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Daily Tech News 3 May 2026
Top Story
- The CPanel exploit is being exploited as a ransomware attack that encrypts your entire website. (Bleeping Computer)
Well, I dodged that one, at least.Numerous sources told BleepingComputer that hackers have been exploiting the cPanel flaw since Thursday to breach servers and deploy a Go-based Linux encryptor for the "Sorry" ransomware [VirusTotal].
Thanks, CPanel.
- The problem with my server yesterday was hardware, not software - an SSD failure. It's not dead but ZFS automatically disabled it due to errors, which broke all the sites hosted there.
So I had backups from the previous day, and I now have backups from the moment it failed. If anyone lost anything important I can get it back.
Tech News
- This dock turns your Mac Mini into a mini Mac. (Tom's Hardware)
It drops over and plugs into the Mac Mini, but looks like a miniature version of the original Macintosh from 1984, or at least the subsequent "platinum"-coloured model from 1986. It has a 5" 1280x720 colour screen, where the original had a 9" 512x342 monochrome screen.
It also has four USB-A ports, three USB-C ports (though that includes the one that connects to the Mac), HDMI, SD and microSD slots, and an M.2 2280 slot.
$170 for a USB-C model (presumably 10Gbit) and $340 for a Thunderbolt 5 model which is theoretically 80Gbit.
- Are big tech companies laying off waves of workers and replacing them with AI? (Yahoo)
Because if so, why are staffing levels still at the highwater mark set in 2022 during the pandemic?
- How to make an RTX 5090 76% faster with an RTX 5060. (Tom's Hardware)
Step One: Play Batman: Arkham Asylum, a game from 2009 using a 32-bit implementation of PhysX.
That's it, really.
- NetHack 5.0 is out. (Nethack)
Haven't played that game in years.
- QNAP's latest NAS pairs a Zen 2 Epyc from six years ago with Nvidia's latest 96GB RTX Pro 6000. (WCCFTech)
But why?
Disclaimer: And I still am.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:30 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (ohOaC)
In other tech news, another farewell to digital freedom in Europe:
https://tinyurl.com/ykzya375
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:34 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: SciVo at May 03, 2026 04:35 AM (Sy6m/)
https://tinyurl.com/ykzya375
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (skLNB)
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Not that I care anymore about Europe but our US tax dollars contributed to this communist censorship drive:
https://tinyurl.com/45rjb8fk
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:38 AM (skLNB)
Hi, Pixy! Glad you take care of
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:41 AM (rdVOm)
Haha! We're not 21 anymore....
Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:50 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: m
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Howdy, m!
Yeah, no sh!t... those were the days, right? LOL!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:57 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 05:01 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 05:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 05:06 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:07 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:11 AM (skLNB)
https://tinyurl.com/548a2ewr
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:21 AM (skLNB)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 03, 2026 05:22 AM (8iYDv)
https://tinyurl.com/2tfrjsmr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:23 AM (2sfNr)
https://tinyurl.com/y2ccmdxw
Who here has actually done this?
/raises hand
/multiple times
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:26 AM (skLNB)
https://tinyurl.com/2tfrjsmr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:23 AM (2sfNr)
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Nice. Death toll reduced.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:28 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 03, 2026 05:35 AM (cOQG+)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 05:40 AM (HdYcL)
https://tinyurl.com/2fkvjv56
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:42 AM (Yl2Ob)
I e never been on Spirit Airlines, but it was a cheaper alternative for people flying and I don't think the Congress should be forbidding megers. of Hundreds of thousands of people were put out of work
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:46 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (2sfNr)
I have, but only when I come to the conclusion that I'm dealing with a script reading monkey who is only ticking boxes before he'll hand me off to someone that can actually start diagnosing the problem from their end.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 03, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:14 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)
Also, last night I found out what has been fascinating Stirling recently. He's been hanging around my bedroom, near the nightstand, and I figured there's a gecko or a roach or something that's gotten in. Well. I moved the litter box in the process of scooping it out . . . and there was a dark gray mouse! It got past Stirling -- I don't think Dagny has noticed it -- and under my bathroom door. So now it's loose in the apartment (which it probably has been all along).
I hope Stirling catches it soon, and does NOT leave the corpse in one of my slippers.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Accomack at May 03, 2026 06:21 AM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Accomack at May 03, 2026
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True. Earlier this year I discovered a dead one in the compartment behind the A/C filter. That makes two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:26 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)
Saturday Night Club ONT - May 2, 2026 [D Squared]
Surprisingly easy to make!
Whether you're hosting a Kentucky Derby party or you're just craving a refreshing bourbon cocktail, this mint julep recipe is sure to hit the spot.The key to making a great mint julep is making fresh mint flavored simple syrup.
Mint Simple Syrup: 2 cups waterOnce you have your mint flavored simple syrup -
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
Cocktails: 8 cups crushed ice, or as needed
32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon
8 sprigs fresh mint for garnish
Fill eight glasses with crushed ice
pour 4 ounces bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup into each cup
Top each drink with a mint sprig
Crushed ice works best. It allows for dense packing in the glass / cup. -----
The process starts in each barn where it's the duty of a couple of employees to grab a shovel and start scooping. "Twice a day, minimum, they go in and clean those stalls, where the wet spots are and the manure, and they basically bring in a wheel barrel and haul it out," Hargrave said. Poo pits are strategically placed backside, fittingly, on both sides of most barns. "We saw a truck carrying it out," a tourist told WDRB. The semi, that can't have enough air fresheners in the cab, stops at Keeneland first. "They'll go to an area there, and they'll dump it there, bail it," Hargrave explained. Then it's off to mushroom farms. WDRB followed the scent to one in Tennessee. Monterey Mushrooms in Loudon, just outside Knoxville, is the lucky recipient of three to five trucks full of "deposits" a day.
A 22-year-old woman sought medical care for a lesion in the plantar region of her left foot, a well-formed nipple surrounded by areola and hair. Microscopic examination of the dermis showed hair follicles, eccrine glands, and sebaceous glands. Fat tissue was noted at the base of the lesion. Clinical and histopathologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of supernumerary breast tissue, also known as pseudomamma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of supernumerary breast tissue on the foot."Misplaced extra nipple" are words that don't commonly go together.
Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 1015 (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon. This exceeds the combined biomass of wild birds and mammals and equals 20% of human biomass.The current world population is about 8.29 billion which means there are about 2.4 million ants per person on earth. No idea what you do with that information, but you're welcome.
Hat tip: Hour of the Wolf
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 09:58 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: RI Red at May 02, 2026 09:59 PM (LMRVO)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:00 PM (mUuSF)
Posted by: RI Red at May 02, 2026 10:00 PM (LMRVO)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 10:01 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:01 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 10:04 PM (Kyh8Y)
Then it's off to mushroom farms.
Now, you know why I'll never eat mushrooms.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 02, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:06 PM (mUuSF)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 10:06 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (mUuSF)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (+9wcF)
101 You know, even the shit ones were not that bad. Hitch (Will Smith and Kevin James), Serendipity (Cusack and... dammit, Underworld gal.) I am trying to think of others. There were a million of them.
How do theaters even survive?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)
TiMER was a classic rom-com -- not really sci-fi, more "magical realism" -- and it was 2009, so they still knew the formula that late. Not a great movie, but a solid "two stars out of four" date-night popcorn flick of the sort that kept the lights on at movie studios and theaters, paying the bills with base hits between swinging at the fences.
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)
I was unaware of their douche-baggery.
Saving grace: first concert I ever saw was Iron Maiden in Phoenix. Somewhere in Time album.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:08 PM (mUuSF)
Launch in about 4 hours.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - CAS500-2 & Others
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 2, 2026 (PDT)
Launch Time: 11:59 p.m. PDT (May 3, 0659 UTC, 08:59 CEST)
https://youtu.be/ULdQKEF9MyU
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 10:08 PM (2F0/Y)
Kind of like the john boat of the land.
Half my friends and family had one. Or two. Or more.
Maybe I'll get one for the hell of it and park it in the back yard.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 10:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (j7INY)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (ndZc7)
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5+ runs, 3 different times today. They haven't done that since 1912. They won the game, believe it or not. The Reds had a very bad day.
17-7, Buccos!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (O7YUW)
So you aren't late in putting up a post on your own blog?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Just don't buy one from a truck stop men's room.
Trust me on this.
Posted by: Philip J. Fry at May 02, 2026 10:10 PM (gnNyN)
Top tier DCI, BOA, and WGI Winds are entertaining as hell. WGI Percussion and Guard, not so.much.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 02, 2026 10:11 PM (TNGIV)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:11 PM (mUuSF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 02, 2026 10:12 PM (mUuSF)
Salmonella Surprise!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
That was the first marketing ploy.
As a Margarita machine they were highly successful.
Posted by: Jimmy Buffet at May 02, 2026 10:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 02, 2026 10:12 PM (UDzNJ)
Posted by: Thankful For That at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (oftw2)
Pretty special.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)
Turned on 5 minutes in 4th quarter. Worst reffing (all pro-Boston to help them get back in it) I'd seen in a bball game. Turned it off. I guess the refs went back to fair reffing once they got it close b/c the NBA wanted to keep eyeballs on the screen for the 4th...but didn't want the very end to look rigged...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (2RJDy)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 10:04 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Hear me out. After you've been pounding your pud with the used panties you got from the vending machine next door for an hour, a little egg salad can really hit the spot.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: TRex - egg council dino at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Man With the Golden Gun at May 02, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 10:14 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry
Folks claim they have an early album. The cover shot was a General Store 6.
I think I seen the album cover and would give it a 6.5 already knowing she was famous in '82.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 10:15 PM (/lPRQ)
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Tell me about it.
Posted by: The Man With the Golden Gun at May 02, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)
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Preach it, brother!
Posted by: Herschel Krustofsky at May 02, 2026 10:15 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 10:09 PM (O7YUW)
You can always watch the replay :-)
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 10:16 PM (2F0/Y)
pseudomamma - not your real mamma
I'd use it in a limerick, but the only rhyme I could think of was llama.
Wait... comma, drama, bowl-a-rama, trauma… Never mind. It's been a tiring day.
Speaking of mammas, the answer to this is still: Both.
https://bit.ly/jeanie-and-samantha
Posted by: mindful webworker - foot fondling fetish at May 02, 2026 10:16 PM (XU9++)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 10:16 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 02, 2026 10:17 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 10:04 PM (Kyh8Y)
It was the 70's, man, weird things happened. Is an eggs said machine really more inexplicable than Captain and Tennille getting radio play?
Posted by: tankdemon at May 02, 2026 10:18 PM (2RJDy)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)
Pretty sure it's not AI, I remember seeing that pic years ago.
And Dolly has admitted to having had "work done" to keep the Zeppelins aloft.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:18 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 02, 2026 10:17 PM (WONhk)
A fresh-made egg salad sammich is a thing of beauty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:19 PM (utfVc)
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Oh, the humanity!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 02, 2026 10:19 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:20 PM (XcvNy)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:19 PM (utfVc)
Agreed, one of my all-time favorite sandwiches or eat it right from the bowl. One thing as a diabetic I can enjoy without spiking my sugar.
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
So I wasn't the only one to think that!
Posted by: mindful webworker - shovel it out, shovel it in at May 02, 2026 10:21 PM (XU9++)
As an avowed hater of all Boston sports teams I agree. And watching them still get beat on their own court makes me happy.
But watching Joel Embiid's little boy steal his heart talking about loosing one of his baby teeth reminds me these are just guys.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:22 PM (viF8m)
It's like looking in to the abyss. Not because he's deep, but because there's an utter vacuum.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:23 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Yellow Journalist at May 02, 2026 10:24 PM (oftw2)
Anyway, I've always really liked this poppy hit off her second studio album It's Not Me, It's You (2009). "Shots fired," as they say, and it's pretty plainly aimed at the Paris Hilton type:
Lily Allen | The Fear (Official Video - Explicit Version)
https://youtu.be/q-wGMlSuX_c
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 10:24 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at May 02, 2026 10:24 PM (vSvIl)
I can't think of anything I haven't had at least once.
Maybe a 100 year old egg or calf brain.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 10:25 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:25 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 10:25 PM (Cqx++)
This whole story was written just so someone could say pseudomamma, wasn't it?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 02, 2026 10:25 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026
Just a warning, since you agreed to pick me as part of your team for the burning times, in these situations I give the animal a name and feed them. Probably inside. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)
It's like looking in to the abyss. Not because he's deep, but because there's an utter vacuum.
Well, he sucks, so that tracks.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (+9wcF)
Well, hell, that means there is somewhere between 1000 - 10,000 time more ants on earth than stars in the Milky Way.
I would not have guessed that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 02, 2026 10:25 PM (2WIwB)
Wouldn't a tranny be a pseudomama?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:27 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 10:27 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:20 PM (XcvNy)
Hey, don't insult the goats!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 02, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)
As long as the bunny beans get picked up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 02, 2026 10:28 PM (ceJ0R)
"Misplaced extra nipple" are words that don't commonly go together.
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Tell me about it.
Posted by: The Man With the Golden Gun
Can you do the Fandango?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 10:28 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Presnit Emeritus at May 02, 2026 10:28 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Don't forget the labor work stoppage that will begin next year and they're still paying Bobby Bonilla!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 10:29 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Raoul Ortega
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Horses that lose
Are made into glue
Posted by: just the punchline poem at May 02, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Notorious BFD
Better than tuna salad... error, seafood product salad.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 10:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Arthur C. Clarkes short story The Next Tenants uses termites as the human successor species. Fun story. In Tales of the White Hart[/].
"Tomorrow, I will give them fire."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Art Lamplighter at May 02, 2026 10:31 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)
As long as the bunny beans get picked up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026
I will litter train it. Yay!
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 10:32 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tonypete
If you have money to burn, you commission one so that you can say "I own the world's only egg-salad machine."
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
Oh boy, that prompted me to thinking, and yep, the number of bacteria on earth is ~10^31.
Turns out there are about Avogadro's Number of stars in the observable universe, give or take an order of magnitude depending on assumptions.
10 million times more bacteria on earth than stars in the observable universe. More to show you how that while the universe is really, really YUGE, it's mostly empty space.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 10:34 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 10:35 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)
And for Piper, here is some silver glitter via your USB port.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02,
You are the best!
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:35 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:36 PM (viF8m)
>>Don't forget the labor work stoppage that will begin next year and they're still paying Bobby Bonilla!
Pretty much the most bizzare contract negation ever.
Bobby Bonilia: You owe me 2m dollars.
NY Mets: The best we can do is 25m.
Bobby Bonilla:......
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 10:36 PM (XV/Pl)
They're not above munching through speaker wire.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 02, 2026 10:37 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:37 PM (XcvNy)
Posted by: four seasons
Maybe if you added boiled cabbage for lunch...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 10:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: JackStraw
There will be much razzing in their tiny house tonight.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 10:38 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Jane Jarvis at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)
Look at the lettering next to the controls.
ChristyBlinkyTheGreat -
All the more for me then!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)
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AOP will be happy to have you fatten him for a few months.
Posted by: The Man With the Golden Gun at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)
Throw in an Egg Cream and it brings me back to my yoot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (XV/Pl)
I can't think of anything I haven't had at least once.
Maybe a 100 year old egg or calf brain.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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C-rations?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 10:39 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 10:40 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2026 10:42 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Don Black at May 02, 2026 10:42 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: She Hobbit
Cleaning the machine ruins the taste.
Posted by: Roller Dog Machine at 7-11 since 1984 at May 02, 2026 10:42 PM (oftw2)
>>C-rations?
Are you talking about those World War 11 C-Rations?
I bet some of those would knock you on your ass when you open them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 10:42 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:42 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: The Man With the Golden Gun
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Rabbit is not very good eating. OTOH, any port in a storm. Check the liver for white spots, tularemia or coccidiosis.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 10:43 PM (XeU6L)
Trump Scraps Plans For Presidential Library In Favor Of Constructing A Presidential Truckasaurus
The Grateful might not mind, since it isn't in the yard.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 02, 2026 10:44 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 10:40 PM (ftFVW)
Clean?
Posted by: Smilin' Bob's Egg Salad Emporium at May 02, 2026 10:44 PM (2RJDy)
Posted by: JackStraw
I think they get a percentage of the purse, so that's really nice for them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:37 PM (XcvNy)
Tongue is muscle meat; nothing wrong with it, prepared properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (utfVc)
I WANT MY 2.4 MILLION ANTS.
My ant army will be unstoppable. We will march on road strewn with our enemy's bones.
LOOK UPON MY ANTS, AND DESPAIR!
Posted by: Don Black at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (ZxPkt)
I bet some of those would knock you on your ass when you open them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Eleventy is probably still around. I suspect that mine were Korean war.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
Nice working with y'all.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
Trump Scraps Plans For Presidential Library In Favor Of Constructing A Presidential Truckasaurus
The Grateful might not mind, since it isn't in the yard.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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You got that right HotW, put it on the Mall in DC....
Posted by: The Grateful at May 02, 2026 10:46 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Hog brains? They were a staple when I was a kid.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 10:47 PM (XeU6L)
They're not above munching through speaker wire.
Posted by: Blanco Basura
woofer, tweeter, Thumper.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Tom Servo
My mom used to get a side of beef. Things like tongue, brain, and kidneys are included. Bu she tossed out that icky stuff. She did keep the liver.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2026 10:48 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:48 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
The tongue is the only muscle in the body that's only anchored at one end.
Posted by: mikeski and/or Cliff Clavin at May 02, 2026 10:48 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 10:51 PM (UVyKP)
And the trainer of the winning horse is the first female traiiner to win the Kentucky Derby. An actual woman not the fake kind.
Good for her.
https://tinyurl.com/3mwz8u5p
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 10:51 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Cattleman's Beef Association at May 02, 2026 10:52 PM (oftw2)
Nice working with y'all.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 10:45 PM (Fbc0I)
***
If anyone finds my lighter, they can keep it.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 02, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 10:51 PM (UVyKP)
I didn't know ending Net Nuetrality was that devaststing.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 02, 2026 10:53 PM (2RJDy)
Throw in an Egg Cream and it brings me back to my yoot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
I'd never heard of an Egg Cream until I saw the movie "Squirm" on MST3K.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 10:55 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VCgbV)
ChatGPT rates the song I made
https://youtu.be/JqvDLHshTtI
ChatGPT cup test yields unexpected results
https://youtu.be/3fYiLXVfPa4
Posted by: mindful webworker - Grok barada nicto at May 02, 2026 10:55 PM (XU9++)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:56 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:58 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 02, 2026 10:53 PM (2RJDy)
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And then the murders began....
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)
You've lived a sheltered life.
You haven't lived until you've had an egg cream in Queens and said "How you doin" to every pretty girl who walks by.
You think you said something witty. She thinks you're an idiot. And the world spins on.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)
I must be very hard to live with, honestly.
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 11:02 PM (Wmg4n)
They're not above munching through speaker wire.
Posted by: Blanco Basura
woofer, tweeter, Thumper.
Posted by: mikeski
>My buddy had a cottontail and a cat, and the cat was constantly trying to fornicate with the bunny. This is what happens when you bring these animals into you home.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 11:03 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 02, 2026 11:04 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ZVgZ4)
A more granular examination of the distribution of the superannuated found that they are concentrated in very poor regions of countries with welfare systems, and specifically where they had low-trust cultures and poor vital records maintenance. In other words, the very old are probably dead, and their kids (or even grandkids at this point) are just keeping up the charade for the gov't check.
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 11:04 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:04 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)
Why were they all in the same plane? Wait. Are there touring professional pickleball teams?!
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 11:08 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: guy who always yells: "Show us the tits on yer feet!" at May 02, 2026 11:09 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 11:09 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 10:40 PM (ftFVW)
Clean?
Posted by: Smilin' Bob's Egg Salad Emporium
It is 'self-cleaning'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:10 PM (/lPRQ)
A googol, the number and not the Evil Entity is 10^100. A googolplex is 10^googal.
The number of atoms in the observable universe is somewhere around 10^80, which is also about the total number of protons...about. If you count total number of elementary particles, you can push that to 10^87 or so.
Now, if you start trying to count photons as well as the other force carrier particles, and start counting quarks rather than baryons, you might get to 10^90.
So, a googolplex contains 10 billion times as many zeroes as there are are particles in the observable universe.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 11:12 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 11:13 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)
Crashed near Wimberley. I am not into pickleball. But Wimberley is a nice place. God Bless.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:13 PM (U94Dl)
Posted by: publius
So if you tried to write it down, you'd run out of stuff to write with before you ran out of time?
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 02, 2026 11:15 PM (mjROD)
I've read about so many small plane crashes in the last year.
Are people not trained correctly?
It's really sad.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)
Are you talking about those World War 11 C-Rations?
I bet some of those would knock you on your ass when you open them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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I don't know the history of what I had in basic in '64, but they were edible, for some definition of "edible".
Ate K-rats, too.
Never had an MRE until my son brought some home in... that must have been in the early 90s.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (TNGIV)
The number of atoms in the observable universe is somewhere around 10^80, which is also about the total number of protons...about. If you count total number of elementary particles, you can push that to 10^87 or so.
Now, if you start trying to count photons as well as the other force carrier particles, and start counting quarks rather than baryons, you might get to 10^90.
So, a googolplex contains 10 billion times as many zeroes as there are are particles in the observable universe.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb)
You could not print out a googol, as there are not enough atoms in the Universe to make the ink to make all the zeroes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)
What are you worried that it might have been?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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it's chewy
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (Lw/3D)
son just showed me an (utoob video) AI commentary of WWE, and the voice was either stroking out over the word "what" or it was a trigger for the demon to take over. A demon that had really bad gas during its fit. I think, perhaps, the tech is not used properly
Posted by: moki at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Anna Puma
Why were they all in the same plane? Wait. Are there touring professional pickleball teams?!
Posted by: SciVo
And how do they make enough money to afford airfare?
Or..... "killed in a plane crash" doesn't require them to be on the plane. Maybe the plane crashed on their pickleball court.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
I have, also. It tasted okay. I hope I did, too.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:19 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma
......
Obviously exceeded the planes weight limit.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:19 PM (b3Yos)
Or..... "killed in a plane crash" doesn't require them to be on the plane. Maybe the plane crashed on their pickleball court.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (VHUov)
Pilot and 4 players in a Cessna. (IIRC)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 02, 2026 11:21 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: mikeski
No, that would be killed "of" a plane crash.
Maybe "from"?
I think to be killed "in" a plane crash, you gotta be in the darned plane.
But whaddoI know?
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2026 11:21 PM (q6tQZ)
Are people not trained correctly?
It's really sad.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)
It's the Bus Plunge effect. A bus full of tourists jumps a guardrail in the Andes, and plunges 5 thousand feet into a rocky gorge. For some reason, this make the news in North America, and the media note public interest in this gruesome wreck, so for several weeks they scour local news in remote places in Africa and Asia, and come up with yet more bus plunges to splash on the front pages. Bus plunges that would have normally gone unreported.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:21 PM (utfVc)
Why? There whole parts of a cow that are way better tasting.
People are complaining about egg salad, which is delicious, and eating a cow's tongue?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:22 PM (viF8m)
Can't recall the taste at all, just that we only had it that once.
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2026 11:22 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:23 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:23 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 02, 2026 10:13
Wow Cicero, I never pegged you as Japanese. Ya never know what dark secrets reside behind these Moron posters.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 11:23 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 02, 2026 11:15 PM (mjROD)
I've eaten Neeses' Liver Pudding, and Beverly canned sausage.
And canned tripe. I've made peace with being a rotten rascist carnivore . Who has enjoyed some questionable meat products.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:24 PM (U94Dl)
That I don't know. The number supposedly included all "force carriers", which would include gluons and all that mess. The idea is trying to get the number as large as possible.
>> And if so, for how long?
And the whole exercise breaks down right there, and in more fundamental way. To count particles, you need a global (universe wide) notion of simultaneity. That is all of space at some instant of time, "now". With globally curved spacetime, that doesn't work.
Now, start doing QFT on that globally curved background, which you'll need to "count all particles". That gets even more problematic.
So, the very concept of total number of particles in the observable universe just doesn't make any sense. It is something that can't even be defined.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:25 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: GWB at May 02, 2026 11:26 PM (D4VUo)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:25 PM (w6EFb)
The exact and precise number is "a metric fuckton".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:27 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)
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Larry Page loved the idea of "a google." Whenever someone said "there was a bazillion of 'em" he's always say "but was there a google?"
I think googolplex was popularized by the Buck Rogers show. I remember it being quoted on the show for some ludicrous probability.
Larry ghosted his old friends from high school, or at least had a decade ago. He regularly sent checks to boost the marching band, even paying for new uniforms at one point. Of course, he was rich enough to cover the entire school district's budget, but super-rich liberals are notoriously cheap.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:27 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: your Mom at May 02, 2026 11:28 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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it's chewy
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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Low and Slow are your friends for third tier cuts of beef,
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:30 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:23 PM (b3Yos)
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Ancient political joke from the 1980s. A bus of supply-siders veered into the Grand Canyon. No survivors. The tragedy was that there were empty seat.
Bob Dole was particularly fond of it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:31 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Don Black at May 02, 2026 10:42
I remember when it was 3 or 3.5 billion. Funny it doesn't seem that much more crowded here now.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 11:32 PM (55Qr6)
Head on a swivel.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:32 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 11:32 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: your Mom at May 02, 2026 11:28 PM (b3Yos)
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Luxury!
Posted by: Liver and onions at May 02, 2026 11:32 PM (ZOv7s)
Amazing.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:30 PM (3ek7K)
Congratulations are due!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:33 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: your Mom at May 02, 2026 11:28 PM
We had corned beef and cabbage. I found s marked down little corned beef brisket. It was a good slow cooker meal when Mr Scary was grouchy.
It wasn't bad at all .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:34 PM (U94Dl)
Posted by: JackStraw
Is Canabism the fundamentalist branch of Rastafarianism?
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (VHUov)
Amazing.
Posted by: four seasons
.......
WOW! Partay!
My Mom is 95, I hope she makes to 100. She is in good shape but kind of blind.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 11:32 PM (55Qr6)
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China is fudging the numbers bigly. Demographers arguing that the official count of 1.4 billion is obviously wrong.
Estimates range from 1.2 billion to 500 million.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (ZOv7s)
I can't imagine living to 100.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Don Black at May 02, 2026 10:42
I remember when it was 3 or 3.5 billion. Funny it doesn't seem that much more crowded here now.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take
Don't see that.
It's like every fricken third world douche bag and noreasterner is tooling around town here.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (VHUov)
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It's the militant wing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:36 PM (ZOv7s)
Amazing.
Posted by: four seasons
Happy 100th!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:36 PM (U94Dl)
Fuck no.
Rastas are high. They aren't crazy.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:37 PM (viF8m)
They had K Rations, which weren’t widely liked. There were some canned items all packed up called “5 in 1s” which was enough to feed 5 guys for a day, they were much more prized.
Spam and more Spam. And powdered eggs. And more Spam was the rule for a lot of places.
C Rations debuted in the 1950s, and later (technically) MCIs for “Meal, Combat, Individual” though still called C rations.
Rations for Aircraft and survival kits and lifeboats such, there was actually quite a variety. I actually enjoyed eating that stuff. As a bachelor, it seemed perfect. Stew or Chili, crackers & peanut butter, cheddar, a can of Pears in heavy syrup, chocolate, coffee, and cigarettes too. What the fuck else do you want?
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 11:38 PM (Lqx3s)
My mother will be 96 on May 7th.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:38 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (3ek7K)
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I'd love to live long enough to see my great-great grandkids. My wife has a decent chance of pulling it off. My father seems to really enjoy being a great-grandpa. He was never big on being around kids, but now he seems to enjoy it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: four seasons
.......
Me neither. 30 more years?
I really screwed up my retirement plan.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:40 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 11:43 PM (diia5)
Posted by: JackStraw
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You know, you go out and are asked, 'want some tongue', and you think, that's different and say, why not.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:43 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (3ek7K)
I'd like to die around 75. That is 20 years from now. Long enough to get some SS and have some travels. I do not wish to.be a burden on society.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:43 PM (U94Dl)
Posted by: Dark L at May 02, 2026 11:44 PM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Flatlander, Myself at May 02, 2026 11:46 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: four seasons
.......
Me neither. 30 more years?
I really screwed up my retirement plan.
Posted by: wth
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Good until 105 at present value on 'investments'.
Just did calcs on nominal inflation rates... good indefinitely.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (b3Yos)
They insist on visiting quite a bit. She gets hugs that bring tears to her eyes. Told she is "So pretty".
She loves them so much.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (vKmKk)
He was a passenger on a military flight, where the navigator’s Octant had been damaged due to a crash earlier that day. The wind up is, they got lost at sea and had to ditch, and everyone piled into a few rafts for a month and had an ordeal from hell.
They did have some fishhooks and line, though without bait for a while, and discussed maybe cutting off fingertips for this purpose. Others suggested earlobes as perhaps better suited as less likely to become infected. Luckily they didn’t have to resort to anything like that. Not quite cannibalism but they did eat raw fish and birds.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (Lqx3s)
So I see we are talking about cheery topics: retirement and outliving it. Death.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 11:03
Well at least they were real animals and not humans who thought they were animals. In this day and age the other is possible.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 11:48 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:49 PM (bss/y)
She loves them so much.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (vKmKk)
This, right here, is what life is about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026 11:49 PM (DwqWV)
Just did calcs on nominal inflation rates... good indefinitely.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Of course, that is what you get when you eat PB&J for thirty years while your peers eat out every day for lunch... no they do not get my POC when I 'retire'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:49 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 11:49 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:48 PM (bss/y)
I'm so damned busy I think I should go back to work to rest up. I will NOT outlive my retirement, but I will live all of it, no matter what.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026 11:50 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:35 PM (3ek7K)
I'd like to die around 75. That is 20 years from now. Long enough to get some SS and have some travels. I do not wish to.be a burden on society.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:43 PM (U94Dl)
Quitters!
I'll go on as long as The Lord or dystopian scientific advances permit. Brain in a jar? And how!
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 02, 2026 11:50 PM (KKQKG)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 11:51 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: scampydog at May 02, 2026 11:51 PM (41CYW)
https://tinyurl.com/mry7u28j
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
A fine musician, and a cool dude. Met him about 30-odd years ago when he played the King Eddy in Calgary. Lately, he has been doing collaborations with Taj Mahal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:52 PM (utfVc)
I'd like to die around 75.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
I have seven months to go.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 11:49 PM (Cqx++)
Fuck alla that. Live like it was your last day no matter what, and love every damned minute of it. Both of you have just as many days as He determined, and so don't waste them bemoaning the end. I know where I'm headed, should things come to a screeching halt, and I don't mind one bit.
God gives us each what we need and if we can't figure out how to get to heaven, well, that's on us. Sometimes He lets us see a bit of it before we go.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026 11:52 PM (DwqWV)
They insist on visiting quite a bit. She gets hugs that bring tears to her eyes. Told she is "So pretty".
She loves them so much.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 11:47 PM (vKmKk)
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Beautiful.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:52 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: scampydog at May 02, 2026 11:51 PM (41CYW)
Blackface?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 11:54 PM (XcvNy)
Posted by: It's All Used Up. at May 02, 2026 11:54 PM (oftw2)
Our grandkids have a bedroom here they use as a playroom.
We don't care how messy it gets. The rest of the house they have to clean up before they go home.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:54 PM (3ek7K)
And liver. The heart is like tenderloin if it's fresh. Your taste buds may vary.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 11:55 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: wth
Can-o-Bosom sounds like a do-it-yourself plastic-surgery product from some dystopian sci-fi show.
.....and Lycia Naff read the instructions wrong.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 11:55 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 11:25
Whoa there mr publius that is way too deep for the AOS site, the recluse of ignorant Americahn rednecks. Tone it down, please.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 11:55 PM (55Qr6)
If I was gonna do that I’d never do any laundry.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 11:55 PM (XcvNy)
I've had cow's tongue.. It was tender, baked low & slow, but not extremely flavorful. It *needed* the (excellent) gravy it was served with.
Why eat tongue? Because it was CHEAP protein!
Posted by: JQ at May 02, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: scampydog at May 02, 2026 11:56 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: tcn in AK
IIRC - you worked POA.
SAM here.
Those wonderful people if HR 'misplaced' half my files and I cannot retire until they reconstruct the first three years....
Yup, cannot retire... Indentured servant I am.
I am one of those who would make a tad bit more 'retired'. Not even factoring not having to deal with drudgery eight hours a day. Already told boss I am taking 16 hrs a week leave one way or another until HR gets their shit straight.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:56 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:57 PM (U94Dl)
Posted by: It's All Used Up. at May 02, 2026 11:54 PM (oftw2)
That's when the bottommost turtle gets arthritis, and the entire stack topples over?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 11:57 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: JQ at May 02, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:59 PM (3ek7K)
Lucky you. Two greats.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 11:59 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
YOWCH!
Sorry, Mary..
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)
SAM here.
Those wonderful people if HR 'misplaced' half my files and I cannot retire until they reconstruct the first three years....
Yup, cannot retire... Indentured servant I am.
I am one of those who would make a tad bit more 'retired'. Not even factoring not having to deal with drudgery eight hours a day. Already told boss I am taking 16 hrs a week leave one way or another until HR gets their shit straight.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 11:56 PM (/lPRQ)
I was USACE, so DoD. Now DoW. They have all my records, but it took a year to find the old ones when I went back to DoD after years in private practice. Held up my promotion, which means less $$ and pissed me off something royal, but once they found it all (on paper, I assume) they did give me the back pay.
No idea why it is so difficult in Federal Service. Except that I've met the HR people and.... well.... I hope they never have to retire, either.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:00 AM (DwqWV)
She loves them so much.
Posted by: Reforger
.......
My Mom lives for this. I'm having lunch with her tomorrow and pay her bills, our Sundays. I kind of live for this too.
Posted by: wth at May 03, 2026 12:01 AM (b3Yos)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:57 PM (U94Dl)
I hope you burned his ass beyond all recognition first, just so the other ones get the message.
I live where there are no such things, thank heaven.
But we do have bears, so, well, bears are easier to evade, I think....
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:02 AM (DwqWV)
Today I took them out back to look at their trees and they were in awe, and looking forward to climbing them.
That's what it's all about.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 03, 2026 12:02 AM (ZOv7s)
I miss a lot of things from living in the South.
I don't miss walking into the kitchen and finding a snake.
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
She loves them so much.
Posted by: Reforger
.......
My Mom lives for this. I'm having lunch with her tomorrow and pay her bills, our Sundays. I kind of live for this too.
Posted by: wth at May 03, 2026 12:01 AM (b3Yos)
DH's mom comes up next week, to see grandboy. I told her she was a great Grandma to our spawn, and now she's a Great Grandma. She's gonna be over the moon. That little runt is gonna look her straight in the eye and it will be all over.
At least, that's what happened to me. Lol.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:04 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:04 AM (vKmKk)
I hope you will be okay.
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026
It wasn't a bad sting. I flushed the offending scorpion down the toilet. He won't be bothering me again. We have had a lot of rain. I'll spray the baseboards with stuff. My folks are visiting soon. Being sting by a scorpion is not on their bingo card.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:05 AM (U94Dl)
I don't miss walking into the kitchen and finding a snake.
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
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My wife reconciled with living in Michigan vs Kentucky in large part because venomous things have a hard time surviving this far north. She felt that was a decent tradeoff.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 03, 2026 12:05 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: tcn in AK
Been since the end of December since I said I am done... But Wait... we cannot confirm the first three years...... so going on month five with Boss knowing he cannot do shit regardless of when I come in and leave. Could fire me... but knows it will get real ugly firing a guy that said he's retiring officially NOW but HR has paperwork issues making it official....
Thinking about sueing for backpay once they get their shit straight.
But I'll be happy to put it in the past.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: the frog at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 02, 2026 11:57 PM (U94Dl)
Kentucky is nice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 02, 2026 11:35
My grandma lived to a month short of 104.
At 100 I took her to get her state ID renewed. The gal behind the counter was...wow you're 100!
Grandma smiled a little and kinda shrugged...I don't know where the time went.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 03, 2026 12:07 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: tcn in AK
At least bears don't do not come up at you out of the toilet.
Assuming you have indoor plumbing and not using an outhouse of course.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 03, 2026 12:09 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 03, 2026 12:09 AM (/lPRQ)
That's Hazard County. And some places back in the hollers.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:10 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:10 AM (3ek7K)
But we do have bears, so, well, bears are easier to evade, I think....
Posted by: tcn in AK
You can't flush a bear down the toilet.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 03, 2026 12:10 AM (Cqx++)
I intend to do the same with grandboy. He just turned 3 months old, so not a lot of action yet, but we take him to Church and he gets to meet all the other kids and be fawned over by all the ladies. Can't wait until he's hitting the ball off the tee, climbing everything in sight, etc.
Boys, amirite?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:11 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:11 AM (vKmKk)
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:12 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)
I'm sure it is. God Bless. I'm used to scorpions in the bed. There was a snake in the bathtub a few years ago. Any libtard moving to Austin should be aware. Sneks and scorpions don't care about your suicidal empathy. They bite and sting. It is their nature
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:12 AM (U94Dl)
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)
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We get mice and ants, but none of them are that big of a deal.
Having the grandkids live with us is a blessing in disguise. They damn near wore us out for the first few years, but now they are moving into grade school and we are really enjoying having them here.
Earlier today my wife remarked that they seemed so much more confident and assured than our kids, and I said "Why not? Their grandparents and aunts are RIGHT HERE. How much more loved could kids be?"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (viF8m)
So I see we are talking about cheery topics: retirement and outliving it. Death.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:48 PM (bss/y)
Not everyone. Between Berserker's comments and last night's ONT, I'm still thinking about Winona Ryder.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (NZPfR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (bss/y)
But I'll be happy to put it in the past.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 03, 2026 12:06 AM (/lPRQ)
They will pay what they owe once the sort it out. At least they get that part right. Even if it takes for fucking ever to get it right.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:15 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (NZPfR)
Worth thinking about.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:17 AM (vKmKk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)
Watch what happens.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (viF8m)
When I lived in Waunakee, I used to walk the boy over to the old folks' home, him on his tricycle. A couple of the old boys there would do races with him in their wheelchairs, and then he would climb up in the old ladies' laps and beam at them. We "wasted" many an afternoon there, with both the boy and the old folks' in much happiness.
It doesn't take much.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:18 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:17 AM (vKmKk)
As was established last night: gay.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:19 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 03, 2026 12:19 AM (ZOv7s)
If I was gonna do that I’d never do any laundry.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 11:5
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That has to be one of the top 10 this week.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 03, 2026 12:20 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:20 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:20 AM (Lw/3D)
*whispers* insect, sir.
Posted by: Patsy at May 03, 2026 12:21 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 03, 2026 12:14 AM (NZPfR) Not everyone. Between Berserker's comments and last night's ONT, I'm still thinking about Winona Ryder.
I missed that one. Winona Ryder may be a bit older than I . She's boned Johnny Depp. I hope she has planned for retirement. Life is a bitch/unpredicable.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:23 AM (U94Dl)
Husband drives 7 year old grandson to school twice a week.
The school has a walking club every morning before school begins. They have a great time. When grandson's friends get off the bus they run to grandson and hubby. Hubby says the kids say they want to walk with grandson and his grandpa.
Husband feels honored.
Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 12:23 AM (3ek7K)
Have faith.
Posted by: wth at May 03, 2026 12:23 AM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:17 AM (vKmKk)
I'll go with "Problems I'll Take" for $200, Alex.
I bet it's the Daily Double.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 03, 2026 12:24 AM (NZPfR)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:23 AM (U94Dl)
She had a renaissance with Stranger Things.
Posted by: Patsy at May 03, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 11:5
>When you find someone, give me their number I have some other tasks worth consideration.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 12:26 AM (Fbc0I)
True story.
Posted by: Beverly at May 03, 2026 12:26 AM (reMys)
Posted by: Reforger
I'll go with "Problems I'll Take" for $200, Alex.
I bet it's the Daily Double.
Posted by: Nerd Herd
* golf clap *
Posted by: mikeski at May 03, 2026 12:27 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: tcn in AK
Not that simple - I qualify for full retirement and told them I do not think it is worth jack (another day of my life) to go in every day even if the paid me because they have to pay me (a fraction) to sit on my but and not go in.
That fraction is worth more to me than going in and doing literally nothing because that robs me of time to do anything else I would rather do.
We are all on a clock that ends sooner or later.
Maybe if they paid me ten times what I am getting now it might be worth it. Might be.
Anyway... time to punch out.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 03, 2026 12:27 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: 13times at May 03, 2026 12:27 AM (3fEC+)
True story.
Posted by: Beverly at May 03, 2026 12:26 AM (reMys)
That's well sourced, but we need a counter opinion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:27 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Dark L at May 03, 2026 12:28 AM (W5mpo)
Tomorrow night, I'll keep an eye peeled for triffids.
Posted by: Beverly at May 03, 2026 12:28 AM (reMys)
Posted by: Before The Devil Knows Youre Dead at May 03, 2026 12:29 AM (ewIRf)
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:30 AM (vKmKk)
I take Elvis to visit my mom every week. He's become a rock star. People who have given up come out of the woodwork to see him and get a slobbery dog kiss and tell me the same stories about their pets they told me the week before.
He has more fun than they do and they love it.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 12:33 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Patsy at May 03, 2026 12:24 AM
I hope she is okay. She was in some enjoyable Gen X movies. Then she went crazy. She has to be 55 or 56 years old. Tough age in Hollywood for a chick.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:34 AM (U94Dl)
Posted by: Dark L at May 03, 2026 12:28 AM (W5mpo)
For those of us who have achieved the advanced age of 29, that's not too old.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 12:34 AM (utfVc)
@MAGAVoice
Marco Rubio finding out he has to run Spirit Airlines.
x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2050693618768502862
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 12:34 AM (diia5)
Posted by: mikeski at May 03, 2026 12:35 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 02, 2026 10:13 PM (2RJDy)
Ah, the Pirates of Penzance problem
[MAJOR-GENERAL]
Why do I sit here? To escape from the pirates' clutches, I described myself as an orphan; and, heaven help me, I am no orphan! I come here to humble myself before the tombs of my ancestors, and to implore their pardon for having brought dishonor on the family escutcheon
[FREDERIC]
But you forget, sir, you only bought the property a year ago, and the stucco on your baronial castle is scarcely dry
[MAJOR-GENERAL]
Frederic, in this chapel are ancestors: you cannot deny that. With the estate, I bought the chapel and its contents. I don't know whose ancestors they were, but I know whose ancestors they are, and I shudder to think that their descendant by purchase (if I may so describe myself) should have brought disgrace upon what, I have no doubt, was an unstained escutcheon
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:35 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: wth at May 03, 2026 12:37 AM (b3Yos)
Lily Allen | The Fear (Official Video - Explicit Version)
https://youtu.be/q-wGMlSuX_c
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 10:24 PM (Sy6m/)
I had that album and I liked it until I started listening to the lyrics. no idea why I decided to do something as dumb as that. It is like reading the response section, it just ruins the joy.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:39 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:39 AM (bss/y)
He has more fun than they do and they love it.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 12:33 AM (viF8m)
You are a sweetheart for doing that, Mr Straw. Bless you and Elvis ❤️ 😃
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 03, 2026 12:40 AM (U94Dl)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Before The Devil Knows Youre Dead at May 03, 2026 12:40 AM (ewIRf)
Posted by: Before The Devil Knows Youre Dead at May 03, 2026 12:40 AM (ewIRf)
I was about to say. I just did research and while Ms Ryder has done some nudity (including a cell shaded version in In a Scanner Darkly) that was not one of the movies.
Good day, sir.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:41 AM (bss/y)
And here I am.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:42 AM (mjROD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 10:43 PM (XeU6L)
Oddly, "Haruspicy" is not a brand of hot-sauce, but it should be
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:44 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:45 AM (rbvCR)
And here I am.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Wait, were they holding up mile markers in Los Alamos or something?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 12:46 AM (diia5)
Posted by: wth at May 03, 2026 12:46 AM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 12:47 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 03, 2026 12:00 AM (DwqWV)
Are they still keeping the records on paper in an old salt mine or something, where they literally have to go down a mine shaft to check old records? I remember hearing something about that.
Posted by: SciVo at May 03, 2026 12:47 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 03, 2026 12:47 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ZVgZ4)
She has been on that for years, and I suspect she is right. There are calls right now saying that the Chinese population is cratering due to one-child and Covid, though others are claiming it is just because the "mobile" population that basically does gig work in the factories and fabs is still roaming looking for work after the Lunar new year vacations.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:49 AM (rbvCR)
Are they still keeping the records on paper in an old salt mine or something, where they literally have to go down a mine shaft to check old records? I remember hearing something about that.
Posted by: SciVo
I think DOGE was looking into it but since they shutdown DOGE it looks like we still get the shaft.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 03, 2026 12:51 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 12:47 AM (Fbc0I)
Are we really that outrageous? I'd wager any 'ette who comes here *rimshot* and especially any who comment are not shocked that dudes like looking at nekkid women.
*looks both ways*
I'd say a fair few of them have even had sex.
*nods*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:51 AM (bss/y)
Tomorrow night, I'll keep an eye peeled for triffids.
Posted by: Beverly at May 03, 2026 12:28
We had morels pop up in the front yard the other day, first time. What are triffids?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 03, 2026 12:52 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 02, 2026 11:15 PM (mjROD)
That is why you get it from the place that doesn't skin the taste-buds off.
Or get the "tripas" instead. (Don't worry, that doesn't translate as "tripe". It is much worse)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 12:52 AM (rbvCR)
Triffids are fictional, mobile, carnivorous plants from John Wyndham’s novel, often used metaphorically to describe large, invasive, or menacing plants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:53 AM (bss/y)
I'm the furthest thing from a sweetheart.
But I was blessed with the best parents any slightly off bubble kid could have asked for. And seeing the reaction this goofy dog gets from those of us who done the crime of getting old makes my tiny heart happy.
Everyone wins.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 12:54 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 03, 2026 12:47 AM (gKWVE)
Seriously, Dad was one of the many enlisted support troops in the vicinity of the open air tests in the Pacific. He witnessed two tests, and fortunately didn't have to do anything awful like barehanded clean up.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:59 AM (mjROD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 01:01 AM (utfVc)
And here I am.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:42 AM (mjROD)
I literally slept in a radar room, with a 1 Million Watt Air search radar.... for months.
I'm surprised I'm still around
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 03, 2026 01:04 AM (mP0Kj)
When your number's up, it's up. *shrug*
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:53
TY. Sadly I'm not up to date on fictional, mobile, carnivorous plants.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 03, 2026 01:14 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:15 AM (viF8m)
I see there's a huge fire at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus. It started in the Marine Sciences building.
According to some of the people there, entire careers of research are burning up -- tons of stuff was stored in the area. Nobody was hurt, though, everyone got out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 03, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 03, 2026 01:04
Well we're glad you are. I think back to my exposure to Round-up when it first came out and think the same thing.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 03, 2026 01:21 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Samson (in braille) at May 03, 2026 01:34 AM (vSvIl)
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Like the giant wild rose bush I've battled all week to remove? Large and menacing, it was! About 2 cubic yards' worth... Thank goodness for canvas shirt and leather gloves.
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)
I say knowingly, because I love scrapple.....
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at May 03, 2026 01:40 AM (xverI)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at May 03, 2026 01:49 AM (xverI)
B'fast meat here is basic: bacon, sausage, ham. Good but boring.
I used to dream of eating my way around the world-- just enjoying culinary delights in retirement. Alas, 'twas not to be.
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
>It's pretty rough stuff. You can survive on it, but don't think it's a gourmet fare. Just realize, I've only had it a couple of times. I would eat it again.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 01:53 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
That's all I'd want-- to just try it & be able to check it off my list. Eat it again if I *liked* it!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)
Looked through the movie selections and picked out The Martian. Even though we knew everything that was going to happen, it was still gripping. So, that was good. The final rescue was insane. But well portrayed.
I've read some complaints that the science involved was somewhat closer to science fiction, but I don't know what the specific complaints were. And I don't care. It was fun.🚀
Just wanted to share that. FWIW if anything.
https://youtu.be/Jmk5frp6-3Q?t=6
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Gravity is the opposite of The Martian at May 03, 2026 02:07 AM (XU9++)
Posted by: JQ
What do you think lips and assholes taste like?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 02:15 AM (diia5)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Scrapple tastes like hotdogs?
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)
Still, it wasn't that bad, I've had worse.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 02:30 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: buddhaha at May 03, 2026 02:32 AM (TNGIV)
Posted by: buddhaha at May 03, 2026 02:34 AM (TNGIV)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Look, I don't inquire about your sexual proclivities, I'll thank you not to question mine.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 03, 2026 02:38 AM (TNGIV)
Supposedly, Robert Heinlein talked to a fellow squid back in the 1950s who mentioned that the logistical infrastructure that they could see with aerial imagery of Moscow obtained by U2/satellite photos was incapable of supporting Moscow's claimed population. The fellow squid had done logistical planning for operations in the Pacific theater in WW eleven (IIRC), so he might of known what he was talking about.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 03, 2026 02:54 AM (mEN9w)
Season is turning here. From spring (too short) to summer (too long). Temps in the 80s this week! Overnights in the 50s.
I've been tackling some major yard work, and setting up my *outdoor living area* lately. Yay, it's grilling season! Boo, it's going to be too hot to do the yard work-- soon.
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 03, 2026 02:58 AM (snZF9)
The big one is the dust storm at the beginning that started the whole stranded on Mars plotline.
Yep, Martian wind speeds can get over 100 mph. But that's 100 mph on Mars with a very thin atmosphere. It's the equivalent of a 10 mph wind on earth. It ain't gonna blow anything around as portrayed.
There's some other inaccuracies but they're pretty minor.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 03, 2026 03:00 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3tr8dk (wikipedia link)
or this one?
https://tinyurl.com/3mbpppzc (wikipedia link as well)
First link is to an 1984 album, the second to a 1982 one.
There's no doubt that she's had some hardware upgrades over the years.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 03, 2026 03:03 AM (mEN9w)
Howdy. Hope you had a fine jam session tonight!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)
4 fingers is about right. Yeah it was pretty cool.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 03, 2026 03:07 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 03, 2026 03:03 AM (mEN9w)
Definitely some helium upgrades to her gas giants.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 03, 2026 03:09 AM (snZF9)
Imagine she's had at least a couple of "lifts" since then, LOL. My goodness, a lady would need it, with a rack like *that*!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)
One-- got the *huge bazoomba* set, and acted the 'ho' with it.
The other-- got *normal* (having been flat as a wall before) and if you didn't know, you wouldn't know.
Whatever floats yer boat, I say!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:21 AM (rdVOm)
Imagine she's had at least a couple of "lifts" since then, LOL. My goodness, a lady would need it, with a rack like *that*!
Posted by: JQ
And undergarments designed by the engineers at Goodyear.
Posted by: mikeski at May 03, 2026 03:21 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski
No doubt! At least she earned the paycheck required to purchase such things.
More power to her!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:27 AM (rdVOm)
Not that a Martian dust storm wouldn't be a bitch, especially one of those big global ones that happen every few minutes.
Imagine a gentle breeze but after a huge flour bomb went off. Very fine dust all around with bad static cling. It would stick to everything, and there'd be big static build likely, making spark and arc hazards that might damage stuff. And visibility would be about zero.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 03, 2026 03:37 AM (w6EFb)
Every few *years*, not minutes. Sheesh.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 03, 2026 03:39 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 03:58 AM (rdVOm)
I don't know when the time change will change back.
Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:01 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 03, 2026 04:18 AM (RNE82)
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Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:34 AM (8rTNG)
Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Over Your Dead Body
The Boy and I had a blast at this violent Jorma Taccone (MacGruber) black-comedy, but I couldn't help but notice this was the second romantic-dark-comedy in a row, after The Drama. Is Hollywood maybe inching its way back toward the perennial crowd-pleasing romcom genre, but can't find a straight path?
I have no idea. When the movie opens, we see sad sack Dan (Jason Segel) being bullied on the set of the commercial he's directing, and he's very ostentatiously telling everyone within earshot about how he's going up to the cabin with his wife Lisa (Samara Weaving), and how she's insisting—insisting!—on going on this very dangerous hike by herself. OK, so, obviously, he's planning to kill her. When he gets home, one of his wife's girlfriends is leaving, and she smiles at him and says, "Happy hunting!" which is perplexing because of course he's not any kind of a hunter. So, somewhat less obviously, she's planning to kill him.
Somewhat more obviously.
This movie does a really excellent job of seeding little things throughout and then recontextualizing them through flashbacks. This is done for laughs, primarily, but Taccone manages—despite the mix of relationship dysfunction, serious violence and comedy—to give the film a pitch-perfect tone that treats its characters with respect—and, like The Drama, is weirdly, cautiously optimistic. Buried in the shenanigans is a fairly profound statement about how we exaggerate our neuroses, and it's only when we come up against some hard psychosis that we straighten out.
Where R Patz and Zendaya (in The Drama) are dealing with near lethal levels of cringe, Segel and Weaving are working on a much more primal level, and this is both more fun and more satisfying. Also more preposterous, but who cares? Part of the non-working dynamic between Dan and Lisa is that Lisa, an actress, married Dan, a director, because as an older man with a vision, he had a clear path forward for his life. Seven years later, he's making pop-up ads, and he's encouraged (coerced?) her into being an actress in community theater, which has resulted in them burning up all their money. Dan is a spendthrift, impress-your-colleagues-with-reckless-spending kind of guy. I had a little trouble with Lisa being only ten years younger than Dan, because Weaving is a younger, prettier, better acting Margot Robbie and Segel is halfway to being the crypt-keeper. Seriously, this is The Muppets guy? I mean, accounting for acting, lighting, makeup—he still looks like he's melting, and he's, like, 45.
Sorry, dude. I look way older than nearly 29, myself.
It's very hard to find images of this film that aren't spoilers. So, let's just enjoy Weaving's high-waisted jeans which, at some points during the film, come up to nearly her armpits.
They did the meme!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (/d4WW)
The Drama
The French Connection
The Lady from Shanghai
Sorcerer
Project Hail Mary
Two Prosecutors
Two thumbs, to varying degrees, for all six.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:32 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:38 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 07:39 PM (kpS4V)
One very good foreign movie recommendation
15 Minutes of War, a French movie from Fred Grivios
Bssed on a real hostages crisis in Somalia, terrorists kidnapping a bus load of French kids in 1976.
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)
After Ramis quit and they continued to cast , Bruce Willis was one they thought of pursuing. The actor who wanted the part was Alec Baldwin.
I actually could see Bruce Willis in the part.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM (/d4WW)
Where we got lucky, I think, is in what a good job Dean Parsiot did as director. It's far-and-away his best feature.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:44 PM (/d4WW)
At the start of "Ready or Not 2", I asked myself "why is Margot slumming in a B-movie?"
Something about Aussie blondes,
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 07:46 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:44 PM (/d4WW)
He changed up the script to make it just as much a drama as a comedy. Ramis and the studio started off as having it more slap stick comedy.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 07:47 PM (kxLc1)
The Critical Drinker liked it, with reservations. One of the few times I've disagreed with him. It's a very pretty batch of meh.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 07:47 PM (5YmYl)
Why ON EARTH did they do this "family on a pleasure sail" subplot - at an hour in, I'd happily see them all die. They serve no real purpose for me, and take away from the "dangerous mission" vibe the rest of the movie has.
I don't really care how their plot ends b/c they were jammed into this movie like they jammed "Iron Heart" into Black Panther 2...they just wanted a cute kid in danger for a summer movie and teens to draw teen audience...and I'm so not here for it.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 07:48 PM (tOcjL)
Streaming shows can be brilliant, but too many of them pad the storyline. That's why I love the old 1.5-3.00 hour format. It requires disciplined storytelling.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 07:49 PM (YZ0Fo)
I can also recommend it.
I feel like it would go well with "The Hellbound Heart". No spoilers but let's just say that Jane Doe isn't as dead as she looks. Also the Cenobites don't arrive to save anybody. The undertaker and his son/apprentice are wholly on their own.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:50 PM (gKWVE)
Sunstroke, a Russian movie with subtitles it was very good, but from beginning knew it wouldn't end well. Follows a junior Czarist officer after the Russian Revolution is over so he is a prisoner. But constant flashbacks puts the story all together. Was good but as said i knew it wouldn't end well.
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 07:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Muni Weisenfreund plays a Mexican-American (!) lawyer who gets disbarred for punching out a WASP a-hole lawyer.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 07:52 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)
Streaming shows can be brilliant, but too many of them pad the storyline. That's why I love the old 1.5-3.00 hour format. It requires disciplined storytelling.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
We just watched the first 2 episodes of widows bay on Apple. Staring Matthew rhys (felicity's husband) and Stephen root (Milton from office space). It's hilarious and creepy af. Loving it so far.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 07:52 PM (YZ0Fo)
I guess I'm just more into reading these days.
Though I am reading a science thriller that would no doubt make a decent movie, if that counts.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 07:54 PM (gnNyN)
The French Connection was great but I was under 10 and shouldn't have seen it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)
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My fav movie when I was like 6 was nightmare on elm street.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 07:57 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Are you sure he actually watched it?
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Streaming shows can be brilliant, but too many of them pad the storyline. That's why I love the old 1.5-3.00 hour format. It requires disciplined storytelling.
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Netflix dictats are that they be "screen friendly" as in "you can look at your phone without missing anything."
Pardon my French but Fuck That Noise. I'm not watching something that's designed to NOT be watched. For that matter, I will be very cautious watching any MOVIE with "Netflix" on it, because the same dictat applies.
"Lost In Starlight" was good, for example, but it could've been ten minutes shorter, and I will not pay a tax for other people's lack of attention span.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:58 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 07:58 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Alright alright alright.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 07:59 PM (YZ0Fo)
Hackman's Popeye Doyle was the original one-man good cop / bad cop. He was picked for the role after everyone else turned it down, often because the pay wasn't enough.
Bill Hickman was the stunt driver in Bullitt, The French Connection and The Seven-Ups. He played the Fed that Popeye shoots at the end.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:00 PM (dtajH)
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"Jane Doe" is great. It's by the guy who did "Troll Hunter". His last film was "The Last Voyage of the Demeter". I feel like Hollywood may have ruined him.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:00 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:01 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:02 PM (Cif43)
So what did I binge on over the last few weeks? The Wire, which ignores the 1.5-2.00, or 3.00, or even 8.00 mark, and makes it work anyway.
If I had dictatorial powers, a third or half the movies to be produced over the next five years would have to be adaptations of good novels (chosen by me, of course) and the writers would have to be faithful to the story, and ditto the directors and actors who would not be allowed to 'make the material their own' -- any variations subject to the novelist's approval. Violations would be punishable by the Shirley Jackson method, with the offender being stoned to death at Hollywood and Vine by the novelist or his representatives.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 08:02 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:02 PM (YZ0Fo)
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He's good. He's so typed (much like Bogart) it's easier to overlook his different roles.
And speaking of Friedkin, one of his last films was with Matthew McConaughey, based on (if memory serves) a Joe Lansdale (Bubba Ho-Tep) story..."Killer Joe".
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:03 PM (/d4WW)
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Well, the cheap-but-experimental horror is one of the few safe bets. You don't always win, but you can beat the house over time.
Mid-range movies for adults, which used to be pretty good at topping the BO, are probably a no-go now. Current adults did not grow up seeing them in theaters.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:05 PM (/d4WW)
"Cold In July" is by Lansdale, and reminded me of Friedkin's films.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:06 PM (/d4WW)
It sprawls because it's about more than one person. The central character is the City of Baltimore.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:07 PM (dtajH)
>This wouldn't be a bad idea. It's entertainment. Don't get me wrong, I like the high-T blood bath movies, but it's about marketing. So many dark, mass-murderer, psychokiller movies lately just don't seem to me to be popcorn movies. I want a good vibe after I see something funny, enjoyable, witty and upbeat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 08:07 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:05 PM (/d4WW)
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Oh god, you're right. That's so sad.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:08 PM (kpS4V)
I remember watching Rio Bravo several times before I noticed that there was no dialogue for the first 5-10 min. Everyone 'acted' instead of exposition but you knew EXACTLY who everyone was and their character without a single word until 'You're under arrest, Joe.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:09 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: moviegique
Except in the last 2 years we have things like weapons that were mid budget and blow up the BO. If you make good shit people will go see it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:10 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:11 PM (eLisJ)
It sprawls because it's about more than one person. The central character is the City of Baltimore.
Posted by: Ignoramus
Best show ever made.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:11 PM (YZ0Fo)
Also, according to this movie, every character talks like Scarlett O'Hara and Foghorn Leghorn.
Ah declayah!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:12 PM (0aYVJ)
Disney can't make these. Making $50mm on a $20mm investment doesn't move their needle.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:12 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: Megthered
Literally just saw that trailer. Looks creepy af. I'm in.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:12 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: pawn at May 02, 2026 08:13 PM (5qng6)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 08:14 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 08:15 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto
We saw that in theater. We left going that was terrible.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:16 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Vh9CX)
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They make good date movies, which is another reason you don't see them. You think Hollywood hates America? It hates heterosexuality much, much more. (Though those two hatreds are intertwingled.)
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Oh god, you're right. That's so sad.
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It startles me when I look back and realize "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Rain Man" were #1 for 1979 and 1988, respectively. And a light comedy or adult drama could always be found in the top 10.
Now it's ALL spectacle.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:16 PM (/d4WW)
I remember watching Rio Bravo several times before I noticed that there was no dialogue for the first 5-10 min. Everyone 'acted' instead of exposition but you knew EXACTLY who everyone was and their character without a single word until 'You're under arrest, Joe.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
'Once Upon A Time in the West' does this brilliantly, except it's about 15-20 minutes.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 08:16 PM (ohOaC)
They're also catching a lot of flak for the pro-commie "Animal Farm." Did something change in their leadership or did they just "evolve?"
Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (vTZFs)
Pardon my French but Fuck That Noise. I'm not watching something that's designed to NOT be watched. For that matter, I will be very cautious watching any MOVIE with "Netflix" on it, because the same dictat applies.
"Lost In Starlight" was good, for example, but it could've been ten minutes shorter, and I will not pay a tax for other people's lack of attention span.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 07:58 PM (/d4WW)
We need something that is not tedious and over 3 hours long (and there needs to be a good reason for a three hour long movie) and not catering to people who are not paying attention to begin with.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (T6aVk)
In the glory days it would have won Best Picture over One Battle After Another.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (dtajH)
Can't agree. Tim Allen is perfect as the egocentric star of a cheesy TV sci-fi show, and his mimicry of William Shatner is spot on. Also, he's not that well known to movie fans (I'd never seen him before I saw "GQ"), while Bruce Willis will always be Bruce Willis to moviegoers.
I'm sure Willis would have done a creditable job, but the casting of Allen (as well as everyone else in the movie) is brilliant.
Posted by: Nemo at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (4RPgu)
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (eLisJ)
Now it's ALL spectacle.
Posted by: moviegique
Romcom etc has been relegated to streaming (mostly Netflix) every once and awhile there is a good one meet cute (peacock) but you almost have to look for them. The days of my best friends wedding etc are gone.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:19 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Megthered
I just don't see how that goes to a feature length.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:21 PM (YZ0Fo)
The French Connection was great but I was under 10 and shouldn't have seen it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)
A lot of movies I saw under the age of ten were movies I shouldn't of seen at that time. The wages of being brought up by parents whose view towards whatever was on TV or the VCR was HO-HUM.
(Though if there was a FRAME of ANYTHING suggesting the existence of the Horizontal Hokey Pokey, cue the clutching of pearls.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 02, 2026 08:22 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:23 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:19 PM (YZ0Fo)
It's not that they can't make them, either. They do not WANT to.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 02, 2026 08:23 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:21 PM (YZ0Fo)
***
They made
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:23 PM (eLisJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at
The one they did about the American saint was decent. But everything since is either not good or lefty. I believe they financed the commie version of animal farm.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:24 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Cow Demon
Unless it's about two dudes. Then making and viewing the romcom is mandatory.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:25 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:25 PM (eLisJ)
Tim Allen most of all.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:25 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: Megthered
Which is cool. Good on them. I just don't see how they can turn that into a movie.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:26 PM (YZ0Fo)
They have sanitized everything. In the name of equality. Commies. All nails get pounded flat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: She Hobbit at
*Bros has entered the chat*
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:27 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:28 PM (Cif43)
Why do these idiots date their movies by inserting political commentary on the Current Republican? Who these days even thinks about any of the movies slamming Bush?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:28 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Ben Had
My buddy said Thts really good
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:29 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:29 PM (0aYVJ)
Marvel came in and took over, then everything was sanitized after metoo so they were the only thing that got made. Then, they let them in the last bastion and then superhero movies sucked.
Nothing is allowed outside the movement.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (kpS4V)
Why do these idiots date their movies by inserting political commentary on the Current Republican? Who these days even thinks about any of the movies slamming Bush?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf
Andy serkis the director of that just did an interview where he talked about how hard it was to adapt a dark novel.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (YZ0Fo)
Can't agree. Tim Allen is perfect as the egocentric star of a cheesy TV sci-fi show, and his mimicry of William Shatner is spot on. Also, he's not that well known to movie fans (I'd never seen him before I saw "GQ"), while Bruce Willis will always be Bruce Willis to moviegoers.
I'm sure Willis would have done a creditable job, but the casting of Allen (as well as everyone else in the movie) is brilliant.
Posted by: Nemo at May 02, 2026 08:18 PM (4RPgu)
Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek. and of course Guardians of the Galaxy (the first one) defies any description. and The Fifth Element. I can watch any of these and still laugh like an idiot.
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (LHPAg)
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"Weapons" is a horror film.
And it didn't really "blow up the BO". It was a solid hit, and Creggers has a following that will serve him as long as he manages to keep the budget around $50M.
It came in around #17 for the year, with about $150M domestic. To put this in perspective, that's about what #17 was making 15 years ago--not adjusting for inflation.
If you adjust for inflation, it would come in around #50. Which is interesting for those of us who would like to continue to go see movies but wonder if it can be an viable concern in the future.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:28 PM (kpS4V)
They are not trying to make timeless entertainment. This is a daily communist affirmation. This is entertainment as struggle session.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:31 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:32 PM (Cif43)
They have sanitized everything. In the name of equality. Commies. All nails get pounded flat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I came of age at the turn of the century, and it makes me sad to think my kids won't have the same fun teen movies I did. 10 Things I Hate About You, Can't Hardly Wait, American Pie... it was a great time to grow up.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:32 PM (kWZrF)
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What will happen is we'll get eight hours of very glittery AI slop, and it'll be fine because just like "turn your brain off" today, it'll be "just look at your phone if you're bored."
I swear, we have made a dystopia that is no less horrible for being lame.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:32 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes."
You have to be careful choosing your phrasing around these Morons.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:32 PM (vFG9F)
I am of the opinion that we peaked in the mid- to late-90s. Yours was the last generation that had that. Not just movies, either.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:33 PM (/d4WW)
And it didn't really "blow up the BO". It was a solid hit, and Creggers has a following that will serve him as long as he manages to keep the budget around $50M.
It came in around #17 for the year, with about $150M domestic. To put this in perspective, that's about what #17 was making 15 years ago--not adjusting for inflation.
If you adjust for inflation, it would come in around #50. Which is interesting for those of us who would like to continue to go see movies but wonder if it can be an viable concern in the future.
Posted by: moviegique (buy
It grossed 270m on a 38m budget. Thats a hit in any world. My point is that you can make things for that money and the people will show up
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:33 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock
I'll throw the ball over those mountains
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:31 PM (YZ0Fo)
Uncle Rico is a tragically beautiful character. Jon Gries is a terribly underutilized actor.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:34 PM (0aYVJ)
Jacques Tati's M. Hulot films are all like this, start to finish. "Mon Oncle" for whimsy, "Playtime" for amazing aesthetics.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:35 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: She Hobbit at
Those are all misogynistic
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:35 PM (YZ0Fo)
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I saw The French Connection close in time to Bullitt. Both had great car chase scenes. Also, Jacqueline Bisset was hot.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 08:35 PM (ndZc7)
There are precisely 0 days when a horror movie would've won over a socially progressive film at the Oscars. Even being nominated is vanishingly rare. (Speaking of "Weapons", Amy Madigan scored some rare awards for that.)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:36 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:32 PM (vFG9F)
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A mere slip of the tongue!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:37 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: She Hobbit at
At least you didn't say head over heels
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:37 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:37 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:30 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Andy Serkis should make sammiches instead of movies.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:37 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:37 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: BruceWayne
And the misogyny was glorious. Shut it h8r!
I mean 10 Things is Taming of the Shrew...
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:38 PM (kWZrF)
How do theaters even survive?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Ehh I'm sure they would suck too
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:38 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:39 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:38 PM (kWZrF)
Which they have redone a million times. The Sydney Sweeney Anyone but You is ALSO a Taming of the Shrew 'take' (with nudity.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 08:40 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Ignoramus
Sheridan is signed with nbc/peacock for everything moving forward.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:40 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne
Luckily, I know you actually mean Down to You. hahahaha
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:40 PM (kWZrF)
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:40 PM (eLisJ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 08:41 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
His green screen work is good. And I found him funny in 13 Going on 30. But really he should stick to niche acting and stfu.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:42 PM (kWZrF)
Posted by: BruceWayne
Luckily, I know you actually mean Down to You. hahahaha
Posted by: She Hobbit
Haah they both are awful. Ima drink the shampoo
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:42 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 08:42 PM (dtajH)
Well, I have a saying about that, that I regularly apply to journalists: You can't just suddenly start being good.
Also: Politics makes people stupid.
The relevance of the latter is that, once you've decided you're against something (like heterosexuality), and you've made yourself stupid about it, you can't just then go "Oh, all the money's in romcoms. We'll make those."
