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Russell Brand Found Guilty of One Count of Rape and Three Counts of Sexual Assault

Obnoxious, compulsive man plays with matches all of his life and gets singed.

I don't have to form a judgment about whether he is guilty of rape to know that, by his own admission, he was ruthless in the pursuit of a goal of having sex with 5,000 women.

Just as we say to women, "take prudent steps to minimize your risk of rape," we can also say to a man, "take prudent steps, such as not attempting to bang every young woman you meet, to minimize your chances of being convicted of rape."

Russell Brand is facing years in jail today after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others to feed his 'voracious' and violent lust.

The comedian and actor, 51, closed his eyes as he was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan he picked out of the crowd after one of his Hammersmith Apollo gigs in 2009.

Brand, then 33, pushed the woman face down into a pillow on his 'enormous' bed and removed his condom while raping her at his 2.3 million [pounds] Hampstead mansion, leaving her struggling to breathe.

She was left bleeding from her anus and afterwards said Brand ordered her to 'clean up the mess you've made' before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

Huh.

The woman tried to clear up before being ushered out by a member of staff. A driver then handed her tissues as he took her home. Fearing she had contracted HIV, she underwent tests, which came back negative.

It can today be revealed that Brand has also been accused of raping two more women, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl, with the Crown Prosecution Service seeking to bring further charges.

He was cleared of three other charges, two of them rape, and one for sexual assault.

His victims told the court how Brand forced them into sexual activity, sometimes within seconds of first meeting them, while exploiting his fame in pursuit of a goal of sleeping with 5,000 women.

After eight-and-a-half hours of deliberations, jurors convicted him of the 2009 rape and sexually assaulting an MTV worker at a party in a Soho bar in 2004. But they cleared him of orally raping her in a toilet afterwards.

They also found Brand, a born-again Christian who said he wore the 'full armour of God' in court, guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005.

I don't know if I buy his claim of being a Christian. He did a tour called "Messiah Complex," the main point of which was that he was a philosopher on par with the world's greatest thinkers and possibly the reincarnation of Jesus Himself.

It wasn't just a title. It was a mission statement.

I can't be 100% sure about that because I tried to watch it but had to turn it off after 20 minutes because it was nothing but the most obnoxious ravings of a certifiable narcissist with a lot of screaming fans enabling him in his delusions.

At the end of the show -- I fast forwarded through it -- he made some "joke" about him being the second coming but that was also a super-clever pun about him coming, sexually, for the second time and boy oh boy that's such a great joke I immediately wrote it down in my diary of Jokes That a Professional Comedian Should Not Be Proud He Wrote.

But boy did Russell Brand beam with pride and narcissism at his witty pun.

It's the kind of thing a guy on a barstool says and you fake-laugh. It should not be a closing line to a fully-written and lavishly produced comedy special.


And then he did a documentary called "The Second Coming." The full documentary is here, I think.

I suspect that Brand's interest in Christianity and his interest in appealing to the Manosphere closely track with the increasing scrutiny he was receiving from prosecutors for his past escapades.

So while I do admit, of course, that someone's heart can be changed by Jesus, you'll have to excuse me for doubting that this guy's heart has been changed by Jesus, aka Russell Brand himself.

That doesn't mean he's guilty.

But it also doesn't mean I'm required to fly to his defense, either.

Ms Gallacher cried and held hands with an aide in the public gallery. Before the jury returned its verdicts, Brand looked at his wife and said: 'Laura, I love you.'

He loudly replied: 'Yes, my Lord,' when he was remanded into custody. He will be sentenced on Monday at Southwark Crown Court after being denied the chance to say goodbye to his children and wife.

I don't know if the "my Lord" here is a term of respect for the judge or an indication that God just spoke to him.

...

The BBC had received more than a dozen sexual misconduct complaints concerning the Despicable Me star's time as a Radio 2 DJ from 2005 until 2008.

Brand preyed on women he encountered while becoming one of Britain's best-known stand-up comedians, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood movie star.

He was cleared of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault following the month-long trial.

...

As part of his defence, his barrister had asked his accusers why they did not 'kick and scream' more.

Following the verdicts, the judge warned him that he faces prison.

Mr Justice Bennathan said: 'You've been convicted of a number of offences including rape.

'The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term. My current view is that I therefore have to remand you into custody.'

...

Brand had got his big TV break in 2004 when he was chosen to host Big Brother's Big Mouth, and within a couple of months of the show starting he had sexually assaulted a woman in the Nordic bar in Soho, central London.

At a party of his former MTV colleagues, Brand grabbed the woman's breasts while they stood in the middle of the bar.

She accused him of dragging her to the men's toilets and orally raping her but the jury found Brand not guilty on that count.

The woman told the court the 'lad culture' of the time meant she did not report her interaction with Brand to police, telling the court: 'He was a celebrity and it would be his word against mine.

'I just thought the odds weren't in my favour.'

A worker at Capital Radio said Brand forced himself on her during a visit to the station in 2005, pinning her to a wall while he groped and 'sloppily' kissed her.

She told jurors members of Brand's entourage watched on as the attack happened, and did nothing but laugh as she looked over pleading for them to intervene.

A Brand superfan told the court how she willingly had a threesome with the comedian in 2009 after one of his shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Overawed by Brand's fame, the 21-year-old -- who was in a relationship at the time -- agreed to go to the star's 2.3million [pounds] Hampstead townhouse a few days later for sex.

But she said the encounter started with Brand unnervingly forcing her to strip, shower, and brush her teeth before they went to bed together.

She told jurors they had 'awkward' consensual sex, but Brand then raped her by forcing her into non-consensual anal sex and ignored her cries of pain.

Women were a 'disposable commodity' to Brand, said prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC, who dubbed him a 'sexual predator'.

'They didn't matter to him. He didn't even need to know their names. They were just a means to an end.'

The fan who was raped at Brand's home later bumped into him at Edinburgh Festival, and said he apologised after she said he had treated her 'like an animal'.

In 2009, during a recording session at Channel 4, members of Brand's entourage, Jack Bayles and Gareth Roy, forced a young female staffer to give him a massage, the court heard.

When she had reluctantly agreed, Brand thrust his head into the woman's groin and only got up again when apparently insulted that she had commented on his 'bony' body.

'I was so repulsed by the situation,' she told the court, and said she complained afterwards to her Channel 4 bosses.

But Brand was cleared by the jury of raping a woman at the Labour Party conference in 1999, after meeting her at the end of one of his cabaret shows.

He was also cleared of trying to indecently assault an MTV worker after dragging her towards a toilet at her workplace.

Following his convictions, it can now be revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service is seeking to bring charges in relation to a 16-year-old girl Brand is accused of sexually assaulting after grooming the virgin when he was aged 30.

Known by a pseudonym in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme which first exposed Brand in 2023, 'Alice' claimed that a BBC car took her from school to the star's house where she was later abused.

During their three-month relationship Brand called her 'my little dolly' and she had to punch him to stop an oral rape, she said.

...

Brand is already facing civil claims in Britain and the US.

A High Court claim from a woman seeking 100,000 [pounds] in damages for alleged personal injury and sexual abuse has been placed on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal trial.

The woman, referred to only in legal papers as AGX, says she was 23 when Brand forced himself on her at his Los Angeles mansion in 2008.

She fled half-dressed in terror after he allegedly pushed her onto his bed and tried to perform sex acts against her will.

There is also a separate lawsuit in New York after Brand was accused by an extra in the 2011 romantic comedy Arthur of exposing himself to cast members before sexually assaulting her in a lavatory on set.

....

Brand claimed to have felt the 'presence of God' in the courtroom, on his Christian podcast which he continued to record while standing trial for rape and sexual assault.

He told reporters repeatedly that he was 'blessed' as he arrived at court each morning to face the charges.

He and his wife prayed for those involved in the case.

He carried symbols of his Christian faith: a Bible complete with dozens of colourful tabs and a silver cross clasped tightly in his hands during the prosecution's opening address.

...

Brand's own words from his 2007 book My Booky Wook also came back to haunt him, calling himself 'demonically sexy' and admitting he could be 'uneasy company' when in the pursuit of sex.

He wrote: 'If I want something -- whether it's a job or a woman -- I will determinedly, resolutely, remove anything that's in the way, until I possess the object of my desire.'

Good. Now do the "Asian" Rape Gangs.


Is the verdict just?

Charlie Kirk found this entire prosecution suspicious:

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11

Apr 4, 2025

Every single allegation against Russell Brand concerns events that took place twenty years ago or more. None of them existed while he was a famous actor or comedian. All of them emerged once he became a highly visible dissident on politics and Covid.

Brand has been forthright about his behavior as a young man, but the idea he was a serial rapist is absurd and, more importantly, completely unprovable.

This is a political prosecution, plain and simple.

Megyn Kelly claims that the woman accusing him of anal rape sure did consent to a lot of stuff before that:

Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly


She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him). She hadn't even been introduced. Later she went to his place excited for sex (which they had). The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.

When a reporter first contacted accuser about RB she said "I'm not sure my story has much in it; I was an idiot, young & stupid, probably as much to blame."

Michael Tracey
@mtracey

Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her...

Consent to the other things does not mean she consented to the anal sex, of course. But there is room for doubt that she refused consent.


Now, the below isn't evidence -- just hearsay and scuttlebutt -- but Konstantine Kisin (a based YouTuber and comedian) says that when he was on the comedy circuit, it was an open secret that Brand was a rapist.

Konstantin Kisin
@KonstantinKisin

Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. I'm shocked because I was certain he would get away with his crimes.

The fact that Brand is a rapist was an open secret on the British comedy circuit. A friend of mine knows one of his victims.

One of the things I learned over the last few years is how many people in the entertainment industry are good, decent people and how many are compromised by their own desire for power, money and clicks.

Francis and I shared what we knew about Brand with people who were thinking of working with him and many of them immediately recognised we were telling the truth and stopped any association with him. Others, not so much.

This is even more true of his former employers like Channel 4 and the BBC. I am not saying everyone at those organisations knew but many people definitely did and they not only didn't say anything, some of them actively protected him.

I hope the verdict today brings closure and peace to his victims and serves as a reminder to powerful people who abuse their position to take advantage of others that they won't get away with it forever.

The first 2:45 of this is preparatory stuff. He makes a statement beginning at 2:45.



He does seem to be a man who takes liberties and assume he can charm his way out of trouble:



I don't know. I don't even hate the guy, despite him being a full-on deranged leftist before his Manosphere-friendly makeover. I liked him a lot in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and when he's not annoying the shit out of me with his hyperactive bad boy sexfiend persona, sometimes I can listen to him for 1-2 minutes.

I just know I don't want to hear this messiah-complexed obsessive-compulsive pervert talking about Jesus any more, but I'm very sure he's just getting started with that.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:10 PM




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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:11 PM (X8vlu)

2 Nood'd

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (X8vlu)

3 He's been on Gutfeld a couple times.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (Cqx++)

4 He didn't tow the commie line. So he goes to PMITA prison.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (X8vlu)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (2614e)

6 Woah...that's a lot to take in.

Ace reviewing movies again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (2614e)

7 I'm not a fan of his, but I absolutely believe he has been railroaded.

Sorry women, but if you come out of the woodwork years or decades later, I dont believe you.

I'm sure he was a slimeball, but that's different than being a rapist.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (BotSl)

8 4 He didn't tow the commie line. So he goes to PMITA prison.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (X8vlu)

I mean that's taking quite a long walk to get there, but... I approve.

Posted by: Hammurabi at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (aKiSo)

9 Ziggy what are the chances of contracting an STD from anal sex?

Posted by: Quantum Leap at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (FWvuS)

10 She was left bleeding from her anus and afterwards said
Just like a gladiator movies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (X8X+Z)

11 >>>9 Ziggy what are the chances of contracting an STD from anal sex?

I was going to make a Ziggy crack like that but I thought it might be inappropriate given that the subject is forced sodomy.

So Do Better, Quantum Leap.

#DoBetter.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (1wjle)

12 A worker at Capital Radio said Brand forced himself on her during a visit to the station in 2005, pinning her to a wall while he groped and 'sloppily' kissed her.

When Biden did this, not just with staffers but kids, they told me is was normal, he was just a touchy feely kind of guy

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (sKqQm)

13 356 How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (Cq/ve)

14 "anal sex" Yecccccchhh!

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (Jr5Lq)

15 cornell girl said no to some things and guys obeyed, so it was reported

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (CWTWj)

16 The Right is just as guilty as the Left when it comes to Brand. The Left piles on because Brand speaks out opposite of their political dogma and medical "science."

The Right gives a washed up, no talent attention because he says a few things the Right believes.

He's no different from the asshole at me local hardware store who always wants to "impress" everyone with his divine importance while all I want is someone to operate the damn paint mixer.

I have no time for Brand or whatever he's been convicted of.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (dIske)

17 Brand, like Milo, was one of those I didn't want on our side as "though leaders" no matter what they said.

Sure, it's fine they support conservative views.

But, they're still scorpions at the end of the day--sooner or later, their nature will come out.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (/Ki2A)

18 One of the things I learned over the last few years is how many people in the entertainment industry are good, decent people and how many are compromised by their own desire for power, money and clicks.

I assume pretty much everyone in Hollywood is using their power to force women or boys to have sex with them because...they are.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

19 I think women throw themselves at famous, handsome men. I think those famous, handsome men begin to take advantage of this without thinking it could all come back to haunt them later in the form of accusations that may not be entirely true. I am sure Russell Brand got messy - he has said it himself. But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (ZdaMQ)

20 Two things:

I don't know.

I don't care.

Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (aKiSo)

21 Do not weep for me.

Posted by: Katy Perry's Butthole at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (1wjle)

22 That's a lot about Brand and anal.
But I'm done with media except here and reading content.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (Sco7b)

23 A narcissist trying to glom onto anything that might get him out of a shit storm of his own making. Oopsie, never thought he was particularly entertaining anyway

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (8VNAp)

24 >>> But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (1wjle)

25 I will say, the UK justice system has not been even remotely seeking justice these last few years.

See: Rape gangs.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (iOpI2)

26 Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her...

In fairness you can consent to normal sex and not buttsechs, so presuming she told him no, it was rape.

But as often with these kind of things how do you prove it? If she agreed to have sex with him and confirmed that the question is did she say no when he moved on to Bootyjuicing her? Or it all happened and then later she decided she didn't like it?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

27 Women can kill children with impunity not fetuses, kids they can also retroactively withdraw consent....knowing that YOU as a celebretard helped usher in this brave new world you decide to start preaching against it and become a heretic....

while maintaining the perks....

The WWE had a character send up of him for a bit....look up Adam Rose on Goggle Tube....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (Int1s)

28 Is Katy Perry the one that was accused of sticking her naked no no bits in another woman's face? I assume that will not be prosecuted...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

29 "Michael Tracey @mtracey
Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her..."

The Southern Trespass. I can't believe his lawyer didn't claim Dyslexia as a defense.

Posted by: Butt Seriously Folks, at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (r7+Q7)

30 You know what Russell Brand reminds me of? TARIFFS

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (pjdUv)

31 Whither the Statute of Limitations?

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (wVcYX)

32 >>> But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.


It could be that this was about covid and punishing wrongthink. It's also possible that, after the BBC covered up Jimmy Savil for decades, lefties wanted to avoid the next black eye so they dug up rumors about Brand. Or maybe exposing safely-white sexual predators became a hot story so people pursued it for reasons of pure careerist advantage.

I dunno.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (1wjle)

33 Obnoxious, compulsive man plays with matches all of his life and gets singed.

An 'sn' in place of the 'm' would work, also.

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (0sNs1)

34 Out: I think I should go...

In: Oops, wrong hole

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)

35 Blah blah blah, he said she said.

But I can tell you this: Russell Brand could go on a PCP-fueled, broad daylight, bare-assed rape rampage through quiet city London, and if he'd converted to Islam instead of Christianity, no Crown Prosecutor would have touched him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (BI5O2)

36 The only thing which points at his conversion to Christianity being sincere is that the obvious play if he was trying to insulate himself from the charges would have been to choose to be a Muslim.

Being a Christian only increases his chances of conviction.

Brand is a really smart guy. So is Milo. But intellect is not character, nor is it wisdom.

Posted by: Thatch at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (82UEA)

37 The Blade's comments:

1. Brand was railroaded 20 years after these "rapes" allegedly occurred. Why? He had Unapproved Thoughts about Things You Can't Have Unapproved Thoughts About.

2. That being said, Brand all but begged for this. He was ruthlessly sexually aggressive, hard-fucked every THOT and whore he could find, and seemed to seek out toxic situations and relationships. The heavy drugs didn't help either. Play with fire, you'll eventually get burned.

3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

38 Hey hey hey, now, I think we shouldn't be so mean to this guy.

He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That's pure chivalry, right there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (aKiSo)

39 20 Two things:

I don't know.

I don't care.

Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM

Yep.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (2Ez/1)

40 >>>But I can tell you this: Russell Brand could go on a PCP-fueled, broad daylight, bare-assed rape rampage through quiet city London, and if he'd converted to Islam instead of Christianity, no Crown Prosecutor would have touched him.

#True

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)

41 I.do H8 these cases brought up long ago

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sgkY8)

42 I don't have a dog in this fight, but, for the time being, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, primarily because I have zero faith in and respect for the British justice system.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (ndZc7)

43
He needs to take a shower using Lysol.

He is so gross looking.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (/QHx4)

44 I think the women who "came forward" were encouraged by the guy who did a documentary on Brand.

It's a hit job.

There is no question women throw themselves at celebrities.

Gross behavior but I don't think it's illegal behavior. Unless the justice department of the UK wants it to be. Much like in the lefty areas of the US.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (iOpI2)

45 But as often with these kind of things how do you prove it? If she agreed to have sex with him and confirmed that the question is did she say no when he moved on to Bootyjuicing her? Or it all happened and then later she decided she didn't like it?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

I guess have three of her girlfriends in the room videoing.
But then that girl is probably fine with anal.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Sco7b)

46 >>>Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.

I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

47 I think women throw themselves at famous, handsome men. I think those famous, handsome men begin to take advantage of this without thinking it could all come back to haunt them later in the form of accusations that may not be entirely true. I am sure Russell Brand got messy - he has said it himself. But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: Piper

====

I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

And so things are looking like they are leading to sex (because they usually do) and then plans change.

I honestly dont know what happened, but when stuff gets trotted out from decades ago, my knee jerk is that its bullshit.

I also think people can and do genuinely convert to Christianity and make changes. I have a hard time believing this is all a grift, there's easier way to make a buck in the entertainment space than being an outspoken Christian.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (BotSl)

48 it was nothing but the most obnoxious ravings of a certifiable narcissist with a lot of screaming fans enabling him in his delusions.
--------

Wow... can you imagine that... ace?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (pjdUv)

49 7 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (BotSl)

When he had the right positions he was safe, the wrong positions he was marked.

I have absolutely no use for the sexual subjugation or coercive use of any human being period....my version of the talk to my son aged 12 centered on cautioning about the shadow disparity and the building of the retroactive withdraw of consent trap they were building and the warning that "no means no" and that is he ever forced himself on a person and I knew inarguably it was true I would kill him for dishonoring my name.

I always chuckle when women explain that I support rape culture when they also praise sex work.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Int1s)

50 I remember that young man, he fingerbanged me in a dressing room at Bergdorf's! Against my will, even!

Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Dv3i1)

51
He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That's pure chivalry, right there.

The word play, it is, how you say...art!

Now the Paolo? He never has the problem of what hole to use because the Paolo? He's not the weird.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

52 Brand then raped her by forcing her into non-consensual anal sex and ignored her cries of pain.

En fuego!

Posted by: The starfish in question at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

53 Look, he admitted it himself in his book. It doesn't matter if he didn't think it was rape, but when you're a manwhore who literally says you had "uneasy sex" and who views women as objects who he will do anything to get and who jokes about his raping of women repeatedly...then, I don't feel bad for you if you get burned just like Cosby did. You thought money and rep would let you be at a minimum, a sexual assaulter (we can discuss later if "uneasy sex" rises to the level of rape, but he's on video harrassing women and groping them over and over...and they are themselves celebrity women)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Gb7+b)

54 Left bleeding from anal sex. So, a Friday for Pete Buttgiggle

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (8VNAp)

55 Imagine how many problems could be solved if people had the sex lives of, say, Ozzie and Harriet.*

It may be boring but it's not likely to send you to prison.

*(If Ozzie and Harriet did not, in fact, have a boring conventional sex life, don't tell me. I really don't want to know that.)

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (6ITkk)

56 Muslim group raping gangs

Free, 25 years of rap___ the children of Great Britain

Not so Great…

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (nGraA)

57 I am free now. Free to be stuck into Ruby Rose's face.

Posted by: Katy Perry's Butthole at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (1wjle)

58 If he's serious about finding Jesus, good for him. He will be judged, as we all will.

If he's full of it, He knows........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (2614e)

59 How come it took so long for these cases to come to trial? I mean, the two mentioned (2005, 2009) were quite some time ago (21 and 17 years). AI said he was convicted for cases from 1999 through 2009, which for 1999 was 26 years ago...

The wheels of "Justice" must crawl even more slowly in the UK than over here for rape cases. Well, for the Mussie rape cases, they never end in conviction of anything or at most nothing with substantial consequences...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (l3cgK)

60 He committed the sin of Raping While Not a Muslim. Book him, Blighty.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (zuZpx)

61 >>>Before the jury returned its verdicts, Brand looked at his wife and said: 'Laura, I love you.'

Ok, so it's a jury trial. His lawyers can contest it if he wants them to.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (odBC9)

62 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

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100%

More please.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (iOpI2)

63 I think I am going to crowdsource the purchase of Cuba and start my own country. You in? 😂

Posted by: Piper
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Just caught it. YES, absolutely. 🚢

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (Cq/ve)

64 The stock market is completely tanking.

Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.

Who knew?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (aD4fx)

65 There is no question women throw themselves at celebrities.
____

I'd let him grab me by the pussy!

As long as I can withdraw my consent, retroactively, no time limit.

Posted by: Groupie at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (Dv3i1)

66 She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him).

-
A double header?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (ndZc7)

67 I never did like how Brand terminally contaminated Kristen Bell in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (wVcYX)

68 >>He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That joke is 1,000% more professional-level that Brand's stupid-ass "second coming" joke.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (1wjle)

69 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

That or an incredibly poignant metaphor....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (aKiSo)

70 The first shocker is they actually convicted somebody of rape it the UK. I thought that was allowed under sharia.

I don't doubt he was a very bad guy in those years at all, but this one he was convicted of seems a little much. She agreed to all things sexual including the cornhole, but decided a decade later that was too much?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

71 I dunno.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:22

Me either. As for his faith, I have no doubt he first came to it because you can’t live the life he was living and not have some feeling in the pit of your soul that your hedonism isn’t going to land you in a great place. He also seems like one of those people who is exhausting just to be around because everything they do is at Mach Crazy. His approach to religion is no different than how he has approached everything in his life, both good and bad.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

72 Katy Perry is with Castro's son now , no?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (AKptf)

73 Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.

Their plans to persecute any corporate executive who cooperated with Trump helped too.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (aD4fx)

74 do H8 these cases brought up long ago

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sgkY

By encouraging all their future party apparatchiks now in their free gay and trans abandon now, just imagine how much the Party will have on all of them come Piper Time.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (pjdUv)

75 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

76 I've always found Brand to be an obnoxious, un-funny asshole. Katy Perry (not that she was ever respected) lost even more in my world when she was dating him.

He claims to have found God, became red pilled and was VERY open about it in the media.

Funny, none of these accusations came out prior to that moment, even in the era of #MeToo.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (2614e)

77 I he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

78 62 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle

Thank you for this.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (Sco7b)

79 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM

*Everything* is a distraction from us.

Posted by: The Epstein and UAP Files at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (0sNs1)

80 Brand should have converted to Islam.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (r7+Q7)

81
Time for a boring old observation that you're generally better off on the straight and narrow, and that power and money are hazard multipliers.

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)

82 53 Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Gb7+b)

Schrodinger's woman... Stonk enough to run the world, and meek and weak enough all society needs to prevent her from throwing herself at people who literally advertise they are drug addled self-indulgent hedonistic scumballs.....

it is like "she chose the bear"....well yes honey so does Tim Treadwell.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (Int1s)

83 Imagine how many problems could be solved if people had the sex lives of, say, Ozzie and Harriet.
____

I always heard that Ozzie was a little rough on the beaver.

Posted by: Obligatory at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (Dv3i1)

84 When he had the right positions he was safe, the wrong positions he was marked.

I have absolutely no use for the sexual subjugation or coercive use of any human being period....my version of the talk to my son aged 12 centered on cautioning about the shadow disparity and the building of the retroactive withdraw of consent trap they were building and the warning that "no means no" and that is he ever forced himself on a person and I knew inarguably it was true I would kill him for dishonoring my name.

I always chuckle when women explain that I support rape culture when they also praise sex work.
Posted by: sven

==

I just have a hard time believing in the modern age, a woman that is forcibly raped not immediately going to the police about it. Generations ago, it was a different story.

I just think these things start out as a shakedown with lawyers, basically pay me a few million for an NDA to go away.

I tell you, those old Biblical principles start to look really good about now.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (BotSl)

85 37 The Blade's comments:

3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

86
When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)



White girl came to my room after midnight. That SCREAMS anal, emirite?

Posted by: Zombie Kobe Bryant at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (2614e)

87 Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.


Stupid investors, the Dems are CLEARLY just asking for bigger bribes.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

88 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

Thank you.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)

89 She tossed Brand's salad? There's a visual made for mind bleach.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X8vlu)

90 76 I've always found Brand to be an obnoxious, un-funny asshole. Katy Perry (not that she was ever respected) lost even more in my world when she was dating him.

He claims to have found God, became red pilled and was VERY open about it in the media.

Funny, none of these accusations came out prior to that moment, even in the era of #MeToo.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (2614e)

Or they did...but it was Britain, not the US, and no one cared to listen til he went Christian. You can have committed crimes and no one cares til you betray party - ask some Dems about that...

Dude self-admitted his crimes b/c folks who write books and think they are untouchable are morons - we have a certain John Bolton who thought the same...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (Gb7+b)

91 Trump should have left a few minor in-the-real-world things ride:

Independent: What Donald Trump said about Russell Brand after marriage to Katy Perry
The US president said Katy Perry ‘must have been drunk’ to marry the British comedian, Thursday, 05 November 2026
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NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women in his 1991 autobiography, A View from Above.



Still beloved.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (NFX2v)

92 81 Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)

and that if you do not want to get anally violated, ran over by a dildo throwing steam roller you probably should not hire on as a dildo steam roller guide working anal violation lane as well.....

people get what they move towards....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (Int1s)

93 I've been keeping an eye on Brand, Milo, JP, and others who have claimed to have converted to Christianity. I think it's wonderful if it's true. But so far, they give the impression that they were using a conversion story to buy some indulgences.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (OlzlW)

94 The Bee explains it all.

Republicans Unsure Why Voters Are Mad At Them As They Literally Haven't Done Anything These Past Two Years

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (ndZc7)

95 77 I he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

Maybe he wasn't into goats, sheep, camels, and little boys...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (l3cgK)

96 68 >>He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (aKiSo)

That joke is 1,000% more professional-level that Brand's stupid-ass "second coming" joke.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (1wjle)

; )

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (odBC9)

97 before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

That's a weird detail.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X+NGn)

98 3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)


Hells yeah!

Posted by: Roman Polanski at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (2614e)

99 88 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

Thank you.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX

AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.

So very appropriate.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

100 100

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (odBC9)

101 I've been keeping an eye on Brand, Milo, JP, and others who have claimed to have converted to Christianity. I think it's wonderful if it's true. But so far, they give the impression that they were using a conversion story to buy some indulgences.

With Milo its an act.

Brand? Hard to say. I assume part of it is he realized just how f*cked up of a life he lived, and unlike more religions Christianity is big on forgiveness.

Jordan Peterson? I'm pretty sure its real. He took a long time talking himself into it but you can see how he did it.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (sKqQm)

102 I always heard that Ozzie was a little rough on the beaver.
Posted by: Obligatory at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM

According to Star Fleet archives, it was June Cleaver who said "Ward you were a little rough on The Beaver last night."

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (0sNs1)

103 66 She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him).


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This too is the story of Obama.

I don't know what I'm saying. Someone make that joke better.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iOpI2)

104 When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1

==
Exactly, and while that's not a green light, every other time that's where things led.

I have daughters and when topics like this come up, I tell them how to be the person that doesnt get in these situations.

Like I have a niece (their cousin) and she just started college and is basically the girl that gets black out drunk and dresses provactively. She's way more likely to be "raped".

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (BotSl)

105 The Bee explains it all.

Republicans Unsure Why Voters Are Mad At Them As They Literally Haven't Done Anything These Past Two Years

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (ndZc7)


It cuts like a knife.

Posted by: Mirror Universe Bryan Adams at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (2614e)

106 Women were a 'disposable commodity' to Brand, said prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC, who dubbed him a 'sexual predator'. 'They didn't matter to him. He didn't even need to know their names. They were just a means to an end.'

___________

All true. But these ladies accepted this arrangement because they wanted to be close to fame and fortune. Groupies and starfuckers have been a thing since Grog the caveman had a much nicer cave than the rest of his tribe.

I mean, this girl started licking his fucking asshole within a few seconds of meeting him, while some other girl was blowing him. There might as well have been "Disposable Commodity" tattooed on her back.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

107 >>>AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.


which is better than the alternative stories.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

108 Damn, I should have said Michelle Obama.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iOpI2)

109
3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

According to a commenter on the famous Memorial Day thread, it's a gratifying dominance move.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:34 PM (OlzlW)

110 84 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (BotSl)

I am a clockwork deist not an evangelical, but I value the bible and evangelical zeal both because both are tribal survival gear....

mankind absent the faith and doctrine is a beast debauched in most cases....reason is a bad defense against appetite.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:34 PM (Int1s)

111 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.

====

at least were were not raped anally by Russell Brand !

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (AKptf)

112 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

Posted by: Leupold
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So, brutally harming her is totally within the realm of reason.

It is reasonable, without knowing the end result, to not anticipate being physically brutalized to a bloody pulp. That's a whole nother level of advantage. It's savage.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Cq/ve)

113 This allegedly happened two decades ago.

There is a reason for statutes of limitations.

There’s no physical evidence and all your left with is accusations without the possibility of verification or defense.

Remember, Trump was said to have assaulted a women, in a Bergdorf Goodmans dressing room.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ahP4S)

114 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace

Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

115 107 >>>AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.


which is better than the alternative stories.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

And again.
Thank you.

I'm not even searching...

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Sco7b)

116 If he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

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And eventually become Mayor of London and the British Prime Minister.

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (yncTj)

117 97 before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

That's a weird detail.
Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X+NGn)

Might be the same story as this:

Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly

She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him). She hadn't even been introduced. Later she went to his place excited for sex (which they had). The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (odBC9)

118 Form of birth control.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

For some it's the face

Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

119 Lets start with this.

Hey women of hollywood.


Show of hands: Who HASN'T been raped since working in hollywood?

Now, ask the men.....


That'll narrow it down slightly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (2614e)

120


Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.

Or all.

"Stick your dick into crazy, you must not."

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (VuTBl)

121 Well, since we can't arrest "asians" for rape we will throw you a bone and convict a heretic former liberal.

You're welcome England.

Posted by: The Caliphate of Britain at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (mseD3)

122 It is reasonable, without knowing the end result, to not anticipate being physically brutalized to a bloody pulp. That's a whole nother level of advantage. It's savage.


Posted by: Braenyard

==

Says her.

Remind me what the crazy woman said about Trump in the changing room and she only decided to go forward like 30+ years later.

Nobody here is excusing rape.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (BotSl)

123 > Gross behavior but I don't think it's illegal behavior.

He held a young woman down in a way she couldn't breathe, took off the condom, and sodomized her until she bled. Unless she consented to the condom removal and violent anal (doubtful), that sounds like rape to me.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)

124 You see it's funny because "the second coming" refers to the return of Jesus but it can also mean my dick spitting up some baby-butter for the second time in a night.

Posted by: Russll Brand, Professor of Comedy at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (1wjle)

125 Schrodinger's woman... Stonk enough to run the world, and meek and weak enough all society needs to prevent her from throwing herself at people who literally advertise they are drug addled self-indulgent hedonistic scumballs.....

it is like "she chose the bear"....well yes honey so does Tim Treadwell.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026

I was trying to word this, but you did already. This is a truth.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

126 There is a weird kind of parallel between the glass-snatched Ex Post Fucto everything is rape if I say it is weirdos, and Big Muzz.

They have this creepy, Freudian need to be the masters of their own sexual destiny. They demand fulfillment, and if they don't get it, they will destroy you.

The muzz just wants to nut where he's not allowed to. Slutty McDickschneef on the other hand wants her little Experience to be magical, and if it isn't, then heads will roll.

"Have your way with me! .... wait, no, not like that! In a pretty way that I can tell people about later!"

Rape really is always about power, not sex. Creeps.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (aKiSo)

127
Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)


That's easy! Just shove them in her mouth!

Posted by: Russell Brand - Advice Giver at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (2614e)

128 For some it's the face
Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

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hhahahhhaha

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (iOpI2)

129 112 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Cq/ve)

Like the Jihadis in Rotherham so long as he was politically useful he was protected....

it does not take 2 decades to know you were raped.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (Int1s)

130 Like I have a niece (their cousin) and she just started college and is basically the girl that gets black out drunk and dresses provactively. She's way more likely to be "raped".

I'm old enough that "if you regret sex later it was rape" was not yet a thing.

Plenty of my aquitances would get drunk and wind up having sex with each other. In none of these cases, as far as I know at least, was it a guy roofing the girl - they were both just drinking a lot.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

131 114 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace

Oh, I thought this was a relevant piece to current events... my bad.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (lLeLE)

132 I'd be shocked if Megyn Kelly's husband is not having an affair.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (AKptf)

133 at least were were not raped anally by Russell Brand !

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (AKptf)

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#DrunkDonLeMon hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (yncTj)

134 Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

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Heh, I had to read that a couple of times, I thought you were talking about Brand.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (iOpI2)

135 I guess people like what they like, but man I do not get it, there's a perfectly wonderful place (or two!) to put it that doesn't have crap in it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)

136 Posted by: Wesley Crusher at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (0sNs1)

I liked it better when beaver meant -you know- the furry animal that built dams and and not a joke about vaginal hair.-a joke that got redundantly boring about 30 years ago or more

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (xz+xK)

137 Ok, a bit more clear, but whatevah~

@JKash000
(Harmeet Dhillon ) told Fox News Digital exclusively that she decided to leave around mid-October, informed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and was asked to stay until after the election. She stated: “I wasn’t asked to resign. I resigned three weeks ago, and Susie asked me to please wait until after the midterms,” and emphasized “My decision, my choice. It’s time.”

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (nEUC6)

138 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
________

The Tyson case was actually worse than that. There was no dispute that they were already half-naked in the limo that took both of them to the hotel.

Then, when they got to his hotel room, he ate her pussy.

Then they had sex.

But the jury never heard most of this story because the judge applied the "rape shield" law to preclude not only evidence of the lady's prior sexual history with other guys, but also the prior sexual history of the accused rapist that happened 30 seconds before the alleged rape.

Tyson was railroaded.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)

139 Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.

Or all.

"Stick your dick into crazy, you must not."
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq


Never stick your D in crazy. But if you must, use Garrett's name.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (mISmA)

140 >>>He held a young woman down in a way she couldn't breathe, took off the condom, and sodomized her until she bled. Unless she consented to the condom removal and violent anal (doubtful), that sounds like rape to me.

yes it's rape if what she's saying is true, but tbh, given that she immediately began tossing his salad in a fellatio/analingus three-way before she'd even told her her name, I think there's reasonable doubt about her narrative that she didn't grant consent.

She could be telling the truth. But she does seem to be what we used to call "A Dirty Hoor" and starfucker.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (1wjle)

141 AI Massacre: Stocks Plunge As Investors Dump Anything with Data Center Exposure

https://tinyurl.com/74njmj52


Speaking of unwanted anal....

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (lLeLE)

142 The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (odBC9

And that's the appeal of anal.
You feel special....


Best tv sex life.
'Bewitched' - damn Elizabeth was hot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (Sco7b)

143 Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (BI5O2)

144 For some it's the face
Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

------

hhahahhhaha
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (iOpI2)


I have a coworker who has 5 kids. We were having a team meeting and we were razzing him about when basketball training begins.

At some point I said "Hey man, you know she has a face for a reason, right?"

Posted by: Russell Brand - Advice Giver at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (2614e)

145 > given that she immediately began tossing his salad in a fellatio/analingus three-way before she'd even told her her name, I think there's reasonable doubt about her narrative that she didn't grant consent.

Fair enough.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (mkw2N)

146 dadgumit.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (2614e)

147 Then, when they got to his hotel room, he ate her pussy.


Unlike a lot of other guys, I like to eat puthhy.

Posted by: Mike Tyson at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

148 RB testified they watched tv together after.

Gutter Whores 5. If one misses parts 1-4, it doesn't matter.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (X8vlu)

149 NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women in his 1991 autobiography, A View from Above.
----------

And no one accused him of rape because when they said his first name, that was consent.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (pjdUv)

150 125 Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

Thanks, again...essentially western women are special pleading our civilization into oblivion....I am not trying to be a misogynistic asshole about it and all humans try to special plead.....

I don't have answers to it, western women were the actual iron spine of our recovery from the Crusades and guarantor of Xiandom to foster the enlightenment and I guess they have decided to embrace whatever the fuck globalism is bringing....in my darker hours I want to suckstart a 9mm metaphorically because it just looks like schizophrenia to me.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (Int1s)

151 Something tells me had Russel Brand decided to date this woman and called her the next day, it would have been a different narrative.

Its like that Cornell girl was uninvited to some frat party and then all hell breaks loose.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (BotSl)

152 Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (BI5O2)


I wonder if she cowers in the fetal position when NCIS: New Orleans come on.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (2614e)

153 >>>Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.

I'm the choice for entertainment following a pegging.

Posted by: Farscape at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (1wjle)

154 > AI Massacre: Stocks Plunge As Investors Dump Anything with Data Center Exposure

Ya. My NVDA took a dump. I'm hoping it's just hysteria and cooler heads cause the stock to recover soonish.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)

155 hat's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)


Hells yeah!
Posted by: Roman Polanski at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (2614e)
______

But Brand was also fucking them vaginally. So the butt stuff -- which included licking his ass -- was done for its own reward, not as birth control.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

156 Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.


He figured since they were bisexual they probably weren't also bipolar.

That's one of the classic mistakes like a betting against a Sicilian when death is on the line

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

157 'Bewitched' - damn Elizabeth was hot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (Sco7b)

She had really cute legs.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:43 PM (OlzlW)

158 Markets really are melting down.

The Karens that sit around all day and use AI aren't going to allow data centers to be built anywhere near them.

This was an election issue sleeper that Trump/GOP really wasn't well positioned with.

Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

159 They have a really ugly statue of Elizabeth in Salem that has become a tourist attraction for some reason

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

160 Well, he is British & the court UK. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Buzz Feed, Russell Brand Once Confessed To Repeatedly Luring His Pet Dog Up The Stairs “Before Cruelly Kicking Her Back Down To The Bottom Again,” And People Are Understandably Horrified
Russell once wrote in one of his memoirs: “If this is what I’m telling you, can you imagine what’s being left out?”
Published Oct. 2026

A sorry childhood and attention seeking personality, not a good mix for many. IDK. I don't care, either.



Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (NFX2v)

161 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BI5O2)

162 According to Kurt Vonnegut, 'beaver' was a signal among newsmen and news photographers that an accidental reveal was within visible range. E.g., when firemen are carrying a woman down a ladder in her nightclothes, and people on the ground can see her hoo-hah. 'Beaver!' they would exclaim.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Jr5Lq)

163 Anal sex is not sex. It's something else entirely, I don't know what, and I don't care.
Disgusting.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (UjdFS)

164 Beaver
Muff
Beard or no beard
landing strip
in the zone
home run

Don't seem like negative euphemisms

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Cq/ve)

165 154 Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)

TheTech sector formed a cartel and inflated RAM, SSD, and GPU prices to the point of insanity....fuck em no bailouts....

I think the donks will build the AI data centers no way in hell they will leave that surveillance tool on the ground.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Int1s)

166 that's horrible, L.

Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)

167 Speaking of Quantum Leap, words of wisdom from Al Calavicci.

“Women — you can’t trust ’em. They don’t understand the double standard.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (ndZc7)

168 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (bmMEr)

169 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

-------

Much like wine moms on Martha's Vineyard with illegals, it's not that they don't like them, it's that they don't want them around their neighborhoods.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (iOpI2)

170 Britain's best-known stand-up comedian, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood movie star dirtbag.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (UjdFS)

171 163 Anal sex is not sex. It's something else entirely, I don't know what, and I don't care.
Disgusting.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (UjdFS)

If you say anal and oral are not sex, then gay men can't rape anyone...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (l3cgK)

172 Convicted in the UK of Talking While Not Leftist.

He was convicted of 'rape' for doing her in the ass after she had already licked his ass while another woman was blowing him and having a 3some with him.

One of the least credible accusations in existence.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (setIA)

173 Market dive, Tech and Chip Selloff: Major semiconductor stocks and AI infrastructure names are driving the decline amid fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (NFX2v)

174 Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)


90% of hollywood and NYC / Wall St.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (2614e)

175 Beaver
Muff
Beard or no beard
landing strip
in the zone
home run

Don't seem like negative euphemisms
Posted by: Braenyard

What, no hair pie?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (bmMEr)

176 She had really cute legs.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:43 PM (OlzlW)

Very nice. Not prime Natalie Zea but then who is

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (pjdUv)

177 158 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

Both parties hated AI data centers, the Chinese ran a good op if that is what is was....

the AI data centers if there is really a unified American policy at the strategic level are getting built the ONLY questions are: 1) whose 2) how do we power them, and 3) how fucking leftoid will they be regulated into being biased....?

"happily" the democrats get to pick it seems

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (Int1s)

178 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Dean Stickwell.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (X8vlu)

179 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth)
.......

There's no accounting for TASTE.
tee hee

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (UjdFS)

180 I think the donks will build the AI data centers no way in hell they will leave that surveillance tool on the ground.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Int1s)

They'll keep going up just as planned, and you won't see a single "NO DATA CENTERS" sign in a single front lawn anymore, and not one person will make a single peep about it in any township meetings.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (aKiSo)

181 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (bmMEr)



Don't knock it till you've tried it!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (2614e)

182 Something tells me had Russel Brand decided to date this woman and called her the next day, it would have been a different narrative.

-
A Hallmark movie?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (ndZc7)

183 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

==

I think it's the wheeling and dealing and tax carveouts they get from politicians. Some dude in a 3 bedroom house ends up subsidizing real estate taxes for 10 years for a billion dollar tech company . People feel cheated.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (AKptf)

184 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)
=====

The PRC loves them.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (rj6Yv)

185 Brand should have converted to Islam. Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (r7+Q7)

"His mama named him Clay Brand, Imma call him Clay Brand"

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (kuZER)

186 Market dive, Tech and Chip Selloff: Major semiconductor stocks and AI infrastructure names are driving the decline amid fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.
Posted by: L - No nic

==
Long term, I think the trend is still up.

Do you know how many companies would gladly pay big money to have AI services and cut workforce?

My guess is the buildout continues, it just won't be in gentrified areas.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (BotSl)

187 >>78 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Dean Stickwell.

lol

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (1wjle)

188 What, no hair pie?
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (bmMEr)

You should have socked Booger.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (X8vlu)

189 Something something until you're married, kid.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (nEUC6)

190 "Tech and Chip Selloff"

A bubble due for a blowoff, IMHO.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

191 He didn't know her name but a few moments later she was tonguing his anus. Is this about Brand or the Cornell 7?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (8VNAp)

192 The election is getting fishier by the minute.

*Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)

193 Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)


90% of hollywood and NYC / Wall St.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


And Dem leadership. Anyone want a cheese pizza?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (mISmA)

194 See, you stop being a Democrat simp, you lose your legal protections.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (s1VwS)

195 My NVDA took a dump. I'm hoping it's just hysteria and cooler heads cause the stock to recover soonish.

Posted by: bonhomme
---

Bloody Mary morning. Hopefully things will settle a bit.
Regarding Musk and FL. Curious about the 35K acres he bought
in LA. Was he hedging his bets?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (Cq/ve)

196 I did not know that TX offered tax exemptions for data centers.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (AKptf)

197 Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Apr 4, 2025

Kinda like how no one was interested in Bill Cosby's sex life until he told black kids to pull up their britches.

Guilt or innocence almost seems beside the point.

Foreign rape gangs do whatever they want. "Refugees" can bugger 10 year old boys at a pool due to "a sexual emergency." No one bats an eye.

But say something the regime doesn't care for and it'll put your prick under a microscope.

You can say, "Just be modest, decent," and you'll be fine. Tell that to the MIT cancer researcher who had his career destroyed for the sin of not immediately recognizing crazy and evil.

Hell, tell it to Kavanaugh. They just made it up out of whole cloth to get at him.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (HFrEr)

198 The PRC loves them.
Posted by: mrp
==

The PRC is behind the hysteria imo.

Its like nuclear missiles, they want more than what we have.

See fracking for another example.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (BotSl)

199 See, you stop being a Democrat simp, you lose your legal protections.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (s1VwS)


There's iron in this man's words........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (2614e)

200 Google

Buzzfeed Russell Brand

They hate this guy.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (odBC9)

201 Everyone see what’s happening in Alaska? The second Sullivan gambit worked. They stole it fair and square.

Mississippi will be as well.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (VYGAQ)

202 > Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

They've been lied to about how much water data centers use. New data centers use closed loop systems, they're not drinking water.

They've been lied to about the land they're built on. They're told it's all going on usable farmland. That's false.

Then there's general, "AI's going to...(fill in the blank)" hysteria.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (mkw2N)

203 Oy-

JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)

204 Do we even have 'celebrities' anymore?

With SO much content, there's not a lot of people most like. People know Taylor. I know Olivia Rodrigo and Kylie Cantrell. Even with millions of fans, most go 'Who?'

I miss Dolly.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (Sco7b)

205 "Konstantine Kisin (a based YouTuber and comedian) says that when he was on the comedy circuit, it was an open secret that Brand was a rapist."

No idea if he's telling the truth, but the comedy circuit is nastier than two diseased warhogs fucking each other in the ass.

The comedians mostly hate each other. The competition for gigs is fierce, and there's a lot of jealousy, so they are constantly bad-mouthing and smearing each other to try to destroy each other's careers. There is a lot of perversion and homosexuality. And piles and piles of drugs.

So Kisin could be accurately reporting what he heard, but the reports were lies and smears to try to destroy a young and popular -- and rich -- comedian.

Mostly the entire American comedy scene was trying to destroy Dane Cook when he broke out. He was young and got rich and famous, and his fellow comics hated that.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)

206 Can I get you a taxi home? Yeah I'm Russell Brand
When I come back here next year,
I wanna see you again

What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl
Well, there ain't no shame.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (wVcYX)

207 Long term, I think the trend is still up.

Do you know how many companies would gladly pay big money to have AI services and cut workforce?

DSA Democrats are saying they're gonna ban AI completely.

And workforce cuts will be balanced by workforce gains in other areas, like when coachbuilders transitioned from horse-drawn carriages to auto bodies in the early 1900s.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (2ocoG)

208 Girls the TV show, of which Malia Obama was an intern at 16 years old, had a butt-munching scene.

I have never seen this show but was horrified when listening to the star on the receiving end talk about how, before the episode was filmed, she, her mom, and her dad were figuring out how to make it look real or props or something.

