Top Crow at June 01, 2026 01:24 PM (nvKZ7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: The hell? at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (bjfK+)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 01:25 PM (NpAcC)
These people are psychotic
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 01:26 PM (AoT+z)
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (AoT+z)
@joelmowbray
The brains — and enforcer — behind Graham Platner is
@katz_morris, Zohran Mamdani's media guru.
Katz is the new David Axelrod, who mentors him.
And the Pod Save bros love Katz.
AFTER Katz publicly savaged a female former staffer, he got
@jonfavs to write a now-viral tweet defending Platner.
Obama's former media guru did Katz's bidding after Axelrod's protégé tweeted, "There should be no place in our politics for incompetent, opportunistic operatives who violate privacy, betray trust, and prioritize vengeance over decency."
This morning, it came out that Katz had threatened Platner's former campaign manager, Genevieve McDonald, with a smear campaign before the WSJ story published.
Since the revelation of Katz's threat, Jon Favreau has been silent.
Also silent has been Katz's mentor and close friend, David Axelrod.
So when you see the closing of ranks behind the Nazi-tattooed misogynist, just remember it's literally a protégé of Obama's media team using brute force to make that happen.
Welcome to the Democratic Party of 2026.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 01:31 PM (NpAcC)
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For those not keeping up. The "fascist" is the chick without the Nazi tattoo.
And it's funny hearing people invert the wisdom of "Don't make the perfect the enemy of the good" demonstrate how much of a purist ideologue they are by thinking it's a good thing to reverse it.
This is probably why there will never be any "socialism done right" in anybody's time, because it will be at least one person's idea of "wrong" and "imperfect".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 01, 2026 01:29 PM (AoT+z)
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"Shit-canned" being apropos in this case.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 01:47 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 01, 2026 01:48 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 02:07 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Joe at June 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Uy/WF)
THE MORNING RANT: Senators Cornyn & Cassidy Were My Fault, Because I Voted for Both of Them as the “Most Electable Candidate”; also, the Amazing Rhythm Ace of Spades
Dear Texas and Louisiana voters: With a combination of gratitude and shame, I’d like to thank you for cleaning up the mess I helped create by putting Democrat-aligned RINOs in the Senate to represent your great states. I apologize for my role in putting duplicitous, faux-conservatives in a position to betray the actual conservatives who elected them, and I hope others will learn the lesson I learned – never, ever vote for the most “electable” candidate if it means empowering someone who may align with the left against conservatives.
Politics is not a sporting event where we simply cheer for whomever is wearing our team’s jersey. John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy were allegedly Team Republican, but they have spent the past nine years working with Democrats to undermine the man whom Republicans voted for in the past three presidential elections. To my ever-lasting disgrace, while living in Texas I voted for John Cornyn in the 2002 Republican primary, because he was the “moderate” and “electable” Republican who was most likely to defeat the “popular” Dallas Mayor, Ron Kirk, in the general election. Cornyn won the primary and the general election, and he then proceeded to stab conservatives in the back for the next 24 years. The power of incumbency could no longer protect him this year, as disgusted Texas Republicans voted for Ken Paxton by a landslide in the Texas senate primary.Even worse, while living in Louisiana in 2014, I voted for Bill Cassidy in the US Senate primary since he was the most “electable” Republican candidate running against the “moderate” and “popular” three-term Democrat incumbent, Mary Landrieu. Not only has Bill Cassidy been hostile to the MAGA agenda, he actually joined Senate Democrats in voting to convict President Trump in the farcical impeachment trial in early 2021. After Cassidy’s 12-year run of duplicity and betrayal against the Republicans who elected him, he too was just voted out of office, finishing third in the Republican primary.
These two senators who are routinely praised by Trump-haters for being men of high character are already making clear that they will finish out their term with middle fingers fully extended toward their constituents. They plan to represent national Democrats and the DC swamp for their final months in office, not the states that elected them to office. The “respectable Republicans” who advocated for Cornyn’s and Cassidy’s re-election are cheering on this score-settling, and blaming Donald Trump for the despicable character now on full display by Cornyn and Cassidy.
“Character”, to the modern voter, means “willingness and ability to faithfully represent the interests of the voters who elected them”
— Surma Greene (@SurmaGreene) May 29, 2026
Anyone looking for something other than that should go to church.
There are plenty of other Cornyns and Cassidys running in Republican senate primaries across the country. Down in Georgia, Derek Dooley has already gone off-script and revealed that he plans to go “full Lankford” once elected and oppose Trump’s border-control policies. But there is already a Democrat Senator from Georgia (Jon Ossoff) battling Trump’s successful closure of the border, so there is absolutely no reason for Georgia Republicans to elect a guy wearing our jersey to vote in Washington like Ossoff. (Mike Collins is apparently the Georgia Republican senate candidate who is most likely to authentically represent MAGA if elected.)
I was a fan of the Amazing Rhythm Aces when I was a teen in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, incorporating the Aces’ music into my “Long-Haired Country” mix-tapes, along with the likes of Asleep at the Wheel, Rusty Wier, Charlie Daniels, and David Allen Coe. I was also a big fan of Nancy Griffith throughout her career, and my favorite song of hers was “Gulf Coast Highway,” a song co-written by Mr. Hooker and Ms. Griffith.
I was pleasantly surprised one day when I received a Twitter follow from James Hooker, who acknowledged being an Ace of Spades fan. We subsequently traded occasional pleasantries about music, or simple holiday greetings. Mr. Hooker recently shared with me a new recording that is political in nature, “Mr. Smith (He Don’t Live Here No More).” The title refers to the straight-arrow, corruption-fighting senator played by James Stewart in the 1939 film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Mr. Hooker wrote the song about 15 years ago – but never recorded it – back in the era when the Tea Party had apparently been defeated by the Washington establishment. In reality, however, it was just creating further voter disgust that set the stage for MAGA. That disgust toward swamp politicians who betray their constituents – e.g. people like John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy – is captured in this song, which is also a great, bluesy song stylistically, irrespective of the lyrics. The good news is that voters are now taking the initiative to terminate the political careers of these types of politicians.Writ' by me about 15 years ago..... pic.twitter.com/bkR2bPb88k
— James Hooker - "The Fastest Man In Pompeii" (@THE_JamesHooker) May 7, 2026
Since we’re talking about the Amazing Rhythm Aces, here they are playing their biggest hit, “Third Rate Romance.” (James Hooker is in the peach-colored shirt playing the black piano.)
And finally, here’s Nancy Griffith along with James Hooker playing their sweet, sad song “Gulf Coast Highway”
Thank you, James. [buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:00 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (VkY89)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (VkY89)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at June 01, 2026 11:02 AM (VkY89)
In years past, we didn't have a viable candidate who was going to be able to beat Cornyn in the primary, even if people voted for the challenger.
Don't beat yourself up about what's in the past - you can't change it, so why worry about it now?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:04 AM (SRRAx)
You don't have to go looking for assholes. You are surrounded by them.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:05 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 11:05 AM (rdj54)
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“Character”, to the modern voter, means “willingness and ability to faithfully represent the interests of the voters who elected them”
Anyone looking for something other than that should go to church.
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"Character means lying to me about their views, doing the opposite of their promises, and having a compliant press to hide any personal scandals."
-George HW Bush
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Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:05 AM (dK+Kv)
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Yeah. I know.
Posted by: Dark Helmet at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (gnNyN)
I voted for John McCain twice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (xcxpd)
They usually insist upon themselves.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
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Until you're willing to vote Libertarian in the general election that's close, or just outright vote Democrat because there is no third party candidate, in order to get rid of a bad Republican, it's still just Team Red cheerleading.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (7RBt4)
I wonder how many "famous" people are actually here but keep a low profile to protect their anonymity?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (jehhT)
In years past, we didn't have a viable candidate who was going to be able to beat Cornyn in the primary, even if people voted for the challenger.
Don't beat yourself up about what's in the past - you can't change it, so why worry about it now?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:04 AM (SRRAx)
With the last 20+ years of experience, I'm done holding my nose and voting for a GOP candidate to keep the democrat out. The GOP candidate is going to be a democrat anyways. Might as well sit it out, help make the GOP candidate unemployed, and try to fix it during the next election cycle.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (N39Ws)
I wonder how many "famous" people are actually here but keep a low profile to protect their anonymity?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (YYKrY)
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And have they liked and subscribed?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (PVV5z)
-George HW Bush
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (7RBt4)
Said the CIA guy who subverted Regan, cheated on his wife for decades, and drove his wife to near-suicide!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (xcxpd)
I voted for John McCain twice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Both Bushes, John McCain & Mitt Romney. 😢
Sorry all.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (YYKrY)
I’m genuinely asking. Because AFAIK he voted the right way for cabinet nominees, judges, tax cuts, etc. He’s been portrayed as another McCain but I don’t remember him being like that.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (Tpp9k)
Might want to let Mike Pence know he's supposed to be representing his constituents, not being a minister. He was again on propaganda ministry center Meet the Press being sanctimonious as to what Republicans should be. Kind of like the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (xDmZM)
If you vote Democrat, how does the GOP know what message you think you're sending? Likewise, if you vote LP, how does the GOP know you're not just a single issue pothead?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
-George HW Bush
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (7RBt4)
Said the CIA guy who subverted Regan, cheated on his wife for decades, and drove his wife to near-suicide!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (xcxpd)
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"A thousand points of light."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
As a Republican I'm supposed to freak out that MAGA type candidate might say mean things and some of them might even (gasp) have had affairs.
This is a game designed to make us lose.
There are no personally morally perfect candidates, just ones the FNM drags through the mud because they are MAGA and ones they don't because the are Democrats or RINOs.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (sKqQm)
-George HW Bush
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:06 AM (7RBt4)
Said the CIA guy who subverted Regan, cheated on his wife for decades, and drove his wife to near-suicide!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (xcxpd)
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"A thousand points of light."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
"New World Order!"
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
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The point is getting rid of bad Republicans. That's the message.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
Uh oh.
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM
Well, we did get that shout of from El Rushbo back in the day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
I...I kinda wanna get rid of bad Republicans too. Or fake ones at least.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (xcxpd)
Highly recommended.
From their cut "I'll Be Gone":
"Well, baby -- well, maybe I shouldn't call you 'baby' no more.
You see, miss, it's like this:
You don't wanna sell me no bacon, don't you open up the store!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (bFu5X)
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👏🏻
"Good nature and good sense must ever join; To err is human; to forgive, divine." (English poet Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem, An Essay on Criticism.)
😉
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (NFX2v)
I've heard this as long as I've been here at AOSHQ, which is over 20 years. It's nonsense. The GOP doesn't know if you're saying "nominate more conservative candidates" or "I'm too lazy to bother voting." They aren't mind readers.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
I...I kinda wanna get rid of bad Republicans too. Or fake ones at least.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (xcxpd)
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But it's always the most important election ever and we can't lose a single Representative to the Democrats because then the balance of power will shift in ways that we'll never walk back from.
Or something.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (7RBt4)
Stupid fat fingers.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (bFu5X)
Shout out to Fat Fingers, too, the man can really play bass!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM
Feeling your pain in MA.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (bFu5X)
No, the point is to replace them with someone better. Replacing a bad Repub with a worse Dem is not helpful.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
Caveat Emptor.
Posted by: Gref at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (5rh/l)
Or something.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (7RBt4)
I have...been swayed by that argument before. Then I got angry and ungovernable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (bFu5X)
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Well I suppose then I should clean up my act and start behaving like an adult!
Nah.
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (PVV5z)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (Tpp9k)
John son must have known this would happen, so he always "let" Cornyn vote against GOP interests. Everyone else assumed that was a "safe" bet - we had the votes (barely) to pass legislation that was going to die in the Senate anyway, so who gives a flip about what the voters want?
Turns out, the VOTERS care - they care a LOT.
I still haven't forgotten what Cornyn pulled with Lisa Murkowski and Miller in Alaska all those years ago. Apparently I wasn't the only one who was gunning for bear (again) this time.
Too bad, so sad, don't be mad Johnny boy. You served your purpose, and now it was our turn to toss you under the bus.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (SRRAx)
They usually insist upon themselves.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
I prefer having a low profile.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (xcxpd)
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"If Schumer becomes Senate Majority leader for 2 years because Republicans voted against Murkowski in the general election, then it'll be worth it."
-me, in 2028
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (7RBt4)
I will always pick whoever will represent me best.
I choked back my bile and voted for the "electable" Republicans in the general, but I won't anymore.
I remember being relieved in 2012 that Romney lost because I expected him to betray me. I won't vote for someone like that again.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (N1tpc)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (YYKrY)
They're the ones with membership cards made of multi-colored, high grade construction paper.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (TsnvK)
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:13 AM (Tpp9k)
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Narrator voice: There is no most sane Dem candidate.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 11:14 AM (gN6zd)
I’m genuinely asking. Because AFAIK he voted the right way for cabinet nominees, judges, tax cuts, etc. He’s been portrayed as another McCain but I don’t remember him being like that.
Posted by: Heroq
When President Biden and his party pushed for a major gun control package in 2022, all Senate Republicans like Cornyn had to do was say, “No.” But Texas’ senior senator had other ideas. Cornyn not only voted for the bill that was peppered with vague language about “dating partners” and red flag laws; he spearheaded negotiations with Senate Democrats on behalf of the Republican conference.
Without Cornyn and Co.’s help, the legislation likely would have never passed.
For that alone may he suck syphilitic cock.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:15 AM (YYKrY)
The party belongs to the Donor Swamp and is really off the rails.
Trump understood the one thing the 'party' refuses to acknowledge: white people, the majority of our population and of taxpayers, still matter and we want immigration controlled.
Posted by: Danimal28 at June 01, 2026 11:15 AM (HR77u)
Posted by: Cyrus at June 01, 2026 11:15 AM (Cjger)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
*snort.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:15 AM (YYKrY)
Johnson is Speaker of the House.
Cornyn is a Senator.
Johnson had no leverage on Cornyn.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:16 AM (PVV5z)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
I...I kinda wanna get rid of bad Republicans too. Or fake ones at least.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (xcxpd)
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But it's always the most important election ever and we can't lose a single Representative to the Democrats because then the balance of power will shift in ways that we'll never walk back from.
Or something.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (7RBt4)
As it stands an R legislature with an R president isn't too different from an R president with a D legislature. So as long we've got an R president, we can focus on cleaning house.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (okun6)
Cornyn is a Senator.
Johnson had no leverage on Cornyn.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
Except the purse strings.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (TsnvK)
*examines membership card made of what appears to be used Kleenex*
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
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The point is getting rid of bad Republicans. That's the message.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
Nope, you do that any way EXCEPT the general. Dems vote lockstep 100% of the time. ANY DEM is a destroyer of our country. Even a bad R tends to never be that bad.
You do what we did this cycle - eliminate 10 bad Rs by getting them to retire, to refuse to run, or to lose primaries. That's how it's done. By the general, it's time to fall in line like Ds...
Posted by: Nova Local at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (Cqx++)
Uh oh.
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (PVV5z)
Time to put some pants on and comb your hair.
Or put electrical tape over the camera....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:18 AM (SRRAx)
Depends on the R president. Just having one with an R after his name is not enough.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)
I did that when I lived in CA. Didn't matter.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (vTZFs)
No, the point is to replace them with someone better. Replacing a bad Repub with a worse Dem is not helpful.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
Having a D in a contestable seat is a step in the direction of replacing a bad R with a good R. A bad R is far harder to contest.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (okun6)
Or put electrical tape over the camera....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:18 AM (SRRAx)
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Better hose out The Barrel.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (TZz9Q)
I voted for him because the incumbent Republican was so corrupt, it was like dude!!! Come on.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (Tpp9k)
I have voted for Al Sharpton on more than one occasion.
Because the people deserve it and doggone it I want them to have it.
Posted by: Vote Harder at June 01, 2026 11:19 AM (IqKsT)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 01, 2026 11:20 AM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 01, 2026 11:17 AM (okun6)
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A century of Congress ceding power to the executive has made the presidency the only office that really matters at the federal level.
The president has so much power over enforcement and regulatory writing that he's effectively an emperor.
Yes, we do get these side shows of district judges stopping things here and there, but that doesn't change the fact that "Trump is methodically stripping immigrants — including many with legal status — of their ability to function in daily life, cutting them off from everything from jobs to day-care subsidies. "
https://tinyurl.com/yv55ynw7
Congress passed some elements to help in the OBBB, but this is mostly just the executive wielding power.
Is it how the founders envisioned it? Not at all. Is it the reality of governance in America? Yes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:20 AM (7RBt4)
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Pleased to meet you
hope you guessed my name
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)
Argument by assertion. As has been pointed out, we've gotten rid of a goodly number of bad Rs this cycle. Would getting rid of the Ds be harder? I don't know.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (7RBt4)
"New World Order!"
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:09 AM (xcxpd)
NWO
https://youtu.be/ydBNbuJyKzU
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (dK+Kv)
No, the point is to replace them with someone better. Replacing a bad Repub with a worse Dem is not helpful.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
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A one term incumbent of the other party is easier to dislodge than a long term incumbent of the "right" party.
Strategically, sometimes you have to retreat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (7RBt4)
Argument by assertion. As has been pointed out, we've gotten rid of a goodly number of bad Rs this cycle. Would getting rid of the Ds be harder? I don't know.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
Alabama having had the bad D for 6 years has had lasting effects on the judges in the area...it's toxic to let a D in...
Posted by: Nova Local at June 01, 2026 11:22 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 11:22 AM (TsnvK)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
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Joe Cunningham (D) lasted for 1 term in SC-1.
Republicans just aren't willing to vote strategically ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:22 AM (7RBt4)
Johnson is Speaker of the House.
Cornyn is a Senator.
Johnson had no leverage on Cornyn.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
***smacks forehead, sheepishly hangs head***
D'oh.....I knew that 🙄🙄🙄
Can I blame chemo for my basic civics lapse here? No?
***wanders off to get more caffeine***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:23 AM (SRRAx)
Does that make sense??
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 11:23 AM (Oy/m2)
D'oh.....I knew that 🙄🙄🙄
Can I blame chemo for my basic civics lapse here? No?
***wanders off to get more caffeine***
*slides bottle of extra peaty Scotch over*
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Guy Who Thinks He's Still In the Art Thread at June 01, 2026 11:24 AM (Fi81e)
To be fair, most electable in 2014 and most electable in 2024/2026 are pretty different things, especially with mandatory gerrymandering having been yeeted by SCOTUS.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:24 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 11:25 AM (8XBuM)
Uh oh.
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:08 AM (PVV5z)
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I've heard tell that famous cookbook editors hang out here occasionally, even.
Posted by: bluebell at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (7LWq6)
And it looks like with Cassidy and Cornyn getting bounced we might FINALLY be getting some cleanup in Congress.
If right leaning voters stop electing controlled opposition legislators was might finally be getting somewhere.
But these voters need to stay strong and sharp. When the FNM dumps claims of someone having an affair or something of that ilk ask yourself first isn't it obvious why the FNM is doing this and secondly why should you care?
Would you rather get conservative policy from less then perfect people OR get leftist policy from less then perfect people? Because that is the only choice you get to make.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (sKqQm)
But after the House passed that Obama-fellating """"budget""" coming off of a """TEA Party""" smackdown in '14, I washed my hands of these cucks forever. No more.
Back then, they (WERE, with a capital everything, WERE) electable. But what the fuck dies electability count for when they're just working for the Democrats and don't even bother pretending otherwise?
Then, of course, they just became openly partisan Democrats during Trump, resorting to the sleaziest, most aggressive tactics to try and stem the rising tide of populism that inevitably drowned them despite their best efforts.
And now? Well, they can no longer even pretend at electability. They're nothing without Trump at the top of the ticket, and they never will be again.
I'd say "send them all to the glue factory," but I think America's dildo-mounted mechanical bull manufacturers already have reliable fastening solutions.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: garrett at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (P0D9r)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 11:25 AM (8XBuM)
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I would not recommend Infamous Amos' cookies, though.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (Fi81e)
Eric Cantor?
Those were very satisfying high-profile scalps, I must say.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (SRRAx)
McVain was my last GOPe vote.
I knew Romney would lose and that him getting close-ish would send the wrong message to the GOP.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: pookysgirl is pretty sure Rush came up with the nickname at June 01, 2026 11:27 AM (Wt5PA)
Does that make sense??
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 11:23 AM (Oy/m2)
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It does. Because we have to do the best we can with the options we have and vote for the lesser of the two evils.
Posted by: bluebell at June 01, 2026 11:27 AM (7LWq6)
Does that make sense??
I frame that now as having voted for Sarah Palin and against Obama, respectively. For those who don't remember, in 2008 the media narrative was that McCain was the walking dead and if he won Palin would almost immediately be the President. I was very much fine with that.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:27 AM (2ocoG)
By the Dems going so far left--and destroying their middle--the GOPe and Rove deceptive ploy of "you must vote for safe candidate" no longer works.
Because the Dems can no longer put up a fake moderate.
That was the entire of Cornyn's campaign: "I am the only safe, guaranteed win over the Dem."
And TX voters were like, "yeah, yeah: we've heard this same story about the wolf for 20+ years now."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (73/SM)
Big 3D billboards and big 30-foot Smurfs
And everybody wants to be naked and famous
Everybody wants to be just like me, I'm naked
And famous
Posted by: banana Dream - PUSA at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (3uBP9)
And yet even in deep red areas we regularly elect people that will legislate left of center.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:07 AM (YYKrY)
From what I've observed, once they achieve zombie form, a lot of well-known figures from throughout history become much less concerned about that.
Posted by: far cry at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wXgT/)
AI, Papal Encyclicals, and Eternal Hubris: Why Magnifica Humanitas Misses the Mark
Magnifica Humanitas lands its strongest blows not against machines, but against the old human temptation to mistake technological power for moral authority.
https://tinyurl.com/337tshty
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (SRRAx)
Paul Ryan is whoring himself for money.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (SRRAx)
Paul Ryan is whoring himself for money.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (iERP6)
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Comment from his time in Congress?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:29 AM (7RBt4)
I mean, how bad would President Bob Dole have been? Talk about Mister Uniparty!
McCain too, and both Bushes.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:29 AM (ZxPkt)
McCain was never getting my vote--and still wouldn't.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:29 AM (Fi81e)
But after the House passed that Obama-fellating """"budget""" coming off of a """TEA Party""" smackdown in '14, I washed my hands of these cucks forever. No more.
Back then, they (WERE, with a capital everything, WERE) electable. But what the fuck dies electability count for when they're just working for the Democrats and don't even bother pretending otherwise?
Then, of course, they just became openly partisan Democrats during Trump, resorting to the sleaziest, most aggressive tactics to try and stem the rising tide of populism that inevitably drowned them despite their best efforts.
And now? Well, they can no longer even pretend at electability. They're nothing without Trump at the top of the ticket, and they never will be again.
I'd say "send them all to the glue factory," but I think America's dildo-mounted mechanical bull manufacturers already have reliable fastening solutions.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
Same on same timeline. Trump was an easy 2016 support.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:29 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 11:23 AM (Oy/m2)
Sorry... but it doesn't. That line of reasoning (which I ran along at the time, too, because I knew how odious they were) ruined this country.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (BI5O2)
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Argument by assertion. As has been pointed out, we've gotten rid of a goodly number of bad Rs this cycle. Would getting rid of the Ds be harder? I don't know.
I'm trying to stay out of it but it seems like we have this "discussion" every month or so around here and it never changes. Some actual hard data rather than assertions and anecdotes might help but I don't think we'll get that because the thing to be measured is subjective in the first place.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (vTZFs)
@TreyYingst
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NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (ZxPkt)
I honestly thought Shrub was going to be something like a Reagan 2 when I voted for him.
He was going to gouge that bloated $2T budget and throw the Clinton crime syndicate in jail.
And...I guess I was young and stupid.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
Dude - this cancer is in my liver; my oncologist would have an absolute meltdown if I drank liquor!
I'm afraid it's cokes and Frapuccinos for me these days. (I never drank all that much before, anyway, so my liver is pretty "clean", except for all of the tumors)
But I will take a couple of extra shots of espresso in my coffee shake, TYVM 😂😂😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (lFFaq)
Not that it wasn't obvious or anything...
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (uEmCf)
There is actually . I was a voting Democrat for years. I stopped voting for them when Obama ran and in the past few years I've re- registered as a R . My husband is still a DINO but hasn't voted for them since Obama. We are trying to figure out who can vote for to try to knock out the horrible man who is a terrorist supporting Muslim. I thought we had someone in mind ( whose website seemed sort o "not entirely crazy D ) but now his signs all say "Stop Trump" which is a very helpful explicit
program/ sarc.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (ix8EF)
There are none so annoying as asshoe relatives.
Well, Paul Ryan and all the asshoe GOPes that he took with him come mighty close. My Rep (R) at the time resigned almost immediately after we elected him to go on to a bigger grift. We didn't have a special election to replace him either. We were without representation for almost his entire term.
*Spit*
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (7RBt4)
Good. Dealing with a crappy construction contractor, but that aside, he's in fine form.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (BI5O2)
@TreyYingst
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NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (ZxPkt)
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The point is the blockade and stealing all of Iran's out of country assets through the Treasury Department's work with the Gulf States all while demand destruction of oil and overproduction because of the temporarily heightened price creates an oversupply of oil that favors us.
The talks are theater.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (7RBt4)
Huh, I just realized this, with your mention of how we were forced to vote for Cornyn and Cassidy to defeat the "moderate" Democrat in the general:
By the Dems going so far left--and destroying their middle--the GOPe and Rove deceptive ploy of "you must vote for safe candidate" no longer works.
Because the Dems can no longer put up a fake moderate.
That was the entire of Cornyn's campaign: "I am the only safe, guaranteed win over the Dem."
And TX voters were like, "yeah, yeah: we've heard this same story about the wolf for 20+ years now."
As in most real world situations, rote application of a rigid rule doesn't work very well. As was pointed out, the situations then and now are very different, and that must be considered when deciding how to vote.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Weasel at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (PVV5z)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:26 AM (7RBt4)
Good. Dealing with a crappy construction contractor, but that aside, he's in fine form.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (BI5O2)
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Good to hear. Just don't see him around (aside from his Wednesday rants).
I just assumed he was busy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: goatexchange at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (hyS0X)
Someone died, in real time on that stream. While she was talking about how great a job she's doing in L.A.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2026 11:32 AM (jehhT)
The people that told me that I can't vote for Trump because "he's a NAZI" and he cheated on his wife and "he's an Epstein client!"
Are running a guy with a NAZI tattoo, who cheated on his wife...apparently with teenagers (or younger?)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SamIam at June 01, 2026 11:33 AM (cjT1m)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (m5dJ5)
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Well the danger on the rocks is surely past.
Still I remain tied to the mast.
Could it be that I have found my home at last.
Home at last.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
Not just in GA but to pretend he's the national party position as well.
The deeply corrupt Kemp needs Doocy to win.
Because he is desperate to extract concessions--ending the election investigation--or he will have Doocy throw the race against Ossoff.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:34 AM (73/SM)
And like a job you are expected to generate results.
Guess what Cornyn/Cassidy you didn't get the bare minimum - passing the SAVE act - done.
So...bye
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:34 AM (sKqQm)
I honestly thought Shrub was going to be something like a Reagan 2 when I voted for him.
He was going to gouge that bloated $2T budget and throw the Clinton crime syndicate in jail.
And...I guess I was young and stupid.
Posted by: 18-1
That's a big club. I am in it too.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:35 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 11:28 AM (iERP6)
I thought he was no longer in congress.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:35 AM (Tpp9k)
Must we apologize, did we put them there?
I always thought so. I mean, we had the solemn word of the networks, the state Secretaries of State, and every big-city precinct that everything, although unverifiable, was on the up-and-up.
I'm starting to have doubts about my role.
Posted by: t-bird at June 01, 2026 11:36 AM (Jl/ju)
The people that told me that I can't vote for Trump because "he's a NAZI" and he cheated on his wife and "he's an Epstein client!"
Are running a guy with a NAZI tattoo, who cheated on his wife...apparently with teenagers (or younger?)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm)
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It's important to realize that all of this is coming from Democrat leaks. His former campaign manager and probably supported by Schumer's operation.
Mills is still on the ballot despite dropping out and there's another guy running (David Costello).
Primary is June 9, next Tuesday. And there's a law in Maine that lets a party replace a primary winner with another candidate before mid-July.
They're pushing him out to replace him, but Platner is a nepo-baby narcissist who won't bend.
I cannot wait for mid-July when he's weathered the storm, the deadline is in the past, and Collins finally unloads with what oppo she has.
It's gonna be a hoot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:36 AM (7RBt4)
Are running a guy with a NAZI tattoo, who cheated on his wife...apparently with teenagers (or younger?)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm)
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It's directed emotionality.
Saw the video recently that demonstrates it.
Prog: No kings!
Con: Did you know that Castro is richer than a number of monarchs?
Prog: I don't care.
'Cause he loves himself some socialism. No matter if the dictator ends up richer than kings.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:37 AM (Fi81e)
To be fair, W was not a bad governor in the sense that he did a couple of things he said he'd do (e.g. not veto concealed carry) and didn't screw anything up horribly so I felt like he deserved his chance in 2000. By '04, he was just Not John Kerry.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 11:37 AM (vTZFs)
Mike Pence on Face the Nation. What a spineless lump of quivering cowardice. His career in politics has been dead since Jan 6th, and this coward cannot say anything more than mild oblique criticism of Trump.
When questioned about Trump endorsing far-right bigots in the primaries over qualified conservatives he dissembled and blamed Democrats for going full on socialist.
What a pitiful excuse of a man.
He went on about how radical left lunatics have gone too far, and whrn asked if his book was a rebuke of MAGA republicanism he said something like, “I’m not really one for labels”. Complete coward.
It's Mike Pence, he was never an ally. Just look at this shit he did as governor in Indiana.
It’s kind of cringe the Kennedy’s gave him the “Profile in Courage” award last year. expressing "concern" or having some "reservations" about the latest batsh!t crazy action taken by the administration is noteworthy?
Pence shows what happened to the GOP. They believed they could be a Reagan Republican in a Trump party of MAGA white national socialism. They compromised themselves because they feared being kicked out.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 11:37 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:37 AM (Tpp9k)
Not just in GA but to pretend he's the national party position as well.
The deeply corrupt Kemp needs Doocy to win.
Because he is desperate to extract concessions--ending the election investigation--or he will have Doocy throw the race against Ossoff.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:34 AM (73/SM)
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I think the federal focus on Fulton since Trump's second administration started is going to have "unexpected" effects on the statewide races in GA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:37 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (c60E/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:20 AM (7RBt4)
I'm not sure I agree. George Washington absolutely believed in a powerful executive. He believed a single central authority with operational power was vital.
That power has expanded, sure, but ALL of our presidents have sought a powerful executive branch.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Kdi1r)
The other narrative was that Palin dragged the ticket down (lol) when the truth is she kept it from being a much bigger landslide. She was very much the same "unpopular" that Trump is. And too "mean" to Democrats.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (gN6zd)
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 11:23 AM (Oy/m2)
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It does. Because we have to do the best we can with the options we have and vote for the lesser of the two evils.
Okay, when you read this, how many of you played the "lesser of two weevils" joke in your head?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)
Still I remain tied to the mast.
Could it be that I have found my home at last.
Home at last.
Posted by: Axeman
HA! I hadn't thought of those guys for awhile. Thanks!
Both Steely and Dan were excellent. (An actually utterance from one of my roomies. Yes, he was totally baked. Why do you asked?)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (m5dJ5)
That power has expanded, sure, but ALL of our presidents have sought a powerful executive branch.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Kdi1r)
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Constitution as designed makes Congress the most powerful of the three branches.
It funds the executive, has sole authority to write laws, and can impeach the president while the president can't remove any Congressmember at all.
There were conflicts of visions, for sure. But, the Virginia Plan which became the Constitution heavily favors Congress, and that's what the Founders put into practice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (7RBt4)
And he lied to Trump about what he found.
Lied right to his face.
Lied every days since.
And he has never been asked why he lied to Trump about what Flynn did--let alone answer why he lied.
That is the true character of Pence:
A liar wearing the stolen garments of a Christian.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (73/SM)
How did you not get creepy evil vibes from that dude. I got them from Frankenstein Gore too so I didn't really understand what my politics were.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (gN6zd)
Mike Pence on Face the Nation. What a spineless lump of quivering cowardice. His career in politics has been dead since Jan 6th
At last, common ground.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
1 SCOTUS per term
1 Senator per Congress
1 Representative per year (or maybe per bill)
Either that or we self dirty bomb DC and let the tumors choose.
Posted by: DaveA at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (FhXTo)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (RHGPo)
they cheat in EVERY way possible.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (vbXSk)
1 SCOTUS per term
1 Senator per Congress
1 Representative per year (or maybe per bill)
Either that or we self dirty bomb DC and let the tumors choose.
Posted by: DaveA at June 01, 2026 11:40 AM (FhXTo)
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Base line budgeting should be considered unconstitutional. I think that ends up fixing a surprising amount.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (7RBt4)
Yet our Super majority in the house and senate can't be bothered to do something like defund welfare for illegals. One of the leading candidates for governor this year actually donated to Brandon Sponge Brain.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (l26NL)
At the time I thought 'Oh, so he's tougher than he appears. Core of steel in a velvet glove' that kind of thing. He was more craft and cunning than his exterior folksy appearance.
The problem is: Disingenuousness is NOT a good thing. There are two kinds of people like this. Those who when pushed in public harden like steel and push back. That is strength tempered by humility and courtesy. And then there is the passive aggressive puppeteer who in public is shy and retiring and in private is ordering hits on the opposition.
The GOPe learned from Bush that they could be all happy and accommodating on the surface and then fuck the base in the ass and be mean as hell to get what THEY wanted. See... almost all the GOP politicians of the past 20 years.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:20 AM (7RBt4)
I'm not sure I agree. George Washington absolutely believed in a powerful executive. He believed a single central authority with operational power was vital.
That power has expanded, sure, but ALL of our presidents have sought a powerful executive branch.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Kdi1r)
He didn't believe in central administration, which doesn't really exist until Wilson. We're now in a weird state where much of the federal bureaucracy is entangled in local/state affairs but also not really accountable to the President.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 01, 2026 11:42 AM (okun6)
they cheat in EVERY way possible.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (vbXSk)
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BAMN.
By Any Means Possible.
But not stuffing ballot boxes. That's just rude.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:42 AM (7RBt4)
I cannot wait for mid-July when he's weathered the storm, the deadline is in the past, and Collins finally unloads with what oppo she has.
It's gonna be a hoot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:36 AM (7RBt4)
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The Gay Nazi Creep is not too proud a homosexual to correct all the leaks that show him creeping on young girls.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:43 AM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 11:38 AM (gN6zd)
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I agree. I know a lot of people who voted for VP in 2008.
I never vote for VP.
If they had put another squish on the ticket, it would have been embarrassing for the GOP.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:43 AM (Fi81e)
By Any Means Possible.
But not stuffing ballot boxes. That's just rude.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:42 AM (7RBt4)
LOL.
A buddy once said his wife reacted to something as: speaking 'WTF? What the hell?'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
It's gonna be a hoot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:36 AM (7RBt4)
This is absolutely my thinking.
I believe all the stuff coming out now is coming from the left. They NEED him to drop out. Collins is keeping her powder dry.
That old lady is cutthroat.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (Kdi1r)
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And like a job you are expected to generate results.
The role of gov't is to reign in the rights of the people -- Clinton'92 on MTV.
LIB BASSholes and firestarting BASStards will be the first into the bunkers, not because they value their own lives, but rather to displace someone who does -- why they vote BASS: won't even be close, june2nd
Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."
-- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.
To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09
What is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE who enabled precisely that!
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-atLongLongLAST
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-getThisPartySTARTED
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (NtH7O)
they cheat in EVERY way possible.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 01, 2026 11:41 AM (vbXSk)
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My wife's mom recently passed away.
24 will be her last Republican vote. She'll be solid Democrat from here on out.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)
If they don't have that listed just write it in. At least you voted.
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (8XBuM)
"Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something." Two miles more, and he said, "And make it stick."
'It' was some secret to use as blackmail
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 01, 2026 11:45 AM (c60E/)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:43 AM (1PAVJ)
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"So, I just read about this app called KIK in the NYT, the only corporate newspaper worth reading because they honor truth and print what's fit to print, and it says that this app is all about exploiting minors for sex. I think I'll sign up."
-Graham Platner whom Democrats must vote for to defeat ultra-MAGA, Trump acolyte, and white national socialist Susan Collins
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:45 AM (7RBt4)
That power has expanded, sure, but ALL of our presidents have sought a powerful executive branch.
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No Kings!
-Progtard Sheep
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Dv3i1)
If they don't have that listed just write it in. At least you voted.
And you feel good about yourself, which is the most important thing.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 11:46 AM (vTZFs)
Does that make sense??
Posted by: dantesed
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Yes. We knew that O was a shitweasel. Romney and McCain were the better choices. O was the most disruptive president since FDR and possibly worse.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (exGwm)
By Any Means Possible.
But not stuffing ballot boxes. That's just rude.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:42 AM (7RBt4)
Just this week, they've found ballot boxes with burned ballots in them. In California. In places Pratt is doing well.
Weird.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (Kdi1r)
But, as TJM noted, this disease is all we have to work with.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2)
I believe all the stuff coming out now is coming from the left. They NEED him to drop out. Collins is keeping her powder dry.
That old lady is cutthroat.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (Kdi1r)
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Well, the sext stuff definitely came from his former campaign manager.
She either nuked her own career in politics to get it out, or she's got backing from someone else to do it.
Remember, Schumer worked overtime to get Mills to run to counter Platner. Mills was touted as one of his great gets this cycle, even.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (7RBt4)
McCain was never getting my vote--and still wouldn't.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:29 AM (Fi81e)
I voted for Allen Keyes. If I'd known he was on the Colorado ballot I'd have campaigned for him.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 11:46 AM (vTZFs)
Shame is the most important thing.
Always Remember (this applies to all people) : You are never good enough, and your father will never respect you.
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (l26NL)
How did you not get creepy evil vibes from that dude.
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I’ll go with the young and stupid defense.
Plus you have to remember in 2000 it was a different world, the flow of info was controlled by the likes of Fox, WSJ, etc. By 2004 I was convinced Kerry would invite Osama to the White House and pin a medal on him.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (Tpp9k)
BAMN
By
Any
Means
Necessary
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)
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*points to self*
Illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:43 AM (1PAVJ)
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"So, I just read about this app called KIK in the NYT, the only corporate newspaper worth reading because they honor truth and print what's fit to print, and it says that this app is all about exploiting minors for sex. I think I'll sign up."
-Graham Platner whom Democrats must vote for to defeat ultra-MAGA, Trump acolyte, and white national socialist Susan Collins
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:45 AM (7RBt4)
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I never heard of that app. And I’ve heard of everything in the dating world. That must be a seriously creepy and probably illegal app.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (1PAVJ)
NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (ZxPkt)
The IRGC is in charge now. Their prez stepped down.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (1PAVJ)
It's absolutely infamous for child trafficking.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:49 AM (Kdi1r)
If they don't have that listed just write it in. At least you voted.
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And you feel good about yourself, which is the most important thing.
The NEED for a Leader to follow is the ONLY weakness to overcome. LIBs live in FEAR for having abandoned their only means of survival, their MIND, and Guilt for knowing they have done so willingly -- the only common ground is for them to take you with them into it.
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
Evil’s Advantage Over Conscience
https://tinyurl.com/LIBs-WhatPriceTheirVision
Ambitious Men will NOT be Ruled. Productive Men will NOT Stagnate.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 01, 2026 11:49 AM (NtH7O)
NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (ZxPkt)
The IRGC is in charge now. Their prez stepped down.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (g8Ew
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1. The IRGC has been in charge since the Supreme Ayatollah was killed. That's why the Gayatollah who's in a coma was chosen as the successor.
2. Iran says the president is still in office and didn't request to resign.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:49 AM (7RBt4)
That power has expanded, sure, but ALL of our presidents have sought a powerful executive branch.
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No Kings!
-Progtard Sheep
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Dv3i1)
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Pish Posh. I AM the All-Powerful!
Posted by: Auto-Pen The Unaccountable at June 01, 2026 11:49 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (1PAVJ)
I had heard of it, but it was always getting mixed with the competitor to twitch and ewetub. Hell, it could BE the same thing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:31 AM (uEmCf)
Sure, but it's nice to have them on record as the self win loved scammers they've always been.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (lFFaq)
NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media.
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 11:30 AM (ZxPkt)
The IRGC is in charge now. Their prez stepped down.
but i've been reliably assured that they want an agreement
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (sGtp+)
DURING PRIDE MONTH!?!?!?
Posted by: Gaystapo at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (JCZqz)
I frame that now as having voted for Sarah Palin and against Obama, respectively. For those who don't remember, in 2008 the media narrative was that McCain was the walking dead and if he won Palin would almost immediately be the President. I was very much fine with that.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:27 AM (2ocoG)
Plus, once McCain realized that Palin was the big draw on the ticket (about 3 days after she was announced as his running mate), everyone in McCain's staff put all their effort into destroying Palin, rather that trying to actually get McCain elected.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:48 AM (1PAVJ)
I don't think it was originally meant as a dating app.
But then again, neither was Roblox, and we all see what kind of reputation _it_ has.
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (uEmCf)
There are signs, far out in the fringes of the red-pill community, that W- and many others- got us the Patriot Act and its Section 311, the section that is now dismantling the global government/criminal financial networks.
So, in the end, those of us who voted for W might have gotten things so completely wrong that we were right.
Posted by: t-bird at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Jl/ju)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (l26NL)
It's all about context and word choice. If he had said 'Deus Vult' we'd be like hell yeah. The thing is, he's a craven piece of shit so he probably would mean either as sarcasm.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)
Microsoft recently canceled most of its direct Claude Code licenses after discovering that employee AI usage had grown so large that, in the words of one Nvidia executive, “the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees.”
If that last line isn’t indicative of a bubble, I’m not sure what else it might be.
https://tinyurl.com/48rkms4w
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (sGtp+)
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The diplomacy is just theater for political consumption on both sides.
All that matters is the blockade and the US Treasury stealing all outside the country assets owned by Iranian leadership.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (7RBt4)
Plus, once McCain realized that Palin was the big draw on the ticket (about 3 days after she was announced as his running mate), everyone in McCain's staff put all their effort into destroying Palin, rather that trying to actually get McCain elected.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
Nicole Walllace made a fortune out of it becoming an msnbc host.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
And we believe them. Why would they lie?
Posted by: MSM and Retarded Lefties that think Iran is winning at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (rj6Yv)
Microsoft recently canceled most of its direct Claude Code licenses after discovering that employee AI usage had grown so large that, in the words of one Nvidia executive, “the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees.”
If that last line isn’t indicative of a bubble, I’m not sure what else it might be.
https://tinyurl.com/48rkms4w
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
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Theory:
Every single announcement of mass layoffs we've seen over the past 3 years or so were done to pay for the AI tokens.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
And we believe them. Why would they lie?
Posted by: MSM and Retarded Lefties that think Iran is winning at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
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I believe the only source is some anonymous account.
Why would I believe that one source?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: anachronda
"...over our dead bodies!" *IS* an agreement we can work with.
Posted by: t-bird at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (Jl/ju)
Always Remember (this applies to all people) : You are never good enough, and your father will never respect you.
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (uEmCf)
I'm sorry, man. My family has been remarkably Leave it to Beaver. My Dad, both grandfathers are some of the best men I have ever known. Dad still is.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)
But, as TJM noted, this disease is all we have to work with.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2)
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You probably heard james carville's advice: Don't tell anybody just do it: End the filibuster; add four Justices to SCOTUS. End all the Republican gerrymandering
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (c60E/)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (rj6Yv)
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Defensive bombing.
To maintain the ceasefire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette
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Senatorial campaign, Obama's people got the popular (shoe in) Republican candidate's SEALED divorce records opened up. That shitcanned the Republican winner. The genius RNC brought in Alan Keyes, who didn't want to do it, to run against Obama. Keyes made an ass of himself and lost much respect. Also the election.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (exGwm)
Well. Okay. Your proposal is acceptable.
Iran may have just given Trump what he's wanted this whole time. A plausible reason to finally handle the family business.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (Kdi1r)
It’s Schrödinger's Iran right now.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
I remember he gave one of the best acceptance speeches at the convention and I thought "Dang, he might actually be alright." Then he went to sleep and gave us the worst campaign until Brandon Sponge Pants. What a waste.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
Iran’s president offers resignation, citing total takeover by IRGC commanders
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605312204
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
Now, now, cur. Some of us put considerable amounts of effort into our generational wealth, and our delicious boys.
Posted by: Steve Schmidt at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: t-bird at June 01, 2026 11:36 AM (Jl/ju)
I've had doubts since at least 2008. Track record still holds.
Results from the rural counties counted, R's winning, then Clark county comes in and the D's sweep to victory a couple days later by just enough to not trigger an automatic audit. It's amazing.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (TsnvK)
Nicole Walllace made a fortune out of it becoming an msnbc host.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Tpp9k)
Exactly the slag I was thinking of. Going back to when she sabotaged Palin's debate prep during the campaign.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
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Elevator up.
Stairs down.
Demand destruction materialized fast in Africa, and it's showing up in China now.
All while overproduction is happening (UAE leaving OPEC).
By late summer, oil will be less than $70, and that's with Iran still acting like it's gonna collect tolls on the strait, or whatever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (7RBt4)
ah. an optimist. you think this is the final form.
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 11:52 AM (rj6Yv)
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Defensive bombing.
To maintain the ceasefire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:53 AM (7RBt4)
These 2 sentences don't seem to intuitively follow.
Posted by: Nova Local at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (tOcjL)
But then again, neither was Roblox, and we all see what kind of reputation _it_ has.
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (uEmCf)
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And Onlyfans started out as a geek refuge from the Woke wars and Gamergate.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (l26NL)
And that was after the lightning bolt of Palin's speech- which was electric. (redundant metaphor but whatever.)
Then he suspends his campaign to spend time on... jacking off?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (1PAVJ)
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"What war in Iran?"
-the War Powers Act
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (7RBt4)
Their entire existence relies on the establishment protecting them from having a meaningful primary challenger, and if somebody dared actually challenge them, bury them in money.
It turns out there was zero reason we ever needed to suffer them in red states and red seats.
Thune pissed away $130 MILLION over both primary elections trying to save Cornyn rather than just pass the SAVE act, which had mass support.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (setIA)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
Right?!
Posted by: Friend of the Blog, and Confederate Flag Cooler owner Rick Wilson at June 01, 2026 11:57 AM (Kdi1r)
Trump is putting to fire every one of their "we can't do this now" excuses for reneging on their campaign promises.
Even as it crumbles to ash in their hands, they still cling to all those lies.
Like Cornyn actually thinking introducing a bill to name a highway in TX after Trump was going to save him--"just put ol' John back in the Senate and I promise I'll get to all those other things I promised every 6 years for the last 24 years."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:57 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 01, 2026 11:54 AM (l26NL)
And that was after the lightning bolt of Palin's speech- which was electric. (redundant metaphor but whatever.)
Then he suspends his campaign to spend time on... jacking off?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)
He didn't want to win. Just like Mittens. He just wanted his turn in the spotlight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 11:57 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 11:56 AM (sGtp+)
No. An out and out dictatorship or imperial system will follow.
Someone's autocracy.
But this excrescence is the final form of the Republic. It has no survivability, and someone will inevitably make order from this chaos.
Posted by: Steve Schmidt at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (BI5O2)
Every single announcement of mass layoffs we've seen over the past 3 years or so were done to pay for the AI tokens.
Discuss.
skynet is a jealous god
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (1PAVJ)
I saw something yesterday(?) on Insty- Stephen Green is always a Uke homer- and he was saying that Ukraine was still crushing Russia everywhere!
Hmmm.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
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Two McCain campaign staffers did the dirty work. Familiar creeps even today - Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu
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I hope she's has peace in her life. She didn't deserve that treatment by Mccain's people or to be cheated on by her husband
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (c60E/)
MSFT: Here, employees, here is a license to be lazy and neglect your duties.
Employees: OK.
MSFT: No! Not like that!
*facepalm*
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:57 AM (73/SM)
"Turns out, all we needed was a new president!"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (BI5O2)
But my simple point was they don't do any one or another (way of cheating) if the first one doesn't work, they do ALL the ways of cheating (and only get "caught" on some of them). So BAMN, By ALL means necessary.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Friend of the Blog, and Confederate Flag Cooler owner Rick Wilson at June 01, 2026 11:57 AM (Kdi1r)
Fuck that Thumb in particular.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: pookysgirl is pretty sure Rush came up with the nickname at June 01, 2026
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Aka "Miss Piggy." Ditto her brother Mitch, son of Moon -- the last white male mayors Da Swamp has had in decades. Or maybe the last, as our current mayor is a woman (and makes no fuss about it).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 11:59 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 11:55 AM (1PAVJ)
I’m like Don Draper in the elevator right now with regards to both.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Tpp9k)
Meta laid off a TON of devs. I know because they're choking the job market in Seattle.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:00 PM (xcxpd)
I can't blame Americans for refusing a "head of the line" party crony.
It wasn't GWB's turn, it sure wasn't Trump's turn.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (Fi81e)
If a Rightwing political party had a party platform that the candidate had to sign to be a candidate for that party, on pain of ejection from said party, then the platform could contain planks that no Lefty could sign and/or vote for.
Posted by: Speller at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (pSotA)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Tpp9k)
No lies detected.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 12:02 PM (dK+Kv)
i've been seeing that opinion popping up on youtube a lot lately.
still waiting for china to realize the cheapest way to build a large, power-efficient neural network is uyghur-brain-in-a-vat.
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 12:02 PM (sGtp+)
Last night it correctly picked up & described a brown raccoon, grey raccoon, calico cat on the porch, etc.
It just told me there was a chicken in the yard.
Um, no. No chicken. LOL
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)
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It took Trump like 7 years to really start.
His naivete about how the party itself operated at the beginning was...unfortunate. And then the struggle actually started, and the first real win was taking over the RNC and displacing Ronna McDaniel which didn't happen until March of 2024.
But, the effects once he actually started making intra-party ground have been quite sweeping, it seems.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (7RBt4)
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Were they all working on Metaverse? Lol
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 01, 2026 11:50 AM (y9nCu)
Absolutely. That was very shocking to me.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)
Trump is unique. She'd have done a good job if supported.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (xcxpd)
seems to me the most effective course of action would be to let the dogs off the chain, and just kill everybody over there
but I'm just an observer
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)
No, she wasn't entrenched and stable enough at the time. She was awesome up til then as governor of Alaska, but she got smothered by everyone.
Too big a threat and I suspect Hillary was behind a lot of that. No woman could take her place in political primacy. So, she had to be destroyed. NO ONE hates women like women.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)
i've been seeing that opinion popping up on youtube a lot lately.
still waiting for china to realize the cheapest way to build a large, power-efficient neural network is uyghur-brain-in-a-vat.
Posted by: anachronda at June 01, 2026 12:02 PM (sGtp+)
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"We copied The Matrix, but we just killed all the Uyghurs. We try again with Indians."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (7RBt4)
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1h
#BREAKING: Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was released from a Colorado state prison this morning
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Tpp9k)
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Never saw that show. Did he crop-dust?
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fi81e)
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Were they all working on Metaverse? Lol
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Tpp9k)
it was a pretty wide swath, lots of projects. Have a buddy who was contract QA there when it started.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:05 PM (xcxpd)
Then when I voted for McCain I was like....this feels gross.
Then Romney, I could barely bring myself to go vote because I knew he was both a cuckold and not going to win.
Trump represented the biggest double-barreled middle fingers I could offer to the whole system.
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at June 01, 2026 12:05 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: ballistic at June 01, 2026 12:05 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 01, 2026 12:05 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (BI5O2)
Apologize for voting for Mitt Romney in a primary. No apology necessary for voting for him in the general over Barack Hussein Obama.
Posted by: MartynWW at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (M9zxq)
Damnit! I am not a robot!
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (TsnvK)
But that doesn't mean that she was "ready for prime time".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026
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Gas has been coming down here too. Shell dropped from 3.99 to 3.75; Racetrac from 3.99 to 3.65. My usual Exxon station might have come down too, though I expect they haven't changed the price of their E0. Oddly, it's been .20 *less* than their regular lately.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (wzUl9)
Palin OTOH was electric and rightfully put the fear of God into the Uniparty.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)
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In 2012, no one was, and wrecking Barry's chances for a second term was the top priority, not taking on the Dems AND GOP reform. I've long felt that she was the only Republican candidate that had a viable chance to beat the Commie in 2012.
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Damnit! I am not a robot!
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:06 PM (TsnvK)
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As somebody on X recently said, it is a farce that I have to prove to a robot that I am not a robot.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fi81e)
There’s a scene that has been memed a lot. It’s a young employee who disses his boss Don, as they ride the elevator. End with him saying I feel sorry for you. Don, in a cold as ice tone says back (without even making eye contact), I don’t think about you at all and walks out of the elevator.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (Tpp9k)
Like fag Obama ever wrote any of his puppet words. That was the sick part. Mr Soaring Rhetoric himself was too lazy to come up with his own lies.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:08 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: MikeN at June 01, 2026 12:08 PM (GUrYU)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fi81e)
There’s a scene that has been memed a lot. It’s a young employee who disses his boss Don, as they ride the elevator. End with him saying I feel sorry for you. Don, in a cold as ice tone says back (without even making eye contact), I don’t think about you at all and walks out of the elevator.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (Tpp9k)
https://tinyurl.com/3tan9xja
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:09 PM (gN6zd)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (gtcuf
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As long as they leave Queensryche alone....
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:10 PM (Fi81e)
And that ... that is the moderate Democrat position.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:10 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: MikeN at June 01, 2026 12:08 PM (GUrYU)
So was Paul Ryan 'Fiscal Hawk.' *eyeroll*
Mittens.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
Look...I freely admit I spat more than my share of venom at the "electability" crowd. And I stand by the vast majority of it, even admitting you gotta get in before anything else matters, because the flip side is that if they won't do what you want/need, there's no real point.
That said...I don't think without Trump or some equivalent we'd be in any position to stop voting for sellouts and start electing the people we need. Sometimes your solutions aren't predictable and clear. Life's funny like that, I guess.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at June 01, 2026 12:10 PM (OUMaO)
Nicole Wallace is just a dolt. Schmidt is a scumbag of a different order
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 12:10 PM (xDmZM)
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It's the lawyer from Silicon Valley.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:12 PM (X0axn)
Go Paxton.
Now, if we could just stop Americans from voting for ferriners........No more middle east in D.C.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:13 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:12 PM (X0axn)
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At offset 280.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:13 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:07 PM (Fi81e)
I'm waiting for the Rorsach test captha.
Tell me what you see.
A bunny?
You're a bot.
A horse?
bot
A bat.
bot.
Hell. I don't know. Three guys giving each other blowjobs
Welcome. You have 5 friend requests.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:14 PM (TsnvK)
At offset 280.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:13 PM (Fi81e)
The worst shot is the one you don't take.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:14 PM (X0axn)
https://x.com/ByronYork/status/2061401291717325067
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 12:15 PM (RHGPo)
AI layoffs are cover for extracting DEI ticks without suffering EEOC suits or stock price falls.
But it's funny how different the stocks react between:
"we laid off 10,000 because of the economy" - falls
"we laid off 10,000 because of AI integration" - rises
Exact same job loss; opposite result.
Irrational.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:17 PM (73/SM)
https://x.com/ByronYork/status/2061401291717325067
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 12:15 PM (RHGPo)
Riiiight.. Just like Kavanaugh raped Blasey Ford..
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:17 PM (JOQH4)
Uh, whereabouts, might one ask?
Posted by: gingham dog at June 01, 2026 12:18 PM (wXgT/)
https://x.com/ByronYork/status/2061401291717325067
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 12:15 PM (RHGPo)
Uh, no.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:19 PM (X0axn)
Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2026 12:20 PM (LHPAg)
Peter Lorre: You despise me, don't you Rick?
Rick: If I gave you any thought, I probably would.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 12:22 PM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Evi L. Bloggerlady at June 01, 2026 12:22 PM (8yM+6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtbp5cTLLjo
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
I wanna cry foul because, Bogart, but it is fair.
It is like the 'good actor' spot in Wayne's World 2 with Charlton Heston.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)
If you are a scumbag opportunist in an R district, you probably run for office as an R even though, in your heart, you are D
This is how the R party gets infested with these people. Understand that some percentage of people running as R are only doing that because they are in districts where a D can not get elected. This is why the more conservative states often have the worst Republicans.
(Also note that this applies to the Dems as well -- if you are a commie scumbag, you probably run ad a D without letting on that you are really S for socialist.)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 01, 2026 12:23 PM (VXSY6)
https://x.com/ByronYork/status/2061401291717325067
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 12:15 PM (RHGPo)
Uh, no.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:19 PM (X0axn)
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Established, just without a single documented fact.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Fi81e)
How did you do that?
Posted by: Evi L. Bloggerlady at June 01, 2026 12:22 PM (8yM+6)
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If only there were words after the headline.
What a world that would be.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 12:23 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 01, 2026 12:23 PM (VXSY6)
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That's what I call a "seat-filler".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:24 PM (Fi81e)
'Spin on a Red Brick Floor' and 'Love at the Five and Dime' were road tunes for me.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2026 12:25 PM (XeU6L)
The conservatives are finally winning some.
Posted by: davidt at June 01, 2026 12:26 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
It is like the 'good actor' spot in Wayne's World 2 with Charlton Heston.
Having not seen the movie, I wasn't sure what you meant, but now I know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWsFFQP0gA
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Megyn Kelly shamelessly likens “the whole problem with Israel” to “find[ing] out you have cancer” … but says “that’s the good news”because at least America now knows it has cancer.
https://tinyurl.com/2xsevybp
That's right. Finding out you have Israel as a friend and ally is like finding out you have cancer.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 12:29 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: craig at June 01, 2026 12:29 PM (1dUlh)
This was a mirage. Sorry Rush.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
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That's what Ann Coulter offered Romney as.
But it was in the year that a guy known for a state-driven healthcare plan was supposed to running against another guy's state-driven healthcare plan.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Fi81e)
a favorite of mine as well
I think she suffered an mRNA shot related injury
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 12:30 PM (j+aD2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWsFFQP0gA
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Probably the only thing memorable from the movie. Other than the sponsored ad bit. 'Little, Yellow, Different.'
Remember Nuprin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: craig at June 01, 2026 12:29 PM (1dUlh)
Piece of shit status, confirmed. Showed they were completely justified in voting your skanky ass out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)
But it was in the year that a guy known for a state-driven healthcare plan was supposed to running against another guy's state-driven healthcare plan.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Fi81e)
I believed Bill Whittle about Romney. I was very, very disillusioned.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:32 PM (xcxpd)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWsFFQP0gA
Posted by: Archimedes at June 01, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Probably the only thing memorable from the movie. Other than the sponsored ad bit. 'Little, Yellow, Different.'
Remember Nuprin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)
I love Wayne's World. One of my favorite movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:34 PM (xcxpd)
A guy named Thomas Astruc created a popular anime. One of his characters is named Marinette. Astruc was engaging some fans by answering questions and someone asked him if Marinette is bisexual. Someone else answered for him, "Yes, he confirmed it already"
Astruc responded, "No" to this person.
This set off the freaks. One person quote tweets, "DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL. THIS IS LITERALLY BREAKING MY HEART."
http://tiny.cc/7ae4101
Another person responds, "Straight marinette = you're a facist"
http://tiny.cc/9ae4101
I can't imagine what it's like to be a relatively normal creative right now. Everyone from the publishers to the critics to the most vocal fans to your co-workers apparently pressure you to make it LGBTQIIAARP.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 12:34 PM (mkw2N)
Los Angeles voting center vandalized, mail-in ballots burned ahead of primary election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 12:35 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 12:36 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:34 PM (xcxpd)
The first is awesome. The second... it has like 2 moments.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:36 PM (bss/y)
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Petition to change the banner motto at Ace of Spades to this?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 12:36 PM (xDmZM)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 12:36 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Well. Okay. Your proposal is acceptable.
...
Iran may have just given Trump what he's wanted this whole time. A plausible reason to finally handle the family business.
And given that they have targeted Him(Trump) as well as his family members (Ivanka) without regard to the LIB international order of *not* targetting heads of state and their families just what he wanted.
Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."
-- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.
To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09
What is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE who enabled precisely that!
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-atLongLongLAST
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-getThisPartySTARTED
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (EhMju)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (bss/y)
Los Angeles voting center vandalized, mail-in ballots burned ahead of primary election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 12:35 PM (ndZc7
They're not even trying to hide it anymore
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (JOQH4)
A guy named Thomas Astruc created a popular anime. One of his characters is named Marinette. Astruc was engaging some fans by answering questions and someone asked him if Marinette is bisexual. Someone else answered for him, "Yes, he confirmed it already"
Astruc responded, "No" to this person.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 01, 2026 12:34 PM (mkw2N)
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I fucked her
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (X0axn)
Like fag Obama ever wrote any of his puppet words. That was the sick part. Mr Soaring Rhetoric himself was too lazy to come up with his own lies.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 12:08 PM (gN6zd)
Obama is very lazy. And very gay.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 01, 2026 12:37 PM (xcxpd)
Really tired of these people using media for their therapist.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (OPGS/)
I hate pious hypocrites, they're the worst backstabbers.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 01, 2026 12:38 PM (Cjger)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (V362x)
So there's that.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 12:39 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 12:40 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 11:58 AM
_________________
When Elon took over X, i hear he canned like 8,000 people. AND NOTHING CHANGED. This should have been a major clue.
Posted by: MartynWW at June 01, 2026 12:59 PM (M9zxq)
But, OTOH, I voted for both Nixon and Trump three times.
Am I the bad guy?
The only way to.let your reps know what YOU want is to write or call. It's a little better than voting, but it still depends of the collective. Any one vote means little, and any single call or text is close to the same. You have to convince others to get off their asses.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 01:07 PM (PC+XL)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Vincent van Gogh He painted this about one year after he arrived in Paris to live with his brother. His palette is evident, but this work is clearly different than his typical popular stuff.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, in a French accent at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (nRMcW)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (lJ0H4)
He got to France, drank 4 bottles of wine, then painted this dreck.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 01, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Rothko at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (YYKrY)
Artistic greats worst efforts?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2026 09:35 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
If I had this hanging on my wall I would want to straighten it.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: George Costanza at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (i7zAf)
New week. New month. Can we figure CBD's theme for the week?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (YYKrY)
Street Lamps and Their Application in Modern Politics?
Did I guess right?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)
So they're overlooking the 19th century Ville Lumière, not a (smelly) ocean.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (nRMcW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026
***
"It's midnight, and I got two more bottles of wine. . . ."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 01, 2026 09:37 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 09:37 AM (bFu5X)
Not art.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)
You asked for it.........
https://tinyurl.com/59e5kurb
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:37 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 01, 2026 09:37 AM (XvL8K)
Yup. It's in the north of Paris, near Sacre Coeur. It's a big hill, and has good views of the rest of the city.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (iERP6)
If I had this hanging on my wall I would want to straighten it.
Posted by: redridinghood
Paris is a Lefty metro...I'm not surprised the infrastructure is collapsing and in disrepair.
I'm more concerned that the top of the first light isn't aligned with the pole. Like, how is the gas supposed to flow up?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: davidt at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (Q+gd/)
Did I guess right?
Posted by: naturalfake
*snort
I have no clue.
Last week was CBD at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 09:39 AM (EwdFC)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (1PAVJ)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Seelow Heights.
Wait. That was Berlin, not Paris.
No clue.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:40 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 09:43 AM (TZz9Q)
Not something I would hang but interesting as an example of his development.
Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2026 09:44 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:44 AM (3uBP9)
*sings*
All the streets have snow
And the sky is gray
If I was in Nome
It would look the same
Still here I am in Paris
Hungry as can be
Can't find a niceham sandwich
For Mama Cass or me
...
Posted by: Zombie Mamas and Papas Go to Paris at June 01, 2026 09:44 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 01, 2026 09:45 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:45 AM (3uBP9)
However, most of it is muddy.
I can and have painted this muddily. Never felt that great about it.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:45 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Sounds more German than French.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)
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Could be Alsatian.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 09:45 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Rex B at June 01, 2026 09:46 AM (rgnea)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (iERP6)
Since I've never been to Paris, I'm assuming this is a popular tourist spot near Notre Dame.
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Dig. Here's a pic of an artillery park up there at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
https://tinyurl.com/mry7v5cy
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: huerfano at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (VJX5o)
An early Van Gogh? Vincent VG, the sane years.
Posted by: Rex B at June 01, 2026 09:46 AM (rgnea)
INSANITY
A Cure For the Unbearable Mediocrity of Reality
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: davidt at June 01, 2026 09:38 AM (Q+gd/)
I was expecting a gallows. Is disappoint.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (4VLcE)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)
Why not? He'll lend you his ear.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:51 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)
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The deck looks like it could be used for runoff during flooding.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 09:51 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
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You could do stuff with the "Van gock" pronunciation.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (3uBP9)
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They're in the same city. Is that "near"?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (Fi81e)
"The Frenchman in Yellow" is Robert W. Chambers worst short story.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:53 AM (qgHp7)
Would hang
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:53 AM (xDmZM)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (Fi81e)
Maybe that's The King in Yellow.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:54 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Pawn Stars at June 01, 2026 09:54 AM (cWLG3)
Terrace Viewer's Way Off
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:53 AM (qgHp7)
Heh.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)
Maybe that's The King in Yellow.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:54 AM (3uBP9)
The King is a fink!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:55 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
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It seems rather rough
On Vincent van Guff
When folks in the know
Call him Vincent van Go
For unless I'm way off
He was Vincent van Gogh.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 09:55 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:56 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
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One proper pronunciation and many improper ones.
English speakers should be able to say it properly. Like me.
Posted by: Maria Conchita Alonso at June 01, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)
You should visit it soon, if you're interested, because it will soon be rededicated as the Notre Allah Mosque and Snackbar.
Posted by: Muhammed Muhammad Mohammed at June 01, 2026 09:56 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
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I think someone should ask Eva Vlaardingerbroek what the correct pronunciation is.
Posted by: Pawn Stars at June 01, 2026 09:57 AM (cWLG3)
When your ship comes in
And you've got the stock market beat.
But a man worth while
Is the man who can smile
When his pants are too tight in the seat!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (3uBP9)
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Might be trellised vines like wisteria.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 09:57 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 09:58 AM (cWLG3)
English speakers should be able to say it properly. Like me.
Posted by: Maria Conchita Alonso at June 01, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)
LULULULULU!!!!
*explodes*
Posted by: British Citizen at June 01, 2026 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Patriotic French people on the observation deck watching migrants heading to England at June 01, 2026 09:59 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:49 AM (Fi81e)
Maybe that's The King in Yellow.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 09:54 AM (3uBP9)
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Then VVG failed to capture the tatters.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 09:59 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Pawn Stars at June 01, 2026 09:57 AM (cWLG3)
Is it anything like "show us your tits?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: cmeat at June 01, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
So they're overlooking the 19th century Ville Lumière, not a (smelly) ocean.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (gKWVE)
It's at 48.8876184 degrees latitude. Between Seattle and Vancouver.
Posted by: Changes in Latitude at June 01, 2026 10:00 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
His talent?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Zz0t1)
Calling him Vincent Van Go
Makes you sound like a terrible schmo
Calling him Vincent Van Gock
Makes it sound like you enjoy eating cock
Those in the know call him Crazy No-Ear Joe!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 10:02 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
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Something new has been added!
Posted by: zombie Jerry Colonna at June 01, 2026 10:02 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 10:02 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
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* nods head *
Aliens.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (2GVsD)
Wikipedia
https://n20.me/?r=thcN2E
Trying a new url shortener. is.gd didn't work and all the rest are trying to get me to sign up and log in.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: From about That Time at June 01, 2026 10:04 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 10:04 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026
***
In the 1966 movie How to Steal a Million, Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, and other actors all pronounce it as "Van Gokh." They are supposed to be in Paris, and Audrey's character and her father (actor Hugh Griffith) are French. But O'Toole's cat burglar is English or Irish, and he uses that pronunciation. When in France, I guess.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 10:04 AM (wzUl9)
tinyurl.com/ymszuayp
Excavations revealed 21 burials. One discovery, however, stood out from the rest — a woman buried at the center of the cemetery. According to Kurguzkin, most members of the Andronovo culture were relatively short, averaging around 130–140 centimeters in height. Based on skeletal remains, however, this woman may have stood nearly two meters tall.
As for art, Mikhail Gerasimov has drawn a portrait of this 6'5"-ette. But the article doesn't show it! He must be posting that on OnlyFans or Patreon (which is what I might do).
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 10:05 AM (gKWVE)
I think Pixy would appreciate this. Imagine the last few month's events was a circa 2000 anime...
https://youtu.be/i6Epuqc6Ikw?si=O46ZOk0KfeV7CTav
Posted by: RandomString at June 01, 2026 07:30 AM (Ji9WQ)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 10:06 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
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* nods head *
Aliens.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (Fi81e)
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I'm not saying it's aliens, but pretty sure it's aliens.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)
https://tinyurl.com/5btvx66k
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My pizza pizzaphilia doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
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* nods head *
Aliens.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:03 AM (Fi81e)
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I'm not saying it's aliens, but pretty sure it's aliens.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 01, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)
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Come to think of it, anybody in that picture could be an alien.
It's just he forgot the landing craft.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:09 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: muldoon
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* nods head *
Aliens.
Posted by: Axeman
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I'm not saying it's aliens, but pretty sure it's aliens.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Let's not be too hasty. I believe Cthulu and the others are aliens, and the geometries of this painting are definitely non-Euclidean...maybe Van Gogh is trying to tell us something...
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 10:10 AM (JCZqz)
Boing - a limerick
The young couple took a last lunge
Arm and arm o'er the edge they did plunge
But what was once a big deal
Has lost its appeal
Since the owners installed the big sponge
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:10 AM (qgHp7)
Rookie mistake. You identify as trans-ableist to support your secret sexual fetish!
Posted by: Transtifa at June 01, 2026 10:11 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:12 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: muldoon
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* nods head *
Aliens.
Posted by: Axeman
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I'm not saying it's aliens, but pretty sure it's aliens.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Let's not be too hasty. I believe Cthulu and the others are aliens, and the geometries of this painting are definitely non-Euclidean...maybe Van Gogh is trying to tell us something...
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 10:10 AM (JCZqz)
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Each lamppost is increasingly slightly bent toward R'lyeh.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:12 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)
Or do they wobble to and fro?
Posted by: Ask Vincent Column, Paris Times at June 01, 2026 10:13 AM (rgnea)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 01, 2026 10:13 AM (kYmoU)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:10 AM (qgHp7)
#Winning
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)
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Probably some people who think Romeo and Juliet is "romantic".
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:14 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:14 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:15 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:14 AM (Fi81e)
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Teenagers need responsible adult supervision.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 10:15 AM (TZz9Q)
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His post-nut clarity is gonna be brutal
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at June 01, 2026 10:15 AM (0bjKf)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 01, 2026 10:13 AM (kYmoU)
Never mind, I misread that.
Posted by: Chef Boyardee at June 01, 2026 10:16 AM (wVcYX)
It's a low-IQ thing. I half expected the footage out of Paris to involve smoke detector "change the battery" beeps.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:16 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: dantesed at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)
Far from Notre Dame. This is in the northwest of Paris, and Notre Dame is on an island in the river, a bit east of the center of Paris.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (2GVsD)
Makes it sound like you enjoy eating cock
Posted by: naturalfake
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Parisian rent boys pronounce it that way when they have a frog in their throat.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (2GVsD)
The head of security got fired because she was incompetent.......other than that, no clue.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)
Dokken.
https://youtu.be/illZ9YaPprY
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 01, 2026 10:20 AM (y2f7I)
Probably the same thing that's going to happen with this CIA gold bar heist - splashy early news and arrests and then everything locks down.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 10:21 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 10:22 AM (Ignfn)
It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be gray, and it’s going to last your for the rest of your life.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 01, 2026 10:22 AM (kYmoU)
Whose sanity's easy to mock.