No, you won't. You don't know how to make them anymore. You made yourself so stupid, you can't see other people at all.
This is why your TV shows turn left. Why your movie studios turn left. Why everything, eventually, turns left: Because the decision was made that something trumped quality, keeping the customer satisfied--and that slope of stupidity is one that's nigh impossible to climb back up.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:43 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 02, 2026 08:44 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:43 PM (/d4WW)
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Megthered
Weapons is excellent. His first movie barbarian is also good. He's making the new resident evil.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:44 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ignoramus
I wouldn't exactly say that. They are chasing surecibers and know that he will bring them. But he has carte Blanche to make what he wants.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:46 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
His green screen work is good. And I found him funny in 13 Going on 30. But really he should stick to niche acting and stfu.
Posted by: She Hobbit
He directed the second venom movie. And it was good,kinda. In its own way
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:47 PM (YZ0Fo)
I hope RE is at least watchable. I love the games.
Posted by: Megthered at May 02, 2026 08:49 PM (eLisJ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:50 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Alice Eve.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:51 PM (YZ0Fo)
With all of the actors whispering and mumbling through their dialog.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 02, 2026 08:51 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:51 PM (RIvkX)
Every week or two there was something, but for me at least, it hasn't been that way for a LONG time.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 08:52 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:50 PM (kxLc1)
I really like that one. Jay Baruchel is funny as hell. And him landing Alice Eve is strangely plausible.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:52 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 02, 2026 08:53 PM (mjROD)
Posted by: pawn at May 02, 2026 08:13 PM (5qng6)
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Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
Scientists mucking around with deadly viruses. You know how that turns out.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 08:53 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 02, 2026 08:53 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (0aYVJ)
And not much later I discovered anything that this guy named Harryhausen had a hand in was gonna be my kinda show!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (XcvNy)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:50 PM (kxLc1)
124 favorite RomCom is Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Another favorite is She's Out of My League.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Alice Eve.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:51 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Favorite romcom?
*snickers*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (RIvkX)
(Though if there was a FRAME of ANYTHING suggesting the existence of the Horizontal Hokey Pokey, cue the clutching of pearls.)"
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Reminds me of my father checking the warnings on R-rated movies to see if I could watch them:
"It's OK. No nudity. Just violence."
Better for a kid to see a murder than a boob, I guess?
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 08:55 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:55 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock
Blended. Shockingly fun
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:56 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (0aYVJ)
I like them teaming up in Blended even better.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:56 PM (kxLc1)
As I said, the only reason to care is if you want movie exhibition to be on ongoing viable concern.
> My point is that you can make things for that money and the people will show up
Yeah, horror movies from directors with followings. And franchise entries.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 08:56 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (YZ0Fo
Nothing guilty about that one. Also a favorite.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:57 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 08:58 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Pug Mahon
I like them teaming up in Blended even better.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Love both of those. Also 50 First Dates which has Samwise Gamgee on test.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 08:59 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:56 PM (YZ0Fo)
139 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in the Wedding Singer had that It factor.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:54 PM (0aYVJ)
I like them teaming up in Blended even better.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 08:56 PM (kxLc1)
Never saw that one.
*licks pencil, adds movie to list in little pocket notebook*
My wife will be so happy. isn't 450 movies enough?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 08:59 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 08:59 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:00 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 09:01 PM (dtajH)
*licks pencil, adds movie to list in little pocket notebook*
My wife will be so happy. isn't 450 movies enough?
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Blended kind of slipped by me for a few years but I should have known I'd like it with Adam and Drew. Terry Crews makes me laugh, too.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 09:02 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock
They have great chemistry obvi in that and samwise being roided out is hilarious. But it just never sat with me
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:02 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: She Hobbit
Hahah you're the one that made me watch it
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:03 PM (YZ0Fo)
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True. I just think he does it badly.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 09:03 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 09:04 PM (XcvNy)
Posted by: BruceWayne
The one movie I'd seen that you hadn't!
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 02, 2026 09:04 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:04 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 02, 2026 09:01 PM (dtajH)
Landman has been a breath of fresh air. I love that series, despite his horrible ex-ex-wife. Even when she does something noble and uplifting, it's to make herself feel better about herself. she is easily the least likable character.
that said, she is a smokeshow.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:05 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May
Me: you haven't seen that!
You: you know I never seen anything.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:06 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:07 PM (q3u5l)
that said, she is a smokeshow.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock
Ali later (whip cream bikini) and Michelle Randolph.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:07 PM (YZ0Fo)
Another favorite RomCom is Dan In Real Life.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:08 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
That's Steve carrel right?
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:09 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:10 PM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/29n49jkh
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 09:10 PM (2sfNr)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:10 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:11 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:09 PM (YZ0
Yes. More story than comedy but still funny in a real life way. Thus I guess the title now that I think of it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:12 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:12 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Yah that was when I was like ya know he's kinda a good actor
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:13 PM (YZ0Fo)
in caverns and tunnels throughout the planet.
They'd need another title because there's already a movie called "The Descent" about a caving team attacked by CHUDs. No relation to this story, but I guess it is a genre (Mole People, etc).
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 09:13 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:10 PM (YZ0Fo
I liked it and was amazed they were able to make a good movie about Siri.
It was prescient though regard to AI today.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:13 PM (kxLc1)
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100% excellent, every time. Science!
You know what was odd about this Irish movie I saw today? Four of the five trailers were about African Americans. One looked like an escapee from Apple TV, with Chiwetel Ejiofor in the lead ("Backrooms"), but the other three were straight up urban.
The latest "Scary Movie," which looked unwatchable. "Is God Is" directed by Aleshea Harris, based on her play. It's a creepy horror/revenge flick deliberately done in a grindhouse style and I don't have high hopes. And Bootsy Riley's latest, "I Love Boosters"--a love song to, literally, shoplifters.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 09:14 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:14 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 09:14 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Yah that was when I was like ya know he's kinda a good actor
Posted by: BruceWayne
Then he played a psychiatrist that kept a serial killer locked up in his basement in The Patient
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:15 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work
Wrote and directed Just like Hell or high water
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:16 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:18 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 02, 2026 08:58 PM (5YmYl)
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Nah, Adam Sandler is the honkey Tyler Perry.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 09:20 PM (kpS4V)
The other one I thought was worth my time was The Human Stain.
I watch movies to be entertained and leave with a good feeling but those two were exceptions to my rule.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:23 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Ben Had at May
Beth is a nasty see you next Tuesday. But rip and Kacey were awesome.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:23 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:10 PM (YZ0Fo)
I do not disagree. But, I still lean toward this not being a good thing in the long run, regarding humanity. But, yes, it was a well-made film.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:23 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:24 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:24 PM (Cif43
Zena got nekkid a lot.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:25 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock
I think it's a beautiful movie. And damn was it prescient
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:26 PM (YZ0Fo)
And then you look back over the past ten years of movies and see nothing but antiheroes and just villain protagonists and then observe that the biggest box office smashes are the exceptions ("The Exorcist," "Jaws" and "Star Wars").
It's just not a big surprise.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 09:26 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:27 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:23 PM (0aYVJ)
And it's actually happening now with all the shut ins having AI girlfriends.
That said I'd love to have a non romantic AI assistant like Her.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:27 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 09:29 PM (ohOaC)
That said I'd love to have a non romantic AI assistant like Her.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 09:27 PM (kxLc1)
Scarlett Johannsen has a wonderful speaking voice. Feminine, but with a little smoke.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:30 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:30 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Ben Had
>All of these shows and spin-offs, Madison, Jefferson, Gallatin, Missouri whatever, are great fiction. Most of these actors have never seen a cow or horse or fly-fished until the latest few years.
Good for tourism.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 09:33 PM (Fbc0I)
Good for tourism.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Actually they have to go to cowbay camp and learn how to ride. Kelly Riley (Beth) was pissed cause she didn't get to ride horses in the show that much and she grew up riding horses. English style tho.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:37 PM (YZ0Fo)
But typing things into Chat gee pee tee I am okay with.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:37 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 02, 2026 09:38 PM (bXbFr)
Good for tourism.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 09:33 PM (Fbc0I)
Costner is a very good horseman. Not sure of his fly-fishing skills.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 09:40 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:42 PM (q3u5l)
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I didn't think it was great. I preferred his work with Tracy Letts ("Bug" and "Killer Joe") that came out afterwards. Looks like he did a couple in his '80s, too.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 09:42 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2026 09:47 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:48 PM (q3u5l)
No idea how this made so much money, but the spouse said "it's dinosaurs and Jurassic Park, honey" - never has a brand had to rely so hard on its brand...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 09:48 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: BruceWayne
>A western saddle and bit is a bit different from a dressage saddle and bridle and you may be in for a different kind of ride. But it all works out in the end. lol
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 09:49 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Braenyard
What was he staring at?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 02, 2026 09:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:50 PM (q3u5l)
Deep Blue Sea -- delightfully dumb mutant shark movie. But the shark does eat LL Cool J's parrot.
The Boogens -- delightfully dumb monster movie. But nice, not only because Rebecca Balding looked terrific in the altogether but because the monsters ate the annoying dog.
There should be more of this, methinks.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:53 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:50 PM (q3u5l)
I skipped everything after 2...this was supposed to be better. It wasn't. The family should have been dead just from their intial intro...they did not need to be in this movie. And the "messages" they delivered. Sigh.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 09:53 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: BruceWayne
>A western saddle and bit is a bit different from a dressage saddle and bridle and you may be in for a different kind of ride. But it all works out in the end. lol
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Also the old dude with the mustache was a ranch manager. Kaycee grew up on a ranch. Ryan was a horse handler on the show and then they put him on the show. To say that these people don't know how to ride horses is dumb.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 02, 2026 09:53 PM (YZ0Fo)
Hilarious riff on blacksploytation flicks and whitey messing with us all just because he can.
Might just dig it up and watch it again.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 09:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 02, 2026 09:57 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 09:59 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at May 02, 2026 10:00 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: BruceWayne
>I never said that, but your points stands; it's about insurance and liability.
I used to ride a ranch bay that was an elk hunting fool. He'd take your head off in his pursuit of a target.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 10:02 PM (Fbc0I)
person will also do similar in support of you.
Posted by: t shirt printing at May 03, 2026 04:29 AM (Cr9c/)
Hobby Thread - May 2, 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. As advertised, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) decided on a crowdsourced car repair as a theme for this Hobby Thread. (It also decided on a broader horsepower theme given the running of the Kentucky Derby.)
Here's one of my current projects, rebuilding the engine for Mrs fd's '95 Nissan 240SX. After 200K miles it was kind of nasty inside. When finished it will look and run brand new. The car is getting a paint job too, after the engine is back in. I now have the newly re-bored block, polished crank, and rebuilt head sitting on the bench awaiting reassembly, and all the other parts gathered. Hopefully the whole project, bodywork, paint, etc, will be done by the end of the year.Hat tip: fd
My uncle and first husband entered the destruction derby one year and I was given carte blanche to paint on it. I painted the hood as a sunrise and the trunk as a sunset. And the required stuff. My contribution, lol. My stepbrother, before his racing days, entered the destruction derby now and then. The only year we didn't go was the only time he ever won. Damn! And finally, the last destruction derby I attended decades ago, someone entered a gorgeous old woody station wagon and the entire crowd was heartbroken. Some were even talking about heading to the pits to try and buy it before it got wrecked. What a shame.Hat tip: NorCal Sierra Foothills Lurker
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 02, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 02, 2026 05:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
My go to is youtube when I have issues with my cars these days. If I have a problem it has most likely been already addressed and put on youtube by multiple other people. That goes for mechanical stuff and also the electronic issues that seem to crop up every week with newer vehicles.
The days of going to the library and paying 5 cents to copy pages from the chiltons manual are over, at least for me.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2026 05:34 PM (0N4FZ)
Just hoping it lasts a couple more years at least
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)
No more car repair for me.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 02, 2026 05:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 02, 2026 05:32 PM
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I gave you a guy repairing a dented car with a toilet plunger.
Posted by: TRex - DIY dino at May 02, 2026 05:35 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:35 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 05:36 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:35 PM
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Make sure you use enough lube.
Posted by: TRex - cranky dino at May 02, 2026 05:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:42 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 05:43 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 02, 2026 05:45 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 05:36 PM
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Yes, extension and magnets. The problem is more the small brain than the short arms. Sometimes roaring and profanity aren't enough.
Posted by: TRex - backyard mechanic dino at May 02, 2026 05:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
@ClownWorld 1h
http://Ask.com closing down after all this time feels like the end of a quiet era most people didn’t even realize was still around
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 05:48 PM (diia5)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:42 PM
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How much pitting is enough to impact reliability? Is there a rule of thumb?
Posted by: TRex - wild guess dino at May 02, 2026 05:49 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Are you referencing the famous 'Bear and Rabbit' joke? Because I think you are.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 05:49 PM (diia5)
His addiction became so huge he eventually opened up a shop to work on other people's toys. He also raced some of them at Lime Rock and took them to vintage car events. I was fortunate enough to be able to tag along at some. Even got to drive a Ferrari. Once.
Global warming be damned. There's nothing like an enormously powerful, gas guzzling sports car.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 05:49 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: TRex - wild guess dino"
I was taught that if you can feel it with your fingernail it's a problem.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:50 PM (vFG9F)
$$$$. That's why they build them the way they do. But older cars we can still tinker with if we can find the parts.
Posted by: Case at May 02, 2026 05:50 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:52 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: tRusty Hudson at May 02, 2026 05:52 PM (ZfTMG)
$$$$. That's why they build them the way they do. But older cars we can still tinker with if we can find the parts.Posted by: Case
You'd be amazed by how much of that was because of unions insisting upon 'easy to fit, hard to repair.'
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2026 05:52 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Case at May 02, 2026 05:50 PM
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I've been impressed at how 3D printing has been a big positive for antique and rare cars. Making old parts isn't easy or cheap, but 3D printing has made it more viable.
Posted by: TRex - three dimensional dino at May 02, 2026 05:54 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ronster at May 02, 2026 05:55 PM (H2WUE)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 02, 2026 05:56 PM (kOluj)
We have a 2004 green Nissan Quest that is beat up and abandoned by the shed years ago. We also have a 2005 white Quest which is still running, and with luck will keep running long enough to justify what we put into it. I'd really like to cannibalize the older junker for some parts that our newer one needs - not automotive. Need the back bumper, even if the colors don't match. And some interior bits - fortunately they have the same interior color. I am no AOP, and really not up to the work myself. We have a good car guy, but don't know if he'd do the work. So the old green Quest just sits there getting older.
Here's a pic (I've linked to before) of the back of our still-working one. I don't put bumper stickers on my cars, but made an exception.
https://bit.ly/nissan-galaxy-quest
and
I've been saving this for this thread since the topic was suggested:
"The WEIRDEST Car FORD Ever Designed" (8 min)
https://youtu.be/ymG3qyuOiaQ
Posted by: mindful webworker - never give up, never fix fender at May 02, 2026 05:57 PM (XU9++)
$$$$. That's why they build them the way they do. But older cars we can still tinker with if we can find the parts.
I had a somewhat modified TR6 which was a perfect car for this area. Other than being a spawn of Lucas. Easy car to work on which was fortunate cause something was always broken.
Had to drive to upstate NY a couple weeks ago. Just as I got the hotel the Check Engine light came on in my Grand Cherokee. That was helpful.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 05:57 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)
https://tinyurl.com/mtm9376s
There was also a clear car showing all the parts they make inside
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 05:57 PM
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I was wondering how long it would take for a Price of Darkness reference.
Posted by: TRex - electrical dino at May 02, 2026 06:00 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 06:00 PM (0aYVJ)
Had a friend from the UK visit me when I had the car. Pulled into the driveway and he saw my pride and joy and just laughed.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 06:03 PM (viF8m)
These days its a matter of motivation. I'm looking at giving up on 6 project cars. A rock crawler, a Baja, an 83 F250, my Tacoma, my two jeeps and a quad. I've also got 2 early 70's snowmobiles and an 83 YZ 250 on two trailers.
I hardly touch any of it. Parts are getting impossible to find. Is it worth the space? Will I even live to see any of it run again?
The wife wants me to just buy a new truck and junk the rest.
She had no vision. Doesn't see the long game.
And gets really pissed every time I try to retire without and actual retirement check coming in so I can work on stuff.
Then there is this place. It is also a hinderance to getting stuff done.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 06:03 PM (G4ajv)
And be competitive.
His current ride is a C-8 Corvette. Pretty cool story.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 06:09 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at May 02, 2026 06:09 PM (h/O4U)
I would like to be handy like that. My Dad was. The carburetor pooped out on our station wagon, and he disassembled it, cleaned it, replaced gaskets, etc., despite never having done that before. He had a big sheet of butcher paper on his work bench and place each part, labeled and traced for easier reassembly. Teenage me was very impressed.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 06:10 PM (0aYVJ)
In another lifetime, I designed engines for the pentagon and I would have loved to continue to pursue that but I'm just a poor boy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 06:13 PM (LHPAg)
I have found 2 out of 8 needed 040 pistons so far. If I find the rest I will be dropping another $1,500 on the other parts I know are available for the 337ci flat head engine.
Y'all aware that car came from the factory with a GM HydraMatic 4-speed?
If anybody knows where I can get 6 more 3.504" pistons I'll be back to correspond after the derby.
Posted by: DanMan at May 02, 2026 06:13 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2026 06:13 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 02, 2026 06:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Bert G at May 02, 2026 06:16 PM (VARTN)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 06:17 PM (wzUl9)
You will.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 06:18 PM (viF8m)
I like horse racing. But I don't like all the blah-blah-blah that goes with racing broadcasts. Two hours of jabbering for two minutes of racing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 06:18 PM (HdYcL)
She had no vision. Doesn't see the long game."
*looks at 74 Power Wagon that has not run in 30 years, nods*
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)
Not car related, but I finally got around to playing with my Cardputer ADV. I was able to Rickroll my wife and kiddo by generating fake wi-fi sites that said "01 never gonna give you up" "02 never gonna let you down" and so on, then asking them to check their phone connections.
Posted by: PabloD at May 02, 2026 06:20 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 02, 2026 06:10 PM (0aYVJ)
I screwed up/misdiagnosed my first carburetor repair and wound up loosing my 72 Dodge Challenger to the dude whose garage I couldn't get it out of when I went in the Army.
Speaking of which, while perusing for what I am going to buy, as work will be adding a 30 mile commute in the year, I stumbled across one. A 73 challenger with 314 miles for $39,000.
I'd hate to love running that into the ground commuting everyday.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 06:21 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 06:21 PM (HdYcL)
I came away with a tile saw, an antique RCA portable radio, and a metal nibbling cutter to used with a cordless drill. And had some nice reunions with old friends, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:23 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 06:17 PM
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Never heard of him?! Remind me someday to share my story of hanging out with with Sir Moss at the Nurburgring. Good memory.
Posted by: TRex - name dropping dino at May 02, 2026 06:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"
Newer cars now have left and right unidirectional blinker fluid. DO NOT get them mixed up.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:26 PM (vFG9F)
I learned how to change oil, coolant, spark plugs, the fuel filter (which screwed into the carburetor), and engine air filter (no cabin filters then). I knew how to change a tire, but never had to do it on that car. In those days, an oil change was like $7.50. I don't mean for the filter, but for the oil (.50 a quart, 4 quarts) and $5 for the filter plus tax, all from the local K-Mart. And of course you could dump the used oil in a field to kill some weeds without t nosy EPA coming after you. I changed headlights, sealed beams, on it, taillight bulbs, all those things. Learned a lot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 06:27 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: PabloD at May 02, 2026 06:27 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 06:27 PM
Whoa....you can't do that anymore?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2026 06:28 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:29 PM (vFG9F)
Got the blinker fluid changed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Yeah, I'm just wasting time online when I should be changing the muffler bearings.
Posted by: mikeski at May 02, 2026 06:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Thank DOYC
The guy is an opinionated idiot.
IOW, the standard youtuber.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 02, 2026 06:30 PM (TNGIV)
IOW, the standard youtuber.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 02, 2026 06:30 PM (TNGIV)
So which of us is he?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Eromero
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Good to see you Mr. E, and great to belatedly see your Prayer Thread post today about Mrs. E. Praying it continues to go smoothly for her.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 06:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
>Best weed killer around my pavers is old gasoline from my lawn mower. Sue me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 06:35 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:29 PM
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Do you have a media blasting cabinet? (sandblasting type media, not CNN "media")
Posted by: TRex - granular dino at May 02, 2026 06:35 PM (IQ6Gq)
Got the blinker fluid changed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Blinker was out on the Tundra. I went into AutoZone and said ?I need blinker fluid, lady handed me a bottle of Visine, last Saturday.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 02, 2026 06:37 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 05:42 PM (vFG9F)
My gut feeling is if the pits are small, and don't have ridges exceeding the base journal diameter, you will probably be OK. Remember journal bearings in engines are not supposed to have metal-to-metal contact when running. The crankshaft floats on a film of pressurized oil. As long as the pitted area is so small that it cannot act as a conduit to drain oil out of the bearing, you should be OK.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:37 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: TRex - granular dino "
No but I do use a big cardboard box sometimes when sandblasting.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:37 PM (vFG9F)
Bit of both.
FWIW, most of the "issues" I've run across in the past 20 years can be traced to corroded/no longer exists electrical grounds. Newish systems are really picky about power...
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:38 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 06:40 PM (viF8m)
I still have the diagram of how to dispose of your own used oil...
Basically dig a hole & line with rock...
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:41 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:37 PM (vFG9F)
My home is gone!
Posted by: Sid at May 02, 2026 06:41 PM (utfVc)
I still have the diagram of how to dispose of your own used oil...
Basically dig a hole & line with rock...
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:41 PM (XuXeR)
Just scatter it in the dirt laneway behind you house. Turns it into pavement.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:43 PM (utfVc)
Not sure whether to start with Great Stuff, Bondo, House Caulk or JB-Weld. Guess I'll have to see what it looks like.
Probably stick a coat hanger down the hole and see where it goes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 06:44 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon"
I think so maybe too and am wondering if the pitting may be due to low oil pressure and/or poor maintenance. We got the car when it had nearly 200K on it. It might be ok with a new oil pump and bearings, and I MIGHT be ok with it if it were MY engine but I don't not want anything to fail on HER engine.
The other side of that is I don't like to have cranks machined unless it really necessary. Maybe I should just find another nice one.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vFG9F)
Come back tomorrow and re-fill the dirt and place the grass patch on top. Press with foot. Add one quart of water.
Next week you won't know where you did it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 06:48 PM (Lw/3D)
Probably not possible with all the legal requirements now but I wonder if a car would sell if it was designed to be worked on by the owner.
Posted by: JTB at May 02, 2026 06:48 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vFG9F)
You could always have just the ONE journal machined. I had one cylinder rebored and fitted with an oversized piston on a GM 6.2L Diesel. That engine ran fine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:50 PM (utfVc)
My first car was my parents' Buick Skylark - nice little car, unfortunately the alternator was undersized, had to replace it frequently. Fortunately, lifetime warranty from the parts store. I got very good at pulling it, walking it down, hauling the replacement back, and putting it in. And variations thereon.
Second car was a nice Pontiac Sunfire. Wrecked it. Not my fault in reality, but legally...
Third car? Pontiac Grand Am. Sold it to my sister when she desparately needed a car, bought a Ford Fusion.
Never buying another Ford until at least three years after the current idiot-in-charge is gone. And probably not even then. 'nuff said.
Been pretty happy with the little Toyota. Could use a little more capability in the features ("trim package" as they call it), but pretty darned near the sweet spot.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 06:52 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon"
They are going to hate me at the machine shop. Anyway, they should have caught this when they polished it.
A quick check and I found Rock Auto has cranks for $330. Ebay has new ones with the bearings for $300!
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)
Did that on a '77 Ford. Found several holes, sanded clean, then 2 part epoxy, sand to (somewhat) match, then refit with new material. Worked.
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:52 PM (XuXeR)
15 8 How does TRex get to those hard-to-reach places with such short arms? Do they make special wrench extensions?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 05:36 PM
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Yes, extension and magnets. The problem is more the small brain than the short arms. Sometimes roaring and profanity aren't enough.
Posted by: TRex - backyard mechanic dino at May 02, 2026 05:45
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Get minions. Explain that you may not be able to reach all the tight places, but you can reach them.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 06:53 PM (biznJ)
Posted by: JTB at May 02, 2026 06:48 PM
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"Words I would not have expected to read" for $100, Alex.
Posted by: TRex - AMC Pacer? dino at May 02, 2026 06:53 PM (IQ6Gq)
Made friends with a guy on a Buell forum, and concluded that it was likely that my fuel injectors were clogged with the now-varnish gasoline. (Poured some gas directly into the throttle body and it started right up for about 3 seconds until the gas ran out). Turned out the easiest, or at least safest, way to get at the injectors was to rotate the entire engine. A combination of the shop manual and Youtube videos got me safely through it. Ran great for about 3 hours and then died. Found I had zero fuel pressure and decided to rebuild the fuel pump. Success! Took up most of my spare time in the summer of 2021.
Posted by: Disillusionist at May 02, 2026 06:54 PM (78dpn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:54 PM (utfVc)
Sucks, huh? I have a hard enough time getting on the creeper...
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:54 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 06:52 PM
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Well played.
Posted by: TRex - dictionary dino at May 02, 2026 06:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
Renegade. It's only 6:55pm.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 02, 2026 06:56 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:56 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 06:53 PM
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Minions are enthusiastic but unreliable. They're usually more interested in taking over the world than fixing my car.
Posted by: TRex - friends of Tim, Mark and Phil at May 02, 2026 06:57 PM (IQ6Gq)
A quick check and I found Rock Auto has cranks for $330. Ebay has new ones with the bearings for $300!
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)
Ask the machine shop if the pitted journal is safe to use. I doubt #3 main is highly stressed. Normally its the rear main and the rods that get the most abuse.
What model engine?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:57 PM (utfVc)
Forescan. Works great on Ford, Mazda, and a few others
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:57 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:58 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: man at May 02, 2026 06:58 PM (XuXeR)
Contact your local mohal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 06:59 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: TRex - tiny jockey dino at May 02, 2026 07:01 PM (IQ6Gq)
Thanks to FJB, the $25 unit now costs $40.
But it's handy to know why the check engine light is on *this time*... and usually is something simple. Knock on wood!
Posted by: JQ at May 02, 2026 07:03 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 07:06 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 07:06 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 02, 2026 07:07 PM (t2oSI)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 02, 2026 07:07 PM (t2oSI)
Best I could contribute to the auto repair thread - I take my cars to the shop, even for stuff I could do myself like brake pad and rotor changes.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 02, 2026 07:08 PM (t2oSI)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 02, 2026 07:07 PM
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Schnorf! Keyboard zeroed!
Posted by: TRex - precision dino at May 02, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 07:10 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:12 PM (viF8m)
Renegade. It's only 6:55pm.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 02, 2026 06:56 PM (3ImbR)
According to my Internet Explorer, Secretariat just took the Triple Crown...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 02, 2026 07:12 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 07:14 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 07:19 PM (d2kuJ)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 07:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 02, 2026 07:21 PM (kOluj)
You're welcome to hang out here in the comments for a while, but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.
Posted by: TRex - equestrian dino at May 02, 2026 07:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 07:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 07:22 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:23 PM (vFG9F)
But i typed "his fiance" and it became "his fiancé" and not "his fiancée"...
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:25 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM (PV+Zw)
Alex Zanardi, former racecar driver (F1, CART, IMSA, and a bunch of other series) died today. I remember him. He was a beast behind the wheel. He basically created a passing lane out of nothing at Laguna Seca one year. Amazing driver. Lost his legs in a horrible race accident in Germany. He recovered and still raced using specially designed cars. He became a para-Olympian, competed in iron man competitions, etc. Fun, interesting guy. RIP.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)
And that is why I will ride a bucking horse all day long, but not one who rears.
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM (BgmlQ)
Bullion - Republic of Armenia, 1oz., 500 drams, Noah's Ark/Mt. Ararat:
https://is.gd/cL54Mj
10 Lirot 1967 Victory Coin - .935
https://is.gd/yOzc4x
Mercury Dime irradiated at Oak Ridge in the 50s (silver-110/cadmium), includes casing:
https://is.gd/UO6QSQ
And yet another Peace Dollar, because I love them:
https://is.gd/38RIJL
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 07:28 PM (BI5O2)
youtu.be/WuwiqivkKCg
Sorry for the interruption. Carry on.....
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 07:28 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 07:29 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 07:30 PM (PV+Zw)
A really bad feeling when a horse rears. Seems I had a talent for making them do it without even trying.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)
And that is why I will ride a bucking horse all day long, but not one who rears.
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM (BgmlQ)
____________
Saw a two-frame cartoon once. In the first frame, a little girl in riding outfit is dwarfed by the placid draft horse she's sitting on. In the second frame, she's being bucked off a pony.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 07:30 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 02, 2026 07:30 PM (nbLIj)
I've always worked on cars, but I've had a general rule that I finally expressed when I thought about it: if it requires precision under 20 thousandth I farm it out. I've replaced 9 engines over the years, and for the last 6, I've taken the engine into the machine shop and gotten back either a short block and heads redone, or a long block. I don't go anywhere near the inside of transmissions or diffs. Especially diffs. I tried that once, trying to convert an open 44 into a Trac lock. After having the jeep sitting for 4 months while I pissed around, I finally did what I should have in the first place ; take it to someone who could read machine blue correctly and set it up.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (TNGIV)
What gas yew city don to helps perskins of color??
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (kKZvy)
Alex Zanardi,
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 07:26 PM
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Alex Zanardi is never off-topic.
Posted by: TRex - homestretch dino at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had
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Secretariat's record holds....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Tuna at May 02, 2026 07:32 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 06:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
She's doing fine but is a bit fatigued. Sleeps good and wakes up chipper, but by the end of the day is ready for the recliner. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 07:33 PM (LHPAg)
What gas yew city don to helps perskins of color??
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 02, 2026 07:31 PM (kKZvy)
_________
I'm a Person of Cholor.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 07:33 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 07:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JackStraw
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First horse I ever rode, at age 7, reared and deposited me in a creek. I was ready to go home, and the man told me if I didn't get back on another horse then, I never would. So, I did. Been riding since...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 07:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 07:34 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 07:33 PM (LHPAg)
Encouraged to hear that, sir!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 02, 2026 07:34 PM (t2oSI)
Posted by: PaleRider
LoL!! Well, I'm at work and I finally had time to check things out. Just saw the news on Zanardi.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 07:35 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 07:35 PM (Cqx++)
Right now I'd be fine. In a few years, who knows.
The big Buick performed superbly on its road trip. At age ten it is at a little more than 98K miles. Spark plugs, according to the manual, are supposed to be changed now, but I've just spent $$ on tires and a headlight bulb, and the car is running fine. Maybe it can wait for a few months.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:37 PM (wzUl9)
Old me hasn't had a horse offer to rear in ages and tries to avoid green or fractious horses.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 07:38 PM (PV+Zw)
My mom's horses were highly trained athletes. They also knew when a moron was on their back.
Every year I would get blugeoned into going for an exercise year and every year it ended poorly for me. A man has got to know his limitations.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
>Sometimes they call it that at the Kentucky Derby. Sad.
Great horsepower race. Didn't see it coming. Feeling fine. Missed the trifecta by 'that much'.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM
He is 90 years old, why is he still trying to ride horses?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0N4FZ)
The steering wheel is a little sticky too. Time for some leather cleaner there and on the seats!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:44 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:41 PM
He is 90 years old, why is he still trying to ride horses?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2026
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He's been a horse lover and a rider for decades.
Funny, I don't recall him ever being in a Western. Not in a movie and not in a starring role in the days since Trek. He may have guest-starred on one of TV's oaters back in his younger days.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:46 PM (wzUl9)
The shop called me back to say that it was out of gas, and I needed a sending unit, probably a pump and possibly a new tank.
As for the electrical issues I described, they said they couldn't replicate them so I suspect it really is possessed.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 07:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 07:48 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 07:46 PM
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Well, cars do have personalities!
Posted by: TRex - Christine avoidant dino at May 02, 2026 07:48 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 07:49 PM (PV+Zw)
The shop called me back to say that it was out of gas, and I needed a sending unit, probably a pump and possibly a new tank.
As for the electrical issues I described, they said they couldn't replicate them so I suspect it really is possessed.
Posted by: Kindltot
>This is spit-balling. I'd get a second opinion.
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Funny you mention that! Shatner was actually in an episode of The Virginian (I think) that I was watching with hubby at the nursing home. He was a sharp-dressed city slicker...
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Posted by: Butch at May 02, 2026 08:46 PM (98xTj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Would you kindly create a dictionary of the terms you use, so novices like me can follow along? I envy you the skills you have.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 08:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
I've done the obligatory AR-15: 3 NY/CA compliant versions for my kids, a pistol (which may or may not have a folding stabilizing brace), and a retro Fudd - wood furniture & Cerakoted to look Parkerized.
I built a M-1 Garand at a CMP workshop ~10 years ago. I've built two Lee-Enfield bolties: a No.4 Mk 1 and a No. 5 Mk 1. I sent them out to be re-barrelled and re-blued. Over several years I assembled the pieces and parts of a M-1917 and sent that off to the CMP for Parkerizing.
My current project is building a plain-ish vanilla M-1911.
Posted by: Butch at May 02, 2026 08:55 PM (98xTj)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 08:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
The impeller of a pump is simply the paddle wheel inside the housing that moves the water. This one is made of cast iron, is about 4 inches in diameter, and has six straight blades. It mounts into a cast iron housing with inlet and outlet ports. The inlet port is round, about 2 inches in diameter, and is in the back plane of the pump, centered on the pump shaft. Water enters the pump more or less parallel to the pump axis, and the spinning impeller blades pick it up and fling it to the outlet ports on the periphery. A pump like this does not make much pressure, nor does it make much suction, but it circulates water like a mofo.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 09:01 PM (utfVc)
My current project is building a plain-ish vanilla M-1911.
Posted by: Butch at May 02, 2026 08:55 PM (98xTj)
That is an impressive body of work!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 09:03 PM (utfVc)
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Posted by: Butch at May 02, 2026 09:22 PM (98xTj)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 02, 2026 09:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 09:55 PM (utfVc)
Maybe I'd better drop this notification in this thread too...
NOOD
The ONT has gone live!
NOOD!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 10:08 PM (O7YUW)
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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, May 2
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.
Hello, My cat Jasmine crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday, April 29. She was 13 years old, going on 14. She first came to my attention when I saw a picture of her on the local animal shelter's website. I was looking for a companion for my first cat Penny and Jasmine's picture just called out to me. I went over to the animal shelter and was able to adopt Jasmine. It took her a few months to get acclimated to my house. She had a tendency to hide anywhere that was big enough to fit a cat, such as under my recliner and even in the drawers in my TV table. Penny didn't like her much at first, but then they figured things out and soon enough I saw them both sitting in my office chair like boon companions. For the past 13 years Jasmine has been the perfect little lap kitty, just the right size to fit in my lap, purring contentedly and giving me head bonks to show her affection. I will miss her dearly, but I was able to be with her until the end. She passed knowing that she was loved. Jasmine truly was a blessing from the Lord. Best regards, "Perfessor" SquirrelOh, we are crushed to hear that you have lost beautiful little Jasmine. She looks just like you have described her here and in past posts. Please give some extra love to your other kitties for us.
Just inherited him, my son thinks he is broken. Does any other cat sleep like this? He even lets us trim nails while he is asleep like this The PigeonistPisces has a distinctive sleeping style. You're lucky about the nail trimming. Congratulations on adopting that sweet cat.
But what about THIS co-inhabitant of the same household (I presume)?Celebrating a year with this little face. I can’t believe it. 😍 Thank you, @ballsdeepindoge, he is the best boy. pic.twitter.com/i1Ph2HeeZO
— Piper (@piper_moves) April 28, 2026
It is Wasabi Ruckus’ birthday today! He turned 6. I can’t believe it. PiperCan there be a cat mascot and a dog mascot? More than one of each?
Encountered by Members of The Horde
Hi KT, This is from Mama's chiropractor. This nest is just outside her window.What a great daddy cardinal! And the video even includes music! What's not to love? Don't miss it.
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, April 25 I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)
The Pigeonist
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*** Allie the Calico Kitty Cat (the other cutest little cat of them all) has entered the chat ***
Though she doesn't let me trim her nails.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 03:28 PM (gnNyN)
Getting the RV loaded for Her Majesty, The Big Dummy and Rosalind to head off for four weeks, leaving on Tuesday.
Roz is going back to her home in California. She's been a good girl while she was here and I'll miss her, but she's someone else's sweetie now and should be with them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026 03:29 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at May 02, 2026 03:30 PM (sAmhv)
Perfessor, once again, my condolences on the loss of Jasmine. After thirteen years, almost her whole life and a big chunk of yours --! (Doesn't matter if it had been only five years, it would still be a big chunk.)
Remember her as she was, annoyances and delights together. Only that way can you truly honor her memory.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026
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"Wiggle" into our hearts? Every cat I've ever known has *stalked* right in, settled down, and dared me not to love him or her. Every one has fully expected to be loved -- with the possible exception of shy little Oreo, and she came around on that pretty fast.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:34 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:35 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:31 PM (wzUl9)
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Oh, I do!
She liked to dig her claws into my lap and I have the scars to prove it. She also had a tendency to throw up a lot, often in inconvenient places or at inconvenient times. The back of my computer is a testament to that.
But we love them flaws and all, because the love they bring us makes it all worthwhile.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 03:36 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 03:36 PM (kpS4V)
The feistiest looks like Mom. He plays with the black short hair who is the least human-friendly. There is one black and white medium-hair and a gray and white medium hair. The last two are somewhat calmer. Their fur doesn't seem to tangle so far.
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 03:37 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:37 PM (wzUl9)
Hugs!
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 03:40 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 03:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 02, 2026 03:46 PM (S+2Xo)
cardinal daddy feeds 3 babies
Do I think, oooo, that's so cute? What a good dad!
No. I wonder
Do birds get acid reflux when they regurgitate to feed their chicks?
Posted by: mindful webworker - we gots wood-headed redpeckers at May 02, 2026 03:49 PM (XU9++)
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
A coworker of my sister's is trying to dump two cats on us with threats of harming them. Apparently these two keep pooping in her flower beds. She said if we don't take them, she will trap them and dump in the middle of nowhere.
My sister tried telling her that she can't just steal someone's cats and do that and that she should talk to the person first. Coworker refuses. I told sis, is this coworker going to help with our cat food bill or vet expenses? We really can't take anymore cats in.
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 03:49 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: mindful webworker - headbutts of love at May 02, 2026 03:50 PM (XU9++)
The second bit may be unfair, since my year-old tom kitten also sleeps sprawled out, and he is not yet fat.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)
Do I think, oooo, that's so cute? What a good dad!
No. I wonder
Do birds get acid reflux when they regurgitate to feed their chicks?
Posted by: mindful webworker - we gots wood-headed redpeckers at May 02, 2026
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How do we, and they, know it's a dad cardinal? Are the females not brilliant red-and-black?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:51 PM (wzUl9)
Piper
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I love box kitties.
He looks like he takes his job of chief box inspector very seriously.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 03:52 PM (gnNyN)
If she's in a sunbeam, I assume the filaments aid in recharging.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 03:52 PM (kpS4V)
Such a beautiful big floof. Our latest rescue Hopper loves to sleep upside down. Doesn't matter where, floor or lap, he twists himself to the belly reveal.
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 03:54 PM (2F0/Y)
(Well, they were potted, not garden plants, so there's that.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:54 PM (wzUl9)
If I had my life to do over, in my 20s I would choose a man based on the way he treats his mom and his pets.
Good on you, sir. Your sweet little friend was not afraid or alone.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2026 03:55 PM (qG4SX)
Speaking of which: Stirling is informally known as the Duke of Vicksburg. What is the proper form of address toward a duke?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:57 PM (wzUl9)
No idea, but we are both angry that two cats may be harmed unless we take them, but then the person who cares for those cats loses them and won't know what happened. I don't want to receive someone's stolen cats.
Anyone who would harm animals over bloody flowers is not a good person in my book.
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 03:59 PM (2F0/Y)
You don't need to speak. Just make sure food is available on demand, the litter box is clean and boxes are handy. That shows proper deference.
Posted by: JTB at May 02, 2026 04:01 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at May 02, 2026 04:01 PM (4qIhJ)
So sorry for losing Jasmine but being there at the end is the final kindness.
Posted by: JTB at May 02, 2026 04:02 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 02, 2026 04:03 PM (dyL4B)
Female cardinals are shades of brown. The male has the vibrant red colouring.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 04:05 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at May 02, 2026
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Cats generally prefer it warm. There is a limit, though. When the power was out and we had no A/C during the hurricane of 2012, big Wolf, the black longhair, slept a lot, and Chekov D. Siberian actually panted from time to time.
To be fair, so was I.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)
Also, a skunk seems to have a burrow out in the metal barn. Still working on that one.
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's a dangerous world out there at May 02, 2026 04:07 PM (XU9++)
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Female cardinals are shades of brown. The male has the vibrant red colouring.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026
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So I suspected. Male birds are often the ones with the colorful plumage.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 04:07 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 04:08 PM (og9zY)
Your Grace. Where kitties are concerned, "You fatbelly", "You tud", or "You furry meatloaf!" is better.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 04:09 PM (O7YUW)
Stirling seemed a little put out that I'd been gone so long. For a day. By Wednesday afternoon he was sleeping next to me again, climbing on me a couple of times a day to milk-tread and get head scritches, and in every way behaving as if I'd never been gone.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2026 04:17 PM (5jVsn)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 04:18 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2026 04:17 PM (5jVsn)
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Does she accept tummy rubs? On Tuesdays?
Jasmine never liked rolling over on her back to expose her belly. Kaylee will roll over, but doesn't like tummy rubs.
Penny, Hexie, and to some extent Allie, all LOVE tummy rubs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 04:22 PM (gnNyN)
A lot of places have laws that if you find a stray you have to notify Animal control and put up some notices, then the owner has X number of days to say that is their pet. If the cats are pets and cow worker traps and takes them to a shelter and owner claims them the shelter or the county will most likely tell the owner that they need to stop letting their pets roam.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 04:27 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 03:57 PM (wzUl9)
"Your Mayonnaiseness" though "Emulsified" can be used as a third person cognomen.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 04:31 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 04:32 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 02, 2026 04:03 PM (dyL4B)
IIRC, cock robins build the nests, and can get excited and build a number of them for their girl, who only use one of them.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 04:33 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 04:39 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 04:39 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 04:42 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 04:43 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 04:44 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2026 04:39 PM (PV+Zw)
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I used to have a decorative wreath on the outside of my house in which birds built a nest they returned to year after year.
One year I decided to take down the nest. To my surprise, I discovered three living chicks in the nest! I quickly returned the nest to its place in the wreath until the chicks had grown and left the nest.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 04:44 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming
Yes, he is a Shiba Inu. That is the infamous Soup. lol. And thank you, he is really a good boy, Well sort of, he is a Shiba. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 04:49 PM (OoFl2)
Best regards,
"Perfessor" Squirrel
Truly sorry to hear this. Almost 14 years is a pretty good run. She was a beautiful cat and I know you and her fellow cats will miss her dearly.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (I0N4X)
Soon I will hunt with eagles.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (G4ajv)
Penny, Hexie, and to some extent Allie, all LOVE tummy rubs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
>The feral factory cat would roll over for a rub and latch onto your hand and then engage the bunny kicks and gently bite your fingers. Is that normal?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Fbc0I)
The Pigeonist
My big orange tabby, "Orange" sleeps like this on occasion. But he's not quite so laid back that he'd allow a nail trim in that state.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 02, 2026 04:51 PM (/HDaX)
Soon I will hunt with eagles.
Posted by: Reforger at
That is so cool!
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 04:51 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2026 04:52 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Sometimes she lets me rub the belly. Sometimes I get the bunny kicks. And she doesn’t mess around. There will be blood.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2026 04:56 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 04:51 PM (OoFl2)
He actually lobied the legeslature to change the law so he could have them. I think he's been hunting for them for at least 6 years now.
Not an easy bird to find or catch.
A huge thank you to a man running for the N. Nevada district in Congress. James Settlemyer.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 04:56 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Fbc0I)
It is abnormal if they don't. It is a form of play, and it sounds like she knew how to play with humans. The standard setting is to draw blood and gnaw trying to find bones.
In my opinion, the best thing to do in that situation is to say "ow" and stop, the cat will let go unless it is really pissed or too wound up. If you jerk away, the problem is that cats are designed to keep prey from escaping and it is like yanking your hand out of a can full of treble-hooks
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 04:58 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Fbc0I)
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Hexie says, "Yes!"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 04:59 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 04:58 PM (rbvCR)
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Yeah, Hexie and Allie will bite, but they stop whenever I say "ow." Allie's teeth are *very* sharp but she rarely draws blood.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 05:01 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 05:03 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 05:01 PM (gnNyN)
My tom-kitten Sejong had no self restraint as a kitten and would not stop biting -- He had no peer age playmates and the adult cats just put up with him. When Becca showed up she taught him to not play so hard, so he has calmed down a lot.
Sejong would have kitten tantrums when I carried him inside from playing, he would bite my arm repeatedly. I wore long sleeve shirts on purpose
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 05:04 PM (rbvCR)
narf
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 05:05 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Love to rub my Senegal parrots belly with my nose, like the first day we met.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:10 PM (Ia/+0)
I'd be happy to share.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 02, 2026 05:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Fbc0I)
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Hexie says, "Yes!"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
>And what is the deal when the cat sits on your knee and begins kneading dough? I know very little about cat behavior because I've never been owned by one. Seems friendly enough.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 05:17 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 05:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:13
Derby hats on my x feed, for those interested!
Posted by: Piper at May 02, 2026 05:18 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 05:17 PM (Fbc0I)
Nursing behavior.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 02, 2026 05:19 PM (/HDaX)
She's not going to take them to a shelter. She's planning to dump them in the middle of nowhere.
Posted by: Joyenz at May 02, 2026 05:22 PM (2F0/Y)
I've only seen a couple eagles around here but we have an abundance of osprey. Some of the fish off the park I talk Elvis walking.
Very cool birds.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 02, 2026 05:26 PM (viF8m)
Those babies were gone in like 2 weeks. How fast they grow up!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 05:31 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 05:33 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 06:29 PM (Sco7b)
I dumped it on the edge of the lawn near the woods.
Nothing has eaten it. And there are possums and raccoons that peruse there.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 07:06 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: epador at May 02, 2026 07:35 PM (4JN6A)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, May 2
These were here when we moved here, 30 years ago. They’ve never thrived but they produce a few flowers every year.Gorgeous. And it's amazing that it has survived that long. I think that's a bearded iris, but you live in Pacific Coast Iris territory. Here are two photos said to be of 'Chief Sequoia', an iris of this type. The first is from Garden.org, the second from Pcn. You can decide for your self if one of them might be mis-identified.
There are also hybrids between Pacific Coast irises and bearded irises that are easier to grow outside their territory.
Edible Gardening/Putting Things By Kindltot:
I did my first canning for the season. The rhubarb is just getting ready to harvest. I also bought lids for quite a while, because they were on sale. Fillmore Container has the lids on sale, if you buy regular mouth Superb canning lids, they are $.08 each, if you buy the case.
Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds
Experiments by MIT engineers show rice seeds sprout faster to the sound of rain. Cheers,
TRex
The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would you still be similarly soothed? In fact, MIT engineers have found the opposite to be the case: Some seeds may come alive to the sound of rain. In experiments with rice seeds, the team found that the sound of falling droplets effectively shook the seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate at a faster rate compared with seeds that were not exposed to the same sound vibrations.Thanks for passing this along, TRex! Fascinating. Rain sounds at the link.
This is distinctive - 15 Butterfly Species to Spot on (Almost) Every Continent 7. Glasswing (Greta oto):one of the most elegant tricks in nature
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 1, 2026
the Glasswing butterfly doesn’t just have “clear wings,” it has engineered invisibility at the nanoscale.
Here’s what’s really going on beneath that idea 1/🧵
📹 letmebugyou pic.twitter.com/EL2bauDclp
The breeding season begins when male butterflies form leks and attempt to attract mates. Males consuming Asteraceae flowers extract pyrrolizidine alkaloids, compounds that enhance their scent to attract females. This behavior is common among male ithomiine butterflies, including glasswings. The butterfly species mates polygynously. Males compete fiercely in communal areas, using scent signals derived from pyrrolizidine alkaloids obtained from their diet of toxic plants. These signals are vital for reproductive success and allow males to stand out.Some male butterflies of other species, like swallowtails, may gather at mud puddles or stream banks for moisture and minerals.
The butterfly species mates polygynously. Males compete fiercely in communal areas, using scent signals derived from pyrrolizidine alkaloids obtained from their diet of toxic plants. These signals are vital for reproductive success and allow males to stand out. What Do Adult Butterflies Eat?So it sounds like they get toxic chemicals from two families of plants! And they look so delicate!
The adult butterfly feeds on nectar from perennial flowering plants, including various members of the Asteraceae family. Their diet supports high energy demands for long-distance flight, and the secondary chemicals they ingest help reinforce their toxic defense strategy. Butterflies obtain these chemicals by drinking from toxic plants or even decaying organic matter, depending on availability. While their appearance may suggest fragility, their physiology and diet are well-adapted to the rigors of tropical life. Where Do Glasswings Live?
Glasswing butterflies are found throughout Costa Rica and other South American countries like Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. Their habitat includes humid forests and rainforest edges, often at elevations where other tropical lepidoptera thrive. Population density differences can occur based on habitat, food availability, and environmental conditions. Glasswings are arboreal and spend much of their life in the canopy, away from the forest floor. Their preferred host plants include species in the Solanaceae family, where eggs are typically laid.
Gardens of The Horde
These are some of the wildflowers on our property before Honey weedeats everything.
Just wanted to show you the pond lillies. They’re opening today. Respectfully,
CrotchetyOldJarhead
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Really need to go cut the lawn.
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 01:39 PM (w6EFb)
Any tips?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 01:41 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 02, 2026 01:42 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 01:44 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 01:46 PM (7vIsy)
Crotchety Old Jarhead, that lilypond needs a bullfrog or three. Do you get critters in your garden?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 01:47 PM (kpS4V)
I planted 6 fruit trees last week. I still need to plant 3. Will try and get to them today. Then I can finally plant the beds and just water. The trees look good, so I'm hopeful they take okay.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 02, 2026 01:48 PM (wOXCn)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 01:49 PM (kJmSS)
I don't think a drought of one year would be enough to hurt an established tree. Is it old enough to maybe just be at the end of its lifestyle?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: MartynWW at May 02, 2026 01:52 PM (M9zxq)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 01:52 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 01:55 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 02:02 PM (LHPAg)
I say this every year, but next year I may just buy plants at the nursery.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 02:05 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:06 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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It's gotta be tough being a Dixie Viking.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 02:07 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 02:08 PM (rGqqI)
Little bastards. 🐿️
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 02:09 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Vvh2V)
It says to use 1 oz/gal water per inch of tree circumference. Do they mean the canopy or are they talking about the trunk? Because this one has a series of trunks, less than 2" around. The whole canopy circumference is more like 18 feet.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:13 PM (w6EFb)
My aim is horrible. I mean really, really bad.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:16 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:20 PM (w6EFb)
My aim is horrible. I mean really, really bad.
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Sitting right here, boss.
https://tinyurl.com/ytm7e2mb
Posted by: Let me help at May 02, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)
I already have one, but need to replace the tubing.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:29 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2026 02:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 02:38 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 01:44 PM (7vIsy)
Keizer Oregon has a big Iris grower, Keizer has an iris festival. Cooley's Gardens was one in Silverton, but unfortunately they closed about ten years ago.
Just north of Salem, on the I-5 you can see the Schreiner Iris fields blooming, and there are presentation gardens associated, they are lovely showcases of the flowers they offer.
https://www.schreinersgardens.com/
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 02:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JTB at May 02, 2026 02:50 PM (yTvNw)
Little bastards. 🐿️
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 02:09 PM (kpS4V)
Have you considered claymores, or other command detonated mines? They are not just for home defense, anymore.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 02:51 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 03:13 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: mrp at May 02, 2026 03:15 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 03:16 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 03:17 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 03:18 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 03:19 PM (Ia/+0)
There are small patches on either side of the front porch that aren't that easy to get to with the rider mower. So now there are azaleas.
It's been a very nice Spring.
Posted by: mindful webworker - someday an orchard at May 02, 2026 03:21 PM (XU9++)
And yes, Eris, it's rough being a Dixie Viking! My ancestry is half Norwegian, the other half mostly various flavors of British. I have less than half percent of Native America, and Sub- Saharan African, but neither seems to have contributed heat tolerance to my genetic traits!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2026 03:25 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: mindful webworker - wallowing willowed at May 02, 2026 03:29 PM (XU9++)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)
>So if you put a sprinkler in the garden, the seeds will respond to the water droplets raining down on them? Astonishing.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 03:31 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: JTB at May 02
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Save this kind of comment for the book thread!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 03:34 PM (kpS4V)
Early in the week, I up-potted peppers - total survivors 5 poblano, 3 red bell, 3 orange bell. They'll probably go to the mini-greenhouse next week. SunGold cherry tomato starts are getting very leggy. Irrigation water is on, but the zone where we put these starts into tomato pots is not set up yet, so they're been put in the mini-greenhouse for now (as has the big potted rosemary). Lots of irrigation testing tomorrow. Husband can run the raised bed area manually, so lots of seed planting tomorrow too. We still need to buy 2 slicing and 2 paste tomatoes.
Mowing has already commenced - whatever the walk-behind mower bags up, is now getting mixed with the straw from the (failed) experiment of covering the asparagus bed. (That bed will now get some broccolini and some peppers.)
We bought native plants for our new dry-stacked stone bed, and I can get those planted as well. Beans and peas can't go in until we get that zone set up - may not get any good peas in this heat, but we'll try.
Posted by: Pat* at May 02, 2026 10:38 PM (kVuZu)
Turning long stories into short stories
How many people here expected the visit between President Trump and King Charles to turn out as friendly as it did? Somehow, the long history between the UK and the USA became just a personal visit. How did that happen? A lot of surprising things have happened this week that are based in long stories. But some of the events which occurred during the week took me by surprise. They fit well in Ace's "Quick Hits".
U.S. — The growing rift between the political right and left in the country became even more evident this week, as a new poll showed that a majority of Democrats believe the Lincoln assassination was staged. Though long held to be a historical fact, a plurality of Democratic voters went on record in a research study to confirm that they now suspect that President Abraham Lincoln was never actually assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, and that the entire incident was simply an elaborate hoax. "That whole situation was suspicious," lifelong Democrat Dean Stinson posted on social media. "Sure, the government and the educational system want you to believe that President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater, but let's be honest here, things don't add up. First of all, do you know what John Wilkes Booth did for a living? That's right — he was an actor. Actors literally spend their time playing roles and pretending. Sounds like just the guy you'd want to pull off a staged assassination, am I right?" . . .Unfortunately, the right-ish "all-conspiracy" site I mentioned last week also suggested that the attempted assassination could have been staged to increase Trump's popularity. No consideration was given to how the suspect was recruited. Back to the Bee: Media Still Stumped As To Motive Of Gunman With Manifesto Titled 'Why I'm Going To Kill Donald J. Trump'
U.S. — Members of the national media remained completely baffled as to the target or motive of a gunman carrying a detailed, 47-page manifesto entitled "Why I'm Going To Kill Donald J. Trump." The document reportedly provided a handy bullet-pointed list of grievances along with a helpful table of contents detailing primary and secondary motivations for wanting to kill the president, but after hours of reviewing the manifesto, journalists came up empty as to who the gunman may have been targeting and why. "It's a mystery," said CBS correspondent Norah O'Donnell, thumbing through the papers. "See right here, the gunman says that he plans to use a gun to shoot President Donald J. Trump, and explains that he's doing so because he believes that Trump is a dangerous fascist who must be stopped at all costs. I wonder who the gunman is talking about here? Who was he after that night, and for what reason? We may never know." Experts explained that the gunman's repeated references to President Trump, including a chapter called "Yes, Trump Is My Target, And Here Is Why," should not be taken as definitive evidence of intent. "This is going to be a tough nut to crack," said CNN's Kaitlan Collins. "We're looking at everything. What drove this man to attempt such a heinous act? Was it class imbalance? Was it gluten? The search has only just begun."
And the "all-conspiracy" site is in a double-quandary, since they don't trust anyone to accurately report what the manifesto says. But this might get them going:
Forty-five years before the alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, a different President was shot at the same Washington, D.C., hotel. Then-President Ronald Reagan was outside the Washington Hilton, the venue where the WHCA dinner is held each year, in 1981 when a man named John Hinckley Jr. made an attempt on his life.
More details in this thread. We do not need a Democratic presidential candidate from California next time around:Bill Maher just brought up some of Gavin Newsom’s biggest failures right to his face — including California’s DISASTROUS high-speed rail project, to which Maher said:
— Overton (@overton_news) May 2, 2026
“I say this as a friend, you got to let that train go!”
Newsom wasn’t expecting it and he was CRUSHED the… pic.twitter.com/WrlOEDlfwv
😂😂 this was supposed to be done 6 years and billions of dollars ago. It hasn’t even really *started* yet. https://t.co/T3GuAeQdPf
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 2, 2026
Leading the week’s news was the Democrats’ third failed assassination attempt against President Trump. Murder isn’t funny, but that didn’t prevent meme-makers from weighing in. The rest of the week’s news was lighter: King Charles visited America and addressed Congress, and it turned out that Democrats love kings after all. James Comey was indicted, the SPLC continued to draw fire, and Ilhan Omar displayed a remarkable grasp of world history. So here we go–The Week In Pictures, Missed Me Again Edition. This week features three pirate-related memes, which must be a record. Watch for them:
“Saints In Heaven”- gospel music in a New Orleans Dixieland style. This should make you smile. #worship #dixielandgospel #songsfromtheheart pic.twitter.com/AmKbTxlasj
— Thomas Land (@tomland1953) March 18, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Ia/+0)
But then he might be able to read that for all I know
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:19 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 11:21 AM (7vIsy)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:23 AM (Yl2Ob)
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Hold on there.
- Judge Komonaiwannalaya
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:23 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: kelly at May 02, 2026 11:24 AM (5g2X+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 11:26 AM (7vIsy)
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Is Chuck One Hundred Eleven listening?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)
Iran Considers Explosive Dolphins to Strike Back at U.S. Blockade
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:28 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: KT at May 02, 2026 11:30 AM (7vIsy)
I don't know how many of you remember the cartoonist Peter Bagge. His most famous creation was "Buddy Bradley," a cynical, foul-mouthed semi-slacker living in Seattle. He also had a parody of a talk-show host named "Studs Kirby."
I bring this up because one of the "Kirby" stories had him interviewing a conspiracy professor who insisted that Booth was a time-traveler dressed as Marilyn Monroe to seduce and kill Lincoln, but returning to the present time drove him crazy and he was now in prison under the name of Charlie Manson.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 11:32 AM (qRla/)
We live in remarkable times!
We could power dynamos and national grids with the changes in narratives from the Dems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 11:33 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Reprogramming the bots at May 02, 2026 11:33 AM (guCKp)
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Eventually the laser sharks and LSD-enhanced explosive dolphins are going to join forces and turn on us.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 11:33 AM (kpS4V)
Legendary Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Attacks Erika Kirk, Demands Trump “Kill” Turning Point USA
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:35 AM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/3xf2925v
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:36 AM (PXbw4)
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I like the part where Germany gave Trump permission to pull our troops.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:36 AM (Lw/3D)
Good luck with that.
Turning on humanity is a fatal mistake. We humans are the most deadly mammal in the entire world.
No worried from killer sharks or IED dolphins.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 11:37 AM (u82oZ)
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Well, he did play Sherlock Holmes.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)
Just because you raise the level of conversation.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 11:38 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Eeyore at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (AlhUl)
One agent pulled out an Uzi (or similar).
Trump's incident: why have a bunch of law enforcement guarding the entrance if only one has eyes on the pathway of the threat?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (Fg64+)
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Probably a good idea. They continually use Trump/MAGA in their denigration of nominal Republicans. Or "right wing." But there's no mistaking who they mean; us.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)
This nation is in a fight for its life internally and externally. It's fine that some have the constitution for such humor, personally, I find it defamatory.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (Lw/3D)
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Basketball thugs? Why, I never heard of such!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/5hyy3uft
I guess ace and others gonna have to add congresswoman Luna to the list of wacko, conspiracy nuts.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 02, 2026 11:41 AM (PpROq)
Unlike the paramilitary police state of today, where the Neo-Vandals and Neo-Visigoths get to r@pe and plunder (literally aided by said police!) while the citizens are jailed for "mean tweets".
Posted by: Another Anon at May 02, 2026 11:42 AM (4h45B)
Some really good ones
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 02, 2026 11:39 AM (Fg64+)
They were probably not taking it seriously. They're all from DC; those of them who don't actively want him to die don't care if he lives or not, and all of them resent having to guard Orangemanbad when they could be on a beat somewhere shaking down hookers for BJs and selling stolen drugs.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 11:42 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:43 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Lighten up, Francis.
If you can't laugh at life, no have no life.
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2026 11:44 AM (q6tQZ)
Just because you raise the level of conversation.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 11:38 AM (u82oZ)
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I can always be counted on to lower the level of discourse.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 11:45 AM (kpS4V)
People can not afford to pay their mortgages
Gasoline st national avg of $4.45
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE ECONOMY STUPID that is THE mid term issue
Posted by: Paul at May 02, 2026 11:46 AM (ZRQNi)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:46 AM (Lw/3D)
Your mileage may vary which is your right and privilege , and I'm not in the mood for arguing today.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:47 AM (sk+Tm)
Lighten up, Francis.
If you can't laugh at life, no have no life.
Posted by: MkY
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Anything goes
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:47 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:48 AM (Ia/+0)
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Also white conservatives and, as were seeing with the Acting Secretary of the Navy, yellow conservatives.
Red brown yellow black and white
We will hate them all on sight
Elites hate the conservatives of the world
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
Your mileage may vary which is your right and privilege , and I'm not in the mood for arguing today.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Well, that settles it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:49 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 11:51 AM (rbvCR)
I didn't say it settles it. I just said I didn't want to argue about it. I don't even want to argue about arguing. 😉 Have a nice day. I'm out.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:52 AM (2sfNr)
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Well, he did play Sherl
Right? I see that RDJ has completely withdrawn from that culture and no longer uses it to make obscene amounts of money for very little work.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)
The collapse of this particular republic has such a uniquely unserious, farcical flavor to it that it's all just one big, slow-rolling joke. It's a dark, twisted joke with a bloodsoaked punchline, but you can't ignore how funny it so often is.
A gay Chipotle burrito attacked the President and shot a cop. A fucking furry, of all things, killed a major political figure. Brandon was President four of history's funniest years. Anerica is like a Monty Python sketch in Hell.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 11:52 AM (BI5O2)
Watched the Maher segment with Newsom. You literally want to slap him every time he lies. I actually hope the Dems nominate him in 28, I think he'll be easier to beat than Harris
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 11:55 AM (gu0hJ)
Who'd be crazy enough to shoot-up their own house?
Well, that should be a consideration for the Secret Service, no? Bet it is now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 11:57 AM (jehhT)
I frankly think the GOP deserves to lose the midterms, but my opinion doesn't matter.* If gasoline prices remain at their current high (about $4/gal in my area), then voters are going to wonder, rightly, why Trump is dicking around every country in the world and not taking care of the working American stiff.
*I am, after all, only an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 11:57 AM (qRla/)
The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 11:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Poor Caitlin Clark! Can you believe what those mean girls are doing to her? You gotta watch the WNBA!!!
Green dildos are too respectful.
Posted by: Auspex at May 02, 2026 11:58 AM (DECkL)
We would see another show impeachment, everything President Trump tried would be stopped. That disfunction would most likely lead to a All Democrat/ Marxist takeover in 2028
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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Economy (GPD) is up 2% this quarter, 181,000 jobs added in '25, and 130,000 in January of this year alone.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:03 PM (Lw/3D)
On the other hand, doing to little allows atrophy. But yes, it appears everything has its lifespan.
Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss-shay,
That was built in such a logical way?
It ran a hundred years to a day,
And then, of a sudden, it—ah, but stay,
I'll tell you what happened without delay.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Only So Many Shots in a Cannon - a limerick
There once was a horse named Maloney
Who called exercise a "bunch of baloney"
Ninety nine times he tried
But on the hundredth he died
It seems he was a One-Last-Trick Pony
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 12:06 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: mrp at May 02, 2026 12:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: anachronda at May 02, 2026 12:08 PM (xDvMN)
Posted by: TeeJ at May 02, 2026 11:41 AM (PpROq)
She talks about mass migration as a weapon against the west, UFOs, UAPs and the Book of Enoch, and this is what makes you think she is focused on hidden conspiracies?
I mean, she hasn't even gotten to the "Hitler in Argentina" yet.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 12:08 PM (rbvCR)
Progtards cannot keep up with their lies.
Lincoln was assassinated before The Parties Switched.
That would make Lincoln a Democrat assassinated by evil slavery and KKK supporting Republican JW Booth.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:11 PM (/lPRQ)
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This is a misperception. In a Trump administration, Congress is irrelevant. Look around... he is *already* governing by fiat alone, because "his" Party despises him. All that changes with a Dem Congress is a bunch of sham impeachments that he will be able to largely ignore because they will not be able to obtain convictions, and he'll have to veto a bunch of stuff they won't be able to override, because the only thing that exceeds the GOP's avarice and treachery is its moral cowardice.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 12:11 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 11:45 AM (kpS4V)
As they used to say, if you are going to get a pig over a stile, you can lift the pig or lower the fence.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 12:17 PM (rbvCR)
- GWP
But all it means is "Don't give this guy the Pastrami on Rye", yeah, That is what Comey was thinking months later after his flying monkeys saturated the net with restaurant anecdotes.
Wait until you hear what "shit on a shingle" and "bury him the desert" mean.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 12:18 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 11:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Yasssss!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 12:20 PM (rbvCR)
Do you have a blog? Maybe you can post on that one if you don't like the main content. I'm sure it'll get twice the traffic as this one.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 02, 2026 12:21 PM (gKWVE)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 12:22 PM (qRla/)
Bastards stopped me at a RR crossing a couple days ago. And before the gates could open another one of them things came from the opposite direction.
At least at the busier roads they have RR - street grade separation.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:24 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:43 AM (I0N4X)
Good news. A fetid and a stinking stool. The color good, well shaped, and a prodigious quantity! Mind you, the urine is a little dark. Or is it the light?
Posted by: The Madness Of King Charles the 111 at May 02, 2026 12:24 PM (LM2lW)
Do you have a blog? Maybe you can post on that one if you don't like the main content. I'm sure it'll get twice the traffic as this one.
Posted by: gKWVE
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Is this a closed thread?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:25 PM (Lw/3D)
It has been 30 some-odd years, bed-side manner has changed. But that is why I know that poem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 12:25 PM (rbvCR)
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Basketball thugs? Why, I never heard of such!
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They should be throwing rose petals at Clark's feet and sending her a part of their newly increased paychecks. The ONLY reason the WNBA got their new pay contract was because of her. The game is still boring, their stars (Clark excepted) are mostly assholes, and without the NBA the league would have folded decades ago. They will lose money through this contract as well unless they shape up and take advantage of what their white straight wunderkind has delivered to them.
WNBA players are a walking talking testament to the wisdom of overturning of the 19th amendment.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 12:26 PM (UVyKP)
But then he might be able to read that for all I know
Posted by: Skip
Some history guy is a frequent guest on our local news/talk channel. He had several installments going over virtually every line in the Declaration explaining how most were a dig at England because they claimed to uphold the same principles but a few years before.
Basically we read back their own doctrine back to them.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:28 PM (/lPRQ)
At least at the busier roads they have RR - street grade separation.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Back in town the Rail Road traffic became an impediment to city vehicle traffic. City told the R.R. they must build an overpass. R.R. told city, we were here first and you built around us. You build the over pass.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Lw/3D)
The WNBA is not going to turn a profit. Likely ever but certainly as long as they're paying the players what they think they'd owed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 12:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: KT
"well-regulated"
Trained and equipped to be the best, the standard from which all others are judged.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 02, 2026 12:11 PM (BI5O2)
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The only hope the dems have is for gas to stay high, but the underlying dynamics don't favor that outcome. There is a bunch of more oil coming on line - the Trump admin has discovered the reality that the Iranian government is going broke quickly, Hezbollah is getting destroyed in Lebanon, and China now understands just how precarious their energy supply lines are, and how easily we can cut them. Downward pressure on prices will become obvious in less than a month, once the Memorial Day gas spike passes prices will probably start to fall dramatically, if not earlier. The dems made the wrong bet.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 12:34 PM (UVyKP)
Now I'm imagining PETA in that "two button" meme.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 12:34 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 02, 2026 12:34 PM (4NO2D)
Waiting on hubby to get ready so we can go look at some mattresses. Going to check out a Purple Mattress store. I've heard great things about them but they are pricey. Also looking at the adjustable bases. Yes, I am 29.
Posted by: lin-duh at May 02, 2026 12:35 PM (9AdGW)
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Basketball thugs? Why, I never heard of such!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
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They want to boost ratings?
Clark's team needs to bring in about six ringers - Shaq clones who identify as women whose sole function is to foul opposing team members into the hospital.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:35 PM (/lPRQ)
The WNBA is not going to turn a profit. Likely ever but certainly as long as they're paying the players what they think they'd owed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 12:30 PM (ExV1e)
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Most likely true. Probably almost 100% true.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 12:35 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: KT
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They always misunderstand Trump's words.
He put it on the men to look sharp and not like thugs while calling women's attention to them.