The dad was Brian Williams. Imagine hearing about and watching your daughter do that.

This is degeneracy.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iOpI2)

209 *Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (TJf+N)

210 197 Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Apr 4, 2025

Kinda like how no one was interested in Bill Cosby's sex life until he told black kids to pull up their britches.

Guilt or innocence almost seems beside the point.

Foreign rape gangs do whatever they want. "Refugees" can bugger 10 year old boys at a pool due to "a sexual emergency." No one bats an eye.

But say something the regime doesn't care for and it'll put your prick under a microscope.

You can say, "Just be modest, decent," and you'll be fine. Tell that to the MIT cancer researcher who had his career destroyed for the sin of not immediately recognizing crazy and evil.

Hell, tell it to Kavanaugh. They just made it up out of whole cloth to get at him.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (HFrEr)

Which part of that is Charlie Kirk? And which part of that is bear with asymmetrical balls?

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (odBC9)

211 he was ruthless in the pursuit of a goal of having sex with 5,000 women.
*****
Here, hold my beer.

Posted by: Magic Johnson at November 05, 2026 01:53 PM (Wt1Rs)

212 Girls the TV show, of which Malia Obama was an intern at 16 years old, had a butt-munching scene.

I have never seen this show but was horrified when listening to the star on the receiving end talk about how, before the episode was filmed, she, her mom, and her dad were figuring out how to make it look real or props or something.

The dad was Brian Williams. Imagine hearing about and watching your daughter do that.

This is degeneracy.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iOpI2)
__________

Sex and the City had an entire show based on some dude who liked to eat ass. It was disgusting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:53 PM (iFTx/)

213 Magic Johnson is a great porn name.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (AKptf)

214 Data center hysteria 2026 is like fracking in the 2010s.

Propaganda fueled hysterics based on nonsense. Data centers is Chinese propaganda fracking was Saudi. Exact same playbook though.

Worked both times.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (VYGAQ)

215 180. They'll keep going up just as planned, and you won't see a single "NO DATA CENTERS" sign in a single front lawn anymore, and not one person will make a single peep about it in any township meetings.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Come to Pennsylvania, especially the southeast. Delaware, Chester counties and more.

Shapiro Executive Orders, after donations of course.

And how he & the new progressives flipped it around and beat the piss out of Garrity and all other Republican opponents.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (NFX2v)

216 What did the DSA use before quills and ink?

AI

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (pjdUv)

217 You wanna bang a famous dirtbag but you want to be in control and not the dirtbag who is clearly stronger and richer and better connected than you.

You wanna go be in the protest but your rights are being violated the second a cop comes along and says "please don't throw that brick at that window".

You wanna be a famous mathematician too but you don't want to deal with all those boring letters and numbers so you just get an AI to shit out a thesis on "Post Colonial and Feminist Perspectives on the use of the letter Seven" and then demand your medal with a pout and a stamp.

So sick of all these fucking halfwits trying to cheat-code their way through life.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (aKiSo)

218 Fucking pikers.

Posted by: Wilt Chamberlain at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (X8vlu)

219 Data center hysteria 2026 is like fracking in the 2010s.

Identical playbook too: from "my tap water caught on fire" to "poor blacks have no tap water".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (2ocoG)

220 They've been lied to about the land they're built on. They're told it's all going on usable farmland. That's false.

Posted by: bonhomme



Kinda like how they were lied to about Solar Farms being put on useable farmland.

Oh, wait.

You can see how they didn't believe them.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (mISmA)

221 Bloody Mary morning. Hopefully things will settle a bit.
Regarding Musk and FL. Curious about the 35K acres he bought
in LA. Was he hedging his bets?

Posted by: Braenyard - some

J just came down here and told me he is now on Team Repeal the 19th as he just lost (insert crazy figure here). If I didn’t need him to survive, he might be in danger of disappearing.

Ps. He was kidding. I think.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (ZdaMQ)

222 fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.
Posted by: L - No nic
---

Buildout slow down?
Carpenters, plumbers, pipe fitters, equipment operators, electricians, welders, supply manufacturers for all the preceding, delivery trucking for all the preceding.
Yeah, Democrats can cut an artery.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (Cq/ve)

223 Wasn't the butt muncher in that show the guy who killed his father Han Solo?
At least he didn't butt munch Lena

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:56 PM (8VNAp)

224
JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)



Um.......it's already in ruins.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (2614e)

225 The election is getting fishier by the minute.

*Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)/i]

I saw a list of 20-some states where that same thing happened. What an incredible night for the Dems. They really must have a great message.
*insert eyeroll here*

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (kuZER)

226 Maybe the women were holding their fingers crossed when they agreed or when they got in the car or when they got in the car the second time or ...
Surely this makes it rape?

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (7cQi1)

227 Chicoms sure took advantage of fear of AI. No doubt about it.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (AKptf)

228 Sex and the City had an entire show based on some dude who liked to eat ass. It was disgusting.
_____

Trying to make it cool for heteros to be gross like the gays, so they won't see gays as that far out of bounds with their grossness. Same reason as all the talk about buttsex between heteros. No, no, no, no. No.

That's my theory.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (Dv3i1)

229 203 Oy-

JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)
_______________________

I hadn't seen the results of that one. That is VERY odd, but mostly ironic. They, quite obviously, used fraud to bump her up in the mail in votes of the primary. The numbers made no sense as she received a MASSIVE influx of mail-ins totally disproportionate to the regular vote. It was to knock out Spencer Pratt, and likely organized by supporters of Bass. THEN, the nutcase #1 surpasses nutcase #2 ....likely in the same fashion that got her in the run-off in the first place.

You can't write this shit. Too funny. Nice knowing you LA.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (dIske)

230 All this Data Center talk.
I should get back to my project.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (Sco7b)

231 SpaceX's datacenters in orbit suddenly looking not so strange anymore.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (X+NGn)

232 196 I did not know that TX offered tax exemptions for data centers.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (AKptf)

And now you know why

1) Republicans lost their ass in Texas
2) Stocks are crumbling
3) The winds are changing on Immigration (Business Coalitions are already calling for the Dems to push for Amnesty) Including the supposed (R) Rep w/ her Dignidad bill.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (lLeLE)

233
yeesh.

Does the market just hate me today or is it everyone?

Ackshewallee, I suppose it's just the market hating the Democrats winning.

Good job, everyone!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (YSUhf)

234 >>>I liked him a lot in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and when he's not annoying the shit out of me with his hyperactive bad boy sexfiend persona, sometimes I can listen to him for 1-2 minutes.

Agreed. He plays that annoying guy very well. The thing is, I'm not a big fan of people who are annoying. I can take it for a limited amount of time when necessary to the plot, but they wear out their welcome very quickly. I can't think of anything else I enjoyed watching him in.

Might have something to do with why The Big Bang never caught on with me. Just a whole cast of annoying people.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (8mulE)

Muslim Brotherhood Congratulates Abdulrhaman Mohamed El-Sayed for Working on Behalf of "the Islamic World" by Working Within "the [Infidel] Political System"

Huh! And I was told it was racist to say that Abdulrhaman Mohamed El-Sayed was working on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood for international Islam.

Is it racist when the Muslim Brotherhood says it, or nah?



Plus: Ooof.



I don't know if that's true, obviously, and I don't know what the reasons for resignation would be.


Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.


Texas' new leftwing AG will definitely be attempting to bankrupt and imprison Elon Musk, so Ron DeSantis says the free state of Florida welcomes him.



It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM




Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (2614e)

2 Boom goes the dynamite.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (2614e)

3 Off to lum NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

4 Democrats win, terrorists celebrate and congratulate them.


Good job, asshole stupid f*ck voters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

5 People there could probably start by having their lame duck state reps pass strong election reform and voter id laws.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (vJrRc)

6 The Blue Tsunami stock market honeymoon sure lasted a long time, lol. S&P500 down over 3%.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (X+NGn)

7 On the other hand... 😨😭

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (NFX2v)

8 The reasons for Rubio and Harmeet resigning? Obvious.

Zero pay. Zero pay increase. Completely thankless jobs. And more money than God waiting for them in the private sector.

And Rubio will probably run...

It's amazing they stuck to Trump through midterms...we'll see if the Senate will confirm their replacement before Jan 3, or if they both stay with actings for the next 2 years b/c the D senate will approve no one...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (Gb7+b)

9 True Colors

Megyn Kelly defending @AbdulElSayed says all you need to know about her.


As our own Berzerker so eloquently put the other day.......

Megyn Kelly can suck the fart out of my ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (2614e)

10 Is Marco resigning because he wants to run in 2028?

Posted by: WisRich at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (G0vdT)

11 At least NYC didn't elect an Islamist Mayor 25 years after 9/11.

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (yncTj)

12 I don't know if that's true, obviously, and I don't know what the reasons for resignation would be.

But, if true, it looks like people are abandoning Trump.

Or, who knows, maybe there's an internal purge of people thought to have contributed to the loss.

In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run. I have no idea why Dhillon might leave.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

13 >>>Is it racist when the Muslim Brotherhood says it, or nah?

No, it's like the N-word.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (odBC9)

14 >>>At least NYC didn't elect an Islamist Mayor 25 years after 9/11.
Posted by: ShainS

No dark sarcasm in the classroom!

Posted by: The Wall at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (1wjle)

15 We're pissed about gas prices so we're gonna vote for the guy who wants us all dead. Yay!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (2UnvF)

16 Anybody at the DOJ looking into the honky shit? .Nobody? Dhillon? No?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (X8vlu)

17 If I was a Jew in America right now I would be taking every security precaution I could.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (I43vL)

18 The Titanic is sinking and the lifeboat space is limited.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (2ap+5)

19 Hinky shit. Damn

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (X8vlu)

20 Megyn who??

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Oy/m2)

21 Off to lum NOOD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM

Well, it's not the Book Thread, so...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (ctC8W)

22 >>>In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run.

sure but it's not necessary to be unemployed during the early phases such a run. Usually being unemployed has been seen as a negative. With DeSantis, for example, the question has been "What will he be doing after he's governor?"

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

23 Make sure you grab your pardons on the way out.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (5J3aM)

24 I think I read about this situation in the Book of Judges. So let’s stay strong in prayer to God Almighty!

Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (CA8ZQ)

25 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

26 I am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

27 Marco distinguished himself in the last two years. There is no reason for him to stick around and risk having the Trump-is-a-loser stench stick to him.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2ap+5)

28 >>> Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards

yes, the Trump brand just took a big hit.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (1wjle)

29 Reposted this...

Used to live in Kansas (worked in the manufacturing hub). The rural areas are still pretty solid red but they are emptying out of population -- the population concentration is Johnson County and Wy County, near KC, (Overland Park Lenexa). That area has gotten very Democratic, like Cook County levels.
Plus Manhattan and Lawrence are where the unis are.

The rise of the college educated AWFL wine moms will not be stopped until they kill every fetus ever conceived. And then they will kill their children.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (qwx/I)

30
Well, it's not the Book Thread, so...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (ctC8W)


IF that's the case, I will have to defer to rickb223 for NOODing duties, since he now has the lifetime pantsless pass.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2614e)

31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.

Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (CA8ZQ)

32 25 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

If this is the party of Dollar Bill, Fuentes, Tuq'r, and Me-Again I am not in it.

That is all.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (Int1s)

33 It's a new day. They won't honor pardons.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

34 @17 -- Dems 67%, GOP 32%

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (qwx/I)

35 Fox News has it:

Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (odBC9)

36 >>>31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.

oh, thank you, cray cray.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (1wjle)

37 29 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (qwx/I)

We were up in KC this September...

KC is essentially North Austin these days.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (Int1s)

38 So DeSantis didn't learn a fucking thing from the shalacking...

Importing Tech Bro's is a political nono sir...

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (lLeLE)

39
Well, if Musk abandons Texas for Florida.

A lot of the new Texas economy moves with him.

Apart from Toyota moving here, Musk is a big reason for the booming Texas economy.

Toyota had large coattails but Musk has larger coattails.

I assume oil and gas will also take it in the neck.

Oh, and kicking all white male workers out of their jobs for DEI.

Fortunately, the new children transing industry will take up the slack!

This New Texas Democrat Economy is gonna be great!!!!1111!!1111

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YSUhf)

40 am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.
Posted by: Piper at November

*nods and waves from Oklahoma*

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

41 33 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

Quite, GOP legislation is not real legislation, GOP prosecutions are not real prosecutions....

etc etc.... we are third class residents not citizens.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (Int1s)

42 and as a senator he'll have access to classified info, no?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (CWTWj)

43 27 Marco distinguished himself in the last two years. There is no reason for him to stick around and risk having the Trump-is-a-loser stench stick to him.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2ap+5)

My money is on he's pissed about the fact Cuba has come to nothing and fuckall.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (lLeLE)

44 IF that's the case, I will have to defer to rickb223 for NOODing duties, since he now has the lifetime pantsless pass.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer



*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (mISmA)

45 Or, who knows, maybe there's an internal purge of people thought to have contributed to the loss.

Obviously we don't know what her conversations with the Pres were like, but she doesn't seem connected to the 'big' issues that were involved with the loss. Shot in the dark guess: she didn't feel like she was getting enough backing from the White House to carry out the anti-DEI agenda that she wanted.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (nEUC6)

46 We'll know if Rubio resigns and then starts on a book while hanging about in Iowa diners for breakfast.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

47 I liked Dhillon.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

48 We've got some work to do.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM

------------------

Joe Lange
@JoeLange

There’s a reason why Florida was the only state that went darker red.

Florida was the only state “immune” from the blue wave.

That’s not a coincidence.

They were the only state that fully cleansed their election system.

[more]

x.com/JoeLange/status/
2117979285864476777?
a=js58szGaqpdzRJXRAXw&s=19

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (yncTj)

49 Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (odBC9)

She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (j4Fxj)

50

Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

51 Rubio is a great choice for 2028, although I hope my wife will be convinced and we will not be eligible to vote in that election.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (2ap+5)

52 Welp, time to get my Templar robes and get ready to work.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 12:19 PM (OPGS/)

53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

54 Just steal another election. Fuck it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (X8vlu)

55 "It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas."
___

My eldest daughter from Texas called me yesterday in tears.

She was shocked at waking up and finding out that Texas is now blue.

She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (lBovM)

56 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM

Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (h+uWx)

57 50 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

huh

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (odBC9)

58 26 I am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

The better to avoid dangerous amounts of migration.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (okun6)

59 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

RACIST

(kidding)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (odBC9)

60 Thomas and Alito need to retire right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (2ap+5)

61 Every time people celebrated a company moving from CA to TX they forgot that meant thousands of Democrat voters also moving from CA to TX.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (VYGAQ)

62 It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, people might figure out that the Republicans haven't been lying about what the Democrats want to do.

But I'm not hopeful about that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (N1tpc)

63 JD really needs to do something to eliminate the perception that he's Tucker-adjacent. It might not be fair, but from what I've read, that is the perception. Allying yourself with nutcases might work for Democrats, but it won't for Republicans.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

64 *snort
Posted by: rickb223

---------------

Looks like I picked the wrong wee to give up coke.
Pass the straw dude.

Posted by: Guy who never gives up at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (LHn+s)

65 drank and jack off by myself

choosin' Texas, err Florida, I can tell....

Posted by: Ella Langley at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (gw3RI)

66 >>I liked Dhillon.
__
Me as well. But she's a bit of a poser. I follow her on X and about 80% of her posts are about how many steps she gets in per day, her latest sweater that she knitted, and how she's available as a seasoned single.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (bNf8H)

67 But would the idiot thune and company actually hurry up the confirmations?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (n5tGW)

68 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (JrHfD)

69 50 @ace you assume the lame duck congress will find time in their already announced vacations, because things are just going along swimmingly.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

70 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Like the Democrat party

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (YZ0Fo)

71 i expect enough repubs in the senate to stop any trump nominee to be confirmed this year. mccain reach across the aisle types

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (CWTWj)

72 Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (h+uWx)

Isn't it more of a managerial position, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (j4Fxj)

73 Oglebay. Tillis. Cornyn, Collins, and Murkowski won't vote for a Conservative Judge

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (+gK6I)

74 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)


I think this and all other takes so far mentioned are equally valid.

Leaving now to get what mileage we still can out of a GOP majority is the smart move, and hopefully this was being planned well in advance.

But I would go further and say that the Trump brand not only took a huge hit, it is effectively dead. On a lot of the Internet (surely others besides me have seen this), Trump is being personally blamed for Tuesday, by people who, to all appearances, have been fully on board with him since '15-'16. Not everyone, but it seems clear to me that he no longer dominates the conservative movement the way he did 72 hours ago.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (lHPJf)

75 *k

my keyboard will skips letters when cold.

Posted by: Guy who never gives up at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (LHn+s)

76 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

It makes sense in the context of the current and future electorate.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (okun6)

77 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (nEUC6)

78 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM


We are going to need someone with zero Trump association to run in 2028. No need to give the democrats free attack ammo with Trump 2.0.


What happened Tuesday was a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term and the do nothing gop in congress. We need to run someone in 2028 who had zero to do with his administration and the is desantis, the only big state to remain red.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (I43vL)

79 WTF is under all those hijabs?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (xbqAo)

80 Me as well. But she's a bit of a poser. I follow her on X and about 80% of her posts are about how many steps she gets in per day, her latest sweater that she knitted, and how she's available as a seasoned single.


agree with this. she's flaky. very online.

IDC if she leaves. Marco on the other hand! ugh

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (qBivk)

81 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.


Given that the SPLC defines anyone to the right of Bill Ayres as a ultra-right terrorist, that wouldn't work.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

82 WTF is under all those hijabs?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

Voldemort.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

83 My eldest daughter from Texas called me yesterday in tears.

She was shocked at waking up and finding out that Texas is now blue.

She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (lBovM)


Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)

84 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?
Posted by: weft cut-loop


Brandon Herrera lost to Katy Padilla Stout.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (mISmA)

85 It's a new day. They won't honor pardons.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

this will be the interesting bit. i wonder what they'll do if PDJT does issue everyone a pardon from everything beginning in 2015 through the end of their tenure with the us govt....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (nXhwP)

86 22 >>>In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run.

sure but it's not necessary to be unemployed during the early phases such a run. Usually being unemployed has been seen as a negative. With DeSantis, for example, the question has been "What will he be doing after he's governor?"
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

Listening tour...as will Rubio...obvious they both will spend 2 year unofficially and then officially running...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (Gb7+b)

87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (VYGAQ)

88 25 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

Vance can go back and run for OH Gov after his term...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (Gb7+b)

89 But would the idiot thune and company actually hurry up the confirmations?
--------------------------
LOL. No. Trump can suck a fart out of my ass.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (V362x)

90 Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)
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I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)

91 He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (nEUC6)

I thought he lost the election to the spherical Katy Stout?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (j4Fxj)

92 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

93 Rubio rumor was denied. too bad Harmeet resigned.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (AKptf)

94 EKR' five stage:
denial anger bargaining depression acceptance.

Republican election 5 stages:
1. The polls are fixed
2. where did those votes come from?
3. the world is insane and hates us
4. it's all Trump's fault
5. Oh shit, it was all fraud

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (LHn+s)

95 Megyn Kelly defending @AbdulElSayed says all you need to know about her.

==

she is worthless clickbait whore ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (AKptf)

96 We need to run someone in 2028 who had zero to do with his administration and the is desantis, the only big state to remain red.

As you may know, I've long been a DeSantis supporter. The question remains, though, if his charisma deficit can be overcome in a presidential campaign. It may be that people will be looking for less drama than with Trump, so his low key affect could even be a plus for him. IDK.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

97 >>>She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.

I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)

98
This is the beginning of the end.

Posted by: Doom & Gloom guy at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (OkYzo)

99 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace

Yep. We'll get right on that. Now, watch this drive.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (5J3aM)

100 Dhillon has 2 x accounts, her personal one and her official one.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (ZdaMQ)

101 Those that resign now have no future in politics.

You bought your ticket on the Trump Train.

And now you want to stamp it with "Quit When the Going Got Tough?"
What a "sell" to voters in 2028.

Oh and pure delusion that this Senate--the one that blocked and drug their feet on all of Trump's nominees--will confirm replacements in a Dead Duck session.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (/Ki2A)

102 When you know the DNC has intentionally ushered islamists into the our government the picture gets worse.

The phony "war" makes this somewhat palatable. Oh it's those DSA crazies what can you do.

Nope. It's intentional. And they are sexually in love with the destruction and terror their party and machinations will wreak.

It was VERY obvious to me the moment we saw him that he was headed into Congress and our lives forever.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (pjdUv)

103 90 Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)
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I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)

I hope she can, SMH. How far from the Arkansas border are you, BTW?

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (Gqar8)

104 "a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term"

Wow. But this is what the Dems will do, so some other approach must be identified.

I would welcome a return to economic stagnation, borderless insanity, high crime, racism as state policy, environmental vandalism and looting of the economy, feckless and limp foreign policy, on and on.

I mean, this is what the electorate just demanded, right?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (U/Byj)

105 I liked Dhillon.
Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

She did some good work, but still, Dillion Carter > Harmeet Dhillon.

(DO NOT GOOGLE! TOTALLY NSFW!)

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (X+NGn)

106 56 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM

Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM

This shellacking makes me also think what the incoming Congress **spit** is going to do regarding the NFA and silencers.

I do not expect to escape from New York until after August of next year.
One of my first purchases in Florida is going to a silencer.
Maybe should start looking at moving earlier.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (4q/mG)

107 61 Every time people celebrated a company moving from CA to TX they forgot that meant thousands of Democrat voters also moving from CA to TX.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (VYGAQ)

hmm

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (odBC9)

108 I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)
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The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Don't even have a Dollar Store nearby.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (lBovM)

109 "We" have some work to do? Nuts to that! The so-called Republican party has some work to do.

Posted by: toddg at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (KCFD3)

110 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

Hispanics are tribal not color - they vote for their countrymen only...they are disinterested in other Hispanics (Lee Manual Miranda learned this with his In the Heights musical - it was no Black Panther for Hispanic turnout)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (Gb7+b)

111 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (+gK6I)

112
The next 2 years will be a long, strung out mess. I'm so tired.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (OkYzo)

113 Isn't it more of a managerial position, anyway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM

Probably more managerial, but I'd be shocked if "be an attorney" isn't a required qualification. My position is more managerial these days, too, but being an attorney is still required.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (h+uWx)

114 TX population increased by 2 million since 2022. The Dem freak got 2 million more votes than the 2022 dem.

I don't know, dem turnout and indies I guess?
Abbott actually increased his vote and still got hammered.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (n5tGW)

115 Listening tour...as will Rubio...obvious they both will spend 2 year unofficially and then officially running...

Posted by: Nova Local

Yup. Another question is if Rubio will honor his pledge not to run if JD does. If JD demurs, then I think it's certain that Rubio will run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

116 Well, the good news is Susan Collins is finally free to express her natural strong Conservative streak in the coming weeks, unrestrained from the more Liberal leanings of some in Maine.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (r7+Q7)

117 87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

119 He did? Well, damn. Worse than I thought.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (nEUC6)

120 I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)


So do I, and I'm glad you have your network. But I'm afraid we have become a RINO state; we'll vote for Republican officials, then turn around and vote for California policies.

I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (lHPJf)

121 108 I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)
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The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Don't even have a Dollar Store nearby.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (lBovM)

Know your general area well. Great place - unless you want Thai Food at 3am.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Gqar8)

122 Republican election 5 stages:
1. The polls are fixed
2. where did those votes come from?
3. the world is insane and hates us
4. it's all Trump's fault
5. Oh shit, it was all fraud

CORRECT.

also the admin just needs to keep calm and stay in charge and not go wacky

I'm talking to idiot fam/friend lefties and they are all expecting their goodies back now, yesterday. none of what they think is going to happen is going to happen.

one has been on SSDI (for obesity!) her whole entire life. she has never worked. she owns a shore house and travels frequently. the Trump admin cut her SSDI by two thirds. OH NO! she can't vacation as much now! she thinks she'll get her full amount THIS WEEK.

lol

they think they're getting their no-show jobs back, their grift, ballooning SSDI payments, free Ocare, the whole enchilada.

that just isn't going to happen and even if it might it will be a long time coming. they will be FED UP by then.

just hold steady and keep being freaking ADULTS and don't be reactionary. Like what I saw yesterday, it was good. Stay like that.

and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

123 >>>The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Sounds like you'll be safe from the madness

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (gw3RI)

124 Afternoon Ace
Kelly manages to be a mean girl and grift off it. Embarrassed that I went to the same law school
Sucks about Dillon , she seemed to be doing a good job. Wonder if someone is taking scalps

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (8VNAp)

125 Maybe, JUST MAYBE, people might figure out that the Republicans haven't been lying about what the Democrats want to do.

Dildojosa promised a slew of shit that these people should have already known ain't gonna happen. The only promise she is going to fulfill is opening the border back up which is gonna drive up all the costs again and piss everyone off... again.

But the voters bought into the free shit shtick again... because $3.30/gal was just too great a cost to bear.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (lLeLE)

126 Why didn't Trump (verbally) beat the sh*t out of Thune? Just a thought.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (W1Z/l)

127 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

Someone without Trump's fire - or more - will be destroyed by the New Democrat Party in a flash. There is no "waiting for a nice guy" or a "return to normal". This is normal. The electorate will not hear mushy DeSantis or anyone else. Trump won because he knew instinctively how to get above the noise.

Forget a dignified leader. The last guy shit his pants on every stage. The new ones will be talking "tough" from now to eternity.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (pjdUv)

128 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (VYGAQ)

129 I am not giving up on Texas. We just moved to the country. We will be farming in the near future. I'm not going away quietly.

The reason blue shitholes get bluer and shittier is because the conservatives tend to tuck tail and run. I will not. I will fight for my state, at least electorally......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (2614e)

130 I think people need to calm the f*** down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

No troll, just spinning hypotheses.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

131 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

100% this… people seem to forget what Trump came back from after 2020 and 1/6/2021…. Those were much longer odds

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (PYT6H)

132 31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.
Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (CA8ZQ)

I think we need to focus more on the things ace doesn't do. He's not really carrying his weight around here. Even crows won't be his friends.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (HFrEr)

133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

134 And anyone who isn't GOPe approved - so, not a communist - will be dead in the water, the way it was before Once in a Lifetime Trump appeared.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (pjdUv)

135 I am just not PT Barnum. I always underestimate how stupid people are. Democrats drove up prices, so elect them in 2026 because Trump didn't have deflation to return prices to 2020 levels? I cant imagine being dumb enough to think your life will be better with commies in charge.

I suppose some segment knows this but believes the commies will worsen 'those rich republicans' live's more so you'll have some sense of revenge.

And of course people 'distrust the media' in polls, and yet the majority still let the media influence them to vote for commies who want to mutilate their kids and to force everyone to ride a train for all travel. It does not help that most R candidates do not pound on these points.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (PV+Zw)

136 I hope she can, SMH. How far from the Arkansas border are you, BTW?
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (Gqar
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Not all that close.

We live about 2 hrs south of St. Louis, but about an hour and a half from St. Genevieve.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (lBovM)

137 I really don't like Islam. And I really don't like Muslims. It's a death cult, and it's sick. I don't think it aligns with Western values in any way. Maybe family oriented?

I am not going to insult your intelligence by saying the kiss ass bullshit that some muslims are great. They aren't.
Either you're here as a person who wants to adopt Western values or you're an invader.

I don't want to see you assholes on your prayer rugs in the street stopping traffic like NYC.

Oh, my point. No one should be defending, even a little bit, a muslim politician in America.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (iOpI2)

138 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Vance isn't a great choice but the Trump thing is irrelevant.

People didn't show up against Trump when he was on the ballot, they're not the driving force when he's not on the ballot.

OnlyTrump voters are a good chunk of the R turnout in 2016, 2020, and 2024. That's not coming back.

The Ds just added massively with Hispanics. That's also the only major demographic that tends to swing massively between elections.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (okun6)

139 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

Yeah, I agree.

All of the stuff the base hates about Trump basically can be laid at the feet of the Once Again Do-Nothing, Frustrate Trump Congress

Except for "mean tweets". But, grow a pair, Sally Ann.

Did Trump make some errors?...sure. We elected a president not a deity.

Why happens now in these last two years will actually define him. It's how he will be remembered.

Hopefully, Trump's up and ready for the fight and has a group of killers who will help him execute.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (YSUhf)

140 THEY. DO. NOTHING!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM

You have discovered the source of my prophetic ability young Padawan.

Posted by: That Guy who says "Nothng will happen" at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (OIX9N)

141 "a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term"

I give him all credit for stopping the southern border illegal invasion, the astonishing drop in US violent crime, and the deportations. I'd hate to see those babies thrown out with the bathwater.

There are things about DJT that are repellent, but voting against R's to spite a guy who wasn't on the ballot seems counterproductive.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Jr5Lq)

142 93 Rubio rumor was denied. too bad Harmeet resigned.


excellent! good

didn't like Harmeet one little tiny bit

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (qBivk)

143 I hope with all of my heart Secretary Rubio does not resign. We need him badly.

Decades ago I read Michelle Malkin daily. Even then she was warning about "creeping sharia." We are now have entered the bowels of the reeking pisslams and it is foul.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (hzuYO)

144 Neoconism is dead.
End the war, keep the blockade.
Win/win

Posted by: BillC at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (M2v/T)

145 Trump does need to apply pressure to the squishes in the Senate to pass the SAVE Act. Use Mafia-level pressure, if that is what it takes. After all, he has pardon powers...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (j4Fxj)

146 Know your general area well. Great place - unless you want Thai Food at 3am.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Gqar
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I have a topo map of the AO, and I still remember my land nav training.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (lBovM)

147 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Rubio was a Senator, not a Governor. And with foreign policy, he has ZERO populist wins. He won't win in 2028, even if he's our nominee. He's just more "pro war", which is unfair, but he'll be seen that way.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Gb7+b)

148 63 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

I am a JD fan, he is from Middletown the buffer between Dayton and Cincy....

He is Tuq'r adjacent and thinks he can straddle "sell out who sucks Muslim dick and is anti-semitic" and "Pro-American."

He cannot, the reason JD seems team Tuq'r is by all appearances he is team Tuq'r.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Int1s)

149 133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

We here in Mo have the same problem every place has - cities. For us, KC, St Louis, Columbia and Springfield. Look at our election map, explains it all.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Gqar8)

150 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

I doubt 5% of the electorate even knows who Thune is.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

151 Did you guys see Peter Baker of the NYT make an absolute baboon of himself?

He summarized a Trump strategists comment, "Do you want the white pill first, or the black pill first?" as talk of cyanide.

http://tiny.cc/q37d101

I get not knowing internet lingo, but why would he instantly think, "They're talking about cyanide?" Maybe do a quick Google before saying that's what they meant.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (mkw2N)

152 Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

Go look at Rogers who may have been cheated or maybe not.

He looks straight out of CIA Central Casting. Bush in a blond wig.

This is what was on offer from the GOP while Democrats brought strength, youth, energy and fire. All the things Kamala didn't have and they all mysteriously appeared in June with the sudden appearance of the DSA. I said it was an op, I told people what was going on, I just didn't think it was going to move as fast as it did. I thought they were clearing the deck for 2028. Well they were.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (pjdUv)

153 Reading through moderate/soft left forums:

"Yay costs are going down! Free shit!"

Reading through HIV lefty forums:

"We get to trans kids again"
"Import the Third world"
"Death to white people!"
"Time to jail everyone we don't like"

We have to do something about the information gap that 20% or so of the electorate has about what voting D means

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)

154 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (VYGAQ)

Well… just two years ago Trump +14 in Texas when he was on the ballot. This year when he was not on the ballot: GOP -10 (approximately, depending on the statewide candidate)…. So how exactly does that translate to “Trump’s fault”?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (PYT6H)

155 "I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place."

Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

156 147 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Rubio was a Senator, not a Governor. And with foreign policy, he has ZERO populist wins. He won't win in 2028, even if he's our nominee. He's just more "pro war", which is unfair, but he'll be seen that way.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Gb7+b)

As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (h3AaS)

157 >> Abdel Mawgoud al-Dardiri, a top leader, says his win is a model for Muslims working "from within the political system" on behalf of the "Islamic world"

Weird how they always tell you exactly what their expectations are. I thought his job was to represent all of the American people in his state. I was told the whole muslim line of questing was racist. Turns out that was just obfuscation.

I want to congratulate the people of Michigan who voted for this anti American piece of shit. I hope the cost of your gas goes up.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (552ZK)

158 and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

Yes, in the gimme-dats, there was. They lost them and got worked up to vote. Biden put so many on gimme-dats, and Trump took them off...

I mean see your friends/family - if you count, do you really end up with more R voters or D voters? And now imagine it's a D who is doing the same task - they will be 100% D up and down with friends and family...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (Gb7+b)

159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.


Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

160 129 I am not giving up on Texas. We just moved to the country. We will be farming in the near future. I'm not going away quietly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (2614e)

Its just gonna be riding it out for four years I think.

Dildojosa and the gang can't deliver those jobs that came w/ the business implants. She she can't just raid the Rainy Day Fund cause "She says so." And she'll call everyone racists when she gets lashback for opening up the border.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (lLeLE)

161 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

I doubt 5% of the electorate even knows who Thune is.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

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It doesn't matter who knows Thune, the point was that he got nothing important done.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (iOpI2)

162 I am just not PT Barnum. I always underestimate how stupid people are. Democrats drove up prices, so elect them in 2026 because Trump didn't have deflation to return prices to 2020 levels? I cant imagine being dumb enough to think your life will be better with commies in charge.

I suppose some segment knows this but believes the commies will worsen 'those rich republicans' live's more so you'll have some sense of revenge.

And of course people 'distrust the media' in polls, and yet the majority still let the media influence them to vote for commies who want to mutilate their kids and to force everyone to ride a train for all travel. It does not help that most R candidates do not pound on these points.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (PV+Zw)

Why, these pretzels are making me thirsty!

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (wVcYX)

163 133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

Certain groups just love their ‘bortions. Their “ rights” and all. Right to commit - better stop right there, I guess. Would not want to piss anyone of the “ flexible” Horde off.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (Gqar8)

164 >>>As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?

without the Save America Act and a major ramp up in deportations, probably whoever baby killing, child mutilating, gay race communist jackass the dems run

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (gw3RI)

165 J.D. Vance should not be the nominee - the last time a VP went straight from there to the Presidency was Bush in 1988. Before that…Van Buren. (Presidential deaths in office don’t count of course, I’m talking elections).

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (h3AaS)

166 117 87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM

This times a 1000.

John Thune is a fucking traitor. Why are not all Trumps judges nominated?
Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?

This piece of shit should resign and never let near any sort of power ever again.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (4q/mG)

167 Can Elon just buy Texas?

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (UjdFS)

168 I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (lHPJf)
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Can't say I blame you. We voted Yes, and was disappointed that it crashed and burned.

We moved here from Illinois, so there's that little ray of sunshine.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (lBovM)

169 Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

Seems to me a referendum measure to bind future voters is unconstitutional on the face of it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (j4Fxj)

170 People didn't realize Trump was icky in 2024 when he won the NPV and every swing state. Ok. I guess nobody told them. He hid it well and all the good press fooled them.

I exclude Hippo from this - the "I was right about Trump all along" people are transparent and retarded. You weren't. You already tried this game in 2020 and were proven irretrievably dumb and stupid and faggy.

Not everyone here has a day or month long memory.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (pjdUv)

171 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id. Really don't know about fraud etc., although you know there was at least some. I guess it was just a national election for party, because local gop got wiped out too. I just find it strange. Why vote for the people that hate the issues you care about?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (n5tGW)

172 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.

I like much of what Trump has done. But Epstein, Iran and things like Lake America and annexing Canada turned A LOT of people off. It’s OK to acknowledge this.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VYGAQ)

173 159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.


Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

Michigan is a blue state. The belief that it is purple or winnable is due to Trump winning it. It is not purple.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (okun6)

174
You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.


Living in a blue area I know a lot of lefty LIVs. Every election cycle, from all the way back to when Trump was a Democrat, you can have a discussion with them like this:

Lefty LIV: Everything sucks, all the people in government suck, no one does what they promise, I hate politics.

Me: So you are going to vote for the challenger then?

Lefty LIV: The Republican? HELL NO THEY ARE NAZIs!

Me: So you are going to vote instead for the same corruption you were just complaining about?

Lefty LIV: No this time with be different the TV news told me so

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

175 Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)

Mr. Bassman is a realtor and a really nice, mellow guy. Plus, he's good with puns.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (OlzlW)

176 Like in every election the past 20 years, I am convinced this is only a partial reflection on the actual mood of the country.

Yes, at the margins people are dissatisfied. Yes, the administration is to blame for bad optics, bad messaging, and bad results.

But I think mostly this is about who got voters to the polls. The Dems have a machine that turns tribes (muslims, indians, gays, young, trans, ....) into registrations, and registrations into votes. They are getting stronger at this and Rs are not.

The Left also live in a media bubble, also getting worse due to algorithms. The media were people get information is against the Right, and Trump especially. So they are fine turning the country into a shithole

This is not about migration, or corruption or even the war, it is about who can turn regs into votes. The Dems know that if you give them a dirty voter roll they can pump out as many votes as they need to win. They have honed that skill. They then produce polls to legitimatize the results

I don't know how to fix this as it is not exactly fraud. Some of it is, but mostly it is tribalism. These tribes have very high turnout and very strict adherence to the party.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (LHn+s)

177
My fear is that now that the dems will have Trump on a leash, he'll go back to his New York roots of lets make a deal and give away the store to stay out of prison/bankruptcy. They're going to go after him forever.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (OkYzo)

178 159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.


Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

Um, pray tell, when was the last time MI had a Republican Senator?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (h3AaS)

179 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM

I think Texas has a lot of root causes, and none of it can be distilled down to 1. But the biggest issue is the Republican Party running the organization like the country club from 1962. When you refuse to change, you do things the way they have always been done, you go extinct. And yes, if you created a situation where it seems like it makes zero difference who you vote for, people say why bother. We gave the RNC a gift of the house, the senate and the presidency. Thune did absolutely nothing with it. In fact, he allowed no recess appointments and stalled everything we voted for. We have very smart people on this very site who were saying just this. Stubborn and misguided? Maybe. But here we are.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

180 172 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.

I like much of what Trump has done. But Epstein, Iran and things like Lake America and annexing Canada turned A LOT of people off. It’s OK to acknowledge this.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VYGAQ)

Hispanics don't care about Iran. Hell half of these new voters probably don't even speak English.

LIVs aren't plugged into political media let alone the rabbit hole stuff.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (okun6)

181 I exclude Hippo from this - the "I was right about Trump all along" people are transparent and retarded. You weren't. You already tried this game in 2020 and were proven irretrievably dumb and stupid and faggy.

Not everyone here has a day or month long memory.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (pjdUv)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (eUDuQ)

182 Horde, do not worry. The Democrats will overreach and it will swing back in 2028.

I'm trying to be optimistic here, okay? Stop looking at me like that.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Oy/m2)

183 >>> How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

voting is a demographic head count for everyone except whites. Michigan increasingly looks like Dearborn. The average Muslim woman has 6 kids. that's how

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (gw3RI)

184 144 Neoconism is dead.
End the war, keep the blockade.
Win/win
Posted by: BillC at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (M2v/T)

What does that even mean? A blockade is an act of war. What war is happening that isn't the blockade? Are we supposed to stop shooting at missile launchers? What are we doing right now that we wouldn't do under your scenario? I don't understand what you're proposing.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

185 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place. Black Orchid

Thank you, my thoughts exactly. Of course I live in North Dakota and R's ran the board, again, as usual, so I agree that Trump/republicans aren't dead yet, but they need to get thru the stages of grief fast and like Ace says, be better.

Posted by: old chick at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (F3Dlr)

186 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.

IN a town near me the town elected officials decided to balance the bloated town budget by a 25% increase in taxes. Due to town rules though they had to put it to a vote.

So a woman in town organized a "stop the tax increase" effort and ran for town office.

The tax increase lost, but the people that wanted it in town government all got re-elected. How do you explain that? Well a town full of lefty LIVs.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

187 Dildojosa and the gang can't deliver those jobs that came w/ the business implants. She she can't just raid the Rainy Day Fund cause "She says so." And she'll call everyone racists when she gets lashback for opening up the border.
Posted by: cajun carrot


And I'm going to take a page from the Dem playbook and start riding asses the second that $1500 check doesn't show up.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (mISmA)

188 We here in Mo have the same problem every place has - cities. For us, KC, St Louis, Columbia and Springfield. Look at our election map, explains it all.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Gqar


Cities are *part* of the problem. Yes, STL and KC have always been the millstones round our necks.

But support for 3 was weak even in a lot of rural and suburb/exurb areas. Same for the other conservative measures. And hell, Springfield normally votes on our side (if barely).

This is the real problem: Missourians let themselves get suckered by the "muh democracy!" rhetoric. Every single leftist measure got through on the claim that "DC politicians are trying to take away your vote!" And they fell for it, and kept falling for it.

I am a born-and-bred Missourian, but I have a lot of anger right now toward a state that refuses to understand how a representative republic works.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (lHPJf)

189 If I were Rubio, I'd get the hell out of there.

I went in knowing Trump will leave office with approval ratings lower than Dubya Bush. But what other choice did we have?

Maybe all the impeachments will give Trump a fresh start and Dems overreach, but him coming out the next day and talking about his ballroom or saying had he been on the ballot, he would have won in a landslide tells me he doesnt think anything is wrong.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (BotSl)

190 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (okun6)

"Honest Cloud" seems to be a troll. He's was trolling yesterday He's thanking Trump for AES being elected?!! That's some strange take.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (JrHfD)

191 If history repeats, next will come the Night of the Long Knives then Krystallnacht.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (ndZc7)

192 As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?
Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (h3AaS)

Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

193 If anything, a Muslim winning in MI is not at all surprising.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (AKptf)

194 and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

I am not aware of any fraud. And apparently neither is Trump.

What evidence do you have?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GVoQJ)

195 I don't understand what you're proposing.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

He doesn't, either.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (j4Fxj)

196 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM

Did you really behave yourself and lay in wait just to do this fucking phony post-mortem shit in case it happened?

You already tried this shit in 2024. You trolled us with polls showing Trump losing. You were wrong. You *are* wrong. You are wasting people's time and need to be banned for the seventh time.

And I hate bans. But go the fuck away from this conversation control shit. You are wasting people's time when they are already down. Again.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (pjdUv)

197
Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

Even if the results were the exact opposite on Election Day, this would still be a hive of defeatism. I’m not giving up on TX just yet. The Senate is still in good hands, and the new Lt Gov won’t be able to do anything about it. The Republicans there set the rules.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (h3AaS)

198 Hispanics don't care about Iran.
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Sigh.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (VYGAQ)

199 Let me introduce you to John Thune.

Posted by: Piper
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Frustrating, isn't it?



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Cq/ve)

200
And I'm going to take a page from the Dem playbook and start riding asses the second that $1500 check doesn't show up.

On moderate/soft left forums they are all crowing about how costs are going to go down now as soon as the new congress comes in.

On more politically aware forums they'll tell you "of course costs are going up, way up, because we can't fix things in two years"

Now, one would assume those moderate/soft voters will get a clue when they get nothing they were promised but...don't count on it

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

201 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.


Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

202 Missouri also has an issue with its referendums being poorly worded. The pro abortion referendum that 3 was trying to overturn was a word salad that obscured its intent, by design.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (gw3RI)

203 I have a huge 29+ yo admiration for Harmeet Dhillon. She has done great work and I wish her the best. A real loss.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (ruxTZ)

204 Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (4q/mG)

Because Thune hates Trump and everyone who ever even considered voting for him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (yKhjs)

205 If anything, a Muslim winning in MI is not at all surprising.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM

Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

206 Just listening to the news bites, they are already gearing up for:

1. Impeachment of Trump
2. Impeachment of Vance
3. Impeachment of Hegseth (Massie leading the charge)
4. Prosecution of ICE employees with jail time for participation.
5. Legislation to protect Sanctuary Cities
6. Defunding of all entities enforcing immigration law

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (dIske)

207 Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?


The people that control Thune didn't want them.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

208 Honest Cloud was a troll from the HotAir days. Amazing how many people have just waited and waited for something bad to finally happen (again) to come "get" us.

Their way was Hillary for 8 and Kamala for 8. Which we would still be in the midst of were it not for Trump.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (pjdUv)

209 Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

So much verbiage. Let me save your time and energy: say “I don’t know.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (h3AaS)

210 202 Missouri also has an issue with its referendums being poorly worded. The pro abortion referendum that 3 was trying to overturn was a word salad that obscured its intent, by design.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (gw3RI)

Yep. All of it arcane, obscure.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (Gqar8)

211 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)

212 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

MI is the place. What is your question?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (AKptf)

213 I got a kick out of the retard students at U of M saying they were voting for the muslim because he wants healthcare for everyone.

Holy shit, I was a dumbass in college *cough* but even I wouldn't have said something so naive.

"I think everyone should have a house!"
"I think everyone should have a car!"
"I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Hey, dumbfuck, check out "free" healthcare for all in Canada. Be sure to check out their population, taxes and their wait times too!! Oh and how MAID is going.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (iOpI2)

214 WouldaCouldaShoulda. Oh well.

We'll try again with another lame effort in futility starting next January.

Posted by: GOPe Congress at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (wVcYX)

215 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

When was the last time MI elected a Republican Senator?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (h3AaS)

216 Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Exactly, I mean do we do this again to just show our loyalty to Trump and have zero course correction?

The reality is, in 2 years, Trump is going to be about as relevant George W. Bush. We can't just keep thinking Republicans being extra loyal to Trump is some key to winning.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (BotSl)

217 My county legislature is now 20-3 Dem. Whe I was young the Republicans ran most of the towns , except Woodstock and New Paltz and my city was split. NYC transplants overran the place and now we've got homeless crisis, made worse by rent controls in my city and sanctuary policy.
A perfect example of lunacy is happening. A Hobby Lobby is going to into an empty store in the surrounding town. The left is out of their minds about that company of "bigots"
This is the attitude that beat the Republicans. It's insanity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (8VNAp)

218 Remember:
Every election is a "change or same" choice.

There is no third way.

No matter who the R is in 2028, Dems are going to be running against "change from Trump and Trump polices."
There is no "conservative but not Trump" policy or platform they can run on.

The dumbest doomed to fail part of Kamala's campaign was trying to brand herself as the "change" candidate. And she had the full support of the media.

Let's not think a R can thread that needle

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (/Ki2A)

219
Frustrating, isn't it?



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Cq/ve)

I think I am going to crowdsource the purchase of Cuba and start my own country. You in? 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

220 I don't know how much of a role Thune's impotence played in the defeat, and I don't care. He needs to go, regardless.

Chances that he will? Probably very low. He's already said he's running for Minority Leader.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

221 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (AKptf)

222 What happens in 2028? I assume a very bad replay of 2008. The Ds and all the phony R's got their wish.

They pulled the plug on Trump's valiant attempt at stopping the commie takeover that has been headed for us for 20 years.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (pjdUv)

223 Philistines upon you, America!

Unfortunately, I think it's too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (1x2K9)

224 211 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)

Well, not all of us. Trump has flaws but to think what we saw Tuesday can be laid at his feet mostly is just lazy thinking, based on maybe scapegoating or frustration. Maybe.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar8)

225 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...
Posted by: It's me donna
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Same. DJT picking Darline pissed me off, but that's not nearly enough to make me abandon him.

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (lOlUK)

226 >>>Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years

well we haven't had Muslim mayors or sheriffs either but then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

227 Don't think I caught this is the dismal day yesterday, but that rancid crazy woman in NC who gleefully took a smiling picture at a German concentration camp and said Trump supporters belonged in the ovens won her district race.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (qBdHI)

228 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

As is often the case the Republicans have no idea how to discuss such things.