In unbelievable fashion
He painted with passion
But it's not true he'd paint with his cock.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:22 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 10:21 AM (snZF9)
He's got some quality stuff out there, but I've always thought his most famous works kinda blow.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:23 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Sure, but he was the first to do it. The kids afterwards are just aping his style!
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 10:24 AM (JCZqz)
Early 1887
Artist:
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
About this artwork
This painting dates from the winter of 1887, roughly a year after Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris to join his brother, the art dealer Theo van Gogh. It is one of a group of landscapes featuring the Butte Montmartre, a short climb from the apartment on the rue Lepic where Vincent and Theo lived. Montmartre was dotted with reminders of its quickly receding rural past—abandoned quarries, kitchen gardens, and three surviving windmills, including the Moulin de Blute-Fin. The nonfunctional mill had become a tourist attraction, affording spectacular panoramic views over Paris from the observation tower erected beside it.
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The painting is peaceful but elementary, lacking any of the panoramic view reported to be present.
Never saw this early van Gogh before, so it's interesting because it is so different from later drawings & paintings.
Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:24 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anna Puma
********
The police are still canvassing the neighborhood.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (qgHp7)
The police are still canvassing the neighborhood.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (qgHp7)
Keeping their ear to the ground.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (Nx5jP)
Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:24 AM
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is worth a visit. There's so much of his work that you wouldn't think of as his.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: LASue at June 01, 2026 10:27 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM
What?!
- V. Van Gogh
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 10:27 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:23 AM (Zz0t1)
yeah I can't figure it out. You see some artists on the art thread that have paintings that are so good they look like pictures. Then you got some of the renaissance era painters that are just off the charts. I look at this shit above and scratch my head.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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The police are still canvassing the neighborhood.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (qgHp7)
*golf clap*
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:29 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (WNOcj)
He was living in Paris with his brother. Why would he have written a letter?
And I didn't say that it looks "nothing like" his other work. I said it was different.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:29 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (bFu5X)
Correct but they didn't look anything like this which appears childish.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (WNOcj)
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It’s thugs who want to burn shit down and cause mayhem. Sportsball is a convenient excuse.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Tpp9k)
Thanks, CBD.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (OsdBI)
It’s thugs who want to burn shit down and cause mayhem. Sportsball is a convenient excuse.
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Tpp9k)
SPORTSBRA!!!!
Go boobs!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Zz0t1)
Until people start to ask, hey, why does the CIA have gold bars to hand out and where did they get them?
Posted by: The First Fort Knox Audit since 1953 at June 01, 2026 10:31 AM (iFEms)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:31 AM (2GVsD)
Yup. That was verified when the 13%ers kicked it off, but there were also pockets of Aloha Snackbar.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (snZF9)
It's the air in NJ that is rotting your brain.
Wait...what?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (iERP6)
Go boobs!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Zz0t1)
What do we want?
BOOBS!
When do we want them?
ALL THE TIME!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (2GVsD)
Lol.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (2YuLm)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Tpp9k)
I had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (OsdBI)
Made me like more of his work.
Thanks! That just opened in my city and was considering it.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (X8xt3)
I like the part where the guy's entire background was fictious and he failed the CIA background check twice, but abruptly was allowed a senior position. I'm going to assume some kind of Deep State/anti-Trump fuckery.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Would love to but it's not likely to happen. However, thanks to your comment, I'm looking online and can pickup some of the Exhibitions now on view, those upcoming, and past.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (NFX2v)
And I didn't say that it looks "nothing like" his other work. I said it was different.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:29 AM (iERP6)
I said it look nothing like his work. And the point was he wouldn't have written a letter and so no documentation which is how we know for sure on other works. You're too defensive. I wasn't even thinking about you.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (WNOcj)
I like the part where the guy's entire background was fictious and he failed the CIA background check twice, but abruptly was allowed a senior position. I'm going to assume some kind of Deep State/anti-Trump fuckery.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)
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Pardon me.
I have to write a completely new CV to submit to the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (7RBt4)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
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Well, there are 2 things you can know for sure.
1. If it never ends, it's all Trump's fault.
2. If they sign the deal and follow through ....
TACO.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Fi81e)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. First comment that registered is SPORTSBRA. Gotta love this place.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)
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His post-nut clarity is gonna be brutal
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at June 01, 2026 10:15 AM (0bjKf)
He wasn't hurting anyone.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (dK+Kv)
Make him an object lesson.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:31 AM (2GVsD)
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That really frickin' stings, you know.
Posted by: Viserys Targaryen at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:26 AM (Nx5jP)
I grew up with some. Kids that left the womb with a brush in their hand. Scary good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 10:35 AM (snZF9)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
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Don't worry, the NVA will never dare cross the 17th parallel.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 10:35 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: The First Fort Knox Audit since 1953
Heh.
I was thinking USAID, indirectly. US gives money to some 3rd world dictator and he gives back gold as a tip.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 10:35 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2026 10:36 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:36 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)
Missed that update. All I saw was the initial headline. Whoever approved him needs to be investigated as well. Who knows how many other looters and parasites they let into the system.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 10:36 AM (lFFaq)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Same. I know making deals is literally Trump's personal brand, but I think he needs to cut bait and go back to "bomb everyone who claims to be in charge until nobody does" plan, that was working.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:37 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: muldoon
They're still establishing the exact vanishing point.
Posted by: Rex B at June 01, 2026 10:37 AM (rgnea)
Yeah, that doesn't just "happen." True identity the CIA wants to hide.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 10:37 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:38 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Jethro at June 01, 2026 10:38 AM (wVcYX)
She's in college now, studying to be an attorney.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (OsdBI)
Speaking of, with USAID dead the "hard right" president won in Columbia. He's already saying he's going to go full Bukele: build a CECOT, arrest all the gangs/cartels, and also arrest the leftist judges and journalists. I'll be in my bunk.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:38 AM (2GVsD)
Why do I think it probably wouldn't be the first time?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (lFFaq)
Story goes that he and his cool-guy buddies got high and decided to go cliff-climbing with predictable results. Head injury, broken appendages, collapse lung, bruised kidney, etc. Sad story.
His "Mom" goes out and creates a gofundme appeal, stating that he was "hiking" and fell down a ledge when he got too close. Yeah, hiking with the Boy Scouts, he was.
Geez, lady.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:33 AM (WNOcj)
I read what you wrote, where there is no reference to anyone else, other than "you." I am the author of the post...it is logical to assume "you" refers to the author. And you misrepresented what I wrote.
The Art Institute of Chicago, along with about 500 art historians have credited this work to Vincent van Gogh. If you have information that calls into question those people, then by all means, share with the class.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:40 AM (iERP6)
1. If it never ends, it's all Trump's fault.
2. If they sign the deal and follow through ....
TACO.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Fi81e)
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Trying to absorb the language of diplomacy in a warlike/political environment is frustrating because they're literally different languages.
I don't think the US takes the talks seriously. Like, at all. And they never have.
I think the US's priority is to squeeze through the blockade while reorientating the world towards US energy.
Evidence today of massive demand destruction in China for oil. That won't snap back. That demand is gone. While the world is ramping up to overproduce while also find ways around the strait (UAE is building a pipeline that should have capacity to completely replace the 20 million barrels per day traffic the strait dealt with antebellum).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:40 AM (7RBt4)
Makes it sound like you enjoy eating cock
Posted by: naturalfake
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Parisian rent boys pronounce it that way when they have a frog in their throat.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)
Ha! Nice.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 10:40 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 01, 2026 10:42 AM (MDua2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)
Reminds me of the guy who was in a senior government climate change-related position, one of the highest paid federal employees, who had been stealing for many years by claiming he was also employed by the CIA - he was not at work half the time, expensed his travel costs. Only reason he got caught was because after he retired, he disputed the amount of paid vacation days for which he was due compensation.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 10:42 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:42 AM (NFX2v)
https://tinyurl.com/5btvx66k
Huh. So, this is a real thing.
A few years ago I read a great horror novel titled:
"Last Days" by Brian Evenson
about a detective investigating an amputation cult.
Very creepy and very well-done.
Check it out.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (iJfKG)
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And have so many they can lose track of them.
but, tbh, I don't think Americans want to know how much the CIA is just a shadow cabal of quasi-royals that have full control of the US federal government.
Especially as we have open and known CIA plants now running both VA and NJ, eagerly supported by the Dems.
Just like the FBI.
Every CIA and FBI over a GS-12 must be fired and permanently banned from government.
We will survive that loss of talent, skill and knowledge.
And even the good ones lost.
What we can not survive is their unaccountable unlimited power and corruption.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:30 AM (OsdBI)
It's interesting in its own right, but just the next year he began to paint in his mature style that is so recognizable. In retrospect, this work has some of the tells, but it's subtle, and I certainly didn't pick up on them at first.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (iERP6)
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They got away on a speed boat. It was a classic sea escape...
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (qgHp7)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
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Well, there are 2 things you can know for sure.
1. If it never ends, it's all Trump's fault.
2. If they sign the deal and follow through ....
TACO.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Fi81e)
The secret third maxim. The media lies. So stop letting them jerk you around every day.
The masked-up, jabbed, 6 foot away COVID moose out front shoulda told ya.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:39 AM (OsdBI)
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I hope one day they will call her Judge Mayhem.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 10:44 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 10:44 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:44 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (iERP6)
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The brush work in the sky is similar.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:45 AM (Fi81e)
Parisian rent boys pronounce it that way when they have a frog in their throat.
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE FRENCH PEOPLE ARE OFTEN CALLED FROGS SO IT IMPLIES THEY'RE SUCKING DICK.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at June 01, 2026 10:45 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 10:46 AM (gN6zd)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (iERP6
I saw a painting attributed to VVG and at first glance thought it was a Rembrandt. His style changed rather drastically.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:46 AM (OsdBI)
Just like the FBI.
I actually think based on observation that Kash is gaining control of the FBI to where I'm somewhat less worried about them.
CIA was always going to be the harder nut to crack there. This arrest is a promising sign, but the fact that it's over a year into the term means we *have* to win in '28 for any cleanup to have a real effect.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:46 AM (2ocoG)
It is a sailboat anchored, aboard which is the young The Paolo and three local maidens. Even then, his prowess was evident.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:46 AM (2ocoG)
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I can't think of a single person who thinks that Trump winning in 2024 means that 2028 isn't that important.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (7RBt4)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
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Well, there are 2 things you can know for sure.
1. If it never ends, it's all Trump's fault.
2. If they sign the deal and follow through ....
TACO.
Posted by: Axeman at June 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Fi81e)
The secret third maxim. The media lies. So stop letting them jerk you around every day.
The masked-up, jabbed, 6 foot away COVID moose out front shoulda told ya.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:43 AM (dK+Kv)
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Doesn't look like Iran wants a deal. Every time we get close, they find some reason to pull the rug.
Posted by: WisRich at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:48 AM (2GVsD)
Doesn't look like Iran wants a deal. Every time we get close, they find some reason to pull the rug.
Posted by: WisRich at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (G0vdT)
Enough with the funny stuff. Give 'em the HEATER!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 10:48 AM (Zz0t1)
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by no coincidence, as soon as USAID money stops sloshing around, leftist governments around the world start fading and falling.
Maybe $10-$20 million isn't that much here.
But there, it's enough to fully fund political parties. And overwhelm opposition.
Again:
The entirety of the federal government has been turned against Americans and American interests, both domestically and internationally.
Solely to benefit the Democrat Party.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:49 AM (73/SM)
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Freakin weirdo. At least have a redhead do it.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 10:49 AM (gN6zd)
Posted by: WisRich at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (G0vdT)
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Crazy, right?
Posted by: Yasir Arafat at June 01, 2026 10:49 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: WisRich at June 01, 2026 10:47 AM (G0vdT)
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We're never close, no matter what press releases say.
The IRGC knows its survival, not as an organization but as individuals, relies on them keeping the uranium (which honestly may not exist anymore, the UE-60 is gaseous and probably evaporated during the bombing campaign when containment was likely cracked) and having some kind of leverage over the world, hence the strait drama.
But they're losing $450 million a day in lost trade, have no manufacturing capabilities anymore, and increasing populist issues at home (though apparently no actual organizing force to counter since it's just generalized discontent and anger).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:50 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 01, 2026 10:50 AM (Kt19C)
I have some friends who saw it in NYC and loved it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (rZCVI)
There won't be any deal. Iran wants death or nothing.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (OsdBI)
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If everyone stopped it would solve half the world's problems. But some people want to be jerked around.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (gN6zd)
For the better I hope.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Joemarine at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (y171U)
Hormuz is open; Hormuz is closed.
Deal is on; deal is off.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:32 AM (73/SM)
Stick around for tomorrow's rant...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: DanMan at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (8uzBS)
We need to stand up a program to air-drop guns and ammo into Iran, the UK, and France.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)
Appalling but an amusing article.
And I do admire this: "Beale, a former top deputy to current EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, falsely claimed to have malaria to get a parking space worth $200 a month."
Had a broken leg in cast and couldn't get into a parking space for less than the standard $250 a month. Ha!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026
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"The value of a thing is what that thing will bring." Blame it on the critics who, after VvG was gone, proclaimed his work was "art." Now that's entrenched, and people believe his work is extra special\ and worthy of $$$.
That doesn't answer why the critics lauded all of it after his death and not before, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (73/SM)
Mechanically at least having no legs would put a real damper on sex.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 10:53 AM (5P5DO)
"Some of them want to use you, some of them want to abuse you.
Some of them want to be used, some of them want to be abused."
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2GVsD)
Maybe not now that we're auditing the gold.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2ocoG)
There won't be any deal. Iran wants death or nothing.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (OsdBI)
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How are they going to rearm?
Roughly 98% of their trade was done by sea from Persian and Oman Gulf ports. The Caspian Sea ports are tiny, and the railroads into Pakistan from Eastern Iran carry minimal cargo and even have different gauges which requires changing over.
And decades of arming got them a few dozen American drones over the course of 10,000 sorties over their airspace.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:53 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: DanMan
Perhaps Hustler, several decades ago.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:53 AM (NFX2v)
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The crooks are writing their memoirs.
Working title: "The Art of the Steal"
Posted by: muldoon at June 01, 2026 10:54 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)
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1. We have no idea if this is being done or not. Israel's intelligence penetration of Iran might be allowing for this already.
2. I would want to know who's getting them and if they could actually form a resistance force with a strong central authority. The Shah's son outside of Iran ain't enough.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:54 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Joemarine at June 01, 2026
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Dirty Old Man: "Do you believe in the hereafter?"
Spinster: "Why, yes."
Dirty Old Man: "Then you know what I'm here after!"
(*[i[BOP!* with her purse)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 10:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (73/SM)
Hillary and Kamala spent a billion each.
I think Spanberger's done. Her shot at the brass ring has come and gone.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 10:55 AM (Kdi1r)
Ima throw some shoes on and fill the water dish. Get a closer look.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 10:55 AM (TsnvK)
That authentication is still subjective in that it has no signature, provenance traces it back to a French art market not his sister in law and dating the canvas around the same time as Van Gogh.
Might want to see how many times the experts have been wrong.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (WNOcj)
Got $400 to pre-order from Sprue Brothers the Red Pill 1/32 F-4B/N Phantom II kit?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2GVsD)
Ima throw some shoes on and fill the water dish. Get a closer look.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 10:55 AM (TsnvK)
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Very cool.
Posted by: WisRich at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (G0vdT)
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My state.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (3uBP9)
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My state.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (3uBP9)
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"Nah, bitches. I slay, kween!"
-the judge
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 10:57 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:57 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM (gN6zd)
I understand. People want to have hope.
Pinning false hopes to a Persian "promise" delivered by our lying, agitprop media seems to be a bit overambitious.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 10:57 AM (dK+Kv)
van Gogh was here in the early stage of his career as a painter. As he progressed, he continued his practice of licking his paintbrushes to quickly sharpen the bristles to a fine point; some of the paints were pigmented with heavy metal compounds, and over the following years, this contributed to the development of his distinctive style.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 01, 2026 10:58 AM (mS8PE)
Posted by: MAC V SOG at June 01, 2026 10:58 AM (P4Pk9)
Posted by: Heroq at June 01, 2026 10:59 AM (Tpp9k)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 10:59 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 01, 2026 10:59 AM (3uBP9)
I like this version of Picasso - his later works are just too disjointed for my taste.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:00 AM (SRRAx)
That's cool. I love to see the little fawns.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 11:00 AM (ix8EF)
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The illegal redistricting was Plan A.
But they have other plans to try and scaffold her campaign into national stature.
They're not going to stop, they've invested way too much already.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 11:00 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 11:00 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
I didn't say they can rearm. They want time to try. And there are countries that would help them. This shit has been working for them for decades and they believe it will continue to work. Will it? I don't know. History seems to say their persistence and patience usually work for them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (OsdBI)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (YYKrY)
Spinster: "Why, yes."
Dirty Old Man: "Then you know what I'm here after!"
(*[i[BOP!* with her purse)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 10:55 AM (wzUl9)
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Gladys Ormphby and Tyrone F. Hornai.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (TZz9Q)
Yeah, the media keeps just reporting Tehran Bob propaganda from Iran and Trump/Vance/Rubio keep having to say it's fake and gay.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at June 01, 2026 11:02 AM (VkY89)
Their actual military *is* destroyed, but Muslims are good at improvisation, like the famous Toyota pickups with gun mounts in the bed.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
I didn't say they can rearm. They want time to try. And there are countries that would help them. This shit has been working for them for decades and they believe it will continue to work. Will it? I don't know. History seems to say their persistence and patience usually work for them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at June 01, 2026 11:01 AM (OsdBI)
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Iran is run by retarded thugs who were gifted their situation by a compliant and terrified west.
Yes, they want time.
But time is not on their side because the blockade exists.
They didn't import their ballistic missiles. They manufactured them. They can't get the precursor materials anymore, and their entire manufacturing base was wiped out.
Inflation is a growing disaster in the country while the people are doing large demonstrations in the streets. The IRGC was so sure of their situation that they imported their proxies from Eastern Iraq to keep the people down.
All while their out of country assets are being seized by the US Treasure Department in conjunction with the Gulf State governments.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:03 AM (7RBt4)
Got $400 to pre-order from Sprue Brothers the Red Pill 1/32 F-4B/N Phantom II kit?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2GVsD)
I really, really might buy it.
But I also know 1/32 kills companies. Tamiya hasn't really gone near it since the Mosquito, which maybe fifty people built after the community screamed to have one...
Can you short a model company?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:03 AM (Kdi1r)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)
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Their army was largely untouched. The navy was degraded to the point where they have nothing but small speedboats and the IRGC and Basij leadership were targeted.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 01, 2026 11:04 AM (7RBt4)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
She'll have to fight Shapiro. She's an outright idiot, he's a more subtle fearless Trump fighter. (That's about his entire platform along with throwing good money over bad.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 11:04 AM (NFX2v)
Oh well. She knows where the water is.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 11:04 AM (TsnvK)
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If everyone stopped it would solve half the world's problems. But some people want to be jerked around.
Posted by: ... at June 01, 2026 10:51 AM
Given we've transitioned from International Masturbation Month, it could happen.
OTOH, it is now Pride Month, so who knows?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)
Not sure what the French would do with them
Posted by: MAC V SOG at June 01, 2026 11:10 AM (P4Pk9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2GVsD)
I really, really might buy it.
But I also know 1/32 kills companies. Tamiya hasn't really gone near it since the Mosquito, which maybe fifty people built after the community screamed to have one...
Can you short a model company?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at June 01, 2026 11:03 AM
I thought Anna Puma was pining for a 1/32 SB2C?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 01, 2026 11:11 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: cmeat at June 01, 2026 11:39 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 01, 2026 12:52 PM (w6EFb)
The Morning Report — 6/ 1 /26
“People familiar with the matter” told the Wall Street Journal that Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, reportedly shared with an aide in August that she had found the sexually explicit messages “early in their marriage in the spring of 2025.”From what I have read, the app is heavily used by pedophiles trolling for underage partners. Does that make Platner a P3DO, well where there's smoke there's fire, n'est ce pas?
This astonishing level of illegal content might appear unique, but in recent years this kind of activity has become rampant across Kik. A joint Forbes and Point Report investigation has uncovered evidence of a vast number of child exploitation cases involving the use of Kik, where some of the most appalling material is being shared and young girls and boys are being targeted for grooming. Posing as 14-year-old girls, we also discovered just how quickly predators were on the prowl and how third-party apps for sharing profiles appeared to be facilitating access to minors. And we found that Kik hasn’t even been deleting the profiles of individuals charged and convicted of child abuse offenses.Well, as I said, If the above doesn't define the typical Democrat/Leftist, well certainly this does:
An adviser to socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dismissed a Nazi-inspired tattoo Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner received as a “skull and crossbones” during a panel discussion Sunday.Yup, as Fat Abert Speer Whoopi rape-rape would say, it's not Nazi-Nazi. Defend by deflection, obfuscation and gaslighting. Bad enough but Platner's wife went even lower by allowing herself to be a stooge!
Amy Gertner, who married Platner in 2023, said that she was “deeply hurt” about the campaign’s former political director, whom she tipped off about the sexting, confirming the messages to the press. The video drew widespread criticism from observers who said it appeared that Platner was letting his wife take the heat for him. “It looks and sounds like a hostage video,” one X user posted. “Blink twice if you need rescuing, Amy.” The randy oyster farmer is believed to have had sexting affairs with up to a dozen women, according to reports.Yeah, she "defended" him alright! BANGOR, he hardly knew her! The other thing that absolutely is the sine qua non of Democrats/Leftists is violence and terrorism in pursuit of absolute power.
Police arrested at least 20 protesters outside embattled New Jersey ICE detention center Delaney Hall Sunday night after they broke a new curfew imposed to stop the violent rallies from continuing for a third week straight, as the Department of Homeland Security vowed to show “ZERO tolerance for rioters.” . . . Several arrests were made in front of a wall disturbingly grafittied with “KILL ICE” across it. . . Chaos has engulfed the immigration detention facility in Newark since at least May 22, after top Democrat officials, including New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, raised concerns about inhumane conditions in the facility and the lack of visitation hours.Their "concerns" were a naked signal to their Antifa and other street goons as well as braindead dupes to engage in violent attacks on the facility. More typical Democrat behavior: get others to do your dirty work by being cannon fodder for the media. Other than this, speaking of flaming wreckage in Maine, or near it...
People across New England heard the sky clap back Saturday afternoon, and for a while, nobody knew why. Houses shook, windows rattled, and police departments fielded calls from worried residents. . . a natural meteor tore into the atmosphere, broke apart roughly 40 miles above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, and released energy equal to about 300 tons of TNT.. . Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator for the American Meteor Society (that's a job title!), described the object as roughly three feet wide. Reports reached the society from Delaware to Montreal, a huge footprint for a rock small enough to fit through many front doors. From the Associated Press:Kaboom, indeed! And thanks for all the birthday wishes. It was a good one.
Have a great day,
- AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
- In a Truth Social post in the late morning, the president indicated he was prepared to make a “final determination” during the meeting amid reports that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had reached an agreement for a ceasefire extension, contingent on his approval, as Breitbart News reported:
White House Official After Situation Room Meeting: Trump Will Only Make Iran Deal that ‘Satisfies His Redlines’
- To deal or not to deal. That is the question the Iranians are asking themselves today.
We Are Only in Act III of the Iran War
- Other than a complete, unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s unlikely to see any complete, on-the-record list of each party’s obligations; Iran’s leaders don’t dare admit they’re doing everything our president demands. Then again, even if the regime does commit on paper to giving up the enriched uranium, Iran has repeatedly proved its promises mean nothing.
What will it mean if Trump takes this Iran deal?
- An Iranian official told the outlet that the “nonaggression pact” includes a U.S.-facilitated “international investment fund” for the country’s redevelopment. Other officials contacted by The New York Times (NYT) would not confirm an amount. (RELATED: US Strikes Iran As Top Negotiators Search For War Off Ramp)
Draft US-Iran Peace Deal Includes $300,000,000,000 Investment Fund, Report Alleges CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - We have people in the FBI actively covering up leftist and Islamic terrorism
A Reckoning Comes for the Congressional Baseball Shooting
- The National Counterterrorism Strategy is a refreshing reset from previous misguided activities undertaken in the name of ‘counterterrorism.’
Trump’s Counterterrorism Focus Shifts From Christian Parents To Antifa Thugs, Drug Cartels - The dangerous ‘swatting’ attack is the most recent in a surge in leftist-led political violence in the Trump era.
Swatting Incident At Justice Barrett’s Home Is Another ‘Hit’ From Schumer’s ‘Whirlwind’
- Slavery enriched slaveholders but not societies, which is why slave economies consistently lagged in growth, innovation, and industrial development across history.
The Myth of Slavery as an Engine of Growth
- Record-low trust in institutions, deepening regional and cultural divides, political violence, and a populace increasingly viewing opponents as existential enemies is a warning of worse to come.
The Asymmetric Cold Civil War: How Resolve Can Preserve the Republic
- This is not the first time that a judge has been accused of making anti-white remarks. In February last year, it was revealed that U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell, who blocked an order by President Donald J. Trump to freeze federal grant spending at the time, went on an anti-white, anti-Trump tirade in an interview a few years prior. Later that same year, Richard Bennett, a federal judge, upheld anti-white admissions policies at the United States Naval Academy. “The Academy has tied its use of race to the realization of an officer corps that represents the country it protects and the people it leads,” Bennett argued at the time.
Woke Judge Suspended Over Alleged Anti-White Racism.
- Jim Troupis and Dr. Ron Elfenbein, dragged through hell by abusive prosecutors, underscore the need for the DOJ’s Anti-Weaponization Fund.
Two Lives Upended By Vindictive Prosecutors Underscore The Need For Anti-Weaponization Fund
- The Biden DOJ paid off FBI anti-Trump plotters Peter Strzok, Lisa Page and Andrew McCabe, for instance, along with numerous convicted criminals, who alleged bad treatment by the Bureau of Prisons. By contrast, Trump allies and administration officials who suffered unjustly at the hands of Joe Biden’s weaponized FBI and DOJ, like Michael Caputo, Christina Bobb and Jeff Clark, are genuinely worthy victims who should be made whole.
Miranda Devine: Dems can cry corruption all they want – the DOJ’s anti-weaponization fund has precedent and purpose "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka instituted a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew around Delaney Hall following a series of intense, violent clashes between anti-ICE protesters and agents earlier this week
At least 20 protesters arrested at ICE detention center Delaney Hall as DHS vows ‘ZERO tolerance for rioters’.
- They face up to six years in prison and $250,000 in fines, according to a news report.
Protesters In Washington State Convicted of Conspiracy to Impede ICE Transport
- Khanna said, “Sure, but it was saying that you could call anyone a violent criminal and deport him without due process.
Subhuman Commie Wog Khanna: Republicans Used Laken Riley Act to Eliminate Due Process for Immigrants
- Hilton said, “People say he, when he was HHS Secretary for Biden he lost 85,000 migrant kids. No, he didn’t lose them. He pushed them out of the system without caring where they went, dismantled the vetting and pushed migrant kids into the arms of child sex traffickers. That’s what he did. That is going to come and get him when we were up against him in the general election.”
Exclusive: Steve Hilton Says Xavier Becerra Pushed Migrant Children into ‘Arms of Child Sex Traffickers’
- The order came from a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which sided with Texas over a lower court injunction that had blocked sections of Senate Bill 4, FOX 7 Austin reported. Judge Leslie Southwick was the lone dissenter and would have rejected the state’s motion. The brief order provided no detailed reasoning beyond pausing the prior block.
Federal Appeals Court Allows Red State To Enforce Migrant Arrest Law
- Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) called for prioritizing criminal illegal migrants being held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, calling them the Democrats’ “north star.”
Democrat Senator Prioritizes Illegal Aliens: They Are ‘Our North Star’ DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - This sort of thing doesn’t inspire confidence in government.
CIA gold
- The Farmworker Housing Component of the Low-Income Weatherization Program is one of the state’s many climate change initiatives, and this one is aimed at farm workers — including those who are in the U.S. illegally, according to City Journal researcher and writer Christopher Rufo and his co-author Austen Hufford.
California Program Gives Free Solar Panels to Illegal Aliens
- Judges are experts in every area of human knowledge--or so they think.
A modern day Comedy of Errors
- Renovations may still move forward if the board reconsiders its decision in a manner the court considers balanced. President Trump considers a major overhaul necessary due to the center’s “tired, broken, and dilapidated” condition, proposing to “turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before.”
Obama Judge Married to Biden’s Personal Defense Attorney Blocks Kennedy Center Renaming, Renovations. WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - Barack Obama’s big lie is repeated in Illinois
Islam Has Always Been in America? Really?. OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - Two former mayors—Eric Adams and Michael Bloomberg—took Mamdani’s place and the parade went smoothly without the antisemitic disruptions that have been on the rise across the city
‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration - A pastor in the U.K. was recently convicted for quoting John 3:16, arguably the most recognizable and often cited Bible verse.
Citing John 3:16 now a criminal act in the UK SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION - A known anti-Trump, Democrat mega-donor financed a lawsuit built on allegations from decades earlier to assassinate the character of a sitting president.
Everything About E. Jean Carroll’s Half-Baked Hit Job Against Trump Was A Mess
- As The Federalist previously reported, the LinkedIn co-founder played a role in funding a legal nonprofit that defended Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm “behind the famously discredited Christopher Steele dossier at the heart of the Russia [collusion] hoax.” He’s also been all but forced to apologize for financially boosting a “Russia-style” disinformation operation in Alabama’s 2017 Senate race that sought to sway the election for the Democrat candidate.
Reid Hoffman’s Left-Wing Antics Go Far Beyond Bankrolling E. Jean Carroll’s Anti-Trump Lawfare FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - Raw Egg Nationalist: Hasan Piker is finding out.
F Around and Find Out: Hasan Piker Could Finally Be on His Way to Jail* * * * * - Roger Kimball: Magnifica Humanitas lands its strongest blows not against machines, but against the old human temptation to mistake technological power for moral authority.
AI, Papal Encyclicals, and Eternal Hubris: Why Magnifica Humanitas Misses the Mark
- The rise of AI infrastructure has sparked a backlash fueled by local concerns, activists, and geopolitical competitors. But resistance to innovation has a long history.
Data Center Resistance: Déjà Vu All Over Again THE ECONOMY, STUPID - America’s strength stabilizes the world, and America’s currency anchors the world.
The Dollar And How America’s Financial Power Shapes The World
- A new initiative aims to change what shoppers experience the moment they walk through the door.
Target Is Betting Big On One Old-School Idea
- America’s rise was fueled by keeping commerce distant from political power; its decline tracks the steady merger of the two.
American Decentralization: History and Future? RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - New short-form video arms the public with data-driven science just in time for hurricane season, countering claims linking storms to climate change
Heartland Institute Releases New Video Separating Hurricane Facts from Climate Hype as 2026 Season Opens - “You need Chevron, I need Chevron.” That’s the message from Democrat gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra, who’s making waves by breaking with the left on one of California’s most
Leading Dem California governor candidate announces massive break with the Left on key policy CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY- Thirty years of shifting priorities and culture has wrecked police departments across the country.
The Day My Department Stopped Being a Department AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS- When Massachusetts cops showed up at Bob Burch’s door in November 2021, he suspected the visit had something to do with COVID-19 rules.
EXCLUSIVE: How State’s Bureaucracy Turned Its Wrath On Cops Opposing COVID Mandates EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT- An education whistleblower shares his haunting nightmare in Chicagoland.
Geno Young Video: Sex, Drugs and Illiteracy in the American Classroom
- Two nonprofits are demanding an investigation into Oregon’s allegedly anti-white education grants.
Oregon Under Fire For Grant Program That Won’t Give Money To Schools With Too Many White Kids ABORTION- The same court that struck down Democrats’ illegal gerrymandering this spring is now weighing the legality of Democrats’ misleading abortion ballot.
Virginia Democrats Are Back In Court For Deceptive Abortion Amendment
- Osborn says he supports abortion with ‘common sense limits,’ but won’t say how he voted in Nebraska’s successful 2024 referendum that banned abortion after the first trimester
Democrat-Backed Nebraska Senate Hopeful Dan Osborn Quietly Scrubs ‘Abortion’ From His Website, But Still Takes Money From Planned Parenthood Figure SECOND AMENDMENT- He added, “Local prosecutors don’t enforce, they prosecute — and my message to anyone thinking about breaking Virginia law is, don’t bet on Virginia law enforcement ignoring it.”
Sponsor of Virginia ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Tells Anti-Gun Control Prosecutors: Quit ‘Tough Guy Posturing’
- Constitutional Carry’s march has slowed, but in states like North Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the next wave of Second Amendment victories may already be taking shape.
The Pathway Forward for Constitutional Carry DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY- “People familiar with the matter” told the Wall Street Journal that Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, reportedly shared with an aide in August that she had found the sexually explicit messages “early in their marriage in the spring of 2025.”
Graham Platner Allegedly Sent Sexually Explicit Texts to Women, Had Profile on Kik Messaging App POLITICS- Trump plays a brilliant hand.
Why Anti-Trump Republicans Keep Losing
- The men who wrote the Constitution never imagined Congress as a permanent address.
Term Limits Now: Fire Career Politicians, Hire Citizen-Legislators FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL- He's also a crook.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is Not Just an Antisemite
- The Communist Chinese government rebuked a U.S. Army general for using the words “dagger” and “shield” to respectively describe regional allies South Korea and Japan.
Beijing Moans After Top American Commander Describes Key US Allies With Two Words
- Up until 2022, Colombia had never had a left-wing president, at least not in modern history. But, for some reason, it tried to experiment with one between 2022 and 2026. Not only did they vote in a leftist, but they voted in a corrupt socialist clown. Four years of Gustavo Petro was, apparently, enough.
Colombia to the Right? Anti-Crime Outsider Crushes Election Expectations. ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY- That Slow Joe's junta created the basis for aggression by Hamas and Hezb'allah should come as a surprise to no one.
The Biden Junta's Contribution to the October 7 Massacre
- Welcome to “Palestine” - an all too real, brutal place where Western dreams die.
Why Not Let a Flotilla Boat Land in Gaza? DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS- According to a just completed House investigation, hundreds academics and universities have routinely violated the law by taking NASA funding for their research but then working hand-in-glove with Chinese individuals or institutions.
Hundreds of NASA-funded researchers violated the law that bans working with China
- How can anyone trust the CIA to get anything right after this? . . . It’s not clear exactly what Rush was up to — and don’t be too surprised if the details remain muddy — but nothing can explain how anyone in the intelligence community can request $40 million in gold bars “for work-related expenses” — and just get it.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 06:53 AM (/+uur)
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Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 06:59 AM (ix8EF)
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Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 07:03 AM (NcvvS)
I’m actually proud of the fact that I’ve never heard of the Kik app. In fact when I first read that I thought of that cereal from my childhood: Kix
I always liked Kix. It was like a poor man’s Captain Crunch (and not nearly as hard of the roof of your mouth). I just checked apparently Kix is still sold although I haven’t seen it in a supermarket in years… my entire adult life really
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:03 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 07:05 AM (RIvkX)
A fairweather communist is a whiny little bitch who aches for communism and romanticizes it. Aches for it here. BUT let’s just say you CAN give it to them starting at midnight. By 12 noon they will be leading the charge against it.
If they can.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:07 AM (T6aVk)
ABC: Do you have concerns that Graham Platner may jeopardise Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine?
BOOKER: "Yeah, I have concerns. The guy has questions to answer..."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:08 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Abe at June 01, 2026 07:09 AM (hyQrc)
Posted by: Hodge Twins at June 01, 2026 07:10 AM (UM59F)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 07:11 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:13 AM (9JZPQ)
Chaos Erupts in Paris Following PSG Champions Victory, With 45 Arrested, Fires Set Across City
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:14 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:14 AM (OPGS/)
And Ed McMahon is going to show up at my door with a giant check for one million dollars.
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at June 01, 2026 07:15 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:15 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
A Kamala Konfusion.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:16 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:14 AM (ndZc7)
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Love the passive voice, always deployed to minimize leftist-Islamist violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 07:18 AM (RIvkX)
are not in favour of radical Islam, could some of them start speaking out and saying so
What is the reason why they are not doing this ?
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As Tuqatar likes to say, Cleese is "just asking questions".
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:18 AM (9JZPQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 07:19 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:20 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:20 AM (9JZPQ)
are not in favour of radical Islam, could some of them start speaking out and saying so
What is the reason why they are not doing this ?
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They're allergic to beheading.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:21 AM (ndZc7)
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Regarding this racist judge...I swear, I've read this sentence 10 times and don't know what it's supposed to convey.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 01, 2026 07:22 AM (qBdHI)
Do I have that right?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:22 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:23 AM (24OIr)
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Posted by: Paul at June 01, 2026 07:00 AM (U7nRR)
I'm not so sure about that "porn star" episode. Her story didn't make any sense. Said she didn't want to do it with him, wasn't paid by him, but somehow ended up doing it anyway? Really, she just seemed to be working for the campaign, getting people talking about him with an attention-getting figure.
As far as the other cheating episodes, I never followed that gossip - have no clue whether legit or not.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:24 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Hans O'Lo at June 01, 2026 07:24 AM (Gq9/0)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:24 AM (ExV1e)
Ice does not need to say you are violent.
A U.S. immigration officer (this includes ICE, CBP, and even sworn state and local law enforcement) must determine that the person is inadmissible to the United States based on having either:
lied or misrepresented a material fact, including falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, in obtaining U.S. entry documents or admission, or
entered the U.S. without a valid entry document (such as a visa or border crosser card) or travel document (such as a passport).
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 07:24 AM (/+uur)
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the Leftist mind is infinitely flexible. It can adopt any political viewpoint instantly- even blatantly contradictory ones- if it serves their purpose.
see also:
situational ethics
amorality
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (24OIr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)
“Mandalorian and Grogu” Flops With Second Week Crash of 72%
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (ndZc7)
They will sub in someone for Platner.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 07:28 AM (/+uur)
He can't checkout or leave.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 07:28 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:28 AM (zyFko)
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Regarding this racist judge...I swear, I've read this sentence 10 times and don't know what it's supposed to convey.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 01, 2026 07:22 AM (qBdHI)
Yet another example of Orwellian doublespeak…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:28 AM (hxAVk)
As to Trumps infidelity, there is really no public evidence that Trump cheated on any of his wives, what is publicly known is that he was married, got divorced, married again.
The tell that Trump is a good guy is that he has had good relationships with his x-wives and they Denver had a bad word for him.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:29 AM (XV/Pl)
Trump hasn't transferred anything, and isn't going to. He's just stalling, and there could be a number of reasons. He's not going to release any frozen assets until - at a minimum - the US has the heavily-enriched uranium in-hand, and there's no way the mullahs would ever surrender it.
If you want to talk about "economic shocks", and "50 times", the Supreme Leader is obviously determined to hit NYC with a nuke, and that economic shock would be 50 times 9/11. Obama set us up for that; Trump is solving the 47 year long problem.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:29 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 07:30 AM (rJ48h)
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do not trust autocorrect
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 07:31 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:31 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 07:31 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 01, 2026 07:30 AM (rJ48h)
Chet Holmgren > Mike Holmgren
And a LOT skinnier….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:32 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:23 AM (24OIr)
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True, dat
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:32 AM (ewULo)
I'm sorry. it is hard when you own a house. I can empathize.
FenelonSpoke
It's OK. I'm fortunate enough to have a decent amount of money saved up. And honestly, it's amazing that the furnace chimney lasted this long (We moved there in 17 and I think a lot of work got neglected.).
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:33 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:23 AM (24OIr)
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True, dat
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:32 AM (ewULo)
And Margaret Sanger did not want to genocide black and brown people.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 01, 2026 07:34 AM (x0n13)
We’ve been stuck at an impasse for weeks, and I suspect that this administration has decided that there must be casualties on our side to justify going to the next stage, which will be far bloodier than what has happened up til now.
Posted by: Every Guy Ever at June 01, 2026 07:34 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: r hennigantx
The other Dem candidate, Gov. Janet Mills. She is tanned, rested, and will be hailed as a savior. Her name is still on the ballot, although she has dropped out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:34 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:35 AM (ewULo)
The “Cheers” and “Frasier” star delivered the line while leaving a campaign event in Westlake Village, telling the New York Post (NYP), “I just call her Karen Bass-ackwards.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:36 AM (ndZc7)
Dear heavens, I slept until 6:00 this morning. I feel like I dawdled the whole morning away. Honest folk should be up and at it by 5:00.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 07:36 AM (O0L8i)
thanks, yes it was over the weekend. Didn't get that link as I gather from them usually the night before so I'll likely see it and have it for tomorrow.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 01, 2026 07:36 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:29 AM (XV/Pl)
Indeed. I remember back when I still watched Fox during Trump's first campaign, they were interviewing him, and got his first wife on the phone. She gladly endorsed him, and he at least acted surprised. He seemed to have a genuine respect and even affection for his first wife, even after all the horrible things she claimed during their divorce. They seemed to be saying "when you get divorced, it's what you do". I don't think she accused him of cheating - she accused him of rape, IIRC. I don't know what went wrong with that marriage, but it's probably impossible to really find out.
Ivanka died under what I thought was suspicious circumstances, and I would suspect the same people who are trying to assasinate him and his family, not him. She apparently wasn't well=protected.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:36 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 01, 2026 07:34 AM (x0n13)
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And, being the action oriented woman she was, she organized a mass-murder supported by the former KKK and funded by the government.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:38 AM (ewULo)
That is a funny response from the Frasier star.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 07:38 AM (ix8EF)
CBD has noted, more than once, to not quote trolls. Those scum suckers live to be left in the comments of people who are not banned.
They are mentally ill.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)
That quote about genociding black and brown people was taken out of context! She had a stutter! Trump is a felon!
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:39 AM (PG9ag)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 07:40 AM (ZxPkt)
True that. I don't know of a single person on the right who trolls left wing forums.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:41 AM (PG9ag)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:41 AM (hxAVk)
impugn their parentage, for instance
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 07:40 AM (ZxPkt)
Yes, but do not quote or repost their crap.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 01, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)
While the enemy propagandists declare victory for insane evil mullahs, Trump is probably doing all kinds of prep for the next phase, assuming he can't compromise enough Iranian insiders to assume control of the place that way.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:43 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
Just so I'm clear, are we allowed to use their names in our responses without quoting them? I'd hate to think that one of the Horde believes that I'm calling one of them a genetic accident.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:44 AM (OPGS/)
The Patent Office specifically states that perpetual motion devices, or other ways to circumvent the Laws of Thermodynamics, are absolutely not patentable. It is a final rejection in the first action. Unrecoverable for the applicant.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
We do, however, point and laugh.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:44 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:31 AM (hxAVk)
The same polls KVUE in Austin says shows Jimmy the Creep leading Paxton?
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:45 AM (T6aVk)
Yet Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flock to Piker’s side to soak in his alleged wisdom.
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Democrats aren't that stupid. They know what Piker advocates. They support him.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:45 AM (ewULo)
He even had university professors arguing on his side and conspiracy theorists arguing his patent was rejected due to the sinister influence of big energy companies like Chevron and GE.
Sounds more like the USPTO rejected it, as they always have, for being a perpetual motion machine. In any case, patent applications were not published until late 2000, so Chevron and GE could not have been aware of it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 07:45 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:46 AM (hxAVk)
That’s the message from Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Xavier Becerra.
When Cali forced the refineries to store the amount of refined product that would be lost to an emergency or shutdown, that ended all refineries reason to stay in Cali.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 07:46 AM (/+uur)
Obviously. The worst part is that Canada thinks they’re the first ones to discover how easy it is to make all of your mental health and medical care problems go away if you execute anyone who gets sick.
Posted by: Every Guy Ever at June 01, 2026 07:46 AM (QDJ2U)
Limit the percentage of legislators who can have a law degree.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:45 AM (T6aVk)
I saw 1 poll where Jimmy was up 36% with blacks.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 01, 2026 07:47 AM (/+uur)
Call Paul and Sid and the other trolls miserable tapeworms with the brains of a tick, yes. Personal invective is allowed for those jerks.
Referring to his posted delusions, or quoting him, no. And don't argue with them.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)
I don't know of a single person on the right who trolls left wing forums.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
I used to troll a classical music site, principally populated by Eurotrash and their oikophobic American beta orbiters. And by "troll" I mean dared to challenge the various political stupidities that this herd of boldly independent thinkers got from the Guardian.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (O0L8i)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (53oGX)
>>In any case, patent applications were not published until late 2000, so Chevron and GE could not have been aware of it.
Much like you can't patent the shape of a guitar, you cannot patent a process or machine that violates the laws of physics.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Pawl at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Every Guy Ever
And then they kill the last person in the country and realize that there aren't any more doctors.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (OPGS/)
Canada urges mentally ill people to commit suicide so their organs can be harvested; real scifi dystopia sh-t.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (PG9ag)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
That's cool. It's not like either of them answer me. I should feel hurt about that.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)
Well, we can ship the homeless in CA and NYC to Canada. But those people tend to be poor organ donors due to all the drugs in their system.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:49 AM (u82oZ)
The worst part is that Canada thinks they’re the first ones to discover how easy it is to make all of your mental health and medical care problems go away if you execute anyone who gets sick.
Posted by: Every Guy Ever
The unthinkable becomes allowed. Then the allowed becomes routine. Then the routine becomes mandatory.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 07:49 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 07:19 AM (5P5DO)
Yep. The city has been low on water for some time. It’s what happens when you have a government that does not have its priorities in order.
A city of 10 million with almost literally no water.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:50 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 01, 2026 07:50 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:20 AM (9JZPQ)
Talarico: If the allegations are true, I think it's terrible that he preyed on underage... girls.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
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Damn, Hadrian, that is some mighty powerful newsletter material!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (ewULo)
Posted by: Despise DemoNcrat Marxist Rat Elder Abusers at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (HeR4S)
Nobody reads books about dead white people anymore.
Posted by: Pawl at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Colonel Foghorn Leghorn Von Reichstag at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (QbosG)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:41 AM (hxAVk)
Nothing about actually GETTING that patent though.
Really, he just sounds like a quack, but it reminds me of something I was hearing about the Big Bang Theory recently (not the show). I swear there was something about it that appeared to violate the conservation of energy, and the attitude about THAT was essentially that when it comes to their precious BBT, that natural laws like that are more of a SUGGESTION.
I'm certainly not a Creationist, or anything like that, but have had a problem with the BBT for a long time. For one thing, it sounds suspiciously like the Biblical story of Creation, just with a different timeline. Universe just pops into existence all of a sudden for no apparent reason. They teach it as fact, instead of just an educated "best guess" that could be supplanted any time.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (ovdkm)
>>I wonder if Californians are starting to understand that there are real world consequences for driving out the oil companies.
Karen Bass and whichever loser the Donks decide to make governor of California will "win" by margins slightly less than a landslide.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (XV/Pl)
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I resent that!
- Karen Bass-ackwards
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (ndZc7)
Pretty much, yes.
And then they kill the last person in the country and realize that there aren't any more doctors."
Nah. Just import more from the Gupta Medical Clinic...
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 07:53 AM (XuXeR)
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Regarding this racist judge...I swear, I've read this sentence 10 times and don't know what it's supposed to convey.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 01, 2026 07:22 AM (qBdHI)
It's an appeal to the representation BS.
If'n the country is 14%, the officer corp in the Navy has to be 14% black or the Navy cannot lead the people because blacks won't listen to no honkeys.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:53 AM (ExV1e)
From what I see, all that MAID medical care is not shortening the wait for doctors in Canada. And if you thought we had issues with trust of the medical system, Canada's is a lot worse.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)
Canada urges mentally ill people to commit suicide so their organs can be harvested; real scifi dystopia sh-t.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:48 AM (PG9ag)
Absolutely. This is why you should NEVER put the government in charge of the doc.
(I hate calling it “health care” because when I see a doc or go to a hospital I don’t go in there and say “I’M HEALTHY!!!”
Don’t forget that back in the day the GDR would dump its old people into West Berlin for the same reason: to cut costs.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:53 AM (T6aVk)
Do I have that right?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:22 AM (XV/Pl)
You left out how much was spent to create a website.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:53 AM (ExV1e)
I know, huh?
/o'bumblecare website on day one
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)
Nobody reads books about dead white people anymore.
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I saw a video on YouTube the other day by a young woman who was excited (at first) to go to Columbia University to study English literature. Then she discovered her professors were not interested in teaching literature. It was all about critical theory instead.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 07:54 AM (gnNyN)
She also said, at other times, that she didn't have sex with him. Like a good porn star, she's taken every position imaginable.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 07:55 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)
This dude was an MS teacher. This alone makes me shudder.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:55 AM (T6aVk)
They thought a Dem would be President.
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 07:56 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 07:56 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:15 AM (OPGS/)
It's (D)ifferent when they do it.
Posted by: XTC at June 01, 2026 07:56 AM (iXqHn)
Those Dems in CA do not understand reality in any way. Their words make stuff happen.
Meanwhile, they are the only state in the US importing refined petroleum products like gas from foreign countries. And want to have a small elite, with lots and lots of thralls and no middle class.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (YYKrY)
>>They teach it as fact, instead of just an educated "best guess" that could be supplanted any time.
Well, it's more than a best guess, it's the only thing that explains physical reality.
The universe is observed to be expanding in all directions from a general space-time location, if it is expanding in all directions form a single point, then ipso facto at one time, approximately 13.8B years ago, the entire physical universe was located in a single point vector of near infinate density.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:41 AM (hxAVk)
Meanwhile, an absolute revolution in energy production may actually be in the works. Somebody came up with a fusion energy process using Boron that can supply a city with power using a power plant the size of a typical grocery store. No radioactive materials used. The first such plant is in the planning stages.
Oh, and there are lots of hints that anti-gravity might be real.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:26 AM (24OIr)
But, as TJM likes to point out, she's a more reliable "must have" vote than McConnell, Tillis, Cassidy, or Murkowski.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)
Mazeltov and may your name be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (qRla/)
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Is Milly Alcock Intentionally Alienating Supergirl’s Audience?7
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: man
I remember the woman who allowed her photo to be used on that site. She didn't deserve the death threats sent her way.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (OPGS/)
The universe is observed to be expanding in all directions from a general space-time location, if it is expanding in all directions form a single point, then ipso facto at one time, approximately 13.8B years ago, the entire physical universe was located in a single point vector of near infinate density.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (XV/Pl)
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JWST has been throwing a monkey wrench into the BBT because it keeps discovering things that are very difficult to explain using the current theory as is.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (gnNyN)
Whew, Democrats are sure putting up some winners this year. In addition to Maine Kampf there's the lady in Texas who campaigned on putting Jews in camps, the Al Qaeda volunteer in New Jersey, the Michigan Hamas supporter, the pedo in California.
Jimmy 'God is a vegan transgender woman of color" Talarico looks almost normal compared to the rest of the Democrat freak show.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (jUZjr)
Who wants to say nice things about amyl nitrate?
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 08:00 AM (XuXeR)
Those Dems in CA do not understand reality in any way. Their words make stuff happen.
Meanwhile, they are the only state in the US importing refined petroleum products like gas from foreign countries. And want to have a small elite, with lots and lots of thralls and no middle class.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)
There will be a “middle class” in CA…except it is really more like what they called in the USSR a nomenklatura. Those will be people tied to the government for a living.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:00 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 07:52 AM (ovdkm)
I don’t understand why the origin of the universe can be considered a topic of scientific investigation in any way. By definition, science must be about phenomena that are observable and reproducible. The origin of the universe is neither: no one observed (except IMHO God himself) and certainly it cannot be reproduced for observation…. So it’s entirely in the realm of speculation. But the BBT is scientific fact doncha know…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:00 AM (TCUO6)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)
see also:
situational ethics
amorality
Don't forget situational patriotism. If Kamala were infesting the Oval Office right now, there would be grand parades, concerts and parties scheduled for July 4th and Democrats from sea to sea wrapping themselves in the flag.
But Trump.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 08:00 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (FtULh)
The frickin' AKC still hasn't posted results from shows in early May. That's more than three weeks ago.
Meanwhile I talked with Her Majesty for an hour yesterday about a little cloud no larger than a man's hand. It involves a show next month where she is judging.
I'm afraid I had nothing to contribute beyond telling her what she must not do and that she should talk it over with the Judging Operations VP at the AKC Delegate meeting next week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (O0L8i)
1. Illegal aliens. Not immigrants.
2. I don't care.
3. Moar of this and harder, thank you.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 07:31 AM (hxAVk)
I wonder how much effect is due to the Senate refusing to pass a bill supported by 80% of the public. I know Platner wouldn't vote for the SAVE Act but he hasn't had the opportunity to not vote for it yet. She has.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (ExV1e)
He can't checkout or leave.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026
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The "Hotel California" of Tehran!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 08:02 AM (wzUl9)
And for all you numismatists: there are 250th anniversary coins out there: quarters, nickels and dimes. Per usmint.gov.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:02 AM (T6aVk)
>>But the BBT is scientific fact doncha know…
The BBT does not attempt to explain causation, it merely describes what is observable in physical reality with our current understanding of the physical properties and mechanics of the observable universe.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:02 AM (XV/Pl)
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And if I stand next to I-70 outside Denver and observe a westbound car with Maryland plates traveling at 70 miles per hour, I can assume based on those facts, that the car originated in Baltimore 24 hours previously and has been traveling at constant speed.
Because those are the only facts that I know.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:03 AM (AdnEh)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:03 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 08:03 AM (O0L8i)
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As that brilliant philosopher Aaron Tippin sang:
"YoU got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 08:04 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:04 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2026 08:04 AM (VyBeY)
Guess they will have to make up something like dark matter or dark energy with the precise physical characteristics to make the models work.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:05 AM (AdnEh)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:05 AM (bgCTr)
1. Illegal aliens. Not immigrants.
2. I don't care.
3. Moar of this and harder, thank you.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (OPGS/)
They want due process? Then show a passport to a CBP official at a PoE. THERE is your due process. When you stroll across the border because you can’t or do not want to manage that very simple task, you FORFEIT due process.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:05 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 07:49 AM (u82oZ)
That's a win-win. You give the wrecked organs to the people who haven't given you the authorization to kill them yet so you can boost the numbers. Saves good organs for the important people without it being obvious. -- Canada Healthcare
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (QDJ2U)
Hurricane season also starts today. Gawd help us all.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (wzUl9)
Imagine if Kamala were in charge. It would be one long dreary lecture on slavery and racism.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (AdnEh)
Most of the science seems to start with what happened after the event, even nano-seconds after the event. But there are anomalies hat are unexplained. Lots of loose shit in cosmology there days. Seems ripe for some new theory tweaks.
The cause of the event is unknown, and can be God. See Deism.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:05 AM (bgCTr)
Not impossible to cheat but harder in TX. Voter ID is the law here.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (T6aVk)
>>Because those are the only facts that I know.
Without anything else to go on, your inference could be valid.
The main problem is that we cannot step outside of our physical reality to examine the universe from the outside.
All we can do is observe, measure, and draw conclusions and inferences from our current understandings.
As Matt Hooper might opine, you have any better suggestions?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (XV/Pl)
I know, right?
- Lt Cmdr Montgomery Scott
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (5P5DO)
Imagine if Kamala were in charge. It would be one long dreary lecture on slavery and racism.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (AdnEh)
Dems/media are doing that anyway
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (AdnEh)
And I hope you got some coconut cake with ice cream!
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:08 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:08 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (QDJ2U)
Yeah but you know how it goes: the media will start chirping as though it is true. Which actually might be good. Complacency is the devil. I want an electoral curb stomping for Talarico much like what Cornyn and P got in the primaries.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)
CIA gold
The IRS should be taken off revenue and put in charge of spending. HHS should replace the IRS.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 08:09 AM (w8dnx)
LOL! Surprising me is a really, really high bar these days, this has failed.
I would be surprised if anyone at yale had heard of it
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2026 08:09 AM (VyBeY)
This is population replacement on a large scale. That process never works in high-trust, high civilization level countries. You get Gaza today as an end-product.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)
The universe is observed to be expanding in all directions from a general space-time location, if it is expanding in all directions form a single point, then ipso facto at one time, approximately 13.8B years ago, the entire physical universe was located in a single point vector of near infinate density.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 07:57 AM (XV/Pl)
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JWST has been throwing a monkey wrench into the BBT because it keeps discovering things that are very difficult to explain using the current theory as is.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (gnNyN)
To say "it's the only thing" is just arrogant. You could say that about any scientific theory that was later refined also.
Without a time machine, you can't know whether the expansion has gone on for all time, or even started at a single point. It's just an extrapolation. Who's to say the expansion isn't some sort of illusion, that can't ultimately be explained in other ways. Where does that timeline really even come from?
The concepts of time beginning and space being finite are nonsensical.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:10 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2026 08:10 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (VyBeY)
Blind the sheeple with false information that they are winning. Give them reasons to not show up. Let them think "We got this."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:12 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:06 AM (AdnEh)
Oh, don't worry, you're still going to get that in spades.
I don't know that I mentioned this story, but years ago I was in a production of 1776. I was hoping the same company was going to do it again this year, but no. Why? Because it "isn't an appropriate piece to stage at this time." And yet I guarantee you the assholes would jump at the chance to stage that wretched piece of crap Hamilton.
1976 remains a good memory for those of us who were there because the angry left was outnumbered. 2026 will be remembered only for riots and hatred.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 08:12 AM (qRla/)
>>The Spurs are in the NBA Finals.
The bigger headline is that The Knicks are in the Finals after a 27 year drought.
And they look good to boot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:13 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:13 AM (ZxPkt)
Blind the sheeple with false information that they are winning. Give them reasons to not show up. Let them think "We got this."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
Induce complacency on the other side.
I like the way you think.
They learn the hard way that TX has 253 other counties outside Travis.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:13 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (BnqUz)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)“
It’s very notable, and an unambiguous comment on current polling practices, that not a single polling firm detected the fact that Cornyn was about to get wiped out in a landslide. You’d think numbers like that would have been obvious.
(They were, to anyone paying attention)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (QDJ2U)
>>The Spurs are in the NBA Finals.
The bigger headline is that The Knicks are in the Finals after a 27 year drought.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:13 AM (XV/Pl)
When they were beaten by…the Spurs.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (T6aVk)
And there was I thinking it was thunder initially.
My friends: Did you hear the meteorite?
Me: ?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (bFu5X)
I suspect that they do not seriously believe this. What they do seriously believe is that saying he's ahead will get LIV lefists to send money to his campaign which he will then shower on the very people saying that he's ahead.
Politics in America is nothing but a system to scam the money that the government hasn't stolen yet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)
Importing millions of illegals while maintaining an unproductive domestic population does not make sense.
The vagrants could also get clean, working in those fields under heavy guard. And would shit on the food less than the illegals do. Probably.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:15 AM (AdnEh)
Because those are the only facts that I know.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:03 AM (AdnEh)
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You can also assume that 24 hours later, the car will reach the top of Vail Pass.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:16 AM (ji8TS)
My son, however, has read "The Odyssey". They read that in high school. I have no interest in seeing the movie but since we've seen several movies in the past month, the trailer for it has been in all of them.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:16 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (u82oZ)
I was in the Navy and had to deal with officers.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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SCIENCE!
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:16 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2026 07:58 AM (gnNyN)
Yes, I think it was probably WAS talking about some JWST discovery, where suddenly conservation of energy was optional in what I read.
Still cracks me up, how everybody seems to conveniently ignore that in both BBT and Genesis, that the Universe magically pops into existence at a single point in time, and time begins. The difference is that with the latter it's on purpose, by a supernatural being; in the former, it just happens spontaneously for no reason that I've ever heard.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:17 AM (ovdkm)
(They were, to anyone paying attention)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM
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How are polls conducted now?
Nobody answers their phone from unknown numbers.
There are only two dozen land lines still in existence.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 01, 2026 08:18 AM (BnqUz)
I don't know if he will, but he definitely can. Not because Texas suddenly decided an effete leftist weirdo who wants to trans kids and impose DEI is who they want in the Senate, but because the establishment GOOP is mad, and petty, and they would definitely throw an election to "teach MAGA a lesson."
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:18 AM (AdnEh)
Most likely being the secretary of state, the loon that decreed Trump removed from the ballot over J6.
And that ties neatly into another reason Dems must stop the weaponization fund:
They can't afford the public getting facts and truth about those prosecutions.
Plus: only the most committed Dem voters believe the official J6 narrative. Their selection of her would be a desperate admission of weakness.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 01, 2026 08:19 AM (73/SM)
The bigger headline is that The Knicks are in the Finals after a 27 year drought.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:13 AM (XV/Pl)
When they were beaten by…the Spurs.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (T6aVk)
I might be tempted to pull for the Spurs but for their long association with that execrable human being and America hater Greg Popovich… I know he’s no longer the coach but…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (XV/Pl)
Is the BBT science?
At the very least, they have predictions which have been shown to be untrue. Science, then, dictates that something is wrong. I don't believe that the BBT though CAN be disproven. That makes it philosophy, or religion, and not science.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (ExV1e)
The smooth brained in the audience were lapping it up like Bull's Milk.
Posted by: The NBA Blows Chunks at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (IqKsT)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:07 AM (XV/Pl)
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Middle name, "The".
This how I read it anyway: "Matt The Hoople"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (ji8TS)
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where did the supernatural being come from
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (AdnEh)
Robotics is the future of farming. Not illegals. We can use capital expenditures to replace people.
China has one for tea leaf harvesting now. Formally, that was impossible. The leaves were too fragile.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:01 AM (FtULh)
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Right now the last poll I saw showed Platner at 51% and Collins at 42%. Insanity.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (NpAcC)
>>in the former, it just happens spontaneously for no reason that I've ever heard.
As the saying goes, everything makes sense as long as you allow for one miracle.
We cannot go back and infer, make observations or guess or speculate before the time when there was no time.
You dig?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:18 AM (AdnEh)
If more of their voters turned up to support Cornyn, that’s believable. I don’t disagree; I just don’t think there’s enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:22 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:22 AM (AdnEh)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:22 AM (OPGS/)
Ironically it’s kinda close to what I believe; ie I believe in the big banger aka God the Creator
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:23 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:14 AM (NpAcC)
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The meteor over the weekend was just the universe celebrating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:24 AM (ji8TS)
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The guy in Virginia who wants to murder Republican children won by 7 points.
Democrats are just feral savages at this point.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:24 AM (AdnEh)
I don't disagree that they are mad and petty but they are also losing. And not by a little.
The number of establishment and non-MAGA incumbents that are being taken out is pretty remarkable including 2 incumbent Republican Senators and a couple more who are leaving before suffering the same fate.
The GOP establishment is losing power at a significant rate. Doesn't mean they can't or won't be a problem but their ability to determine all outcomes has been severly weakened. We aren't the plucky ousiders anymore. We are the captain now.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 08:24 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:11 AM (XV/Pl)
That's the thing - there's a distinction to be made between actual science, and the scientific establishment. (Perhaps the best known observation of this distinction is in a little book called "Atlas Shrugged".)
A certain amount of "science" is barely science at all. Certainly "climate science" doesn't really qualify, at least not the Global Warming theory. A lot of astronomy defies use of the scientific method. Seems to me like a lot of archeology has the same problem. It's all this junk science pushed by the scientific establishment that taints the reputation of actual real science.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:25 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 08:25 AM (viF8m)
I'd like to see a more serious reflection on where we came from and where we are now, the threats and challenges we face in relation to the threats we've faced and overcome. I'd like to see a lot of everyday Americans across all races reciting their stories of inspiration and love of America. I'd like to see a lot of young people offer up their own creative contributions -- speeches, music, poetry about our history and prayers for our future. And lots and lots of honest talk about the Left and the reality and threat of the Left. F*ck inclusion. No politicians, no celebrities.
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 01, 2026 08:25 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:20 AM (hxAVk)
His basketball genius was off the charts. But like you, that seriously put me off. The last time I saw a Spurs game Kawhi Leonard was on the team.
Not to mention others shooting off their mouths. Another thing that pissed me off about Pop was that the dude was a USAFA grad. Class of 1970, BS, Soviet Studies. Went into AF intel. Yeah I know, stupid me for expecting him to know better. But still.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:26 AM (T6aVk)
Right now the last poll I saw showed Platner at 51% and Collins at 42%. Insanity.
Where did I read that a pretty good chunk of Maine's population is foreign born? Yes, it's insane. But so are the places a pretty good chunk of Maine's population hails from.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 08:27 AM (O0L8i)
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That extrapolates to an uncaused effect.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 01, 2026 08:27 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 01, 2026 08:25 AM (fZiTB)
Hit small town America and you will find what you are looking for, I suspect.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 08:28 AM (i2Ycu)
>>Thomas Bender… the big bang theory is not science. It’s extrapolation dressed up in fancy mathematics
Again, you people are going to make me defend science.
The BBT is science.
Before the BBT, the main theory of The Universe was Steady State, but as time went on and our ability to make observations and inferences grew, the current best understanding of the universe became what is now known as the BBT.
We're getting silly here, and you're making me defend science, which, I hate to have to do.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:29 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 08:29 AM (qRla/)
So is the Democrat establishment. The entire uniparty center-left edifice is collapsing in real time.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:29 AM (AdnEh)
I suspect that they do not seriously believe this. What they do seriously believe is that saying he's ahead will get LIV lefists to send money to his campaign which he will then shower on the very people saying that he's ahead.
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My favorite money laundering scheme along these lines was when MTG and Kevin McCarthy were bursting into gales of laughter at the House GOP fundraising """auction""" where she bought his used chap stick for thousands of dollars in leftover campaign cash.
As usual, I was way ahead of the curve in dismissing that stupid whore as a useless grifter.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 08:30 AM (BI5O2)
Democrats are just feral savages at this point.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:24 AM (AdnEh)
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And the MSM doesn't push back. They don't care if their party elects 50 priorityNazis for Senate as long as they win. Freaking hypocrites.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)
no one seems to be able to say 'we don't know'
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:30 AM (ZxPkt)
More Platner signs go up every day around here. People here just have absolutely no clue about all of his baggage - and when you confront them about it, it's just right wing/Fox News propaganda and lies apparently.
Who knew. I haven't watched Fox in a decade probably (except for Gutfeld clips on YT of course)
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 08:31 AM (WYStd)
Politics in America is nothing but a system to scam the money that the government hasn't stolen yet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
You MAY get my vote.
You will not get my money.
If that's not good enough for you, then you can lose.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 08:31 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:31 AM (ZxPkt)
Very thoughtful and nice ideas. Consider sending your thoughts to the WH.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:32 AM (Nx5jP)
no one seems to be able to say 'we don't know'
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:30 AM (ZxPkt)
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Personally, I find it very easy to say I don't know physics.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 08:32 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)
Pelosi has endorsed the CCP puppet. But it must be hard for Democrats to pick just one.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 08:32 AM (AdnEh)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)
>>in the former, it just happens spontaneously for no reason that I've ever heard.
As the saying goes, everything makes sense as long as you allow for one miracle.
We cannot go back and infer, make observations or guess or speculate before the time when there was no time.
You dig?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:21 AM (XV/Pl)
As they say, if you wake up in the morning, and there's snow on the ground that wasn't there the previous evening, you can reasonably assume that it snowed overnight.
But that's talking about a phenomenon that has actually been observed countless times, and you're drawing a conclusion about what happened just a few hours ago. The idea of extrapolating back to the beginning of time is madness, and the existence of such a thing as "the beginning of time" is tossed out there like it isn't a nonsensical term that needs to be defended.
And yes, of course you can "guess or speculate" whatever you damn please - in fact that's exactly what they're doing.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:34 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 08:27 AM (O0L8i)
Yes, Massachusetts is indeed a foreign country.
(Yes we got invaded by 3rd world savages and yes they are getting elected to local offices - but they're still not a huge power base here as they are in Minnesota or Michigan).
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 08:34 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: JackStraw
Don't underestimate the "strong horse" theory of attaining power. Does Mike Pence project any kind of power outside of the inner-party cocktail circuit?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 08:35 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: the meteor at June 01, 2026 08:36 AM (vFG9F)
Letting a flotilla boat land in Gaza could be a problem if Greta is wearing a bikini. The Gazans human rights would be violated
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:37 AM (xDmZM)
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What hell is this? Canada.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:37 AM (lpgaF)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:37 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 08:31 AM (WYStd)
It's only right! IIRC, Gutfeld is the only national figure I've ever heard of mentioning a certain blog on their show.
Maybe that was back in the Redeye days. Good times, even though they pronounced John Bolton as "President of Redeye".
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:38 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 01, 2026 08:38 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:37 AM (RHGPo)
The Little Prince covers all the modalities.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 08:39 AM (BI5O2)
Co-host Elise Jordan introduced one of the guests this way:
“Joining us now is Mark McKinnon, former advisor to George W. Bush and John McCain… Mark, you have a long career advising Republicans in Texas.”
In reality, McKinnon’s Republican credentials are extremely thin and dated. His last significant Republican work was on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, which he quit because he wanted Barack Obama to win, saying Obama’s election “would send a great message to the country and the world.”
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)
>>The idea of extrapolating back to the beginning of time is madness, and the existence of such a thing as "the beginning of time" is tossed out there like it isn't a nonsensical term that needs to be defended
As I noted, before there was a BBT, there was a SST, but SST did not comport with phenomena such as galaxy formation, star formation, movement of celestial bodies, black holes, etc.
You think physics has some wonky jiggery-pokery sh*t within a BBT centered universe, imagine a SST centered universe where everything is built upon the backs of turtles.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 01, 2026 08:40 AM (XV/Pl)
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What hell is this? Canada.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:37 AM (lpgaF)
When a government chucks out such piffling concepts as “respect for human life”, look the hell out.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 08:40 AM (T6aVk)
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What hell is this? Canada.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Demon possession. Stan is alive and well.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 08:41 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (SxOcO)
Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Galatians 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Time mentioned in both….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (hxAVk)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)
Establishment power is falling aside on both sides of the aisle and being replaced by the polar opposite as was noted above. The uniparty is losing power in favor of 2 factions that are diametrically opposed to each other, MAGA and the Communists.
Bright lines are going to change some voting patterns. A lot of people might not like Trump or MAGA but they hate Communists. Some will go the other way. It's getting increasingly difficult for Democrats to pretend they are anything other than the far left anti-American party they have become.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 08:43 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 08:43 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:44 AM (Nx5jP)
I hope if any of you donated to her campaign before she rode off into the scamset, you'll think twice before giving money to another Republican.
They're all like this.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 08:44 AM (BI5O2)
1) DHS doesn’t make the laws, Congress does. We don’t pick and choose which laws to enforce—and neither should you as a “lawmaker.”
2) It is a crime to enter the United States illegally. EVERYONE being held inside Delaney Hall broke the law. U.S. Code, Title 8, Section 1325. This is a detention center — we do not provide luxury accommodations.
What we do provide are basic necessities like beds, clean water, comprehensive healthcare, and 3 meals a day until they go HOME.
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)
Hey, I got a life to live, First, Vegas and the slots and buffet. Then it's off to Cuba for some ass sex with young men and woman. Then back home to Canada to see what freebies are in the post.
Posted by: Selfish Senior Citizen On Drugs at June 01, 2026 08:45 AM (IqKsT)
Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Galatians 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Time mentioned in both….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (hxAVk)
"God is non-binary."
- - - - - James Talarico
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)
Or defend the only scientists whose explanations you'll accept.
Like the ones who thought JWST would show us galaxies in their earliest stages of formation. They were sure of it.