Thus creating a positive feedback loop for the men, the agency and the public.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Lw/3D)
*I am, after all, only an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
Yeah, but one with your own instantly recognizable, bespoke epithet. Which is pretty cool.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 12:40 PM (vTZFs)
My WNBA team would have 5 dudes that identify as chicks and let the judges back me up.
Posted by: Auspex at May 02, 2026 12:40 PM (DECkL)
And based upon the ruling, California's redistricting is also going to be rechallenged on racial grounds, as I believe that was a stated contributing factor. If timing saves it in 26, it won't in 28.
The dems are totally fucked. If a GOP president is elected in 28 the dems will spend the next 12 years in the political desert, look for every sneaky trick in the book in 28.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 12:42 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 02, 2026 12:43 PM (+YoHw)
Sure Jan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:46 PM (og9zY)
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 12:42 PM (UVyKP)
If a GOP president is elected in 28 then they will be in the WH for the 2030 census so they can ensure that it's an actual enumeration, as required, rather than an estimate, ensure that no extra seats are, oops, given to blue states, and try to force the immigration question to prevent seats being allocated for illegals.
If the first two things happen, blue states will lose 10-20 seats. If all three happen, they could lose 40. I don't know how they recover from that without completely changing what the Democrat party is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 12:47 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 12:50 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Some of the freight trains can take a while. The fast train must close the gates much sooner because it comes through at 70+ mph. Seems like you sit there a while waiting for the train, then whoosh, it's gone.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Florida didn't, a private company (Brightline) did. That's why it's clean, safe, reliable, and makes a profit.
When I lived in Orlando I would've loved to be able to go to Miami without driving the 5 hours each way. (I'm sure Miami residents like being able to hit Disney/Universal/SeaWorld without driving too).
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 12:51 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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That's a local regulation agreed upon with the R.R.'s consent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Fool.
You must beat the goose to get more golden eggs!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:51 PM (/lPRQ)
Fraud doesn't *require* mail-in voting, it just makes it easier.
As far as Europe's Overton window, Germany's AfD is widely considered to be the Fourth Reich when their policies are 100% identical to Bernie Sanders' except they don't want mass immigration. And the party's leader is an open lesbian.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 12:55 PM (QZThv)
Florida didn't, a private company (Brightline) did. That's why it's clean, safe, reliable, and makes a profit.
When I lived in Orlando I would've loved to be able to go to Miami without driving the 5 hours each way. (I'm sure Miami residents like being able to hit Disney/Universal/SeaWorld without driving too).
Posted by: Ian S.
Strictly speaking, Florida did.
It is possible that a private contractor offered an unsolicited proposal. But the State did all the legal and regulator efforts to 'let' it happen including but not limited to eminent domain action.
And IF there was no "unsolicited proposal" then the State put out invitations for bid.
Now, California may be micromanaging the their project and breaking out multiple contracts and probably paying cost+.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 12:56 PM (/lPRQ)
DeSantis said something to the effect of "they wanted to build it and we got the government out of their way". Quite the opposite of Cali.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 01:00 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 02, 2026 01:00 PM (AvxYT)
Either go epic and start slashing them or go home.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 01:02 PM (jehhT)
May 1, 2026, 10:06 AM CDT
Martin Z. Braun
Bloomberg News
Auditors for Brightline, the struggling Florida passenger railroad, warned the private company doesn’t have the cash to service its debt and meet financial obligations over the next 12 months, raising “substantial doubt” about its ability to survive.
Ernst & Young opinion disclosed in Brightline’s audited financial statement for 2025.
Brightline says it is working to raise more capital and obtain extensions on its debt.
Negotiations with creditors over how to handle its $5.5 billion debt began in recent weeks.
Florida’s Brightline Seeks Rescue to Avoid a Possible Bankruptcy.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 01:04 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 12:47 PM (ExV1e)
The democrat party will always be around because the weirdos, freaks, fags, karens, hippies, moochers, looters, public school teachers and canadians will always be around, watching and waiting and needing a place to play.
Posted by: Minnesota at May 02, 2026 01:05 PM (LM2lW)
Posted by: lin-duh at May 02, 2026 01:08 PM (9AdGW)
It might collapse the market for hookers in the areas around the bases.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: lin-duh at May 02, 2026 12:35 PM (9AdGW)
Here, try Tuba Skinny instead
youtu.be/_ZdMxFiUf9Q
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 01:12 PM (rbvCR)
The democrat party will always be around because the weirdos, freaks, fags, karens, hippies, moochers, looters, public school teachers and canadians will always be around, watching and waiting and needing a place to play.
Posted by: Minnesota
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Put another way, we have become a Godless nation. We are become Babylon.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 01:12 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Oddbob
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LOL
Posted by: lin-duh at May 02, 2026 01:16 PM (9AdGW)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Florida didn't, a private company (Brightline) did. That's why it's clean, safe, reliable, and makes a profit.
When I lived in Orlando I would've loved to be able to go to Miami without driving the 5 hours each way. (I'm sure Miami residents like being able to hit Disney/Universal/SeaWorld without driving too).
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 12:51 PM (QZThv)
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My wife was visiting the Mouse with one of the JEM minions. Afterwards I met them in Miami to enjoy some beach time. They took the train, said it was excellent.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 01:17 PM (UVyKP)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:18 PM (Ia/+0)
Either go epic and start slashing them or go home.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 01:02 PM (jehhT)
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She is making generational wealth for her and her family.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 01:20 PM (UVyKP)
May 1, 2026, 10:06 AM CDT
Martin Z. Braun
Bloomberg News
Auditors for Brightline, the struggling Florida passenger railroad, warned the private company doesn’t have the cash to service its debt and meet financial obligations over the next 12 months, raising “substantial doubt” about its ability to survive.
Ernst & Young opinion disclosed in Brightline’s audited financial statement for 2025.
Brightline says it is working to raise more capital and obtain extensions on its debt.
Negotiations with creditors over how to handle its $5.5 billion debt began in recent weeks.
Florida’s Brightline Seeks Rescue to Avoid a Possible Bankruptcy.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 01:04 PM (Y1sOo)
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That is unfortunate, but a common denominator for passenger train travel in the US. The rails move material, not people.
Posted by: Black JEM at May 02, 2026 01:21 PM (UVyKP)
As well as the markets for tattoo parlors and pawn shops
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 01:23 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Kindltot
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I like that description in that context.
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 01:23 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 02, 2026 01:28 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: lin-duh
*******
Oooh, you're right. Now that you have gotten my attention, the guy up front has the slide of his trombone hooked over the bell of the horn of the guy next to him
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 01:30 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 01:04 PM (Y1sOo)
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And despite never turning a profit in FL, they now have a Brightline West. Which they have already started construction on. It will supposedly connect LA and Vegas.
All of their ventures will probably end up being bailed out by the taxpayers. Because that's how we roll in this country now.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Lo97M)
That's gay
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 02, 2026 01:34 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Lw/3D)
Tubabellface is there, the slide trumpet has its bell tangled in the slide of the trombone beside him, and apparently New Orleans has a shortage of left shoes...
Posted by: Minuteman at May 02, 2026 01:49 PM (m7z+M)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:52 PM (Ia/+0)
Nova bulla eadem cum bulla veteri
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2026 02:01 PM (abIsI)
Lloyd's of London is a huge stakeholder.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 02:47 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: pawn at May 02, 2026 03:15 PM (5qng6)
And I'm dubious of the deep Christian faith of anyone prays to the 'baby Jesus" and hope for someone who's a better shot. Also, how stupid are to call Trump supporters " Hillbilly Isis"?
NY Post:
https://tinyurl.com/kt9a5bea
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 03:24 PM (9OpPK)
Brightline has never operated at a profit. Ij fact if thing don't turn around in a year they are probably going bye-bye.
None of their turn-around schemes are working .
Posted by: pawn at May 02, 2026 03:31 PM (5qng6)
Actually carrying passengers from Point A to Point B is not the objective.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ksbjf)
Hawaii's rail might actually work.
Topographically the south shore is a line, high population density and the bus side routes can run the valley and hillside routes. Quick internet search shows it is open from the SW corner to almost downtown. I'd have started in the higher density areas first (Pearl Ridge to Hawaii Kai with downtown and Waikiki in between) but they have been trying to open up faster transportation to the SW for decades.
Used to be ferries to cut across Pearl Harbor.
Should have gone with the zeppelins.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2026 04:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 04:34 PM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Braenyard
No way. That's how you get humped in a lonely freight yard.
Posted by: Hank the Hobo at May 02, 2026 04:44 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
We are ready to stand in the breech.
Posted by: Lloyd's of Lubbock at May 02, 2026 04:46 PM (oftw2)
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
This is what happens when you quit coffee for just two weeks: Scientists reveal surprising effects on stress, sleep and memory
Before we enter the Prayer Revival. Just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Shiocton) 1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice.
3) Running with sharp objects is seriously frowned upon. Don't.
4) Have a great weekend!
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests: 3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers. 3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months. 3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
4/10 Update – FenelonSpoke’s son got a job. She sends her thanks to everyone who prayed on this thread here and elsewhere. 3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Daniel survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with. 3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/25 Update – Mr. Jordan61 is making slow but steady progress. He can get up and walk for short periods of time, and can sit in the living room for an hour or so per day. He is halfway through the IV antibiotics, with 3 weeks to go. A physical therapist will be coming to help him build strength and learn how to move without aggravating his back injury. Thank you all for the prayers! 4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/24 Update – Teresa in Fort Worth provided an update: The pump that was put in to battle cancer in December can only be used for 6 months. After that, it starts to damage the liver. So she may have to go back onto the medication that made her lose her hair and messed up her vision and nails, and then return to this medication after a break. This is not good news, since this new medication is working so well. But for now, she is doing well and is incredibly grateful for the time that she has been given so far. 4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday. 4/11 – Eromero craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/25 Update – Mrs. E. reports that she feels fine. Praise be to God that she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Thank you for all the past and continued prayers. 4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/29 Update Captain Whitebread’s son posted that Captain Whitebread had several more infections and passed away on 4/29. 4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job. 4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped. 4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree. 4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
4/25 Update – Thanks for your prayers. The extreme gout has cleared and the nasty wound is healing. 4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken. 4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious. 4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy. 4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships. 4/24 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s father (Cory), who needs prayers for strength and peace as he is going through some troubled times. 4/27 – Matthew Kant Cipher sent his thanks to those who prayed for his friend Layne (who is also his son’s FIL). The Horde may recall that in August, Layne was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has since undergone courses of chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. His latest scans came back clean. The cancer is in remission; praise be to God! Prayers are also humbly requested for Mrs. MKC, who is dealing with a new flare-up of a GI condition that had been leaving her alone until a recent procedure re-aggravated it. It is very frustrating/discouraging as she waits to see a new GI doctor. 4/25 – Retired Buckeye Cop asked that we would continue to lift his 16 year old grandson (LH) up in prayers, as LH continues to consider the call to priesthood in the Catholic Church. LH recently went to a meeting with a group of young men who are considering the priesthood. 4/25 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for “I”, who Fenelon visited and anointed with oil, and prayed for healing of her health concerns. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:02 AM (vFG9F)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:04 AM (vFG9F)
{grammie}
Hiya JT
{TiFW}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ashley Home Store at May 02, 2026 08:10 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 08:10 AM (pFqNV)
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LOL, I larfed. That's Mr. Black to a T. He had to cut back on sugar for health reasons and tried his beloved coffee without milk and sugar. He decided not to drink it anymore.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)
Went to Confession yesterday at my local parish. On Fridays Confessions are heard between 10 and 11 and I got there at 10:20 to see about 25 people ahead of me. I thought I was a dead duck but, for once and despite the greater number of women in line, everyone (or the priest) was very efficient.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (HdYcL)
Probably have another week in rehab, thx for the prayers . The gout has cleared and the infection in lower back is healing. Stir crazy doesn't begin to describe it.
However all the good news in the political front in last week has helped
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: The Man Is Sick! at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (pus6K)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2026 08:14 AM (7IwLI)
Posted by: Dark L at May 02, 2026 08:15 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (pus6K)
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It is graduation weekend along the banks of the Red Cedar, so we will visit Beale Garden after the students move out.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Homeward Bound at May 02, 2026 08:16 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (qFwJc)
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Can tell your age because you call it a pension "check".
Posted by: Young Whippersnapper at May 02, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)
Reminder: The Charlie Brown character is a representation of frustrated hopes and dreams. His true failure is in retaining unwarranted hope and optimism. As he grows into adulthood, the true nature of his predicament will become undeniable, and he will move on to the only rational response: opiates, life on the street, and a pauper's grave.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:21 AM (azNOR)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:22 AM (qFwJc)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Amen!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Non Compos Mentis at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)
19 pension check was deposited to the bank account.
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Can tell your age because you call it a pension "check".
Posted by: Young Whippersnapper at May 02, 2026 08:20 AM
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Yeah, it's a balance.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (azNOR)
However all the good news in the political front in last week has helped
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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Yeah, blackpillers hardest hit. Glad to hear you are on the mend.
I seem to have had a brush with mycocarditis, first time since my Cardiac Event in 2019. Went to the ER, found I wasn't having a full-on attack, taking it easy and scheduling follow-up appointments with primary and cardiologist.
The rest is helping, and because I've been sidelined, the kids have stepped up and are cleaning and reorganizing the house, telling me to just chill. I think they finally realize how much I hate the current mess, and that leaving me to do it alone pretty much guarantees I'll work myself back into the hospital, same as in 2019.
As was the case then, this is a blessing in disguise. Lots more time to read St. Augustine!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Sad trombone. Waaah Waaah waah.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 02, 2026 08:25 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: Mush and Milk, 1933 at May 02, 2026 08:25 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
HA! Confessions are heard everyday where I go. Somehow, I end up behind that same two 80 year old women. I honestly think they go in there just have someone to talk to.
But that's okay.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)
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I think downsizing and decluttering is good for your mental health.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)
Nice!!
When I look back, I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:28 AM (Kyh8Y)
I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, creating praise on their lips.”
Isaiah 57:18-19
Praise God in Heaven. Praise His holy name.
May He bring healing to all in need.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:29 AM (rTiUi)
Prayers for all of you.
Go rest high, Capt. Whitebread. Your work here is done. We'll miss you.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 02, 2026 08:30 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Tonypete
It's a terrible thing to lose your mind.
Posted by: United Negro College Fund at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026
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QT, people will say that for you now, "Every day is Saturday." On one level, that's true. But now, the errands you *had* to run on Saturday (or Sunday) because you were occupied M-F can be dealt with on any day. So those errands days will seem like your old Saturday, and if you choose to do nothing on your actual Saturday, it will seem like a vacation day in the old times.
Such is my reaction after a year in retirement, anyway.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
32 Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice!!
When I look back, I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:28 AM
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I was always worried that I'd blacked out. Sometimes I'd check the local news for mysterious unsolved crimes.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (azNOR)
Has she ever done a topless/nude scene?
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)
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I had quite a thing for her back in the day. Don't recall that she ever went topless.
If the guy hated her, he would have loathed Jennifer Connelly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (ZOv7s)
There was an update from one of his children. Perhaps someone more familiar can add to the prayer request.
And thank you Mis. Hum and Annie.
No coffee yet. Dog and cat racing around. Loved that study with all of 62 people. SCIENCE!!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (Sco7b)
Well, breakfast. I'm about to run out to my favorite coffee shop/grill, then do a couple of other errands. The weather is cool, incredibly so for May in this pesthole, but the rain has blown out and we will probably see sunlight soon. A good day to drive out for chow!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
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One should have praise for all of God's creation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 08:35 AM (wVcYX)
Genesis 49:25
Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:36 AM (rTiUi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 08:38 AM (wVcYX)
Finished a long and utterly pointless (save from the historical perspective) project imaginable. I went through every show that our late, great Lacey appeared in as a special and squared up all the records, all 379 of them. Date, show, link to the AKC results, entry, results in breed and group and who she lost to.
The searchable results on the AKC site only go back 10 years and Lacey was shown between 2000 and 2005. If a judge dies or goes inactive, or if a club ceases to exist, they're purged from the AKC site. So it required some inventiveness to gather everything up accurately. But it was done.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tonypete*
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During the COVID nonsense I became so disgusted I retired in place in late '21. Quiet quitting and all that. I faced pretty much every decision and assignment with the question Does It Matter and a shoulder shrug. After watching my entire management chain bully pregnant employees into a medical procedure they didn't want I refused to take any more ethics training and just shifted my transmission into neutral. Buh bye.
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)
I still can't figure out trash day though.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (rTiUi)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Caffiend at May 02, 2026 08:40 AM (oftw2)
678 moves, Spider solitaire is evil
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:40 AM (Ia/+0)
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:21 AM (azNOR)
Too make matters worse, Charlie had to resort to hustling to support his habit and all he got for taking a shot in the mouth from old men in The Dollar Store parking lot was a rock or two. Good Grief!
Posted by: Lucy at May 02, 2026 08:41 AM (h6T0W)
"They found regular coffee drinkers experienced more impulsive behaviour and emotional reactivity than people who did not drink coffee.
But after coffee drinkers gave up their habit for a fortnight, both measures fell."
Then they go on to tell you how re-introducing coffee lowered anxiety and psychological distress, and coffee consumption improves gut biome and reduces inflammation.
You cannot hate journalists enough.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 02, 2026 08:41 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Virginia Christine at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (oftw2)
51 I've been retired for about 6 years. It's true that weekends "don't matter as much" as they used to. I find I get into a week sometimes and have no clue what the actual day of the week is. It's nice to go to the grocery store on, say, Tuesday afternoon and it not being as busy as Saturday. Or getting the oil changed on Thursday morning and there being nobody in line.
I still can't figure out trash day though.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM
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I'm different. Some weeks, trash day is all I've got. A central, organizing principle. A reason to go on.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (azNOR)
HA! Confessions are heard everyday where I go. Somehow, I end up behind that same two 80 year old women. I honestly think they go in there just have someone to talk to.
But that's okay.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)
I sympathize with those who have deep spiritual concerns and want to talk to a priest about them. The problem is that Confession during regular hours is a bad place to do it. Given the limited hours most parishes provide, I sympathize somewhat more with those many people who are waiting patiently for their turn.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Coffease at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Maxwell House at May 02, 2026 08:44 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:45 AM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 08:46 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Around here, that's normally the day the big white truck rolls down the road with two hanging off the back and my two neighbors running after it carrying bags of trash.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:46 AM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Nuncio Vespuna at May 02, 2026 08:47 AM (oftw2)
You get better. Prayers out.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:47 AM (rTiUi)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was a regular up until a few years ago until I assume health became a major problem. He still popped in but rarely these last couple years.
He was a DJ in Oklahoma, still remember one evening he linked his radio show while live so got to hear him at least. I had saved that link on my old tablet but while tried often never caught his show again
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM (Ia/+0)
Thankful to the Lord you've had some improvement. Hope you are sprung soon!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM (GdrUi)
Posted by: Tonypete
Am I too late for the garbage?
No, Lady, hop in!
Posted by: Department Sanitaire' at May 02, 2026 08:49 AM (oftw2)
But that's okay.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Alternate take: they had a racy lives back in the day, and as they feel their end coming, many memories are coming back to them and they seek consolation when recalling a lifetime's worth of sin.
I am much more conscientious than I was before I turned 29, and my confessions often turn to confronting the shame I now feel for what I did. What seemed praiseworthy and "wild" was in reality depraved and I was too blind to see it. Looking back with clear moral teaching, I shudder, especially as I help raise the grandchildren to avoid those sins.
I do find much consolation in that my kids literally cannot conceive of me having a sordid past - not because I am a hypocrite, but because I raised them with strong guardrails that they have (for the most part) respected. I wish my parents had given me that gift instead of what they imagined to be "freedom."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: kingsman at May 02, 2026 08:51 AM (ehY6c)
I am going to be a little more social today. I will cook my Deplorable Cookbook recipe (red beans & rice with andouille sausage) for one of the widows I walk with. After we watch the DVD Singing in the Rain.
No pressure. Walking, not stalking. But got some preps to get ready.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:52 AM (GdrUi)
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One of my favorite dishes. I'd put "a little bit" aside for later. "A little bit" being a huge bowl full.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:56 AM (jehhT)
Just got back from our town's first farmer's market of the season. Too cold outside to buy plants for the garden plot, but it's fun to look at the comestibles and see the happy dogs out and about dragging their families along.
Now I'm home eating fresh-baked orange cranberry walnut bread and listening to Gabrielli.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:59 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:00 AM (nz1sK)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:01 AM (nz1sK)
Our Bishop has announced our parish is an authorized pilgrimage site this year and we are trying to put together activities for the year.
We observe the Transitus as a way to remember his holy death and renew our commitment to the Gospel life Francis lived.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (vFG9F)
I am much more conscientious than I was before I turned 29, and my confessions often turn to confronting the shame I now feel for what I did. What seemed praiseworthy and "wild" was in reality depraved and I was too blind to see it.
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I suppose the troubles I have are twofold. My life is such an embarrassment to me that I seek to repress memories of my sordid past. The other is that while I'm sorry I did those things, have never done them again and have amended my life, I can't quite renounce the pleasure I got from them at that time.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
RIP Captain Whitebread.
Long, sad day yesterday at our church. Parishioners lost their newborn daughter Astrid and the funeral was on Friday. Please keep Astrid and her family in your prayers.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 02, 2026 09:06 AM (2NHgQ)
Hadrian, are you still working on that book you were going to write?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:01 AM (nz1sK)
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Yes, but the research on the references I have to acquire is incredible. I reckon I'll end up with about 8000 patent references and about the same of non-patent references.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:06 AM (HdYcL)
Is she better?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:00 AM (nz1sK)
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Thanks for asking, she is back home at her AL slowly improving b"h. Her people are very resilient but she been through a lot for a 92 year old.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:07 AM (RIvkX)
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
I am baking pecan pie squares to bring to a Kentucky Derby party on the street, my house smells delicious!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (HdYcL)
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The interesting thing is that they had very much faded when I entered the Church, and I was untroubled by them for a long time. The birth of my grandchildren really brought it all back, in part because unlike when I was a parent, juggling a job, the Guard and other children, now I had more time to reflect and was reminded of my kids as well as my childhood and growing up.
I also began talking to my father more often, and our conversations often turned to things that happened when I was little and never understood. It has brough healing and understanding, and we are closer than ever, but it also provoked a reckoning of sorts.
My main point was we really can't know why people seek Reconciliation, and the most outwardly pious and seemingly bland people often had a very different nature when they were young.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)
May all her remaining days be full of God's mercy.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (nz1sK)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (0nHVk)
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You should really get those taste-tested and I am happy to provide you with this service.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
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Do the reenactments feature bimbo eruptions? Is there a Rose Law Firm billing records hunt for the little kids? Commemorative "bent crank" popsicles?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
May all her remaining days be full of God's mercy.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (nz1sK)
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Thanks and Amen. She's my oldest living relative and has blessed me my whole lifetime.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:15 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:16 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Boobs are existential food for the male psyche. I see them as gifts from God. All male pretense and logic disappear in the presence of a great rack. They're ocular ambrosia.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:16 AM (g8Ew8)
Tim Horton's had about 15 cars before and after me in the drive thru. My town has two stoplights so that's a line up.
Ralphy only scored one free Timbit. And the pretty young woman wasn't there. But still, coffee. On points...so 'free.'
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Lw/3D)
Well, maybe some need to. Personally, I have no problems with being impulsive or stressed, and don't need to improve my sleep and … what was that other thing? Anyway…
Fabulous picked a nice cartoon to top the post.
Good morning, all. Now to peruse the prayer list. Then maybe grab some more sleep.😫
Posted by: mindful webworker - in bed, a laptop is a belly top at May 02, 2026 09:18 AM (XU9++)
The most outwardly pious and seemingly bland people often had a very different nature when they were young.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)
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Or presently. We're all embarrassed to be waiting in line and while I try not to look at anyone else, I can't help thinking of the others, "What on earth can you be here for?"
I once confessed that I felt envious of the piety others showed, a feeling that I rarely felt. The priest said never to judge anyone by their outward appearances, that they have their struggles as well.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:20 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:21 AM (Sco7b)
Told the lady next door it is difficult living on a pension. She corrected me and said, 'fixed income', yeah, we get along.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Lw/3D)
Good.
Let's go for 20,000.
And half the equipment.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (cOQG+)
With Spirit Airlines now defunct, effective immediately, all future passenger brawls shall fully shift from airport ticketing counters to Carnival Cruise Lines ships.
Thank you.
Posted by: Black Action Network at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (FWBl8)
Lord God, a fully-remote job would let me do that just as well! C'mon!
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:20 AM (HdYcL)
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Very true. I also think there is something of a sliding scale. I was bad, but many of my old friends were much, much worse, and I'm also grateful that so many of my attempts for similar "exploits" failed.
Yet others kept their noses clean, and therefore minor transgressions to them feel pretty bad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)
I’ve tried to ponder a bit how an expansionist, technologically more advanced society in large numbers meeting a nomadic one could have been handled differently. Better, at least.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:26 AM (HhTfM)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 02, 2026 09:26 AM (dyL4B)
Posted by: The Germans at May 02, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (HhTfM)
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
St Athanasius, defender of the Incarnation of the Word of God against the Arian heresy, pray for us.
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (ksbjf)
“Could” is doing an insane amount of lifting there.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (QZThv)
I remain grateful and humbled by the many blessings I have been given.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (Cif43)
Posted by: Most people at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (2Ez/1)
I had an aunt who was a mother to me when my own mother couldn't be. Ruth gave me a childhood, and I cherish that. She passed away in 2020, and I miss her.
The people who have loved us and invested in us are never truly gone -- we carry them in our hearts and in our lives.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (nz1sK)
“Could” is doing an insane amount of lifting there.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (QZThv)
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"Reparations for slavery could halt climate change in the next thousand years." -- Equally plausible headline
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (aJQbY
I'm recreating a life after care-giving.
I did look into online AI jobs. There are apparently a lot of companies where you can do basic stuff like labelling images and such and make money.
You'd have to check out everything to make sure they are legit but that may tide you over. You can ask AIs about the work.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (qFwJc)
LOL.
We are blessed with a priest that has the gift of very profound insight. I will confess some sin, he'll make a short comment, and I'm thinking, "Oh ... that's what's going on."
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was a regular up until a few years ago until I assume health became a major problem. He still popped in but rarely these last couple years.
He was a DJ in Oklahoma, still remember one evening he linked his radio show while live so got to hear him at least. I had saved that link on my old tablet but while tried often never caught his show again
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM
Thanks for the link. The memorial video brought tears to my eyes. Going forward, I will think of him whenever I hear "Rainbow Connection". May he rest in peace.
Posted by: Moonbeam at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (rbKZ6)
How are you doing?
Snowflake and Ralphy are getting extra love this week. It was somehow possible.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Sco7b)
The receptionist laughed and said "You know, that's true."
Acute myocarditis presents like a heart attack and the treatment was the same. In my case, there was no damage to the heart whatsoever, because what happened was that the heart was compressed by surrounding tissue, so when that compression relented, I felt better.
Recovery took a few weeks, and the strangest thing was how I would just sort of stop when I had become overexerted. I mean that literally, I would come to an abrupt halt and have to immediately seek rest. It was like an invisible leash. With time, it got longer and longer and finally disappeared. My current bout involves mild chest pain and higher blood pressure, but no hard stop. I just stop myself when I feel it because I don't want things to get worse.
I also think my blood pressure meds contribute to greater BP sensitivity. Muldoon could probably explain why.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
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Do the reenactments feature bimbo eruptions? Is there a Rose Law Firm billing records hunt for the little kids? Commemorative "bent crank" popsicles?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd"
You are thinking of the Clinton Whore Days.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (vFG9F)
Has she ever done a topless/nude scene?
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)
Reportedly, twice, in movies you've never heard of.
Autumn in New York (2000) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).
I haven't verified.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Congratulations! Happy for you, and not at all jealous.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (MSrAy)
I’ve surmised a lot of the distress we complained about is caused by excessive glucose. It might be a bit simplistic (maybe not) but lab techs ex., use Agar to feed bacteria on slides for study. A huge load of sugars in our guts probably creates an imbalance, if chronic.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (HhTfM)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (nz1sK)
You'd have to check out everything to make sure they are legit but that may tide you over. You can ask AIs about the work.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)
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That's probably related to Title II accessibility. Here in the US, federal government requires that website content be fully accessible for any and all state-sponsored content.
Creating accessible images is quite challenging. AI isn't very good at it because it can't understand the *context* of an image.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (gnNyN)
So apparently even in this conservative area they had a May day rally yesterday. It’s amazing that now the left is openly celebrating communism… never thought I’d see that in my lifetime. The dem party is fully captured by radicals. They’re dangerous because they’re driven entirely by emotion (hate of Donald Trump being predominant)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:34 AM (YXvTV)
I use Linux and my taskbar calendar includes the day of the week, so I'm good.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (QZThv)
How are you doing?
Snowflake and Ralphy are getting extra love this week. It was somehow possible.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Sco7b)
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I'm getting by. I miss my kitty Jasmine, of course, but I'm slowly going through the grieving process. It's nice to have the Moron Horde to help me through it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (gnNyN)
Off to shower and change the ostomy bag. Still need surgeries but need for my heart to be a little stronger first. Life's funny like that. Prayers welcomed for daughter and her husband who really want children. For our son who is estranged and keeping us away from the grandkids. For goodson on better employment and losing some weight. For cousins confused and estranged. And so many and so much more.
It's a wonderful life, if a roller coaster.
😉💗✝️
Posted by: mindful webworker - still going to drink black caf'd coffee, ok? ok! at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (XU9++)
Posted by: Miflin at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (aA6YN)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (HhTfM)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was 59 - 5 months from 60. I'm 13 months younger than him. That's sobering perspective at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. R.I.P. Captain.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)
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Like with everything else, individual priests have their strengths and weaknesses. Some deliver awesome homilies while others put you to sleep. I've really come to appreciate the value of a good confessor and since we see regular turnover (we're a starter parish for the newly ordained), people note who is best at each.
"Go to Father X's Masses, they're great. Father Y is the best confessor, though." Our current pastor is being reassigned, and my wife and I have been talking about visiting his new parish from time to time, because his homilies are so good.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Maybe a different Clinton. You may be thinking of CIA Clinton wars around Mina.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Lw/3D)
Let's go for 20,000.
And half the equipment.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Sco7b)
I see your bid and raise to all of them, all the equipment, and destroy the facilities.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ExV1e)
Was there, perhaps, a Hash House Harriers run in your area yesterday? Any signs mentioning beer?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (W5mpo)
Autumn in New York (2000) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).
I haven't verified.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)
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Ah, that makes sense. I've noticed many actresses resist nude scenes resort to them as they age and their box off ice appeal drops.
Blake Edwards had it exactly right in "S.O.B."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)
Okay. Good. Or good-ish.
There actually were a lot of the AI types of jobs online. So I hope that helps him. I have to get to my projects.
Later everyone.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (QZThv)
If such an action could cause a significant reversal in arterial plaque buildup, I'm in!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:34 AM (YXvTV)
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No way to know if there was a rally, or if it was attended by locals. Back in the day the local Marxists would chalk up campus and there were also flyers posted by Trotskeyites about the evils of Maoism.
It doesn't mean those were popular, just that a handful of weirdos had access to chalk and a copy machine.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ExV1e)
AND give the land to the muslims.
Once it belongs to Islam, they don't let it go....
A parting gift to all....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (Sco7b)
Not much has changed. The question then as well, something along the lines of how can Democracy work? Can’t have the wealthy or “natural aristocracy” run everything. Farmers, tradesman, working people should have a say too, or they will become dispossessed.
The election of Andy Jackson really freaked a lot of people out. Now guys like Hamilton thought it perfectly natural that big government and big business should work together. Others were concerned that the large banks would become the de facto government, and run everything.
Nothing ever changes it seems, just the names maybe. Same ole place that never was, only moreso
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (HhTfM)
That's essentially the basis for Starbuck's whole business model.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (vTZFs)
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A newly-formed coalition on Oʻahu is asking the public to help document immigration enforcement activity, launching a hotline to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Callers to the hotline — 808-824-4707 — will be asked to provide key details using a system known as “SALUTE,” which includes information such as the number of agents, the type of activity taking place, the location, duration and any equipment present.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (W5mpo)
I don’t think so…. No signs for beer anywhere
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (YXvTV)
Hunh. Thought we were the only ones who did that sort of thing.
By the way, does the decision making process involve taste testing fried chicken at a covered dish supper?
Posted by: Southern Baptists at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (MSrAy)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (MSrAy)
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Thank you!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (HhTfM)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)
Where's the nearest teatment center?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:45 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)
I’ve surmised a lot of the distress we complained about is caused by excessive glucose. It might be a bit simplistic (maybe not) but lab techs ex., use Agar to feed bacteria on slides for study. A huge load of sugars in our guts probably creates an imbalance, if chronic.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (HhTfM)
Food has nothing to do with stress. Stress comes from trying to manage an imaginary reality fueled by fear of the past and what a person has convinced himself what the future is. It's an old human fault of trying to be God.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew8)
"Go to Father X's Masses, they're great. Father Y is the best confessor, though." ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
That's exactly how it is at my parish. Our priest that is an excellent confessor gives very theologically-oriented homilies. They put Mrs. Cop to sleep, but since I'm a lay Dominican (Study is one of charisms of the Order of Preachers) I find them interesting but not exciting.
Our new-ish Nigerian priest probably gives the most enthusiastic homilies. He's very animated and does not just stand at the ambo. He can be funny, too. He made a comment, "My married brother told me that as a married man he can either be right, or be happy and just agree with his wife." The married dudes in the pews were nodding their heads and the wives were thinking, "that's not funny!!!"
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (hOUT3)
She's in some show called Euphoria (don't know what service) where I understand she's pretty free with showing them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (ExV1e)
I used to have a feeling of permanence in my life; it’s comforting. But no more… lots of changes some not at all pleasant (like the passing of dear relatives). But maybe though uncomfortable it’s a good thing. We need that reminder that this life is temporary and what really matters is eternity
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Jehr5)
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.
Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)
Start sending thousands every day for a while, just to hear all the usual suspect start screeching. Do It.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (HhTfM)
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I can't foresee this sort of thing being tolerated by a Democrat run government. In fact, I foresee the public engaged in this being arrested and put in prison.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (jehhT)
This one is. Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe. Never darkening the doorway of that church again until that little faggot is gone.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Eromero
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I'm glad she's feeling well. Please give her a hug from me (sending one for you too)
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (MSrAy)
Oh maybe Chinese who can afford to get there. But no one is arriving by boat or walking there.
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew
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Hi there.
Posted by: Type 2 Diabeetus at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (dE3DB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)
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Communists create nothing. They just pervert everything that they can to suit their vile heresy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)
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Her birthday is Oct29,1971.
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (pFqNV)
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If I’d said anything about stress, you might have a point.
I’m talking about distress in our guts. Unmentionable …things that follow. Trust Me. Food affects our innards to a large degree. Make sense? Sorry it I was unclear.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (HhTfM)
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"Yeah, well, we're not welcome back into the grocery store, either."
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)
Most excellent to hear this, hope your breakfast is a good one!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (hOUT3)
Hunh. Thought we were the only ones who did that sort of thing.
By the way, does the decision making process involve taste testing fried chicken at a covered dish supper?
Posted by: Southern Baptists at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)
It's not exactly the same for us mackeral-snapping Romish papists (that is the technical term). The Roman Missal gives the written instructions for the order of the Mass, so -- in theory -- any Novus Ordo Mass or Tredentine Latin Mass will be exactly the same anywhere around the world.
Different priests have different gifts. Some are better in the Confessional and some are better at the ambo (lectern).
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)
The election of Andy Jackson really freaked a lot of people out. Now guys like Hamilton thought it perfectly natural that big government and big business should work together. Others were concerned that the large banks would become the de facto government, and run everything.
We should just turn all decisions over to AI and stop worrying.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)
165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.
Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)
Witches!! Burn them!!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)
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Given the military presence there, SALUTE format is not at all surprising.
I love the idea of a tip line, though. "Yes, please call our toll-free line and document your participation in a criminal conspiracy against federal law enforcement. NSA is standing by!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Type 2 Diabeetus at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)
Stress is not a disease. It's a state of mind.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:55 AM (g8Ew8)
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Please hold. I gotta pee.
Posted by: Bob at May 02, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)
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Stress comes from resisting the body's natural urge to choke out some retarded bastard.
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (pFqNV)
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking for help in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!
Prayers up even for all "our" politicians who have decided that their 10% graft and power are still far more desirable than their honor or integrity, may they see the error of their ways, repent, and become true representatives of we the people!
And lastly, prayers up for President Trump, keep him and our beloved country safe from harm and may the many forces of corruption and evil arrayed against both him and our country be rendered ineffective and their plans come to naught!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 09:58 AM (dE3DB)
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"Yeah, well, we're not welcome back into the grocery store, either."
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
LOL. Thanks for the smile.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:58 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)
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This one is. Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe. Never darkening the doorway of that church again until that little faggot is gone.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (qFwJc)
Is your betrothed not Catholic? If so, that will present a challenge to being married in a Catholic Church.
If it's the marriage-preparation classes, way back when the future Mrs. Cop was my fiance', we found the classes a very good foundation for a lasting marriage. I'm not going to lie and say we've never had any conflict as a married couple, but they've been pretty minor.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew8)
Thanks. Amen!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (oT1li)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)
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Yes, and some people feel more comfortable confessing outside of their parish. During Advent and Lent, there are Penance Services where lots of priests from other parishes participate.
At the same time, people tend to stay local. My parish is somewhat unique in that there are two locations that were once separate and have been merged, and there remains a "student" and "townie" identity at each one, though it is fading over time.
The liberal Catholics (overwhelmingly Boomers) still identify with the student parish, even though many now live in other parishes.
The upshot is the the Church is far from monolithic, even within the Roman Rite. For example, there are parishes sponsored by various orders who exist outside the territorial diocesan structure.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)
For a while a ways back I went to a popular Methodist Church, good congregation. They had a senior pastor who was very good at working with people, very likable. Did a lot of things well. But, as a good friend and I agreed, every sermon he ever gave was just a 15 minute recitation of unconnected, slightly humorous anecdotes about nothing, and then he would smile and walk away from the lecturn.
He had the public speaking skills of Kamala Harris. The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (jju2J)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Starve ‘em out, and a more healthy balance will automagically occur, and fairly rapidly. Tannins are especially helpful in this regard, (though probably not when loaded with cream and sugar). Tea especially is under study for this, and also oral health and gum disease. The “bad” bacteria do not like polyphenols.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (HhTfM)
165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.
Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)
Witches!! Burn them!!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (g8Ew
Sir Bedevere: And what do you burn, apart from witches?
Peasant 1: More witches!!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (pFqNV)
Among many other things too. Yes, I agree.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Jen the original at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (dpp78)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (Jehr5)
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I know there is supposed to be no math on the blog but...
The volume of a single E.coli bacterium is roughly 1 cubic micrometer, or one millionth (10e-6) of a cubic meter. So we can assume a spherical mega bacterium (equal to one million E. coli) has a diameter of 1 meter. A trillion is one million million, so if you had "trillions" of bacteria in your gut you would have exploded long before you went two weeks without coffee. QED
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)
If you are calling to report a conservative offense against our beloved democracy, call 1-800-867-5309!
If you are calling to report a perceived liberal attack on an evil conservative, call 1-800-FRE-STUFF!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM
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Every good sermon should contain at least one Venn diagram.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 02, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:05 AM (g8Ew8)
Sounds legit!
Stateless - I'll try to find such, see if they'll help enough to matter. A bunch of stuff I feel I could have done months ago to get 'gig-level' budget assists to help now, but... back then I was still expecting sanity to prevail in time, y'know?
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (g8Ew8)
He had the public speaking skills of Kamala Harris. The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (jju2J)
LOL. That does seem to be a universal truism.
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Since it's Saturday, and I'm retired, I've got to go. Those errands aren't going to get accomplished by themselves.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
You… just blew my mind! It exploded like that hypothetical gut…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (Jehr5)
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at May 02, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.
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I remember 3rd and 4th grade at my catholic school May was the month of Mary. All the kids would gather blossoms (usually azalea or rhododendron) and take either thread or a wire and string them together to make a crown dedicated to her. It was about a half hour break in the great outdoors usually on a Friday afternoon.
Posted by: Rex B at May 02, 2026 10:08 AM (a992C)
They want to scrutinize me. Me? I am a widower. Tabla rasa. They need to be scrutinized.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)
https://tinyurl.com/4j549ews
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Unless you subscribe to the "only so many shots in a cannon" theory of heartbeats in a lifetime. Exercise speeds your heart rate, thereby hastening the expenditure of your lifetime allotment of heart beats. Best to just sit still and try not to get excited about anything. /s
(DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician but I did play one in real life.)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
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Much as I hate to burst your bubble, your math is a bit off. 1 cubic micrometer is 10^-6 x 10^-6 x 10^-6 in size, or 1 x 10^18 cubic meters.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (Jehr5)
Well, other than the added life extension from such exercise is exactly equal to or surpassed by the time spent engaging in exercise.
Hold a sec, there's a hammering at the door.
NVM, it was just my heart thumping.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)
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Whoops. Forget the minus sign in front of 18.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Eromero
So glad it's going, mostly, well. She is a big part of the MoMee experience.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:12 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Ia/+0)
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There's an article in the archives of First Things that suggests the Sexual Revolution was the result of the collapsed birth rates during WW II. Women typically marry older men rather then exact contemporaries, and so by the late 1960s, there was a massive shortage of marriageable men vs the number of women, because the Early Boomer women were seeking mates among War Baby men, a shortfall in the millions.
This meant that men had a target-rich environment, and could high-grade the women, so those left behind resorted to more promiscuity as a way of securing commitment. When men realized they could have the milk without buying the cow, they exploited this, and that was where abortion suddenly became the Most Important Thing Ever, because "nice girls" would never carry condoms or use The Pill, and if an "accident" happened, a single mother would likely never find a decent man.
This is why, to this very day, feminists describe children as a "punishment," which in a way it was for their moral transgression. (cont)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)
The downside is having to exercise regularly to achieve all that.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 10:14 AM (Y1sOo)
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking for help in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!
Prayers up even for all "our" politicians who have decided that their 10% graft and power are still far more desirable than their honor or integrity, may they see the error of their ways, repent, and become true representatives of we the people!
And lastly, prayers up for President Trump, keep him and our beloved country safe from harm and may the many forces of corruption and evil arrayed against both him and our country be rendered ineffective and their plans come to naught!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~
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Amen.
Commissar, it is good to see you. Your commentary is missed at eventide.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Lw/3D)
What this did was undercut younger women who tried to retain traditional morality, and one sees this plainly by the 1980s where mainstream entertainment essentially mocks virginity until marriage as archaic and lame.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2026 10:17 AM (abIsI)
He sounds like a very inspirational figure who cared deeply about the souls and bodies of slaves, but he was Spanish and I don't think he ever made it to North America.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:19 AM (Ia/+0)
Check your math.
A million E. coli is a barely visible microcolony on a petri dish.
A billion E. Coli is a colony no bigger around than a dime on a petri dish.
A trillion E. coli is a less than a teaspoon of packed cells at the bottom of a centrifuge tube.
30 years as a microbiologist >>>M.D
Posted by: retropox at May 02, 2026 10:20 AM (7rnzP)
Posted by: Common Tater
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One of Schlesinger's better works before he became a hagiographer for the Kennedy family.
And yes, even back in Aristotle's time, he mentioned that societies end up changing political arrangements over time due to circumstances.
Those political arrangements must fit the society existing at the time; if they don't, they will change to do so.
Posted by: whig at May 02, 2026 10:20 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mick at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (wYpYR)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (Lw/3D)
(DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician but I did play one in real life.)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)
LOL. The purity of outhouse logic.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (g8Ew8)
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The words and wisdom of Mike Cross:
"Listen here brother.
Life's just another
Terminal disease!"
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (tcsrY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (Lw/3D)
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I disagree. I think exercise extends life in several ways. The first is that you avoid a ton of hazards like diabetes and the complications that come from a sedentary/obese lifestyle.
You also gain resilience. I have been repeatedly told that my overall good health, which is maintained by frequent exercise, has helped me pull through health complications that would have killed someone with a lower CON score. Those pluses on your save roll add up!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (qFwJc)
Thanks for that!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (Lw/3D)
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Well that settles it. If a doctor says it, it must be true! Time to get another safe and effective Covid booster!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)
Ah, my philosophy explained
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (tcsrY)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (qFwJc)
If big pot in winter by end its black
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Sit in your recliner long enough...
and the only activity you will be able to engage in is sitting in your recliner!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:26 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:27 AM (znREB)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)
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Now do sex.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was 59 - 5 months from 60. I'm 13 months younger than him. That's sobering perspective at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. R.I.P. Captain.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (W5mpo)
He was born the year I graduated HS. Sobering, indeed. May you rest in peace, Captain, and your family find solace knowing that you had a second family here at The Horde who were also very fond of you.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Far too many doctors spout studies that they themselves have not conducted. It is probably safe to say that roughly 50 percent of all studies including medical are garbage and 50 percent represent some form of the 'truth'. Dietary studies are particularly bad because a) you cannot feed people a controlled diet for decades, b) they rely then on self reporting, c) too many extraneous variables outside the study exist, d) sampling errors and panel study survival (they keep in the study over time).
But unless you actually conducted the study yourself, everything else is basically appeal to authority in our society.
Too complex for even the autodidact to do more than take a stab at figuring out what is truth and what is garbage. Basically, we will all die sometime and our individual circumstances have more to do our lifespan than general nostrums and prognostications by our 'informed' betters.
Posted by: whig at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)
and the only activity you will be able to engage in is sitting in your recliner!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:26 AM (hOUT3)
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My father is 83 and still goes biking. He now has a motor with battery pack to make the hills easier. I want to be able to do that at 83. Last summer he bought a motorbike to save on gas while visiting his wife in hospice. He has a Honda Gold Wing, but it's heavy, and the motorbike is easier for him to maneuver, less risk of it falling over.
My uncle gave up riding because the Harley was too much for him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff
Anybody know what denomination Fen is? Just curious.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)
They want to scrutinize me. Me? I am a widower. Tabla rasa. They need to be scrutinized.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)
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I'm sorry you have this problem. I have a marriage-related problem as well that's quite damaging to my relationship with the Church. It can't be solved. But I recognize why it has to be that way. I worked it out with a good priest, that is, one that would give me the right answer, not necessarily the one I wanted. But he agreed that it was being handled about as well as it could.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)
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There was a character in a Dan Jenkins book (Baja Oklahoma, I think) who maintained that the number of hard-ons in a man's life was limited, and therefore women had an obligation to ensure that none go to waste.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 02, 2026 10:34 AM (FIwBs)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)
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United Methodist, though I don't know if that is still the case.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Anybody know what denomination Fen is? Just curious.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)
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I think the non-nutty wing of the Episcopalians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 10:35 AM (HdYcL)
It almost killed Trump
Posted by: Paul at May 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2n317)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
There is one? KIDDING!!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:36 AM (l26NL)
My sister told me "You just need to find the right priest." Do such priests exist anymore?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:36 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:38 AM (qFwJc)
Check your math.
Posted by: retropox
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This is exactly why there is no math on the blog, especially if one has gone two weeks without caffeine. I guess I didn't account for three dimensions.
But you can't demy that if you lined up a trillion E/ coli bacteria end to end they would come out both ends of your GI tract, eh?
😳
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:38 AM (I0N4X)
Sorry I'm late and still catching up with the comments but I forgot it's Saturday here.
I've been retired 8 years but because I have grandkids weekends are still weekends where I have to try and fit into their busy schedule. My son nd granddaughters ran and scootered a 5k race this morning and both have soccer this afternoon.
I don't remember life being this complicated when my boys were growing up.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 10:39 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:40 AM (qFwJc)
What, are we just making up words now?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (jehhT)
You also gain resilience. I have been repeatedly told that my overall good health, which is maintained by frequent exercise, has helped me pull through health complications that would have killed someone with a lower CON score. Those pluses on your save roll add up!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Bullshit. Look up marathon runners that have died just during 2025. No one knows when the reaper comes knocking. That really small aneurysm that never shows up on xray could suddenly burst. Or making that jog down the street when a car hits you from behind, etc. etc.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (qFwJc)
Jim Acosta whines that Scott Jennings should be fired — says Jennings is an example of the "MAGA state TV world that is emerging in America."
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MAGA TV? Shows that reflect real life? Sign me up!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
Of course King of the Hill has an awesome episode on that subject.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 10:42 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (Lw/3D)
Well, we now know how many he drank per day!
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 10:43 AM (tOcjL)
LOL. Nobody ever calls the parish office to say "We moved away."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:43 AM (qFwJc)
That is a classic "technically true but visually horrifying" fact. It’s exactly the kind of eyebrow-raising detail that fits your style perfectly.
Here is the quick math to verify the "laugh factor" and the science:
The Math: An E. coli bacterium is roughly 2 micrometers (0.002 mm) long.
The Result: A trillion of them lined up would stretch about 2,000 kilometers (roughly 1,240 miles).
Given that the human GI tract is only about 9 meters (30$feet) long, your trillion bacteria wouldn't just "come out both ends"—they would wrap around the block, go halfway across the continent, and still have enough length left over to do the trip several thousand times over.
It's a great mental image: a microscopic freight train that’s way too long for the tunnel!
On the plus side, I have a small TON of grunt work for AI to do and we just figured a way to make it go about 4 times faster....
Posted by: Stateless at May 02, 2026 10:44 AM (Sco7b)
Your cause and effect meter is a bit off.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 10:44 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)
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My wife got pregnant in high school and being from Appalachia, a shotgun wedding was immediately held. The marriage immediately collapsed and I met her as the divorce was being finalized.
When we married, we did so in a Lutheran church, but spiritually we were drawn to the Catholic Church. This presented an obstacle to our marriage being recognized, so in addition to going through RCIA, she had to seek an annulment, which was granted because the "union" checked just about every check box in the list to be invalid. (Fun detail: the presiding minister was a relative, who only agreed to perform the ceremony because kin demanded it, and refused to host it in his church.)
Because of that delay, we did not enter the Church on Easter, but Pentecost (we will mark 20 years in a few weeks).
The Catholic Church has been beaten up - often correctly - for forbidding divorce but offering annulments, which to outsiders seem like a distinction without a difference. (cont)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)
That's what I call well-thought philosophy.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:45 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 02, 2026 10:46 AM (kGf4g)
I pray that you will find comfort and discernment at this difficult time.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)
The Catholic Church doesn't forbid divorce. It forbids remarriage of the divorced, but not annuled. You can be an upstanding divorced single Catholic in the Church.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 10:47 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 10:48 AM (kxLc1)
So to me (more math): Diet Coke = Coffee
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:48 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: Pedophile priests at May 02, 2026 10:49 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:49 AM (qFwJc)
@thepondering_
UPDATE: @WillAshman @cool_gmd linked me to a Reddit thread and K-File article that have persuaded me Platner lied about his tattoo
I maintain *every eligible Maine voter* should still vote for Graham Platner over Susan Collins; we need the Senate and the stakes are too high
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You don't need to fall in love, just goosestep to the polls!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:51 AM (ndZc7)
Some are, "guys, it's not so bad. It is only like a dozen seats. (and besides, we're so popular, we'll make it back).
Most are freaking out; pack the Court, term limits.
Even one going so far as saying end single-member districts, allowing the state as a whole to vote on all reps.
I noted yesterday: There are 148 minority-majority districts.
Most are in blue to deep-blue states. CA has 44, NY has 15; IL has 8.
All now subject to challenge.
And it's not that a Dem won't win the seat, sure that's possible--it's that the incumbent could lose.
And those are the fights that tear parties apart.
Nasty, back-stabbing and vicious.
Good.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 02, 2026 10:51 AM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 10:44 AM (kxLc1)
Nope. I've known a lot of people who thought they'd live long lives if they just did a particular thing.....and then......
No one can live beyond the life of God's plan for you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:52 AM (g8Ew8)
His pattern indicates two dimensional thinking."
The Power of Cubic Commands You!
Posted by: retropox at May 02, 2026 10:52 AM (7rnzP)
Posted by: Blissfully naive at May 02, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)
LOL. Nobody ever calls the parish office to say "We moved away."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:43 AM (qFwJc)
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When you move away, you are supposed to do that. When we moved, we switched our parish affiliation. Collection envelopes aren't much of a thing around here what with electronic giving.
At first they gave out little plastic cards so that people wouldn't feel shame or something, but now the baskets are mostly to keep the kids entertained by running a few dollars up to the altar. They love it. Also, people from out of town or not regular contributors use them, which is why there's a spike on major holidays.
We get regular notifications, a monthly diocesan magazine and of course forms to file with our taxes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 10:54 AM (qRla/)
Looks like this person is either preemptively trying to distance themselves from voter fraud or sending out a code to trigger voter fraud. Why have to clarify *eligible voter* ?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 10:54 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:56 AM (qFwJc)
It's motor cycle week in Panama City Beach and all I see is fat senior citizen bikers with their 'old ladies behind.
Thank God there's been two days of rain now.
Posted by: Auspex at May 02, 2026 10:57 AM (DECkL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:57 AM (Lw/3D)
No one can live beyond the life of God's plan for you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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I agree with that. I don't run to extend my life, I run because it makes me happy and clears a lot of the nonsense from my head.
Since I've had to start commuting to a beautiful college campus with a lake 3x a week, I have taken this opportunity to run around the lake after work.
Bonus: a pair of black swans lives on this lake. I see them every time I'm out running. They are incredibly lovely.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 10:57 AM (MSrAy)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
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Ahem.
Posted by: The Watchtower at May 02, 2026 10:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Finished a long and utterly pointless (save from the historical perspective) project imaginable. I went through every show that our late, great Lacey appeared in as a special and squared up all the records, all 379 of them. Date, show, link to the AKC results, entry, results in breed and group and who she lost to.
The searchable results on the AKC site only go back 10 years and Lacey was shown between 2000 and 2005. If a judge dies or goes inactive, or if a club ceases to exist, they're purged from the AKC site. So it required some inventiveness to gather everything up accurately. But it was done.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (HdYcL)
Glad you were able to finish up this project. 379 shows is amazing and it deserves documentation.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 02, 2026 10:58 AM (y171U)
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2026 10:47 AM (tOcjL)
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I should clarify that *the Church* does not grant divorces. Yes, you can be divorced and still receive the sacraments.
While the annulment was pending, my wife and I were asked to remain celibate, since until it was adjudicated, we would be committing adultery, and we did our best in that regard. It may seem silly to some, but it was actually a good thing, made our marriage stronger and when we were received into the Church (and I was baptized), we were also married.
The best man from our Lutheran ceremony flew into town and repeat his role, which was cool. He was a friend going back to high school, a cradle Catholic who was shocked at the turn of events, and very much enjoyed being a part of it.
"You kidding? Missing YOU becoming Catholic?! Never!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Noted conspiracy theorist at May 02, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)
Def: used a scooter to run the race because she's only 7. The 9 yr old ran the 5k and my son won his division.
Yes, I am bragging but I am so proud of them. ❤️
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 11:01 AM (kJmSS)
Still off. He said exercise can extend one's life . All things being equal obviously assumed.
You can buy two exact same models of cars and treat one like crap and maintain the other with required service and preventative measures. Odds are that one will outperform the other . There is always a chance though that the maintained car has a factory defect that might cause a different outcome.
It wasn't an either/or premise.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:02 AM (kxLc1)
Prego is selling a surveillance device that records your family dinner conversations and sends them to the Library of Congress. It sold out immediately.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:02 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: retropox
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Speaking of Cubic, the Rubik's Cube at first seems incredibly complex with myriad possible combinations until you recognize that the center tile on each of the six sides never changes position. This reduces the possible unique positions substantially.
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:02 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:56 AM (qFwJc)
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Ours is great! Sure, a message from the bishop in every issue, but lots of interesting features, news about upcoming changes, Q&As and the like. This time last year I was delighted to see a profile of a new convert who looked very similar to one of my best friends in college and had the same last name. I had his number from Alumni Band but we rarely communicated. I texted him, and we started keeping in touch. He and his wife (who I also know, they dated in college) are now going to enter the Church, and we chat after Mass. I'm going to volunteer with OCIA this fall so I can go through it with them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Whatever you do now, you are still going to die!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 11:04 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:04 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:04 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at May 02, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)
A cloudy 51 degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. Come Monday, I'll be driving down to Alexandria to get a new rescue pup, an 8-month-old American Eskimo named Luna. So today I have to pup-proof the house in between working on my novel (whose first draft I officially finished Wednesday last).
I hope the new girl will get along with my one remaining dog, Odessa. But it will be nice to give a small pup a forever home.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 11:06 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:06 AM (ndZc7)
People want to do that? Sounds incredibly narcissistic and also not a very bright thing to do.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Yl2Ob)
I saw Cubik's Rubes open for Waylon Jennings at the Astrodome.
Posted by: retropox at May 02, 2026 11:07 AM (7rnzP)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:04 AM (kxLc1)
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I remember back in the 90s seeing a lot of information about how "extreme" exercises often did more harm than good, and they specifically talked about marathon runners literally destroying their hearts through overstress.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:07 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
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It only damages your feet, ankles, knees, hips and vertebrae; other than that it's fine.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Lw/3D)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (HdYcL)
I can sympathize with part 1, Hadrian. I've had and led a pretty rotten life, myself.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 11:08 AM (qRla/)
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And there's the rub, eh?
No matter how well a population study is conceived, all things aren't equal. As whig pointed out above.
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:08 AM (I0N4X)
Congratulations on your new pup, Luna and may you have a safe trip down and a safe trip back for the both of you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 11:08 AM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 11:09 AM (qFwJc)
Afghans on Greek island of Lesbos stone teen girl for refusing arranged marriage
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
We joined our church about 8 years ago as "partners". It means that we get a vote on budgets and major projects. There are no envelopes given out or plates passed around.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 02, 2026 11:09 AM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:06 AM (ndZc7)
If you were from Louisiana you'd call it lagniappe.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:10 AM (kxLc1)
But you can't demy that if you lined up a trillion E/ coli bacteria end to end they would come out both ends of your GI tract, eh?
And one at the far end would travel to the other end and try to cut in, at least if they're from DC.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at May 02, 2026 11:11 AM (yYROg)
So when this little faggot told me that my life is going to be scrutinized, I was deeply offended.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 11:12 AM (qFwJc)
Nothing more, though - my dreams are resolutely G- or PG-rated.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 02, 2026 11:12 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:12 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Lw/3D)
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My wing had a commander who was a fanatical runner. He used to insist on running a course around the base before the report time, and his route led right past the front gate, which had to be blocked while he (and his cronies) did their thing, creating horrific delays on drill weekends.
His successor immediately banned the practice, gaining immediate popularity. The base subsequently built a track and named it after him, and we all thought it was funny because the sign had a very obvious space between his first and last name, just big enough for "memorial" to fit.
People figured he would use it, but of course he wrecked his legs and finally had to face it once he was retired.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 11:12 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mary Poppins'
I'm so glad you are giving a rescue pup a loving home, Luna is meant to be with you and Odessa. Enjoy your new addition to your famn damily, MP4.
Posted by: old chick at May 02, 2026 11:13 AM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 02, 2026 11:15 AM (3uBP9)
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Secretary of Name Taking and Ass Kicking?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Ia/+0)
It wasn't an either/or premise.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:02 AM (kxLc1)
Too many variables to count here. An extremely well maintained automobile can become a piece of shit by being driven while texting. The scenarios on just that are endless. Or a main bearing in the engine that wasn't quite installed correctly. The list could go on ad infinitum.
Such is life.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 11:18 AM (g8Ew8)
If you don't behave I'm going to send you home to jail.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 02, 2026 11:18 AM (Kt19C)
Nothing more, though - my dreams are resolutely G- or PG-rated.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
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Six o'clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin' Valentino
By a crystal blue Italian stream
Posted by: The Bangles at May 02, 2026 11:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: PabloD at May 02, 2026 11:18 AM (zUFRX)
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Hold on there.
- Judge Komonaiwannalaya
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 02, 2026 11:20 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 11:20 AM (kJmSS)
Do you have a crystal ball? Seems like you're a fatalist . Why deny that exercise is better for you than being sedentary which one can predict with reasonable accuracy the unhealthy aspects of being so.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 11:21 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:23 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 11:23 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: PabloD at May 02, 2026 11:18 AM (zUFRX)
Elliptical machines are good low impact cardio. I did spin classes for years which is good motivation if you need to be in a dark loud room with some young gal screaming at you to go harder and faster. Now I got a simple, cheap stair step machine and that has been working out. Smooth motions, no impact really. I've heard that slow deliberate gentle running is actually really good for you. Some Japanese technique I read about in the past.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 02, 2026 11:24 AM (3uBP9)
But if you think anything you do will extend your life, you're a fool. Death can come at any time anywhere.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 11:28 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 11:23 AM (I0N4X)
I think it is possible to over-work the self repair system, and overstress it with inflammation. On the other hand, doing to little allows atrophy. But yes, it appears everything has its lifespan.
Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss-shay,
That was built in such a logical way?
It ran a hundred years to a day,
And then, of a sudden, it—ah, but stay,
I'll tell you what happened without delay.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 11:36 AM (rbvCR)
Both in their nineties, I said.
My daughter, who comes with me so between us we'll remember more, said, Yes, but that was just out of spite.
It was so true I laughed out loud. My father was determined to outlive my mother, and she was determined to outlive his mistress.
They died within a month of each other.
Posted by: Wenda at May 02, 2026 12:04 PM (hbv3r)
They want to scrutinize me. Me? I am a widower. Tabla rasa. They need to be scrutinized.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)
Got it. She needs a letter of Petrine Privilege for the surviving husband.
The future Mrs. Cop had to do the same when we were planning our marriage in the Catholic Church.
You do you, but you weren't singled-out. The Catholic Church does have it's rules in an attempt to safe-guard marriage as a sacrament.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 01:38 PM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Pooklord. at May 02, 2026 04:35 PM (asU3w)
An alcoholic in recovery doesn't just go to the bar for cheap happy hour burgers and count on his willpower; if anything, he takes detours around his old haunts, to avert triggering a craving. But we live with a constant reminder that there is free gov't money for those audacious enough to fib on a form; while at the same time, the ego is pricked by being treated like a gullible sucker-chump by proxy, due to the paper pushers representing us shoveling money out the door credulously on our behalf. And I've never even made six figures in a year, so the cheaters picking our pockets by deficit-driven inflation are also richer than me too. Boy, do I feel like I'm the dumb one -- and with an IQ over double the Somali average! Who's the retard now, eh?
Just as we pray for God to not lead us into temptation, and mercy for the guilty is cruelty to the innocent, I beg Him to sharpen the investigators' minds and harden the prosecutors' hearts, so that every single fraudster may soon get a long stretch of hard time in Federal prison. Amen.
Posted by: SciVo at May 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Sy6m/)
Daily Tech News 2 May 2026
Top Story
- Just five days ago I wrote this:
It's been a while since we've had a big tech news story. No disasters, no miracles. Things haven't suddenly gotten better - or at least, not much, and they haven't gotten drastically worse.
Well.
A Linux exploit has been found that instantly grants root access to local users on most Linux versions released since 2017. (Tom's Hardware)Although it's not a zero-day and the kernel has already gotten a patch, the short disclosure window gave distro makers relatively little time to react. Affected variants include (but aren't limited to) Ubuntu 24 (version 26 was just released last week), RHEL 10, Suse 16, and Amazon Linux 2023. Even Windows' WSL2 is affected, and all it takes is 732 bytes to do it.
Fortunately for me, only one server was potentially vulnerable, and that one didn't have the affected module loaded, and I've now disabled it completely.
But even more sysadmins are having a bad day.
- Like the ones at Canonical - the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux release - whose corporate servers are mostly dead right now thanks to a massive ongoing DDOS attack. (Tom's Hardware)
If you've already installed Ubuntu you are still able to load updates - like the patch for the so-called CopyFail bug mentioned above - from the numerous mirrors, which don't seem to be affected at all.
- My other server - not this one, but where my own blog and many others are hosted - decided to drop dead, completely unrelated to all the other drama going on in the Linux world.
Fortunately I set it up years ago to make migrations easy - and to keep backups separate from the system disk. But it still took a few hours to get it all working smoothly.
The silverfish lining is that I've wanted to do this for months but it never hit the top of my to do list. I already had a new server, twice the size of the old one and actually cheaper. So that's where those sites are running now.
Tech News
- The Pentagon has reached deals with all the major AI providers except one. (Reuters)
You probably won't guess which one, but it rhymes with Banthropic.
- Spotify meanwhile is adding "verified organic human" badges to artist pages. (BBC)
Because a majority of music being uploaded is already AI-generated.
But not a majority of music people listen to.
- The Oscars have also declared war on the clanker menace. (Hollywood Reporter)
If the skinsuit doesn't fit you might as well quit.
- Apple's Mac Mini and Mac Studio are disappearing fast at both the high and low ends. (WCCFTech)
The Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM was first to go, and now the 256GB Mac Mini has disappeared as well.
That's 256GB of SSD, mind you, which was not a lot even in 2017.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Blerk.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 04:31 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 04:32 AM (jrKun)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 02, 2026 04:36 AM (jrKun)
It's been a while since we've had a big tech news story.
just had to jinx it ...
Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at May 02, 2026 04:37 AM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2026 04:39 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 04:39 AM (8rTNG)
The silverfish lining is that I've wanted to do this for months but it never hit the top of my to do list. I already had a new server, twice the size of the old one and actually cheaper. So that's where those sites are running now.
Go Pixy!
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2026 04:40 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 04:40 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 02, 2026 04:46 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 04:50 AM (8rTNG)
That was fun.
Sounded rhythmically complex. Or maybe I have simple ears.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2026 04:58 AM (V0/Sp)
?
Posted by: m
We have silver at home.
Silver at home:
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 02, 2026 04:46 AM (BLOW1)
Sounds fishy.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 05:02 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 05:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 05:15 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 05:46 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 05:46 AM (pFqNV)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2026 05:55 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 02, 2026 05:56 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 02, 2026 06:04 AM (xvhJH)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 02, 2026 06:04 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 06:15 AM (Yl2Ob)
https://tinyurl.com/58ykp5dz
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 06:19 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:21 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 02, 2026 06:22 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
Correct. That's become a lot less common in paid services over the years, partly because problems like this keep cropping up.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 02, 2026 06:26 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 02, 2026 06:04 AM (jrgJz)
Sounds like a threat!!!
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:30 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 02, 2026 06:26 AM (BLOW1)
For my purposes (home user), it's not as high a priority as for sysadmins to patch then.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 06:30 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:30 AM (8rTNG)
Sounds like a bunch of losers and loser talk.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 06:32 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:30 AM (8rTNG)
Sounds like a bunch of losers and loser talk.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 06:32 AM (dK+Kv)
That, too.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:33 AM (8rTNG)
No, wait. Ohio weather says, "Hold on there, Sparky." It's 35 this morning.
Posted by: Biergood at May 02, 2026 06:48 AM (PwgSL)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 06:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
1m
Narrator: An amendment from 1982 was not born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers.
The New Republic
@newrepublic
20h
The Voting Rights Act “was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent. “Only [the American people] have the right to say it is no longer needed—not the members of this Court.”
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:51 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 02, 2026 06:51 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Biergood at May 02, 2026 06:48 AM (PwgSL)
; )
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:52 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 06:53 AM (Cif43)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 06:51 AM (8rTNG)
Look at the retard go.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 06:54 AM (dK+Kv)
“In its draft 2025 budget document, the Anguillian government says that in 2024 it earned 105.5m East Caribbean dollars ($39m; £29m) from selling domain names. That was almost a quarter (23%) of its total revenues last year. Tourism accounts for some 37%, according to the IMF.
Posted by: SMOD at May 02, 2026 06:58 AM (O7XEN)
John 3:16
Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 06:59 AM (KAa/S)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Margot Cleveland
@ProfMJCleveland
8h
This is literally an incorrect use of the word literal.
The Voting Rights Act “was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent. “Only [the American people] have the right to say it is no longer needed—not the members of this Court.”
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)
“In its draft 2025 budget document, the Anguillian government says that in 2024 it earned 105.5m East Caribbean dollars ($39m; £29m) from selling domain names. That was almost a quarter (23%) of its total revenues last year. Tourism accounts for some 37%, according to the IMF.
Posted by: SMOD
I had to renew my .ai domain recently. They're not cheap, though it hasn't turned into a complete money grab so far either.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 02, 2026 07:03 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:04 AM (vFG9F)
@jrcunniff
45m
Replying to @ProfMJCleveland @redsteeze
A little hyperbole makes her dissent really *pop*.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:04 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:06 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 02, 2026 07:08 AM (ZQ/FE)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:04 AM (vFG9F)
Well, she apparently didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:09 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:10 AM (VyBeY)
To show how out of mainstream I am, I had to look up what a clanker was...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:11 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)
I bet Stirling has quite the engine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (ynpvh)
Margot Cleveland
@ProfMJCleveland
May 1
PSA: For those whose panties are in bunch over the prosecutions of the deep state thugs, just remember the threat of mutually assured destruction only worked during the cold war because we had already dropped nukes.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (8rTNG)
malicious, or merely stupid? your call.
and feel free to add expletivews ad libitum !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)
malicious, or merely stupid? your call.
and feel free to add expletivews ad libitum !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)
Sometimes stupidity and maliciousness are hard to determine at first glance...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:13 AM (ynpvh)
Margot Cleveland
@ProfMJCleveland
May 1
PSA: For those whose panties are in bunch over the prosecutions of the deep state thugs, just remember the threat of mutually assured destruction only worked during the cold war because we had already dropped nukes.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (8rTNG)
The Chinese have a saying: Kill a Chicken to scare the Monkey...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:14 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:15 AM (VyBeY)
Margot Cleveland
@ProfMJCleveland
May 1
PSA: For those whose panties are in bunch over the prosecutions of the deep state thugs, just remember the threat of mutually assured destruction only worked during the cold war because we had already dropped nukes.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM (8rTNG)
The Chinese have a saying: Kill a Chicken to scare the Monkey...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:14 AM (ynpvh)
I would say it's time to spank the monkey, but apparently that means something completely different...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:15 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:16 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:15 AM (VyBeY)
The power of AND? Malicious stupidity?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:16 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 02, 2026 07:18 AM (sAmhv)
Salty, if you're here: Your suggestion about asking teh car insurance co. about reducing my premium now that I drive far less in a year worked. They already sent me the $32 refund check. I'll cash it this morning -- though I'll need to spend most of it on groceries and supplies.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 07:18 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:12 AM
+++++
And probably goes through cycles.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 07:19 AM (2Ez/1)
"25th amendment NOW!"