It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

229 "I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Hey, dumbfuck, check out "free" healthcare for all in Canada. Be sure to check out their population, taxes and their wait times too!! Oh and how MAID is going.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (iOpI2)

College IS “free” in Scandinavia. How many foreign students go there? (Hint…very few.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (h3AaS)

230 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

When was the last time MI elected a Republican Senator?
Posted by: Cow Demon

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Any other election, Sayed would have lost.

Basically everyone with a D next to their name won.

In my state, some 19 year old Democrat college student ran as a joke for a somewhat powerful position in the court and won against an entrenched, respected incumbent Republican with zero campaign.

Its absolute madness and the reality is the bottom has fallen out for Trump and people are going out of their way to show their middle finger.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (BotSl)

231 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (AKptf)

I don't think the Dems want to be an ethnically homogeneous, 95% white nation...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (yKhjs)

232 "I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Posted by: Seems Legit

-----------------------------
Correction, 8 million scandis.

Same in UK with their national health -- it only barely worked because the English (et al) are civilized and now that they opened the doors they realize they are fucked. Same in Canada -- socialism looks great until you import people who see a bowl on the doorstep on Halloween and think they are being good peeps by leaving the doormat and porch light.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (LHn+s)

233 Well, not all of us. Trump has flaws but to think what we saw Tuesday can be laid at his feet mostly is just lazy thinking, based on maybe scapegoating or frustration. Maybe.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar

And some astroturfing for good measure.

Anything but blaming the GOP who OBVIOUSLY still despise us.

You know who that helps?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (pjdUv)

234 I have no idea why Dhillon might leave.

Probably because she knows all of the various cases which would be prosecuted under a nominal GOP congress are all going to be sidelined?

I still say Ilhan Brotherfucker has nothing to worry about. Her denaturalization and deportation are now, once again, fairly tales.

Hear me now and believe me later.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (qRla/)

235 209 Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

So much verbiage. Let me save your time and energy: say “I don’t know.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (h3AaS)

If one could accurately predict all the events over a 2 year period, they had Musk level wealth and power...one can suspect certain things will happen, but one can't know. I suspect Dems will overplay their hand, but I am WAY less certain who Repubs will actually nominate. So even if you know some things, that still doesn't help knowing an end result.

And this goes without saying if we have some major calamity on US soil happen...then everything is uncertain in all ways.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (Gb7+b)

236 216 Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Exactly, I mean do we do this again to just show our loyalty to Trump and have zero course correction?

The reality is, in 2 years, Trump is going to be about as relevant George W. Bush. We can't just keep thinking Republicans being extra loyal to Trump is some key to winning.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (BotSl)

Do what again? Trump can't be run again. His specific addition to the coalition only showed up for him and never for mid-terms

-10% of existing R electorate vs 2024

How do you make up that ground? That's the question we're facing here. The Democrats have boosted their numbers significantly with a new wave of Hispanic voters. Hispanics swing wildly each election, that's the target demo.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (okun6)

237 Nobody asked my opinion, and the beauty of AoSHQ is that you're gonna get it anyway!
JD Vance HAS to tie his future to the "fervent Christians" like Schmucker Quarrelsome whose Christianity boils down to hating the Jews ... because he has an enormous liability with stupid people because of his wife. Usha Vance is obviously a smart and attractive lady -- but she is, to use Nick Fuentes' word choice (to which Vance's dear friend Schmucker made no response), "a jeet." And not even a Christian convert like Dinesh d'Souza, either. So the poor boy who made good through the military, education, and hard work, and made a bundle in finance, has to double down on the hillbilly vibe and assure the losers that the clever, greedy Jews stole all their stuff. So there.

Posted by: werewife, princess of Delray Beach at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (1tieC)

238 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

239 Don't think I caught this is the dismal day yesterday, but that rancid crazy woman in NC who gleefully took a smiling picture at a German concentration camp and said Trump supporters belonged in the ovens won her district race.

Remember when a Republican house candidate said a stupid thing about abortion and that was what the entire election was about?

The Dems had a dozen worse "gaffes" in this election and the Reps let each one fade from public memory.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

240 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (sgkY8)

241 I don't know how much of a role Thune's impotence played in the defeat, and I don't care. He needs to go, regardless.

Chances that he will? Probably very low. He's already said he's running for Minority Leader.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.

Im not a Thune fan, but this is all on Trump's shoulders. And its clear everyone around Trump including Vance, has figured that out.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

242 Some light here (Red Turban, "...."), but wow the make-believe is something.

Pre- and exit-polling shows nothing resembling the imaginary grievances driving votes. 40% Hispanics (and this is an ominous data point, and is due to Trump actually fulfilling a key campaign promise that got him elected) were most concerned about ICE/deportations. Economic concerns second. "War" nowhere on the list.

Too much silliness to address, but the notion that a DeSantis could win MI or WI - when only the unique figure that Trump is has done it, in decades - is close to far-fetched.

Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (U/Byj)

243 And with Democrats like Gene Wu in power in Texas, it's probably a good idea for Elon to leave.

https://tinyurl.com/upcy3xb5

Posted by: Random PJ at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (+jscL)

244 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)


The gottaberightis is STRONG today.

Whatever happened to 'the right to your opinion?'


Geez....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (2614e)

245 It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

And it is used to control the population. It is a major reason why Canadians constantly acquiesce in the destruction of their liberty, and are unfit to be free. (H/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836). Canadians would be happy to see their country turn into the DPRK, so long as you told them the medical care is “free”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (h3AaS)

246 Maybe Dhillon is preparing to run for office ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (AKptf)

247 >>>It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

F that. They get nothing.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (eUDuQ)

248 "I don't think the Dems want to be an ethnically homogeneous, 95% white nation..."

Except for the neighborhoods they themselves choose to live in.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

249
Not quite sure why the trolls and mobys are rolling in.

I suppose to try and pound a stake into the heart of Trump and MAGA, but-

really your arguments are obvious and stupid to anyone with an IQ above their hat size.

Be better. Be funny. Or just leave.

You're boring.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (YSUhf)

250 Well, to be honest, the young, more naive me did vote for John Anderson in 1980 because he promised cool things.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (wVcYX)

251 I asked yesterday, what would the dems do in this situation? F the filibuster, allow all appointments, confirm anybody the prez nominates, pass a critical act (save, etc), all the way to the end of the year. That's what. But the gop doesn't vote as a bloc, because they're stupid and useless, and many on the other side.

But this is critical, Thune won't even try.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (n5tGW)

252 The start of going down that rabbit hole Europe is in.
Thanks a lot Bush and Barky

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (sgkY8)

253 Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (U/Byj)

Only reason to resign would be to set up a presidential run. The race for 2028 has begun.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (h3AaS)

254 then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

Dearborn is terrific.

Seriously, go check it out some time.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (GVoQJ)

255 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


I almost want to vote for the goatfuckers. It's going to be hilarious when the peterpuffers run up against the flight school trainers.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (mISmA)

256 I'll say it, I love Trump; he has done some really good things. Closing the border and DOGE were the greatest to me. Has he made mistakes? Yes, but the alternatives to him would be cataclysmic.

As was this last election. Shit's going to go south. But the run we had with Trump was really good.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (iOpI2)

257 My bet is the first legislative bill from the new Congress is going to be amnesty.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (8Uo7a)

258 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

I'll use TX as an example because that's where I live. The GOP there had a good night for a midterm election. Paxton's vote total was essentially the same as Cruz's in 2018, when Cruz beat O'Rourke. The difference this time around was that Talarico's numbers looked more like senate votes totals in a presidential election year like 2024 (they were between Cruz's and Allred's vote totals for that year). You don't need to take my word for it; that data is all readily available on the internet.

So how did Dems do that?

There's multiple ways it could have happened, one of which is that Dems simply mobilized their base very well this year. If that's true, this wasn't a repudiation of Trump (or anyone else) in any real sense, as the Dem base is just made up of the opposition, which has always disapproved.

There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

259 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

The SAVE act is just the most obvious example.

The GOP hates you and wants you dead. They don't even give a shit about our elections.

Why? They WANT the commies to take over so they can fundraiser and grift from the shadows. They're alright Jack. Trump put it on the line and TRIED to fight them all. Almost got killed for it. He probably will get killed for it. They won't. Not for another decade anyway.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (pjdUv)

260 Im not a Thune fan, but this is all on Trump's shoulders. And its clear everyone around Trump including Vance, has figured that out.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

TBF you don’t like…anybody.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (h3AaS)

261 The New Republic
Breaking New from Washington and beyond
Hafiz Rashid, November 5, 2026


Top Justice Department Official Resigns as Rats Begin Jumping
Harmeet Dhillon, who led some of Trump’s worst crusades at the Justice Department, quit after the Republicans wiped out this election
----
A-holes.

But because?

Major law firms and civil rights groups have been involved in combating antisemitism and helping to draft or support legislation designed to protect Jewish individuals and counter antisemitic discrimination.

Members of Congress also introduced measures aimed at strengthening federal efforts against hate crimes and protecting Jewish communities—such as the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, which increases funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and bills targeting academic or economic boycotts like the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (NFX2v)

262 double down on the gladiator movie vibe and assure the losers that the clever, greedy old greek homos stole all their stuff. So there.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (74D2J)

263
It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)


Government is the most bloated, wasteful, incompetent body of people gathered together in every f*cking country on the planet.

Why the F*CK do people think granting them the power to control everything is a good thing?

Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

It's f*cking mind boggling.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (2614e)

264 195 I don't understand what you're proposing.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

He doesn't, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (j4Fxj)

Yea, I'd love to hear a better solution. I can blame Trumps failure to explain to the public why we're doing it that way, especially after it wasn't over in a few weeks as was suggested, for a role in this mess. He also failed to connect with voters on fighting rising costs.

He did the things but he didn't sell it or the message didn't penetrate.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (r7+Q7)

265 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

Yay! We'll have a gay old time!

Posted by: Friends of Dorothy at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (wVcYX)

266 Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.
Posted by: rhomboid

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He wants to be President.
The further he is from Trump, the better.

The reality, Trump isnt leaving office like Reagan did.

Id bet my 401k Trump leaves office more despised than George W. Bush.

Rubio is still held in high esteem by all wings of the party. Him leaving isnt going to make him toxic to MAGA.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BotSl)

267
There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (okun6)

268 Ohferpetessakes. None of these people base any decisions on things like family obligations, policy differences, what's right for the country, or even their party.

It's only about them, and their future prospects. There's no need to overthink it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

269 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You must be new here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (eUDuQ)

270 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...
Posted by: It's me donna

Clark Kent isn't available so I'll have to settle for Trump.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (ndZc7)

271 Your last good day was YESTERDAY. Seemsayin' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (ayRl+)

272 The Left did some serious grass roots organizing. I know for a fact in MO. Pretty sure in KS too. Wouldn't be surprised if they did it in every red state.

We held onto the old model of "the polls are wrong" and [Insert State/District] went +X for Trump last time, so we're all good, and you're silly for even asking.

We have NEVER been good at organizing, and don't even have the infrastructure for it. It takes more than winning the argument, it takes work. And I don't know if any of these rich donors have made any strides on even laying the groundwork for organizing infrastructure.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (AZDyS)

273 258 There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation.

where's the fun in that?

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (v3pYe)

274 Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

It's f*cking mind boggling.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12

We must never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (ZdaMQ)

275 What is wrong with some of you people just rushing to shit on Trump?? How warped are you… the guy faced unfair impeachment, lawfare, they tried to bankrupt his companies… AND he took a bullet BTW and still stayed in the fight and accomplished a lot.

He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

276 254 then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

Dearborn is terrific.

Seriously, go check it out some time.
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (GVoQJ)

I remember Dearborn being talked about as heavily Arab and evil Muslim.

In the 1980s.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (h3AaS)

277 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

278 It looks like Dillon may have resigned because she found out she was not going to be nominated to the vacant Deputy AG spot.

If that's the case, this is a natural time for a clean break.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (yKhjs)

279 I also think foreign countries should not be able to contribute to elections here . Obviously a lot of money for AES campaign come from the Mideast

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (JrHfD)

280 So how did Dems do that?

There's multiple ways it could have happened, one of which is that Dems simply mobilized their base very well this year. If that's true, this wasn't a repudiation of Trump (or anyone else) in any real sense, as the Dem base is just made up of the opposition, which has always disapproved.

There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls


I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

281 We should take bets on the first investigation topic although I think they may all drop at once.

1. Epstein
2. Iran War
3. Good and Plenti Shootings

They're gonna do it all. There is much more where that came from and I think there's gonna be some weird out of left field made up stuff like parading Trump's child pedo ring victims from 50 years ago in front of Congress, or something Rubio said in a phone call.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (pjdUv)

282 I dont think Hispanics have much to do with the Election Night loss.

I think it's more of a class issue where they tend to be working class and they have only seen inflation slow down a bit. And now are being hit with high gas prices. So they're angry. Its not about immigration.

Middle class really is being squeezed and the bubbly stock market doesnt fix all that.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (BotSl)

283 We have NEVER been good at organizing, and don't even have the infrastructure for it. It takes more than winning the argument, it takes work. And I don't know if any of these rich donors have made any strides on even laying the groundwork for organizing infrastructure.
Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (AZDyS)

Youngkin was amazing at it for his run in VA...but he used his personal money to do it.

It's why he's my #2 darkhorse...but he's been out of politics all year and not a peep from him, so not sure he'd even want to be back in the game or put his own money up for 50 states.

Since he funded it, it was gone when he was not on the ballot...b/c the party didn't do it, the person did.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Gb7+b)

284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (gw3RI)

285 The Hangover. What’s going on.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Gqar8)

286 277 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

Much of the Dem electorate is roughly socially conservative. This is however a fairly limited wedge issue. It's not worthless but it's not a game winner by itself.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (okun6)

287 The defeat of Tejas now means that TENNESSEE has moved to the center of the target circle. Lucky fuckin' us. Oh yay. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (ayRl+)

288 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
_________

This ^^^

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (iFTx/)

289 Dildojosa promised a slew of shit that these people should have already known ain't gonna happen. The only promise she is going to fulfill is opening the border back up which is gonna drive up all the costs again and piss everyone off... again.
--
One of the few good things the TX Rs did last session was a bill to require/incentivize sheriffs to cooperate with ICE.

Almost all of the border sheriffs have signed 287(g) agreements.
And many of those endorsed Abbott and/or Paxton, even though they are Dems.
Only El Paso is the border sheriff who opposed the program. But he still applied.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (/Ki2A)

290
He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)


Kneejerk reacting, pants shitting, hair on fire bedwetting is fun, you see.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (2614e)

291 Wisconsin Dems sure didn't waste any time. From Townhall:

"Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (yKhjs)

292 Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

That's the spirit.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (eUDuQ)

293 He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)

294 "I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want."

I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

295 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You must be new here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (eUDuQ)

No, he's been here a while.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (pjdUv)

296 Cut Ukraine loose and finish Iran. Let’s see how bad the new Congress wants to fund another war for the CIA.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (Wp1X1)

297 258 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

I'll use TX as an example because that's where I live.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

Nice!
Can you chime in on: Why, oh, why Talarico? Why oh why oh why.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (odBC9)

298 bear@258, I would like to know why Texas Sec of State's office was not publishing vote totals from 8pm until 3 am in the morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (8Uo7a)

299 Every election is a "change or same" choice.

There is no third way.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

This presupposes that the election is a clean one. The Dem fraud in 2028 is going to be 2020 on steroids, meth, and bath salts.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (5J3aM)

300 I knew the knives would come out here eventually. lol

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (J4Dwc)

301 Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy


So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (mISmA)

302 >>>I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

the average person can't remember the Tik Toks they watched yesterday

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (gw3RI)

303 282 I dont think Hispanics have much to do with the Election Night loss.

I think it's more of a class issue where they tend to be working class and they have only seen inflation slow down a bit. And now are being hit with high gas prices. So they're angry. Its not about immigration.

Middle class really is being squeezed and the bubbly stock market doesnt fix all that.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (BotSl)

Look at the numbers. Hispanics swung massively and turned out massively. The working class more broadly didn't really shift as much other than the ex-union Trump types not showing up for mid-terms as usual.

Immigration enforcement may have hurt. I don't have enough to go on to say. My guess is some are for and some against.

Democrats campaigning on affordability was a big success.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (okun6)

304 301 Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy


So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (mISmA)

Law and order tends to be unstable as a platform because people stop voting for it as soon as crime recedes.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (okun6)

305
Ben,

You are right about amnesty. Article on Breitbart.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (/QHx4)

306 Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (2614e)

Whenever I make this argument to a universal healthcare proponent, they invariably assert that the quality of and access to healthcare in those other countries is superior to the US. When I mention the healthcare tourism from Canada, they say that's not happening. Argh.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (OlzlW)

307 bear with assymetrical balls for the win. Each anomalous ("red" state going "blue") needs the same analysis. And remember all that has to be explained is whether, and why, a "normal" mid-term result for the Party in Power was exceeded, for the Dems.

Red Turban keeps pointing out the key electoral challenge for the GOP on the prez level: the Trump Only voting demo.

It's why he won MI and WI, and every swing state.

And the "Trump taint" forecast 2 years ahead is really something. What's going to be the inflation/GDP/employment picture in the summer of 2028? On current trends, it would be quite good. Manufacturing investment and employment? (headed same direction) Foreign policy *outcomes* - not idiotic current vibes (and they are mostly idiotic)?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (U/Byj)

308 I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

===


These are kinder , gentler, uniter and not a divider Democrats!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (AKptf)

309 Yea, I'd love to hear a better solution. I can blame Trumps failure to explain to the public why we're doing it that way, especially after it wasn't over in a few weeks as was suggested, for a role in this mess. He also failed to connect with voters on fighting rising costs.

He did the things but he didn't sell it or the message didn't penetrate.

Joel Pollack had what I think is the best take.

Trump was elected to do politically difficult but necessary things. Securing the border is ugly. Fighting Iran is costly. Taking on special interests upsets donors. Backing AI scares people. Tonight, Republicans paid the costs. The benefits will be with us for many generations.

https://x.com/joelpollak/status/2117845602763756017

That's why nobody else was willing to do them and Trump was.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)

310 284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (gw3RI)

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I'd move there.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (iOpI2)

311 Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)


He didn't say the GOP. He was specifically talking about Trump.

EVERYONE knows the GOP is a soy-laden group of useless grifting assholes.

TRUMP has been TRYING to get them to man up and show balls.......he failed with that because they F*CKING SUCK.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (2614e)

312 Nice to see the sane DeSantis supporters here haven't gone this idiot route given teh chance.

I mean you have to pretty dumb to have decided the commie takeover that Trump beat back for a decade is now his fault. I mean really really dumb. Even if he mismanaged the fight totally. He got in there and is the only R in our lifetime to put it on the line for what matters to us even when he got to the big chair and had the chance to really fuck us.

I don't know why I even care.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (pjdUv)

313 Begone Mitch McConnell's handpuppet sock.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (5J3aM)

314 Stray thoughts:

-They probably really are going to try to "do it all", as fast as possible. Impeach all the things. Pass all the laws.
-They suck at life, they suck at everything they try to actually do, and they'll probably make a gigantic fiasco out of everything they try to set into motion.
-They don't actually have the balls to go full Terror to prop up their nonsense once it all becomes a shambles
-Nothing much will come of said nonsense except headlines and memes
-We'll probably have to pick between two absolute clowns in 2028, the gutless shitbag GOP will slither back into the legislature, and everything will be just a little bit shittier and stupider than it is today.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (aKiSo)

315 I really hope Rubio doesn't resign. We need him!

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (wzaBj)

316
So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM

But the appeal to emotion versus facts is very effective, and even though most of what people claimed ICE was doing never happened, boy will you find people swearing it did.

We need to improve our messaging and sending out long numbered lists of accomplishments with pretty backgrounds ain’t it.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (AKptf)

318 This is the attitude that beat the Republicans. It's insanity
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (8VNAp)
==

The Hudson Valley is about 30-35% non-white. When you import the third world, you import their IQs as well. Those IQs vote.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (0bjKf)

319 197
Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

Even if the results were the exact opposite on Election Day, this would still be a hive of defeatism. I’m not giving up on TX just yet. The Senate is still in good hands, and the new Lt Gov won’t be able to do anything about it. The Republicans there set the rules.

Posted by: Cow Demon
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Hair on fire, Rending of garments and the pathetics wonder why we lose. Sweet Jesus people, Nancy Pelosi would kick your ass.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (Cq/ve)

320 Someone needs to explain the demographic makeup of the US and how it is that this "fractional minority" of Democrat Socialists and Islamists can run the table in a midterm election.

Unless this "minority" label is pure horseshit and the overwhelming majority of "Americans" want democratic socialism.

Because something's not adding up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

321 Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider,

NYS raised it's health care premiums 11% last week.

These fuckers will do nothing to fix anyone's problems.

Revolution always.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (X8vlu)

322 It's ok to let people vent, we just got our butts kicked. We'll all have fun making fun of the midget muslim from munchkin land at a later time.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (n5tGW)

323 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

I agree with you. Trump is Trump . He is 80 years old. As a guy on the conservative NYC radio station said today "Trump thinks out loud ." So I find it not really helpful for me to get angry and speak against him at this point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (JrHfD)

324 Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)

-------

I like Trump, a lot. I hate the GOP. They are fags and their shit is all retarded.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (iOpI2)

325 "Securing the border is ugly."

Nonsense. DJT did it in like two days. It was like flipping a light switch.

If there are no borders, there is no fricking nation.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Jr5Lq)

326 Sorry to bring up Covid again, but a bunch of citizens lost their lives because of Medicaid and Medicare. Hospitals were told they would forfeit their Medic--- reimbursements unless they poisoned their patients with Remdesivir and restricted or forbade effective treatments. I lost a couple of friends that way.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (OlzlW)

327 Youngkin was amazing at it for his run in VA...but he used his personal money to do it.

It's why he's my #2 darkhorse...but he's been out of politics all year and not a peep from him, so not sure he'd even want to be back in the game or put his own money up for 50 states.


We could do a lot worse, and probably will.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

328 People are too hard on John Thune.

He is a democrat. What is a democrat with ambition to do in South Dakota? Run as a Republican, of course.

To do this you need zero principles, but that is a given.
So for a Democrat, he has done very well for himself.

The problem is the fools who think he is on our side.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (LHn+s)

329 291 Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (yKhjs)

Yup...and the AI data centers they bitched about....competing directly for the unexpanded power grid go long on brownouts and favelas....


fuck em I do not care anymore.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Int1s)

330 246 Maybe Dhillon is preparing to run for office ?

or working on a new line of dhill pickles.

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (v3pYe)

331 I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
____________________________

I believe a vast majority of Dem voters don't vote on the issues AND they don't vote for their own candidate. They vote MOSTLY against the other candidate. The DEM party no longer has universal issues. They have a hodge podge of niche groups with their own single issue (many of which are diametrically opposed to other niche groups in the DEM party), so they can't land on a solid platform.

As a result, the encourage animosity and falsehoods towards the challenger. That's how these hyperbolic labels get attached to the Right (Nazi, bigot, fascist). They have no other unifying platform.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (dIske)

332 People's Hippo, important point about TX 287(g) arrangements (allows local LE to work with ICE, basically). That and the TX Senate.

TX is the largest most important southern border sector.

So TX shifting to any part of a "sanctuary" posture would be catastrophic for the overall border security/immigration picture. Despite the election, looks like the elements might be in place to hold the line.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

333 Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.



Posted by: Leupold



Have a gander at Florida's results.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (0U5gm)

334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

335 40 am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.
Posted by: Piper at November

*nods and waves from Oklahoma*
Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

Kind of looking at Tennessee as a bug-out domicile. No property/income taxes? Need to escape California taxes for a few years.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (QGaXH)

336 remember Dearborn being talked about as heavily Arab and evil Muslim.

In the 1980s.
Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (h3AaS)

I don’t recall the evil part but yes, Dearborn was heavily populated by Muslims back in the 80’s. I lived in the area back then and they made terrific neighbors.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GVoQJ)

337 Oh, and ICE & being so mean!

SNOPES, Fact Check, Feb. 9, 2026, 67 people died in ICE custody during Obama's presidency. That's not the full story
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is required by law to report whenever a detained person in its custody dies.
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Under the Joe Biden administration, approximately 105 individuals died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody across its four-year term (2021–2024), according to tracking and reporting cited by organizations such as Democracy Now!. Other watchdog groups and reports (such as Prism Reports) have specifically documented individual cases and systemic concerns regarding medical neglect, solitary confinement, and inadequate facility care during that period.

Not counting the "kids in cages" under those U.S..Presidents.

Where have been the surrogates for this administration?!!

For heaven sakes, even Melania Trump is trying to negotiate Ukraine-Russian peace!

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (NFX2v)

338 268 Ohferpetessakes. None of these people base any decisions on things like family obligations, policy differences, what's right for the country, or even their party.

It's only about them, and their future prospects. There's no need to overthink it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

I wasn't following you, here. Do you mean "these people" as in Harmeet Dhillon?

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (odBC9)

339 DNC has intentionally ushered islamists"

FWIW, stock up on popcorn.

The "Muslim voting bloc" vs "Hispanic, esp. women" will be quite the row...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (pfXMo)

340 284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.
Posted by: brak

I was the lift the decades long cruel blockade of the poor downtrodden Cuban regime once I got in office, but I've decided against it now that Rubio is head of government there.
- Future Dem President

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Dv3i1)

341 320 Someone needs to explain the demographic makeup of the US and how it is that this "fractional minority" of Democrat Socialists and Islamists can run the table in a midterm election.

Unless this "minority" label is pure horseshit and the overwhelming majority of "Americans" want democratic socialism.

Because something's not adding up.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

You already know why..."Vote blue no matter who" - the DSA probably came up with that...

They only needed 5-10% of Dem voters to get on the ballot...then it's just a matter of the slogan to the Dem LIVs...

We should probably come up with "Vote red or you'll wish you were dead"...or "Vote red or shit the bed" or "Vote red if you ever want to be fed"...nothing works quite as well...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Gb7+b)

342 326 Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (OlzlW)

Ohio raged at the economic damage the DeWine admin did to their mortgages and small businesses under DeWine....they just elected Amy Acton the person who ran his policy with literal carte blanche and no input from him literally and I know because I know staffers....

fuck the voters and they deserve EVERYTHING that comes next.....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Int1s)

343 I doubt Youngkin would have a prayer at the prez level, for many reasons. He's smart enough to know that too.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (U/Byj)

344 That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.

Posted by: Archimedes
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Referring to the logically and numerically inordinate turnout numbers across the board for totally inexplicable candidates I assume.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (Cq/ve)

345 Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

People vote feels. Democrats had a confluence of something and milked it. And most importantly the GOP *did not change or adapt*. They ran essentially all the same people they would have without Trump being born.

D's stole it from Pratt because Pratt could have put a monkey wrench in their plan. Same with Hong and Platner I am guessing. It was a very brisk psy op. Trump left openings and they stormed through them. But there is nothing he could really do about "affordability". Even without tariffs they did eggs forever. Then beef. Whatever they needed.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (pjdUv)

346 As I see it, our only hope is that they do try to eliminate the Senate, pack the court, etc.

Maybe that will wake up enough people for a Republican wave in 2 years.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (LHn+s)

347 343 I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

Fraud is a possible explanation. I don't think it's the correct one this time. The TX wipeout is generally consistent with the GOP losing almost everywhere across the country, which would be a lot of fraud to pull off in an environment no more friendly to fraud than 2024, when we won. The races were even close in FL, where we did win, and FL has done lots of good work cleaning up its elections. And, specific to TX, the GOP lost the state's lower legislative chamber; those house seats are spread out; urban blue fraud cannot really account for the loss of the TX house, I don't think.

I remain open to the possibility. In 2020, we could point to specific badges of fraud though (simultaneous shutdown of vote counts in thr middle of the night, 81 million votes for Biden, which Dems have not been able to replicate) but I'm not seeing obvious signs here. Am I wrong?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (HFrEr)

348 I mean, geez, it's been like 48 hours!

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
·Why is Pete Hegseth still around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

349 I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (VYGAQ)

350 Jeez, some of you need to take a pill. Criticism of Trump or even just speculating what might have gone wrong does not equal being a retarded, ungrateful RINO.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:11 PM (Riz8t)

351 334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

There should be a social media campaign sent to every R senator saying they are next out if they keep Thune...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (Gb7+b)

352 bear, read comment at 200

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (8Uo7a)

353 It will be fun to watch the muslims vs LGBTwhatever in the future.

Can they be compatible?

Who will ultimately win the power struggle?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (iOpI2)

354 >>>Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.

they vote for free shit just like every other immigrant group

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (gw3RI)

355 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (X8vlu)

356 How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (r7+Q7)

357 348 I mean, geez, it's been like 48 hours!

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
·Why is Pete Hegseth still around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

Wow. Open threats against the safety of a cabinet secretary. Someone ought to move on that.

Oh, right, the GOP is dogshit and you can actually shoot directly at them and not face any pushback of any kind.

I forgot.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (aKiSo)

358 334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

If Thune gets the minority leader position they will literally be the nail in the coffin for the party. Which is why they are going to do it.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (lLeLE)

359 Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.



Posted by: Leupold



Have a gander at Florida's results.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada


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A deep red state and squeaker elections.

Even in Florida, the blue wave hit, it just came a bit short.

I'm all for tighter voter laws, and there is real fraud, but if anyone is chalking up all of election night to voter fraud, you're delusional.

You could feel it, I saw so many real world anecdotes, and all the data was showing it, we just chose to cocoon ourselves in delusions and that a few random clickbait types that told us everyone was fine.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (BotSl)

360 didn't say the GOP. He was specifically talking about Trump.

EVERYONE knows the GOP is a soy-laden group of useless grifting assholes.
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You're misreading me.

I'm saying that everyone rushes to blame everything but the obvious actual problem, since doing so would bring up some seriously painful questions for them.

So they blame some given policy like Iran (in this case), or Trump, or voters (and especially those darn nonvoters!), or Mercury in retrograde, or anything besides the GOP.

Like clockwork.

Every time it fucks everyone over. No exceptions.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (BI5O2)

361 It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.
=
As Churchill (may or may not have) put it: Americans can be relied upon to do the right thing...once every alternative has been tried.

Nothing will ever get better until we decide it's time to make the left, all of it, flee from us, and stop trying to preserve their system because reasons.

Or we can just keep submitting and all descend into madness and ruin, and ultimately Judgment, together.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (vSvIl)

362 will be fun to watch the muslims vs LGBTwhatever in the future.

Can they be compatible?

Who will ultimately win the power struggle?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (iOpI2)

Their common goal is the destruction of America and especially white males. They’ll work together for a while to do that.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (VYGAQ)

363
(1) Poverty and child poverty are at an all time low.
(2) GDP per capita is at an all time high.
(3) The murder rate is lowest recorded.
(4) Real median income is up to an all-time high of $88,000.
(5) U.S. crude output is at an all time high. Natural gas production also at an all time high.
(6) The border is secure. Deportation of criminal illegal aliens is at an all time high.
(7) Inflation is at its lowest point since 2022
( Lowest interest rates since 2020
(9) CPI at its lowest point since 2022
(10) take home wages are up and at their best point since 2021
(11) Trump has secured $22.5 trillion in new investments

Yeah, things are terrible. Let’s give the Democrats a chance to get their fraud back or something g.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (8zDk6)

364 People vote feels. Democrats had a confluence of something

Posted by: ... a
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Look at the numbers compare them to previous numbers.
They are totally implausible.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (Cq/ve)

365
Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (VYGAQ)


Everyone is a natural conservative if they use common sense. The Hispanics are the kings of hypocrisy as they will have a tattoo of Jesus on the cross proudly displayed as they're disemboweling you for not paying your drug debts......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (2614e)

366 You already know why..."Vote blue no matter who" - the DSA probably came up with that...

They only needed 5-10% of Dem voters to get on the ballot...then it's just a matter of the slogan to the Dem LIVs...

We should probably come up with "Vote red or you'll wish you were dead"...or "Vote red or shit the bed" or "Vote red if you ever want to be fed"...nothing works quite as well...
Posted by: Nova Local

Vote Red or your Family is Dead.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (mISmA)

367 This is a total disaster. How will Trump accomplish anything for 2 whole years without being able to pass any bills?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (LHn+s)

368 Even without tariffs they did eggs forever. Then beef. Whatever they needed.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (pjdUv)

And they wailed about the price of eggs as the price fell by two thirds. Insane that people responded to that.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (OlzlW)

369 351 Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (Gb7+b)

I am happy with Tuesday night....why?

Cornyn is fucking gone as is Collins as is Cassidy....and I will be just as happy to see almost all of the GOP Go Along gang gone in the Senate....so keep Thune.....see what happens.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (Int1s)

370 346 As I see it, our only hope is that they do try to eliminate the Senate, pack the court, etc.

Maybe that will wake up enough people for a Republican wave in 2 years.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus

A good thought BUT Barack Obama explicitly aligned himself with the philosophy of a "living Constitution," viewing it not as a static text but as a dynamic document that must be interpreted in the context of an ever-changing world.

And O is running the show.


Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (NFX2v)

371 Yep. People vote with their wallet. Any now they’ve given Democrats a chance to pickpocket them. Again. I have “Kick Me” signs for sale. Cheap.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (8zDk6)

372 362 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (VYGAQ)

Beirut 83 took 12-15 years.... I figure the Red green Alliance having a bad day will be 25-32 years from now.....

I will be too old or dead to care too much.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (Int1s)

373 288 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
_________

This ^^^
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (iFTx/)

Republican pollsters have expressed consternation that they cannot actually convince people that Dems hold some of the more outlandish positions that they do.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (HFrEr)

374 Yeah, things are terrible. Let’s give the Democrats a chance to get their fraud back or something g.
Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (8zDk6)

Nah, Republicans where too busy sniffing their own farts to run any reliable campaign other than mudslinging.

They are also too out of touch with the voters that are addicted to their phones and eat up all the garbage bullshit it spits out.

Instead they decided to piss millions away on annoying everyone while they are at work with a 2012 style text spamming campaign that no one asked for.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (lLeLE)

375 Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider,

NYS raised it's health care premiums 11% last week.

-
Freedom's just another word for nothin' but taxes, see?
Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (ndZc7)

376 355 Nood
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (X8vlu)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (odBC9)

377 Oh and with the Senate going Socialists, no more conservatives judges. Probably the last ones this year.

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (sgkY8)

378 I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

They have a new crop of young ignorant kids that have melted their brains on tiktok propoganda to call upon every election. Why do you think they blew shit tons of money on "Influencers."

Brainwashing kids in school is no longer necessary (but an added plus), they can reach the kid directly through their phones now.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (lLeLE)

379 Re changing slogans

The color assignments were often reversed, but they actually rotated for decades depending on the television network. The permanent association of Red for Republicans and Blue for Democrats was cemented during the 2000 presidential election.

Because the election was unresolved on election night and the recount dragged on for five weeks, Americans stared at the exact same electoral maps on television and in print every single day. That year, major print outlets like The New York Times and USA Today, along with the broadcast networks, happened to universally use red for Bush (Republican) and blue for Gore (Democrat).

And maybe you can also remember the slogan Better Red than Dead during the Cold War era.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (NFX2v)

380 4 Democrats win, terrorists celebrate and congratulate them.

Good job, asshole stupid f*ck voters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

Well, they did get that coveted IRGC endorsement.

Posted by: BuddyPC at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (K8Pf1)

381 And maybe you can also remember the slogan Better Red than Dead during the Cold War era.
Posted by: L - No nic...

I think you have that reversed.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (nEUC6)

382 298 bear@258, I would like to know why Texas Sec of State's office was not publishing vote totals from 8pm until 3 am in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (8Uo7a)

I could be mistaken, but my past experience has been that SOS is pretty slow off the mark in terms of publishing results compared to the media. (Mostly based on my experience trying to get totals for intermediate appellate judgeships over the years.)

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (HFrEr)

383 Republican pollsters have expressed consternation that they cannot actually convince people that Dems hold some of the more outlandish positions that they do.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (HFrEr)

*******
Like toddlers, who are cute and adult idiots are not, normal Dims and the GOP who stayed home because of Trump hatred, have to experience hell before they believe it can happen.

Son #1 was a very, very smart little guy at age 3yrs. Advanced. He was told NOT to stuck anything into electrical outlets.

He decided one day to stick a key in one and the current blasted him backwards onto a guest bed. There was a large black smudge around the outlet. Baby bro (18mo) came running down the hall to us yelling, "Smoke and fire!"

We blame this incident on son losing some brain cells resulting in his college insanity of changing majors and wasting our money. He was an honors student and had AP credits before college. The brain cells apparently were the common sense ones that got fried.

Soon these pompous cretins will see what they voted for and have only themselves to blame vs Trump.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (hzuYO)

The Morning Rant

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For some unfathomable reason, President Trump announced on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year. His explanation is a mess of the rational and the irrational.

Is it a good idea? Absolutely.

Was it announced without any thought and without any political advantage? Absolutely.

Here is the transcript of the interview, and here is the salient portion.

Why? Because they don't need it, Brian. I mean, I asked them, because they don't need it. And because why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayad when they don't need it? It's a bad -- it's a bad talking point because when you say, why don't we give everybody $4 billion? Israel's our number one; we give them more than anybody else and they no longer need it. We've been doing it for years, I've been doing it, but Israel is a very thriving country, they don't need it. If they did need it, I would say keep it going.

Regardless of whether the aid is a good idea, El-Sayad's comments should be refuted as contrary to the current law and policy of the United States government. Recognizing the political pitfalls of aid to Israel is reasonable, but changing that dynamic as an afterthought on election Tuesday, rather than using it to his and the Republican Party's political advantage is simply stupid.

As for the aid itself? Israel obviously requires a large and sophisticated military to counter the many threats against it, and since American weaponry is the best in the world, it is appropriate that it prioritize that technological advantage. But that aid has been a millstone around Israel's neck for a very long time. It has given the American president a huge amount of power over Israel's military decisions, and to a lesser extent its foreign policy. Most recently, Drooling Joe Biden (or someone in his administration) restricted shipments of certain weapons to Israel to control its military operations in Gaza. And before that, in 2014, the Obama administration restricted shipments of Hellfire missiles.

But the real control occurs behind the scenes. The threat is not that Israel will be unable to purchase American weaponry, but that there are strings attached to each purchase. And that is a caustic and dangerous situation, because Israel cannot always act in its own interests, but must defer to American foreign policy demands and the whims of the president, whoever he might be.

Those 2,000 and 500 pound bombs that Biden restricted? How many Israeli soldiers died because they had to go house-to-house (a brutal and dangerous tactic), rather than simply destroying the terrorist hives from the relative safety of the air? How many hostages were killed because the Biden administration slowed the Israeli military effort?

The military and technological relationship between Israel and America is strong. Civilian high-tech and military cooperation makes us both stronger. While the loss of four billion dollars in aid will hurt the Israeli military budget, the freedom to act independently is, in the long term, a far more valuable thing.

But the political calculation was ham-handed at best, and non-existent at worst. It did nothing for President Trump except buttress JD Vance's drift toward Tucker Carlson-style Jew-hate, and it may very well have injured Bibi Netanyahu's political machinations in Israel to create a strong coalition.

Was it off-the-cuff pontification, or was it planned? Who knows, but the result is a mess. I doubt that this announcement, had it been made at a politically opportune moment a few weeks or months ago would have prevented the ass-kicking of the mid-term elections, but it might have mitigated it somewhat.

Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.

And that is illustrative of the problem with the Trump administration!


[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. And if you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow me it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM




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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (mISmA)

2 Was it announced without any thought and without any political advantage? Absolutely."

Pretty much describes the Administration since February...

Sad, really.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (pfXMo)

3 Pretty much describes the Administration since February...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (pfXMo)

It's maddening!

A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (k5CNB)

4 A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful."

You have a talent for understatement.

/no, not sucking up, ok?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (pfXMo)

5 I hope Israel will now take the gloves off and start smiting the goat humpers.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (mISmA)

6 A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM

Coherence and consistency from Washington? The deuce, you say!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (ctC8W)

7 American money comes with American strings.

Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

8 We need a Doom Thread.

H/T Monty

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:06 AM (1bYJp)

9 Coherence and consistency from Washington? The deuce, you say!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (ctC8W)

I know...I know. I am naive.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (k5CNB)

10 Tbh we were just taken over by gay communists. Israel should be aware our ability to do anything positive will be very limited as soon as this congress is seated

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (UZr0D)

11 A coherent and consistent explanation

Neither are PDT's strong points and that's been mostly working until it didn't. Mostly because of BlockHeads.

Posted by: DaveA at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (FhXTo)

12 Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:09 AM (k5CNB)

13 Good morning!

Without question, Trump is the most transformative leader of our lifetime. He is a man, however, and not a superhero. His weakness has always been communication- it’s just not good. Oh he has had some good, great even, moments. But it is not his strength. I have been smacked by some of y’all for saying it, I have been told some of you appreciate his roughness. But it is an issue and a hindrance. I would prefer this Trump to no Trump, but I also wish this could have been smoothed out.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (ZdaMQ)

14 Why not stop the assistance but keep your mouth shut about it?

Posted by: Discretion Is at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (D5ixm)

15 A book titled Revelation.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (LHPAg)

16 This has nothing to do with Israel. Trump's weakness was that he thought he could make deals with muzzie radicals. I still give him kudos for having the courage to actually try to take away Iran's ability to cause chaos.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (g8Ew8)

17 Ensuring Israel's security seems to me to be the moral responsibility of Germany and the contractual responsibility of England. Why would it be primarily ours?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (2ap+5)

18 Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo


Until January 2027.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (mISmA)

19 And that is illustrative of the problem with the Trump administration!"

Yeah. We have seen much good, but any other such victories and...

/yeah, misquote. sort of.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:11 AM (pfXMo)

20 Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.
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I don't know what the hell he is doing. Seems like this one should have been kept in the political bank. I mean sure, he knew the announcement would create friction - but to what short term gain given the timing with the election? Not everything is 4D chess. Sometimes a move is just a move - and with what we/I know currently, this is just a move.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2bFN5)

21 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)

22 Basically correct CBD. A very odd way to introduce the concept.

The issue of cutting the aid cord with the US has been an active one in Israel for decades, logically enough, though of course that is completely unknown to the airheads on this side who make the most noise on the subject.

Bibi addressed a joint session in the 90s and brought it up then.

An amusing parallel is the ignorant belief that the US has always been a big military partner of Israel. Israel won its largest conventional wars (against Arab states) while under a US arms embargo. The US-Israel alliance arose slowly out of - sit down for this ignoramuses - the developing parallel interests of combating (at the time) Soviet-influenced and supported Arab "nationalism", and then Islamic jihadism that threatened strategic interests (energy) the US had recognized as far back as FDR.



Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (U/Byj)

23 Israelis won't bow to their executioners like Americans just did Tuesday.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

24 Can we restock our own munition inventory first? That would be great.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (J4Dwc)

25 Political capital is ephemeral"

True. Think of the beginning of this year...

then by July 4th, local WM didn't sell out of flags.

It was fast.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (pfXMo)

26 I agree with this, and will add it's only the latest in a long line of bad calculations and missteps from Trump this year. It's uncharacteristic of him, but undeniable.

I can't say it bothered me that much at the time. But in the wake of the midterms, it becomes clearer how out of touch the white house seemed to the vast majority of voters.

Voters seemed genuinely upset at prices, inflation, medical insurance premiums, their lives and a host of other personal things. Whether they had reason to be upset at Trump for this is a different question, but for purposes of their thinking it doesn't matter.

In the face of all this, what does Trump do? Bungle the messaging (if not the strategy) on Iran, brag about vanity projects like the reflecting pool and ballroom, taunt Canada with silly threats and proposals, try to rename lakes, and tout esoteric economic indicators when it came time to address voter's concerns.

The really good stuff he did (immigration, prosecutions, lower crime, higher spending power, safer world, and lower prices compared to Biden) got lost in the mix.

Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

27 Thx CBD
Coherent and consistent explanation. Trump constantly stopping and talking about "a deal" was incoherent and anybody advising him that a deal was possible should be fired.
The mullahs and IRGC are corrupt, apocalyptic lunatics who can't be bargained with. They'd see the entire Iranian population wiped out and still say it was "Allah's will".
I had no problem getting rid of their nuke abilities, but the whole "deal" crap was a waste of time and energy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (8VNAp)

28
Timing this year has been Trump's big problem.

Yes, the Israel announcement might've helped things if done say in August.

And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

I still want to know if there was credible intelligence that action was necessary immediately or if the Drubbing was just nice to have.

I totally agree with the Iran takedown but couldn't have waited 8-12 months until the election ws over?

If not, so be it. But, if so, that's called stupidly poor planning for secondary efx.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

29 I hope Israel will now take the gloves off and start smiting the goat humpers.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (mISmA)

The "genocide" of gaza has been shockingly ineffective.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (j4Fxj)

30 I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:09 AM (k5CNB)

I honestly hope it frees Israel from having to consider 'What Will The Americans Say' ever again.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (yKhjs)

31 Maybe Trump's focus on architectural projects in the wake of the mid-term results is his way of telling the right "GFY".

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (2ap+5)

32 Israeli here. Cutting the aid is a good thing overall. However, I would think it would have been preferable to cut a billion every year for 4 years.

Here's hoping we can take it. For starters, I can think of many ways that Israel's bloated big gubbernmint could chop away at itself Milei-style to reduce the annual budget by quite a bit.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:17 AM (D0X9e)

33 I think we need to remember we get things in return from Israel, technology is just one. If they no longer need our aid, great. That should be the reason. I am wondering, however, if it’s not just going to be a change in buckets- instead of direct aid, do we sell the newest version of laser sharks to them for $5, instead of $5billion? The last reason needs to be because it’s suddenly not problematic to side-eye anything Jewish. Because that should be very, very problematic on the national stage and right here on this site. If I were Empress, that would be the rule.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

34 A little non dooming fun:
Did not assume Nicki Minaj would be ride or die with Trump, thought it was possibly just to get new citizenship, but there it is. More loyal than half the GOP at a very dangerous time for her to be so. Would never have guessed this if her 10-15 years ago. Cool to see.

If Trump wants to change the political convo pronto, he'd make her his new press secretary. Why not at this point. They going to attack a black woman?

(Barbz are her fan group, if you read the list and are confused. She does still live rent free in the heads of celebs that feel like by going MAGA, she betrayed the hive mind. Just like Elon does. And I think the thing that red pilled her is black Christians being slaughtered like sheep in Africa, and liberals saying nothing about it. She was raised very religious and seems to have returned to it.)

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (Toos7)

35 21 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)


Ya, everyone partied a little too hard yesterday thinking that Iran/US fight is over me thinks. Oil is correcting itself after that ridiculously large decrease in price. I think a few of the Spot Traders may have smoked some good shit at work yesterday.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (lLeLE)

36 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

37 Until January 2027.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (mISmA)

I don't agree.

With Israel not getting any foreign aid from us, it doesn't matter a damn what we say anymore.

I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

"We're not taking anything from you. Fuck off all the way to fuck off mountain, we'll do what we want."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (yKhjs)

38 Netanyahu wast talking about reducing/eliminating US aid for a while. He said so during interview with Erin Molan on her show. In November 2015. He has been talking about it. I think it is the US establishment that wants Israel to be tied like that!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (AKptf)

39 *sorry NOvember 2025!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (AKptf)

40 Maybe Trump had to wait till after the Israel election sorted out...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (4WM7K)

41 Germany has actually remained good about its perceived special obligation to Israeli security. Most recently they've been f***ing with the Qataris, whose sovereign wealth fund investment in an industrial company gave them a veto over partnering with an Israeli firm to produce military items. The Germans are playing games with ownership/different divisions of the company to circumvent the Qatari blocking attempts (last I heard).