And when those first images came back,,, just hand wave it away with 'galaxies must have started forming much earlier than we thought.'
Ignore that guy over there that got it correct,,, and predicted it,,, and predicted what our hand waving, rescue mechanism would be.
https://tinyurl.com/yt7yn475
Posted by: TeeJ at June 01, 2026 08:47 AM (eisI8)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 08:47 AM (YYKrY)
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I've been roundly criticized for demanding a third party.
But just as with the Whigs and Republicans, one must die if the other rises, and I think there's a strong likelihood we would end up with two new parties if the right splinters, that replace the Dems and GOP both.
Populist vs. Communist.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 01, 2026 08:47 AM (BI5O2)
Steady State Theory. There has always been a universe. Fred Hoyle advocated this. It cost him a possible Nobel Prize for his other science discoveries.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:48 AM (OPGS/)
no one seems to be able to say 'we don't know'
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:30 AM (ZxPkt)
Lately I've been trying to make sense out of Maxwell's Equations, which seem to be overcomplicated, as far as natural laws go. I have to wonder if there isn't a better way to look at it that comes up with the same result, only makes more sense, and gives additional insight.
The whole idea of a magnetic field seems artificial to me. There's no such thing as a "magnetic particle" - it's just part of what happens with electric particles.
I have to wonder if something similar could be worked out for gravity, where some additional funky thing happens with time-varying and moving matter. Maybe such an expansion of gravity would explain anti-gravity (which sounds like it might be real).
Then again, gravity was explained away by bending all of Creation around, as per Relativity. Some people still complain about that not making sense, BTW, despite what it manages to explain. Just because a theory "works" it doesn't necessarily mean it's the best and most insightful way of explaining things.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:48 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:44 AM (Nx5jP)
Steak, sausage and tomato.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)
What we do provide are basic necessities like beds, clean water, comprehensive healthcare, and 3 meals a day until they go HOME.
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)
Problem is it's taking months/years to send them home.. They have lawyers fighting tooth and nail for them to stay...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:49 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 08:49 AM (Nx5jP)
Steady State Theory. There has always been a universe. Fred Hoyle advocated this. It cost him a possible Nobel Prize for his other science discoveries.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Welp, I was wrong. That's enough science for me this month.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 08:49 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (hxAVk)
@RepMikeLevin
The next time you pull up to a national park and pay the entrance fee, know this:
Our parks have $23 billion in repairs that have never been made.
But instead of prioritizing that our national parks are clean, maintained, and ready for your next visit, the President is spending some of the money on vanity projects like painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue.
Bill Speros
@billsperos
Wait until Rep. Retard realizes that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is part of the National Mall and managed by the National Park Service
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (XTNWF)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 08:52 AM (QZThv)
BOOKER: "Yeah, I have concerns. The guy has questions to answer..."
.. Democratic Socialists, National Socialist ... long hair, short hair, what's the difference once the head blowed off.
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Steady State Theory. The idea that the universe is eternal and unchanging.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (XuXeR)
But instead of prioritizing that our national parks are clean, maintained, and ready for your next visit, the President is spending some of the money on vanity projects like painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue.
He’s angry because spending maintenance money on actual maintenance prevents it from going to the DNC.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (QZThv)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 08:52 AM (QZThv)
Quite the feat.. Trump wasn't even sworn in as President yet....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (bgCTr)
I don't see the need for one and I think it's a lot harder to create one at the national level than it might appear.
Who is in charge of the Republican Party now? MAGA. We have the Party control, the Presidency and the House. The Senate is the last holdout and we are chipping away at that rapidly. All of the energy in the Party is with us, I don't see the point in tossing that away just to rebuild and entire Party apparatus from scratch. Easier to purge he remaining establishment types.
And this isn't happening just at the national level but at the state level as well. It might not be happening as fast as we all want but building an entirely new party from scratch will take a hell of a lot longer.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 08:48 AM (OPGS/)
Any patient in the US on any long term health treatment (physical or mental) would be viewed as putting a burden on the state by Canada...especially if they were low in melanin.
Posted by: Nova Local at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (tOcjL)
You left out "paid"
Posted by: man at June 01, 2026 08:53 AM (XuXeR)
Yes... I'd like to know who's doing the paying...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
@JonathanTurley
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gone from identity warrior to "carpetbagger" in one election cycle. In trying to win a minority district after redistricting, Wasserman is being denounced by Democrats as "the rot in the Democratic Party."
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)
Wait until Rep. Retard realizes that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is part of the National Mall and managed by the National Park Service
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
Further evidence that man was not meant to swallow man juice.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)
The thugs and leftists got kettled into one spot, CORNERED between walls of police
Good! Make MORE arrests if they try again.
They're getting demoralized!
https://tinyurl.com/ypsffday
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gone from identity warrior to "carpetbagger" in one election cycle. In trying to win a minority district after redistricting, Wasserman is being denounced by Democrats as "the rot in the Democratic Party."
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)
When your hair looks like a 70's shag carpet.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 08:35 AM (Dv3i1)
Mike Pence projecting power? Only thing I can see he projects is the aura of being a cuckhold.
He was an establishment player. We knew this when Trump was elected in his first term. He was to smooth over Trump's transition into the presidency. All he did was facilitate the actual insurrection - which occurred all four years in Trump's WH.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 08:50 AM (XTNWF)
I’m fairly certain that her entire crusade depicted in that Julia Roberts movie was a big pile of lies… why would anyone pay her any attention at this point?? She was never anywhere near as hot as Roberts anyway….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (TCUO6)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
Too much modern science tries to prove that their theory is correct, which is impossible, rather than proving that the other guy's theory is wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
The thugs and leftists got kettled into one spot, CORNERED between walls of police
Good! Make MORE arrests if they try again.
They're getting demoralized!
https://tinyurl.com/ypsffday
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)
With Governor-ess Mickey blaming ICE...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 08:57 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 08:57 AM (Dv3i1)
If they nominated Governor Karen to run for Senate all they would have to do is hope the economy isn't doing well and amp up the fraud a bit they have a shoe in.
But they have selected an open NAZI instead.
I mean...it makes sense ideologically but...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)
https://tinyurl.com/ypsffday
Posted by: redridinghood at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)
Now lets get them shampooed (hickory).
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 01, 2026 08:57 AM (N39Ws)
Mamdani wants to remove former Mayor Ed Koch’s name from iconic NYC bridge — but critics say hands off
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)
_____________
It will never be the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. Always the Triborough.
It will never be the Hugh Carey Tunnel. Always the Brooklyn-Battery.
It will never be the Mario Cuomo Bridge. Always the Tappan Zee.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 08:57 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
But but…. Sheldon Cooper won his Nobel for contributions to string theory!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:58 AM (TCUO6)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 08:43 AM (viF8m)
It seems to me that it's more like MAGA vs the Globalists. The Globalists just use the Communists and Islamists as tools. The Globalists are the ones with a controlling interest in the global stores of wealth.
I suspect the Globalists are really just the same people who were behind the Nazis, back in WWII, then sold everybody on the notion that the Nazi movement was one and the same with Hitler - that it wouldn't have happened if you went back in time and killed Hitler, and that it magically went away when Hitler died (and the story of his demise just seems ludicrous to me at this point, with all that has been exposed).
Authoritarians backed by corporations, controlling governments. Practically the definition of both Nazis AND Globalists - fascists. Same bad guys, different generation. Watch "The Sum of All Fears" some time, and ask yourself why Trump is such a fan of Nassum Dorma. Fictional story; real bad guys.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 08:58 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
Too much modern science tries to prove that their theory is correct, which is impossible, rather than proving that the other guy's theory is wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
I can prove String Theory! I am THIS close!!
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD at June 01, 2026 08:59 AM (5xuJ/)
If I had control of science funding I'd make sure a significant portion was awarded for the specific goal of trying to disprove other studies.
The whole idea with science is for it to be adversarial. Polite, yes, but you are supposed to prove that egghead at the other university is WRONG
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 08:59 AM (sKqQm)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gone from identity warrior to "carpetbagger" in one election cycle. In trying to win a minority district after redistricting, Wasserman is being denounced by Democrats as "the rot in the Democratic Party."
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)
When your hair looks like a 70's shag carpet.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
+++
And your face looks like a junkyard dog.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 01, 2026 09:00 AM (Lo97M)
I don't think people like Platner or AOC are a different faction. They are just jockeying for power outside of the established Dem power structure.
Either one will still do what Soros wants.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (TCUO6)
But tits........
https://tinyurl.com/bddev4j6
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:01 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 09:01 AM (ZxPkt)
The FLRW ( big bang )metric states that galaxies will appear smaller and smaller out to a certain distance, red shift 1.6( ? ) and then start appearing to be larger and larger.
After this peer reviewed, published study came out, the hand wave was 'galaxies themselves are smaller and smaller the further away they are.'
https://tinyurl.com/2ssa7352
Posted by: TeeJ at June 01, 2026 09:01 AM (eisI8)
After WWII ended, Oswald Mosely went from Britain's most notable NAZI fan to one of the architects of the EU...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
Too much modern science tries to prove that their theory is correct, which is impossible, rather than proving that the other guy's theory is wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
I can prove String Theory! I am THIS close!!
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD at June 01, 2026 08:59 AM (5xuJ/)
You have a mistake in your formula right here . . .
Posted by: Penny, Cheescake Factory Waitress at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (xDmZM)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)
Then he shot JFK.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (Zz0t1)
We continue letting Republicans elect child molesters, but won't elect a Democrat that did something uncouth? If he was Republican, this wouldn't matter at all.
I only know about this because of New York Times. The Wordle is not enough to keep me subscribed. The last presidential election was a pretty strong indicator that people don't give a fuck about this shit.
I would vote for him if I lived in Maine given the choice between him and Collins, but honestly, can't we find better folks to run than this? It's depressing.
As long as the dirty texts weren't harassing the receiver, it's for him and his wife to deal with. Democrats aren't the party of sexual purity and shouldn't be held to higher standards by their own. His wife is okay with his apology, so we should be, too.
Maybe when a guy has a Nazi tattoo we should think about writing him off? Where there’s smoke there’s fire. This exact sexting thing killed Cal Cunningham’s extremely winnable campaign in North Carolina!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (JCZqz)
I don't think there's any real difference between the globalists and the communists other than the name. Same with Islamists. That's why they pair up so seamlessly.
Central authoritarian rule vs democratic self-rule. The names are less important than the philosphies.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (viF8m)
When your hair looks like a 70's shag carpet.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
+++
And your face looks like a junkyard dog.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 01, 2026 09:00 AM (Lo97M)
___________
And your teeth look like the pride of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (O0L8i)
I suspect that if you only count valid citizen votes that Dems haven't won many statewide elections in Maine in a while.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (gtcuf)
It gets to 40 below zero in the winters there at times. Like we've learned with Minnesota, cold makes people mentally retarded.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Zz0t1)
Can I say something without everyone getting mad?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 09:04 AM (w8dnx)
Watching Platner and Talerico, it becomes clear that the Democrats don't have anyone normal to run anymore.
Their DEI candidates are just as weird, but for them, they can call you a misogynists, racist, Christian nationalist, hater slur.
When they present their allegedly white, male Christian candidates there is no slur handy to us against those ho simply notice the dude's STRANGE.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:05 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: pull my finger at June 01, 2026 09:05 AM (Q+gd/)
I'm going to guess that kindly, weak, moderate Collins has a kick ass opposition research team.
That's not to say I am much of a fan of her but you have to admire that she seems to care about getting re-elected unlike say...Coryn
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:05 AM (sKqQm)
The left has argued that white males are irredeemably evil for quite some time now.
If you actually stay in that venue and make those arguments yourself you have to be an odd individual. Like a black guy joining the Dem party in the 1920s in the south and running for office on a platform of black people are evil.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)
And your teeth look like the pride of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2026 09:03 AM (O0L8i)
ROIT, Guvnah!
Posted by: Prince Harry of Yacht Whore at June 01, 2026 09:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 09:07 AM (gtcuf)
Probably applied more before they imported a significant refugee population, and before the Chinese started buying up land for pot farms and other nefarious business. Those kinds of "liberals" do not vote conservative, I'm guessing. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:07 AM (X8xt3)
- CIA gold"
I have only one question. How many gold bars and millions of dollars in cash did John Brennan 'requisition for official purposes'?
Posted by: Gref at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD at June 01, 2026 08:59 AM (5xuJ/)
You have a mistake in your formula right here . . .
Posted by: Penny, Cheescake Factory Waitress at June 01, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)
Aaaarrrghhhh!! *proceeds to rip apart white board and storm into bedroom, screaming*
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Just The Punchline at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wVcYX)
Can I say something without everyone getting mad?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 09:04 AM (w8dnx)
You new here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)
of course that was way back when it started and wasn't filled with pedos
Platner on Kik ABSOLUTELY indicates pedo. If he were an R, the press would be banging that drum shamelessly
and honestly, that IS what it indicates.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (j+aD2)
certainly not in the white male category, no.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Just The Punchline at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wVcYX)
https://youtu.be/-HkGxmYCyjI
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
Can I say something without everyone getting mad?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 09:04 AM (w8dnx)
You new here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)
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LOL
But am I the only person who thinks E. Jean Carroll looks pretty in the picture accompanying the article?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (w8dnx)
AOC sexually assaulted me in a Chipotle bathroom in 2012-ish in Texas!
When? Well I don't remember exactly. But the assault is seared in my memory!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (xDmZM)
When? Well I don't remember exactly. But the assault is seared in my memory!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (sKqQm)
Simply submit the Law & Order episode in it's entirety as evidence an you're golden.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:11 AM (Zz0t1)
So if he was sexting "women" now, it will be 18+ teens in a few weeks, then...well...not 18+ right?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 09:12 AM (u82oZ)
welp
not so much mad but amused?
no she has decent physical presentation genes. just god awful mental health and intellect genes. happens with females quite a it lol
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:13 AM (j+aD2)
I read that in the book (The Stranger in the Woods) about Christopher Knight,"the last American hermit," so it was published only 9 years ago in 2017. But, it was just an aside rather than some major point in the book. As I recall the reasoning given by the author was that many Mainers (Mainites?) have a strong libertarian streak. The author also seemed to be kind of a flake, so who knows.
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 09:13 AM (gtcuf)
So if he was sexting "women" now, it will be 18+ teens in a few weeks, then...well...not 18+ right?
that is the plan
there are also a few weird rules in ME that I think the Rs are trying to work around so they can't replace him. but then again, the Ds can always do whatever they want
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:14 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:14 AM (xDmZM)
Posted by: 18-1
Your poor hippocampus!!! How many doors were you compulsively forced to install on your home?!?!
Posted by: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at June 01, 2026 09:15 AM (JCZqz)
Platner, even ignoring him being a NAZI pedo, just don't look like a good fit for Maine.
Yes yes with enough fraud and if the economy takes a downturn he could win.
But why not choose Gov Mills or some other bowl of tepid water to run? They'll vote the same way as Platner if they win, and they'd have a better chance of winning
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:16 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:14 AM (xDmZM)
Do they have early voting ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 09:17 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 09:17 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Oglebay
Yeah, right, like that's gonna happen.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:18 AM (ndZc7)
Any non-white male candidates normal?
Looking at the white female candidates they've run recently, you have these scary IC feminist types like Abigail Spanberger, Micki Shelton, Maggie Goodlander and Elissa Slotkin. They make standard issue feminist Democrats look friendly. Yiiiikes.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:18 AM (X8xt3)
Yeah, I don't trust Polymarket either, but it looks like a couple of people saw today's news and decided "why not throw some money on the long shot?"
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:18 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Oglebay
Yes, but we will mock you mercilessly
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 09:19 AM (bgCTr)
LOLOLOL!
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 09:17 AM (rj6Yv)
They haven't blown themselves up for the cause, yet, so it fits.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:20 AM (Zz0t1)
Agronin did not choose this union. It was voted in at his institution in May 2024. Yet, he will soon be compelled by law to fund it.
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Just another day in "liberal" New York.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 09:21 AM (Vwn5y)
Imagine telling your average Dem in 2006 that in 20 years a bunch of their favorite elected officials will be "former" CIA employees.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm)
LOLOLOL!
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 09:17 AM (rj6Yv)
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There's a GIF for that:
https://tinyurl.com/2cxd3hv4
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 09:21 AM (i2Ycu)
Word of advice. You can make us mad, but keep It's me donna happy. Leads to greater life expectancy.
Add vmom and her knife stab ways. She can be trouble if you piss her off.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (u82oZ)
Read something about how the Democrats party can select the candidate if Platner drops out after the primary. They may have their Kamala waiting in the wings for when Platner implodes.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Don Black at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (i2Ycu)
LOLOLOL!
Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2026 09:17 AM (rj6Yv)
THOSE guys are FAGS!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD
I'd find it more persuasive if they called it spaghetti theory.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)
____
Sigh. Projection.
Sherrod Brown approves this campaign message that his opponent John Husted received campaign donations from "Epstein Conspirators". Sad reality is that Les Wexner has a lot of money from his enterprises and donates a lot of money (to Ohio State medical center etc) including to politicians over the years. That's enough to send a Democrat to the Senate I guess.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 01, 2026 09:23 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Just The Punchline at June 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wVcYX)
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Same as in town.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (i2Ycu)
Awwww.
Anyway. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (X8xt3)
DANG!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 09:22 AM (i2Ycu)
https://youtu.be/x3oJ4Fau7PM
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)
I think they banned him for supporting a terrorist group.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 09:25 AM (iERP6)
Ugh.
https://tinyurl.com/3x5538s2
The people paying and providing support, material and otherwise, need to be arrested and tried for insurrection and if found guilty jailed or executed. Whatever is appropriate.
The Chinese need to received a YUGE and glorious tariff increase until they stop supporting these scum bags.
We can't have a country if this isn't stopped.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 01, 2026 09:25 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 01, 2026 09:24 AM (5P5DO)
You asked for it...........
https://youtu.be/sTFVMMCwsss
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:25 AM (Zz0t1)
Because America and western civilization has aa big Islamophobia problem.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 09:26 AM (Vwn5y)
I was reading about the FL law that provides for the execution of child rapists.
The left made two arguments against it...and yes the left was 100% opposed:
1) The SC said you can't execute people for non-murder crimes. But...that's procedural crap. And this SC is probably willing to overturn that
2) This is transphobic! Why? Because it will lead to a bunch of trannies getting executed because...uh...transphobia!
This could be hilarious if FL has someone convicted this summer as come election time the Dems will be arguing:
Republicans are pedos
and
Republicans are murdering pedos because they had LGBTQ people!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:26 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 01, 2026 09:27 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 01, 2026 09:27 AM (bgCTr)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 01, 2026 09:27 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 08:54 AM (xDmZM)
Too much modern science tries to prove that their theory is correct, which is impossible, rather than proving that the other guy's theory is wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 01, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
I can prove String Theory! I am THIS close!!
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD
Penny figured it out. Sheldon just verified the math.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 01, 2026 09:27 AM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (xDmZM)
The Democrats are finding it very difficult to identify prospective candidates that meet the currently required policy positions. However, there are ways around the requirements. Jooos will get a pass on the anti-Semite requirement if they are rabidly anti-Zionist and pro-Hamas. Wealthy people will get a pass on the No Billionaires!!! requirement if they are rabidly all-in for Taxing the Rich. Along with donating big bucks to the Party.
Posted by: Gref at June 01, 2026 09:27 AM (5rh/l)
Because America and western civilization has aa big Islamophobia problem.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 09:26 AM (Vwn5y)
The world is pissed off at the absolute rape happening with the price of everything around the World Cup cities.
It's actually quite embarrassing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:28 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 01, 2026 09:10 AM (xDmZM)
AOC is their party's future..........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)
Whatever happened to that guy? He seemed like a star player who, unfortunately for him, happened to be on a team with bigger stars. Then he just disappeared.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 01, 2026 09:29 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 01, 2026 09:26 AM (Vwn5y)
I'm not afraid of Islam...I hate it.
We need s new word.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 01, 2026 09:29 AM (iERP6)
If we get lucky, FIFA will crash and burn financially, and soccer will not return to the US.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 01, 2026 09:29 AM (u82oZ)
Isn't the punishment for treason death? The constitution limits the punishment for treason, but doesn't take death off the table.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
"Strange One, Fabulous One. Fluid and ever becoming One...You are Mother, Father and Parent. You are Drag Queen and Trans Man and Genderfluid, incapable of limiting your vast expressions of beauty."
'Pastor' at Zion Lutheran Church (ELCA) gives the call to worship
"The bible for me is one of my barriers sometimes to being involved in the church because the bible is so specifically triggering to me.... I don't really enjoy anything about it."
Worship leader at First United Methodist Church in Denton shares a bit about her beliefs.
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Yeah, it's filled with yucky rules and shit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)
That was such an odd show. Occasionally funny but not enough to justify watching. But the two blonde female leads made me what to calculate derivatives in my bunk IYKWIMAITYD
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (sKqQm)
It murders the spirit, if not the body.
Posted by: Halfhand at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (Sn0cW)
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Yeah, it's filled with yucky rules and shit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 01, 2026 09:30 AM (ndZc7)
Texas is in trouble.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)
LEOFB
Posted by: TeeJ at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (eisI8)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 01, 2026 09:32 AM (j+aD2)
I struggle to think of a Democrat, Commie or otherwise, who looks good. At this point, some of the older ones are looking more sane, but they just have hidden their radicalism better.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:34 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: TeeJ at June 01, 2026 09:36 AM (eisI8)
"The
FIFY
Posted by: Lizzy at June 01, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)
There is so much wrong with the 'making of Graham Platner' and it seems to begin quite long ago, it's hard to imagine his immediate family shocked over any alleged new revelations. (Seriously, it - his life stories - the clarifications and interpretations - goes on and on with the man, his mother, and now his wife. Lay all of the stuff out of his alleged bio & research. It's all one big 'but then..." excuse after facts.)
It seems his wife, Amy Gertner, whom he married in 2024, alleged the sexting info to his then campaign director in the spring of 2025, and now Amy Gertner works full-time for her husband's U.S. Senate campaign as the (paid, biweekly $1,800) volunteer coordinator and schedule manager. ('Who is Graham Platner's wife? 5 things to know about Amy Gertner amid explicit texts row.' Amy Gertner, the wife of Senate hopeful Graham Platner of Maine, had previously alleged that he exchanged sexually explicit texts with other women. Published on: May 31, 2026)
Speaking of 2025, that's when the video surfaced of Graham Platner dancing to 'Wrecking Ball' donned only in his "Marine silkies" as a gift 😏 for his then former step
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (NFX2v)
The above Surprise!! video appeared on an episode of Pod Save America on X - very much former Pres. Obama's supporting group) Oct. 2025 - after Platner's campaign did opposition research & gave the podcast the video. (Getting out in front of it, obviously.) And, according to the information provided by Platner during the podcast, the Jewish couple's wedding would have been in 2015.
Now his tattoo. Allegedly, done 2007 in Croatia. Who knows? He had also joined the Maryland Army National Guard in 2009 & did a tour in Afghanistan 2010 to 2011. However, the U.S. military then & now does not treat the Totenkopf as standard; it explicitly screens for & bans it as a hate symbol.
Perhaps he concealed it from his later US military service with the Maryland National Guard, which would have included fitness exams, or got it afterwards.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (NFX2v)
But somehow the video appeared 2025 and his campaign moved to get out in front of it AND he had the tattoo 'covered' with more ink.
Disability: He filed for Maine's 100% disabled veteran property tax exemption for the first time in 2021, so his 100% VA disability ("herniated discs, bad knees, shoulder damage, PTSD") would have been finalized by then.
The issue is, does Platner's rating fall under Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU)? TDIU is awarded when the VA decides a veteran's injuries prevent them from holding standard, gainful employment. While generally prohibited from gainful employment, recipients may work in 'marginal' jobs, earning below federal poverty threshold or w/i protected environments. Platner will not say if his VA rating has been based on TDIU or not.
There more, so much more. But, nowadays, will it matter?
Good Day 🤗
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (NFX2v)
In government healthcare the patient is a cost center.
MAID, forced euthanasia, is inevitable in government healthcare.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (sKqQm)
I have the box set, given to me as a gift. Love the show, and see many of the characters in people I know, or have known, having worked in tech field all my life. Having been a science and electronics nerd since I was a kid growing up in the 50's and early 60's. I see much of Leonard in myself. I have known quite a few Sheldons in my lifelong career. LOL!!
Posted by: Dr Sheldon Cooper PHD at June 01, 2026 09:42 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 01, 2026 09:42 AM (5xuJ/)
Take a drive through Portland or South Portland on any given day - count the number of "Trump is Hitler!" and "MAGA is a terrorist group!" signs and tell me that Platner isn't a good fit for Maine.
I'm surrounded by bonafide lunatics. If it weren't for my little pocket of sanity in my neighborhood, I'd be absolutely going nuts. Every Saturday and Sunday I have to drive past a gaggle of idiots on the sidewalk "ICE is murdering us!" signs held by what amounts to the faculty lounge of Harvard.
Of course, I make sure they inhale plenty of unburnt diesel fumes and listen to Ice Ice Baby as loud as my stereo can blast it, but still, they're f*cking everywhere here.
Maine is lost.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 01, 2026 09:45 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: SMOD at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (RHGPo)
It's "triggering" because it points out sin.
People don't want to give it up. None of us are ever totally able to do so, though some seem to think they have.
When God asks me about mine all I'm going to be able to do is point to what my Lord and Saviour did for me with His death, burial and resurrection.
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!!!
Posted by: TeeJ at June 01, 2026 09:47 AM (eisI8)
That was such an odd show. Occasionally funny but not enough to justify watching. But the two blonde female leads made me what to calculate derivatives in my bunk IYKWIMAITYD
Posted by: 18-1 at June 01, 2026 09:31 AM (sKqQm)
Penny, with no last name (LOL).
I liked the first several seasons, but got tired of it after a while. It became a soap opera about Penny and Leonard's unlikely relationship, and basically the corruption of Sheldon. It was funny, because at some point I realized it wasn't a Romeo and Juliet romance about Penny and Leonard being from different worlds, but was primarily about Sheldon, who is cast as something of a real-life superhero.
As far as exploring the world of high-IQ people though, I found the show "Scorpion" to be much more inciteful. It's funny to see how some of the episodes predicted real-life, to an amazing extent. An episode where bats are described as "virus sacks" that spread diseases to humans (years before COVID). An episode where drugs are being imported using drones, and the drones are taken out with microwaves (years before Ukraine).
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 09:53 AM (ovdkm)
In government healthcare the patient is a cost center.
MAID, forced euthanasia, is inevitable in government healthcare.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (xvV+O)
I guess it depends. With the Fabian Socialists, they're trying to take down the system overwhelming the system with social spending. They wouldn't want you dead, because the rampant government overspending is BY DESIGN, and works towards their goal.
But the real fight is with the Globalists, and they want de-population (among other things). So you can tell which is running Canada right now - a card-carrying WEF Globalist.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 10:00 AM (ovdkm)
Big Bang Theory was often described in tech circles as "a nerd minstrel show".
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:04 AM (2ocoG)
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The elitist are supporting him, continuously remolding him, newly presenting him with his anger against the political system. Facebook, The New York Time's post, May 16 - On "The Interview"
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They know what he is. BBC, Maine Senate candidate apologises for tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol
22 October 2025
In part, "Platner's former political director, Genevieve McDonald, who resigned from his campaign last week, called the tattoo antisemitic.
"Maybe he didn't know it when he got it, but he got it years ago and he should have had it covered up because he knows damn well what it means," she said, according to US media reports." (And then in steps the new wife & likely his mom yet again.)
The ruling class millionaires desperately want the return of their USAID & diplomatic money to play with & for political control vs. the U.S.' military spending.
"Senator Bernie Sanders, one of Platner's most prominent supporters, defended him on Tuesday, saying the tattoo was chosen while he was inebriated."
That's the virtuous Bernie Sanders.
Happening in PA, too. Formerly respectable democrats are being voted out of office for a much different species.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 01, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)
He's their mixologist...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 10:20 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 01, 2026 10:04 AM (2ocoG)
I hadn't heard that, but it's a good point.
Posted by: MrExcitement at June 01, 2026 10:28 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Delurker at June 01, 2026 09:13 AM (gtcuf)
I have read that people from ME are “down Easters”. I will leave that to the Maniacs to decide if that is in fact true or a fiction. (And when last in ME some there called themselves Maniacs. I’m sure in jest.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 02:42 PM (T6aVk)
Daily Tech News 1 June 2026
Top Story
- AMD has announced two new old CPUs that are on the one hand somewhat overpriced and underwhelming and on the other hand eagerly awaited by hobbyists. (Tom's Hardware)
The first is the Ryzen 5800X3D priced at $349. This first appeared in 2022 priced at $449, but was taken off the market in 2024 because it competed a little too well with the newer 7800X3D.
The second is the Ryzen 7700X3D, priced at $329. This is a 7800X3D, just 10% slower.
If you happen to have an unused AM4 motherboard and 64GB of DDR4 RAM sitting idle, the 5800X3D may be just what you need. Otherwise you're probably be better off with the newer, faster 7700X3D.
- AMD has also updated its roadmap to confirm that the AM5 platform (the current generation) will remain current through at least 2029. (Tom's Hardware)
The previous AM4 platform - home to the once and future 5800X3D - was introduced in 2016, and is still viable today.
Tech News
- AMD also announced global availability of its 9070 GRE, previously a China-only edition. (Tom's Hardware)
This is essentially 75% of the company's flagship graphics card, the 9070 XT, trimmed from 64 cores and 16GB of RAM to 48 cores and 12GB of RAM.
The only problem is the MSRP was reduced from $599 to $549, which makes it rather the opposite of a good deal.
- Nvidia is announcing - oh, wait, it just went official - its RTX Spark laptop chip. (Tom's Hardware)
This offers up to 20 Arm CPU cores, coupled with up to 128GB of RAM and an up to RTX 5070-class integrated GPU.
This is the same chip used in Nvidia's DGX Spark AI desktop, which retails for $4699, so don't expect the laptop version to be cheap.
- Speaking of cheap laptops, Dell's new XPS 13 starts at $699 ($599 for students). (Liliputing)
It uses Intel's low-end Wildcat Lake CPU, but one of the better ones with actually quite acceptable performance. And unlike many competing models it has a screen on par with Apple's MacBook Neo, a 2560x1600 IPS panel covering 100% of DCI-P3 colour and a variable refresh rate from 30 to 120Hz, at a healthy 500 nits brightness.
Basic model has 8GB of RAM (soldered) and 512GB of SSD. I/O consists of two USB-C ports and... That's it, really. Doesn't have the Four Essential Keys either.
- What does have the Four Essential Keys is Lenovo's new Thinkpad T14 Gen 7. (Notebook Check)
It comes with a 6 or 8 core Ryzen processor with Radeon 840M or 860M graphics respectively - good if not great - the aforementioned keys which while not in my preferred layout are all present and unshared, and expandable memory and storage.
And a 2880x1800 OLED display... With 500 nits brightness and a variable refresh rate from 30 to 128Hz.
(A word of caution with these OLED panels: They look amazing but burn-in is real.)
- Download all the computers. (Virtual OS Museum)
Ever wanted to see what the old days of computing were like - as early as 1948?
Want to play with that Apple II or BBC Micro your parents couldn't afford?
Or just want to play with a Lisp or Smalltalk workstation?
It's all here. 179GB of it.
- Wikipedia editors are threatening a global strike where they'll stop airbrushing history. (The Register)
Oh no.
Tech News
Disclaimer: Not to worry, I have central heating.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:42 AM (6wpGE)
BAck from brisk walking, resistance pushups and aerobics, luke cold shower and hydration.
Now to fire up the mainframe and do some maintenance and customization.
Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:44 AM (AGz65)
I haven't read it yet. But maybe this would be a good time for Elon to buy it.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (i2Ycu)
*sticks tongue out at BD*
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
I am told that there is grokipedia ... and there was a previous earlier effort. The content is free to copy but it is very large and growing.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:46 AM (AGz65)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:48 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
I am told that there is grokipedia ... and there was a previous earlier effort. The content is free to copy but it is very large and growing.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:46 AM (AGz65)
The user rates between wikipedia and grokipedia, last I heard, vastly favored wikipedia.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:49 AM (6wpGE)
https://tinyurl.com/y7vwxshp
The media seems to have ignored it. Hmmmm.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:50 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:49 AM (6wpGE)
One needs a strategy more sophisticated than blind piracy.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:50 AM (AGz65)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (i2Ycu)
*sticks tongue out at BD*
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
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/fetches carving knife from kitchen
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:51 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 01, 2026 04:51 AM (BLOW1)
New to me. I haven't had time to look at grokipedia yet. I don't remember the name of the other one (conservapedia is probably not it).
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:54 AM (AGz65)
https://tinyurl.com/56at6anh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:54 AM (i2Ycu)
Whatever shall we do without constant Leftist updates?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 04:54 AM (l3cgK)
How to access Grokepedia?
Is Grokopedia free?
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:55 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (i2Ycu)
*sticks tongue out at BD*
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
-
/fetches carving knife from kitchen
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:51 AM (i2Ycu)
MOM!
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:56 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 04:57 AM (i2Ycu)
p.s. It sucks to still have my heater running on the first day of June in Motana.
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:57 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 01, 2026 04:51 AM (BLOW1)
There is.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:55 AM (6wpGE)
AFAIK ...
https://grokipedia.com/
Articles 6,092,140
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:59 AM (AGz65)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 04:59 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:57 AM (c1D+3)
Would you like to buy an "n"?
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 05:01 AM (AGz65)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:02 AM (6wpGE)
****
Of the two individuals pictured, the guy in the suit is scarier.
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 05:03 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:03 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:04 AM (6wpGE)
She got a oil delivery last week, I kneww right away from.tire tracks. It was like $850
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 05:07 AM (Ia/+0)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: Zombie Johnny Horton at June 01, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)
Havexa great day horde
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 05:11 AM (Ia/+0)
Wikipedia dwarfs Grokipedia in web traffic, receiving roughly 1,615 times more organic traffic than Elon Musk's AI-generated wiki.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:16 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 05:17 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 05:20 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 05:21 AM (c1D+3)
https://tinyurl.com/bdmbkk33
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:03 AM (Nx5jP)
William Shatner Reads Exodus...
https://youtu.be/xqJKSrH1B1g
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 05:21 AM (l3cgK)
****
fify
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 05:21 AM (c1D+3)
Is it less evil or more evil?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 05:23 AM (l3cgK)
Wikipedia dwarfs Grokipedia in web traffic, receiving roughly 1,615 times more organic traffic than Elon Musk's AI-generated wiki.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:16 AM (6wpGE)
And what of the inorganic traffic?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 05:23 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 01, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)
Daniel
@growing_daniel
May 30
Everyone who has told me that San Francisco is full of psychos has turned out to be a psycho and now I'm starting to tell people San Francisco is full of psychos
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:27 AM (6wpGE)
Wikipedia dwarfs Grokipedia in web traffic, receiving roughly 1,615 times more organic traffic than Elon Musk's AI-generated wiki.
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:16 AM (6wpGE)
And what of the inorganic traffic?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 05:23 AM (l3cgK)
Looks like AI Overview drivel to me!
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:28 AM (6wpGE)
Then we stopped in at a church. The services were held in a school building . I could hear people getting choked up including the pastor. It was apparently their last service. Too many people in leadership had moved away, or died or disagreed with what he preached. He was a very good preacher. His church is paying for him for a sabbatical for a year which I think is very kind of them.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:29 AM (ix8EF)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)
Ok. Thanks It sounds like a musical thing from an opera. I guess if I listen long enough we will get Shatner reading Exodus. I will have to come back to it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:32 AM (ix8EF)
@growing_daniel
May 30
Everyone who has told me that San Francisco is full of psychos has turned out to be a psycho and now I'm starting to tell people San Francisco is full of psychos
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 05:27 AM (6wpGE)
====
Imma have to send that dude a cease and desist letter.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2026 05:33 AM (RIvkX)
Within minutes of doing the initial set up creating an Apple account failed spectacularly and made it impossible to proceed. An hour later, me and AI Girl Boss support tech are besties and are going out and getting hammered next Friday. That AI system is amazing.
The hardware is topnotch. The software fit and finish is on another level. The speakers compared to my Surface Pro are pathetic. The Mac keyboard is a mind blow.
Coming directly out of Windows with zero prep I discovered MacOs is f'ing annoying with some regularity. Not having a touch screen is f'ing annoying. I also discovered that significant parts of my Windows setup on MacOs is DOA and there is no easy way to fix that - this may be a deal breaker - having both platforms in my life for the foreseeable future likely means maintaining two versions of that setup. Complete Chaos.
As for the rest of my computing stack - it is all there and it works great - I am sort of shocked I made it that far. Along long the way I got pretty deep into the settings and configuration, far more than I should been able to on day 1.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 05:35 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 05:43 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:46 AM (6jy2V)
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 05:51 AM (wzUl9)
The delta between my Windows universe and the MacOS universe on the other hand is a problem. I am going to do some deep research tomorrow on how I might get them stop sticking there tongues out at each other. If I can get that to stop the box stays. If not it is going back. Bummer.
And if it does go back, the Qualcomm X2s will be hear in a few months and should make for some snappy Windows on Arm boxes. The big issue is there is how much they are going to cost. The Macbook Air right now is one heck of computing bargain; they are killer machines.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 05:51 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 05:52 AM (6jy2V)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 01, 2026 05:52 AM (i6xMV)
So the majority of my check went into paying that. They say money talks. Mine mostly says good bye.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 05:53 AM (OPGS/)
Kittens rule the living room
Summer will arrive
***
Good work, Clarence!
Unfortunately summer *has* arrived in Da Swamp. Yesterday was the first 90 F. day -- relatively late this year; usually it's early in May, or even late in April. 80 outside now, I don't wanna know the heat index, and I have to go work out in it. Gah.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)
Go ahead. Find out how valuable you really are. It will be fun.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 01, 2026 05:57 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)
The monitor is just wicked nice as is the keyboard. Plus it is impossibly thin and light. Apple crushed it with this box.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:03 AM (glnUu)
Truth.
I use my second monitor OLED for watching video mostly.
Using productivity apps, with a lot of static elements, on that monitor scares me too much, so I avoid it.
This one is a 2025 Asus model with "OLED Care" like Pixel Cleaning (automatic & manual), Logo Dimming, and Screen Move which helps out a lot, and I haven't seen any burn-in after using it for six+ months.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 06:05 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)
I'm sorry. it is hard when you own a house. I can empathize.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 06:09 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:09 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Just Wondering at June 01, 2026 06:11 AM (BnqUz)
Linux Mint 21.3 / 22.3
CentOS Stream 9
Rocky Linux 9
AlmaLinux 9
Kali Linux 2021.4–2026.1
SLES 15 SP7
Bleepingcomputer:
"New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions"
https://tinyurl.com/5xaps4kc
Here's the mitigation for sysadmins that want to get ahead of this before a patched kernel is released:
Tuxcare.com:
https://tinyurl.com/ym2w3cs2
Scroll down to the "Mitigate Now" section, though I'd read the information above to understand what the exploit is, and how it functions. Pick the mitigation step appropriate to your environment so you don't accidentally break something.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 01, 2026 06:22 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:09 AM (glnUu)
You could also try a MiniLED monitor. They are IPS but they have much better contrast and deeper blacks. They are as close to OLED as you can get without worrying about burn-in and they are generally cheaper price-wise. They are also thinker and heavier than OLED screens, but around the same size as a normal IPS LED.
I tried a decent one last year but it had a dead pixel in the center of the display so I took it back and got the OLED instead. If it hadn't been for that problem I'd have probably kept it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 06:24 AM (6ydKt)
These have better contrast ratios than the IPS versions but they also have the same "smearing" problem that VA has with fast motion, especially in gaming.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 06:27 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:31 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 06:38 AM (J6eFF)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 01, 2026 06:38 AM (J6eFF)
If you cut off all money from the Dems, would Wikipedia cease to exist?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 06:42 AM (l3cgK)
on my cell phone: "A problem repeatedly occurred while at this site."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 06:43 AM (Nx5jP)
It took Microsoft a bunch of years to get things right but their Surface PCs compete well with the MacBook Airs especially since the Qualcomm ARM CPU based boxes have come so far. The X2 CPUs are going to be milestone and should put some serious pressure on the X86 universe; best guess is the ARM boxes are going to have serious market share in about 5 years.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:44 AM (glnUu)
TCL R94 -
27", 2160p, 2300 dimming zones (which is really good for a monitor MiniLED), 165Hz, 3000:1 Contrast Ratio, HDR with 1400 nits.
$799
https://shorturl.at/bdCb2
(Best Buy)
The company AOC makes some cheaper models that are on Amazon. Also MSI makes a few MiniLEDs that are pretty good, which Amazon sells, too.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 06:49 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2026 06:51 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 06:56 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 01, 2026 06:57 AM (glnUu)
16:9 is ubiquitous, and 16:10 is very popular with laptops just for the extra height.
I miss 4:3.
(no, not really)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 06:57 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Nazdar at June 01, 2026 07:02 AM (NcvvS)
I think most are 8 bit + FRC.
Their are some pro versions from Asus and Dell that get true 10 bit but they are pricey, around $4000.
Might as well get a OLED at that point.
But most MiniLED can get up there to 98% DCI-P3 and 100%+ sRGB.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 01, 2026 07:03 AM (6ydKt)
https://youtu.be/i6Epuqc6Ikw?si=O46ZOk0KfeV7CTav
Posted by: RandomString at June 01, 2026 07:30 AM (Ji9WQ)
. . .
Here's the mitigation for sysadmins that want to get ahead of this before a patched kernel is released:
Tuxcare.com:
https://tinyurl.com/ym2w3cs2
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 01, 2026 06:22 AM (O7YUW)
You note sysadmins, which connotes not home users.
To be clear, the vulnerability does affect home users' systems, but it requires a home user attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
From the TuxCare article:
The Short Version
What: A new Linux local privilege escalation called CIFSwitch chains a missing kernel-side check on cifs.spnego key descriptions with the trust that the userspace cifs.upcall helper places in those descriptions.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 01, 2026 09:41 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (lFFaq)
To be clear, the vulnerability does affect home users' systems, but it requires a home user attacker to exploit this vulnerability. "
Oh, I'm aware this could bite a user in the arse hard if they downloaded a program with this exploit in it (a trojan horse program, basically.)
That program would then:
- Install
- Run
- Use the exploit to give itself root access
- Install whatever other malware/remote system access software it wanted to, along with whatever else the forces of darkness wanted to do to the poor user.
(There's been too many dang zero day exploits lately. *sighs*)
Anyway, the reason I mentioned sysadmins is that the fix is not exactly "user friendly". User friendly is, "Apply this patch using the software manager."
Anything that requires going to a command terminal, sudoing up to root access, and editing system config files using a text editor or command line instructions crosses the line over to system administrative type work, at least in my mind.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 01, 2026 10:14 AM (O7YUW)
Well, Beijing is Ass...Hoe. Two words?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 10:31 AM (l3cgK)
That was extremely cool.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 01, 2026 09:52 AM (lFFaq)
It really was! I made it through the first 10 minutes (way outside my usual fare) and it's pretty great! "We have an ACE up our sleeve!")
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 10:38 AM (6wpGE)
Sunday Overnight Open Thread - May 31, 2026 [Doof]
From Mr. Star Spangled MAGA
Murica Gargantuan American flag unfurled at iconic Western landmark to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday
A massive American flag the size of a football field has been hung from the iconic Hoover Dam in the lead-up to the nation’s 250th birthday, after desert winds briefly forced it to come down for safety. The enormous installation, measuring 300 feet wide and 150 feet tall, was first unveiled on Memorial Day as part of nationwide celebrations leading up to America’s semiquincentennial on July 4. It is set to remain in place through the Fourth of July, weather permitting.Sure to be "triggering" to leftists everywhere. Good. ----- More Murica
THE DROUGHT CONTINUES
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) May 30, 2026
For the 33rd consecutive year, the Stanley Cup will NOT be returning home to Canada 😩🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/skI7jXxs3f
Can’t believe I made it out of there 😂 pic.twitter.com/hRPcV7JrrI
— The Crafted Path (@JUFURN_15) May 30, 2026
'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper) It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n. -----
Swim Week Spotlight: Premium Picks from Miami Swim Week 2026 That Actually Flatter Miami Swim Week 2026 just wrapped and the premium runway delivered exactly what I love: sculptural pieces, beautiful fabrics, and flattering designs. Designers like Ema Savahl, B.FYNE, Monday Swimwear, Melissa Odabash, Honey Birdette, and Lila Nikole brought the heat with couture-level details and actual wearability. These weren’t cheap bikinis, they were elevated, confident-making pieces with gorgeous embellishments, flowing overlays, and thoughtful cuts.
What Stood Out on the Runway
• Dramatic cut-outs and hand-embellished details (Ema Savahl’s signature drama)
• Textured crinkle fabrics and sculptural one-pieces (Monday Swimwear vibes)
• Curve-celebrating luxury with real coverage options (B.FYNE killed it)
• Resort-ready pieces that look glamorous Flattering Styles + Brand Recommendations Hourglass Figures (balanced curves with a defined waist):
You want plunge necks, tie details, and high-waisted bottoms that highlight without hiding. Go-to Picks: Ema Savahl for show-stopping embellished sets and Monday Swimwear for supportive, textured styles that feel luxe and stay put.
Ema Savahl Seaglass Croc One Piece
Monday Swimwear MONTEGO ONE PIECE - MIDNIGHT CRINKLE
Pear Shapes (curvier hips, narrower shoulders):
Draw the eye up with ruffles, halters, or detailed tops and keep bottoms sleek. Go-to Picks: Agua Bendita or elevated Maaji pieces for feminine prints and perfect balance.
Agua Bendita Dome One Piece Swimsuit
Maaji Golden Ray Dazzle Lace Up Bralette Bikini Top
Apple Shapes (fuller midsection, thin legs):
Ruching, wrap fronts, and smoothing one-pieces are your best friends. Go-to Picks: Melissa Odabash or SHAN for tailored, sophisticated tummy control that still looks elegant.
Melissa Odabash MUNICH CHAIN SWIMSUIT
SHAN Classic high waist bikini bottom
Rectangle/Athletic Builds (straight lines, toned physique):
Add dimension with asymmetrical cuts, textures, and strategic ruffles.
Go-to Picks: Riot Swim for sporty-luxe energy.
Blaise One Piece - Chocolate
Plus Sizes & Busty Figures:
Supportive underwire, wide straps, and beautiful full-coverage options.
Go-to Premium Picks: B.FYNE for empowering curve-forward luxury and Monday Swimwear for inclusive sizing done right.
B.FYNE Denko Suit
Practical Tips
• Invest in quality fabrics that hold their shape (Monday and Ema Savahl excel here).
• Mix-and-match separates whenever possible for the perfect custom fit.
• Always check sizing guides or try in-store if you can—premium swimwear rewards proper fit.
• Look for pieces you can layer with a great cover-up or sarong for resort versatility. Swim Week reminded me that the best swimwear makes you feel confident, strong, and beautiful. These premium brands get that. If you’re shopping for summer, start with one standout piece that makes you excited to hit the pool or beach. ----- Wow - thanks, Piper! Those are the types of models we need to see more of! I think the Colombian goddess says it best. Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.
Geddy, Alex, Anika Nilles, and Loren Gold (sonicperspectives.com)
Rush will kick off their much-anticipated Fifty Something reunion tour on June 7 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. This marks their first time touring in 11 years. Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee will perform alongside drummer Anika Nilles, and the run makes this their first tour since longtime drummer Neil Peart died in 2020. The tour spans the globe, and dates run into April 2027. Nilles played with the band at the Juno Awards, and that gig served as a soft launch for their comeback.I already have tickets for Philly in August and DC in October. Who else has tickets? And who wants to put me up for a night or 2 if they're playing in your neck of the woods? ----- Deadhead documentary Documentary highlights new generation of Deadheads
Jerry Pierce and Annie Dunn, a hippie couple who are the focus of a new Deadhead documentary, “Summer Tour,” weren’t even born when Jerry Garcia died in 1995. That makes them prototypical examples of a young generation of Deadheads who never went to a Grateful Dead show. But they did the next best thing, following Dead & Company, the band formed by original Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bobby Weir, on its last tour in 2023. Director Mischa Richter tags along as the couple roams America in their old van, traveling from show to show and city to city with a wandering community of fellow Deadheads. Living in voluntary poverty, they are portrayed as looking out for each other as part of an idealistic hippie subculture of caring and sharing that has long been part of the Grateful Dead experience.I'm the farthest thing from a Deadhead, but I will check out the documentary. ----- Speaking of rock documentaries - if you're not familiar with "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", you need to fix that! 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' Makers To Commemorate Film's 40th Anniversary With Special Screening
On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up JUDAS PRIEST fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. On May 31, 2026, 40 years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, in Silver Spring, Maryland will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", plus a chance to meet some of the stars.The Capital Centre (imploded many years ago) was a great place to see concerts. I saw quite a few great ones there. First time I saw Rush was there. Metallica with The Cult opening. Van Halen with Alice in Chains opening. Many more. Great memories! The documentary mentioned at the link was filmed in the parking lot before a Judas Priest show. It was allegedly a favorite of the guys in Nirvana. They are rumored to have often watched it on their tour bus.
from thisdayinmusic.com On this date in In 1982: R.E.M. signed their first label deal with I.R.S. Records. The Athens, GA band, who had recently recorded their debut EP, Chronic Town, turned down an offer from RCA, instead opting to go with the indie imprint.
On this date in 2024: American musician Ed Mann died at the age of 69. He was known for his mallet percussion performances onstage with Frank Zappa's ensemble from 1977 to 1988, and his appearances on over 30 of Zappa's albums.
Born on this date in 1948: English drummer John Bonham from Led Zeppelin -- Bonham died on September 25th 1980 aged 32 after choking on his own vomit.
Bonham had consumed maybe too much vodka?
----- Bonus content for Mis Hum
Mystery click? How brave are you?
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (g14+z)
The cook in the lunchroom's ready to sell
You're lucky if you can find a seat
You're fortunate if you have time to eat
Back in the classroom open you books
Gee but the teacher don't know
How mean she looks
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Cheers
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (6b8MA)
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Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026
***
Something good for a change!!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (g14+z)
Cheers
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (6b8MA)
Does that bring joy to yerbouti?
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Paul Tassi at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (Dd38x)
And if you add noises I'm out of here
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (6b8MA)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:02 PM (wzUl9)
Edwardian TV dramas never age.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Sandy at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (g14+z)
Is next -- eveninkvear!
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (QMAsf)
Great photo of our wonderful American flag up top. Long may she wave!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 31, 2026 10:08 PM (D/6p1)
This weekend in Louisville, KY was the 36th WonderFest.
Weekend before in Atlanta, GA Momocon welcomed the first US appearance of the bi-annual Japanese event WonderFestival.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:09 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 31, 2026 10:09 PM (+9wcF)
Don't know anything about them, but what are the odds these are trust fund babies playing as poors, like they did in pre-revolutionary France?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (Dd38x)
And if you add noises I'm out of here
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:07 PM (6b8MA)
Animal noises or Velcro?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (qx7Zg)
Cheers
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (6b8MA)
Does that bring joy to yerbouti?
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)
It certainly beats Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
lol
Thanks for the FZ
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (6b8MA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (Dd38x)
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Boobs appear to be MIA.
Does anyone remember boobs?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)
The horror.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:11 PM (2GVsD)
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why
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Why not? They're a decade younger than the Stones, and orders of magnitude more talented than Springsteen or Neil Young (ironic surname)
And I've seen the young lady playing drums. She is legit.
Do this for Neil. he would approve.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:11 PM (2b/Sy)
I wonder if the lights will be on every night? Might be something worth seeing. Not sure if you can see it from the O'Callaghan-Tillman bridge, though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:12 PM (2GVsD)
The cook in the lunchroom's ready to sell
You're lucky if you can find a seat
You're fortunate if you have time to eat
Back in the classroom open you books
Gee but the teacher don't know
How mean she looks
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026
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Even if you didn't know that was Chuck Berry, you'd know that was Chuck Berry. He had a distinctive rhythm and rhyme in nearly all his tunes. Even when others covered them, like Elvis with "Promised Land," that rhythm came across.
He was also a pretty sharp lyricist. His imagery in "Nadine" --
"I was pushin' through the crowd, tryin' to get to where she's at/ I was campaign shoutin' like a Southern diplomat"
and
"Movin' through the crowd like a mounted cavalier/ Leanin' out the taxi window, tryin' to make her hear"
-- is distinctive too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:13 PM (wzUl9)
BUT - A hockey championship between teams from one of the Carolinas and Las Vegas?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:13 PM (Jr+re)
The horror.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:11 PM (2GVsD)
I disagree with my esteemed Neko-Cat girl colleague. I say 'Fuck them.' Send Yoko AND Sean Hannity with a Mega-phone.
War to the knife.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:10 PM (6b8MA)
You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by your old haunt. Hope you still feel at home!
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (bfy6w)
A flag big enough to endanger Hoover Dam? That's America, right thar.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)
https://youtu.be/bQrSf9CUBtc
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:12 PM (2GVsD
No. He thinks a cat should go. 😂
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:16 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 31, 2026
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Viewers may not want to admit it, but they long for the world of civility and courtesy and dressing like grownups that we seem to have lost, or forgotten about.
Brendan Coyle, the actor who plays Bates, the father's valet, is one I'd like to see more often. I picture him in the Britain of the 1950s, heading a group of crooks who are planning a major jewel heist or bank job.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)
Now I want to know if the factoid she dropped in the middle of that routine is true: that the five richest women in the world got to be that way through divorce settlements.
Positioned for success: Kama Sutra version.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:13 PM (Jr+re)
I don't understand why there is so much hate for this matchup - or any time a team south of some magic yet undefined latitude line makes it to the finals.
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)
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Candy Ovens? Come in, children, and let me show you how Candy is made.
*hic*
Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2026 at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (runob)
Posted by: Cicero
READERS ADDED CONTEXT: quality over quantity.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:19 PM (wzUl9)
https://tinyurl.com/mry4vxc4
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Cicero
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But his presidential library contains almost as much as the Hoover Dam...
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (VCgbV)
How times have changed. In 1976, we were still regathering after Vietnam and the stupid, mostly made-up Watergate scandal. But America was still "America, Fuck Yeah!"
I am not seeing that this time. It is disheartening, and baffling. And sad.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (2b/Sy)
No hate, Doof. Both places don't fit into MY spaces for hockey. Hockey is a good game - been to lots of them. My (probably vague) point is that neither team could dream of playing on natural ice!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 10:21 PM (rZCVI)
Piper, thank you for the non-scary fashion segment. Much of the modern fashion makes me think the designers are on LSD.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:21 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)
What, you don't like Telly Savalas and Warren Oates?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:23 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:24 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Who are you casting as the U-Boat commander?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:24 PM (qx7Zg)
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why
If it's called "The Alex Needs Beer Money Tour", you'll have your answer.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 31, 2026 10:24 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:25 PM (6/7Fs)
Having said all that, I live in NC, but don't watch the Hurricanes because they make it too expensive for people who live in the state. Silly. I live closer to Nashville than Raleigh. I do like the Hurricanes, and I'm pulling for them. Lots of great talent and hopefully the Cup comes back to Carolina this summer.
Posted by: windbag at May 31, 2026 10:25 PM (WMOnd)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
There is no natural ice in the NHL. The game has been played indoors for the most part for 100 years or more. Refrigeration to make ice works in places like Texas and Florida and Vegas the same way they make ice in places like Edmonton and Buffalo.
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)
I have seen much prettier women in bikinis than these.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 10:25 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)
Power is out here at Schloss Hadrian. First time in quite a while. My neighbor is out as well, which is cold comfort.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:26 PM (rx7qU)
I love Rush. Rush was a huge part of why I love music so much. Rush was the part of the soundtrack of my teenage years.
One may not like Rush. A unique style.
But, Rush does not suck. At. All.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 10:27 PM (2b/Sy)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (Dd38x)
Duct tape or gaffer's tape is more efficient.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 10:27 PM (rbvCR)
Does anyone remember boobs?
Posted by: Cicero
Generally not to be found on professional runway models. Catalog models, maybe.
Be happy they have some actual curves, and aren't the full-on heroin-chic / puberty-blocker types that are indistinguishable from boys.
Old Craig Kilborn joke: can we let the fashion designers design the fashions, but let heterosexuals choose the models?
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)
GPT-5
He was referring broadly to the thousands of federal lawyers who have left the administration (a New York Times report said more than 10,000 left between end of 2024 and March 2026), criticizing them as "radical left deep state lunatics" in a Truth Social post.
_AOL
applause, applause
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:28 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 10:29 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (2b/Sy)
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They hate this country.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)
They got the bug when they played at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute.
Rush being one of Taylor’s favorite bands.
They said all of the musicians at the show told them to get back out there.
So they are back out there.
This will more than likely serve as their last hurrah.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 10:30 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (2b/Sy)
Hadn't things started already in '76? No semiquintennial minutes on TV, nothing else started. Where are all the events? April morning re-enactments? No movies, no parades, no patriotic clothing and observances? Too many leftists in this country and foreigners only here to loot.
I was in middle... oops, junior high in '76. I'm here at 250 with my two kids, if they live a normal lifespan, they'll be around for 300. Will there be anything in fifty years?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
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The Paolo also has, how you say, "incredible sizing"
Posted by: The Paolo at May 31, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:32 PM (qx7Zg)
How do you feel about indoor football and baseball games?
Both to make the spectators AND players feel more comfortable during the game.
I'm just yanking yer chain, Doof!
I lived very far north in the US for a few years. The most popular ice-related game was curling. Drinking occurred during the games!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:32 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 10:33 PM (bfy6w)
Miami should have more publicity for this.
They need an X address.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:33 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 31, 2026 10:34 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:26 PM (rx7qU)
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Does the RV have a generator?
Posted by: The Paolo at May 31, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 31, 2026 10:34 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: J. Toobin at May 31, 2026 10:34 PM (6/7Fs)
it's clear (to me) that we are a different country than 50 years ago
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:35 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 10:36 PM (NlEaG)
How do you feel about indoor football and baseball games?
Both to make the spectators AND players feel more comfortable during the game.
I'm just yanking yer chain, Doof!
I lived very far north in the US for a few years. The most popular ice-related game was curling. Drinking occurred during the games!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:32 PM (Jr+re)
Chain yanking is never a problem!
Indoor football doesn't bother me as much as indoor baseball. Not really a fan of either sport anymore - for various reasons.
I actually used to be a huge fan of Arena Football --yeah, there WERE some of us!
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 10:37 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
I remember a series of TV shorts by one of the networks, "200 Years ago today... such and such happened..."
It was different in 1976.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 10:37 PM (2b/Sy)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 10:37 PM (VCgbV)
Normal people want to celebrate America 250.
They don’t want politics. They want to be happy and drink beer and roast dead animals on grills and blow shit up.
Even in Seattle, people are sick of this devicive shit.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 10:39 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 10:33 PM (bfy6w)
Big fan of the old Whalers sweaters. Just a great logo.
Those were great Pens teams back then. Hated them, but certainly respected the talent.
Posted by: Doof at May 31, 2026 10:40 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Mrs JTB at May 31, 2026 10:41 PM (yTvNw)
I could understand that if most women's clothes were designed by disgruntled men. But, most of the men in fashion...well..., are more likely than not to wear woman's clothes. And, these days there are a lot of women designers.
So...obvious conclusion...most women are masochists.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 10:41 PM (dIske)
Cheers
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (6b8MA)
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The ONT has ripened.
Posted by: The Paolo at May 31, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)
it's clear (to me) that we are a different country than 50 years ago
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)
I'm seeing more patriotic displays in stores around here since Memorial Day. I'm willing to give it some time, as even I've been a bit remiss in getting a solution for the official flag pole of Casa Sin Problemas. End of the week, at the latest, promise!
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 10:43 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)
Does the RV have a generator?
___________
Yes, but the RV with the generator is in Thackerville, OK with Her Majesty.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:43 PM (rx7qU)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:44 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 31, 2026 10:44 PM (zFsEm)
Forgot that June is GAY month - the NYT crossword puzzle isn't letting anyone forget, though....
I hate June.
*****
Completely OT - tomorrow I have a CT Scan (routine) scheduled. Even though all of my numbers are "good" right now, I still get "scanxiety" every time I go in for one of these.
Fortunately, I will be seeing my oncology surgeon tomorrow afternoon, and he will already have the results to discuss with me, so I won't have to wait to know what's happening.
Anyway, prayers and good thoughts would be appreciated 😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 31, 2026 10:45 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 31, 2026 10:45 PM (CFj4+)
Tomorrow we are heading home via West Yellowstone and Rexburg. The weather looks to be better.
We wanted to drive over Beartooth, but did not want to pay a fuck-ton of money just to drive through Yellowstone.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 10:46 PM (2b/Sy)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:46 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 31, 2026 10:46 PM (CHHv1)
Prayers aloft...
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 10:47 PM (2b/Sy)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 31, 2026 10:47 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:47 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:43 PM (rx7qU)
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I thought she was due back today?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
Curious. How big was it? Does my senior citizen national park pass work there?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (Jr+re)
I would offer to let you stay at our house, but Mr. TiFW is in the middle of a construction project, and there are boxes on all of the spare beds in the house (plus, I'm a bit of a hoarder....).
But we would love to see you!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (SRRAx)
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*blinks*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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Hands Cicero a fused stick of dynamite.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (sl73Y)
Arynne Wexler is one of the best, fearless young comediennes around. There are many clips from her comedy shows on X. Here is one of them (pit bulls are like muslims):
https://tinyurl.com/47cz9d86
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (Uvvcx)
I just got a job in a factory making plastic Draculas.
There are only two of us on the production line, so I have to make every second count.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:49 PM (qx7Zg)
it's clear (to me) that we are a different country than 50 years ago
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)
_____________________________
If around here is any indication....small towns are going all in. The nearest town to me is doing fireworks as usual, but added a parade through town, and a two day street fair. Local Volunteer fire company loves stuff like this. They'll cover their trucks in flags and ride around town blowing the sirens and throwing out candy to the kids that come out to see them.
I think that's where you will see most of the celebrating. Red state (and Blue state) rural areas who still possess their faculties.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 10:50 PM (dIske)
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 10:50 PM (oq9dX)
Got a text from the power company saying 597 customers are affected and power should be restored by midnight.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:50 PM (rx7qU)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 31, 2026 10:45 PM (SRRAx)
Already lifted up during today's service, along with those mentioned in the Saturday prayer thread. God's got this...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 10:50 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Have to.
It's the rule.
That or furl the flag every night.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)
I am not seeing that this time. It is disheartening, and baffling. And sad.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise?
Liberals are more adamant that they hate America, and the TDS is even worse than that. Apparently artists like Martina McBride are caving in to the pressure.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 10:51 PM (0Htd1)
I thought she was due back today?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
___________
Tomorrow
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:52 PM (rx7qU)
FIGHT ME
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:47 PM (6/7Fs)
____________________
That dude still has some commercial jingles being used today after like 40 years.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 10:52 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:52 PM (6/7Fs)
Curious. How big was it? Does my senior citizen national park pass work there?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:48 PM (Jr+re)
Not sure, but I do know it's north of 30 bucks. But, I am close to being eligible for the Old Timer one-time fee of 60 bucks until you die fee.
I think your senior pass would work.
I just remember when entering Yellowstone was 3 bucks. And if you went via Cooke City, the Northeast gate was often empty. I loved growing up in Cody, Wyoming.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 10:53 PM (2b/Sy)
As we get more into Summer, I hope Piper will bless us with much more fine swimwear modeled by actual women.
I think I speak for the Horde in general, not even the Mullahs in Tehran deserve to have Oh No Yoko visit them.
The horror.
Posted by: Anna Puma
I didn't listen to the Yoko cut, but I have to say, Anna, that the Mullahs deserve Ono in abundance.
They might even like it, though. Remember, Bycracky O'bumbles said Yoko Ono is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth.
Posted by: mindful webworker - oh no a go go at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: Case at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (8XBuM)
Prayers up.
If you're worried about the CT scan, you could ask Piper to stop by with her four legged family members to manage your cat scan.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)
Hadrian, when you're looking for a good time in Oklahoma, Thackerville is the place to go . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 10:46 PM (Jr+re)
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The casino has an excellent RV park which is rather inexpensive. It is HM's regular stopping point on trips north.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (rx7qU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:50 PM (rx7qU)
Squirrel?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero
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But his presidential library contains almost as much as the Hoover Dam...
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
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Nah.
It's mostly just sand and a bit of lime to hold it together.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Squirrel?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)
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Wouldn't be the first time.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:55 PM (rx7qU)
Looks like they're making strides against pancreatic cancer.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 10:56 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Case
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Being a military blog one would expect at least one camo.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 10:56 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)
_________________
I had the pleasure of being in the right place at the right time when a squirrel was introduced a transformer up behind my house. I swear that thing flew 50 feet.
I didn't mourn.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 10:57 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
She has a Shiba, though, so they can't do the lab work.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 10:56 PM (n7rxJ)
Two therapies are looking useful. Also there is a treatment for HPV infections that looks to be an alternate to a hysterectomy.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 10:58 PM (rbvCR)
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And I hear immigrant Somalians are at the forefront of defeating this deadly disease, h8trz.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:59 PM (6/7Fs)
I could never understand why a woman would wear a thong.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)
A spot on the flag, sure. I meant the colored lights and stars on the canyon walls.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:00 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
......
Are you at the right place?
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 11:02 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 11:02 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 11:04 PM (0Htd1)
A combination of skwerls being evil, and possibly Boise needing to amend future skwerl events.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in Bozeman MT at May 31, 2026 11:05 PM (2b/Sy)
Posted by: nerdygirl
......
Maybe because their butt itches?
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 11:05 PM (oq9dX)
I could never understand why a woman would wear a thong.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)
Stiletto heels. Frankly, I take it all as a sign that, in spite of the many (valid) complaints you have against men in general, you really, really like us...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 11:07 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
She has a Shiba, though, so they can't do the lab work.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
True, but she can keep Teresa company during the scan.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)
They related effect that they also attract men, I guess, is coincidental!!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 11:10 PM (Jr+re)
Looks like they're making strides against pancreatic cancer.
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And I hear immigrant Somalians are at the forefront of defeating this deadly disease, h8trz.
Posted by: Cicero
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That's why they'll be first in line for the cure, no charge.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 11:10 PM (n7rxJ)
Power is back for the moment at least. During the FJB administration it would go out two or three times a week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)
There are some that can pull it off.
Posted by: Case at May 31, 2026 11:11 PM (8XBuM)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
When I went on a river raft trip, there were several French men on the trip. They have no shame when it comes to bathing suits. Teeny tiny bathing suits are not a good look for overweight middle aged people, whether men or women.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 11:12 PM (0Htd1)
Joe, I've had some very attractive young ladies tell me they dressed as they did to impress other women. Not to attract them, but to "show off".
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All that stuff about women's looks being determined by male expectations is so much bushwa. Women judge other women. Men care much less.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 11:13 PM (O0L8i)
FIGHT ME
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 10:47 PM (6/7Fs)
I'm your Huckleberry.
(Original Fanilow here)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 31, 2026 11:14 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 31, 2026 11:14 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 11:14 PM (0Htd1)
Teeny tiny bathing suits are not a good look for overweight middle aged people, whether men or women.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 11:12 PM (0Htd1)
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You may look at your partner through the prism of love or lust but, let's face it, 99.9% of people look awful with no clothes on.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 11:16 PM (O0L8i)
Just crank God Bless America up to 11 and drown 'em out. And we'll see how the Tricentennial goes extra big. Well, I probably won't, but I'll be around in Spirit.
Posted by: mindful webworker - stand beside her, and guide her, at May 31, 2026 11:16 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: scampydog at May 31, 2026 11:16 PM (KlTo7)
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Heh. Mrs. Cicero and I still joke about the fat German dudes decked out in their impossibly tiny speedos on our cruise down the Nile back in the '00s.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 11:17 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at May 31, 2026 10:06 PM (u/oMr)
Fucking Paolo and spending their child support money on box wine and Xanax.
Posted by: Same place they're at right every night at May 31, 2026 11:18 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: mnw at May 31, 2026 11:20 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:21 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:22 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:23 PM (qFwJc)
"World Famous Kamala Cackle".....
MY EARS ARE BLEEDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 31, 2026 11:23 PM (Bnw/D)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:24 PM (qFwJc)
It's even worse than trying to be Led Zeppelin without John Bonham.
Peart was the fucking songwriter as well as 1/3 the band.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:24 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 31, 2026 11:24 PM (Bnw/D)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:26 PM (qx7Zg)
Thank you Doof and Piper
A question for those a little over 29. Do you remember when we had the bi- centennial ? It was my senior year of H. S. Does it seem like back there there was a lot more fanfare and build-up compared to this year? Wasn't there a lot more attention paid in the general culture with bicentennial-edition products, etc.?
It doesn't seem like there's much attention being paid to this milestone. Is it TDS? Something else? What?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 31, 2026 11:26 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: four seasons at May 31, 2026 11:27 PM (3ek7K)
I could never understand why a woman would wear a thong.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 31, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)
If you got a toned ass, it looks amazing. You need to pick the fabric carefully. Dated a girl or two who were into butt floss. And...other stuff.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:28 PM (xcxpd)
"We know that Ukrainian drones have flown into Finland, Poland, and several Baltic states. The initial reaction was exactly the same as it is now in Romania. 'Oh no, the Russians are coming, it’s a Russian attack!'"
_V. Putin
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:30 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:30 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Jackson K.
......
They could tie her up and poke her with a stick every time they see an American plane.
Instant air raid siren.
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 11:32 PM (oq9dX)
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Never thought much of the Grateful Dead's music.
But I've gotta really nice Jerry Garcia tie collection.
So you can call me Dead From the Neck Up.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 11:32 PM (i2Ycu)
Actually, it would be a clever strategic move. Anyone who enjoys the sound becomes a target.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:33 PM (yTvNw)
In France, nude beaches are pretty much de rigueur from what I saw. Mostly inhabited by the young and attractive, in my observation.
I couldn't do as much gaping and learing (h/t MN Learing Center) as I wanted, though, bc I was with someone.
All the comments about fat people in thongs and speedos could just as easily be up for discussion in the First World Problems section of AOSHQ, btw.
Posted by: mnw at May 31, 2026 11:33 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 11:35 PM (2GVsD)
I'm just not getting it. It seems like a trend that got out of hand as an entire generation was looking for an identity. And, IMO, it's like an otherwise beautiful house covered in graffiti.
I'd love to here the opinion of the horde on this. I might just be a prude.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 11:35 PM (dIske)
Posted by: mnw at May 31, 2026 11:37 PM (RCjYY)
5h
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According Israeli media, IRGC General Vahid Hakan, who was responsible for satellite contracts between the IRIB and the IRGC-linked Khatam al-Anbiya, has been eliminated in Tehran, Iran.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:38 PM (TfRuS)
How times have changed. In 1976, we were still regathering after Vietnam and the stupid, mostly made-up Watergate scandal. But America was still "America, Fuck Yeah!"
I am not seeing that this time. It is disheartening, and baffling. And sad.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (2b/Sy)
Catching up on comments, I see I'm not the only one.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 31, 2026 11:39 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:39 PM (u82oZ)
I was watching the Memorial Cup Final - and Canada got that Cup 6-2 Kitchener(Ont) beat Everett (WA) - and in the pregame, they have both National Anthems sung.
The tournament, incidentally, was played in Kelowna BC.
The girl.comes out and, a capella, starts on the Star Spangled Banner.
"O say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly you hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming"
Well, she was Canadian, singing in Canada. 😋
Posted by: buddhaha at May 31, 2026 11:39 PM (PC+XL)
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High-paying positions are opening faster than we can fill them!