Because evidently Trump is mentally incapacitated.
I noticed that the house did not have the same sign out for Biden
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 07:20 AM (UDARB)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 07:20 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Nigel Tufnel at May 02, 2026 07:21 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 07:21 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 07:21 AM (2Ez/1)
Crossed the road?
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:22 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:23 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: In case you haven't heard it at May 02, 2026 07:24 AM (2Ez/1)
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It occurs to me that no computer or software product is immune from exploitation if someone's motivated enough. If not exploitation by bad actors then some sort of configuration error that leads to issues.
Take DNS for example....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 07:26 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:13 AM (ynpvh)
The combination is a Swalwell.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 07:29 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:13 AM (ynpvh)
The combination is a Swalwell.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 02, 2026 07:29 AM (dK+Kv)
Just don't light a match near it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:30 AM (ynpvh)
But they will be.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at May 02, 2026 07:31 AM (IhL8c)
To show how out of mainstream I am, I had to look up what a clanker was...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:11 AM (ynpvh)
#metoo
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:31 AM (8rTNG)
I wonder what he did to piss the car off.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: In case you haven't heard it at May 02, 2026 07:24 AM (2Ez/1)
We had a parrot that was foul-mouthed, but we didn't know it. As with other birds (parakeets, parrots, etc), he was found near the chicken coop trying to get to the chicken feed. Anyway, he had a bad temper and liked to scream, so my Dad would scream back, "Shut up, Stupid!"...one day my Mom was trying to teach him "I Love you Jesus!"...the parrot screamed back at her, "Shut up, Stupid!"...that was enough for my Mom, who put him up at the local pet shop to be sold. Mexican guy walk in, starts cursing at Sam, and Sam curses him back blue in Spanish; guy bought the parrot right away.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:33 AM (ynpvh)
I wonder what he did to piss the car off.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F)
Called it a clanker?
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:33 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:34 AM (lIonU)
I wonder what he did to piss the car off.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F)
Called it a clanker?
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:33 AM (8rTNG)
LOL, noice.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:35 AM (ynpvh)
Feels like a rock is in my chest, goes away thankfully.
I am sure doing what I do my lungs are filled with all kinds of bad stuff
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 07:35 AM (Ia/+0)
Instant identification and location. Privacy seems to not exist.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:39 AM (s8OdJ)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:27 AM
+++
This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: The poultry in the freezer at May 02, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:40 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: m "
Mr. Wrongway Computer Mumbling Mass of tin plated Metal Fugitive from a Junkyard.
Posted by: Dr Smith at May 02, 2026 07:40 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (s8OdJ)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)”
That’s not a legal opinion, that’s a DU or Reddit blog post.
And is she saying that it only can be changed by civil war?
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jju2J)
Posted by: The ghost of Donald Rumsfeld at May 02, 2026 07:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)”
That’s not a legal opinion, that’s a DU or Reddit blog post.
And is she saying that it only can be changed by civil war?
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jju2J)
Yeah...The 13th through 15th Amendments to the Constitution were a result of the Civil war, lady. The Voting Rights Act came along a century later...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:43 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)”
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Wow! We found an activist partisan judge who thinks a court goes too far into legislative rights!
First time ever.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:44 AM (s8OdJ)
Posted by: m "
Mr. Wrongway Computer Mumbling Mass of tin plated Metal Fugitive from a Junkyard.
Posted by: Dr Smith at May 02, 2026 07:40 AM (vFG9F)
You need to insert "rusty" and "corroded" in there somewhere...and a CPU the size of a 8086...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:44 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)”
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Wow! We found an activist partisan judge who thinks a court goes too far into legislative rights!
First time ever.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:44 AM (s8OdJ)
Except she probably means that only Judges like her can channel the will of the people...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
Or actually drive them remotely. Which, if true, might explain Mr. Businessman's misadventure.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 07:46 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Dr Smith at May 02, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:47 AM (s8OdJ)
He was just trying to access Only Imans.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:48 AM (vFG9F)
Reparations.
Posted by: Go visit Antietam at May 02, 2026 07:49 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:49 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
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She clearly isn't against lefty activist judges legislating from the bench. She only objects when, in her view, the tables are turned.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:49 AM (s8OdJ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
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She clearly isn't against lefty activist judges legislating from the bench. She only objects when, in her view, the tables are turned.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:49 AM (s8OdJ)
Yup, what I meant in my comment: Only judges LIKE her.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:51 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:51 AM (8rTNG)
https://tinyurl.com/k6safkxj
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:51 AM (8rTNG)
404 error, man, Page not found!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (s8OdJ)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:01 AM (8rTNG)”
That’s not a legal opinion, that’s a DU or Reddit blog post.
And is she saying that it only can be changed by civil war?
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jju2J)
Scary.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (8rTNG)
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Too many unexplained acronyms on Slide 7.
And for God's sake, increase the font size on the vertical axes of those graphs on 13 & 14!
Posted by: Your harsh Waymo editor at May 02, 2026 07:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:53 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Au>>Ag at May 02, 2026 07:53 AM (oftw2)
They don't stand a chance against the Israeli sharks with lasers on their heads.
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 07:53 AM (vFG9F)
https://tinyurl.com/k6safkxj
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:51 AM (8rTNG)
404 error, man, Page not found!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (ynpvh)
Thanks.
trying again:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3ss36k
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:54 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at May 02, 2026 07:55 AM (y83cF)
Posted by: Au>>Ag at May 02, 2026 07:53 AM (oftw2)
Copper Rockfish taste better then either of those.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 07:55 AM (ynpvh)
95 Isn't Waymo the outfit that has remote drivers in some offbeat country that can "take control" of the so-called "driverless" vehicles if necessary?
Or actually drive them remotely. Which, if true, might explain Mr. Businessman's misadventure.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 07:46 AM
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A remote control wog delivered the luggage to Bay Area members of his tribe.They sold the clothes, and using the diverted presentation materials, got the contract that the businessman was seeking.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 07:55 AM (4+G/X)
Posted by: The Fatal Shore at May 02, 2026 07:57 AM (h6T0W)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 02, 2026 07:58 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jju2J)
Scary.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (8rTNG)
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She is saying the legislature decided the VRA was a necessary cure for social injustice still lingering from post civil-war efforts to cure racism in southern politics, and only the Congress should (or, can) decide when the cure is no longer necessary. This, regardless, of whether the Constitution permits the Act in the first place, because she believes the Constitution is an imperfect changing document that is, like, really old and the Democrat Party should decide when and where it applies.
Or something.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:58 AM (PZuzz)
Liberal Supreme Court justices say majority has ‘completed demolition’ of Voting Rights Act
“I dissent because Congress elected otherwise,” she continued. “I dissent because the Court betrays its duty to faithfully implement the great statute Congress wrote. I dissent because the Court’s decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity. I dissent.”
She read her dissent aloud from the bench, a rare move the justices reserve for when they want to express their strong disagreements in a case.
https://tinyurl.com/45kkpuj8
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 08:01 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 07:41 AM (jju2J)
Scary.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 07:52 AM (8rTNG)
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She is saying the legislature decided the VRA was a necessary cure for social injustice still lingering from post civil-war efforts to cure racism in southern politics, and only the Congress should (or, can) decide when the cure is no longer necessary. This, regardless, of whether the Constitution permits the Act in the first place, because she believes the Constitution is an imperfect changing document that is, like, really old and the Democrat Party should decide when and where it applies.
Or something.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 07:58 AM (PZuzz)
The Dems tried that in the 1860's...didn't work out too well for them back then.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 02, 2026 08:02 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 08:03 AM (PZuzz)
Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:03 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2026 08:03 AM (PZuzz)
Nice!
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 08:04 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Keep your shirt on, the Mackerel Snapper Thread is about to commence.
Posted by: Not A Popish Person at May 02, 2026 08:06 AM (oftw2)
Praise the Lord!
We're gonna build Disney World Persia on Karg island, after we demo all of it's oil stuff. Persia is gonna buy all their oil from us from now on.
Posted by: M. Gaga at May 02, 2026 08:09 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (8rTNG)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:14 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: cmeat at May 02, 2026 03:17 PM (R11M+)
Tonight's ONT Has A Surprising Amount Of Indian Content
Hi everyone! So, can anyone tell me the state of the world this week?
Fido Friday: Fun!
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I thought this was America
Helpful food chart
I'm lovin' it
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Bon mot
Waiter, this steak is too tender and juicy. I don't want it.
Electric slide
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 2, 2026
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 2, 2026
Sound on All the above, in meme format
Great White North
Musical interlude
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 2, 2026
There's a difference
Ooops!
Autistic or stoned?
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 2, 2026
He's very lucky that he had a chill cop. I love community notes
In hard times, turn to the bible
The new SecNav has no fuks to give
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 09:52 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 09:54 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Deepak Gupta, in Engineering at May 01, 2026 09:57 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: TRex - sea floor substrate dino at May 01, 2026 09:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)
In 5 . . . 4 . . 3 . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 10:01 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 10:01 PM (qdr3M)
And overrides everything else.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 10:02 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 10:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: yeah, I know, dot not feather at May 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 10:04 PM (kGf4g)
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 01, 2026 10:04 PM (lHPJf)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 10:04 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:05 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:06 PM (JkO4W)
Looks like the Sabres will eliminate Boston and go on to the second round for the first time in 18 years.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 10:08 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 10:08 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (+9wcF)
Also, the restaurant slogan guy was clearly a middle-school sports coach at one point. He's used to getting indifferent people pumped up.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not an orinthologist at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:06 PM (JkO4W)
The absolute worst reveal.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:10 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 10:10 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 08:51 PM (ycI94)
There are a few Hawaiian morons, not sure when they hang out.
I dunno man...it's a great place to visit but retiring there??? It's very rural, very expensive and not much to do.
Very pretty though. So if your plan is to hang out outside all day, all the best to you.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
I should have retired at the end of last year, but they put an informal 'stop loss' on me...
Maybe I'll set up a small feral hog ranching operation on the Big Island. Own some land there and I need to go check up on it. At one time wanted to make a simple 2 BR 1 Bath post & pier house and cut a straight line out the back side down about 1000 ft for popping pigs. I think it would be very relaxing low key lifestyle.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:11 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:11 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)
In 5 . . . 4 . . 3 . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 10:01 PM (wVcYX)
Welp, good night babe...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 10:12 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 01, 2026 10:12 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 10:04 PM (Kyh8Y)
I bet they were besides themselves with anger.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:14 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 10:16 PM (dV80I)
"how many indians die from stealing electricity?"
"Electrocution deaths in India are often linked to illegal activities like power theft, but specific statistics on fatalities directly caused by stealing electricity are not readily available. However, overall, around 12,500 people die each year from electrocution, which can include incidents related to unsafe practices like unauthorized connections."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (mjROD)
Depressing tweet of the day:
"I'm watching the film 'Sandlot' with our kids and just realized that the film’s version of America with baseball, public pools, county fair, block parties, etc is almost extinct."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (wOO3z)
https://i.___ur.com/7FfhouF.mp4
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
A monumental scew-up, no doubt, but there’s always a way to remove a crane. It involves a lot of work called “disassembly & removal”, but I assure you it’s entirely possible.
Romanians, geesh, that 80 years of Communism really put a hurt on the collective brainpower.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)
BSG is in dry dock.
Posted by: William Adama' at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (KaJnP)
But, VD Vance cannot be wrong.
I know you all love him but his family life is a major creepy factor for me...
Or Nikki Halley who started tearing down southern icons... or any other 'super-conservative' indians who popped up in recent years.
Izzat Jugaad?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Roman god of premature ejaculation at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)
Congratulations.
Sabres are playing great.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Peachy Taliaferro Carnehan at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (xvhJH)
Buffalo won the series against Boston. I caught the end of the game and one of the Bruins tried to decapitate one of the Sabre players. Don't follow either team so don't know the names. The Boston guy was sent off. Classy. Hoping Buffalo wins it all. Hoping Carolina injures and humiliates that team they're playing. Bunch of criminal kitten rapists from Philly.
I'm not bitter, stop looking at me like that.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (jrKun)
Thanks for the ONT.
My favorites are the Indian Titanic with a better voice singing than Celine Dion.
However, the top meme is the gay couple photo of the illegal who decapitated them. I keep laughing about that photo. I thought the middle guy was Bruce Springsteen.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (WONhk)
Another Iowa Moron is leaving me? Sigh.... You probably work at the same place my FiL did. He retired as an IA NG brevet colonel.
Posted by: pookysgirl, Hawkeye Ette at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (Wt5PA)
Looks like Elon is targeting May 12 for the next Starship test, which will be the new v3 version.
There's an air advisory in the Latin American network somebody noticed. Rather than going in between Florida and Cuber, it looks like he's going to thread a needle farther south between the Yucatan and Cuba, then between Cuba and the Caymans and Jamaica. By Jamaica, he's high enough to not worry any more.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:20 PM (HdYcL)
He is very lucky. In my town, the police have been given cards that instruct them how to approach a neurodivergent potential perp, no that no deadly misinterpretations take place in the line of duty.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 01, 2026 10:20 PM (TNhp7)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (wOO3z)
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Sounds fishy to me.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 10:21 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 01, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 10:21 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:10 PM
***
Only if she visits Pittsburgh...
Posted by: TRex - scanning dino at May 01, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: a fierce and severe heterosexual at May 01, 2026 10:22 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 10:22 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: a fierce and severe heterosexual at May 01, 2026 10:22 PM (gKWVE)
I don't get it.
Posted by: Cory Booker at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (WMyc4)
Also Winnona Ryder's nickname in Hollywood is 'you wanna ride her?'.
The wall was not kind but she had her time in the sun.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: a.moron at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:24 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)
https://i.___ur.com/7FfhouF.mp4
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
Pro tip: Capitals are your friend.
https://i.IMGur.com/7FfhouF.mp4
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:24 PM (ExV1e)
Sabres are playing great.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:18 PM (viF8m)
Thank you Jack
Have to guard against getting to emotional about these kids, but they're such a great group ...
Ooh Ahh Sabres on the warpath !
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 01, 2026 10:25 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
Some women in the entertainment industry seem to like dating gay guys. Wynona is probably one of them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 01, 2026 10:26 PM (0Htd1)
only thing worse than being stuck with a woman with large cannons is if she wants you to play with them all the time.
Posted by: a fierce and severe heterosexual
Temu O'bama, is this you?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 01, 2026 10:26 PM (wOO3z)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at May 01, 2026 10:26 PM (jRTHY)
Buffalo won the series against Boston. I caught the end of the game and one of the Bruins tried to decapitate one of the Sabre players. Don't follow either team so don't know the names. The Boston guy was sent off. Classy. Hoping Buffalo wins it all. Hoping Carolina injures and humiliates that team they're playing. Bunch of criminal kitten rapists from Philly.
I'm not bitter, stop looking at me like that.
Posted by: Puddleglum
***********
Ditto
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 01, 2026 10:27 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:11 PM (/lPRQ)
Considerable crazy factor there.
On the other hand, maybe she has underappreciated cannons.
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 10:27 PM (vSvIl)
The wall was not kind but she had her time in the sun.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)
Based on the photos I've seen, for a woman in her mid-50s she looks pretty good.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:27 PM (ExV1e)
I rarely nap at all in my entire life. As a kid when it was forced I stared at the ceiling or, in later years, read a book.
Since I had a virus that wiped me out in February I tire easily. It could be due to getting older. Some people like naps and take them happily. They make me more stupid afterwards and discombobulated. I think I slept about one hour today at 2pm. Up at 7am after a decent (for me) sleep.
Naps:
Good []
Bad []
All of above []
Who cares []
Shut up []
Take a dirt nap []
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 10:28 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)
How well do you know the islands? Do you have any jobs lined up? What time frame?
I don't live there but a good buddy of mine does. Knows it well. He might be able to help.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:28 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 01, 2026 10:28 PM (wOO3z)
I'm not bitter, stop looking at me like that.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (jrKun)
Boston Player: Charlie McAvoy ... went goon , which is a bit of a surprise
Buffalo Player: Zack Benson ... affectionately know as the Tasmanian Devil
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 01, 2026 10:29 PM (3sXRv)
I say that as no friend to Perfidious Albion but rather as a comparison to how much worse India was before it was colonized.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:29 PM (xcxpd)
If it was the late-90s thats when she lost her mind, got hooked on some pills or something, and got busted for shoplifting.
She does have some nice boobs, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:29 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++)
India is the kind of country upper-middle AWFLs leave their families to emigrate to because it's cool and the Indians revere cattle. That and hiring armies of servants on the cheap.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (y171U)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (4NO2D)
The older you get, the less you sleep. Worked first shift 20 yrs. Can't sleep after around two am. Fall asleep during the ONT most nights, but if it's too late, can't sleep again. During the day when I'm alone, couple short naps, then awake.
You get used to it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
Indian Titanic, I would not want to be swimming in that water.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (y171U)
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Nobody will be swimming.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:32 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: scampydog at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:09 PM (HdYcL)
Would not bet against it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
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I would like seeing Leo DiCaprio sink beneath its surface.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (JkO4W)
A monumental scew-up, no doubt, but there’s always a way to remove a crane. It involves a lot of work called “disassembly & removal”, but I assure you it’s entirely possible.
Romanians, geesh, that 80 years of Communism really put a hurt on the collective brainpower.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (6ydKt)
You just need a taller crane to pick up the first crane and lift it over the apartment block.
Pro Tip : Make sure you park the second crane outside the apartment block, otherwise you will need a third crane.
Posted by: a.moron at May 01, 2026 10:34 PM (X5Jzz)
During the week I go to sleep around 9 or 10 (hopefully) wake up at 3am, work from 4 to 12pm, then I take a nap around 1:30 or 2 for an hour or two.
I’m all for a good nap if your body needs it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:35 PM (6ydKt)
She does have some nice boobs, though.
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A certain amount of crazy, pills and shoplifting can be overlooked for some nice boobs.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:35 PM (JkO4W)
She does have some nice boobs, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:29 PM (6ydKt)
His specific complaints were:
- Tits are bigger than you think they are. Now, I prefer a moderate bosom but I wouldn't downgrade a girlfriend over big tits.
- She wanted lots of sex. Seriously, he complained that she wanted lots of sex. Now, I get that he was a musician so he was banging groupies all the time but to say that the problem that you have with your girlfriend is that she wants to have sex - with you - all the time? That's sus.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 10:30 PM (y171U)
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An old Indian Proverb is that it is not worth learning to swim if you live near the Ganges River. Live free or die.
Or nap. Maybe I should limit myself to a 10min nap and work up. Or stop napping once or twice a week and get back to normal.
We were watching Hacksaw Ridge (one half of the movie) and when we stopped I could not remember what day it was for a few seconds, but did not tell my dude.
This was probably because we went to a kid's Mass this morning for Grandparents and threw my internal clock completely off.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 10:37 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4)
Looks like Elon is targeting May 12 for the next Starship test, which will be the new v3 version.
There's an air advisory in the Latin American network somebody noticed. Rather than going in between Florida and Cuber, it looks like he's going to thread a needle farther south between the Yucatan and Cuba, then between Cuba and the Caymans and Jamaica. By Jamaica, he's high enough to not worry any more.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 10:19 PM (w6EFb)
Yah, mon.
Posted by: Spaceman with a spliff at May 01, 2026 10:37 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 01, 2026 10:37 PM (UDzNJ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:36 PM (ExV1e)
It wasn't the right kind of sex.
(nudge nudge, wink wink)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
Wasn't there a commenter whose nic was Wynona Ryder's Huge Breasts? If not, there should have been.
Archie & Jughead >>> Izzat and Jugaad
Pressed Rat And Warthog somewhere in there.
https://youtu.be/7YrNgwRqfy8
Posted by: mindful webworker - wheels of fire at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (XU9++)
Posted by: pookysgirl, Hawkeye Ette
I'm in the Notorious 3-2-1. AKA Space Coast.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Swimming is one of those luxury skills that we take for granted. So that overloaded Indian boat? If the water is more than 6 feet deep, most of those people drowned.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (van9r)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (JkO4W)
He seems to be morphing into Jack Nicholson in looks. Creepy dude. ick
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 10:40 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 01, 2026 10:40 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 10:40 PM (mjROD)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Wasn't there a talk show from there?
Space Coast: Ghost to Ghost?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:41 PM (1Ff7Z)
She does have some nice boobs, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:29 PM (6ydKt)
His specific complaints were:
- Tits are bigger than you think they are. Now, I prefer a moderate bosom but I wouldn't downgrade a girlfriend over big tits.
- She wanted lots of sex. Seriously, he complained that she wanted lots of sex. Now, I get that he was a musician so he was banging groupies all the time but to say that the problem that you have with your girlfriend is that she wants to have sex - with you - all the time? That's sus.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:36 PM (ExV1e)
I bet that to him, her breasts felt like bags of sand...
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (TNhp7)
looks like i have to poast this again
youtu.be/dSQ2GexfGWo
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (Sn7/j)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 01, 2026 10:40 PM (jrgJz)
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Transmit a sighting report to HQ.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:36 PM (ExV1e)
Yeah but she might be a few fries short of a happy meal and he didn’t want to hurt her feelings.
I’ve only ever seen the guy in their ‘Virtual Insanity’ song’s video. Which was a cool video, btw.
They were like a one hit wonder in the late 90s.
So maybe Winona dumped him and it’s all cope.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Haille Selassie is God at May 01, 2026 10:42 PM (vSCm4)
I figure a week after the food imports stop, Long Pig will be back on the menu.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 10:40 PM (mjROD)
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Do they even grow pineapples there any more? If it wasn't for the US Navy, Hawaii would be the Pacific version of Haiti.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:43 PM (HdYcL)
https://i.___ur.com/7FfhouF.mp4
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
Pro tip: Capitals are your friend.
https://i.IMGur.com/7FfhouF.mp4
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
A lot like Big Mike Obama.
But wholesome and family friendly. And a LOT higher up front.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:43 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Sn7/j)
When Depp was dating Winona he had Winona Forever tattooed on his arm. After they split he had it modified to Wino Forever, which is appropriate. Winona may be a loon, but she doesn't seem like the bed shitting type
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 10:46 PM (gu0hJ)
I don't live there but a good buddy of mine does. Knows it well. He might be able to help.
Posted by: Diogenes
Tahitian Fire Dancer at the Polynesian Cultural Center would be a fun job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Sn7/j)
Boating without a life jacket? Creating a disturbance?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:47 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:47 PM (JkO4W)
And that dog in the Fido Friday video is an absolute Good Boy(girl?) doing that to entertain his kiddo.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 01, 2026 10:48 PM (gUs21)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)
I'm frankly shocked Banana Splits Guy hasn't already shown up.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:48 PM (xcxpd)
The older you get, the less you sleep. Worked first shift 20 yrs. Can't sleep after around two am. Fall asleep during the ONT most nights, but if it's too late, can't sleep again. During the day when I'm alone, couple short naps, then awake.
You get used to it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
Since my wife passed, I generally get 4 to 6 hours of interrupted sleep a night...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:48 PM (ynpvh)
Admittedly, I've had a bit to drink this evening but, other than political leanings, I cannot think of a single similarity between Winona 'Jugs' Ryder and Big Mike Obama.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:49 PM (ExV1e)
https://youtu.be/hSwDBaDaZ6o
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 10:49 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Sn7/j)
Boating without a life jacket? Creating a disturbance?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:47 PM (utfVc)
Well, maybe there was a "No Motorboating" sign...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:49 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (6ydKt)
Boating without a life jacket? Creating a disturbance?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:47 PM (utfVc)
______________
Since a mall isn't public property, If you're told to leave and you don't they can nail you for trespass.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (HdYcL)
Pro Tip : Make sure you park the second crane outside the apartment block, otherwise you will need a third crane.
Posted by: a.moron
There is a crane safety vid out there with a (obviously too small) crane on a dock going into the drink.
Then the larger crane sent to pull the first crane out goes in too. Then another.
I think they brought a big muther for the forth and final try. Success.
Make sure you bring enough crane for the job.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:51 PM (6ydKt)
I only read headlines of news because unless I am interested it is a waste of my time.
I also liked the food chart above, created by someone ticked off. It did not cover the food I was craving when I used to sample Play Doh in kindergarten to see if the colors tasted differently.
I don't remember much about kindergarten but apparently I rocked my poem for parents, "Pussy Willow." The teacher chose it for me, Morons.
The only other memory in the private Kindergarten run by Mrs. Nelson I have is eating Vanilla Wafers. A girl liked me so much she gave me half of hers that she'd taken a bite out of and gross mushy!
A girl in PreK4 at school today liked me so much she showed me all of her work at Grandparent's Day. She either had no grandparents come or just liked me a whole lot, but she was not my granddauhter. Granted I was sitting at the little art table on a little wooden chair as I was tired.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 10:52 PM (WONhk)
Yeah.... Indian... wonder why.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (mP0Kj)
You can blame MSFT.
They realized they could get cheap developers from India...cheaply. India in turn quickly adapted and started churning out tech workers. They speak a version of English and work for pennies on the dollars compared to US workers.
And...the poison is...Indians hire other Indians. 20 years after it started, they have taken over. And, to be nice, on average, they are not very good at technology. They are cheap. Some are very nice. But I wouldn't trust my life to anything developed by Indian devs.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:53 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 01, 2026 10:54 PM (5YmYl)
Yeah.... Indian... wonder why.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 10:50 PM (mP0Kj)
If I had to guess...
It's because institutional investors (BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard) are united in their desire to destroy western civilization.
AND
Institutional investors have oversized influence in selecting corporate boards.
AND
Corporate boards select CEOs.
But I'm sure I'm imagining things.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:54 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 10:54 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I learned to swim in fresh water. And how to float if you need rest.
First time I went into the ocean it was, like wow!
Look at me. Bobbing around like a cork. Could do this all day.
..did snorkel for hours at a time. You learn in one day to always wear a t-shirt like the locals.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:54 PM (/lPRQ)
I believe that he's running for Governor in Ohio as he was born in Cincinnati.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:55 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at May 01, 2026 10:56 PM (uYLZy)
Some are very nice. But I wouldn't trust my life to anything developed by Indian devs.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:53 PM (xcxpd)
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My experience is that they are either the nicest people you'll ever meet or they're arrogant assholes who won't give you the time of day. Nothing in between.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:56 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:56 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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You forgot State.
I know they contrived (not too distant past) to put three watermelons on Exxon's board.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 10:57 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:56 PM (HdYcL)
And it all depends on whether they believe that they are above you, or below you, in caste.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:57 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 01, 2026 10:54 PM (5YmYl)
Used to be. Pirate gal stole it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:48 PM (ynpvh)
I don't get anywhere near that. Fall asleep in chair reading ONT about halfway through, get in bed, stare at ceiling or wall for one to two hours, get up and start reading websites. A few hours later, maybe fall asleep watching YT vids in early afternoon, then nothing until ONT.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:57 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:58 PM (ExV1e)
IT guy... watched it happen... with our own government being complicit.
We had a good IT education infrastructure going in the late 90's early 00's... I know, I was teaching network engineering.... then... suddenly... the US Government changed the rules so any retraining dollar... Vet, Disabled, Unemployed, AND writing off corporate training, was only valid if the course was College Accredited.
We were delivering $1 Million per month in training in 2000 in the Denver - Co Springs - Boulder market...
To out of business by 2002.... and I suddenly could not find a job in the Denver Tech Center... because I did not speak anything but English.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 10:58 PM (mP0Kj)
Doing it against Boston ---> icing on the cake.
Gonna listen to Boston sports radio for the Lamentations of the Chowds.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 01, 2026 10:58 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 01, 2026 10:58 PM (gUs21)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 10:51 PM (6ydKt)
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Your wife called, and said she will take that question.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:59 PM (drak5)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:48 PM (ynpvh)
Sometimes I get 8 hours uninterrupted. Sometimes I have to get up every 2 hours to pee. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason why any give night acts a particular way.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 11:00 PM (jju2J)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:01 PM (drak5)
Some are very nice. But I wouldn't trust my life to anything developed by Indian devs.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:53 PM (xcxpd)
_____________
My experience is that they are either the nicest people you'll ever meet or they're arrogant assholes who won't give you the time of day. Nothing in between.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 10:56 PM (HdYcL)
My experience is that they are always arrogant assholes, but sometimes pretend to be nice if they perceive the person they're dealing with is worthy of having their ass kissed. As someone once said, in a different context, they are either at your feet or at your throat. As you say, nothing in between.
Posted by: a.moron at May 01, 2026 11:01 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:02 PM (drak5)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 11:02 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)
That's about all I can tolerate, for the same reason.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 11:02 PM (y171U)
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I believe that he's running for Governor in Ohio as he was born in Cincinnati.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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So in addition to being a heathen pagan he also propagates that abomination known as "Cincinnati Chili".*
*I hear the real story is that the "chili' is just some kind of Greek meat sauce that goes well on pasta.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Come back and hang a "Taro says" banner in the 300's
It'll be like the olden days at The Aud ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 01, 2026 11:03 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Dagwood at May 01, 2026 11:06 PM (CC0N1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:06 PM (drak5)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ)
They appear to be entirely fit for purpose.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:06 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: yeah, I know, dot not feather at May 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Q+gd/)
Izzat and Jugaad....almost sounds like Archie and Jughead. Which begs the question: Betty or Veronica?
Lizzy Warren or Maize Hirono?
Runs away, laughing maniacally......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:07 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:06 PM (drak5)
Sounds like you are shivering in the cold. Turn the heat up, dude.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (utfVc)
It'll be like the olden days at The Aud ..."
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My Dad had season tickets in the blues. My 60-year-old ass wouldn't tolerate those wooden seats now.
"We're gonna win that cup... We're gonna win that Stanley Cup..."
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Primus at May 01, 2026 11:10 PM (a992C)
He’s Hindu, so I don’t really expect him to follow Christian theology.
And out of respect, I’ll refrain from any comments about holy cows and elephant gods. At least they dislike Muslims as much as we do, so they got that going for them.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 11:11 PM (jju2J)
It's California, so I guess you just have to take it in stride.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 PM (uCBHA)
Posted by: Slumdog Thousandaire at May 01, 2026 11:11 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 01, 2026 11:13 PM (gUs21)
Here, have a fully loaded 40 ton vehicle. No need to pay attention to the laws, signs or deadlines. In fact, why not just keep the cargo for yourself.
Keep on Truckin' Mr. Singh!!!
Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 11:13 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (utfVc)
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Went to dinner with two college roommates and my usual poor typing is somewhat bourbon impacted. Apologies.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:14 PM (uCBHA)
Their biggest hits were their first two albums, Shake Your Money Maker (1990) and The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992), but instead here's a bit of a deep cut off their third album Amorica (1994). As usual, I asked Brave AI for suggestions to showcase his playing specifically; and after listening to a few, I would describe Johnny Colt's bass lines in this one as "slick" and "melodic," holding the groove without disappearing into the background:
The Black Crowes - She Gave Good Sunflower (Fan Vid)
https://youtu.be/xWZIcoTeLQE
Lyrics on Genius: https://tinyurl.com/5e9yran2
(Cont.)
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 11:16 PM (Sy6m/)
And out of respect, I’ll refrain from any comments about holy cows and elephant gods. At least they dislike Muslims as much as we do, so they got that going for them.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Objectively one could say the reverse.
The caste system is an abomination.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Yeah.... Indian... wonder why.
Posted by: Romeo13
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And that's how you wind up with a bunch of semi-competent graduates of IIT in your engineering department. Indians are nepotistic as hell. No matter the job, if they don't have a cousin (rarely) they'll find a different Indian.
I've dealt with a number of both, and, although they may agree with a co-religionist that your head will look better on the floor, Paks are better engineers. Every Indian I ever worked with was barely competent, but convinced that they should be in charge.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 01, 2026 11:17 PM (TNGIV)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:48
Hey Jim
Was wondering how it was going w/ the youngest son. Hopefully better?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 01, 2026 11:17 PM (55Qr6)
All I really care about is the truck works properly now and the stupid little light is out.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:17 PM (QGaXH)
Two years later, on May Day of 1968, future rock bassist D'arcy Wretzky was born to a pipefitter and a musician -- and you can already tell from the fact of reading this that she did not follow in her father's footsteps. She was the original bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins, through their first six albums.
They have a lot of hits, and I managed to find this live performance in a record store on the eve of the release of their second album Siamese Dream (1993). This song was not actually released as a single until 30 years later, as an album anniversary thing, long after it was already popular. A nice thing about this recording for my purpose here is that, since Billy Corgan and James Iha were basically forced onto acoustic guitars by the noise constraints of the venue, D'arcy's bass really shines through without even trying. It's an accidentally great showcase:
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise (Live at Tower Records, Chicago, 1993)
https://youtu.be/ycKG_Ka-kdg
Lyrics: genius.com/The-smashing-pumpkins-mayonaise-lyrics
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 11:17 PM (Sy6m/)
I am watching a series, "Unforgettable," on Amazon of a homicide detective who remembers every detail instantly. Poppy Montgomery is very pretty but I have a new obsession of anyone with a mole next to their lips. I have a history of skin cancer and an imaginary degree in dermatology. I look at people's moles in public for decades. Usually for melanomas.
I guess with it being on screen, lips are my focus vs eye contact in real life, altho I don't recall meeting anyone with lip moles. Now I probably will and have to restrain myself.
Another show that puts me to sleep once a week is Hope Valley: 1974.Canadian. Corny but ok and I sort of like the lead actor. Lead actress has several lip moles really in need of my scalpel, way more than Poppy Montomery's.
I know if I had one, benign or not,it would drive me insane to lizard behavior as IT's RIGHT THERE and my tongue would mess with it forever.
Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow, naps, sleep and weekend!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (oqH4h)
I would be willing to take one for the team.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 11:18 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:20 PM (S9jEo)
He’s Hindu, so I don’t really expect him to follow Christian theology.
And out of respect, I’ll refrain from any comments about holy cows and elephant gods. At least they dislike Muslims as much as we do, so they got that going for them.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 11:11 PM (jju2J)
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The irony of course being the Rastafarians believe Emp. Haile Selassie was the second coming of Jesus incarnate
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 11:20 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 11:20 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)
That's about all I can tolerate, for the same reason.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 11:02 PM (y171U)
Will remember: 15min if another need strikes me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 11:22 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ)
Considering your admiration for all things boob, I'm surprised you hadn't looked to see if there are pix on the internet of them free of all restraint.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 11:24 PM (1Ff7Z)
I would be willing to take one for the team.
**********
Until you reach that previously unknown limit. So 3-4x a day (minimum) isn't maintainable as a 40 yr old? Pretty damn emasculating regardless.
Posted by: Iced Tea Party at May 01, 2026 11:24 PM (hyQrc)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 01, 2026 11:25 PM (p/isN)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Wasn't there a talk show from there?
Space Coast: Ghost to Ghost?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 10:41 PM (1Ff7Z)
I seem to remember a documentary from there about the perils and pitfalls of keeping a luscious blonde genie in the house
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:26 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 11:26 PM (mjROD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 11:08 PM (oqH4h)
But can she make cinnamon rolls?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Halfhand at May 01, 2026 11:29 PM (NdsRs)
Did IT work for a bunch of Indian Doctors.
First time meeting them? ALWAYS in a suit. Why?
Classism. If I met them in my normal Jeans and Company Polo shirt... normal work attire for someone climbing around fixing computers? They would treat me like shit.
But that first impression... put me into a higher class.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 11:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 11:30 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 11:26 PM (mjROD)
They should simply restart production of Ishapore .303's. Perfectly good rifle. Not semi auto, but the round goes where you point it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:31 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 11:30 PM (Fbc0I)
Oh.... so you have been to India?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 11:31 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 01, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)
The Popeil Pocket Fisherman had a cast system, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:32 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:14
Nothing like seeing old college buds to put some things in perspective. Just met 3 old friends last Fri. That was a blast.
We first met over 50 yrs ago when I was a 17 yo freshman in college. Wow, how time flies. ;
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 01, 2026 11:35 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer
I cannot imagine moving to a foreign country and not having some affinity for their culture and trying to adapt to some modest degree.
Now if I saw myself as superior it would be different.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)
Guess that means I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 11:39 PM (2Ez/1)
There was a proposal to define caste discrimination legally as racial discrimination in California.
(Try getting a job as a Dalit (untouchable) in Silicon Valley.)
The Brahmins who run Silicon Valley companies shot that down real fast.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 11:40 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:40 PM (Cqx++)
RFK Jr's son Tweeted to ask if he was all right.
RFK Jr Tweeted back that he was still hungry.
I guess it would take more than one would-be assassin to ruin his appetite.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 11:41 PM (b3Yos)
After the painful experience of that Saturday moning, Bobby always remembered to put his pants on before practicing on his accordion.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (YwEeS)
Guess that means I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 11:39 PM (2Ez/1)
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Now those kids won't have to eat mush anymore!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)
Guess that means I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 11:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Today is my two-year anniversary of being officially 'retarred'. Still getting used to it and trying to figure out 'what do I do now....?'
And those pension checks keep on rollin' in......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:43 PM (QGaXH)
You know, the one where they left a hatch open and the engineering spaces gladly accepted ocean water.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:43 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: 13times at May 01, 2026 11:44 PM (KaJnP)
I would say Egypt as for once no one is shooting at them.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 01, 2026 11:45 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:45 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 11:46 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:42 PM (Cqx++)
Zombie Khadaffi? But it looks like he's in Egypt so maybe someone there?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: 13times at May 01, 2026 11:44 PM (KaJnP)
Picked a fight and wouldn't back down when told to shut up
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
I want the (bloody) minutes of the meeting!
Posted by: 13times at May 01, 2026 11:49 PM (KaJnP)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 01, 2026 11:49 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 11:46 PM (YwEeS)
Picking a fight with some strangers in a third world s-hole country seems an incredibly stupid thing to do.
Well.....Karens gonna Karen....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:50 PM (QGaXH)
Native kid, "this is Bangladesh."
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:51 PM (2GVsD)
Being a British colony was the best thing to ever happen to the Indian subcontinent; it unified them as a country.
Was that good for us?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:51 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:52 PM (gFpt6)
Posted by: 13times at May 01, 2026 11:44 PM (KaJnP)
Picked a fight and wouldn't back down when told to shut up
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
========
Didn't actually do much and took credit for everyone else's work, then tried to get Big Balls transferred because his cousin needs a job?
The usual Indian thing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:53 PM (p7tW5)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 11:53 PM (YwEeS)
But I agree, when they're nice, they are extremely lovely.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 01, 2026 11:53 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:54 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:54 PM (S9jEo)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:54 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 11:55 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 11:56 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 01, 2026 11:57 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: steevy
Didn't Vivek throw down the racist card because Americans didn't want to flood the country and put our own citizens out of work for unlimited H1B Indians?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:58 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 11:59 PM (snZF9)
Guess that means I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 11:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Grats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma
......
Well, that and learning to pee downstream.
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 11:59 PM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:00 AM (2GVsD)
WHAT A FAG!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 11:59 PM (snZF9)
Kind of my point.
She has to be pretty crazy then. Like BSG crazy. Maybe they ARE made for each other.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:00 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 02, 2026 12:01 AM (S9jEo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:02 AM (2GVsD)
The Yang Poon of boyfriends?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:00 AM (2GVsD)
Actually, no poon for that dude. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:02 AM (snZF9)
WHAT A FAG!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 11:59 PM
Berserker Johnson is right!
Posted by: RMBS Johnson at May 02, 2026 12:03 AM (gFpt6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: GWB at May 02, 2026 12:04 AM (WL6N6)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:05 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: GWB at May 02, 2026 12:04 AM
We have some in my parish. Solid people.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:05 AM (gFpt6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:05 AM (bss/y)
I seem to remember him having just one music video getting airtime. One. I think Terence Trent Darby had more videos played.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:06 AM (2GVsD)
https://tinyurl.com/eme4xe7b
He looks like a gay Guy Pierce.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:07 AM (2GVsD)
https://tinyurl.com/3s7x5xeh
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 02, 2026 12:09 AM (S9jEo)
Gay.
Should have known.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:05 AM (bss/y)
He broke up with a chick for having big tits. No man since the infant earth solidified ever did that. Boy George himself would yell fag from a passing car.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
He's oozing... something.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 12:11 AM (b3Yos)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
Nice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:11 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:12 AM (2GVsD)
@ksorbs
·
1h
This is insane.
The historic Église Saint-Cyriaque church in Montenach, France, was just set on fire.
Survived both world wars but couldn’t survive diversity."
Posted by: 13times at May 02, 2026 12:14 AM (KaJnP)
https://tinyurl.com/3s7x5xeh
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)
Usually yeah, but he broke up with a chick for having big tits. Odin is not frigging amused. As for me, I would quit first. I would sell all my music shit, buy another classic car, a few more motorcycles and live my life knowing I'm not a fucking retard.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:15 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Boss Moss
......
They make little ones?
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2026 12:17 AM (b3Yos)
Fuck it's hot in here.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:17 AM (G4ajv)
Transcript from the board for Capt. Yvonne Gray, RNZN has produced some howlers.
Ten minutes after hitting the coral reef, the bridge crew and Gray realize they had the ship in Auto. Ten minutes after.
Gray is also recorded as saying to one of the others on the bridge, "you know the propulsion system, get it back up."
Twice Gray gets on the ship's speakers to remind the crew to go use the bathroom before going to the life rafts.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (kA/fI)
https://tinyurl.com/2a8dwa4e
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)
Impressive.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (2GVsD)
Cap'n Den Mother
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:20 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (kxLc1)
I am that way with Legs.
On ass, I am against huge ass. Fuck Sir-Mix-A-Lot. Shapely.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:21 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:22 AM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:22 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 12:18 AM (kA/fI)
Speak for yourself.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:22 AM (2GVsD)
We fixated on it for about 400,000 years.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (G4ajv)
The real howler from the board was the finding that Yvonne Gray lacked the command certifications.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (2GVsD)
https://tinyurl.com/bp5y3caf
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:20 AM (bss/y)
Witness the power of the E (DD) cup
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: GWB
----
Posted this link a while back, here 'tis again:
https://shorturl.at/BEDj1
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 02, 2026 12:25 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (2GVsD)
When did all this happen?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:26 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (snZF9)
They have power no matter the size if they're presented properly. Watched Caddy Shack and a braless Lacy Underalls in a polo shirt yesterday. Holy crap that was sexual dynamite.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:27 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM
We talking about NZ diversity captain?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:28 AM (gFpt6)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:28 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:27 AM (kxLc1)
yeah absolutely. Size don't matter. Still, if you break up with a chick for having large ones your dick is nothing but a flap to cover your vayjay.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:29 AM (snZF9)
The bridge crew knew they were sailing right into a reef. Trying everything like full reverse but ship still on collision course. Hits said reef. And ten minutes later Gray and the bridge crew realise they had the silly ship in Auto.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:30 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:28 AM (2GVsD)
Ah, I remember that. The captain was originally from the UK if I remember right?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:31 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (2GVsD)
I did a types/deletes on the Austrailian Navy having a debate to go with the stupid lesbian instead of the stronk black women. Their navy being so small there were no black women and only one lesbian and she is fucking dumb. Couldn't quite make it work.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:23 AM (2GVsD)
This was the captain they headhunted from the RN, right?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (auB4O)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:30 AM (2GVsD)
They should have went down with the ship for that level of stupidity.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:33 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:33 AM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:34 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:34 AM (kxLc1)
Most leftists and normies don't realize they are living in a Western Judeo-Christian society and just sort of take it for granted that things like respect for life are universal.
In fact, leftists will often say something like, "Do you think without being being afraid of your flying Spaghetti Monster then people will just do terrible things to each?" and the answer is yes. History proves it again and again and again
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2026 12:36 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2026 12:32 AM (auB4O)
I have no words. I would have wore it down to a nub.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 12:36 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:30 AM
An Australian couple I follow on YouTube were goofing on that the other day. They were savage.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:38 AM (gFpt6)
It used to be some kind of Norwegian commercial oil vessel that the Kiwis blew like $60 million to buy. And then they dropped more tens of millions on refitting to be a survey ship. And now it is an artificial reef.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:38 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:38 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:38 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2026 12:39 AM (sKqQm)
Oh yeah they are such a delight.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:38 AM
I swear, the Horde's YouTube algorithms must be synced. 😂
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:40 AM (gFpt6)
https://tinyurl.com/2a8dwa4e
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)
Impressive.
-----------
Something makes me think "Evinrude"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 02, 2026 12:40 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2026 12:40 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 02, 2026 12:43 AM (kxLc1)
However, if you told him those female Captains kept running into ships and reefs he would not be surprised at all...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2026 12:43 AM (sKqQm)
American corporate management in a nutshell.
Posted by: Not too foreign a concept at all at May 02, 2026 12:43 AM (TbWk/)
And now NZ, as Anna describes, yikes. (been a while since I've seen NZFrankwithanM2 commenting - he knows the story of NZ's decline much better of course). I've only spent about a month there, but even then, especially when in the less populous areas of the South Island (which is most of it), the laconic practical good sense and independence of people shown through quite a bit.
Meanwhile, dunno where it stands, but Australia was recently looking at trying its most decorated soldier from A'stan for *war crimes* - and unless what I read was wrong, you won't believe the grounds.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 02, 2026 12:45 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 12:45 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 02, 2026 12:46 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:30 AM
Autopilot on ships should be set up such that any manual control input will immediately disengage it, said action to be accompanied by a horn sounding, and a recorded voice announcing "autopilot disengaged!" I would go so far as to have interior lighting on the bridge colored green while autopilot is engaged, and red when it is not.
A contributing factor in the sinking of the Queen of the North in B.C. was that the vessel had recently undergone a bridge refit, and the helmsman had to leave the helm and cross the bridge to disengage the autopilot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 12:49 AM (utfVc)
Anyway, while working with US forces in A'stan, some Aussie soldiers adopted the US technique of firing warning shots near actual/suspected adversaries, which often led to them stopping/surrendering. A good outcome by any standard. But since such tactics are verboten to Australian forces, uh oh.
Perhaps what I read was wrong, but don't see how someone could make something like this up. In any case, Aussie politix seems to have a huge element of stoopid now, seemingly to keep pace with poor Canada and the pathetic UK.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 02, 2026 12:51 AM (U/Byj)
That Australian SAS Captain won his lawsuit against the Australian Broadcasting Company over their slander. But ABC never admitted their wrongdoing on air.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:51 AM (2GVsD)
Of course the UK has been looking for ways to try their brave SAS operators as war criminals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:53 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:53 AM (gFpt6)
History since the invention of Leftism has been one long descent into stupidity.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2026 12:55 AM (CHHv1)
I have reached the end of the Internet, I think.
Title is "Austrian Painter" and it is Adolf doing a Bob Ross shtick "The Rage of Painting"
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:55 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 12:53 AM (gFpt6)
Which Athens?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 12:56 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:56 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 02, 2026 12:57 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 02, 2026 12:40 AM (JkO4W)
2 things make me think Evinrude. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2026 01:00 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: GWB at May 02, 2026 12:04
The Baptist church I grew up in sent a missionary to the Indian province of Assam. There was a big effort by the American Baptist convention and at one time in Assam a large percentage of the population was Baptist.
The missionary, Marion Tait, was now an old lady. She had us over as part of Vacation Bible School one summer. The split pea and red pepper cookis sh served still rate as the worst cookie I've ever had.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 01:01 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 02, 2026 12:30 AM
Autopilot on ships should be set up such that any manual control input will immediately disengage it, said action to be accompanied by a horn sounding, and a recorded voice announcing "autopilot disengaged!" I would go so far as to have interior lighting on the bridge colored green while autopilot is engaged, and red when it is not.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 12:49 AM (utfVc)
Nah.... horrible idea!!!
Posted by: AI at May 02, 2026 01:03 AM (mP0Kj)
I'm sorry, but I just don't understand women that don't enjoy sex. I don't understand men that don't enjoy it either. You must be doing it wrong.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 01:11 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 01:12 AM (/Dmm7)
Posted by: PabloD at May 02, 2026 01:12 AM (zUFRX)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2026 01:19 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 02, 2026 01:19 AM (Fbc0I)
JQ, are you here? I don't need another double but I would like one and then I shall tumble off to bed.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2026 01:25 AM (/Dmm7)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 01:29 AM (G4ajv)
Brucie lost his brain, but not his entire head
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 02, 2026 01:30 AM (3/XaG)
Fuck it's hot in here.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 12:17 AM (G4ajv)
Wear your ear protection! The jet engines didn't help, but those compressors really damaged Pooky's hearing.
Posted by: pookysgirl has gotten used to getting her husband's attention before speaking at May 02, 2026 01:30 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: pookysgirl, just observing at May 02, 2026 01:33 AM (Wt5PA)
George brought some India back home
https://youtu.be/mE_jlMoZDqI
G'nite, y'all. 💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me blog? at May 02, 2026 01:46 AM (XU9++)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 01:50 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: pookysgirl, just observing at May 02, 2026 01:33 AM (Wt5PA)
He was born in Ohio, but it sure seems like he was raised Indian. Being immersed in American culture evidently didn't take all that well. I said before, he should have simply excised a few letters from his name, and Americanized it: Vi
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 01:51 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 01:30 AM (Ia/+0)
You OK, Skip? If you have chest pain, get your ass to ER.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 01:53 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: pookysgirl has gotten used to getting her husband's attention before speaking at May 02, 2026 01:30 AM (Wt5PA)
One of my jobs is swing shift safety supervisor. I'm the one always yelling at people for not wearing HP.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 01:56 AM (G4ajv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2026 01:58 AM (utfVc)
I could put a .22 pellet in it...
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 02:03 AM (G4ajv)
Skip, what he said, if your breathing is difficult or you have chest pains get to the ER pronto.
I so want the Horde to be safe, happy and healthy.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 02:03 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 02:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 02:07 AM (G4ajv)
I've seen boobs that were naturally too big, poor gal. But I md Jules who is just bodacious. Winona isn't overly endowed. JMHO
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 02:07 AM (55Qr6)
Weird Dave if you're out there, that's an awesome ONT.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 02, 2026 02:09 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 02:03
Do you have a bp monitor so you can check your blood pressure?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 02, 2026 02:11 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Oh noes! at May 02, 2026 02:13 AM (+abK1)
Knot in the chest:
stress, anxiety
acid reflux
heart-related issue
AI says:
When to take it seriously
Seek medical attention if it’s:
new, severe, or worsening
accompanied by:
shortness of breath
pain spreading to arm/jaw/back
dizziness or sweating
feels like pressure or heaviness, especially with exertion
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 02, 2026 02:15 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Rex B at May 02, 2026 02:24 AM (a992C)
Or, if five commenters left seven comments each.......
Posted by: Late Night Lurker at May 02, 2026 02:39 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 02, 2026 02:57 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 02, 2026 03:11 AM (E6xSb)
I'm usually the one they blame. I document shit though. In both writing in my own notes and e-mails I sent. They eat a lot of crow trying it.
Posted by: Reforger at May 02, 2026 03:26 AM (G4ajv)
https://tinyurl.com/bp5y3caf
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 02, 2026 12:20 AM (bss/y)
Witness the power of the E (DD) cup
https://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Winona_Ryder
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 02, 2026 03:34 AM (mEN9w)
Posted by: Iced Tea Party at May 02, 2026 03:41 AM (hyQrc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 03:48 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 10:49 PM (nbLIj)
The Slants, "the world's first and only all-Asian American dance rock band," are a local Portland, Ore. band that I actually after-partied with once, back in the day. They're fun people.
The Slants - Kokoro (I Fall to Pieces) [official music video]
https://youtu.be/KYLGwjE_lNg
The relevant Supreme Court case to be allowed to trademark the band name is Matal v. Tam, after band founder and bassist Simon Tam, who brought the suit. It was a really big deal that consumed a chunk of his life, but he's a driven guy and saw it through. He even wrote a book about it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slants
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matal_v._Tam
Rolling Stone profile: "Inside Asian-American Group the Slants’ Supreme Court Free-Speech Win"
https://tinyurl.com/4kdwupvh
NBC News follow-up: "The Slants founder Simon Tam details Supreme Court case in new memoir"
https://tinyurl.com/36cx2rt9
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Posted by: m at May 02, 2026 04:30 AM (8rTNG)
Retirement Day Cafe
Stapeley Hill in Shropshire, England
Sarah/Larkspurr44
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Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 07:33 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 07:34 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:35 PM (in1PH)
Bonus, it's a lot cheaper than going to Europe.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 07:37 PM (viF8m)
Thank you, Ace! Your work this week has been stellar, and appreciated muchly! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Interestingly, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 that launched the Blue Ghost lander to the Moon back in Jan, 2025 is going to crash into the Moon on Aug 5, sometime around 6:44Z, or 2:44AM EDT.
It's going to hit close to Einstein Crater on the western limb, and the Moon will be near the 3rd quarter, so that region will be in sunlight.
Impact speed will be "only" around 5400 mph, and that's not enough to make any bright impact flash anyway. Biggest ground based telescopes couldn't see it if they tried even if it was in the dark (they did try one time with another planned impact).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:39 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Penguin Pete at May 01, 2026 07:41 PM (oftw2)
Lake Erie is surprisingly shallow for a Great Lake.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:41 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 07:42 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:43 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 07:44 PM (gKWVE)
We treat ourselves to one (1) frosted sugar cookie for dessert after dinner. Her Majesty shares hers with Diana, who gets the non-icing part. She watches HM with such intentness as to be almost comical.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 07:44 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:35 PM (in1PH)
That can be said for any hill.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:44 PM (8avO+)
Something else interesting. The US military tracks just about every piece of space junk up there, but that only extended to geostationary radius, call it 22,000 miles or so. They don't track cisulunar space. That's been the province of some civilian astronomers and trackers.
That is changing. Air Force is developing some tracking satellites and they will expand coverage out beyond the Moon a bit. Space Force will be in charge of it once it's operational.
They're calling it CHPS, the Cislunar Highway Patrol. Why now? Chicoms, mainly. They've got Moon ambitions, and we need to carefully watch so they don't try to sneak something in this region.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)
Takes a lot of delta vee to get things up there, hard to call it sneaky.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:46 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:47 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:44 PM (8avO+)
IIRC there was a big hill in southern Colorado that had beautiful black granite or obsidian or some mix of both. It was an exposed extinct volcanic core.
It got disassembled for export.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 07:47 PM (gKWVE)
Chicoms, mainly. They've got Moon ambitions, and we need to carefully watch so they don't try to sneak something in this region.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)
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We don't want any threats to the Trump Lunar Base and Casino.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 07:47 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:39 PM
It's a long way to Tipperary.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:39 PM
It's a long way to Tipperary.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)
which is in Ireland.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:49 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:49 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:50 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Penguin Pete at May 01, 2026 07:41 PM
I can understand how the lack of mephitic bouquet could impact you that way.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)
They're calling it CHPS, the Cislunar Highway Patrol. Why now? Chicoms, mainly. They've got Moon ambitions
Ponch and John will be patrolling the space lanes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Cqx++)
Supposed they launch a peaceful scientific research mission putting something in lunar orbit, or landers which they've done. On the far side of the moon, that spacecraft deploys some sneaky little extra spacecraft, which then maneuvers off for some other purposes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (w6EFb)
British law graduate Tiana Krasniqi had married death row inmate James Broadnax just weeks before he died by lethal injection Thursday while professing his innocence for killing two men in a 2008 robbery.
The new wife — who struck up her relationship with the killer by writing to him in prison as part of her law studies — was inconsolable as he was finally executed hours after the US Supreme Court denied a request to stop it.
https://tinyurl.com/529b9m8h
(NY Post)
I'll never understand why a woman would fall in love with a jailbird, or serial killer, or death row inmate, but some do.
This gal fell in love with a guy in another country just writing to him for research while working for a masters degree in human rights.
She's not horrible to look at, so why??
I recall the woman who married Ted Bundy, of all people, while he was on trial for the murder of one of his many victims.
It's the craziest thing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
well, one place is full of inbred retards which imported a race problem that will kill it
the other one has lynyrd skynyrd
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)
And France is the size of Texas.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:50 PM (kxLc1)
_____________
With
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
They need to name some of hardware after them. Also Broderick Crawford.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (in1PH)
The complete opposite.
Breathtakingly gorgeous around every turn.
https://tinyurl.com/3pf5zf48
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:53 PM (GD0B3)
This gal fell in love with a guy in another country just writing to him for research while working for a masters degree in human rights.
She's not horrible to look at, so why??
I recall the woman who married Ted Bundy, of all people, while he was on trial for the murder of one of his many victims.
It's the craziest thing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (6ydKt)
He's famous, and might be able to handle a Viking trying to sack your village and carry her off. What's not to like?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:54 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
Its Great Slave Lake, so its a complement.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:55 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:54 PM (8avO+)
Well, maybe, but not if the state executes him first.
Can you get a life insurance policy on a death row inmate?
Now that would at least make sense.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:56 PM (6ydKt)
I was snarking because climate advocates point to Patagonia is how we should be .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 01, 2026 07:57 PM (NcvvS)
The complete opposite.
Breathtakingly gorgeous around every turn.
https://tinyurl.com/3pf5zf48
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
Was watching a video on a town of some 20K or so people that was buried by a landslide in a big earthquake completely. only a few kids and teachers were evac-ed to a valleyside graveyard at higher elevation.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:57 PM (8avO+)
Now that would at least make sense.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:56 PM (6ydKt)
would you have to report that as a 'preexisting condition'?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:59 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)
It's definitely underrated...I recommend it to everyone...
Posted by: Mudshark at May 01, 2026 08:00 PM (/HdGR)
The new wife of a double murderer screamed “I love you” and flailed against the window as her husband was executed in front of her in Texas for murdering two men in the course of robbery and car theft.
Amended for completeness.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:00 PM (HdYcL)
I guess there'll be no more Spirit in the sky.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 08:03 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (w6EFb)
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Don't we have permanent satellites around the moon? Ongoing scientific instruments? Wouldn't they be able to spot any Chinese lunar shenanigans?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:03 PM (gnNyN)
They say Spirit Airlines is set to stop flights and cease operations tonight.
____________
Why, this could lead to disorderly conduct among their customers!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)
Now that would at least make sense.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
We ask no health questions at all.
Posted by: Jonathan Lawson @ Colonial Penn at May 01, 2026 08:04 PM (oftw2)
Maybe I should go back to work where I can rest up.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 08:05 PM (DwqWV)
Chile is on the southeastern side of the Ring of Fire. Earthquakes are if anything more common there than here but for obvious reasons it doesn't get reported on here much.
But it is a truly spectacularly beautiful place with mostly friendly people. I'm a big fan of the southern hemisphere in general but the Patagonia region is a hugely overlooked area to visit.
Don't tell anyone. It'll get crowded.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 08:05 PM (viF8m)
Weren't "Highway Patrol" episodes regularly featured here?
Crawford bombed and a case solving road block every time!
Posted by: Auspex at May 01, 2026 08:06 PM (DECkL)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)
How could that be?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 08:06 PM (DwqWV)
Wouldn't they be able to spot any Chinese lunar shenanigans?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:03 PM (gnNyN)
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Screw that "for all mankind" bushwah. It's OUR moon, dammit!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:06 PM (HdYcL)
Can you get a life insurance policy on a death row inmate?
Now that would at least make sense.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Call Big Lou
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 08:07 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
Yes, Ottawa has sent out the directive that it will be henceforth called "Lake That Was Formerly Free" (Fr, Lac Autrefois Libres ) since that is "in line with the current mores and attitudes of the Canadian State and reflexive of the realities facing the Canadian people"
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 08:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:06 PM (HdYcL)
To be fair, most of mankind is asshoe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 08:07 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 08:10 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:03 PM (gnNyN)
its actually pretty hard to keep something in orbit of the moon for long periods. They keep wandering off into solar orbits, and back.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 08:11 PM (8avO+)
https://tinyurl.com/whitebreadfund
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at May 01, 2026 08:11 PM (y9QM6)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 08:11 PM (8avO+)
Nope. LRO and the others aren't designed for tracking small objects at all. Their mission was precision mapping of the lunar surface.
We don't have anything capable of small object cislunar tracking at all now. It's a big blind spot that the Chicoms could and likely would exploit. They have several spacecraft in lunar orbit now. Who knows what they may actually be doing beyond their stated purposes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (w6EFb)
Maybe I should go back to work where I can rest up.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 08:05 PM (DwqWV)
____________
When asked where I worked, I replied that I worked at home and went to the office to get some rest.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (HdYcL)
Just because one penguin touched you inappropriately is no reason to take it out on a while species. To truly be free you have to leave it behind.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (vFG9F)
https://tinyurl.com/whitebreadfund
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at May 01, 2026 08:11 PM (y9QM6)
I'm sorry for your loss CW Jr.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 01, 2026 08:13 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
Yes, Ottawa has sent out the directive that it will be henceforth called "Lake That Was Formerly Free" (Fr, Lac Autrefois Libres ) since that is "in line with the current mores and attitudes of the Canadian State and reflexive of the realities facing the Canadian people"
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 08:07 PM (rbvCR)
Apparently it was named for an Amerindian tribe in the region and not for slavery at all. Liberal idiots.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 08:15 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Big Lou at May 01, 2026 08:15 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:16 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM
+++
Felt just like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 08:17 PM (2Ez/1)
That's not a psychological experiment, that's just a dumb prank.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 08:21 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:22 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM
You were supposed to not go to work, not go to school, and not do any shopping today, comrade!
A report will be filed with the Central Committee.
Posted by: Denizen of Democratic Underground at May 01, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 08:10 PM (GD0B3)
I assumed the police dog.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 08:11 PM (8avO+)
His days of being exploited by cops to fabricate probable cause to unlawfully search people's automobiles are over.
Posted by: Bad cop, no donut at May 01, 2026 08:26 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 08:27 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 08:28 PM (Ia/+0)
Don't let your name show up on the leaderboard. Don't ask me how I know.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:29 PM (RIvkX)
*******
Visited a Black Sea beach in the Georgia Republic about 15 years after the USSR went under. The water was clean but you couldn't go barefoot because of all the debris: glass, metal, needles, etc.
Posted by: Cosda at May 01, 2026 08:31 PM (QBNIY)
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at May 01, 2026 08:32 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:32 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 08:28 PM (Ia/+0)
I could have joined you with my Russian Major General garrison cap (pisscutter). We could have share a bottle of vodka. Da?
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 08:33 PM (LHPAg)
A report will be filed with the Central Committee.
Posted by: Denizen of Democratic Underground at May 01, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)
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Huh. Surprisingly, I passed...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:33 PM (gnNyN)
The mascons make low orbits very unstable. Anything below about 60 miles will crash in very short order without active maneuvering, which requires fuel. However, the Moon has some tricks, the so-called frozen orbits, where all the perturbations cancel out, and they can remain stable for a long time. They mapped out the gravity field of the Moon to high precision by 2001 and confirmed these. They had suspected they existed for a good while.
There are four magic inclinations, 27, 50, 76, and 86 degrees. The LRO is parked in that 86 degree inclination right now. It's nearly polar, which is what you want for a mapping orbit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 08:34 PM (w6EFb)
Commie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:35 PM (RIvkX)
Maybe. Since most of 'em die of old age.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 08:35 PM (vTZFs)
Edmonton and Ottawa have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Let us pray that Tampa can come back against the Canadiens and remove the Scourge of the North from further competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 08:37 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 08:38 PM (mP0Kj)
A report will be filed with the Central Committee.
Posted by: Denizen of Democratic Underground at May 01, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)
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Huh. Surprisingly, I passed...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:33 PM (gnNyN)
Weird, grocery store was just PACKED.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 08:38 PM (mP0Kj)
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Yes, Ottawa has sent out the directive that it will be henceforth called "Lake That Was Formerly Free" (Fr, Lac Autrefois Libres ) since that is "in line with the current mores and attitudes of the Canadian State and reflexive of the realities facing the Canadian people"
I honestly don't know whether or not that's satire.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 08:39 PM (vTZFs)
Just because one penguin touched you inappropriately is no reason to take it out on a while species. To truly be free you have to leave it behind.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 08:12 PM (viF8m)
I always KNEW Opus was a bit.... strange...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 08:40 PM (mP0Kj)
Those attorneys are going to pay a fine and be disbarred, right?
Posted by: Guy who expects something to happen at May 01, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F)
A report will be filed with the Central Committee.
Posted by: Denizen of Democratic Underground at May 01, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)
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Huh. Surprisingly, I passed...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:33 PM (gnNyN)
Weird, grocery store was just PACKED.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 08:38 PM (mP0Kj)
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Actually, I take that back. I did go shopping at Walmart this morning, so I only get 2/3.
I'll report to the reprogramming facility immediately.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:41 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 08:41 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 08:42 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 08:42 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: May B Day at May 01, 2026 08:42 PM (vFG9F)
RFK Jr's son Tweets him asking if he is all right. And RFK Jr Tweets back he is still hungry.
It will take more than a crazed gunman apparently to ruin his appetite.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 08:43 PM (2GVsD)
Maybe. Since most of 'em die of old age.
Posted by: Oddbob
Nope. You must have an "insurable interest" in the person to take out a life insurance contract on them. That means
you would suffer a financial loss or hardship if the insured person were to die.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 01, 2026 08:44 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 08:45 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 08:45 PM (xvhJH)
I hope you have a great time.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 08:47 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 08:47 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Archimedes
Wow! Good for you! Honestly. That’s really cool.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 08:48 PM (A5RD0)
https://youtu.be/_y8IgEPP1IM
Posted by: tankdemon at May 01, 2026 08:48 PM (AADrA)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 08:50 PM (vFG9F)
On a somewhat related note, I may be retiring from my military service soon, and moving to Hawaii for my next job in a few months. Any Hawaiian Morons out there? Sadly that may impact the timing of my morning reports for everyone as the time zones will be all wrong.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 08:51 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Penguin Pete at May 01, 2026 07:41 PM
Pretty sure i saw Mrs D hanging with them there in the back row...
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 08:51 PM (2WIwB)
Could be worse. It could've been a video about what weirdish stuff proctologists spend all day thinking up.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 01, 2026 08:52 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 01, 2026 08:52 PM (syz1S)
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They don't have to think about it--they routinely FIND it...Generally in other peoples' asses.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:55 PM (gnNyN)
Could be worse. It could've been a video about what weirdish stuff proctologists spend all day thinking up.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 01, 2026 08:52 PM (syz1S)
I think my doc has me turn my head to the right instead of the left to cough. Just for kicks.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 08:55 PM (2WIwB)
One morning I got especially early and took a swim in the ocean. Just swam parallel to the shore for a bit. Just to do it. My only concern was what was on the bottom, so I waded out only until it was deep enough to swim before leaving my feet, same procedure on the way in. Beach was pretty clean. But I didn't want some kind nasty cut on my foot under the circumstances.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:00 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 08:39 PM (vTZFs)
Thank you. I have never received such a heart-warming compliment.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 09:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 09:04 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Archimedes
Wow! Good for you! Honestly. That’s really cool.
I hope you have a great time.
Thanks. My wife and I reckoned we'd better go now. We aren't getting any younger.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:05 PM (Riz8t)
Now it's twenty bucks to get in.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 09:04 PM (vFG9F)
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Do you need to show ID?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:08 PM (gnNyN)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:09 PM (Ia/+0)
Now it's twenty bucks to get in.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 09:04 PM (vFG9F)
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You mean I don't have to drive all the way to town?
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 09:09 PM (oqH4h)
Nobody in this hood gave a shit
Now... if the commies were willing to have a white sale...
I'll denounce myself later... maybe. Probably not.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 09:10 PM (jehhT)
I swam in the Black Sea (mid-80's) near Sinop. The only worry was the damn jellyfish. The Turks would not let us snorkel or dive.
Best experience though was with a family of porpoises. Absolutely fantastic!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
Spent some time in Buenos Aires and saw a bit of Missiones province, long ago. A lot to see and do (and drink, and eat).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:12 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:05 PM (Riz8t)
Besides the splendor and the vistas, Argentine Patagonia was the site of the "Patagonian Rebellion" a workers' uprising and protest in the 1920's over working conditions and pay on the sheep raising estates. The wool was sold to England, and the market was very soft after the end of WWI, so pay cratered and the working conditions and the company store system stayed as predatory as before. Argentine working classes at the time were very much influenced by the Italian diaspora, and a lot of THOSE left Italy because of problems they faced being part of the Anarcho-syndicalist movement back in the old country, so it is considered an anarchist worker type uprising. It was also brutally put down by the Argentine army.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 09:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:14 PM (U/Byj)
This is not that far off for a lot of the population.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:16 PM (U/Byj)
Our two kids held the memorial service for their father today. They did a fine job.
Now he rests with his late parents. Rest in Peace, Miguel.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:19 PM (xG4kz)
True. And not so small. Makes a big difference.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:20 PM (viF8m)
https://tinyurl.com/5fezestj
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 09:23 PM (Th0ym)
"Lake That Was Formerly Free"
I thought that the point of executing the whole renaming exercise was to erase any aspect of the former and oppressive name.