It's not the US' obligation to ensure Israel's security, apart from our decision to do so. And we don't "ensure" it - it's a multi-faceted alliance that has yielded enormous practical benefits and which aligns completely with our interests and values. The "analysis" (actually uninformed sloppy polemics) applied to the US-Israel relationship is never used for other alliances, even though it would be equally off the mark there.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (U/Byj)

42 Sometimes I think, if it weren’t for my grandkids and kids, I’d move to Israel, but they are having an Muslim
Problem within their own walls.
It’s true, when America is lost, the world is lost

No where to go

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

43 I mea, if US military has to pay for what they we are getting for free, that would cost us 10 times as much.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (AKptf)

44 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)
-

Why didn't you tell me!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (D0X9e)

45 Crap, the full of the Nicki Minaj posts on X didn't copy. Here it is...

Nicki Minaj•
@NICKIMINAJ
Couple things:
1. Trump is STILL your PRESIDENT.
2. The QUEEN is STILL your OBSESSION.
3. Jesus is STILL LORD.
4. Great insight by the VICE PRESIDENT.
5. Knowledge is POWER. 6. Congratulations to all winners! Especially @RepLuna &
@ByronDonalds.
7. Blowing a billion on a losing campaign full of celebrities is STILL hurting them.
8. The BARBZ are STILL PRETTY!!!
9. I don't vote, I VETO
10. Stay tuned & STAY MAD.
11. Christians are STILL being killed.
12. Maybe now our people will WAKE UP.
13. Love you
14. Elon is STILL a trillionaire and you are STILL posting on his app. I’m sure the shareholders appreciate the dialogue.
15. #GrokBot is a phenomenal product that has significantly changed my life for the better. Thank you, @bot

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (Toos7)

46 No where to go
Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

The wind *whispers* "Andorra"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)

47 I don't think these loans were a philanthropic gesture at all.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (AKptf)

48 Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.
----------
I don't know what the hell he is doing. Seems like this one should have been kept in the political bank. I mean sure, he knew the announcement would create friction - but to what short term gain given the timing with the election? Not everything is 4D chess. Sometimes a move is just a move - and with what we/I know currently, this is just a move.
Posted by: scampydog


He's letting the left know the leash is off.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:22 AM (mISmA)

49 Posted by: Duke Lowell

https://tinyurl.com/y26euku6

"Trump has declined to rule out resuming strikes on Iran as the United States still has to "take care of" one or two more targets, including a suspected nuclear site."


Yeahhhh so that Iran thing ain't over like me and a lot of other people thought.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:22 AM (lLeLE)

50 So it looks like Alaska is gone too...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (4WM7K)

51 What a day.
First, agree totally w/our genial host, then second, agree 100 percent with Elric?

I need a drink...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (pfXMo)

52 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (2614e)

53 And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

Iran's stockpile of missiles was reaching the point that significant launches could overwhelm anti-missile systems across the region.

It was timed to end that threat.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (k5CNB)

54 If Trump made a political decision because of something that buffoon Al-Sayad said during his campaign, the next 2 years are going to be really interesting.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:25 AM (2614e)

55 If Iran had wiped out NYC, we would have won the mid-terms.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:25 AM (2ap+5)

56 So it looks like Alaska is gone too...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (4WM7K)


RCV for the communist takeover!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (2614e)

57 Yesterday, someone mentioned the Iran war being over; I had no idea what they were talking about.

I'd like to "end" the war in Ukraine. Or at least our part. It's total money laundering bullshit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (iOpI2)

58
The wind *whispers* "Andorra"
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)


Wait.....what?

Posted by: Zombie Jimi Hendrix at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (2614e)

59 No where to go
Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

The wind *whispers* "Andorra"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)

First you'd have to make a $100,000 investment into Andorran assets. They don't just let people in all willy nilly higgledy piggledy nimbly bimbly meow.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (yKhjs)

60 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)

Yeah, I knew the market would fall on a Democrat win, and rocket on a Republican win.

Buuuuut, I thought the drop would be mitigated by Our Betters getting exactly what they wanted on Tuesday.

Apparently not, money still talks, politics bites cocks.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:27 AM (YSUhf)

61 First you'd have to make a $100,000 investment into Andorran assets. They don't just let people in all willy nilly higgledy piggledy nimbly bimbly meow.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (yKhjs)

========

I think it's a million euros (whatever the F those are). But no airport, no rail? It's totally worth it. I am working on my Catalon right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (2ap+5)

62 We've been quietly re-surging forces to the region, repositioning personnel, not sure how anyone could think the "Iran thing" was close to over.

But mostly because it won't be over until the regime is gone. Anything short of that is kicking the can down the road. They will (are) reconstituting, rebuilding on the nuke and missile fronts, and have only altered their very aggressive proxy activities due to $$ issues (appears shifting resources from Hezbollah to the Houthis).

There's an incredibly retarded and historically illiterate mindset to which the administration gives at least a superficial or implicit nod by never mentioning the need for regime removal - in place of that, we've had the eye-rolling nonsense from Trump about "deal making" (followed, hilariously and sometimes within hours, of frank descriptions of the regime as lunatics who never keep a deal).

But this is very highly electrified (and prevalent) third rail of foreign policy stupidity that is not worth engaging.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (U/Byj)

63 We've got 2 months till the Communist takeover so ICE better pick up the pace...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (4WM7K)

64 I think it's a million euros (whatever the F those are). But no airport, no rail? It's totally worth it. I am working on my Catalon right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (2ap+5)

It is, in fact, $1,000,000 at the door.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (yKhjs)

65 Four spam calls in two hours. What the actual heck is going on here.

Posted by: pookysgirl is close to disconnecting her phone at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (Wt5PA)

66 What's going on with the stock market today?!

It's like getting whiplash from yesterday to today.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (Oy/m2)

67 We've got 2 months till the Communist takeover so ICE better pick up the pace...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (4WM7K)

And we have two years until the Democrats erase Trump from history like the pharaohs did with the ones who came before. His name and actions will be stricken from all the records and they will try to make it as if he never even existed at all.

You have two years to prepare.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (yKhjs)

68

They woke up from their stupor from yesterday realizing the Dems winning isn't a good thing ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (4WM7K)

69 "Is JD Vance's problem that he's part of the "Terminally Online Right," obsessed with viral trend issues that have traction on Twitter but not in the general populace?"

Ace asks in the side bar before posting the 50,000th time about Ilhan Omar being investigated.

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (6F5Vo)

70 I had no problem getting rid of their nuke abilities, but the whole "deal" crap was a waste of time and energy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (8VNAp)

--------

I get they had to attempt a diplomatic approach, even if they knew it was a waste of time. Usually it is.

They should have kept their traps shut and only made a big deal out of it if a verifiable deal was done. How many times did Trump say we may have a deal?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:32 AM (iOpI2)

71 13 I have been told some of you appreciate his roughness. But it is an issue and a hindrance. I would prefer this Trump to no Trump, but I also wish this could have been smoothed out.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (ZdaMQ)

I’ve told friends til I’m blue in the face “why can’t he be even a tiny bit presidential?” Some of the cringe worthy things he’s said were indefensible. Ex. When Rob Reiner was killed. I thought “please just don’t say anything”, but he couldn’t help himself. The juvenile name calling gets old. He had a once in a generation chance to stop the bleeding and sometime last year the wheels started coming off. What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (itAg7)

72 I'm beginning to think if Trump had pursued military action to bring about the end of the Iranian regime in April without pause, the election results would have been much better.

The pause unnecessarily elongated the intervention and hence the financial and political cost.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (RIvkX)

73 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

74 The timing was also tied to assessments of Iranian progress on weaponization of a nuke. Given the progress and experience of the decades, several stages of the process (of course) no longer resemble what Los Alamos had to go through. The first counter-nuke strikes in June '25 included several against places conducting work on things like explosive dynamics and insensitive explosives.

And the whole idea of timing, intel assessments, and pre-emption is another area worth discussing but definitely not here as it would be an invidious taffy-yank. I came close to raising it back in March when posts unwittingly and amusingly retraced the logic of earlier US decisions in other conflicts, but nah.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (U/Byj)

75 And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

Iran's stockpile of missiles was reaching the point that significant launches could overwhelm anti-missile systems across the region.

It was timed to end that threat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (k5CNB)

If that's the case then probably Trump did the right thing. If it was a couple of weeks or so away from happening.

In that case, you do what's right, and eat the negatives.

I just wish we didn't have to eat the negatives with him. Saving others has damaged the hell out of our country. Not optimal.


Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (YSUhf)

76 I've never seen the stock market surge when the socialists gain a foothold. Yesterday was an obvious weird manipulation.

Traders know when shit is going to roll downhill.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (iOpI2)

77 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM

Yeah, it's bad, but, to quote Mr. Dark 'We suck that misery and find it sweet.'.

Hit my investment goals for the year today. Drinks are on me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (1bYJp)

78 Ace asks in the side bar before posting the 50,000th time about Ilhan Omar being investigated.

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (6F5Vo)

A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?

Posted by: pookysgirl has her priorities straight at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Wt5PA)

79 Hit my investment goals for the year today.

==

Can I borrow $15?? I missed my bus and lost my ticket home..

Posted by: First time commenter at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (AKptf)

80 I get they had to attempt a diplomatic approach, even if they knew it was a waste of time. Usually it is.

They should have kept their traps shut and only made a big deal out of it if a verifiable deal was done. How many times did Trump say we may have a deal?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:32 AM (iOpI2)

Iran needs regime change. Bomb and missile campaign targeting all known homes and hangouts of regime members, right down to the block captains. All the mullahs and imams. Install the current Shah apparent as absolute dictator, and let him know, off the record, that whacking muslims is A-OK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (j4Fxj)

81 >>> Terminally Online Right," obsessed with viral trend issues that have traction on Twitter but not in the general populace

To be fair, we are now ruled by TikTok Karens and woke monsters and their doomscrolling mind rot. It's infected politics along with everything else. I think the Gen Z white men in TX that swung to the dems after voting for Trump in 2024 were affected. The dems hate them, they should not be voting dem, and yet they did.

We can ignore it, but it's certainly not ignoring us.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Toos7)

82
A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?
Posted by: pookysgirl has her priorities straight at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Wt5PA)


Hehehehehe........

Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (2614e)

83 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

Dare to dream.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (yKhjs)

84 Currently, we'd send Israel $Bs, and they would use that to buy military equipment. I suppose we could have just sent the $Bs from the treasury straight to the weapons manufacturers, perhaps we do. Going forward, Israel will ship the $Bs from the Israel treasury to the US manufacturers.

Friend was adamant that we attacked Iran because Israel demanded it. And that we need to stop all foreign aid to Israel because of it, he didn't want Israel owning the US. I explained that if Iran is off the table as an adversary, there would no longer be a need to pay to defend Israel, and that was one of the reasons why Trump did it, the ME would no longer be a dominant issue for the US. I told him this was genius. He was skeptical. He might have still stayed home on election day.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (Dv3i1)

85 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

86 If that's the case then probably Trump did the right thing. If it was a couple of weeks or so away from happening.

In that case, you do what's right, and eat the negatives.

I just wish we didn't have to eat the negatives with him. Saving others has damaged the hell out of our country. Not optimal.


Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM


Trump has removed Israel as a talking point for the left. That's one less thing they can rally the troops around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (I43vL)

87 *pounds clenched fist into open palm*

Let Trump be Trump!!

Posted by: Opus from Bloom County at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Trump 2.0 has been an absolute train wreck abortion of squandering political capital.

- Bondi "he-he-he, it's on my desk" and not only did he not shitcan her right after that goofy-ass stunt, he burned massive political capital holding the files back--subjecting himself to the humiliation of Congress forcing him. And what did he get for lying to us about how he'd release them? Protected the Dems and gave them a campaign issue.

- Tariffs. Literally secured nothing for average Americans. No one can point to one thing a middle class person got in exchange but vague promises of "things will get better, you just watch." And up and down the courts, he got his ass handed to him. Again, nothing but a pile of burned political capital.

- Iran. It wasn't the war--it was yet another broken promise of "winning." What did we "win?" Higher gas prices and "trust me bro, their nuke program is done. Maybe. We gotta keep bombing. Or not. Or maybe. Ceasefire. No ceasefire." So a half-ass, half-hearted, who-knows for ... what? Nothing. Iran is still there, now stronger than before.

- Immigration. Early wins. Then bitch-slapped and curb-stomped by the courts all over the US. Loses BRC and pouts.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (/Ki2A)

89 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (sgkY8)

90 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman..

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (4WM7K)

91 >>> 73 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay

Wait, where is this?

Morons could pool our money and build a retirement compound. It's TXMoMee every day!

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (Toos7)

92 24 Can we restock our own munition inventory first? That would be great.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (J4Dwc)

Not with a D congress - they are gonna take the $.5T ramp for DOW for the last 2 years (not a misprint) and allocate it to their fraud in the other departments and say the budget is still balanced. I'd be running from defense stocks right now, not just tech ones...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (Gb7+b)

93 Friend was adamant that we attacked Iran because Israel demanded it. And that we need to stop all foreign aid to Israel because of it, he didn't want Israel owning the US.

===

Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (AKptf)

94 You can have a return to rule of law in immigration, a secure border, a rational economic policy across the board that will almost surely lead to prosperity, policies that will result in repatriation of manufacturing (already are), the elimination of devastating and stupid "environmental" rules etc, the elimination of crude state-based racism in all aspects of life, a return to core functions and a reform of failed personnel policies in military leadership, a hemisphere purged of adversarial presence, and much more.

The only price you have to pay is to put up with/ignore the worst bleatings of a brash NYC real estate developer who gives no Fs.

Obviously an easy choice. But not for many Americans.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (U/Byj)

95 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

You can live as a Pensionado in El Salvador if you have a fixed income of $1500 per month or better. And they don't tax foreign income. Crime rate now lower than USA.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (j4Fxj)

96 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X

This was ONE of DeSantis' goals. I don't know about Miami, but it's very Jewish, so CAIR is probably not big there. I don't know.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (iOpI2)

97 >>>For some unfathomable reason, President Trump announced on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year.

Maybe this as a fathomable reason: President Trump's announcement on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year PREEMPTED the Dems from demanding that that happen. The Dems do not have this card to play.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (odBC9)

98 Israelis won't bow to their executioners like Americans just did Tuesday.
Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

100% truth.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew8)

99 Trump: But ten thousand people showed up at my rally!

Reality: And tens of millions voted against you and your polices.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (/Ki2A)

100 100

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (odBC9)

101 Yes a big takeaway from yesterday is the right needs to do more for Israel. Absolutely.

Posted by: fox news boomers at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (FWvuS)

102 Excellent rant.

Old and slow, unfortunately I've posted something late on the Art Thread that may have some relationship to an U.S.- Israel aid conversation.

The Left has come out of the woodwork after Schumer, Jeffries plus any & all who've 'taken money from AIPAC.'
Of course, a certain amount is showmanship & hostage taking.

But interesting and further AFWL reaching was a piece of a CNN interview on Facebook, where Manu Raju talked with Hakeem Jeffries. (Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become Speaker of the House, the first for a Black US Representative, while Representative Katherine Clark is set to become House Majority Leader.)

The topic of impeachment arose during the brief interview with Jeffries saying no one of his caucuses had brought it up but rather they were working on an aggressive agenda of affordability and fighting corruption.

Trump is a decent man in many ways. He certainly doesn't want those in his administration affected by what could come their way if not restrained by a few in Congress that can still exert some saner control.

They went for scalps for J-6; the House and Senate are a-changing come January 2027. Constraints will be necessary.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (NFX2v)

103 Just happy to know where I'm going to live after I die.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (LHPAg)

104 Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)

105 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X


Abbott declared them terrorists some time ago.

Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

106 Shyte.

Posted by: s at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

107 twice

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

108 89 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (sgkY

Effort and attitude are what matters.

https://youtube.com/shorts/1iNWAbmh3pA

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RDiUV)

109 Trump's weakness was that he thought he could make deals with muzzie radicals. I still give him kudos for having the courage to actually try to take away Iran's ability to cause chaos.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

I don't even think he was trying to make deals with them.

(and I will remind people that there was a certain amount of amusement in these quarters that he was using their negotiating tactic against them - yeah, it didn't pay well in Peoria, because Americans value people who aren't wishy-washy. But Iranians - Muslims - aren't American.)

I think he was trying to destroy their ability to cause trouble without harming their civilian population AND not make them so vulnerable that their neighbors would decide that they were ripe for conquest.

That's a fine needle to thread, and you really can't say it out loud (to explain it to your own people) without offending the people you're trying to keep from going conquesting. Because they also are Muslims.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (vJrRc)

110 Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?
____

He went down the Candy Owens rabbit trail re Kirk assassination. There was a lot of work to do.

Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)

111 99 Trump: But ten thousand people showed up at my rally!

Reality: And tens of millions voted against you and your polices.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (/Ki2A)

MATH

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (odBC9)

112 Trump has removed Israel as a talking point for the left. That's one less thing they can rally the troops around.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (I43vL)
=====

Not bloody likely.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RIvkX)

113 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

Third comment?! All three that are showing up for me are retarded.

Posted by: pookysgirl, apparently smarter than the average X user at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (Wt5PA)

114 >>>JD Vance's drift toward Tucker Carlson-style Jew-hate,

Vance posts what a pollster told him they heard from voters and now he's a "drifting towards Tucker Carlson Jew hate?"

ok then

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (gw3RI)

115 GP say Jayapal is gonna head the Immigration sub committee....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (4WM7K)

116 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X

This was ONE of DeSantis' goals. I don't know about Miami, but it's very Jewish, so CAIR is probably not big there. I don't know.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (iOpI2)
_____________

You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

117 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman.
Posted by: It's me donna

What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

118 Effort and attitude are what matters.

https://youtube.com/shorts/1iNWAbmh3pA
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RDiUV)


Hysterical.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (2614e)

119 A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?
--
By "decent" you mean "zero"

Congress will pass a bill specifically granting her citizenship.
And every other Somali on TPS.

And then Trump may veto it, but he'll 100% drop the case.

Again: Zero political gain for burning political capital on that woman.
Zero.

But the Dems got a massive rally cry of "mean to immigrants, anti-muslim and racist."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (/Ki2A)

120 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

121 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)


My opinion... I am allowed to have one here aren't I ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (4WM7K)

122 He went down the Candy Owens rabbit trail re Kirk assassination. There was a lot of work to do.

Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)

A male who listens to Crazy Covens ?? What is his age group ? Perhaps prayers for salvation of his soul are in order!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (AKptf)

123 Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (AKptf)
=====

Psst, it's not really about the money.
/whispers

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (RIvkX)

124 There is the danger of standing out in El Salvador. In Andorra, everyone else who is there is playing the same game.

"The nail that sticks out is hammered down"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2ap+5)

125 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

You can live as a Pensionado in El Salvador if you have a fixed income of $1500 per month or better. And they don't tax foreign income. Crime rate now lower than USA.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (j4Fxj)

But then, in the blink of an eye, there's a military coup and El Salvador becomes communist again. It seems to happen a lot in Central America. Then what?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (g8Ew8)

126 I was going to be a Big Thing.

Posted by: The Trump Arch at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2Ez/1)

127 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)

128 90 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman..
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (4WM7K)

Or himself - b/c no one can stop Trump from doing what he wants to do. I'm SURE it was not her idea...b/c any idiot knew it was stupid. But she's not the president...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Gb7+b)

129
Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)


The EU wants one thing from Poland. ALL IT'S GOLD. Period.

They don't give a f*ck about the Polish people. They want the gold.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2614e)

130 You people are so ridiculously out-of-touch it’s unreal. I’ve been here for nearly 20 years and I’ve never seen coping this hard.

You just turned Texas blue and lost the Senate for 4-6 years and you’re still babbling about nonsense nobody in their right mind cares about.

I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.

Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

131 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

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Can't explain crazy.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iOpI2)

132 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

Pointing out for the umpteenth time that very existence of a "Council for American Islamic Relations" is a tacit acknowledgement that islam is un-American.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (j4Fxj)

133 Any truth that 2.9 million new dem voters in TX were registered without ID? The same number of dems that Talafreako beat Paxton by?

I think a dem could have won there legitimately, demographics is destiny, but my brain also won't let go of neatly aligning patterns. It's mean that way.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Toos7)

134 Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)
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GOP isn't a piece of shit. It's worse than a piece of shit. But Trump set the tone and the policies and controlled the narrative, and he dropped the ball big time.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

135 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)


HA!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (2614e)

136 Lots of fantastic comments here on ending the MOU between the US and Israel. Count me on the side that supports ending the aid for both America First and pro-Israel reasons.

In addition to Netanyahu, lots of pro-Israel voices have been supporting this for a long time, like Nick Matau, whose YouTube debates are a lot of fun.

If you want more factual background on this, this article in Tablet makes the case really well (https://tinyurl.com/3d3vj4x6). The whole discussion on Tablet is here (https://tinyurl.com/ypdyzf69).

Posted by: Rofos at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (ropxx)

137 My opinion... I am allowed to have one here aren't I ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Of course, Donna. As am I to disagree with it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (77rzZ)

138 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

Pretty sad definition of "success." It's something almost nobody in the country will ever set foot in. Bragging about it when gas prices are sky-high is worse than useless. Like a parody of an Ancien Regime aristocracy.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (pXX3N)

139 This isn't to say it has "nothing" to do with Trump. This is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress I have been clear about that unfortunately. They blocked his ass every step of the way and made it clear they were waiting it out until the commies could stop him again.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (pjdUv)

140 The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.

Posted by: ...

And the message was... *checks notes*

Elect us to fix the economy that we cratered in the first place, and that Trump was too slow to fix. We promise not to loot the treasury this time.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (yFLFB)

141 A male who listens to Crazy Covens ?? What is his age group ? Perhaps prayers for salvation of his soul are in order!
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Everyone is susceptible to a blind spot, here or there.

For example, maybe I'm wrong on the purpose of the coup attempt in Poland.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (Dv3i1)

142 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

143 Just happy to know where I'm going to live after I die.
Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM

And how you'll vote!

Posted by: The DNC at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (ctC8W)

144 The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)

Yeah, like that Paxton guy. Who was the fucking idiot who endorsed him, anyway?!

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (pXX3N)

145 127 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)

Aaaggghhh.
Thanks for the levity break, rickb223.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (odBC9)

146 You know who has more gold reserves than China? Germany...hmmm

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (AKptf)

147
I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

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Fair enough, but what exactly are we focusing on that nobody cares about?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (iOpI2)

148 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)

149 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)
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Are you sad, or

Sad!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (RIvkX)

150 139 This isn't to say it has "nothing" to do with Trump. This is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress I have been clear about that unfortunately. They blocked his ass every step of the way and made it clear they were waiting it out until the commies could stop him again.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM
Excellent summing up there.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (LHPAg)

151 >>>The GOP is a piece of shit

The party that blocked the President with pro forma sessions, blue slips, zombie filibusters, etc. Yeah, they were asking for it.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (gw3RI)

152 146 You know who has more gold reserves than China? Germany...hmmm
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (AKptf)

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Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)

153 130 You people are so ridiculously out-of-touch it’s unreal. I’ve been here for nearly 20 years and I’ve never seen coping this hard.

You just turned Texas blue and lost the Senate for 4-6 years and you’re still babbling about nonsense nobody in their right mind cares about.

I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

Ok, I'll bit: name three nonsense-babbling topics we are on about.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (odBC9)

154 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

No, but pimping what is generally seen as a vanity project the day after the United States registered for MAID seems crass. Aloof maybe. Let them eat cake-y.

If Trump wants to pimp a success the day after the election, he could be talking about how violent crime has fallen off a cliff. That's a real thing for real people and has a real impact.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (yKhjs)

155 Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

I agree he fucked up a few things for sure. But the bloodbath is because the Democrats rebranded, the media did it's thing, and the GOP offered nothing and couldn't even do stuff 80% of the country voted for.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (pjdUv)

156 Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew


Tillis,Murkowski, and Cornyn are still there .. Not to mention Paul... Good luck with that

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (4WM7K)

157 Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)

Poland is no7 after Japan, Germany is no2 , US is no1 (of course!)

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (AKptf)

158 Trump's seemingly not-smart decisions since Feb...

The man is now old...older people lose patience and emotional stability. It's why they tend not to work 24 hour 7 day week jobs.

Maybe Trump may still have all his stamina. But he's lost other things instead.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Gb7+b)

159 his is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress
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True. I reasoned that the appropriate punishment for them was to keep them in the majority, they obviously hate that with a passion! Others preferred to reward them by making them a minority, I'm sure they thought they were punishing them though.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Dv3i1)

160 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.

Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)

161 *bite

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (odBC9)

162 Mike Lee had a good strategy: senate hurries and cuts all further vacations and just rams Trump's judicial appointments in and codifies things into law. I have a feeling it won't happen though. Thune did a good job of melding the roles of Judas, Brutus, and Gollum into one final boss.

Oh, and to the person complaining we are babbling about nonsense nobody cares about... have you never been here before? That's a feature not a bug!

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Toos7)

163 @120

>>Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.

Nothing is going to get done in a lame duck session except spending.

And probably not even that.

In fact, pork barrel spending is pretty much the only thing that's going to be done for the next 2 years at a minimum.

40 Trillion...

here. we. come.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (XV/Pl)

164 Are you sad, or

Sad!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM

He isn't trying to hump TJM's leg like a rabid Chihuahua, so probably just sad.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (ctC8W)

165 What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.
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We're not lost yet.
We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.
And saving America.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (/Ki2A)

166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (RIvkX)

167 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew
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Health insurance. It's a big hot-button issue that's been ignored. Can much be done given the state of Obamacare? Probably not. But at least put something together that might help some people.

All the other stuff is important in the long run, but it doesn't do anything personal for anyone now. Voters want something done now, something that benefits them directly.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)

168 148 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew

Senate could do that - they still have the House bills.

Johnson is unlikely to get anything further done with his one vote majority, although a CR though the Sept 2027 should be his one and only try so it's done before Dems can balloon it and rip off DOW at the same time...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (Gb7+b)

169 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)

170 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

Posted by: Bluto at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (D5ixm)

171 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)

OK, as an American, there is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air. Go there.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (AKptf)

172 >>>We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.

I wish them luck, but demographics are destiny, and Texas is gone.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (gw3RI)

173 You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)
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I think you're from Pakistan.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (RIvkX)

174 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

Your concern has been noted.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (Oy/m2)

175 The ballroom is going to be Trump's final redoubt, from which he will direct Steiner to launch a counteroffensive.

I mean, it's not a great look for an 80 year old man to dodder about the White House after a party was elected to take power whose intention is to systematically peel off, prosecute, and/or kill various members of administration.

What about the military leadership, or rank and file? Will the threats of that pig Elissa Slotkunt have an effect on them? I mean, she was elected democratically, by which I mean she received 10,000 more magical votes in Michigan. And democracy is great.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (qwx/I)

176 >BBC, Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace, 3 days ago

>US Said to plan fresh NATO push for Ukraine arms delivery, Bloomberg, 2 days ago

>DW News, YouTube, 2 hours ago, Former top diplomat on the global risks and NATO after Trump’s midterm defeat

From Berlin to Brussels, many welcomed the Democratic victory in Congress as a setback for Donald Trump. The assumption was simple: less Trump means less disruption. But politics is rarely that straightforward. According to our guest – Germany's former ambassador to the US and outgoing Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger – the relief many in Europe are feeling following Trump's midterm defeat could prove short-lived, and the real consequences may be far more complicated.

Damn that Zelensky. (Solely my opinion.)

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (NFX2v)

177 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)
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Harajuku!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

178 166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4
____

The media will trumpet these stats daily, but only after the new Dem majority is seated. Message: vote dems and your life instantly gets better!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (Dv3i1)

179 Netanyahu announced the end of military aid about a week before PDT ever said anything.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (8Uo7a)

180 Now that we're out of power, we can get back to doing what we do best: talking about what we're going to do once we're back in power.

Posted by: J. Thune at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)

181 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM

He's also one of us. So please note the vibrant and welcoming comment section at HotAir and fuck off in that direction.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (ctC8W)

182
Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)


I read earlier this week that Poland has the most reserves in Europe. THAT'S why the EU wants them to adopt the Euro and become full members. THAT'S why there's a coup going on there at the moment.

MONEY.......That's what they want.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (2614e)

183 Any truth that 2.9 million new dem voters in TX were registered without ID? The same number of dems that Talafreako beat Paxton by?

Posted by: LizLem

Probably. According to the Texas SecState website they still allow people to vote if they show a utility bill.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:56 AM (vJrRc)

184 169 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)

Islam

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 05, 2026 11:56 AM (N39Ws)

185 178 166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4
____

The media will trumpet these stats daily, but only after the new Dem majority is seated. Message: vote dems and your life instantly gets better!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (Dv3i1)

It doesn't help if people don't feel it...see 2024...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (Gb7+b)

186 Can the ascendant culture really be short and fat like Mexico and Central America?

Maybe Eastern Europe?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (2ap+5)

187 >>> The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?

A colony on the moon? But seeing as the liberals want to sack and pillage and kill the only man on earth making progress in that area, my hopes are low.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (Toos7)

188 That ballroom will look great when President Aoc turns it into an abortion clinic. Followed by president mandami turning it into a mosque. Then the burning times begin.

Posted by: it's over at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (FWvuS)

189 You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM

He's also one of us. So please note the vibrant and welcoming comment section at HotAir and fuck off in that direction.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (ctC8W)


Seems someone should go back to lurking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (2614e)

190 Now we're gonna get millions of young women who would love to be Beria's...because they're stupid, cruel and they have no honor.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (qwx/I)

191 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE! 🚨🔥
History is being rewritten in real-time, and legal experts are SCREAMING from the rooftops! Democrats thought they were playing 4D chess by dragging their desperate fight to the Supreme Court to block President Trump…
Instead, they triggered a CATASTROPHIC, NUCLEAR EXPLOSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER! 💥🇺🇸
🛑 WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
The Legal Trap Sprung: Trump previously wanted to use ICE agents and federal law enforcement, arguing he needed to call the National Guard. But under the statute, a president must first prove they are "unable to enforce the law with regular forces"—a crucial question the Supreme Court had never decided before!
The Supreme Court’s Shock Ruling: The Court ruled that "regular forces" means the President must try utilizing regular armed forces first before deploying the National Guard!
⚡ THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ARE HERE:
Instead of clipping his wings, the Court has essentially invited President Trump to deploy heavy-duty military power directly into blue cities like Chicago and Los Angeles!
(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

192 STEP 1: THE HEAVY HITTERS. To protect federal buildings and shield ICE agents at all costs, Trump is now unlocked to deploy elite active-duty military forces—MARINES, the 82nd AIRBORNE, and the 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION—exactly like Eisenhower did after Brown v. Board of Education!
STEP 2: NATIONAL GUARD AS CHILD’S PLAY. Governors like JB Pritzker might be cheering this as a political "win" to curb executive power... but they just signed up for the hard way. The National Guard is now just child's play—only to be deployed if needed later down the line!
STEP 3: TOTAL FEDERAL DOMINATION. If blue cities and defiant states refuse to do their jobs, federal authority crashes in with REAL, UNFILTERED ENFORCEMENT. NO HOLDS BARRED.
🎯 THE BOTTOM LINE:
Democrats thought they were delivering a checkmate. Instead, they accidentally begged the Supreme Court to invite Trump to patrol American streets with the Marine Corps and the 82nd Airborne instead of local guardsmen!
🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

193 Islam is magian - they hardened into a retarded husk millennia ago.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (2ap+5)

194 Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

contact all the outgoing Congress-critters in your state and encourage them to pass bills to spite the people who frauded them out of office

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (vJrRc)

195 We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.

+++
Good luck.
We're all counting on you.

Posted by: Leslie Nielsen at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (2Ez/1)

196 Seems someone should go back to lurking.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM

Must be from those shadows of shame Weasel keeps talking about.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (ctC8W)

197 Just saw this on X. No verification:

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Pass...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (AKptf)

198 If that fucker, Thune, sends me marketing of any kind asking for money...Ho-lee-shit

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (iOpI2)

199 Does Texas still use those electronic voting machines with the annoying dial? Or did they ever switch to paper ballots?

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:59 AM (gw3RI)

200 The Texas Sec of State's office was offline from before 8pm until around 3 am in the morning. They were unable to take elections results.

Leaking water pipes, anyone?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (8Uo7a)

201 USA Facts, What states are people in California moving to and from? Updated May 2026

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)

202 >>>THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!


Trust the process!!!!

Posted by: Q-Anon is back at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (gw3RI)

203 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

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Can't explain crazy.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iOpI2)
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Nope. Otherwise, he (Jacob) was a normal, nebbish, affluent Jewish guy with a Jewish wife and Jewish kid. You'd never notice anything particularly weird about him.

But he was literally a head honcho at an organization that makes little secret that they want to exterminate him and all his kind.

I didn't believe it. "That can't be," I thought. So I looke him up. Sure enough, his bio is on the CAIR website, along with a number of other names that are almost certainly Jewish. Incredible.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (iFTx/)

204 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..
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Or, "let them eat cake."

"I wasn't on the ballot, if I was, I would have won."

You were on the ballot, duffus--your policies, your agenda, your "wins."
And you got your ass handed to you.

"but look at this ballroom!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (/Ki2A)

205 I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

Agreed 100%. The timing was weird, but actually cutting it off was fairly reasonable. Bibi's talked about getting rid of the strings of the US government's current fashions since the 90s.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (2ocoG)

206 Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

Third comment?! All three that are showing up for me are retarded.
Posted by: pookysgirl, apparently smarter than the average X user at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (Wt5PA)

Absolutely. That's who we're up against.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (hmYU4)

207 interesting..

"Patrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffini
·
1h
Your personal pet issue - the war, data centers, tariffs - mattered, but they only mattered in how they laddered up to broader arguments about affordability and corruption.

The war = gas prices
Data centers = rising utility rates, corrupt deals
Tariffs = prices"

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (AKptf)

208 Abbott had 12 years to clean up voting in Texas.
And they figured it out.

Posted by: torabora at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (Wt1Rs)

209 Does Texas still use those electronic voting machines with the annoying dial? Or did they ever switch to paper ballots?
Posted by: brak


Touch screen & Paper. Load ballot. Go thru touch screen. Hit print. It prints. Take printout to counting machine. Feed it into the machine. Fini.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (mISmA)

210 🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (ctC8W)

211 201 USA Facts, What states are people in California moving to and from? Updated May 2026
Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)

A friend of mine's Daughter moved her Family to Texas from CA to get away from the Liberalism.. Very Conservative... Wonder if she's considering another move ?.

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (4WM7K)

212 Are Trump and Vance entering Adams and Jefferson territory? Hamilton and Burr territory?

Vance doesn't seem to have an apparatus to protect himself that Trump has.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (qwx/I)

213 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..

I get saying that, but I think the media/Democrat hysteria over the ballroom, a ballroom that Clinton and Obama both made noises about constructing when they were in office, is extremely stupid.

Also, Trump is now off the hook for "good looks" until the end of his term. And given that Vance probably already has decided not to run and told Trump as much, that goes double.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:03 PM (2ocoG)

214 177 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)
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Harajuku!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

Gesundheit.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (odBC9)

215 "Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?"

I'm not sure what the state levels of government in Texas had to do that.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (au4et)

216 211. A friend of mine's Daughter moved her Family to Texas from CA to get away from the Liberalism.. Very Conservative... Wonder if she's considering another move ?.
Posted by: It's me donna

I can appreciate that. I have one that went to GA from my ultra-lib state.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)

217 >>>"Texas processed 2,900,357 new valid voter registrations between 2022-2024 without proof of citizenship
...
56.5% of Texas voter registration were classified as 'new valid registrations.'"


Posted by: nothing to see here at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (gw3RI)

218 All well and good. Republicans will never win shit again if Trump puts the Marines on the streets of an American city.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (2614e)

219 How good was TX Republican registration drives?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)

220 Abbott had 12 years to clean up voting in Texas.

Abbott's top donor is a Pakistani Muslim, which honestly explains a lot.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (2ocoG)

221 Hot Air comments section sucks. That's why I jumped ship to come here. In fairness, I haven't been in their comment section in a while (ya gotta buy a "VIP" membership), so maybe it's better.

But at the time, there was lotsa fucknugget crybabies, foreign trolls and bots, stalkers, spam, whores, and that insufferable twat Allahpundit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

222 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)

223 Republican may never win again if Trump ramps things up?

Oh, no. Democracy is good. It's the goodest thing ever.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (qwx/I)

224


What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (4WM7K)

225 They can't kill us all because they need much of the work ethics and money from us, the common savers.

But ever so slowly...

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (NFX2v)

226 Harajuku!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

=======

You have my attention!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ap+5)

227 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?

Talarico got half a million more votes than Kamala did in 2024. That seems exceptionally unlikely unless a Buick with a really big trunk is in play.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)

228 213 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..

I get saying that, but I think the media/Democrat hysteria over the ballroom, a ballroom that Clinton and Obama both made noises about constructing when they were in office, is extremely stupid.

Also, Trump is now off the hook for "good looks" until the end of his term. And given that Vance probably already has decided not to run and told Trump as much, that goes double.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:03 PM (2ocoG)

See, I don't think Vance said that...I think Trump is making it impossible for Vance to run. I don't want Vance, but you can't ignore how Trump is treating him vs others lately...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (Gb7+b)

229 🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM

Cocaine's a helluva drug.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (ctC8W)
________

"You should try railing K off some fratbro's dong!"

-- Cornell 7 hoe

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

230 What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Blue cities, probably with Alex Soros money, perfected the cheat. Probably using AI to find the vulnerabilities.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

231 Apologies @ 200, not take results but report results.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (8Uo7a)

232 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

233 191 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

Maybe when it's in all caps and has fiery emojis, just no.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (odBC9)

234 In Ohio, the top of the ticket was horrible. Every time that retard Vivek opened his butter chicken hole, the more difficult the climb became for other Rs. I really liked Scott Adams, but he was no political genius, as evidenced by his weird predilection for Vivek.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (2ap+5)

235 165 What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.
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We're not lost yet.
We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.
And saving America.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (/Ki2A)

There is iron in the words of People’s Hippo Voice for all men to hear. - Ten Bears
( and all those who would not surrender).

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (LHPAg)

236 @224

>>What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Preference cascade.

As said previously, the donks are the natural/default political party, and as much as we'd like to think they should be relegated to the trash heap for their sordid history/evil and out right lunacy, they seem to be forgiven for their tresspasses and returned to power.

They literally were party of slavery and yet black people love the democrat party. They are literally the party of internment and anti-semtitism, and yet asians and jews vote heavily for democrats.

Hell, they just elected a muslim brotherhood devotee to the Senate.

Can't explain, but here we are.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)

237 205 I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

Agreed 100%. The timing was weird, but actually cutting it off was fairly reasonable. Bibi's talked about getting rid of the strings of the US government's current fashions since the 90s.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (2ocoG)

More, with the media taking Victory Laps for the dems, it really does not matter WHAT Trump actually said. It would be spun negative no matter what.

Next thing that happens though? The same Congresscritters that always shouted at him for supporting Israel, will suddenly decide it is ONLY up to Congress if foreign aid continues, and thus Trump can't cut the aid....

Because ANYTHING Trump does, must be fought against.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mP0Kj)

238 I know some of you over 29ers may be disappointed in me, but we really, really need to be better in the social media space. Like it or not, this is where news is gotten. And we need to be all over it - Spencer Pratt is right, it’s the vibe and the brand. We need to play in this playground, and we need to do it quickly.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

239 BREAKING: Russell Brand CONVICTED of rape and three sexual assaults in the UK!

Nearly 20 YEARS later, with no forensic evidence available?! Police say they interviewed over 100 witnesses, but I still have QUESTIONS! Especially given how things operate in the UK these days! Does this conviction raise red flags for anyone else?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mISmA)

240 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)
_____

That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for. The GOP are useless shitheads no matter what, but from what I can tell, even the ones that actually might have fought for us ran terrible campaigns that offered little more than "I'm not that guy."

But ... if indeed it's true that Perverted Imp got more votes than anyone ever in TX history, that seems very suspicious to me. I'm sure there was quite a bit of vote fraud too.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)

241 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!
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X is full of dogshit like this to game views and engagement.
This the shit they were posting after the SCOTUS ruling months ago.

Trump will do F-All.
Trump is a spent force that has a 10 to 1 negative to positive ratio right now.
He's burned all his political capital and has nothing left to spend.

This is the conservative equivalent of buying a Powerball and dreaming on what you're going to do with all the money.
Delusional.
In what world, where Trump is so hated right now, does even 10% of America support this massive escalation using the military to shoot at Americans?
Or are we going to pretend these Marines are going to scare everyone off with mean looks on their faces?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (/Ki2A)

242 @224 ... Used to live in Kansas (worked in the manufacturing hub). The rural areas are still pretty solid red but they are emptying out of population -- the population concentration is Johnson County and Wy County, near KC, (Overland Park Lenexa). That area has gotten very Democratic, like Cook County levels.
Plus Manhattan and Lawrence are where the unis are.

The rise of the college educated AWFL wine moms will not be stopped until they kill every fetus ever conceived. And then they will kill their children.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (qwx/I)

243 I hear Paxton was not a great candidate, but you will never make me believe that Telerico got more votes than anyone, ever.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (iOpI2)

244 BREAKING: Russell Brand CONVICTED of rape and three sexual assaults in the UK!

Nearly 20 YEARS later, with no forensic evidence available?! Police say they interviewed over 100 witnesses, but I still have QUESTIONS! Especially given how things operate in the UK these days! Does this conviction raise red flags for anyone else?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mISmA)
_________

Brand was railroaded for having Unapproved Thoughts.

He also didn't help himself by being admittedly aggressive, hyper-promiscuous, and almost deliberately seeking out drug-fueled toxic relationships.

He ignored the rule that no man should ignore.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

245 - Tariffs. Literally secured nothing for average Americans. No one can point to one thing a middle class person got in exchange but vague promises of "things will get better, you just watch." And up and down the courts, he got his ass handed to him. Again, nothing but a pile of burned political capital.

- Iran. It wasn't the war--it was yet another broken promise of "winning." What did we "win?" Higher gas prices and "trust me bro, their nuke program is done. Maybe. We gotta keep bombing. Or not. Or maybe. Ceasefire. No ceasefire." So a half-ass, half-hearted, who-knows for ... what? Nothing. Iran is still there, now stronger than before.

You effing idiot.

Tariffs were paid into the Treasury, in case you're mildly worried about the deficit. They also made is worthwhile to move manufacturing into the US versus out of the US.

If you think Iran is stronger now than before, you should consider offing yourself right now to improve your family's position. Since that's how you appear to think how such things work.

I'm going to time out from here until the firing squads run out of ammo. Maybe come back December 7th. See you then!

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (au4et)

246 Brand became a Christian and too openly told of his past. He was also a force in the podcast space and the scum who run the UK could not have that.

Meghan Kelly read the charges, and of course they are bullshit.

Get it straight: I am not pro rape but after 20-30 years, I don't give a shit about your made-up trauma and getting paid off to bring them up on a guy the establishment doesn't like.

See also: TRUMP

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (iOpI2)

247 That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for.
--
Texas Rs have been coasting to near 20 years on "R after name."
They've not had to run competitive campaigns.
Until now.
And got their asses handed to them.

Last session, we got school choice, property tax relief--but only for seniors--and a slap-fight over banning THC.

Or:
Fringe issue that matters to a tiny fraction of parents, yet another give-away to benefit only the wealthy*, and a meaningless sop to the fundie Christians.

Nothing but nothing for 90% of Republican voters.

* Yes, I know, "grandma's eating dog food 'cause she only has SS" but everyone else sees mansions on the golf course and grandpa touring around mid-day on his golf cart.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (/Ki2A)

248 @247, even the dog food is gourmet nowadays so Grandma's eating top quality kibble.

Yeah, the Boomers have secured themselves rather well as we enter the Age of the Orc. As I said yesterday, we in Gen X are gonna catch hell. Already lost all of my gains from yesterday ... wheee!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (qwx/I)

249 Talarico got half a million more votes than Kamala did in 2024. That seems exceptionally unlikely unless a Buick with a really big trunk is in play.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)

Unless Ds registered more people than Rs. See how that works ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (AKptf)

250 He ignored the rule that no man should ignore.
Don't put yer dick in crazy?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (O86Rb)

251 That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for."

Sound, that theory is...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (pfXMo)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Kakunen Mesquite1.jpg

Vertical Mesquite
Tsuruoka Kakunen

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (X8vlu)

2 It’s dead, Jim

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (yEz+x)

3 Looks like the Liberty Tree right now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (X8vlu)

4 Vertical Mesquite.... barely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (RORbl)

5 Needs BRAWNDO

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (ZxPkt)

6
Thanks, CBD, just what I needed to cheer me up this morning.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (Y8DZL)

7 Sparse, but I like it.
Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (8VNAp)

8 I'd say it's art.

It's an odd choice of subject, but it's art.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (N1tpc)

9 November 2026 election as a painting?

Posted by: Read at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (l3cgK)

10 Worst. Hanging Tree. Ever.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Gqar8)

11 Alternate title: America 2036, after 8 years of Democratic control of US government

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Dv3i1)

12 the vertical mesquite has gone horizontal...

Posted by: Read at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (l3cgK)

13 Alternate title:

"Rejected Roadrunner Cartoon Background"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (YSUhf)

14 He mailed this one in

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (NdbDd)

15 No boobs. No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (iULbp)

16
Looking on the bright side, a decade's worth of BBQ smoking wood, just there for the taking.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (Y8DZL)

17 The mesquite was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

18 Damn, left over sock...
When I use quotes in a name, it comes back truncated...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (l3cgK)

19 Looking on the bright side, a decade's worth of BBQ smoking wood, just there for the taking.
Posted by: Auspex


Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (mISmA)

20 That’s quite the moniker the artist has.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

21
76% of all mesquite trees grow in Texas.


Political commentary?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (YSUhf)

22 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

23 Alternate title: America 2036, after 8 years of Democratic control of US government
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Dv3i1)
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That's basically what I was thinking.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (s2iZv)

24 Is there a horizontal mesquite painting?

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

25 Poor little tree.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

26 This painting matches my mood today.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

27 Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM

Some parts are edible.

Posted by: Euell Gibbons at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

28 Some decent detail in the tree for a watercolor.
It's a lot more interesting when you click on it and see the brush strokes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (6ydKt)

29 Nicely rendered sky and background. I like it. I wouldn't hang it, but I'd appreciate it for a bit in a gallery.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (ctC8W)

30 Looks like a watercolor.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)

31 That should be Dead Mostly Vertical Mesquite, shouldn't it?

Posted by: GWB at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (kU0PQ)

32 24 Is there a horizontal mesquite painting?
Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

*rotates painting 90 degrees*

There.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (aKiSo)

33 The Charlie Brown Christmas tree, Arizona edition.

Posted by: Schultz at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Needs watering …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (ayRl+)

35 13 Alternate title:

"Rejected Roadrunner Cartoon Background"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (YSUhf)

Sad meep.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (aKiSo)

36 My hopes and dreams garden.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (ndZc7)

37 Would hang. In the hallway leading to the restrooms of an Albuquerque lawn and garden center.

Posted by: Interior Design student at November 05, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

38 Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (mISmA)

Agreed! It's okay with fatty meats, but there are better woods.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (k5CNB)

39 Is it standing in a puddle? Sure looks like it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

40 Better than horizontal mesquite I suppose. Sums up the mood 'round here.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (vr4To)

41 Artist was in an internment camp in Arizona during WW2.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (lJ0H4)

42 Got some virga extending down from the towering cumulonimbus. The Learjet should be spit out any second now.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (J4Dwc)

43
Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM

But, surely you catch the gentle wafting of springtime raspberry blossoms, the scent of snowfall in the Black Forest, the robust musk of wild horses running through desert sage?