Posted by: The Mullahs at May 31, 2026 11:40 PM (6/7Fs)
5h
...
According Israeli media, IRGC General Vahid Hakan, who was responsible for satellite contracts between the IRIB and the IRGC-linked Khatam al-Anbiya, has been eliminated in Tehran, Iran.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:38 PM (TfRuS)
President Trump should require Iranian General McRib to attend the negotiations.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:40 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (bupRa)
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Just get to building those SMRs, that's all.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (qx7Zg)
https://youtu.be/buSi5Gn5BdM
Posted by: mindful webworker - Tra la la la la at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: mnw at May 31, 2026 11:42 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (qx7Zg)
__________________
I have nothing against tattoos in general. Well, facial tattoos don't necessarily strike me as good judgement at a young age. It's just the excess, and in a lot of cases, poor quality.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 11:44 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:40 PM (qx7Zg)
I forgot the nickname. Iranian General "Ham" McRib.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:44 PM (qx7Zg)
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a way to stack high-performance silicon circuits directly on top of one another, a breakthrough that could help the semiconductor industry keep increasing computing power without shrinking transistors further.
Isn't that where HAL-9000 came from?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 11:45 PM (Cqx++)
Class of New York City Subway car
The R40 was a New York City Subway car
r40 is an innovative Argentinian restaurant located in the heart of Long island
Find support for your Canon imageFORMULA R40 Office Document Scanner.
_Top 3 in order of presentation.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:46 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 11:46 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 11:44 PM (dIske)
Even when the ink is impressive, I...don't get it...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 11:47 PM (nbLIj)
Orson, I also think tattoos are unattractive. I won't stop someone from getting them.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Don't stare at the Illustrated Woman.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 11:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:38 PM (TfRuS)
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Originating from Iranian SM account(s).
Viva la difference!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 11:47 PM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:48 PM (TfRuS)
Long and complicated setup...
Comedian: ... and then she got out the razor and...
Straight Man interrupts : Wait a minute! Women don't shave!
Comedian: How long you been in burlesque, kid?
*drum roll, cymbal crash*
Posted by: buddhaha at May 31, 2026 11:48 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ivan, did you see the sunrise? at May 31, 2026 10:20 PM (2b/Sy)
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They hate this country.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)
Look on the bright side: it's more precise to say that they hate not having power. Their hatred is proportional to how much power they think they 'should' have and don't. It is easy for us to get caught up in all the power that they do have and shouldn't, since they instantly abuse it horribly; but it could be worse, and we can roughly estimate how much power they lack by the incandescence of their hate!
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 11:49 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:41 PM (qx7Zg)
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Funny how tattoos can be so off-putting but body paint can be so intriguing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 11:49 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 11:50 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Akcshually....
The Tramp.Stamp is a very specific tattoo, on the lower back, centered just above the tailbone.
Otherwise known as "reading material".
Posted by: buddhaha at May 31, 2026 11:51 PM (PC+XL)
Funny how tattoos can be so off-putting but body paint can be so intriguing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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One is an accessory the other is permanent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:51 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 11:52 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 11:53 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 11:55 PM (qx7Zg)
You are right. Some people take a fad and go overboard with it. They seek attention. A pretty woman does not have to do anything but be herself. The canvas is complete. However it's their body, it's up to them.
Posted by: Case at May 31, 2026 11:55 PM (8XBuM)
Stanley Cup choices:
Carolina - Still harbor a grudge over '05-'06 where we lost 5 of our top 6 D men to injury or illness. That was our Cup
Vegas - Jack Eichel ... fuq Jack Eichel
Bottom line: Grudgingly for Carolina
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 31, 2026 11:57 PM (3sXRv)
All honor to his memory.
Posted by: The Pointer Sisters at June 01, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 01, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)
It doesn't seem like there's much attention being paid to this milestone. Is it TDS? Something else? What?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 31, 2026 11:26 PM (QGaXH)
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I was stationed in Germany at the time, near Nuremberg. The local American community had an awesome celebration and the Germans loved it.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 01, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bob at June 01, 2026 12:13 AM (hWhmF)
My dad, right after the parade in Brooklyn MI, hauled my family into the unknown West. I was six. My brother 3 1/2. To this day we don't know why. I suspect black labeling by the unions.
We landed in Orem UT for a year and then Carson City NV.
I remember the parade being a huge deal. The fireworks were made in my grandfathers bunker. The display was awesome. I never got to see such a spectical again having moved to a place where a display like that would burn down everything.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:13 AM (bupRa)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Ia/+0)
A little after 9 PM here on the leftist coast. Getting into the time of year where the late sunsets fool me into thinking it's earlier in the evening than it really is.
Only about three weeks until we turn it around and start heading the other way.....
Sunday evening and I still feel a little pre-Monday return to work dread even though it's been two years since I've held a job....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 12:14 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 01, 2026 12:15 AM (3/XaG)
I was very much over 29 in 2000. I can't remember the Bicentennial celebrations.
In 2000, most of the folks I knew were focused on the Bush/Gore general election that November.
Posted by: mnw at June 01, 2026 12:15 AM (RCjYY)
Hmm. I've never tried warming peanut butter in the microwave...but it might liquify? Soften, surely.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:05
I think my family is one of the few that sometimes has grilled peanut butter sandwiches for a meal. Well usually offered with the option of grilled cheese. Grilled PB sandwiches rock.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 12:15 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: goozer at June 01, 2026 12:18 AM (BAs8w)
Posted by: Farmer
Word. We had them ALOT as kids. No cheese on them though. Mom also made toast with sugar and cinnamon for dinner now and then.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 12:19 AM (m5dJ5)
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 11:44 PM (dIske)
Even when the ink is impressive, I...don't get it...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 11:47 PM (nbLIj)
Tattoos are a permanent result to a momentary and often fleeting desire.
And most do not age well.
I won't date a Woman with large tattoos... not because of the art (which I think is like putting graffiti on the Venus de Milo) but because of the lack of long term thinking I believe it entails.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 01, 2026 12:20 AM (mP0Kj)
I was very much over 29 in 2000. I can't remember the Bicentennial celebrations.
In 2000, most of the folks I knew were focused on the Bush/Gore general election that November.
Posted by: mnw at June 01, 2026 12:15 AM (RCjYY)
You are confusing the bicentennial (1976) with the Millennium (2000)
Or are you kidding?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 12:21 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2026 12:23 AM (4VLcE)
Few Vietnam vets marched. Which my father was. He refused. Two tours and had no desire to celebrate what he went through. He had burned his stuff when he got home anyway.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:23 AM (bupRa)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 12:23 AM (TfRuS)
I was a teen in '76. Yes, there was much more excitement for the bicentennial. Seemed like it started revving up on Independence Day in '75.
There were bicentennial coins, for heaven's sake! Flags everywhere; red-white-and-blue everything, from pop cans to snack labels to clothing. Swimsuits, too!
Posted by: JQ at June 01, 2026 12:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mnw at June 01, 2026 12:27 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mnw at June 01, 2026 12:29 AM (RCjYY)
When my granmother passed away my uncle found a whole waterjug full of the 76 quarters. Quite a chunk of change.
Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bupRa)
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Red, white and blue U.S. mailboxes.
Red, white and blue fire hydrants.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2026 12:30 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: mnw at June 01, 2026 12:38 AM (RCjYY)
Can you imagine if he'd been prez for the New Spirit of '76?
*cringe*
Posted by: JQ at June 01, 2026 12:39 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 01, 2026 12:40 AM (3/XaG)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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We had them painted like Revolutionary War soldiers.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 12:42 AM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 12:44 AM (TfRuS)
I'm just not getting it. It seems like a trend that got out of hand as an entire generation was looking for an identity. And, IMO, it's like an otherwise beautiful house covered in graffiti.
I'd love to here the opinion of the horde on this. I might just be a prude."
You are not a prude, and even if you were, what would be so bad about it? Don't allow yourself to be brainwashed by skank culture. Tattoos are gross, end of story.
Posted by: Anna Beth at June 01, 2026 12:44 AM (Y03RW)
They want to change the country into a one party rules all and if you resist you will feel their wrath. The country will implode into violence. Look at some of these large cities now. See what socialism brings, it's not pretty.
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 12:46 AM (8XBuM)
Are we getting 250 year quarters?…
Posted by: Reforger
Even better! We're getting $250 bills with PDT's pic. Collect them all!
Funny how time seems to go by faster in the last hour of the day. Seems like barely sixty minutes ago it was an hour ago!
Boop boop a doop
https://youtu.be/LcXxVe4V4SE
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - Rudy and Mae - what a team-up at June 01, 2026 12:47 AM (kU8xu)
DH: I might have to go outside.
Me: Okay, now you aren't wearing pants, and you walked out to the camper. I thought you needed them to go outside?
DH: But, there were snacks in the camper.
Me: Facepalm.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 01, 2026 12:51 AM (bl07w)
Most of the staff at hubby's nursing home have multiple tats, most of which appear (IMO) amateurish and/or cartoon-y. Ugh. And crayola-colors in their hair (males, too!)
I've seen what tats look like after 20-30 years. That is why I have none.
Posted by: JQ at June 01, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at June 01, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
The horror.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:11 PM
I believe they do, but she doesn't deserve the gig.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at June 01, 2026 12:54 AM (IhL8c)
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2026 12:54 AM (4VLcE)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 01, 2026 12:57 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)
She's annoying more than soul piercing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 01, 2026 12:58 AM (DR/Xu)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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From a car, no. There are pretty big barriers cutting off the view of the dam from the bridge. It's an antiterrorism measure. Somebody wargamed it and determined that a van with the side doors open could put a good sized rocket into the dam. As a side benefit, it keeps crashes down caused by rubbernecking. The average speed across that bridge is about 70.
However, there are parking lots where you can walk to places with a good view of the dam.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 01, 2026 12:58 AM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Farmer
Word. We had them ALOT as kids. No cheese on them though. Mom also made toast with sugar and cinnamon for dinner now and then.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 01, 2026 12:19
No, I didn't mean we had cheese on the PB sandwiches. You could have either grilled PB or grilled cheese.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 12:58 AM (55Qr6)
I was a teen in '76. Yes, there was much more excitement for the bicentennial. Seemed like it started revving up on Independence Day in '75.
There were bicentennial coins, for heaven's sake! Flags everywhere; red-white-and-blue everything, from pop cans to snack labels to clothing. Swimsuits, too!
Posted by: JQ
Was in elementary school in '76.
I recall it too being a year long event.
Spirit of '76 everything everywhere.
Still have proof mint '76 coin set I got for Christmas.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 01, 2026 01:00 AM (/lPRQ)
I'm getting confused over all the possible Latin words for 250 years.
Semiquincentennial meaning of half of five is straightforward. Then there's sestercentennial, with "sester" meaning 2 1/2.
But then another possibility is "bisesquicentennial". Now, bi- means 2. But sesqui means 1 1/2 (I think).
Damn Romans counted sort of retarded anyway.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 01, 2026 01:11 AM (w6EFb)
He is gobsmacked quite a few times in it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 01:13 AM (2GVsD)
Still have proof mint '76 coin set I got for Christmas.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 01, 2026 01:00
Yep, I have the same set of proof coins. I wonder what they're worth now. There are no new coins for 250?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 01:13 AM (55Qr6)
I love hockey. It’s much like football except as it is on ice everything moves faster. It’s an awesome sport. But…I watch the international competitions and…that’s it. I’d follow the NHL if I had a team to follow. And being in TX, I am NOT following the Dallas Stars because of the general principle that they are in Dallas.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:18 AM (T6aVk)
Or we could go with "quadransmillennial", meaning 1/4 of a millennium.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 01, 2026 01:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 01:19 AM (2GVsD)
Just imagine Candy with her Jew hatred going to meet the Mullahs thinking they could be allies.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 01:20 AM (2GVsD)
Still have proof mint '76 coin set I got for Christmas.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 01, 2026 01:00
Yep, I have the same set of proof coins. I wonder what they're worth now. There are no new coins for 250?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 01:13 AM (55Qr6)
I have inherited my father’s coin collection, and I refuse to sell it. Why? One of the most awesome things he has is that set of bicentennial coinage. How much is it worth? Don’t care, because I’m keeping that.
I have seen that there is, at least, a semiqunicentennial quarter. (I got a roll of quarters - all of them bicentennial quarters.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:21 AM (T6aVk)
The horror.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2026 10:11 PM
I believe they do, but she doesn't deserve the gig.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at June 01, 2026 12:54 AM (IhL8c)
Send that shrieking Celine Dion over there. But that might violate the Geneva Convention.
Or…I can wire Tehran with the background music my side hustle plays at night. They can suffer as I do.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:25 AM (T6aVk)
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why
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 10:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Because the world needs good music now more than ever.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:27 AM (T6aVk)
FZ was mentioned tonight. Good to see him here too. Ed Mann was just as capable as the great Ruth Underwood of handling whatever Frank threw at them.
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 01:31 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 01:32 AM (vFG9F)
Then the afternoon came with the news from Entebbe. We were at the IDF's navy ships. I think there were 2. 1000s of euphoric people dancing and singing on and on and on. Went home to watch CBS News. Cronkite couldn't stop talking about it.
That night, I boarded my scheduled El Al flight to Israel, to join my friends for summer vacation and then start a year of studies. I stayed instead for 2 and a half years. After that, I knew I would wind up here eventually for the rest of my life. And so it is.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 01:35 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:21
Thanks, I'll look into those quarters.
Agree, I'll probably never sell my old coins. For a few yrs my folks bought proof sets for us in the 60's. Of course I started with the blue book for collecting pennies which of course led to nickels and other addictions.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 01:36 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2026 01:37 AM (vFG9F)
Ace is not going to be that good to us.
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 01:38 AM (8XBuM)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 01:35
Thanks for that cool story. Very neat.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 01:40 AM (55Qr6)
DH: No, I'm on vacation. And there are snacks.
Me: ??? Mmmmmkay.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 01, 2026 01:43 AM (bl07w)
A 20-year-old woman in Chile was kidnapped and murdered because she was a Pokemon card dealer.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 01:43 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 01, 2026 01:36 AM (55Qr6)
I went back to usmint.gov. Check this out: semiquincentennial quarters, half-dollars AND dimes!
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 01:44 AM (T6aVk)
Hmmm... He is on vacation, so there's no telling.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 01, 2026 01:46 AM (bl07w)
A flight from NY to Spain had to turn around because some idiot had a Bluetooth device named "Bomb" onboard:
t.ly/8zuy9
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 01, 2026 01:50 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 01, 2026 01:43 AM (2GVsD)
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Meanwhile, in NC:
https://tinyurl.com/2xex5z48
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 02:02 AM (i2Ycu)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 02:06 AM (8XBuM)
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How did Piper miss this?!
https://tinyurl.com/59sk9ntc
Making Commander Ackbar proud since. 2:06AM EDST.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 02:09 AM (i2Ycu)
But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively “chirping,” at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever.
Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does! President DJT
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 02:27 AM (TfRuS)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at June 01, 2026 02:27 AM (J+JUZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 02:34 AM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 01, 2026 02:40 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Case at June 01, 2026 02:42 AM (8XBuM)
🌺 ...-... 🌺 session💬 of the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Lebanon.🚩
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 02:51 AM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 01, 2026 02:54 AM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 03:13 AM (snZF9)
I found out last night. And shrugged.
I followed sports as an escape from the world’s surrounding bullshit. Once that was lost I couldn’t follow anymore.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 03:13 AM (T6aVk)
I'm an hour from Philly.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2026 03:16 AM (snZF9)
500 for a ticket......Chaim taught Gary well
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 01, 2026 03:30 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
At some point, I'm going to sipple from my collection of Balvenie 12, Aberlour 16, and some classy Irish thing. They sure do smell fine. The Balvenie and Aberlour are very different though I love both.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 01, 2026 03:37 AM (W5mpo)
However, there is literally nothing to gain by telling anyone. So I hold my tongue, and try to keep a poker face (though I'm bad at that). If they can tell I'm silently judging them and get upset, well, that's a 'them' problem -- and also, they should frankly be more worried about what I think of their behavioral ethics than of their metal and ink.
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 03:38 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:30 PM (yTvNw)
If it took them 11 years, they weren't in a hurry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 03:45 AM (l3cgK)
However, there is literally nothing to gain by telling anyone. So I hold my tongue, and try to keep a poker face (though I'm bad at that). If they can tell I'm silently judging them and get upset, well, that's a 'them' problem -- and also, they should frankly be more worried about what I think of their behavioral ethics than of their metal and ink.
Posted by: SciVo at June 01, 2026 03:38 AM (Sy6m/)
Tell your kids...if they want a tat, remind them of their permanence and to best put them in places where they can be covered up easily if needed...
Tats are in a list of things cheap to get into, expensive to get out of...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 03:47 AM (l3cgK)
Its Monday ag
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 03:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 01, 2026 04:00 AM (xverI)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:16 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 04:19 AM (l3cgK)
Then the afternoon came with the news from Entebbe. We were at the IDF's navy ships. I think there were 2. 1000s of euphoric people dancing and singing on and on and on. Went home to watch CBS News. Cronkite couldn't stop talking about it.
That night, I boarded my scheduled El Al flight to Israel, to join my friends for summer vacation and then start a year of studies. I stayed instead for 2 and a half years. After that, I knew I would wind up here eventually for the rest of my life. And so it is.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 01, 2026 01:35 AM (i2Ycu)
Thank you for this, BD!
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:20 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 01, 2026 04:00 AM (xverI)
Socialism as applied to sports, right here.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 04:30 AM (T6aVk)
500 for a ticket......Chaim taught Gary well
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 01, 2026 03:30 AM (jrgJz)
Just say no to drugs, kids.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 04:31 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 04:33 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:34 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at June 01, 2026 04:38 AM (AGz65)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 04:40 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:41 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 01, 2026 03:30 AM (jrgJz)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Posted by: Seneca at June 01, 2026 04:41 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:42 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:16 AM (6wpGE)
low hanging fruit, m.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 01, 2026 04:19 AM (l3cgK)
Maybe? I can't do the math....
Posted by: m at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: clarence at June 01, 2026 04:43 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 01, 2026 04:46 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 01, 2026 04:50 AM (T6aVk)
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We have had some great cigar reviews here on the Weasel's thread and I for one certainly appreciate them. I have discovered some great new sticks and I hope that some of my reviews have assisted others. And this brings me to my subject of the day. If you bother to check your credit card statement, you may discover the spending on cigars can, at times, be...ahhh...pricey. In order to protect these investments, it is necessary to store the news treasures properly. So, let's talk about humidors. Buying a humidor requires balancing your collection size with storage conditions. Most vendors recommend purchasing a humidor capable of holding 20-30% more cigars than you currently own. This helps to ensure proper airflow. I just keep mine about 1/2 full and it works just fine. Standard wooden desktop options start around $150 to $300, but you can find some that are cheaper. Serious shoppers prepare for sticker shock. I've seen them as high as $5k. Yikes! You can also find electric/cabinet humidors and that regulate temperature and humidity and are good for greater numbers of cigars. These aren't for me as I typically buy just enough to enjoy over a few months, so I don't need something that fancy. Here are some things to keep in mind when considering a humidor: --Assuming you go for a wooden humidor, one thing you want to have is Spanish Cedar Lining. Any cedar will do, but this is the gold standard, and the wood is perfect for absorbing and releasing moisture. --Use a Digital Hygrometer, not the analog (needle) version. The analog hygrometers are notorious for being inaccurate and I have found this to be true in each one I have owned. To track the temperature, just throw in a small thermometer. I keep my humidor at about 70% humidity and room temperature year-round. --Ensure the humidor has a good seal. A weak seal will dry out your cigars. An easy way to check a wooden humidor is to do the dollar bill test. Close the lid on a dollar bill. If you can pull it out easily, the seal is too loose. --If you purchase a wooden humidor you will want to season it before stocking it with your favorite smokes. Wipe the interior with distilled water, or use a high-RH Boveda pack. This prevents the wood from stealing the moisture from the cigars. Lastly I clean mine once a year. Depending on where you live, mold could be a problem over time. Cleaning is simple and a great way to keep your cigars ready to enjoy. The picture shows the three that I use frequently. The box is a typical office/desk style humidor. The travel case is handy, and this one is from Thompson Cigars. The small "single cigar" carrier is for the golf course. Pro Tip: DO NOT put this one in your carry-on bag if you fly. The TSA guys enjoy watching you drink the contents from the screw top side. ;-) I hope this has been helpful. Enjoy.Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you!
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:00 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:00 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:02 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:02 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:02 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 31, 2026 07:04 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 07:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Good evening Schnor!!
No range report, but I am gathering all the accoutrements necessary for the MiniMoMe happening this week.
I will be missing the first day's but will be there for what really matters, if anyone can hit that darn blue ram!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:05 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 07:07 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 07:08 PM (wR7HR)
Humidity here in Central WA has gotten as low as 8% so care must be taken.
Thanks, as always Weasel for the gun thread and for giving us cigar folk a place to listen and learn.
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 31, 2026 07:08 PM (aDNTE)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:08 PM (8NNla)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:08 PM
Of course we didn't!! With your permanent record we have to be careful what we say around you. ;-)
@The Grateful. be careful to steer clear of the witch that inhabits that section of NY.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:11 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:11 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:08 PM
I thought it was a MicroMiniMoMe.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:12 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:11 PM
Hey RMBS!! You took your time getting here ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:13 PM (nDgTL)
Need to hold a tad low.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:13 PM (8NNla)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 07:14 PM (aQEfL)
Need to hold a tad low.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:13 PM
Soon....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:14 PM (Wnv9h)
Need to hold a tad low.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:13 PM
Soon....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:14 PM
Very soon.
Jealous of you folks that will be enjoying the things planned for Thursday.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:15 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
***********
I know....will spend part of tomorrow at various cemeteries, where her voters exist in great numbers....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 07:17 PM (wR7HR)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:15 PM (nDgTL)
Don’t worry, Scoobs. It’s just a cigar orientation session. Need to see if they keep the black flies at bay.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:17 PM (8NNla)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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No need to be jealous, we would just be holding you back....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 07:18 PM (wR7HR)
And humidorz!
Thanks Diogenes, great humidor info.
I think about upgrading to a thermo-lectric humidor, but my situation is similar to yours. Storage mostly for near-term consumption, not doing any aging.
But I’ve opted for the “tupperdor” solution so far. High quality airtight plastic containers with Spanish cedar trays and blocks, Boveda humidity packs. Several different size containers. Cheap, adaptable, works perfectly.
Use 69% RH packs, experimenting in one tupperdor with 65%. Lots of guys and some industry types say often more flavor @65%.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:19 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 07:14 PM (aQEfL)
Are they rechargeable, or one-time use?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:20 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:17 PM
Coincidentally, I went to a cigar and spirits night Friday, and I have a couple of fresh sticks to burn in NH.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:20 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Coelacanth at May 31, 2026 07:21 PM (U5d8P)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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No need to be jealous, we would just be holding you back....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 07:18 PM
You have seen him shoot, right?
*ducks*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:22 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:23 PM (8NNla)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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No need to be jealous, we would just be holding you back....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 07:18 PM
You have seen him shoot, right?
*ducks*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:22 PM
And the shit talking starts :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:25 PM (nDgTL)
As usual climate considerations here are minimal, so that helps. I usually “dry box” a stick overnight before burning it to dry it just a bit below the 70ish% storage RH.
I haven’t bought a Boveda pack in years. Recharging them is easy. Friend of mine knows the Boveda owner but I haven’t shared my recharge tip with the friend yet. He’s loaded so wouldn’t bother with it anyway.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:26 PM (Pp3EP)
Gonna shoot some guns, sometime in the next two weeks. My friend is a member of a sportsman club that has outdoor ranges. The nice thing is that this place is behind the middle of nowhere. Good spot. Also fishing and golfing is on the agenda.
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at May 31, 2026 07:28 PM (bfy6w)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Pp3EP)
Paul Frees, Lyn Thomas, and Bill Williams
A fungus brought from space threatens to grow and spread, devouring everyone in its path.
I think I had that in the bathroom of an apartment I once rented. Lysol was effective.
Paul Frees: You've heard his voice at least. 374 credits as announcer, narrator, cartoon voice work, especially.
imdb.com/name/nm0293659/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4
And, yes, Moe Howard is in this, too.
Posted by: mindful webworker - humans become fuzzies at May 31, 2026 07:29 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: LIU at May 31, 2026 07:29 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Pp3EP)
Yes please. I enjoy cigars, but smoke them rarely, so storage is important!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:31 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:31 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:20 PM (iERP6)
Humidifier sticks: I use ones I got from Amazon, which look like large test tubes. They come pre-loaded with PG crystals and you add distilled water to activate, then top off with water as needed. They have to stand upright, overwise they will spill goo.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 07:32 PM (aQEfL)
Shade if necessary.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:32 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:25 PM
*looks at 16*
Hmm.....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:32 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:32 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:25 PM
*looks at 16*
Hmm.....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:32 PM
Hmmm, not shooting related.. LOL
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:33 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 07:34 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:34 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:33 PM
Is this the Gun Thread?
Why, yes...yes, it is.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:37 PM (Wnv9h)
One guy had the mag-fed AK based shotgun from Palmetto State Armory. He used it well.
With a pump it’s basically a reloading contest more than shooting one, but fun.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:38 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:38 PM (NlEaG)
In sealed jars, mine have lasted a couple of years with only occasional adding of water.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 07:38 PM (aQEfL)
Had a very productive session at the range. I went fully expecting to rent a Kimber CDS9 Classic and then purchase one. Blster brought SRA Blaster's model so I could compare the grips. First thing: if I bought it, I would need to put a sight on it. Then pulled out my G48 with Holosun and shot all 3. Whelp, I shoot perfectly with the G48. Barrel is only maybe 3/4 in longer and everything else the same. Why spend the money for CC if the Glock works. Decided to buy a holster a try it the next session.
Maybe buy a rifle instead.🤠
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 07:40 PM (kJmSS)
Cause it was a 12 gauge. He had it loaded with slugs. That poor target.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:41 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:42 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:41 PM (NlEaG)
And his poor shoulder. Even out of a auto shotgun, slugs can really thump.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:42 PM (iERP6)
Range report:
Shot really well. Trying to go faster. Like less than 1 shot per second (I know that’s slow). It’s fast for me.
I was happy with my performance.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (3A2L5)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (yTvNw)
While swa can shoot that thing like crazy with its dot, she can also shoot her G48 like crazy. I told her that should be her carry gun. Plus it has the advantage of being purple.
And so she can (as she said) spend the Kimber money on a rifle.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:44 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:33 PM
Is this the Gun Thread?
Why, yes...yes, it is.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:37 PM
Will the pressure get to you in your quest to get the ram with the time you have? :-)
We shall see....heh......heh.......heh
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:44 PM (nDgTL)
and the reduced recoil LE defense rounds I keep for the apocalypse.Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:46 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
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Nice! And excellent hash.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 07:47 PM (vt7xw)
We shall see....heh......heh.......heh
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:44 PM
Yes...yes, we shall. I have a new rifle to break in.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:47 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM
Nice. I wonder if it will get as busy as it did last year?
Also, want to discuss becoming a member (as RMBS should too).
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:47 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
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Nice! And excellent hash.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 07:47 PM
Damn...that is a fine hash.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:48 PM (Wnv9h)
Cause it was a 12 gauge. He had it loaded with slugs. That poor target.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:41 PM (NlEaG)
Sounds like an in-person testimonial that his suppressor wasn't suppressing his slugs much -- does that make sense?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:48 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
I am not sure that is slow. And if accurate, it is all you need.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:48 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:49 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:47 PM
Absolutely.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:49 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:50 PM (bzYW0)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:51 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: TRex - uncool hash dino at May 31, 2026 07:52 PM (wR7HR)
I think that’s how it goes.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:52 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:23 PM
Caller of Winds >>>>> Breaker of Winds
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:52 PM (Wnv9h)
I’ve seen you ping steel very very fast. Tingringtingtingting.
I didn’t tell you at the time. But, I was impressed.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:53 PM (bzYW0)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:46 PM (Pp3EP)
I have #2 buck for my pump gun, because I found it slightly more pleasant to shoot than the 00 Buck that everyone touts for self defense.
But reduced recoil sounds intriguing!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:53 PM (iERP6)
Going to be logging off soon.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:53 PM (nDgTL)
Would love to get to shoot with all of you again. Just let me know. Or Blaster.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 07:54 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:53 PM (bzYW0)
Heh...now I am trying to move back and forth between two targets 10+ feet away from each other.
That is humbling!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:56 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:56 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 07:57 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 07:57 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:57 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:48 PM (xVpNO)
No, it wasn't a suppressor. It was just a big barrel. It may have been faux-integral-suppressed - but it was not, in any way, actually suppressed.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:58 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:23 PM
Caller of Winds >>>>> Breaker of Winds
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:52 PM
RMBS mentions the main reason he is off target, the windage he adds throws his aim off. Lay off the Mexican next time :-p
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:58 PM (nDgTL)
Going to be logging off soon.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:53 PM (nDgTL)
Probably this fermented masterpiece, which sadly has changed on nurse's subsequent posts:
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM (xVpNO)
This is a VERY nice rifle. An "Assaulter" That's a pretty cool name. It is good to havee friends like Ed L. because I would not otherwise get to shoot such exotica.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:19 PM (Pp3EP)
My S-N-L went the tipper for route for awhile. Worked quite well for him.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:56 PM (rYvai)
After 250 years, America still has what it takes...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM (iERP6)
We are so great we have FAKE Milli Vanilli.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:01 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:58 PM (nDgTL)
Mexican is not till Friday night, Scoobs.
Beer hall is Thursday.
Oh . . .
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 08:01 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 07:58 PM (NlEaG)
Gotcha. Thanks.
The question of what effect, if any, a suppressor would have on a 12ga slug arose in another forum. The answer remains sadly elusive.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 08:01 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 07:02 PM (xVpNO)
4 Hmmm, my comment disappeared
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:02 PM
I see them. Maybe ask your kid to go adjust the rabbit ears?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (rj6Yv)
The G91 I mentioned a ways back will be sold to a dealer, for reasons.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
I've used those and never really lined them that much.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:03 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 07:58 PM
Hey! We did Mexican *after* we shot last year.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (vt7xw)
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Use one of 'em as a portable bar set.
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 07:43 PM (wined)
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You was a shooter with the slow hands...
Posted by: The Pointer Sisters at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 07:42 PM (Wnv9h)
If there's enough folks interested, yes. I can bring some fun stuff like my DeLisle Carbine reproduction, the suppressed Walther PPK, or B&T SPR 300 Pro.
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 31, 2026 08:01 PM (xVpNO)
Do you mean to tell me that No Country For Old Men was using artistic license?
I shan’t believe it.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 08:05 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:05 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM
'Merica, fukc yeah!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:05 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 07:56 PM (rYvai)
After 250 years, America still has what it takes...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM
It may be just me, but I remember the fuss made about America's 200th birthday. Somehow I am not seeing the same thing for the 250th.
I remember Operation Sail and the tons of fireworks that July 4th. I have heard of no festivities this time. Guess when you elect communists into power they will down play the greatness that is the Country.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 08:06 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM
Well...we are pretty groovy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:07 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:57 PM (Pp3EP)
I think I'll buy a box and see how it shoots. I have to function-fire my Mossberg anyway...the cartridge stop seems to be bent a bit.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:08 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:04 PM
Assuming we want something visual, that's not too abysmal?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:08 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 07:54 PM
I'm in. Don't know if the RMBS Mom will shoot, but she'll be there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 08:00 PM
Tipper...tupper...whatever it takes.
Posted by: The Pointer Sisters at May 31, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)
I would be very much interested in joining you guys on the Sunday after the MoMe.
May not be able to stay afterwards as I have to work the next day, thankfully will be working from home.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 08:09 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 08:06 PM (nDgTL)
Supposedly there is another ship parade down the Hudson.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 08:10 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:10 PM (vt7xw)
May not be able to stay afterwards as I have to work the next day, thankfully will be working from home.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 08:09 PM
Do it!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:10 PM (Wnv9h)
Weasel, thanks as always, to bad we will not see you in NH.
Have a good night and a great week everyone!!!
Looking forward to see a bunch of you Thursday!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 08:12 PM (nDgTL)
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 08:12 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:12 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:12 PM (Pp3EP)
http://alturl.com/68y3s
of a recreation of the suppressed 12 gauge from No Country For Old Men.
If you can deal with Micah Mayfield's hipsteriness.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:13 PM (NlEaG)
Plus practice as CBD noted, is unpleasant even in gas guns but required more than ever if you are firing slugs because you have to learn both recoil control and recovery so you can fire another slug in timely fashion if you miss. Slugs take a noticeable time to recover and fire the next round, especially if you don't practice. Wise also to use every bit of recoil reduction (recoil absorbing stocks, mercury inserts in the butt, etc.)
For the most part, leave them to hunters and stick with buckshot. 00, 1, or even 4 are good enough for self defense against humans if they aren't wearing body armor or some such. 2 3/4 length shells are just fine too, you get a lot more recoil versus marginally improved stopping power if you go up to 3 or 3.5 inch length 12 gauge shells.
Xtra length is mainly for hunters outdoors because shotgun shell velocities drop quicker than rifle bullets.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:14 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:15 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:02 PM (Pp3EP)
The P7M8, or the P7M13 (aka the Hans Gruber Special)?
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 08:15 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:17 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy
Shotgun suppressors drop noise about 20-25 db--from the 160's down to mebbe 140's. Still need muffs at that.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:18 PM (Pp3EP)
I shan’t believe it.
Posted by: RI Red
They make midget 12 gauge shot shells that would reduce the blast enough to mebbe make suppressors work a bit more. Also see handloading.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:19 PM (E4rtv)
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They're really good, but I ended up with a box of 48 ring gauge and just wish they were a little larger.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:19 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: rhomboid
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Treat the mags like gold. About 120 and up for a new old stock. Or you can suffer with promags.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:21 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:21 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 08:21 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:22 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: blaster
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops, July 4 1976.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-fGZzS2M1s
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 31, 2026 08:23 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:19 PM (E4rtv)
Hey, whig!
I was fascinated by that shotgun suppressor, thinking that it couldn’t really work. I need to watch that scene, well, that movie, again.
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 08:23 PM (rYvai)
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Agreed! I have several boxes of Habanos Ramon Allones, unfortunately they're now too valuable to smoke!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:23 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 08:23 PM (V9k7L)
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Nice!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:24 PM (vt7xw)
I find the engineering of firearms to be fascinating.
Posted by: GWB at May 31, 2026 08:25 PM (kU0PQ)
Picked up a cheap 16 bottle wine cooler from Home Despot. Three of those little humidors fit in it quite nicely. Bottom shelf has a wooden cigar box (too tight for the Thompson humidor).
The top temperature setting for the wine cooler is 65. For reds, I guess. Digital humidistat shows it holds 65-70% humidity and 65-70 degrees pretty well.
I think the wine cooler was like $50. Glass front, light, looks very classy on my work bench.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 08:27 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:28 PM (Pp3EP)
That is humbling!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Hmmm, I might know someone who could give you some tips...🤔🧐
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 08:28 PM (VCgbV)
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I have the same one on a table next to my desk!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:28 PM (vt7xw)
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I keep wondering the same thing. Fingers crossed!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:30 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:31 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 08:32 PM (BCwQW)
- If I need more than 5 or 6 rounds I'm screwed anyway. An extra 10 rounds won't help much.
- No failures to eject or stove pipes or worry about limp wristing if you get distracted when things go sideways. Pull the trigger on a revolver and it goes bang.
- If you can learn to use a DA revolver trigger, you can shoot anything.
From a handloading point of view:
- It's easier to load cartridges that space on a rim than on the case mouth that calls for a careful taper crimp.
- No concerns about having enough power to cycle the action. If the bullet clears the muzzle you're good for the next shot. And a lighter load may offer easier and faster shooting while still being lethal.
- Bullet shape doesn't matter since there is no feed ramp to consider.
Not that I have an opinion or anything.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 08:33 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:34 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:23 PM
I've got a nice CAO and a Rocky Patel for NH. Can't go too far wrong.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 08:34 PM (Wnv9h)
Here is an excerpt of his on shotgun ammo:
https://tinyurl.com/2v4z2bb8
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:35 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Weasel
The only 'trick' with it that I have is I consolidate the cigars into two or three boxes every now and then and introduce new cigars into the empty box. Keeps the possibly dry(er) new cigars from sucking moisture from the ones that have rested for a bit.
I rarely have any of the flavored cigars (herbal or coffee) so they don't seem to mind commingling a bit.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:36 PM (Pp3EP)
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My only real complaint is when the power goes off it resets to 54F.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:37 PM (vt7xw)
I'm primarily a pipe smoker, as JTB and other pipers here know. But I have tried some of the small cigars or cigarillos from Romeo y Julieta. Real cigar whizzes would probably laugh. But they are good for a quick smoke when you don't have a lot of time. And, if you so decide, you can break up one of the little sticks into a pipe blend, such as an English with latakia, to give it a bit more strength. There are pipe blends available that feature cigar leaf as an ingredient, after all.
I cannot imagine smoking a real, full-size cigar. Especially not at the prices for a whole box now -- or even for a single cigar.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:38 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:37 PM (vt7xw)
Weasel does a FWP thread: Cold tobacco!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)
Whig's not kidding. I purchased a P7 PSP (German police surplus) a few years back, liked shooting in, and immediately began looking for extra magazines. Pretty much any P7 magazine variant is super scarce and expensive IF you can even find them. I ended up buying another P7 PSP for $3k off of Gunbroker because it came with four magazines. This price was only a bit more than what it would have cost to buy the magazines alone.
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 08:39 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:38 PM (wzUl9)
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The price of my daily smoke brand went up to almost $3 each!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:40 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 07:57 PM (Pp3EP)
That's a turkey load, it's loaded in my home defense gun Mossberg 590. No turkey better come in my house.
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 08:41 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (xcxpd)
The parts arrived yesterday. They look nicely machined and the barrel fits the slide with no problems. Alas, the slide was not a drop in fit onto my frame and will need some work to get it to fit.
Fortunately, I might have another 1911 or two about the house to tide me over until I get this one working.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (UNIfT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)
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I really should probably just unplug the thing so the refrigerator function doesn't dry them out unnecessarily, even with the humidification solutions I use.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 08:41 PM (LHPAg)
Otoh, free turkey.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s)
I have a sneaking desire for a Colt Single Action Army clone. Not a concealed carry weapon at all, no, but a classic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:43 PM (wzUl9)
But the G17 I have with the Romeo 1 red dot? It fucks.
It fucks hard.
Seriously, I don't think I need any other pistol. Light, comfortable and it did REALLY well on my dot torture drills.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:44 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: rhomboid
Bottom of the wine cooler I put a couple of the cheap humidifier sticks. I put those in wet... could use a wet sponge for the same effect. The humistat stays fairly constant. If it drops you can bet the sticks got dry.
In the small humidors I have the sticks (moist, not wet) and a Boveda type pack. I noticed that the Boveda packs swell or shrink. If I put a wet stick in there the packs seem to absorb the moisture. I don't like that so only put moist sticks in and then the packs don't seem to grow or shrink much. I look at it the packs are a humidity buffer.
Also, I'm using only distilled water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 08:44 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (0sNs1)
No kidding. Same with the flite-control loads. Hard to find and expensive. But if you're going to fight with a shotty, that's the load.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:45 PM (xcxpd)
Took an AR15 pistol with Super Safety to shoot there and we didn't end up shooting. BUT - my neighbor has a container with climate control and locks and its like a big walkin safe and offered us a place to store stuff ex-filled from VA.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:45 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:44 PM
I recognize each of those words, but do not understand them in this order.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:42 PM (vt7xw)
You could get a relatively inexpensive ups (uninterrupted power source) for the humidor (or go more expensive and run more things off it.) I dunno though, don't fridges pull a lot of juice?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)
The price of my daily smoke brand went up to almost $3 each!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026
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If each bowl of pipe tobacco I smoke ran $3.00, I'd be horrified. A 1.75 oz. tin of pipe weed runs about $15-20, and it takes quite a few bowls to empty it depending on the size of your pipes. There is also bulk tobacco available that runs between $5-6 an ounce.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Weasel
We might have the exact same wine cooler.
Our power went down last night and I had to go the shop and reset it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 08:47 PM (/lPRQ)
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This has to have a teensy compressor and I keep the house around 70-72F so I think I might go unplugged.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:47 PM (vt7xw)
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I should start smoking a pipe!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:49 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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That is good news...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 08:49 PM (wR7HR)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 08:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 08:50 PM (Pp3EP)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:45 PM
Local cop-shop had police turn-ins of that. $3.49/box of 5.
I was going to pass it up, but then, almost mystically, the visage of Weasel began to coalesce above me, and I remembered his weekly exhortation to buy ammo. I did not want to disappoint Weasel.
It shoots well in a 590-A1.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 08:49 PM (wR7HR)
It is indeed. Good fences make good neighbors or something like that.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:51 PM (NlEaG)
If you can find it, try the 2026 release of Eight State Burley. The combination of the burleys, Virginias, and orientals gives a medium strength, slightly sweet flavor. Good for slow puffing. And it pairs well with iced coffee. Haven't tried it with any adult beverages. Yet.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 08:51 PM (yTvNw)
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Visage of Weasel? Sounds like a nightmare!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:52 PM (vt7xw)
I rise in dispute.
I won't argue handloading, there you are very likely correct. Revolvers, not having a slide and recoil spring to worry about, or feed ramps, have more latitude available. I'd stick to Rugers though unless you are very good at loading to SAMI guide.
That said, they are inferior to automatics except in narrow exceptions. Recoil is greater out of revolver. Bulk is greater. Capacity is lower. Reloads are slower. You can talk about settling problems with 6 rounds or less but considering that we are training for what is likely an unusual scenario to begin with, best to be ready for the worst case, not best case. Trigger pull is usually worse, unless thumb-cocking, which means accuracy is worse and that's a problem.
A revolver is better than nothing. It is also lethal. But automatics are better.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)
I was going to pass it up, but then, almost mystically, the visage of Weasel began to coalesce above me, and I remembered his weekly exhortation to buy ammo. I did not want to disappoint Weasel.
It shoots well in a 590-A1.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)
You have chosen the path of Wisdom
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:53 PM (xcxpd)
I should start smoking a pipe!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026
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It's still the cheapest way to consume terbacky. Like cigars and unlike the white sticks, you don't inhale. You can spend lots on a pipe, or you can get a good "basket" pipe at a real tobacconist that will serve you as well. Or you can try a corncob pipe!
I kept my pipes for many years after I stopped smoking them because they are beautiful sculptures in briar wood, like tiny bits of fine furniture.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:53 PM (wzUl9)
That was the cleanest Dot Torture I’ve seen you shoot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 08:53 PM (jc8En)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:44 PM
I recognize each of those words, but do not understand them in this order.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)
I understand. I have near to 100 tools. And honestly...most of them don't get shot. The G17, once again, performed really great at the range. Easy to carry, easy to shoot with the red dot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:55 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026
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I think I saw a tin of that at my local cigar/pipe shop a few weeks ago. Probably gone now. They have a large selection of Peterson blends, some Rattray$$, and a modest number of Cornell & Diehls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:55 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
No need to sneak. We let our freak flags fly here. At least as far as guns are concerned.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 08:58 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
Yes. It's MUCH worse though on the other end of the shotgun, though.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:58 PM (xcxpd)
That was the cleanest Dot Torture I’ve seen you shoot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 08:53 PM (jc8En)
I've done better! But that was a really good day. Great groups and ran that cold.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:58 PM (xcxpd)
3d printed Glock 19. Near as I can tell from the law, this is not grandfathered and not legal AT ALL in Virginia after July 1.
Four AR-15s. Legal to own. Not legal to have "on or about one's person" in any place "open to the public." They say this is meant to be anti-open carry. Read the words.
PSA Dagger with a threaded barrel. That makes it, under the law, an "assault firearm." (their term) And that makes it subject to the on or about one's person law.
Two Extar Ep-9s. As a large format pistol with threaded barrel it is also an "assault firearm."
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 08:59 PM (NlEaG)
Remington Ultimate Defense Managed-Recoil 12 Gauge Ammo 2-3/4" #4 Buckshot 21 Pellets Box of 5
at MidwayUSA.
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 09:00 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 08:44 PM (xcxpd)
Glock does offer a Gen 6 Glock 19 that comes with an Aimpoint PRO that's set into the slide itself. It won't be cheap (the Aimpoint PRO alone goes for around $700), but, it might improve your work with a Glock 19.
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 09:00 PM (BCwQW)
I have a small briar and a nice Haym Pinhas meerschaum from Istanbul (simple carving, bowl-shaped, grapes) that I do still use a few times in winter. Here, winter is more of an idea, sort of like Antifa to the late ridiculous FBI director Wray. But I still get them out a bit.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 09:00 PM (U/Byj)
"Four AR-15s. Legal to own. Not legal to have "on or about one's person" in any place "open to the public." They say this is meant to be anti-open carry. Read the words."
So you can never take them to a public range?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 09:01 PM (zZu0s)
at MidwayUSA.
Posted by: mrp
Yep. Worth it. Remington's lead is a bit softer than Federal's.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:01 PM (E4rtv)
What capacity are your SIG mags?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (wR7HR)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (U/Byj)
I enjoy shooting the Ruger Mark II competition model, the CZ75b, and GI-style 45. But the history of revolvers is richer, from Colt black powder percussion guns to Smith K frames to Ruger Blackhawks. Add in the versatility for ammo that revolvers offer and they always have a place in my heart.
And I don't have to pick up the brass. (The ground gets further away each year.)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:03 PM (yTvNw)
They turned out great. Not KFC, but still, really good.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 09:03 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (kJmSS)
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Take it out of the holster first.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:03 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 09:04 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
You fire any gun indoors and it is unpleasant without muffs and plugs. And even a single time will damage your hearing to some extent. Even the humble 9mm 159-165 db. Comparable to a jet engine on takeoff.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:04 PM (E4rtv)
at MidwayUSA.
Posted by: mrp
Yep. Worth it. Remington's lead is a bit softer than Federal's.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:01 PM (E4rtv)
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Listed at 1200 fps muzzle velocity. Whether that's manageable, YMMV.
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 09:05 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (kJmSS)
#DoIt
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 09:06 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 09:00 PM (BCwQW)
I just don't have the money to buy into the Glock Gen 6. I want to but I'm not making the money I used to. And...I have a LOT of guns already.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 09:07 PM (xcxpd)
They turned out great. Not KFC, but still, really good.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 09:03 PM (qFwJc)
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That's how I cook mine. Either dredged in a chicken fry mix, or nikkid with a decent sprinkle of Kickin' Chicken from Weber.
If you use a disposable air fryer liner, you can use a marinade or a bbq sauce.
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 09:08 PM (rj6Yv)
I will be oh so ready when the last parts for my belt fed 5.56 project get here in June.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 31, 2026 09:08 PM (U2++c)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:43 PM (wzUl9)
Uberti is probably the best known and most widely available producer of Colt SAA clones. Go with a clone if you want to shoot an SAA a lot. But there's nothing wrong with paying extra to get an actual modern production Colt either. Just that the Uberti's are a lot cheaper if you want to shoot it a lot.
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 08:43 PM (wzUl9)
Most recent addition to laager de blaster. I got a Pietta Copper Canyon 4.75 in barrel in .38/.357 with a 9mm cylinder, too. Copper Canyon has brass trigger and a case hardened receiver.
I think I scored it all for less than $500 shippped. It is old school no bar safety (it has a safety of sorts with the cylinder pin but I wouldn't use it.)
I like it.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 09:09 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Ed L at May 31, 2026 09:11 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:11 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 09:12 PM (U/Byj)
I'll see some of you in a few days!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 09:12 PM (Wnv9h)
What capacity are your SIG mags?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 09:02 PM (wR7HR)
Depends - 15-21 rounds.
Mags are grandfathered. A pistol with >15 round mags is not an assault firearm without one of the other features like a threaded barrel
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026 09:13 PM (NlEaG)
thebeltman.net/collections/clearance-belts
Read the sizing instructions before you order, as the belt sizes don't match pants sizes.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 09:13 PM (UNIfT)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:13 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Specialty load. Hard enough to find #1 buck shot. Midway has some Fiochi in that. But looking up buckshot, apparently Federal makes a low recoil 1/3/4 inch shotshell with 00 buck designed to fragment. Probably a pump gun only load but interesting none the less.
"Federal Premium Personal Defense Ammunition is designed just for personal protection. Turn your shotgun into the ultimate defensive platform with Force X2 from Federal Premium. Its copper-plated 00 FX2 buckshot pellets are specially engineered to split into two equal-size pieces on impact. This creates twice as many wound channels, improves the transfer of energy from the payload to the target, and minimizes the potential for over-penetration, reducing the risk to bystanders. Force X2 is also loaded for more manageable recoil, allowing the shooter to stay on target for faster follow-ups and better accuracy in a self-defense situation."
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:14 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:15 PM (DJPFk)
I think I scored it all for less than $500 shippped. It is old school no bar safety (it has a safety of sorts with the cylinder pin but I wouldn't use it.)
I like it.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at May 31, 2026
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Three choices of caliber -- three guns in one!
A beautifully trimmed gun as well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:17 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 09:17 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 09:17 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 09:18 PM (rj6Yv)
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Happy to do it. Nite!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:18 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Get one with a transfer bar safety. Dealing with the SAA without one requires substantial practice in loading, and firing. A Blackhawk or a Vacquero if you want fancy from Ruger are more versatile and better built firearms while greatly resembling the SAA at a close look.
If you want an understudy in 22 LR, you can get the Double Nine used High Standard which is a double action that looks to be single. Ruger and others like Heritage make some true Single Action 22 LRs that are fun enough to handle and shoot.
Unless you have a particularly hankering for 45 Colt, I suggest getting a 38 Special/357 Magnum version of the SAA real or clone. Much cheaper to shoot and far easier to obtain ammo unless you look to get into reloading.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 09:19 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:20 PM (E4rtv)
I have a small briar and a nice Haym Pinhas meerschaum from Istanbul (simple carving, bowl-shaped, grapes) that I do still use a few times in winter. Here, winter is more of an idea, sort of like Antifa to the late ridiculous FBI director Wray. But I still get them out a bit.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026
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I'm a nicotine lightweight. An hour with a cigar would be too much for me. My pipe sessions tend to run 30-40 minutes at the outside, with breaks, and I still have to be careful about loading too much of a strong blend into the bowl
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:21 PM (wzUl9)
We shall report back!
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 09:21 PM (rYvai)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 08:52 PM
Well, it did have a slight scowl, but smiled and quickly dissipated as I made the correct decision.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 09:23 PM (0sNs1)
Unless you have a particularly hankering for 45 Colt, I suggest getting a 38 Special/357 Magnum version of the SAA real or clone. Much cheaper to shoot and far easier to obtain ammo unless you look to get into reloading.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026
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Back in the '80s I had a Ruger Single-Six, the model that could shoot .22 LR, .22 short, and with a swap of cylinder, the .22 Magnum round. Grand gun; I'm sorry I sold it.
Yes, a .38/.357 or 9mm SAA would be much more sensible for target practice. I love the look of the gun (hey, I grew up on TV Westerns), but I'm not determined to have an actual Colt or to have it in .45.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:24 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:25 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:25 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 31, 2026 09:23 PM (0sNs1)
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Good man!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:27 PM (vt7xw)
I had occasion to use the #1 load once. Not on a leopard. I found it to be quite effective.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 09:27 PM (UNIfT)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Eternal argument. Personally, if you don't spend time training or maintaining firearms, get a revolver just for self defense. Semi automatics require more care as do their ammo and magazines plus you have to be prepared to handle malfunctions. Revolvers, if they have a substantial malfunction not related to ammo, then you throw it at the critter and run. Kind of like a jammed shotgun in that respect.
But if one gets a firearm and shoves it in a drawer for a couple of years with no training, you are more likely to be able to fire it successfully at bad breath range even you have green verdigris on the cases.
And on the other hand, if one is hunting, revolvers again are better than semi autos--more accurate at a distance, even an old K Frame with a lot of years will outshoot all but match semi automatics, and for the most part, if you truly want to bring down dinosaurs (or grizzlies), only a revolver will do it. For a grizzly bear, even a 10mm begins to look puny.
For people with a modicum of practice, responsible enough maintain it. then semi auto for sure.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:29 PM (E4rtv)
I had occasion to use the #1 load once. Not on a leopard. I found it to be quite effective.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Not a fan of Capstick for the obvious reasons but others have claimed virtues for the #1 and you get a few more pellets than reduced 00 buckshot (usually 9). Not that many load it anymore except at hunting season though.
But, of all the shotshell loadings, buck shot and slug loads are some of the easiest to do and where you get some of the best cost savings from.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:34 PM (E4rtv)
MAE,
Most of your points are correct and I considered them when I decided on a revolver for protection. I don't find revolver recoil greater than a comparable power semi. I don't feel a double stack semi is much less bulky than a snubby revolver, at least not for pocket carry. I compromised by planning for the more likely scenario, not the worst case, aware it was a compromise.
A real consideration was Mrs. JTB. She is small and lacks hand strength and neither of us is getting younger. Racking a slide can be a problem. I know there are techniques to compensate but they add another level of complexity in a stressful situation. She can handle a DA trigger much easier and is more comfortable with that setup. Also, semi recoil has more muzzle flip than most revolvers and that gives her more trouble.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:35 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
45 Ammo is obscenely priced. Last time I checked, about 1 buck per round for a box of 50 if you could find it. Well worth reloading and not hard to do whenever we don't have some crisis going on. Single six is a good gun but prices have really went up. Ruger came out with a cheaper made single action 22 LR to compete with Heritage (Taurus owns them now).
The old Double 9 from High Standard dates from the late 50's to early 70's or so. Looks like an old cowboy SAA but really a double action with some neat features like recessed and chamfered cylinders so the case rims are fully surrounded. They also have a notch in the cylinder so you can dry fire them sparingly without that much worry.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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Agreed. As I read this legislation, they are grandfathered if you are going to the range. NOT as EDC.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 31, 2026 09:40 PM (wR7HR)
The special effects were… economical. The scenes of people driving, flying, walking, helped make the 1hr10m runtime seem much longer. The conclusion was disappointing, like they just said, end it here. The slime did not take over the world or cause mass casualties.
But Moe Howard in a minor role as the taxi driver turned in a powerful performance and really saved the whole film. Oscar-worthy. And the popcorns were small but tasty, with butter, salt, and curry powder.
Geez louise, Weasel, do you watch these things before linking them?
Posted by: mindful webworker - the one stooge at May 31, 2026 09:40 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: Ed L
On any old semi auto, usually worthwhile to replace all the springs including magazines. Wolff springs makes the mag springs (and recoil springs for the P7) and they are surprisingly affordable. About 20 bucks per three and less for a single mag spring. gunsprings dot com Great folks to work with and everyone sells their springs too but easiest to go less popular models from the Wolff online store.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: mindful webworker - the one stooge at May 31, 2026 09:40 PM (kU8xu)
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They can't all be TDTESS.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:43 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:46 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: JTB
Some of the small H&R 32 Magnum or even the 327 Magnums hold seven cartridges. And you can shoot 32 S&W Long out of them as well as 32 H&R Magnum. The 327 Magnum shoots all of them including the 327 but is a bit much for most people.
Given what you mentioned for widest applicability, perhaps a 3 inch barrel and and 38 Special with 148 gr wadcutters or if you can find it, some reduced recoil Hornady self defense ammo or the old 125gr Federal Nyclad Hollow points (now probably gone except from gun shows). The latter is another low recoil self defense load and I think Federal may have a newer version of it in polymer coated lead hollowpoints.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:51 PM (DJPFk)
I still have an unopened tin of C & D's Briar Fox. People tell me it's wonderful, and I'm waiting for a special occasion to crack it open.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:51 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 09:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 09:52 PM (DJPFk)
Chores this week: A rep from Bekins Van Lines is coming over Tues. to assess my furniture to estimate my cost for the move to Indiana; Wed. I'm going to the eyeglass shop to see about getting glasses for driving. The home inspection report should be in by Friday or Saturday, and then I have to see what insurance will cost me.
Now I'm more tired than I was when I started that paragraph!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:59 PM (wzUl9)
I agree. The carry and house guns are 357 DA revolvers loaded with 38 special. Mrs. JTB is comfortable and accurate with them. Unfortunately, my 32 magnums are Ruger single actions, not DA. I love 32 Long as a reloadable target round.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 10:00 PM (yTvNw)
I sent him an email, but he's not much of an Internet person.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:01 PM (wzUl9)
Food Thread:The Unbearable Lightness Of Good Dough
The UK is beyond help, except...Brit kids taste American Barbecue for the first time. They all seem like normal kids who can be convinced of the superiority of American cooking and the importance of having pork in one's diet! Not to mention the innate sense of freedom that smoking meat imparts!
This is one of a series of cooking videos from the folks at Fallow, an excellent restaurant in London. Most of their videos are excellent (check farther down the post) and well worth a watch, especially if you like to cook. Here is a Ragu Recipe that is a bit different, but it is impressively loaded with layers and layers of flavor. I'll even forgive them the browning of the meat, although Marcella Hazan would be rolling over in her grave if she saw that.
Yeah...and you wonder why I bang on the Chinese for being a disgusting food culture and source?
中国。ほんとに怖い。中国のある海鮮市場の労働者が、出荷前の魚の体に、紅麹紅溶液（紅殻虫紅染料）とホルムアルデヒドを混合した製剤を塗布している。 この処理方法は、古くなった魚を色鮮やかで新鮮に見せることを目的としている。pic.twitter.com/MtgFL8pFLg
— そこねさがし📈 (@BlueHawk137
China. It's truly frightening. Workers at a seafood market in China are applying a preparation made by mixing red yeast rice red solution (cochineal red dye) and formaldehyde onto the bodies of fish before shipment. This treatment method is intended to make old fish appear colorful and fresh.
Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this recipe for Husband's Braised Meatballs, and it's a pretty solid one. But he misrepresented it as "Husband's Braised Balls," which is an entirely different thing, and much funnier.
More from the fellows at Fallow!
You Suck At Cooking makes Chili Oil Onion Pasta
The garlic is doing well! For now. It was 42 degrees this morning, and I am unsure how well garlic will tolerate that. I know all of you are worried, but it is still tall and green and healthy! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle. The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:02 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:03 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 04:03 PM (RIvkX)
I did buy some Marion-Kay Chicken breading. It was good. But too pricey. Just give me the spices and let me add it to the flour.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 04:04 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:05 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:06 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)
That's one of the things I miss about CA. Liquor licenses were not tightly controlled, and places could sell beer, wine, and booze without much of a deal being made.
Although...I wonder if they have changed that!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 04:07 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 04:09 PM (sl73Y)
Sooth it with a slug of 100 proof booze.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 04:10 PM (hUS/0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 04:11 PM (hUS/0)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:11 PM (h7ZuX)
The tides???
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 04:11 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:09 PM (/lPRQ)
That's what I did!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 04:12 PM (iERP6)
I had the 20, a couple years ago. I didn't buy a whole bottle (who could find one?); just had a taste at a bar.
And, I wouldn't buy a bottle based on that. Definitely good, but well past the knee in the price/quality curve.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:12 PM (VHUov)
The tides???
Posted by: From about That Time
* nods *
Neutrino flux.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:13 PM (VHUov)
Incomplete recipes.
1. Jimmy Dean has changed THEIR recipe. The sausage doesn't make near enough grease. Nor is it salty. Had to add lard to make gravy.
2. Stepped outside of my comfort zone and made biscuits and sausage gravy. (My wife made killer sausage gravy. I never had to)
Recipe never mentioned adding salt. Crap came out tasting like wallpaper paste. 😡
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 04:13 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
But weren't hamburger patties at some time larger than the buns? Was it that gradual? I like A&W's too.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 04:15 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
It's also not so springy if you make it a couple of days ahead of using it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:17 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog
No, you got a bonus Big Bun.
- snarky A&W worker.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:17 PM (/lPRQ)
Just back from watching "Pressure". Very good movie. Excellent cast especially Andrew Scott who played the meteorologist. Brendan Fraser was good as Ike and Damian Lewis pulled off Montgomery just fine. Highly recommend.
Now back to food related matters.
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 04:18 PM (lJ0H4)
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Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 31, 2026 04:20 PM (aeiyZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:20 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 04:21 PM (vTZFs)
Once cooked they needed no refrigeration, and were easy to eat. Sort of like a small Stromboli, but the bread's a bit different and there's no real seasonings to it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 31, 2026 04:21 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 31, 2026 04:22 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
That's what I keep trying to tell her.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 04:22 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 04:23 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 31, 2026 04:23 PM (aeiyZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:25 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:25 PM (rbvCR)
I'm a little concerned about ChatGPT recipes. I'm trying to use up things in the pantry, so I told it what-all I had on hand and that I wanted to make a chocolate cake. Just for the heck of it, I included vanilla pudding mix and mayonnaise. It gave me a recipe that included both of those. I'm afraid that if I'd included jalapeno peppers and mustard, it would have included those, too.
The cake turned out great, by the way.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 04:26 PM (n7rxJ)
Youth group tonight is getting chocolate marshmallow cake mix cookies and a fruit tray.
Dinner here is light b/c boys and parents went to the end of year homeschool BBQ - I didn't eat (I helped run it), but they did. And they made up for lost time. And 2nd is coming in from an international flight.
So, I took a boneless pork butt and slow cooked it with just salt and shredded it (it's why I'm late). Today, it's just getting BBQ sauce on a bun, classic homemade coleslaw, and fruit salad. I'm sure I'll have a ton of prok leftover (when I planned this, I didn't think my boys were gonna, well, partake as much this afternoon). So, it's going into a new dish tomorrow that I'll let the new arrival pick (I'm leaning pork carnitas, but she may decide otherwise) - thus, why it's plain with added brown bottle sauce (which also is good for traveling tummies - she may not sauce, or eat much at all)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 04:26 PM (tOcjL)
Enjoying a bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon (from Alaska, friends don’t let friends eat farmed fish) capers, thin red onion, ground pepper and a squeeze of lemon. At the beach. Listening to the Mariners game. Bald eagle flying overhead.
Sunny and 65.
Did I mention the mountains across the Sound?
I win.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 04:27 PM (1Bcgn)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 04:11 PM (hUS/0)
The Oregon OLCC says "Hi" and requests you fill out these forms to order anything that is not on their list of allowable liquors so they can import and tax it, and possibly skim some for their friends and families at cost.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)
They travel around the US trying all different kinds of food, and frequently do videos at this school to try things on Brit kids, like American pies, Halloween candy, fast food, Thanksgiving dinner, etc.
They also will try things on one of their dads, and did biscuits and gravy with both dad and the schoolkids, which was pretty funny, as Brits have a very different idea of both--they come in very skeptical, imagining cookies with brown sauce.
Highly recommend their youtube channel
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 04:28 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 04:29 PM (1Bcgn)
It also makes wonderful cinnamon roll dough, which I top with penuche glazing.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:31 PM (rbvCR)
Yeah...and you wonder why I bang on the Chinese for being a disgusting food culture and source?
More than half their veterinary doctors get their credentials at the local schools of culinary arts.
Posted by: biteme at May 31, 2026 04:32 PM (xWS9V)
Somehow, folks left 30% off beef briskets with salt and pepper...so I got beef brisket for $5/lb. I don't even really like beef brisket THAT much (it's my last pick at a BBQ place), but I'm sure I can manage to make something tasty and meaty later this month (threw this in the freezer b/c girl already asked for burgers, b/c Poland does not understand burgers, so that's our beef this week)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 04:32 PM (tOcjL)
Have a rice mix you mix with meat, got a small piece of beef to have with it.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)
As long as it doubles in size and is good and bubbly, it's good. And use it at its peak. It should float in water.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:33 PM (h7ZuX)
They travel around the US trying all different kinds of food, and frequently do videos at this school to try things on Brit kids, like American pies, Halloween candy, fast food, Thanksgiving dinner, etc.
They also will try things on one of their dads, and did biscuits and gravy with both dad and the schoolkids, which was pretty funny, as Brits have a very different idea of both--they come in very skeptical, imagining cookies with brown sauce.
Highly recommend their youtube channel
Posted by: barbarausa
Jase & Josh are cool too. Brits traveling the US trying foods.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 04:35 PM (YYKrY)
My wife loves rice, but is not sure that rice pudding is worth the struggle.
She however loves the rice flour and red bean cakes, so I have to search up the recipe to make that for her.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:35 PM (rbvCR)
Horseradish seems to have a limited appeal.
Posted by: pawn at May 31, 2026 04:36 PM (+rSJz)
They're tart cherries. What should I make with them? My dad loves tart cherries and I would love to make him something for Father's Day. Not sure if he uses jam, but I'll bet some kind of cherry preserves would please him all the same.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:36 PM (h7ZuX)
Pellet Grill Asparagus is easy quick and delicious. Toss the raw asparagus with a little olive oil, seasoning salt and pepper. Grill on the middle rack for 6-8 minutes max and put in a 9X13 with a little butter and cover with saran for another ten minutes to let it steam itself.
Served with wood roasted chicken thighs. Yumm
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 04:36 PM (vu6Vu)
Q: How did the hipster burn the roof of his mouth?
A: He ate pizza, before it was cool.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 04:37 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 04:37 PM (5P5DO)
When mixing her dough, she put in the butter late in the process. AND, she didn't use cold shaved butter. As a result, the butter didn't melt evenly, creating steam. Her finished product was not puffy, flakey. It was a hard lump of garbage which she had no problem whining about. Thankfully, the comments were filled with Texans laying into her stupidity and lack of knowledge. Actually, her video was cringy. The comments were gold. Lots of "Bless her heart" which she had no idea was an insult.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 04:38 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 04:39 PM (2WIwB)
One thing that needs to be said about copper pans is that the copper can't just be a decorative, microns thick coating on the outside. Such a coating would be useless in accelerating heat dissipation. According to the interwebs, quality copper pans have > 1.5 mm thick copper, with 2-3 mm being the sweet spot. There's another interior layer of other metal, usually stainless steel, because copper reacts with acidic foods. Regardless, they're way to expensive for me.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)
My wife loves rice, but is not sure that rice pudding is worth the struggle.
She however loves the rice flour and red bean cakes, so I have to search up the recipe to make that for her.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:35 PM (rbvCR)
*hands Kindletot directions to the nearest Hmart*
Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 31, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)
The second is pie filling, of course. Pie cherries are tart.
And the third is cherry jam, though you might want to pick sweet cherries for that.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:41 PM (rbvCR)
Glad you liked the movie. I would have felt bad if I had recommended it yesterday and you came back hating it. On a food note- I had a small popcorn and a small Diet Coke,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 04:42 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 31, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)
it is in Tigard. We go there a lot.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had
My mother made the best potato pancakes.
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 04:43 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 04:45 PM (5P5DO)
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Another idea is to make a cherry sauce or glaze to pour over cheesecake (store-bought or home-made).
Posted by: Kathy at May 31, 2026 04:46 PM (zuKcR)
Posted by: Gollum Price Blair at May 31, 2026 04:46 PM (kYmoU)
Uncle Roger and Kent Rollins have some thoughts on that.
https://youtu.be/WulOzCO0drQ
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 04:46 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had
My mother made the best potato pancakes.
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 04:43 PM (lJ0H4)
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We're coming up my favorite season...sweet corn season. I make corn fritters (but not the standard crusty ones). I use a pancake recipe and mix in fresh sweet corn. Essentially, they look just like a regular pancake with kernels throughout. It gives it a nice sweetness to work against salted butter. You don't need maple syrup unless you want it.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 04:47 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 31, 2026 04:47 PM (aeiyZ)
Since I imagine your dad is older, I might give a cherry sorbet a shot, so you could hold the sugar level to what might be best for him...and it's summer...who doesn't love frozen cherry goodness?
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 04:48 PM (tOcjL)
My food selections were an over priced water and a couple of Twizzlers. Yum.
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 04:48 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 31, 2026 04:47 PM (aeiyZ)
This is my Christmas meal tradition.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Kathy at May 31, 2026 04:50 PM (zuKcR)
That's a useful tip. I saw a vid by Kent Rollins where he said that he doesn't keep a starter longer than a week. So I guess that means you would always have two in progress -- one getting started and one ready to use. Problem for me is that we won't bake every day. Maybe twice a week at most.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 04:51 PM (NVLbD)
half pound of tuna, cooked how you like. Flake and mix with:
1-½ tbsp red wine vinegar
1 cup thinly-sliced celery
¼ tsp dry mustard
1/3 tsp chives
1/3 tsp tarragon
1/3 tsp parsley
1 tsp fennel
salt and pepper
Serve with (or fill) lettuce leaves with it, or use it as the base of a salad, such as with black beans or cannellini beans.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 04:51 PM (kYmoU)
That sounds frugal. I shared the popcorn with my spouse so it wasn't too expensive.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 04:51 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)
Kentucky used to be much the same. Consortium. If it wasn't on the list, you could not even order it.
I seem to see a lot more variety these days, so maybe they changed it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 04:52 PM (zZu0s)
I'm liking them so far.
The Japanese are quirky, but they make functional stuff.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 04:52 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 04:55 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 04:27 PM (1Bcgn)
And we will tax your unjustified enrichment! Pay your fair share!
Posted by: Washington Legislature at May 31, 2026 04:55 PM (vu6Vu)
Got a pork shoulder on sale, and it's in the fridge with a rub, to go in the crockpot tomorrow, so made my slaw and stuff to chill.
I have a Swedish potato salad recipe from my MIL that I love, potato, pickled beet, onion, parsley and chive in a plain oil/vinegar/salt/pepper dressing.
I'm trying to curb the carbs a bit, and I love pickled cauliflower, so I thought I'd sub in that for the potatoes.
Roasted the florets, with olive oil/salt/pepper, didn't crowd, let it cool completely, got some nice char, ended up with bite-sized pieces with about the same al dente as I like my salad potatoes.
It tastes good, but the cauliflower is putting out some moisture that's diluting the sweet/salty tang of the overall salad.
Wondering next time should I just blanch the cauliflower lightly to reduce that weeping once mixed?
Be a bit more like pickled, probably, and I don't mind some crunch.
Advice welcome!
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 04:57 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 04:57 PM (5P5DO)
I don't always bake bread every week, either. I've let it go without refreshing for three or four weeks without any problems.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:58 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 04:58 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 04:58 PM (5P5DO)
Need to make a trip state side for some Bourbon. Still can't get it here in retaliation for the tariffs. Would think loss of the large Canauckistanian markets would have been enough to give you some price relief.
Posted by: Denizen of Canuckistan at May 31, 2026 05:00 PM (MVDL/)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (h7ZuX)
I'm trying to curb the carbs a bit, and I love pickled cauliflower, so I thought I'd sub in that for the potatoes.
Roasted the florets, with olive oil/salt/pepper, didn't crowd, let it cool completely, got some nice char, ended up with bite-sized pieces with about the same al dente as I like my salad potatoes.
It tastes good, but the cauliflower is putting out some moisture that's diluting the sweet/salty tang of the overall salad.
Wondering next time should I just blanch the cauliflower lightly to reduce that weeping once mixed?
Be a bit more like pickled, probably, and I don't mind some crunch.
Advice welcome!
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 04:57 PM (enw9G)
Not sure it's your cauliflower weeping vs not having potatoes which actually absorb some liquid (whether hot, when they do more, or cold). You may need to reduce the overall liquid in the recipe (if you don't want to add carbs) to get a better liquid ratio.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Ralphy just barked and barked and barked so he scored TWO free timbits. He usually does get more than one because dude makes them laugh.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Kathy at May 31, 2026 04:50 PM (zuKcR)
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Fresh grated horseradish. NICE!!! A guilty pleasure of mine.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 05:02 PM (mRkMg)
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 05:02 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 31, 2026 05:04 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 31, 2026 05:05 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 04:57 PM (enw9G)
I roast cauliflower at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes before I use it in my world famous gratin, just to get rid of excess moisture.