Think about it. Upon hearing the name, Lake That Was Formerly Fee, what the first thing your mind works that out to be. "Do you mean 'Slave Lake'?"
Well done, bureaucratic asshats! Well done, indeed!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:24 PM (xG4kz)
Our two kids held the memorial service for their father today. They did a fine job.
Now he rests with his late parents. Rest in Peace, Miguel.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot:
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Sorry for your loss, may his memory be a blessing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 09:25 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Gimme the weed man at May 01, 2026 09:29 PM (M692j)
Posted by: Barbara Zampini Ramone at May 01, 2026 09:30 PM (oftw2)
https://tinyurl.com/5fezestj
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
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Looks like they don't drive any better there than they do here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 09:32 PM (kA/fI)
is it a good idea, giving cannibals & headhunters web access
Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 09:32 PM (ZxPkt)
This is not that far off for a lot of the population.
Posted by: rhomboid
Except the Germans.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:34 PM (/lPRQ)
Looks like they don't drive any better there than they do here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Yeah, but with such long distances between opportunities to turn the car, they get to drive for far longer times with a turn signal on.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:35 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 09:32 PM (ZxPkt)
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Just think of all the recipes they can post online as part of a cultural exchange program!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:35 PM (gnNyN)
This is not that far off for a lot of the population.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:16 PM (U/Byj)
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They act like they're French and have a Prussian army.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 09:37 PM (RIvkX)
Tell us, what Neolithic culture created that Rock Toad atop Stapeley Hill in Shropshire?
The Late Rock Toadians, I'll wager.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:38 PM (xG4kz)
is it a good idea, giving cannibals & headhunters web access
Posted by: Don Black
Like everybody else they'll be swapping kitty videos, porn, and recipes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Die Schweiz To Die Scheisse at May 01, 2026 09:39 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 09:41 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Bobby " The Brain" Heenan at May 01, 2026 09:42 PM (oftw2)
Just think of all the recipes they can post online as part of a cultural exchange program!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
That'll also be virgin territory for Minneapolis Somalians to expand their Quality Learing Center franchising operation!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:43 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Gimme the weed man at May 01, 2026 09:29 PM (M692j)
Better i think for a hand job after getting hammered.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 09:44 PM (2WIwB)
Spend $200 and shipping/import fees at E2046 for a figure or drop $150 for an Eduard 1/48 P-40K Royal kit with US seller.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 09:46 PM (2GVsD)
Like everybody else they'll be swapping kitty videos, porn, and recipes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
The potential for madcap confusion originating with misunderstanding the phrase "giving good head" will be hilarious!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:46 PM (xG4kz)
There's a bunch of places with architecture in southern Chile that looks like it came from a German town. Happened before the Nazis when Chile was looking for European immigrants to help build the economy.
It's not surprising we know so little about South America given where most of us came from and the fact it has never been a big focus for Americans. But it's a pretty spectacular place. And as Rhomboid noted largely the same time zone.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:46 PM (viF8m)
Andrew McCarthy is collaborating with Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, on some of the high-res photographs they took. Here's something he's teasing us with:
https://is.gd/35NjqJ
That's taking "mineral Moon" photography to new heights, not possible on earth. That's enhancing the colors that are there to see them. Those are all real colors, they are just very faint and only hints can be detected with the naked eye.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 09:46 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 09:49 PM (JkO4W)
Like everybody else they'll be swapping kitty videos, porn, and recipes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Uncle Bosie Stoganoff
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 09:50 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:24 PM (xG4kz)
I am sorry, I just pulled that out of my ass, it is not true, though it might be some day
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 09:50 PM (rbvCR)
We don't deserve them.
They are also huge buttheads at times. But humans are worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 09:53 PM (xcxpd)
I am sorry, I just pulled that out of my ass, it is not true, though it might be some day
Posted by: Kindltot
'S okay. I needed to give my righteous rage center a little run through its paces anyway.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:53 PM (xG4kz)
The Chilean military still uses (I think) the German WWII style helmets in their ceremonial units. And the Chilean Navy used to name many of their ships after British naval figures or events, and at least used to model themselves closely on the Royal Navy, which is interesting given that their only real rivals next door in Argentina have a large cultural affinity for England ("think they are British").
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 09:55 PM (U/Byj)
Well, I am well aware that I have not the mental wherewithal to run some close checks on financial statements this evening, so it is time to push myself away from the laptop keyboard, gather up the dog and turn in. L8r!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:56 PM (xG4kz)
On a somewhat related note, I may be retiring from my military service soon, and moving to Hawaii for my next job in a few months. Any Hawaiian Morons out there? Sadly that may impact the timing of my morning reports for everyone as the time zones will be all wrong.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 08:51 PM (ycI94)
There are a few Hawaiian morons, not sure when they hang out.
I dunno man...it's a great place to visit but retiring there??? It's very rural, very expensive and not much to do.
Very pretty though. So if your plan is to hang out outside all day, all the best to you.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 09:57 PM (xcxpd)
Very pretty though. So if your plan is to hang out outside all day, all the best to you.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
Perhaps you could strike up a friendship with Doug the Bounty Hunter!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (JkO4W)
Very pretty though. So if your plan is to hang out outside all day, all the best to you.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
Perhaps you could strike up a friendship with Doug the Bounty Hunter!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:59 PM (xG4kz)
Or Rosanne Barr
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 01, 2026 10:20 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: The Dog at May 01, 2026 10:22 PM (XodLO)
The Week in Woke
The fascist state of Vermont banned a small Christian school from all sport and academic competitions because they forfeited games against schools featuring male cheaters on their "female" teams. But they're now faced to pay a half million in damages (which seems... inadequate).
In Formerly First World (FFW) country Australia, women are being forced to sign pledges that they will not object to playing a team packed with five (5!) male cheaters, will not protest being forced to play against male cheaters -- not even silent protests, like taking a knee -- and will not forfeit games to avoid being injured by the five male cheaters. By the way, the "Flying Bats," packed with not one, not two, but five male cheaters, were the undefeated champions (17-0) of the Premier League. Gee I wonder how they managed that.
Vermont pays $566K in damages, legal fees to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years
A settlement agreement following mediation was finalized Tuesday after the school was barred from athletics and academic competitions for two years FIRST ON FOX: State education agencies in Vermont have paid over $566,000 in damages and legal fees to a Christian school that was banned from all sports and academic competitions for two years after its girls' basketball team refused to compete against a trans athlete in 2023. A settlement agreement following mediation was finalized on Tuesday that awarded the plaintiffs, including the Mid Vermont Christian School and its law firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the $566,000. Fox News Digital reached out to the Vermont Principals' Association and the Vermont State Board of Education for a response.
The settlement comes after a years-long saga in which all the school's sports teams, and even its academic teams, like spelling bee and mathletes, had to travel out of state to compete against other schools. The conflict dates back to an afternoon early in the 2023 school year at Mid Vermont Christian, when the school decided to forfeit a girls' basketball postseason game against a team with a trans athlete. Their Christian faith was more important to them than a game. But it was still a hard call, and it brought some tears. "We were all in agreement that the right decision was to not compromise our beliefs and to withdraw, but the conversation with the players was the hardest," Mid Vermont Christian girls' basketball coach Chris Goodwin told Fox News Digital. "Because you play a 20-game season, and you put in the work and the expectation is that you enter the postseason tournament with a shot to see how you're going to do and to see how far you can get. So there were some teary eyes, and some sad faces, but in the end, they all really did understand that it was the right thing to do."
placeholder But it was about to get much harder for not just the team, but for the entire school of about 111 students. Within days of the forfeit, they learned the consequences escalated far beyond a single game. The Vermont Principals' Association banned the school, not just from basketball, but from all athletics and a range of academic competitions. "Almost immediately... they came out very strongly," Goodwin said. "We were going to be banned from all athletic competition in the state... and then on top of that... science fairs and spelling bees." What followed was not a single lost season, but years of dislocation. The school was forced to arrange competitions with schools out of state just to make sure their extracurricular programs could continue. Instead of short bus rides to nearby schools, teams traveled hours across state lines. Familiar rivalries disappeared. Home gyms sat quieter. "The travel is probably triple," Goodwin said. "You're getting back at 10 o'clock at night... kids trying to do homework. I don't want to say there's a nightmare, but it was difficult." ... ADF Senior Counsel Dave Cortman told Fox News Digital that he was shocked at how firmly the education authorities in Vermont wouldn't back down from their sweeping sanction on the small Christian school. "It's been surprising how much the state has dug in their heels," he said. "The arguments they've made... even saying your beliefs are wrong... "Their message was, 'in order for you to follow your religious beliefs, boys are boys, girls are girls, that would actually violate their nondiscrimination policies.' So the irony of it was, they were discriminating against religious schools."
Sydney's Flying Bats sparked debate after an unbeaten title run, as new league rules now require teams to play them, with penalties for refusing fixtures. Women's football in Sydney is facing a heated debate. The focus is on Flying Bats FC, a club that won the 2024 season unbeaten and has since become the center of controversy. The team, which included five transgender players, won the title without a single loss. They scored 65 goals and conceded only four. According to reports, they recorded six clean-sheet wins, including two in the semifinals on the way to the final.A clean-sheet win is a win where you do not give up any goals to the opponent. Boy this team must really practice hard!!! Women are being forced to sign this pledge as a condition for playing in the league at all. Note that there is an intersex league that permits men and women to play together, but the male cheaters refuse to play in that league. They want to beat up women because they're envious that the women are women and they are not. Those last two stories via aPauling News. Thomas Jipping and Hans von Spakovsky revisit the "swinging dicks" decision from the Ninth Circuit.
Is diversity the strength of the Canadian military? Turns out that a platoon containing 83% foreigners from Africa devolved into "interethnic infighting" with each other. Juno News:
We usually give just one judge our "Dishonorable Judicial Conduct Award" but the opinion recently issued by two judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Clinton appointees M. Margaret McKeown and Ronald M. Gould, was so outrageous -- and so outside the law -- that we felt compelled to give them both our April award. Olympus Spa v. Armstrong began as a lawsuit by the owners of two Korean spas that limited entry only to "[b]iological women." They refused entry to a man claiming to be a woman who had not had surgery to change his intact male genitals, and he filed a complaint with the Washington Human Rights Commission (WHRC). ... Lee, who replaced the notorious liberal icon Stephen Reinhardt, provided important context for this case. Korean spas, he explained, are "steeped in centuries-old tradition" and focus on "rejuvenating the body and mind through treatments" that "require their patrons to be fully naked." ... McKeown and Gould, Lee wrote, are telling Olympus Spa that "women -- and girls as young as 13-years-old -- must be nude alongside patrons with exposed male genitalia as they receive treatment." Plus, the female employees will be forced to "provide full-body massages to naked pre-operative transgender women with intact male sexual organs." The spa's owners explained that their "Christian belief in modesty between men and women" is a "central tenet" of their "traditional theologically conservative" beliefs. But as Lee says, their "pleas fell on deaf ears," and there was a complete lack of sympathy for "members of a racial minority group who want to share their cultural heritage and provide a safe space for women and girls."
... Shockingly, the full Ninth Circuit refused the spa owners' request to review this outrageous three-judge decision. In his dissent from that denial, Judge Lawrence VanDyke (a Trump appointee) used graphic language to describe this miscarriage of justice. This case, he wrote, is about male genitals, plain and simple, although Vandyke used a much more graphic term about "swinging d**ks." ... VanDyke wrote that anyone disturbed by his choice of words should consider how much more distress Washington state and the Ninth Circuit are forcing upon women and girls in Korean spas. VanDyke added that while his "distressed colleagues appear to have the fastidious sensibilities of a Victorian nun," they have no such scruples "when it comes to the government trampling on religious liberties and exposing women and girls to male genitalia. That kind of selective outrage speaks for itself."
A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment. One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Cote d'Ivoire candidates. The Quebec platoon saw fewer than one in two recruits graduate, while allegations of racial discrimination were made in multiple directions, from candidates against staff and between candidates of opposing ethnic blocs themselves. Additionally, command saw "challenges" in training permanent residents as they lacked "respect towards women" peers and superiors. "For many candidates it is the first time they have lived with members of a different sex, and for some it is also the first time they have been expected to treat women as their peers," explained the confidential report. "Platoons are also reporting inter-candidate cultural frustrations, with lack of respect towards women being the most common concern."Theory: A country whose military is made up 80% of foreign invaders will not be a country in ten years' time.
Katie Daviscourt 📸
@KatieDaviscourt Breaking: The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against anti-ICE protesters, issuing another block against a judge's order prohibiting federal officers from deploying crowd control munitions on protesters at the Portland ICE facility. The three-panel decision, issued by judges Kenneth Lee, Eric Tung, "and Ana de Alba (dissent), reads as follows: "The First Amendment does not protect vandalism, criminal trespass, or obstruction of law enforcement. Such unlawful acts, however, have been commonplace around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") building in Portland over the past year." Numerous provocateurs--many wielding bats, shields, and strobe lights that disrupt vision--have hurled bricks, smashed security cameras, and blocked the driveway to prevent ICE cars from entering or exiting the building. In response, the government has used tear gas, pepper balls, and other non-lethal munitions to disperse the crowd." "Five plaintiffs sued the government, alleging that they are peaceful protesters who have been injured as a result of the crowd-control tactics. But they do not contend that they are collateral casualties caught in the crossfire--they claim that the government specifically targeted them in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights." "The plaintiffs have not shown that the agents had the subjective intent to retaliate or that the government has an unwritten policy targeting them. Much of the evidence shows the government trying to clear the entrance to the ICE facility in the face of unrest and an unruly crowd. And while some individual incidents might indicate an arguably disproportionate use of force, they alone do not amount to an unwritten policy of retaliation."
Virginia? The state where they just rejected a black gubernatorial candidate in favor a white lady who immediately gerrymandered the state to dilute black votes? What is he smoking. https://t.co/LlEc8BPbMx
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 30, 2026
The post: "This is stupid, of course Dems understand what Republicans believe"
— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) April 29, 2026
The comments: *Dems demonstrating they do not understand Republicans* pic.twitter.com/PqAVDGfXa7
Yesterday, the Islamic State slaughtered dozens of Christians in yet another massacre in Nigeria.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 28, 2026
Candace Owens? Silent.
Owen Shroyer? Silent.
The UN? Silent.
Tucker Carlson? Silent.
Ana Kasparian? Silent.
The media? Silent.
Matt Gaetz? Silent. pic.twitter.com/DWs780qXUV
All it took was this guy's photo for everyone to go from "wow this is a spicy story" to "ok this is total bullshit" https://t.co/YmXZA3xgtl
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) May 1, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Part-time Thinker at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (T/KJ0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 06:23 PM (9OpPK)
Only $39 foor a T Sirt to benefit Gay Childrin of Colar in Brattleboro.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 01, 2026 06:23 PM (38587)
Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (dl6h/)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: four seasons at May 01, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)
Too many leftists.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 01, 2026 06:29 PM (KwvKR)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:29 PM (kxLc1)
The farmers are screwed by the kinda big cities and face more and more restrictions each year.
Soon the only source of government tax income in Vermont will come from the Marijuana farms...
When I lived in Plattsburgh just across the lake from Vermont that idiot Sanders was the mayor of Burlington and it sucked back in the 1980s...
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 01, 2026 06:30 PM (X7dyz)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 06:32 PM (vFG9F)
Armies are generally a microcosm of the society from which they come. They are the ultimate melting pot that forges unity, brotherhood and sense of purpose. This is especially true in times of war where the man standing next to you is all that matters.
Having said that you know why liberal, commie Democrats have continually tried to break that espirit de corps, and replace creed with incredulity.
A breakdown in the military proceeds or at least runs in tandem with a societal breakdown. Molding troops into factions based on politics makes them more likely to support the authoritarians who have allowed them to evolve into balkanized partisan gangs.
It’s why SecWar is changing the culture and restoring the warrior spirit top to bottom. We can not, we must not devolve in that way for the good of our democratic republic.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 06:32 PM (32WCF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 06:32 PM (gu0hJ)
There's not a tranny alive that wouldn't be made better by taking half a helicopter ride.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:32 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:33 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: four seasons at May 01, 2026 06:33 PM (3ek7K)
The Trump admin is now defending its anti-trans prison policies by arguing care for trans adults can be banned because it isn’t healthcare. The consequences will extend far beyond prisons.
Yeah, i brought up to my union that the insurance company asked about my spiritual and religious beliefs. I was worried that they’d deny my hrt and insulin. Still am.
2025 playbook in action. force women into men's prisons, subject them to physical and mental torture daily to force detransition as their only means of survival and escape, Guantanamo Bay style, while preventing and covering up all attempts at self harm.
It's pretty amazing to think that politics can determine medical procedures. It's the most illiberal and unethical approach that does harm in a context of 'do no harm.'
HRT has done more for me than years of therapy and medications. You can pry my testosterone from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 06:34 PM (ycI94)
Actually, the demise of Spirit will result in fewer airport brawls from here on in, IMHO.
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:34 PM (N8ZBc)
Maybe girls teams need one too? In the first 30 seconds of play, the hit girl nails the cheater in the nuts. Take the foul, red card, ejection...whatever, and get on with the game.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 06:34 PM (2WIwB)
Go milk a bull.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 06:34 PM (32WCF)
I'd be tempted to join the Canadian Forces but I don't think they'd want me. And my desire to really learn about explosives would probably set off some alarms. And to take work home with me.
The ads they've been running are really pitching the Armed Forces as a career stepping stone to learn valuable career skills.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 06:35 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:29 PM (kxLc1)
Some MMA fighters might be the answer. Let them damage the trannies badly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:35 PM (utfVc)
Candace Owens? Silent.
Owen Shroyer? Silent.
The UN? Silent.
Tucker Carlson? Silent.
Ana Kasparian? Silent.
The media? Silent.
Matt Gaetz? Silent. pic.twitter.com/DWs780qXUV
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 28, 2026
I bet the Pope was on top of it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 06:35 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (diia5)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (Ia/+0)
If we assume that they attend public schools, it's guaranteed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:37 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (N8ZBc)
Those almonds must have tiny teats...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Oatmeal Focker at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (Lu7y1)
Later Roman Empire citizen says no shit.
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 06:35 PM (Sco7b)
I saw some of those ads on Wednesday as I watched part of the hockey game at the hotel. Not all that different from the U.S. Army ads, really. They don't say "Be all you can be", but they are mouthing the words, LOL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (utfVc)
Drink real milk.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (32WCF)
Seriously. I’ve tried oat milk, because I love oatmeal, and it is crap.
Trader Joe’s did have a soy milk that was tasty, but this was mainly because it was loaded with a malt flavoring (and probably sugar, but it was a long time ago, and besides, the wench is dead).
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (93jhq)
Pro Tip: It's not really football. It's that pansy-ass game that they call football overseas. Soccer.
Posted by: No Name Today at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (u82oZ)
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But have enough of their countrymen considered ending it all?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (Fi81e)
Don't almonds boost Estrogen?
I think I remember reading that somewhere...
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (Lu7y1)
Cohen works on the intersections of the climate emergency, housing, political economy, social movements, and inequalities of race and class in the United States and Brazil. As Director of (SC)2, he is leading qualitative and quantitative research projects on Whole Community Climate Mapping, green political economy, and eco-apartheid. He was also co-founder and co-PI of the Superstorm Research Lab, in New York City.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Canada at May 01, 2026 06:40 PM (Fi81e)
I know there's a math prohibition on this blog, but I'm sensing an arithmetic anomaly in that sentence.
Posted by: Halfhand at May 01, 2026 06:40 PM (NdsRs)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (N8ZBc)
Shit can't "go" where it's already at.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (T8bqm)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (vFG9F)
Korean spas, he explained, are "steeped in centuries-old tradition"
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Another sweaty-browed choice between "Non-white cultures are better" and "Progressivism uber alles."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (JK4IP)
That's one hell of a Bullshit Bio.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (Lu7y1)
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Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Halfhand at May 01, 2026 06:40 PM (NdsRs)
Amputees
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (kxLc1)
@AGLizMurrill 46m
The 19th JDC just rejected an attempt by the
@marceelias Law Group to force Louisiana to hold elections under the now-unconstitutional map. The court heard argument on a motion for a TRO this afternoon and ruled in favor of the State. 💪
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (diia5)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (nTGnD)
Daniel Aldana Cohen is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is Director of the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)2, and serves as a faculty affiliate in the graduate program on Political Economy. He is also Founding Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute, a progressive climate and economy think tank. He has been a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar (2021-24) and Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (2018-19). He is the co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso 2019).
Cohen works on the intersections of the climate emergency, housing, political economy, social movements, and inequalities of race and class in the United States and Brazil. As Director of (SC)2, he is leading qualitative and quantitative research projects on Whole Community Climate Mapping, green political economy, and eco-apartheid. He was also co-founder and co-PI of the Superstorm Research Lab, in New York City.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Good lord, how many NGOs does it take to screw in THAT lightbulb?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (n7rxJ)
Any ideas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM
I suspect a No Queens group with pictures of drag queens, and, perhaps, Miss Lindsey would induce some CPAs measured in inches.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)
...Aaand, he's Canadian.
Canadian Studies is pleased to welcome professor Daniel Aldana Cohen(link is external), an assistant professor of sociology, as our newest program affiliate.
Professor Cohen joined the Berkeley faculty in July 2021. He completed his undergraduate schooling at McGill University, where he was also editor of the McGill Daily, and received a master's and doctorate in sociology from New York University. He is also a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar, which provides support for outstanding early-career researchers studying the most important questions facing science and humanity.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (N8ZBc)
Not even microbes will eat that shit.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:44 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 06:44 PM (4NO2D)
I have to say that nothing pairs better with Keebler Deluxe Grahams than Almond Milk.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:45 PM (Lu7y1)
I wonder how much funding he was getting from USAID.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:45 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (T8bqm)
a wise woman.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (0aYVJ)
Any ideas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM
I suspect a No Queens group with pictures of drag queens, and, perhaps, Miss Lindsey would induce some CPAs measured in inches.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)
Do not underestimate the drawing power of free beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (n1OCj)
Funny. Brave cannot find any mention of a spouse, of whatever sex.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (utfVc)
@KatieDaviscourt
Breaking: The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against anti-ICE protesters, issuing another block against a judge's order prohibiting federal officers from deploying crowd control munitions on protesters at the Portland ICE facility.
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Another huge win, no?
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (GD0B3)
And oil if you want to consider that a food.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (kxLc1)
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You just have to wonder what Australia thinks they are getting from all this.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (Fi81e)
Trump, this is a SCOTUS nominee right here.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:47 PM (kA/fI)
Cohen works on the intersections of the climate emergency, housing, political economy, social movements, and inequalities of race and class in the United States and Brazil. As Director of (SC)2, he is leading qualitative and quantitative research projects on Whole Community Climate Mapping, green political economy, and eco-apartheid. He was also co-founder and co-PI of the Superstorm Research Lab, in New York City.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at May 01, 2026 06:47 PM (oqH4h)
@aldatweets
A child born today will live about 80 years. In the first 25 years of her life, battles over the green transition will determine whether the beaches of her childhood still exist at the end of her life.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:47 PM (n1OCj)
Hate to break it to you...but that's only if left unopened.
Once you crack them open, it takes roughly the same time it always has for it to go off.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (Lu7y1)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 06:35 PM (Sco7b)
I saw some of those ads on Wednesday as I watched part of the hockey game at the hotel. Not all that different from the U.S. Army ads, really. They don't say "Be all you can be", but they are mouthing the words, LOL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:38 PM (utfVc)
I don't think oppressing Albertan dissidents is a "career skill"
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 06:42 PM (qBdHI)
She is pretty damned hot for that class of work environment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (utfVc)
I read this article earlier this week.
My first thought:
"Who didn't see this coming?? Other than the Canadian government?"
And now they have to try the same process in Europe if they want a new army to replace NATO.
Yeah, good luck on all that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)
@aldatweets
A child born today will live about 80 years. In the first 25 years of her life, battles over the green transition will determine whether the beaches of her childhood still exist at the end of her life.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:47 PM (n1OCj)
There will always be beaches you idiot.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (8avO+)
If milk doesn't go sour how do you make Cush Cush? ( yeah I know buttermilk but cheap Cajuns use sour milk)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: RI Red at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (w30OO)
And oil if you want to consider that a food."
Olive oil goes bad pretty quickly after you open it.
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (N8ZBc)
@KatieDaviscourt
Breaking: The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against anti-ICE protesters, issuing another block against a judge's order prohibiting federal officers from deploying crowd control munitions on protesters at the Portland ICE facility.
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Again I ask, Why were we celebrating some SCOTUS pronouncement that was supposed to end lower-court bs? Roberts said something aimed at Boasberg or someone and everyone was saying Yay! No more bs rogue decisions! What was that?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (n7rxJ)
You just have to wonder what Australia thinks they are getting from all this.
Posted by: Axeman
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Under-table money from China.
We are not the only country Xi is trying to destabilize.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (kA/fI)
I also think that we should first see if a deal could be made to keep the districts while extracting vote agreements on core issues such as school choice, SAVE act and immigration.
I am going to have ice cream for dinner.
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:50 PM (T8bqm)
Yeah, good luck on all that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)
They used to have that in Austria Hungary - they couldn't put Czechs near ...some other ethnic troops or they'd fight each other. Lucky they both hated Italians more so when Italy declared war they were all in.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)
LOL at the creative and totally accurate use of the strike command.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:51 PM (utfVc)
We went over this in the last Thread...your position is retarded and has no grounding in reality.
Troll elsewhere. Retard.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:51 PM (Lu7y1)
I also think that we should first see if a deal could be made to keep the districts while extracting vote agreements on core issues such as school choice, SAVE act and immigration.
I am going to have ice cream for dinner.
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:50 PM (T8bqm)
Sure make a city district with majority black - and find some young Republican and take it away from the Democrats forever.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:52 PM (8jVAy)
"President Donald Trump is moving 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany amid frustration with Friedrich Merz’s comments and European allies over Iran operations. - CBS"
can't help editorializing, just stick with the facts!
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (N8ZBc
It goes rancid but it won't make you sick. It just tastes bad. Still lasts up to six months when opened.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (Lu7y1)
@aldatweets
A child born today will live about 80 years. In the first 25 years of her life, battles over the green transition will determine whether the beaches of her childhood still exist at the end of her life.
==
1990:
Snow will be a thing of the past!
We only have 20 years left to save the earth!
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (qBdHI)
"Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has called a July 28 special election to fill the seat of late U.S. Congressman David Scott (D-GA)"
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (GD0B3)
There will always be beaches you idiot.
Posted by: Oldcat
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But they won't be "the beaches of her childhood." They'll be further inland. (checks notes) Er, accordingly, further seaward.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 06:54 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 06:46 PM (Fi81e)
I really doubt this is pressure from Red China. This is a western perversion
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:54 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Twinkie the Kid at May 01, 2026 06:54 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:53 PM (GD0B3)
Here is a recent headline that pissed me off.
Newsom goes on a Trump like rant against Joe Rogan
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:54 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (N8ZBc
it does ???
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:55 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (8avO+)
As an independence-supporting Albertan, I would LMAO off if the Ottawa Nazis sent those African troops to try to stop us from seceding. Shoot all the white officers, and the rest would kill each other off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:55 PM (utfVc)
@aldatweets
A child born today will live about 80 years. In the first 25 years of her life, battles over the green transition will determine whether the beaches of her childhood still exist at the end of her life.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:47 PM (n1OCj)
This is A! Gore level stupid.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)
My folks had a place in Woodstock. Vermont is a lot like most rural states, the rural parts are largely conservative but they are cancelled by the cities.
Bernie is from NYC not Vermont. But he's from Burlington so he has the votes.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (n1OCj)
Oh joy. Yet another Jewish professor of Why All Those Other Whites, Who Are Not Of My Tribe, Are The Absolute Worst. You would think that at some point, like an Appalachian considering buying overalls and taking up the banjo, they might at least consider "optics."
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:48 PM (8avO+)
As an independence-supporting Albertan, I would LMAO off if the Ottawa Nazis sent those African troops to try to stop us from seceding. Shoot all the white officers, and the rest would kill each other off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 06:55 PM (utfVc)
I think the 82 Airborne would be more to the point. Invite them up for a Canadian picnic.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)
Newsom goes on a Trump like rant against Joe Rogan
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:54 PM (kxLc1)
I read it three times, and still don't get it. Is it saying Rogan said something positive about Trump and Newsom went on a rant ??
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)
Former Union and Confederate soldiers together fought the Spanish in the Spanish America War.
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:49 PM (N8ZBc
it does ???
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:55 PM (GD0B3)
When Olive Oyl goes bad, she is very, very good.
Posted by: Bluto at May 01, 2026 06:57 PM (utfVc)
Showing damages would have been shakey, BUT, with a civil rights violation Vermont illegally removed the potential.
Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 06:57 PM (dIske)
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (Sy6m/)
Brazil has really made it now if professors are making up Race and Class crimes there rather than ignoring and excusing them.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM
and Northern European Ubermenshen.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (GD0B3)
The LP types and GOPers told us 20 years ago that we could with the left. Just give them gay marriage it will literally have no affect on anyone else.
They lied. Not were wrong. Not were naive. They lied. This is the logical outcome of "LGBTQ+ rights". Well not quite. The next step is criminalizing not having sex with trannies. This is something they talk about on a regular basis in lefty forums...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)
So we FINALLY have a use for Quebecers?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (Sco7b)
But they won't be "the beaches of her childhood." They'll be further inland. (checks notes) Er, accordingly, further seaward.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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For certainty they won't be the same as they are today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:52 PM (8jVAy)
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Whoa! There is plenty of time to stall!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (0Htd1)
Cinco de Mayo falls on Taco Tuesday this year.
Lets get ready. This is what we have been training for!
Done let me down.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (GD0B3
Newsome was responding to Rogan who called him a con man. Because it was unhinged jibberish the press had to insult Trump by comparing it to him.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (LHPAg)
Former CSA General Wheeler charged a Spanish position shouting "Go Git those Yanks!" by force of habit.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (8avO+)
Serious question. Can it be preserved/extended with a nitrogen purge like wine?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (n5tGW)
I am. 100%.
You don't undo racism by perpetuating racism. A big reason we got into this balkanized position is because we allowed this black district/white district for far too long.
You are either an American or you aren't. It's literally the entire point of this country.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (GD0B3)
Nah, he's smart - normally, prophets of Climate Doom say that the world will end in ten years if we don't dismantle industrial society, and this guy's giving himself twenty-five years.
Yet another "Canadian" who never intends to live in Canada ever again, if he can manage it.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 07:00 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:01 PM (GD0B3)
Don't whine to me about losing "black districts".
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 07:01 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:58 PM (kA/fI)
Beaches are not a thing, they are a process.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:01 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 07:02 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 06:36 PM (N8ZBc)
Milk in my house doesn't last long enough to go sour. It's gone way before the date on the container. If your milk is going sour before the expiration date, check the temperature of your fridge. And I only use it for cereal as well, alternating every other day with oatmeal. So, a quart lasts about a week.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 07:02 PM (5xuJ/)
Amazing that the takeaway some waterbrains have is this and not the inherent illegality of Racializing Districting.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Lu7y1)
BTW, he was there when the CV-3, Saratoga, came through. He said they got most of here crew passed-out drunk.
Posted by: Eeyore at May 01, 2026 07:02 PM (AlhUl)
Serious question. Can it be preserved/extended with a nitrogen purge like wine?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (vTZFs)
google / AI says it is oxidation, so probably yes, flush out the o2 with N2. if it does combine you might have a high explosive on your hands though.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)
Racism is 'illegal' in Brazil.
The 1988 Federal Constitution explicitly defines racism as a crime that is non-bailable and not subject to a statute of limitations. The law prohibits various discriminatory acts, including the refusal of entry to public or private facilities, employment discrimination, and the dissemination of racially offensive symbols or epithets. Violations can result in imprisonment and fines, although activists and legal experts often argue that enforcement remains inconsistent and that penalties are sometimes insufficient to deter the practice
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:52 PM (8jVAy)
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Whoa! There is plenty of time to stall!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM
Neigh!
Posted by: John "Blue Falcon" Kerry at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1)
They won't be the same, tomorrow. That's how they work.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Lu7y1)
It is an aussie couple talking about the NZ ship scissoring accident.
17 minutes, and very very funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eLq0v2TOSI
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 07:04 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:01 PM
I dunno, I've met plenty of sonny beaches. They are a thing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:04 PM (0sNs1)
the intersections of the climate emergency, housing, political economy, social movements, and inequalities of race and class in the United States and Brazil. As Director of (SC)2, he is leading qualitative and quantitative research projects on Whole Community Climate Mapping, green political economy, and eco-apartheid. He was also co-founder and co-PI of the Superstorm Research Lab, in New York City.
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That "intersection" must look like 2 spiders doing a reverse cowgirl.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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They sure feel like a thing when I walk on them.
Or are you talking about beaches found in bars?
They could be considered a process.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (8avO+)
about zero danger of that. At normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, nitrogen is practically an inert gas.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:41 PM (kxLc1)
That's half of the Schwarzenegger quote. In full:
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
Posted by: No Name Today at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (8mulE)
I hate buying milk in less than a gallon. Quarts are nearly the same cost as half-gallons, which are ridiculously close to gallons.
So I buy a gallon and freeze most of it in empty (liter) water bottles after opening it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:06 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 06:56 PM (GD0B3
Newsome was responding to Rogan who called him a con man. Because it was unhinged jibberish the press had to insult Trump by comparing it to him.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:59 PM (kxLc1)
I agree with Newsome here. Con men have a skill. Newsome just lies and uses the cops to get away with it.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:06 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future.
Posted by: Yogi Berra at May 01, 2026 07:06 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Oldcat
also always keep out of sunlight. Cool temperatures help too. The colder the better but below around 50 it doesn't pour
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 07:06 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:03 PM (8avO+)
about zero danger of that. At normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, nitrogen is practically an inert gas.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (utfVc)
I know just some chemistry humor.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:07 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Guy who says "I'm tired, Boss" at May 01, 2026 07:07 PM (TbWk/)
Amazing that the takeaway some waterbrains have is this and not the inherent illegality of Racializing Districting.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Lu7y1)
I'm sitting in a majority white state, SC, with a sizable (~30%) black population.
One of our senators is black.
He was actually re-elected being black, in a state-wide race.
The idea that blacks won't get represented, or elected, in the south without carved-out congressional districts is ridiculous.
All they have to do is put up decent candidates that align with the majorities opinions & priorities and they'll be elected.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:07 PM (6ydKt)
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
Posted by: No Name Today at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM
Have you considered the societal, not to mention the AoSHQ, ramifications if women had beer on
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:07 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:07 PM (in1PH)
Or are you talking about beaches found in bars?
They could be considered a process.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (kA/fI)
The sand is where it is because erosion and longshore drift. The sand grains you walk on today will not be the ones you walk on tomorrow.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:08 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:08 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 07:08 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 07:08 PM (Av6i5)
It's stayed fine for up to 2 weeks past the best before date.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3)
My Congresswoman is black, in an Oregon district that is one-half of one percent black.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1)
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"..men can have pregnancies, especially trans men".
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Hmm... Shouldn't that be only the "NOT men"?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (Ia/+0)
It's stayed fine for up to 2 weeks past the best before date.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (Sco7b)
just drive into the US and skip paying that 300 pct dairy tariff
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1)
Stop copying my work!!
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3)
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They sound fun.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3)
Some goofy Eastern thing. Not seen in alberta.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:11 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Its the new palestine protest. your tax dollars at work. they were supposed to be everywhere.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:11 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3
Milk in bags, I have a milk pitcher, put the bag in, cut open a corner to pour and you're good to go.
I switched back because it's cheaper.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 07:11 PM (Sco7b)
Cracker Jack Box?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Cracker Jack Box?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)
its worse, Stanford.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:12 PM (8avO+)
The Quebec platoon saw fewer than one in two recruits graduate, while allegations of racial discrimination were made in multiple directions, from candidates against staff and between candidates of opposing ethnic blocs themselves. Additionally, command saw "challenges" in training permanent residents as they lacked "respect towards women" peers and superiors.
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Behold the magnificence of the French-speaking peoples.
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Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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They sure feel like a thing when I walk on them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:05 PM (kA/fI)
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It's amazing what you can find on them!
Posted by: James Comey at May 01, 2026 07:13 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:13 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: runner
A lot of people can't tell.
In Italy they have experts that judge the oil and give it a rating. after it starts to oxidize (go rancid) they call it lamp oil as it is unfit for consumption, but again, many people can not tell until it it really bad.
Most real oils will go rancid -- nuts too. "cooking oil" doesn't because of how it is processed to make it stable. That is part of the problem. Even fats -- I have had lard go rancid. It is still edible, just not as good. (I had two containers, one in fridge, and one out. The one in fridge was OK, but summer in Japan is very hot and about 85 or so and all my oils start to turn. comparing them it was obvious.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 07:13 PM (E9Zz8)
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"..men can have pregnancies, especially trans men".
If that "doctor" was not immediately laughed at, buffeted about the head and shoulders, and unceremoniously escorted from the room, we are screwed. Human civilization is dead.
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Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3
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Rather course way to refer to a woman's breast, isn't it?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:14 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:13 PM
Well, that explains it.
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Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:13 PM (kxLc1)
I had one on a shelf and it ate a hole in its can and..evaporated.
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Frantically.
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Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:15 PM (vFG9F)
I've been using the current bottle for about a year.
It's one of those plastic squeeze bottles with the twist nozzle to open and close it, so maybe it's sealed off enough the oil hasn't gone bad?
I cant tell any difference cooking with it so far.
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Instant water: just add milk
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due to AI, this might be a lie.
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Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Cqx++)
I don't think you can find just Condensed milk .it usually sweeten condensed milk.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (kA/fI)
We lived in three different neighborhoods over 43 years and blacks, hispanics, orientals, jews, etc. lived amongst the wypepo in every one.
* she and her black husband did not know the deed restrictions still contained the language that negros could live in out buildings for service staff only.
Posted by: DanMan at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (8uzBS)
Understanding Evaporated Water vs. Distilled Water
Evaporated water is simply water that has transitioned from liquid to vapor form due to heat or reduced pressure. On its own, evaporated water is not a consumable product—it's a gaseous state of water, not something you can bottle or drink.
What people often mean by "evaporated water" is actually distilled water, which is produced by evaporating water and then condensing the vapor back into liquid form. This process removes impurities like salts, minerals, and contaminants, resulting in highly purified water. (cont'd)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:14 PM (Cqx++)
Aghhh...the elites.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (Cif43)
It used to be very common. They had entire rooms filled with evaporated water, but it was on a subscription basis.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (93jhq)
You cannot buy "evaporated water" because it’s not a stable or transportable form.
Gaseous water vapor cannot be stored or sold like bottled liquids. Even if captured, it would need to be condensed to become drinkable.
Moreover, the natural water cycle already involves evaporation and condensation, but the resulting rainwater often picks up pollutants from the atmosphere. So, rainwater or atmospheric vapor isn’t reliably safe to drink without treatment.
There's another two paragraphs but I'll spare you all.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (6ydKt)
Understanding Evaporated Water vs. Distilled Water
Evaporated water is simply water that has transitioned from liquid to vapor form due to heat or reduced pressure. On its own, evaporated water is not a consumable product—it's a gaseous state of water, not something you can bottle or drink.
What people often mean by "evaporated water" is actually distilled water, which is produced by evaporating water and then condensing the vapor back into liquid form. This process removes impurities like salts, minerals, and contaminants, resulting in highly purified water. (cont'd)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (6ydKt)
Shut up Wesley.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (kxLc1)
It used to be very common. They had entire rooms filled with evaporated water, but it was on a subscription basis.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (93jhq)
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Whatever happened to oxygen bars? Was huffing O2 outlawed?
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Now THAT is good.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 07:22 PM (HdYcL)
wasn't his context about how he would look carrying an extra 20 pounds?
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Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:22 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:20 PM (Cif43)
Grazie, signora! esattamente !
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Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:23 PM (kxLc1)
We lived in three different neighborhoods over 43 years and blacks, hispanics, orientals, jews, etc. lived amongst the wypepo in every one.
* she and her black husband did not know the deed restrictions still contained the language that negros could live in out buildings for service staff only.
Posted by: DanMan at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (8uzBS)
just call the garden shed the real building and the house an out building. Save on taxes too.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:23 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 07:23 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (vFG9F)
Now THAT is good.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Gqar
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I hope he understands that his water is just in someone elses computer.
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Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (6ydKt)
Brave is just making shit up. I have never heard anyone refer to distilled water as "evaporated water" anymore than I have heard anyone call whisky "evaporated booze".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (4NO2D)
Distilled water was once evaporated:
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:21 PM (kxLc1)
all water was probably evaporated at some point, unless you just made it or something.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (8avO+)
Yes; people often abbreviation sweetened condensed milk to condensed milk, but they mean the same thing.(*)
Evaporated milk is milk with the water removed. (Sweetened) condensed milk is a more complicated process that adds a whole of of magic (i.e., sugar). Good stuff, but it’s not a replacement for milk in most cases.
*In her first, self-published, Joy of Cooking, Rombauer referred to evaporated milk as condensed milk throughout, which probably confused the hell out of her readers. This may have been a mistake on her part, or it may have been a regional (St. Louis or Missouri, perhaps) term.
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I want some soy boy leftist fag tags 50 would be a nice start.
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You had to keep your head on a swivel when dragging your luggage through the Spirit Airlines concourse, or maybe I'm thinking of Frontier Airlines.
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Posted by: DanMan at May 01, 2026 07:19 PM (8uzBS)
But did she get a 'She-Shed'?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (6ydKt)
President Trump is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany in the next 6 to 12 months.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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A German acquaintance of mine tells me that Germans are terrified that if American troops leave, the Russian hordes will invade. Is that realistic? Russia invading Germany?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)
I would pay to see that boot camp in Canada. Why would any country want and pay for non-legal citizens in the military? Unreal but I have a great imagination of boogaloo bootcamp.
A great week!
Have a great weekend Ace and Morons and 'ettes!!!
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Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (in1PH)
You could have just Said you’d never been to Olive Garden.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (Gqar8)
7h
WTF?! 20 MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS have CANCELED classes so that students and teachers can attend ANTI-CAPITALISM "May Day" protests across the country
Our public schools are nothing more than taxpayer funded indoctrination camps controlled by Teachers Unions
Teachers' Unions are corrupting our youth
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM
They should be more afraid of Poland.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 07:24 PM (utfVc)
That's what I was hoping for. That it would just start hallucinating about buying evaporated water. It did at least question the premise right from the start.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (gKWVE)
I’ve noticed this a lot on Google when I do a search for something for which it turns out there is no answer. It will either (a) make something up that makes no sense from the one or two references it gives, or, (b) if I am the only one discussing this particular term online, it will regurgitate what I clearly labeled as speculation on the one post I already made on the topic, but as if it were hard fact.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)
well since the Germans seem to want to declare war on Russia, maybe. They don't share a border though, unless Germany does the traditional "Invade Poland" gambit they get up to every generation or so.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:28 PM (8avO+)
Chemical & Engineering News had a long article on olive oil cheating, and how hard it was to keep extra virgin olive oil pure. Lots of cheating in lesser qualities of olive oil, and the analytical chemistry to roust out the bad oils is not robust.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 07:28 PM (u82oZ)
President Trump is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany in the next 6 to 12 months.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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A German acquaintance of mine tells me that Germans are terrified that if American troops leave, the Russian hordes will invade. Is that realistic? Russia invading Germany?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)
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If it's any consolation, I don't think any motivation other than revenge would drive Russia to invade Germany.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 07:28 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (Gqar
I actually really like Olive Garden. I think you get more bang for your buck there because of the unlimited soup which I think is awesome.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (kxLc1)
Teachers' Unions are corrupting our youth
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (kA/fI)
We gonna need a whole lot of hemlock.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (8avO+)
Poland could take over Germany in less than a week. But not occupy it. Too many Islamics.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The only AI stupider (it's intentionally rigged that way) than Brave is DDG.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)
Before this NATO betrayal I would have said, nein. But I am not so sure now. Once Russia finishes the Uke project, they might want to "expand" a bit into Latvia or Estonia or something. There is region bordering St.Petersburg they have trained and trained and trained to special operate into. But those little tards axed for it.
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (GD0B3)
I don't think you can find just Condensed milk .it usually sweeten condensed milk.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
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They're right next to each other on the shelf.
And to contribute to the confusion, I always called it "canned milk." I use a lot of it because it doesn't upset my stomach the way carton milk does.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (Cqx++)
Hey, Ben, what is this in response to? Or is this just a general admonishment to Eat More Terrines? (which is always good advice).
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Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:30 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (Gqar
I actually really like Olive Garden. I think you get more bang for your buck there because of the unlimited soup which I think is awesome.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (kxLc1)
used to be, yeah. Haven't been in years
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Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:27 PM (93jhq)
There also seems to be a strong tendency in search engines to have trouble "finding" any facts or reports that don't fit the leftist narrative.
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Had to do a last minute trip from Providence to Las Vegas a year ago. The entire experience was a dystopian hell. I've done a lot of flying including in some pretty sketchy 3rd world dumps and Spirit would not be out of place of a flight from Somalia to Ethopia.
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Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Even better is that in older cookbooks they are often referred to as “Pet Milk” (evaporated) or “Eagle Milk” (condensed), even though both brands made both kinds!
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Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (in1PH)
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Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 07:30 PM (in1PH)
I thought the Romans and the Vandals did that place in by 400 AD
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (4NO2D)
they did have a very nice house in the backyard that was there when they bought the property
my house there had a very small apartment attached to the garage that was about 30' from the main house
Posted by: DanMan at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Cif43)
Reverse Osmosis membranes do a great job with purifying water. Need some robust pre-filters if you use sea water.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 07:32 PM (u82oZ)
My understanding is It's either evaporated milk or it's Sweetened Condensed Milk.
There is no just Condensed milk.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:32 PM (kxLc1)
A German acquaintance of mine tells me that Germans are terrified that if American troops leave, the Russian hordes will invade. Is that realistic? Russia invading Germany?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)
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If it's any consolation, I don't think any motivation other than revenge would drive Russia to invade Germany.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 07:28 PM (cWLG3)
Russia has their hands full with Ukraine.
Putin couldn't invade further west if he wanted to right now.
Maybe it a decade or so, Russia could consider it, but with all the loss of men and materiel the past four years they'd be hard-pressed to get through Romania or Poland at the moment.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:33 PM (6ydKt)
And to the Thai, apparently. This is Thai iced coffee/iced tea. Very good stuff.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:33 PM (93jhq)
Yes I have one of those hand pump ones in my prepper caches.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 07:33 PM (kxLc1)
You are, and so much more! I can't afford your olive oil. And although I use a lot, one bottle at a time suffices.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 07:34 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (GD0B3)
An added thing is Stalin nabbed Konigsberg for some stupid reason so there's a bit of Russia cut off already that a few EU and Brit idiots are getting sporty about. Why, with no army or navy they think this is a good idea I can't imagine.
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Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:34 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Don't Listen To Piper On This at May 01, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 07:33 PM (6ydKt)
Russia has tons of land already and Germany is losing any industry they might have found useful.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:35 PM (8avO+)
No, although I do often eat homemade meat loaf cold. Even when I’m not throwing rice.
I have had it at restaurants, and have never been disappointed.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:35 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 07:34 PM (Cif43)
my condolences.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 07:36 PM (8avO+)
I’m going to be making some honey-whisky ice cream. From a Harrod’s cookbook, so it should be very good in an upper crust.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:38 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 07:38 PM
ISWYDT
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 07:41 PM (4NO2D)
Russia has tons of land already and Germany is losing any industry they might have found useful.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Soon, expatriating Germans will be moving to either Russia or America, maybe Brazil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 07:42 PM (kA/fI)
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If you're on the Internet linking the price of plant milk to right-wing plots, you are living a bankrupt life.
Also, airdrop this fag into any country in the ME.
Plant milk will no longer be a problem
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Ana de Alba (Biden appointee, of course) doesn't think that harassing law enforcement officials is a problem.
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Schmollwatch
A Harvard-Harris poll finds the congressional race deadlocked at 50-50:
OSZA Yale poll finds the Democrat Fascist Party leading by a mere 2%:
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Eric DaughertyThe Democrat-aligned Morning Consult poll can only conjure a 3% lead:
@EricLDaugh Apr 13 🚨 WOW! A new poll just found the 2026 Congressional ballot is a near TOSSUP, with Democrats only up 2 points, 46%-44% -- Yale At this point in 2018, Democrats were up by +7 points or more Republicans in Congress should pass the SAVE America Act and win the midterms 🇺🇸
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The GOP has gained 12 pts on the Dems on party id with African Americans vs. Trump term 1 at this point.
Trump's approval with Black voters is higher than it was in term 1. pic.twitter.com/EKiEv561jk
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The GOP has gained 12 pts on the Dems on party id with African Americans vs. Trump term 1 at this point.
Trump's approval with Black voters is higher than it was in term 1.
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Attrition.
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I hope his gambles pay off.
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Our question is usually similar
Posted by: Blue States at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gu0hJ)
The talks with Iran weren't successful. Shocker.
If there are competing factions, I wonder if the US could just ask 'the good guys' where the hardliners are located and speed up negotiations a bit with a few missiles.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)
I hope his gambles pay off.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
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We may never know, and the Democrats will probably continue to think that because nothing happened, we didn't need to do anything.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Fi81e)
Maybe not in his time but the next time they have a Dem President sympathetic to Islam. That's when Iran would try to flex their muscles.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (vFG9F)
No, that's just what the voters are expecting us to do.
Posted by: Rex Kramer, GOP Strategist at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (wVcYX)
The playing field has gotten demonstrably better for Republicans.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
Heck, even in 2008 the lightbringer couldn't match H.W. Bush's numbers from 20 years earlier, and that was at the end of W's Presidency, with everything going wrong and a scumbag as GOP nominee.
Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (dl6h/)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (oqH4h)
I hope his gambles pay off.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
One of my working theories is that the Dems were planning a surprise with Iran, similar in a way to what they did with COVID and China, and he decided fuck you and knocked all the pieces off the table.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (YwEeS)
And with Trump, a lot of people are afraid to say they like him.
I see it all the time at the Grocery store and such.... folks will very HESITANTLY make some pro Right comment... and then when there is no push back suddenly get much more comfortable to speak.
Leftists have no hesitation to force their opinion on you.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Fi81e)
That's giving them too much credit. Their thinking is more 'Trump bad - do not do Trump does.'
Worded just that eloquently...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Sco7b)
The playing field has gotten demonstrably better for Republicans.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
Hah. -- Keeper of the USB drives with votes
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (ExV1e)
Just to get that Imam of the well from Hell
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: 29Victor at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (0MjtC)
No, that's just what the voters are expecting us to do.
Posted by: Rex Kramer, GOP Strategist at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (wVcYX)
Yeah... no Save Act... but they do pass FISA without any real modification.
Why did we vote for these guys again?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Pawl at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Sco7b)
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Yup their like Frankenstein.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (ExV1e)
I really want to know if the DOJ is looking at the vote data spikes in the last Virginia election.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)
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To keep us from starting our cars in a stressful situation in a vehicle we buy after 2017?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (Fi81e)
I hope his gambles pay off.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
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My guess is that there was intel that pretty much confirmed Iran was days away from at least being able to construct a working weapon and were in the process of doing so.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (oqH4h)
meh
I'd trust a bone reading or tarot more than any Harvard poll. They're wish casting.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (sKqQm)
Republicans don't fix anything but they don't, generally, make things worse. Democrats make things worse.
The battle is in the Republican primary and understanding that the left has been ascendant for over 100 years. We won't fix the rot in a single election, probably not even in our lifetimes, but we can reverse the trend.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (oqH4h)
Polls surprisingly show side boob at 48% and cleavage at 50% with the remaining 2% undecided.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)
The stop big government, open borders, and the slow encroaching tentacles of communism.
Right?
Right...?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (vE0+H)
Democrats will overtly abandon blacks and it won't be that far in the future. They'll all be Uncle Tom's and white supremacists. Gonna be weird to watch.
Posted by: ...
LBJ's dream won't last 200 years?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)
Same argument I've been hearing since Reagan.
And things are WAY worse.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gKWVE)
Most young black folks just want to get high and bump booties with some big booty gals and drink a 40 or two.
Whassup Y'all! Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor Damn!
Posted by: Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (68Ie1)
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In 2024, the 10 states with the lowest electricity prices ALL voted for President Trump, and 9 of the 10 states with the highest electricity prices voted for Harris.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:45 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (oqH4h)
That guy needs to switch to decaf.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (FMtrg)
And things are WAY worse.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)
Democrats make things worse. Every time the Democrats have power, they make things worse.
What percentage of geriatric Republican Congress assholes get replaced every year? Some of them have been in office since Reagan. They have to be replaced by people who want to make things better.
Or we could just curl up in a ball.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (ExV1e)
A large percentage of that community around here has no idea what the SPLC is or what it has done.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (vFG9F)
The entire "Mike" device (including cryogenic equipment) weighed 82 short tons (74 metric tons). It was housed in a large corrugated-aluminum building, called the shot cab, which was 88 ft (27 m) long, 46 ft (14 m) wide, and 61 ft (19 m) high
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (oqH4h)
Like Jamaican hair?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (n2Ez6)
They just seem worse because of information overload. Also we tend to forget a lot of bad stuff that has happened in the past.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (kxLc1)
It doesn't take a genius to build one either. The tech has been around for 80 years or so.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (Fbc0I)
How Not to F*cking Hate People!
And Maybe, Accidentally, Make the World Suck Less
By: Jeffrey Alan
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Yeah, right. Then I'll get a magical buffalo that suits piles of Krugerrands.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 05:50 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sleeping Kitten at May 01, 2026 05:51 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (kxLc1)
The Dems controlled the House as recently as 3 years ago.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Obamacare disagrees
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (LyPw2)
Oh, noes! Spirit Airlines may shut down tomorrow. Our supply of entertaining airport bodycam videos will dwindle dramatically.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:54 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (NtVYv)
If we don't use illegals for redistricting, we win bigly.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)
LOL no chance. There's not enough of them and a lot of black men are wising up. That's when you get to hear what Democrats really think of them.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (vE0+H)
I wouldn't discount the Threat of them using one immediately, either.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (Lu7y1)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)
That would be a fucking nuke. The left would be in favor of getting rid of illegals so fast.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (ExV1e)
We are finally fighting back and equally important winning on issue after issue. Is everything perfect? Of course not, never will be, but we are making huge strides seemingly on a daily basis.
Just keeping stacking wins. We didn't get here overnight and we aren't getting out overnight.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:55 PM (vE0+H)
My wife's siblings are all Democrats. I've heard.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:56 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sleeping Kitten"
Livin it up
Livin it up
Oh Yeah
Friday Night
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:56 PM (vFG9F)
And Maybe, Accidentally, Make the World Suck Less
By: Jeffrey Alan
That book already exists
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:57 PM (vE0+H)
Shucks.
*kicks dirt*
Posted by: The Crow Waiting for peanuts. at May 01, 2026 05:57 PM (Uh88k)
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 01, 2026 05:58 PM (dm7SR)
North Korea
China
Pakistan
Russia
...and NONE will trust them with a nuke.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 05:58 PM (Lu7y1)
Posted by: And are just for page views at May 01, 2026 05:58 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:58 PM (YwEeS)
You still find people on X spitting about "Charlottesville" (2017).
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:59 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 01, 2026 06:00 PM (dm7SR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 06:00 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: pete buttigieg's transmogrified anal cavity at May 01, 2026 06:02 PM (8Je8K)
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You can bet any money that Thune will give it his all to stop that happening.
Posted by: Decaf at May 01, 2026 06:03 PM (Tbs6N)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Obamacare disagrees
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (LyPw2)
I guess i didn't write it clearly. Before the Newt led Republican revolution, the Dems controlled Congress for 40 straight years.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:03 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 06:03 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (kxLc1)
Clearly the two percent are fags.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 06:04 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Jackson K.
Interesting but scary 9 minute YT about why Iran won't enter into a peace deal. (Hint: it's about Islam.)
https://tinyurl.com/5729u2uv
Go long on Gotterdammerung.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:04 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:06 PM (Lu7y1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)
The post which I thought was clear but apparently not was response to saying it's worse now than during Reagan. At one time the Dems held the House for four decades. IIRC.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:06 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: the room of lost souls at May 01, 2026 06:07 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:08 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Bob in Idaho at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (ePr6+)
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Real Republican candidates?
Posted by: Decaf at May 01, 2026 06:10 PM (Tbs6N)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 06:10 PM (NFX2v)
And that Texas is going to turn blue!
/s/ Retardos of Redditt
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 06:11 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:11 PM (kxLc1)
North Korea
China
Pakistan
Russia
...and NONE will trust them with a nuke.
Posted by: garrett
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There's your dinner.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:12 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:12 PM (GbONR)
@disclosetv 14m
JUST IN - U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany. A Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said recent German rhetoric has been "inappropriate and unhelpful." — Reuters
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 06:13 PM (diia5)
11h
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If Germany wants to build the strongest conventional army in Europe, the question inevitably arises: Why? What threat situation is it based on? With whom and against what? The answer cannot be solely military
Opinion | Uli Bruckner
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 06:14 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 06:14 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
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Right now, Israel is cleaning up Lebanon but the media is focused on Trump.
Trump did that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:14 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:14 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 06:10 PM (NFX2v)
Merz should have kept his mouth shut.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)
>>@EricLDaugh
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7m
>>🚨 JUST IN: TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Lee calls a special session to REDISTRICT their Congressional map after the Supreme Court ruling
>>TIME FOR A 9R-0D MAP! 🔥
>>“After consultation with the Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, I believe the General Assembly has a responsibility to review the map and ensure it remains fair, legal, and defensible.”
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
Perhaps I missed it- in which case I apologize, but do you have anything positive to share about what Trump had done, is doing or what positive possibilities might be for November, because if so I haven't read it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 06:18 PM (9OpPK)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:18 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 06:18 PM (Dv3i1)
"it gets in there".
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 06:19 PM (3uBP9)
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The AfD and their voters, of course.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 06:19 PM (Dv3i1)
53-47 would worry them.
If their internals are showing anything below a +5-6, they are likely shitting their pants and planning to release their Brown Shirts.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:20 PM (Lu7y1)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 06:19 PM (3uBP9)
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OMG do they have a website?!!
Posted by: Mayor Pete at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (h82MY)
And pick new targets. Lost in all of this is the incredible intelligence we seem to have on the leadership in Iran, sometimes hour by hour.
I blame those pesky Jews.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (viF8m)
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Maybe they will invade France again and we can just shrug our shoulders this time.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Indeed. Further...
The EU has recently accelerated support for Ukraine, approving a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan package in April 2026 for 2026-2027 to bolster its economy and defense. Key support includes the Ukraine Facility providing up to €50 billion (2024–2027), over 2 million rounds of ammunition, and training for over 86,800 soldiers.
Perhaps Germany is also trying to remain at the top of EU defense in the future. I (thought it maters not) would not trust Ukraine, either.
AI Overview: Germany has unveiled a comprehensive, long-term military strategy aiming to establish the strongest conventional army in Europe by 2039, aiming for a total of 460,000 active and reserve personnel. This plan involves massive technological investments, including AI and air defense, to become the "backbone" of European defense and counteract threats.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 06:21 PM (NFX2v)
I don’t care what anyone else says, I firmly believe the blue wave will successfully take the house, senate or both. Either way, I think a bright future will come no matter what happens.
Just remember, don’t let complacency win. That 10 point advantage is thanks to action being taken. If that lead is to be kept, or even widened, action must continue to be taken.
The Daily Beast: Trump Hit by Devastating Poll as Voters Say They’re Getting Poorer
He. Does. Not. Care. About. Ordinary. Americans. He’s in power now and the Epstein class is raking in money like never before.
Republicans make people poorer. This has been true for at least 40+ years now. Damned idiots are going to kill our entire society.
Trump is speed running this country into the ground. Most of us are suffering as a result. What's worse is that our children will have it even harder. Every person who voted for Trump and the Republicans who blindly enable him are responsible for the mess we're in today.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 06:22 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 06:22 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 06:22 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:23 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:24 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 06:24 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 06:24 PM (dl6h/)
We need to deal with the traitors in the Senate more than a few rural black districts.
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:24 PM (T8bqm)
These people live in bizarro world where up is down and black is white.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:25 PM (ndZc7)
The pause benefit for Israel was in restocking their Defensive Missile Supplies, I am sure.
While they are dropping bombs at our side, we are most definitely keeping them stocked with offensive ordnance.
Of course, they are now at Full Battery for both. So...
SUFFAH MULLAHS
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:26 PM (Lu7y1)
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Ted Cruz of all people still doesn't understand January 6th. There's an amazing amount of propoganda that passes as news.
Posted by: Crusader at May 01, 2026 06:26 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 06:27 PM (dl6h/)
This is a patently retarded take.
Posted by: garrett at May 01, 2026 06:27 PM (Lu7y1)
Hasan: These (terrorists) aren’t barbaric monsters… it is not coming from a place of antisemitism or wanting to do mass rapes.
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More a fraternity prank.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 06:27 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 06:31 PM (954tc)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 06:32 PM (954tc)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (vE0+H)
It is definitely coming.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 06:33 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Crusader at May 01, 2026 06:26 PM (TN0g+)
He understands it . He's just still pissed that he was prevented from putting on the record his reasoning for not voting to confirm the Electoral vote. I'm sure he prepared one hell of speech that we will never hear.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 06:39 PM (kxLc1)
If it's "50 50"
The real numbers are much better for GOP than the paid liars on the idiot box say
Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 07:38 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 07:51 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at May 01, 2026 07:57 PM (pE12i)
Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?
Hungry, a movie about a killer... hippo. I don't know if this is meant to be a serious movie or a half-serious one. They are making references to Hungry Hungry Hippos.
Hell No, a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions. The final Jackass movie. These guys are too old to be taking shots like this. Spider-Noir with Nicholas Cage. A series on Amazon, from Sony Pictures TV. So it's not giving Disney or Marvel any money. And I do like Spider-Man, Nicholas Cage, and Noir. The girl from Happy Birthday 2 Me in an amnesia/hallucination movie. Her husband keeps telling her everything is okay. Or should I say "her husband" because come on, we've seen this kind of thing before.The one minute teaser for Clayface looks okay.
Another post-apocalypse movie, this one from Ridley Scott.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (B0NCh)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (snZF9)
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See, I long ago advocated for studios to take these kinds of risks with their IP.
Not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Clayface, with his Batman connections, is well-known enough of an IP to take some kind of risk with while assuming strong enough box office to justify smaller risks. Clayface reportedly only costs about $40 million.
Combine that brand recognition with the horror genre, and DCU has a guaranteed return on investment here.
James Gunn is smart.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Vq0bV)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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What I've read from early reactions is that the film is aimless.
Could be good.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Fi81e)
Yes.
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (UemNC)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (in1PH)
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Cregger has said that RE fans will hate him for the adaptation, but every bit of early word from screenings has been very positive, with a lot of comparisons to Mad Max Fury Road for its relentless pacing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (4KUe5)
Hippos are silly looking, but in Africa they kill more people than lions do.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (E4rtv)
I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (VyBeY)
I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)
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The DOOM movie was really an adaptation of DOOM 3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (B0NCh)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (8J7Ay)
Critical Drinker has a review of the trailer. His take is that it seems like it might be an okay horror movie. And it'll be Resident Evil in the respect that once or twice you'll see something that says Raccoon City but otherwise completely ignores everything about the game and all prior films.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (VyBeY)
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It's the movie WB was going to write off and destroy. After the press blowup, they put it up for auction, eventually bought by Ketchup Studios (who?) for about $50 million.
I strongly suspect it'll bomb, but hey, at least we get the movie everyone discovers 5 years after it was released and everyone's like, "Hey, why did no one see this in theaters? It's really funny!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Y2NSe)
James Gunn is smart.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Clayface is a Mike Flannagan and Matt Reeves production. Games Junn has fuck all to do with it. He's fucking piece of shit who might be kicked out of DC after the merger and he should be.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)
There's an un-named sci-fi franchise that could learn that message. They're never going to win over the people who aren't already fans so give a great story and decent special effects and take in some cash.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
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Zebras kill more zookeepers than any other animal.
I was shocked when I heard that.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
238 Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
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I can't find that anywhere. Is it my crappy browser?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (diia5)
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He greenlit it. He's studio executive making large brand choices alongside Peter Safran.
So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
It is a low-budget, dubbed, movie from Spain that is so very, very stupid.
And I watched the whole thing.
Cause it is hilariously stupid.
When you're done with that, Bad Fish, a low-budget killer mermaid movie.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (MtSIY)
I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)
A Duke Nukem movie would be cool too.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (in1PH)
One amusing thing about the Dog Stars trailer is they mention it's directed by Ridley Scott, and then list three of his movies, but not Bladerunner.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (4KUe5)
Young starlets don't blow fat, old, producers to be in niche films, Jack. -- Harvey Weinstein
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (4KUe5)
We need Crystal Meth Bear.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (E6xSb)
There's an un-named sci-fi franchise that could learn that message. They're never going to win over the people who aren't already fans so give a great story and decent special effects and take in some cash.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Sco7b)
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I was gonna reply that Mandalorian and Grogu was relatively cheap (having some memory of it being less than $100 million to produce), but looking it up, it seems like reported budget is $166 million (and will probably end up higher).
Damn, Disney. Even your cheap spinoff stuff is too expensive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (in1PH)
One amusing thing about the Dog Stars trailer is they mention it's directed by Ridley Scott, and then list three of his movies, but not Bladerunner.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)
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Blade Runner is popular with nerds but not general audiences. Blade Runner 2049 out front should have told ya.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (Y2NSe)
I was shocked when I heard that.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
God put them in those prison suits for a reason.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (4KUe5)
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I keep waiting for word on Season 2.
I think that's my favorite show running.
One of my favorite lines was when he quotes the opening from Real Life. And she calls him on it, and his answer is "In my defense, I didn't think you'd recognize it."
That is just such a character line.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (Fi81e)
Also, this is someone who has played all the games and, brace yourself, actually loves the IP he is working with.
Here's a breakdown of the trailer with him going through it and the man knows his RE.
https://youtu.be/D_FMSyTWmA8?si=Lx15kB6T8r_V_U04
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (ZznmO)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)
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Swalwell probably doesn't have a shot at the role now.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Fi81e)
Many of them have sympathetic backgrounds, which can garner sympathy from the audience. However, to show them *right* you have to demonstrate they are psychologically incapable of redemption. That's why they are villains within the DCU.
Kind of like the Darklords from the Ravenloft D&D setting. They are all complete monsters, no matter their background, because they will never, ever atone for the crimes that sent them down the path of becoming a Darklord.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (gnNyN)
I think it might be for 2 movies, because one more Avenger movie just isn't enough.
*rolls eyes*
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)
Yes.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (8J7Ay)
Hollywood has been shitin' garbage for years.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (qFwJc)
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(secret: there is a second Doom movie. And it is so, so much worse.)
I can't believe they have never made a Wolfenstein 3d movie.
But then, recall how badly they ruined Duke Nukem.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:33 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Pastafarian at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (sifs3)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (ExV1e)
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Sounds like a typical IP skinsuit.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (Cqx++)
So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Reeves started the Batman (Crime) Saga in early '22. Games Junn wasn't installed at DC until the end of '22. Junn has been trying to kill off the Reeves stuff because of Junn's DC reset. Again, he's disgusting human and a fraud.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (YwEeS)
Also Event Horizon, when the crew weren't split up and having their minds scrambled by horrors from beyond reality.
Lovecraftian work at least offers some excuse as to why the protagonists might not be acting rationally.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)
Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.
He's finally gotten it greenlit...
By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.
I'm actually intrigued.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)
Yeah, you're probably right. They would definitely fuck it all up and gut it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)
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Weird how Gunn is trying to kill the Batman by Reeves series by...greenlighting his projects.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:36 PM (B0NCh)
I am unable to comprehend how so many people have the physical time in their day to both consume as much media (Esp. movies and TV) as they do, and to also CARE so much about it.
Maybe I'm just at a place in my life where I don't feel like I have either the time or the mental energy to fit it in. I get up, work all day, sit down for a few minutes, cook dinner, feed the family, clean up sometimes, maybe do some laundry or whatever else needs doing, then at the end of the day I have about an hour before it's time for bed. And I'm not spending my weekends going out of my way to see Hollywood squeeze yet another drop of blood out of the stones that are all of the current IPs they've been throat-fucking for 20 years.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:36 PM (oqH4h)
Lovecraftian work at least offers some excuse as to why the protagonists might not be acting rationally.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)
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Huh. A sequel to that movie could be a DOOM prequel... The "lifeboat" section from the end of the first movie crash lands on Mars, carrying with it the seeds of destruction for the Martian colony....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (gnNyN)
Rumors are floating that Spielberg's new movie, Disclosure Day, is actually a secret sequel to Close Encounters.
There's apparently nothing from the 3rd act in any of the trailers, and people who are part of the production (like Emily Blunt, star) are bringing up Close Encounters in interviews with implications in their answers that there may be direct connections.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (VyBeY)
But then, recall how badly they ruined Duke Nukem.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (MtSIY)
They made a Duke Nukem movie?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)
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It's genius!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)
I'd never heard of this before, so I looked it up. I thought it sounded like something a Hobbit might drink. No, apparently it's a soda.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (mkw2N)
They made a Duke Nukem movie?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (snZF9)
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How else to quantify My Dinner with Andre?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Y2NSe)
See also The Autopsy of Jane Doe. That really nailed the relentlessness and uncaring of evil because the people involved did nothing to deserve their fates.
Here's something interesting.
Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.
He's finally gotten it greenlit...
By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.