Surely you must!!!

Give mesquite another chance to spice up your meal, like a lusty Valkerie spices up your nights!

Posted by: naturalfake, Food Critic at November 05, 2026 09:45 AM (YSUhf)

44 The spikes on its root system will play hell with the tyres on your riding lawnmower, too …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 09:47 AM (ayRl+)

45 I saw Vertical Mesquite open for Level 42 at the Arena in '92.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (qRla/)

46 Lifeless. No color, no motion, nothing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

47 Despite its gnarled, twisted, bare, leafless branches, and its desiccated appearance, the mesquite tree is far and away the NOST vibrant thing in this landscape. Take that for what it's worth.

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

48 The Charlie Brown Christmas tree, Arizona edition.
Posted by: Schultz at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
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If there's a dog lurking in the background, it's Snoopy's brother Spike.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (s2iZv)

49 Ah, so I see that the artistic theme is “Our hopes for the future”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:49 AM (jOQad)

50 He mailed this one in
Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (NdbDd)
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Delivered by Pony Express.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (s2iZv)

51 Ah, so I see that the artistic theme is “Our hopes for the future”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:49 AM

Careful...you might summon naked fat guy on an ottoman for tomorrow.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (ctC8W)

52
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (eRlcH)

53 >>It's okay with fatty meats, but there are better woods.

The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM (J4Dwc)

54 Alas, but I bring a warm, woodsy welcome for the cabin, or the backyard fire pit. A rich, hearty aroma with notes of toasted oak, sweet bacon, and a hint of campfire, like a well-worn flannel, a cast-iron skillet, and one more story before the night turns in.

Posted by: Hickory Wood Chips from LL Bean at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

55 No dog. Not art.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM

Starving coyote just out of frame.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)

56 Lots of paintings have a vanishing point based on distance or light. Here, I think the vanishing point is the subject itself which finally peaks and disappears at its brittle crumbling top.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (2ap+5)

57 The Hanging Tree....unused for years, finally gives up the ghost.

Posted by: Oh Well at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (D5ixm)

58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

59 The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.
Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM

The Paolo should enjoy the new representative from TX-23.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (ctC8W)

60 Thanks CBD. Morning Horde. Pray, hope, don't worry and buy ammo.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (z6ONu)

61 58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

Embryonic Journey

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar8)

62 The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.
Posted by: The Paolo

Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (bmMEr)

63 61 58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar


That is one of my favorite guitar instrumentals.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:56 AM (x0n13)

64 'Mesquite' is filed in my brain adjacent to 'mess kit'.
Like the WWII surplus mess kits that consisted of two halves, one that could serve as a frying pan and the other that was a divided plate. The handle of the pan folded over into the groove in the plate to clamp it closed. Inside were utensils: knife, fork, spoon. We used those on many a Boy Scout backpacking trip.

Virtual Mess Kit > Vertical Mesquite

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (qgHp7)

65 Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar


That is one of my favorite guitar instrumentals.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton


Malagueña by Roy Clark.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (mISmA)

66 I like the soft colors and the opalescent sky.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (OlzlW)

67 Careful...you might summon naked fat guy on an ottoman for tomorrow.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

My mood's already in the toilet. The fat guy would have no effect.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

68 I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (1bYJp)

69
Starving coyote just out of frame.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)

___________

Roadrunner racing by too fast to be shown in painting.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (eRlcH)

70 Opalescent might be a fun word for a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

71 >>Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Even The Paolo needs, how you say, a slump-buster every great once in a while.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (J4Dwc)

72 Hey Muldoon! I also spent a good bit of time as an adult leader in the scouts.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (z6ONu)

73 71 >>Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Even The Paolo needs, how you say, a slump-buster every great once in a while.
Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (J4Dwc)

It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.

The hell is wrong with you people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (aKiSo)

74 Ya gotta use mesquite netting to keep those pesky things away at night.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

75 Excellent painting, would hang.

Posted by: Frenchjeton at November 05, 2026 10:03 AM (j0T5y)

76 Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (qgHp7)

Sounds like you could make quite a mes.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

77 Jorma has video lessons for that, and the “Water Song”, a better tune I think. Very fun to play.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (55dRY)

78 Jorma has video lessons for that, and the “Water Song”, a better tune I think. Very fun to play.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (55dRY)

79 As I think about it, this work reminds me of the abbey in the oakwood.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (2ap+5)

80 Sure, it's maybe 60% vertical. But it's got that other 40% that's gone horizontal.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (8mulE)

81 The Paolo always carries a bag of flour.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (X8vlu)

82 Try our new bacon grease and cookie crumb scented votives!

Just in time for the Holidays.

Posted by: Yankee Candle at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

83 A dead tree....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:05 AM (Int1s)

84 I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

Randy Newman snarked that the song was about a kid who thinks he's taken acid.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 10:05 AM (qRla/)

85 "This is technically savannah. And my name is Steve, you asshole. Thanks for asking."

-The Horse

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (aKiSo)

86 It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.

The hell is wrong with you people.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Oddly specific.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:11 AM (IQpik)

87 He doesn't look like a happy little tree. He looks kind of gnarly. I like it.

It's a keeper.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 05, 2026 10:13 AM (5Op5D)

88 If you love your exercise ball very, very much....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:13 AM (X8vlu)

89 This is an art thread I will ask a question and if the quorum answers in the affirmative I will discuss something here that is a rare ray of hope although once the USAID spigots are turned back on you will get to see that it *was* an organized leftist conspiracy.

Is the video game an art?

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:14 AM (Int1s)

90 Meh...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 10:14 AM (+gK6I)

91 You can eat bacon and cookies in my bed anytime.

Posted by: The grossly overweight Mandrell sister at November 05, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

92 an exercise ball

Like one of them yoga ones, or a medicine ball?
Just trying to gauge how sore my dick is gonna be.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:16 AM (HFrEr)

93 *hits thread with cattle prod*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:19 AM (X8vlu)

94 Owwww!

Posted by: The thread at November 05, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

95 It's art but it's also kinda ugly.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 05, 2026 10:21 AM (s1VwS)

96 japanese watercolor... no goldfish, not art.

Posted by: cmeat at November 05, 2026 10:22 AM (Bep7s)

97 Trying go comment, but I gots nothing.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:23 AM (mISmA)

98 The dam is about to break

in 3...2...1...

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 10:25 AM (qgHp7)

99 Another from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Painted during Tsuruoka's time as an inmate at the Poston incarceration camp during World War II, where gnarled, barren mesquite trees were a recurring subject in his work reflecting the isolation and landscape of the desert camp.

See Scholten Japanese Art,
Kakunen Tsuruoka, 1892-1977
untitled (vertical mesquite)
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, Kakunen Tsuruoka, ca. 1944))

During his forced confinement at the Poston Incarceration Camp (specifically Camp III) in Arizona during World War II, Tokutaro "Kakunen" Tsuruoka’s artistic style underwent a drastic, profound shift. (Densho Encyclopedia)

Before the war, he was known for creating decorative, vibrant bird-and-flower paintings (kacho-ga) & picturesque California landscapes for art collectors. However, his camp watercolors discarded commercial appeal to capture the raw solitude, bleakness, and haunting beauty of the Arizona desert. (AZ Memory Project)

March 1943, Tsuruoka designed and curated the "Mojave Room" inside an empty barrack at Poston III. The installation featured 16 of his original paintings lining the walls.

An important lesson

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:25 AM (NFX2v)

100 I see this kind of art at sidewalk art shows. Not necessarily the same subject matter, but the same style. And I don't think this is done any better.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:26 AM (iOpI2)

101 Chuckie "Faustus" Schumer.

Mossadil Commentary
@MOSSADil
🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

102 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (5rh/l)

103 Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal

Wymyns cheering abortion until birth.

https://tinyurl.com/2695mwsr

Well, you can't have a good utopia without mass murder.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

104 And the cherry on top!

Democrats’ “Decoy Dan” Ballot Scheme in Alaska Appears to Be Working

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)

105 Could be worse.
Could be Transing.

Posted by: Igor at November 05, 2026 10:28 AM (J0bEY)

106 Japan and its people are beautiful and made our trip there in the '90s lovely, but I would starve to death if I had to live there.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (2ap+5)

107 Democrats spent the entire campaign talking about affordability, groceries and the cost of living. It took them less than an hour after winning Congress to drop every word of it and show the country what the campaign was actually about.

The new agenda is already being said out loud. Arrest the political opponents. Seize Elon Musk's factories. Nationalize SpaceX. The mask did not slip over weeks or months. It came off before the victory parties even ended.

Anyone paying attention could have seen this coming. The affordability language was the wrapper, and the wrapper was never the product. The product is power, and power aimed at everyone who stood in the way.

America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

108 Okay obviously the answer is shrug at best or "no"...

the art was taken over at the worst or heavily influenced at best by banks and the government it was fixed by DOGE for a bit and you will watch when the spigots get turned back on it snap back to the junk that was getting studios shut down like Bioware....

carry on....go paints I guess

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (Int1s)

109 NOW HONDURAN CARAVAN ENTERING: just like many predicted, a Honduran caravan has left San Pedro Sula yesterday, now headed towards the US. This something we've been reporting on extensively, that if Democrats took control of Congress, Caravans would be heading toward the US. Per DHS sources we've spoken to, and whom we trust, 12 caravans totalling over 12,000 people are en route to the US southern border. The cloest will reach El Paso in 4 days with plans to storm the border.
@RealRawNews

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

110 Treebeard entered a rapid decline after getting hooked on meth.

This shrub would be at its best as fuel for a meat smoker, not an artistic subject.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (qlLNh)

111 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER


Sucks to be chuckie.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (mISmA)

112 Bad news from the BNN (Boob News Network, AKA Me):

Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

113 53 pairing?

Posted by: cmeat at November 05, 2026 10:31 AM (Bep7s)

114 Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

-------

I think before-and-afters would be appropriate.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:31 AM (iOpI2)

115 I think before-and-afters would be appropriate.
Posted by: Seems Legit

There's an article linked at Instapundit that has 'em. Looks like she did to me.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

116 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.

"An affront to my culture."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (X8vlu)

117 115 Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)


Billie or "William" as I and they prefer lost 15-20 pounds from appearances and could just be on vitamin H....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (Int1s)

118 Eilish is one of those women that I just find...repellent.

Not ugly in a conventional sense by any means, just creepy. She has an "avoid at all costs" aura about her.

Bitch be wrong, yo.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (qlLNh)

119 Man, the markets are ... not happy. As a patriotic American, I am sorry but, I am sucking all the value out that I can. +4.12% in my trading account so far this morning continuing to short the techs.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (1bYJp)

120 Markets yesterday: yay, Democrats are in charge!

Markets today: oh, wait...

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (wn0/z)

121 My summary of the election results:

Buy ammo.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:35 AM (qlLNh)

122 Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

Oh, no!


Anyway....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 10:35 AM (ctC8W)

123 It’s kind of funny that the new democrat socialists think they don’t have to wait their turn to become leaders.

The old democrats, are they going to just relinquish their power to the newbies?

*pops popcorn*

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (H3kqf)

124 All the info on X coming about about Texas voting... but what can be done out it?

Anyone telling themselves Texas voted this way due to A, B, C should look at the "anomalies" in the "software errors."

And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.



Posted by: Ann at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (SHHm+)

125 the art was taken over at the worst or heavily influenced at best by banks and the government it was fixed by DOGE for a bit and you will watch when the spigots get turned back on it snap back to the junk that was getting studios shut down like Bioware....

I've worked in AAA for over 30 years. USAID was not involved, all the bad decisions were made by dumbass MBAs who were cucked by HR.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

126 Democrats are foaming at the mouth to get their guillotine built.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (wn0/z)

127 "The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story."

I doubt it. A country so clueless that it can't remember back 18 months (when gas prices had declined rapidly), and of course seems to have no understanding of why or how anything works, cannot be expected to "learn".

Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

128 A Hamas lover won’t support a Jew for senate leader?

Shocked I am!!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (VYGAQ)

129 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad may have to learn the same lesson that AOC learned when she disrespected Pelosi.

Something akin to a horse head in her bed, I believe.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (qlLNh)

130 118 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (qlLNh)

William is very idealistic, "nobody is illegal on stolen land" it is why William gave the Arapazowie tribe their stolen mansion....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (Int1s)

131 101 Chuckie "Faustus" Schumer.

Mossadil Commentary
@MOSSADil
🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased. The final price will be determined behind closed doors. For example, Abdul wants to be assigned to choice Senate committees. Foreign Affairs, Defense, Budget, and one or two others. Abdul will not stand quietly if he's assigned to the Agriculture Committee and the like.

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (5rh/l)

132 Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

Katy Segal has always denied she got implants during the run of Married. . .With Children, but her appearance says otherwise. Dolly, on the other hand, freely admitted to augmenting her embonpoint over the years.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

133 Yeah it looks like the muslims in Congress are anxious to kick off their jihad from the inside. You’ve got supporters of 9-11 terrorists and others who support terror groups. Big tent ya got there Democrats.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (wn0/z)

134 127 Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

We live in a country that looked at 3 dead kids and decided Lindsay Clancy was a heroine and lions don't kill their cubs and the only member of the family provably not there probably did it....

go long on paste and door knobs.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (Int1s)

135 Where's the rope?

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (LHPAg)

136 Schumer didn’t know get the Jews meant him too?

Huh.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (wn0/z)

137 Something akin to a horse head in her bed, I believe.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

AOC has a donkey head in her bed every time she lies down in it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

138 > given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

The next republic (in the optimistic belief that there will be a next republic) needs to keep communists far, far, FAR away from the schools and universities.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (qlLNh)

139 Chuck U Schumer might want to hire a food taster and someone to start his car.

Or not. I don't give a fuck.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (X8vlu)

140 133 Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (wn0/z)

I am not joining the MTGs and Tuq'rs in joining Abdul, I am also not getting between Durka Durka and the Donks who empowered them.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (Int1s)

141 Nice rendering of the clouds. I sense a theme? Or just nature is awesome any time.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (Toos7)

142 The next republic (in the optimistic belief that there will be a next republic) needs to keep communists far, far, FAR away from the schools and universities.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (qlLNh)
----
I don't think any of us will be around to witness the rise of the New American Republic.

The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (s2iZv)

143 @124

>>And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.

Political realignments happen.

People forget but the Democrats are the natural governing party of the US, they had a nearly 60 year run of both the house and Senate, only broken when the country realigned politically allowing the Republicans to take control of both the house and senate in 1995.

The GOP has largely been in charge of the house and Senate for the last 24 years and we've largely gotten wars and debt out of that.

So, the country may be aligning back to it's Democrat default.

Unfortunately.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (XV/Pl)

144 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (2614e)

145 Alternate title:

America in 2027

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (2614e)

146 125 Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

USAID propped up some of the indies, they also worked with Canada to foster the SBI Extortion.....sorry "consulting" wing....

when the spigots, the Fed funding ESG to the 9s and everything turns back on the idiocy will resume full bore.....

Gotta love the Bioware hysteria.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (Int1s)

147 I doubt it. A country so clueless that it can't remember back 18 months (when gas prices had declined rapidly), and of course seems to have no understanding of why or how anything works, cannot be expected to "learn".
Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

Agree. Not to mention the fat stoners and drunks and pill poppers running amok and queuing up for free handouts and gummies.

Posted by: Fat, Drunk and Stupid at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (D5ixm)

148 all the bad decisions were made by dumbass MBAs who were cucked by HR.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

sadly, this is the story of most companies mid to large sized now....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (nXhwP)

149 > AOC has a donkey head in her bed every time she lies down in it.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

Is she still "engaged" to that pudgy little Birkenstock-wearing manlet?

I confess to some curiosity about how she actually gets it off, given that neither she nor any other woman has ever gotten wet for that guy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (qlLNh)

150 We should be handing out axe handles with nails sticking out. Enjoy Democrats, those of you who voted for them.

BTW I see Temu Jefferies is saying Democrats won’t be doing investigations when every single potential chair and most members are saying the opposite.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (wn0/z)

151 Has Whig weighed in on the midterms yet? I'd like to hear his analysis of what went wrong.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)

152 The DNC "infighting" is all WWE

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:44 AM (pjdUv)

153
Starving coyote just out of frame.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)


Just before the empty Acme box goes blowing by.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:44 AM (2614e)

154
Diana and Dot are both in a tizzy. They see us going back and forth, carrying things outside and just know a car trip is in the offing. Their excitement will reach its peak when we get out travel collars for them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (eRlcH)

155 And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.

—

I can’t remember the exact numbers but something similar happened in 2024.thousands of counties even in blue states shifted from Biden to Trump.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (VYGAQ)

156 > sadly, this is the story of most companies mid to large sized now....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (nXhwP)

"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (qlLNh)

157 I think a lot of people underestimated how pissed people were when they got the run around on the Epstein files.

Trump saying they are a scam and "are we still talking about that?" was actually retarded.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

158 People assume that Democrats are the party of 10 even years ago. Hint, they are not and the up and coming members get more radical by the day. These people want a complete destruction of the republic, a fixed judiciary that keeps them in office, election chaos that does the same, unimpeded illegal immigration with amnesty, and nothing on the way of their fiscal profligacy that finds the whole scheme.

I suppose some people will learn the hard way.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (wn0/z)

159 Had my weekly conference call this morning. The Euros were closely watching the US Election this week. I'm sure they're ecstatic to see the Dems take congress back so USAID and all the buttf*cking of America will be back in fashion as Eurofags bleed us dry again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (2614e)

160
...America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

Yes! This is a great opportunity....if-

If the Republicans will use it, and shout the Dims lies and shortcomings loud nd long for the next two years, and, most important-

do not assist the Democrats in their rage and socialist fuckery at all.

Just keep the pressure on for two years every time they don't concentrate on "affordability", etc.

I know, i know I'm placing faith in a collection of complete poltroons and cowards.

But, hey, I'm White Pilling today!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (YSUhf)

161 Say goodbye to yesterday’s market gains. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:48 AM (wn0/z)

162
"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (qlLNh)


And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

His widow is a HORRIBLE person.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:48 AM (2614e)

163 Today plus yesterday is definitely an official "correction"

NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC)
24,490.66 -1,245.85 (-4.84%)
As of 10:46:43 AM EST. Market Open.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (1bYJp)

164 It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.
___

*considers*

Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)

165 > The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (s2iZv)

I'm not giving up just yet.

After the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777, Sir John Sinclair was alarmed and wrote to Adam Smith that if things continued at that rate, “the nation must be ruined.”

Smith wrote back: “Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.”

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:50 AM (qlLNh)

166 ___

*considers*
Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)


That seems more like something Florida Man would contemplate......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:50 AM (2614e)

167
"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

___________

He was your prototypical tech bro. A despicable human being.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

168 I think a lot of people underestimated how pissed people were when they got the run around on the Epstein files.

Trump saying they are a scam and "are we still talking about that?" was actually retarded.
Posted by: Seems Legit

Yep.

That and bombing Iran last summer was a 1-2 punch that turned a lot of people off a Trump.A lot of people also refuse to admit how much of a shit of Israel there has been in the country in the last 2 years.

The counter argument is but polls had Trump at 100% approval from maga. Yes but the size of maga shrank dramatically after those 2 events.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (VYGAQ)

169 So, the country may be aligning back to it's Democrat default.

Unfortunately.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (XV/Pl)

Unfortunately, this is not your father's Democrat party. Or the Democrat party of my youth, not all that long ago. This is now 100% tribal, and one tribe are the frigging Comanches.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (QaH55)

170 167 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

An absolute asshole good at one thing, who was propped up by his mirror image who was better at business with businessmen.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (Int1s)

171 >>> 116 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (X8vlu)

I am the ultimate Heathen... my fave pizza is a supreme with pineapple on it!

But if your restaurant offers pineapple as a topping, you kind of have to use it if the customer wants it, no? Same if you are Muslim and you work at a pizza place. Customer wants ham, bacon, sausage... you gotta supply it.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (Toos7)

172 Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased. The final price will be determined behind closed doors. For example, Abdul wants to be assigned to choice Senate committees. Foreign Affairs, Defense, Budget, and one or two others. Abdul will not stand quietly if he's assigned to the Agriculture Committee and the like.
Posted by: Gref



I bid four camels!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (mISmA)

173 *considers*
Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)


That seems more like something Florida Man would contemplate......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Bath salts would be involved.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:53 AM (X8vlu)

174 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory


Love pineapple and ham on pizza. The sweetness of the pineapple counteracts the acidity of the sauce.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (mISmA)

175 > And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

People assume that, but he really wasn't. He gave a total of $250K to the Democrats over the course of his life. Not much for a guy with $7 billion. His "support" was mostly lip service rather than tangible action.

His widow, though, is everything you say and more.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (qlLNh)

176 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."

===

Stay strong!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (AKptf)

177 Big bye market gains. Did oil prices stay low (what a coincidence they were artificially propped up during the elections!), or did they go back up as well.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (Toos7)

178
“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

___________

"No dirty hook-nosed Yids," El-Sayed declared.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (eRlcH)

179 Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

Trump said tying it to him was a hoax. And it clearly was.

Bondi - Strike 3 on AG - fucked him as her first act. Shocker.

Longtime political operative knows what "it's on my desk" means.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (pjdUv)

180 168 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

The Epstein files were democrats, congress critters, some republicans probably like the Keating five and likely a joint op by the DOJ and Mossad.....

Trump was absolutely not in the files or it would have been leaked and in all likelihood the civil service likely explained divulgence would have imploded the security state....which while *I* favor that outcome would destabilize "too much"....

anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (Int1s)

181 @169

>>Unfortunately, this is not your father's Democrat party.

Yes, they're f**** lunatics but what are you going to do when the people want f**** lunatics?

Again, the LA mayor race is a perfect illustration of how f**** insane people in this country have become.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (XV/Pl)

182 In the Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates wrestling contest, I am 100% team Steve Jobs. Sure, he may have lifted an idea or two from Xerox or whomever, but a creative thought has never been welcome in Bill Gates's brain.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (2ap+5)

183 There are 19 men and women in the TX senate to the 12 Dems.
They are all rated solid to strong conservatives.

It is up to them to save America by saving Texas.

They have to craft the perfect strategy--with no errors--of stopping and frustrating the Dems without being blamed.
While building an agenda of change, promises people believe.
A national agenda.

Maybe the smartest thing they can do is name Adam Hinojosa of Corpus Christi as the senate leader.
And have him everywhere--make him the shadow governor of Texas.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (/Ki2A)

184 The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM
We will not see it lighted again in our time.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (LHPAg)

185 "Florida Man" comes from the fact that Florida has open books when it comes to arrests. You can go online and find the crazy that went on the night before.

Lots of states make it impossible to find this info.

Another win for Florida: act like an idiot, get idiot PR.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (iOpI2)

186 Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

Roughly, half of the population is below average intelligence.*

And that hasn't improved at all thanks to our new 3rd world neighbors.


*I know, I know, but I'm covered under the HQ's "No Math Clause".

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (YSUhf)

187 > tech bro.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

I don't even know what that means. Near as I can figure, it's like "fascist"... a semantically-null pejorative term for anyone you don't like.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

188 141 Nice rendering of the clouds other people's computers. I sense a theme? Or just nature is awesome any time.

fixt

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 10:57 AM (v3pYe)

189 Why do people freak out so much over day to day market fluctuations? Remember when stocks plummeted 10% after Tarriffs were announced? Only to recover and then go up 10% on top of the recovery within a month?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:57 AM (VYGAQ)

190 Of course many things have already become more "affordable" in the last nearly 2 years. Rents are down in many areas. Overall inflation has declined significantly. Real wages have been increasing (last time was 2019, before that last time was 80s, for most income levels - gee class what do those periods have in common?). Unemployment is at/just below long term average (which is below level that economists historically considered full employment).

Needless to say the Dems have literally zero ideas or changes that would improve "affordability" apart from short-term giveaways and subsidies that will bolster inflation.

But to the pathetic American audience, chanting "affordability", just like "hope and change", actually constitutes a "pitch".

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (U/Byj)

191 187 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

Tech Bros tend to be people skilled at tech or asset management ancillary to tech who consider themselves to be polymaths fit to with minimal scholarship be experts in multiple disciplines due to the money piles they have....see Gates, Bill the planet's most esteemed water purification expert AND epidemiologist....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (Int1s)

192 186 Roughly, half of the population is below average intelligence.

what a mean thing to say.

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (v3pYe)

193 > Trump was absolutely not in the files or it would have been leaked

Believing that there is any negative information about Trump in the alleged "Epstein files" requires that one believe that Dopey Joe and the Ho sat on the information for four full years, even when the Ho was engaged in a contentious election with Trump.

It's sheer nonsense.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (qlLNh)

194 179 Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

Trump said tying it to him was a hoax. And it clearly was.

Bondi - Strike 3 on AG - fucked him as her first act. Shocker.

Longtime political operative knows what "it's on my desk" means.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (pjdUv)

-----

Yes, I agree. BUT HE DIDN'T release the files without redaction and that's on him. If it wasn't, he should have named names of those blocking him from doing so. It's ridiculous. People really care about those files and the depravity shown by many of our "elites and leaders."

I'm one of them.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (iOpI2)

195 Median can be less than the mean.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (2ap+5)

196 And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

Jobs told Obama that he's economically illiterate. He most likely wouldn't approve of how his wife's spending his money, but that's kind of the male experience.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (2ocoG)

197
I don't even know what that means. Near as I can figure, it's like "fascist"... a semantically-null pejorative term for anyone you don't like.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

___________

What I mean is someone so puffed up on his genius that they forget little things like ethics or morals, who makes himself a god and the little people are his subjects.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (eRlcH)

198 Warp speed!

Influencer followed by Abdul El-Sayed says Elon Musk should be executed by Christmas, calls on El-Sayed to slash the throat of Stephen Miller

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

199 >Tech Bros tend to be...

Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (qlLNh)

200 The new agenda is already being said out loud. Arrest the political opponents. Seize Elon Musk's factories. Nationalize SpaceX. The mask did not slip over weeks or months. It came off before the victory parties even ended.

Anyone paying attention could have seen this coming. The affordability language was the wrapper, and the wrapper was never the product. The product is power, and power aimed at everyone who stood in the way.

America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

Funny how a plot of a particular banned movie (in Europe, especially) is basically about a very rich man who finally takes revenge on power hungry government officials. Hmm.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (hmYU4)

201 > What I mean is someone so puffed up on his genius that they forget little things like ethics or morals, who makes himself a god and the little people are his subjects.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (eRlcH)

What does "tech" have to do with it?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (qlLNh)

202 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (qlLNh)

That ain't gonna stop the Dems and a "Panel of Intelligence Officers" from cooking some shit up.

Fortunately the American People have seen enough of that bullshit to where only their lunatics will buy into it, again. And No one will give a shit cause Democrats decided to try and sell the public on the idea that they can shit "Affordability" out of their asses.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (lLeLE)

203 Damnit, forgot I said I'd revert to my ancient name for this site.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (lLeLE)

204 Rant up

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (mISmA)

205
anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.
Posted by: sven at November

100%. Hello, friend!

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (ZdaMQ)

206 Markets yesterday: yay, Democrats are in charge!

Markets today: oh, wait...
Posted by: Vengeance
---------
VIX (volatility index for you non-stock market people) up over 50%.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (2bFN5)

207 This nation has thoroughly fucked itself. And contrary to popular belief (even on this blog), it wasn't Trump's fault. What we're seeing is the younger generations educated in our public school system coming into voting age. The boomers can't be blamed for this massive fuckup. There's not enough of us left to cause this.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (BeZSp)

208 anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.

Iran had ICBMs that could hit London and Paris. I don't think their ambitions were limited to Israel.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)

209 >>> Again, the LA mayor race is a perfect illustration of how f**** insane people in this country have become.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (XV/Pl)

To be fair, I see it as equal to the Cuomo vs Mamdami race. People refused to vote for the LA mayor that willingly let their houses burn down, their neighbors burnt alive, same as they refused to vote for the NYC mayor that sent their grannies back to the infected nursing homes to be killed.

They would rather vote for an unknown evil than the known evil. I can't blame them for that.

But I still wish that Spencer had even a sliver of a fair election for the mayor's race. He is awesome. LA and Cali doesn't deserve having him or Hilton in their corner.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (Toos7)

210 202 Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (ZdaMQ)

Madam.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (Int1s)

211 I am about to be out for the day as I can't stand any more winning.

NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC)
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Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (1bYJp)

212 Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".
********************

See social media (and even the comment sections here) after every plane crash.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)

213
What does "tech" have to do with it?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (qlLNh)

_________

I see I've touched a nerve. I hadn't intended to do so. But a world where megalomaniacs call the shots isn't one attractive to me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (eRlcH)

214 131. I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased.
Posted by: Gref

Facebook
The 50501 Movement
17 hours ago
Now that the election is over. Let's remove Schumer and Jeffries as Democratic leaders. They are traitors.
(Picture. TrackAIPAC com. Vote Out leaders who take pro-Israel lobby funds.)

Identical posting: The Blue Resistance; Democrats, Republicans and Independents for Democracy; RE-SISTERS; United for Bernie Sanders' Ideas, and more.

Abdul El-Sayed for Senate (Referencing MI Democrats) How to remove Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries as Democratic leaders
Next on the checklist... Remove Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies! Each has taken over $170 million dollars from Israeli political pacs to fund genocide and influence OUR OWN legislators! yada, yada
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👉🏻CNN Facebook: After Democrats won the House and Senate, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer are planning an aggressive legislative and investigative agenda to take on President Donald Trump. CNN’s Manu Raju reports. 🎆

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (NFX2v)

215 First order of business for the dems in 2027 will surely be to release the Epstein files, right? Since the dems control one whole branch of government?

Bueller?

What do you mean, no? It's all talk of revenge and subpoenas and impeachments, which the normie dems did NOT vote for. Who could have foreseen this, but everyone with any sense?

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:06 AM (Toos7)

216 anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.
Posted by: sven at November

THERE IT IS

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

217 Influencer followed by Abdul El-Sayed says Elon Musk should be executed by Christmas, calls on El-Sayed to slash the throat of Stephen Miller
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

Maybe the richest man on the planet may decide to seek a little justice on his own. Just sayin'. I know damn well I would.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (hmYU4)

218 By the way "there it is" is the highest praise I can give to a comment. I don't think I've ever done a fully uppercase there it is.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

219 People forget but the Democrats are the natural governing party of the US, they had a nearly 60 year run of both the house and Senate...

-----

They're oldest and most powerful political party in the world.

You can't beat them in ten years, swinging around the flaccid remnant of the political party that last truly challenged them a hundred years ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (BI5O2)

220 213 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (eRlcH)

Yes Jack Dorsey and Bill Gates "having opinions" is JUST like Bob the Plumber noticing that the chick in DC ignoring the instructor and causing a crash in Jan of 25 was a lot of DEI coming home to roost....

the problem with "the tech elite" is the world is set up in such a way their genius can fuck shit up on a galactic scale....see Sam Altman and "your home PC having any ram is a waste....."

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Int1s)

221 Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".

-
As Stevie Wonder explained some decades ago . . .

When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition Socialism ain't the way

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7)

222 >>> They're oldest and most powerful political party in the world.

We just want our slaves back!

Posted by: The New Democrat party, same as the old party at November 05, 2026 11:11 AM (Toos7)

223 218 Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

Thanks, I went up to Missouri to look at the craftsmanship and maybe drop the hammer on a 110,000 buck house near New Madrid made of stone...we literally don't build them like it any more....

the realtor a hot Gilf type ran with "this is one of the safest spots in the country far from any riots and away from the coasts if things go sideways only thing to worry about is the river".... me being me and lord knows you all know me I replied.... "of course this is the New Madrid fault line and if you roll bad dice you can have a quake so bad it alters the ground table in 35 feet in real time, reverses the MS river for a month and makes the sky blood red.....so yeah safe as houses.....

I really am pondering South America.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Int1s)

224 208 Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)

London and Paris are at this point allied states...

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (Int1s)

225 Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Int1s)

I am pondering just putting my head in the sand for all but me and mines.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (pjdUv)

226 Nice watercolor.

Posted by: Joe at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (Uy/WF)

227 225 Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (pjdUv)

Keep your head up, the American people as a whole are made of good stock...the wife's progenitor ancestor started off in Norway as a simple fisherman, looked around the Hanseatic league thought "the money is in Holland" taught himself Dutch moved to Amsterdam was a loadmaster eventually made in six years Captain of a Fluyt mastered two native languages Huron and Ottawa and was sent to work the New Amsterdam coast.... he died after his son married an English woman....

about 125 years later the English were running "New York" for England....and after than they were "Americans" the wheel keeps spinning....I think the mistake was the Westphalian nation state and the massive concentration of power on this scale....and it destroys me on a level to type that given I have dedicated my life to service to a Westphalian nation state.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (Int1s)

228 You're right, just a crappy week.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (pjdUv)

229 I'm sorry … recent developments (yes, political) have done caused my 'WGAF' button to cease working. You know what I mean, yes? I trust neither party now. Both suck. Communists suck more. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ayRl+)

The Morning Report — 11/5 /26

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Good morning kids. As you can see and you could have guessed the overwhelming majority of the links this morning are analyses and opinions about the absolute disaster that was the midterm elections. For those of us old enough to remember them, past elections came and went and win lose or draw, we mostly shrugged our shoulders especially if our side/candidates did not emerge victorious and thought that life goes on, America was and always will be America and nothing much really will change.

This was more or less the tone of the latest podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and available on the most popular platforms listed at the bottom of this post

That said, given the nature of who and what comprises the Democrat Party and especially a large percentage of the candidates that won both House and Senate seats on Tuesday, I truly do not share the optimism about the future of my Cohost CBD. Even still, as I have noted in the past, if my dear mother of blessed memory and her family miraculously could survive death camps, the labor brigades and death marches at the hands of the Nazis and still wind up living relatively long, blessed, fulfilled and happy lives, then is all really lost?

Well, I too am desperate to be as optimistic as I can, but in answer to that question we sure as hell are going to find out. And it ain't gonna be pretty.

In a resurfaced clip shared on social media this week, Cliff Connolly, a member of the steering committee of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), emphasized the DSA’s “hatred” of the Constitution. The DSA may quadruple its presence in the House of Representatives and potentially force concessions from Hakeem Jeffries in any bid for Speaker following the midterms. . . Replacing the Constitution and the Presidency, Abolishing the Senate and Expanding the House, Ranked-Choice Voting and Multiparty Politics, Voting Rights for Noncitizens, Ending the Electoral College, Subordinating the Judiciary. (Meh they already control it- jjs), D.C. Statehood, Publicly-Financed Elections.

I can hear some of you groaning that it's all just blather and that there's no way in hell they can achieve any of that. Well if you don't think they're not going to go for it, now that they control both chambers, quite a few statehouses, including places like TEXAS that was supposed to be a bastion of Americanism, as well as the bulk of the bureaucracy and much of the Judiciary they're looking at green lights and no speed limits. And what of police forces and even the US Military?! plus the Antifa and BLM goon squads? I mean, for fuck's sake people we now have an actual U.S. Senator who is supported by and likely an actual member of the Muslim Brotherhood!

As friend and friend of the blog the erudite and estimable historian Robert Spencer postulates:

Many have observed that this election was a choice between continuing as a free republic or becoming a totalitarian socialist state and/or an Islamic republic. Many others, of course, dismissed such talk as campaign hyperbole, and it won’t happen all at once, but anyone who fails to recognize the hostility of the “progressives” to dissent and their determination to transform the nation into a one-party state are simply naïve or tragically uninformed. . . the MAGA movement is now dead. Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well. The consequences of all this will be far-reaching, even to the point of making the free, open, and peaceful society in which we once lived a dim memory. All citizens of the United States should have taken it as a warning when one half of the body politic declared that restoring the nation’s greatness was a noxious and execrable idea. Or perhaps by the time that group constituted half of the electorate, it was already too late.

In any case, the twilight of what remains of that greatness is now upon us.

And from the Central Committee and Politburo conference table, I have this item from WInnie the Pooh's pu-pu platter:

China’s state-run Global Times wrote in the wake of the U.S. midterms that “the ‘myth’ of Western-style democracy is losing its appeal, even in the West.” The Chinese Communist paper did not explain why it decided to put its own cheap shot of “myth” in scare quotes, as the word was not quoted from any other source, and the point of the editorial was that democracy is mythical because the citizens of the U.S. and other Western nations do not actually believe their votes bring them better government.

Dumb statement in that Xi should've congratulated the forces of freedom and democracy such as we have here in the PRC! That last line is actually kind of humorous in that it's unintentionally truthful. We, that is our fellow citizens in name only just recreated , no not '68, but 1933 Germany right here at home!

Well as the late great Andrew Breitbart so brilliantly observed, politics is directly downstream from culture.

How Hollywood Helped Fuel Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami: Call it a collective approach, one that aligned key cultural forces together with one goal above all else. Progressive power.

Beyond that, this utter hideousness is also what it begets...

A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace[s] to society," a Washington Free Beacon review found. The teacher, Dana Zentgraf, also called to overthrow the U.S. government. "It's your son too. It's all of them," Zentgraf wrote in a Facebook post under her online name, "Da Graf." "They are all menace[s] to society and we need to stop giving birth to them."

Well if politics is downstream from culture then what is being taught to our children from Pre-K through Post-Grad is upstream from all of it.

Unless and until we wrest total control of education, all is well and truly lost, perhaps forever. And considering the results of last Tuesday, the advances made by parents and others in breaking up or starting to break up the Indoctrinaton Mill that American academia has been for nearly 60 years will vanish.

On all this I nevertheless wish you all to keep the faith and have a good day, and pray for guidance and for the America we yearn for to somehow reemerge from the wreckage of Tuesday and what it will beget, and to endure.

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1 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

3 Top 5! The day is getting better. Good morning, all.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (OPGS/)

4 You know who was the winner of tuesday's election? china and iran.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (I43vL)

5 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:28 AM (aKiSo)

6 A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace to society,"

If she was oppressed as she thinks she is, she wouldn't have the courage to post that bile online. Hopefully, the school is going to tell her that she should seek employment elsewhere.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

7 Happy Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)

8
OK, no idea how I did the strike.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

9 It's looking more and more like the GOP congressional delegation is going to be wiped out in California, down to 3 reps with leads, they are all well within the margin of fraud and ballot harvesting.

The GOP should just close up shop in California at this point.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (XV/Pl)

10 OK, no idea how I did the strike.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

you put an editorial "s" in square brackets but it got parsed as a strikethrough open tag. Probably.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (aKiSo)

11 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

So Gavin might get his high speed trains but the destinations are the camps?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (OPGS/)

12 Willowed. I just want to remind the Horde of good things.

90 So, still regrouping but the Christmas tree is up.

My friends come over for 'Christmas in November' The kids like to decorate the tree and it's become a 5 year tradition I'm carrying on without Mom.

Gifts for the kids. Their Mom said Advent Calendars are still a thing. And since I'm buying Christmas gifts for kids to open in November, DAMN I'm their target market

Still, may have beers today.
Back to Convict Conditioning soon.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (Sco7b)

13 10: Thanks. I'll do better next time.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (OPGS/)

14 Good morning horde! At last, the email and text storm has stopped! Best to all today, and may your day be healthy and prosperous.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:32 AM (h8R6b)

15 I would like to thank President Trump, who despite the entire media complex, the deep state, the international and national communist muslim alliance, Big Homo, the entire judicial system and awfls everywhere opposing him 24/7, for preventing a Hillary presidency and for showing people how to fight against all those listed above.

He tried...and the nation failed him. Hopefully not too many will die in the soon to coming muslim nuclear attack on Israel and other locations.

Posted by: Turn The Lights Out, The Party's Over at November 05, 2026 07:33 AM (D5ixm)

16 You know what is kind of hinky?

I didn't hear a peep from anywhere about "exit polls" this time around. Usually that's all you hear.

Not sayin'.... just sayin'.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:33 AM (aKiSo)

17 Whether it was the war, fraud or something more sinister, the GOP has been repudiated in many parts of the country, the donks now control the house, the senate and a majority of governorships in the US.

And without Texas, it's not going to be possible to elect a GOP President.

It's not going to be pretty for the next decade or so.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:34 AM (XV/Pl)

18 5 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:28 AM (aKiSo)


Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

19 It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:36 AM (MWfyi)

20 Good morning fellow Hordlings.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at November 05, 2026 07:36 AM (JNTt1)

21 MAGA movement is now dead. Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well."

Dude needs to stuff his head in a barrel.

At least here, the GOP needed the high colonic. With Super Colon Blow.

Abbott is a grasping sellout (and became wildly unpopular after the "colonies" developments), and Pax'o'crap? Whoever sponsored that....needs to be punched in the face. Hard. Repeatedly.

From what I see, wasn't better in many other states, either.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (pfXMo)

22
Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

I think of it this way.... if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (aKiSo)

23 The next son of a bitch who comes on to me with six months of "This one is different, we really mean it this time, All Civilisation Comes to A Screeching Halt To-Morrow" and then follows up with "Ah well, this has happened before, we'll just muddle through somehow" is going to get knocked flat on his flabby goat-smelling ass.

What if somebody had actually believed you, and gone, armed, to the ramparts? You'd be pointing and laughing. Masturbators.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (zdLoL)

24 "In any case, the twilight of what remains of that greatness is now upon us."

I've got maybe 20 years if I'm lucky. Does the USA have that long? Stay tuned and find out!

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (MWfyi)

25 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

It's fine. The guy is right. In a sense. But also totally wrong in another.

Because there is a 0% chance of the GOP taking any of that advice.

The advice he is giving has been the correct advice for more than a decade. They haven't taken it in the past, because they are completely concerned with *preventing* any of that from happening.

And they do not want to win in '28. They want to go back to the minority and stay there. With Trump out of the picture, they can put right the natural order he disrupted so badly.

So, yes, in a completely different political reality, that guy is totally spot on.

But in this reality, the GOP wanted this outcome, and they got it, and they aren't going to change in the next 2 years - or ever.

Seeking a political solution from the Republican Party is a delusional waste of time and effort at a time when little of either can be spared.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

26 Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

I'm thinking the debt bomb will be a nice cleansing fire.
A lot of debris will clear out when free crap stops flowing.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (Sco7b)

27 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

28 man

A lot of good conservative politicians lost in my area of Kansas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

29 Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)
-

Time for Plan B.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (8schn)

30 "if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either."

After someone shits on the social contract I aint touching it.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (MWfyi)

31 It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

This message brought to you by the MIC

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (xE0sV)

32 It will probably be fine.

Posted by: Guy who always says "It will probably be fine." at November 05, 2026 07:40 AM (MWfyi)

33 OK, no idea how I did the strike"

" Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance"

/ the Barrel

(Kidding)

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:40 AM (pfXMo)

34 Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 07:41 AM (P4Pk9)

35 34 Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 07:41 AM (P4Pk9)


Yeah SUSAN COLLINS will lead the charge!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)

36 Regarding Vance's statement laying out the losses to the "war" in Iran.

War? What war?

What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo. Almost everything that has been done has been economic actions and targeted elimination of the current leadership. Relatively little blood has been lost on either side.

Any real war going on is a propoganeda battle that we are apparantly loosing due to TDS and DC selling out to people who hate the US aned Israel.

Vance needs to be called out on the carpet. He has become full of himself and seems to have lost thye idea of being a tem member. I am deeply disappointed in him.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (3g9Kl)

37 Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

After careful consideration, I have revised my estimates of the next proposed Congressional budget: $7 Trillion-ish

Since Trump will receive all of the blame for double digit inflation, and the Communists have had a drought of slush-fund cash for a year or two, the budgets will be epic.

Zimbabwe and Beyond!

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (xE0sV)

38 Question for the group:

Is the oath of office an enforceable contract? I ask because in January a bunch of anti-Constitutional assholes are going to be asked whether or not they

“solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;


...because many of them have explicitly stated they intend to overturn large parts of it

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (ZxPkt)

39 @34

>>Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????

The only thing that's going to get done is lots of spending for the next two years and if the donks win in 28, well, then it's all over except the fighting as they will be in the catbird seat to replace 3 SCOTUS justices, creating a 6-3 leftist lunatic court.

And then the real fun will begin as those cretins dismantle the Republic.

So as I said, the next decade is going to be very perilous.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (XV/Pl)

40 A lot of good conservative politicians lost in my area of Kansas."

In many places... My hope (yeah, I know) is that this might have burned out the last great clusters of "Bush era" Republicans...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:44 AM (pfXMo)

41 I still maintain it is good because we got rid of a lot of dead weight. NONE of the republican senator hopefuls demonstrated any clear cut agenda to clear out Thune and take control--This is ON THEM. The dems were the angry party and the only thing based on their reactions is GET TRUMP and CO.

Posted by: paulnjax at November 05, 2026 07:44 AM (PPnyU)

42 What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo."

And dragging on, with no end in sight.

Lovely.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:45 AM (pfXMo)

43 "Trump Says U.S. Aid to Israel Will End by Year’s End at Netanyahu’s Request"

I think they see that after PDT they are going to be on their own.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:47 AM (MWfyi)

44 @36

>>War? What war?

It's the incompetent handling of whaterver the f*** the administration is doing, which, noone has any idea what it is.

And since no one knows what's going on FUD was allowed to fill that vacuum, and here we are with donks in control for the next two years at a minimum.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:47 AM (XV/Pl)

45 Thank you JJ

Life goes on, even though it was a tremendous disappointment (to put it mildly)

The Texas situation shocked me. Republicans up and down the ticket got massacred. All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM? The results make it clear Cornyn would’ve been blown out as well. I lived in Texas until recently and I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

46 Notwithstanding the Texas results are hard to swallow, something seems way off when you look at the vote counts. I don’t know what it is but that Talafreako got more votes than any other Dem candidate can’t be right. Democrats always overplay their hands and something stinks.

It could be that Paxton is as a bad candidate and the Bush crowd crossed lines to vote this weirdo in, but I don’t think so.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (UMWMT)

47 Thomas Bender

Bad organizations fail. I am open to a new group to organize around. Maybe Musk can do it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)

48 “The reason we lost is the war.”

Shoulda let them nuke LA. Ungrateful pukes.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (MWfyi)

49 @45

>>Scratching my head, don’t understand it

You have a guy in Talerico who got more votes than anyone in Texas history who ran on a platform of G-d is non-binary and that the group he worries about the most are trans-kids.

That was his winning message in Texas.

IN TEXAS!!!!

Something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:52 AM (XV/Pl)

50 fd

Communist / Socialist Democrat leaders of municipalities are much more destructive than mere kiloton nuclear weapons.

Look at Detroit today vice Hiroshima. Or LA against Babylon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

51 Thomas Bender

Occam's Razor: The Dems cheated.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

52 well yeah Salty The enemy within is way more dangerous than ones in Tehran.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (MWfyi)

53
I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

It would be one thing if the state was badly run or if some scandal had blown open, but neither took place. Paxton, Abbott, Patrick, Middleton and French all lost by similar margins. Even in my deep red (in 2024) county, Talarico won by 7 and Republicans for local offices are ahead by only the tinest margins. Is a puzzlement.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (eRlcH)

54 46- fraud. They dont make sense. Hinojosa got more votes than Kamala. Yeah, no.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (wOO3z)

55 “Yesterday, American society voted against policies that only make people poorer. Against hate. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against elite privilege,” Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
=============
Is that really what the pretentious Euro-weinie globalists losers think? The next sentence presumably read "Please send money".

GFY. Haha, oh wait! You already did that, opening your borders.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (vN3wy)

56 I've got maybe 20 years if I'm lucky. Does the USA have that long? Stay tuned and find out!

Hey! That's my line!