But for pickling I wonder whether using raw might not be a better choice?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 05:06 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:06 PM (5P5DO)
The flavor tastes diluted, like an addition of water, almost, which surprised me a bit, even though I didn't expect the absorption common to the potato version.
It's a work in progress.
Certainly edible!
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 05:08 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 05:06 PM (iERP6)
you may recall the excellent pickled cauliflower that was served at last year's Texas MoMe. it was made from frozen cauliflower.
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 05:09 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: Kathy at May 31, 2026 05:10 PM (zuKcR)
I'll try blanched next, and then probably raw.
Thank God I like cauliflower, as I learn!
Posted by: barbarausa at May 31, 2026 05:11 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:14 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 04:13 PM
I bought some Jimmy Dean on sale a few months ago, and I'm sure you're right. Owens is far superior and slightly less in price. One of JD rolls is still in the freezer. I've bypassed it for Owens for months now.
Posted by: huerfano at May 31, 2026 05:14 PM (VJX5o)
Currently working a box of Red Hots hard.
Defrosting a 5oz hamburger for cooking sometime this evening.
My dietary discipline has been shot to hell lately. Should work on that.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 05:17 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 05:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 04:07 PM (iERP6)
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No, you cannot buy weed at the grocery store.
We are not barbarians.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)
Recent evidence to the contrary!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 05:21 PM (iERP6)
Also, Chicago style is the best pizza. All others are ketchup on cardboard
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at May 31, 2026 05:22 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:06 PM
Preach it!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 05:24 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)
Recent evidence to the contrary!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 05:21 PM
Somebody shake a Manhattan?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 05:25 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:25 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:25 PM
👍
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 05:26 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:30 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 05:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:30 PM (RIvkX)
That would be really, really annoying...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 05:32 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:33 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:34 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 05:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Neighbors, friends, relatives. Strangers.
In that order.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 05:35 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: mrp
Tabouli salad
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 05:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:36 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 05:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 05:39 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 05:32 PM (rj6Yv)
You can always make an herb salad...best ones have 3-5 herbs, so you've got 2 good ones already. You eat this without any lettuce needed.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 05:39 PM (tOcjL)
You can use them for snacks, too. Just wrap some goat cheese softened with cream, and flavored with salt and pepper; and toasted pine nuts (or any soft cheese, salted almonds, or whatever) with a basil leaf. Maybe with some chopped tomato added.
Won’t use up much, but it is very tasty.
And if you really like basil, you can make basil jelly.
1 cup tightly-packed basil leaves
6-½ cups sugar
1 cup vinegar
2 cups water
6 oz liquid fruit pectin
Bring everything except pectin to a full rolling boil, and boil hard for a minute, stirring constantly. Remove basil. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal. You’ll get three to four pints of basil jelly. For the full effect, add a few drops of food coloring to the boiling mix.
But really, is it possible to have too much pesto?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 05:41 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 05:44 PM (wined)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:44 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 05:44 PM (wined)
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Newark was decivilized in 1967 and never recovered.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:48 PM (RIvkX)
Unreal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
I mostly had it on toast. But it was good on sandwiches as well. Even peanut butter sandwiches. But I like basil.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 05:53 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 05:59 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:01 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:01 PM (1S3fY)
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This is part of the charm of homemade. It's imperfection.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 05:48 PM (RIvkX)
Pretty much. Aside from a few restaurants and the airport, there is no reason to go to Newark.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:03 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Ronster at May 31, 2026 06:03 PM (8yXJr)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:03 PM (RIvkX)
6-½ cups sugar
1 cup vinegar
2 cups water
6 oz liquid fruit pectin
Bring everything except pectin to a full rolling boil, and boil hard for a minute, stirring constantly. Remove basil. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal. You’ll get three to four pints of basil jelly. For the full effect, add a few drops of food coloring to the boiling mix.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 05:41 PM (kYmoU
When do you add the pectin?
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:04 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:02 PM (RIvkX)
Because perfection is the sole province of the divine.
-Persian Rug and Pizza makers association
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:04 PM (zZu0s)
-Persian Rug and Pizza makers association
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:04 PM (zZu0s)
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I think part of the appeal is the mystery. You never really know how it's going to come out until the first bite.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:06 PM (RIvkX)
Unreal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
Just buy new - we still have too many illegals in the US skewing the used car market, even now...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 06:06 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:01 PM (1S3fY)
That is a trick of the camera lens. That pizza is perfectly round. Kind of like when I see a picture of myself and say that is correct. Where are the sixpack abs and bulging biceps?
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:06 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:07 PM (5P5DO)
CBD, did you make reservations when you went or did you just walk in?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 31, 2026 06:07 PM (nDgTL)
Ah-men.
Posted by: Adriane the Gourmet Dessert Critic . . . at May 31, 2026 06:08 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:09 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:09 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:10 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:09 PM (1S3fY)
My dough forming skills have a certain wobbliness!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:11 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:11 PM (iERP6)
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We can fix this!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 06:13 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:07 PM (5P5DO)
I use Classico for most of my homemade pizzas. The jars used to take a standard mason lid, but they changed the design and now they don't. That is a shame because I considered it a free jar for canning.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 06:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM (5P5DO)
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It's more a matter of principle!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:15 PM (1S3fY)
You know what grill is simply excellent for baking a pizza? With precision temp control and a suble, but delicious Smokey addition?
And it doesn’t heat up the house during the warm months. Unless you’re extra fancy and have an outdoor brick pizza oven.
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 31, 2026 06:15 PM (HZfH/)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 06:14 PM (rbvCR
So did I!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 06:15 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM
Unpossible. Pie r square.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 06:15 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had
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It's more a matter of principle!
Posted by: Weasel
Do they make round cookie cutters, but pizza-sized?
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 06:17 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 31, 2026 06:15 PM (HZfH/)
How hot does you pellet grill get?
I baked that pizza at 550 degrees, and then popped it underneath the broiler for one minute.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:22 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 06:17 PM (VHUov)
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A large set of map dividers can be used to check for pie dough roundness.
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:22 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM (1S3fY)
CBD should Focus on the Fundamentals?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)
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Absolutely!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:24 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:25 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:26 PM (1S3fY)
Whoops! After bringing to a boil, add the pectin. Then bring to a hard boil, and do a minute of hard boiling and stirring.
This is why I have to be very careful when making a dish that has the same step twice…
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 06:27 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:27 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: H at May 31, 2026 06:28 PM (Z7U1D)
I did that with wasabi paste since Costco sushi never has enough. Sad.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 06:28 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:29 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:29 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:12 PM (1S3fY)
Would it involve consistent work on Fundamentals?
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:30 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:30 PM (vu6Vu)
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Most definitely!
Posted by: Weasel at May 31, 2026 06:30 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:25 PM
Dafuq?!
- J. Geils
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 31, 2026 06:31 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 31, 2026 06:31 PM (HZfH/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:29 PM (5P5DO)
THIS is agree eith. Garlic is yet another wonder of God's creation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
It is a mustard and vinegar based sauce. Can it really spoil or degrade?
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:34 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:35 PM (5P5DO)
You’ve had it for over five years, and you still haven’t finished it. It was never any good to begin with.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 06:38 PM (kYmoU)
Parents against children. Sisters against brothers.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:34 PM
Yeah, but I haven't even been able to get it to the side at my local chains. They used to have that. Not that I have pizza often but it would be nice.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:34 PM (vu6Vu)
Naaah, it’ll be fine.
Posted by: Every Guy Ever at May 31, 2026 06:39 PM (QDJ2U)
Last minute meal and this place is good.
But, I always feel kinda stupid not making my own CCDs.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 06:40 PM (4GCji)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s)
My first thought was to let L&T try it first since she pointed the problem out to me.
Then i conclude that the replacement bottle at $7 is the way to go. She caused the problem so I will take it from her wine and shoe budget!
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:43 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:44 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:44 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:47 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: H at May 31, 2026 06:28 PM (Z7U1D)
This one had an autolyse step and a slow addition of flour. Then at least one day in the refrigerator...preferably several days for the tang!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:50 PM (iERP6)
A southern BBQ sauce, by an Illinois company, that swears by European measurements.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 06:51 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 06:52 PM (5P5DO)
Cowboy Kent Rollins: Grilled Cheeseburger Pizza With Bacon and Jalapenos with 5 Minute Pizza Dough! (11:27)
https://youtu.be/qyyNQ4zOUsg
Watched a couple of this guy's vids and now (of course) YooToob keeps throwing new ones into my feed. Some pretty funny bits.
Scubeskitchen: When they order a pizza with no sauce and no cheese (0:29)
https://youtu.be/qWAteU8jgWQ
Posted by: mindful webworker - with parmesan at May 31, 2026 06:52 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: mindful webworker - toasty at May 31, 2026 06:55 PM (kU8xu)
A southern BBQ sauce, by an Illinois company, that swears by European measurements.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 31, 2026 06:51 PM (kYmoU)
You got me. Next I will reveal my surreptitious fast-food habit.
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 31, 2026 06:56 PM (vu6Vu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 31, 2026 05:04 PM (w6EFb)
Seconded. Where the hell's the recipe?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 31, 2026 06:56 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Ronster at May 31, 2026 07:04 PM (8yXJr)
Except for work. Had a couple of gigs there in software consulting days. Worked with good folks; would not (will never) return.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 07:04 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 07:09 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 07:37 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 07:54 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: DocCreep at May 31, 2026 08:50 PM (w9mlx)
First World Problems...
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: javems at May 31, 2026 02:03 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 31, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 02:04 PM (i2Ycu)
It's a good thing
what you need is a small flexible spatula to get every last bit of PB out of the jar
BTW the all-natural PBs are the Way
anything with molasses in it is not true peanut better
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 02:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:05 PM (XeU6L)
Spatula City!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:06 PM (n7rxJ)
Pedestrians who don't push "walk" buttons, or push the wrong one making light longer.
Jungle.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 31, 2026 02:06 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:07 PM (XeU6L)
Hmm. I've never tried warming peanut butter in the microwave...but it might liquify? Soften, surely.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
The container will probably try to melt.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 02:07 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 31, 2026 02:08 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 02:09 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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Which reminds me. Am I the only one who has experienced a microwave fire?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:09 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:10 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:07 PM (XeU6L)
I do use a compressed air can to clean off my loading bench. Just makes all those grains of powder just disappear!
Posted by: RI Red at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (JW6Az)
MRE come in squeeze packets.
Ever tried peanut butter and bacon on toast?
Posted by: FormerHostage at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (fNtwW)
Like Pete's Hot Sauce, I put that sh*t on everything.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: goatexchange at May 31, 2026 02:12 PM (hyS0X)
I need a shower
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Those bodies...
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 31, 2026 02:15 PM (Kt19C)
Peanut butter on pretzels?
Odd.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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It's so common they're now making peanut butter IN pretzels.
Ritz crackers, pretzels, Cheez-its, and Saltines are one of my FWPs. They won't seem to go away. People, WWII is over. Julia Child saved us from Del Monte Party Platters. We can eat now, ffs.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:17 PM (n7rxJ)
I need a shower
Posted by: Skip
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My gaffes/misspellings here could fill a book.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:17 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:18 PM (zZu0s)
Spatula City!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:06 PM (n7rxJ)
I liked their spatulas so much I bought the company.
Posted by: Cy Greenblum at May 31, 2026 02:18 PM (TbWk/)
Yep. Wife does this on Wasa crackers with honey. Loves it.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 02:18 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:17 PM (n7rxJ)
Objection!
Chicken in a Biscuit and buttery Club crackers are still wonderful.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 02:20 PM (qrWl3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:18 PM (zZu0s)
Jif in cream of wheat, malt-o-meal, grits, on ANY cracker, on ANY meat sandwich, and most raw vegetables.
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:21 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: javems at May 31, 2026 02:21 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)
I feel better now
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:22 PM (Ia/+0)
MRE come in squeeze packets.
Ever tried peanut butter and bacon on toast?
Posted by: FormerHostage at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (fNtwW)
"Knead before opening."
MRE peanutbutter was oil and some dirt like substance if you didn't knead it before opening.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:21 PM (LHPAg)
*slow look of horror*
Cream of Wheat? Butter. Sugar. Done.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)
The pretzels add the perfect crunchy counterpoint to the smoothness of the peanut butter.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (iERP6)
Jif in cream of wheat, malt-o-meal, grits, on ANY cracker, on ANY meat sandwich, and most raw vegetables.
Posted by: Eromero
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I can't believe that it would make Cream of Rice delectable...but maybe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:17 PM (n7rxJ)
Objection!
Chicken in a Biscuit and buttery Club crackers are still wonderful.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)
They kept Chicken in a Biscuit but got rid of the bacon flavored crackers. Why? Because they were great and I loved them. Fucking bastards.
Posted by: Bacon-hating commie cocksuckers at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (zZu0s)
FIFY.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:23 PM (iERP6)
Hmm. Part of my point is if you have two savory items (pretzels and peanut butter) to make an ensemble, you need a sweet counterpoint. Do they make some sort of sugary pretzel?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:25 PM (zZu0s)
That way you can fit your hand inside to get the last bit out.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 02:25 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (iERP6)
You put saltpeter in your coffee, don't you?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 31, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)
This one gets it.
I cannot believe it took me so long to realize that a simple spatula solves all of these problems. PB and mayo jars don't stand a chance anymore. I get the last bit of substance out of the container, and it does such a good job I don't even need to wash the jar before tossing it
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 31, 2026 02:26 PM (RMMRf)
Posted by: Bacon-hating commie cocksuckers at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (TbWk/)
When did you last see pork flavor ramen, not that you actually use the flavor packet in any ramen?
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:26 PM (LHPAg)
I worked on it a lot yesterday and no harm in keep trying some other day.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:21 PM (LHPAg)
*slow look of horror*
Cream of Wheat? Butter. Sugar. Done.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at
The horror was cream of wheat? Grits are on this list!
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:27 PM (1bnYT)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 02:28 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:21 PM (LHPAg)
*slow look of horror*
Cream of Wheat? Butter. Sugar. Done.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at
The horror was cream of wheat? Grits are on this list!
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:27 PM (1bnYT)
Missing one thing. Cream. Heavy cream makes anything better. Add that, and I'm done. Works with grits as well. That's the only way I eat them.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (RMMRf)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (1bnYT)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:27 PM (1bnYT)
What you thought the meat sandwich was OK.
Know what I want on my Philly cheese steak? A nice ribbon of jif!
Fucking hell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 02:09 PM (XeU6L)
Take the potato out of the foil jacket before you reheat it in the microwave!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 02:30 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (XV/Pl)
Crunchy peanut butter has an entirely different set of essential properties than jam and can therefore never be jam. Thus your statement, which I can only assume to be an attempt at what humans refer to as "humor," is self-defeating and illogical.
Posted by: Cmdr. Spock, food critic at May 31, 2026 02:31 PM (TbWk/)
It was good in 2016. Best Nachos Ive ever had oddly. It was the cheese and sour cream I reckon. Tried again in 2018 and was OK.
Posted by: javems at May 31, 2026 02:31 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Had a lady at work cook popcorn.
Set timer for 30:00 instead of 3:00.
Walked off. Came back when fire department was exiting the kitchen. Microwave didn't burn. But the popcorn did.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 02:32 PM (YYKrY)
Packaged in 1969. I'm afraid to open it and find out what 57 year old dehydrated peanutbutter looks like.
I keep it to say I have it.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 02:33 PM (bupRa)
%75 potassium
%15 charcoal
%10 Saltpetre
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:29 PM (Ia/+0)
There may be some confusion here: gunpowder is a traditional South Indian spice blend made with roasted lentils, sesame seeds, dried red chilies, and curry leaves. Still not sure if I want it in my coffee.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:33 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Cmdr. Spock, food critic
Spot on, Cpt. Obvious
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 02:34 PM (YYKrY)
The Committee on 1st World Problems rules this predicament has a simple solution. Next!
Posted by: DanMan at May 31, 2026 02:34 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
That is my first-world solution to using peanut butter in baking. Warm it up so it pours and mixes like honey, rather than like..... peanut butter.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 02:35 PM (VHUov)
Packaged in 1969. I'm afraid to open it and find out what 57 year old dehydrated peanutbutter looks like.
I keep it to say I have it.
Posted by: Reforger
I have a can of dehydrated water in my bug out bag.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 02:36 PM (YYKrY)
A pox on the entire families of the committee that came up with that monstrosity.
Posted by: Fritzy at May 31, 2026 02:36 PM (2GIh1)
Posted by: DanMan at May 31, 2026 02:34 PM (8uzBS)
Plantiff: yes. Sock seams should not be able to want to ride under the big toe. Or any toe!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:37 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: The dog at May 31, 2026 02:38 PM (bupRa)
In fact, I'd inquire, did you think the concept of "pretzel sticks" was just some random decision by some guy bored on a Tuesday afternoon trying to justify his job and cure his personal boredom?
Nay....Nay I say. It was genius. It was identifying a problem, and taking positive steps to resolve the situation.
Heard in the halls of Tom Sturgis Pretzels: "Go ahead you Skippy-minded idiots, I dare you to make your jars bigger. I've got a six foot pretzel stick mold and I'm not afraid to use it. GAME ON!!!"
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 02:39 PM (dIske)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 02:39 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (PebD5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:25 PM (zZu0s)
You have been brainwashed by Big Sugar and Big HFCS.
Salt is the core of flavor. Sugar is for effete, new age hipsters who have pronouns.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (PebD5)
It'll be fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)
"Motion detected. There is a grey raccoon eating from a bowl on the porch."
"Motion detected. There is a cat laying on the porch".
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: epador at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (TRnzq)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 02:39 PM (dIske)
Obviously you are a beginner at this.
Pretzel sticks are fine idea...in theory. But they are structurally unsound, and will break before they scoop enough peanut butter from the lower 25% of the jar.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (iERP6)
Objection! You Zionist reichwing commie!
Peanut Butter cups are the apex of free market triumph over the bland, geriatric oh-i-need-stuff-that-makes-my-
bowel-movements-easy socialism!*
*had to chop that as I was not sure if it would blow margins.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:43 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:10 PM (LHPAg)
*Raises hand, meekly*
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 31, 2026 02:43 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: epador at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (TRnzq)
Evolution at work! Darwin is vindicated!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:44 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:44 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (6VD39)
Yeah, 0 water activity. As long as it is sealed where it could not leach moisture.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: epador at May 31, 2026 02:44 PM (TRnzq)
Posted by: Rosy O'Donut at May 31, 2026 02:45 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Women With Suspiciously Short Haircuts at May 31, 2026 02:45 PM (YYotJ)
Posted by: epador at May 31, 2026 02:46 PM (TRnzq)
MH Ready-Patch is great stuff. Much better than any other putty I have used. And it takes paint very well!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:46 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: epador at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (TRnzq)
600 years?! Ah ha. We have sniffed you out, Vic. Like Duncan McLeod you decided it was time for a name change!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:46 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: John at May 31, 2026 02:46 PM (0DsdP)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 02:26 PM (LHPAg)
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We've got a ton of it at my store.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 31, 2026 02:47 PM (TZz9Q)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 02:49 PM (hv2WN)
Further sidebar: peanuts were evidently a new world plant originating in Bolivia, Uruguay, etc. They probably put it in their cream of wheat. Or potatoes. No wonder the Spanish eradicated them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)
Sugar is for effete, new age hipsters who have pronouns.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Clearly, you were not a Kaboom kid.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:51 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (6VD39)
I'll be very, very hungry if I ever find out.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 02:52 PM (bupRa)
Pretzel sticks are fine idea...in theory. But they are structurally unsound, and will break before they scoop enough peanut butter from the lower 25% of the jar.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:42 PM (iERP6)
____________________________
I see....I see...but, you are mistaken. We not only give you the means to pair pretzels to deep-jar peanut butter, but we temper your primal urges. Gluttony has no place in the pretzel/ peanut butter universe. A symbiotic balance is a necessity.
Do you chug a fine bottle of wine? Do you smoke four Padrón 60th Anniversary Perfectos at the same time? No, sir. You do not.
If your pretzel stick is snapping at the weight, I declare that your form and routine is flawed. Blame not the pretzel. Blame not the jar. Blame the man wielding the "gun". Blame the man driving the "SUV". Blame those knock-off bastards over at Rold Gold.
:0
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 02:54 PM (dIske)
David Crockett
@davidcrockett08
Oh, so to defend their candidate [Platner] lying to his wife and the public, his highly paid consultants decided to lie about the staffer in the hopes of setting up an online lunch mob against her.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 02:54 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Dr_No at May 31, 2026 02:57 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 02:58 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:58 PM (zZu0s)
WOKE OVERLOAD: Democrat lawmakers Yassamin Ansari, Adelita Grijalva, and Rashida Tlaib recently held a press conference on how much their periods hurt -- and how it is "economic violence" when employers don't pay women to stay home from work when they are menstruating.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 02:58 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 02:59 PM (i2Ycu)
Heh. My only quibble is how to get the last 25% of peanut out of the jar and how either the jar or the pretzel should do better is indeed the province of the glutton.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)
WOKE OVERLOAD: Democrat lawmakers Yassamin Ansari, Adelita Grijalva, and Rashida Tlaib recently held a press conference on how much their periods hurt -- and how it is "economic violence" when employers don't pay women to stay home from work when they are menstruating.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Here's a third-world solution: go back to the barefoot-and-pregnant life that your home societies adore, and stop inflicting yourselves on the rest of us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 03:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 02:58 PM (ndZc7)
My work allows us to use vacation for sick days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:01 PM (zZu0s)
Peter Pan?
Celery?
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 03:02 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:02 PM (zZu0s)
So the condition the ticks cause was identified in 2002, and likely the first cases were found in the 1980s by reviewing medical records.
Now unlike say Lyme disease, this isn't something that can be subtle. You could eat meat before...now you can't without a severe allergic reaction. So that means the disease emerged in the 1980s.
So...how? This is caused by tick saliva. Did the ticks evolve to have this? If so, what environmental pressure did this help them solve because based on the spread it must be something significant right? And there seems to be zero interest in how it came about.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 03:00 PM (VHUov)
This IS a solution- you don't have periods while pregnant, ladies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)
I'm not throwing away 20% plus of a product.
Oh, Pluto tv and my tv volume which goes up to 100. For sleeping, volume level 4 is too soft but level 5 is too loud.
My yard is done and looks beautiful. The 170 pound concrete monkey statues may be put in place today!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 03:04 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)
Talking about Alpha Gall(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
_________________________________________
The C-rats we had (leftovers from '44) were all uniformly excellent. Except the 'scrambled eggs' one. The PB always came with a separate pack of jam / jelly / miscellaneous spread to make a peanut butter 'n cracker sammich … never a bad packet was to be had.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 31, 2026 03:04 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)
:0
Posted by: Orson
🖕🏻Rold Gold.
They used to make the BEST sourdough big pretzels on the market. Then they quit. No one else comes close.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:05 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)
Oh, well. I guess that I will be able to cook dinner after all.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 03:06 PM (qFwJc)
Much frustration has ensued with this.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 31, 2026 03:07 PM (jehhT)
There actually is an all peanut brand of peanut butter from Kraft you have to mix up AND STORE UPSIDE DOWN!
So everything is at the top when you open it.
If Canada has that, the US must.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 03:08 PM (Sco7b)
Feminists: Women can do anything men can do...but better!
Also Feminists: But we need a week off for our period. Oh and another week for PMS
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)
Talking about Alpha Gall(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
One l. Alpha Gal.
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of food allergy. It can happen after a tick bite. The allergy is to red meat and other products that come from mammals. Alpha-gal syndrome can be life-threatening.
In the United States, the condition most often begins with the bite of the lone star tick. Other types of ticks cause the condition in different parts of the world, mainly in parts of Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America.
Alpha-gal syndrome causes mild to intense allergies to red meat, such as beef, pork or lamb. It also can cause reactions to other foods that come from mammals, such as dairy products or gelatin.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:09 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)
Peter Pan?
Celery?
Posted by: From about That Time at May 31, 2026 03:02 PM (sl73Y)
Two very good things.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 03:10 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:10 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 03:13 PM (ndZc7)
I used rat poison and the bottom 1/4 of Nutella and mixed it up and no more squirrels! It was the perfect size for rodents too.
Posted by: Doctor Mew at May 31, 2026 03:13 PM (XodLO)
I was in an antique shop the other day and saw an old rusty newspaper box, the kind you put on the post next to the mailbox.
My grandkid had no idea what it was.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 03:13 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Nova Local at May 31, 2026 03:14 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:10 PM (YYKrY)
Its an odd disease to develop from an evolutionary standpoint. For deer or cattle no big deal, but the disease would essentially cause problems in all predators. Or is it only presenting in humans?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:14 PM (zZu0s)
There are endless articles by leftwing groups and posters arguing we should intentionally spread the ticks to make it so people can't eat meat.
In a sane world those people would be arrested for bioterrorism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:14 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:14 PM (sKqQm)
Shot on sight. I feel more strongly about this than communism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)
I recently became reacquainted with them. They are great. PB on toast is a great snack.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 03:16 PM (qFwJc)
In a sane world those people would be arrested for bioterrorism.
Posted by: 18-1
In a sane world, they'd be executed for that.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:17 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 03:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 03:20 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 03:22 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Diogenes
That's nuts.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:23 PM (YYKrY)
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My ex-wife has this condition. She's pretty much banned red meat and pork from the house. My son has to go elsewhere to get his beef or pork fix. So far, she's demonstrated an uncanny ability to be under a life-threatening disease and still remain a royal bitch.
As for the "meatless meats"... it's interesting that those Billy Gates is pushing do not seem to affect anyone with Alpha-gal syndrome.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 31, 2026 03:23 PM (jehhT)
They laughed at my sandwiches.
"I want some muthafvckin' meat!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 03:24 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: rickb223
A French company, Bonduelle Americas (the global plant-based food manufacturer) established its new U.S. Growth Hub in Philadelphia. They selected Philly (and southern New Jersey) to scale their chef-crafted plant-rich and flexitarian meal products to consumers.
Only the beginning.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 03:24 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Piper at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (PebD5)
It'll be fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)
You should be flying higher. Nap of the Earth flight in an airliner would be bumpy.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 03:24 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 03:13 PM (2WIwB)
Remember milk boxes?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 03:24 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)
One thing about Spider Noir? EVERYONE IS SMOKING like a freight train. Its soothing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 03:13 PM (2WIwB)
Remember milk boxes?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Remember the guy who pushed the hand cart through neighborhoods that sharpened knives and scissors? Must have last seen him in '68 or '69 in St. Louis.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:29 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:31 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:31 PM (/lPRQ)
He said all he had was a pretzel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 31, 2026 03:33 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Carpetiphiles of AoSHQ at May 31, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
Feminists: Women can do anything men can do...but better!
Also Feminists: But we need a week off for our period. Oh and another week for PMS
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)
And a week off for reparations because patriarchy. And a respite from rapey male gaze week off. And a birthday month off.
Posted by: All entitlement, no responsibility at May 31, 2026 03:35 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
A certain primitive tribe has a 'mirror' village where their menstruating go. I believe that is where Adelita Grijalva is from.
All three should go there and be happy.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:35 PM (/lPRQ)
_____________________________
I've been following that issue for quite a while. I became interested when COVID had everyone's attention in late 2020. One day, inadvisably, I Googled government overreach on disease experimentation. There was nothing relative to Lone Star ticks, BUT there were a crap load of conspiracy theories that certain governments were experimenting with ways to limit red meat consumption due to "climate change methane issues".
In the past I would have rolled my eyes and moved on. Sadly, now it's hard not to be a cynic, and much more difficult to discount what used to seem outlandish. I truly could see a UN based effort to incorporate such an underhand plan...right square in the middle of beef country.
Posted by: Orson at May 31, 2026 03:35 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:37 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: FormerHostage at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (fNtwW)
Put banana on that and you will have some fine eatin'
Posted by: Zombie Elvis at May 31, 2026 03:38 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:10 PM (YYKrY)
One of Klaus Schwab's henchmen was proposing that we infect the world with alpha-gal to save the planet. I'm sure (sarc) that he'd be first in line to set an example.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 31, 2026 03:38 PM (USFzJ)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 31, 2026 03:38 PM (/enuJ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 02:20 PM
Concur.
Posted by: Carpetiphiles
Paolo can help with getting that last bit of PB out of the jar.
Posted by: Paolo at May 31, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:29 PM (YYKrY)
Eugenio Monesma's Lost Trades series has a video on itinerant Spanish knife sharpeners. The last incarnation of them didn't use a cart, they used a specially modified bicycle that the could convert to run the bike-mounted grind stone. It was considered a great improvement since the knife grinders could travel greater distances.
Posted by: Zombie Elvis at May 31, 2026 03:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 03:43 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Paolo at May 31, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Peanut butter better or worse than soap, Paolo? I'd actually think worse to be in the one eye because it would want to stick.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 31, 2026 03:44 PM (CFj4+)
Posted by: Paolo at May 31, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)
All the girls prefer a man who can
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 03:45 PM (rbvCR)
Or he's talking about his tongue.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 03:45 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
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Neither the U.S. federal government nor any state government mandates or provides paid leave specifically for menstruation.
Representative Yassamin Ansari introduced the Health, Equity, and Rights (HER) Agenda, which includes proposed legislation to federally mandate up to 12 days of paid reproductive health leave (covering period pain, endometriosis, and IVF). However, this has not been enacted into law.
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And hemorrhoids weren't included. 😬
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 03:48 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 03:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:50 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:50 PM (YYKrY)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 31, 2026 03:52 PM (USFzJ)
Posted by: 496 at May 31, 2026 03:53 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 31, 2026 03:50 PM (YYKrY)
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Yeah, the first time.
I am trainable.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 03:54 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 03:54 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:37 PM (/lPRQ
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Well, at least for colons and semi colons
Posted by: 496 at May 31, 2026 03:55 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 03:55 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 03:57 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: George Washington Carver at May 31, 2026 03:58 PM (qFwJc)
It's like napalm. Or maybe Greek fire.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 03:58 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)
Sheesh. Put down the bottle.
Posted by: George Washington Carver at May 31, 2026 03:59 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:00 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 04:00 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 04:02 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:03 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:03 PM (6wpGE)
Nutella, on the other hand, man just keep that stuff away from me. I'm dangerous around nutella, and I manage risk by just never buying it. Nutella is a plot on the part of Big Nut to make me fat.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: rickb223
Most of you just tried to lick your elbow.
Posted by: rickb223
The frat-boy/bar-trick version of that:
"Men can't touch their elbows together behind their back, but women can."
(Drunk sorority girl puts her rack on display)
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:04 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 31, 2026 03:44 PM (CFj4+)
yum
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:05 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
So George Washington Carver basically did nothing but steal somebody else's idea.
So George Washington Carver basically did nothing but steal somebody else's idea.
/ posted twice in the hopes that some AI Bot will latch on to the idea and start telling little kids in NYFC that George Washington Carver basically did nothing but steal somebody else's idea.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:05 PM (/lPRQ)
I'm on a corner lot so one is on a pedestal facing the street. He looks really good. The other is on a pedestal in my bright yellow computer room.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 04:08 PM (Sco7b)
I'm on a corner lot so one is on a pedestal facing the street. He looks really good. The other is on a pedestal in my bright yellow computer room.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog
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Rattle can metallic brass ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 03:55 PM (6VD39)
In south America they are known as "Maní" which is from the Taino name.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 04:15 PM (rbvCR)
I'm on a corner lot so one is on a pedestal facing the street. He looks really good. The other is on a pedestal in my bright yellow computer room.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog
Rattle can metallic brass ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Do the balls still freeze off if they're actually concrete monkeys?
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:16 PM (VHUov)
Rattle can metallic brass ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Do the balls still freeze off if they're actually concrete monkeys?
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:16 PM (VHUov
Hope not but I will get pictures.
I guess years of morning rants acted as advertising.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 31, 2026 04:17 PM (Sco7b)
MRE come in squeeze packets.
Ever tried peanut butter and bacon on toast?
Posted by: FormerHostage at May 31, 2026 02:11 PM (fNtwW)
yum
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:20 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Bacon-hating commie cocksuckers at May 31, 2026 02:24 PM (TbWk/)
ha!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:25 PM (6wpGE)
into a tablespoon of creamy peanut butter, it will
taste like the center of a Reese's peanut butter cup.
Posted by: Kathy at May 31, 2026 04:37 PM (zuKcR)
The corner? Of a round jar?
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:38 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:38 PM (6wpGE)
The corner? Of a round jar?
Posted by: m
It's cylindrical, not spherical. So I guess you could argue that's an "edge" and not a "corner".....
Old Polack joke:
"How do you confuse a Polack?"
"Put him in a round room and tell him to piss in the corner."
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:44 PM (VHUov)
The corner? Of a round jar?
Posted by: m
It's cylindrical, not spherical. So I guess you could argue that's an "edge" and not a "corner".....
Old Polack joke:
"How do you confuse a Polack?"
"Put him in a round room and tell him to piss in the corner."
Posted by: mikeski at May 31, 2026 04:44 PM (VHUov)
; )
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:12 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at May 31, 2026 05:24 PM (jrgJz)
Yes, Our Elections Are Dirty, But How Exactly Does It Happen?
Obviously the most secure election system is same-day voting in person, with paper ballots and mandatory ID checks against a master list that is reviewed every year, and purged of all names not of United States citizens.
Judicial Watch Scrutinizes 873,000 Inactive Voter Registrations in CaliforniaWatchdog group Judicial Watch says it has identified almost a million voter registrations in California that have been inactive for at least three federal election cycles, and argues they must be removed to ensure potential cheaters cannot use the names on faked ballots.There are other security demands for a voting system that is secure against manipulation, because there are very clever people working tirelessly to subvert the will of the American voter. As much as it is tempting to blame the voter rolls for the bulk of the fraud, a glance at the vote totals from the 2020 presidential election will disabuse one of the notion that the main issue is illegals voting, or nefarious characters voting multiple times. Democratic presidential popular vote totals: 2016: 65,788,564
[...]
Fitton said, “326,608 names have remained continuously inactive for at least three consecutive federal general elections. That means the person hasn't voted or otherwise communicated with the state or the county voting officials for … six years. At least 151,202 registrants have been enactive [sic] for four federal elections. That's over eight years.” And finally, “33,922 inactive voters have been around just hanging on the rolls for 10 plus years. You know, and you can see why we do this in the back here. Look at that quote. ‘Dirty voting rolls can mean dirty elections.’ And that's the key issue here.”[bolding mine]
2020: 81,283,501
2024: 75,019,682 Republican presidential popular vote totals: 2016: 62,984,828
2020: 74,223,975
2024: 77,303,568 The Democrat vote increased by 23.6% between 2016 and 2020, but decreased 7.7% in 2024. That is a huge discrepancy that simply cannot be reconciled with candidate popularity, population shifts, voter rolls being purged (spoiler: they weren't), or any other explanation that does not recognize massive cheating via the use of fake ballots that did not correspond to registered voters. That's why some precincts reported more than 100% turnout. That's why vote counting was suspended, then restarted after those fake ballots were inserted into the counting process. And that's why recounts are of limited value. Sure, some ballots may be counted incorrectly, or not counted at all. But when the ballots themselves are fake, only a comprehensive audit of the votes will have any hope of identifying fraud. The fight for clean voter roles is a noble cause, and it will go a long way toward improving Americans' opinion of the integrity of our political process. But it is not the whole answer, and we must recognize that the forces aligned against our republican form of government will continue to probe for ways to subvert the will of the people. They found a way in 2020, and we barely survived that attack on our country. The next time might be more clever, and not a brute force injection of millions of fake ballots!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 12:02 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 31, 2026 12:03 PM (PJdmB)
Ballot drop boxes.
Boiler room operations with "practice run ballots" tossed out by the printer.
(Printer "won" the contract in a fair and open bid process.)
/s
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 12:05 PM (rbvCR)
Count # of people walking in to vote, and count the ballots.
It's not rocket surgery.
Posted by: MkY at May 31, 2026 12:05 PM (q6tQZ)
Sit down and shut up.
Posted by: DC judge at May 31, 2026 12:06 PM (bupRa)
The delicious irony is that it was all for nothing - Trump 2.0 came back far more focused and determined than Trump 1.0 had ever been.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 12:06 PM (QDJ2U)
Practice! Help us celebrate our Bicentennial by voting Karen Bass for President!
Posted by: The Democrat Party, Est'd 1828 at May 31, 2026 12:08 PM (hLZfT)
The Leftists have rigged voting laws so its not a foll proof works.
Eliminating ID, making voting so you don't have to show up. Having a very simple addition problem and making it as difficult that someone other than officials get to count the votes. Then making those computer programs with holes in them that can be compromised. Not cleaning off voter rolls, a group found California has around 850,000 people not voting yet are sill on rolls. So a apartment for instance might have dozens if not hundreds no longer in residence yet get mail votes sent to be scooped ip.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:09 PM (Ia/+0)
Any digital image can be manipulated. Analog originals, not so much as to be able to commit mass voter fraud.
And votes should be compiled at the precinct rather than the central counting offices. They can be recounted at the central office but each precinct should have its totals BEFORE reporting to central counting offices city/county. Make voting election week and end election season, no ballots received after counting. And UOCAVA (US residents voting abroad in US elections) needs to be fixed along with military balloting.
Draw poll workers like jury duty--which excludes felons, excludes foreigners, etc. And mandate, like jury duty, that businesses/govt/etc. release people for election week duties.
Voter id is the tip of the iceberg.
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)
2020 could be the most consequential sting in history.
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2026 12:11 PM (moGJJ)
That's a 93% turnout of registered voters.
If you believe that I have a Nigerian Prince I want to introduce you to.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:12 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)
Why didn't they think of it?
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:14 PM (bupRa)
I think the answer is all of the above. Fraudulent mail in ballots, dead people voting, election workers filling out ballots etc. . Overwhelmed the system and hope no one can catch up
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 31, 2026 12:14 PM (SW0z7)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)
>Obviously somebody has been dreaming and sniffing his own farts under the covers. Wake me up when reach that standard.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 12:19 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Pudinhead at May 31, 2026 12:20 PM (1D2Ie)
BTW… looking at those vote totals is laughable. The largest number by far to Joe Biden??!!! What obvious grade A BS
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:22 PM (26GAh)
At this point it is a joke and it will never change. The cheating and fraud are built into the system.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 31, 2026 12:23 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)
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The flip side of that is they are SO VESTED in voting that they overwhelmingly show up in massive droves during election season.
The polling stations are so busy they simply can't process all the ballots in the same night!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 12:24 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:24 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:24 PM (WNOcj)
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Only if the justice system decides to prosecute it, the jury decides to convict, and the state has the stones to go through with a prompt execution instead of waiting 20+ years before they finally get around to it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 12:26 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:26 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 12:19 PM (D1E+2)
You seem unnecessarily angry, especially since your reading comprehension has misled you into thinking that I suggested that we were anywhere near the standard I suggested.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 12:26 PM (iERP6)
Tends to happen when you start making up votes not really cast
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:27 PM (Ia/+0)
You seem fun.
Cries out for a nuclear response.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Of course just a pipe dream. We can't even execute serial killers in a timely fashion.
And while I'm dreaming, the death penalty for hackers too. Just had to put in fraud alerts and credit freeze because they hacked my bank info from the bank's software contractor.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:29 PM (WNOcj)
Idiot.
Ah, the terminally unself-aware have arrived.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
And those who drive slowly in the passing lane.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 12:31 PM (iERP6)
And those who drive slowly in the passing lane.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
And leave their turn signals on
Posted by: It's me donna at May 31, 2026 12:31 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
And the Scandinavians.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:32 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
And the Scandinavians.
Uh oh.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 31, 2026 12:32 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 31, 2026 12:14 PM (SW0z7)
Exactly. There are numerous parallel streams of vote fraud, and we have to attack all of them, all of the time.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 12:32 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 12:34 PM (JQVry)
If you believe that I have a Nigerian Prince I want to introduce you to.
Posted by: polynikes
wikipedia gave a figure of 96.3% by using 161 million registered. We must be an extraordinarily engaged people! (even though only two-thirds of us register)
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2026 12:34 PM (moGJJ)
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 12:36 PM (JQVry)
For example: vote dot org
Vote.org mission statement
Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America. Our organization exists to remove the barriers that keep voters from making their voices heard at the ballot box.
(Though "nonpartisan" by its standards, it seems to lean left of center.)
Influence watch, in part - Vote.org aligns with left-of-center causes, and its blog publishes criticism of the Republican Party and disagreement with state legislative discretion in structuring voter integrity laws. 1 Vote.org advocates for federal legislation that would dictate the same voting laws for the entire country. 3
PS - And the way many states have been issuing Drivers Licenses which can also be used for 'voter I.d.'
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 12:37 PM (NFX2v)
Who says the ballots counted were really the ones received? Easy enough to have a stack of 'fortified' ballots to replace the 'wrongthink' ones.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 31, 2026 12:38 PM (U2++c)
Tends to happen when you start making up votes not really cast
Posted by: Skip
"More? A truckload more!"
-Amazon (although it was actually the USPS, in this case)
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2026 12:38 PM (moGJJ)
That's a 93% turnout of registered voters.
If you believe that I have a Nigerian Prince I want to introduce you to.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:12 PM (WNOcj)
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This.
We will have open rebellion in the streets if we ever hit 93%.
When Americans hit 40%, it's (used to be anyway) considered a good turnout. 50-60% is an excellent turnout that happens when the voters are concerned by some issue. 65% or more, the voters aren't concerned, they're pissed. This is dangerous territory.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:38 PM (2WIwB)
Why didn't they think of it?
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:14 PM (bupRa)
I do not think they thought anyone would take the duty that carelessly. I think they expected people who chose to vote to go to their polling place, make sure their vote was entered. MUCH smaller communities, so you could dispute 'Hey, that slackwit tossed that guy's vote in the rubbish! He should never be allowed to work an election.'
The bigger the communities got and the more distanced the reps got from their constituents, I think a lot of shit started creeping in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:38 PM (2WIwB)
OR someone is goosing their side of the total.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
>Now, now. I'm just busting your balls a little bit. We can have fun with it without anything being implied personally. I'm not disagreeing with you.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 12:39 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (T6aVk)
Twas a meteor that made that BOOM
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (5P5DO)
Then we wake up to presumptive winner Biden after somehow overnight millions of ballots showed up... all for Biden.
Good times.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (5P5DO)
Amazon used them for a while. I think they have stopped now, though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:42 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
And if they goose it too much to make the corruption obvious, it's duck, duck time.
(See what I did there? Couldn't help myself.)
When the government becomes.so.obviously fraudulent, hell, even I will get out and protest.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:43 PM (2WIwB)
(See what I did there? Couldn't help myself.)
When the government becomes.so.obviously fraudulent, hell, even I will get out and protest.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:43 PM (2WIwB)
Which happened in 2020.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
Philadelphia City Council passes pro-ranked choice voting resolution, Jeremy Rose | May 29, 2026
What comes next
Now, efforts to advance RCV move to the state capitol. A local options bill would allow cities like Philadelphia to implement RCV if they want it – a pragmatic and locally driven path forward that has worked in other states, like Virginia and Colorado.
Want to help the RCV movement in Pennsylvania? Sign up with MarchOnHarrisburg to get involved and make your voice heard.
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Btw, Republicans have been effectively squeezed out in Philly. Dems against the Working Families Party nowadays.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 12:44 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
I'm not adverse to this.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:44 PM (bupRa)
>>some precincts reported more than 100% turnout.
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How we certified elections like this is beyond me. I hope it doesn't happen in 2026. Won't anyone look these bandits in the eye and say "Oh no you don't"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 12:44 PM (n7rxJ)
Judge awards corporations the right to vote in Delaware town
https://tinyurl.com/4md2kd3y
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:45 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (T6aVk)
Yup.
Especially in an era of failing morals, honor, and integrity.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 12:46 PM (2WIwB)
What was the thing... if the current house of reps was to the same proportion of population we would have something like 2000+ representatives?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
I'm not adverse to this.
Posted by: Reforger
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Oh goody, a 2000+ army of GOPers and commies, plus staffers. I might agree to that if there were term limits.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 12:46 PM (n7rxJ)
What was the thing... if the current house of reps was to the same proportion of population we would have something like 2000+ representatives?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
2000 people screaming "I RECLAIM MY TIME!"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 12:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: License To Steal at May 31, 2026 12:48 PM (54bnG)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
I'm not adverse to this.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:44 PM (bupRa)
Ok, managed to ask bing the right way.
It came up with 10,300 seats today at the same proportion as in 1800.
Yeah, I would be ok with that. Steal that commie scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 12:46 PM (n7rxJ)
It might take a lot of the allure away. Also may eliminate some of the graft.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)
It came up with 10,300 seats today at the same proportion as in 1800.
Yeah, I would be ok with that. Steal that commie scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)
If we have 10,300 Reps…do not expand the House Chamber in any way. Leave it as is.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:52 PM (T6aVk)
Yeah, I would be ok with that. Steal that commie scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)
That's a bit much.
2611. We need 2611 reps.
I just pulled that number out of my ass, just like the 435 number we use now.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:52 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:52 PM (T6aVk)
They can hot bunk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (T6aVk)
It came up with 10,300 seats today at the same proportion as in 1800.
Yeah, I would be ok with that. Steal that commie scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
On paper, it looks unmanageable. But, I think it would work. I like it. I
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (O5BzH)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (YXvTV)
We have 330m people and 435 representatives. By comparison the UK has 70M people and 650 seats in the House of Commons.
Our ratio is abysmal.
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (JQVry)
2611. We need 2611 reps.
I just pulled that number out of my ass, just like the 435 number we use now.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 12:52 PM (bupRa)
Heh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
13 There were approximately 168 million registered voters in 2020. There were approximately 157 million total votes.
That's a 93% turnout of registered voters.
If you believe that I have a Nigerian Prince I want to introduce you to.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 12:12 PM
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Where are those numbers from?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 31, 2026 12:54 PM (qsezt)
Philadelphia City Council passes pro-ranked choice voting resolution, Jeremy Rose | May 29, 2026
What comes next
Now, efforts to advance RCV move to the state capitol. A local options bill would allow cities like Philadelphia to implement RCV if they want it – a pragmatic and locally driven path forward that has worked in other states, like Virginia and Colorado.
Want to help the RCV movement in Pennsylvania? Sign up with MarchOnHarrisburg to get involved and make your voice heard.
Just get a state parliament and get it over with.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 12:55 PM (T6aVk)
The CEO or President of company?
Maybe every supervisor in a shop?
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:55 PM (Ia/+0)
2000+ Congress critters would just give us more scumbags in DC
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:55 PM (YXvTV)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (YXvTV)
It felt wrong. That is why I did not go. I looked into it and planned the trip out. But going to the organizers pages... something felt off. The imagery did not look right. Not eagles and freedom from tyranny, but blacks and reds. It struck me wrong and I have a conspiratorial bent.
Maybe that's an excuse for cowardice, I dunno.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)
All committees meet by electronic means
2 staff members per representative.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 12:56 PM (5P5DO)
All committees meet by electronic means
2 staff members per representative.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 12:56 PM (5P5DO)
THIS. Take the majesty away. Each of the fucking lobbyists have to travel to each individual district to give them cash and blowjobs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:58 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
All committees meet by electronic means
2 staff members per representative.
Posted by: Ben Had
Yep. They plant their ass in their district that they LIVE in.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 12:59 PM (O5BzH)
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 12:59 PM (JQVry)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:00 PM (Ia/+0)
My sister and I planned to go to DC for Jan 6.
Husband said no, something is off with the whole thing.
He was right again, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 31, 2026 01:01 PM (3ek7K)
All committees meet by electronic means
2 staff members per representative.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 12:56 PM (5P5DO)
State of the Union is released via report posted on whitehouse.gov.
Oath of office is administered in the state capitol.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 01:01 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Could be 40k or 50k or 100k depends on how many candidates there are. How any American court has allowed this abomination to exist is beyond me.
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 01:02 PM (JQVry)
So our leftists are claiming "See! No vote fraud so we shouldn't ever ever stop mail in votes!" Yeah... not every state is like Utah where they require all sorts of tracking and post "Has my ballot made it" and so forth.
But we still have issues here too.
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 31, 2026 01:02 PM (/ZkOF)
All committees meet by electronic means
2 staff members per representative.
Posted by: Ben Had
Yep. They plant their ass in their district that they LIVE in.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Minimum salary, they get the same insurance we get, they are governed by the same laws we are, no deference.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:04 PM (TfRuS)
Subsequent after actions proved it.
The ticks in DC are dug in deep, numerous and giving each other awards. Still are.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 01:04 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 01:04 PM (JQVry)
Posted by: whig at May 31, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)
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Paper ballots is the key. I've spent too many years in IT to trust electronic voting machines and networks. Paper requires heavy lifting and physical accountability and paper ballots, properly watermarked and registered can be used as physical evidence during legal proceedings.
Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 01:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (YXvTV)
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You mean this schmuck:
https://tinyurl.com/5n6e73f7
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 01:12 PM (8schn)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:13 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 01:13 PM (8schn)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:13 PM (6VD39)
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So... Black Rock?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 01:14 PM (8schn)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:14 PM (iKI3U)
No fkin way was it shear coincidence every little actio just fell in place. The supposed bomb at Democrat HQ and supposedly Republican HQ was one that failed and was quickly swept under the rug.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: I really haven't settled on a nic at May 31, 2026 01:15 PM (nGjyj)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 12:53 PM (YXvTV)
Didn't Obama and Fauxahontas engineer something where corporations were fined and the fines were funneled directly to leftist organizations? I forget the name but I'm sure they did. And where was the outrage over that? Nowhere in fuck, that's where.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:16 PM (iKI3U)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:13 PM (6VD39)
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So... Black Rock?
Corporations don’t get to vote, only people who own real property. Corporate ownership doesn’t count.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:18 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 01:19 PM (Jehr5)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:18 PM (6VD39)
Pshaw!
Posted by: Delaware at May 31, 2026 01:19 PM (bupRa)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 31, 2026 01:13 PM (6VD39)
Rhodesia did something like that. And a little known fact is that blacks could also vote if they met those criteria. But Rhodesia, the "Jewel of Africa", as well as its breadbasket, had to be destroyed. Because of the reason that everything has to be destroyed.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:20 PM (iKI3U)
And even there they won a minuscule number of homes less than 1% of homes in the country.
The freakout over this is like the freakout over data centers way way waaaay overboard.
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 01:21 PM (JQVry)
No fkin way was it shear coincidence every little actio just fell in place. The supposed bomb at Democrat HQ and supposedly Republican HQ was one that failed and was quickly swept under the rug.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)
I think they thought the protesters would be armed and were trying to touch off a bloodbath. More die, more useful the op. THAT is why the guy shot the one woman and they beat that little old lady to death.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 01:22 PM (bss/y)
THIS. Take the majesty away. Each of the fucking lobbyists have to travel to each individual district to give them cash and blowjobs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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No rubbing elbows in the hallways, no Secret Club that you and I ain't in cocktail parties, and no handy reporters/traitors to summon for leaks.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 31, 2026 01:23 PM (n7rxJ)
Can't say know much , or very little on Israel government but take it thats how it works there that Commissar Judges make every last decision.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Legalizing gambling was a yuuugggeeee mistake
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 01:24 PM (5E66+)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 01:24 PM (WNOcj)
Nothing goes perfectly, but they've studied the nature of the crowds to be involved to understand when they'll break from authority and how generally obedient they'd be to law enforcement.
There, i've said it.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 01:25 PM (NFX2v)
Because the "Insurrectionists" forgot to bring any guns. Duh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:25 PM (iKI3U)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:26 PM (Ia/+0)
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BlackRock's got a hand in it.
Got a hand in Blackstone too, I believe.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:27 PM (TfRuS)
Tennis is very dirty in Europe. Both the ATP and WTA have special units monitoring betting trends to see if any red flags . More than few players have been caught.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 01:28 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Heroq at May 31, 2026 01:21 PM (JQVry)
Data centers?!
Slowly I turned.......
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 31, 2026 01:29 PM (g8Ew8)
BlackRock invests in residential property through multiple channels:
BlackRock Real Assets and BlackRock Alternatives make direct and indirect investments in residential real estate (rental housing, single-family rentals, multifamily apartments, build-to-rent, and related operating companies).
They operate funds and strategies that buy, manage, and finance residential properties for institutional investors and, in some cases, wealth clients.
BlackRock also gains residential exposure via real-estate-related securities (REITs, mortgage-backed securities) inside its ETFs and mutual funds.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:32 PM (TfRuS)
Who was running the fucking country when Biden was nothing more than a meat-suit wearing puppet in the White House? I'd really like to see that looked into. And dealt with. With mortal consequences for those who were running it. Illegally.
That's where the real Insurrection was. The real Coup. IMHFO.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:32 PM (iKI3U)
Speaking of fraud, I can't resist: the WaPo has published an editorial from the Board against canceling the SATs and ACTs. It could have been written by any of us. I wish I could read the comments, but I'm only getting the story off the internet archive.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 31, 2026 01:35 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:36 PM (iKI3U)
No fkin way was it shear coincidence every little actio just fell in place. The supposed bomb at Democrat HQ and supposedly Republican HQ was one that failed and was quickly swept under the rug.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)
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FBI whistleblower the other day said they wouldn't turn over all the video because it would expose too many of their agents.
So, amongst the J6 groupies there were agents like fleas on a dog.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:37 PM (TfRuS)
https://tinyurl.com/mrxfy53s
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 01:38 PM (qx7Zg)
— He testified under oath that the FBI would not allow over 11,000 hours of J6 footage to be released because it would expose undercover agents and confidential human sources committing crimes inside the Capitol.
— Additionally, over 5,000 FBI agents were forced to fabricate charges against American citizens.
— And virtually every single FBI whistleblower who came forward was retaliated against.
https://tinyurl.com/yrtbudvf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:39 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: polynikes
Yep. And was a hot topic here before the protest.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 01:40 PM (/d5KG)
Test scores are segregation
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 01:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Moose limbs want to kill me or make me a slave.
First things first.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:41 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:42 PM (iKI3U)
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:43 PM (ZxPkt)
Who was running the fucking country when Biden was nothing more than a meat-suit wearing puppet in the White House?
Look, that was a long time ago. Is it really that important? The past is past. Let's move on.
/s
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 01:46 PM (HdYcL)
We know that because Biden was not more popular then FIRST WOMAN Hillary or Chocolate Light Bringer and was running against the same guy as Hillary (who increased his total a bit).
Posted by: 18-1 at May 31, 2026 01:47 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:43 PM (ZxPkt)
One third of the angelic host voted with Lucifer.
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 01:47 PM (LHPAg)
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Reading on the Waco massacre, discovered the same crew that was at Randy Weaver's was at Waco.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:48 PM (TfRuS)
And were Democrats, to boot.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:49 PM (iKI3U)
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:43 PM (ZxPkt)
Definitely the Greeks and romans. I seem to recall one law they passed that narrowed the size of the hallways voters had to walk down. I guess so people could not stand it in and harass the voter? I dunno. It was supposed to ensure more voting integrity.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 01:49 PM (DR/Xu)
It's always a third of any large group.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:49 PM (TfRuS)
what will the demonstrations and riots be like this summer
America's 250th birthday party is a juicy target for the Left
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:50 PM (ZxPkt)
what will the demonstrations and riots be like this summer
America's 250th birthday party is a juicy target for the Left
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:50 PM (ZxPkt)
I dunno, seems ON Topic.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 31, 2026 01:51 PM (DR/Xu)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 31, 2026 01:52 PM (/d5KG)
Marxists don't like anyone above anymore else
Test scores are segregation
Posted by: Skip
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Don't worry, no one is addressing the screaming implication that our schools are graduating kids who can't do middle school math. LEFTISM LIVES!!!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 01:52 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 31, 2026 01:52 PM (ALKK0)
what will the demonstrations and riots be like this summer
America's 250th birthday party is a juicy target for the Left
Posted by: Don Black
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They're going to refit those old style grenade launchers with weighted nets.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:53 PM (TfRuS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:48 PM (TfRuS)
And as I recall some were promoted. The sniper who killed Weaver's wife and child - Horiuchi - was promoted.
Like I said, abolish it. The bad guys - who I'm convinced are the majority - have just gone to ground and are waiting out the current administration. We have no need for an American Stasi.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 31, 2026 01:53 PM (iKI3U)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
But then there are the rental units. You can't keep renters from voting if they've been residents and fulfilled a few other 'requirements.'
Most of the housing rentals around the Philadelphia region are owned by families with one to ten rental properties. (Many owners appear to be residents of other states. And there's nothing requiring property owners to be US citizens.)
State I.D.s (especially if a student &/or not utilizing a state driver's license) are also issued to be on WIC and other subsidized programs such as housing & CHIP.
Take identification showing your legitimate address; swear (say) you can vote (and some cities, counties do allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections); pick a party, and a voting registration for new voters or persons who've moved into the area within x number of days of an election can be completed for the most part. (Yes, some states are more strict in monitoring )
Without a picture I.D. and at least the last four numbers of a SSN for voter registration 🤷🏼♀️
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 01:54 PM (NFX2v)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IizTXT9tQ9Y
What Do We Really Know About Waco After 30 Years?
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Tabor was one of two religious scholars who talked to Koresh and the FBI negotiators.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:56 PM (TfRuS)
what will the demonstrations and riots be like this summer
America's 250th birthday party is a juicy target for the Left
Posted by: Don Black at May 31, 2026 01:50 PM (ZxPkt)
When they reach the junction of lots of bloody bodies (no matter who), they can go either banned republican gatherings, or,,,,directly to killing anybody who looks conservative. Remember Kmer Rouge.
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 01:56 PM (LHPAg)
We have 1.5 MILLION LEGAL immigrants per year. There were 818,000 new AMERICAN CITIZENS via immigration last year.
Over 4 years? The total vote count should be going up a bit over 3 Million per election cycle...
For there to be 4 million less votes, with 3 Million more voters (2024)? Does not pass the smell test.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 31, 2026 01:57 PM (mP0Kj)
Simpler, if you don't pay more in taxes, then you get with unearned benefits, no vote. Social Security, Pensions, Pay, all earned. Welfare and such? not.
No Representation without Taxation! The new US Revolution battle cry?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 31, 2026 02:00 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Don Black
So we should believe.
Entertainment: Every artist who's dropped out of the controversial Freedom 250 event so far
Musicians expected to perform at the event celebrating America's 250th birthday are dropping out left and right
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 31, 2026 02:01 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
/s
Posted by: Hadrian
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Yes, that is just [wait for it] irrelevant.
Posted by: A Prog at May 31, 2026 02:01 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:01 PM (TfRuS)
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Posted by: mrp at May 31, 2026 01:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Agree—add to that —-small voting precincts. The smaller the better.
Posted by: Voter theater. at May 31, 2026 02:04 PM (FCPbW)
For there to be 4 million less votes, with 3 Million more voters (2024)? Does not pass the smell test.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Lefties really wasted those extra millions of votes on 2020. Kept that shambling skeleton in office while Trump got madder and more determined. BIG mistake. Huge.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 02:05 PM (n7rxJ)
Civil rights lawsuits against election officials who fail to provide adequate # ballots to precincts, or “find” additional marked ballots after counting starts, or fail to devote sufficient resources to ensure ballots are counted promptly.
You also make it harder to cheat by counting the ballots at the precinct level. That way, no single person is responsible for counting more than about 25k ballots. The Secretary of State or the county elections official don’t actually count ballots, but merely tabulate the reported precinct totals. I haven’t thought this all the way through so it may prove to be a logistical nightmare.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 31, 2026 02:30 PM (jYRYu)
Posted by: John at May 31, 2026 02:55 PM (0DsdP)
1) A county employee with access to property tax records notes when a property changes hands. The prior owner has moved, but their name is still on the voter roll at the old address. Show up, give the name and vote.
2) Some other county employee with access to death certificate records lists certificates with addresses since the last election. Same situation. The name on the voter roll is not going to be used by the owner. It is safe for a fraudster to show up and cast a ballot.
These methods do not require grand conspiracies. Even small Democrat machines could manage. It would be very simple to cross reference voter rolls against property and death records, but Democrat Secretaries of State refuse.
Posted by: Neoluddite at May 31, 2026 03:28 PM (NbUzW)
they cheat in EVERY way possible.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 01, 2026 11:18 AM (vbXSk)
Sunday Morning Book Thread - 5-31-2026 ["Perfessor" Squirrel]
Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading (just in time for summer!). Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material. As always, pants are required, unless you are wearing these pants...
So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, and dive into a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning?
PIC NOTE
On the southeast coast of Tierra Del Fuego, is a tiny little literary outpost called Biblioteca del Refugio de Puerto Español. I discovered it purely by chance.
I was reading The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and I used Google Maps to scout out the physical location where the events in the novel take place, which is a fictional island amongst the Wollaston Islands off the coast of Tierra Del Fuego. I was just zooming around the area when I noticed the world "biblioteca" tagged on a small building on the coast, miles from anywhere else. Strange place to put a bookshop/library.
It seems to be labor of love by the man in the photo above. He is justifiably proud of the work he's put into creating a library out here in the middle of nowhere. It may be the southernmost public library on the planet.
Who is this man? What would drive him to live alone out here in the middle of nowhere with nothing but his books to keep him company? Seeing a picture like this can be a seed for a short story...What do YOU imagine his life is like out here? What secrets is he hiding? What is his motivation?
By a strange coincidence, he bears a striking resemblance to a professor who works at the same university where I work...That right there could germinate a story about two brothers who are estranged, but somehow have to find a way to reconcile their differences to resolve a conflict...
FEATURED MORON REVIEW [OrangeEnt]
Read "Johnny Carson," by Henry Bushkin, Carson's long-time "consigliere" as Johnny put it. Bushkin details his interactions with the Tonight Show legend, from his first meeting through his firing near the end of Carson's reign over late night.
Bushkin, who was only twenty-seven when Johnny hired him as his lawyer, said this about the man: "...he was endlessly witty and enormously fun to be around...and he could also be the nastiest son of a bitch on earth." We've heard insinuations about Johnny through plenty of videos, but this first-person account definitely sets you back on your heels when you see how often and how quickly Carson could change from generous and friendly to an insulting monster to his friends and family members.
Complex, because of his upbringing with a mother who never had much good to say about her son, he also seemed aloof from his own children. Johnny didn't like to be "volunteered" for anything. It made him angry when any of his wives or friends put him on the spot for a fundraiser or social event. He was upset at the Reagan inaugural when things didn't go his way. He would blow up and threaten to leave an event and never return multiple times.
We get to see backstage dealings with co-workers and Johnny's many married lives. He cheated on each of his four wives. The result of fame? Maybe, but it should be a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to be in show business. Bushkin recounts how he, Johnny, and a couple of other men broke into wife number two's love nest with someone who turned out to be Frank Gifford. We see woman after woman come into Johnny's life and exit soon after. Some, the next night. It even affected Buskin's life as well. He started engaging in the same things Carson did, and it cost him his marriage as well.
Although the book is about his life with Johnny, Bushkin's book is also about him. We see him change from the star-struck young lawyer into a highly skilled attorney and businessman. He did everything for Johnny: played tennis every day, made deals for him, gave him blunt advice when things started going wrong, and was an all-around confidant. There are some names dropped by Bushkin of women he had affairs with, such as Joyce DeWitt and Mary Hart.
All in all, an interesting look into the life of someone we thought we knew because we saw him nearly every weeknight. Recommended if you like Hollywood television history. The book is available on the Internet Archive.
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT READ ROBERT JORDAN'S The Eye of the World
A couple of weeks ago, the following comment caught my eye:
Let's see....well on my vacation I read and finished "Robert Jordan's" Eye of the World. This might be the best fantasy novel I've read.
I realize its the first book in a series, a series with a lot of high points and a lot of low points. Still, it is probably the peak of doorstopper fantasy since GRRM is incapable of finishing Game of Thrones.
But the first book, Eye of the World, is an excellent standalone story. It does not require sequels though it of course HEAVILY sets up a massive number of events to follow. But you can read the first book and be happy , especially if you have read the entire series or have tried to and got bored around book 7 or so.
Highly endorsed to all fans of epic Fantasy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 17, 2026 10:13 AM (xcxpd)
Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World has morphed into a highly divisive subject among fans of epic fantasy. Some, like Mark Andrew Edwards and myself, absolutely love this book. Full disclosure: Like Mark, I consider this book to be one of the best epic fantasy novels ever written. Far, far better than anything George R.R. Martin has ever written.
In the interests of satisfying my own curiosity, I asked Grok to share the five most common criticisms of The Eye of the World. Let's go through them and see how well they hold up under scrutiny.
1. Heavy Tolkien Derivative / Lack of Originality
Many readers and critics note that the book closely mirrors The Lord of the Rings in structure and elements: a rural farmboy (Rand ~ Frodo) pulled into adventure, a wise mentor (Moiraine ~ Gandalf), Trollocs as Orcs, Fades as Nazgúl, a long journey with dangers, a trip through a mystical forest (the Ways ~ paths in LOTR), and a climactic journey to a special site. While Jordan adds his own twists, early sections especially feel like a 1980s homage that hasn't aged as freshly for some.
Of all criticism of the book, this one I find to be the most unpersuasive. ALL genre fiction is derivative of some source material. That's why it's genre fiction in the first place. Using the same logic, I should not enjoy Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories because they are highly derivative of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. I should also not enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories because they are derivative of Edgar Allan Poe's detective stories (he invented the genre).
Sorry, A.H. Lloyd, I'm not allowed to read your Man of Destiny series because it's derivative of George Lucas' Star Wars prequel movies. I know you wrote the series specifically to fix the narrative problems you saw in the prequels. If it makes you feel any better, I can't enjoy Star Wars because it's derivative of Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress.
This criticism also does not take into account the nature of the Hero's Journey, which is the actual pattern of storytelling that both Tolkien and Jordan are following. If anything, The Wheel of Time as a whole is far more derivative of other series, particularly Frank Herbert's Dune.
Tolkien himself was not beyond deriving his storytelling from other works, as illustrated by the comment below:
I'm re-reading the Silmarillion and also reading City of God and WOW. I always loved it as a heroic tale, but there is just so much going on. Tolkien is basically laying out the Council of God and the reality of spiritual warfare in laymen's terms. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 30, 2026 10:21 AM (ZOv7s)
We could spend all day dissecting the derivativeness of various stories, going all the way back to the Epic of Gilgamesh. That could be kinda fun! Have at it in the comments!
At the time Jordan was publishing his novel (1990), the epic fantasy landscape looked very different than it does today. Back then, there was an expectation from readers for a Tolkienesque fantasy story to kick off a new epic series. Tad Williams did it with The Dragonbone Chair in 1988, Raymond E. Feist did it with Magician in 1982, and Terry Brooks started the trend with The Sword of Shannara in 1977. Fans at the time responded overwhelmingly, and Williams, Feist, and Brooks all became some of the most successful fantasy authors of all time--because they started with a Tolkienesque fantasy novel. (Dennis L. McKiernan's Iron Tower trilogy was a little TOO Tolkienesque, as it was literally Lord of the Rings with the ISBN filed off, so he was not as successful as the other authors who took more creative liberties with the source material.)
2. Slow Pacing and Repetitive Travel
The novel is often described as a long road-trip/chase story with extended sections of walking, riding, camping, and moving between locations (Emond's Field to Shadar Logoth, to Caemlyn, etc.). Some find the middle sections, especially when the party splits or travels, meandering or dry, requiring patience before action picks up. The book is long (~800 pages in many editions), and the journey can feel padded.
I can understand this up to a point. Yes, when the main party splits up into three groups, there are chapters that seem like "filler" material because we have to follow three different storylines. These chapters do serve as sections where Jordan can provide *some* character development and readers get a better sense of the relationships between the main characters like Egwene/Perrin, Rand/Mat, and Nynaeve/Moiraine, all of which will be extremely important to the overall story. Personally, while the pacing does slow down in the middle section, I still enjoy those sections. Up until that point, the characters have been rushing through their adventure. Now we readers can get our breath back and start to focus on the actual characters. The pacing picks up at lightning speed at the end (see below).
3. Bland or Underdeveloped Characters
The main protagonists (especially the Emond's Field trio: Rand, Mat, and Perrin) are frequently called generic or uncompelling early on--naive, argumentative teenagers who make poor decisions. Supporting characters can feel archetypal, and some readers note a lack of humor, depth, or strong individual voices in the first book. Female characters are sometimes critiqued for description-heavy introductions focused on appearance.
So the main characters are behaving like teenagers--because they ARE teenagers? Color me shocked! Of course they are going to be acting immature and whiny from time to time. They are "diamonds in the rough." They have not been shaped by their adventures yet and they themselves have no idea who they are going to grow into as adults. That's part of the epic hero story. As it turns out, all of the teenagers from Emond's Field (Rand, Mat, Perrin, and Egwene) are going to develop into characters that will shake the very pillars of creation. Quite literally in Rand's case. But in the first book of a very long story, we are not going to get any of that. One of my absolute favorite scenes in the entire book occurs near the end of the series, in The Towers of Midnight. Perrin's story development concludes when he fully accepts his leadership role. He uses his blacksmith skills to forge a new weapon to be used in the fight against the Dark One, and in doing so he tranforms internally to become the man, the leader, the ruler he was always destined to be:
The tool he left behind was the hammer of a simple blacksmith. That person would always be a part of Perrin, but he could no longer afford to let him lead.
From now on, he would carry the hammer of a king.
That's where THIRTEEN BOOKS of character development takes you. Perrin goes from being an apprentice blacksmith in a small village to a general and a king, leading entire armies in the largest war seen in three thousand years. He then proceeds to unleash holy Light-blessed whoopass on the Shadow. It's awesome.
The supporting characters, being taken from the Hero's Journey, are there to provide guidance and training to the younger characters, to set them on their path. They have already accomplished much in their lives and are now passing on their knowledge to the next generation. Moiraine, Lan, and Thom (the older mentor characters) will have *enormous* influence on the growth and development of Rand, Mat, Perrin, Egwene, and, to a lesser extent, Nynaeve. But we won't see that until a few books later.
By comparison, the main young characters in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones(i.e., the Stark children and Daenerys Targaryen) are even younger than the Emond's Fielders from The Eye of the World. Harry Potter starts his epic journey when he's only eleven years old. Taran, the Apprentice Pig-Keeper from Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain starts out very young as well, though no age is given, nor do we even get a description of Taran's appearance.
4. Clunky Prose and Writing Tics
Jordan's style draws complaints for awkward phrasing, repetitive word choices (e.g., overuse of "though"), unnecessary adverbs like "wordlessly," and lengthy descriptive passages. While world-building is detailed, the prose can feel stiff or overly explanatory compared to more modern fantasy.
I can understand how the writing style might not be everyone's cup of tea. There are lengthy passages in later novels that could use tighter editing. No question about that. The Eye of the World is the first novel in the series, so there's always going to be some rough edges. Before Jordan wrote this novel, he'd been writing Conan stories. I have not read Jordan's Conan stories yet (on my TBR pile), but I have read many of Robert E. Howard's original stories, which feature the same stylistic choices that readers complain about in Jordan's writing. No doubt Jordan's attempts at emulating Howard's style to evoke a Conanesque story bled into his writing in The Wheel of Time.
There are plenty of successful authors whose style I don't enjoy, so I think it's very much a personal preference here. Which is fine. I tried reading N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season because I heard it was really good and I couldn't get past her writing style. I gave up after only a few chapters. I didn't even get far enough into the story to know what it was about.
5. Rushed or Anticlimactic Ending
After a long build-up, the final confrontation at the Eye of the World and resolution can feel abrupt, rushed, or less impactful than the preceding journey. Some readers sense the book was written to potentially stand alone while setting up a series, which weakens the payoff.