I'm actually intrigued.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)
AI as a form of animation and special effects seems like an obvious use of the tool.
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (ZznmO)
I try watching new stuff released over Amazon prime - just more shitty garbage after more shitty trash.
Posted by: Iced Tea Party at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hyQrc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (93jhq)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (gKWVE)
Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.
He's finally gotten it greenlit...
By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.
I'm actually intrigued.
Now...what can we say of John Milton's "Paradise Lost"? ...Certainly we know that he was trying to describe the struggle between good and evil, right? (picks up an apple from his desk) Okay. The most intriguing character, as we all know from our reading, was Satan. Now, was Milton trying to tell us that being bad was more fun than being good?
Okay...don't write this down, but I find Milton probably as boring as you find Milton. Mrs. Milton found him boring, too. He, uh, he's a little bit long-winded, he doesn't translate very well into our generation, and his jokes are terrible. But that does not relieve you from your responsibility for this material! Now, I'm waiting for reports from some of you! (students pay no attention to him) Listen, I'm not joking! This is my job!
Posted by: Professor Jennings at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (ZznmO)
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I'm hoping they film real people and intelligently use props and locations instead of just relying entirely on AI prompts.
Could be complete crap, but it should be interesting complete crap.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (IifOV)
by Angel Studios which. I think independent studios probably do better work now than Hollywood. Oh, yes I also saw the documentary about Melania Trump. I don't think Hollywood produced that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Y2NSe)
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That's more like Wallace Shawn nuked the toilet.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM (Fi81e)
I was shocked when I heard that.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
God put them in those prison suits for a reason.
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Mules are hard headed but will domesticate.
Zebras not so much. Handlers forget the one thing on a Zebra's mind is to run free.
All kinds of wild animals at the circus. Ever see a Zebra?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM (kA/fI)
It doesn’t appeal much to me.
I’ll check out Spider-Noire for the same reasons as Ace.
The rest on the list don’t seem too appealing, either. Coyote vs. ACME might be OK but I’ll wait to see some reviews to come to a conclusion about ever watching it.
Dog Stars might be alright, I always took a liking to apocalypse flicks since Mad Max, but this one looks like it will only be marginally more interesting than The Road which was so tedious and boring I’ve forgotten most of it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (6ydKt)
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.
Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (gKWVE)
Maybe I'm just at a place in my life where I don't feel like I have either the time or the mental energy to fit it in. I get up, work all day, sit down for a few minutes, cook dinner, feed the family, clean up sometimes, maybe do some laundry or whatever else needs doing, then at the end of the day I have about an hour before it's time for bed.
Carry on. It gets better after you retire.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)
So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Reeves started the Batman (Crime) Saga in early '22. Games Junn wasn't installed at DC until the end of '22. Junn has been trying to kill off the Reeves stuff because of Junn's DC reset. Again, he's disgusting human and a fraud.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)
And yet, Gunn has said Clayface is IN continuity...it just falls before the Superman movie...
So, it sounds like Gunn and Reeves are working together to integrate their visions...
Which I can totally see - a rough Batman with a future innocent and naive Robin and an innocent and naive Superman with a rough Supergirl. It's like the World's Finest of Champions
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)
They have equipment for the pros which is where they really make their money.
But yeah, with AI and a decent computer, people can create some pretty neat stuff.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (gu0hJ)
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.
Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)
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Long awaited sequel game that sucked and was 10 years out of date.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Y2NSe)
If you put shit in the trash can, does it become garbage?
I believe that Hollywood can be both shit and garbage at the same time.
Just like shit can be both brown and smelly at the same time.
Posted by: a.moron at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (X5Jzz)
All kinds of wild animals at the circus. Ever see a Zebra?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM
A friend of mine has a zebra that's buddies with a mule and you're not supposed to get close to the fence near the zebra because it's an asshole. The mule is friendly. She told me all the zebras are jerks.
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (o3Na2)
He's finally gotten it greenlit...
By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.
I'm actually intrigued.
AI as a form of animation and special effects seems like an obvious use of the tool.
I think The Divine Comedy would be a much better use for those tools.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)
Credit card?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
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Obligatory:
Event Horizon could be Warhammer 40k cannon.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (ZznmO)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)
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I don't think we're going to get a better adaptation of Inferno than the PS3 game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOZRRU_Dyg
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Other than humans.
Redheads. What? You did say human.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.
Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)
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Long awaited sequel game that sucked and was 10 years out of date.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Y2NSe)
Probably the only one I didn't play.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Y2NSe)
So we might see the return of Rory Neary and the rest of the humans who took the trip?
That’d be cool. I’d watch it just for that.
BTW, I enjoyed your CEOTTK video, gave you a big like on that one.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)
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Misogyny!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: George Jefferson at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (CNl8/)
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Obligatory:
Event Horizon could be Warhammer 40k cannon.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MtSIY)
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Yep. A mashup of Event Horizon, Doom, and Warhammer 40K is more than plausible. All three could exist within the same time-space continuum.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (gnNyN)
So we might see the return of Rory Neary and the rest of the humans who took the trip?
That’d be cool. I’d watch it just for that.
BTW, I enjoyed your CEOTTK video, gave you a big like on that one.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)
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Thanks!
(like and subscribe)
If they had announced Disclosure Day as a sequel from the start, I'd be less interested, but the implication that it's a secret sequel? It seems neat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (HcoTw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOZRRU_Dyg
It's a video game, and looks like one. I'm thinking about a serious work. You could even limit it to Inferno, but I'd really like to see what AI would do with Paradiso.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Yup, and put me away wet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (snZF9)
Or release a new one.
The sawblade gun in the 30 vs. 30 PvP of the second one was so much fun.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:48 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:48 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
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The Divine Comedy has no real drama in it, to be honest.
Dante wanders from one level to the next, talking to souls, getting quick insights into lost/redeemed/saved people, and then moves on.
Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Y2NSe)
I don't think Hollywood can make a Warhammer or W40K movie because of Slaanesh.
No, not because it would be too sexual, but because Slaanesh worshippers look exactly like the LGTBQ+ people...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Wile E. deserves a payday at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (TbWk/)
Credit card?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
I’m guessing he was getting paid helping Mexicans sneak across the border.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (6ydKt)
I have not seen a movie in the theater for nearly a decade, and I hated it, because it was a Star Wars abomination.
That said, I like watching a movie to unwind, especially on a Friday evening. But, I also have the ability to stop a movie, and return later. My brother does not understand this. When he starts a movie, he MUST see it all the way through in one sitting.
I read books the same way. Sometimes an hour or so at bedtime, sometimes 20 minutes.
The pause button in my brain works pretty well. Heh.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)
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They'd better watch it or they'll get scalped.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (ndZc7)
Dante wanders from one level to the next, talking to souls, getting quick insights into lost/redeemed/saved people, and then moves on.
Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.
I don't know about that. I'm sure Hollywood could find a way to include car chases, explosions, and boobs.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM
Set it in FL...Meth Gator v. FL Man
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (8J7Ay)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (0aYVJ)
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Can you say "Fundamentally non-serious" selection? Sure ya can...
Posted by: Crusader at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)
Given that the family has to approve it, and that they're all about the Benjamins and nothing but the Benjamins, I don't think they're under any illusions.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Av6i5)
Other than humans.
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (ZznmO)
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Hippos are dangerous. They are ornery and they are easy to anger. And they kind of like inflicting damage, is something I have heard.
But I guess, according to the numbers, Zebras are #1 for killing keepers, apparently. It is probably the quick strikes that do the job. But they will just charge keepers out of the blue, I read.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Fi81e)
Given that the family has to approve it, and that they're all about the Benjamins and nothing but the Benjamins, I don't think they're under any illusions.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)
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There's a second half of the film that they made.
It dealt directly with one of the kids.
The production didn't realize they had to get permission from the kid and his family to include it until they were in editing. They cut out the footage completely.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Y2NSe)
The one animal the guides told us "just throw the food over there" were the zebras. Apparently zebras are assholes.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (oqH4h)
Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.
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"They killed his family...." -- Hollywood voice over.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Av6i5)
No, they'll just do his other popular songs in concert and focus on the parts of his life no one card about...like getting his teeth cleaned, walking a dog, etc - aka, it will be as real and authentic as this movie...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: insinkerator at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (v3pYe)
The one animal the guides told us "just throw the food over there" were the zebras. Apparently zebras are assholes.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (oqH4h)
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And that's a lot to say if camels are in the mix. (From what I've heard.)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (vFG9F)
It's pretty black and white with them
Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (DgMqy)
Hippos are deadly because they are extremely territorial and they can also just sink to the bottom of the river and hold their breath for tens of minutes where you can't fucking see them until it's entirely too late for you, just trying to catch some fish to feed your family in the bush.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (oqH4h)
It feels a bit dangerous. But I think that can be mitigated in part by a nice Cthulhu plushi you can squeeze and hug.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (3uBP9)
I assume Casual Geographic probably has something on this, I will post a link if I find it.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (AADrA)
https://youtu.be/xMHmTBApUiQ
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)
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Who's behind the door?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)
DEI ... Deceit, Embezzlement, Insurrection ?
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (ndZc7)
Playing with little kids and blowing Bubbles?
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)
For half of the 80s you couldn’t escape him or his life story.
Not sure what a movie could add to all of that for anybody over 40.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM
Set it in FL...Meth Gator v. FL Man
sharknado vs crystal meth bear
Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (v3pYe)
A High Wind in Jamaica
Starring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn.
Review said it was the movie that caught a directors attention to Coburn who created the In like Flint series.
Oh, the pedo. During the intro scenes presented a adolescent/pre-adolescent girl in the rain, dress, no slip, backlit. That's one
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (DgMqy)
Playing with little kids and blowing Bubbles?
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)
If they go there, it will be the way the "fanatics" view it - 100% innocuous - I had no idea how many people are in true denial over his actions...and yes, they are the folks who have seen this movie...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (tOcjL)
I hereby remove "entertainment" from the Hollywood library and replace it with MUNDANEMENT™ .
Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Hippos are quite dangerous at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (in1PH)
It's all the marbles they eat. Gives them a terrible attitude
Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 05:01 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (in1PH)
I think a few were able to be hitched to wagons but only if the other three equids were actual imported equus.
tl;dr zebras are assholes. Humans have literally had better luck domesticating the cheetah, which is a big housecat that wants skritches and treats.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Y2NSe)
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It was adapted to the screen, at least the Inferno was. It was Disney's The Black Hole. It was a religious movie wrapped up in sci fi. It starts with Borngnine saying "it looks like something out of Dante's Inferno" and ends with the Hell scene. You need to watch it from a religious/,spiritual perspective.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Zombie Michael Jackson, Chomo at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (68Ie1)
I honestly don’t know.
If so, a Zebra hiding in the grasses of the savanna would blend in quite nicely with the surroundings.
They got those stripes for some reason other than to distinguish them from horses.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)
It's either a contractual obligation (as _Battleship_ was) or another of the intentionally bad horror movies based on a character that's just lapsed into the public domain.
>a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions.
Most horror movies generally show people making reasonable decisions given what they know at the time. Also, viewers sitting in a comfortable, safe movie theater severely underestimate the irrationality of people who are in shock and scared for their lives.
In general, most movies don't have the plot holes or idiot ball problems the average viewer thinks they do because the viewer is only half paying attention and ignores most of what they're shown on screen.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 01, 2026 05:04 PM (LgYtf)
Pandas? They are bears still I think. Pretty cute, probably could still eat you if they wanted but they are kind of dorks. So more towards cute than deadly. .75 cute, .3 deadly. Kittens are .95 cute, .04 deadly, I'd recon.
But hippos? They are the very pareto front of cute, deadly optimization. They are friggin adorable, and they will absolutely annihilate you. 1.0 /1.0
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (3uBP9)
https://archive.vn/Y2Ylb
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (CNl8/)
That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
Why do women always scream when they see a body? It's a crap cliche. At least get the gay guy to scream.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Diogenes
It made sense for Andi in The Goonies because she was already crashing out when she saw Copperpot's skull with bugs crawling in and out of it. I'd probably have done about the same.
The bimbo on Temple of Doom on the other hand, fuck her.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (gKWVE)
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Hitman: World of Assassination features a level where Agent 47 can eliminate a drug-lord by feeding him to his own pet hippo.
Hilarity ensues. It's worth getting the achievement.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (n5tGW)
I'd like AI to create smart, witty movies, well lit and crisply articulated, with well-structured plots, sympathetic characters, illustrations of eternal verities, without explosions, gunfire, car chases, joyless sex, adultery, treachery and dinner-table arguments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)
Horses weren't domesticated for riding until there was that gene mutation.
Prior to that, horses were only good as draft animals.
I read this in some sciencey article recently
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (MtSIY)
That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
I was always captivated by the ship. A 'ghost' ship if you will. The Cygnus was so cool. This Gothic cathedral in space. I loved when the Captain is wandering through the crew quarters and finding signs that look like they just left (without realizing they were 'leaving'.) Just very cool. I was sad to see it get destroyed at the end of the movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (zZu0s)
Wife’s favorite line - “We live here? Deliberately????”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (H1WUE)
That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
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There were action figures.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (in1PH)
That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
Maximillian
They did make a toy. I had it.
Also loved The Black Hole. Still kinda do.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wCQ1m)
The bimbo on Temple of Doom on the other hand, fuck her.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gKWVE)
To be fair, if I saw a 80% decomposed skeleton with all kinds of big, ugly, bugs, crawling out of the eye sockets come out of nowhere in the dark, right on front of my face, I’d probably let out a squeal and have to change my underwear later, too.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:13 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wCQ1m)
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The end of the movie is odd, mostly plays out as an action/disaster flick, then gets "2001" strange as the Cygnus is sucked into a hell dimension.
The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (H1WUE)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)
Such a dreamer.
I’m not sure those kinds of movies are even possible anymore.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (3uBP9)
Also the first Star Trek movie.
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)
Remember the Useless Fat Female Secret Service Agent at Butler?
Turns out she is somehow high up in the Secret Service Hierarchy, and was... yes... at the latest attempt on Trump's life... you know, the one with ANOTHER failure in perimeter security.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)
Well, with story set-up, that should be about a 20 minute movie.
"There's a guy in a hockey mask stalking us and he has machetes and a chainsaw."
/sound of a chainsaw starting/
/5 strong flashlights split the night/
*BLAM!* *BLAM!* *BLAM!*
"You mean this guy?"
"Is he dead? Or do I need to break out my tourniquet and save him for the cops?"
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:17 PM (D4VUo)
Yes, I liked the ship, too.
I wanted a ship toy and Maximillian the robot.
I seem to recall some black robots, too?
it’s been awhile since I’ve seen the movie.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (D4VUo)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (93jhq)
There is a bunch of 'if a horror movie was done in the South' U tube videos out there.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)
That woman needs to be posted as night watchpyrsyn at a Mattel kids' toy warehouse.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (WFtAr)
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a great movie. Highly recommend
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)
If you don't have arguments and treachery (and maybe adultery), then where is the conflict the story resolves?
Even the Little Red Hen has treachery (as those who do not want to help her cook want to eat the end result).
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:21 PM (D4VUo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:22 PM (gu0hJ)
The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)
It confused me as a kid.
I’d already seen Star Wars, so I was expecting something similar, I suppose.
I do recall seeing the end in ‘hell’ with the silhouette of the robot wondering what just happened.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (kA/fI)
And Guy Pearce was in one of my favorite semi-post apocalyptic movies, The Rover. It's the movie where I found out that Robert Pattinson was a really good actor.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (ubCxQ)
Next question.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (pE12i)
The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)
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Its one of the best payoffs of any movie I've ever seen. At the beginning it is established that the robot Vincent and Kate have an ESP connection. In the middle Vincent tells BOB that there connection was called The Black Hole Project. In the dinner scene it is established that the black hole is beyond human senses. When the crew is going into the black hole, they start spinning and focus on Kate's pupil as a black hole. So we see what she sees with her ESP, extra sensory perception.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (Vh9CX)
Closest you might come would be romantic comedies from the 30's or 40's but those weren't done by AI.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (WFtAr)
We don’t get movies that take that much effort to craft a story like that anymore.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)
If you're a fan of GQ it's a must watch.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:27 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 05:27 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
So, no hot chick in tight leather?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Lizzy
Have not read through the comments, but I do want to throw out that hippos are very territorial and kill more people in Africa each year than any other animal, unless you count mosquitoes and flies spreading disease.
Posted by: tankdemon
tankdemon is correct; hippos are asshoe to start with. They don't need cocaine to be asshoe.
Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (VHUov)
Really good in The Proposition and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (kxLc1)
I need to watch it again with all of that in mind.
I think I’ve seen it maybe three times.
It’s really one of the least popular films Disney made in the 60s - 70s, so you don’t see it anywhere but Disney+ and people rarely talk about it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (/lPRQ)
Apparently one dude. CD points out that it removes narrative tension as the guy obviously cannot die.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)
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A movie that David Mamet, no less, has called "a perfect movie".
Not because it's his favorite, but he explained that it has all the parts required in all the right places. So, it's more of a breakdown thing.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)
The mtDNA data also showed that the modern horse is a mixture of ancient lineages, all of which can be traced back to an “Ancestral Mare,” which lived 130,000 to 160,000 years ago; thus, there is no clear mtDNA signature for modern horse breeds.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj
That would be funny. I really don't think zombies would be much of a threat outside urban areas in America.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ann at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: Moron Critic doesn't know shit from shinolla at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (M692j)
Credit card?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
I’m guessing he was getting paid helping Mexicans sneak across the border.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (6ydKt)
So Wile E. Coyote was working as a “coyote”.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (4ydXZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (4ydXZ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (/Chlc)
Quick Hits
The DOJ says it will enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against racist gerrymanders- - which means they'll sue the states to comply.
Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt asked the Justice Department earlier Thursday to enforce the Supreme Court ruling nationwide, noting it had the power to do so. "Senator -- we are ON IT!" Dhillon replied on X. "The [Justice Department] under [Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche] continues to prioritize equal protection of the laws for ALL Americans, be it in employment, housing, education -- and voting."This may make it easier for weak-sister red states like Indiana to redistrict. Indiana's currently resisting doing so, but if the DOJ says it has to.... Surprise! Biden's IRS sued conservative-leaning churches for bringing up political topics during sermons, but let all of their liberal black pastors preach the Democrat Gospel as much as they liked.
A new report released Thursday by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias reveals what investigators describe as a "stark contrast" and a systemic double standard in how the Biden Internal Revenue Service policed American churches. "The Biden IRS ... [opened] multiple investigations into Christian churches focused on the content of their sermons. The IRS asked these churches for detailed information about their operations, not just about the alleged violations," the task force wrote. "But during the same time, when other houses of worship gave sermons that reflected different scriptural interpretations on culture war issues, or prayed for Democrat candidates, the Biden IRS appeared to take no action," the group added. The task force, which was established by President Donald Trump in an executive order last year, reviewed internal administration discussions, case files and prosecutorial decisions from the Biden administration across 17 federal agencies. Beyond the IRS's apparent targeting of conservative Christian churches, the task force concluded that the Biden administration's prosecution strategy, internal policies and practices demonstrated an overall anti-Christian bias that permeated throughout the federal government during that period. ... The task force determined that the Biden administration used the Johnson Amendment -- a 1954 provision added to the tax code which prohibits 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates -- to probe churches that hold traditional Christian teachings, arguing those positions amounted to political support for Republican candidates. Though the amendment, in theory, limits what pastors whose churches have 501(c)3 nonprofit status can say in evaluating candidates running for political office, it has only been "sporadically enforced," according to the Justice Department. For example, under the Obama administration, when 30 pastors instructed their congregations in 2008 on how to vote according to their interpretation of scripture, the IRS appears to have only opened an investigation into one pastor. Even then, the IRS dropped the investigation and took no enforcement action. But, the Biden administration was different. The Justice Department task force documented several investigations opened by the administration into Christian churches for possible violations of the Johnson Amendment.
Pressure grows to prosecute Fauci now that his co-conspirator in the Wuhan Cover-Up has been charged.
The indictment of Dr. Anthony Fauci's former adviser David Morens Tuesday revived calls for the Justice Department to prosecute Fauci himself for allegedly lying to Congress about funding risky research in China before the COVID-19 pandemic. Just two weeks remain before the five-year legal deadline on May 11 to indict Fauci for denying under oath that he funded "gain of function" experiments that modified bat coronaviruses in the same city where the pandemic started. Morens, 78, was charged with one count of conspiracy, two counts of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations and two counts of concealment, removal, or mutilation of records relating to the origins of COVID-19. He faces up to 51 years in prison. Critics say Fauci, 85, bears the most responsibility and that he should be hauled into court. Trump told The Post in a phone interview on March 31 that he intended to "look into" Fauci's status and Republicans say they believe acting attorney general Todd Blanche, who is seeking the role permanently, might be willing to test Trump's assertion that former President Joe Biden's preemptive autopen pardons, including for Fauci, are invalid. "99% of this country has no idea who Morens is," said Oversight Project President Mike Howell. "It's Fauci that they will blame for one of the worst government catastrophes in history in America. And so the test is Fauci. The Morens indictment is great, and we applaud it. But there are a lot of people out there that want to see Fauci held to account for the damage he wrought." Howell, whose group sent the Justice Department a draft indictment for Morens last year, believes the adviser's actions were closely linked to his boss. "[Fauci] lied about one of the most damaging events in American history routinely and was behind a massive coverup of the key factors," Howell said. ... "On Anthony Fauci's case, we think lying to Congress is one felony," Paul said in an interview on Tuesday. "We also think that destroying federal records and advising others to destroy federal records is also a felony. So I think there's opportunity there... There was a vast both organized and unorganized conspiracy to cover up the fact that the US government was funding the research that led to the pandemic." Trump said in December that Biden was so mentally diminished that he was either unable to authorize autopen pardons or that his staff did so without his knowledge -- setting the stage for potential legal test-cases. Biden claimed to the New York Times last year that he was aware of them. To determine the validity of those pardons, "you would have to indict somebody who's been pardoned. And I think it's worth a challenge," Paul said. ... Paul said it's also possible that Fauci committed crimes after Biden's pardon and that "it might involve the question of conspiracy charges."The Supreme Court is deciding a very difficult question: is the temporary protective status granted Haitians actually temporary or is it actually, secretly permanent? Is it all just a con on the rubes so they'll be tricked into accepting mass permanent immigration by fiat?
The Party of Plunder:
The high court held oral arguments on Wednesday in a pair of consolidated cases known as Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, which center around Trump's revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 6,000 Syrian and 350,000 Haitian nationals, respectively. Both groups of migrants are currently living in America under the TPS program, which may be used by the executive branch to offer temporary residency to foreign nationals from countries experiencing natural disasters, violent conflicts, and other "extraordinary and temporary conditions." The Trump administration's efforts to end TPS for the aforementioned groups were halted by lower courts. This was done despite SCOTUS previously pausing similar injunctions in a separate TPS case involving Venezuelan nationals. Arguing on behalf of the Trump administration, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer contended that a provision within the Immigration and Nationality Act that governs TPS prohibits any form of judicial review "of any determination by the [DHS] secretary with respect to the designation or termination or extension of a designation of a foreign state for Temporary Protected Status." "That provision means what it says ... [and] bars judicial review of both the secretary's ultimate decision whether to designate, extend, or terminate, and of each antecedent step along the way to that determination," said Sauer, who added that "even if [challengers'] claims are not barred [by judicial review], they are meritless." The solicitor general's biggest pushback came from the court's more outspoken Democrat appointees. Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off the inquisition by pressing Sauer on what, if any, executive actions regarding TPS are reviewable by federal courts. The Biden appointee's back-and-forth with the solicitor general ultimately prompted Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to join the fray and pile on with questions about the scope of judicial review as it relates to the TPS program. Sotomayor's refusal to allow Sauer to respond one of her queries on the issue prompted Chief Justice John Roberts to interject and permit Sauer to answer. It was sometime after this exchange in which Sotomayor and Jackson referenced President Trump's past "sh-thole countries" remarks to push the narrative that, as the former put it, "a discriminatory purpose may have played a part" in the administration's decision to end TPS for the various groups in question. ... ... The conservative justices' more pressing concerns, however, seemingly came during their questioning of the attorneys representing the respondents, Ahilan Arulanantham (Syrian case) and Geoffrey Pipoly (Haitian case). Both lawyers argued that the legal provisions governing TPS do not bar courts from reviewing an administration's actions on the program and that the government is required to undertake certain steps (ex. consultation and assessment of a country's conditions) before implementing such policies. They further claimed that the Trump administration did not adhere to this purported process, with Pipoly separately arguing that the president's decision to end TPS for Haitians was racially motivated.
Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes Los Angeles Controller Kenneth Mejia says they've found fraud and abuse - A single homeless service provider gave fake documents and invoices, stealing $23 million for taxpayers - Another nonprofit named the Skid Row Housing Trust that managed 29 buildings was letting the properties rot. This ended up costing the city of Los Angeles $30-$40 million dollars in repairs He says the have a batch of 800 more cases and they're "going to be expensive" The fraud and money laundering is insane
Did the SPLC stage a hate crime in Wisconsin? The circumstantial evidence is suggestive. Two groups, Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers, protested "Blessings of Liberty," aka drag queen story hours. The SPLC rushed to smear them, adding them to its "hate map." And then, suddenly, out of the blue -- almost as if they are Rent-A-Racists paid to do so -- "neo Nazis" started showing up at Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers events to discredit them.
So just as the public and mainstream GOP begins to publicly speak out against the far-left LGBTQIA2+ agenda…
— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) April 26, 2026
Something weird starts happening.
In the middle of peaceful protests against drag queen storytime, a small group of neo-n@zi’s show up. They have a camera crew. The… pic.twitter.com/cgXauvd7N3
Viral video shows the true face of "progressivism:"
At one point, the drugged-out humans begin to sway and move a bit, as Smith tells one of them to pull their pants up. Drug use can be seen throughout the clip, with one person holding a glass pipe, stating that they were using fentanyl and crystal to get high. Smith also spoke to one of the people who said they were from Sacramento and came to SF because "the dope is cheaper" and better there. People on social media reacted to the clip and said it looked like "the start of the apocalypse."The videographer says the video is from "November or December." SF Police are lying, as usual, claiming it's from years ago, because the government won't admit what they've done.
SAN FRANCISCO 7th & Market st pic.twitter.com/d7fP7aCzqL
— jj smith (@war24182236) April 30, 2026
🚨Another angle of Keir Starmer’s arrival near Golders Green.
— J Stewart (@triffic_stuff_) April 30, 2026
You can hear just how loud and furious the locals are 😳
Chants exploding:
“Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer!” “Traitor!” “Shame on you!”
The anger is deafening. pic.twitter.com/Tivn42UYBz
A leaked 2004 Home Office memo to the Telegraph shows Tony Blair’s team admitting mass migration was a growing concern for people, so they hatched a secret plan to make it more “popular.”
— Bernie (@Artemisfornow) May 1, 2026
Blair’s team pushed a different PR approach, to reframe dissent as racism… in order to… pic.twitter.com/5d0fT1MFOP
This is the way. Get them to be specific and they fall apart. pic.twitter.com/3mQUhSfoyK
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) May 1, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GF at May 01, 2026 03:16 PM (iVUs+)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)
As if I have any say into it in any way whatsoever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)
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Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.
Hell, there's a chance that the VA map "passed" last month was actually out of alignment with Gingles since it diluted a black district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Y2NSe)
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He's apparently already indicted in a few local jurisdictions with some states seeing lawsuits against him at that level as well, saying he was in violation of an assortment of state laws.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (in1PH)
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The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee
Texas Gerrymanders Districts Into Giant Whataburger Logo https://buff.ly/nu9GDmz
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (Fi81e)
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I'm mostly looking forward to Jackson's concurring dissent.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (in1PH)
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Does anybody know the number to Rent-a-Nazi?
I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (in1PH)
https://tinyurl.com/kjtzsvf4
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (ELdpA)
We've secretly replaced Britain's population with 3rd world jihadists.
Let's see if anyone notices.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (Fi81e)
Sauer responded that it didn't matter because judges just make shit up as they go along. (He didn't, but he should have.)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (ExV1e)
Sauer responded that it didn't matter because judges just make shit up as they go along. (He didn't, but he should have.)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (ExV1e)
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"Congress has no right to limit the power of the courts."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)
Georgia would be an early favourite ?
Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mY89V)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (in1PH)
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"Horse dewormer" -- It's for HORSES!!.
Horse tranquilizer -- Well, that's a good buzz.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Fi81e)
They imported more rapists cuz who doesn't like rape?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (ExV1e)
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) May 1, 2026
Shorter Response:
"It's your fault."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (LGS3t)
Georgia would be an early favourite ?
Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mY89V)
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Kemp rushed to create a new black district in 2019 when ordered by the court, and he's refusing to convene the legislature to redraw in response to Callais.
So...Georgia would be high on the list, but lawsuits take time.
I really meant it when I said that Callais would have a bigger effect for 2028 than 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (in1PH)
Yeah, Fauci was pardoned proactively by autopen. Along with the J6 committee. Even though they did nothing wrong, you know. Really. Not a whiff of corruption.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (zZu0s)
Well, NOT by Biden, but by Otto Pen.
I seem to remember there being a thing where they were trying to determine if THOSE pardons were actually legitimate. What happened to that?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (in1PH)
Waiving them into PA.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Y2NSe)
The DOJ can sue to make them redistrict to get rid of explicitly race based districts but they cannot force them to do so in a manner beneficial to the GOP.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (ExV1e)
It was developed for humans. Off label discovery showed it worked for heart worms in animals.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (0N4FZ)
Per Grok:
"According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 American Community Survey) and analyses of the 119th Congress districts, there are 148 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide. The vast majority of them are located in states won by Kamala Harris in 2024."
148 minority-majority districts!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (in1PH)
Yes. I just didn't realize it was a play on "Not the Bees". Because I'm very very slow apparently.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (LGS3t)
The Trump Administration must keep up the pressure and deport, deport, deport.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (WsJuq)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (diia5)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (UjdFS)
I've got your Fentanyl Fold right here big boy.
Posted by: Lena Dunham at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (in1PH)
Per Grok:
"According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 American Community Survey) and analyses of the 119th Congress districts, there are 148 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide. The vast majority of them are located in states won by Kamala Harris in 2024."
148 minority-majority districts!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)
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"We reviewed the maps without taking race into accounts. Instead, we did it with an eye towards partisan makeup. We shifted these urban districts over by one street."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (0N4FZ)
Given their actions where 2A is concerned, I just don't see how you can say that.
*I can't believe I got that all out without breaking into laughter or tears.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ExV1e)
Street Meat
https://www.kron4.com/video/ people-behaving-badly-street-meat/11749340/
(remove space in URL)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)
You might have a long wait. The whole has been exposed as a lie.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (viF8m)
I feel like I’m watching the political version of the Marx Brothers Duck Soup.
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (SqxZS)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (7kJyR)
148 minority-majority districts!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)
So.... roughly a third of all House districts.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (UjdFS)
If the government is sure the Haitians we have here now are somehow "the good guys", give them guns when you send them home.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (diia5)
Hedge Fund Hotties With Cannons was supposed to play at the '97 Lilith Fair, but, due to complaints by the other artists, they were disinvited.
Posted by: Lilith Fair Facts at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (B0NCh)
I feel like I’m watching the political version of the Marx Brothers Duck Soup.
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (SqxZS)
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Much more better.
The acts that create and organize the lower rungs of the judiciary include limitations on their jurisdiction.
The statutes themselves that created the district and appeals courts don't allow them to interfere in immigration enforcement.
Honestly, I think district judges who even hear the cases should be arrested.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (E6xSb)
Likely.
But, forcing them to fight each other drawing the new lines to protect their safe seats and protect their incumbents and all that will be worth 100X on every penny spent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (SqxZS)
Hell, there's a chance that the VA map "passed" last month was actually out of alignment with Gingles since it diluted a black district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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From Callais majority opinion, page 3, "In short, §2 imposes liability only when the evidence supports a strong inference that the State intentionally drew its districts to afford minority voters less opportunity because of their race. Not only does this interpretation follow from the plain text
of §2, but it is consistent with the limited authority that the Fifteenth Amendment confers. Pp. 22–26.
(b) This interpretation does not require abandonment of the framework for evaluating §2 claims that the Court established in Thornburg
v. Gingles, 478 U. S. 30. The Court need only update the framework so it aligns with the statutory text and reflects important developments since the Court decided Gingles 40 years ago."
Alito is smart, he did not throw out the VRA Section 2 and other court precedents as unconstitutional facially, but rather as applied. Majority minority districts don't meet the standard for strict scrutiny as required.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)
Art the Clown, Jason and Freddy would stand by going "Damn dude, they've suffered enough!"
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (oiNtH)
Likely.
But, forcing them to fight each other drawing the new lines to protect their safe seats and protect their incumbents and all that will be worth 100X on every penny spent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (MtSIY)
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The switch from race to partisan makeup in states that want to retain their urban districts as is will be so easy that lawsuits against them will get dismissed very quickly, and all appeals will fail.
The only states where it will matter will be states that have legislatures that want to change them but can't for whatever reason (foot-dragging governor, or whatever).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Y2NSe)
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I can see San Franpsycho in that video!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
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The one with his pants down?
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)
The one with his pants down?
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)
To be fair, it wasn't during the Sunday Morning Book Thread.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: JackStraw
That's why it's interesting like a car crash.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (diia5)
Posted by: The Dark Lord at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (DBAaD)
The Democrats went from using whites in blackface to denigrate blacks to using actual blacks to denigrate blacks. It's fucking beautiful in its evil simplicity.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (in1PH)
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It may be worth noting that redistricting doesn't even necessarily need to be optimized for GOP districts. These gerrymanders exist for a reason, and even just assigning precincts randomly will result in problems for the Ds particularly if it's done everywhere.
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (UjdFS)
I know he probably believes he’s actually showing the beneficence of the judiciary, but he’s really exposing its flawed, authoritarian underbelly and the weakness of nostalgic retards like himself.
These cases should have been dismissed and laughed at.
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:38 PM (SqxZS)
Really depends on how much the courts want this enforced.
The blue states will likely just claim the current districts are the partisan makeup they want or something else not raced based BUT there will be plenty of paper trail saying they are race based.
If the courts really want to screw with them they could make a reverse VRA test where the blue states, which have a history of racial discrimination now have to prove their districts aren't racially gerrymandered and could even end up with right wing judges setting the districts which would be just...Chef's Kiss...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:40 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:40 PM (SqxZS)
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"It's Trump's fault Indiana didn't redistrict because he was mean to the Republicans in the state and tried to impose his will on them."
"Man, DeSantis is awesome for redistricting Florida even through Trump was real mean to him in the primary."
Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (in1PH)
@BreannaMorello
🚨UPDATE🚨
Chris Ostroushko and DeYanna Ostroushko FILED A LAWSUIT against their estranged daughter, Desiree Ostroushko.
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41, plus Court filing fees.
The lawsuit was filed after Desiree publicly distanced herself from her family, who are now accused of violently assaulting Turning Point reporter Savanah Hernandez.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (diia5)
Willowed many threads ago but relevant thanks to Jew-hatred everywhere:
Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
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You'd think THEY would be a non-starter for HIM.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (n7rxJ)
I imagine that you could use demographics to show that the districts had significantly concentrated a single race into the district, thereby negatively affecting all other races in the district, to at least suggest that while partisan makeup may have been a factor, even the key factor, in the design, that race was the mechanism used to achieve it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (swhgH)
Jackson is not meant to be a justice. She’s meant to be a fifth column subversion. That Democrats used their black voters as a means to camouflage what they were really doing is an ignominious thing of beauty. She’s dumber than a bag of dirt.
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (in1PH)
What a vapid statement.
Show me a graph of hatred over time.
What is the unit of measure for hate?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (2Ez/1)
Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They align so well, this should be doable.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (n7rxJ)
Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).
The old McVain style of politics pisses me off. As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?
Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)
A stoned society is a controlled society.
They'll be able to take your guns and you won't even notice.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Bernie Sanders at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (B0NCh)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Mister Scott
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It doesn't really matter anymore what blue states try to do or Marc Elias. It is done and in fact, blue states themselves are now liable for citizen lawsuits over districts, particularly state legislative and city district lines. Race is not permissible as a standard anymore for districting and those state AGs are going to face a raft of lawsuits themselves as Democrats often documented out loud in hearings, etc. that they were using race just that way. That is how we ended up with urban rotten boroughs like AOC's.
And Mr. Scott, as I put above, Thornburg v. Gingles was NOT overruled and thus "Stated succinctly, a bloc voting majority must usually be able to defeat candidates supported by a politically cohesive, geographically insular minority group. " Thornburg v. Gingles. And that applies to black block voting as well as white btw.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)
Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)
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All politics is inherently tribal.
It's just a question of which tribe.
The establishment GOP (collectively, across states and levels of government) is its own tribe which sees the base as another tribe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Y2NSe)
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41, plus Court filing fees.
The lawsuit was filed after Desiree publicly distanced herself from her family, who are now accused of violently assaulting Turning Point reporter Savanah Hernandez.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (diia5)
Sounds like they were the abusive relationship she was fleeing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM
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Gotta start in the morning if you're gonna drink all day.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (UemNC)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (swhgH)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)
THIS^^^^^^^^^^
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (in1PH)
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
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The only way a "moderate" dem is the nominee is if they get absolutely spanked in the midterms.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (XvL8K)
The full name of the Johnson who introduced the Johnson Amendment is Lyndon Baines Johnson. He was a U.S. Senator from Texas when he proposed the amendment in 1954.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (kA/fI)
Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Black Preacher at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (PdEg9)
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
__________
The only way a "moderate" dem is the nominee is if they get absolutely spanked in the midterms.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (XvL8K)
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What was the last "on paper" great choice who won a nomination for president for either party?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: Black Preacher at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (PdEg9)
This is a preacher from 1785.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (gu0hJ)
As far as that UK video, man, they will just lie and disassemble right to your face without any embarrassment or shame.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (n5tGW)
It's like a zombie movie before they strike.
And vote Democrat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Sco7b)
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I was watching it with the sound off, and thought it was a flash mob about to break out in something.
And then nothing, but the kid walking his bike around to all the druggies.
Come to think of it, it's been a while since I saw a flash mob video....
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (6bDIQ)
Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They align so well, this should be doable.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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TJM, as a legal matter, not as simple as you think.
I went back and reread the key parts of both Callais and Gingles and it is not as easy as you think. Basically, drawing extreme gerrymanders might trigger reverse racial bloc voting as that is still allowed because Callais did not overrule Gingles. It applied strict scrutiny (Brennan in Gingles could not get the court majority on board with his positive discrimination musings) to the VRA and that kills intentionally structuring districts using race because strict scrutiny forbids it because the remedy is not narrowly tailored to meet the VRA's compelling interest in preventing racial discrimination on voting and districting.
Thornburg v Gingles is a mess of a decision and that is why the majority minority districts came about in the first place. Via the DoJ and the Civil Rights Division during Reagan Bush years.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (a992C)
"Trump was mean" is just an excuse for R's to not do the things they have promised for 50 years and never done.
Think about it. They are politicians. Everyone in politics is "mean" to each other! These are the nastiest of the nasty people who ascend, they are not shy wallflowers and retiring snowflakes despite often appearing so.
They are ruthless backstabbing bastards in a ruthless backstabbing bastard game. It's not a sewing circle. This whole "he was mean" thing is ludicrous on its face. They're ALL mean.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (in1PH)
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Or it gets the hose.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Fi81e)
Principles?
https://youtu.be/bFEoMO0pc7k?t=8
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (ExV1e)
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41
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Where my money, bitch?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (ndZc7)
Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)
Where do fed politicians start out at?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E6xSb)
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New York real estate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the decision explicitly says it that the Constitution doesn't stop a party for redistricting for partisan advantage.
And although that sucks, I rather agree.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (Fi81e)
Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)
Where do fed politicians start out at?
YES
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Tommy Masshole at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (9CBNQ)
Posted by: Wally at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (65cLN)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (UemNC)
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Wow. How do you get so lucky that you feel only out a thou on grown kids?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)
THIS^^^^^^^^^^
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter
Yes they can. Most Democrats in state legislatures were quite comfortable in using racial language and outright racism in constructing districts. I had to read some of that literature back as a RA for my supervising professor. We shall have to wait and see but you are going to see a lot of districts inside states being challenged for the way they were drawn up. GOP has an easier task in that huge seas of red allow contiguous and compact districts being drawn easily, not so for Democrats trying to maximize gerrymandering and their racial coalition nature means rank political tradeoffs in those debates.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)
So sad.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (NpAcC)
The federal action is fine, but the organizations and individuals they have smeared and had canceled online/debanked need to have their good names restored.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: 18-1
The mayor of Baltimore, Ivan Bates, is getting a lot of press recently for supposedly reducing crime. He's black. He could get a nomination and win just on those two things. The GOP better watch him closely.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (diia5)
See how happy you are having an abortion?
See how happy you are having euthanasia as an option?
See how happy you are mutilation your children to pretend they can change their gender?
See how happy you are having perversion pushed on your family?
See how happy you are without a traditional family, slaving away for a corporation, not them?
See how happy you are without God in your life?
No- you’re not happy?
“ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Matthew 5:6
Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (d6JUK)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)
Ca.'s new map does that... My district which is NorCal Coastal now stretches to Central valley thus taking away a Republican seat...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (FtULh)
The VA and CA gerrymanders get reversed because they used explicit racial qualifications AND lawsuits in NH and ME win and force redistricting in those states leading to New England to go from 19-0 to something like 17-2.
No those two seats aren't big in the grand scheme of things but breaking up the most obvious and longest running gerrymander in America would be exhilarating...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (sKqQm)
@RNCResearch
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.
HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."
VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"
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Yeah, that whole Stalingrad thing.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (ndZc7)
I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.
Socialist Progressive Learing Center, you mean.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (YwEeS)
Suing their one daughter after urging on the other daughter to attack Savannah Hernandez.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (4KUe5)
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.
HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."
VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"
Ummmmm.......Tattoo removal has been a thing for quite some time now.
I'm just saying.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)
Sadly my city is going through this transformation. Used to be an awesome small city. Clean and safe and well run. 20 years later the population has doubled, leftists have taken over local govt and it’s turning to shit. In another 10 years there will be scenes like this downtown. I’ll be long gone by then.
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (UemNC)
Suing their one daughter after urging on the other daughter to attack Savannah Hernandez.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (4KUe5)
Just trash.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Gqar8)
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41
I wonder what Desiree is planning to get her parents for Mothers Day and for Fathers Day?
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (wVcYX)
The federal action is fine, but the organizations and individuals they have smeared and had canceled online/debanked need to have their good names restored.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)
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No. Let them construct whatever lists they want--that any politician would argue that you should be hemmed in by what some third-party group says about you is the farce.
That's why you don't outsource the regard the state ought to have for citizens. The problem is that it is attached to power.
Also, let them be sued when it's provable libel.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (Fi81e)
Ditto Maryland's gerrymander where districts in the literal Appalachians have a thin finger going back to the 'hood in West Baltimore.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (2ocoG)
Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).
The old McVain style of politics pisses me off. As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?
Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
Posted by: 18-1
Salem was all in on DeSantis (some of them wanted Cruz back in 20160. Bonchie is simply expressing his past grudges for political battles his side lost versus Trump. It is not as though he ever tried to be an objective political scientist but rather he is what the Right has far too many of in its 'media'. They prefer to pontificate rather than actually get their ass on the streets and report things like Nick Shirley or Salena Zito.
The right media has too few reporters and far too many opinion types that either use main stream media reporting to comment upon or pull it out of their ass when writing.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (E4rtv)
Jailing is inadequate to stop a communist.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (kA/fI)
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.
HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."
VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"
I love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer" with no mention of the Nazi thing... Just one of the folks don't you know...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Rex B
There's no reason for normies to go to 7th & Market. There's nothing there anymore. Before covid and during the day, yeah. Now, nope.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (in1PH)
Kayfabe is the fabe of American politics for the 21st Century
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)
And Mr. Scott, as I put above, Thornburg v. Gingles was NOT overruled and thus "Stated succinctly, a bloc voting majority must usually be able to defeat candidates supported by a politically cohesive, geographically insular minority group. " Thornburg v. Gingles. And that applies to black block voting as well as white btw.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM
We are talking about blue states that have completely ignored and flaunted various rulings from SCOTUS on 2nd amendment cases. In particular the Bruen decision comes to mind, multiple blue states (virginia) are enacting laws that directly contradict that decision. They will do the same with this ruling.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (0N4FZ)
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Probably not, Sponge. Blacks did not get voting rights till after the Civil War. Black preachers at the time were conservatively religious, Including Richard Allen who was African Methodist Episcopsal and others who were Baptist. These preachers stood for the saving power of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit and were not at all like Al Sharpton.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Yl2Ob)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Mehdi Hasan says his relatives are now all in love with Tucker Carlson
https://tinyurl.com/3f3s6ab3
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (RIvkX)
VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"
I get that people change. I get that you can go from having extreme views to having either moderate views, or opposing extreme views. I even get that, contrary to what Democrats like to claim, the views of modern Democrats and the views of Nazis aren't thaaaaat far apart.
Still. Maybe don't send someone to Congress for six years who says "I had a rough time but I'm totally over that now."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)
I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.
Socialist Progressive Learing Center, you mean.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2ocoG)
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Nah. I want to put "Listing" in there, because they are the modern, Dem-approved version of the commie "blacklists" that Dems usually say they don't like.
Dems were more and more wanting to use SPLC lists to grant legal statuses. You always have to look out for both points of a pincer attack.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)
Or, she could go to work. Of course she may not understand the concept of work. I don't think anyone in that family does.
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (UemNC)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrec
That Frisco video reminded of that internet meme back in obamas day where a roomfull of people would stand still like a snapshot. His whole staff did one. Looked just as dumb. Dumasses tryna look like the cool kids.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (AGctT)
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He's still traumatized from Hitler yelling about Steiner not coming...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Yl2Ob)
As if I have any say into it in any way whatsoever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM
We can be bribed, you know.
- The Judges
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (8J7Ay)
Posted by: Skip
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The Va Sup. Ct has before it an opinion by the district court showing 7 different violations of the referendum of Virginia's state Constitution and statutes. That is why they did not overturn the injunction immediately. The VRA treatment in Callais will complicate that task even more.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (E4rtv)
Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)
Fron an article at First Things
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (DgMqy)
Probably not, Sponge. Blacks did not get voting rights till after the Civil War. Black preachers at the time were conservatively religious, Including Richard Allen who was African Methodist Episcopsal and others who were Baptist. These preachers stood for the saving power of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit and were not at all like Al Sharpton.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Yl2Ob)
I was referring to the dialect used in the post. Not factual evidence, which I wouldn't have for a name such as "black preacher."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: 18-1
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Marco Rubio, out of the fight with Trump he came out a better man.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (kA/fI)
And the reason for the minority-majority districts is because racist white Dems didn't want black Dems deciding the Dem candidate in the primaries.
I think we underestimate how much Dems will fight each other when redistricting is re-opened in blue states.
Minority-majority districts were fine as long as the minorities knew their place was to elect white liberals.
But, there is significant growing angst in within the Dems that now these minorities want a seat at the table.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)
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The Dems are completely incapable of granting any conservative grace. Although, I can acknowledge the point. I'm really resistant to give grace to a member of party that is increasingly trying to control my life.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Ian S.
Well, I said he is black so...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (diia5)
Posted by: It's me donna
You know, Platner has some good ideas.
Posted by: Paid for by Graham Plitler for Senator at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: It's me donna
This, the same media that brought you "Maryland Man."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)
Does the mayor have anything to do with the bridge? I thought it’s a federal/state project. I mean I’m sure he’ll be involved in the graft. But is he ultimately responsible about timelines and shit?
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (UemNC)
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
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Yeah, but like the swastika (even more ancient), it's been tainted by association. Like the toothbrush moustache. Hitler's ruined that look forever. Good thing it's a lame look.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (xvhJH)
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
The FNM went bonkers a few years ago claiming some teenaged boy had "NAZI hair" because he had a hair style similar to what you see the Germans sporting in WWII movies.
By this standard Platner is a NAZI
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 04:06 PM (Cif43)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:07 PM (4KUe5)
This British multinational car manufacturer is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, England and is owned by the Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group.
In 2008, Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover, thereby becoming the sole owner of the Range Rover brand."
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 04:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Depends on the state. Most Northern states got to universal suffrage for males pretty quickly including blacks and it gets weird before 1820 or so even in the South. Places like Georgia and Louisiana (which had the ridiculously fractional rules) had free blacks voting early on, holding property, etc. and that was true in places like Appalachia with the Melungeon mixed race populations. There was not formal voter registration in such years until the 1890's so it is difficult to determine exactly who was voting at times.
Same with voting by sex, NJ allowed widows who were head of the household and property owners to vote for example until they didn't. Wyoming allowed women to vote in state elections in the 1870's.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv)
Pick a riot: Gary, Indianapolis or both.
Picking neither put my state senator into the flyer in mailbox everyday fight of his career for his job.
Posted by: DaveA at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Ian S.
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hahahahahaha
That is a caricature out of a '60s hippy magazine.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: It's me donna
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I might be movin' to Maine soon,
Just to raise me up a crop of oysters....
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Rex B
There's no reason for normies to go to 7th & Market. There's nothing there anymore. Before covid and during the day, yeah. Now, nope.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)
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And especially now after the San Francisco Centre died a slow death.
Posted by: beckster at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (kX27y)
But the right's response to the SPLC scandal is to point out white supremacists are horrible people and giving them money is horrible.
If it turned out SPLC was giving money to Turning Point or the GOA we'd call them stupid but thank them...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (FtULh)
Big fan of a certain painter.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:10 PM (UemNC)
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
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Yeah, and the little mustache that isn't wider than your nose was fashionable long before You Know Who came along, too.
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:10 PM (oqH4h)
Thanks. But they weren't talking about getting free stuff from whitey based on their votes. Worst thing that happened to black families seems to have been LBJ and the " Great Society"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (9OpPK)
Posted by: 18-1
Isn't that the same severe haircut we see amongst the antifa? Except maybe dyed pink or purple?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)
lol - gold rims. I denounce myself ahead of time, but is the mayor ..... asian?
Between the gold rims and the SF clip, I wonder how Marion Berry is? Ooops. I just checked. Still dead I guess...
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Sco7b)
It occurs to me that we usually get a Week in Woke on Fridays so it makes sense that the Quick Hits are early.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (wVcYX)
The redistricting and VOA case likely double that.
I suspect we'll see significant R gains in the house come election time.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM
Yup. Boston's about 300 miles behind me. We get into Athens about 2330 your time.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (8J7Ay)
Yes. And this case ended up being more ridiculous - the kid in question had lost his hair from chemo and chose the hair style because it was still short as he was recovering.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (9OpPK)
As intended. Keeps them as slaves to the political party which gives them crumbs... forever. Welfare is a disease.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (xvhJH)
The American 45th infantry division used the swastika up until 1939 after the nazis corrupted it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM
Yup. Boston's about 300 miles behind me. We get into Athens about 2330 your time.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (8J7Ay)
So - you are In The Air Tonight - oh Lord
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)
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And especially now after the San Francisco Centre died a slow death.
Posted by: beckster at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (kX27y)
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They made Market Street "accessible."
Now it's a wasteland.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Mister Scott
2nd Amendment is a different critter. Part of it is that Scotus only grudgingly did Bruen. Even Roberts to his credit seems to be aiming at getting rid of race as a classification. There is a long line of decisions back to Shelby decision canning racialism in US politics. So a cohesive majority exists to roll back racialism of decisions from 1980's forward. There is NOT a cohesive 2A majority right now on the court. ACB and Roberts are weak on it leaving only four justices.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Gqar8)
I'll let you all compose yourselves after this shocking news...
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (in1PH)
I can't remember a single notable politically motivated rightwing killing in that time frame.
Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (in1PH)
Sparta ? What the Helot???
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM
I've been waiting for this moment...well, for a few months.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (8J7Ay)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (ndZc7)
DC is restricting airspace, so it’s an extra FU move, as he’s about the only one who could fly over them, lol!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Heroq
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First, throw media surveys into the trash. They are to create talking points. Second, Faux News particularly has a horrible pro Democrat polling for decades now. And any such polling should use at least registered voters as a screen and have a sample size greater than about 1000. We shall know more about August or so about what the electorate is likely to look like by then.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)
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I believe all polling, even when completely contradictory and well outside the margin of error for each other. I just average them (and exclude the ones with decent histories because leftists online call them trash polls and Republican pollsters) and say that they are ironclad realities because I'm smart because I used math.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Y2NSe)
Is Time smearing her as a racist?
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (2ap+5)
DC is restricting airspace, so it’s an extra FU move, as he’s about the only one who could fly over them, lol!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5)
I hope he flushed twice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (snZF9)
I can't remember a single notable politically motivated rightwing killing in that time frame.
Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
Data from multiple sources indicate that right-wing extremists have been responsible for significantly more political murders than left-wing extremists. For example, a 2024 report by the National Institute of Justice found that right-wing extremists murdered 520 people since 1990, compared to 78 by left-wing extremists. Another analysis covering 1975–2025 attributed 363 murders to right-wing ideology and 68 to left-wing ideology, with the vast majority of terrorist killings linked to Islamism, primarily due to the 9/11 attacks.
-- National Institute of Justice - part of the DOJ so politicized data.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (LGS3t)
Don't know when I will be back again
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: 18-1
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If Cato does not list its dataset, then yes, it is probably a load of shiite.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
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It it's the same data I delved into one of the cases if a skinhead robbing a convenience store to get some money for meth and shoots the clerk.
What could it be but a statement of political principles of the "right"?!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Fi81e)
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Interesting but scary 9 minute YT about why Iran won't enter into a peace deal. (Hint: it's about Islam.)
https://tinyurl.com/5729u2uv
Go long on Gotterdammerung.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't. Did surveys for fedgov, not polling, but it gives you a real sense, even if I didn't have grad education about it and a friend that ran a state poll as director, that polling is badly done for the most part.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ian S.
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I can't find that anywhere. Is it my crappy browser?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (kA/fI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't. Did surveys for fedgov, not polling, but it gives you a real sense, even if I didn't have grad education about it and a friend that ran a state poll as director, that polling is badly done for the most part.
Posted by: whig
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Comrade, believing polls is party line. Go against party, party is over.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (kA/fI)
NOT. That means extending such status is not subject to judicial review NOR IS ending that status. The judges have no decision to make. There is no case or controversy.
By the by, Article 3 judges have NO ROLE in immigration judicial proceedings. None. They have no say. BECAUSE the people being dealt with are NOT American citizens and hence HAVE NO RIGHTS under U.S. Law. They lack any standing to sue anyone or appeal any decision in an article 3 court. Article 2 judges decide immigration cases, and that is an administrative function of the executive branch.
Every Article 3 judge inserting themselves into immigration proceedings is doing so ILLEGALLY. They have no authority.
The supreme court has no standing to hear the case, and the plaintiffs have no standing to even bring the case.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (954tc)
According to the supreme court, enduing TPS status simply means the person is being deported, and since deportation is not punishment, there is no harm, and hence no basis for standing, and no lawsuit. "My client doesn't wish to leave" is not a basis for a lawsuit. Nor is "I think these guys might be racists". It doesn't matter. That this doesn't get tossed in the first court the motion is filed in is appalling.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (954tc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)
"I learned a lot from my life of violence, the drugs and alcohol I abused, and my flirtation with Nazi ideology. I'm ready to serve this nation as a Senator."
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (954tc)
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It would have been epic if he had Wagner blaring out from the helicopter....
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (9CBNQ)
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
I don't believe for a minute that oyster f**king r*tard has any idea of the historical significance of that prior to WWII. It was an SS tank division; he is a not-see curious r*tard and it's a cool logo so that c*ntish f*ck knuckle had it emblazoned on his chest for all his not-see butt buddies to use for target practice in their zeig heil bukkake political get togethers.
Posted by: Nelly at May 01, 2026 07:29 PM (6+ehB)
problems with your blog. It appears like some of the written text on your posts
are running off the screen. Can someone else please comment and
let me know if this is happening to them as well?
This may be a issue with my web browser because I've had this happen previously.
Thank you
Posted by: Residential Power Washing Services Melville at May 01, 2026 07:32 PM (ZVbcx)
DOJ Releases Video of the Democrats' Latest Programmed-to-Kill Assasssin
And they had to release this because the left is pushing conspiracy theories that their new hero did not shoot a cop. They're claiming another cop shot him, in a friendly fire situation.
PJ Media, via Instapundit:The friendly fire theory just got buried -- on video. For days, questions swirled about whether a Secret Service agent wounded at the White House Correspondents' Dinner had actually been hit by fellow agents in the chaos. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro put that narrative to rest Thursday night.Any argument they can make to get their new hero off. Jake Tapper sure is a bear about debunking WITHOUT EVIDENCE conspiracy theories -- except when they come from his Democrat Assassin Audience.
Advertisement Pirro released new, high-quality security video from the Washington Hilton Hotel showing 31-year-old Cole Allen charging through a Secret Service checkpoint during the April 25 dinner, where President Trump was scheduled to speak. The footage, she noted, had already been submitted to U.S. District Court. "Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner," Pirro said in her X post. "There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire."
Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) April 30, 2026
There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly… pic.twitter.com/a8gRXkW6BH
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (bXvrr)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (31jlb)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (XHO5P)
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)
Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)
-soon
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Sco7b)
I'm not kidding btw. This is the position the conspiracy theorists are taking.
Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)
Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)
one of them even volunteered to wipe up all the blood resulting from secession with his pocket hanky.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
I'm not kidding btw. This is the position the conspiracy theorists are taking.
Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM
It was a botched prank.
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
We even have a cell free where he can do that.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)
Including the close call Ford got, would bump it over 33%.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
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It will not be televised.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (mkw2N)
-soon
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Y2NSe)
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Just like Charlie Kirk's killer was raised in a conservative household, so....
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Zz0t1)
They really do suck and you can't hate them enough because God won't allow you to.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (w/O5Q)
If that one woman SS agent from Butler had been there, he would not have been able to fit around her in the lobby.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)
Might be covering the rear, in case there is a second shooter. Best excuse.
Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM
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I think we have to face that there are deep embeds in the SS, who are prone to saying "Whoopsie!"
"Was that bad? Should I not have done that?"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Fi81e)
2. where did the bullets go? (the four we see discharged in vid.)
3. what was the agent and suit thinking about that he seems to have daydreamed past the first 2 minutes?
4. what was the dog alerting to, and why was it not deemed important?
5. why was a shitty video released first? did they degrade it for some reason?
6. was the dude in suit shot? did he deserve it?
7. kudos to the one on lower L who got off 4 rounds. was the assassin shot?
8. what happened -- did he trip? looks like he tripped just to R
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
We even have a cell free where he can do that.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)
Have we mentioned enough that he looked like an impotent gay burrito enough?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)
I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.
She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.
Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.
Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)
Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.
Another similarity: Antebellum southern women would have nothing to do with a man who wasn't willing to fight for the cause. Modern AWFLs are the same, but the AWFLs also want to be in charge of the war.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)
Good point
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM
Hot date, yo.
Them trannys ain't gonna f*ck themselves, ya know.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)
Might be covering the rear, in case there is a second shooter. Best excuse.
Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (zFsEm)
Think Wolf Blitzer said he was leaving the mens room as this happened, guy might have reacted to him.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (mkw2N)
I'm proud those Democrats over the years have moved up north and the west coast.
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)
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One of the agents who provided Trump a "skirt" in Butler is my guess.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM
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Prolly TSA agents who were responsible for screening at the magnetometer.
Looks like they were done as the screening point was being disassembled. They were likely just waiting for the end of their shift.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (2Ez/1)
But Allen didn't shoot that agent with a shotgun.
And he had both hands wrapped around it while running. And I have the three video clips of the one SS Police officer firing three times. And missing Allen all three times.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (E9Zz8)
Because the gunman ran through the gate that was still up.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Fi81e)
Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.
Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)
"Rex hasn't eaten yet today. You make a move and I'll allow him to gorge. You want to know what it's like to be a dog in a dogfight and lose?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (7RAhE)
She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.
Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.
Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)
she sounds nice.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (mxEar)
Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: mrp at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (rj6Yv)
It's just another way to downplay the seriousness of the event. "A guy ran in with a gun, yes, but he didn't even shoot anyone!"
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (mkw2N)
Just putting that out there.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM
So far.
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (98kQX)
She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.
Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.
Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)
"I feared for my life. I want my lawyer."
*she bleeds out*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)
Because the gunman ran through the gate that was still up.
Posted by: Axeman
I wonder if it beeped?
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: Highly unimpressive at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (TbWk/)
I'm proud those Democrats over the years have moved up north and the west coast.
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (9lqZe)
New York City did mull over an idea to secede and be neutral for a time.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (8avO+)
Then why are you trying to make a hero out of him?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Riz8t)
Just putting that out there.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM
So far.
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (98kQX)
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We're working on it.
Posted by: The Democratic Party at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Fi81e)
I saw Nauseating Malignant Cunt open open for the Plasmatics at the Khyber in '85.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (GTqXr)
I think it was a cell phone video someone took of the security cam video being played on a monitor.
First thing they could easily release.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Think Wolf Blitzer said he was leaving the mens room as this happened, guy might have reacted to him.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)
Hey man. When ya gotta go, ya gotta GO!
Posted by: Al Roker at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (vQ9So)
They tell you to walk in slowly and wait...
It would be hilarious if it had though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Riz8t)
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They like the idea. The execution needs some work though.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Fi81e)
I saw Nauseating Malignant Cunt open open for the Plasmatics at the Khyber in '85.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (GTqXr)
Oh, I bet THAT was a shitshow.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)
The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
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Oh, I'm sure he'll be successful, not just attempt.
Even if he has to shoot himself in the back of the head to do it.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (6YNz+)
11. Was the decorator for that hotel color blind? (grey is my favorite color, btw)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (E9Zz8)
As long as you're only aiming at Republicans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)
It's like the commies who say, "Real communism has never been tried." while they're wearing USSR iconography.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM
We haven't returned fire on this crop yet.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (l1Oiv)
Even if he has to shoot himself in the back of the head to do it.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (6YNz+)
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Even if he has to kick the shit out of himself a week prior.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (PwgSL)
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: John Kerry at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Oldcat
And since she probably still hasn’t figured out how to holster her sidearm she would have had the drop on him.
Posted by: Clay at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (VNqT1)
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)
LMMFAO
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (mkw2N)
I am impressed by that one cop getting those two shots in from no warning.
I am also impressed that the entire gaggle of cops and USSS agents didn't take turns jumping on Allen for a couple of minutes after getting him down on the carpet, just for pissing so many of them off. That is professionalism in action
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (rbvCR)
As long as you're only aiming at Republicans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)
I wonder when the press are going to realize that the agent their party cooked up was going to shoot *through* them to get at Trump.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper
>Ham and eggers heading for the kitchen?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)
He's doing some sort of weird scurry thing in the one video. Props to him, that gay burrito can move.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: pahound
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Missed it by THAT much!
Posted by: Agent 99 at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (E9Zz
It's Existential Horror/Liminal Spaces Chic. We could also title this "Shit Gets Real In the Backrooms"
Posted by: Total nightmare fuel at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Hillary Klintoon at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
I though they popped him in his own flak jacket to drop him. I admit not following this part of the news a lot.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Ia/+0)
And where is video of that?
The checkpoint is the start of the inner perimeter security... there should have been an outer layer as well...
So, same situation as when Trump got shot in the ear, a failure of OUTER ring security.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)
At least he's got chicken.
Posted by: Silver linings and all at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)
I wonder when the press are going to realize that the agent their party cooked up was going to shoot *through* them to get at Trump.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (8avO+)
The wine was just toooo goood to care.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (Zz0t1)
His offer is accepted.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (SqxZS)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (8avO+)
I thought the gay burrito shot the secret service guy in the vest?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hillary Klintoon at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TezPK)
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Don't step on my line.
Posted by: A Mohel at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Fi81e)
Things cannot keep going on like this. It's untenable. And things that can't continue won't.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (3uBP9)
So, same situation as when Trump got shot in the ear, a failure of OUTER ring security.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (mP0Kj)
I heard he was checked into the hotel before the event, so the outer ring was avoided. Wasn't that in his manifesto?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (8avO+)
100 million dead from Fake Communism
Real Communism: "You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers."
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (SqxZS)
Also the left: Why can't our people have better aim?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)
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"Ha ha... it's just a joke!" -- Also the left.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (wI43t)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (3uBP9)
They're not going to stop on their own and I can't imagine any realistic circumstances which will come into existence forcing them to stop.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)
More like 'yakety sax'.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (GTqXr)
Have you guys seen those? Kids filmed themselves sprinting into Scientology locations with the goal of making it as far into the restricted access areas they could get.
It's obviously not a new tactic. The German Blitzkrieg comes to mind. But the two may be related.
As an aside, I'm concerned jerks will do this at LDS Temples as well.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
But, he's not handsome, so the ladies will ignore him and he'll continue to be an incel in prison till he self-terminates.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Frankenstein's Monster at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (7Q0e+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
That's what they are trying to claim. But they've never said what he was shot with. Because, unless he was carrying a .410, a 12 gauge shotgun would have done more damage.
And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: Puns, the lowest form of humor at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Somebody should send him Stacy Abrams' panties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)
And it's all horseshit.
But gobbled up by a very incurious public and a wretched political party and their followers.
It's been going on for fucking years... and yet, here we are, again.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (jehhT)
- I think it is acceptable to dismantle one of the magnetometers when no longer needed (I have worked events (waiter, valet) and give them a break their job was done)
- the TSA dudes did what they should have - ran away.
- Most of the agent seem reasonably alert except the dude in the suit, and the ones we can not see. I think the layout is pretty piss poor, but I don't have the whole map, so I can't say.
- Honestly, I am not sure any of them screwed up except the dude in the suit who was daydreaming, and the K9. But withholding judgment.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (E9Zz8)
The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)
Gay burrito boy was in the process of felony attempted murder on Trump or someone in the Trump team at the dinner. Therefore he is legally on the hook whether he pulled the trigger or not. Perhaps its murkier since the agent was not killed, but while not a lawyer I am pretty sure the law states that regardless of you actually doing the deed you get charged for any violence that happens while you are committing a felony.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (PV+Zw)
No shade on the two guys who were actually head-down working on disassembling a walk-through magnetometer, then there was another guy working on something out past the door the attacker came through, and the plain-clothes guy could be hotel security or something (looks basically like an armed concierge). But everyone else there has no excuse for an appalling lack of situational awareness.
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Sy6m/)
Except for one thing. Far as I can tell, not a *single* security guy even glanced at the "perimeter" once the idiot ran by and was subdued (how, I guess we'll learn eventually). Every single one is drawing/moving towards the action.
A basic concept here is that some eyes remain on the perimeter, as the first bad guy through may be first of several/many, and just to maintain overall SA. At least that's what I was told, saw, and experienced (all practice, no realsies). Hmmm.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (U/Byj)
Somebody should send him Stacy Abrams' panties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)
Who's gonna be the sucker that obtains them?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Zz0t1)
Also the left: Why can't our people have better aim?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)
Also also the Left: Chaos just follows Trump wherever he goes.
Also also also the Left: Trump deserves this.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (LGS3t)
Speak sissy boy
I bet there's a lisp
Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (8avO+)
Room to event, carrying a shotgun?
I'd think there would be just a couple of guys in the Lobby or hallways... especially as this is the same place Reagan got shot.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)
And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)
Buckshot from a 12 gauge will not penetrate a Kevlar vest. A slug might.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (utfVc)
Watching the Video EVERY SINGLE FEMALE COP hid or ran away from the shooter until the Men engaged him then they followed the men, Female cops are useless
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
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I wasn't impressed with that guy who was right in the position to dive on him but fell back.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)
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Since somebody mentioned the gate beeping. I've got that scene from High Anxiety with Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn playing the old Jewish folks. "Oh I beeped!! I beeped!! I'm the MAD BEEPER!!"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (l26NL)
I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.
She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.
Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.
Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)
People need to start saying "Why wait? I'm a Trump supporter. Do it now, yourself. I dare you, I double dog dare you motherfucker." Put them on the spot, and beat them down like a rented mule when that 1 in 100 commie cocksucker actually tries it.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (X4KFY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)
We'd find the sender dead in his own apartment trying to package them up, like those dudes with failed IED's
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)
Get this internet rumor started and watch the media turn on him.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)
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He still makes up 1 President though.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: pookysgirl, passing along relavant info at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Wt5PA)
Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.
Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)
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This was also one floor up from the main event.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Y2NSe)
He didn’t even release the dog
Posted by: Gonzotx at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (nGraA)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
But, he's not handsome, so the ladies will ignore him and he'll continue to be an incel in prison till he self-terminates.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)
I dunno, Dahmer wasn't especially good looking and was also gay, but he got fuck mail and nudes from hybristophile chicks.
Posted by: Bad boys get 'em wet at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
By lying about it when his lawyer proves he didn't shoot the agent, you now have a Warren Commission fiasco on your hands.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)
Except gay burrito manifesto (c) says that he was specifically targeting Trump and team and no one else.
Hmmm. Maybe Rick is right and he was just trying to speed run to the final boss.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (zZu0s)
-the wages of intersectionality
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Zz0t1)
Sid. You know he wants to.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (utfVc)
There is a lot that needs to be and probably is being fixed.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (SqxZS)
This guy probably thought he was going to get the same treatement.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)
Sun Tzu often talked about falling backward when the opponent leasts expects it. Then in the fog of confusion you strike. You're a chick you wouldn't understand.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (LGS3t)
Two guys with long arms back by the entry door.... actually secure the barn door, after the horse has escaped.
Now, the question is why was that door not secured from the outside?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: pookysgirl, passing along relavant info at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Wt5PA)
I mean, why would you want to maintain security at an event WHILE the President and Vice President are in attendance? That seems silly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Zz0t1)
Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
Posted by: mr tmz
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You can see it coming from a thousand miles away.