I am immensely grateful to the Almighty for being born and raised in the former US. For several days I have been reflecting on over the thousands of years of human history, and anywhere on this planet to be born, it was in the only experiment where Protestant Christians could carve out a high-trust, profoundly productive and human flourishing expanding society.

As a sojourner in this world, I have had 29 years of that included Vietnam War, Watergate, fuel embargos, the Weather underground, the gutting of industrial America but also saw expansion of the Gospel, incredible prosperity and Morning in America.

Here we are at civilizational sunset, like those of the Exodus from Egypt, all they want to do is return to slavery and worship demons.

How this is different now is that there are at least three generations of people who don't know how to work, think, worship or grow. They don't care about my world. They are hungry and cold and will burn down the beautiful ornately carved oak door to be warm.

That is what is different.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (9Hs2w)

57 It's time to go fully kinetic in Iran before we lose any more resolve.

On the plus side, this will probably trigger the "domestic unrest" that the Left has been prepping for for the last couple of months.

It's fall heading into winter.

Time is NOT on our side.

Plus Trump needs to stay away from those cheering crowds that he gets off on for a while.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (3g9Kl)

58 All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM?"

No, not in the least. How that utterly disgusting person became the candidate is beyond me. And Abbott had thoroughly urinated on "everyday people" over this term...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (pfXMo)

59 Something is profoundly wrong in this country.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:52 AM (XV/Pl)

There is.

It's full of people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (aKiSo)

60 Seriously, LA just voted in a mayor who moved to LA in 2013, created a Homeless Advocacy that got billions in taxpayer money to "End Homelessness" homeless populations skyroceted under her watch to the point where there are homeless encampments that stretch for miles.

And that miserable failure is now the mayor of LA.

Sure she replaced someone who allowed the Pallisades to burn down, still, they had the opportunity to vote for Spencer Pratt, and this is the lunatic they chose.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (XV/Pl)

61 Why do you think they fought so hard against the SAVE Act?

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (MWfyi)

62 Focusing on the wipe outs in the states is the right thing to do, over the predictable tide turnings in DC. The states are where Republicans should work hardest.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:57 AM (vN3wy)

63 Sorry I’m not buying that the Iran “war” led to the midterm results. I put the word war in quotes because as someone upthread said quite accurately: it’s not a war… no casualties to speak of on our side (yes… tragically there have been deaths, but big picture the number is no more than what would occur during normal peacetime training)… we have no boots on the ground. Your average voter couldn’t find the Strait of Hormuz on a map. This was the typical “party of president loses midterms” but on steroids due to TDS and the usual media bias also on steroids due to TDS

Thought experiment: Even without Iran “war” diesel prices still quite high due to Ukraine… midwestern farmers still ticked off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:57 AM (PYT6H)

64 It is more than a little fishy that in Texas, the democrat vote numbers are higher than a presidential election year in all statewide races, and even a few local races. In Texas house district 93, the democrat was found to be a felon and therefore not eligible to serve, and suspended her campaign months ago. But she won Tuesday.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (0U5gm)

65 Plus Trump needs to stay away from those cheering crowds that he gets off on for a while.
Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (3g9Kl)

Bunker Trump.

Dress all in black. Grow a beard. Wear some kind of menacing hat even, if he's feeling frisky. Video messages only.

I'd enjoy it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (aKiSo)

66 The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was founded by progressive leader Michael Harrington in 1982.

He thought our two-party system was so embedded that it wouldn't change. So his plan was to take over the D party from within. It's working. 

Bernie called himself an Independent but he's always been DSA.

AOC won a DSA beauty pageant and with their backing unseated Menshevik Crowley, a crony of Nancy P.

Rust never sleeps

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (dtajH)

67 Thomas Bender

Spencer Pratt would have won, but for the cheating that knocked him out of a jungle primary.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)

68 45 The Texas situation shocked me. Republicans up and down the ticket got massacred. All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM? The results make it clear Cornyn would’ve been blown out as well. I lived in Texas until recently and I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

I was born in TX and have lived here my entire life (save for when dad got transferred to Denver for a few years with his oil company in the late 50s when CO was red) and I’m having a hard time believing that literally all 254 counties went left. I haven’t started deep diving yet, but something seems off. And Talafreako got more votes than Harris or Biden’s 11 million extra votes?? A conservative Filipino friend texted me yesterday with “who the eff is Hinajosa”.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (itAg7)

69 Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (UMWMT

Yeah.
And Abdul?
Seriously?

I'm thinking money cut off motivated improved ways of fraud.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (Sco7b)

70 I'll be honest this morning. I don't have the heart to read any of the links. Still, hat's off and supreme props to JJ for plowing through all the poisonous muck every day like a soldier on Normandy Beach.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (qBdHI)

71 It's time to go fully kinetic in Iran before we lose any more resolve.

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Well...when Clinton lost both houses (Republican Revolution) in '94 he bombed Serbia...when Obama lost both houses in 2010 (Shellacking) he bombed Libya. it's nice to be unburdened and a lot can be done in 2 years.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (AKptf)

72 I think of it this way.... if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

They honestly believe that this revolution will be like any third world nation. But they forget that a lot of people have firearms and some of us will have no hesitation in perpetuating horrid things to them and anyone standing too close.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (OPGS/)

73 I thought it was a valid question.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (ZxPkt)

74 Mornin', Horde. 50 degrees, going up to 67, in Kentuckiana.

Midwest Chick's Thursday memes are posted:

https://tinyurl.com/3uzmddm5

Posted by: Nazdar at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (NcvvS)

75 I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

It would be one thing if the state was badly run or if some scandal had blown open, but neither took place. Paxton, Abbott, Patrick, Middleton and French all lost by similar margins. Even in my deep red (in 2024) county, Talarico won by 7 and Republicans for local offices are ahead by only the tinest margins. Is a puzzlement.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


Something isn't right. I don't know what it is, but something isn't right.

The numbers just don't make sense.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (mISmA)

76 Election post mortem in Texas: I’ve been looking at how populations voted, and one factor jumps out of the Texas numbers.
During this cycle, I scoffed at the idea that a Mexican lawyer from the Rio Grande valley could overthrow Abbot’s long tenure - but she did, massively. How?
Hispanic/Latino voters now make up 32% of the Texas voters pool. In 2024, turnout for this group was moderate and voted roughly 50/50 for Trump and the rest of the Republicans. This year, Hispanic turnout was the heaviest ever and broke at least 75/25 for Ginojoza and her political allies, like Talerico. Combined with lesser shifts in other portions of the demographics, this was enough of a move to wipe out Republican candidates across the board. Other factors may have been in play elsewhere, but in Texas it looks like heavy immigration enforcement is what has handed the state to the left. A bitter pill to swallow, but undeniable.

We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (jOQad)

77 The Age of Unpleasantness is here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (wOO3z)

78 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)

79 Your average voter couldn’t find the Strait of Hormuz on a map."

Shouldn't have to, either.

For good or ill, the standard bearers set the table, and the seemingly countless stupid moves over the past year just...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (pfXMo)

80 27 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

And everytime lunatics get elected to Congress, we tend to have a strong election in the next one. So, here's hoping...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:02 AM (Gb7+b)

81 Assume it's all cheating. Then what? Who will "go after" that cheating? Who is the faction that will do anything about it? The GOP, as an institution, has had over a decade now to "go after" open, provable voter fraud. They had the majority and still couldn't pass a bill whose stated purpose was to "go after" it.

And if the cheating is not significant, and this shellacking was truly organic, the same basic problem still stands... who do we have that will do anything about it?

The problem is the reformation of the party that claims to represent us, but whenever it is time to do so, it doesn't and acts like it's our fault.

I don't have solutions, here, but I do know that "cheating" is not the core problem to be dealt with. Fix that, and you just get a healthy happy Uniparty again.

Every problem seems to boil down to lack of representation.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:04 AM (aKiSo)

82 @76

>>Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.

Well, then all of the established Mexicans can fight for jobs when all of the new Mexicans flood in across the Rio Grande.


As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country, when abortion wins, incompetence wins, people who say G-d is non-binary wins and literal lunatiucs and anti-semites win.

A guy with a literal nazi tattoo won.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (XV/Pl)

83 So as I said, the next decade is going to be very perilous.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (XV/Pl)

I didn't foresee the extent of the blowout, but I have been saying over and over that MAGA is winding down, the GOP will turn the clock back to the bad old days of our political dynamic, and at a moment when the pure, undeniable force of human mortality will put the government under control of the millennial monster babies.

So, yeah. The timetable moved up. But none of what's coming is a surprise to me. We're in the endgame. Really, the end of the endgame, which started in 2015. An adjustment to the Gantt chart, that's all, and not even a significant one, given that Trump shoved it all back unexpectedly a couple years ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (BI5O2)

84 but in Texas it looks like heavy immigration enforcement is what has handed the state to the left"

"Hispanics", generally, are very, very tribal. She could've run as anything and gotten those votes.

I am surprised that so many seem to have forgotten the how Abbott sold out to developers of "immigration based communities "

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (pfXMo)

85 It is more than a little fishy that in Texas, the democrat vote numbers are higher than a presidential election year in all statewide races, and even a few local races. In Texas house district 93, the democrat was found to be a felon and therefore not eligible to serve, and suspended her campaign months ago. But she won Tuesday.

--

Out of all the figures I saw pouring in yesterday, TX is the one that was glowing brightly that something doesn't seem right. These figures are not right. It doesn't make sense. Factoring in the Democommunist's wet dream of turning TX blue so that they'll have full capture of the presidency through electoral votes makes these numbers extremely suspect. But again, we can say that till we're blue in the face. If the results are hinky, nobody will do anything about it.

I don't know what TX legislature is now after the brutal beating, but if it also turned Democommunist, here comes the "no voter ID" and "mail-in ballots" to ensure they'll win every presidential election from here on out. The brass ring is right there for them and you can be sure they're going to take it.

Meanwhile, the John Thune party of do-nothing traitors won't lose any sleep.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

86 We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.
Posted by: Tom Servo


What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

87 Every problem seems to boil down to lack of representation.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:04 AM (aKiSo)

Elect competence over charisma - we had some ugly, non-well-spoken repubs in the 19th to early 20th century in office...only when tv came around did charisma start to become to be all and end all...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (Gb7+b)

88 I got the turnout swings all wrong. It's humbling. No country for old men, I suppose.

Iran is being pointed to as a big driver. Many will say that Trump went too far helping Bibi and Israel.

I continue to believe that Iran was part of his larger plan to box out China, and that he mostly succeeded. YMMV

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (dtajH)

89 I see things a little differently. Other than what has already been said (do nothing geriatric Rs in Congress, economic burden that has become crushing - I get it ,Biden contributed , but people don't have time to do the math.. gas, insurance costs, etc.) People realized that neither Kramala nor Newsom will top any Republican in 2028. They got worried that this type of thing will continue and they will never get a job, or go broke and no one is listening to them and will continue not listening. And that is what we saw. Ds did not run on em-peach, they did not run on personality at all, they ran as "we hear you !" Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you." He was the best performer out of all - biggest margin. The worst ? Durka Durka Jihad. Whatever shit he ran on , barely got him over the line. Something to think about, what the American People expect come January 2027.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (AKptf)

90 people who say G-d is non-binary wins "

I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (pfXMo)

91 Thune got his wish. Fucking maggot.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (X8vlu)

92 According to estimates from 7 News Belize, 16 murders were documented throughout October.

That's just a weekend in Chicago...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:08 AM (l3cgK)

93 Good morning

>>A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace to society,


So. . . genocide. Self-genocide.
Alrighty!!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:08 AM (rOKnE)

94 Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

--

I don't think this can be stressed enough. It isn't 1950 or even 1990. These are Joe Lieberman Democrats, or even Joe Manchin Democrats. They're full blown Marxist Communist Islamists and any combination thereof.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

95 Democrats will send tax cuts and deregulation to PDT and he will sign with special pen.

hahahaha

Nope Hearings Impeachifications AND Grand Fuckin Standing for next 2 years

ahahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

96 @90

>>I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that..

Paxton was running ads of all of the whacky sh*t Talerico was spewing.

So were pacs.

Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (XV/Pl)

97 86 We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.
Posted by: Tom Servo


What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

A charismastic young pretty Hispanic female ran at the top of the ticket, pledged moderateness, and smiled...and we're surprised Abbott lost. We see Hispanic men vote over and over for maschismo...guess what, for women, they probably vote for their tribe and sexiness - Hispanic men are very tribal, just like blacks, IF one of their kind is at the top of the ticket...

And legal Hispanics probably don't love ICE in TX b/c it has upended commerce and schools in some cities. You may need something, like medicine, but you don't like it...and you'd rather eventually live without it sooner...and this has been 2 years...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (Gb7+b)

98 If Ds think that they have a mandate to resurrect whatever they were doing during Bidet era, they will not be forgiven. The mandate they were given is to give people relief, not to go after Trump.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (AKptf)

99 I suspect we'll be seeing more like this come out:

@WallStreetApes
·
5h
HOLY CR*P 🚨 Official Election Administration and Voting Comprehensive Report buried all the way on page 193 of the document shows Texas processed 2,900,357 new valid voter registrations between 2022-2024 without proof of citizenship

Documented proof of citizenship like birth certificate, passport and naturalization papers is not required at the time of voter registration in Texas

56.5% of Texas voter registration were classified as “new valid registrations.”

This is extremely suspicious that 55% of Texas voter registrations were “new”
https://tinyurl.com/5n8bjuwt


F$#@% John Thune!!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (rOKnE)

100 They honestly believe that this revolution will be like any third world nation. But they forget that a lot of people have firearms and some of us will have no hesitation in perpetuating horrid things to them and anyone standing too close.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (OPGS/)

I am sympathetic to both sides of the idea that "the people will rise up". I agree that America is unlike anywhere else that has gone through this perennial human tragedy of "who is to rule". I agree that the people can fight back far better than any other people ever could in history.

But that's today. We could fight back. But we don't, because "we", taken as a collection of atoms with their own individual choice to make, don't feel the need to yet. Annoyances and nuisances and rage fueled by shitty corporate media aren't enough to make a people take up arms and intentionally start taking lives. Nor should it be.

The whole "boil the frog slowly" canard is at play, I guess. Where it goes for us is impossible to say for sure.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (aKiSo)

101 Other than plumbing electricity oil car engines building housing and war strong progressive women do not need mens.

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (/+uur)

102 !" Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you."

His campaign was very, very good. Positive, upbeat, "hey I'm a nice guy", and "yeah, things are tough"

The maggot infested GOP candidate ran on "number huh, he's a ... something or other"

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (pfXMo)

103 >>Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.


Texans or "Texans?"

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (rOKnE)

104 91 Thune got his wish. Fucking maggot.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (X8vlu)

Depending on MS (I can't believe we might lose this one, too) and Alaska, we might only need 22-23 votes to unseat him...and he lost about 10 in the retirees...he no longer needs 51, so we should push to have him upended...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (Gb7+b)

105 90 people who say G-d is non-binary wins "

I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (pfXMo)

You would expect the MSM to keep such useful information on candidates they like hidden...and promulgate lies about candidates they don't like.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (l3cgK)

106 What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

That’s a nice lie we told ourselves - I believed it too. In actuality, almost every legal Hispanic voter has cousins, friends, employees, wives and husbands who are either caught up in the Immigration machinery or who are flat out illegal. Anglos generally aren’t aware of this.

This explains the increase in the vote totals, it wasn’t fraud. For the first time ever in Texas politics, this voting segment turned out massively and voted Dem massively.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (jOQad)

107 103 >>Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.


Texans or "Texans?"

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (rOKnE)

Trans-Texans.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (l3cgK)

108 55% of "new voter" registrations could swing an election, right?

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (2CeDH)

109 I've thought this for quite a few years now...

We're not offered candidates qualified for the offices they seek.

These are appointees for theatre purposes.

Voting mechanisms are compromised, if not completely pre-scripted. The technology is certainly there to accomplish that.

We aren't participating in the elections as traditionally believed.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (SYhdn)

110 It will be interesting to see who shakes out as a true revolutionary for them and who was just another shitty asshole LARPing at being Current Year Compliant so they can have their own swipe at the brass ring.

Like most revolutions, the first bloodbath won't be against the people. It will be against the LARPers and dandies and poseurs who helped all the real butchers grab power.

Small comfort.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (aKiSo)

111 Paxton was running ads "

When? As was pointed out even here, the goop (good autocucumber there) didn't start running ads until labor day...ish.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (pfXMo)

112 " Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you."

--

I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

What I'm curious about is...did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (qBdHI)

113 Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (0U5gm)

114 people who say G-d is non-binary wins

TBF most "Christian" denominations have gone full apostate and are comfortable with that characterization of God.

Many evangelicals have forgotten the Trinity such where Jesus is their boyfriend, The Spirit is ketamine and God is someone some Jews recognize — Thanks to CCM and "Pastor Pep Talk"

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (9s47C)

115 And no, the US is still center right, but desperate times for many. So, desperate measures. Tariffs, gas , insurance, fkng interest rates, and Ds capitalized! And while, yes, the market may have doubled, but who did it enrich ? The kid who does not have a 401k yet? Yes, we made great deals, but who got immediate relief? Don Jr?? People are not blind, and in their mass are not as stupid as some pretend.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (AKptf)

116 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at November 05, 2026 08:16 AM (53oGX)

117 113 Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (0U5gm)

Florida passed populist laws and had a WILDLY popular governor...and he still only barely got his folks over the line.

Maybe the other states should have tried it, particularly TX...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:16 AM (Gb7+b)

118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

119 did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?

Posted by: Lady in Black


Everybody knew. It was looking like a cake walk. Like I mentioned earlier, in one Texas house district, the democrat had to suspend her campaign after it was revealed that she was a felon. Despite dropping out weeks ago, she won too.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (0U5gm)

120 115 And no, the US is still center right, but desperate times for many. So, desperate measures. Tariffs, gas , insurance, fkng interest rates, and Ds capitalized! And while, yes, the market may have doubled, but who did it enrich ? The kid who does not have a 401k yet? Yes, we made great deals, but who got immediate relief? Don Jr?? People are not blind, and in their mass are not as stupid as some pretend.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (AKptf)

Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

121 Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (AKptf)

122 Only one topic I’m interested in. Didn’t even read the content, straight to comments. HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY? Driving down my main drag here in California even 91 octane is in the fives. 5.99! We’ve been at in the sixes for months even the lowest octane 87. WTF. Shell, even Chevron the most expensive stations all in the 5’s. I read here in comments about oil being horsed by oil producing countries that hate the U.S. but still. Diesel dropped to 6,25 a gallon.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (fThVY)

123 More on Texas' new voters:

@montoyalouis1
🚨Two numbers from Texas that don’t pass the smell test:

Gina Hinojosa just got 5.23 million votes for governor. That’s more than any gubernatorial candidate in modern Texas history — higher than Abbott’s 4.66M peak in 2018 and 1.68M more than Beto got in 2022.

James Talarico got 5.45 million for Senate. That’s only about 940k short of Trump’s entire 2024 presidential total in Texas… in a midterm.

Republican raw votes stayed flat. Democratic votes exploded. Midterm turnout somehow produced presidential-level Democratic numbers.

Totally normal. Nothing to see here.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (rOKnE)

124 Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?"

Mailers. At least in my area. And network TV ad buys. Utterly useless.

So, campaign operators made bank...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (pfXMo)

125 Good morning! The sun rose anyway.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)

126
Welp, this has been -

The Year of My Teams Losing

so far.

The Republicans, Dallas Cowboys, and UT Longhorns have all been posting the Big L despite good polling and great expectations.

So, what happens now, Muh 'Horns are making adjustments that are helping them to win with team they have. Better coaching as it were. Better plans.

The Cowboys are making adjustments and looking better in some areas but are stuck with a team that is sadly lacking in defense to prevent scoring against them and don't push the offense strongly enough, In essence, the team players themselves do not perform as they should, despite the coaching seeming mostly good.

That seems to me to be the most analogous to the Republicans situation. The team itself, the players don't, won't, or can't perform to the fans expectations.

So now, what of the Republicans?

Well, we know the team refused/refuses to run his game plans, so the coach is compelled to run all the plays himself. In this situation, even the coach himself loses the game plan which was simple, effective, but opposed by the other team and given no help by his players.

So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (YSUhf)

127 *horded*

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

128 I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

Never forget the power of Mimetic Theory. Negative ads don't resonate, what does is implanting desires into the majority of people who don't know what they desire and that comes externally.

The campaign ads by Screwtape were mostly desire shaping, dittos with Influencers and others who were paid to promote this demon.

You don't need reason, you don't need emotion, what you need to do is manipulate people into wanting whatever crap you are trying to sell.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (9s47C)

129 125 Good morning! The sun rose anyway.
Posted by: Count de Monet

An outstanding point, sir. Thank you.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)

130 Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.

Posted by: runner


Name one. As far as I can see, both incumbents and primary winners had the same margins.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (0U5gm)

131 Paxton was running ads "

When? As was pointed out even here, the goop (good autocucumber there) didn't start running ads until labor day...ish.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (pfXMo)

Paxton has an established record in statewide office. He was a very good AG there. If people were really hung up on his icky extramarital affairs, that’s on them. Why should he need a ton of ads? He had a very good record… I hope all those Talarico voters are proud of what they did. Why be mad a Paxton who had been doing exactly what we conservative voters want from our AG (I do not care who he sleeps with)?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (PYT6H)

132 {{{Lady in Black}}}

I heard a lot of ads on commercial FM radio when I was driving around in TX during the MoMeet. The information on who the DEMS were got out, but the receive side shut down.

The positives of GOP actions were discounted, and indeed covered up by the pop culture. Action was not taken to make the average, low-info person feel better. The GOPe supported their donors, not the people.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

133 A charismastic young pretty Hispanic female ran at the top of the ticket, pledged moderateness, and smiled...and we're surprised Abbott lost. We see Hispanic men vote over and over for maschismo...guess what, for women, they probably vote for their tribe and sexiness - Hispanic men are very tribal, just like blacks, IF one of their kind is at the top of the ticket...”

One of the men I work with here is a very capitalistic Hispanic businessman who runs a couple of convenience stores and some other businesses. A very devout Catholic, is disgusted by the trans shit.

And he’s told all his friends that he voted for Ginojoza and her allies for exactly the reasons you point out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (jOQad)

134 127 *horded*
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

Hah.

I just read "horsed" as some kind of hip cool kid slang and rolled with it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (aKiSo)

135 Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

how about you put up some data for me that shows who comprises the "top 10%", and then we will talk

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (AKptf)

136 134 127 *horded*
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

Hah.

I just read "horsed" as some kind of hip cool kid slang and rolled with it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (aKiSo)

It coulda been worse...

Posted by: Read "horded" as "Whorded"... at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (l3cgK)

137 HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY?"

Reports of Darren Woods dancing across North Island slugging a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle are...unverified.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (pfXMo)

138 If the GOPe and the DNC had gotten together to shape the election to try and extinguish populism, how would it look different?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (0U5gm)

139 I've taken a little heat for this in the past, but it's been a good long while since I thought of TX as a conservative state. A dishwater dull, GOP-controlled state, yes. But no further to the right than a lot of purple states, and certainly further to the left than some weak red ones.

Again, I didn't think it would flip blue in '26, but I had it on my dance card for the next couple cycles, in any event.

I think having a bona fide fuckin' All-Star like Trump on our team blinded a whole lot of people to how perennially soft the rest of the team really is... you can't really believe the Patriots or the Bulls just aren't that good until a Brady or a Jordan leaves.

But now, the scales will fall. It's time to get real.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (BI5O2)

140 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

You are addressing a character problem and that begins in the cradle. We have at least three generations of people who have no character.

Homeschooled kids can't carry the world on their shoulders, yet we are expecting them to do just that.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (9s47C)

141 I'll be honest this morning. I don't have the heart to read any of the links. Still, hat's off and supreme props to JJ for plowing through all the poisonous muck every day like a soldier on Normandy Beach.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026

***
Seconded and thirded. Morning again, News Folken.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (56Qyq)

142 >>Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.


In Colorado, where registered Independents* can vote in either primary, we have non-Republicans deciding the candidates. You would not be surprised to hear that this is used to make sure the worst nominee wins, so that the Democrat candidate can more easily defeat them.

*About 50% of registered voters in CO are Independent

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (rOKnE)

143 Republican raw votes stayed flat. Democratic votes exploded. Midterm turnout somehow produced presidential-level Democratic numbers.

==

Maybe TX can figure out what DeSantis in Florida figured out years ago, you got to stay ahead of the Ds in registration. Period. This is not voodoo.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (AKptf)

144 President Trump said that Bibi Netanyahu told him that Israel doesn’t need or want the $4 billion in aid.
And, it’s been reported that Melanie Trump is going to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

I guess this is the kind of thing to expect for the remainder of the Trump administration.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (TgU4U)

145 So what regulatory, statue drive, ramble bamable ding dong legislative majic are the commie donks going to promulgate to lower gas prices, give everyone a mcmasion and make all the democrat voting droogs TikTok stars?

It's going to be a laugh riot!

Posted by: The Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (D5ixm)

146 >>Florida passed populist laws and had a WILDLY popular governor...and he still only barely got his folks over the line.

Not in my district, though. Petronis absolutely steamrolled his D opponent.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (J4Dwc)

147 America may be completely lost.

The two worst responses from the right are:
- It's not that bad (it is)
- It was fraud (it was not)

The seeds of Trump's fall, and him bringing us down with him, were planted in these two lines:
"Lock her up"
"Build the wall and make Mexico pay for it"
Trump lied on both of those.
He lost his nerve, gave the Dems a free card on illegality while letting them block his signature policy.

But he was given a second chance in 2024.
And after a flurry of Executive Orders he's ... done nothing. Example: SCOTUS gives him Slaughter, the right to fire everyone, and no one, not one person was fired after. Because he's been pouting every since over birthright citizenship.
So it wasn't Iran, gas price, affordability, etc.--it was everything:
Trump and the Republicans do nothing but break promises.
Trump became just another Republican.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (/Ki2A)

148 135 Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

how about you put up some data for me that shows who comprises the "top 10%", and then we will talk
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (AKptf)

More than 90% of all stocks are owned by the top 10% of the population. We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

So, where Repubs base is - in the 40-90% level - has been getting torched.

You don't win ignoring the pain of your own base. Yes, the 50+ have a lot of stock - we got absolutely plastered and lost tons of our former base voters under 44...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (Gb7+b)

149 He was a very good AG there."

That was his limit..

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (pfXMo)

150
118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

151 144 President Trump said that Bibi Netanyahu told him that Israel doesn’t need or want the $4 billion in aid.
And, it’s been reported that Melanie Trump is going to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

I guess this is the kind of thing to expect for the remainder of the Trump administration.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (TgU4U)

These things predate the election, though the odds of anything coming of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations are now much lower. Melania organized a temporary ceasefire for one region between them earlier.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:26 AM (okun6)

152 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

And everytime lunatics get elected to Congress, we tend to have a strong election in the next one. So, here's hoping...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:02 AM
******
It's a complete disaster. We lost governorships and Senate seats in reliably red states. We lost Texas.
In 2028 we have 19 Republican senate seats to defend. Do you think Cruz can hold onto his seat in Texas? Talfreako got over 5 million votes. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin? Tim Scott in South Carolina? Chuck Grassley in Iowa?
You get the idea.
The Dems have 15 to defend and they are all solid blue.
We could be literally wiped out as a party with their super majority


Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (wzaBj)

153 Morning Horde thx JJ.
So Hollywood helped the blue tsunami. But Hollywood is falling apart due to cost, unions of actors and writers, and generally, with a few exceptions, sucking.
A while back Trump was talking about credits for Hollywood production to make it great again. As long as the scripts suck it won't happen. So no to credits, the industry is changing too quickly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (8VNAp)

154 So, where Repubs base is - in the 40-90% level - has been getting torched."

Yep.

So, let's rename the Kennedy center. And ballroom. And reflecting pool, and announce another deal with... whoever.

*sigh*

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (pfXMo)

155 I just think if people continue to blame "the cheat" (in TX?? really ? then Rs were cheating for 30 years?) or AWFLS, or the Joos, or whatever, they misdiagnose. Elections are a serious business and should be treated as science, require continuous work, and they are not some one day event. Ds know it. Obama contingent created a machine that micro-targeted their potential voters. Rs used to know it, Bush' machine knew every voting district and every potential voter in the country. I don't see such diligence from the current Rs GOTV structure.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (AKptf)

156 Declaration time: If Ginojoza and her allies send me a $1,500 check from Texas' Rainy Day Fund, I will not spend one penny of it on Tex-Mex food, Christmas Tamales, Home Depot parking lot labor, or similarly-sourced things.

It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

157 118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

I don’t think I believe this, but if it’s true and this was simply tribalism on display, then Texas is gone. That is a sad thought… it’ll be like CA in 20 years.

The reason I don’t believe it is just 2 years ago it was Trump +14… and times (including gas prices) were worse then… so they weren’t motivated to vote when things were really bad in 24 but they were now (when things were better, though imperfect)? That doesn’t compute

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (PYT6H)

158 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged"

Still aren't. They vote with the wind. Lina being the prime example...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (pfXMo)

159 We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

===

I keep asking you for concrete data, and you keep giving me "we all know". Back it up or go away.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (AKptf)

160 can hear some of you groaning that it's all just blather and that there's no way in hell they can achieve any of that.
--------

LOL not me.

I expect a lot of "well our hands are tied, the DSA forced us to do this socialism!"

Like the feral opposite of what the R's do. We can't do this because of a few stubborn R's. Becomes we HAVE to do this because of a few stubborn D's. We don't WANT socialism. It's because the people have spoken I guess!!!

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (pjdUv)

161 It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

162 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

You are addressing a character problem and that begins in the cradle. We have at least three generations of people who have no character.

Homeschooled kids can't carry the world on their shoulders, yet we are expecting them to do just that.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (9s47C)

What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

163 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

The stats don't lie. There are more latinos than non_l whites in TX.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (AKptf)

164 HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY?"

Reports of Darren Woods dancing across North Island slugging a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle are...unverified.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026

***
Gasbuddy is reporting $3.26 for 87 E10 at a convenience place near me. Two days ago I drove past that store and it was $3.35.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 08:31 AM (56Qyq)

165 162

What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

The swing voter is now Hispanic. Individual candidate quality seems to be irrelevant(they basically all performed the same). So what is the platform for them?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (okun6)

166 156 Declaration time: If Ginojoza and her allies send me a $1,500 check from Texas' Rainy Day Fund, I will not spend one penny of it on Tex-Mex food, Christmas Tamales, Home Depot parking lot labor, or similarly-sourced things.

It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)


How about Friends of the IDF or my tip jar?

Ugh.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)

167 Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

Noted.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (wVcYX)

168 In 21 states, every single county in those states shifted left by between 13 and 25 points. Sounds legit.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (0U5gm)

169 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

A100% voted for tal and hin
There is a finite number of voters and yet tal and hin set new records ???

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (P4Pk9)

170 How about Friends of the IDF or my tip jar?

Ugh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)

Also noted.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (wVcYX)

171 If you want a deadly conspiracy to look into:
- Anthropic got in a fight with Trump, demanding the right to run the military operations, giving them the right to "veto" operations they don't agree with.
- Trump won with the courts saying no
- then next, we have this magically fully-formed "AI ethics" governing board.
- To not just build a moat of regulations keeping other AI out and killing them, but also, give them (Anthropic) the veto right over all AI use.
- this moat, because it'd make them "government approved" is worth trillions of dollars
- right at the time Anthropic has stalled, burnt through all their VC investment and the founders need to cash out (before it fails)
- Dems agreed to build the moat, if they got in power; R didn't.
- Now you can see how Dems found millions of voters this year.

AI has been turned into a tool of control against us in the hands of the most evil people in history.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (/Ki2A)

172 So they weren’t motivated to vote "

No, they weren't. Heck, if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.


Half a century of limitless immigration has consequences.

As I said yesterday - walk from one end of The Woodlands mall on a Saturday afternoon and count the conversations in English. You won't reach double digits.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (pfXMo)

173 167 Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

Noted.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (wVcYX)

Oh dear hell don't *actually* do that, that would be crazy.

Blow it on hookers or a single hand of blackjack, anything but give it to an aspiring politician. Might as well go out with another $1,500 of your own money and pay a guy that much to mug you of the rest of it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (aKiSo)

174 159 We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

===

I keep asking you for concrete data, and you keep giving me "we all know". Back it up or go away.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (AKptf)

https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html

How about the 1st site of 3 billion on a google search...

Top 10% owned 93% of all stocks in 2024...this is a Business Insider article reposted by Yahoo.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (Gb7+b)

175 One of the men I work with here is a very capitalistic Hispanic businessman who runs a couple of convenience stores and some other businesses. A very devout Catholic, is disgusted by the trans shit.

And he’s told all his friends that he voted for Ginojoza and her allies for exactly the reasons you point out.
Posted by: Tom Servo


Let him know he voted for trannies in his daughter's/grandaughter's locker room.

Fuck his tribal bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (mISmA)

176 Then republicans should get on message and let the american sheeple know that the biggest threat to the nation is the national debt and the various federal handout programs.

Posted by: Yeah That's The Ticket at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (D5ixm)

177 https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html


page can't be found? thanks...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

178 Hello, All. Can’t read the links today.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (77rzZ)

179 You don't need reason, you don't need emotion, what you need to do is manipulate people into wanting whatever crap you are trying to sell.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (9s47C)

Partly correct.

Good marketing is pure manipulation.

Part of it is emotional. And a majority of the emotional manipulation ABSOLUTELY MUST be positive and aspirational - this product will make you happy and make your friends and family think you are cool.

But politics is a uniquely, perfectly polarized market, so there is always room (and a requirement) to play upon fear, anger, hatred, and envy/sadism, as in no other market. It just needs to be quietly speaking behind the loud happy talk.

And no matter what you are doing, a heaping helping of humor and raw sex appeal amplifies all other signals.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (BI5O2)

180 177 https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html


page can't be found? thanks...
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

Take out the space.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (Gb7+b)

181 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

182 The Republican/MAGA/ conservatives have to come up with concrete proposals that are simple and people can follow.
A proposal like a 15-10-5 tax rate with everything stripped down to no deductions .
Instead we get "they're socialist, too liberal , crazy" . All of those are true but to the vast majority of younger voters it means nothing. The younger ones have as almost no knowledge of the Cold war or communism to react to

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (8VNAp)

183 page can't be found? thanks...
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

Take out the space.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (Gb7+b)

181 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

I choose to read these comments in order as if they are directly related.

You can't stop me.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (aKiSo)

184 >>>if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

tanned, rested and ready

Posted by: George P. Bush at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (J4Dwc)

185 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (YSUhf)

Three words.

Business. As. Usual.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (pjdUv)

186 A proposal like a 15-10-5 tax rate with everything stripped down to no deductions"

But then we'd have to keep promises "

/thune, probably

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (pfXMo)

187 No, they weren't. Heck, if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.



Brandon Herrera - 'murica. Gun owner.
FFL 07 (03+ FA importer & manufacturer)
Young - Early 30's. Muy macho. Hispanic.

Lost.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (mISmA)

188 Frankly, it's a relief to lose power.
Now we can get back to talking about what we'd do if we had power.

Posted by: J. Thune at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

189 >> it’ll be like CA in 20 years.

It won’t take that long. Blue staters have moved across the map like a virus and devoured every semblance of liberty and constitutional order in their path. One needs to only look at places like Colorado, and very soon in NC and SC to see what’s in store for Texas in short order. Abbott was holding back the wolves and using the governors power to do it. Democrats will eliminate that firewall and do all they can to subvert the voting system.

BTW the betrayal by Latinos, GOPe and the Bush family cohort won’t be forgotten any time soon. Texans have long memories and now that the game has changed, fucking bring it.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (UMWMT)

190 184 >>>if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

tanned, rested and ready
Posted by: George P. Bush at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (J4Dwc)

Brandon Herrera lost, sadly.

Genes don't matter if you don't lean into it and embrace the Identity.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (aKiSo)

191 A100% voted for tal and hin
There is a finite number of voters and yet tal and hin set new records ???
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (P4Pk9)

Talk to people in the Texas Hispanic community, and they’re very proud of it. For them it’s a move from the back tier to the front tier of Texas politics.

In 2024, Trump pulled over 50% of Latino men and somewhat less from Latino women. All of those gains were wiped out in this election, as Hispanic/Latino voters went 75/25 Dem.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (jOQad)

192 Blow it on hookers or a single hand of blackjack, anything but give it to an aspiring politician. Might as well go out with another $1,500 of your own money and pay a guy that much to mug you of the rest of it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (aKiSo)

Said mugging at 2am after a Subway run? At least I've learned enough here to not use a check when paying for a mugging or pleasant female companionship.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (wVcYX)

193 On all this I nevertheless wish you all to keep the faith and have a good day, and pray for guidance and for the America we yearn for to somehow reemerge from the wreckage of Tuesday and what it will beget, and to endure.

And if we don't? How do we live?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (1Ff7Z)

194 @134 Warai-otoko-I typed that riding in an old schoolbus in Chevron Refinery Richmond. Bumpy, poor light and typing on my phone.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (fThVY)

195 Thune has a lot of balls saying he wants to be the senate leader. That piece of shit should be hiding in a non extradition country. Mother f’er

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (UMWMT)

196 tanned, rested and ready
Posted by: George P. Bush"

Yep. I'd wager there's already some chat about that in the GOPe...

/shudders

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (pfXMo)

197 15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Posted by: Florida Lawn & Garden at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

198 Tea Party was a response to the insanity in DC and crushed. Its main focus on fiscal sanity but even that was was deemed racist and Nazis.

After that failed to get the ruling classes attention it was stepped up Trump whose main focus was ending woke insanity, America First and secure borders. Of course that was racist and Nazis and now has MAGA is almost wiped out.

As many have said, Trump was the last chance to settle this peacefully. What now? I don't see voting our way out of this.


Posted by: Ripley at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (PTDkx)

199 I love how Trump took some responsibility- oh wait.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (UMWMT)

200 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

Noted too. My list of possibilities is growing nicely.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)

201 How ironic.
Today just happens to be -
World Tsunami Awareness Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (wzaBj)

202 Talk to people in the Texas Hispanic community, and they’re very proud of it. For them it’s a move from the back tier to the front tier of Texas politics.

Any large entity from the EU, to any state, county, judge, city or large corporation. Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster.

You have women giving monsters the mothering they should have given to their aborted children.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (BvPIe)

203 Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

Save Bessent, yes. Why stop number two?

They are our enemies now. Evropadelendaest

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

204 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (pfXMo)

205 Any search will tell you that the party identification among those in the top 10% is evenly split. With Ds making strides and catching up to Rs. 50/50. There is no "everyone knows". So, irrelevant. It is those who are at the bottom. They vote too.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

206 AI has been turned into a tool of control against us in the hands of the most evil people in history.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (/Ki2A)

I wish this place had a real search. Seven or eight years ago when AI was just a blip on nobody's radar and you got occasional warnings from billionaires about how they were "afraid" of AI taking over, I used to carefully explain here that its capacity for surveillance ALONE would be bad enough in a bad actors hands.

That the preeminent danger of AI would NEVER be what AI would decide to do but what evil people like those very billionaires would do with AI.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (pjdUv)

207 John Thune is now ready to pass the SAVE Act. Because he knows Democrats won’t bring it to a vote. Expect his fundraising email on that. The douche.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (UMWMT)

208 203 Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

Save Bessent, yes. Why stop number two?

They are our enemies now. Evropadelendaest
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

Fuck it, we should be the ones raining missiles on Europe, not them.

Europe's on their team, for fuck's sakes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (aKiSo)

209 Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster."

So, Harris county...

Yep

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (pfXMo)

210 15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.
Posted by: Florida Lawn & Garden at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

For St. Augustine lawns it's slightly different: 15-5-10.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (wVcYX)

211 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down .

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (8Uo7a)

212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

213 Robert Spencer's plain statement that democrats will win the white house in 2028 is shocking. What follows is the UK's version of rights

Obama was 20 years early, when he said in 2008: "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (PKL0q)

214 "Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada "

Can't even get congress to pass the SAVE Act.

I wish more people connected these two things.

On top of the blatent billion dollar plus fraud that is going on... IT'S FRAUD, FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.

Big Cheat is running the show.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (3g9Kl)

215 and to rain missiles down on Europe"

The Med hardest hit...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (pfXMo)

216 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (2614e)

217 205 Any search will tell you that the party identification among those in the top 10% is evenly split. With Ds making strides and catching up to Rs. 50/50. There is no "everyone knows". So, irrelevant. It is those who are at the bottom. They vote too.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Yes, my point - Rs ignored that 90%, when a ton of their base (the overwhelming majority) is in that 90%...and they lost. Those folks have been getting killed the last 2 years and they don't live on government bennies at the bottom that improve their lot...that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men - their bedrock. Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

218 212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (aKiSo)

219 191
My point is that the total number of Hispanic voters did not change and yet we see a million more votes for the dems
than we saw in 24

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (P4Pk9)

220 I'm just going to toss this out...

If anyone here's got any sort of wealth; generational, properties, investments, etc. you should probably start thinking about next year with Democrat Socialists running the government and what you might want to do to preserve those assets... should you feel inclined to do so.

At some point, that may become necessary.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (RORbl)

221 Any large entity from the EU, to any state, county, judge, city or large corporation. Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster.

You have women giving monsters the mothering they should have given to their aborted children.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (BvPIe)

They all fall for each new Evita Peron that comes along, no matter the consequences.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (jOQad)

222 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...
Posted by: man


Katy Padilla Stout.
Stout isn't just her last name. It's a descriptor.
Torta is stout.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (mISmA)

223 Well if you don't think they're not going to go for it, now that they control both chambers, quite a few statehouses, including places like TEXAS that was supposed to be a bastion of Americanism, as well as the bulk of the bureaucracy and much of the Judiciary they're looking at green lights and no speed limits.


The ONT last night was rife with info with regards to Texas and the cheat being in full effect with the numbers just not matching up or being possible in any way.

I certainly hope there are investigations, but as with the Biden cheat, nothing will happen and Texas and America is f*cked.

250 years was a decent run. No more freedom on Earth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2614e)

224 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

###

I'd with 9-9-9.

Posted by: H. Cain at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

225 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

###

I'd go with 9-9-9.

Posted by: H. Cain at November 05, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

226 and to rain missiles down on Europe"

The Med hardest hit...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (pfXMo)

. . . it's the Final Countdown!

*repeat 42X*

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:47 AM (wVcYX)

227 They are already promising to "End the Iran war" (mullahs are ecstatic , I am sure). So Trump better finish it on his terms before January 2027.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (AKptf)

228 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down ."

True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)

229 222 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...
Posted by: man

Katy Padilla Stout.
Stout isn't just her last name. It's a descriptor.
Torta is stout.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (mISmA)

That race on its own demonstrates that Politics is dead. Messages don't matter. Candidates don't matter. Policies don't matter. We have turned ourselves into a de-facto parliamentary system where everyone just votes for a letter like it's sewn on a sports uniform, completely blind to the fat ass cookie monster piece of shit retard silhouetted behind that letter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (aKiSo)

230 Billionaire Leon Black filed a federal defamation suit Wednesday against Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, accusing him of lying about Black's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, seeks $7.25 million in compensatory and punitive damages and a jury trial, and alleges Garcia "has knowingly and willfully lied about Leon Black and defamed him," NBC News reported.

Black undoubtedly had this ready to go after midterms - as following Tuesday's blue tsunami, Democrats will take control of the House in January, and Garcia is expected to become Oversight chairman. This would put him in charge of the committee that has already subpoenaed Black and voted to hold him in contempt.

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

231 What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

The swing voter is now Hispanic. Individual candidate quality seems to be irrelevant(they basically all performed the same). So what is the platform for them?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (okun6)

I'm not even sure how much of a platform change is required. Their basic culture is family oriented and reasonably conservative as well.

We engage their tribalism by finding and running a true conservative macho hispanic guy or beautiful latina to run.

Paxton for all his conservatism and brains was a physically unattractive guy. He didn't get out and engage people. He beat Ol' Corny cuz Corny was ripe to be beaten.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (YSUhf)

232 Why do all these women insist on being known by three names?

Posted by: Cher at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (2Ez/1)

233 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies, ans opposed to Trump and Republicans giving them a real opportunity to economically succeed.

But I guess immigration enforcement against people here illegally takes precedence over legal immigration and gaining the American dream and a better tomorrow for their family.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (UMWMT)

234 Remember...

we all laughed when AOC showed up.

Now people are seriously thinking of running her for President.

And there are more and more of them showing up every election cycle.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (3g9Kl)

235 If we are to survive, there has to be a massive issue against all Dems the R can run on.
Both sides know this.
Dems have the tools to prevent it.
We have Trump; tone-deaf strutting about how he didn't lose and picking fights with Vance.

I know it's not in his nature (because he wants to make deals), but he has to force the Dems to fight against their own voters.

Enter Trump Santa.

Every spending bill, demand they double it.
Then shut down the government if they don't then double it again.
Tell them they have to come up with the money for Americans who are suffering.

Waive all restrictions and controls on all welfare--no age limit, no income limits, no application: You're automatically approved.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Social Security? 20% increase for everyone.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Taxes? Jubilee for the next two years; no taxes due. General pardon for any individual owing back or current taxes.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Win-win for us: We either cash out on the looting of the treasury.
Or Dems become the hated penny-pinchers who stopped it all.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (/Ki2A)

236 Prison Time For Discussing The Great Replacement? French Left-Wing Lawmakers Push For Draconian New Law

Penalties would be aggravated for elected officials or candidates, resulting in up to three years’ imprisonment and a €75,000 fine

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (RHGPo)

237 that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men"

Should've been a clue when the "Trump" flags all disappeared from trucks...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:50 AM (pfXMo)

238 Remember...

we all laughed when AOC showed up.

Now people are seriously thinking of running her for President.

And there are more and more of them showing up every election cycle.
Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM
----
This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Marjorie Trailer Queen at November 05, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

239 The NY Post had a story about the guy who shot up the Citibank office. It described him as having a "piggish frame". AI written stuff is getting creative

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (8VNAp)

240 233 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies, ans opposed to Trump and Republicans giving them a real opportunity to economically succeed.

But I guess immigration enforcement against people here illegally takes precedence over legal immigration and gaining the American dream and a better tomorrow for their family.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (UMWMT)

Latin America is a shitshow for a reason.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (okun6)

241 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (ctC8W)

242
If anyone here's got any sort of wealth; generational, properties, investments, etc. you should probably start thinking about next year with Democrat Socialists running the government and what you might want to do to preserve those assets... should you feel inclined to do so.

At some point, that may become necessary.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (RORbl)


Put everything you can in a Trust. Name your beneficiaries clearly. Update your will. Take all chance away from the government. They'll have to f*ck things up ROYALLY to get past that. Not that I don't think they'll try.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (2614e)

243 Adding to the “Hispanic” voter discussion. I have a bunch of Tejano kids(Texas) union boilermakers working for me. We’ve worked together for a few weeks and of course being from Texas they had their California jokes. They all have MAGA stickers on their hard hats. Yesterday they were wondering out loud wtf happened last night with the election. I laughed and told them welcome to California and hey you’ll still get to enjoy it when you go back home. Congratulations you’re now a blue state. They asked if I voted and if it went my way. I told them it sure didn’t. I asked if any of them voted. They said no. Told them I guess you should have. They agreed.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (fThVY)

244 that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men - their bedrock. Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...

Which is stupidity on steroids.

They voted for the very party that is actively destroying them. Can't get a job because of H1-B? I know! Lets vote for the party that wants more H1-Bs! Can't get past the HR department because you are white? Vote for the party that strongly forces company to go DEI!