Of all the criticisms, I think this one has the best justification. Yes, the ending does seem quite rushed compared to the pacing of the earlier story. The first 43 chapters (over 500 pages) is spent just traveling from Emond's Field to the large city of Caemlyn, a journey that takes several weeks. Then the characters reunite and compare notes of their respective travels. At that point they have to rush to the very end of the earth to the climax, which takes up the last 100 pages or so of the book. It just moves so fast that readers can feel like the ending is very much rushed. All character development is dropped at that point and we are treated to numerous scenes of expository dialog as the meaning of the previous events is explained to the reader. This is a weakness that occurs in multiple novels of The Wheel of Time. I'd say that books 1, 3, and 5 in particular have weaker endings than books 2, 4, and 6. When Brandon Sanderson was tasked with completing the series after Jordan's untimely death, he broke up the finale into three books instead of Jordan's planned single novel, simply because the story NEEDED that much space to conclude the series.
And there you have it. Five reasons why you should NOT read Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World. I still say it's one of my favorite books of all time, but then I was Jordan's target demographic (a seventeen-year-old boy) when I first read it. It's stuck with me all these years. The second book, The Great Hunt, is even better.
ADDENDUM
Apparently YouTube is continually spying on me, because the following video showed up in my YouTube feed AFTER I wrote the above post. The YouTuber discusses his own thoughts on the subject of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and even addresses most of the same criticisms. Kinda eerie.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 31, 2026 09:00 AM (AMvSw)
Whaddya mean I gotta go somewhere?!
Ratzafratza.... Back later.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Paul at May 31, 2026 09:00 AM (ZO2VL)
Actually for me been watching too many movies and not enough reading in Carl v.Clauswitz's On War.
For being written 200 years ago, he did explain war pretty damn well.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 09:02 AM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:05 AM (gnNyN)
Unfortunately the image he paints of himself unintentionally is rather unsympathetic. He comes off as a rich, spoiled, brat who was indeed born lucky.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)
For being written 200 years ago, he did explain war pretty damn well.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 09:02 AM (Ia/+0)
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War...War never changes...
--Fallout franchise tagline
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:05 AM (gnNyN)
Currently listening to the very slim volume of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower.
Taking my time with it. Delightful.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 09:06 AM (fE6HJ)
I'm currently working my way through a collection of various short SF stories by Asimov. It begins with his famous "Nightfall," but the stories get even better as we progress through his career. One, "Hostess," is a true suspenser, much like Agatha Christie's "Philomel Cottage" or Francis Iles's Before the Fact, but with an SF element woven all through. A classic example of mixing mystery with SF and showing how the background is the overall determinant of the story.
Another, "C-Chute," is a kind of Alistair Maclean thriller in miniature. Six disparate characters are aboard a starship that has been captured by aliens, chlorine-breathers, who are at war with the Earth. They are facing a long internment on an alien planet. Can they escape? And the six personalities are important in the story and the outcome.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
Ratzafratza.... Back later.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)
My man...you just need to put your foot down. Two hours on Sunday morning is yours, and everybody else is forbidden to schedule something that requires your attention during that time.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:10 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
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Church-related activities, medical emergencies, and the quest for new pants are the only exceptions to this rule.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:11 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:12 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 09:06 AM (fE6HJ)
Hm. Free on kindle today. I'll take it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:13 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:13 AM (p/isN)
How can we use the phrase "back in 1990" when that was just yesterday?!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:12 AM (kpS4V)
Better to use the phrase-
"Last century, we (did whatever...)"
Then you can sound as though you possess the wisdom of the ages.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
Howdy, Horde.
Reading this week? More of Westlake's Parker novels.
It is a tribute to the niftiness of the Sunday Book Thread that I'm sitting here at the keyboard chatting with the Horde instead of in my chair with the Kindle, which tells me that I am 2/3 of the way through the last novel in the series.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:15 AM (q3u5l)
The author is wordy, repetitive, keeps foreshadowing uninteresting events, but now that I'm in the 20 or so pages with useful information, I'm learning a lot.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
I always thought Joyce DeWitt was mucho sexier than Suzanne Somers.
Morning, all.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:15 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:11 AM (gnNyN)
OK, fair enough.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:16 AM (h7ZuX)
It turns out that I paused reading at a section break, halfway through a chapter. Did the near-one-month real-world time-skip hurt the flow of the story? Not a bit. The second half of the chapter featured several decade-long in-universe time-skips.
I've finally reached the part when Men enter the story! It's still a slog (I can only manage one chapter per sitting) but it feels like I'm finally getting to the part that actually sets up events I'm familiar with.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 09:17 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 09:18 AM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:18 AM (q3u5l)
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But are you going to read it? That's my question.
My objection to The Wheel of Time is simply that I got bored. A book should interest me on its own merits. Friends recommended it, loaned me Eye of the World, I knew it was hugely popular, but it didn't do anything for me.
And this was when I was nerding outo on Roman and Greek translations like Livy and Tacitus. (Tacitus..ahhhh).
At the end of the day, can't argue taste. The Romans had a phrase for it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)
Mao's Army Goes to Sea
Sounds like Mao's Beach Blanket Bingo.
Did they all buy cute, new bikinis and eat snow cones?
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 09:19 AM (iJfKG)
Sadly PA (philly) free library slashed their Libby budget about 90% a few months ago. Went from adding 100s of titles every week to about ten. Oh well, now wishlist is shrinking instead of growing.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 31, 2026 09:20 AM (KaHlS)
It takes a decade for news to reach them and another decade for their findings to return to Earth, and they find themselves increasingly divorced from the goings on in their home planet. Then the dispatches from home become more and more infrequent, then stop. What is their mission now?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:20 AM (kpS4V)
After Bismarck, Hitler made his surface navy a fleet in being, generally keeping them out of the open ocean to avoid direct battle with the Royal Navy. Churchill, however, knew the damage Tirpitz could cause, and she was a threat to the Russia convoys keeping the USSR in the war. Her mere presence tied up his fleet, and he ordered her destruction by any means possible.
Over the next three years, a cat and mouse game developed, as Tirpitz moved from one Norwegian fjord to another, and the British tried mines, mini submarines, and bombers to strike the ship. Tirpitz was damaged several times, reducing her utility, but finally, the men of the 617 "dam buster" squadron got their chance. In November of 1944, 39 Lancaster bombers dropped their 12,000 pound tall boy bombs, scoring at least two direct hits and several near misses, and Tirpitz capsized, ending the threat.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:20 AM (0U5gm)
My objection to The Wheel of Time is simply that I got bored. A book should interest me on its own merits. Friends recommended it, loaned me Eye of the World, I knew it was hugely popular, but it didn't do anything for me.
And this was when I was nerding outo on Roman and Greek translations like Livy and Tacitus. (Tacitus..ahhhh).
At the end of the day, can't argue taste. The Romans had a phrase for it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)
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I just ordered your series yesterday. Should be arriving in another day or so.
And if you didn't like Eye of the World because it bored you, that's fine. I get it.
A lot of people rave about Robert A. Heinlein around here. I find him to be OK, but not great.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:21 AM (gnNyN)
I have all the Parker books (University of Chicago paperback editions), mostly from my first purchasing binge nearly 20(!) years ago, but still have yet to crack them. I have so many other books.
They sit on a shelf where I see them every morning.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:22 AM (p/isN)
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I bet you could make a good game out of "Six Degrees of Match Game". Or maybe even "Two Degrees of...".
Hey, it was the 70's, man.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:23 AM (kpS4V)
Fiction for me has very high standards. My time is important, so I expect a quality reading experience from the very first words. I'm not going to invest time in the hope that things get better. I don't need a time-waster.
Nonfiction is completely different. I am quite willing to wade waist-deep in boredom to find specific information. I will tolerate every literary offense and error in that effort.
If Yoshihara was writing on any other topic, I would have punched out long ago. I would never read his cluttered, repetitive prose for pleasure.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:24 AM (p/isN)
Fiction for me has very high standards. My time is important, so I expect a quality reading experience from the very first words. I'm not going to invest time in the hope that things get better. I don't need a time-waster.
Nonfiction is completely different. I am quite willing to wade waist-deep in boredom to find specific information. I will tolerate every literary offense and error in that effort.
If Yoshihara was writing on any other topic, I would have punched out long ago. I would never read his cluttered, repetitive prose for pleasure.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)
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This is a good topic for a future Book Thread!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (gnNyN)
I put the majority of my reading time this past week into "Neon Empire," a Nate Heller crime adventure by Max Allan Collins.
I don't want to spoil the story, even if the fate of Ben Siegel and his Flamingo hotel and casino is common knowledge, so I'll just mention that the book includes photos of the real-life players involved, some of whose existence surprised me. The Chicago police detective Bill Drury, for example. There's also an exterior shot of the Flamingo. My reaction: That's what turned Las Vegas into Vegas, Baby? I don't see how. Maybe the interior had all the glitz.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (p/isN)
It's a lusciously illustrated High Fantasy story, starring a blonde heroine, a roguish scoundrel, and a dog that will happily drag down a troll to protect his master. And for a few issues in this collection (#7-11) we get to see a dragon fighting a demonic revenant! Visually stunning, it's everything I could want in a comic. Too bad it's so short...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)
The first was Stuart Maconie's With A Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles and The People Who Made Them. It's a collection of 100 vignettes of people who, in some way, influenced or were associated with the Fabs, from familiar (Yoko Ono) to the peripheral ('Magic Alex' Mardas) to the utterly obscure (David Christian, an Aussie illustrator charged with creating a cover for an obscure 1966 collection called Oldies But Goldies.
Interesting if you're a Beatle fan, but that's it. Maconie is also a travel writer and commenter of sorts; he wrote a book about following in the trail of the 1936 Jarrow March, which I will report on some other time.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
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Despite the interwebs and cell phones, I would submit the world changed more between 1790 and 1826 than between 1990 and 2026. Maybe more between 1890 and 1926 as well.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (XvL8K)
I'm about a third of the way through, and it's a good read. I feel like I'm missing some deep stuff, since I read at bedtime and find myself dozing off a lot. It may require a second read when I'm all done with it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:26 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Mary Ann at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (9L7Ix)
Posted by: huerfano at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (Ia/+0)
I'm just a couple of chapters in and our totally-not-Eric John Stark character is escorting a pair of MARTIAN LESBIANS across the desert and keeping an eye on their breasts for them. But judging from the title and the back cover blurb we're about to go inside the planet to an underground civilization. I'm willing to bet there's breasts down there, too.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (78a2H)
Other than that, today I'm also reading SpaceX's 300 page IPO prospectus, to figure out what I should do in anticipation of their going public on Friday, June 12. Hmmmmm. Ihave some spare loot lying around, and would really like to get in on the ground floor of this company.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (/RHNq)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (kpS4V)
When you get to the Parkers, I hope you'll enjoy 'em as much as I've been enjoying them the last few weeks. Not sure why I decided it was time to revisit them, but glad I did -- this is the first time in at least a decade, and maybe two decades, that I've been able to start a series and stay with it all the way through without hitting book 7 or 8 and deciding it's time for something else.
Hope I'll be able to do that again -- Travis McGee and Matt Scudder are due for a revisit too. And Bleak House is still tapping my shoulder insistently...
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:28 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:28 AM (kpS4V)
I was also in the target audience, especially since I had been reading a lot of fantasy that was derived from Celtic mythology and hadn't read any Tolkein. That made aspects to of the story familiar and others extremely novel and I didn't get that feeling again until Sanderson's Way of Kings.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 09:29 AM (lFFaq)
And if you didn't like Eye of the World because it bored you, that's fine. I get it.
A lot of people rave about Robert A. Heinlein around here. I find him to be OK, but not great.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:21 AM (gnNyN)
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Cool! I think you'll like it.
Early on in life I realized that I was something of an odd duck. People saw me reading about wars, strategy and stuff and figured I was a chess nerd. No. I hate chess.
Writing style counts for a lot with me. I despise Stephen King's writing style. My wife really tried to get me into the Gunslinger, which she loves and I could ot get past the ugly words on the page.
However, Graham Greene writes so well that many times I've been on the point of "Geez, enough already, where are we going here" but kept on because he has such wonderful prose. Yoshihara's writing is horrible, but his work is derived from Chinese records, so he's the only game in town. I use it as bathroom reading because in any other setting, I'll get bored and read something else.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: PabloD at May 31, 2026 09:31 AM (K1RVP)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 09:32 AM (bXbFr)
I got no further than page 16 of the prologue:
Today, as we celebrate - if that's the word - the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and mark the 200th anniversary of the deaths of Adams and Jefferson, we may find that Adams speaks more powerfully to us than Jefferson. The political structures Adams insisted on - the rule of law, the separation of powers - are giving way to the things he most feared. The aristocracy he always warned about is on the verge of becoming a full-blown oligarchy of billionaires. The democratic populace has found succor, as Adams feared it would, in a strongman.
OK, then. Screw you, pal.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:33 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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There's your pull quote for the dust jacket!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:33 AM (kpS4V)
Dammit to hell! As if I don't have enough to read, now A H Lloyd tempts me to add to the pile. I haven't read the entire Silmarillion in quite a few years and never read Augustine's City of God although I now about it. Now I'm intrigued. My appreciation of Tolkien increases as I get older and can bring new (and hopefully better) perspective to his writing. Add one of the foundational books of Christianity to the process should make it all richer. But it will be a prolonged endeavor, knowing me. I see MANY notes on a pad and much highlighting in my future once I start.
I'm tempted to thank AHL but he might just be laughing up his sleeve thinking about the disruption this will bring to some of the Horde. Innocence or mischievous: that is the question.
Sigh! Better check my supply of coffee, legal pads and ink for my fountain pens.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:33 AM (yTvNw)
While many people know of the German battleship Bismarck, famous for her short but ferocious life in the North Atlantic...
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:20 AM
Bismarck is more famous for a reason
only Muldoon could manage to rhyme something with "Tirpitz"
Posted by: Zombie Johnny Horton at May 31, 2026 09:34 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Mary Ann at May 31, 2026 09:27 AM (9L7Ix)
Ginger does butt stuff.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026
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My two are busy sleeping off their breakfast.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Zombie Johnny Horton at May 31, 2026 09:34 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Berwyn Mutt - Home of Svengoolie at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (HcbZb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (qRla/)
I put the majority of my reading time this past week into "Neon Empire," a Nate Heller crime adventure by Max Allan Collins.
IPosted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (p/isN)
Is this pretty old? I'm unable to find it on amazon, any of my library apps, and even thriftbooks.
*kicks rocks
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (h7ZuX)
The comic in question was "The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones," and this is just further evidence of the incompetence or outright malice of the Disney-LucasFilm-Marvel conglomeration. These stories should have been re-printed back in 2023, to help hype up the Indiana Jones movie being released. But instead they waited until now, for seemingly no reason. No corporate synergy, what-so-ever...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 09:37 AM (3v7ra)
Sigh! Better check my supply of coffee, legal pads and ink for my fountain pens.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:33 AM (yTvNw)
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The Sunday Morning Book Thread has ruined many a Moron...as my own bank account can verify.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:37 AM (gnNyN)
Finished James Madison, The Founding Father by Robert A. Rutland. The books contained fine nuggets of information on life during Colonial times and the beginning of the 19th century. Great Britain's treatment of former colony United States (now beginning to develop into a world sovereign power) and the relationships among GB, France, Spain and the U.S. were interesting. The close relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Madison was a focal point of the book, with only minor highlights given of the relationships among other founding fathers. It seemed that the primary research on Madison was revealed in correspondence and documents between Jefferson and Madison and little else. I expected more detail on Madison's presidency, the first six years of which were substantial and intense. Compared to McDonald's history books on the founders, the book on Madison was a disappointment. Recommended reading for historical background but still looking for better history on Madison.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 31, 2026 09:37 AM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 09:37 AM (Ia/+0)
That unquestionably wrecked my patience for fiction, and in retrospect likely contributed to me leaning so hard into history.
When I realized that you could read ancient authors in their own (albeit translated) words, that changed my life. Instead of selling my mother's romances for sci-fi/fantasy, I was now buying up Penguin Classics.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: PabloD at May 31, 2026 09:39 AM (K1RVP)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (qRla/)
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I read parts of it in college, though I can't remember much about it. I still have it, though.
My Early Western Civ class was nothing but original texts (OK, translated into English), no politicized textbooks at all.
Great class with a great instructor.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:39 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:36 AM (qRla/)
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I am going through it very slowly. A chapter or two at a time. Glad I read so much Livy etc. because it is really coming in handy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:39 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Berwyn Mutt - Home of Svengoolie at May 31, 2026
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I read it many years ago during my heavy "classic detective story" phase in my teens. It does date a bit re: the method used to conceal the crime.
MacDonald got better, though. His Murder Gone Mad is one of the earliest serial killer stories, with Inspector Pike being the lead (Anthony Gethryn's style of detection wouldn't help much) in the hunt for killer in a garden suburb of London. It's not gory, but there are moments of true creepiness, and a thunderbolt ending.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:41 AM (kpS4V)
Then again they would focus on the wrong thing
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 09:41 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 09:42 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Skip
Well, it was a lot quicker for sure, but the stories of the Royal Navy hauling mini submarines across the North Sea and them attempting to sneak them under the submarine nets to set limpet mines, or the bombers that flew a circuitous route to Archangel and then set out on a mission to bomb the Tirpitz are entertaining in their own way.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:43 AM (0U5gm)
Then again they would focus on the wrong thing
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
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What, the lucky Swordfish torpedoe hit?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 31, 2026 09:43 AM (XvL8K)
Some of those character are really hard to recognize as anime-style drawings. I'm simply too accustomed to their traditional western/movie interpretations.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 09:43 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:44 AM (qRla/)
I'm reading the Eisenhorn Omnibus, which chronicles the adventures of an Imperial Inquisitor (Gregor Eisenhorn) who starts out as a righteous, principled member of the Imperium, but eventually he succumbs to the lure of Chaos to accomplish his goals, supposedly in service to the God-Emperor of Mankind, but really furthering the agenda of the Chaos Gods who lurk deep within the Warp.
One rule I've discovered about this type of grimdark fantasy--don't get attached to any characters.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)
Sigh! Better check my supply of coffee, legal pads and ink for my fountain pens.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:33 AM (yTvNw)
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It's really best done as something of a sidebar. I can't imagine going through City of God without taking a break.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:45 AM (ZOv7s)
I have several books I've received from the kids, all just waiting. My goal is to get through at least two this year.
There's a reason why I don't ask for books for Christmas.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:45 AM (p/isN)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 09:46 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 09:46 AM (M6RAZ)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)
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Allie? Well, she wasn't in the library. In fact, I found her exploring the living room by herself, which is new.
Nowadays she spends a lot of time sleeping in my bed.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:47 AM (gnNyN)
I've always pictured Gil's companion as a guy with a big nose and gravelly voice. Enkidinkidu.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:47 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 09:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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Churchill's description of the naval battles is superb. The intervention of HMS Warspite in the destroyer brawl is epic. (From memory) "The thunder of her main guns echoed like the voice of doom."
Do go on, Winston.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:48 AM (0U5gm)
Warning! Extended reading of the ballad format makes it hard to read regular prose without expecting the rhymes, meter, and alliteration. It takes a while to stop expecting those things.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:48 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:49 AM (p/isN)
Posted by: Tuna at May 31, 2026 09:49 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
Unfortunately, Dash, it's the wife insisting that I take her to work. Need the money, so until she gets a license....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:50 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:48 AM (yTvNw)
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I read Chretien De Troyes in my medieval romance class in college.
I haven't read him in a long, long time, but I do recall enjoying his stories.
I think you'll enjoy them, too.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:50 AM (gnNyN)
I have to say, it's fairly efficient of a writer to repel his readers before they've even dipped into the book proper.
A while back there was a collection of short stories by Lewis Shiner that I was tempted to buy, but I looked at the sample which led off with an intro by Karen Joy Fowler. IIRC she spent as much time grousing about Republicans as she did talking about Shiner's work. Skipped the book, even though I kinda like what I've read of Shiner.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:11 AM (gnNyN)
Well, I am going to get a new pair of pants today, but nothing's open yet.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)
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I stopped into the local gaming store yesterday, which is in a dead strip mall, so they have huge amounts of table space. Lots of miniatures going on, and I assumed it was 40k based on the scenery.
I guess it was, but I was at a loss to identify most of the models and units, which were much larger than anything out there when I was "current." I still play 2nd ed. (and still collect!) but I don't really relate to it anymore.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)
Regarding the "butt stuff" comment above, I think the reverse. Ginger comes across as vaguely prudish under her Marilyn Monroe cosplay. (Note that one of the sources of Marilyn's appeal is that she had the ability to seem to be both Ginger AND Mary Ann simultaneously.)
Same goes for Bailey vs. Jennifer on WKRP and for Joyce DeWitt over Suzanne Somers (odd that we don't remember their character names).
I wonder if it's just that more men consider them to be "in their league" and thus plausible romantic interests, while the super-beauties are more like remote features of the landscape?
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (78a2H)
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Being in Tierra de Fuego (Land of Fire) in South America I imagine the story would be about a former Nazi German book burner who flees Europe and self-exiles to the remote locale where he attempts to achieve atonement by rescuing books previously banned by the Reich. Lots of jack-booted thugs and ex-Gestapo trying to track him down, so on and so forth...
Posted by: muldoon at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Well, I hope you are still wearing the old ones here. We have rules, you know.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (p/isN)
"Last century, we (did whatever...)"
Then you can sound as though you possess the wisdom of the ages.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
Or, "in the last millenium, we...."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:41 AM (kpS4V)
Eris, have you ever read Guy Walters' Nazis, Spies and Fakes? It's a collection of essays he wrote over the years on various topics. One is about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands and how, contrary to popular belief, the islanders pretty quickly acclimated to Nazi rule, even becoming active collaborators.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/)
AHL, I meant to ask, which translation of City of God are you reading? I have the Dods version done in the mid-1800s but I'm thinking about the more recent Penguin Classics Bettenson version. They both get high praise.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 09:53 AM (gDlxJ)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)
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Well, now I have to dig out my copy to see which translation I have...But it's buried in the garage and I don't feel like looking for it right now.
It'll have to wait until later...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:54 AM (gnNyN)
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Found it at my Kindle Store! Thanks Mr. Wolfus.
Posted by: Berwyn Mutt - Home of Svengoolie at May 31, 2026 09:54 AM (HcbZb)
More than one of the newly ordained priests in our diocese have said Tolkien inspired their vocation. Well, one of his sons became a priest, so it makes sense.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/)
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No, but it's now on my list! Thanks.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:56 AM (kpS4V)
Hey, it was the 70's, man.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:23 AM (kpS4V)
Johnny was actually trying to get Joyce, but backed off when he kept finding Bushkin and her together in a room.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)
They had men prefer DeWitt over Sommers?
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (WNOcj)
Fiction for me has very high standards. My time is important, so I expect a quality reading experience from the very first words. I'm not going to invest time in the hope that things get better. I don't need a time-waster.
Nonfiction is completely different. I am quite willing to wade waist-deep in boredom to find specific information. I will tolerate every literary offense and error in that effort.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)
It's a 'facts don't care about your feelings' type of situation. Reality doesn't care about your attention span. Non-fiction is worth your reading about because it actually happened. (Assuming the author isn't getting things wrong) Non-fiction, by definition, did not actually happen. Its sole reason for being is to entertain, and if it fails to do that...there is no point spending time on it.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 09:58 AM (3v7ra)
Library has True Detective, first in the series, so I'll start with that. As if I need another series to read.
I've already put it on reserve, so I'm committed.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 09:59 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)
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I have the current Penguin edition. Can't tell you the translator because my cat is firmly ensconced on my legs.
The introduction was less than stellar, and I ended up skipping it. The translator has lots of footnote which include references to ancient texts that Augustine cites but he also tries to correct Augustine and I've found one instance where no, Mr. Modern Man, you got that wrong. Augustine was correct.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (p/isN)
It was the gambling, likker, and wimmin.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:59 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 10:00 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 10:01 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)
I actually saw a license plate that read 444FOUR. People get very random when picking license plates...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 10:01 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:02 AM (LBorg)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:02 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (p/isN)
Oh, not likely this year. Probably next, and we'll have forgotten about it by then. But I thank you!
Is it Neon Mirage, maybe, and not Neon Empire? I see one in the Nathan Heller series titled Neon Mirage. Either way, looks like I can get them through interlibrary loan.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 10:03 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Carson's dark side was known back in the day, and it illustrates how many celebrities (especially comedians) are actually really awful people in person.
That being said, if you go back and watch the clips on youtube, he was a fantastic interviewer, and very politically neutral. He wanted (and got) the largest possible audience and was generous with his guest spots (until you pissed him off, of course).
I was just old enough to watch it intermittenly, and I now look back at how Ed was treated as something of a useless buffoon when I was a retired colonel in the Marine Corps.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 10:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (WNOcj)
I certainly did. Janet had brains, while Chrissy was the archetypal bimbo.
I also preferred Kate Jackson over Farrah Fawcett.
Carolyn Jones and Yvonne DeCarlo were a tie, though.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:05 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)
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Great book. A much easier (and faster) read than City of God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:05 AM (ZOv7s)
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Found it at my Kindle Store! Thanks Mr. Wolfus.
Posted by: Berwyn Mutt - Home of Svengoolie at May 31, 2026
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John Dickson Carr selected it long ago for his "ten best detective novels" anthology, which didn't come off. But his essay on the reasons he chose each author and book are fascinating reading. When I read Carr's description of MGM -- "t is the true blood-seeking" -- I knew I had to re-read it. It holds up well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:05 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
Isn't the queen a good sport!
Posted by: Bernaise at May 31, 2026 10:05 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:06 AM (LBorg)
James Wesley, Rawles. As we are a group of people blessed with the sense to buy a commodity that begins with the letter 'A'. Take a look.
Posted by: Eromero at May 31, 2026 10:07 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 10:08 AM (VCgbV)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:09 AM (A6kjH)
I finished reading the draft aloud to my writing partner, making notes of plot holes and repetitive dialogue / descriptions (my characters tend to 'hold up a hand' a lot). Starting tomorrow, I'll be doing a new round of edits, very slowly, so that each chapter is as historically and geographically accurate as the storyline permits. I also need to do what I call 'set decoration' - adding descriptions of clothes, food, sounds and smells to give the reader a sense of actually being in 1922.
After I finish, I'll probably be asking for a couple of beta readers for input before I do one last round of edits and publish.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:09 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: gp at May 31, 2026 10:09 AM (Wq24h)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026
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Your process sounds thorough, MP4. I hereby volunteer to be a beta reader.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:10 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Paul, who enjoys the sexual affections of dogs at May 31, 2026 10:11 AM (n8yIs)
Oh, for God's sake! Yes, the title is "Neon Mirage"!
I've used the wrong title for two weeks now!
And I call myself a copy editor.
*slinks off in shame*
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 10:12 AM (p/isN)
I remember those Tom Swift Jr titles -- had a bunch of 'em before I started buying sf paperbacks. You could buy paperbacks in Chicago Lawn, but I don't recall an actual book store there. The Tom Swifts (along with The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drews, and Tarzans) were available at Iama Stationery just off 63d & Kedzie; for some reason the place sold those hardcovers as well as pens and paper. Now part of Walgreen's parking lot.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:13 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:09 AM (A6kjH)
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Yeah, odd typo in that post.
I didn't read it online, though, I was watching a highlight clip and Don Rickles was quizzing everyone on their time in the service, what branch and rank and when he gets to Ed, Rickles does a double take. Ed just gives him this knowing look "Yeah, this is my retirement gig. Deal with it."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:13 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: gp at May 31, 2026
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My first thought was that the author was familiar, and he should be: He wrote Seven Days in May. Second thought was that he was writing about Nixon . . . but the book was published in 1965, long before Nixon's renaissance on the American political stage.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:14 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 10:14 AM (bXbFr)
More FDR imo.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:15 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 10:12 AM (p/isN)
We'll keep this among ourselves, and none shall ever speak of it again.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 31, 2026 10:16 AM (h7ZuX)
One rule I've discovered about this type of grimdark fantasy--don't get attached to any characters.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)
Oh, dear. Good luck.
I played a bit of 40K in the late 90's/early 00's, and I've got a few 40K books on my shelf. But the books I've actually read and remember were the 30K "Horus Heresy" books. (At least the first few books. Before the series became too expansive for my liking.) Part of what kept me from reading more was what the Perf mentioned at the end; I know too much about the 40K setting. I know everything is horrible, and that any action by individual characters is...ultimately futile. Which makes it hard to care about reading stories about those characters.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 10:16 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:16 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:10 AM (wzUl9)
Many thanks, Wolfus. It probably won't be ready until the beginning of July, but we'll see. I might hijack a Book Thread in order to ask.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:17 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: PabloD at May 31, 2026 09:39 AM (K1RVP)
He has one written between Martian and Hail Mary that's called Artemis. I assumed it was new when I saw it this week because no one seems to talk about it.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 10:17 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:14 AM (wzUl9)
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Actually, it sounds like it *was* about Nixon and what would have happened if he beat Kennedy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 10:17 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 09:44 AM (qRla/)
* * * *
I shall look forward to it! Thank you.
(and may the expected swill be smaller than expected and totally ignored...)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 31, 2026 10:17 AM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 31, 2026 09:52 AM (0U5gm)
Well, I did have to go outside, so yeah, pants. I'm not a philistine who'd wear shorts outside!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:18 AM (1Ff7Z)
AHL, Thanks. I now have the Dods version on Kindle. I'll approach the Penguin Classics Bettenson edition with suitable caution. Explanatory footnotes are fine and even a section on translation choices. But keep the 21st century out of the 5th century.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 10:18 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026
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Actually, it sounds like it *was* about Nixon and what would have happened if he beat Kennedy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026
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Could have been, I guess.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)
Remember that as one of Mom's condensed books - read it as a teenager, and a few others of his, as well, from the library. Agreed on both parts of your review.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)
A while back there was a collection of short stories by Lewis Shiner that I was tempted to buy, but I looked at the sample which led off with an intro by Karen Joy Fowler. IIRC she spent as much time grousing about Republicans as she did talking about Shiner's work. Skipped the book, even though I kinda like what I've read of Shiner.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 09:51 AM (q3u5l)
Karen. Joy Fowler. A Karen, who ruins joy. That's not a real person, that's the on-the-nose name of an antagonist in a slice-of-life or cozy-mystery novel...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 10:21 AM (3v7ra)
I think I would not be a good beta/proof reader for fiction. I did it for a couple of technical books a long time ago but for fiction, I think I would be too prone to read what I think you meant instead of what you actually wrote.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 10:21 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (WNOcj)
Sure. I found her sloppy looking and unattractive.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:21 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 10:22 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:22 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:41 AM (kpS4V)
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And the Royal Navy. I assume you are familiar of the epic wargame of Operation Sea Lion that took place in the 1970s, where many of the surviving generals served as umpires?
When the RAF determined its losses were getting unsustainable, they pull back to bases outside ME 109 range, and which point the Germans invaded.
The RAF then "surged" to cover a cruiser sortie that wrecked the invasion fleet, but not before a beachhead was established. IIRC, about 100,000 Germans made it ashore and were subsequently captured.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
I remember those Tom Swift Jr titles -- had a bunch of 'em before I started buying sf paperbacks. You could buy paperbacks in Chicago Lawn, but I don't recall an actual book store there. The Tom Swifts (along with The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drews, and Tarzans) were available at Iama Stationery just off 63d & Kedzie; for some reason the place sold those hardcovers as well as pens and paper. Now part of Walgreen's parking lot.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:13 AM (q3u5l
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Just some guy --
What a coincidence! I grew up in the neighborhood just west of 79th and Pulaski, and spent a lot of time in the library there. I even remember the Chicago Library's bookmobile coming down the street in the '50s. We had a local Rexall drugs that was good for comic books and magazines. 63rd & K was a happening area.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:24 AM (eovtb)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:22 AM (ndZc7)
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That's terrible editing. You can go into Amazon's and edit specific words to remedy that, but you do have to listen to the whole book to catch all the instances, which does take a bit of time and effort.
On the plus side, you find lots of little mistakes. It's a neat way to copy edit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 31, 2026 10:25 AM (ZOv7s)
I'm reading Charlie Hustle by Keith O'Brien, a biography of - who else? - Pete Rose.
Did it change my mind about his being banned from baseball in the wake of the Dowd Report? No, it reinforced it. In February, 1989, MLB heard that Sports Illustrated was doing an investigation of Rose's gambling, which appeared to include baseball. The commissioner, Peter Ueberroth and the NL president, Bart Giamatti called Rose in and asked point blank: are you betting on baseball?
If Rose had said, yes, I'm sorry, I have a problem, MLB could have and wanted to work something out; they didn't want to ban him. But Rose lied and the subsequent Dowd investigation yielded overwhelming evidence he bet on his own team. Even then, MLB wanted to avoid the worst. But Rose went to court to block them. And so MLB pulled the trigger. Even so, Rose lied for years and years after.
It's regrettable that the Hall of Fame also declared him ineligible to be on the ballot. As we have seen from the Steroid Era nominees, some BBWAA members would have voted for him but Rose would never have come to the 75% threshold. Nor will he get ever get the 12 of 16 votes from the Veterans Committee.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:25 AM (HdYcL)
Human written and AI performed Warhammer 40K songs are a genre I've discovered recently. Everything I know about the setting comes from those. Ciaphas Cain reminds me of Flashman if Flashman were a halfway decent human being. One of the channels is creating Horus Heresy: the Rock Opera which is helpful in explaining the lore.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 10:25 AM (lFFaq)
Wolfus, you may need to wait a while to get a copy of Project Hail Mary. There were over 1300 people ahead of me when I put it on reserve but got my copy a couple of days ago. The movie was terrific so I am hoping it enhances my visualizing the characters because the casting was fantastic.
Rediscovered Hoopla a couple of weeks ago and got a copy of Ilona Andrew's newest Beast Business. Short, which I seem to need these days, set in the Hidden Legacy World. Well done and a bunch of short stories included as a bonus.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 31, 2026 10:26 AM (kJmSS)
instant book-dropper for me, with subsequent perma-ban.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 31, 2026 10:27 AM (VyBeY)
The name would fit, wouldn't it? I've heard that Fowler is pretty good, but that piece introducing the Lewis Shiner collection is all I've read by her. And it's all I plan to read by her.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:28 AM (q3u5l)
Carson's persona was probably more well known to people in the business than reg'lar folks. It's amazing how fast he could be set off by things that probably weren't that important. He wanted loyalty above all from those he promoted and employed and would get angry if he felt you weren't doing things for him. That's why Bushkin was fired. Johnny thought he was making deals behind his back.
As for people on his show.... He wasn't angry about Joan Rivers getting a show, he was mad because she didn't tell him before doing it, according to Bushkin. He didn't like Bob Hope because he had to have everything scripted for his appearances, but Hope was too important to not have on.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:29 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 10:29 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026
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Too close to German-occupied France?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:32 AM (/K2a0)
Posted by: dave at May 31, 2026 10:33 AM (2ZUrQ)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 10:06 AM (LBorg)
The book does touch on that, I believe.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:33 AM (1Ff7Z)
Human written and AI performed Warhammer 40K songs are a genre I've discovered recently. Everything I know about the setting comes from those. Ciaphas Cain reminds me of Flashman if Flashman were a halfway decent human being. One of the channels is creating Horus Heresy: the Rock Opera which is helpful in explaining the lore.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 10:25 AM (lFFaq)
Aw man, you just reminded me of the 'This a Not a Plan' video. I've watched/listened to that far more than is healthy.
This is not a plan,
This is not a drill,
I tripped and pointed towards the hill,
They thought it meant to circle around,
I just fell down and hit the ground.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 31, 2026 10:34 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:09 AM (qRla/)
I've noticed the hands up in some of my stuff too.
Still trying to finish one WiP so I can go on to something else that won't sell.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:35 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 31, 2026 10:35 AM (78a2H)
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CBS Says Replacing Colbert Will Turn $40M Loss Into $15M Profit
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CBS is putting profits before people!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:37 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike
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Oh no!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 10:37 AM (fE6HJ)
The Rexall's I remember was at 62d and Kedzie. Picked up a lot of Marvel comics there. (Jeez, first issues of Spiderman and X-Men and Sgt Fury and Avengers, early issues of F4 and Hulk...) If I'd kept 'em instead of giving them away when I started buying paperbacks I could have paid the mortgage a hell of a lot sooner than I did. Who knew?
The place had a decent paperback rack as well, though not nearly up to the ones at Penner's Pharmacy and the old Walgreen's at 63d & Kedzie. The new Walgreen's now occupies what was the Marquette Theater and Iama Stationery. The Chicago Lawn library is still there, though I doubt its collection is as good these days as it used to be.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:37 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:38 AM (WNOcj)
*slinks off in shame*
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 10:12 AM (p/isN)
Uh, what's your rate?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:38 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:41 AM (q3u5l)
Show business seems to be such a cutthroat.Industry, populated by sharks at every turn
Hollywood portrays all executives as thieving bastards who would kill you over 10 cents because in Hollywood all executives are thieving bastards who would kill you over 10 cents.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:41 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:42 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:43 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:45 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Bernaise
Didja hear about the May 26 palace coup that has cast out Queen Camilla and her family?
https://tinyurl.com/3hj8jt4c
(30 minute YT that is interesting but rather repetitive and provides more detail than many might wish.)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:47 AM (WNOcj)
I haven't gotten to the play script or the other two novels yet. Thanks for sending them!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:47 AM (wzUl9)
I have read it ONCE!
By contrast I have read the Bible cover to cover TWICE!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 31, 2026 10:49 AM (7kJyR)
It's got a decidedly Asian title: Special Training: Anime Human Body Structure Expression.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 10:50 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:50 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 10:51 AM (lFFaq)
I interviewed for a manager's position at K&B when I first graduated. Only time I've ever taken a lie detector test.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:52 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
The "Trump is a dictator" narrative is so fucking stupid it doesn't even rate notice. He's the least dictatorial president we have ever had.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 10:52 AM (/RHNq)
Before moving down here to SE KS, I worked for 9 years for K&B. Not a drug store chain, though -- Kroch's & Brentano's Book Store, a Chicago and suburbs chain that had 18 stores during the years I was there. Spent most of my time there in the main store basement working the paperback department, and while retail in downtown Chicago was never a picnic most of the staff were great to work with and it was terrific being around all those books.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 10:53 AM (q3u5l)
Is there a limit to how many words or lines there can be in a comment? Because when writing a long one, I get stopped after a certain length. Or maybe it's just me.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026 10:53 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)
They show a woman with a little doggie intro'ing the vid, then have an AI voice narrate. Click.
Don't know what the heck they're talking about, but I don't care much about royal news.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:54 AM (1Ff7Z)
Now all we have is Barnes & Noble. And almost all the magazines still going are so expensive compared to what you get, that flipping through them and putting them back is the process of choice.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:55 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: polynikes
Delaware has a plan, not a good plan but . . .
Judge awards corporations the right to vote in Delaware town
Delaware Superior Court Judge Craig Karsnitz has ruled that companies in Delaware will be able to vote in elections just like people.
This is especially wacky for Delaware.
As per the US Census Bureau, the estimated human population of Delaware is just over 1 million.
But there are over 2 million corporations headquartered in the state, which means there are far more companies in Delaware than there are people.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026
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There was a Brentano's in a mall in Denver, I think. Another thing that's gone, like Doubleday and the bookstores that used to be in malls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)
There's a limit. I believe it's to stop people accidentally copy/pasting the entire thread. A troll started doing it on purpose and then re-copying that which was breaking the blog.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 10:56 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:50 AM (wzUl9)
Hopefully soon the two of you will see that benighted place recede in the rearview mirror.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 10:57 AM (1Ff7Z)
Back from a constitutional with the lively and athletic Mrs naturalfake.
Guess I'll mosey on upstairs and check things out.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 10:57 AM (iJfKG)
But if you are up for this, and have the sort of mind that can easily keep track of all this, it is a good read.
If you're not, but still want to enjoy it, keeping a journal with your own recaps/notes book to book also helps. Sort of how you would keep notes when playing an old school computer rpg, without maps, or handy unfinished task screen. You had to keep track of everything your self back then.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2026 10:58 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026
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Yes; I think Pixy instituted a comment character limit, to prevent people from accidentally copying and pasting the entire thread above the comment box. (Or on purpose, I suspect, in the case of trolls.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 10:58 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: muldoon
"The Books from Brazil*"
*Argentina
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 10:58 AM (/RHNq)
I assume incorporated in the state not physically headquartered there?
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:59 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2026 11:01 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: JM in Illinois
He was a Marine flight instructor in Corsairs in 1944-45, and flew 85 combat missions as an artillery observer in the Korean War, in the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog. Ended up with 25 years active and reserve Marine Corps service.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 11:04 AM (/RHNq)
Posted by: who knew at May 31, 2026 11:04 AM (+ViXu)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 10:45 AM (WNOcj)
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I can't imagine failed governors like Newsom (and Pritzker here in Illinois) running for potus with their horrible records, but they can. And what's worse, a lot of democrats can
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 11:05 AM (Je+XU)
Heh, just read the comments on that vid. It's a fake story. Nothing in the vid happened. Blinkin' AI slop wish fulfillment.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:05 AM (1Ff7Z)
Am now picturing him browbeating some recruit on the rifle range. "Missed it by THAT much."
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:06 AM (q3u5l)
He was a Marine flight instructor in Corsairs in 1944-45, and flew 85 combat missions as an artillery observer in the Korean War, in the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog. Ended up with 25 years active and reserve Marine Corps service.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 11:04 AM (
---- To quote Johnny, "I did not know that!" All that real world experience and responsibility, and yet he looked like such a buffoon on Johnny's show. It's a living, I guess.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 11:08 AM (Je+XU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 31, 2026
I bypass walls-of-words comments anyway.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 31, 2026 11:08 AM (g8Ew8)
Its striking how both levin and goldman wrote wish fullfillment stories for mengele much like dan silva did recently because nazis have to be plotting (arabs not so much)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 31, 2026 11:09 AM (bXbFr)
Judge awards corporations the right to vote in Delaware town
Delaware Superior Court Judge Craig Karsnitz has ruled that companies in Delaware will be able to vote in elections just like people.
This is especially wacky for Delaware.
As per the US Census Bureau, the estimated human population of Delaware is just over 1 million.
But there are over 2 million corporations headquartered in the state, which means there are far more companies in Delaware than there are people.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
Oh, I'm going to have to read this judge's ruling to discover the legal mumbo jumbo he articulates to go from One Man One Vote to One Legal Fiction One Vote.
Delaware has become a very silly place.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 11:09 AM (/RHNq)
Posted by: polynikes
I don't know. This is one of those things, like Nazi tattoos and non-binary Jesus, I didn't have on my 2026 Bingo card.
https://tinyurl.com/2s48ad99
Speaking of non-binary Jesus, by the way, I thought this Bee article on excerpts from Talarico's Bible was pretty funny.
https://tinyurl.com/mrdp9wnj
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 11:10 AM (ndZc7)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:11 AM (u82oZ)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:55 AM (qRla/)
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These last few days in the midwest have been great. Makes you feel glad to be alive
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 11:11 AM (Je+XU)
Posted by: who knew at May 31, 2026 11:12 AM (+ViXu)
-- The Collected Sayings of William Jefferson Clinton, Large Print Edition
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 31, 2026 11:13 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette
Exactly correct.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 31, 2026 11:15 AM (/RHNq)
If you ever travel near Manhattan, let's do a miniMoMeet. I have not been to South East Kansas since a Shriners Game in PITTSBURG.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:16 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:20 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:26 AM (yTvNw)
I hardly travel at all these days. Not much more than Pittsburg or Joplin, as I don't drive and Mrs Some Guy doesn't care for a run that goes more than a couple of hours and then only when she can't avoid it. Combine that with the bus companies having wrecked a lot of the service in the region and, well, don't get around much any more.
This is why God made AoS.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:28 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 11:28 AM (2WIwB)
I like this slightly better than the preceding Startide Rising, which is also an awesome book.
IMHO, the reason this is the best of the 6 Uplift Universe books is the well drawn Fiben Bolger, neo-chimp warrior of EarthClan. A rollicking tale, it looks at what makes humans special in a hostile, alien infested universe.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:29 AM (u82oZ)
That sounded so weird to me I looked it up. The judge's ruling pertains only to the town of Fenwick Island which had amended its charter to SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE artificial entities such as corporations and trusts to vote in local elections. The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU which argued that this provision violated the Delaware constitution. The judge said it didn't and allowed the charter provision to stand.
So it's not a ruling that would apply to all Delaware corporations.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 31, 2026 11:30 AM (FEVMW)
If I travel to your area, probably for the fried chicken, I will try and let you know. If that is alright with you.
I believe Wolfus has your contact information. In the unlikely event I head south east, would you mind me getting it from him?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:32 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 11:33 AM (lFFaq)
I predict that P-Hustle will be forced to drop out after he gets the nomination (probably in exchange for an agreement that Democrats will not release further detrimental information, probably involving underage girls), and they will install a new candidate, probably the execrable and decrepit Janet Mills, who will look fresh and clean compared to the odious Platner. But will P-Hustle's Progressive Comrades show up for her in November, especially if she's further linked to the oppo research dumps that are destroying his campaign?
Posted by: Socko River at May 31, 2026 11:33 AM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:34 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:32 AM (u82oZ)
Are Chicken Annie and Chicken Mary still in operation?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:35 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I did not, sir. Must have been very satisfying for them!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 11:35 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:37 AM (q3u5l)
Thank you!! I have started several of King's books because he is so popular. Figured there must be something worthwhile there. Maybe there is but not for me. His writing style and wording is turgid and nasty. There is no elegance. Don't think I ever got past fifty pages before giving the book away.
If I want to read horror, I'll get out my copies of Robert Howard stories and Lovecraft.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:40 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 11:41 AM (bupRa)
He jumps to conclusions about the timing of these prophesied events. If France descends into Civil War soon, and Paris is destroyed, maybe his timing isn't too far off after all.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:42 AM (qFwJc)
Works for me, and I don't mind at all if you get my info from Wolfus.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026
***
Done!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 11:43 AM (wzUl9)
That wargame had the Royal Navy, with sacrifices, stopping the German invasion cold, even with Fighter Command being knocked out with better intelligence leading to crippling German air raids. This is in accord with most commercial wargames and the Royal Navy's force distribution.
The funny thing is, in the event, the defenses of the British Army initially focused on the wrong part of Britain's coast to defend against invasion. Only late in the time period did they start to build up where the Germans were planning to land.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:44 AM (u82oZ)
I'm on to the Great Hunt for the Horn, which picks up immediately after the Eye of the World and feels like a real continuation. In fact, the pacing is pretty brisk in the first few books as Jordan may have been expecting to write a three or 6 at most book series. (nobody had done a 10 book series apart from L. Ron Hubbard and...less said about Mission Earth the better).
Of the 5 critiques, the last one is the only real valid one. I don't mind his prose at all, I think he has just the right amount of detail for his very detailed book. The traveling is part of the character development and worldbuilding, I liked it. It's not Tolkien-derived except that its Fantasy and has a Dark One and a Quest...it may riff on Tolkien elements but it is very much its own thing. Matt, Rand and Perrin are very different and not generic at all. I will say that some characters elsewhere do start to blend together, Robert Jordan wasn't perfect but he was good enough.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:45 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:45 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:42 AM (qFwJc)
Reports of violence near the Champs-Elysees have been overblown; our reporters on the ground are seeing mostly peaceful youths looking for some kind of snackbar.
Posted by: NBC News at May 31, 2026 11:45 AM (Ucgf4)
This one isn't a novel or short story collection; it's a book of long essays on horror fiction, film, and television, 1950-1980. Even if you don't read the essays, the book is worth the price of admission for the long lists of recommended books and films that close out the book. You're just about guaranteed to find something new to you in those lists. King, whatever one thinks of his fiction, has been throughout his career generous in praise of other writers in genre and out, and he deserves all kinds of points for this.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:46 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:46 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:47 AM (u82oZ)
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Twitchy speculates she released that humiliating video because she was afraid not to.
I've watched my share of awkward campaign 'my marriage is fine, actually' videos over the years, but Amy Gertner's nearly five-minute walk-and-talk takes the prize for pure discomfort.
She's out on a rural Maine road, swatting black flies, admitting it's her 20th take, and insisting she and Graham have a 'great marriage' even though they're juggling infertility, a Senate run, and a full counseling lineup—hers, his, and theirs. She calls him dynamic, a genius, a combat vet who's been through Hell and is working on his mental health every day. No marriage is perfect, she says. She just wants the one she has.
When I first watched this, it just irritated TF out of me. Why on Earth would she humiliate herself this way when it's Platner who has been making horrible decisions? What woman would make excuses for her husband like this?
Bethany S. Mandel
@bethanyshondark
Knowing what I know about Graham (and it’s a lot, for a long time now), my guess is she’s afraid of him. And he’s given her good reason.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 11:47 AM (ndZc7)
In my opinion, Chrichton was superior to King in every way shape and form.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 11:47 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 11:47 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:37 AM (q3u5l)
Any still near Arma? That'd be where I ate. Can't remember which one, though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:48 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:46 AM (q3u5l)
King even contributed a blurb to Glen Beck's book. He wrote ( I'm paraphrasing ) . "Satan's retarded younger brother."
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 31, 2026 11:48 AM (Ucgf4)
Thank you!! I have started several of King's books because he is so popular. Figured there must be something worthwhile there. Maybe there is but not for me. His writing style and wording is turgid and nasty. There is no elegance. Don't think I ever got past fifty pages before giving the book away.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 11:40 AM (yTvNw)
I'm just the opposite. I like his style.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 31, 2026 11:48 AM (g8Ew8)
If you contact me, use email. I get enough spam calls that I frequently don't answer the phone if the number isn't in the contact list, and I've never bothered to set up voice mail. I'm a dinosaur.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:49 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 11:41 AM (bupRa)
Yes! Give that man an RC!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:49 AM (1Ff7Z)
Must. Not. Sock. Hillary. Clinton....
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 31, 2026 11:49 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 11:50 AM (D1E+2)
I like this slightly better than the preceding Startide Rising, which is also an awesome book.
IMHO, the reason this is the best of the 6 Uplift Universe books is the well drawn Fiben Bolger, neo-chimp warrior of EarthClan. A rollicking tale, it looks at what makes humans special in a hostile, alien infested universe.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 31, 2026 11:29 AM (u82oZ)
I like the Uplift War the best of all Brin's works.
I've met the man on several occasions when I was seriously trying to be writer. He's a Liberal but not frothing, friendlier than a lot of sci-fi pros.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 31, 2026 11:50 AM (xcxpd)
Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social)
@KyleKulinski
Platner could’ve sexted my mom and I’d still vote for him
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 11:52 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 11:52 AM (WNOcj)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:53 AM (qFwJc)
I think he caught the "wanting *more*" of the Forsaken very well. It has become my answer to those who suggest paying congress more would stamp out corruption.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 11:53 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 09:57 AM (WNOcj)
I certainly did. Janet had brains, while Chrissy was the archetypal bimbo.
I also preferred Kate Jackson over Farrah Fawcett.
Carolyn Jones and Yvonne DeCarlo were a tie, though.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 31, 2026 10:05 AM (qRla/)
Yvonne De Carlo in The Ten Commandments Brooke the tie for me. Team Yvonne all the way.
However, in The Ten Commandments, Anne Francis was positively incandescent. Yowza!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 31, 2026 11:54 AM (RMMRf)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 11:49 AM (1Ff7Z)
Heh. I was over at the house the cult lived in last week and I opened the fridge in the garage. I teared up a bit as there was 4 in the door. Been there since the female boxer cult leader passed away some 8 years ago. Also there was a beer which she kept in there for only me.
Posted by: Reforger at May 31, 2026 11:55 AM (bupRa)
Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
I am proud of @grahamformaine for having the character to stand up against the war in Iran, against genocide, and against an unfair & lopsided economy. I am proud of him for having a vision for a new deal for our time. Excited to campaign with him June 5!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 11:56 AM (ndZc7)
They're in Pittsburg, and there's one in Girard if I can believe Google; at first glance I don't see one in Arma, but Arma's pretty close to Pittsburg.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 11:53 AM (qFwJc)
I think there are the rare movies which are original but agree they are very few. Those are mostly based on original novels.
Two that I can think of ( decades) are Sling Blade and Her.
Posted by: polynikes at May 31, 2026 11:57 AM (WNOcj)
Khanna was Massie's big buddy, so of course he'll campaign for the nazi.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 11:58 AM (lFFaq)
Thanks for the thread, Perfessor.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 31, 2026 11:59 AM (q3u5l)
Cenk Uygur
@cenkuygur
Replying to @LauraLoomer and @grahamformaine
Israel is in the building. Telling us Americans how we have to vote for Israel’s assets inside the Senate. They hate real American families. Why do you think the media is attacking Platner non-stop? Because Israel is in the building.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 31, 2026 11:59 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Hey, if they're still good, drink it!
Wolfus, got the email. Writing an answer.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 12:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 12:02 PM (1Ff7Z)
We have to be Israeli assets to notice planner stans nazis? At the same time they call Trump a fascist.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 31, 2026 12:03 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 12:08 PM (wzUl9)
Of course, he might just be a weirdo.
Posted by: JTB at May 31, 2026 12:13 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: muldoon
Why are they tracking him down? There must be some kind of treasure or treasure map involved.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 31, 2026 12:28 PM (LmPA0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Jz22IEpds
Gets a bit heavy-handed near the end, but still very good.
Posted by: Fritz Geiger at May 31, 2026 12:49 PM (38jsa)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 31, 2026 01:29 PM (p/isN)
Continue to slog through 'The Brothers Karamazov'.
Obtained a copy of Moron-recommended 'A Conservative History of The American Left', Flynn.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 31, 2026 01:45 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 31, 2026 09:12 AM (kpS4V)
I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, that was ten years ago. The good news is, we beat the Y2K bug!
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:54 PM (Sy6m/)
Decades later, as I did yet another read through, it finally hit me through all of my experience reading other things: all 50 have the exact same plot.
They have certain standard scenes.
Each series has exposition repeated in case a new reader is starting in the middle.
They have the same dynamic.
They are all the same!
And I still recommend them because they are simply fun. More, everything they helped me develop, from vocabulary and grammar to love of reading simply because they were fun, completely overwhelms them being the same core story with the details tweaked.
Flawed? Sure.
Worth it? Even more sure.
Posted by: Sam at May 31, 2026 02:56 PM (7jMef)
2nd or 3rd time through, many people like me start to really love Matt Cauthon, and he becomes by far the most interesting and fun main character. (In a world where wielding the One Power is everything, maybe the coolest guy is the one immune to it.) I have known several people who have gotten bogged down around Knife of Dreams, since Rand is so pouty and negative there. But if you push through to get to the Sanderson books, you are rewarded with one of the most satisfying and epic endings in all of Fantasy.
Read Sandersons intro to The Gathering Storm and try not to cry.
Posted by: David Hall at May 31, 2026 05:49 PM (eClUY)
Daily Tech News 31 May 2026
Top Story
- GitHub Copilot users are aghast at the exponentially higher costs they are facing starting tomorrow with the introduction of usage-based billing. (Tech Crunch)
"What a joke," one Redditor recently wrote, claiming that, while they currently only pay around $29 per month, the new rate will balloon their costs to nearly $750 a month.
He posted this with a screenshot of his estimated bill... From a visibly unactivated version of Windows.Another user posted "WOW, didn't expect new pricing model to be this ridiculous," sharing a screenshot that appeared to show that their costs had shot up from around $50 to some $3,000.
Both of them posted to Reddit, and both got dunked on for being obviously incompetent vibe-coders.
I use Claude Code. My company pays for the 5X plan, and I rarely hit the 1X mark. The people who do hit the limit are either experimenting - fair enough - or trying to tell the AI to generate an entire application with a single prompt, which just doesn't work.
Tech News
- What to expect from Nvidia at Computex. (WCCFTech)
A new Arm-based laptop chip. Which would be great if anybody could afford a new laptop.
- What to expect from AMD at Computex. (WCCFTech)
A new x86-based laptop chip, specifically Medusa Halo, the successor to the Ryzen AI Max 395+. Up to 24 CPU cores and a bigger GPU upgraded from RDNA 3.5 to RDNA 5. Which would be great if anybody could afford a new laptop.
- What to expect from Intel at Computex. (WCCFTech)
Updated handheld gaming things, using the new Panther Lake chips with the B390 graphics core, which is actually faster than AMD's mainstream integrated graphics. Which would be great if anybody could afford a new handheld gaming thing.
- MSI's Claw 8 EX AI, for example. (Liliputing)
It has a 1920x1200 8" 120Hz display, up to 32GB of RAM, and an M.2 2280 slot for storage, along with Intel's new Arc G3 which is a low-power edition of the Panther Lake laptop chip with Arc B390 graphics.
Don't expect it to be cheap though.
- You can now print 3D objects in colour on your colour 3D printer. (Prusa)
Well, that's novel.
What they're doing here is taking an existing multi-colour 3D printer (ideally you want a 5-colour model) and then feeding it CMYKW filament spools and printing your model in halftone using a 0.1mm screen.
That's not very high resolution but it helps that it's 3D so you get some colour from the obscured layers as well as from adjacent dots.
Really have to wonder what it does to performance though. 3D printers are slow enough as it is.
You can use it with existing filament, not just the new CMYKW spools designed specifically for the purpose, but you'll need to recalibrate the colour model.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Eight nations though and all bets are off.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:38 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: bot is as bot does at May 31, 2026 04:41 AM (nMEUx)
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 04:42 AM (Sy6m/)
Started my computer this morning to discover and MS Office update that changes the Outlook Navigation area's look and icons.
Years of academy training taught me how to restore the old setting.
Missed me again, Microsoft!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 04:45 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 04:42 AM (Sy6m/)
But w00t backwards is t0 0w.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:48 AM (6wpGE)
366 Way too early to get up
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 03:11 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:50 AM (/lPRQ)
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 04:52 AM (/lPRQ)
Git grub?
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:01 AM (6wpGE)
They failed but I'm pretty damned annoyed with them changing my settings without permission.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 31, 2026 05:03 AM (/HDaX)
They failed but I'm pretty damned annoyed with them changing my settings without permission.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent
Who do you think wants all these data centers?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 05:07 AM (/lPRQ)
That Tech Crunch article is written at a level that even a non-techy person like me can understand it. Thank you, Tech Crunch! I can't evaluate it, but I can read it.
I much appreciate Pixy's interlinear snarks for helping with the evaluation part.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:07 AM (6wpGE)
The changes, which will take place June 1, mean that users will charged
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 31, 2026 05:16 AM (9L7Ix)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 31, 2026 05:16 AM (AMvSw)
... Which would be great if anybody could afford a new laptop.
Uh-oh, I wonder if there are going to be riots.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 05:22 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:48 AM (6wpGE)
1 st4nd c0rr3ct3d.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 05:22 AM (Sy6m/)
Nice one!
("One." Let no pun go unmade.)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 05:28 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at May 31, 2026 05:31 AM (L1JuH)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 05:33 AM (RuRlp)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 05:37 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 05:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Help! I've been robbed!
https://tinyurl.com/4u3pjcbh
NOT TO WORRY!
The NJ AG has got your back:
https://tinyurl.com/4pyevtvm
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 05:42 AM (5UTWB)
I woke a little before the alarm -- not Stirling's fault, just mine own. In a bit I have to go work out, and I'm dreading pushing myself through -- and inhaling -- that thick hot wet air out there.
In the meantime: coffee. Howz about you?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 05:53 AM (qFwJc)
https://youtu.be/urVHbs_ZUys
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:00 AM (glnUu)
Graham Platner for Senate
@grahamformaine
10h
A message from my wife Amy:
A five-minute message!
Y'know, if you're both going through marriage counseling AND you're both seeing therapists to work through your "mental health issues" (I believe that's a direct quote), then maybe this is not your time to be ensconced in a US Senate position. BUT we'll leave that up to the voters in Maine.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:02 AM (6wpGE)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Varad Mehta
@varadmehta
12h
Graham Platner and James Talarico are both manifestations of Democrats' men/male/masculinity problem, just from opposite ends of the spectrum.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:05 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 31, 2026 06:12 AM (TZz9Q)
https://tinyurl.com/asyp9xm8
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 06:13 AM (ZeH0U)
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Lots of drugs?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 31, 2026 06:13 AM (TZz9Q)
Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
7h
"Honey, I've decided to run for the US Senate. A DNC PR focus group recruited me and I think I can win."
"Ok but can we talk about the thing?"
"Which thing? The tattoo?"
"No I'm cool with that. The OTHER thing."
"My Reddit posts bashing rape victims, gays, blacks and Purple Heart recipients?"
"No., THE OTHER THING."
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:13 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 31, 2026 06:16 AM (BLOW1)
"No, the other... Wait, what?"
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 31, 2026 06:16 AM (BLOW1)
hahahahahahaha
It is currently difficult for me to breathe.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:17 AM (6wpGE)
Briefly, this all started when she told me to move my chair so her husband and her could crowd into a space at a counter where there was no room for even half a person. Basically she was demanding I hand over my perfect seat at a concert the other night. I was like, "nah that's not happening."
The final bits of this dust up had me telling her to keep her hands off me and rebuffing her demands that I speak with her. It was then that she escalated things to a place I never saw coming when she said "Fine. You don't have to speak with me but you're going to listen to me." That didn't work out for her either.
It's was all rather amusing.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:20 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:20 AM (glnUu)
She seems nice.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:24 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 06:25 AM (qFwJc)
Sorry for the trouble . And how was the concert?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 06:25 AM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
The music was off the charts great. The unexpected comedy routine was pretty fun too.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:27 AM (glnUu)
You laughed at her, didn't you.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 06:34 AM (NcvvS)
And then the murders began?
Posted by: Just kidding at May 31, 2026 06:39 AM (Ucgf4)
*****
I ran into many of those back in the bad old days when I refused to wear the Muzzle of Submission for a Fake Pandemic. 9 out of 10 were old, bitter, and pompous white women.
Posted by: Biergood at May 31, 2026 06:41 AM (PwgSL)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 06:42 AM (6ydKt)
Beautiful 43° this AM in the mid Hudson. Good sleeping weather
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 31, 2026 06:44 AM (SW0z7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 06:50 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 31, 2026 06:50 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 06:50 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:51 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)
I don’t think so.
Paris was rather warm and flamey in spots last night, though.
Close enough?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 06:52 AM (6ydKt)
Reinstalling Windows 7 is a pain in the ass!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:52 AM (iERP6)
The venue has designated the top four rows of the seating area to be reserved seats for two reasons. One, the venue makes a few extra bucks and two, it's a nice perk to be able to show up and have your favorite see waiting for you.
Nearly every time I show up there's people sitting in my seat and when I tell them these are reserved and this is my reserved seat everything turns into a mini battle getting the interlopers to move.
My favorite nonsense is, "we're just fine here and why don't you just go sit down front? There's plenty of space there for you there."
The point here is civility is a hit or miss proposition. Sadly, it is what it is anymore.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:54 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
The Windows installation process has always entertaining. Can I interest you in Linux? I heard it solves all the world's problems.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:55 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: James Talarico at May 31, 2026 06:55 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:52 AM (iERP6)
I hear (repeatedly) that Linux works.
(especially on older machines which Windows has long since abandoned)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 06:56 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 06:52 AM (6ydKt)
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It will mollify me for a few hours.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 06:58 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 06:58 AM (qFwJc)
Do these things share that much information?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 31, 2026 06:59 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 06:54 AM (glnUu)
Some people today totally believe in rules right up until it affects them personally, at which point they instantly become advocates for anarchy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 06:59 AM (6ydKt)
A simple program or script can be generated in one to two prompts.
More complex apps need to be chunked out but can derived in a couple of hours, I built an app to work with and design sql schema, I also built a stock research tool that a believe is better than anything currently available.
It took roughly 6 months to develop my ERP leveraging ai tools, mostly to do the front end UI because I didn’t want my all to look like something from the 90s.
I would say for me, the ratio between ai generated code and me generated code is about 60/40 with ai at 60.
Used correctly, AI will help you produce results that would take teams of developers months to years to crank out, in a much shorter window.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 07:00 AM (XV/Pl)
That tainted shrew Zahra Billoo used to run the AROC here what a vile c***.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:01 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
At a dirt track sitting up high in stands saves you from getting pelted with dirt clods all night long. If you haven't yet discovered the poetry and beauty of a dozen 360 wingned sprint cars going well over 100 mi an hour, inches from each other, you are missing out.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:04 AM (glnUu)
Do these things share that much information?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 31, 2026 06:59 AM (l26NL)
Asked and answered!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:07 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 31, 2026 07:08 AM (l26NL)
The problems with earbuds- not in this case-but generally. is that the person can't hear anything you're saying. I was trying to compliment a woman the other day, and I guess she was talking to someone, but she couldn't heard a word I said.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:09 AM (+hwtP)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 31, 2026 07:08 AM (l26NL)
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Have you considered medications?
Posted by: Blutarski's Computer at May 31, 2026 07:10 AM (RIvkX)
That tainted shrew Zahra Billoo used to run the AROC here what a vile c***.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:01 AM (RIvkX)
AROC = Arab Resource & Organizing Center
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 31, 2026 06:59 AM (l26NL)
I’d blame browser cookies.
But I honestly don’t know for sure.
Sometimes I’ll do a search for a musician, artist, or celebrity in a search engine and the next day I’ll see video recommendations in YouTube for the person I searched for.
I can’t believe it’s just coincidence.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
I'm really looking forward to getting my mitts on this box. They're so sexy and that Apple silicon, oh my!, sends shivers up my spine.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:11 AM (glnUu)
Reinstalling Windows 7 is a pain in the ass!"
For future efforts like that, make an image of the drive on an external hard drive so you can restore the image back to the drive if things go horribly wrong.
I like using CloneZilla for this. (Link to the site for that software is under my name.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 31, 2026 07:11 AM (O7YUW)
Reinstalling Windows 7 is a pain in the ass!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2026 06:52 AM (iERP6)
I did the same thing except I formatted the hard drive and reinstalled win7 from a usb stick. Install went fine.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 31, 2026 07:13 AM (YGJ8E)
I can’t believe it’s just coincidence.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
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It's NOT.
I have an example of that on the Sunday Morning Book Thread this morning...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 07:13 AM (gnNyN)
I like using CloneZilla for this. (Link to the site for that software is under my name.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
I keep a few extra hard drives laying around for things like this. For something like CBD did I would remove the hard drive with Windows 7 on it and drop in an empty one for Windows 10. When things go wrong and they seem to go wrong all the time it saves hours of reinstall time.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:16 AM (glnUu)
>>I'm really looking forward to getting my mitts on this box.
First thing to do is install homebrew which is a Linux like package manager.
2nd thing is install aerospace, which is a window managing application similar to i3 on Linux.
And then learn all of the keyboard shortcuts and your Apple experience will become that much better and productive.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 07:16 AM (XV/Pl)
@bonchieredstate
and
@redsteeze
I very much admire the equanimity and mild snark all of the above deploy in conveying the news.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:16 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m
You haven't lived until you add Daily Kos to your mix.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:18 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: m
You haven't lived until you add Daily Kos to your mix.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:18 AM (glnUu)
I'm assuming it is Hair-on-Fire?
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:19 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 31, 2026 07:20 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:09 AM (+hwtP)
It depends on the earbuds and the settings they use.
A lot have ANC (Active Noise Cancelling) which uses an algorithmic sound filter to screen out all noise but the music itself. This can be adjusted to an extent to allow voices to be heard.
Other ear buds have very little or no noise cancelling.
Apple’s Air Pods are very good at noise cancelling.
Just about any modern over-the-ear headphones have ANC.
They are useful for noisy places or jobs (say, lawn mowing for example). I kinda worry about people wearing them where they should be hearing the environment, like walking on train tracks, riding a bike or driving a car down a busy street.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:18 AM (glnUu)
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I think I'd prefer the eternal boredom of being an actual undead zombie rather than read their drivel.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 07:21 AM (gnNyN)
Benjamin Domenech retweeted
Dave Portnoy
@stoolpresidente
12h
Not caring about him wheeling six chicks at once when he was married is your choice
Not caring that he pretends to be a populist when he went to one of the richest prep schools in America is your choice
Not caring he went to war saying he always wanted to kill people is your choice
Not caring he went to work for Blackwater after serving and now calls the army very dumb and stupid is your choice
Not caring that he made fun of Purple Heart recipients is your choice
Not caring that he jerks off in porta potties is your choice
Not caring about all the shit he’s deleted on Reddit and he never thought would see the light of day and shows what a giant jackass is he is your choice
Not caring that he is a Nazi is your choice but if you support him and promote him don’t ever lecture anybody about the moral high ground again because you are a piece of shit
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:23 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: The Legal Department trying to avoid lawsuits at May 31, 2026 07:26 AM (an8XY)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
There's work involved with this? That was never mentioned anywhere on the Apple website.
Thanks for the tips! Morning! My way through Mac OS is going to be a bit of an adventure, but I'm truly looking forward to it. Plus I get to bitch about everything being different for the next 6 months; that right there is worth the price of the machine.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:28 AM (glnUu)
Big Tech is getting beyond creepy with their data mining.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 07:29 AM (6ydKt)
https://youtu.be/ci2VyorBjyQ
Includes:
1. Installing CloneZilla to a USB stick
2. Booting your computer using the CloneZilla USB stick
3. Making an image of your existing hard drive.
4. Restoring your drive from the image you created.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 31, 2026 07:29 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: The new intern in the Legal Department at May 31, 2026 07:31 AM (an8XY)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:05 AM (6wpGE)
I’ve been thinking that they are also the product of a radical but relatively small group of online agitators that has taken over candidate selection in the Dem Party. Very self destructive, I think we will spend years figuring out how this happened, and how to end it.
Or perhaps it’s just a symptom of the death of a political party.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 07:31 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
There's work involved with this? That was never mentioned anywhere on the Apple website.
Thanks for the tips! Morning! My way through Mac OS is going to be a bit of an adventure, but I'm truly looking forward to it. Plus I get to bitch about everything being different for the next 6 months; that right there is worth the price of the machine.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:28 AM (glnUu)
We're here to help!
--Steve Jobs fanbois and fangurlz
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
>>Plus I get to bitch about everything being different for the next 6 months;
Unless you’re a gamer, the only thing you’re going to be bitching about is how much Windows sux compared to MacOS.
If you install Parallels and install Windows and run it in coherence mode, it will seamlessly integrate Windows into your Mac environment and make the windows experience better.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 07:33 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 31, 2026 07:34 AM (an8XY)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 06:05 AM (6wpGE)
I’ve been thinking that they are also the product of a radical but relatively small group of online agitators that has taken over candidate selection in the Dem Party. Very self destructive, I think we will spend years figuring out how this happened, and how to end it.
Or perhaps it’s just a symptom of the death of a political party.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 07:31 AM (QDJ2U)
It's almost as if they are both false-flag candidates.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 31, 2026 07:34 AM (an8XY)
It = Alteria Pilgram going Mac?
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:36 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 07:37 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 31, 2026 07:34 AM (an8XY)
It = Alteria Pilgram going Mac?
Posted by: m
Lol. That is a pretty good hit at the water line.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:38 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 31, 2026 07:34 AM (an8XY)
It = Alteria Pilgram going Mac?
Posted by: m
Lol. That is a pretty good hit at the water line.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:38 AM (glnUu)
; )
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:38 AM (6wpGE)
Or perhaps it’s just a symptom of the death of a political party.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 07:31 AM (QDJ2U)
I’m hoping it’s the latter.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 07:39 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:39 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:39 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
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Those are not mutually exclusive...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 07:40 AM (gnNyN)
>>Lol. That is a pretty good hit at the water line.