I can see it coming from a thousand miles away.
What are the chances whoever detains him will see it coming from 3 feet away?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (gu0hJ)
You and I had the same mental image.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
I'll say. The Lightning and Mach-E were real duds.
Posted by: FoMoCo at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
12 gauge will stagger the agent more than a 9mm.
And that agent didn't look like he staggered much. He was still able to draw.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (vQ9So)
And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)
They've absolutely said what he was shot with. USSS saw and heard the shotgun fired.
The indictment reveals that the shotgun had one spent round still in the tube - Allen did not rack the weapon after firing it - and 8 live rounds in the magazine.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (iNUL3)
The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)
Gay burrito boy was in the process of felony attempted murder on Trump or someone in the Trump team at the dinner. Therefore he is legally on the hook whether he pulled the trigger or not. Perhaps its murkier since the agent was not killed, but while not a lawyer I am pretty sure the law states that regardless of you actually doing the deed you get charged for any violence that happens while you are committing a felony.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (PV+Zw
I'm not talking about how the law will categorize it, but how the media would have categorized it. They were probably ready to start arguing (incorrectly) that if the guy didn't shoot the cop, all that he could be on the hook for was a Plaxico Burress verdict of carrying guns in a gun free zone.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (mxEar)
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Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Please sir, what did I do? What did I do? What's my crime?
Airport Attendant: You beeped.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: I beeped! I beeped! Take me away! Take me back to Russia! Put me in irons! I beeped! The mad beeper is loose! Take away the beeper! Take me away!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Fi81e)
That cop's muzzle flash shows later, but I think he missed, but did not hit another cop, at least with that shot. He supposedly shot a couple other times, can't see where those went.
No evidence of anyone else being shot ... the guy that jumps back jumped before the bad guy ran past him. But I really don't see how this video makes anything absolutely clear, except the bad guy ran past them with the shotgun, and at least pointed it at the cop with gun drawn.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Su
GREAT movie. Being done as a play in west end with Keira Knightly.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (utfVc)
Would hurt like a motherfucker though.
Posted by: Like getting kicked by a mule at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)
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Well, yeah, his owner once put up an Eisenhower '52 yard sign. What else could the rabbit be?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)
Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)
Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.
Notice a pattern?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.
Notice a pattern?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
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Well, yeah.
Republicans are really good at false flag operations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)
I think one of Ford's close calls was very very close - as in, the perp pulled the trigger on her 1911 and got a "click" - empty chamber. Am I remembering correctly? That's about as close as it gets.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (U/Byj)
USSS should have been guarding perimeter, alert to all threats, scanning horizon, etc. but the only one that was probably USSS was the dude in suit. So yeah, they all acted like rent-a-cop fools, but that is exactly what they are.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (E9Zz8)
Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)
Indictment says he had it concealed under a black coat which he discarded moments before charging the checkpoint.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (iNUL3)
Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.
Notice a pattern?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
To be fair Garfield's wasn't a leftist. He was just a schizophrenic that thought he deserved a place with Garfield's team.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)
I am wondering if he hid the shotgun in the gym room. Why else would he go in there twice?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)
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You can't even tell it's them doing it!
It's like the aliens who came into my house and replaced all my furniture--with exact replicas!
It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Fi81e)
He didn’t even release the dog
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That dog was the only part of the security plan that actually worked.
Note that the agents, when the guy runs past, are disassembling the metal detectors. Apparently, to this bunch, once all the guests were inside, their job was over.
It apparently didn't occur to anyone that you need to secure the location *the entire time the President is present*.
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)
Schizophrenic = liberal mind
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Zz0t1)
You can see it coming from a thousand miles away.
I can see it coming from a thousand miles away.
What are the chances whoever detains him will see it coming from 3 feet away?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM
sheeee-it, I can see this coming fro, a mile away
Posted by: Zombie Ray Charles at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (H1WUE)
Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.
Notice a pattern?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
The parties switched so the Republicans were all Democrats and the leftist shooter would be a Republican today because of Nixon.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (LGS3t)
Ah. That makes sense.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (JCZqz)
Everyone was watching the teardown of the magnetometers since that was the only interesting thing going on.
I think the dog clued in on the smell of the shotgun or pistol but not strongly, and the handler let it go.
In the future the handlers will probably have a partner to start shaking targets down when the dog IDs them.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (rbvCR)
It's like the aliens who came into my house and replaced all my furniture--with exact replicas!
It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Fi81e)
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Just like how Pol Pot was CIA, bruh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (U/Byj)
Your average Moron trains more and can shoot better than the average cop. Most of them fire maybe 50 rounds once a year when they do mandatory requalification with their handgun, which is far from rigorous.
Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)
I dunno, Dahmer wasn't especially good looking and was also gay, but he got fuck mail and nudes from hybristophile chicks.
Posted by: Bad boys get 'em wet at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
My dad was a CO at Corcoran (after retiring from the Navy), and spent about 10 years in the SHU, dealing with Charles Manson. From what Pop told me, Manson ALWAYS had a full plate on visiting day, either his lawyers, writers/journalists doing interviews or a steady stream of women with moist panties who worshipped the little fucker.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (X4KFY)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)
The indictment reveals that the shotgun had one spent round still in the tube - Allen did not rack the weapon after firing it - and 8 live rounds in the magazine.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
Ok. He was shot at. I'll give you that.
Watch the video. Does the agent that was shot look like he was hit with 12 gauge "00" buck from about three/four feet away?
The agent was able to step back and draw.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (vQ9So)
At least one of them is wearing a TSA jacket...
There to run the Metal detector?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fbc0I)
A well advertised "One Shot at Trump each" event where it's promised Trump will stand still and out in the open without protection for 30 minutes in a particular spot.
Get them to work their anger out on Joe Biden in a Donald Trump disguise.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Y2NSe)
But I know very little, and I doubt I will be told more
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fbc0I)
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Chicken tacos? Or were they out?
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fi81e)
It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM
I wish aliens would replace my furniture with some that is less cat hairy and dusty.
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (98kQX)
Fuck. Will be praying.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)
Ouch. Sorry to hear that, sir. Godspeed. Prayers are with you.
Hopefully it's not, or at least it's really early and they can treat without removing it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)
Oh, gosh! I will certainly pray for you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (in1PH)
It apparently didn't occur to anyone that you need to secure the location *the entire time the President is present*.
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (vSvIl)
The metal detectors are there to screen the vast crowd of attendees that come early or on time. Once the program begins, the gates are effectively closed. Anyone shows up late and demands entry, gets frisked by security.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: bob
The uniformed cop that drew and fired, back of his tac vest said Secret Service Police. The uniformed detachment.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (UemNC)
Posted by: Johnny Somali at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (dIske)
@ArynneWexler
·
6h
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers
Not 73,000
7,300
Stop falling for it
https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981
Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)
Hey, if I got rejected by Team Lasagna, I'd be mad too!
Posted by: pookysgirl likes her pasta at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:57 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Definite prayers.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:57 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)
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That's kinda what I was thinking. It's not like if they take a gate down, it absolutely means somebody won't be standing right in that place afterwards.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Fi81e)
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Prayers, brother. Stay positive.
Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (PwgSL)
There to run the Metal detector?
Posted by: Romeo13
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Yes, I think there are four in back (3 against wall, and one walking) who were TSA workers, not security. I think the 2 dismantling the magnetometer are probably TSA security, but maybe something else, I don't know. I am just guessing, but only to dispel assumptions that they didn't do their job -- we don't really know what their job was.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (E9Zz8)
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Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Please sir, what did I do? What did I do? What's my crime?
Airport Attendant: You beeped.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: I beeped! I beeped! Take me away! Take me back to Russia! Put me in irons! I beeped! The mad beeper is loose! Take away the beeper! Take me away!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM
I love that movie. That I'm sitting in a plane waiting to take off makes it funnier.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (PwgSL)
Likewise from me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (jvxI2)
Posted by: rickb223
Ah, thanks. I missed that. Well he did good even if he missed. IMHO
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (E9Zz8)
Because, I guess they get their training by watching an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)
That would certainly be my preference. I don't know if surgery is the first thing they go to or only used for advanced cases. Early days.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (in1PH)
I love that movie. That I'm sitting in a plane waiting to take off makes it funnier.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)
Safe travels, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Zz0t1)
The metal detectors are there to screen the vast crowd of attendees that come early or on time. Once the program begins, the gates are effectively closed. Anyone shows up late and demands entry, gets frisked by security.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)
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That's kinda what I was thinking. It's not like if they take a gate down, it absolutely means somebody won't be standing right in that place afterwards.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Fi81e)
What I'm wondering is, why the hell didn't they just move the gates against the wall for later disassembly? Laying it down in the middle of the room seems like a really stupid idea, like if there was a bomb threat or fire, you'd have everyone tripping over the damned thing taking up half the usable space in the room.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)
Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (3VIFz)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
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When can we see the strip search and wrapping of the mylar blankie? That's what I want to see.
He had quite the jaunty walk in the hallways. Egotistical fag.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)
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The only Mel Brooks movie written with Barry Levinson. He has a cameo as the bellboy in the "shower scene".
Yeah, that is one my favorite Mel Brooks movies.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (Fi81e)
@ArynneWexler
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6h
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers
Not 73,000
7,300
Stop falling for it
https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981
Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Y2NSe)
Why waste good money to pay someone who hates who and what I am? If I'm going to do that, I'd go to a titty bar.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)
I also assumed the SS was super competent and had layers of security checking everyone before they even get close to the building. I was wrong.
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (6z5U/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)
Good point, but I assume the ballroom has multiple exits.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (ExV1e)
All the prayers, man. And possibly get you some ivermectin.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)
Some people may have done some things.
Mistakes may have been made.
If so, they were in the passion of the moment.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
Old news.
Time to move on.
OrangeMan Bad!!!!!
Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (3VIFz)
I'm staying positive. Mine said "almost certainly cancer" but only one spot and no indication that it had spread. The biopsy could show that whatever the MRI saw wasn't actually cancer but we'll see.
I'm not concerned about dying from it but I don't want it to impact my trip to MoMe in October.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)
Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)
WTF?
MAN society is really starting to suck.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: He Interjected Spookily.... at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)
Is the door he used there at the back of the Gym?
Could be him casing his entry point.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (mP0Kj)
Would be nice to see the other view where shooter fell and then was gang tackled.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: He Interjected Spookily.... at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)
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Compared to the age of the universe, we're already there, rounding up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM
Thank you, sir! God willing, we'll see y'all in TX in October.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Praying for you. Cancer sucks.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (E9Zz8)
Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)
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It's a good point.
But it's probably something they thought they had the luxury of time to do.
If you watch many caper movies, they always try to use things like shift changes and other lax times as well.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (Fi81e)
WTF?
MAN society is really starting to suck.
Posted by: Sponge - F
There was some hub bub about that on outkick the other day.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)
Only Stormtroopers can be so accurate!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (H1WUE)
And why was the dog's interest in the would be assassin ducking into what was probably an empty conference room basically ignored by its handler? /R. By now, we know.
Once again, by a hair, luck and possibly the Lord, PDT wasn't killed.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (6z5U/)
Yeah, you think it's like Bruce Willis in Last Boy Scout. Highly trained, deadly- even with a hangover.
The reality is kind of depressing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)
Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)
Lincoln Project has entered the chat.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (N39Ws)
"What we're seeing is that people want to have a special experience, and regardless of what your income level is, in some cases a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging, what that means is that we have to make it worthwhile.
People believe "this is a really affordable premium experience", because they're saying "well it's less than $10 and I get a really premium experience.""
-- Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Of course, prayers up.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)
Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)
Lincoln Project has entered the chat.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (N39Ws)
Kristi Noem's husband has also entered the chat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (ExV1e)
You have them! Prayers for good a outcome and if the news is not so good, prayers that you get through this well.
Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Fi81e)
Islam Invasion @IslamInvasion
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"The Middle East regions are asking for halal organs"
UN testimony exposes massive Muslim demand for 'halal organs' harvested from Uyghur Muslims. A $9 billion industry built on slaughtering fellow Muslims!
They don’t care who dies as long as the organs are halal. This is Islam’s true face!
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (ExV1e)
Hope everything works out well and she does not have to reach for the dye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)
Reggie Jackson
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (6z5U/)
Thank you, sir! God willing, we'll see y'all in TX in October.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (l1Oiv)
Looking forward to it!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)
Only Stormtroopers can be so accurate!
Posted by: Tom Servo
Well considering the Storm Troopers were shooting Jawas in Obi Wan's remarks and a giant frigging land cruiser, shooting low was not a problem.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (E4rtv)
So many of the the "security" team are looking EVERYWHERE except the ONLY ingress point!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (6z5U/)
There was some hub bub about that on outkick the other day.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YZ0Fo)
Supposedly there was an email sent to their mailbox after the crash from their helo pilot that said "Heard you dead. Burn in Hell." And a woman, fitting the pilot's wife's description taking things from the house shortly after the crash.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)
After he leaves the gym proper, there are a couple shots where you have to watch through glass as he goes into and out of a room just outside the gym. So he was scoping out the area that would be closer to the event, and found a room where he could change without even having to go into the gym itself. So he may have stashed the shotgun disassembled, put it together right before the attack, and then carried it under his coat for not a long distance.
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (3VIFz)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (diia5)
that is all
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)
"What we're seeing is that people want to have a special experience, and regardless of what your income level is, in some cases a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging, what that means is that we have to make it worthwhile.
People believe "this is a really affordable premium experience", because they're saying "well it's less than $10 and I get a really premium experience.""
-- Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Starbucks sells desserts rather than coffee so I guess he is correct. Pie, however, is better as a dessert than coffee flavored confections.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: bob
I'm too used to watching Matt Dillon or Lucas McCain shooting a gun out of a man's hand or shooting a guy off of a speeding horse way ahead of him dead center. I have a feeling real life rarely works that way unless you are a qualified sniper and they are a rare breed.
Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: P.T. Barnum at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Guy might have been angling for that woman's job or told off by her. Nasty critter probably lurks on reddit stories' forums to get his ideas.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM
He was a NASCAR driver who's entire family was killed in a plane crash not too long ago.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1)
Where was Rip during all this?
Posted by: Hanging Chad at May 01, 2026 03:16 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (in1PH)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Guy might have been angling for that woman's job or told off by her. Nasty critter probably lurks on reddit stories' forums to get his ideas.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)
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He was apparently unremarkable as an employee and pushed out (not fired) and then tried to cause some drama to extract a payment from the corporation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (6z5U/)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (in1PH)
Bubba Wallace would like a moment to object.....
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Sending prayers! 🙏
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (NpAcC)
Being suicided at least sends a message and provides a modicum of timely justice.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)
He did his little jaunty walk up and down the hall and to the gym, friendly with the lady at the desk.
Then walked down the hall the opposite way wearing a black coat (where the gun was hidden after putting it together in another room.
I did not even notice the K-9 til now.
The good thing that I hope will come of this is better security for President Trump and Co from now on.
What is not often mentioned is this is on a floor beneath the entrance to the ballroom...or that is what I read a couple of times.
I still want footage of him being stripped down and searched for bombs. I assume his sneer is not present at this point. He looked not pleased to be sniffing hotel carpet when he was trussed and covered in a hypothermia blankie. Dikhead.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Indian guy at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Which is a bummer, because if the New York courts weren't run by ghey-race commies, he'd catch federal charges and be looking at 10 years.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (diia5)
Posted by: bob
I'm too used to watching Matt Dillon or Lucas McCain shooting a gun out of a man's hand or shooting a guy off of a speeding horse way ahead of him dead center. I have a feeling real life rarely works that way unless you are a qualified sniper and they are a rare breed.
Posted by: Cheri
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It doesn't resemble real life at all. Hitting a moving target in 3d at full speed is something few people actually do, other than hunters or infantry/spec forces do in war.
If you actually watch the available footage of armed civilians or police encountering the various types of violent low lifes, these scenes are chaotic to say the least and the worst come on suddenly where it is critical for the defenders to get their shit together suddenly in fractions of a second.
Action will always beat reaction so there is a reason that one has to be thinking ahead of the situation to either avoid or prepare rather than going into it oblivious. Hard to do when security checkpoint duty is boring until suddenly it is not.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers
Not 73,000
7,300
Stop falling for it
https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981
Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I shared ace's concern (no sarc intended) when I thought Carlson still had a gazillion followers, but maybe we can all switch from outrage to pointing and laughing now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Witnesses and law enforcement reports provided the following details regarding his movements
reparation: Allen used this makeshift room to retrieve or assemble a "long weapon"—a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun—from a bag. Location: The room was situated near the main magnetometer screening area at the Washington Hilton hotel, one floor above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held.
Immediately prior, Allen had been in his hotel room where he took a selfie of being dressed and armed. He then walked down the passageway wearing a dress coat and that's when the police dog took interest in him.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Gqar
Baffled, I am.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)
Embarrassing hunting story from my youth. Dad and I rabbit hunting with shotguns. Jump a rabbit which starts running zigzag. Dad and I both empty shotguns (5 rds each). On my last shot rabbit flips over. We go to collect said rabbit AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MARK ON HIM! Ummm...did he die of heart attack?
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (7kJyR)
Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.
Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)
If he got past the checkpoint, I’d agree. You are simply never ever ever ever happy, however, with anything whatsoever.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (E6xSb)
The real issue was letting him get that close in the first place, where he could rush up that quickly. Also, should have had someone stationed down the hall.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (954tc)
Do you one better - tried to shoot a ptarmigan at 20 feet with a 22. Missed. Ptarmigan just stood there, so I took two steps forward and shot again. miss. Took two steps forward. Etc.
Finally got him...two steps away. Inside 6 feet. He just ..stood there the whole time. I felt like a complete idiot.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (954tc)
Old Spin: Democrats Aren't Socialists
Newer Spin: Democrats Are Socialists But They're Not Communists
Reality: Democrats Are Organizing May Day General Strikes With Communist Groups
Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.
And then after that: Okay we're Stalinists, but you deserve it, stupid. How clear did we have to make it that we intend to enslave and murder you?Up to 600 communist groups and other radical organizations linked to the Democratic Party are mobilizing all over the United States to demonstrate for May Day, Fox News Digital is reporting. An investigation by the outlet has identified a sprawling network with "a combined annual revenue of about $2 billion organizing some 3,000 protests and events" pushing what the outlet describes as an "anti-American agenda." The protestors are urging Americans to skip work, school, and shopping. "May Day" has its origins in workers demonstrations in the 19th Century. Initially called International Workers Day in 1890, the event called for worldwide demonstrations in the memory of workers killed in an 1886 protest in Chicago. According to Fox Digital:... Unlike in decades past, the Democratic Party is increasingly associating itself with radical elements organizing through Indivisible, MoveOn.org, the American Federation of Teachers, and 13 state and local chapters of the Democratic National Committee as well as the California Democratic Party, Fox reported. ... One Democrat said the Democratic Party involvement in May Day with the radical groups comes at their own peril. "The increasing willingness of mainstream Democrats to align with extremist socialist groups is a major factor in why the Democratic Party is losing the center more and more, and why so many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless," Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa told Fox News Digital.
At the center of the May Day mobilization, which has expanded from earlier indications, is a network of communist, socialist, Marxist, and other far-left organizations, led by chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America and a network of groups -- including the People's Forum, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, ANSWER Coalition and Code Pink -- funded by an American-born tech tycoon, Neville Roy Singham, based in Shanghai, promoting the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (UjdFS)
Next one after that: "It was all Beria's doing."
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (bufu1)
"Of course National Socialists are socialists. Including the Jew hate. It's awesome. Heil Hitler."
-progressive Jews
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (iNUL3)
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I've heard that communists hate the small-government libertarians also known as Nazis all my life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Sco7b)
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Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (4opPK)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (q/LWc)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (aCpRC)
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (SCYv+)
They want to grab your stuff for themselves
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Tlyr1)
Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)
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Plus the great migration out of blue states (and counties) into red states (and counties).
You know what will fix this? A boring Jewish governor of Pennsylvania becoming their nominee!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)
Who do I call to make this a national holiday?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)
They want conflict. They need conflict and division to succeed.
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (+ffGB)
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)
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Not Wyden or Merkley.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)
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"Also, the mass graves of Indian children may never be found, but they were definitely put there by the Catholic Church."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)
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What a stupid argument, Good to see you can easily be fed propaganda.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
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It's the same argument as Antifa is "anti-fascist".
It's not propaganda, though. Name one free economy country that would subsidize a vacation for its citizens. ("Strength through Joy").
Name a country like that whose leader worked with a car company to ensure a car most of its citizens could afford. (the Volkswagen)
Fascism is inherently socialist, from Gentile and Mussolini. It's just not on Marx's timeline is all. Mussolini coined the phrase "National Socialism"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)
#5 will amaze you!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (iNUL3)
There’s nothing democratic about them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (4opPK)
Nonsense.
Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (Kt19C)
No wonder the Democrats have become rabid Communists.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)
So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)
"It's okay that Platner has a Nazi SS tattoo. He was stupid when he got it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)
Day? If we remembered one a second, it would take three years.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (LGS3t)
No work!
No shopping!
No School!
Well, I hope these assholes understand that in their communist utopia, that is exactly what they will get every day!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)
For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist. The guy got rid of Glass-Steagall for crying out loud, about the most non-socialist thing he could have done short of getting a tattoo of Milton Friedman on his forehead.
Calling everyone a socialist was like the left calling everyone on the right a racist. The world lost any meaning. People hear socialism and they go yeah whatever, it just means Democrat. But at the same time true socialists have taken over the party. So now we’re accusing actual socialists of being socialists but nobody pays attention because we’ve been doing it for so long.
We cried wolf way too many times.
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)
The public schools are not being sneaky about this, they are explicitly taking the children given to them by the parents and directly using them as props.
Is there anyone left that doesn't understand we can't go on like this as a nation? There is nothing the left will not weaponize to win. I am f'ing tired of any r politician that does not understand we are deep into a fight to the death and if they aren't actively fighting the left they are obviously stalling as a part of enemy action.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (3uBP9)
You know modern Democrats aren't actually offended by Nazis or Slavery, right?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (LGS3t)
Seriously imagine telling your average Dem voter in 2000 that the important issues in 2026 are:
Trans-rights and especially transing kids
Funding NGOs and not auditing the money
Seizing the wealth of people the government doesn't like through wealth taxes
Imprisoning people that say things the government doesn't like
Open borders, including for people that committed crimes in their home country AND those that commit crimes here
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)
You know modern Democrats aren't actually offended by Nazis or Slavery, right?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (LGS3t)
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Well, I think they're offended by everything that isn't in alignment with Current Day messaging.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (ndZc7)
A TRUE YEAR ZERO HAS NEVER BEEN TRIED!!!!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (kGf4g)
But their mo is always the same. Murder.
They tried to murder the president three times.
They are murdered conservatives arguably greatest debater because he exposed their lies with the truth.
Believe what they say. Their words are what they mean. It’s not hyperbole, it’s their objectives.
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (+ffGB)
FU*K every one of these traitorous bastards!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (2WIwB)
It took the Nazi party from its' formation in 1920 until 1940 to start putting Jews on box cars to Poland. That's 7 years after the Reichstag fire (which the communist black shirts very likely did start, btw).
Nonetheless, I detect an arc of the "Democratic Party".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (Fbc0I)
Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.
A f'n commie is a f'n commie.
Afternoon all.
Eye doctor visit to get glasses checked.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (vQ9So)
For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist. The guy got rid of Glass-Steagall for crying out loud, about the most non-socialist thing he could have done short of getting a tattoo of Milton Friedman on his forehead.
Calling everyone a socialist was like the left calling everyone on the right a racist. The world lost any meaning. People hear socialism and they go yeah whatever, it just means Democrat. But at the same time true socialists have taken over the party. So now we’re accusing actual socialists of being socialists but nobody pays attention because we’ve been doing it for so long.
We cried wolf way too many times.
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)
Forgotten by too many was Clinton’s desire to seize and nationalize 1/7 of the U.S. economy by taking over the medical sector. (I still have no idea what “health care” is. Especially considering I have no health for which to care.). If that isn’t Socialism I don’t know what is.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)
"We called them all socialists and *now* they're really all socialists" is not the argument you think it is.
It was a warning not a cry. We were correct.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (+ffGB)
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I'm going to repost this from the previous thread:
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19 Republican Presidents.
3 assassinated. 15.8%
3 others shot (Teddy Roosevelt was shot after being President)
=> 6 shot. 31.6%
Just under one third of Republican Presidents get shot by Democrats or further left (Czolgosz, e.g.)
The Dems had 1, and Democrats mourned and Republicans mourned.
"Who's more violent?" has a lo-o-o-ong history.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Fi81e)
No work!
No shopping!
No School!
Well, I hope these assholes understand that in their communist utopia, that is exactly what they will get every day!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)
Well you’ll work harder with a gun in you back
For a bowl of rice a day
Slave for soldiers til you starve
And then your head is skewered on a stake
Posted by: Dead Kennedys at May 01, 2026 01:31 PM (E6xSb)
I disagree. If we had 'cried wolf' less, would things be any different?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (A0KDi)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)
I don't think they are offended by a blessed thing. It's all a cudgel.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (LGS3t)
"It's okay that Platner has a Nazi SS tattoo. He was stupid when he got it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)
*******
He chose to cover it up with more ink instead of having it removed.
I would think that you would want every remnant of the tattoo destroyed, if your beliefs had really changed.
Deep down he's still a Nazi.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (jGJov)
Amend the 1A to ban evil Muslims.
Then kill every single evil Muslim in this country,
Would that make you feel better?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (LGS3t)
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Oh, they are offended. They've been taught to be offended by everything. It's a deep, emotional reaction, easily manipulated and wielded like a cudgel by the algorithm and media.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (vQ9So)
I would think that you would want every remnant of the tattoo destroyed, if your beliefs had really changed.
Deep down he's still a Nazi.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (NpAcC)
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He didn't go through with the extra tattoo on top, by the way.
He just said he would do it, people forgot about it for a week, and then he admitted on a podcast that he wasn't going to do it.
He still has the SS tattoo on his chest, and he's proud of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (vQ9So)
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LBJ was a commie?!
/jk
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (LGS3t)
The flag.
Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Michael Avenatti at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (wGerL)
The German government today IIRC subsidizes spa visits among other things.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
Private property is fine as long as we tell you what to do with it when we want to.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (LGS3t)
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It was allowing them to control education on a national level, letting public employees (in particular teachers) unionize for decades, and ceding the cultural heights.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (Y2NSe)
Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.
That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
The flag.
Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)
One is more polite than the other.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (E6xSb)
much more quick and effective to cover up a tattoo with more ink than removal
Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (jGJov)
That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
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Large sectors of our economy are definitionally fascist.
Starting with healthcare.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Y2NSe)
The choices are very clear. There isn’t a lot of gray areas.
Do republicans have their shortcomings? Let me know when you find the perfect politician.
I’ll take the guy who doesn’t quite move as quickly or exactly the way I want over the guy who spends all day trying to find new ways to steal my rights, use the government to coerce my behavior and steal from me any day.
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (+ffGB)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
Fascism was the attempt to reconcile the demands of the industrialists who were essential to the wealth of the nation, with the anarcho-syndicalists who were coming into control of the workers the industrialists needed for production. In regulating both, the state was put in a position to arbitrate, and of course take their cut in power and riches.
Generally Fascist states are not so much good at property rights as they are in league with the large property owners. In Italy, think a balance between the Roman Republic, Medieval bankers, and Renaissance labor guilds.
Any one of the three areas given the power would destroy the economy, only working in balance could they prosper. As it was, though, the Fascist system protected each area to the point that no real advance could be made within the system since there was no real competition or innovation allowed.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)
So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
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Because they realized that "ownership" was only a marker of control.
They controlled everything they wanted to control. While not necessarily getting the government involved in running a business.
Fascism, in Gentile's original model is about social progression, and the state as the vehicle of social change. Ironically, it's built on a "cooperative" model. You contribute to the State, the State keeps you around.
There were non-Jews that lost their entire company, because they weren't that useful to the Nazis. T
A couple of days ago I posted the description that one of the things about fascism is that the State decides everything that the State decides it should decide.
You can understand Marx and Engels in such a way to know that the fascist state--the state with absolute authority to pursue its vision, is exactly what you get in the stage before Communism. The "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat" *is* functionally equal to a fascist government, but they're trying to beat you into shape to live on a commune.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)
Stop paying tax on it.
Posted by: Your local municipal gubmint at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (2Ez/1)
The problems, in rough order:
1) The right never tries to undo what the left does (well outside of Trump) so we get a rachet affect
2) The right doesn't bother to explain the non-immediate bad effects of leftwing policies, for example when Biden doubled the budget LIVs didn't care. When we got Bidenflation they did care, but few explained how they were related
3) The right lets FedGov loot the productive class to pay the leftist classes - both the FSA and the NGO/Bureaucracy class
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
Not quite. An example of Socialism: Amtrak. And orgs like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Student loans (can they be done privately? No.)
There are lots of people here who are perfectly good with 18% of the GDP being FedGov, so long as the entirety of the other 82% is in manufacturing, a.k.a The Only Jobs That Matter.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (4NO2D)
And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)
But it's not offense, it's just a mask they wear to express anything they want any time.
In personal relationships a Narcissist will often act like you have breached their special code to make you feel remorseful. To anyone reasonably normal, it looks and sounds and even *feels* like it is offense speaking.
But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)
Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)
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Plus the great migration out of blue states (and counties) into red states (and counties).
You know what will fix this? A boring Jewish governor of Pennsylvania becoming their nominee!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)
Shhh, don't say it out loud!! You know they can read this, right?!
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (Sy6m/)
We are far below the water line now.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (3uBP9)
I suppose I would be angry at this but they probably learn more and are molested less at a riot than if they stayed in a modern school class.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (8avO+)
Fascism, in Gentile's original model is about social progression, and the state as the vehicle of social change. Ironically, it's built on a "cooperative" model. You contribute to the State, the State keeps you around.
There were non-Jews that lost their entire company, because they weren't that useful to the Nazis. T
A couple of days ago I posted the description that one of the things about fascism is that the State decides everything that the State decides it should decide.
You can understand Marx and Engels in such a way to know that the fascist state--the state with absolute authority to pursue its vision, is exactly what you get in the stage before Communism. The "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat" *is* functionally equal to a fascist government, but they're trying to beat you into shape to live on a commune.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Fi81e)
Here’s the thing: people here get VERY ANGRY over this, but in fascism, there was still private property. And IIRC Mussolini still maintained the King of Italy.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (E6xSb)
They were only nominally okay with private property. Although the title remained in individual hands, the government exercised full control over its use (and value). This is why fascism is the bureaucratic sweet spot. All of the real control, but none of the blame when something goes wrong as the putative owner will always be the obvious fallguy.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (G4ajv)
Posted by: The Crow
Any group with the words "...for Justice" in its name is a communist front.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Frank Barone
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It's like a nude beach. Sounds good until you get there.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (2Ez/1)
And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)
Babies usually look like Mussolini or Russian commie leaders, too.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:42 PM (8avO+)
Mussolini was always a leftwing figure. He didn't break with the left over the question of socialist economics, but the question of whether you could have socialism in one country, specifically Italy, or if had had to be international like the Soviet Union nominally was.
Well that difference matters, it means fascism is just a socialist heresy.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Frank Barone
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It's like a nude beach. Sounds good until you get there.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller
Saggy all over, yes?
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 01, 2026 01:42 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (GD0B3)
Look at any of a number of huge actual disastrous issues facing the country, many of them with real world concrete impact on peoples' lives.
Borderless mass migration and utter lawlessness in immigration.
The astonishing and vile "trans" thing WRT minors.
The open calls for violence against federal law enforcement by *elected officials*.
On and on and on.
The dumbing down and brainwashing of the country is only just starting to be reflected in voting, and will be more evident as the younger/less likely voters become older.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (U/Byj)
What's that stand for? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Let me emphasize one word in that: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
What most people don't realize that what the average person thinks is "communism" s actually socialism.
Socialism is not just some watered down compromise between capitalism and communism.
Socialism is extreme leftwing totalitarianism.
USSR? Socialist. Cuba? Socialist. North Vietnam? Socialist. East Germany? Socialist. Etc, etc.
All of these were/are totalitarian police states.
So when someone says they are "merely" socialist, be very afraid.
(True communism is so extreme mot people can't even visualize it: No private property, no nuclear family, no private living quarters, no individuality, etc.)
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (Av6i5)
They are Leninists, with just a dash of neo-Marxism (race and sex instead of class). The important part to them is the role of the intellectual elite as the vanguard of the society. Most of them don't even want change, let alone revolution.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (f+JVJ)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (LGS3t)
seen at gooogle: Following the 1933 Nazi seizure of power, the regime pressured major industrial firms to support German re-armament; when Hugo Junkers, a pacifist, refused to cooperate, the Nazis moved to take control of his companies.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (CWTWj)
And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)
I miss those days. They grow up fast.
Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (G4ajv)
Remember Marxist theory said socialism would come from an advanced country via a populist party...which the NAZIs were...not the Bolsheviks.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (qcTWE)
I'm not sure he quite understands what a general strike is all about, or who is backing it.
But he is passionate about it, so you really should respect his feelz.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (DwqWV)
Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.
That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
Clinton wanted to take over all Healthcare when he came in. When he went full horndog, he relaxed to save his career and probably was better that the GOPe's running against him at doing stuff for conservatives.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (8avO+)
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How about "Democratic Socialist" ??
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (GD0B3)
Indeed - LIVs aren't voting on what the parties call each other.
And more importantly the vote mules and people hole punching dozens of ballots at once don't care if Trump calls them commies, socialists, or "my friends across the aisle"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)
Because their dominant constituency is:
1st - black women
2nd - white, unmarried women
3rd - (and this is significant overlap with 1 and 2) government workers or those dependent upon government spending
That's near 90% of the party now.
You're either a willing slave to fund their lifestyle or a problem to be killed--that's how they all view you.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MtSIY)
Mussolini became a more practical socialist. He edited the most prestigious socialist periodical in Italy for a decade or two.
Which is why the practical model of fascism can fit both a state where people have a grant of private property, as long as they cooperate with the State and a state like Engels' "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat", whose direction is away from private property, so in order to adjust everybody, citizens have as little private property as the State can manage.
The key to fascism is Mussolini's summation: (EISNOSNAS) Everything IN the State, Nothing OUTSIDE of the State, Nothing AGAINST the State.
It's a cooperative model--even "compelling cooperation", thus somebody cooperating with the State's lead IS functionally a part of the State.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MLtjZ)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (E6xSb)
Also Mussolini's government was pretty bland on the Jews, and remained so until the Germans "saved" Mussolini and took power in his name
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (7RAhE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Dave at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (sbsMc)
Remember Marxist theory said socialism would come from an advanced country via a populist party...which the NAZIs were...not the Bolsheviks.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)
That would be pretty dumb of the Soviets. Nazi and Freicorps thugs had been having street wars with communist thugs for a decade by the time Hitler rose to power. Not that there was a lot of difference in the ideology behind them, they would recruit ex-commie thugs to their own cause easily enough.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (8avO+)
But they are never satisfied and always offended.
It's a clue. And a big one.
Does anyone think if every white person gave every last cent to every black person and then became their personal slaves for 30 years each, that the Left would be satisfied? During it and even at the end, would they say "great - this is even now we are no longer "offended" by your white privilege."
No. They would not. So it is NOT offense.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (LGS3t)
He just said he would do it, people forgot about it for a week, and then he admitted on a podcast that he wasn't going to do it.
He still has the SS tattoo on his chest, and he's proud of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)
******
Wow. I did not know that. Many people are under the impression that he covered it up.
Elizabeth Warren is gushing over him.
Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (GD0B3)
The flag.
Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)
One is more polite than the other.
Posted by: Cow Demon
>Logistics. How many moves can you make and plan ahead to advance without losing ground.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)
But Zionists, on the other hand...they hate those guys.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (8avO+)
Because their dominant constituency is:
1st - black women
2nd - white, unmarried women
3rd - (and this is significant overlap with 1 and 2) government workers or those dependent upon government spending/i]
An interesting thing to note, in killing USAID Trump cut off one funding source for the left.
But these orgs also employed Karens in mass with inflated salaries. So the NGO isn't paying voters walking money or funding mules, BUT ALSO those Karens aren't cutting checks to their local Dem candidates from their $250K/year salaries either.
It is a double whammy
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Crow
Any group with the words "...for Justice" in its name is a communist front.
Posted by: Blutarski
Or "Democratic".
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Because to Democrats, it's perfectly acceptable to be a Nazi. It is not acceptable to be a Christian.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: But don't get me started at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (GD0B3)
How about, Everything They Touch Turns to Shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)
Who is paying for all the subversion, propaganda, and agitation? Beijing.
Who took advantage of the opportunity provided by Beijing to impose Draconian limitations on our civil and constitutional rights?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)
how is that going to work in a debate ?
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (y171U)
ALL of the ones they label via the media as right wing, aren't. By any stretch.
But, he who controls the narrative, controls the view.
Nazis are not right wing. They are leftists. Hard core leftists.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)
"It may be a commonwealth for the people, but someone will have to run it for the people. That will be you and me"
H Beam Piper : "A Slave is a Slave"
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (8avO+)
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That was illustrated in the end of Schindler's list. Had he the ring, had he declined his car, had he resigned from the Nazi party.... he likely wouldn't have kept the factory.
Because the Nazi party didn't have a value of profitability, but how well the factory served the State. So, it wouldn't have mattered how well he could have thrived "on his own".
Your entire enterprise was assignable to some Nazi crony, just based on the idea that Party would rather he have it, and they have decided they don't like you so much.
It's one of the things that weakened the Nazi economy and the war effort.
The idea that Nazi ideologues were "okay with private property" is laughable and just barely true.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)
Most government is.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rbvCR)
And yet the vast majority will donate to and vote for the very group kicking them out of the home. Useful Idiots all.
Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rFyE1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
What popped some tops? When they found out that Jimmy Carter's funeral pamphlets had the very same Jerusalem Cross on it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (vQ9So)
Posted by: Scott J at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (nCTkv)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (LGS3t)
WWII started as an intenecine struggle on the far left -- a conflict between two ideologies:
International Socialsm (the USSR) vs. National Socialism (Germany).
The USSR was a coalition of 19 nations and 50 different ethnicities all embracing socialism as a group, with the goal of slowly expanding outward to ultimately encompass the whole world. That's international socialism.
Germany's brand of socialism was more inward-0directed and self-centered: Socialism is just for us, our nation, our ethnic group. And we'll kill anyone who gets in our way.
Germany wanted to "liberate" "Aryans" living in Poland, Chechoslovakia, eastern Europe, etc., so boom, the conflict with the USSR was inevitable.
But the difference between to two forms of socialism now seems, in retrospect, pretty trivial.
If instead germany and the USSR has banded together to bring socialism to the world, and to work out their differences later, they might have succeeded. Chilling thought..
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)
She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (GD0B3)
They will fail instantly, as they have done. And now he has a huge budget problem. And a crime problem.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)
She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)
From Maine!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (y171U)
Also, the obama library of doom opens in about 50 days. Be sure to get your $30 tickets now and bring your ID.
In honour of May Day, may I suggest that you comment loudly so the volunteers hear you: "Wow, this place cost more than $850 million dollars!!! Everyone working here must be making AMAZING money!"
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (Sco7b)
Germany and Italy were originally rivals - Mussolini was willing to oppose Hitler moving into Austria for example, but after trying to deal with Britain/France he decided Hitler was the strong horse...
And in several cases, traditionalist leaders like Franco in Spain and Horthy in Hungary ended up allied with Germany not through an ideological agreement, but because the alternative was communism.
Spain is especially interesting - compare the RCC in Franco's Spain with Nationalist Socialist Germany's relations with Archbishop Galen and the Pope (specifically Germany considered assassinating/executing both of them for their Catholic stances)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)
Being surprised at Democrat evil and perfidy is a life time of hard work I gave up on long, long ago.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (8avO+)
And yet the vast majority will donate to and vote for the very group kicking them out of the home. Useful Idiots all.
Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rFyE1)
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2026 sees the further rise of the white progressive in Talarico in TX and Platner in ME. This is matched with the rise of the Arab communist El-Sayed in MI.
Both whites lose their races. El-Sayed might lose his.
2028 sees the reassertion of the black caucus with their preferred candidate Kamala.
Internal Democrat dynamics are in...flux. Should be fun if they can be kept out of power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)
They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni8)
She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)
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"What's wrong with having a tattoo celebrating social security?"
-DU, 93% probability
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: The older lady with her large tits hanging out at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)
If only there was a book about the situation in Spain...someone should do something!
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: XTC
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Bonus: They get to cast your vote
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (XeU6L)
You can’t make this up.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (aobjm)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kxLc1)
They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni
You left out "Enslave"
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)
But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)
It sounds more like marriage.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qjJKh)
Posted by: redridinghood
Jimmy Carter's Funeral Program with Jerusalem Cross.
https://tinyurl.com/4shpsv84
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (vQ9So)
Stalin attempted to pull Germany into a more permanent alliance against the west a couple of times and of course they were allied from 39-41.
And the irony here is that from 39-41 it wasn't unusual for socialists to disparage Churchill as a warmonger that hated German people
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (gu0hJ)
Who is paying for all the subversion, propaganda, and agitation? Beijing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)
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There aren't many people living on communes in China. I have no idea if China is preparing people for that.
I don't think there are supposed to be any slaves in a "socialism", outside of the new form serfs it creates.
How eager do you think China is for the "state to wither" (again Engels is pretty weaselly on what constitutes the "dissolution of the State", and it could be whenever a State deems itself as having accomplished its Marxist ends). The withering away of the State is the main thing that state-centrist fascists rejected from Marx' theory.
China is a nation. China has a state that's not likely to go away. It is a national socialism, but probably slightly more bent to Marxian Maoism in theme.
China is a fascist empire.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)
This largely describes America's economy in the present day.
Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)
And the solution, the only possible solution, is to paint the Republicans as Fascists. They have to make us seem worse than them.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (954tc)
How about, Everything They Touch Turns to Shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)
Reminds me of an old Steve Dahl / Gary Meyer rant on Chicago radio when I was a kid.
"You want to wrap everything in plastic like they wrap the cups at the Holiday Inn in, then wonder why it fails. You wanna know why? BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH TURNS TO CRAP!!! That's why!"
It was quite epic. I actually had it on cassette somewhere. Not sure if it's still around.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)
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Why do none of the communist nations ever shed their governments to become socialist utopias?
Easy.
They're all controlled by the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Y2NSe)
Things are going swimmingly.
Posted by: The Dog at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (XodLO)
We just have more of those kinds of people these days.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (DgMqy)
Internal Democrat dynamics are in...flux. Should be fun if they can be kept out of power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)
I still don't see Kamala as anyone's preferred candidate. This doesn't mean they won't run her, or that they won't spin the usual leftist mad crush for the dictator with her.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Prove me wrong at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (2Ez/1)
But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)
It sounds more like marriage.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (g8Ew
So you know my ex-wife then?
Posted by: Sure don't miss that. Not one bit. at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I'd argue they are fascist. They have fictitious property ownership and little to no job assignment, while demanding complete loyalty to the state without the ruse of the People as the core of it.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (diia5)
I still don't see Kamala as anyone's preferred candidate. This doesn't mean they won't run her, or that they won't spin the usual leftist mad crush for the dictator with her.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (8avO+)
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You have to ignore every Democrat primary poll right now that shows Kamala with double digit leads over Newsom.
Yes, Democrats love Kamala. They do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)
Absent some really really really important impediment or 14-dimensional strategery consideration (which is doubtful), the administration's complete silence and inaction on *official* lawlessness is becoming deafening.
8USC1324 includes, prominently, aiding or abetting illegals.
DOJ sent a letter to 400+ "sanctuary" jurisdictions last year warning of prosecutions under this statute.
Oh well.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (U/Byj)
China is a fascist empire.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)
China isn't a state, it is many states held together by force and has been for thousands of years.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (8avO+)
I hate that the USSR was given so much after the war they helped start.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (kxLc1)
Find a leader without a national identity yet that they can claim is moderate.
So one of those red to purple state Dem governors would be an obvious choice.
But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.
I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (gu0hJ)
But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)
Oh, hay, "Cluster B" though that also includes the basic assumption that everyone is going to betray him or her and every check is the first step in the inevitable betrayal.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)
Huh.
I guess once you actually make good money, you aren't an American any more?
Envy. Pure and simple. The root of every budding commie.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Prove me wrong at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (2Ez/1)
Just what a bot would say.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: 18-1
Britain and France dumped him after he invaded Ethiopia. He really had no one to turn to at that point except Hitler.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (77rzZ)
They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni
You left out "Enslave"
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)
No, that's what the Mexicans and Muslims are for.
Everyone else, they want dead.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (6Uni8)
Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)
Yes, this is why I am so pissy about things most of the time.
Did you notice Trump is kicking the stilts out from under it all?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)
But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.
I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)
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Obama was already getting a national profile by 2006. And then he barely beat Hillary in 2008 entirely built on the strength of the black vote behind him.
There is no one coming out of the blue to save Democrats from Kamala.
She's going to black girl magic herself to the nomination. She won't even debate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Y2NSe)
On my personal projects, I'm onto landmarks and these were just produced by gemini. Honestly. Perfect...
1. The Architecture of Agony
The Vibe: Dark history, dungeons, and places designed for suffering.
2. Necropolises & Cities of the Dead
The Vibe: Massive, terrifying, or beautiful concentrations of the deceased.
5. Cursed Ground & Haunted Horizons
The Vibe: Places where the atmosphere is heavy and the locals won't go after dark.
7. Forbidden Knowledge: The Great Libraries
The Vibe: Massive, intimidating, or secret repositories of human thought.
10. Monuments to the Absurd
The Vibe: Human-made structures that make no sense, are wildly over-the-top, or purely eccentric.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Sco7b)
They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC
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Then move onto your empty house and burn the furniture for heat.
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (abIsI)
Trump is but one man doing his best, with some flaws rolled in for good measure.
It seems the Liberty Tree is getting quite parched.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)
Yes, this is why I am so pissy about things most of the time.
Did you notice Trump is kicking the stilts out from under it all?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)
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But he's bailing out Spirit Airlines with a preferred loan, which means he's actually the worst president since Washington.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)
Well, then, let's hope they run her ass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DwqWV)
Find a leader without a national identity yet that they can claim is moderate.
So one of those red to purple state Dem governors would be an obvious choice.
But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.
I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)
Them having to run Biden showed the limits of the 'unknown' candidate idea. It is the only thing that worked in the past, but these days the internet will make an unknown known in days if not hours.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (8avO+)
"National" socialism was based on race and therefore definitely not transnational.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kxLc1)
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Right. He started being more influenced by Giovanni Gentile's writing. And he gradually split with Italian Marxists over the stability of the State.
To Gentile, you can't really get much done that benefits “everybody” without the State leading it.
Thus the development of fascism was really a rejection of the "withering away of the state" which was “necessary” in Marx's theory.
BTW, there are plenty of people who get this wrong. Marxism, Fascism, those are ideologies. Conservatives are often not subordinating the theory or idea to empirically judged "successes".
It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)
Well, then, let's hope they run her ass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DwqWV)
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When you have 70-80% support from roughly 40% of the electorate while you only get 30% of support from the rest, well, you're going to win.
That's the Democrat primary now. And her black support will only increase.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL)
Then kill every single evil Muslim in this country,
Would that make you feel better?
Posted by: Cow Demon
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It's a nice start. Call it a pre-emptive action, the muzzy faith dictates that they either convert, kill, or marginalize (to the point of death) all non muzzies. When their holy book says that this is what a good muzzy should do, I think it is wise to take them at their word. Don't you?
Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 01, 2026 02:07 PM (JNTt1)
There is no one more stingy with his own money than a DemSoc.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL)
But they love spending yours...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:07 PM (FtULh)
Was there a man dismay’d?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blunder’d:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)
There is no one coming out of the blue to save Democrats from Kamala.
She's going to black girl magic herself to the nomination. She won't even debate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Y2NSe)
He beat Hillary when the Superdelegates betrayed her to support him. She never closed in that gap. They neutered the Supers after that, but it was too late for her.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (8avO+)
Yes but I think that play can still work on LIVs who often will tell you "I just wish there was a moderate, non-crazy candidate I could vote for".
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
Very much so. Obama oversaw the final push of our economy into a fascist system. Watching various corporate heads maneuver to show they're company was " the good one" that should be picked for national support was interesting. Now Trump is trying to wind some of that back, so of course *he's* the "fascist".
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (lFFaq)
https://tinyurl.com/5c9cmvt8
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)
Sparse "crowd".
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)
The legacy of Obama is that the Democrat electoral losses at the federal and state levels wiped out a generation of moderates and left the field open to the wackos.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Josephistan at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)
Its because or "intellectuals" that century and since were all communists.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)
Same school district that paid out $72 million in bonuses and “lost” another $46 million in county funds. No one can say for sure where the $46 million went. They raised the proficiency scores to 68% by including private schools in the data.
Public school cult is a cancer on the country.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (23/y9)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)
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I all fairness, I am an illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)
not many factory workers and miners in DC.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (8avO+)
it's absurd to think that Dems associating with actual commies will cost them.
Posted by: rhomboid
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This is what gets me. Who says the Dems should panic because of the extremist takeover? The vast majority of people are simply brand-faithful and barely skim the news; when they do, it's another diabetic Mexican grandma being ripped from her family and transported back to Dirt Village on a ... boxcar, probably. Or some earnest "transwoman" who just wants dignity.
I don't think Dems have a thing to worry about when it comes to the party itself.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (n7rxJ)
https://tinyurl.com/5c9cmvt8
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)
This man. He gets it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)
The best example of this was the American League for Peace and Democracy, which was Stalin's agit-prop operation in the 30s. Advocated for American involvement in Europe until August 15, 1939, then was isolationist until June 22, 1941. Very confusing times for American Communists.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (wGerL)
I all fairness, I am an illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
And an asshole!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)
I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
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Newsom would be a worse candidate than Kamala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
I all fairness, I am an illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
And an asshole!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Y2NSe)
Their voters did GREAT under Biden; Covid was fantastic and wonderful for them.
That's how far removed from reality they really are.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (MtSIY)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)
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It doesn't have to be based on race. But it does seem that tribal politics are allowed to fester more.
The fact that not a single Marxist revolution has resulted in that leader throwing their lot in with established Marxian-themed nation, demonstrates the value of the State.
A strength that Mussolini predicted.
You can see that early 20th-century "sophisticated society" was just more eugenic-minded. Since nobody has dubbed their form of government "fascist" or "national socialist" since then, means that most self-claimed fascist states will exist when sophisticates were very eugenically-minded.
However, I argue that Europe is filled with multi-party national socialist states. Who are moving toward the point where the government decides everything it decides it needs to decide.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Fi81e)
This will be more than what was spent on the Trump, Kamala election.
The left is also using this for voter registration.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
She was smart enough to hide for about 40 of her 100 days.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)
I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Y2NSe)
Righteous bucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (0DsdP)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (lFFaq)
I'd call it an impressive sleight of hand, but it has all the subtlety of a kinetic weapon from orbit.
Posted by: And quite the display of ignorance as well at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)
And its funny. Anyone that has studied politics will quickly identify that people use political power for self advancement.
So the only safe way to have political power in your society is to minimize it, divide it up into different spheres, and make it as a local as possible. Yes this is exactly what the US founders did.
But the left always pops up with a "but then we can't do all the great things we need to do!" which in turn is answered by "if you can't get them to do it voluntarily it shouldn't be done"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)
Where is the source of this ridiculous claim?
Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (CncsH)
237 Newsom would be a worse candidate than Kamala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)
She was smart enough to hide for about 40 of her 100 days.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)
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Kamala will get Obama levels of black support.
Newsom is just as embarrassing with a terrible record, but he wouldn't get the black support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)
Didn't end well for either of them
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (FtULh)
The left is also using this for voter registration.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
You misspelled mail-in voter ballot theft.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 01, 2026 02:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
Short answer: because they were pragmatic Socialists. They were OK with the proles having the illusion of private property, and with the big industrialists making buckets of money, as long as they did the Party's bidding.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)
This morning I learned from Grumpy that you can put end tags, by themselves, in your sig. You can't see them, but I have all four in mine now: /i, /b, /u, and /s (with square brackets of course, to clarify for jokers).
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)
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Yes. Maybe cutting off their money pipeline is having an effect.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (3ImbR)
The Vibe: Human-made structures that make no sense, are wildly over-the-top, or purely eccentric.
Posted by: Stateless
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Heh. When criticizing much of contemporary architure, I am told that I just do not understand the 'elegance' of the design.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM
Who in the party, after all, hasn't?
Posted by: Willie Brown at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (l1Oiv)
I kind of hope the Dem standard bearer is Newsom. I want him to explain how he has spent $126B on a high speed train that doesn't have a mile of track yet laid.
I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...
Posted by: 18-1
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Newsom has a deflection for everything. Plus a hairline.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (n7rxJ)
There are a number of reasons for this, but part of it is the inflation making long term investments that don't give regular dividends a bad idea, and taxation that means holding stock and raw materials an overall liability.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (rbvCR)
The weekend is here
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)
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It doesn't have to be based on race. But it does seem that tribal politics are allowed to fester more.
The fact that not a single Marxist revolution has resulted in that leader throwing their lot in with established Marxian-themed nation, demonstrates the value of the State.
A strength that Mussolini predicted.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Fi81e)
German N.S wasn't based on race but German culture and whatever made up crap history they could construct. Their designated enemy wasn't a race, but a religious group, the Jews that the decided to call a race.
When the Germans were fighting for the origin of the "Caucasian" race, they had no problem massacring the resididents like flies in the process.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM
You new here?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)
Its because or "intellectuals" that century and since were all communists.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)
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True, but it's how they turned it. In the discussion of Marxism, to be concerned about economy and self interest was to be "anti-intellectual" because you were rejecting "academic ideas" for material concerns.
So, it's a sieve for how "academics" and "intellectuals" and people who pursued those descriptions became mostly ideologues. Who's main claim to fame is grousing because the distribution of property is not "perfect".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Fi81e)
To the liberals, phrenologically speaking, we are all stupid and violent. They've done studies!! Science.
Here's from supergrok by the way...
Here’s a snapshot of the top Democratic 2028 presidential front-runners (as of early May 2026), drawn from recent polling averages and Polymarket betting odds:
Gavin Newsom: ~18–26%
Kamala Harris: ~12–29%
Pete Buttigieg: ~11%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC): ~8–10%
Josh Shapiro: ~5%
Mark Kelly: ~5%
JB Pritzker: ~4%
Cory Booker: ~3%
Others/Undecided: The rest (field is wide open)
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Sco7b)
And can't wait for total control or a revolution
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Vintage Democrats were pretty big on slavery too. And Jim Crow 1.0
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (X5FXP)
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When they start shooting the people.
Communists shoot the people to get into power.
Socialists shoot the people to keep power.
And they always start shooting the people.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (MtSIY)
Yes and I simplify it by saying Mussolini broke with the Italian Marxists because he didn't think they went far enough to establish socialism.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (7RAhE)
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (bXvrr)
DOJ Releases Video of the Democrats' Latest Programmed-to-Kill Assasssin
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (Sco7b)
The original estimate for the cost was $33B. The recent estimate is $231B. Juuuuust a bit outside.
https://youtu.be/IVP9WUGdgPg
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (X5FXP)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)
Didn't end well for either of them
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (FtULh)
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Ended worse for Stalin.
Hours of excruciating pain and seizures lying on the floor (maybe?), pissing himself. And he had made himself such an terror that sounds of pain could not get people to open that door.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Fi81e)
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
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how about Beshear
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (kxLc1)[
The Anarcho-syndicalists as a bloc had more juice than the Marxists, who were more academics than anything.
They were also the ones blowing shit up in protest, and that was what brought the industrialists into the negotiations.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (kxLc1)
Dump on the Republicans all you want, but remember they can't have a local headquarters and need security at all local events because of violence from the left.
Raging commies don't stop there, they go after people in their homes.
We have been at war. Terrorists and assholes on the left get their hands slapped.
Posted by: Auspex at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (DECkL)
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM
It also makes your quote look silly when it makes the main page sidebar.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)
Mussolini saw himself as an intellectual but again also a sociopath that saw force needed to obtain his goals .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (LGS3t)
Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
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You'd think THEY would be a non-starter for HIM.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: TitanTom at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (a7cyL)
Trump's Push for Election Integrity Uncovers 34,000 Dead Voters on North Carolina's Rolls
I'd like to know how often the dead have cast votes in North Carolina.
Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action. Why is that?Government working at typical levels of government efficiency.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections identified approximately 34,000 dead people on the state's voter rolls following a comprehensive data comparison with a federal database. Earlier this month, the NCSBE submitted over 7.3 million voter records to the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database as part of an initiative to strengthen the accuracy and integrity of the state's voter registration list. The NCSBE clarified that the identification of deceased individuals on the state's voter rolls does not necessarily indicate illegal votes were cast. "While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated," Sam Hayes, the executive director of the State Board of Elections, said in a press release.
The discovery came amid the agency's ongoing effort to verify the citizenship status of voters, which the NCSBE voted along party lines earlier this month to do after facing lawsuits from the Trump administration for allegedly failing to maintain an accurate voter list. The NCSBE said it will work with county boards of elections to remove the names from the voter rolls. Federal law requires states to remove from their voter rolls people who are ineligible for reasons such as being deceased and North Carolina already has a process of biennial list maintenance to remove ineligible voters from its roles, according to Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, who indicated that the state removed 500,000 ineligible voters through this program in 2025. However, as Jackson points out for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.
... The Trump administration has also launched a nationwide push to obtain full statewide voter-registration lists and list-maintenance records, suing those states failing to comply. The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to try to force the release of the data, according to the Associated Press.I can't help noticing that the thing the media assures me can never happen -- at least when a Democrat wins -- seems to be deliberately engineered to happen. Hello! Happy Friday!
President Donald Trump standing in the Oval Office at the White House The Republican National Committee's official election integrity account on X said that the findings in North Carolina "is EXACTLY" why the Trump administration is forcing states to clean up their voter rolls. "Turns out checking state voter rolls against federal records actually helps keep them more accurate. Who knew?" quipped Frank LaRose, Ohio secretary of state and candidate for Ohio auditor of state.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (a992C)
Rookie numbers. -- Oregon and Michigan
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Brometheus at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (GYrNB)
(but Dems running the polls can vote for them, and dump their ballots covertly)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (bQJaK)
Why is that?
The corruption is deep and pervasive.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (E2lD7)
Back to work.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (Sco7b)
I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)
Why is that?
This is a trick question, right?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
And we are paying for it in every way
Posted by: Czech Chick at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (A/L+S)
I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)
Then, Paul, you won't mind that we remove them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)
Not to mention the illegals voting.
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (9lqZe)
I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)
Then, Paul, you won't mind that we remove them.
Racist!
Posted by: Paul, probably at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
Why is that?
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We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (LGS3t)
for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.
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WHY is hell? Oh, that's right. Trump's fault, because he
1 - reduced the size of the federal work force
2 - ??
3 - profit!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (n7rxJ)
And we are paying for it in every way
Posted by: Czech Chick at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (A/L+S)
Likely. Especially in the machine states like Illinois, Mass, etc. The thing is the outflow of sane people and the influx of loons might have made the loons the majority by now.
I'd like to see an accurate census though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)
He's been dead for a while now.
I assume if I return that form I get a ballot with no traceable way to tell it was illegally cast.
And remember the government KNOWS who died and so anyone with access to that database can then send a ballot application to wherever they want. Oh a completely not related note, you notice that whenever someone deep dives on registered voters they always find thousands of voters with addresses matching abandonded buildings?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)
Federal Lord God King Bufu Judges say NO!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (LGS3t)
You forgot to add 'Obama promises.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Governor Kemp and SoS Raffensperger at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)
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Never voted and vote wasn't counted are two different things unfortunately. And he only said the former.
Wow so a dead person never voted. No fucking shit asshole. We already know that.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (LGS3t)
I'd like to see an accurate census though.
IN urban precincts it is normal to see 100% of the vote for the topline Dem candidates.
Now, obviously Dem candidates are more appealing to urban voters but...100%? Fine no Republicans but no Libertarians, Greens, Socialist or free drugs parties either?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
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WHY is hell? Oh, that's right. Trump's fault, because he
1 - reduced the size of the federal work force
2 - ??
3 - profit!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM
Yet when my Father passed away, SSA was there within a week with sending us a letter taking back part of the monthly payment. So if they know…..:.
Why the 10 years especially if you have a death certificate?
Posted by: Hyacinth at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Fcxgc)
By. Design.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (iNUL3)
One assumes it has become more difficult to hire crews.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)
Which is why they won't do it
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
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I'm sure there are reasons unbeknownst to me, but why can't whatever state gov't office is responsible for recent death certificate issuances be cross-referenced with voter record databases and automatically deleted? I get it. Not everybody dies in their home state, but surely it would catch a lot of people whose names could be removed immediately.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
Or what about Mexico descending into anarchy after that Cartel guy got capped?
So much of the news is random shit we hear about but then disappears... almost as if by design...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)
She was arrested for voter fraud. Yet Democrats garner thousands and thousands of illegal votes, yet no one goes to jail for it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (PQb8B)
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed
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More amazing details at the link.
https://tinyurl.com/yc8ryz7w
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Stateless
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Apparently for several hundred thousand, yes. That sort of theft occurs when deaths somehow do not make it to the Soc. Security Death Index for a variety of reasons. Given we know federal programs do not talk to each other, it is also probably true of other welfare is not cut off as well.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)
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And remember, if they say it's 8 to 10, that means it's 20 to 30. Like the count of illegals. Or anything else out of their festering gobshite hanging maw.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (LGS3t)
https://x.com/Unveiled_ChinaX/status/2049829277567496438
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
She was arrested for voter fraud. Yet Democrats garner thousands and thousands of illegal votes, yet no one goes to jail for it.
And she was only caught because she talked about it.
If she had just cast a ballot in her dogs name it would have never been caught...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)
Yet when my Father passed away, SSA was there within a week with sending us a letter taking back part of the monthly payment. So if they know…..:.
Why the 10 years especially if you have a death certificate?
Posted by: Hyacinth at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Fcxgc)
yeah, this.
The FiL died and they knew immediately. They were a month behind, so the last check that went in, didn't come back out. But his insurance, retirement and everything stopped immediately.
Will have to see if he votes in November, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (ssz2a)
I believe that Philly has been known to surpass 100% turnout.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)
No - she was only arrested because she talked about it.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (G4ajv)
Occam's Razor folks, Occam's razor.
If they have the power to correct this, but refuse to do so, it's cause they have found a way to USE this to their advantage.
Period.
Whatever excuses or explanation they spew are self-serving lies.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (MNCvZ)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
And possibly the supply lines for big outboard motors and fiberglass construction materials have been interdicted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (Cqx++)
Because China don't give a f*ck about animal rights. They don't give a f*ck about HUMAN rights. Animals are proper f*cked.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (PQb8B)
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed
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More amazing details at the link.
https://tinyurl.com/yc8ryz7w
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Every state has to rein in these judges and the best way is to IMPOSE sentencing mandatory minimums and maximums for offenses. Too many of these trial judges become petty assholes or politicians on the bench.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)
You notice that blue states and purple ones like Arizona are fighting like hell to keep the feds from looking at their voting rolls . Oregon just got forced by a Judicial Watch suit to remove about 23%of the names on the voter rolls. The other states that are fighting are probably as bad.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (gu0hJ)
A lot of transhumanism is being pushed by wealthy atheists.
Since they believe death is the end it is worth any price to find a way to extend life via cybnertics/drugs/whatever. And if it comes at a risk of human extinction, well, from their perspective who cares they are going to die.
And yes this is the same argument you heard from clot shot advocates during COVID...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
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Refusing to correct a problem and actively making sure a problem exists can look like the same thing.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (LGS3t)
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Then no problem removing them , yes? Yes!
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (kxLc1)
Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: kingsman at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (GD0B3)
That is an issue as well, but I want to point out the notion of any sizeable population voting 100% for one candidate is insane. Even in regimes that completely fake the vote they don't report 100% for their candidates.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: kingsman at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (ehY6c)
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
Wait.....I thought Nazis were bad.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (PQb8B)
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
The Capitalist guts will be used to grease our tank treads! We shall use their tombstones to pave our new glorious work camps for the undesirables! The Future Belongs to Us!
-Paid for by Graham Platner
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
They want a solution to the problem. Real change. A final solution.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (ndZc7)
The reason this whole tactic works is that they will, in fact, never be removed. It is simply impossible to do anywhere they were inserted. Which is why our ruling class put them there to torment us. And they will continue to do that until the legal system is 100% run by their criminal brownshirts as a means to punish the just.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (PQb8B)
He's not a nazi- he's just a democratic socialist!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)
Of late I'm starting to see positive posts about "the painter" on lefty forums.
No, it isn't popular yet but they are moving in a clear direction...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)
https://x.com/Unveiled_ChinaX/status/2049829277567496438
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
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I've read that book. It doesn't end well for humanity.
Also, he bears an uncanny resemblance to a young Bruce Willis.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (diia5)
Why is that?
What a lovely rhetorical question.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)
I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson
Not quite true, bad registration rolls are imperative for cheat by mail states. What the Dems do is monitor who votes and who hasn't by getting direct feeds for their voter groups and they inject ballots after the polls have closed using those fraudulent voter ids. That is why they want counting to last for days or weeks after the election.
In election tabulation systems, one can pull a voter from the inactive files, activate them, and then cast a ballot in their name and then inactivate them.
It is a new spin on floaters vote cheating. In that system, you have urban Dem machines move paid bums from precinct to precinct to vote again. The Dems use the vast padded election rolls to do the same thing, cast votes in their names. Non existent voters don't protest fraud.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)
Heh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)
No, you can't have these natural high endorphins.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)
I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)
National Socialist German Workers' Party. It's in the name...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
They want a solution to the problem. Real change. A final solution.
The guy is a total fraud. He pretends to be a liberal Dem, but he's really just a garden variety Nazi thug. He's a member of the Ersatzgruppen.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
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It's statistically impossible for a large enough population size, no matter how you gerrymander the district.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)
Heh. Sorry, head monologue. I was riffing on hasan calling himself a democratic socialist- which is essentially his shorthand for technocrat/national socialist/communist I want to have all the money and power dream fantasy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)
I vaguely recall a news story that came and went where a group of mail in voters had been polled and something like 20% admitted to casting a ballot on someone else's behalf
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
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It's statistically impossible for a large enough population size, no matter how you gerrymander the district.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (gnNyN)
Just wait until you look at the districts with OVER 100% voting!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (ynpvh)
I'm quite certain that the Ds can always use this knowledge to rub one out. The GOPeeeee is the bucket for said rubbing.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (JNTt1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)
May he achieve martyrdom soon......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)
Nice 'Ersatzgruppen.' I am stealing that. From each according to his means...
That is perfect though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Zombie Jesse Helms at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (PQb8B)
He's one of those few people you can actually imagine with a smile putting a *types* *deletes*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: GOP at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (abIsI)
They want new ways to torture people. One of the proposed techs was talking about how they can put something in you that makes a "criminal" feel like a day is a 100 year prison sentence.
Also a way to get violent criminals back on the streets in one day because they "served their time". Also there's no way to prove they've served their time. Evil is not so much banal as it is highly efficient in its madness.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (LGS3t)
The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a "Kids Over Corporations" protest.
Indoctrination of kids to basically protest against Trump and his administration and including trans rights.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (NpAcC)
Slowly at first, then, once the counts are in from Republican districts and the Dems know how many votes they need, all at once.
wait, I misread the question a bit. It's biennually as needed.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 12:35 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)
I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)
As you already know but needs to be repeated often . National Socialist German Workers' Party: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei.
But still referred to as a Far Right party by the Left even though the platform follows everything the Left advocates. Before they had the antisemitism part to claim it wasn't Leftist. They've torn that mask off completely.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:36 PM (kxLc1)
*insert 'voter fraud' meme here*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (BI5O2)
And this is an easy problem to fix. Hire fewer counters. Have them call it a night early, and so on.
Though the real fix is red counties need to start "finding" ballots that give their candidates the win...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a "Kids Over Corporations" protest.
Indoctrination of kids to basically protest against Trump and his administration and including trans rights.
Posted by: redridinghood
It seems we have another dud as Secy of Education.
Remove all federal funds from the districts. All of it.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (gu0hJ)
Plus, by this point, none of them remember shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (2ap+5)
This was a self-reported Rassmussen poll, linked here.
https://tinyurl.com/3u6vcauv
Because Republicans are rules-based thinkers for the most part and Democrats are Utopian ends justify the means thinkers for the most part, this benefits the Dems by huge margins. It's no coincidence the Republicans get destroyed in mail in ballot states. They have much more integrity overall, and it does not take a huge number of fanatical cheaters to change an election.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Ministry of Truth at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Alec Leamas
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Urban areas are where lawbreaking in general is endemic.
And that particularly includes government and vote counting. So it is easy enough to hire criminals to do the dirty deeds while the elected officials keep their hands clean by plausible deniability.
City (and rural too back then) political machines caused the movement to voter registration and regularization of voting rules around 1900 give or take a decade in most places. And that was because the older system was largely contests between cheaters in the GOP and the Democrat party dueling over who could cheat more.
With computers and a corrupted voter file, we need a new movement to reduce cheating to a minimum including stiff prison sentences for fraudsters.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)
Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
No mention of Ollie Gocks.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (Cqx++)
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)
His new "Strength Through Joy" initiative is really turning heads.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (ExV1e)
They are in the NE, except NM and HI.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)
A "two-strikes" rule for vote fraud. Second conviction puts you facing a firing squad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
Sure, but when 114% of the voters agree, who are we to argue?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Every state in the Union requires certification of death be sent to the Departments of Vital Statistics (same with births nowadays). Because states sucked at their job intentionally, Soc Security and retirement programs required direct notification from funeral home directors immediately upon death. But not surprisingly some funeral home directors themselves are not the most scrupulous about notifying the government of deaths and proper reporting.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Coffee is for Cheaters at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (qUkBO)
They are in the NE, except NM and HI.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (vbXSk)
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Gerrymandering is the spoils of political war. I honestly see no problem with it.