Who hates you the most? Keep voting for the women who keep rejecting you because you aren't Chad or Tyrone.

At least they will fight to keep senior benefits flowing because they will need mom's SSI check to cover their living expenses.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (9Hs2w)

245 Latin America is a shitshow for a reason."

Si.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (pfXMo)

246 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies,

==

And Rs, don't ? Who wanted to give $5K if Rs win ? Who was willing to redistribute my money to some social experiment involving couples having many babies. Have babies, blessing! But be ready to pay for them yourself, don't count on my family to support yours.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (AKptf)

247 Why do all these women insist on being known by three names?

Posted by: Cher at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (2Ez/1)


They must announce loudly that they're not owned by the patriarchy.........Not all can be grossly overhyped like you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (2614e)

248 212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

We'll get to the root of the issue.

Posted by: Oh, no... at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)

249 >> Latin America is a shitshow for a reason.

Maybe we should fully reconsider allowing people into the country whose loyalty depends on what handouts you give them and whose views are antithetical to the republic.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (UMWMT)

250 They voted for the very party "

No, they didn't vote. Period.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (pfXMo)

251
219 191
My point is that the total number of Hispanic voters did not change and yet we see a million more votes for the dems
than we saw in 24
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (P4Pk9)

What changed was turnout. Overall voter turnout in Texas was down somewhat from 2024. But…

“The biggest swings to Democrats came from majority-Hispanic counties in South Texas and along the border that went heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, with Starr, Zapata, Maverick, Hidalgo and Webb counties each shifting upwards of 38 points toward Democrats.

Turnout surged by more than 8 percentage points in the state’s 16 border counties compared with the 2022 elections.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (jOQad)

252 Put everything you can in a Trust.

Give the trust an Indian or Hispanic name too.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (PVBkQ)

253 Robert Spencer's plain statement that democrats will win the white house in 2028 is shocking.

-----

No.

It isn't. It's plain truth. Trump was never going to be on that ballot. And the GOP has successfully resisted his attempts to reform the Party, the election system, immigration or literally anything else. A 2028 loss is baked in because that's the entire recipe.

Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, or whomever else they decide to elevate by then will be the bog-standard GOP bucket of slop they always serve up.

That couldn't win a Presidential election from 2008 - 2016 and it won't win from '28 - ∞28.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (BI5O2)

254 California Prop 40 (wealth tax) is going down to failure.
Prop 41 and Prop 42 which were designed to nullify Prop 40 are also failing.

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

255 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down .
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (8Uo7a)
>>>
True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)
>>>>

My AO is close by in the Willowbrook, Cypress, Tomball triangle. The only English I ever hear being spoken in public anymore is by fellow olds.

"Houston is the most diverse city in America!" **rolls eyes**

My fellow motorists' driving skills / decisions are atrocious too, btw.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)

256 Maybe we should fully reconsider allowing people into the country whose loyalty depends on what handouts you give them and whose views are antithetical to the republic."

That time has passed.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (pfXMo)

257 246 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies,

==

And Rs, don't ? Who wanted to give $5K if Rs win ? Who was willing to redistribute my money to some social experiment involving couples having many babies. Have babies, blessing! But be ready to pay for them yourself, don't count on my family to support yours.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (AKptf)

That's an attempt to cut into new territory, not so much an appeal to existing Rs. We're only going to see more of it if the GOP hopes to remain viable.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (okun6)

258
True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)


Was at a bud's house handing out candy on Halloween.

This happened a few times. The ones 'in charge' spoke good English, but not all spoke the language.

Most don't care to assimilate. They're catered to in all areas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (2614e)

259 Hegseth.

Hegseth will be the dark horse. He'll be president in 2029.

I can't back that up with actual analysis or intelligence. It's just a really weird gut feeling.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (aKiSo)

260 But I've got electrolytes!

Posted by: The bog-standard GOP bucket of slop at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

261 My AO is close by in the Willowbrook, Cypress, Tomball triangle. The only English I ever hear being spoken in public anymore is by fellow olds."

Yep. Mrs and I hit the outlet mall there the other day... we were the foreigners.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (pfXMo)

262 Reality TV dating show “Married at First Sight UK” has been axed in outrage after former cast members were accused of raping the women they were matched with.

.. this wasn't on my bingo card

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

263 250 years was a decent run. No more freedom on Earth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2614

First part?

Yeah, true. This thing is cooked.

The second part is no foregone conclusion. There are several courses of action still available.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (BI5O2)

264 Put everything you can in a Trust. Name your beneficiaries clearly. Update your will. Take all chance away from the government. They'll have to f*ck things up ROYALLY to get past that. Not that I don't think they'll try.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


Problem is, finding a lawyer that knows his shit.

Not every lawyer is qualified to draw up trusts. And one that isn't can F you over worse than the government.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (mISmA)

265 A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

Fertilizer war, actually, but I appreciate the humor.

I sodded my place with St. Augustine several years ago and now regret it.

According to my lawn pro guy, St. Augustinegrass has become susceptible to several strains of fungus for which there is presently no chemical application available to mitigate it.

Should've gone with Zoysia.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (J4Dwc)

266 Most don't care to assimilate."

We're assimilting...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:58 AM (pfXMo)

267 If you wanted to make sure Trump's kind could never rise again what would you do differently

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:58 AM (pjdUv)

268 2029 the Dems have taken the presidency and kept the house and Senate. Socialism is about to take over the US. Unfortunately NASA miscalculated the trajectory of the asteroid Apophis. Trump was right again, the US won't be socialist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (8VNAp)

269 Not every lawyer is qualified to draw up trusts. And one that isn't can F you over worse than the government.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (mISmA)


Valid point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (2614e)

270 I had Zoysia at my last house.

Anything I tried to make it better made it worse. Don't fertilize, don't aerate, don't weed-n-feed, don't de-thatch.

Just water that shit and mow it to 2.5" and accept that it turns brown in the winter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (aKiSo)

271 I definitely look forward to Democrats pursuing the agenda they said they would, as opposed to the make believe fever dreams of people who voted for them because they deserved a “chance”. Reap what you sow. Pretty soon it will move from “that’s all political bullshit” to “omg, it wasn’t”. It’s unfortunate the rest of us have to go for the ride.

You’ve got record low crime. Low inflation. Beat gdp on a long time. Trillions in investment and jobs coming online, lower taxes and magically after the election (as we said) the price of gas is crashing.

That wasn’t Democrats. It’s the agenda and impact we’ve been talking about for months.

But give Democrats a chance to take us back to the great days of Biden and Covid, when they wrecked the economy we are still fighting out of.

People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

272 There's a fungus among us.

Posted by: The Saints of Augustine at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

273 From the American Elegy article:

"There is one unalterable truth that “good” people don’t want to acknowledge: if evil and tyranny are not aggressively confronted, they will prevail every time. They have to. If they are willing to -- and are even excited by — lying, cheating, stealing, looting, harassing, assaulting, and killing, and “good” people aren’t willing to do what it takes to stop them, there is no other possible outcome. And, if a person is not willing to do whatever it takes to stop the evil, and is therefore willing to allow untold damage to their descendants and others in perpetuity, I do not consider them a “good” person."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (yKhjs)

274 Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

Then those men are total retards and will get what they deserve

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (PYT6H)

275 “I believe [ Gayatollah ] Mojtaba has either passed away or is brain-dead,” a staffer at a government institution in Tehran told Azizi. One solid reason why this might not be scuttlebutt is that the amount of communications coming from the Supreme Leader's office has all but ceased in recent days.

"At least two other government officials told me the same," Aziz wrote. "One said that he believed Mojtaba died or became brain-dead earlier this month."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

276 Losing the birthright citizenship case allowed what we are seeing in elections now. The DSA is comprised of those voters.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (8Uo7a)

277 Should've gone with Zoysia.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM

Yoo-hoo!

Posted by: Centipede at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (2Ez/1)

278 People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.
Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

Yeah but no.

Dems are going to go after Musk and they will kill space exploration - not just SpaceX - and also the entire AI economy.

Which I don't think is recoverable.

Posted by: blaster at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (xhfG9)

279 Hegseth will be the dark horse. He'll be president in 2029.

I can't back that up with actual analysis or intelligence. It's just a really weird gut feeling.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (aKiSo)

Cynical Publius floated that idea on X. I like Hegseth; but he’s never run for election for anything and has no political base. I just don’t see him as a viable candidate.

To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)

280 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

281 "One said that he believed Mojtaba died or became brain-dead earlier this month."
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM
+++
Don't believe 'em.

Posted by: Mitch at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)

282 Texas gradually turning purple then blue over several election cycles would be believable. But a 20+ point swing in 2 years… is stupifying

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (PYT6H)

283 Yep. Anchor babies are the enemy within. They are the group our founders were worried about when they spoke of people voting themselves more of other people’s property and stealing their rights.

This has to be one of the most disastrous Supreme Court rulings ever.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (d5sAQ)

284 Reality TV dating show “Married at First Sight UK” has been axed in outrage after former cast members were accused of raping the women they were matched with.

.. this wasn't on my bingo card
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

That outcome boggles the mind I guess the TV show chaperones were axed after The Dating Game's run ended.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)

285 Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

Then those men are total retards and will get what they deserve
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Agreed. We will get it, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (X8vlu)

286 281 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

So wrecking the ice cream and the pizza bagels was just a dry-run then, huh?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (aKiSo)

287 rickb223, get with a bank trust dept. My business partner specialized in trust funds.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (8Uo7a)

288 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
---------

Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

289 They just killed most of the China led data center shutdown. People are going to regret that as we fall behind in that race.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (d5sAQ)

290 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)

Wrong Hispanic original country. They are COMPLETELY tribal, and only support their own countryman, not their generic identity...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (Gb7+b)

291 Brace For A Decade Of Pain, Warns Britain's Institute for Fiscal Studies

"This decade looks set to be the worst decade for growth in household incomes on record. No amount of temporary cost of living packages will fix that. We need a stronger economy."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RHGPo)

292 > If you wanted to make sure Trump's kind could never rise again what would you do differently
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Make the (R) party criminal. Most of them would gladly join "the other party" anyway.

They still want to get paid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RORbl)

293 Reality TV is the lowest form of entertainment.

Posted by: Change my mind at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

294
I don't know about you bitches, but I am lovin' this.

No more responsibility. I can say anything thing I want cuz lord knows it ain't gonna happen.

*sips Tiki drink*

Yep, this is the life. No accountability and plenty of table scraps from Democrat corruption.

What's not to love?

Posted by: Thune and the GOPe at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (YSUhf)

295 >if my dear mother of blessed memory and her family miraculously could survive death camps, the labor brigades and death marches at the hands of the Nazis

The beautiful thing about fiction is that anything can be declared to have happened.
Posted by: ponit blarf at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (aq81h)
=====

I declare you're a dickhead.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)

296 rickb223, get with a bank trust dept. My business partner specialized in trust funds.
Posted by: Ben Had


I will ask my bank next Friday when I can go in in the daytime.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (mISmA)

297 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

No, that's just what they're expecting us to do.

Posted by: Rex Kramer, Security Consultant at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (wVcYX)

298 Cornell 7 criminal investigation to be led by former Diddy prosecutor after NY AG Letitia James was accused of being too biased to oversee it

... biased ?!?

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:06 AM (RHGPo)

299 289 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
---------

Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

Trump was basically a temporary reprieve. The people being replaced don't care that much about it as it turns out. So LatAm politics it is. Better than Middle East politics at least. Cartels>Hamas

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (okun6)

300 rickb223, if you need anything related to that I can put you in touch with the right people.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (8Uo7a)

301 Cynical Publius floated that idea on X. I like Hegseth; but he’s never run for election for anything and has no political base. I just don’t see him as a viable candidate.

To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)
*******
Hegseth is not a viable candidate. Like it or not many people are blaming him for getting us into the war with Iran and would worry he might pull us into another war.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (wzaBj)

302 Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

Wipeout elections have that effect. Whoever runs in ‘28 has got to build a new coalition. Trump was sui generis, what he built won’t last once he’s out of the picture.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (jOQad)

303 That anti -semitic bike ride in Philly will produce an interesting reaction. It will either be the beginning of a very nasty anti-semitic time in America or people will begin fighting back. Most likely it will just be a local annoyance

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (8VNAp)

304
Yeah, true. This thing is cooked.

The second part is no foregone conclusion. There are several courses of action still available.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (BI5O2)


In the immortal words of Mark Andrew Edwards, by ammo.

If you don't have an ammo user, get one of those first.

But buy ammo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (2614e)

305 I see we have another idiot troll this morning

Posted by: Halfhand at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (OJ+ZP)

306 get with a bank trust dept. "

That's what we did... so far, so good.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (pfXMo)

307 So … should I put a gun in my mouth now? Or later?

Seriously. The doomsaying here is pathological. Get a grip. Look at puppy and kitten videos.

Does nobody remember the Obama years when we were all assured that the world was over and leftist commie scumbags would rule the country for 100 years?

We not only survived that, but we roared back with Trump. In any war, there are victories and defeats. We just suffered a defeat. So what? That’s life.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (reaaR)

308 Agreed. We will get it, too.

This will sound real melodramatic but, what happened in Texas is literally civilizational ending.

The communists have always wanted Texas' electoral votes. With Communists in control, and no possibility ever of the SAVE America act or anything like it, the first order of business is to make Texas elections resemble California elections—and that is to eliminate voter ID, allow ballot harvesting and remove ineligibility tracking on Motor Voter so that illegals can register and no way to determine elsewise.

Texas will then Vote Fraud its way into permanent Communist POTUS, there is no need to pack the SCOTUS because with permanent Executive and Legislative, the courts will soon be Communist.

When the lights in the US finally go out, then Taiwan is taken in by China and you can damn well better believe that they will shut off the CPU/GPU/RAM flow into the West and control it like a tyrant.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 09:09 AM (+4Cf6)

309 The Holocaust Never Happened is definitely a take. But these people are now littering government like maggots. Not just showing their ass on no-name forums.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (pjdUv)

310 The stock market is soaring today because the truth is most business people would rather politicians do nothing and with gridlock guaranteed for the next two years they will get their wish.

... not sure exactly how this is different from Republicans refusing to do anything

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

311 Grammar Lesson of the Day.

https://tinyurl.com/yutys4c3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (ndZc7)

312 "I declare you're a dickhead.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM"
+++

Now that's the erudite, insightful commentary we all come here for.

Posted by: It's better than NPR! at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

313 Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Or when the Jews did 9/11???

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pjdUv)

314 So LatAm politics it is."

Si.

/and yes, I spoke thusly...

Oh, and supposedly Massie is going to file impeachment against Hegseth?

Massie. A Republican. Let that percolate for a while.

The GOP is our hope?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pfXMo)

315 Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday, propelled by growing hopes for a resolution in the Iran war.

“I believe [ Gayatollah ] Mojtaba has either passed away or is brain-dead,” a staffer at a government institution in Tehran

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (RHGPo)

316 rickb223, if you need anything related to that I can put you in touch with the right people.
Posted by: Ben Had


Thank you. I'll check with my bank first. But you may be hearing from me.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (mISmA)

317 In the last 40 years of politics we have seen a steady move leftward politically. The Trump anomaly was just that. Painful to think about, but true.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (Gqar8)

318 If we had anybody worth a damn on our team, they'd be rigging up fake "critical refrigeration unit" honeypots to suck in these attacks and then go drone strike the fuckers at whatever third world tenement they're smelling up at the moment.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (aKiSo)

319 The doomsaying here is pathological. Get a grip. Look at puppy and kitten videos."

Go to the range. We had a blast yesterday ...

(pun intended)

I'm going for a walk. It's lovely out.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (pfXMo)

320 In the last 40 years of politics we have seen a steady move leftward politically. The Trump anomaly was just that. Painful to think about, but true.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (Gqar

It wasn't steady. Republicans REFUSED to govern from the Right. They sure ran as if they would though.....

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (pjdUv)

321 Legal expert Jonathan Turley says buyer's remorse is about to sweep America after Democrats' blue tsunami because they will TURN TO IMPEACHMENT and WEAPONIZATION after nothing gets passed

"[DSA wing] will have oversize power in Congress. THIS WILL BE A TRAINWRECK...they don't have the votes to move these reforms. That's the reason they'll turn to investigations and impeachments."

"People are gonna realize they didn't offer any actual, constructive ideas about how to improve the economy."

He's right. Democrats ran on affordability. Now they WILL hold the gavels, and the left is already pushing for subpoenas!

Trump holds the veto pen, so ANY socialist agenda goes nowhere

Then the Dems will put on a circus.

This is the opportunity to expose them before 2028.

Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds says Democrats are about to SCREW UP and OVER-REACH, big time

"As I traveled Florida, voters are NOT interested in impeachments and subpoenas. They want gas prices down and grocery prices down."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

322 I am so sad for my state. Once this cabal takes over there is no return. I lived in Muslim countries for years with oil and gas. It irritates me that when I type Muslim it is auto capitalized. We are good and truly f-ed. Even Collin county voted for this…but then we are overflowing with H1B.

Posted by: AnnaS at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (jSZ9s)

323 Oh, and supposedly Massie is going to file impeachment against Hegseth?

Massie. A Republican. Let that percolate for a while.

The GOP is our hope?
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pfXMo)

The GOP is a gaping post-bottom-surgery hole, and it's not unthinkable that Massie leads a faction to be the new big swinging dick to fill that hole.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:14 AM (aKiSo)

324 People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.
Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

But I don't deserve what they asked for. Will not enjoy.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:15 AM (HFrEr)

325 The good news is when the Speech Comfort and Fairness Laws take effect you will still be able to say the Holocaust didn't happen. You won't be able to say much else but there will be that.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (pjdUv)

326 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

327 Posted by: AnnaS at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (jSZ9s)

As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (k5CNB)

328 Cheap consumer goods and fuel. So many think that Socialism promises this. They do not understand Socialism.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Gqar8)

329 Not only do I not see Hegseth as a viable candidate, I don’t think he’d be a good president. He’s too much of a military man, which is fine in the position he’s in, but he doesn’t seem to have any political instincts. It would be like electing Patton instead of Ike.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (77rzZ)

330 It wouldn't surprise me if Texas was stolen. A national election that was going the Dems way is the perfect time to go all in on the steal in big Red Texas, take the statehouse and the governor's seat and you get the keys to the election apparatus. They will make future cheats part of the 'regular process' just like California and Colorado, and make a permanent big Blue Texas. They will then torture the remaining Red areas to a slow, painful strangulation.

Good Morning Everyone!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Dv3i1)

331 As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November


Not a supermajority, but a majority

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

332 Miranda Devine: The only upside of Democrat hubris is that it will surely lead them to overreach and turn off a volatile electorate before 2028.

While I was in bed this morning, trying to think of any good reason to get up, I came across a Facebook (yes, I know) post from someone mentioning a Dem / GOP strategy - that is, take away a large chunk of Americans' freedom, then after the outcry (if there is one), retreat, give back some freedom, and watch as the sheep accept the lessened freedom.

He explained it in terms of gas prices: if you fill your tank at $2/gal, and then in 6 months at $4/gal, you've become accustomed to the rise, and $3.50/gal seems like a break.

If the price goes in one day from $2 to $4, then you scream. The next day it goes down to $3. You're still mad, but you accept $3 as the 'new normal.'

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (qRla/)

333 ..., censorship is about to raise it's ugly head bigtime.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

334 One more thing...

Among all the discussion, you know what's not considered a factor? The Black Vote.

It's disappeared. Gone. Vaporized. (for the most part)...

Odd...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (pfXMo)

335 326 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

Well, you have no right to bitch about one candidate winning and not the other. But if you truly believe in a pox on both their houses, and you truly believe that whoever wins of the two plausible choices would have been unacceptable and led to ruin, then you still get to bitch in general. You just don't get to bitch that "your guy" didn't win and would have made things better.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (aKiSo)

336 333 ..., censorship is about to raise it's ugly head bigtime.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

Remember Net Neutrality? I do.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (Gqar8)

337 "As I traveled Florida, voters are NOT interested in impeachments and subpoenas. They want gas prices down and grocery prices down."
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)


We have a clever plan to reduce the demand curve. Read our book, Prairie Fire, and take direct action!

Posted by: SDS / Weather Underground at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (wVcYX)

338 328 Cheap consumer goods and fuel. So many think that Socialism promises this. They do not understand Socialism.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Gqar

It does promise this. This and many other promises. Delivery unavailable though.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (okun6)

339 As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (k5CNB)

In the Texas senate. GOP lost the Texas house.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

340 Oh, and those surprised at the number of votes in TX?

Drive around Texas. The population is (IMO) severly undercounted...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (pfXMo)

341 In the immortal words of Mark Andrew Edwards, by ammo.

If you don't have an ammo user, get one of those first.

But buy ammo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (2614e)

Sure, preparation is never bad.

But there are other courses of action we can pursue that won't require that, at least in the short term.

There are political solutions to this predicament. They just don't include the Republican Party.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (BI5O2)

342 man

Abortion and poor health decisions like shooting sideways has made African Americans vote totals much smaller than Hispanic vote totals.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (u82oZ)

343 Abortion and poor health decisions like shooting sideways"

I'm stealing that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:21 AM (pfXMo)

344 Daily Mail- Russell Brand found guilty of rape.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (wzaBj)

345 No more Ms. Nice Gal.

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
BREAKING: Dues-paying Socialist Nithya Raman has DEFEATED Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral election, per DDHQ

If LA had fair elections, we'd be celebrating @spencerpratt as the winner tonight.

But instead, the city of homelessness and fraud will have an even WORSE mayor

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

346 He's right. Democrats ran on affordability. Now they WILL hold the gavels, and the left is already pushing for subpoenas!
____

I don't think so. The vast majority of the country doesn't even know what happens in Washington, let alone care. What's going to happen is Trump's economy will continue on it's path, consumer goods and fuel become more affordable, wages increase faster than inflation, demand pressure on everything will decline as effects of deportation continue to accrue, and the majority of the voters will pat themselves on the back for putting the Dems 'back in charge'.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (Dv3i1)

347 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)


Had a friend tell me that a decade or 2 ago. I've only missed one election, and it was only bonds, since.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (2614e)

348 Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

Yep and they have the surveillance apparatus in place. And I'm not talking about flock.

Censorship and surveillance are the principal tools of every dictatorship. And when their Civilian Security Force ramps up you won't know who has turned informant. I have said it repeatedly but I will tell you, do not listen to any talk of "war" between the DNC and DSA. The DSA is fully controlled and they are there to move us left faster and betterer than the "establishment" could do alone.

Good morning btw

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (pjdUv)

349 Apparently gun fatalities from gang related shootings are plummeting because everyone's putting a switch in their glock and now nobody can hit a damn thing as they dump their whole clip vaguely into the atmosphere.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (aKiSo)

350 Not a supermajority, but a majority

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

In the Texas senate. GOP lost the Texas house.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

Thanks for the correction.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (k5CNB)

351 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

Thanks for the correction.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (k5CNB)


If you can't trust a bear with asymmetrical balls for valid information........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (2614e)

352 Massie isn't going anywhere despite leaving Congress on 1/1. He's going to be just like MTG , a carbuncle on the ass of the Republicans

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

353 352 Massie isn't going anywhere despite leaving Congress on 1/1. He's going to be just like MTG , a carbuncle on the ass of the Republicans
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

Can't wait for the podcast.

What's he gonna call it?

"Those People"? "Just Asking Questions"? "Donald Trump Touched Me In My No-No Square"?

I'm on tenterhooks, here.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:25 AM (aKiSo)

354 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

Well, you have no right to bitch about one candidate winning and not the other. But if you truly believe in a pox on both their houses, and you truly believe that whoever wins of the two plausible choices would have been unacceptable and led to ruin, then you still get to bitch in general. You just don't get to bitch that "your guy" didn't win and would have made things better.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (aKiSo)
******
It's always about two choices and it's always about the future. Six years is a long time for a Senate seat and it can make a difference in your future so every vote matters it's about protecting the Supreme Court. It's about protecting the Constitution.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (wzaBj)

355 This'll be great!

A gushing Stephanie Ruhle lauds Talarico for a campaign of "unity and love."

"You said love is an action word. Does your victory start to turn the page for this country in how we see one another?"

-
Real life Big Rock Candy Mountain!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)

356 Liberal Christianity has really shown its ass of late. Thinking of that Adam Hamilton character winning in Kansas.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (Gqar8)

357 But instead, the city of homelessness and fraud will have an even WORSE mayor

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

So they can declare the winner after two days but the primary took two weeks to count?

This is Tammany Hall type corruption.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (6ydKt)

358 One more thing...

Among all the discussion, you know what's not considered a factor? The Black Vote.

It's disappeared. Gone. Vaporized. (for the most part)...

Odd...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (pfXMo)

They're not gone, but they're simply the air that the Democrats breathe.

You don't need to worry about the air. It's always there.

And so with the black vote, it's Democrat...it always will be.

Why pay attention to it?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:27 AM (YSUhf)

359 The other thing Texas gives the Democrats...

An entire southern border that's just... gone.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:27 AM (RORbl)

360 IIRC, Nithya Raman was set to concede the LA Mayor race to Bass and Pratt after the primary. Funny how things change.

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (2CeDH)

361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

362 I was informed that blacks control Democrats, they are gonna throw a big fit because of Jasmine Crockashit, and Kamala is a shoo-in for 2028.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (pjdUv)

363 So LA will be Blade Runner without the replicants

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (8VNAp)

364 Smell the Glove

Listen to this plan, please.

We get an AI from Elon, and name it Mike. Then we form cells. Each layer of the pyramid has three members. Mike is in charge of security and connections. Leave the GOP out of it. They are losers.

Elon and his baby mommas go to Mars. We remain here, organize, and take over in 2028.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (u82oZ)

365 Look at the electoral map in Texas. Looks like the situation in Illinois.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (Gqar8)

366 361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

367 It's always about two choices and it's always about the future. Six years is a long time for a Senate seat and it can make a difference in your future so every vote matters it's about protecting the Supreme Court. It's about protecting the Constitution.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (wzaBj)

My point is more that not voting itself is a vote. You're saying none of the above. You're saying you don't believe either option will make anything better, and don't accept what you expect either person to do. You absolutely get to complain afterwards because you've already rejected the premise that so-and-so would have been any better.

But I totally agree with the sentiment that people who sit on the fence and don't vote, then turn around and say "oh, things would be better if so and so would have won"... yeah, screw those people.

Or the people who claim to care about an issue and then not vote for a candidate who has a good track recond on that very issue because of some nonsense or another. That's infuriating too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (aKiSo)

368 ...

Talifreko gets in, resigns, and the TSX Gov appoints Jasmine Crockashit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)

369 "You said love is an action word. Does your victory start to turn the page for this country in how we see one another?"


Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)

Anybody who uses the words 'action word' is a overeducated retard.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

370
For my part, I did vote for once. But nonvoters are people too, and they have a right to complain. There are a whole helluva lot of them that contribute a whole helluva lot more to our country than a whole helluva lot of people who do vote.

There are also more people in this world who can't vote than who can, or live in *ahem* countries where voting doesn't count for much. And that's always been the case, and believe me - those people's opinions frequently count for a lot more than anyone might like, but they count.

This whole "voting is a civic duty and unalloyed good" bullshit is just that, and no more.

Sorry, but America has no universal vote requirement, and it's the right of every citizen to sit it out, and just as valid a choice as voting for one of your preferred pederasts and gang members.

And there's the rub: not one person who ever said "but you have to vooooote, it's your duuuuuty" ever meant it. They really mean "vote for my thieving pederast."

The moment the other thieving pederast suffers from low turnout, they celebrate it.

Nobody actually believes this crap. QED.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)

371 The votes in Texass came from somewhere, yes?

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (Gqar8)

372 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (X8vlu)

373 Against all odds, Trump rebranded Republicans and Democrats before everyone's eyes. He handed America *gold*.

But then Republicans refused to budge, while Democrats quietly re-re-rebranded themselves over the past 12 months. The Republican return to what they really are is genuine, the Democrat rebrand is totally fake.

But here we are.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (pjdUv)

374 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

That's another thing. There are way more people in this country that really hate Trump than really love him. Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.

"Are you trying to PLAY NICE WITH THEM? They'll attack us no matter WHAT WE DO!"

Yeah, yeah. But a big part of their strategy is motivating the anti-Trump part of the electorate (way bigger than it could have been thanks to Trump) with spite. Maybe learn your enemy's strengths and don't play to them?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (iBWKI)

375 Gonna be fun in twenty years when we got kids running around called Mohammed Al-Rodriguez.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (aKiSo)

376 Talifreko gets in, resigns, and the TSX Gov appoints Jasmine Crockashit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)

LOL

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (pjdUv)

377 Talarico and the tranny congress person caught fucking in the Senate cloak room.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (8Uo7a)

378 374 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

That's another thing. There are way more people in this country that really hate Trump than really love him. Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.

"Are you trying to PLAY NICE WITH THEM? They'll attack us no matter WHAT WE DO!"

Yeah, yeah. But a big part of their strategy is motivating the anti-Trump part of the electorate (way bigger than it could have been thanks to Trump) with spite. Maybe learn your enemy's strengths and don't play to them?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (iBWKI)

Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

379 Jim Gergahty et al are in full gloat mode on X, I nuked everything I tweeted not from shame but from no longer giving a single fuck.

They think the Go Along Gang won everything this week.

They think that tax cuts AHOY and grab your ankles cuckservatism are back baby....

this gun's retired fuck 'em I aim to care about their "come back" just as much as they cared about closing the borders and securing America for Americans....fuck you asshole motherfuckers....go full donkey go along gang.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (Int1s)

380 Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

When did I mention Hispanics?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (iBWKI)

381 155 I just think if people continue to blame "the cheat" (in TX?? really ? then Rs were cheating for 30 years?) or AWFLS, or the Joos, or whatever, they misdiagnose. Elections are a serious business and should be treated as science, require continuous work, and they are not some one day event. Ds know it. Obama contingent created a machine that micro-targeted their potential voters. Rs used to know it, Bush' machine knew every voting district and every potential voter in the country. I don't see such diligence from the current Rs GOTV structure.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (AKptf)

I will not discount that red states have machines too. a complete wipe out in TX is unprecedented, as a previous poster said there was no scandal driving it. A whole state threw everyone out even when run well? Politicians with track records of winning were blown out? Guys, this is something strange. It needs to be looked at.

Posted by: Inogame at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (53oGX)

382 Its unfortunate, I am sure it wasn't all above board... and if you don't see there is a hard lesson for Republicans to learn here that has nothing to do with "the other team," I don't know what to tell you.

I guess we're in for another cycle of rubber-banding. The Democrats will act utterly retarded as they always do... and then the voters will bring in another Trump after. Nothing will be learned, and a term or two later it will be "the end of America" again when the Democrats win a midterm or the presidency because Republicans and Democrats are reflections.

Maybe in another three hundred years Americans will wake the fuck up. In the meantime I am enjoying the life of a Galt.

Posted by: Mad Jojo at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (OCtpp)

383 Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.
----

So how did he win the NPV as a Republican against Hollywood, the media, academia, etc again? People hadn't found out Trump is a dick by 2024?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (pjdUv)

384 361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.
Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

R turnout seems normal to me. D turnout was better than normal for a non-presidential election. For example, compare this year's results with 2018's:

Paxton: 4,249,752
Talarico: 5,445,121

Cruz: 4,260,553
O'Rourke: 4,045,632

Same basic total for Republicans both cycles, but Cruz won by about 2.5 points in 2018 and Paxton lost by about 12 points.

Talarico's numbers look like a vote total from a presidential election year, like 2024:

Cruz: 5,990,741
Allred: 5,031,249

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

385 346 Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (Dv3i1)

The media will shut the fuck up about things to a point, and dissent from the donk byline will slowly become treason...the grid will continue to deterioriate they will continue to flood our nation amnesty will become dejure rather than defacto and the nation will not be recognizably American in 40 years....lie back and think of England.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (Int1s)

386
So how did he win the NPV as a Republican against Hollywood, the media, academia, etc again? People hadn't found out Trump is a dick by 2024?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (pjdUv)

Because Kamala Harris was a terrible candidate, as was universally acknowledged here and everywhere else. As soon as she was out of the picture and all the focus was on him as president, he collapsed in popularity.

George W. Bush won a majority of the NPV, something Trump has never managed, and Trump superfans have no problem recognizing how badly he alienated the country soon after.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (iBWKI)

387 384 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

If the fraud was allowed on that scale after 30 years of GOP control it was wanted and desired fraud or the TX GOP is too stupid to have power.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (Int1s)

388 Oh Shit, amnesty will be on the docket.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (8Uo7a)

389 Hillary saying she was worried about mind control may have been a bit of a brag. They always have to tell you what they are up to.

You don't know what the fuck they are doing with AI yet. It's definitely good for strategy ideas.

Probably at LEAST gave them the ideal "template" to run in every race. Hot Latina governor, Sooper "Christian" Democrat, etc etc etc

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (pjdUv)

390 370 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)

If you sit the vote out and wind up with AOC in charge of the country and complain you deserve to shit your fucking teeth....sorry not sorry....and I do not give a fuck what the back story is.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (Int1s)

391 Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (iBWKI)

Nikki Haley was a terrible candidate and still netted 10 times as many delegates as your guy. But do lecture me more about the Ways of Winning.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (pjdUv)

392 Most "blame" the Iran War for the midterm blues.

No one has mentioned the effing stupid, illiterate voters who think "affordability" is a gift the Democrats will hand out like candy stolen from the millionaires.

Posted by: Wormword at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (yOcCL)

393 380 Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

When did I mention Hispanics?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (iBWKI)

If you're not focusing on Hispanics after this election then you're crazy. They're the swing voters and largest bloc of interest by a comfortable margin.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (okun6)

394 Someone will have fun saying I'm "blaming" AI. I just like putting ideas out there.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:45 AM (pjdUv)

395 387 384 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

If the fraud was allowed on that scale after 30 years of GOP control it was wanted and desired fraud or the TX GOP is too stupid to have power.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (Int1s)

I think we probably just got beat fair and square in Texas. Losing the Texas house is one indication; those seats are dispersed throughout the state. Urban fraud machines alone can't produce that result.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (HFrEr)

396 Nikki Haley was a terrible candidate and still netted 10 times as many delegates as your guy. But do lecture me more about the Ways of Winning.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (pjdUv)

Either Haley or DeSantis would not have lost Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, et. al.

Pence or Christie would have done better than Trump. You could not have been a bigger disaster to back.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (iBWKI)

397 332 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (qRla/)

The slow cook rotisserie globalization method....

see Sam Altman and the global RAM, SSD, and GPU market....hey didn't we used to go after cartels and blockbust them as a govt?

Why yes yes we did now we call them AI data centers....fucking asshole do nothing motherfuckers.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (Int1s)

398 I'm pretty old, but I can't recall a time when buy ammo was bad advice.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (z6ONu)

399 385 346 Posted by: Chuck Martel

The media will shut the fuck up about things to a point, and dissent from the donk byline will slowly become treason...the grid will continue to deterioriate they will continue to flood our nation amnesty will become dejure rather than defacto and the nation will not be recognizably American in 40 years....lie back and think of England.
Posted by: sven

Meanwhile the EuroClowns and DeepStaters (ever touting Rubio's EPIC FAIL Greece speech) will grin with a knowing smile as the eu-flight bomb threats mirror the reciprocal denial of Russian Airspace due to Zelensky's continued pellet gun assault on a enraged charging bear.

DS: Everything going to plan, full escallation, full mobilization acceding to the unearned, seizing the undeserved, ensuring their own legacy -- the pendulum swings because they push it, as they did Humpty Dumpty.

What FOOLS these mortals be?
Give the Bear it's honey and it will go back to sleep -- or ELSE (Ukraine upholding Budapest accord to never join NATO) before it gets personal and the Macaroni really experiences what a real life Ernesto Blowfeld can really do.

TRUMP can bring us back from this brink; or we see the same...

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

400 352 Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

In all sincerity there are two things that will have me no longer give a shit about politics or the future of the GOP in the micro and possibly the nation as a whole...

1) is the RINOs go wild and the Bush wing ascendant

2) is the I can't believe it's not MTG/Tuq'r Karlson Anti-Semites taking over and both parties being anti-jew as hello....

If Massie is the party I am not in it at all.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (Int1s)

401 399 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

I said during the Transition that the first thing trump needed to do was retire 1/2 pint....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM (Int1s)

402 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

This graph says otherwise, but it could be wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:53 AM (OlzlW)

403 If you sit the vote out and wind up with AOC in charge of the country and complain you deserve to shit your fucking teeth....sorry not sorry....and I do not give a fuck what the back story is.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (Int1s)

I probably won't sit that out. If they give me career GOP for a Presidential/Senate choice (they will), I'll write in something.

I'll vote to keep my state as far right as I can. The federal government is a lost cause, and there is no viable option.

With or without my vote, the Democrat nominee in 2028 will win. This is your Party's fault. Quit blaming voters. Or nonvoters. This is squarely on the Republican Party. It was up to them to present an alternative to perpetual Democrat rule, they were given a golden opportunity to do it, and they refused.

And that's all there is. Voting can't fix this anymore. The federal government requires a different political solution than elections.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (BI5O2)

404 402 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

This graph says otherwise, but it could be wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz
Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:53 AM (OlzlW)

That graph says exactly what Red Turban said.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (HFrEr)

405 I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary. 'We Need To Stop Giving Birth to Them'

Who’s gonna lift things and fix your siht?

Posted by: BuddyPC at November 05, 2026 09:56 AM (cTezk)

406 403 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (BI5O2)

May your chains rest lightly upon you comrade, happily I had a three pound cyst removed from my neck so mine can grip tighter....the good news is I will walk against the wind and enjoy the American Socialist State in Panama or Argentina I think.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (Int1s)

407 401 399 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

I said during the Transition that the first thing trump needed to do was retire 1/2 pint....
Posted by: sven

If, so, then what... that is the plan...
JD issues pardon, and we get cTHIEL ascendancy, MUCH worse than ctHILLARY because JD will not be opposed by the "conservatives" because he's one-of-our-won ... which he isn't....

Never JD.
Never Rubio.
Never Nickey.

Last great hope for America: Bezos'28/Petraeus
Giving your money back and leaving you alone.

Reprising the Watchmen/Third Man, Trump looking down at the mollusk-like fingers extending from the sewer grate as the filth and corruption foam up around his waist and whispering: NO -- with BFF/Bezos by his side picking up Musk assets for pennies on the dollar.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

408 I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

What I'm curious about is...did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (qBdHI)

This entire election was anti Trump. Anti GOP. It's that simple.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 10:00 AM (hmYU4)

409 407 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

1/2 Pint could have been given 250 million and a pacific island to debauch escorts of his choice....instead he got scolded once and then was allowed to drive up the cost of diesel....

I hate Zelensky and I hate the never trumpers who suck him off....and I will put my Anti-Soviet credentials up against anyone.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (Int1s)

410 I will walk against the wind and enjoy the American Socialist State in Panama or Argentina I think.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (Int1s)

If leaving is a reasonable choice for you, then by all means, bolt. It's a good idea. Probably the best one, on an individual basis. I'd be gone already if it were workable.

I certainly haven't discounted the idea. It could be reasonable at some point in the medium term. But I have things here I need to be here for.

And I still have a nagging desire to fix things in America. It just has nothing to do with the federal government, and can't be done through it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

411 Good Morning. Thanks, J.J.

'I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary.

Great. A special education teacher likely 'teaching' more male children than female, and definitely not because she wanted to be that type of teacher (unless she has been blessed with 'gifted' classes). Rather because special education is the starting point - and could be the ending point - of those who want a fulltime teaching jobs in certain public school districts. (And my how the school administrations gripe about Special Education classes taking money from the system for other programs and teaching - not to mention pensions & benefits!)

But long-in-tooth Dana is a man hater in general, apparently never had an opportunity to become a parent and - maybe - never a wife. She likely has a history of picking the wrong man or being the wrong woman. C'est la vie.

Unfortunately, there are many K-12 teachers who detest boys unless they have a special family or particular gift that can be ridden upon. nothing new. Nor has it been

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

412 hidden that well heeled women, particularly in entertainment and politics have used methods to ensure births of female children, and have aborted males just because. (Also from above, Christian Toto: Breitbart warned us politics is downstream of culture (did we listen?).)

While Montgomery County overall is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, its public school system is large, diverse, and starkly divided by income and race. In fact, its public schools have a majority-minority student population.

Dana F-ed up in the wrong place.

The danger is we're dealing with a so many dumb but educated 'on paper' idiots becoming increasingly more desperate for a niche.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

413 Now here's a silly, silly goose:

Scott Galloway called Elon Musk a "traitor to the West" during a live podcast appearance with Kara Swisher, sparking widespread controversy and accusations that he was invoking capital punishment.

So h8ful! A major loser even given his previous background and employment. (Made zero into a unique marketing professor cut off of X by Musk.) 😂

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

414 409 407 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

1/2 Pint could have been given 250 million and a pacific island to debauch escorts of his choice....instead he got scolded once and then was allowed to drive up the cost of diesel....

I hate Zelensky and I hate the never trumpers who suck him off....and I will put my Anti-Soviet credentials up against anyone.
Posted by: sven

credentials, never in question.
on Z, a comedian who's jokes fall SO FLAT that he not only understands why he should just leave the stage
-- but continues to count on the fact that "some people just don't get the joke"
-- It's time for carbonite.

Macaroni can "call and raise" the only with Jerry Lewis and Inspector Clouseau (and his minkey)

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (bJTAk)

415 410 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

These people are talking about ending the male gender through targeted abortion in a reverse Chinese one child policy....

it never ceases to amaze me the number of Americans who refuse to call evil evil....

it is like the Clancy cult these women demand and are getting the right to murder and be exculpated....

fuck this nation.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:10 AM (Int1s)

416 Morn' all... Still here not at the art thread ? Anyway , may I just say we're screwed... Out for now

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 10:10 AM (+gK6I)

417 Driven by RINO pricks like Thune that are too stupid to understand that the left ACTUALLY MEANS what they say.

He and his RINO crew thought they were just lying to get elected and it wasn't a big deal. The GOP establishment TRULY BELIEVES that Trump is a bigger threat than the left.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 05, 2026 10:19 AM (setIA)

418 416 Morn' all... Still here not at the art thread ? Anyway , may I just say we're screwed... Out for now
Posted by: It's me donna

Simply Put: TRUMP needs to be our Rorhschach
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs

The bald-headed minkey on his staff may be the last option.
Never JD.
Never Rubio.
Never Nickey.
Never cTHEIL.

Let's GO BRANDON. You ARE the Storm.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (6uQDu)

419 It's interesting today how I never heard the GOP voters squawking this much about Trump's wrong moves. Start with Noem

Posted by: Joe at November 05, 2026 11:27 AM (Uy/WF)

420 “Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well.“

I’m not happy after the elections, but is Mr. Spencer saying the 2028 elections have been canceled?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (h3AaS)

Daily Tech News 5 November 2026

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:07 AM (odBC9)

2 Miklos is in the ONT!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:10 AM (odBC9)

3 G'Day everyone
It can be Friday

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Imcic)

5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

6 Nick Fuentes seems to have some good points on politics and, right now, on assessing the outcome of the elections, but jeez his voice is annoying.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:18 AM (odBC9)

7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:21 AM (JrHfD)

8 Fortunately it seems that the blood banks aren't run by complete idiots.
****

suggested edit.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:22 AM (Imcic)

9 Smart people keep sensitive things on servers in their bathrooms.

Posted by: Miklos read that somewhere a few years back at November 05, 2026 04:28 AM (FUMQC)

10 Miklos is in the ONT!
Posted by: m

I owned it.

But if you read to the end of the ONT, I sold it back.

Posted by: Miklos got bills to pay to at November 05, 2026 04:29 AM (FUMQC)

11 Speaking of Nvidia's Spark here's a review of an Asus 14" laptop with one. (Notebook Check)

Seems like general-purpose performance is actually pretty good. Damn expensive though.

$3700 and you can only get it with up to 32GB of RAM?
To get the amount of RAM you need to run decent AI models you'd need at least 96GB and preferably the full fat 128GB.

Very few people would want to pay $7000+ for a 14" laptop to get the 128GB.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:32 AM (6ydKt)

12 It's available in Australia in the 64GB configuration. That's about $5000 though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

13 asmongold
It's actually over.
1:17:23

https://tinyurl.com/333vycun

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (odBC9)

14 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (sAmhv)

15 7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Chickens are technically dinosaurs, so it all works.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

16 Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:36 AM (JrHfD)

17 Australian 64 Gig configuration is more expensive because of special left hand drive and upside down Antipodean requirements

Posted by: Regulatory Miklos at November 05, 2026 04:37 AM (FUMQC)

18 Story about a "bloody" kind Australian man. Good news network site:

https://tinyurl.com/5btryb9u

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:39 AM (JrHfD)

19 @5/Pixy Misa: "It is always Friday somewhere in the world."

I'll allow it.

https://tinyurl.com/47tmmpmn

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:42 AM (O7YUW)

20 Lovely violin and sax version of an old time hymn, "Nearer my God to thee":

https://tinyurl.com/4v3wypfp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:43 AM (JrHfD)

21 Good morning, I may go back to sleep but not right now. This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 05, 2026 04:44 AM (Q/FnY)

22 This man writes the nicest reflections over at the "Sunny Skyz" site. This one is about walking, God and nature:

https://tinyurl.com/5cdfceb7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:47 AM (JrHfD)

23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

24 Long commute today
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

25 In the film "Rollerball" (1975), the future involved "Corporate Wars."

We are now in a prelude to that. "Memory Wars."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 05, 2026 04:55 AM (LOvBA)

26 So, the SK and Taiwan chip makers are positioning themselves for Chinese success. Sounds about right.
Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

27 23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)


I would have liked to upgrade to an AM5 motherboard and get a 10000 series (Who knows what AMD will do with that number scheme) Ryzen CPU and 32 GB or 64 GB of DDR5 RAM.

THe way things are now, I'll probably have to wait until AM and an 11 or 12000 series CPU with DDR6 RAM.

Maybe by then it won't cost me $800 or $900 for RAM and an SSD.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:59 AM (6ydKt)

28 **wait until AM6 ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:00 AM (6ydKt)

29 5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

wut

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)

30 @29/m: "wut"

Solved in my #19.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:06 AM (O7YUW)

31 One of the primary drivers for PC upgrades is gaming. Gaming has been fairly crap lately, with most of the best things coming out being indie-ish titles that don't need the latest and greatest hardware. So there's a bit of a demand factor involved here as well, probably. Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

32 Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

It will have to be through private sales as they are banned from import into the U.S., for many reasons but mainly because they are mobile CCP spy machines.

So there won't be any dealerships and good luck on getting parts and service unless you want to drive to Toronto.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)

33
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 05, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)

34 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

35 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:12 AM (JrHfD)

36 Good morning, All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (PKL0q)

37 Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

The biggest game in a decade is coming out this month, Grand Theft Auto VI.

It will only be available on Playstation 5 for awhile, but they are supposedly trying to speed up the release of the PC port.

That will be the biggest driver of PC gamer upgrades when it does come out, I'm guessing by the second or third quarter of next year.

How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (6ydKt)

38 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 05, 2026 05:16 AM (Hbeqj)

39 @27/SpeakingOf: I'm in a similar situation. I was getting ready to start speccing out a complete machine refresh to replace the one I built in 2013 (which I'm still going strong on.)

It takes me days to research the parts in order to focus on manufacturers' track records of reliability, then I have to find all the manuals for the parts to make sure the parts are truly compatible (I actually read the motherboard manufacturer's sheets on which memory they've certified with their motherboards, for instance.)