I would phrase it as, Alteria Pilgram has chosen to make a Unix based compiting platform his daily driver and ditch the janky pigslop that is Windows.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 07:41 AM (XV/Pl)
Stunning.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:42 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:43 AM (f0sNM)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 07:40 AM (gnNyN)
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True, but here is the surprise. Pelosi endorsed the CCP candidate not the pedo.
She always picks the winner.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:43 AM (RIvkX)
Scott Wiener checks all of those boxes, I should think.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:45 AM (f0sNM)
I'm really looking forward to getting my mitts on this box. They're so sexy and that Apple silicon, oh my!, sends shivers up my spine.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026
***
AP, I first learned about computers in the Intel/Microsoft world and worked almost exclusively with those products for many years. But my 2014-ish MacBook Air, despite being low on memory by today's standards, is still working for me, and the iMac of the same vintage on my desk is too. Once you get used to how Apple does things, or expects you to do things, the machines just *work.*
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:45 AM (f0sNM)
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He's a Marxist not a Maoist.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:47 AM (RIvkX)
https://tinyurl.com/32r5fwjv
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 31, 2026 07:48 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (VyBeY)
I don't know what that means. It was a bootleg copy or something?
Posted by: pookysgirl, techie but not that techie at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (Wt5PA)
What would be the difference? Is the Maoist of Chinese extraction?
Which candidate is ahead currently?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (Nx5jP)
commander-one dot com
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)
She has done jack sh*t for her constituents in fact screwed them over. How this qualifies her for Congress?
Reliable. Party. Soldier.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)
Born in Hong Kong, Chan's long time partner, Ed, is a member of the San Francisco Fire Department. The couple has a son.[52] Like many Chinese-American women of her generation, she is named after American news anchor Connie Chung.[
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:51 AM (f0sNM)
Which candidate is ahead currently?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (Nx5jP)
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The Maoist is Saikat Charabarti and he was AOC's handler, co-founded Justice Democrats, DSA, etc.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:53 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
Is that the guy who was shrieking at other Democrats for not supporting Graham "Maine Kampf" Platner?
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:54 AM (f0sNM)
Just not registered with Microsoft as a "valid" by providing it with a product key.
The servers that Windows 7 could connect to in order to do that have long since been taken offline by Microsoft.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 31, 2026 07:55 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 07:54 AM (f0sNM)
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Bingo
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:56 AM (tmOJm)
John "Gus" Buffler Democratic Rocket Scientist
Saikat Chakrabarti Democratic Economic Policy Director
Connie Chan Democratic San Francisco Supervisor
Keith Freedman Democratic Small Business Owner
Omed Hamid Democratic Technology Advocate
Gregory M Haynes Democratic Civil Rights Advocate
Marie Hurabiell Democratic Attorney/Reform Advocate
Scott Wiener Democratic State Senator
David Ganezer Republican Local Newspaper Publisher
Jingchao Xiong Republican Social Management Scientist
Nathan Deer No Party Preference Homeowners Association Treasurer
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:58 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 07:59 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 07:56 AM (tmOJm)
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He's creepy in jacket and tie as well
You can imagine what shaking his hand is like
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:00 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:00 AM (glnUu)
It'd be even better if The First One was free.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (6wpGE)
Of course no attempt was made to show methodology, so the most likely method used was “we just made it up!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (f0sNM)
A Non democrat has zero chance.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)
Thanks!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM (6wpGE)
My guess is most states have 4 to 5% inactive voters on file so that elections can be stolen.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:02 AM (/+uur)
https://tinyurl.com/4cby37yz
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 08:03 AM (tmOJm)
Two Dan Sullivans are running for Senate in Alaska—both as Republicans.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 31, 2026 08:05 AM (/+uur)
Of course no attempt was made to show methodology, so the most likely method used was “we just made it up!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:01 AM
++++
It's prolly just bots.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 31, 2026 08:06 AM (9L7Ix)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:00 AM (glnUu)
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Daughter pup is in NYC on business. Last week I signed up for free Prime shipping for a month. Ordered dozens of items on late Wednesday night US ET. Everything's already arrived except one item, which will be delivered today.
Here in Israel, since last summer, Ali Express has faster shipping than Amazon. It used to be the opposite beforehand, with Ali Express sometimes taking absurd amounts of time to ship and deliver.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Larry from Wasilla at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (9L7Ix)
That building is being held by a speculator for the day they raise the height limits here and it can be replaced with a high rise.
What do you think happens in empty buildings in this third-world sh*thole?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
"Let them have tents" - Connie Chan, Empress in waiting.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (glnUu)
At last, I’m finally getting to witness how that happens. It’s nothing new; in fact it’s something very old.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:09 AM (QDJ2U)
https://tinyurl.com/4cby37yz
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 31, 2026 08:03 AM (tmOJm)
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Up theirs! Let them go to Europe or Egypt of Turkey.
This doesn't work. Numerous past cases of these patients and their families remaining staunch firm in their desire to slaughter the Jews. Let someone else repair the future Jihadists!
Stupid Israelis, over and over again.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 08:10 AM (5UTWB)
That building is being held by a speculator for the day they raise the height limits here and it can be replaced with a high rise.
What do you think happens in empty buildings in this third-world sh*thole?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
1) broken windows
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:12 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
1) broken windows
Posted by: m
Same thing that happens here in Las Cruces. The homeless drug addicts break into then and eventually set them on fire intentionally or by accident.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
Looks like San Fran is at the point in the death spiral where no one talks about the death spiral anymore, because it’s just too depressing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Hello from Detroit at May 31, 2026 08:17 AM (9L7Ix)
https://tinyurl.com/daxy9k9j
I have asked here several times when this is going to happen.
Waiting.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 08:17 AM (5UTWB)
3) Meth lab
4) Big explosion and fire
Posted by: Hello from Detroit at May 31, 2026 08:17 AM (9L7Ix)
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You forgot:
5) Chinese bio lab
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 08:18 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 08:19 AM (bfy6w)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
Looks like San Fran is at the point in the death spiral where no one talks about the death spiral anymore, because it’s just too depressing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (QDJ2U)
Down south in LA, Spencer Pratt is talking about similar. Prayers up for SF!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:19 AM (6wpGE)
Waiting.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 08:17 AM (5UTWB)
The day after the US takes over Greenland.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:21 AM (QDJ2U)
>> Waiting.
We’re going to be waiting till the sixth of never because that’s when an audit will happen.
There’s no gold in Fort Knox, and revealing that would have dire economic consequences and that’s why it won’t be done.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 08:21 AM (XV/Pl)
Who can stand before you when you are angry?”
Psalm 67:7
Posted by: Marcus T at May 31, 2026 08:21 AM (Jl/ju)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 07:28 AM (glnUu)
The biggest thing to remember on the Mac keyboard is that there is no "ctrl" only "command", but the combinations are mostly the same: ctrl+c and command+c both equal "Copy" and "Paste" is the same, too.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:22 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:22 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (QDJ2U)
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TBF I was in the financial district Thursday night and was pleased/surprised to see it was pretty busy.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:23 AM (6ydKt)
The city and people of san Francisco
Who may not know it but
They are beautiful and
So is their city this is
A very personal song, so if the viewer
Cannot understand it particularly those
Of you who are european residents
Save up all your bread and fly trans love
Airways to San Francisco USA...
Posted by: The Animals at May 31, 2026 08:23 AM (54bnG)
The servers that Windows 7 could connect to in order to do that have long since been taken offline by Microsoft.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 31, 2026 07:55 AM (O7YUW)
Dankeschoen.
Posted by: pookysgirl, techie but not that techie at May 31, 2026 08:25 AM (Wt5PA)
Thanks for the tip!. By chance do you know the key combination for "It just works" if I get stuck. I'm getting all giddy over this thing arriving. Almost like getting a new puppy.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:26 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (QDJ2U)
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Rule #1 of Death Spiral: You do not talk about Death Spiral
Rule #2 of Death Spiral: You DO NOT talk about Death Spiral.
I'd go on, but there are no more rules because everyone is dead.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 31, 2026 08:26 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:22 AM (glnUu)
I assume the whole thing will be filmed.
Posted by: pookysgirl has not seen any of the M:I movies at May 31, 2026 08:28 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:26 AM (glnUu)
esc
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:28 AM (6wpGE)
You'll need to spread several layers of newspaper on the floor.
Posted by: Important user safety tip at May 31, 2026 08:28 AM (9L7Ix)
She actually finds them often, not always enough for a return trip.
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 08:30 AM (Ia/+0)
>> By chance do you know the key combination for "It just works" if I get stuck.
Command+option, escape will bring up the force quit window where you can kill a crashed app.
Or you could do that from the terminal with UNIX/Linux commands.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 08:32 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
At a dirt track sitting up high in stands saves you from getting pelted with dirt clods all night long. If you haven't yet discovered the poetry and beauty of a dozen 360 wingned sprint cars going well over 100 mi an hour, inches from each other, you are missing out.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
And wear hearing protection. Those sprint cars will shred your ear drums. They are LOUD!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 08:33 AM (bfy6w)
commander-one dot com
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 31, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)
One thing I like about Macs and Finder is batch renaming.
If you select a group of files in Finder, right-click and hit 'Rename' it will bring up a dialog box which allows you to rename that batch of files all at once with your specifications.
Windows has nothing like it natively (that I know about anyhow) and you have to download a third-party app to do batch renaming.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:33 AM (6ydKt)
Might as well just get non alcohol Scotch while I am at it
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 08:34 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 08:34 AM (D1E+2)
I still have an ear worm of "Who Can it be Now" from yesterday. The lead singer was in a couple of episodes of Blue Heelers and we also recently saw him in a Jack Irish TV movie. He must do quite a bit of acting.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 31, 2026 08:35 AM (3AwA+)
Welp, glad we didn't decide to go to Paris this Summer.
Muslim Riot Summer is going to be fire!!!...literally.
It's off to a good start anyway.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 08:35 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:36 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: I just asked an AI search engine at May 31, 2026 08:36 AM (9L7Ix)
Might as well just get non alcohol Scotch while I am at it
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 08:34 AM (Ia/+0)
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Decaffeinated coffee is a crime against nature.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:26 AM (glnUu)
I doubt you will.
If you can navigate Windows or Linux, MacOS is a breeze.
It has less customization than Windows in some aspects but it's a lot less complicated for sure.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:37 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 08:16 AM (QDJ2U)
Metal Leo on YT does.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 08:39 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)
The guy who came up with "The Green New Deal" and ended up running his communist mouth so much that Pelosi made AOC fire him.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:39 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 31, 2026 08:26 AM (glnUu)
Welcome to the Cult of Mac!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:40 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
It would be like eating a chocolate chip cookie without the chocolate chips.
Posted by: dantesed at May 31, 2026 08:41 AM (Oy/m2)
>>Muslim Riot Summer is going to be fire!!!...literally.
>>It's off to a good start anyway.
Got a feeling we might be seeing a bit of unrest ourselves. Things are not going well right now for the party of Nazi porta potti jerkers and when the left is losing they tend to get a bit violent.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 31, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)
If you like the taste of coffee but caffeine spikes your pulse & blood pressure, you drink decaf. Was accidentally given regular once, about 20 years ago. Only time pulse ever hit 140 on no exertion.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 08:43 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: New Jersey at May 31, 2026 08:44 AM (9L7Ix)
Posted by: LASue at May 31, 2026 08:44 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 08:45 AM (5P5DO)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 08:46 AM (VCgbV)
Posted by: LASue at May 31, 2026 08:47 AM (lCppi)
It was a riot!
Posted by: Morning Has Broken at May 31, 2026 08:47 AM (54bnG)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 31, 2026 08:47 AM (7T8ei)
That will save you some headaches at some point in time.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:47 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:47 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Dark L at May 31, 2026 08:48 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 31, 2026 08:48 AM (qBdHI)
Welcome to the Cult of Mac!
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:40 AM (6wpGE)
BONUS!!! You get to laugh and laugh as some guy tells you how overpriced Macs are as they're restarting their frozen Windows computer for the 47th time this morning.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 08:49 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Dark L at May 31, 2026 08:49 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 31, 2026 08:45 AM (5P5DO)
Never understood this.
I could understand rioting if you're team lost, that's been a thing since the Nike Riots in Constantinople.
But rioting when they win?
Just looking for an excuse to destroy something at that point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 31, 2026 08:52 AM (7T8ei)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 08:52 AM (6wpGE)
>>Muslim Riot Summer is going to be fire!!!...literally.
>>It's off to a good start anyway.
Got a feeling we might be seeing a bit of unrest ourselves. Things are not going well right now for the party of Nazi porta potti jerkers and when the left is losing they tend to get a bit violent.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 31, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)
We will. Newark had a big violent riot last night.
I wish Trump use the military to pick and detain the try and imprison the billionaires who are paying for antifa,etc riots, arson, and insurrection in our country.
Like they did with that Venezuelan scumbag.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 08:39 AM (1Ff7Z)
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That dude is a bummer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 31, 2026 08:56 AM (RIvkX)
Thanks for the tip!. By chance do you know the key combination for "It just works" if I get stuck. I'm getting all giddy over this thing arriving. Almost like getting a new puppy.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
I bought an Apple MacBook Sky a couple of months ago. It has a 'control' key. Bottom left of the key board. Press that with the mouse pad, and a screen comes up for copying, pasting, etc. Different options depending where you are on the screen. Sometimes it's 'back, reload page, etc'.
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 31, 2026 08:58 AM (bfy6w)
BOOK NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Dark L at May 31, 2026 08:59 AM (W5mpo)
books is nood
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 31, 2026 09:00 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 31, 2026 08:52 AM (7T8ei)
That busts a hole in the value proposition the $500 Mac Mini was when they first released them.
RAM/SSD pricing finally caught up to reality it seems.
Still not a terrible price for the base model at $769, though.
If you want more than 16GB or RAM and 256GB of storage it's going to go over $1000 quickly.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 31, 2026 09:01 AM (6ydKt)
Been a nightly occurrence for about a week. Time to bring in the National Guard cause NJ is not going to do squat.
Piker showed up at the riot last night. Pretty obvious who is funding all of this shit.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 31, 2026 09:01 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 31, 2026 09:01 AM (viF8m)
Aptly named.
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 09:02 AM (6wpGE)
You are paying for a superior product at every level of analysis.
It’s also going to last longer than the equivalent win product so the so-called Apple tax is largely eronious.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 31, 2026 09:16 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at May 31, 2026 09:41 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 31, 2026 11:52 AM (2WIwB)
Saturday Night Club ONT - May 30, 2026 [D Squared]
This is real engineering pic.twitter.com/0lVERvQ0dF
— NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) May 30, 2026
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges may have been small in physical size but his legacy was massive; his 50-year career and body of work serving as one of the cornerstones of the Memphis sound. Mr. Hodges died Sunday night at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, from complications of emphysema. He'd been taken to Baylor following an appearance at Austin's South by Southwest music festival in March after coming down with pneumonia. He was 68 years old.
During Hi Records' glory years starting in the late '60s, Mr. Hodges wrote or co-wrote many classics of the R&B genre, including a succession of hits with and for Al Green: "Here I Am," "Full of Fire," "Take Me to the River" and "Love and Happiness."
In more recent years, Mr. Hodges had been the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Susanna Vapnek. Starting in 2008, Vapnek spent several years shooting Hodges in and around his Memphis home base, interviewing family, friends and collaborators, capturing recording sessions and piecing together a narrative of his life. One of the documentary's funniest moments comes as Hodges lists the names of all the artists who covered his "Take Me to the River" (the Talking Heads, Annie Lennox, Tina Turner), before noting that the use of the tune by the animatronic singing toy "Big Mouth Billy Bass" had produced the biggest royalties. "What a world, what a world," Mr. Hodges would note, laughing at the brilliant absurdity of the situation.
A Pennsylvania man faces felony fraud, theft, and deception charges after state police accused him of illegally disguising a NASCAR race truck as street legal. Yancy Cupp of Williamsport allegedly swapped a Vehicle Identification Number plate onto the truck that did not belong to it originally. He reportedly then used that VIN to title the purpose-built track vehicle for road use. Pennsylvania State Police issued a press release, saying the truck was advertised as a street-legal 1999 Chevy S10 in an eBay listing. The for-sale ad claimed the conversion was performed by its former NASCAR owner, though said former owner explicitly denied the claim. "A physical examination of the vehicle by investigators confirmed it was not street legal," the police wrote.
Photos show the truck when it ran at the NASCAR Bristol dirt race in 2023. It looks almost identical now, except the headlights and taillights are functional units; the truck's previous iteration only had stickers to make it look like they were present. The Silverado-bodied truck even runs the same 406-cubic-inch V8 as it did back in its glory days. The major issue here, in the Pennsylvania State Police's eye, is that Cupp may have fraudulently installed a VIN plate from an unrelated vehicle. That's why law enforcement has thrown the book at him. Officially, he's being charged with dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities; alteration or destruction of a vehicle identification number; theft by deception; forgery; criminal use of a communication facility; deceptive business practices; false application for a certificate of title or registration; tampering with public records; and board of vehicle violations.Isn't the usual way to handle these kinds of situations to scrawl "FARM USE" on the side and carry on?
In 1973, AMC and Levi’s teamed up for the wildest factory option ever: an AMC Gremlin with real denim seats, copper rivets, and classic jean stitching.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) May 29, 2026
A jeans car pic.twitter.com/aQ0UXmnJBl
*** If Club ONT existed a long time ago in a galaxy far far away:
The Hangover 🍻🥴 Star Wars edition 🤔 pic.twitter.com/jDkhw81DyB
— TopShagger (@Plentyshit) May 29, 2026
*** Club ONT pre-historic ancestors!
Do you remember what this club was called on The Flintstones? pic.twitter.com/RdcfrtjF1P
— Bite-Sized Nostalgia (@landofthe80s) May 30, 2026
A frog swallowed a firefly and is now glowing from the inside.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 24, 2026
Congratulations, we now have Firefrog.pic.twitter.com/XRfqFKfd2c
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: clarence at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (c1D+3)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (Y2B0/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: clarence at May 30, 2026 10:02 PM (c1D+3)
As far as I could determine, only one rude, obnoxious, entitled family (and graduate) was thrown out. Bodily - it was glorious. The State Troopers were giving no shits at all.
I'm sure that them being Somali was just a coincidence.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 30, 2026 10:05 PM (Y2B0/)
Love the photo up top. And, of course, it's a Golden Retriever. What other breed could pull this one off?
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 30, 2026 10:05 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 30, 2026 10:06 PM (bWZYx)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Case at May 30, 2026 10:07 PM (8XBuM)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 30, 2026 10:07 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Piper at May 30, 2026 10:08 PM (c1LkM)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 10:08 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: George Costanza at May 30, 2026 10:08 PM (Y2B0/)
Posted by: huerfano at May 30, 2026 10:09 PM (VJX5o)
For a period of about 10 years, I traveled out of state for work every week. I became the guy that didn't want to talk to my seatmates on the plane.
When they asked what I did (and they always asked) I told them I was an insurance salesman.
Not. A. Peep. After that.
Posted by: George Costanza at May 30, 2026 10:11 PM (Y2B0/)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:11 PM (qx7Zg)
It wouldn't be very cool in the creeks here, Piper. But it would be pretty muddy most of the time.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:12 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:13 PM (Jr+re)
*sits at head of ONT table*
*glares at everyone*
Well, shall we get started? Or did you all just come for the donuts?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:13 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 10:13 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:16 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:16 PM (qx7Zg)
I'm still jumpy and probably won't sleep tonight but THANK GOD for great neighbors and amazing wildlife guys who come right out and get the job done.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (0SdQT)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (w/O5Q)
He should have kept (and documented) some major piece of the original, like the front number and the frame horns that it mounts to. A little welding and he probably could get away with it.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
0 impulse control.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (bWZYx)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (0Htd1)
I think the S10 and the Silverado are two different product lines.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Such swaps are routine in the hot rod world. You build a vehicle as you like or buy it, then search the salvage yards for a similar type, buy it, take the VIN tag off, install it on yer hot rod, register it as the VIN vehicle and go about your business.
Apparently, Penn don't play that game!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:18 PM (Jr+re)
And was it the Water Buffaloes club?
Posted by: From about That Time at May 30, 2026 10:18 PM (sl73Y)
It's going to be 43 here in Western PA. I forgot May/June in PA can be, uh, a bit all over the place. Looks like great golf weather next week. I'll be humiliating myself under the sun on busy golf courses. All the snowbirds are up here now. My late 50s self will probably be the youngest guy out there.
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 30, 2026 10:18 PM (bfy6w)
Posted by: screaming in digital
The Paolo, how you say, apologizes that he scared you.
Posted by: The Paolo at May 30, 2026 10:18 PM (Y2B0/)
Josh Kraushaar
@JoshKraushaar
Democrats Can Do Better Than Graham Platner - The Atlantic
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Meanwhile, after more allegations of Platner's sexting other women while married, his wife posts an humiliating video.
https://tinyurl.com/42k4z663
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 10:19 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 10:19 PM (6VD39)
Luciferase sounds like an enzyme for exorcisms.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:19 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 10:20 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:20 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
https://tinyurl.com/42k4z663
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 10:19 PM (ndZc7)
Evidently they also found the kik profile he uses and went out of their way to point out that Kik is notorious for being a pedophile hunting ground.
Yeah, they are trying to do him in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 10:21 PM (PC+XL)
He should have kept (and documented) some major piece of the original, like the front number and the frame horns that it mounts to. A little welding and he probably could get away with it.
Posted by: buddhaha
That or the whole street dash board he pulled the tag off...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ)
The New Yorker
@NewYorker
In a nation of plummeting pride and MAGA hats, “patriotism just isn’t cool anymore,” Arthur Krystal writes.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (ndZc7)
Although it's going to be cloudy all night and all day here for me and I can't see crap, tonight it the full Moon. This is a micro-moon, so-called, as the moon is near apogee.
Per the calendar month convention, this is also Blue Moon, the second full moon in a calendar month. Exact moment of syzygy will be 4:45 EDT, so it will be near transit (high loon) for those out West. Full Blue High Loon. Howl away.
At any rate, if there's something you only do once in a Blue Moon, well, get cracking.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:13 PM (HdYcL)
We have donuts?
Posted by: Piper at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (c1LkM)
Good one.
Saturday night pizza has been consumed. Now to party. *brrrp*
Posted by: mindful webworker - topped with parmesan at May 30, 2026 10:23 PM (kU8xu)
Yeah, they are trying to do him in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
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At least 40% of voters will still back him. Because Susan Collins (!!!) is a literal Nazi.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:23 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 10:24 PM (zZu0s)
https://tinyurl.com/2h2nbc43
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 30, 2026 10:24 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:24 PM (0SdQT)
The New Yorker
@NewYorker
In a nation of plummeting pride and MAGA hats, “patriotism just isn’t cool anymore,”
_____________
New Yorker people identify more closely with Europeans than Americans.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026
***
That's what I thought too -- but then what was the club Ralph and Ed belonged to? The Raccoons?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
Not. A. Peep. After that.
Posted by: George Costanza at May 30, 2026 10:11 PM (Y2B0/)
________________________
I went the other way. I used to make shit up. One flight to Arizona, I had a woman convinced that I worked at the Alcor Life Extension in Scottsdale. I hadn't even known the place existed until a few days before the trip. I just found it interesting and read a story about it. Alcor is the place where people get their bodies frozen for future "miracle" cures and stuff. Ted Williams being one of them.
I just kept making up dead celebrities that were participating in the program...no idea if they are or not. I do recall telling her that Michael Jackson's capsule was in the lobby of a special laboratory to greet qualified visitors.
Posted by: Orson at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (dIske)
Like last year, the fields in which we parked cars turned into muddy messes thanks to the rain. We had to restrict some areas to 4WD or AWD vehicles only.
I will not be surprised to see vehicles still stuck in the fields tomorrow when I go to church, which is right next to the fairgrounds.
And then when I got home, I discovered that my cat Allie had spit up a hairball in my bed, making a rather large mess.
*sigh* I love my cats, but they do test me sometimes...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (HdYcL)
Another oddity of the internet too I think and social bubbling.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (3ek7K)
The doggo pic is wonderful(and the click as well)!
That beer contraption is fantastic...BTW, Dale's Pale is made just down the road from me. Interesting memories from nights hanging out there😐...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 30, 2026 10:27 PM (uTEOj)
Ah, crap.
(heads back to door)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (1Ff7Z)
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I took all mine back to the Jerk Store for a full refund.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:27 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 10:27 PM (wzUl9)
The New Yorker
@NewYorker
In a nation of plummeting pride and MAGA hats, “patriotism just isn’t cool anymore,” Arthur Krystal writes.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (ndZc7)
The guy writes for a magazine named after a City so cosmopolitan they've brought back open defecation. Who wouldn't want to be just as cool as them?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 30, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Doof at May 30, 2026 10:29 PM (QMAsf)
Blue Moon is also the name of Bezos' moon lander, which, along with Starship, was to play a big role in the Artemis moon landing/base plans.
Bezos really screwed the pooch with that New Glenn "anomaly" the other night. He took out his only launch pad for the rocket, and has thus thrown a monkey wrench in NASA plans as much as his won.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:29 PM (w6EFb)
Such swaps are routine in the hot rod world. You build a vehicle as you like or buy it, then search the salvage yards for a similar type, buy it, take the VIN tag off, install it on yer hot rod, register it as the VIN vehicle and go about your business.
Apparently, Penn don't play that game!
Posted by: LRob
I would any state would have a process to get an off-road only vehicle re-certed for street use.
Haven't dug into it but it appears that in my state you are required to maintain insurance and if it lapses then Shazam registration is revoked and it becomes off-road use only and it is supposed to be a PITA to get it back on road.
Odd given that in the beginning the whole point of registration was to record legal ownership.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:29 PM (/lPRQ)
Isaacman tweeted this today:
We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.
@NASA
is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
When parents decided that it was cute when their children behaved like brats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 30, 2026 10:31 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 10:31 PM (kpS4V)
Not. A. Peep. After that.
Posted by: George Costanza
I have tried saying I was a janitor in an adult book store.
At least it is less sketchy than my real job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:32 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:13 PM
Mmmmmmm donuts
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 30, 2026 10:32 PM (g5tO/)
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Don't know if it is related, but the last several nights the coyote howeling has been more prominent. Last week, one killed a wild turkey in my front yard.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 30, 2026 10:32 PM (XeU6L)
I was gonna say "new pokemon," but that seems more like a Super Mario World monster.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 30, 2026 10:33 PM (W5mpo)
Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.
Aw. It's kinda like seeing a flyby in the Missing Man formation.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)
Remarkably I didn't instantly feel smugly superior when I hit the order it button. I am giving that a week to kick in.
Also, once my Apple product loving cousin finds out about this, she is going to, without mercy, torment me endlessly for once or twice, maybe less, accidently inferring Apple tech owners were losers.
In addition, I thinking I should refrain from telling her to "calm down" and then giving her a phone number for some anger management classes. Now that I am thinking about all this I should probably just move without leaving a forwarding address.
Why does everything have to be so complicated?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (glnUu)
@NewYorker
In a nation of plummeting pride and MAGA hats, “patriotism just isn’t cool anymore,”
Who are they trying to kid? Having pride in our country has been a problem with liberals and democrats for a very long time.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (0Htd1)
https://youtu.be/GC_mV1IpjWA
Posted by: mindful webworker - animatedly at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (kU8xu)
Like last year, the fields in which we parked cars turned into muddy messes thanks to the rain. We had to restrict some areas to 4WD or AWD vehicles only.
I will not be surprised to see vehicles still stuck in the fields tomorrow when I go to church, which is right next to the fairgrounds.
And then when I got home, I discovered that my cat Allie had spit up a hairball in my bed, making a rather large mess.
*sigh* I love my cats, but they do test me sometimes...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM
Sunday is sheet changing day anyway. She was helping you get ahead of that chore.
Posted by: Piper at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (c1LkM)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 30, 2026 10:33 PM (W5mpo)
When did you change your nic again? And I'm gonna need an explanation of it!
Posted by: Doof at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Probably burn marks considering how often he employs it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (1Ff7Z)
Ah, crap.
(heads back to door)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:26 PM (1Ff7Z)
Heading out to make jerky? Jerk chicken?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (qx7Zg)
What made you decide to become an Apple owner?
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (0SdQT)
Snakebusters
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (y171U)
Thank you D^2 for ONT, outstandink as always!
On the Sugarloaf Don't call us song - there's an old b&w stop-motion video set to that tune on the Tube site showing an old rotary dial phone being put together. Very kool!
Almost time for Sven G out here as the sun sinks slowly into the pacific and the surfer dudes and dudettes pack it in for the night....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 30, 2026 10:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (glnUu)
Avril Lavigne would like a word
Posted by: Doof at May 30, 2026 10:37 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: polynikes
I lean towards thinking handing over ownership of all the budget hotels over to the Dot Indians won that award.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 10:38 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: mindful webworker - I can neither confirm non deny I had shirts like that at May 30, 2026 10:38 PM (kU8xu)
is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
If Blue Origin, who is the Red team, à la Red vs. Blue?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:39 PM (qx7Zg)
At least it is less sketchy than my real job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)
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Dead hooker disposal specialist for the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo bachelor parties?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:39 PM (gnNyN)
I haven't seen any wild turkeys around here in a while. Used to see them every so often.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:40 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:40 PM (WNOcj)
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"Life could be simple, it just won't" - Lily Tomlin
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 30, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)
SpaceX?
Isaacman is trying to get NASA back into '60s Apollo Glory Days mode.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)
*sigh* I love my cats, but they do test me sometimes...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (gnNyN)
I had an older cat who was starting to get bad hairballs, one of the things I did in the worst periods was to put a sheet on as a bead spread to catch all but the worst puke.
I also had washable comforters, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 10:41 PM (rbvCR)
The graduates behaved like professionals.
The onlookers were embarrassing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (TopPz)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:36 PM (qx7Zg)
Nah, saw a dead possum on the side of the road on the way here. Figured I'd stop by the Road Kill Grill.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)
Guess they couldn't come up with a dino name for the club. But, they mixed Mastodons and other non-dino characters, so, why not?
Posted by: mindful webworker - wilmmmmaaaaa at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:40 PM (w6EFb)
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The field where we park cars at the county fair is prime hunting ground for turkey vultures. I saw three of them squabbling on the shed next to my church the other day.
Those things are quite large when you are up close...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (gnNyN)
Isaacman tweeted this today:
@NASA
is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
Issacman is turning out to be a no-nonsense NASA administrator.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (y171U)
https://youtu.be/2LhaRSxxd74
Part of it could also work as a ringtone.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (0SdQT)
This has me concerned. Our vents are in the ceiling upstairs where I am now.
Do snakes come in through the AC somehow?
I will do more than hiss if it happens to me.
I may have a new phobia.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 10:43 PM (WONhk)
I just didn't LOOK like a receptionist.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:44 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: polynikes
Microsoft f**kery over the last few years starting with it killing off my perfectly fine desktop and then the recent out of control PC price increases due to AI f**kery. I have to say I never had on my tech bingo card that Apple would end up being the hero here. But here I am. My cousin...she is going to be unbearable; I probably should have thought that earlier but, well, here I am again.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 10:44 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 10:44 PM (LHPAg)
In the early days of SpaceX back in 2016, Elon blew up a Falcon 9 on the pad at LC-40 (That call that SCL-40 now, and I'm not sure of the difference between LCs and SLCs), and did substantial damage to the pad structure. It took them about a year to get it back online, but that allowed a lot of improvements to be made.
But the main thing was he had other pads to use while they rebuilt that one. That needs to be a hard requirement going forward, have at least two pads for a given rocket.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:44 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 10:45 PM (qpo2d)
Planning that you will step on them, slip to the floor unconscious at which time they will eat you! Ya can't trust 'em!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:46 PM (Jr+re)
I've got a picture from quite a few years of two turkeys fighting in the front yard at my mother's. They had wrapped their necks around each other during the scrap.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:46 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:46 PM (WNOcj)
Thanks for the Club ONT, Doof & Dino!
Um, H7... those
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 10:46 PM (rdVOm)
I have trained him to meow to show me so I can give him his favorite treats, and that way I can catch it and take it back outside.
Before I trained him, he would let them go in the hallway and they would wind up in the baseboard heater or the hall closet.
I am aware that some people think I have trained my cat to catch snakes to bring them into the house, but don't worry, he learned the trick on his own!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)
Best of Breed and Hound Group 4 for The Big Dummy at today's Mid-Del-Tinker KC show in Oklahoma City.
Her Majesty (without TBD) returns on Monday. She left on May 5th.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:47 PM (HdYcL)
is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
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They know if Elon gets there first he will tell them to GTF off his property.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 10:47 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 30, 2026 10:37 PM (QGaXH)
The touch tone telephone sound is an unlisted number at CBS Records (who did not sign them).
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026 10:48 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Archer at May 30, 2026 10:49 PM (wvc0i)
Might as well link to my telephone song.
Pop on the Line
A lack of privacy in the ancient times
https://bit.ly/pop-on-the-line
Should start at 5:23 in the video
Posted by: mindful webworker - busy signal at May 30, 2026 10:49 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 10:45 PM (qpo2d)
I put a bowl of lard out. The cats used to get on the table and lick the butter, so for a while I got a "cat dish" of butter for them. I finally got tired of buying my cats butter and we moved to lard.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 10:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 10:49 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 30, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 30, 2026 10:50 PM (2RJDy)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:51 PM (WNOcj)
Watching the Platner campaign implode is amazing. We want him to get to the 6/9 primary so the Dems are stuck with him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (SW0z7)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (WNOcj)
Ok... So we loaded up the machine, added soap and many quarters, got coffee and sat down to chitchat.
After a while Mom says: "I have a confession to make.
... There was dog pee on my comforter."
To which I replied: "It's ok, Mom. There was cat puke on mine."
And we laughed!
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 30, 2026 10:54 PM (DK5Sh)
One Saturday morning, the cat scratched the window screen wanting in. He ran from the apartment door to the bedroom which contained my spouse in bed. A scream was uttered! He brought a LIVE green lizard to her as an offering. I thought it was touching!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 10:54 PM (Jr+re)
So In government you have 2 jobs
Have a leader
Help your people
Face it Iran you fucked up
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 10:55 PM (/+uur)
Dead hooker disposal specialist for the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo bachelor parties?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
==
Repurposed as sausage.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (WNOcj)
Grumpy's Toy
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 10:56 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
Another reason I like this place. No need to explain who Ralph and Ed were....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 30, 2026 10:56 PM (QGaXH)
Somebody answer the phone!
Bonus tracks!
https://youtu.be/htgr3pvBr-I
https://youtu.be/_RrA-R5VHQs
https://youtu.be/5meWI3iX1sE
https://youtu.be/UdZF94vgPyE
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
I've seen hairball treats but I've never bought any.
Posted by: polynikes
They have them at Buc-ee's
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 10:58 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 10:58 PM (/+uur)
This has me concerned. Our vents are in the ceiling upstairs where I am now.
Do snakes come in through the AC somehow?
I will do more than hiss if it happens to me.
I may have a new phobia.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
They come in through the toilet.
Then get into the air ducts preferring ceiling vents in the master BR before dropping down at night.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (/lPRQ)
Alas. She no longer is an outside kitty. Perhaps that’s why she is now a Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (KDgJ1)
Yep, Fred and Barney were Water Buffalo.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ
They are useful as shims. Not every woman is ready for, how you say, "The Full Paolo."
Posted by: Paolo at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 11:00 PM (/+uur)
I like mine quite a bit.
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 30, 2026 11:00 PM (bfy6w)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (SW0z7)
Yep. They'd be stuck with him all right. Hee hee.
Posted by: Frank Lautenberg at May 30, 2026 11:00 PM (1Ff7Z)
Wilma and Betty formed thier own club of the Royal Order of the Water Buffalettes. Wilma wore a necklace of white rocks. She had a daughter named Pebbles, and Betty had a son called Bamm Bamm.
Their pet was Dino who co-wrote the ONT.
Friday night Flintstones, baby. We had burgers on tv trays and thought it was the best night before Saturday morning cartoons.
Lived large, my brother and I, all of our lives.
While I may not remember most of the last month as there was horror, trauma and cholera, I do remember the Flintstone's.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 11:01 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 11:01 PM (Jr+re)
Mr. Benoit later in the show mentioned his approach to playing was to have a guitar, an amp, electricity, and honesty. I am thinking he missed mentioning that he figured out early on that the singular thing God wanted him to do was to make honest music.
If you get a chance, just go see him on this tour.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:02 PM (glnUu)
Well, thanks, I guess. I've always known my true self would cause trouble.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 30, 2026 11:04 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 30, 2026 11:05 PM (bfy6w)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 11:01 PM (Jr+re)
oh that was booth
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 11:06 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 11:07 PM (/+uur)
At least it is less sketchy than my real job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Now I'm very curious about what your real job is if it's creepier than working in an adult book store???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 30, 2026 11:07 PM (VCgbV)
Well, thanks, I guess. I've always known my true self would cause trouble.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 30, 2026 11:04 PM (CHHv1)
I've been outside looking in the whole time.
Wanna piece of road kill?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 11:08 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 11:08 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (0SdQT)
Burn the house down now. Napalm if you have it.
Sneks BAD!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 30, 2026 11:09 PM (2WIwB)
They come in through the toilet.
Then get into the air ducts preferring ceiling vents in the master BR before dropping down at night.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (/lPRQ)
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They do not! I no longer live in FL where pythons did come up and surprise people in toilets. They did not reach the Space Coast where we lived, or hadn't. I did leave instructions to add why I died of a sudden cardiac arrest in my obituary.
I also did close the toilet lids when we traveled. I know beyond a shadow of doubt I would die instantly.
In the 7yrs of working in the med center's ED the only time I had to leave I was laughing hysterically on a busy and wild night. I overheard the triage RN tell the docs that she had a patient with chest pain because a frog in the toilet bit her hemorrhoid. One doc followed me to the ambulance bay where I was gasping with tears. Unusual behavior for me and he was laughing as well.
We DID have green Amazon tree turtles, with little suction cup feets, pop up out of toilets to alarm me in the boy's bathroom. Nasty.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)
I like mine quite a bit.
Posted by: Puddleglum
As you know I have been waiting around for the right price to appear. I am actually looking forward to getting my mitts on the box. Apple stuffing their own silicon into their PCs was a proverbial tech "game changer."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:10 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 11:12 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 11:12 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026
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My mother loved the clever "labor-saving" devices, like the baby mammoth as a vacuum cleaner.
The Flintstones began a trend, as I recall. After it was a hit, every network had to have at least one prime-time animated sitcom or variety show. CBS had The Alvin Show with Alvin & the Chipmunks. Top Cat was on NBC (not certain about that), and I think it was ABC who had the Bugs Bunny variety show. ("Overture, hit the lights; This is it, we'll hit the heights . . .") Bullwinkle, I think, was also ABC.
The trend continued for a while until Jonny Quest in '64-'65. That was probably the last of the prime-time animated shows.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:12 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: r hennigantx
I am convinced it is the best budget laptop on the market right now. It is spot on perfect for email and videos of snakes dropping out of air vents.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:13 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 11:14 PM (TY4Nf)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:14 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 30, 2026 10:58 PM (/+uur)
My mother had a '71 or '72. I think she was a secret gear head. She liked her cars to have zip. She bought a '66 comet GT with the fiberglass hood brand new, then she got the javelin, then a Trans Am.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 11:16 PM (snZF9)
Yes and no. AMC was known for using the GM parts bin.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:16 PM (glnUu)
Another pooch Bezos screwed with this "anomaly" is ULA itself. Their new Vulcan-Centaur rocket uses the same Blue Origin BE-4 engines that New Glenn uses.
And the Vulcan is current grounded due to some problem with the solid boosters. If they problem turns out to be the BE-4s, that will mess up Vulcan for a while.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)
Something, something, something about the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Am I right?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:19 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 30, 2026 11:20 PM (+9wcF)
Had a few adventures in that car.
She is the Godmother to my boys and we are still besties.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 11:20 PM (TY4Nf)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:12 PM (wzUl9)
Top Cat first run was on ABC. Reruns were on NBC in the late 60's. I remember that.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026 11:20 PM (y171U)
Yep, just as I was afraid of, New Glenn, Vulcan, Falcon-Heavy, and the SLS are our only heavy lift+ class vehicles (add Starship there, too, but it's still a prototype). Bezos may have taken two of those out for a while.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 11:20 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 11:21 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: mikeski is here, after all at May 30, 2026 11:22 PM (VHUov)
I didn't learn to drive until I was almost 23. My father refused to teach me more than two lessons of driving around an empty parking lot in big squares and learning nothing. He paid for it later; he had to take time from work 2x a week to drive me to the college campus in town during a bus strike. Yes, the same fellow who harped for years on how I "had to get that degree" complained bitterly about making sure I got to school where I was earning that degree.
'If you'd taught me to drive," I told him, "and had helped me buy a car, you wouldn't be in this fix." To which he had nothing to say.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:23 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 30, 2026
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Maybe that's what I was thinking of.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:24 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 30, 2026 11:25 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 11:26 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:28 PM (glnUu)
Last was a '74 (?) Chevy Monte Carlo, in which I rode to college with him during that bus strike. Also super smooth, to me as a passenger anyway.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:28 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: LRob
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He ran Dodges in the early 60s. I remember seeing him run at York Race way in '63.
I was there crewing for a buddy.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 11:29 PM (PC+XL)
GPT-5 mini
Vulcan requires 2 BE‑4s per booster; New Glenn requires 7 per first stage — production planning therefore targets multiple engines/month to support both customers and spares.
Two production lines + multi-shift manufacturing + typical aerospace supplier lead times imply low-double-digit monthly throughput ceiling; early ramp-up typically yields a few units/month.
....
Few = 2
youtu.be/bZj1Z-Fi98s&t=40
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 11:30 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 11:30 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026
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It was one of my cartoon favorites when I was in grade school. The Wiki entry on it, or maybe IMDb's, mentions that it has a devoted fan following to this day!
It shows up on the cartoon network on over-the-air TV. I should sit down and watch an episode or two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:31 PM (wzUl9)
As luck would have it, I moved to grandparents' house to attend junior college and they *wanted* me to get my license-- so I could make grocery runs and be a relief driver on long trips.
Eugene was starting to get sporty back then and Grandmother didn't want me to have to ride the bus.
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)
I hope those were real, and not someone playing with AI.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 30, 2026 10:17 PM (0Htd1)
My brother's first car was a Gremlin. A darker green than the one in the video. Tricked it out with snazzy reflectors on the hatch and put in a nice 8-track. He loved that car..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 30, 2026 11:33 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026
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I had a buddy in one of my drama classes who had one of the earliest Japanese compacts I ever saw, a tiny orange Honda Civic with black vinyl seats and poor or no A/C. Compared to waiting for and riding the bus, it was a delight.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:33 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Case at May 30, 2026 11:34 PM (8XBuM)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026
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Was Eugene the town, or your boyfriend?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:34 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 11:35 PM (rdVOm)
No need to get personal.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 30, 2026 11:20 PM (+9wcF)
Hmpf. At least our table outside isn't wobbly!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 11:36 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026
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A girl I dated in the fall of '72 had a Pinto. Again, compared to the bus, I found it a delight. (She was pretty delightful too.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:36 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 30, 2026 11:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:38 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Case at May 30, 2026 11:34 PM (8XBuM)
I thought the New Yorker was published for snobs. Might just be me, though.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 11:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Can't remember. Declensions of numbers was always a weak spot.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 30, 2026 11:40 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 11:41 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 11:41 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 30, 2026 11:43 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 11:26 PM (D1E+2)
Dad had a Pinto station wagon with a dicey clutch that I polished my shifting on when we took a trip to Tacoma, and Granma lived in a senior living apartment building down by Stadium high school. At one point I started near the top of the block, and each time I killed the engine I went a car length backwards. I was terrified that I would manage to stall the car enough times to wind up in Puget Sound backwards.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
Just got back from seeing Jerry Seinfeld in concert. He was very funny, and we had a good time.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 11:48 PM (SRRAx)
Is somebody talkin' Rooskie around here?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 11:50 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026
I was in Eugene in the 80s and there was nothing sporty there, then. An older friend of the family had family in the ROTC program when the SDS burned down the ROTC building in Eugene, though. He also had family in the SDS in Eugene at the time also, it was that sort of family.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 11:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 30, 2026 11:40 PM (U/Byj)
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When there were three Ds I used "troika" obviously but there is no similar for just two Ds.
I would translate that as Glory to the Duo!
Best I can do.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 30, 2026 11:50 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 11:48 PM (SRRAx)
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Awesome
"Ya ever notice...?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 30, 2026 11:52 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Case at May 30, 2026 11:34 PM (8XBuM)
If the Chinese did buy it, what would change?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 11:52 PM (6VD39)
I'm trying to stop being mean,
But it's like Y'all have to stop being stupid first.
I do have a question, though. Is "y'all" correct here, or should it be "all y'all"?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 30, 2026 11:54 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: mindful webworker - with to-go box at May 30, 2026 11:54 PM (kU8xu)
Posted by: PabloD at May 30, 2026 11:55 PM (K1RVP)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 11:52 PM (6VD39)
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More Chinglish.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (RIvkX)
Worked at a restaurant near U of O, where the manager told me that they had a buddy system of informing a coworker before using the restroom-- there had been problems.
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 10:17
Yikes, snakes. Thought we had it bad, had a bat fly by the other night. I've usually caught or killed the bat the first day sited. No idea where this one is hiding.
The joys of living in a great home, built ca 1900.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (55Qr6)
It appeared at the Monterey event, which typically features a lot of supercars and European exotics. But this is the one I remember most.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (0SdQT)
Just got back from seeing Jerry Seinfeld in concert. He was very funny, and we had a good time.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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Live comedy, sigh. I can't believe I've never been to a show. I stupidly missed a chance to see Chad Kroeger a few weeks ago. Gonna start taking advantage of these chances instead of figuring "Someday..."
(Chad Kroeger is this guy:
youtube.com/watch?v=TTGF0hVEnzU)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (n7rxJ)
All is not lost for the younger Gen Z.
They are just as stupid and fun as we were.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 11:56 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: PabloD
You’re a dude.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 11:58 PM (1gea/)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 12:00 AM (Cqx++)
1) The Black and White is very good.
2) Dialogue is pretty good.
3) Nic Cage is doing an accent. Not as bad as Con-Air.
4) Wow, NYC was really diverse in the 30's. But it is not quite beating us over the head with it.
Will continue watching.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:01 AM (bss/y)
I'm trying to stop being mean,
But it's like Y'all have to stop being stupid first.
I do have a question, though. Is "y'all" correct here, or should it be "all y'all"?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
I'd say either could be correct. Are you addressing the general stupid of humanity as a whole, or the specific stupid of the person reading your shirt?
Posted by: mikeski dares to be stupid at May 31, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)
I'm trying to stop being mean,
But it's like Y'all have to stop being stupid first.
I do have a question, though. Is "y'all" correct here, or should it be "all y'all"?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
I'd say either could be correct. Are you addressing the general stupid of humanity as a whole, or the specific stupid of the person reading your shirt?
Posted by: mikeski dares to be stupid at May 31, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)
Yes.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:03 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)
I've been told.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 11:41 PM (cr9uY)
The CVCC - first Civic. My cousin's first car. He loved it. A few years later, taking it in for service, he saw a car in the show room and asked the sales manager about it.
"It's called the Prelude. Like it?"
"Like it? I want it!"
Bought it on the spot. He's driven Hondas to this day...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 31, 2026 12:04 AM (nbLIj)
Sneks BAD!
Posted by: Diogenes
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I'm pretty close to that point. I've spent about $20,000 on it this year, mostly in the crawl space. But it seems like things are worse. I used to like living alone. I don't anymore. I feel inadequate to take care of a house and property.
My cat did well today, though. He might be too spoiled to kill a snake (and in fairness, he could not actually get to the snake), but he raised the alarm. Good kitty!
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 31, 2026 12:06 AM (0SdQT)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 30, 2026 10:22 PM (w6EFb)
The late, great, Nanci Griffith: Once In A Very Blue Moon
youtu.be/NRvFbMewuGI
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 12:07 AM (UNIfT)
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They have them at Buc-ee's
Beaver hairballs? Doesn't sound like much of a treat to me.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 31, 2026 12:07 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:09 AM (cr9uY)
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1: it's one or the other. I can't do both.
2: how did you get a pic of my doggo?
Posted by: Turn 2 at May 31, 2026 12:11 AM (Y2/Vj)
3) Nic Cage is doing an accent. Not as bad as Con-Air.
Will continue watching.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 31, 2026 12:01 AM (bss/y)
I thought he was doing a Jimmy Stewart impression while looking like Humphrey Bogart.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 31, 2026 12:11 AM (UNIfT)
Other than the black bread, yogurt and butter, not much quality was detected in our daily lives.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 31, 2026 12:11 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 12:13 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: PabloD at May 31, 2026 12:13 AM (K1RVP)
Posted by: four seasons at May 31, 2026 12:15 AM (3ek7K)
"It's not me, it's you!"
I want the t-shirt.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)
That is an album by Lily Allen. I am shamed that I know that.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 12:17 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 12:17 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Kindltot
I think TBundy was roaming at that time...
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:18 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: PabloD at May 31, 2026 12:19 AM (K1RVP)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 31, 2026 12:19 AM (gKWVE)
My no longer best friend and I burned up her mother's Dodge. Well, WE didn't but someone did that was smoking cigs on the way to a church youth thing with a movie. The cig blew back in and burned up the back seat while we watched the movie. Burned to the springs and you could see the trunk from the front seat. Stinky. Some guys hauled the seat out before the entire car lit up.
I was cool about it because it was not my mother's car. She wanted to "run away" to NOLA (we were barely 16yrs) and I said no. Her NJ father came cussing out of the house when she told him and I called my mother to come get me as that was so traumatic (the cussing and yelling).
For reasons unknown he threw the springs of the backseat on their wooden farmhouse front porch that night.
Her older brother came home from a date and found it smoldering but the house did not burn down.
It was never my fault, anything that happened.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 31, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 30, 2026 10:33 PM (W5mpo)
When did you change your nic again? And I'm gonna need an explanation of it!
Posted by: Doof
Blonde Mixtixl gave me the idea after that Aztec name thing a few weekends ago. I like it....
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 31, 2026 12:20 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
......
So she finally got rear ended?
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 12:21 AM (oq9dX)
A woman was arrested after entering a Costco and posing as a sample lady, and was giving away free shots of tequila in small cups "to celebrate the weekend."
Was it one of you?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:21 AM (qx7Zg)
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Wait. How can they do this? La Toxica openly advertised what they were about.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
I learned the word "droll" from the Flintstones many, many years ago as a child. Fred says, "Droll Wilma, very droll." I wonder what episode that was in.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (W5mpo)
I was in college when one was on the loose. I would rather drink draino that read about them or watch a movie or think about them.
How much trauma do I have to endure tonight?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (VCgbV)
This is really pretty delicious. If it fails, then the Dems are stuck with a badly wounded candidate. If it succeeds and he’s forced out, then the Party gets to tell Maine Democrats “yeah all that primary stuff was bullshit, we’ll tell you who the nominee will be and you’re gonna like it!!!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 31, 2026 12:23 AM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:21 AM (qx7Zg)
Not me but I think it's a great idea!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 31, 2026 12:23 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Doof
Blonde Mixtixl gave me the idea after that Aztec name thing a few weekends ago. I like it....
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
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We have some very serious people in residence here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:24 AM (cr9uY)
Cheers Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 12:24 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 12:24 AM (M6RAZ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (WONhk)
Ok. I strung my arbor for the raspberries today. I didn't plan to, I just bought the hardware and put the posts with the cross arms on it up, but I knew that if I waited for winter, I would lose the turnbuckles and have to buy more. I got to re-use the heavy wire I salvaged when I took down the marionberry trellis, so I was feeling quite good about the whole thing, even when one end of the wire popped out of my hand and slashed me across the forehead.
But, I have a trellis for my black raspberries now, and the yard is looking oh-so-official.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 12:26 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Writerhoss at May 31, 2026 12:26 AM (Hx4LC)
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Best cat story I've read.
good kitty
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:29 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:31 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 31, 2026 12:31 AM (0SdQT)
Josh Kraushaar
@JoshKraushaar
Democrats Can Do Better Than Graham Platner - The Atlantic
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Meanwhile, after more allegations of Platner's sexting other women while married, his wife posts an humiliating video.
https://tinyurl.com/42k4z663
Wut? mnw assured us yesterday that he was ten points up on the GOP woman,
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 12:33 AM (M6RAZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 31, 2026 12:34 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 31, 2026 12:31 AM (0SdQT)
Think about whacking siblings, friends, or kids with foam pool noodles instead.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:34 AM (qx7Zg)
Sorry about the downer subject, ChristyBlinky... how about I tell you 'bout the birdhouse that hubby built several years ago?
Sparrows have nested in it every year since he put it up, and have had several broods each year.
Well, *this year* there's not only sparrows IN the box, but robins have built a nest ON TOP of the box. Mixed neighborhood! Both species are nesting right now, right next to each other.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:34 AM (rdVOm)
After I got done setting all the posts, I started looking at things, and the posts and grapes are oriented with the house, which is oriented to the old house, which was built about 1900 as a farm house in the country and was apparently planned with a magnetic compass without taking into consideration the magnetic deflection, so the house and everything on this lot is about 15 degrees off from the rest of the town, which was platted to true North.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 31, 2026 12:35 AM (rbvCR)
I finally mailed in my California ballot today. Eric Swalwell was still on the governor's slate. So was a guy named "Barack D. Obama Shaw." Mr. and Mrs. Shaw obviously admired #44 and have high hopes for their son, but for some reason couldn't bring themselves to go full Hussein.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 31, 2026 12:36 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 31, 2026 12:38 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
The "D" stands for "Dehussein."
Posted by: mikeski may or may not be joking at May 31, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 31, 2026 12:43 AM (yycSj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 12:24 AM (M6RAZ)
Are you headed back to Canadia after your Route 66 trek? Can you make it all the way non-interstate? I always enjoy driving on the non-interstate US and state roads out west.
Posted by: a.moron at May 31, 2026 12:43 AM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)
Saw about six dead steers on the roadside between Minersville and Deseret. One was all bloated up, and the stink would have knocked a buzzard off a gutpile at 80 paces. Next one was flat on its back, all four legs in the air, literally tits up. Range cattle hit by trucks, I guess.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 12:43 AM (M6RAZ)
Hey JQ!
Platner's wife is playing the infertility card, I don't understand why they just don't adopt a Somalian baby from Lewiston. Perhaps JD Vance will bring down the hammer on fraud by the usual suspects in the state of Maine, it will surely piss some people off.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 12:46 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 12:47 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 31, 2026 12:38 AM (gKWVE)
Does she lose anything (wig, voice, etc.) during the video? If not, the it's false advertising.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: USPS at May 31, 2026 12:50 AM (0nHVk)
.......
I mailed my ballots too.
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 12:47 AM (oq9dX)
I'll probably drop ours off at the polling place on Election Day.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 31, 2026 12:51 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 12:43 AM (M6RAZ)
I know the smell. Driving the back roads to Tahoe, found a dead cow on the side of the road. Took miles to get the smell out of the car.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 12:53 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:54 AM (rdVOm)
I'm feeling much better hanging out here with alla y'all. It's nice to be on the ONT live for a change instead of reading at 4 am when I have insomnia.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 31, 2026 12:55 AM (0SdQT)
with nothing to say
Guess it's time
to go away
Lest I suffer
stupefaction
And suffer a
psychotic reaction
https://youtu.be/fBTT3VPriV8
G'nite, alla y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - y'all is the correct contraction at May 31, 2026 12:56 AM (kU8xu)
Posted by: a.moron at May 31, 2026 12:43 AM (X5Jzz)
We pretty much have to hit I-80 from Tooele to SLC, then I-15 north to Montana. I know there are some alternative roads, but they add a lot of miles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 01:03 AM (M6RAZ)
WTH is wrong with people? Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)
I can assure you we did not stop and examine these critters for gunshot wounds. Who would do such a thing? PETA. Militant vegans?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 01:06 AM (M6RAZ)
Posted by: USPS at May 31, 2026 01:07 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 01:07 AM (oq9dX)
. . .
Also, once my Apple product loving cousin finds out about this, she is going to, without mercy, torment me endlessly for once or twice, maybe less, accidently inferring Apple tech owners were losers.
In addition, I thinking I should refrain from telling her to "calm down" and then giving her a phone number for some anger management classes. Now that I am thinking about all this I should probably just move without leaving a forwarding address.
. . .
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 10:35 PM (glnUu)
No, as soon as she gives you grief, pull out your phone and show her you changing her name in your contacts to Apple Support. (Idea stolen from another 'Ron.)
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:07 AM (Sy6m/)
It is perhaps ironic that thousands of progressive activists and LGBT advocates are leaving red states ... the golden hordes are making the great northwest their home base.
_zh
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:08 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Can't imagine. Investigations ongoing. Incidents in Gooding, Jerome, Jefferson and Payette counties.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)
When did all this screaming and dancing at graduation become a thing? Another stupid trend.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:16 PM (HdYcL)
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This is the even more obnoxious version of people who -- although everybody was asked to hold their applause 'till the end -- have to scream and shout for THEIR graduate.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 01:11 AM (r3JZE)
Something, something, something about the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Am I right?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 30, 2026 11:19 PM (glnUu)
I guess so. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:11 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:13 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: wth at May 31, 2026 01:13 AM (oq9dX)
- - - - - -
Keep a vacuum cleaner handy, and take the attachments off the hose. When a fearsome snake appears, turn on the vac and point the suction end at it.
-thoop-
For larger ones, like pythons, use a shop-vac...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at May 31, 2026 01:14 AM (/SX4J)
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 01:15 AM (M6RAZ)
Best Childhood Memory..
Falling Asleep On The Couch And Waking Up In Bed...
I Miss Teleporting.
It Never Happens To Me Anymore.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 31, 2026 01:16 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 01:06 AM (M6RAZ)
Disgruntled chickens seeking revenge?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 01:18 AM (1Ff7Z)
Falling Asleep On The Couch And Waking Up In Bed...
I Miss Teleporting.
It Never Happens To Me Anymore.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Aww... I remember believing that I could fly in my sleep! I miss the innocence and carefree feeling of those days.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
"...At least three cattle have been confirmed as unlawfully killed. In total, eight deaths are under investigation as officials work to determine if they are connected.
In several cases, portions of the animals were butchered. In other cases, the cattle were left where they died. Several of the animals were cows with calves...
Investigators believe some of the animals suffered before dying from their injuries..."
Disgruntled wetbacks on the run?
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:26 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
As the cow exploded with a mighty crash and left rotting in the sun
The first wet said to the second one there I hope you're having fun
Wets on the run..wets on the run
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)
Watching the Platner campaign implode is amazing. We want him to get to the 6/9 primary so the Dems are stuck with him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 30, 2026 10:53 PM (SW0z7)
I can't find it now, but someone in one of those Salem Media properties looked at Maine law and found that if their primary-selected nominee drops out in the second week of June, then the party can appoint someone else their nominee as long as they do it by the fourth week.
It is a good bet that the Dems are already planning to force Platner out and substitute Janet Mills.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:30 AM (Sy6m/)
Funny, you don't think of those areas being overrun with illegals.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 01:31 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Only if you haven't *lived* there... Southern Idaho is FULL of "migrant laborers"
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
LOL! Hahahahaha... I'm cryin'... LOL!
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
The first wet said to the second one there I hope you're having fun
Wets on the run..wets on the run
Posted by: Berserker-
****
That's either a low groan or a slow golf clap.🙃
Posted by: clarence at May 31, 2026 01:35 AM (c1D+3)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:26 AM (0nHVk)
I'm surprised my mother didn't do that. She had a heavy foot. Back when studded snow tires were a thing she used to holeshot from a stop sign and carve lines in the asphalt. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:36 AM (snZF9)
LOL Bers, Chivas all over the keyboard, I need a rag.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:38 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
Sounds like prime hunting area for ICE.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 31, 2026 01:40 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
My dreams were never that innocent. If I was flying I was bombing Hiroshima or some shit. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)
*pours fresh Chivas*
There. All better!
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)
For now..lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ
They are useful as shims. Not every woman is ready for, how you say, "The Full Paolo."
Posted by: Paolo at May 30, 2026 10:59 PM (VHUov)
Do men under a certain age even know what 'shims' are? My mental image of The Paolo just doubled in age.
"I don't always use swim rings. But when I do, they're shims for my trouser snake."
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:43 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:43 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Absolutely! I'd add Twin Falls, Cassia, Owyhee, and Blaine counties to that list.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:43 AM (0nHVk)
They fly on the turnpike.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:47 AM (snZF9)
At least it is less sketchy than my real job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Now I'm very curious about what your real job is if it's creepier than working in an adult book store???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 30, 2026 11:07 PM (VCgbV)
It's in his nic. Just don't ask the precise breed of 'pig' or where the hobos went.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)
"I don't always use swim rings. But when I do, they're shims for my trouser snake."
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 01:43 AM (Sy6m/)
Shims are for setting end play on shafts and gears. Also a name for a shemale...Shim.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:49 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: wth
>I wondered why she took an interest in me. Maybe because I'm smarter and better looking than my brother. They had two wonderful children, my nephew and niece, who both fully grew up, before they separated.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 31, 2026 01:49 AM (D1E+2)
I was wondering what the Flat-earthers and other space is fake and gay conspiracy types (Moon hoaxers, etc) would be making of this Bezos explosion.
Would they claim it was all fake itself for some purpose (they believe Apollo 13, Challenger, and Columbia were all faked), or would they go with something else.
Well, one of the leading flat-earthers has come up with a Warning from God to the "billionaires" to stop trying to penetrate the Firmament.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 31, 2026 01:50 AM (w6EFb)
More looting and rioting in Paris tonight
Massive fire by the Eiffel Tower....
Paris is in flames… again…
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 01:51 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:52 AM (snZF9)
Since you are all here, I need a few suggestions from you. My neighbor is turning 60, most wonderful person along with his wife. I am thinking of appropriate gifts for him, he is the little brother that I never had. So far I only have a box of tampons from Tim Walz and a case of Bud Light from Dylan Mulvaney.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:53 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 31, 2026 01:55 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 01:53 AM (0nHVk)
Hmm, maybe a harley street glide? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 01:56 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:08 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 11:23 PM (wzUl9)
What was his own upbringing like? It took me awhile to put together that my dad had issues himself.
I experienced a similar abortive attempt at him teaching me to drive, resulting in being taught by my mom (and never learning to avoid scraping the curb). He could never stand to teach me any of the many things he knew about being 'handy' around the house, yard, or cars.
But when my dad was in high school, his dad actually did the meme and traded his mom in for a newer model. He literally divorced her and married her younger sister, in '50s rural California. So I give him a break, since being a dad probably stirred up anger at his own.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 02:10 AM (Sy6m/)
https://tinyurl.com/4xjz4ehf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:10 AM (cr9uY)
Another big sonic boom today, this one heard over Boston and much of NE. Another likely bolide. We had one of those Thursday heard around Columbia.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 31, 2026 02:10 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Did one flat-earther vote for Trump?
Nah.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:13 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:15 AM (0nHVk)
Not really, but if she would slide a gin n tonic down the bar this way, I'd appreciate it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:16 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:19 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:20 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:21 AM (snZF9)
Good gin JQ.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:22 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)
I did, and it magically appeared. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:23 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 31, 2026 02:25 AM (W5mpo)
It all seems so simple, right? But nooooooo.
Next year will be a breeze compared to this time!
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
It all seems so simple, right? But nooooooo.
Next year will be a breeze compared to this time!
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
Well maybe you'll get your ass to texas one of these times. We need a frigging bar tender. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)
It's sort of complicated, but while this year is a high number year for total meteor events, it's well within expected ranges.
However, the number of very large one, making big booms and visible fireballs seen by a lot of people is well above expected, by about twice. They seem to coming from the antihelion point and from high declinations.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 31, 2026 02:31 AM (w6EFb)
Texas? In my dreams. I just don't see it happening.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 31, 2026 12:19 AM (gKWVE)
I don't really watch movies at all these days, but the trailer for that really got me! Several horror movie trailers have been pretty compelling lately, and that did not used to be the case. I think they got better.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 02:33 AM (Sy6m/)
Texas? In my dreams. I just don't see it happening.
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
trends? Its the horde, its texas. No fancy drinks. We go straight from the bottle. lol
I think we'll get you there eventually. We have our ways. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)
I was in college when one was on the loose. I would rather drink draino that read about them or watch a movie or think about them.
How much trauma do I have to endure tonight?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 31, 2026 12:22 AM (WONhk)
When I was doing entrance screening for a county courthouse, I had a cow-orker who was a real grandmotherly type in appearance and demeanor, but retired corrections officer -- from a men's prison, no less. And her favorite TV show was Dexter, he second-favorite Facebook game (after Farmville) was Dexter, and all she read on her breaks were true crime novels of serial killers. Something wasn't right with her.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 02:39 AM (Sy6m/)
Google is about to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California?
Through their 'Debug' project they’re releasing lab bred males with the goal to wipe out the disease-carrying populations (Zika, dengue, West Nile, etc.) without spraying chemicals everywhere.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:40 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:42 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:44 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:42 AM (0nHVk)
Damn right!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:45 AM (snZF9)
He can't do it now, as his mind is too gone.
I'm "IT"
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)
Cats are faster than snakes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 12:31 AM (cr9uY)
I think that was a bobcat or lynx, amazing trail video -- the cat just had better reflexes. Every time the snake struck, the cat counter-struck; but the cat could swipe and retreat faster than the snake could react. So the cat just took its time and wore the snake down, it got slower and slower, until it was safe to move in for a killing blow. Rhythm similar to anime samurai, pauses between startlingly fast action.
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 02:48 AM (Sy6m/)
Google is about to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California?
Through their 'Debug' project they’re releasing lab bred males with the goal to wipe out the disease-carrying populations (Zika, dengue, West Nile, etc.) without spraying chemicals everywhere.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:40 AM (cr9uY)
Oh yeah, thats going to go over good. Like a fart in a space suit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9)
Google is about to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California?
Through their 'Debug' project they’re releasing lab bred males with the goal to wipe out the disease-carrying populations (Zika, dengue, West Nile, etc.) without spraying chemicals everywhere.
Posted by: Braenyard
Which disease(s) are we going to be infected with *this time*?
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:50 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at May 31, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)
However, the number of very large one, making big booms and visible fireballs seen by a lot of people is well above expected, by about twice. They seem to coming from the antihelion point and from high declinations.
Posted by: publius
It is almost... stochastic.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 31, 2026 02:52 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 02:58 AM (cr9uY)
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This is supposed to be a challenge?
I take umbrage!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 03:02 AM (vjl2s)
The anithelion radiant (and it's actually about 15 degrees ahead of the true anti-solar point on the ecliptic due to earth's orbital speed) is a year-round "sporadic" source. It's caused by debris crossing the earth's orbit about perpendicularly. I forget what causes that exactly, Jupiter's gravity I think. But it's basically just sort of headed straight for the sun.
So for some reason, apparently that is more elevated. The high declination ones are also interesting. That would be debris coming in from highly inclined orbits around the sun.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 31, 2026 03:03 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 31, 2026 03:07 AM (W5mpo)
Don't think it will be tomorrow. They aren't going to give it up so sooner or later they will push his button.
He'll be cool as a cucumber till the market closes on that Friday. After hours is 8PM I believe.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 03:09 AM (cr9uY)
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Been a lot of action on the line over there.
Glad to see that you are well.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 03:10 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2026 03:11 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 03:13 AM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 31, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9)
If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.
Posted by: Mao at May 31, 2026 03:19 AM (gfO9L)
Debby, husband of a good friend from my youth called her 'Parnelli' for her driving habits (and skills!).
Top 10ish comment?!
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 03:23 AM (NcvvS)
The graduates behaved like professionals.
The onlookers were embarrassing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 10:42 PM (TopPz)
Graduation. It’s not a funeral but a dignified ceremony. X 10,000
Posted by: Mr. Matteson at May 31, 2026 03:25 AM (gfO9L)
When did all this screaming and dancing at graduation become a thing? Another stupid trend.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 10:16 PM (HdYcL)
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This is the even more obnoxious version of people who -- although everybody was asked to hold their applause 'till the end -- have to scream and shout for THEIR graduate.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 01:11 AM (r3JZE)
The one I went to last week was nice, made better by the fact that all the graduates were once students of mine. I swore to them I’d be in attendance, and I was. Just as I told them I wanted them all graduating on time.
It could always be worse…(con’t)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 03:28 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 31, 2026 03:29 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 31, 2026 01:11 AM (r3JZE)
If I had screamed and yelled like kids do these days, my dad would have laid me out with one good shot to the side of my dome.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 31, 2026 03:30 AM (bl07w)
Honestly, that image gave me the best laugh I've had in years.
So, who gets to empty the vacuum cleaner?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 31, 2026 03:32 AM (bl07w)
Glad to see that you are well.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 31, 2026 03:10 AM (cr9uY)
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Thanks. All's well. At least I wasn't in Newark.
Help! I've been robbed!
https://tinyurl.com/4u3pjcbh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 31, 2026 03:32 AM (vjl2s)
The one I attended had two sentences uttered by the superintendent. One by the principal. The whole thing was over and done in 30-45 mins. They understood the people were there to see their kids, not a bunch of blowhards and a preening principal. (Many of you will scowl, but one grad did a backflip on his way to the folder - I see nothing wrong with that, for, as Rush Limbaugh said, “They are being released from prison!” If that happened at my school he’d been kicked out, but too many there has 2x4s up their asses.).
I would have preferred to skip mine. Why? I wanted nothing to do with my school and I haven’t since leaving. I went to my bachelor’s graduation but it paled in importance to my commissioning. When it came time for the master’s, I skipped it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 03:36 AM (gfO9L)
We pretty much have to hit I-80 from Tooele to SLC, then I-15 north to Montana. I know there are some alternative roads, but they add a lot of miles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 31, 2026 01:03 AM (M6RAZ)
I drove I-15 north from Helena, MT to Sweet Grass, MT back in 2002. Of course, Coutts, AB is on the other side of the border from Sweet Grass. On to Lethbridge where I spent the night.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 31, 2026 03:43 AM (gfO9L)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 31, 2026 02:08 AM (0nHVk)
Pacifier, glow sticks, and water bottles for his next underground rave?
Posted by: SciVo at May 31, 2026 03:43 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 31, 2026 04:22 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: m at May 31, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
in high school there were three guys, two of them brudders, that had v8 gremlins.
Posted by: cmeat at May 31, 2026 03:55 PM (R11M+)
The floor was bare wood boards with knot holes which they had nailed the lids off of canned goods over the holes.
A knot had fallen out during the period in which the cabin had been unused.
Shortly after my friend took up residence a rattlesnake popped its head up through the hole.
There was some stress involved until the new hole received a tin can lid cover.
Posted by: waepnedmann at May 31, 2026 05:35 PM (39p0f)
Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 5/30/2026
Upcoming Movies
I usually talk about movies in the past. Movies in the long past most of the time.
But, I do keep abreast of current day movie news, and there have been some upcoming films that have intrigued me in certain ways.
But before I get to these specific examples, I wonder if I should be excited about movies in the future, movies that are sometimes not even in production yet and literally no one has seen (rough cuts aren't the film), or about movies from decades past that have existed for years and actually have great reputations but I just haven't seen yet.
Of course, online discourse trends towards the unseen. We know a movie is coming for months, even years, but no one can slam the door shut on the film in any way. Casting news, spy shots of set, rumors of story beats...it's just an endless stream of possibilities to grab onto for endless articles and videos whereas if you go and watch an old movie, well, that's it. You've seen it. You know if you like it or not, if you agree with the long-held generalized opinion, and it's done. It's a lot less fun than picking apart clues to try and come to a conclusion about if something is going to be good or not.