If Republicans want more representation in New Hampshire, win more local and state races.
Same thing with Democrats in Texas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)
17% of mail in voters voted in a state they are no longer a resident of
10% know someone that voted in a state they are no longer eligible
21% voted for a friend or family member
8% said they were paid to vote
Now the last line is illegal, but doesn't necessarily lead to an illegal vote. But we tabulate the first three around half of mail in ballots are fake...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)
I'd like to see an accurate census though.
IN urban precincts it is normal to see 100% of the vote for the topline Dem candidates.
Now, obviously Dem candidates are more appealing to urban voters but...100%? Fine no Republicans but no Libertarians, Greens, Socialist or free drugs parties either?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)
Didn't Obammy top 112% in some precincts of Philadelphia in 2008 or 2012?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: MikeN at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (xqUQ/)
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Well, hell, just trying to pronounce it is liable to break your jaw.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (2ap+5)
No, it isn't popular yet but they are moving in a clear direction...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)
He was for the people, welfare for all (pure Aryans), hatred of the Joos, a strong economy... I'm betting that they'd be outright singing his praises if not for that whole falling out with the Soviets.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)
It doesn't just stop with someone picking up that identity and voting illegally. When an elderly individual dies, they target the address itself. Then, they have multiple people use that specific address as their resident address. They are able to do this by listing an "apartment #" at that address so it doesn't set off any red flags.
You could end up with multiple registrations at the same address with no one actually living there. They will use the same name as another individual, but change the birthday by one of two days (again to avoid red flags popping up).
Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (dIske)
Posted by: pookysgirl married a good man at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)
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The only thing the modern left hasn't liked about Hitler was the hatred of Jews thing.
And we're at a point where hatred of Jews is becoming more surface level and accepted on the left.
Of course they're going to become Nazi fans.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (Y2NSe)
NE is heavily gerrymandered.
Drive around New Hampshire for example, and sure the cities have signs for leftwing candidates. But once you get outside of the cities it is all Trump.
Yet come election day the Dems get 51% and the Rs get 49% and we get two exterme leftist house reps...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (swhgH)
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (et1vG)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 01, 2026 12:47 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Too many Democrats (not a majority of them if polls on SAVE act are reliable) look at cheating as justified on the basis of race, gimmedats, or other nasty notions. And that goes double for their elected officials that are all too aware that their positions depend on continued cheating.
But, cheating risks creating a civil war over voting irregularities especially when one party is identified with most if not all of the cheating. It destroys the system and violates the social compact. Dems wanting nothing but power and wealth taken from others don't care. The rest of us do except for the lazy assholes in the GOP Senate (and in state governments run by GOP that allow urban Dem cheating to go unchecked).
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Rando Calrissian at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (EQ65/)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM
You escaped to NH?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (l1Oiv)
The districts should be drawn to allow for contiguous representation. No lobster or pitchfork districts.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Rando Calrissian at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (EQ65/)
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"We can't give voter rolls to the federal government. They might figure out our voters' social security numbers."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Y2NSe)
No Democrat anywhere has won a legitimate election since at least the 1970s. They let their uniparty pals win things as long as it doesn't hurt their power, and people assume that means elections are legit. Nope.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (sabhw)
Posted by: Arizona at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (JW6Az)
The districts should be drawn to allow for contiguous representation. No lobster or pitchfork districts.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (kxLc1)
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The more important thing is proper rep to voter ratios.
We're way out of balance and literally nothing is actually fair to the voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)
Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems at May 01, 2026 12:51 PM (7Q0e+)
If you die and someone else votes for you, they can vote for you forever.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 01, 2026 12:47 PM (PSEDc)
Well, you are no longer entitled to vote in CO. Doesn't mean your name has been removed from the list, does it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc)
"We can't give voter rolls to the federal government. They might figure out our voters' social security numbers."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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And yet district judges in blue states are citing that shit reason for refusing federal government access. The first of these lawless decisions by those judges should be hitting appellate courts about now. A few red states are being sued, Georgia for example.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)
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The aroma of BBQ and marijuana wafts through the air.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)
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The NH Democratic Party must be incompetent for such an amendment to survive for an actual vote.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:53 PM (2ap+5)
What was that about?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:53 PM (swhgH)
Not that there isn't fraud their either, but if only eligible citizens voted, there might be 100 or so Dem house Reps and 10-16 Dem Senators
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:55 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Seems Legit at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (aZm/F)
What was that about?
I did not see that but since 4096 is a power of 2, I assume it refers to a single-bit error changing a binary 0 to a 1.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (vTZFs)
Literally 10 minutes of detective work to accomplish this.
WTF are the people administering elections even DOING in this country? This is their basic job. Something you could assign an intern to work on over the summer.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (954tc)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)
NH has no sales tax, no income tax. Funding for county, municipality and schools is primarily generated from property taxes. Where things get interesting is the property tax assessment on a $500k home can be as low as $1300 in one town to almost $19k in another town. My town rate is right around $20/thousand.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Mmmmmm! Medium rare tri tip and a pungent joint.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (W5mpo)
Posted by: ...
Any data to support that assertion?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (XvL8K)
Ironically enough, back in '93.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)
@TrumpWarRoom
The reporter couldn't help but laugh
Q: Are there talks about you wearing a bulletproof vest?
@POTUS: "I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (954tc)
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Democrats have owned the governorship of NC since 2017. And it's not like Pat McCrory, the one term GOP governor from 2013-2017, the only Republican governor of NC since 1993, was big on cleaning up elections in Charlotte or Raleigh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y2NSe)
I'd believe it. The notion that a bunch of R voters turn out to re-elect GOPers again and again in primary elections seems absurd.
Yes I know moderate R types. They don't vote in primaries and then complain they wish there were "moderate" candidates to vote for while voting for whoever won the R primary.
But the people I know that vote in R primaries are very similar to me politically.
Yes, this could be a Pauline Kael thing but does anyone know a large group of GOPe positive voters going to the polls for the primary elections?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:00 PM (UjdFS)
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I won't have any money riding on that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (ndZc7)
If Republicans want more representation in New Hampshire, win more local and state races.
Same thing with Democrats in Texas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)
I agree, but the problem with politics, generally, is that decent people want nothing to do with it. So, we are inevitably ruled by the indecent.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (swhgH)
Posted by: Alec Leamas
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I used to live in Philly. Still have family there. This kind of fraud has been going on for decades. We know it. That state GOP knows it. The Dems openly brag about it. If anyone raises even a teeny tiny objection, they get steamrolled by the machine. So...nothing will happen. It never has.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (9CBNQ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)
I heard the other guy was extreme. The people on TV said so. I don't like scary people. I always voted Republican and it was nicer back in the old days when everyone seemed happier and could get alone. Also my candidate has better hair.
Posted by: the 71/f who wishes it was all like it used to be at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (gKWVE)
Nobel Committee: We were strongly considering awarding the Peace Prize to President Trump but then he bombed the peaceful Iranian people on behalf of the nefarious Israelis so we've decided to award the prize to Chinese President Pooh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)
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Hope they're not connected to Davy Jones' Gym Socks. They're getting kinda whiffy..
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (xvhJH)
Nobel Committee: We were strongly considering awarding the Peace Prize to President Trump but then he bombed the peaceful Iranian people on behalf of the nefarious Israelis so we've decided to award the prize to Chinese President Pooh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)
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Nah, it'll be some female activist living in Paris who advocates for LGBT rights in Tibet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Y2NSe)
The associate press is lying of course. A better way to phrase this is
"Under Federal law the states are required to maintain accurate voter rolls, and to provide those rolls to the federal government. 30 states have not, and several, refuse, to comply with the law. Hence the federal government has been forced to sue the 30 states to enforce compliance."
It's not a nationwide "push" It is the law. They have not followed the law. Many have said they won't follow the law and refuse to comply. This is a law that says maintain your voter rolls and provide a copy to the federal government.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Sid at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (+GLts)
Why is that?
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They don't want to disenfranchise the dead voter.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (3uBP9)
Which might not be so bad if the indecent people elected were also hot but no one wants to see Rosa DeLauro is a leather librarian costume.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:04 PM (ExV1e)
Since they believe death is the end it is worth any price to find a way to extend life via cybnertics/drugs/whatever. And if it comes at a risk of human extinction, well, from their perspective who cares they are going to die.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM
That reminds me of a conversation that I had years ago with a guy in a hotel lobby bar. He was going on and on about that stuff until I finally looked at him and said "You're an atheist, aren't you?". Yep, he was!
Posted by: Moonbeam at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (rbKZ6)
There is no wall high enough or island remote enough to contain the rage of those who have been lied to and cheated out of a future worth having.
Indict Brennan, he will rat them out before the trial even begins and those in his thrall will deliver justice upon him, jusst like Jefmass -- that's how it's done in the big leagues.
Then expose the Arctraitors: Clinton/Obama/IceKingJOE.
Then expose their enablers, the LIBs who sponsored it all making money hand over fist pitting Man against other men until we exist NO MORE -- as the LIBs hold on to the last conceivable though in their mind: expropriate, Expropriate, EXPROPRIATE, lead by the lead Deplorable: DARVO/DAVROS-Adam Schiff....
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBGavinsRealityBomb
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (j+nD1)
Did they use Peter's Tork wrench to open it?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Y2NSe)
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the true peace seeker! He deserve it more than the puppet of the Zionist entity!
Posted by: Mohammad Ghalibaf at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
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One of the best pollsters from 2024, Harvard-Harris, shows a 50/50 generic congressional ballot for 2026.
2018 ended up a D+9 race.
I don't think 2026 is going to be anything like 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Yeah, he's one of those. Character actor Charles Lane looked like he was 75 in the 30s, and looked like he was 75 in the 70s.
Billy Benedict was the opposite. Boyish face, was doing juvenile roles in his 60s, newsboy, messenger, etc.
Posted by: Whitey, Bowery Boys at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
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Still trying to peddle his Economic Mayonnaise.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (kGf4g)
The thing speaks for itself. We know Repubs are at a huge disadvantage because of this stuff yet they don't fight - nor did they fight 2020 - nor will they pass SAVE - which suggests on the surface they have something to lose from cleaning up the rolls.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (5rh/l)
I FEEL HAPPY!
Posted by: Democrat Voters at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ...
That's what I thought, thank you.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (kGf4g)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (LGS3t)
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No, 2018 was 2018 because the Republican Congress actively fought Trump and called him a Russian puppet on TV instead of just funding a border wall and treating Trump like any other Republican.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
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Still trying to peddle his Economic Mayonnaise.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xvhJH)
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But mostly hobo ass.
Posted by: Democrat Voters at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Fi81e)
Does he have no respect for the dead?! Desecration!
Posted by: The DNC at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Pu/zx)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Y2NSe)
I can't tell if you are joking. I have actually heard that argument - that voter information is super-secret, right to know stuff.
We wouldn't want the federal government knowing things about voters that I can buy on the internet for a few bucks or give away for free in exchange for a Safeway rewards card.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (954tc)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)
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But also the large amount of "walkaways" the Republicans had.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh7ffdy
Jim Acosta reacts.
Jim Acosta
@Acosta
For the love of God, Scott Jennings should be fired. My latest on Substack.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)
2026 is pretty much the same barring calling him a Russian puppet on TV.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ExV1e)
Also part of it. Plus fraud.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (LGS3t)
@EndWokeness
LA Councilman Hugo Soto Martinez: It is not fair that illegals are not able to vote!
https://tinyurl.com/2w4a94f7
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (2ap+5)
Not that there isn't fraud their either, but if only eligible citizens voted, there might be 100 or so Dem house Reps and 10-16 Dem Senators
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Outside of the Portland, Salem and Eugene areas, most of the elections, and statewide elections in Oregon are won by one or two percent, usually after a recount or reconcilliation.
Portland is rumored to have had a 110% turn out last election
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (9lqZe)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (954tc)
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I don't know if it means anything, but I initially read that as "Sydney Sweeney rewards card."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (xvhJH)
Posted by: Inogame at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Vh9CX)
SS rolls record deaths, most of the time.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)
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Loss of incumbancy in safe GOP seats don't matter because of the PVI of the districts on its own.
What matters in House races ends up being national conditions and turnout differentials. Democrats were always going to be advantaged in 2018, but the GOP actively made it worse by making the national environment as bad for the GOP as possible by doing two things: Calling their own standard bearer a traitor and not doing what the Republicans wanted regarding policy.
Arguably, the former is much worse than the latter for turnout.
But, it all bit the GOPe in the end. They lost loyalists in Congress. That's all they accomplished.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)
Does he have no respect for the dead?! Desecration!
Posted by: The DNC
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He's even mean to dead people.
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: I really hate these guys at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)
2026 is pretty much the same barring calling him a Russian puppet on TV.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ExV1e)
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Congress hasn't passed a real policy bill since 2009, the ACA.
Congress being ineffective and pointless is just baked in the cake now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (Y2NSe)
Did anyone besides myself see a headline that read "a single cosmic particle added 4,096 votes.
I think that was on the tech thread.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 01:14 PM (5rh/l)
19 in all.
3 assassinated. 15.8%
3 others shot (Teddy Roosevelt was shot after being President)
= 6 shot. 31.6
Just under one third of Republican Presidents get shot by Democrats or further left (Czolgosz, e.g.)
The Dems had 1, and Democrats mourned and Republicans mourned.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ynpvh)
So the German Democratic Republic was a democratic republic?
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a democratic republic?
What a stupid argument, Good to see you can easily be fed propaganda.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)
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They're just not that in to their base.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)
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They're just not that in to their base.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (Fi81e)
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Winning by losing leads to losing, not winning.
The base just took increased control. Far from full control, but more control.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (Y2NSe)
They know it too. It’s why they are still trying to cheat and their main op is trying g to suppress republican voters.
Don’t fall for it. Go vote
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (+ffGB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)
Jessica Tarlov
@JessicaTarlov
‘F around and find out’ is still the Democrats’ position on redistricting and is even more so our position after the SCOTUS ruling.
Hakeem Jeffries is talking about a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue. We could get 52 seats in California. Democrats support a national gerrymandering ban. Republicans would be wise to support it before this gets even uglier.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (ndZc7)
They know it too. It’s why they are still trying to cheat and their main op is trying g to suppress republican voters.
Don’t fall for it. Go vote
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (+ffGB)
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Dem majority of 5-10 in the House.
Senate stays the same.
That's my prediction.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
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It's the same argument as Antifa is "anti-fascist".
It's not propaganda, though. Name one free economy country that would subsidize a vacation for its citizens. ("Strength through Joy").
Name a country like that whose leader worked with a car company to ensure a car most of its citizens could afford. (the Volkswagen)
Fascism is inherently socialist, from Gentile and Mussolini. It's just not on Marx's timeline is all. Mussolini coined the phrase "National Socialism"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
But the parties switched so the Republicans that were attacked before Trump would have been Democrats today. But not vice versa. It all makes sense on Planet Zaxxon.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (LGS3t)
a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I'm so naive about this. I don't get why political gerrymandering is okey-dokey. I have this weird idea that a nonpartisan agent -- like an algorithm with nothing in it but things like county lines, population density, MAYBE a predominance of some industry or other -- should draw the maps.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (n7rxJ)
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And the top twenty feet of an iceberg is a very small piece. Jus sayin...
Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (pFqNV)
Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (bXvrr)
Posted by: Aliss at May 01, 2026 02:21 PM (izLlr)
There is a quote something like, 'It's not about the vote count, but about who is doing the vote count.'
The Dominion counting machines had a back door to change the result. That is a known fact. The voting precinct administrators claimed a plumbing issue to block public viewing of voting count. That is a known fact. Ramming through boxes of faux votes in the counting machines is a known fact. Now we have NY Mayor Mamdani being elected because Republicans didn't vote. Was it possible that those who counted the votes threw out mail ballots from conservative districts? The media has never addressed the possibility!
Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (0DsdP)
Posted by: TitanTom at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (a7cyL)
THE MORNING RANT: Delta Airlines Is Backpedaling from Obedience to the Climate Religion’s Commandments
Delta Air Lines Inc. quietly scrubbed a pair of key environmental targets from its sustainability web page late last week. The Atlanta-based carrier deleted its pledge to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10% of its jet fuel by 2030. It also rephrased its quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 as an “aspiration,” rather than a “goal.”Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. SAF is made from used cooking oil and other non-petroleum sources. Delta’s SAF use has maxed out at 0.5%, or just 1/20th of what it had promised. There just aren’t enough “sustainable” sources of raw materials to make the SAF. Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks. A Delta spokesman is quoted as saying ”While we have successfully increased use of SAF every year, we recognize that the technology has not advanced as rapidly as the industry requires.” In other words, promises were made based on technology that did not even exist at the time. The clean energy pledges were made with the hope that technologies would “advance rapidly.” The airlines might as well have been making promises based on energy produced by perpetual motion machines. It would be no less speculative. It is a tremendous disgrace to corporate respectability that executives of publicly-traded companies – people making tens of millions of dollars per year – are making childish promises that they cannot fulfill. And I’m not sure which is worse, the public dishonesty of those executives who know they’re lying about their goals, or the maleducated executives who believe the green energy hype. Perhaps their egos allow them to believe that if they command it, it will happen. The goal of being “net zero” in 24 years is just as dishonestly ludicrous. Changing this from a “goal” to an “aspiration” is just another weaselly way of stating that pledges are being made that won’t ever be fulfilled, but the executives aren’t honest enough to admit it. It’s way past time for corporations to stop serving as mouthpieces for the left’s political agenda. Until then, corporations in service to the left don’t deserve our principled defense when the communist snakes those corporations have been coddling choose to bite them.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (diia5)
"We run this vessel so deep, she be cryin."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (+48wn)
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Iowa and Congress -- but mostly Congress -- should just mandate that they use 10% ethanol in jet fuel.
/What could go wrong?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (eViVQ)
Seems the idea of 'sustainable' isn't so sustainable, now is it........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)
Because the customer was not the target. Government bureaucrats were.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Most of these executives act as though dismantling their businesses, whether through outright ESG-based suicide or slowly through financialization through enshittification. By that extraordinarily low benchmark, Delta is run by a hero.
Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (dl6h/)
/What could go wrong?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
Not. Even. Close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (iNUL3)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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Heh: [whispering] "I'm married does it matter, you can do that for me?!"
good stuff
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (G0vdT)
And good for Delta. I rarely fly but I'm not looking forward to Air Canada's solar powered fleet.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)
My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
And also the Lefts boycotts have never worked as opposed to the 'Right's' boycotts when we put our minds to it. ( which is rare)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)
I see no problems with this
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (9oY+V)
Happy Friday! Happy May Day Horde Kom-rats!
Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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And then they did a race swap.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)
Brew Community Coffee at home, and if we're out and about, I'll find a 151 Coffee (no, no rum involved) and order their Americana.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (PQb8B)
And then they did a race swap.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)
State Farm spends WAY too much money for advertising. No wonder they won't pay claims to desperate homeowners.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (PQb8B)
I assume it's intended as a dig at Krispy Kreme's (rather fascinating to watch) production line machinery. Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS? Same vibe I think.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)
It has. Probably unwillingly, but caved in full just the same.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (tOcjL)
My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
My workout routine is inspired by Coach Buttermaker.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (PQb8B)
Fuel refinery Delta bought is expected to save airline $300M this quarter as jet fuel prices jump 105%
Updated on: April 21, 2026
In part, "The Atlanta-based airline owns a refinery in Pennsylvania that is helping it cut fuel costs while rivals face jet fuel price increases as high as 105%, according to Clint Henderson, managing editor of The Points Guy.
"When Delta bought that refinery, there was a lot of head scratching, but now they look like geniuses," Henderson said."
2025 - The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government earlier this month, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put new regulations in place to keep communities safer from dangerous hydrogen fluoride.
They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Those commercials were good, too at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3YdQ)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (JXTT6)
Can you imagine Henry Ford bowing the knee like this?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (XHO5P)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)
I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)
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I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)
Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Beartooth at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (tYGL3)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)
Moar Chem Trails! REEE!!11!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (wVcYX)
Rory McElroy is so worried about climate change and the energy the world consumes, he flies up to Augusta National on a daily basis to get a practice round in.
I guess we are just going to be doing this stupid song and dance forever.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (2ap+5)
"What if they perp walk Comey?"
Posted by: connected and litigious at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (cS1cw)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)
They did. I don't suppose they re-re-modeled any of the stores that they had already changed but they stopped changing any more of them.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)
They tried during the George Floyd riots. The higher ups thought it was a great idea to hold off on serving coffee to people who wanted their caffeine hit long enough to shame us for being white.
The policy died quicker than Floyd did.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (+4yJ5)
I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)
There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (PQb8B)
_________
Even now, the ads for trucks never feature a person. Presumably because white dudes disproportionately drive trucks. The ads show the truck, but never the driver.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:14 AM (XvL8K)
My least favorite PGA player.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)
He's not even on the list of favorite. He's an insufferable douchebag.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (PQb8B)
We put the "anal" in "artisanal"!
Posted by: Starbucks at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (fmbc9)
Never been subjected to that.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)
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Fast is associated with cheap, unhealthy and dangerous. That's all that means. People want to know that time was put into the thing they are buying.
Also fast is no longer a selling point because EVERYTHING is fast. People accept they can walk into most any place and walk out with what they want "fast". So there's no cache in it.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)
I think corporate execs operates more from worry about not being invited to the must-attend-or-you're-nobody parties in NYC, the Hamptons, DC, and Hollywood, along with not pissing-off their Leftist wives and their friends, than they worry about losing Leftist customers.
Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)
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There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)
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Also, the bureaucrats were making the rules and providing the funds.
The EV push was as much about social control of a mobile population that the government wanted (and still wants) to subjugate.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (jehhT)
Never been subjected to that.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)
I'm sure it was isolated to liberal shitholes, but it was still a directive.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (PQb8B)
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The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)
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The policy died quicker than Floyd did.
Nice turn of phrase there. An idea so stupid that it could only come out of Seattle (OK, or Portland).
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:17 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)
Amateurs.
Posted by: Any given DMV office at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (c3YdQ)
Posted by: South and Proud!! at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (3dp5c)
There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)
And they put needle disposal units on the walls in the bathrooms because the homeless were going to shoot up anyway, why not make it clean?
Didn't make it clean.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (PQb8B)
The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)
Or, CBD just f*cking with us.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)
Though the Global Warming scam is falling apart now because the oligarchs that were funding it want to make money on AI datacenters now, and it is too much of a stretch to stick with the global warming narrative as you build all those data centers...
Posted by: Barack Obama at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (utfVc)
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I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)
@PolitlcsUK
BREAKING: The Golders Green terror attack suspect is called Essa Suleiman
He is a Somali translator who has a history of violence, including stabbing two police officers and a police dog in 2008
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Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)
And distributing suboxone, seemingly supporting the state's (Commonwealth's) likely goal of both a current & former prison population high and docile.
Care, custody and control.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (NFX2v)
The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)
They replaced Jake with Blayke and took the humor right out of it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (PQb8B)
Umm, it's a conclusive indictment of an entire society that absurd hypotheses are allowed to impoverish, distort, and serve as lysenkoist totalitarian cudgels against common sense and real science.
These executives just reflect the dumbed down, cowardly, unserious, imbecilic moral narcissistic culture they come from.
And let's not forget the outrageous and indefensible embrace of crude violent racism ("BLM") in 2020, and the vile idiocy of "DEI".
Buck as always you are right, but vast, vast understatement of the problem has become near-universal on the non-racist/totalitarian side.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)
Did they actually do any makeovers or just talk about it?
The Cracker Barrel outside Cambridge, OH on I-70 has saved my life more than once when we went to visit the kids in school out in Indiana.
Now I want chicken-fried steak!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (+ZtvI)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)
Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)
It's racist to prevent him from exercising his culture, you see.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Any given DMV office
I've never waited more than 10 minutes at the S.F. DMV and there's plenty of parking too.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (9CBNQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Ok, you're half right. They actually achieve altitude, and then just wait for the earth to turn to the proper latitude and then descend. They should be called hovercrafts.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
That's because the driver's always exhausted after driving it to the top of that tall butte in the Grand Canyon.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
Meanwhile IngSoc sent some women to jail for 2 years for saying on twitter that immigrants should be sent home after the SouthPort attack
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (/HDaX)
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Is it puzzling though? Half the original ingredients are probably banned. I think it's taken for granted that few things stay the same for long. Dunkin has had some of the best marketing in the last 20 years so I wouldn't single them out for questioning unless they went stupid or woke.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (LGS3t)
They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)
What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (utfVc)
@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)
I recall seeing pictures of the new decor when it was in the news. I suppose those could have been marketing mock-ups.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Dentists high on their own supply?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (diia5)
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)
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Good.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
I watch mainly Fox Business in the morning. So much advertising - which I fast-forward thru - seems so dismissive or derogatory to white males it's disgusting. And why is every other couple portrayed as mixed race? I married my Latin wife 40+ years ago but still...enough is enough.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (QGaXH)
You have more projection than Regan in The Exorcist .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)
Nah.
Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (9CBNQ)
Ahhh, a lot of donuts are NOT fried, but baked.
Also, I'm more troubled by the graphics on those two signs. It's got a family un-friendly vibe to it. Maybe that's just because I'm a Moron.
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (D4VUo)
Not hoped. They were being coerced. And told that new tech, propped up by government money would keep them afloat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM
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I'm going to miss all those youtube videos of fights at the Spirit gates.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (G0vdT)
@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)
We'll always have Frontier.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
He was a sweet and tender hooligan -
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (ndZc7)
There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)
Then there was another jobs-for-all or some stupid teenage level idiocy during the dead economy under the affirmative action criminal and airhead. Asked about that once at the register. Big eye-roll, followed by "not sure what we're supposed to do".
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Doof
Yeah, that one was good.
Also, the Snickers "Feast!" ad.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Lockheed at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)
They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)
I honestly wouldn't know as I don't like Starbucks coffee, so I'm never in one.
I did used to get their protein shakes when traveling with a couple of exercise freaks way back when, but that was it. Well before all this DIE and racist bullshit hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)
It is amazing how much business they do (based on lines.) They must turn a tidy profit. Customers obviously want it.
I just do not understand it. If I get on a coffee kick (which happens every few years) I just make it at home. Drink too much and then back down to some other form of caffeination.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)
I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)
Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)
Why was this entity given $500M of our money? It isn't as if there aren't other airlines.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Lockheed
I really don't wanna know how you know what a butt plug looks like.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
I liked the Subaru dogs commercials. Also Hanna from Arco. Also the battery company with an old abandoned '50's car in the woods with the radio still playing (implausible and possibly illegal false advertising). And back in the 80's one of the west coast airlines had Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as passengers on an aircraft....
So many great entertaining commercials. Remember the Bud Lite frogs ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wBaIH)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)
and he'll never, never do it again.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (kGf4g)
Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?'
I don't think you can take it so literally. I think it just means, "don't expect fast service, I'm busy making a dick and balls out of an eclair and two munchkins, I'll be with you when I'm done drawing on the pubic hair with this frosting."
or something
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LxER7)
https://shorturl.at/rxdqa
2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LGS3t)
Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)
"EVANINK wear!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (PQb8B)
I pretty much never go into a standalone store but the not-Starbuck's Starbuck's in Barnes & Noble gets my custom almost every time I'm in there.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)
Hey, that reminds me. Our plant cafe has starbucks stuff. One is a smallish (12oz) coffee drink with protein (like 20g.) I scanned it because I wanted to see how much it was. $5.50. Nope. Back in the case.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (9CBNQ)
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.
Posted by: White liberal women at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
I like the Farmers ads. "We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two."
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Archimedes
I'll bet the books were worse than they reported to the Fed. ( but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (diia5)
Posted by: kactus at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (twS2i)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)
It's the dog park........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)
@jonfavs
Graham Platner isn’t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he’s a good, decent man who’s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better.
I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces. Clearly, that’s what so many people in Maine have done - from all different walks of life and political persuasions.
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He forgot add Sieg Heil!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (ndZc7)
2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.
A young heterosexual couple getting married and raising a family? Damn near a hate crime now.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: JohnnyCakes
"You named it Brad."
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.
Posted by: White liberal women
Well you dumb b*tch, we just scrapped all of our 'Green' initiatives and are firing up our nuclear and coal plants again.
Posted by: Belgium at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)
AND they made him a citizen AFTER his first stabbings.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (iNUL3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)
Yeah that's a good one and Jamie isn't even in it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)
Such as?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
I just saw. I'm not sure at the moment. An old friend is talking about being in town but he's about as dependable as New England weather. I'll let you know as soon as I do.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (viF8m)
https://shorturl.at/vUvvl
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)
Don't forget Jet Blue!
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)
There was that one time where they didn't make him look like a complete idiot, he lived in a really nice mansion and could sing and play guitar. Or was it piano....don't remember.
Now, he's just a party favor.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (kGf4g)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
_________
Collins should run an add riffing on "are we the baddies."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (kxLc1)
Such as?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
More competition is usually better. My counter to that counter is that because they need 500 million, they are not really competing. It's right there.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (bss/y)
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess she would have NO idea what you're talking about.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: torabora at May 01, 2026 11:36 AM (KtOUo)
A wild exchange that is a concerning reflection of the state of Maine politics:
Liberal white lady: "With a lack of Luigi Mangione's, what are we going to do about the insurance companies?"
CD-2 candidate Matt Dunlap: "You understand why people get to that point."
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Also I shouldn't talk considering I misspelled "two" above but the plural of "Mangione" is not "Mangione's."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM
Sounds good. Bluebell has my email.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (l1Oiv)
Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)
Great googly moogly.
Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
WHYY News Climate Desk
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.
In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)
I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)
'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)
There is no public, systematic data from Spirit Airlines or aviation regulatory bodies that confirms a higher-than-normal incidence of Black passengers compared to other carriers.However, analysis of Spirit Airlines' customer profile suggests it serves a diverse, price-sensitive market that could differ from legacy carriers due to several factors:Target Market Focus: Spirit targets price-onsconscious leisure travelers, families, and Visiting Friends & Relatives (VFR) travelers, which often includes a high volume of passengers from diverse urban areas and, in particular, the U.S.–Latin America/Caribbean corridors.
It's bad enough that Mamdani wants to subsidize grocery stores in high crime "urban" locations. What's next, subsidized Carnival Cruises?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (kxLc1)
Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)
Great googly moogly.
Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)
I'm Batman Snickers commercial is still peak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBHh9C8pG8
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: DaveA at May 01, 2026 11:39 AM (FhXTo)
You must be a day trader.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy on the way in to work, or a dry cappuccino. I can order it on the app, run through the drive through at 530a and it’s ready for me. They actually get the dry cappuccino right, so they definitely train their baristas. We also have 2 local coffee places here I love, they just aren’t open as early as SB or I would go to them. I can walk to one and they make really interesting coffee, flavors you would not think work but they do. Right now they have one with beetroot and cardamon, sweetened with maple syrup they make in house and it is so good.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (uDa2+)
… I just heard
>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?
Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.
We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.
In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)
I don't think the old "sue and settle" scam is going to work. New Sherriff in town.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)
New and cool: 911 call to no one
“Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (ndZc7)
'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)
Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (w/O5Q)
McDonald's should steal that slogan so that you feel better about your burger that's been kept warm for hours.
Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (Uh88k)
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)
I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)
Correct.
Posted by: Terry Benedict at May 01, 2026 11:44 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
It has a little less vermouth.
Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (fmbc9)
Maybe I'm just being paranoid but point 5 seems to be a shift in US demands. Am I wrong? I thought the blockaide stayed in place until they gave up nuclear program.
"Some color for the Iranian Leadership as they literally sit in the dark:
1. The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.
2. There is a hard currency, i.e. U.S. dollar, shortage.
3. Food and gasoline rationing are in place.
4. The entire international community has turned against you.
5. The BLOCKADE will continue, until there is pre-February 27 Freedom of Navigation."
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (G0vdT)
Promising a new system IS the system.
Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Uh88k)
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)
I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026
Oh this would be a fun ONT game. I can name that poster in 3 words…🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)
If ever there was a time for the phrase "Hold on a second sugartits."
On the opposite end of the commercial spectrum, Trivago should just plainly tell people they can get better hotel rates instead of coming off as douches.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)
Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
More foam than milk.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)
… I just heard
>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?
Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.
We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)
Yeah, tell us about your being first to the party. We dare you.
Posted by: Members of the Lexington, MA Militia Company at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)
Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bilwis
The dark ages will argue.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (kGf4g)
IIUC, it has passed the House but would still needs a Senate vote and a Trump signature. Hopefully, he would veto it but I have no confidence in that either way.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (vTZFs)
>>@ChuckRossDC
·
2m
>>Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.
>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)
For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)
79 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp.
You wake up, and there you are!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Happy landings on a, uh, chocolate bar.
Posted by: San Francisco at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (azNOR)
Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.
Cal 911 to report that the 911 system doesn't work.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
I'm super easy myself. If you see "hey remember that time when I said" it's more than likely me. Spoiler: no one remembers that time when I said nor cares
Or something about redheads.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (kxLc1)
Yes. Indubitably.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)
Who? Are you just pulling my leg with made-up names?
Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (E/qck)
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)
Ok. How is that 'dry'? Just playing on a martini?
Do they make a dirty cappuccino?
LOL. That sounds dirty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Bilwis
The dark ages will argue.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
If by the dark ages you mean islam, I agree.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)
One of my all-time favorites too!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (QGaXH)
I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)
For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)
The fried apples are the perfect bribe.
In fact, the green beans and fried apples are my 2 go-to sides. They bring me sourdough for my small meatball slice and I am happy.
Many times, by the end of a trip, I've had very little beef, so it's nice to enjoy just a little hominess...
Now, their meatloaf pales vs mine, but it's all about the timing! And the fried apples where I'm not putting in any effort...perfect dessert to finish the meal.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)
Yes. Indubitably.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)
The question is was marx actually original at all? The ten deciding how to use the money from the 1 is as old as the Greeks and even before. Envy is as old as humanity (see Cain v Able.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)
Stateless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)
Guilty. I love those animals though.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Darth Randall at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (f1kZG)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)
No shade.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (2UnvF)
Abby Phillip is the reasonable one.
https://tinyurl.com/3kc292cz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)
>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)
He's finally found his true spiritual home.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)
She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)
Hope everything works out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
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How about butter knife into the electric outlet?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (ndZc7)
(P.S. I actually got this message when calling DMV a few years ago.)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)
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I'd like to watch that. Where can I find it. I love that movie.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)
It was free on Tubi. I'll have to lookup the name though.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)
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Well, it's a manifestation of it, I guess. But "I want power over everyone so I can be a living god" is the oldest bad idea.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)
So much hostility.
Not only was RI the first to declare independence it was the last colony to sign the Constitution because of the fear of an all powerful central government. Held out for a year until finally signing after the 12 oppressors threatened Rogue Island with a trade embargo.
We warned you but did you listen?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)
--------
Thanks
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (G0vdT)
Hope everything works out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
Me too. I pray, which I'm not all that good at, for her a lot. She's really a good kid, but struggles to control her brain.
I told her that everything is a crutch. Weed. Booze. Pharma.....it doesn't fix anything. It just postpones the inevitable. You have to face it regardless. Get control of your brain now and you'll be better off later.
I've been able to do that, but it is one of the hardest things I've ever done.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Same here. We only use the CB parking lot for overnight stays when travelling in the RV. They're good about that.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (5xuJ/)
They can trick someone in a hurry into subconsciously picturing the face behind the counter personally decorating all the doughnuts with loving care.
>> When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.
Well, there you go. That would be incompatible with the subconscious picture, so it could maybe even make someone briefly forget what he knows.
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)
'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'
Just add that and then THIS.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)
'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'
Just add that and then THIS.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)
Because it's always about the pussy. Throughout most of history. Every time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)
/What could go wrong?
Posted by: ShainS"
The new fuel mix will not be enough to reach their destination and they crash and everybody dies?
Posted by: Ripley at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PTDkx)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)
I seem to remember him earlier this week........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I do agree when it comes to the EPA.
Locally, it remains a problem. Unfortunately, if not a win on their levels, they stir up & fund (including helping members get political seats) the local environmental justice groups in Philly and Delco who are not beyond greatly exaggerating - if not outright lying - about their causes.
While what follows is related to Waste Management, you'll get the point they publicly go beyond our Federal government's laws.
"The Plan is explicitly guided by the internationally peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste and the Zero Waste Hierarchy — a set of waste management priorities that we developed which are now used as an international standard through the Zero Waste International Alliance. In contrast with EPA’s waste management hierarchy, which places incineration above landfilling, the Zero Waste Hierarchy recognizes that incineration is worse and is considered “unacceptable” in a Zero Waste system."
And that is the way of the state and local county Democratic councils.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)
Most?
Posted by: Adam at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (c3YdQ)
FoxNews - May Day
MS Now - 60 days - war powers
CNN - President Trump - no taxes on Social Security
CBC - some Canadian crap
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (Sco7b)
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F*ck them and the Island they Rhode in on.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)
Tell me again what a great idea deregulation was.
Posted by: creeper at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (80oeU)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)
Good. I am on at odd, random times besides the morning.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)
Well, Democrats are evil, and stupid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (utfVc)
Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.
He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor
I don't condone the medieval Inquisition but - I understand.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fbc0I)
An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)
Is that like Montezuma's Revenge, or Delhi Belly?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: The Pace Picante Posse at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)
Lot of Torquemadas running around.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)
Did the diagnosis take a toll on your daughter?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)
North Texas State University (Now UNT) alum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)
Deep squat. No weight. Like you are sitting on your heels almost, but not leaning forward. The extension is tweaking that knee.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.
Some boutique maker could do that. Probably cost about a quarter-mil each.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (vTZFs)
An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.
That's a Johnny Cash song.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (kxLc1)
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Beyond parody.
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For only $19 a day . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)
You must be a day trader.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)
No sir. I rarely trade. I just buy, hold and let it grow. For example, I've held Intel since 2004. Apple since 2009 (we made a fortune on it - literally). Great companies like Paychex, Darden, Eli Lilly.....
I look for long term established companies with a long history of increasing their dividends every year.
Intel tried my patience for a while but they're up a stunning amount in the last few months.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)
Yeah, there is a company that makes... '67 to '69 Mustangs that run about 150k each. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fucking too expensive.
The company was on Jay Leno's channel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)
Her mother's cancer? Yes. But, she was able to go to the first chemo treatment, so she saw what the process was going to be. They talked a lot, so she knew mom would be ok.
We moved her into her dorm shortly after the treatments started, so she had that distraction as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)
he goes by LED now.
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (van9r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
Called Asian squat because those mf'ers can stay in that squat position forever.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (kxLc1)
Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)
Those GM square-body pickups rusted away to dust if you simply drove by a crying Trigglypuff. The succeeding series of bodies had vastly better rustproofing.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (utfVc)
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)
https://tinyurl.com/54s9x3xp
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)
I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)
The company was on Jay Leno's channel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)
That is about ballpark for a literally handbuilt car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)
It was a joke. Maybe not a good one, but clearly recognizable.
You need more coffee!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (n9ltV)
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Beyond parody.
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For only $19 a day . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)
I can hear Tyrus on Gutfeld tonight. He's going to have a field day with that one.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)
Yeah, that was the idea I got. Small volume.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)
A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)
Like self-driving taxi's - it will last until the first congress-person's or celebrities loved one gets robbed, raped or killed because their car wouldn't drive away out of danger.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (QGaXH)
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)
***
Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)
I meant to say NOT a day trader.
Anyway I held onto a Golden Dividend stock company for years and then it went kaput in a year before I knew what happened. My fault of course .
Even so I do agree that long term is how you beat the casino, I mean the market.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)
I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)
I'm sure that's quite possible. First Lady is doing really well and all tests have been coming back clean. The 2 year mark is next Feb and a clean bill there, the radiation oncologist said she is good to go.
That helps.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (LGS3t)
If the guy has been in this part of the state for 17-18 years and IF he is still alive, he would be turning 60 y/o soon. He is at best a sociopath, and probably does not have any reliable assistance or support. He likely killed Jack in a psychotic blackout rage and is well known to be confrontational over trivial incidents. Living rough and 'off the land' and alone for a few days, sure, for a few months, maybe, but for 18 years? Not very damn likely. This is a part oof the state where if you walk up the wrong driveway you could be looking down the barrel of a shotgun or hunting rifle. and wind up in a shallow grave. So I think the likelihood is that the CBI is now looking for TWO sets of remains, Jack's and his killer, rather than huntig a fugitive. I say "Good"
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (I0N4X)
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Beyond parody.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Someone should ask her what those rights are. Imma guess she has zero understanding of rights.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (diia5)
now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Reminds me of when Trump got elected in 2016 and Van Jones said solemnly "Black parents across the nation were waking up to the reality that they were going to have to have The Talk with their kids." You're no longer safe in your own country. The majority of Americans want you dead. It's open season on you now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (a992C)
Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)
Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)
It's all propaganda all the time.
They have no morals. They deny the existence of their souls.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)
Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)
Thanks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)
I missed Dunkin when I moved to California. Foster's and Winchell's, which the locals raved about, never came close. When Krispy Kreme hit the area, they were an immediate success, mostly due to the ability to get a still-warm half dozen to pair with a morning pot of coffee.
The transfat panic of 2006 was the first nail in the coffin. I remember the virtually overnight banning of transfats by New York City's Board of Health toward the end of that year. Visiting family in NJ in 2008, I looked forward to my first Bavarian cream donut in many a year. Couldn't get that particular donut in California for some reason. Think Boston Cream, but powdered sugar instead of the chocolate glaze. The former was commonplace, but the powdered sugar variant was hard to find.
Anyway, I recall approaching the DD counter at Newark airport, ordering an original DD (the standard fried round donut with a thumb-shaped appendage on one side, IYKYK), and a Bavarian cream. (1/2)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)
You know those Captcha dealios, where you have to use the cursor to slide a puzzle piece into the hole in the picture?
Like That.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (utfVc)
I have an 85 K-10. Bought about 3 years ago. Old farm truck with about 83K miles on it.
Beat up interior and rust bucket? Well duh. But mechanic said just new shocks needed. I also did new tires.
The truck purchase price? Best $3600 I ever spent.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (PpROq)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (XeU6L)
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM
Definitely 29.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: kelly at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (fJaQK)
The Bavarian had the texture of a hamburger bun. Dry and tasteless to the point where no amount of sugar or filling could redeem it. The DD might not have been fried, but rather baked. Whatever the case, it lacked the crisp exterior that was the whole point of that donut. It wasn't as bad as the Bavarian, but it just wasn't...special anymore.
Fast-forward to the present, and I guess they found a suitable fat substitute. The good news is that Dunkin finally opened in California. The bad news is California's regulations convinced them to bake most of their donuts in large facilities in Arizona, freeze them, then truck them overnight to the CA stores.
So you don't get a fresh Dunkin Donut in California. Also, I'm convinced they're smaller than what you'd normally get elsewhere. Fortunately, here in Florida, good donuts can be had in every neighborhood. I even found an honest-to-God Italian bakery a short drive from my front door. Blessed, I am.
That said, I should drop in on the local Dunkin just to compare it with the California offering one of these days. For research purposes, you understand...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:35 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: JSchuler at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (l6eKM)
Solution: Generate sustainable aviation fuel by requiring passengers to have hoses stuffed up their butts to harvest methane to help power the plane.
Posted by: Marooned at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kt8QE)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
After Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix I will leave the cultural impact of AI for another discussion, but the first attempt to create a "Dogs On Velvet" image was met with resistance from Grok, because the depictions of violence in Delacroix's famous painting were apparently off limits to AI's gentle sensibilities. I had to move to ChatGPT for this version. Which, I have to admit, isn't bad!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:30 AM (F93eu)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:30 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (mCjHU)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (F93eu)
It's not just violence. In Delacroix's painting, the lady is bare-breasted. I'm kind of sure that's how dogs normally go about.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (F93eu)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (F93eu)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
The Alice in Chains album with the 3 legged dog on the cover was going to be called "Tripod," but they were advised against it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (mCjHU)
Posted by: Tuna at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.
I guess a British bulldog might.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Kitty Kat Art Institute at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Uh88k)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)
That's already a thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (0nHVk)
Bet he plays a mean guitar!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (FenX4)
Have you seen that thing that Steve Vai had made so he could play a song he composed?
It's cray....VERY cray.....like this painting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (PQb8B)
You're assuming the enemy is in the foreground.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (bss/y)
Wouldn't hang, would clash with my Dogs Playing Poker original.
Thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)
That's already a thing.
I'll be damned. So it is.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (0nHVk)
Better than naming it Bo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (98kQX)
Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)
Good excuse to play this one at max volume!!
https://youtu.be/__biilMpnmw
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (FenX4)
If I had a print, I would hang it next to my Dogs Playing Poker picture.
Posted by: JTB at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Eeyore at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (bss/y)
MAN UP!
Posted by: Kristi Noem at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
I don't know about the name but I remember the Ford family had golden retrievers.
Posted by: Tuna at May 01, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:38 AM (pjTab)
https://youtu.be/__biilMpnmw
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (FenX4)
Your weapon is guilt.......
Posted by: Kristi Noem at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (Uh88k)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 09:40 AM (3VIFz)
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:40 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (s3lC5)
Also, I now regret not even trying to train Ralphy more. Who knows what he may have accomplished.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Edmund Burke at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (aJQbY)
Top Hat dog was a Canis Major in the armed forces
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: dantesed
Yeah, it's right between the whoopie cushions and boob mugs.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (GMpfc)
ON MAY DAY??? Really, CBD?
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (eViVQ)
So close to pride month!!??
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Confused Moron at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.
I guess a British bulldog might.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026
***
A true British bulldog would wear a bowler (aka derby)!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (xG4kz)
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* snort *
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: Edmund Burke at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (gKWVE)
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The cats?
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (8TYla)
Golden Retriever cleavage wasn't on my bingo card.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Golden Retriever cleavage (or any other bitch's for that matter) is also much further down on her torso.
The bonus though is that there are more than two.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Johnny at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (9CBNQ)
Even the ones with good intentions always end with brutality and demands for socialism.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (s3lC5)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (8Cwy0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (LxER7)
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Should be based on a Shar-pei.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: George Costanza at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Wouldn't that pretty much just be dog on an ottoman? Doesn't sound too bad. Maybe he's licking his balls?...
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (GMpfc)
Now re-do this, only use cheese-eating surrender monkeys as the subjects
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (xG4kz)
Even the ones with good intentions always end with brutality and demands for socialism.
Pretty good Broadway plays, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: ShainS
If they were golden retrievers, then yeah, but I don't think a golden retriever would ever join a revolution against, uh, anything.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
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He's ready for the cat attack.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (8Cwy0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
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He's got a "Han Solo" vibe to him.
I wouldn't turn my back on him since he tends to shoot first.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: ShainS
If they were golden retrievers, then yeah, but I don't think a golden retriever would ever join a revolution against, uh, anything.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)
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THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO CLEVER.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026
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He's ready for the cat attack.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026
***
Pick 'em off with a few well-placed .455 Webley shots!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)
Did not expect the Art Thread to go to the dogs so gloriously today!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (xG4kz)
You should get this printed on a T-shirt for the next Capitol Hill rally.
Then you could go to Washington wearing the Delacroix...
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (yl9wi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026
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He's got a "Han Solo" vibe to him.
I wouldn't turn my back on him since he tends to shoot first.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026
***
He *is* dressed like that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Not Me! at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (oftw2)
UNEXPECTEDLY: Bombshell sex harassment suit against Lorna Hajdini, JPMorgan branded ‘complete fabrication’ as John Doe unmasked.
https://is.gd/BVNVJB
The story as originally reported was likely doing wonders for JPMorgan’s recruiting:
https://is.gd/GWCjm5
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (yl9wi)
So, we're over the 100 comment limit so I'll just segue over to the topic of AI slop. What's this about not mentioning g*blins?
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (gKWVE)
Fido Pirate on the left looks ready for action!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)
He is Jean Lafitte, who would join forces with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (I0N4X)
Subtle...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)
Are we saying some odd depiction of canine cleavage qualifies as a boob thread?
Posted by: Not sure how I feel about this at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)
The Fighting went on pause today as Lt Rico thought he saw a squirrel and drew the 1st, 2nd 5th and 6th divisions into the trees to check.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (5xoct)
I guess they have to, as many of them are "creatives" that make their livelihood with art, that machines are now able to increasingly replicate easily. It's like buggy-whip manufacturers fighting the automobile, though, as it's a losing cause. Only the really excellent, unique artists will survive (and maybe live music), and others will evolve into experts at using AI as a new tool to create art.
The most interesting part is, the Lefties aren't worried about the greatest risk- AI threatening human life. Just taking over their space, and possibly giving evil troglodyte conservatives access to effective, efficient media creation. They don't like losing their gatekeeper status.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (2ap+5)
Awww. Bless both of you.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (Sco7b)
Jean Fourfitte?
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (yl9wi)
Heh...I was going to get that corrected, but where would be the fun in that!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)
https://is.gd/BVNVJB
Welp, I was quick to accept this story - should have waited a day. Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (5xoct)
When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)
Bad news! Rise of the AWFL to blame - Frenchies are so popular now because they can live in apartments, and these women never plan to need a family dog that plays and runs and lives for awhile.
The cat-ladies have moved into the dog market, hard.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (GMpfc)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (JkO4W)
You know, dogs are the least egalitarian creatures on the planet. Or the most.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)
When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
FREEDOM FRIES!!!!
Posted by: George W. Bush at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)
Those doggos on the ground are not expired -- their eyes are open.
They're just doggin' it, as usual.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (5xoct)
Apparently...nothing. The accuser sounds like a loon.
It's still funny though!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Lizzy
At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.
Posted by: because who doesn't write ladyboss ero on the block at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)
Well, if that b#tch consented to being objectified, it's all good!
Posted by: Peter Singer, Prof. of Bioethics at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ayRl+)
I spent a minute or two writing the prompt so I wouldn't have to do revision after revision.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (th4KY)
Posted by: Lizzy
At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.
The story apparently lost credibility when people saw her picture, then his, and said "naaaaahhhhh".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)
Or a span of geological time
Than be living in these dog years
Living in these dog years..." - Rush, "Dog Years"
Great song by The Masters, but then again, all Rush's songs are great.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: She Hobbit
I'd be more worried about the Germans.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)
It's still funny though!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (n9ltV)
I bet your Asian buckethead wife doesn't have tits like THESE!!!!
Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 09:58 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: She Hobbit
>>I'd be more worried about the Germans.
And the Belgian Malinois!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JP Morgan Associate
Point of order... the alleged statement was cannons not tits.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (pjTab)
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*ahem*
I believe the term used was "cannons."
Accuracy in reporting, people.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)
Cannons. That's the best part. She called her breast cannons.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)
The Gorton's Fisherman is kicking his bad self for missing out on this opportunity for some gratuitous product placement. "Slickers all around!"
So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I lucky was to be employed
Working for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of Delacroix
But all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind
And I just grew
Tangled up in blue
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (aCpRC)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (pjTab)
I WAS going to go with 'sweater puppies' to keep with the theme of the thread.
Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM
I have seen them referred to calcium cannons, on occasion.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (yl9wi)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)
Artistic license. FFS. This IS the art thread.
Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (NI8lP)
The Dog Soldier - a limerick
There was a good doiggeh named Bud
Who fought through the mire and the mud
He lived and fought well
But you know war is hell
So he died in a poodle of blood...
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (LxER7)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (NI8lP)
Back in the day, it was called Texas Hold 'em up.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: She Hobbit
>>I'd be more worried about the Germans.
And the Belgian Malinois!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (5xoct)
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Could use (an 18th-century) Boston Terrier or two.
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)
I miss Dr. Demento.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Lizzy
At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.
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H1-Bs don't always work out.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (JkO4W)
When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
FREEDOM FRIES!!!!
Posted by: George W. Bush at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)
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CHIPPIES!
Posted by: Aussie Dude at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (PQb8B)
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Nice. When you play against me, I call it Texas Fold 'em.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (eViVQ)
It’s crazy reading places like Reddit and realizing how little people know about the world around them.
The narrative is that it’s so low only because benefits ran out for people. These imbeciles don’t understand that number is for NEW claims. They think only 190k people are on unemployment in total. The real number is in the millions. Which doubly makes them retards. If we were to ever be in a situation where only 190k people were on unemployment it would be the greatest economy in the history of economies.
These people vote. Scary.
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (th4KY)
Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (th4KY)
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Almost as if they've been intentionally made ignorant with bread and circuses. Almost ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (eViVQ)
Nice. When you play against me, I call it Texas Fold 'em.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (eViVQ)
When the ladies get together to play poker on Saturday nights in NE TX, there's so many damn wild cards, there's a royal flush every other deal.
But they have fun, so no one cares.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (LxER7)
A joke:
There are two dogs. The first dog says to the second, "Quick, sit down!" The second dog says, "Why?" The first dog says, "Here comes that dog with the cold nose!"
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (c3YdQ)
Posted by: Lizzy
At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.
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If I ran the investment banker that hired him after JPM, I'd be reaching for the lever on the trap door about now. Dude is a loose "cannon"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:09 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)
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Had never heard of him, but my college roommate in '81 was a big fan. "Another One Rides The Bus" was the first Weird Al song I ever heard ... over ... and over ... and over.
BTW, many morons here recommended his recent movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," and we really enjoyed it.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)
But they have fun, so no one cares.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)
Wild cards should never be used in TX Hold 'Em.
For laid back nickel and dime 7-card stud games, they're fun.
Follow the Queen.
Baseball.
Deuces and Jacks, the man with the axe.
Shuffle up and deal!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:13 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (PQb8B)
It’s crazy reading places like Reddit and realizing how little people know about the world around them.
Low national unemployment is irrelevant to people facing high local unemployment while, simultaneously, being unwilling to go where the jobs are. I imagine that reddit and the like are filled with folks in places like Cali where poor workers are struggling to make ends meet as they lose their $75/hr (exaggerated for effect) barista jobs because Republicans are greedy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)
Weird Al is a national treasure.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (iNUL3)
Wild cards should never be used in TX Hold 'Em.
For laid back nickel and dime 7-card stud games, they're fun.
Follow the Queen.
Baseball.
Deuces and Jacks, the man with the axe.
Shuffle up and deal!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:13 AM (FenX4)
Yeah, they don't play hold em. They play all the other crazy games, just not that one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (PQb8B)
But they have fun, so no one cares.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)
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Funny. We played for change back in high school every weekend. Rotating Dealer's rules ... so everybody tried to top each other with the craziest rules on wildcards, which card(s) triggered extra cards, and such. Good times.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)
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Had never heard of him, but my college roommate in '81 was a big fan. "Another One Rides The Bus" was the first Weird Al song I ever heard ... over ... and over ... and over.
BTW, many morons here recommended his recent movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," and we really enjoyed it.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)
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Rainn Wilson appeared as Dr Demento in that, right?
Posted by: Aussie Dude at May 01, 2026 10:16 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (zBgIx)
Big, beautiful, breasts of cannons...oh, good times!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Helped Design Them! at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:18 AM (D4VUo)
Big, beautiful, breasts of cannons...oh, good times!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Helped Design Them! at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (dmDsy)
Machine gun jubblies!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:18 AM (iNUL3)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (D4VUo)
Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:20 AM (U3fVU)
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (eViVQ)
Baseball. 9s are wild, 3s in the hole are wild.
Variations --
If a 4 is dealt to you face up, you can buy an extra card for whatever the last bet was.
Strikeout - if you are dealt a 3 face-up, you must fold.
Rainout - if the Queen of Spades is dealt face-up, the round re-starts and the pot carries over.
Split-pot games can be fun too.
Low Chicago - lowest spade in the hole takes half the pot.
Low Louisiana (heart in stead of spade).
Who's got others??
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (iNUL3)
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Agreed.
The wifey just came up with an idea for a Weird Al parody earlier in the week. I yelled "Trash night!"
And she said "Weird Al should do a parody of that old funky Parliament song 'Flash Light' called 'Trash Night.'"
I said "That's a great idea -- you should send it to him!"
She tried to find him on x.com, but his account hasn't been active since promoting his movie in '23 (God, please tell me he didn't quit and switch over to Bluesky ...).
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (U3fVU)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (3ImbR)
IIRC the only parody request he ever took was from Madonna when she suggested "Like A Surgeon".
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:20 AM (U3fVU)
At what quantity do they become udders?
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)
Liberté, égalité, batons!
(That's "sticks" to y'all who no habla.)
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (D4VUo)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (D4VUo)
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The one on the lower right had his neck snapped!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (cWLG3)
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Doof knows his crazy poker variations and rules!
Our favorite game was Low Chicago (low spade splits half the pot). You could usually tell who was sitting on the Deuce of Spades -- always bidding the pot up, unless ... they were bluffing!
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (eViVQ)
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"Woof!"
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (eViVQ)
My kiddos love his show Story Bots.
He basically built a tv show where kids ask questions to these robots who then go on quests to learn the answer. How does a toilet work, what were the dinosaurs, how does sound work, et al.
He must have written hundreds of little songs to help the move the story along, and it's perfect for kids. No political crap, no gender crap, just answering normal kid questions. It's brilliant.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (iNUL3)
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The Bare Wench Project was a bad movie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg
I'd say they're bordering on howitzers, considering how her blazer struggles to contain them: https://tinyurl.com/4u39cnur
Unfortunately, there aren't any picture of the Asian fish-head wife (whatever that means), so we can't be sure if he made the right decision. Fish head could mean mouth like a grouped (a plus for some activities) or walleyed (not so attractive).
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (JCZqz)
The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.
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"Woof!"
Posted by: muldoon
Someone please tell me that you've made Grok do this. Lie if you have to.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (3ImbR)
Relevance of "Teeny tiny" in your comment? Are you saying the claim could only be valid from a state of a different size?
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (4CeUL)
May 4, 1776.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)
You really are naive.
It's the JOOOOS!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (utfVc)
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"Woof!"
Posted by: muldoon
Someone please tell me that you've made Grok do this. Lie if you have to.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
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Grok might yet attempt it if you tell it to replace the rifles with sticks.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
I saw an SUV with Rhode Island plates yesterday!
I was amazed it didn't say "Tonka" on the back!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)
My last one said "You will use AI. And you will see a 100% productivity increase because of it." There was an implied "Or you're not fit for this company." I should have started looking for another job then.
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (D4VUo)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)
May 4, 1776.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
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And the Declaration of Independence was signed when?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (PQb8B)
>>I was amazed it didn't say "Tonka" on the back!
Rhode Island isn't small. It's exclusive.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (gKWVE)
You mean 11han?
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (D4VUo)
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No, it's just that the teeniest state is always squealing and squeaking about something in a desperate attempt to gain some relevance.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)
Our favorite game was Low Chicago (low spade splits half the pot). You could usually tell who was sitting on the Deuce of Spades -- always bidding the pot up, unless ... they were bluffing!
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (eViVQ)
The lovely late Mrs. Doof loved playing those types of games. We had semi-regular games at her parents' house. $20 buy in, nickel/dime/quarter stuff. Nobody ever won too much or lost too much. Great memories.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (gKWVE)
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I'd hate to imagine what you think that makes us!
Posted by: Fishers Island, NY at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (pQdYo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)
You don't see those Aces and Eights in the paw of the dog laying on the right?
Posted by: Denny Crane - Good Boy Hickcock at May 01, 2026 10:32 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)
In the front.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (PQb8B)
golf clap
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: From about That Time at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)
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Exactly why I can belong to a club that only admits white people; we aren't racist, we are exclusive!
Posted by: Sheldon Whitehouse, eco-supporter at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (pQdYo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (9oY+V)
or so roly-poly that you just want to eat her up, yum!
Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (v3pYe)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 10:35 AM (LOZbR)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (viF8m)
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Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (a992C)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)
I did say it may not even be true. Not just because it sounded far fetched and because she didn't look like Joe Mantegna, but because I've been falsely accused of shit and therefore sensitive to the societal tendency to immediately judge guilt. There needs to be penalties for these accusations. They destroy lives.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (LOZbR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Because they were fighting other French Dogs.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
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Grok might yet attempt it if you tell it to replace the rifles with sticks.
or walkie-talkies
Posted by: steven spielberg at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (v3pYe)
When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
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Whenever I see the word "French" I think of German troops marching in Paris.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)
It's a nice place. Spent years fishing in front of it.
They wouldn't let me in either and I'm a person of pallor. It's an old money place and they don't allow riff raff like me.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (PQb8B)
Okay you might be able to guess why.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (v3pYe)
It took 5 people from NJ to read the document.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)
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Now explain Canada always squealing and squeaking about something in a desperate attempt to gain some relevance.
/Inferiority Complex ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Anita Lynn DeHayes-Tacke at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (HN9JN)
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Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)
But if they did, what would be the point?
Posted by: Groucho Marx at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (gKWVE)
French kissing
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (PQb8B)
"French Bread"...
"French Fries"...
French Toast....
Delightful!
Posted by: The Mother in Better Off Dead at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)
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Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (3ImbR)
Would you believe I am related to one of the Maryland signers? Samuel Chase is a distant blood relative of mine.
That and $3 will get me a coffee at at Maryland Wawa locations!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (FenX4)
Posted by: because who doesn't write ladyboss ero on the block at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)
She wasn't his boss, and had no input on whether he got a bonus.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)
Hold my beer.
Posted by: Chris Murphy at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (gKWVE)
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Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Mazie Hirono breathes a sigh of relief.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)
And men in pink tutus sniffing each other's butts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (PQb8B)
We nearly mind melded but I decided not to bother.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (jwye0)
Posted by: Chris Murphy at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (gKWVE)
You are a liar and overwhelmingly evil.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:43 AM (9oY+V)
tinyurl.com/2umcrmvr
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)
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Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Mazie Hirono breathes a sigh of relief.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (E6xSb)
Okay you might be able to guess why.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)
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"WHY IS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STILL NAMED AFTER A DEAD, WHITE, GENOCIDAL MALE AND STILL STANDING ON STOLEN LAND! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (eViVQ)
May 4, 1776.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
And it's piddly little crap like this that continually just escalates over and over eventually leading to WWs 3 thru 11.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (Sco7b)
tinyurl.com/2umcrmvr
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (gKWVE)
Alberta Oil Peon is a reporter?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (PQb8B)
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Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)
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Frankie Hopkinson and the Four Seasons.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (cWLG3)
Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)
It's SENATOR!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)
Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)
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These people are but worthy contenders.
Yea, we are blessed with a surfeit of dumkopf senators.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (9oY+V)
Yea, we are blessed with a surfeit of dumkopf senators.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (RIvkX)
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Imagine how much damage they could do if they were actually smart.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (gnNyN)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I almost slept in and missed today's art. Now I wish I had.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)
Brown is at least tied for the most far left of the Ivies and they are damn proud to tell you.
What they don't like talking about is their multi-decade long fight against the local indian tribe that claims Brown was built on stolen indian land.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (FenX4)
Woolworths: nickels and dimes are wild.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Sponge
And we spent some of our best booze on it.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I almost slept in and missed today's art. Now I wish I had.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)
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If it were hanging on the wall at a pub you'd be mesmerized by it!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Bulg
*********
Saturday coffee thread. Not much oof an update. The main bit was that the detectives now have credible information leading them to believe that the murderer did NOT go to TX to be near his mother, but instead remained in CO and was living 'rough' either in the back country or squatting in various remote vacant cabins or abandoned mine shafts or who-knows-where fr the last 17 years. If he is still alive, that is. He fancied himself a mountain man. It seems he alienated his mother by threatening to kill her and her husband and any cops who came looking for him. Oddly enough that sort f end would be a better prison sentence than the judicial system would have given.
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (I0N4X)
War Powers: 60 Days
There's common agreement that today: Friday, May 1st, constitutes the 60-day mark on Operation Epic Fury. But President Trump and his administration are trying to sidestep the 1973 law which requires a president to withdraw troops within 60 days of notifying Congress of their deployment unless lawmakers formally authorize the military action as a declaration of war. Of course, thus far there's been no Congressional authorization, amid some six failed attempts to push through War Powers resolutions.
The administration is now arguing that the extended ceasefire itself, reached three weeks ago and then recently unilaterally extended by Trump, buys more time and allows the White House to avoid Congressional approval. Admin officials argue the absence in exchanges of fire between Iranian and US forces means the 60-day timeline doesn't apply.
"For War Powers Resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February 28, have terminated," a Trump official has been cited broadly in US media as saying. The same perspective had first been put forward by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: Sponge
And we spent some of our best booze on it.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)
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Only sore losers would claim it's stolen.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)
That is so odd. I was just talking to someone about the song Sherry (Baby) and I hit refresh and I saw this.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)
*shakes fist*
Curses!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JackStraw
The Revolution started on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM
Rhode Island is queeah.
- MA
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (l1Oiv)
@JohnDoeKnowsGuy
Holy shit. I went to highschool with this guy. How the hell is he at JP? He was legit stupid wannabe wigger in HS.
May 1, 2026 · 1:37 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (gKWVE)
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AND ... the clock thus resets for another 60 days once the cease fire ends and the shelling begins anew.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (kxLc1)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)
Dead?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)
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They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)
Not according to the same leftists who don't like to talk about land they claim was stolen from the indians. According to them the land was acquired by large scale massacres of simple folk who just like to commune with nature and smoke peace pipes.
Being a leftist requires you to hold multiple conflicing narratives in your mind at the same time. Must be exhausting.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)
You are so innocent it's positively precious.
He's white. Does that give you a clue?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (2sfNr)
They asked him the other day if he felt Trump was of sound mind enough to be President.
His immediate response was "Did you ask that about Biden?"
They, of course, deflected and said "Biden isn't President."
They're all lying, evil sacks of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (PQb8B)
Man I hate autocorrect with the heat of a thousand suns. My bad though for never proof reading.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (kxLc1)
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It turns out you can just say things.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM
I'm wait8ng on the airport shuttle north of Boston. Weather's fine. The weather in Greece looks good for the next few days. I'll keep y'all posted.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (9oY+V)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (LGS3t)
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Wild.
We're doing an online Sunday crossword puzzle last night and the clue was (5-letters) Singer Frankie ______.
Wifey says "Valli," but the last letter was definitely an "E" (and it turned out to be "Laine."
Anyway, she couldn't remember who he was, and I reminded her about the fairly recent Clint Eastwood movie about him and The Four Seasons -- based on a Broadway Musical -- called "Jersey Boys."
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (cWLG3)
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They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)
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Yeah, I'm scratching my head on that one.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (G0vdT)
>>- MA
bluebell says Rhode Island is Massachusetts' dingle berry.
Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)
I expect some other women might be unfamiliar with that term as well, but it's nice you think I'm precious, ellipses.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2sfNr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)
A lily white guy who acts black.
Ex: Michael Rappaport
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (PQb8B)
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They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7
Just one of the mental defects common in all Leftists.
The inability to make logical comparisons.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (kxLc1)
Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)
I note that you said rude and not inaccurate.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)
Solutrean Europeans never set foot in the New World.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)
Ex: Michael Rappaport
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (PQb8B)
Shaun King.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (iNUL3)
Egg-cellent choice CBD!
Would hang. Wife would remove and burn.
Happy May Day Komrats!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (2sfNr)
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It turns out you can just say things.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)
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"It's like they pull it out of their asses, Jerry!"
/Things Kramer should have said ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (eViVQ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)
Technically, me.
I'm white and was banned from bars, restaurants, sporting events, schools etc. But NOT BECAUSE OF MY SKIN COLOR.
But still, I'm a wigger.
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (Sco7b)
Because only brown and black people immigrate, right NYT?
Racist f*cks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (PQb8B)
Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM
You going to be around the imaginary city of Newport over Labor Day weekend?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (l1Oiv)
Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)
More fitting for the Southwick Jog to be a dingle berry
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (FenX4)
Non Sequiturs is not just a river in Egypt ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (eViVQ)
Shaun King.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (iNUL3)
Valid.
Rachel Dolezal
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge
Not 100% true. We bought Louisiana from the French fair and square. We had to kick all the Native American squatters out.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (JCZqz)
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Well, pew pew to you too!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (ndZc7)
As of now seems likely. Are you going to be in the area?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (9oY+V)
Not 100% true. We bought Louisiana from the French fair and square. We had to kick all the Native American squatters out.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (JCZqz)
Yes, but how did the French get it?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (PQb8B)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM
The RMBS Mom and I will probably be down early Saturday to tend to the family cemetery plots. Maybe we can link up for lunch.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (l1Oiv)
Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)
They broke up the game to Dog the Barricades.
Posted by: Roy at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (qwype)
Great. Let's stay in touch as we get closer to Labor Day.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (PQb8B)
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Well, pew pew to you too!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (ndZc7)
ppppbbbbbtttttttttttttttttt
- Spanberger
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (iNUL3)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM
Ahit, did I say Labor Day? I meant Memorial Day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (l1Oiv)
I don't usually like Eastwood directed movies or musicals but that was a good one. Brit Lass is a big fan of Eastwood and Valli.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (LGS3t)
I hope this remains the case, too.
Now, back to Miss Hadjini. She, and her sweater puppies (to remain faithful to thr thread topic) deserves our attention!
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (jwye0)
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LGS3t)
That might be a bit more problematic but I'll let you know.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LKlEb)
Posted by: Nemo at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (4RPgu)
"Workers Over Billionaires" marches & events promoting a "Working People's Vision" today, May 1st.
Yeah, it's apt. 👏
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (NFX2v)
So, the AI that generated this ‘rebellion’ used the French rebellious ‘abomination’ (guillotine) instead of America’s rebellion flag against King George, the whatever.
AI produces an alternate universe that manufactures propaganda as defined by the AI programmers.
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