It's a game, a play in the zeitgeist, an effort to be part of an on-going conversation. It's not really about the movies themselves, but about connecting with other people. That's fine, but my concern is always about the movies themselves. So, I tend to be more excited about old movies I haven't seen than new movies that literally no one has seen (again, rough cuts without finished sound, effects, or music are not the film, they are rough cuts).
However, that being said, there are some movies I've heard about that have piqued my interest.
Paradise Lost
Roger Avary has been in the movie business for decades, mostly as a writer. He cowrote Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino, for which he won an Oscar. He's apparently had a dream of making a big-budget movie production of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost for a long time.
And he's recently signed an agreement with Ex Machina Studios studio to make it. The twist is that Ex Machina is an AI production house. They use AI tools to make videos. The studio frames themselves this way: that they endeavor to create “expansive worlds to be realized at a responsible budget while preserving the primacy of real actors, human-authored narratives, and guild-aligned production practices.”
Avary, who wrote Robert Zemeckis' film Beowulf says that he is “taking a more faithful approach at a fraction of the cost, using cutting-edge generative AI to bring Milton's vision to life in ways unimaginable just a few years ago.” Beowulf, for comparison's sake, had a reported budget of $150 million. A fraction of $150 million could mean nine-tenths, or it could mean one-tenth. It's not specified, but I imagine something along the lines of $30-50 million.
Why does this excite me?
Well, Avary may not be a premiere creative voice in American cinema (he wrote Silent Hill for pete's sake), but the ambition of the film interests me. The poem of Paradise Lost is large, includes a lot of weird sights, angelic and demonic battles, all told in that Middle English patois. It's...unusual for movies to take on something this big, this Biblical, and this strange on this scale. If Avary can find good uses of AI generated assets to bring down costs so that we can see more extremely ambitious projects that don't require the funding of a major Marvel movie to accomplish, then that's a potential beginning of a general trend that interests me.
Maybe even the movie will be good.
Elden Ring
Alex Garland is an interesting filmmaker. He started as a writer, mostly working with Danny Boyle on movies like 28 Days Later, he started as a director on the set of Dredd where, according to just about everyone on set, he took over directing duties for credited director Pete Travis. He then went off to make movies like Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War, and Warfare (which he codirected with Ray Mendoza, his military advisor on Civil War). Even Men, while it might not be successful overall, is interesting, especially when it comes to mood.
Elden Ring is a video game from the company From Software, written by George R.R. Martin, and part of a genre of games called Souls-like that have spare, implied stories, and are extremely difficult to play, focusing on very tough boss battles. I haven't played it, but I have played other From Software games (the first two Dark Souls games).
And A24, the art house horror studio is funding Alex Garland to make an adaptation of the game with the highest budget the studio has ever fronted at over $100 million.
The tone that Garland commands, the ever-increasing control of large budgets, and the fact that Garland is...interesting (he wrote the new 28 Years Later movies which, again, are interesting), even if not always successful makes the upcoming project just seem like it could be a unique tale. I think of the weird sense of unease through Annihilation, the body horror of Men, the moral quandaries of Ex Machina, and awesome action of Dredd, and the strong sense of story from the 28 movies, and I see a combination of factors that will just go well with the kind of worlds that From Software make.
Should be fun.
Citizen Vigilante
I went through a handful of Uwe Boll movies a few years ago, and I was done fairly quickly. He's a bad filmmaker with a terrible sense of humor who was using an exploit in German tax law to fund his films. Once that exploit got closed, he stopped making movies and became a restauranteur.
Armie Hammer is the son of an entertainment executive who became a decent-sized movie star through the 2010s, starring in films like The Social Network and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. His career completely derailed in 2018 when recordings of him playing out some weird cannibal fetish leaked, women accused him of abuse, and he lost all ability to get work in Hollywood. Reportedly, he sold timeshares for a little while to make ends' meet.
Well, both have come back with what looks like an absolutely awful vigilante movie. Trailer below.
I'm looking forward to this because it looks like an absolute trainwreck. Dialogue is bad and poorly delivered. Everything's too brightly lit and flat. The action looks unengaging. Should be fascinating to witness.
But, then again, I could just watch some other Uwe Boll film I haven't seen before and get the same experience without having to wait for it. Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
Looking Ahead
I tried to find some movies ahead that I am both looking forward to in some what (yeah, Citizen Vigilante looks very bad), but that aren't actually being talked about much. Discussion of Elden Ring will go up next year closer to its release. Paradise Lost should go up once production actually starts.
In the near term, I have some hope for Disclosure Day because the early word is that it's good (early word is often wrong), and some leaking that it was some kind of secret sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind (probably not true). Still, Spielberg walking away from pseudo-serious stuff to do some more suspense and scif-fi is something to look forward to.
In the Hand of Dante, which was bought by Netflix off the festival circuit, looks like it could be interesting, though I've heard it's something of a mess.
Young Washington is a movie by Angel Studios about George Washington in the French and Indian War that I'm mostly hoping stole the monster idea from my book Colonial Nightmare. I imagine the movie isn't going to be very good, but we'll see.
The End of Oak Street is the third film by It Follows director David Robert Mitchell, and the story of a neighborhood suddenly transported to a place with dinosaurs, and it could be fun.
The Uprising is the latest movie from Paul Greengrass, this time about a peasant revolt in England in 1381. No trailer or anything so far, but Greengrass interests me. He's like a less iconoclastic Costa-Gavras.
Wildwood is the latest stop motion movie from LAIKA studios, and the trailer looks good. The biggest letdown from LAIKA was The Box Trolls, but otherwise they've captured a bit of magic in a world that's largely forgotten that stop-motion animation can be wonderful.
Oh, and Robert Eggers has a new movie at the end of the year, Werwulf, which is going to be all Middle English monster movie. I'm not the biggest Eggers fan. I kind of find him frustrating (technically polished and intelligent while kind of empty emotionally), but he's unique and talented. I hope it does well.
What are you looking forward to?
Movies of Today
Opening in Theaters:
Backrooms
The Breadwinner
Movies I Saw This Fortnight:
The Revenge of Frankenstein (Rating 3/4) Full Review "I don't think the film is great. The drama isn't spectacular. It's mostly functional, but the effort is there and I think it all does come together in the end fairly well." [Roku]
I Only Arsked! (Rating 0.5/4) Full Review "Really, this is just kind of dreary. There's no anchor, no core, and no laughs. " [YouTube]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's a solid little murder mystery with a good amount of flare to make it interesting. " [Prime]
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's a small and pleasant little surprise." [Kanopy]
Ten Seconds to Hell (or, The Phoenix) (Rating 3.5/4) Full Review "This is a small triumph from Hammer, though it feels like something of a happy accident." [Prime]
Yesterday's Enemy (Rating 3.5/4) Full Review "I did not expect this little bit of WWII detour to be the real height of Hammer artistically, but that's what it's ending up being." [YouTube]
The Mummy (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "Still, that final act is really fun, Fisher flexing some genre muscles to bring some quality entertainment at the right time." [Library]
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (Rating 3/4) Full Review "So, I think the end saves the film, in a weird way. It shouldn't. It's kind of horrible. But it's the right kind of horrible the story needs." [YouTube]
Please check out my videos from the last few weeks:
David Lean: The Directors Series
David Lean: The Definitive Ranking
Sam Peckinpah: The Directors Series
Sam Peckinpah: The Definitive Ranking
Memorial Day
Contact
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I've also archived all the old posts here, by request. I'll add new posts a week after they originally post at the HQ.
My next thread will be on 6/20.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tuna at May 30, 2026 07:50 PM (lJ0H4)
151 Anybody following the Fender cease and desist brouhaha? Apparently after 70 years or so of other companies making Stratocaster clones, they're now trying to stop it.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 05:52 PM (vTZFs)
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My Mom had a Penco built Fender Bass knock off from the 70's. I took it up about 18 months ago after I started learning the bass. Got it restrung and set up. Still sounds fine, or at least as fine as I can make it sound. Berserker noted really working with an instrument. Try to play with other people as soon as you can - makers a huge difference. I'm playing at my church in the Praise Band, makes a huge difference.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 30, 2026 07:51 PM (UVyKP)
He may have given them some ideas, but the tragedy and nihilism is kind of their thing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:53 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)
Speaking of that, when do we get our definitive ranking of the films of Russ Meyer?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 30, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 30, 2026 07:56 PM (NcvvS)
Speaking of that, when do we get our definitive ranking of the films of Russ Meyer?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 30, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
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When I'm good and ready!
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 30, 2026 07:56 PM (7RBt4)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)
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Feels like it.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 30, 2026 07:57 PM (7RBt4)
youtu.be/lbcAx8N1GCg
youtu.be/kVgLJZLrlro
Posted by: gKWVE at May 30, 2026 07:58 PM (gKWVE)
Boring white guy.
Main character should be a female to male troon with lots of grousing about TPTB in a really bad fake Thor voice.
Mock the Shiite out of the Progtards.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 07:58 PM (/lPRQ)
Just got back from seeing it. Excellent film and wonderful film score. I don't think I had ever seen Brendan Fraser or Andrew Scott in movies before, but both gave terrific performances, particularly Scott. Several scenes had me tearing up a bit.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 30, 2026 07:59 PM (PFs9e)
Anthropod- bssed on true story of Reinhard Heydrich a SS commander assassination
The Pianist based on a book of a Master Pianist surviving Warsaw Ghetto
Eternal Winter - Hungarian women in 1944 sent to a Russian Gulag
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)
“Mortal Kombat II” Becomes the Highest-Grossing Fighting Game Film Yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:01 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)
The cruise one was mislabeled it wasnt terrible
I had hoped they would anothet man from uncle but guy ritchie is on to other projectd
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:02 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 30, 2026 07:56 PM
Ah, the John Cornyn strategy ...
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 30, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)
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Both of those movies are the poster children for summer action blockbuster popcorn flicks.
The aren't supposed to have deeper meaning to them. Just good old-fashioned family fun time!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 08:03 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 08:05 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 30, 2026 08:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)
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I'm not sure if it's even filmable.
Maybe, though you'd probably need to take some artistic license with the source material to distill it down to the essential MEANING of the poem.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 08:05 PM (gnNyN)
Although that was probably a more true to life setting for hamlet
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:06 PM (bXbFr)
He may have given them some ideas, but the tragedy and nihilism is kind of their thing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:53 PM (zZu0s)
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I'm sure GRRM was more than happy to cash their checks, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 08:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: George RR Martin at May 30, 2026 08:08 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:08 PM (bXbFr)
I have heard good things.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:08 PM (zZu0s)
The involvement of George Raymond Martin in Elden Ring extended little beyond delivering lists of names beginning with the letters 'G', 'R', and 'M'.
And you're exaggerating the difficulty of the Demon's/Dark Souls games, which are tough but fair to the player.
Posted by: Miyazaki at May 30, 2026 08:09 PM (CIsvU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:09 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 08:07 PM (gnNyN)
Oh, hell yeah. His name was advertising and the game is really them trying to be as accessible to the largest audience as possible. Difficulty is easier because of the open world.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)
Since TJM wrote about Pekinpah, I checked out his rankings.
Then decided to rewatch a few and see if my opinions changed.
"Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" - it , "The wild Bunch" and "Straw Dogs have always been a cluster at the top for me.
BMtHoAG is a grungy, grimy masterpiece even the film stock looks dirty and one step away from dying of alcohol poisoning on Skid Row.
It and Wild Bunch are tied for first place with Straw Dogs a close second.
Pekinpah's movies esp Bring Me the Head... appear to be operating in real time, not "movie time" which is weird but gives his movies a very real and organic feel. The movie really sticks with you.
"Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" - My first view ages ago convinced me it was a mess from a guy that lost his talent.
This view last week didn't change my mind. It has a few very good scenes but mostly it's a dog's breakfast.
While the sense of real time is there, there's no sense of the old or New West, and Bob Dylan...yeesh! he's the dingleberry on this turd sandwich. Just kind of tacked on for no reason and his dialog is just awful.
I'd rank "Major Dundee" quite a bit higher than this and it basically considered a failure.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:10 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:09 PM (ndZc7)
Thanks. I liked that someone said 'it is meant to be watched to catch everything, not put in the background or a second monitor.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:11 PM (bXbFr)
He did "The Amazing Colossal Man" as well, starring Mike Nelson in a bald cap and diaper.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:11 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 08:12 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:14 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: naturalfake
I loved that movie as a kid.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:14 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:15 PM (kpS4V)
I saw "Spider Noir" and didn't hate it but didn't love it.
Buuuut, as always Nicholas Cage gave his all and made it seem better than it was.
Brendan Gleeson was good and the singing gal was pretty and a good femme fatale.
Worth a watch to0 waste time.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:16 PM (iJfKG)
As frankenstein was a one off although the world of early 19th century austria was worth examining
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:17 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 30, 2026 08:19 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 30, 2026 08:21 PM (XMwZJ)
Not to suck up to the host here, but I'm currently reading 'Colonial Nightmare'. I'm enjoying it so far. It helps that I grew up in the region. At some point, I'm going to visit the museum in Waterford, PA. It's where Ft. LeBeouf was located. I've been wanting to visit Erie, PA for years anyway. I hear it's changed since I last visited it (1980s).
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 30, 2026 08:21 PM (bfy6w)
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You know what I realized about Frankenstein. Stein. He was Jewish.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:24 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:26 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 30, 2026 08:26 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:11 PM (bXbFr)
Color Out of Space was not good, in my opinion. And Nic's performance was one of the things that made it not good.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 08:26 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:24 PM (ndZc7)
I wonder if the Doc gave him a circumcised dick?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 08:28 PM (q3u5l)
https://tinyurl.com/fm68mvwu
I saw it in 3-D! The organs and limbs come right at you.
Udo Kier makes everything better.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 08:29 PM (6VD39)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 30, 2026 08:30 PM (P/woT)
I swathe Nicholas Cage "Wicker Man" mentioned upstairs.
I re-saw it on streaming last year and I'm now convinced that they were making a comedy or, at least, Cage was.
I'm not saying it's a good movie but it's an entertaining movie.
I'd watch it again. I like it.
Now, if they would only put it out in 4k....
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:31 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:24 PM (ndZc7)
I wonder if the Doc gave him a circumcised dick?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)
Definitely had an enormous schwanzstucher.
Posted by: FRONKENSTEEN!!! at May 30, 2026 08:32 PM (TbWk/)
https://tinyurl.com/fm68mvwu
I saw it in 3-D! The organs and limbs come right at you.
Udo Kier makes everything better.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)
The main lesson I took away from that movie was-
"To know Life, you must fuck death in the gall bladder."
Words to live by people. Words to live by.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:34 PM (iJfKG)
Sometimes to tries to hard as that sort of satire with pedro pascal suggests
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:35 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Wally at May 30, 2026 08:36 PM (uQ0bR)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:37 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:37 PM (bXbFr)
Don't know if I'll see that one. Milton's kind of boring, after all, and his jokes were terrible...
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 08:37 PM (q3u5l)
At the end of the movie, CV's car gets blown up/goes off a cliff/plunges into a river and the authorities believe he is dead. The final shot is a hand arising out of the smoke/mist/water and it is holding the six-shooter.
Or, I could be wrong and this will be a cinematic treasure, studied for decades in film schools everywhere.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 30, 2026 08:39 PM (P/woT)
Uwe boll was amusing as long as you were in on the joke
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:39 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr)
You're trying to bed Karen Allen, aren't you?
Posted by: Wally at May 30, 2026 08:41 PM (uQ0bR)
"To know Life, you must fuck death in the gall bladder."
Words to live by people. Words to live by.
Posted by: naturalfake
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Our family motto, emblazoned in Latin on our crest. I have that embroidered on a couch cushion.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 08:41 PM (6VD39)
https://tinyurl.com/bd8tbruv
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:43 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:44 PM (bXbFr)
"Andy Warhol's Frankenstein":
I saw it in 3-D! The organs and limbs come right at you.
They got the brain out of a Campbell's soup can.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 08:46 PM (Cqx++)
Also caught Carl Foreman's not-often-seen The Victors, which popped up on Tubi. I'd missed that in the theaters back in 63 or 64, and I don't know that it's ever been released on disc. Episodic flick, from a book by Alexander Baron called The Human Kind which is a book of vignettes based on Baron's experiences in WWII. Some of the film's episodes are so-so; some are really nicely done IMHO.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 08:46 PM (q3u5l)
Wonder what mammoth meat tastes like... 🦣
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:47 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 30, 2026 08:41 PM (6VD39)
The Nicholas Cage remake plays very much as a "fish out of water" comedy of the "Naked Gun" straight face variety.
It's not quite "Frank Drebbin trying to solve a mystery on the Island of Karens" but definitely lives in the same neighborhood.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 08:47 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 30, 2026 08:43 PM (ndZc7)
Pshaw! Next you'll expect capitalization, punctuation, and grammar that resembles English!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 30, 2026 08:47 PM (P/woT)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 08:48 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:51 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 08:52 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:54 PM (kpS4V)
It's based on the novel, Three Bags Full, and the movie cuts out all the awful parts of the novel that I hated. The novel had some digs at Christianity and religion in general that I detested, and - surprise! - the murder isn't a murder, but a suicide. Avoid the novel, it's bad.
The movie has a more satisfying ending than the novel. Overall rating = 3.5/5.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 30, 2026 08:56 PM (ksbjf)
Posted by: jayhawkone at May 30, 2026 08:56 PM (QSaoA)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:54 PM (kpS4V)
*stubs out cigarette, blows smoke*
I try to avoid feelings, miss.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Lex at May 30, 2026 08:57 PM (y4H1r)
Posted by: jayhawkone at May 30, 2026 08:56 PM (QSaoA)
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176, with 3 missing.
I'm halfway through.
October.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 30, 2026 08:58 PM (7RBt4)
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That puts "Three Bags Full" in the short "Movie Was Better Than the Book" category, along with "Jaws".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:58 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I meant to say "Thoughts?", you big burly slab o' man, you.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 09:00 PM (kpS4V)
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That puts "Three Bags Full" in the short "Movie Was Better Than the Book" category, along with "Jaws".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 08:58 PM (kpS4V)
True, but they changed the movie title to The Sheep Detectives
I think what worked for the movie Jaws was that the shark was mostly a lurking menace.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 30, 2026 09:01 PM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Wally at May 30, 2026 09:01 PM (uQ0bR)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 09:00 PM (kpS4V)
I've only heard things about it. It sounds like it is the thing the kids found scary after the slender man shit. I haven't heard anything from someone who's actually seen the movie.
I get the impression it is like atmospheric creepy- which could be good. But ADHD generation makes me wonder if they can set a tone and stick to it before some sort of payoff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 30, 2026 09:04 PM (YMCu2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:06 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 30, 2026 09:08 PM (U2++c)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:06 PM (zZu0s)
Drinking.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 09:09 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 09:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Saw "Ed Wood" again recently. Brilliance. Bunny Breckinridge is Bill Murray's greatest roll.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 09:12 PM (kpS4V)
Was the James Bond retired movie any good? I wasn't too crazy about much of the Craig flicks, so hadn't bothered with that one yet.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:12 PM (q3u5l)
I'm thinking of replacing few of my old favorites on DVD with Blu-Rays. Is there enough difference in picture/sound to make it worth bothering with?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:15 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 09:15 PM (bXbFr)
Cast: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey
Clips I've seen fall into my wheelhouse for entertainment. Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards) wrote and directed, which the reason I think it will be fun. The cast is solid. Rockwell is always entertaining. I believe it's scheduled to pop out in November. Oh, and another positive. Mark Ruffalo was set to be in it, and Steve Buscemi took his slot. BONUS!
Posted by: Orson at May 30, 2026 09:17 PM (dIske)
I'm thinking of replacing few of my old favorites on DVD with Blu-Rays. Is there enough difference in picture/sound to make it worth bothering with?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:15 PM (q3u5l)
If your TV screen is large, yes! Very much so.
If your TV screen is small, the difference won't be as big.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 30, 2026 09:18 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 09:18 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 09:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 30, 2026 09:20 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:15 PM (q3u5l)
Yes, but try to get 4k or some other remastered version if possible. Or it won't matter.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:22 PM (zZu0s)
Two tvs in the house -- a 50-inch (mostly used by The Actual Management aka Mrs Some Guy) and a 43-inch which serves as my computer monitor when I'm not reading or watching a movie. So maybe not much difference depending on how desirable the extras on the Blu-Ray may be?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:22 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 09:18 PM (rbvCR)
Hmmm. Ghost Ship in space. Check. Maniacal scientist. Check.
But, I think Black Hole is a stronger story because it is human evil rather than the 40kish Event Horizon hell dimension.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:23 PM (zZu0s)
Speaking of that, when do we get our definitive ranking of the films of Russ Meyer?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 30, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
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When I'm good and ready!
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Tinto Brass?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 09:25 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:25 PM (zZu0s)
Some years back I'd grabbed a Blu-Ray of Burn Witch Burn, which included some extras like an all-too-short interview with Richard Matheson and some commentary by the flick's lead actor Peter Wyngarde.
Wyngarde seemed like such an ass in that interview that I finally dumped the Blu-Ray and kept my old DVD.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:26 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)
But I watch action moves so will see the ending tomorrow
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 09:27 PM (Ia/+0)
I would normally look forward to such a film, but Hollywood does it's best to disappoint. I'm sure they'll cast young Richard as a black female...
Posted by: Brewingfrog at May 30, 2026 09:28 PM (iaj2d)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 09:30 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Because the writer and owner of the rights has flat out said no fucking way.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 30, 2026 09:31 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 09:32 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 09:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:35 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 09:18 PM (rbvCR)
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I can see that. Both of them rely on traveling through the singularity at the center of a black hole to arrive "elsewhere."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 09:37 PM (gnNyN)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 09:38 PM (Ia/+0)
I don't get it. 🕘❓
I can't much relate to the cinephiles community, but I'll pretend to try by mentioning (again) that this past week we've punched two holes in our Iconic Movies card, They Live and Stargate. Wasn't all that impressed with either one, but didn't have high expectations anyway. And they were free on YooToob. Finally got to see They Live after all these years of seeing the sunglasses memes.
What next, I wonders.
Posted by: mindful webworker - jittery and scratched at an unsteady 12 frames per second at May 30, 2026 09:40 PM (kU8xu)
They Live just hit some themes that resonates eith people. Some good lines and themes. Not a great movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 09:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:46 PM (q3u5l)
What next, I wonders.
Posted by: mindful webworker - jittery and scratched at an unsteady 12 frames per second at May 30, 2026 09:40 PM (kU8xu)
The Stargate universe was one of those rare ones where the series vastly improved on the universe set up by the original movie. Still, it's nice to see where it all started.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 30, 2026 09:48 PM (edUvp)
In the end, the producers just jammed the two sets of work together without much rhyme or reason and shouted THAT'S A WRAP!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 30, 2026 09:54 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 30, 2026 09:48 PM (edUvp)
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Stargate was always a pretty solid mid-tier science fiction franchise. Not quite as good as some others, but definitely worth watching if nothing else appealed to you when you were channel surfing.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 09:54 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 30, 2026 09:54 PM (q3u5l)
Armie Hammer ----> Armand Assante -----> Striptease ----> Demi Moore ----> BOOBS!
This is AOS, after all.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 09:55 PM (PC+XL)
Posted by: clarence at May 30, 2026 10:01 PM (c1D+3)
Not just yes, but *hell*, yes. Not in sound; 5.1 is 5.1 and if you don't have a 5.1 sound system it doesn't matter. The difference between 480p and 1080p OTOH is huge.
A lot does depend on how good your eyesight is and how good the upscaling is on your disc player/TV. Cheap players/TV will do naive upscaling, resulting in blurry video at full HD resolutions. Expensive ones have the processing power to do real-time filtering, improving the picture immensely.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 30, 2026 11:28 PM (LgYtf)
Posted by: Mission of Mercy at May 30, 2026 11:29 PM (WyBHN)
I have high school friends who went on to work on the SG-1 show crew after graduation, so I got to occasionally hang out on site, go to cast & crew parties, etc.
What always amused me about the series was how little the writers and producers cared about the thing as anything but a cheap subsidy farm and syndication filler. They were genuinely bewildered by their own fanbase's avidity, and repeatedly wrote scenes and entire episodes mocking how seriously the fans took the show.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 30, 2026 11:37 PM (LgYtf)
Hobby Thread - May 30, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) decided on a music logistics theme for this Hobby Thread.
In 1976, Boston released one of the most iconic debut singles in rock history, but Boston wasn’t really a band. As Music Mongoose breaks down in their viral video essay, "More Than A Feeling" was almost entirely the work of one man, MIT-educated engineer Tom Scholz, who spent five years building the track in his basement, played most of the instruments himself, and convinced Epic Records they were signing a full group. Brad Delp's soaring vocals completed the illusion, and the result became one of the fastest-selling debut albums in history. It's one of rock's great origin stories.
Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
I can however, discern a song (that I've heard at least once) with about 3 notes. My wife hates me because I even know some of her "girlie" hits that she used to listen to but can't remember the name of.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 30, 2026 05:34 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at May 30, 2026 05:35 PM (CkDaS)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 30, 2026 05:34 PM (jehhT)
Sounds like a good idea for a game show!!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 05:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
Have 2 Napoleonic, 1 America Revolution and a WW1 flying game.
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:36 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:36 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:36 PM (5P5DO)
Kid plays the cello at school. Never able to understand string instruments.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 05:37 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:36 PM (5P5DO)
Throckmorton idolizes your father.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at May 30, 2026 05:38 PM (CkDaS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)
https://tinyurl.com/yaxw9p9h
From "New York Post"
Thanks for all your work on the hobby thread, TRex.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 30, 2026 05:39 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026
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Teresa, it's still . . . up in the air.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)
Did the ice cream work?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 05:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:43 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (5P5DO)
Just think about how to play the piano. Tickling the Ivories and the Ebonys. Sorta like that AI Jazz vid from earlier.
I could tell it was AI because no man would be dancing at that time wearing his hat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 05:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 30, 2026 05:45 PM (CHHv1)
It was a lot of "spoken word" or tone poems, and narrations on top of Benny Hill type musical numbers.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 05:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026
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Maybe tonight. The wine she wanted worked better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:50 PM (5P5DO)
You make thank the recording engineers and the producers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 05:50 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 05:51 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 05:52 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:53 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:54 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:50 PM (5P5DO)
Yeah, I was fascinated by the evolution of guitar over the centuries.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 05:54 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)
Isn't that Lindsey Stirling? Might be a different wee blonde.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:55 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026
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Isn't that Lindsey Stirling? Might be a different wee blonde.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026
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I had to look her up. Mairead Nesbitt is the one I'm thinking of. Though she is just one of an entire crew of beautiful and talented women.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:58 PM (wzUl9)
youtube.com/@ScottUhlMusic
So, in addition to the usual reviews of home wireless gear that anyone can do, he also gives in-depth breakdowns of how to set up in-ears with routing of different mixes for specific band members. I'm certainly not going to need the pro tips any time soon, but I think if you're daunted by the jump from playing local bars to "silent stage" venues like casinos, you could do a lot worse than his how-tos.
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 05:58 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 05:58 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 05:51 PM (snZF9)
Sounds like a beautiful opportunity!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at May 30, 2026 05:59 PM (CkDaS)
She is adorable and talented. I refer to her as the Elf. Lovely smile as she capers.
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 05:59 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:01 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 06:02 PM (rdVOm)
Dated a bass player (upright then electric) til years later I met an acoustic player and married him (not his main job).He's a math genius and software/systems architect.
We learned with sons that music is good for math skills when they were in junior high and in bands. Must be some truth to it.
I can play the piano and sing. Their father can play the piano and guitar by ear. Our sons did not get musical genes from me.
It's frustrating for those who endured halitosis and a wicked woman whacking your fingers with a wooden ruler for years. To see him hear a tune and sit down and play it perfectly.
One fine day I will contribute to the hobby thread, as I have many. Hobbies went to the side of life over seven years ago when I became a Nana. Soon. My ambition and energy are lacking other than in the gardens these days. The month of May is a blur.
I admire people who are consistent and organized and normal. My life is basically Montesorri on brown acid in an asylum. Not good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 06:03 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 06:03 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 05:52 PM (vTZFs)
I loosely followed it. There are many guitars out there that are somewhat strat shaped, but not even remotely like a fender. I'm curious if its the body shape or headstock shape that seals the deal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 06:04 PM (snZF9)
He would play for me when we talked on the phone (he had moved to CA from FL).
I went out to visit him after a while and he was all excited to play for me for the first time. He puts his sax together and walks in the kitchen where i am sitting and he plays some easy bebop head and I am completely flipped out.
NOT because he's playing so well or so badly, I am freaking because he is playing UPSIDE DOWN.
He had taught himself to play with the reed at the top of the mouthpiece.
It was one of the most heartbreaking things I ever had to do was to tell him that he was doing it wrong.
Posted by: pawn at May 30, 2026 06:04 PM (+rSJz)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 30, 2026 06:05 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 05:51 PM (snZF9)
Sounds like a beautiful opportunity!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at May 30, 2026 05:59 PM (CkDaS)
Uh...no. There are 2 levels of violin players. Master, and 2 cats fucking. I don't have enough decades left for that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 06:06 PM (snZF9)
I'm trying to imagine how that would sound and about to pull my sax out to try it . Hah.
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:07 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:07 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:55 PM (5P5DO)
I'm not sure I'm following. Hear from me why, and about what?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 06:09 PM (snZF9)
Maybe tonight. The wine she wanted worked better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
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If your realtor tells you she doesn't know the answer to your question, you mentioned this was a repetitive response, she's lying. She knows the answer or it's a negative answer to the sale that she doesn't want to know.
Bottom line, 'I don't know, is a big red flag.
please excuse the interruption, I've been chasing Wolfus on this
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 06:09 PM (cr9uY)
Must be the body shape because they've (allegedly) sent a C&D to PRS.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 06:09 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:07 PM (5P5DO)
She should find out what hotel they're having a starving artist sale and go play there. ( do they still have those now that we have the internet?)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:10 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Ben Had
Once you're playing, yeah. But you've gotta have good wood to start with.
Posted by: mikeski plays along at May 30, 2026 06:10 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:10 PM (5P5DO)
Lighting, projection, lasers, big-ass tv screens, pyro, etc. It's always fun, but it locks the band into that setlist.
People used to follow bands around on tour to see different songs every night. Now that it all has to match the movie being played behind them, same set the whole tour.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 06:12 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Ben Had
Once you're playing, yeah. But you've gotta have good wood to start with.
Posted by: mikeski plays along at May 30, 2026 06:10 PM (VHUov)
And the tempo can't be too fast.
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:13 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:13 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:07 PM (5P5DO)
She should find out what hotel they're having a starving artist sale and go play there. ( do they still have those now that we have the internet?)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:10 PM (WNOcj)
I've seen people doing that in the parking lot of a store. Speakers and microphone. Never see anyone giving money. They don't show up more than once or twice before disappearing.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 06:14 PM (1Ff7Z)
Uh...no. There are 2 levels of violin players. Master, and 2 cats fucking. I don't have enough decades left for that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 06:06 PM (snZF9)
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As a child I had the opportunity to learn violin from a concert violinist friend of my aunt's. Sadly I chose piano. In later decades I wish I had chosen the violin. I still want a Celtic harp and may bug my dude about it.
Son and wives are musicians. All played in bands. One DIL is also a singer. Eldest son, the PITA, is a professional musician and software engineer. He still teaches sax to HS/college kids privately. He had to learn all the woodwinds and was nationally recruited for old jazz bands on tours (Glenn Miller, etc).
His wicked parents told him to please, for the love of God,get a degree as he had only one year left.
This was after he toured the USA in an off broadway musical (the best of Ray Charles). At least got that out of his system, living on a tour bus. Older dancers were after my boy and glared at me when he introduced me to them. One of the main singers told me he was a good boy on tour (they were a decade or more older than him and his friend).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 06:15 PM (WONhk)
I do have perfect pitch however. Something I've had my whole life. It does not mean I can always play or sing in a perfect pitch. It does mean I have a model of tones in my head, somewhere, and I always know exactly how much myself or others are off. And I can combine and mix music in my head and it is exactly the way it sounds in real life. I cannot explain how it works. Basically there is stuff inside me that can perfectly model systems like music and I can run the model and query it and so forth. The best I can explain it is it's like gears meshing or not meshing and grinding instead.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:15 PM (3uBP9)
It took a rater large amount of alcohol to over come the disappointment of his first performance.
Posted by: pawn at May 30, 2026 06:16 PM (+rSJz)
Bottom line, 'I don't know, is a big red flag.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026
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It's not the realtor, Braenyard.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 06:16 PM (wzUl9)
They all came out with headphones and basically faced each other while they played. The music was perfectly reproduced but it had zero soul. It was boring as hell.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
This is why I love watching Live From Daryl's House. Daryl and most of his guests have both.
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:17 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:19 PM (5P5DO)
Poor Gary. I imagine he had to start from the beginning learning to play.
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:19 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 06:14 PM (1Ff7Z)
People don't carry money anymore. The street musicians will have those checkered code thingies, not bar code but the square thing, I forget the name, and when you hold your phone up at it will have a link to send them money through one of the common money sending apps.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Kindltot
"Luthier" is a valid English word, too.
If only because Anglifying it completely to "Luter" would confuse people as to your profession, or lack thereof.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)
It's an engineer giving a concert. Exactly what one would expect. I do love that album though.
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (WNOcj)
QR code.
Pointing your phone at random QR codes on the street sounds like a good way to get a phone virus, though.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 06:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski
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and the light man is out of a job.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 30, 2026 06:22 PM (cr9uY)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:22 PM (5P5DO)
They all came out with headphones and basically faced each other while they played. The music was perfectly reproduced but it had zero soul. It was boring as hell.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
I saw the Third Stage concert, their third album, a decade later. That album didn't do great but the concert was good. They played some old stuff too. But it was kind of a rock opera album so there was a lot of theatrics and lasers and wotnot.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:24 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: jayhawkone at May 30, 2026 06:24 PM (QSaoA)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 06:24 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 06:25 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (WNOcj)
I have a feeling that Tim was as into designing the organ as he was playing the music. Maybe more so.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:26 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (3uBP9)
No chance o that from me! I also think the management tells them to move along.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 06:26 PM (1Ff7Z)
If only because Anglifying it completely to "Luter" would confuse people as to your profession, or lack thereof.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026
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I had to look that up. New word added to vocabulary, check!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)
I’ve arrayed them on monitor shelves behind my work computers so now I have Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Hayao Miyazaki glaring at me.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: I weep for humanity at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
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I had to wade in to prevent an uncivil music war in my college party house once over Boston. Wall to wall people listening to '70's rock or stuff like Marshall Tucker in every room, drinking beer, all was well.
Things took a turn and became hostile when uninvited guys invited themselves in and put Boston on my turntable. My bf knew one of them, a ski bum and general jackass. Don't know how they knew of the kegger but invaded.
I had forgotten, but my husband said I calmly took the album off my stereo, handed it to them, and pointed to the door and they left without a single fist flung or bad words spoken...but it was close.My guy friend posse were not happy and I sensed why.
I was both hostess and bouncer as a multi talented supermodel. No idea where my roommate was at the time as it was her party as well.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 06:28 PM (WONhk)
I’ve arrayed them on monitor shelves behind my work computers so now I have Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Hayao Miyazaki glaring at me.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (XV/Pl)
No Sweeney bust?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 30, 2026 06:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:29 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:40 PM (5P5DO)
They're also all about math. The length of the vibrating part of the string (from bridge to nut/capo/finger/slide) relates directly to the length of the sound wave, which relates directly to the tone produced.
Since the speed of sound is a constant (at your temperature and pressure), the wavelength is inversely related to the frequency: the more waves per second, the shorter they must be, and vice-versa. This also applies to light and electro-magnetic fields in general, including the frequency of alternating current which produces mains hum.
That frequency is arbitrary; in the U.S. and most of the world it's 60 cycles per second, whereas in Europe it's 50 Hz. So, that bass note coming from your speakers when everything is quiet is roughly a B-flat in America, but more of a G in Europe, since it's caused by the EMF generated by the building's wiring.
Fingering, stroking, and math. Obviously, this means that all AC electrical must be torn out and replaced with a frequency chosen for its pleasant tone and harmonics!
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 06:29 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 06:29 PM (D1E+2)
I’ve arrayed them on monitor shelves behind my work computers so now I have Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Hayao Miyazaki glaring at me.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (XV/Pl)
I was thinking of a different kind of bust.
Posted by: Lt. banana Drebin Dream at May 30, 2026 06:30 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: I weep for humanity at May 30, 2026 06:32 PM (jrgJz)
Today you can tell which pop songs use click tracks (which is just about all of them). The ones that don't have slight variations in tempo, which normal humans find pleasant.
Click tracks stimulate the reptilian cortex of the brain.
Posted by: Casual observer at May 30, 2026 06:33 PM (7Q+Zd)
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 06:33 PM (yTvNw)
>> I'm curious if its the body shape or headstock shape that seals the deal.
You cannot trademark the shape of a guitar.
What Fender did was take a Chinese company to court in Europe, the Chinese company did not show up, so Fender got a default judgment, not on the merits, they are now taking that default judgment, which has no force against anyone and trying to bully other companies to knuckle under.
And especially has no force against American companies.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:33 PM (XV/Pl)
I met so many people.
Posted by: pawn at May 30, 2026 06:34 PM (+rSJz)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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A lot of those guys don't post here any more.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 30, 2026 06:34 PM (LyEzZ)
A man walks into a bank with a violin case. People scream and run because they think he has a machine gun.
A man walks into a bank with a viola case. People scream and run because they think he has a viola.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 06:35 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:36 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:37 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 30, 2026 06:37 PM (3uBP9)
He was pretty fanatical about the sound and by the mid-70s the Dead were drawing huge crowds and so he wanted to design a system that brought out the best sound for huge stadium shows. In 1974 he created the Dead's Wall of Sound.
It was enormous and the sound was great. But it was so expensive to truck around and assemble they only used it for part of the '74 tour. Some of the most legendary shows the Dead ever did.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:27 PM (XV/Pl)
Do Pallas next, and then a Raven to perch on it.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 06:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 06:35 PM (HdYcL)
The difference between a viola and a trampoline is that you take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 06:40 PM (rbvCR)
My uncle refinished the piano and it is a lovely piece with ivory keys.
The piano I wish I had saved for musician son was a black Steinway that stayed in tune for decades.
Unfortunately he was a crazy college kid when she died and a former friend bought it for much less that what it was worth. We have not spoken in over 20yrs so it will remain in her house unless she croaks before I do. I would pay to give it to him now.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 06:40 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 30, 2026 06:44 PM (HdYcL)
I have had nightmares of what would happen to it if my kids had to find a home for it and having it end up at the college as a practice piano. So I asked my tuner to help me find a new owner.
He told me it could take years. I said, then we better start. And 3 weeks later I got a phone call! A woman who had just moved here and wanted to resume serious study. She plays beautifully, better than I ever did, so the next chapter of my piano's life will be even better than this one.
Posted by: Wenda at May 30, 2026 06:45 PM (5xS0b)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:45 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 05:52 PM (vTZFs)
I loosely followed it. There are many guitars out there that are somewhat strat shaped, but not even remotely like a fender. I'm curious if its the body shape or headstock shape that seals the deal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 06:04 PM (snZF9)
They already had the headstock, they're trying to get the Strat body shape. Since "blues lawyers" are a thing, I waiting for one to weigh in on it, and this is a really good breakdown that made me feel like I had a solid understanding:
A Lawyer explains the Fender Strat situation...
https://youtu.be/NOdaTPZROM0
Now, I have not watched the sequel yet, but apparently Fender went and did the really stupid thing (involving PRS) that he dared them to do in the first video, since it would doom the whole project:
A Lawyer explains how Fender just did the dumbest thing possible...
https://youtu.be/vUIRZz5BbUY
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 06:45 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: I weep for humanity at May 30, 2026 06:45 PM (jrgJz)
That comment reminded me of when we were visiting Boston about 20 years ago and were at Harvard Square when there was a band. They were pretty good but then the guitarist started up "Voodoo Child." Husband and I exchanged an "uh-oh" look---but the guy nailed it!! And it wasn't just a Hendrix cover either. Anyway, shortly after that we found $20 on the ground and put it in the case where the band was collecting money. A very fond memory.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 30, 2026 06:46 PM (FEVMW)
Posted by: polynikes at May 30, 2026 06:47 PM (WNOcj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 30, 2026 06:51 PM (Cqx++)
THAT has never been a consideration of mine about anything other than maybe letting the dog inside. That's mostly just to prevent mayhem though.
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 06:54 PM (vFG9F)
Acoustic Baritones typically sell out instantly from any manufacturer, so if you want to experiment with an acoustic baritone, now’s the time to do it for cheap.
An Orangewood equivalent going for 800 bucks sold out in a couple of days.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 06:56 PM (XV/Pl)
I’ve arrayed them on monitor shelves behind my work computers so now I have Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Hayao Miyazaki glaring at me.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
No Sweeney bust?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Why do you think they're glaring at him?
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 06:57 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 06:58 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 06:58 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Wenda at May 30, 2026 06:58 PM (5xS0b)
Posted by: Skip
Word
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 30, 2026 07:00 PM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Skip"
I picked trumpet because there are only 3 valves. How hard can it be?
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 07:02 PM (vFG9F)
Piano then sat for almost two decades. I was finally allowed to take guitar lessons after years of begging. Funny how the folks never thought to offer piano lessons to me. Never crossed my mind or theirs.
Senior year of college, I took piano. By then, I could read music, so all I needed was the finger exercises and I was off to the races. By then, the folks had gotten rid of our piano, so my ability to practice was compromised, and I only managed a C for the course. Would have made cum laude if I aced the class, which was achievable with a bit more practice. Le sigh....
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 30, 2026 07:02 PM (nbLIj)
If only because Anglifying it completely to "Luter" would confuse people as to your profession, or lack thereof.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)
There is a joke(?) that 'luthier' means "crazy person". You may enjoy working with wood and making handmade, one-of-a-kind, bespoke guitars, but that doesn't mean that it would pay better per hour than washing dishes.
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 07:04 PM (Sy6m/)
On the other hand, the trumpet taught me a lot of techniques useful for public speaking. The way you 'project' your voice is pretty much identical to belting out notes on the trumpet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:05 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)
In my elementary school the gave instruction on string instruments a year before you could try horns and fun stuff. So I ended up trying the violin.
I might have been the only kid whose father told him not to practice. I was many levels below bad.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 07:07 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 07:11 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 07:11 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 07:16 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Skip"
That was not the trumpet for me. My poor parents. At least I didn't stick with the drums.
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 07:16 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 06:58 PM (vFG9F)
Bought myself a C harp one Christmas, just to amuse myself. Was blown away when I found out a C harp is all you need to do a spot on intro for Piano Man. A friend and I were strumming guitars on the patio when my neighbor called over the fence for Piano Man. I put down the guitar and ran to find my harmonica. What happened next blew his mind...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 30, 2026 07:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 07:19 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 07:19 PM (vFG9F)
I may have mentioned before, but I had such bad inflammation in my hands that I couldn't play the piano anymore (or write longhand or draw or type for very long). I gave away my instrument.
Since my doctor and a specialist went to work, my right hand works fine and the pain in my left is manageable. I found an electric keyboard.It's a real treat to play again, although I'm limited to intermediate songbooks. I am practicing Christmas songs and old standards with the goal of playing for my family during the holidays.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 30, 2026 07:20 PM (p6DxW)
The church was St. John Chrysostom Episcopal - doors open - and we could tell from across the street as we walked by that something was going on. We walked over and stuck our heads in, and there was the installer with a most of the pipes already unpacked and laid out on the floor.
It seemed a nice place to get out of the heat and relax, so we asked if we could stay and watch him work. He was very cordial (I think he probably just enjoyed the notion of having some company.), and said to come on in!
We watched for probably an hour and a half as he installed pipe after pipe, tuning each one after it was installed (climbing up a ladder to get to the whatever you call the slot up towards the top of each pipe where the tuning takes place) and explaining what he was doing as he went along. Filing a little bit here, snipping a bit there, bending or straightening the lips of the slot.
A highlight of the trip and a lovely memory!
Posted by: Philip at May 30, 2026 07:22 PM (o71/e)
>> I am practicing Christmas songs and old standards with the goal of playing for my family during the holidays.
You cannot go wrong picking up The Charlie Brown Christmas song book by Vince Giraldi.
I’m a self taught cocktail piano player and let me tell you, there is no better crowd pleaser than Vince Giraldi.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 07:25 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 30, 2026 07:27 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: TRex - hobbying dino at May 30, 2026 07:28 PM (vQv0a)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 07:29 PM (5P5DO)
After showing us the basics, he'd start us out on the left side of the bench just playing easy walking bass lines while he played the melody. Then we'd graduate to full 4-hands pieces. Then you went solo. I still to this day remember how magical it felt the first time I found each hand playing independent parts. It felt like doing a magic trick! It was only after his way-too-early death that I found his old piano lesson books from the 50s and realized he was playing the likes of Rachmaninoff in his teens! My mom told me he stopped playing classical as an act of rebellion against his rock-n-roll-hating father.
I later learned my main instrument, guitar, and then bass, and played in bands, and did studio work and had a blast doing all of it, but my musical life all started learning piano at my father's side.
Posted by: Delurker at May 30, 2026 07:30 PM (gtcuf)
And build it he did in central Florida.
Bok Tower Gardens.
Could have and crossing the streams thread between garden and hobby threads.
Could have.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 07:32 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 07:33 PM (5P5DO)
You are so right! His Charlie Brown Christmas album is a gem. It includes his Greensleeves which wasn't used in the cartoon but fits in beautifully with the Christmas theme.
I remember when the show first aired. Every kid with access to a piano, including me, was trying to learn the opening theme.
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 07:34 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
Absolutely.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 07:34 PM (snZF9)
Thanks, Ben. My brother that learned after me went on to play bass professionally, so we both really benefited from that early musical education. Can't imagine my life not including playing music. And thanks, Dad! Teaching me piano was right up there with teaching me to hunt and fish!
Posted by: Delurker at May 30, 2026 07:37 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 07:40 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 07:41 PM (5P5DO)
Sad violin.
Posted by: four seasons
Most already are on the public booking list. Booking, not tour, but arrests.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 30, 2026 07:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Used to be that every middle-class family, if it had space for it, had a piano. We didn't have the space. Older brother of a grade-school friend gave me very basic lessons on their piano, but had no place to practice. Always regretted that there was no real opportunity to learn and it's too late, due to physiological reasons. Beautiful story, sir.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 30, 2026 07:42 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 30, 2026 07:44 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 30, 2026 07:45 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 30, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 30, 2026 05:52 PM (vTZFs)
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My Mom had a Penco built Fender Bass knock off from the 70's. I took it up about 18 months ago after I started learning the bass. Got it restrung and set up. Still sounds fine, or at least as fine as I can make it sound. Berserker noted really working with an instrument. Try to play with other people as soon as you can - makers a huge difference. I'm playing at my church in the Praise Band, makes a huge difference.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 30, 2026 07:49 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 30, 2026 07:25 PM (XV/Pl)
I love Guaraldi! I got the easy version.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 30, 2026 07:49 PM (p6DxW)
Posted by: JTB at May 30, 2026 06:33 PM (yTvNw)
I highly recommend going on YouTube and looking up The Animals on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1964 to 1966. Before I was born, but timeless. Just good live performances, recorded well, of a good band at its peak.
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 08:10 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Ronster at May 30, 2026 08:13 PM (8yXJr)
Unfortunately, it's in California, which means that it's FUBAR.
The Hearst Castle -technically, the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument - has what used to be an operating carillon, installed by William Randolph in his Casa Grande, his bit in the Conspicuous Consumption Sweepstakes of early 20th century Hollywood.
The state took it over and runs it as part of the State Parks system. For awhile, visitor could hear it play at random intervals, but usually on holidays. I heard it on Independence Day, 1977.
But, budget priorities said that handing out free housing to illegal immigrants was more important than actually maintaining the mechanism, and they never turned it back on after the Chinese Flu lockdown.
They've announced a rehab project, with of course, no real schedule as to completion. Following the inviolable government principle of "takes longer, costs more" projects it might be playing again by 2040, but don't hold your breath. There's a lot of beaks to wet.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 08:28 PM (PC+XL)
Picked up bassoon, and played in the PMEA district and state bands (not a lot of competition) . Played in marching band, stage band and orchestra in high school, and marching and concert bands in college. Sold my tenor and got out of playing for years. But, II saw an ad on Craigslist right after I got a big bonus at work, so I bought a Conn Conqueror tenor. I'm a dilettante now, and the horn is so much better than me, I view myself as it's preserver.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 30, 2026 09:07 PM (PC+XL)
Humbling to realize I know and understand so little about parts of the world that I enjoy and use.
Posted by: Manitoba and Gobi at May 30, 2026 11:09 PM (Z/Nbh)
For mercy's sake, DO NOT mic the banjo and DO NOT mic the violin. If you weren't deaf, you would know that. But if you're recording, you have to mic them anyway for the recording equipment to pick them up. But you don't have to give them them any live speaker. They can be heard, I promise.
Reverb is stupid, but a lot of people like it anyway.
Musicians are irritating little prima donnas who won't sing into the mic and then complain when you can't pick them up. They also take the mic right under the monitor and then complain about feedback. Bleep you, musicians!
It is NOT a hobby. It is something you do to help out until you can find some other sucker to do it instead.
Posted by: Persnickety at May 31, 2026 07:30 AM (NXsA/)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, May 30
Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals. Would you like a treat? Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.
Beautiful https://t.co/Is042Kw1Xj
— NiedermeyersDeadHorse aka NDH (@NiedsG) May 17, 2026
The research behind this is wild. A cat has about 470 taste buds. You have 9,000. A dog has 1,700. So the cat in this video can barely taste that pancake, and that is the whole reason it sniffs the thing like it might be poison while the dog just bites straight in.
— Anish Moonka (@anishmoonka) May 30, 2026
Taste barely… https://t.co/INhVRWbekK
Mama trusts her dog friend. And perhaps would appreciate a kitten sitter.Mother cat introduces her kittens to friendly Golden Retriever friend.. when they realized dog's mama's friend..🐕🐾🐈❤️ pic.twitter.com/o1DuzhGjNV
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) May 29, 2026
Dog meets baby for the first time.. 😊
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) May 30, 2026
© Newsflare pic.twitter.com/nOtN7Nyf1Q
Encountered by Members of The Horde
This bobcat not really a pet but we see him regularly on the game cam. - fdWOW
My wife watered her tomatoes this week, and noticed a few leaves were missing. We figured maybe the groundhog that lives under the shed may have munched on them, and put a little caging up to keep it out. A few trail cam checks later...the groundhog had 6 babies. First time that's happened, and she's lived here for 4-5 years. Good thing I didn't plant much in the garden this year...they've demolished weeds around the raised beds, and are kinda cute and fun to watch (but not as cool as the fox babies we had last year). Intrepid Liaison/Admiral AckbarSo long tomatoes, hello groundhogs! Might as well enjoy watching them!
Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:Until next Saturday, have a great week!petmorons at protonmail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, May 23 I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 03:36 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 03:40 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 30, 2026 03:42 PM (n5IFC)
I bet fox babies are the reason for a lack of groundhog babies in prior years.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 03:43 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 30, 2026 03:43 PM (n5IFC)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 03:46 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Piper at May 30, 2026 03:46 PM (+sfcU)
Posted by: Lincolntf at May 30, 2026 03:46 PM (vV6n9)
That's totally a D&D setup.
"You see a grand staircase. Halfway up sits a single fluffy kitten."
"I cast detect magic."
"I cast detect evil."
"Yeah, that's totally a polymorphed dragon. I draw my sword and charge up the stairs."
"Roll for initiative."
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 03:46 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 30, 2026 03:52 PM (bfy6w)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 30, 2026 03:52 PM (n5IFC)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)
The cat on the stairs looks something like Linda's late Angelique the Siberian Psycho. When she growled -- which was her habit when, atop your lap, she'd detect your leg moviing. She'd growl on a rising note, a la, "I'm about to explode --!" And then . . . she wouldn't leave your lap. She just didn't want you moving.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 03:54 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Joyenz at May 30, 2026 03:56 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: KT at May 30, 2026 03:56 PM (rdeQO)
Daisy the Malinois with a whopping two brain cells has new habits all of a sudden. Going out the door to play fetch, she used to just run in circles and bark like crazy; "throw it! throw it!" Now she runs off to the north to search for squirrels. Little baby tree rat barely got away the other day.
New behavior today: it's turtle season. There's a big flat mud turtle wandering around which she hunts down, but doesn't know what to do with, and there's a box turtle she had to pick up both going out and coming back on her morning walk. Forced to put it down - quite a trick - she does it no harm.
At least she isn't running out to the pasture to chase cows; she comes back expecting to still chase a ball, which she doesn't get to do because we don't want to reward her running off.
On a positive note, the control collar, which we thought had died, works again after we installed alkaline batteries. Now if we can just get her to respond to it.
Posted by: mindful webworker - well, dog my catz at May 30, 2026 03:57 PM (kU8xu)
Or more than one male. As I understand it, each kitten in a litter can have a different sire.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 03:58 PM (wzUl9)
After he was chased off, about a dozen birds came around to munch on goodies and partake of the birdbath. It was quite busy out there for a few minutes, but I guess they all went back to their trees for an afternoon nap.
The cat had fun watching them (and imagining a delicious dinner, no doubt! She is an indoor kitty, but still has dreams of adventure)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 03:59 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 30, 2026 03:59 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)
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Two years ago one of my son's dogs met a porcupine that killed her. She was a rescue pup and did not give up the fight.
Son took her to the vet asap after removing as many quills as he could. What we did not know was that quills continue to go inward and keep moving until they puncture lungs, etc. Doggie was in ICU for a couple of days and on a vent with her little lungs not able to fight this. It was horrible for son and his girl friend (now wife).
It was the middle of the night and he'd let her out to pee in his brother's mountain yard, which is fenced in.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
Is there anything more precious than a fuzzy little kitten arching its back trying to look badass?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 04:05 PM (kpS4V)
Christy,
I'm happy to see you.
We all as responsible pet owners do the best we can to protect our pets. It is heartbreaking when something bad happens.
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 04:05 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
Our cats eat grass. They demand grass. The younger cat Minnifer learned to eat grass from the older cat Madison.
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 04:06 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 04:06 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026
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Once I get settled in the new house, one thing I want to buy and install is a cat window seat, you know the kind. You hook it onto the window sill and prop supports against the wall underneath. It'll need to be a window that looks out onto the front or back yard; not much point in putting one in a window that just looks out at a neighbor's house or yard.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:07 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 04:07 PM (5P5DO)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3AGdftfBhEE
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 04:08 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 04:09 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
And humans need more than dogs, because we're not scavengers, and our immune systems can handle fewer things than theirs can.
And the reverse. Cats have weaker immune systems because they don't eat week-old carrion, so they avoid disease-ridden things like "standing water." To the point that they make "cat fountain" dishes for pet kittehs to drink from.
I'm not sure the video proves anything about taste buds because, as you said, cats are carnivores. The cat didn't want the pancake at all, until after the dog inhaled it. Then it was mad that it didn't get a treat too. But it probably still didn't want a pancake.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 04:09 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 04:07 PM (5P5DO)
'Skat! Dang tater-lickin' cat!'
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 04:10 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
Mostly because they're cats, I think.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 04:10 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026
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My boyhood cat, big red tabby Rusty, loved olives! Green ones, just slivers cut from the flesh. He'd nuzzle them in the plate we put down, then scarf them up. Something about them must have tasted good to him.
Perhaps he, and your cats, are responding to some instinct that says grass or olives are good for their digestion?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:12 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Joyenz at May 30, 2026 04:13 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:12 PM (wzUl9)
They last saw outside as tiny kittens, and they won't eat people food, you could leave any kind of meat out and they turn up their noses.
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 04:15 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 04:05 PM (3ek7K)
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Hey! Back from our trip to NOLA and MS and worn out. Of course, with the pre-trip appendectomy of grandson (he's fine), and my virus (I'm getting fine) the second we landed, more doom. Got a text from my brother that the power was out again at both houses on the farm.
He found a hotel and the grands loved it as it had a "lazy river." We spent two nights there and two nights on the farm. Son and DIL came from FL, so we were all there and I'm glad.
The power keeps going out because a farmer up the road from them refuses to let the power company cut some dead pines (from beetles and drought). They both have propane generators for fridge and lights but not AC. I cannot survive without AC.
We came, we saw, we lived, we were glad to be home again.
My 95yr old mother is always glad to see us and got to meet her newest 9mo old great-granddaughter.
It is not a real vacation, however, but a must do trip for us for now. I might be normal in a few days.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 04:16 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 04:06 PM (kpS4V)
They have the worst organ function. Dogs can eat poop; we're in the middle; and cats are at the opposite extreme. So I think it's like how for humans, once you get throwing-up sick off a particular liquor -- be it tequila, or peach schnapps, or wine coolers, or what have you -- just the thought of it (let alone the smell) will make you queasy, cats are turned off by any food that they associate with digestive upset.
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 04:17 PM (Sy6m/)
We came, we saw, we lived, we were glad to be home again. . . .
It is not a real vacation, however, but a must do trip for us for now. I might be normal in a few days.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026
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Christy, you survived Da Swamp. And in May. That is the important thing!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 04:20 PM (Ia/+0)
https://youtu.be/HRbk70OryVA
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 30, 2026 04:22 PM (/enuJ)
https://tinyurl.com/bdhxr7t2
Posted by: Joyenz at May 30, 2026
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The cat scratching house sounds like something my cats would be interested in. Not sure they would want a cooling bed; they seek out warmth. Dagny sits in the bedroom window, which faces west, and snoozes in the hot sun.
The new house has one bedroom window that faces west and looks out onto the yard. That might be a good place for a window seat. I can put darkening blinds in the window, then run the blinds up a ways so they can have the warmth and a view.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:22 PM (wzUl9)
Christy, you survived Da Swamp. And in May. That is the important thing!
Posted by: Wolfus , Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)
True. I never left the house to see the lake where the grands fished or did anything outside. Somehow I survived 20yrs in the humidity, bugs and snakes and it is all too much now. I am a sissy redneck.
They have boots and bug spray and carry on with their dad or uncle. I stayed inside and played with the baby.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 04:23 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026
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Many of my felines loved a bit of meat, as long as it wasn't spicy, or a bit of egg or cheese, ditto.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:23 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 30, 2026 04:27 PM (LmPA0)
They have boots and bug spray and carry on with their dad or uncle. I stayed inside and played with the baby.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026
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That is the *only* way to handle this foul climate. I grew up without A/C at home until I was twelve, and at school until I got to college. Damned if I know how I lived through it. When you're small, I guess, you don't care if you're sweaty or your clothes are soaked with perspiration as long as you're having fun.
Lake Pontchartrain, I admit, is pleasant to see from the lakeshore; astonishing to see the horizon be nothing but water and imagine as a kid that it's how the sea looks.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 04:28 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:32 PM (wzUl9)
'KNOCK IT OFF!!!"
Those little bastards behaved after that. I swear, it's like the Three Stooges.
Posted by: Orson at May 30, 2026 04:35 PM (dIske)
He's about 80 In cat years and our son loves him. ( Well, we all do really.) .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 30, 2026 04:36 PM (+hwtP)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 30, 2026 04:36 PM (QGaXH)
Lake Pontchartrain, I admit, is pleasant to see from the lakeshore; astonishing to see the horizon be nothing but water and imagine as a kid that it's how the sea looks.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)
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I've had AC since birth as my grandfather, who died when I was a baby, did not want me to ever be hot. He installed a window unit in my nursery (we had an apt in their big house). He thought I was the best thing in his life and would have made me more "spoiled" than I was anyway.
26yrs later I was pregnant with first son and we lived in an 100yr old house out West with no AC. That summer was horrid and I was only happy in a pool. We got a window unit for the bedroom so I could sleep that summer (baby was a November lad).
I am no pioneer woman.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 04:40 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 04:40 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:41 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 04:41 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026
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The late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette loved yogurt too. Miss Linda would give her the almost empty cup and Marie would stick her muzzle into it to lap up the dregs. One time she got the cup stuck on her muzzle for a few moments and looked pretty funny until she realized a paw would flip it off.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)
And imagine, some people think cats are very standoffish.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 30, 2026 04:44 PM (m6Eem)
And imagine, some people think cats are very standoffish.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 30, 2026
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None of mine have ever been aloof, until little Dagny now. She's getting better though. In the evening I walk into the bedroom and call her name. She'll come trotting out. I scoop her up and put her on a cushion on my lap, and she dozes and rolls over for petting -- sometimes for as much as half an hour.
Arizona was not a lap cat. I didn't even think he liked me all that much -- until he got sick late in his life and was very glad to see me visit him at the vet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:47 PM (wzUl9)
With strange people crawling out of the sewer in NYC is this end times?
If it is I need to buy some Rocky Road Ice Cream and to heck with calories. I want a warning to drink the good gin as well.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 04:47 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 04:49 PM (WXuyH)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)
She’s addicted.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026
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Aside from being $20, the same as in town, what in the world is Churu? It sounds like a 1960s Western starring Rod Taylor and Clint Eastwood.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 04:51 PM (wzUl9)
The story about people emerging from the sewer is interesting.
Maybe they were looking for their lost pets.
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 04:52 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 30, 2026 04:55 PM (7T8ei)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 04:58 PM (5P5DO)
She’s addicted.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 30, 2026 04:49 PM (WXuyH)
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Lily loves Churus and Temptations tubes. It's kitty krack.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 05:00 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 30, 2026 05:08 PM (AOl+5)
Book - Creation Myths of Primitive America: in relation to the religious history and mental development of mankind by Jeremiah Curtin and Alma Cardell Curtin.
Posted by: 13times at May 30, 2026 05:10 PM (2FQpt)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 30, 2026 05:11 PM (5P5DO)
Posted by: SciVo at May 30, 2026 04:40 PM (Sy6m/)
I answered my own question by finding the archives, and it looks like about once a month, on a random Saturday, there will be a Music open thread instead of a Movie thread, between the Hobby thread and the ONT.
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 04:06 PM (kpS4V)
They have incredibly good sense of smell
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 05:28 PM (rbvCR)
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Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 05:36 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 30, 2026 05:39 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 30, 2026 06:19 PM (7T8ei)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, May 30
Good afternoon KT The Lilacs are in bloom and smelling nice here in Southern NH. Mrs. R says she smells Lily of the Valley too but my old nostrils detect nothing! Not an easy time of year for the flora and fauna. 95 Tuesday and 45 the next day... Thanks as always for all the wonderful threads on Ace. Rodent
Edible Gardening/Putting Things By Would you like to try growing some perennial vegetables? Take a look at Skirret or Nine Star Broccoli, among others.
The Secret Rose Trick pic.twitter.com/prB6Z2BmjL
— Wisdom Walk (@wisdom_walkss) May 26, 2026
Never Buy Ginger Again! pic.twitter.com/RMxyRn66K1
— Wisdom Walk (@wisdom_walkss) May 27, 2026
I don’t know what this wild bush is but my mom used to say the strands looked like little chandeliers. Thank you for gardening thread.
NorCal Sierra Nevada Foothills Lurker
Hi, KT … Here's a bit of interesting material about autochromes from Public Domain Review that the Saturday Readers will likely not have heard of - but will still be interested to learn about. There's so much to know and share about flowers that just never sees the light of day that it's good to see a venue like PDR present it for inspection. I hope things are going well for you, and you're still producing a KILLAH column every week. Good on ya!
(early 20th century)
Today, the Coronado Flower Show, hosted each spring in the small San Diego Bay resort town for which it is named, is the largest tented flower show in the United States. But when it began in 1922, the display was little more than a few shaded tables of wildflower arrangements; the pet project of the photographer Harold A. Taylor (1878–1960), who had arrived in California from England in 1896, at the age of eighteen. A true working photographer, Taylor documented Yosemite National Park (developing in an onsite darkroom), historical Spanish missions up and down the Pacific coast, and took some of the earliest aerial photographs (many destroyed by a studio leak). As the Hotel del Coronado’s resident photographer, he captured visiting dignitaries; more informally, he immortalized sports teams for the local high school yearbook. His images illustrate volumes of poetry, a 1920 historical romance, and the 1916 “pictorial survey” of the San Diego Exposition. “No man has done more to exploit the attractions of southern California or to spread a more general knowledge of the beauty of its scenery”, wrote San Diego chronicler Samuel T. Black in 1913. Despite his range of subjects, it was flowers that were perhaps closest to Taylor’s heart. . .See image at the link. Lovely.
I hope you’ve had a wonderful day, another scorcher here ☀️
— Garden Brocante (@GardenBrocante) May 27, 2026
I have to say I was rather pleased with this bouquet 🙄😂
Clocking off early today.
Enjoy your evening.
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Gardens of The Horde From a Long Time Lurker:
My cousin saved an amaryllis bulb from her grandmother’s funeral a decade ago. The blooms this year were spectacular. Wish this pic did them justice. Her granny would be so pleased.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 30, 2026 01:35 PM (n7rxJ)
Latin name for something growing in my front yard.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 30, 2026 01:35 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 01:36 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 01:37 PM (Kt19C)
My rosebushes from the Antique Rose Emporium here in Texas are starting to bloom. They are all powerhouses in the Texas climate. I had to be without them for a long time, due to the yard being in constant flux during construction projects; now things have calmed down enough that I can have my favorites back in the rotation!
Duchesse du Brabant is my personal favorite, and we purchased 10 of them to line our fence line facing the side street. No sidewalk on that side of the street, so they can spread to their heart's content!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 01:44 PM (SRRAx)
Bigus Dickus.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
>Maximus Clitorus
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 01:48 PM (D1E+2)
I'm amazed at how Amaryllis perform. From nub to big, colorful trumpet in no time! Then they do it all over again.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 30, 2026 01:49 PM (n7rxJ)
We've got a couple of anuli faeriarum growing in the front yard. One in the back too.
Posted by: fd at May 30, 2026 01:49 PM (vFG9F)
42 degrees and raining here in SW Wyoming.
Rain glorious rain. Hopefully this bit of rain will help with the severe drought we have here.
We have strict rules about no outdoor watering this year.
We get it, but sure miss planting our vegetables and flowers.
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 01:53 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 30, 2026 01:53 PM (XeU6L)
I'd love to have all of that ginger as well!
Rainy day, which we need in the Intermountan West. Roses in full bloom beauty.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 30, 2026 01:54 PM (WONhk)
But I am not one of them, never put anything in my garden this year yet
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 01:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 30, 2026 01:56 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
We tend to just use it as an ornamental "fern".
But every so often, we get to eat tender little fresh stalks. Microwave them for a couple of seconds with some butter, add salt and pepper, and yum!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 02:04 PM (SRRAx)
I miss my hybrid teas. Don't miss the effort, I miss the result.
Garden basically in cept for the viners.
Using buckwheat as my rotation crop cause it makes such great honey, and if I don't protect it from the deer, I get nothing.
Posted by: MkY at May 30, 2026 02:09 PM (q6tQZ)
Historic Iris Preservation Society is doing a rescue of an Iris garden and the sale is going on right now. I didn't know if I should get anything, but of course I did. The regular sale is in July. You do need to be a member but dues are cheap.
And I am waiting for the new fence to be put in.when complete, I can finally let Jake loose inthe yard. He knows where his boundary is, but wants to go visit the neighbors.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 30, 2026 02:12 PM (7T8ei)
We have too much for just us 2. Starts to get old after a while. That's when you know you have enough!
Posted by: MkY at May 30, 2026 02:12 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: JQ at May 30, 2026 02:12 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 30, 2026 02:14 PM (7T8ei)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 30, 2026 02:17 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: MkY at May 30, 2026 02:18 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Piper at May 30, 2026 02:20 PM (+sfcU)
Planted my front hosta bed with caladiums and pink snapdragons, and I must say it all looks fabulous. I'm enjoying it now and will try to be zen if critters munch at it.
Replaced a dead Black Strawberry tomato plant in my garden plot, so now all is as it should be. Everything is coming along swimmingly.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 30, 2026 02:23 PM (kpS4V)
We bought this house two years ago.
The former owners were big on growing asparagus.
The made huge beds right along the entire length against the back of the house. We haven't had any asparagus growing but the plants are pretty.
Posted by: four seasons at May 30, 2026 02:37 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: MartynWW at May 30, 2026 02:51 PM (M9zxq)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 03:04 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 03:07 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 03:11 PM (VHUov)
But I am not one of them, never put anything in my garden this year yet
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 01:55 PM (Ia/+0)
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I'm not a Greenthumb.
The plants in my yard have not yet figured that out.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 30, 2026 03:12 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: MartynWW
I must have had the right kind at my first place.
The secret to that lilac hedge's survival seemed to be "no meteor strikes." It probably would have survived a wildfire. I did nothing for it; it was immortal.
Posted by: mikeski at May 30, 2026 03:13 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: bluebell at May 30, 2026 03:13 PM (afFes)
Now that we have a lawn service, we have a prettier garden....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 30, 2026 03:20 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Eromero at May 30, 2026 03:21 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 30, 2026 03:29 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 30, 2026 03:32 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Skip at May 30, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 30, 2026 03:41 PM (w6EFb)
LOL, I call it my Darwinian torture chamber.
Speaking of which, my hundreds of tomatoes have turned into a jungle in that raised bed. Wish me luck trying to select 10 contestants.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 30, 2026 03:45 PM (w6EFb)
I have a question for you Morons, I have tried, unsuccessfully, for years, to eliminate Creeping Charlie from my lawn (northern MA). I have tried every weed killer mentioned on the interwebs and have pulled up as much as my old body will permit and yet it thrives. HALP!
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 30, 2026 03:45 PM (/enuJ)
Just got back from a trip to Hime Depot. Last time I was there, not a single jalapeño. This time shelves and shelves but prices were bizarre. Big pot with a tiny plant, $9.98. Little pot with a great looking plant $4.98. Guess which I bought. 😉
Also found a poblano. Planted them in the same large pot like the tomatoe and pepper plant which seem to be quite well. Bought two flowering perennials too so should have some color when my lilies fade.
Have a great week all. Will try and be on time next week.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 30, 2026 03:54 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: KT at May 30, 2026 04:01 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: KT at May 30, 2026 04:02 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: bluebell at May 30, 2026 03:13 PM (afFes)
It is better as a Southern plant, especially the SE. In Oregon it will grow, but it doesn't make big hands of roots, and it generally won't survive the winters.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 30, 2026 04:17 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 30, 2026 05:13 PM (AOl+5)
Triclopyr is your huckleberry.
Posted by: Pat*'s Hubbie at May 30, 2026 06:26 PM (yY+gl)
Teresa in Forth Worth (and anyone else with sporadic asparagus): Cook the few spears you get, cut them up and add them to a salad - little tasty surprises as you go. Or cook them with corn or green beans. (We've pretty much given up on our asparagus bed. This year I planted broccolini at one end of the bed. And if I need space next year, I'll just overprint the asparagus some more.)
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Posted by: Pat* at May 30, 2026 06:31 PM (yY+gl)
From Boise area: lows 48-61 F, highs 72-91. Some heavy wind gusts, lots of sycamore sticks down - so far we've raked up half the lawn. Lots of blooms - fireweed, peony, blue penstemon, bearded iris, chamomile, larkspur, wild rose hedge (I'm gathering petals).
Checked the fruit trees - most have no fruit, or just a few. Strawberries are producing! Garlic scapes got cut off. Potato bags had to be topped up. Some of the orange bell pepper starts look very bad, but the reds and poblanos are OK so far.
Under Puttering At Home, we bottled beer, a style called Kentucky Common - made with corn, which we hadn't worked with before. It comes out short of 5 percent alcohol, with a very light flavor - what Husband calls "construction beer", and fancy people call "sessionable".
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