Anyway, After 2 or 3 days of pouring through information, if I'm lucky I have a list of products that are:
a) Reliable (or should be)
b) Compatible
c) Available
d) Affordable

And then comes the purchase, the assembly, the intense testing, the install of the OS, and the part I dread: Migration and setup.

And that last part is why I always drag my heels on getting into this whole upgrade mess because I hate, hate, HATE migration and setup.

Window 8, 10, and 11 also being dog vomit may have had something to do with my delays.

Aaaaanyway... Would like to upgrade, but... not with things as they are now. Nope. Not happening. "Affordable" is BROKEN.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW)

40 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:20 AM (V0/Sp)

41 >>> hackers who destroyed food in European supermarket freezers

Buy a smart fridge?

No IoT at my house

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:24 AM (V0/Sp)

42 Trump won’t be here forever and the GND is not dead. I expect the new US Canada trade deal will eliminate any issues regarding Chinese EV’s.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 05:26 AM (9H7EW)

43 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada.

If a country wants a domestic industry the last thing you want is Chinese cars allowed in.

The only thing that would save American automakers is that they make mostly trucks and SUVs.
The Chinese make EV SUVs but they have no answer for light and heavy duty trucks.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

44 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (RIvkX)

45 Old time Afro- American spiritual : "His eye is on the sparrow.":

https://tinyurl.com/43fu48vh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (JrHfD)

46 @37/SpeakingOf: "How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT."

I'm going to be watching Sony Interactive Entertainment {SIE} to see if they issue any large-scale layoff notices in the months following release.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

47 Evening and morning to all in this new America! Thor's Day yet again, but strangely different here: less hot and less wet, with (supposedly) cooler temps in store for the weekend. I plan to get in a solid workout this a.m., and maybe go out for coffee and a sandwich as my breakfast. Not sure yet.

What's goin' on witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:48 AM (56Qyq)

48 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026

***
Fen, you probably know this, but the anesthetic techniques have improved vastly in recent years. When we had my boyhood cat Rusty snipped in '72, he had to stay overnight and came home the next day still groggy. In '83, Arizona had to stay overnight but came home fine and hungry. Since then a cat can go home the same day and be back on his regular routine very quickly. Ask your vet. Your kitten may be wolfing his dinner at the usual time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq)

49 Miklos hath return-ed!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:54 AM (56Qyq)

50 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:56 AM (JrHfD)

51 Stirling just spent a few minutes on my lap. Not milk-treading; probably trying to soften me up to put breakfast down early. Sorry, cat, ain't gonna work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 06:02 AM (56Qyq)

52 Morning, all. I am finishing breakfast and have caught up on my tickets. Things are looking up.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 06:10 AM (OPGS/)

53 >>>And that last part is why I always drag my heels on getting into this whole upgrade mess because I hate, hate, HATE migration and setup.

Same, same, same.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 06:24 AM (RDiUV)

54 Warren Zevon in the ONT is sounding pretty good this morning.

I am unhappy this morning because I have to go into NYC. I don't want to go into NYC. Another coffee will help!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:24 AM (EdZlF)

55 TheRegister: "VMware returns to low-end server virtualization with 'vSphere Express'"

https://tinyurl.com/3kwf9vvf

A little refresher on Broadcom, the new owner of VMWare:

- Drastically reduced the number of resellers in its channel, meaning there's no-one left that's a good fit for customers to sell this particular product
- Destroyed any trust its customers had (and its own reputation with them) by increasing support and purchase prices after acquiring VMWare (Like to the order of 10x)
- Basically told lower end customers "You are a bother to us. We don't need you, go away."
- Bet the farm on the "cream of the crop" customers (the really big ones) staying.
- Found out a lot more of those AREN'T staying around. Oops.
- Panicked.
- Removed the download link for VMware’s Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) which allowed customers to migrate their virtual disks off to other virtualization software
- Went all Pikachu-surprised face when an open source drop-in replacement came out for VDDK that customers could use to continue to migrate virtual disks to other virtualization software.

The comments under The Reg's article absolutely brutal towards Broadcom, as they should be.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

56 Oh and here's The Reg's article about that open source tool:

"Architect creates open source replacement for VM migration tool VMware has hidden"

https://tinyurl.com/4w57uejm

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

57 absolutely brutal towards Broadcom, as they should be

So say we all!

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:28 AM (aJQbY)

58 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 05, 2026 06:29 AM (VyBeY)

59 Morning all. Time for me to haul my butt out of bed, walk and talk to God, and decide whether/which on taking a sub position today.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:31 AM (aJQbY)

60 30 years ago…first vote in a presidential election. Voted for Dole.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:38 AM (h3AaS)

61 59 Morning all. Time for me to haul my butt out of bed, walk and talk to God, and decide whether/which on taking a sub position today.
Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:31 AM (aJQbY)

I thought the subbing gig was cool. The district I worked in let us pick levels, so I selected all HS and MS (I subbed one MS class, never again). If I could do it today, I would.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:39 AM (h3AaS)

62 Cow Demon - if it were supplementary income I'd be much more positive about it I definitely am keeping it in mind as a 'when I retire' thing. If I can afford to retire.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:40 AM (aJQbY)

63 43 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada.

If a country wants a domestic industry the last thing you want is Chinese cars allowed in.

The only thing that would save American automakers is that they make mostly trucks and SUVs.
The Chinese make EV SUVs but they have no answer for light and heavy duty trucks.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

It is a dangerous and divided world, so I will cheerfully have EVs from China imported into one of my three countries. It helps support the new…world…order.

Posted by: PM Carney at November 05, 2026 06:41 AM (h3AaS)

64 RandomDave, I hear ya. When I was doing it, it became primary income. Until I got a more lucrative temp gig.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:42 AM (h3AaS)

65

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at November 05, 2026 06:45 AM (uj6GU)

66 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

"the swamp donekys and socialistas are on the wrong side of the overton - society is swinging back and that swing does not stop. those who try to reverse it get woodchippered."

I take issue with this statement. The victories from Tuesday of the most anti-American candidates would not have happened if the above statement was true. Perhaps they would have taken both houses anyway, but not so forcefully.

I do agree with the general sentiment. The Rs are poltroons. It would be a great day if the party dissolved and a new one took its place. Had they done anything - anything - for us, they may have held on to power. The more open communists of the D party might have had to split off, but now, that will not happen. The cowardice and criminality of the R party only interested in their bank balances and positions could very well have ruined the whole country for a decade or more.

Every time someone works for us, they get taken away. I cannot think of any more wicked CONgress than the next one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)

67 Society swung right out of the Overton windows and is laying in the street.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:47 AM (MWfyi)

68 Heh. Loving RFK Jr.'s X stream this morning. He says, rightfully, Trump is still President so we are still allowed to say "retard" snd enjoy your day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:48 AM (Z1p3S)

69 mornin yall. That's a fact.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:48 AM (MWfyi)

70
Good morning, Hordians. Heading up to Humble today to help Her Majesty set up at the show site. I'll be taking old Dot with me so she can spend the weekend in the RV with Her Majesty and Diana. The temperatures are cool, so Ruthie and Puff can spend the day out in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

71 Trump is still President so we are still allowed to say "retard" and enjoy your day!

Wait...some retard is upset by that word?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 06:53 AM (OPGS/)

72 I need to get another dog. I've looked around on the Internet but it's a jumble of crap. I checked on several rescues but no one contacted me back. The breeder I got Bruno from is no longer doing it. Maybe I'll find a GSD on the side of the road like I did when Maxine came to me.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (MWfyi)

73 John Rich had a great point, saying we went wrong when we stopped people from eating Tide pods, because they survived and are now voting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (boztw)

74 Well, at least my school district didn’t get the tax hike they so desperately wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:58 AM (h3AaS)

75 70
Good morning, Hordians. Heading up to Humble today to help Her Majesty set up at the show site. I'll be taking old Dot with me so she can spend the weekend in the RV with Her Majesty and Diana. The temperatures are cool, so Ruthie and Puff can spend the day out in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

That's nice to hear.

I just had a week. I'm so tired of taking care of Ralphy but I've mostly regrouped.

He's full of life but steps are an issue. And lifting him all the time. 44 pounds. It's mostly the mental wear and tear.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 06:59 AM (Sco7b)

76 Imagine an alternate history where, instead of standing down after 40 days of war followed by 210 days of dithering and paralysis, America went all out against Iran until it broke, ending the regime by mid summer and going into elections with the war long over.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 07:00 AM (jOQad)

77 74 Well, at least my school district didn’t get the tax hike they so desperately wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:58 AM (h3AaS)

So the kids are limited to learning 69 genders?
Tragic.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:01 AM (Sco7b)

78 As long as we are imagining alternate histories, imagine one where Mohammed got stomped to death by a camel.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:02 AM (MWfyi)

79 67 Society swung right out of the Overton windows and is laying in the street.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:47 AM (MWfyi)

(D)-fenestrated.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:03 AM (aKiSo)

80 The Left will try to murder PDT again. Next year it will be no holds barred. Expect no opposition from the GOP, they will help.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi)

81
We tried to have Dot outside in the kennel yesterday, but she didn't take it well. She just stood outside at the gate, looking for us. Given her age, the kinder thing is to subject ourselves to the inconvenience of taking her along on the trip.

I'll be working as a steward this weekend and while Saturday and Sunday are reasonably short days (so I can get to church), on Friday I'll have to be there from 8:00 until about 4:30, with an hour's drive at each end. That's too much time to ask any dog to spend in the house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (eRlcH)

82 76 Imagine an alternate history where, instead of standing down after 40 days of war followed by 210 days of dithering and paralysis, America went all out against Iran

Throw in that it happened during the Reagan Administration and we have a good story.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (OPGS/)

83 "(D)-fenestrated.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

Heh. That's pretty good.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (MWfyi)

84 Throw in that it happened during the Reagan Administration and we have a good story.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (OPGS/)

*snort*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (aKiSo)

85 Horseshit.

I assume you see something different. Or you're saying that horseshit attracts a lot of insects.

Since I've been around horseshit, incandescent utility lights, LED utility lights, as well as cowshit, chickenshit, guinea fowl shit, dog shit, cat shit, human shit, racoon shit, opossum shit, snake shit (which was shat upon my arm many moons ago), mouse shit, mantis shit, fly shit, spider shit, and who knows how many other organisms that have defecated near me (there's been an armadillo tearing up my flower beds; I'm sure that fucker has shat near here), I now realize that I can't correctly calculate the number of insects near the various amounts of shit that I've seen to provide some type of insect to shit standard measurement.

I guess I could try to make a US midterm election joke here, but I live in Texas and was unpleasantly surprised by the election results. Not quite ready to joke about it.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:07 AM (au4et)

86 80 The Left will try to murder PDT again. Next year it will be no holds barred. Expect no opposition from the GOP, they will help.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi

I'm hoping that goes two ways now.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:07 AM (Sco7b)

87 Shit, at this point if I were secret service i'd be watching Vance a lot harder than i'm watching the DSA right now.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:08 AM (aKiSo)

88 “Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.”

Psalm 80:7

Posted by: Marcus T at November 05, 2026 07:08 AM (Uh88k)

89
I have started dedicating the fifth decade of my Rosary for our nation. I hope someone Upstairs is listening.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:14 AM (eRlcH)

90 So, still regrouping but the Christmas tree is up.

My friends come over for 'Christmas in November' The kids like to decorate the tree and it's become a 5 year tradition I'm carrying on without Mom.

Gifts for the kids. Their Mom said Advent Calendars are still a thing. And since I'm buying Christmas gifts for kids to open in November, DAMN I'm their target market.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:16 AM (Sco7b)

91 When the AI bubble pops, and sure as shit it will pop, the democrats and their nitwit voters will blame President Trump.



Posted by: Nuclear Armed Iran at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (D5ixm)

92 I'd use this Zevon song for now:

(goes to YouTube)
https://tinyurl.com/RealOrNotZ

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (au4et)

93 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (mISmA)

94 93 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (mISmA

Good morning!
Still may take one more off.

On the plus side, no desire for ANY news or western entertainment will be a time saver.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:21 AM (Sco7b)

95 (goes to YouTube)
https://tinyurl.com/RealOrNotZ
Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (au4et)

Funny, it didn't have anything to do with 'Dolfy at all!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 07:24 AM (1Ff7Z)

96 AM greetings.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:24 AM (ZxPkt)

97 J.J. Runway 020

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

98 > I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
---
Well, Pscience tells us that yesterday's dinosaurs are today's birds, so it follows that T Rex tasted like chicken.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (ZxPkt)

99 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada."

So... in places that have limited gas engines?
Surprise, surprise, surprise...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:29 AM (pfXMo)

100 I agree,

It's worth a read, especially the comments.

"one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)"

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (3g9Kl)

101 Regarding Vance's statement laying out the losses to the "war" in Iran.

War? What war?

What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo. Almost everything that has been done has been economic actions and targeted elimination of the current leadership. Relatively little blood has been lost on either side.

Any real war going on is a propoganeda battle that we are apparantly loosing due to TDS and DC selling out to people who hate the US aned Israel.

Vance needs to be called out on the carpet. He has become full of himself and seems to have lost thye idea of being a tem member. I am deeply disappointed in him.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (3g9Kl)

102 "Funny, it didn't have anything to do with 'Dolfy at all!"

Sorry, the voices in your head aren't talking to the voices in mine. WTF are you attempting to say?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (au4et)

103 73 John Rich had a great point, saying we went wrong when we stopped people from eating Tide pods, because they survived and are now voting.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (boztw)

; )

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (odBC9)

104 Pixy, is there any chance of getting a mobile-friendly layout for AOSHQ? I mostly read blogs on my phone, and this layout means excruciatingly tiny text for my old eyes.

Also security company Aikido made available free container images with patches backported all the way to PHP 5.x for people stuck on old versions.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (LgYtf)

Wednesday Night ONT - November 4, 2026 [TRex]

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Good evening Horde! The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the overnight variety. The bar is open and fully stocked. Step up and place your order.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors.

If you're a troll, go away.

This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.

[Top photo: Newark Airport, Terminal A - flag in reverse side flag configuration (right shoulder, stars leading). The other side wasn't photo accessible at the time.]

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ONT Election Coverage

How did the Idaho advisory vote for a state gun turn out? The Wednesday ONT has you covered. Clearly the Winchester supporters are strong. Congratulations to the winner!

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ONT Event Coverage

Are you wise in the ways of the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship?

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For six years, the Parallel Parking Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has (for some of us) been motorsport's crown jewel, a thrilling contest pitting man and machine against time and a 20 foot parking space. The event was first organized by a young couple named Dan and Jenna, just to settle a long-standing family debate about who was the best parallel parker. It has since grown into a raucous street party, a participatory art form, a gift to motorists, and a communal act of joy.

The rules and scoring are simple:

Each driver begins from their preferred position and the timer starts when the referee sees the reverse lights of the car. The driver parks, then shouts "Done" out the window, stopping the clock. Hitting the curb or either adjacent car results in disqualification. Your final score is your time, multiplied by your distance to the curb. Ignore the units for now, and think about the implications. If one can get twice as close by taking twice as much time, that's a decent tradeoff. There's a small bonus for bigger vehicles, but it seemed insufficient; most good scores came from smaller cars.

I don't see a 2027 date yet, but looks like the last several annual events have taken place in mid September.

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ONT Department of Archeology

"Noah's Ark remains" found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place

Researchers claim they've potentially discovered wood from Noah's Ark in Eastern Turkey, potentially cracking a caper that has eluded believers for thousands of years.

The so-called discovery was reportedly made in the Durupınar Formation, a roughly 538-foot-long geological structure near Mount Ararat.

Discovered in 1959, site has fascinated Ark hunters for decades due to its ship shape and proximity to the events in the Bible.

Andrew Jones, project head and founder of Noah's Ark Scans, told the Daily Mail that they've discovered both charred and uncharred wood nearly 30 feet underground, which could potentially be "the charred remains of Noah's Ark."

The "so-called discovery"? Odd wording. Also good to know that the Ark's remains are beneath its final resting place. Would be a little strange if it was otherwise. Anyway...

However, Jones notes that the wood could entail the remains of a campfire a shepherd had started while sheltering inside the Ark hundreds of years ago.

Although they're unsure if it was purposefully set alight or ignited via lightning strike or volcanic eruption.

Doesn't really narrow it down, does it?

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Mandatory Metallica

Do you know the Metallica pancakes story?

During a 1986 tour while Metallica and Anthrax were eating breakfast together, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante asked Cliff Burton what vocal phrase James Hetfield shouts right before Kirk Hammett's guitar solo.

Burton casually joked that Hetfield was shouting "Pancakes!" (though the actual live/recorded lyric is typically "Fix me!"). For the rest of the tour, Burton would wink and mouth or say "Pancakes!" to Benante whenever that part of the song came on live.

Benante told Hetfield the story in 2010 who leaned into it, famously shouting "Pancakes!" (and evolving it into "Pancakes! Go!") during live performances of "Master of Puppets." Burton died in a 1986 tour bus accident. What started as a breakfast joke turned into an homage to Burton.

Good example here at the 5:34 mark:

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Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is a YouTube channel from Joseph Ricketts. A recurring theme of this feature is my endless fascination that a relatively niche interest - if done well - can find and sustain an audience. Tonight's channel is a great example. It is a YouTube channel dedicated to snorkeling in any available body of water and showing what is there. That's it. No graphics, contests, challenges, or overwrought drama.

The channel's description is accurate: "I'll snorkel pretty much anywhere." Springs, rivers, ocean kelp forests, creeks, caves, and ponds. Perhaps the most odd venue so far is a night expedition into a retaining pond adjacent to a Home Depot. He's based in Florida but has videos from elsewhere too.

I'm not aware of anyone that is spending their time filming and commenting on retention pond ecosystems, let alone doing so without veering into clickbait. Joseph appears to love snorkeling and seeing the creatures of the water.

His videos are not complicated. They show him snorkeling, filming and include his commentary on what he sees. That's it. Want to see what a spring looks like up close? Want to see what it looks like where two rivers converge?

If you're curious to know about the world below the water line, check out his channel. He's been doing this since 2001 and has over 155k subscribers. Most videos attract several hundred thousand views (the Home Depot video now has over half a million views).

For a sample video, here's one with the goal of finding and filming giant tadpoles in a Florida spring:

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News you can use - generator testing:

Interesting that a common comment is a request to include the Harbor Freight product in such a test. Apparently, the HF product is popular.

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Pittsburgh Scanner

The Pittsburgh police scanner is an internet treasure. Thank you people of Pittsburgh and thank you Pittsburgh scanner!

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Warren Zevon covering Prince on Letterman for the big ONT finish:

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1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (2614e)

3 I really should not be first as it was an accident.

Probably 2nd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (hzuYO)

4 Good evening good people.

Even read the content. What have I become?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (iqv62)

5 Chatgpt is not correct. Shocker!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 10:03 PM (Vvh2V)

6 2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM
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Good evening Sponge!

Posted by: TRex - moving coordinator dino at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (XfIK1)

7 Hi.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (LOvBA)

8 I read the content.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (LOvBA)

9 @4. Even read the content. What have I become?

Piper would be proud of you.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (En+fz)

10 Did they find Amelia Earhart's airplane inside the Ark remains too?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (VYHjw)

11 Good evening morons und danke Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)

12 Good evening Sponge!

Posted by: TRex - moving coordinator dino at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (XfIK1)


And a mighty fine evening to you, good sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:06 PM (2614e)

13 The Tim Powers novel "Declare" involves Mount Ararat, which is apparently guarded by an otherworldly spirt of some sort...angel? djinn? (I honestly can't remember...)

Also a lot of Cold War-era spycraft...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:06 PM (s2iZv)

14 Jimmy Hoffa was in Amelia's airplane that was in the ark. Like a turducken.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (enNUy)

15 Even read the content. What have I become?
Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (iqv62)


A member of the Andrew Breitbart 'not a fan' fan club.

Afterall, the gold is in the comments.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (2614e)

16 1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

This beer drinker went for the Military Configuration, I respect his energy.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (8Csz2)

17 Always liked Warren Z. Died too young

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (F3QBk)

18 Always liked Warren Z. Died too young
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (F3QBk)


He was just an excitable boy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (2614e)

19 Raspberry Beret by Hindu Love Gods was good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (zGx50)

20 That video is crossing the streams.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

21 Tim Powers is an outstanding writer.

Even some of the early stuff he wrote to publisher specs for money is still worth reading.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)

22 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (sAmhv)

23 19 Raspberry Beret by Hindu Love Gods was good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM
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Good to see you back. Its been a minute.

Posted by: TRex - little red corvette dino at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (XfIK1)

24 Good evening T!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (96kpa)

25 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

26 24 Good evening T!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM
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Howdy COMM!

Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (XfIK1)

27 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)


And how are YOU, good sir?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (2614e)

28 Kid is studying ancient history, and she asked me where the word hearse came from. I told her it was from the late Roman republic - from the time of Antony and Cleopatra.

After the battle of Actium, Cleo killed herself by the bite of an Asp. The snake died immediately as well. Because Octavian was in hot pursuit of her, Cleo's attendants decided to immolate her right away to avoid capture. In Egyptian belief, the Asp was sacred, so it had to be burned as well. They only had time for one ceremony, so the bier had to do double duty. To keep track of whose ashes belonged to whom, they marked the sides hiss and hearse.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

29 Wait. Sponge is on the ONT?

We are not worthy!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (158Wx)

30 Happy to see the scanner back, and the good folks of Pittsburgh living their best (?) lives. Thank you Pittsburgh Scanner! And thank you T-Rex, we need this ONT after today!

Posted by: Moki at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (wLjpr)

31 Wait. Sponge is on the ONT?

We are not worthy!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (158Wx)


Ok, now you're just full of shit.


Tis I who's never worthy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (2614e)

32 Tim Powers is an outstanding writer.

Even some of the early stuff he wrote to publisher specs for money is still worth reading.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)
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He likes to play around with fictional history, which can be a lot of fun.

"Drawing of the Dark" features magical beer, among other things, as part of Arthurian legend.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (s2iZv)

33 11 Good evening morons und danke Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM
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Bitte

Posted by: TRex - dictionary dino at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

34 *pats nurse's butt*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (2614e)

35 Sponge, I'm good! The weather is finally cooling off and we've had some rain. Good for crops, good for farmers, good for the American food supply! Hope your move goes as smoothly as possible.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (47diA)

36 I remember being confused at first by reports of Burton's death. The first short blurb I saw described it as a "coach accident", and my mind went to "guy in sweats with a whistle".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (qlLNh)

37 25 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM
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You're welcome. Best wishes to the little red truck.

Posted by: TRex - tractor pull dino at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

38 they marked the sides hiss and hearse.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

* flat stare *

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)

39 Generators are a timely topic at Casa del Cicero. I'm entering the SS Minnow (a pseudonym) in the annual boat parade this year and I'll have a nautical crapload of lights and stuff to power. I'll get something from Costco, or maybe Harbor Freight.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (vBZcw)

40 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (41CYW)

41 The little red truck is just fine, thank you!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (47diA)

42 Discovered in 1959, site has fascinated Ark hunters for decades due to its ship shape and proximity to the events in the Bible.

Must have been a pretty neat shepherd if he kept the place shipshape.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

43 Hope your move goes as smoothly as possible.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (47diA)


Well, we're out of the house and ALMOST everything has been moved to the new location.

SpongeBro is holding some stuff for me as the vehicles and trailer were just overloaded today........

Both the First Lady and I are pretty exhausted.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (2614e)

44 What a dandy Wednesday Night ONT, T Rex!

Those randy folks in Pittsburgh just can't help themselves, can they? I wonder if they are embarrassed by the reporting of their antics in the scanner?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (D/6p1)

45 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

I find this hard to believe. I think she whipped off her bra a mile or so from the finish line. There is no way she ran the entire race like that.

I speed read with great abandon, I think it was the UK DM, but won't swear to it. A video, too. In normal times, before End Times 2026 (sarcasm, trolls, don't get excited) I would have posted for you Morons as a hot topic of the day.

I'm going to bed early tonight and need to advertise the 100% cotton LLBean flannel sheets that have cured my insomnia this week. Thanks be to God as I was nearly insane for a week or so and getting amnesia (due to massive stress of health issues for my elderly mother and some other stuff). She escaped from rehab today and is home, where I pray she will pass peacefully in God's choosing.

My brother reported The Queen was ticked off today that she couldn't get professional transportation home til 2pm. I took that as a good sign she's still bossing people around.

Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow for Dim sarcasm, as it will happen.

Thanks, TRex for the ONT.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (hzuYO)

46 30 Happy to see the scanner back, and the good folks of Pittsburgh living their best (?) lives. Thank you Pittsburgh Scanner! And thank you T-Rex, we need this ONT after today!

Posted by: Moki at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM
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You're welcome. Thank you for your patronage. Salute to the people of Pittsburgh.

Posted by: TRex - three rivers dino at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (XfIK1)

47 I broke down and took my albuterol. Hopefully I will stop coughing.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

48 @LeaderJohnThune
Leader John Thune

Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment that’s created safer streets, more money in Americans’ pockets, and new opportunities for families and businesses to get ahead. After fighting Democrat obstruction at every turn, we prevented the largest tax hike in American history, secured our border in an unprecedented way, confirmed the president’s Cabinet at the fastest pace in two decades, and put strong conservative judges on benches across the country faster than we have since the Reagan administration. I’m proud of our team and everything we’ve done for the American people, and I’m...
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I don't like to cuss. I'm trying to get better and not do it. But here we are:

Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

49 I find this hard to believe. I think she whipped off her bra a mile or so from the finish line. There is no way she ran the entire race like that.

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The absence of facial bruising probably means you're right.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (vBZcw)

50 I remember being confused at first by reports of Burton's death. The first short blurb I saw described it as a "coach accident", and my mind went to "guy in sweats with a whistle".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (qlLNh)

Beats what happened to us.

Posted by: Every Spinal Tap Drummer at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VYHjw)

51 40 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM
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Doggo! Still in the World Series afterglow?

Posted by: TRex - utility infielder dino at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (XfIK1)

52 Pittsburgh Scanner
Mt. Washington. W Sycamore Street. Caller said that he tied up his girlfriend [up] in handcuffs, for reasons, and now he can't get them off. He would like the police or fire department to help.

I hope girlfriend truly believes "the shame is part of the kink," or caller is sleeping on the couch for the next year. In handcuffs.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

53 I broke down and took my albuterol. Hopefully I will stop coughing.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (ZdaMQ)


First Daughter has to use the nebulizer on occasion........Damn passing on of genes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (2614e)

54 Forgot...that's a cool beer can design of our flag.

Otherwise the Newark Airport and all of Newark should be avoided forever. Trust me.

It was Mogadishu 20yrs ago when I sadly had to be there. I am truly amazed I escaped, much less lived.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (hzuYO)

55 Methinks Lady Thune protests too much.

Posted by: Shakes at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (Q+gd/)

56 in handcuffs, for reasons

Those reasons are not listed . . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (47diA)

57 44 Those randy folks in Pittsburgh just can't help themselves, can they? I wonder if they are embarrassed by the reporting of their antics in the scanner?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM
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At some point, I wonder if they're acting up to earn a scanner mention!

Posted by: TRex - instant replay dino at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)

58 >>>Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.


8/10, right spirit but not enough "Fuck him"s.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (lHPJf)

59 > "Drawing of the Dark" features magical beer, among other things, as part of Arthurian legend.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (s2iZv)

Some of the humor in that one is great.

(scream)

"Did you get the hunchback or did he get you?"

(silence)

(third character) "It's my guess the hunchback got him."

Or the part where they're tying down the hunchback's dead father (also a hunchback) to the table at a wake so he'll lie flat, then keep cutting the rope so the corps springs up and flies out the window. They keep moving the table slightly and making bets until he finally lands in the grave.

"I need a bouncer for my tavern. Say some wandering monk gets into an argument with a follower of this Luther character. Then the monk will knife the Lutheran and..."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:18 PM (qlLNh)

60 My body is old. It reminds me often. The last three weeks+ have been pretty abusive.

I'm actually slightly thankful Rancher Bob didn't put me to too much work during the TxMoMe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (2614e)

61 45 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM
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Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.

Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

62 Doggo! Still in the World Series afterglow?
Posted by: TRex - utility infielder dino
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Ha. Afterglow is aftergone. Been reading a bit about free agents and the looming lockout

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (41CYW)

63 The video by the guy snorkling while looking for giant tadpoles is strangely compelling. I watched the whole thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

64 Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.
Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)


He left earlier. Said he was going to enjoy some boobs or some such.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:20 PM (2614e)

65 8/10, right spirit but not enough "Fuck him"s.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (lHPJf)

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Pfft. That was just a green room warmup for Hugo the Chavez.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (vBZcw)

66 > corps

"Corpse" of course.

Had an Obama moment there, I guess.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (qlLNh)

67 Tim Powers? Try "The Anubis Gates." Time travel! Werewolves! Killer Klowns in the London sewers! William Blake!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (VYHjw)

68 Pfft. That was just a green room warmup for Hugo the Chavez.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (vBZcw)


All hail the KING!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (2614e)

69 Thank God, or if you prefer, Pitchforks and Pointed Ears for ChristyBlinky.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)

70 And it was Chavez the Hugo, I think.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (2614e)

71 Pittsburgh Scanner
Strip District. Liberty Ave. Caller said that they got into a car crash with another driver's car.

It's extremely difficult to get into a car crash with your own car. And probably really embarrassing when it happens.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

72 *squeeee*


Thanks sponge!
Smooches for you and the First Lady. Love y’all.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (158Wx)

73 Smooches for you and the First Lady. Love y’all.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (158Wx)


Right back at ya, sweetie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (2614e)

74 70 And it was Chavez the Hugo, I think.

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I knew it was one or the other. Alas, he's been gone so long, and memories fade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (vBZcw)

75 Bed time. Tomorrow is a new day! Night.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

76 I learned how to make a rotating galaxy for animation There are worse Wednesdays I'm sure.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (CHHv1)

77 I knew it was one or the other. Alas, he's been gone so long, and memories fade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (vBZcw)


Sidebar says 2020.......I miss that guy. There was no one like him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (2614e)

78 Both the First Lady and I are pretty exhausted.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (2614e)

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Sleep! I feel your pain.

We moved cross country 15yrs ago. Back to our origins in the mountains. We flew 1st class ahead of Mayflower with all our stuff and 3 dudes moving us.

Spent the night in the Orlando Airport hotel with 4 giant suitcases we hauled to be checked in at 0500. Had finished up the house at 10pm, I had my last swim, drove the hour to Orlando. I think we ate dinner. Slept a bit.

The next day I remember looking at the tarmac in the dark, thinking, I won't see this airport for awhile. Then lights out. The steward poked me later for breakfast as I was probably snoring and drooling (dude was out, too). They probably thought we were on drugs vs exhaustion. We ate breakfast and passed out again for 5hrs til we landed. Slept again at son's house, where we were for a week til the movers arrived.

Never again. When we moved at age 30yrs to FL with two babies we recovered much faster.

You're over the worst, dude.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (hzuYO)

79 Bed time. Tomorrow is a new day! Night.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)


Getting close here as well......Been a long, tough day.

Leaving your first owned home of 26 years is tough.....then moving the shit amassed over those years is tougher.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (2614e)

80 I wonder if T Rex fossils will be discovered underneath the ark? With the discovery of burnt wood, anything is possible!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

81 Still hard to believe that we're going to be ruled by perverts and foreigners again. I don't want to hear any complaints about muh this, and muh that. We gave the Rs the authority, and they did nothing. Nothing. I hope the loss will flush the garbage out of the R party.

Changed to independent today. I'll still vote for them, but no money. With what Jack Smith did, it's unsafe to donate. And now, with last night's debacle, none of the conspirators will ever be convicted of anything.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

82 Hi scampy❣️
Lovely to see you!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (96kpa)

83 *waves to COMM* Always nice to see you!

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (41CYW)

84 At my little church in the mountains of East Tennessee, our pastor's message tonight was based on Psalm 91. I recommend that those who are feeling dispirited look up that psalm. Love you guys.

Posted by: Beverly at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (reMys)

85 Good night, horde! Rest easy and live well.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (47diA)

86 I thought this was amusing.

Some guy posts: Hey voters, remember 20-23 when the Democrats took over the government and promised you free healthcare and, lower prices and moderate policies around.

Did you get it then? Why do you think this will be different.

The responses from lefties?

Shut up
Your racist (sic)
Its Trump's fault
We won loser

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm)

87
You're over the worst, dude.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (hzuYO)


Now, it's taking the 1700 sq. ft. and packing it into this tiny little thing.........

We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

88 Good night, horde! Rest easy and live well.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (47diA)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:29 PM (2614e)

89 I'm (for some strange reason) feeling even more pessimistic than usual. I describe myself as a professional pessimist -years of "worst case design" will do it to you.

Investment advice: Metal.
Large defence contractors for WW one-hundred eleven.
Gold for... it's obvious.
Lead for the revenooers and their auxiliary.

That is all.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:29 PM (n8HKn)

90 Don't know if moki is still lurking, but I'm slowly working on book two. Very slowly. Might have to get back into it to keep from thinking about last night.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

91 Some guy posts: Hey voters, remember 20-23 when the Democrats took over the government and promised you free healthcare and, lower prices and moderate policies around.

Did you get it then? Why do you think this will be different.

The responses from lefties?

Shut up
Your racist (sic)
Its Trump's fault
We won loser
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm)



Name me one time that Democrats were in charge and things got better for the lower and middle classes and the millionaires and billionaires got worse. I'll wait..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:31 PM (2614e)

92 Still hard to believe that we're going to be ruled by perverts and foreigners again.
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Those perverts and foreigners keep telling women its perfectly fine to kill their babies. Until we're willing to take a more active role in our churches and schools, that particular problem isn't going to change.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (Cjcf6)

93
Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.
Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

***
Lol at your nic extender. I wish I knew how to do that but I'd probably blow something up.

Good night and no one worry about this bs from last night. Ok? All will be well.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (hzuYO)

94 We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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20 footers are at an 8 year low for pricing currently.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (41CYW)

95
Those perverts and foreigners keep telling women its perfectly fine to kill their babies. Until we're willing to take a more active role in our churches and schools, that particular problem isn't going to change.
Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (Cjcf6)


The world suffers when God is removed from every day life.

America is pushing God away and it shows.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:34 PM (2614e)

96 There is very little justice in D.C. They squirm out of it.
But the thing about that is we know and hopefully remember it.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 10:34 PM (En+fz)

97 20 footers are at an 8 year low for pricing currently.
Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (41CYW)


#Winning!

There's a place less than an hour away that rents and sells them. We're going to call them pretty soon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:35 PM (2614e)

98 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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That might have been the woman who said she was running it topless to display her reconstructed mastectomy scars as an (according to her) encouragement to women afraid of the surgery.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:36 PM (n8HKn)

99 they marked the sides hiss and hearse.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

* flat stare *

* golf clap *
Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)


Also golf clapping.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 10:36 PM (2WIwB)

100 They may have taken the House and Senate but we still have the Bacon Wench.

Posted by: TRex - political philosopher dino at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

101 Perfect, Beverly!

God sent us Trump the last time we were stomped at the midterms; remember 2010?

I know this is even worse in many ways, but I have no doubt the world is still in His Hands.

I fear IronGranpa has gone away from this world, but in his memory, I remind you all that we are Americans, and the head is held high!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

102 Changed to independent today. I'll still vote for them, but no money. With what Jack Smith did, it's unsafe to donate. And now, with last night's debacle, none of the conspirators will ever be convicted of anything.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Wife is registered independent. In AZ, the advantage is that you can choose your primary ballot, D one election, R the next. The disadvantage is that you get begging letters, emails and texts from BOTH parties.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (n8HKn)

103 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

So if she was running with a partner would they be running two abreast or four abreast?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (iqv62)

104 Ok guys and dolls.......gonna call it a day, spend some time with the First Lady on our first night in the new old home.

She used to live here when she was young, so it's back to her old bedroom for her.

This place needs some work to make it tolerable for the next while before we can get our next place in motion. It's going to be quite the mission, for sure.


Sleep well, Horde. I love you all.....well, MOST of you.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:40 PM (2614e)

105 Snorkel dude was a hoot.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (LHPAg)

106
We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

******
I packed over 200 moving boxes myself with stuff of over 20yrs in that house we built. This was the precious stuff I trusted no one with.

The movers packed other crap and all moaned when they moved the solid steel upright piano that's over 100yrs old. I was waiting for that moan, as once it lands it stays there.

Had a special packing man pack antique furniture into crates. That turned out funny because our Neanderthal neighbor we hated was spying in the bushes at us.

I made up a story about selling my grandmother's priceless antiques and the man went along with it.

Friends got all of our porch furniture and plants and neighbor was still in the bushes. My friends and I lied that we'd inherited millions and were getting new furniture.

The For Sale sign didn't go up til we left and flew off.

Good neighbors knew we were leaving and where. It was like we went into wit-less protection! Ha!

I cannot express how much we despised that couple of weirdos next door for probably 15 of the 20yrs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (hzuYO)

107 That might have been the woman who said she was running it topless to display her reconstructed mastectomy scars as an (according to her) encouragement to women afraid of the surgery.

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Good save.

Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.

Now I'm aware of homelessness, just thanks to that costume.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (vBZcw)

108 They may have taken the House and Senate but we still have the Bacon Wench.

Posted by: TRex - political philosopher dino at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)


.......from my cold, dead hands.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (2614e)

109 I've calmed down from yesterday.

I'm not Bashful admitting I'm still Grumpy about the results. I'm surprised how Dopey people are voting for Dems, with some of the candidates needing to visit a Doc.

I am Happy that President Trump was too Sleepy to try to cancel the elections. I'm sure he's still Melania's Prince Charming, but not when he's Sneezy.

Perhaps we'll get lucky this winter, and the Wicked Witch will melt, while the world is covered with Snow White to hide its imperfections.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:42 PM (qx7Zg)

110 Project Farm dude needs to drop it down a cog.

The Honda in the video is the current version of the EU2000 I salvaged from the dump. I made a little sheet metal "front porch" shelf, and formed it into a tray for the wee 12 volt AGM battery I got from Amazon. Adds maybe a pound of weight to the hole shebang. It started and ran just fine off battery juice, and the little regulator I installed float charges the battery.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 10:43 PM (0kX4S)

111
So if she was running with a partner would they be running two abreast or four abreast?

Inquiring minds want to know!

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Good thing it wasn't a three-legged race. The math would be impossible.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:43 PM (vBZcw)

112 Wife is registered independent. In AZ, the advantage is that you can choose your primary ballot, D one election, R the next. The disadvantage is that you get begging letters, emails and texts from BOTH parties.
Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (n8HKn)

Never was a D, but I got all their texts too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

113 I think Psalm 146 is apt as well.

Put not your trust in princes!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

114 These Pittsburghers need to get their shenanigans in order. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the car crash on the South Side, and the streaker in the Strip District?

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

115 I wonder if T Rex fossils will be discovered underneath the ark? With the discovery of burnt wood, anything is possible!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

If it is indeed the Ark, the rock formation that it is in should show some evidence of inundation and wave action.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 10:47 PM (0kX4S)

116 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:47 PM (lCppi)

117 Evening all,

We have a spacewalk in the morning.

NASA - ISS Spacewalk #101 - Menon & Kutryk
International Space Station ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: November 5, 2026
Time: 6:55 A.M. EST

https://youtu.be/xKUN1WabBpc

Posted by: Joyenz at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (2F0/Y)

118 Mr. Borgia, here's a YouTube on the what I mentioned in the Cafe thread. Assassin's creed does a great job making Rodrigo Borgia detestable. The whole game leads up to this fight (so... spoilers)

https://tinyurl.com/3cacxy2e

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (9UdBg)

119 116 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

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The avatar of abject failure. A Republican.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (vBZcw)

120 IronGrandpa, we miss you.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:49 PM (lCppi)

121 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

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The avatar of abject failure. A Republican.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (vBZcw)

Prime target in gym class Dodgeball.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)

122 A joke for TRex.

A dragon won't explode.

A Dino might.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:53 PM (qx7Zg)

123 Good save.

Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.

Now I'm aware of homelessness, just thanks to that costume.
Posted by: Cicero
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https://rb.gy/vogww2

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:53 PM (n8HKn)

124 Good evening, All! And the sun came up today.

"Winchester '73", a Jimmy Stewart movie about the rifle and a bitter feud with his brother.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 10:54 PM (PKL0q)

125 Howdy horde--

Thanks for the ONT, TRex!

*now serving pitchers of your favorite 'hair of the dog' after last night*

Also-- jalapeno poppers. Medium-spicy, with chopped Hatch Valley chiles on the side, straight out of the jar.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 10:54 PM (rdVOm)

126 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026
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No, its worse than that.

Ryan was a coward and a RINO. But...he only had W to work with. The only thing that lesser President ever accomplished was keeping *worse* candidates from holding the position.

IN CONTRAST, Thune had an actual America-loving President that has policy positions that would (and still will) elevate the United States. Thune prevented those positions from advancing. Thune should be pilloried and removed from any position of power. If he wants to switch parties, offer to fill out the paperwork for him.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (Cjcf6)

127 We , and everything in this world, are in the Lord's hands. On days like this, its comforting to remember that.

And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (lCppi)

128 Steven Edginton @StevenEdginton

In 2010, white Americans made up 45.3 per cent of Texas. By 2025, that number fell to 37.3 per cent. Hispanics now make up 40.9 per cent of Texans, the largest group in the state. Of the four million people Texas added between 2010 and 2020, 95 per cent were not white. Nearly one in five Texans, 5.8 million people, was born abroad, up from one in six a decade ago.

As the cliché goes, demographics is destiny.

Steven Edginton @StevenEdginton

In 2016 the chairman of the Texas Democrats said: “If we can get Hispanics to vote in this state, it would be impossible for the Republicans to elect anyone.”

Last night his daughter was elected governor.

This is not new. California voted Republican in nine of ten presidential elections up to 1988. Then Reagan signed an amnesty for three million illegal immigrants. Whites went from 67% of the state to 35%. No Republican has won it since.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 10:57 PM (P5BPp)

129 Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (Cjcf6)

Check your math re Ryan........

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

130 Hey! I got a check from Donald Trump in today's mail! Well, not from him, exactly. But a check for $51 in settlement of a consent agreement between President Trump's FTC and Amazon. I guess they overcharged a bunch of folks for Amazon Prime service.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:00 PM (0kX4S)

131 And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.
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I would hope that people who have access to Republican "leaders" are demanding apologies. I'm still waiting for an apology for ever proposing that the best and the brightest candidate for the highest office in the land was Mittens. And when they're done apologizing for that, I'd like a similar apology for McCain, and W. Why doesn't the Republican party feel any guilt for running such abject *pussies* for the highest office in the land?

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 11:02 PM (Cjcf6)

132 Sarah Hoyt at her blog,

https://accordingtohoyt.com/

In her November 4, 2026 post makes a good circumstantial case that substantial fraud was part of the big win for the left yesterday. Don’t argue with me, check out what she has to say. I wonder what DataRepublican could dig up. What, you thought the fraud was gone?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (gqKkr)

133 Crusader - you're 100% correct that Thune is worse than Ryan. I'm so pissed at Thune that I can't even say what I really want to say.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (0clOS)

134 Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

Hallway is too good for him. He should be a septic tank dip stick.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

135 Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

Hallway is too good for him. He should be a septic tank dip stick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

136 Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.
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Thanks Martha! I had no idea that homelessness was even a problem in the United States. I thought most of us lived in homes like yours! God himself must be especially pleased that you told Him and the rest of us that you only dressed that way to "raise awareness". I'm sure that God is really pleased with your courageous stand, and with you're willingness to tell the *truth* about anything you're involved in.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (Cjcf6)

137 Uhhh... Paul Ryan was responsible for killing funding for the Wall, and then leading a mass-retirement ahead of the '18 midterms, right before pulling the rip cord on a golden parachute into the board of Fox.

He's a Republican's Republican. Thune learned from him, McCain and McConnell. The best of the best.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (BI5O2)

138 What, you thought the fraud was gone?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (gqKkr)
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This seems like complaining about the refs after your team loses and I hate that. BUT... I can't get the thought of fraud out of my mind. I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico nor that MI would really choose step-stool Abdul. It makes no sense. So, yeah, I do suspect fraud.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (tQx8Q)

139 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

the fucker goes in head first.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (vzuC7)

140 Before I can be charged with racism...before that becomes "common wisdom" - let's hope sanity, as usually termed "common sense" gets re-imagined as "let black people kill anyone they want with no consequences." so that the sane races can find a planet unpolluted by the Left.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (CHHv1)

141
I always thought Ryan was a POS.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (/QHx4)

142 He should be a septic tank dip stick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

old school tar and feathering should make a comeback....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (3PgqR)

143 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

the fucker goes in head first.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (vzuC7)

Toes of the flip-flops, held vertically. Good choice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (qx7Zg)

144 The only handcuffs I possess are lined with American actual rabbit fur.

None of that cheap fake Chinese stuff for the ladies in my life.

Or me

Posted by: Miklos accepts his electoral and personal situation at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (FUMQC)

145 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Coffee break's over, everybody back on your heads!

Posted by: just the punchline at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov)

146 Since I got the air mattress, whenever I have to reinflate it, Flash gets on there and I tell him "I'm going to pomp you op,"* and he gets a thrill out of riding it up.

* A line from an obscure SNL recurring character sketch.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

147 Honestly, I think Republicans profit mightily from being so forgettable. I've been a little bemused by people's shock at the behavior of the GOP during Trump 2.0. It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 11:16 PM (BI5O2)

148 * A line from an obscure SNL recurring character sketch.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
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You know nothing of our work.

Posted by: Hans & Franz at November 04, 2026 11:16 PM (RIvkX)

149 BeckoningChasm - I had a similar dark thought... conservatives have been the better friend to Israel for decades, but Jews traditionally have supported dems. Sure, some came around late this cycle but why the hell weret they out voting for us the whole time?

So they now will have openly anti Semitic dems running the show. I hope they learn their damn lesson. They could have helped the folks who were helping them but no. And it's not like we're in power any more, so good luck finding someone to turn to. I expect we will see a lot of faces like the French shopkeeper gal as antisemitism becomes more prevalent because that's who the dems are now.

I genuinely like Jews and wish them the best, but I will laugh when the FAFO starts happening. Their bed is made

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:17 PM (lUhov)

150 Honestly, I think Republicans profit mightily from being so forgettable. I've been a little bemused by people's shock at the behavior of the GOP during Trump 2.0. It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18.

Remember, if they voted for SAVE angry women might have voted them out of office and they might have lost control of the congress or something

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm)

151 I genuinely like Jews and wish them the best, but I will laugh when the FAFO starts happening. Their bed is made
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:17 PM (lUhov)

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You're what is called a "bystander"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)

152 I always thought Ryan was a POS.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (/QHx4)

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Hey four seasons - it's good we live in a good red state. We need to get a few more Morons to give it a try. I hope you are well

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:20 PM (3mEdy)

153 You're what is called a "bystander"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)
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I don't think so. If I saw it happening I would step in. But most likely it'll be a video on X and at that point there's nothing to do but say "Yeah... how are those liberal votes treating you now?"

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (3mEdy)

154 We , and everything in this world, are in the Lord's hands. On days like this, its comforting to remember that.

And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.
Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (lCppi)


Sometimes I need to remember that This World Is Not My Home

https://youtu.be/xvfQDy5UfK8

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (qx7Zg)

155
Hiya 496!

We are blessed. Thank goodness the crazy witch lost the governor's race.

I hope you are healed up from your surgery.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (/QHx4)

156 I liked Ryan's good press in the very beginning, part of our "young strong bench" - until I saw him standing up one day in front of a chart or powerpoint back in 2010-ish with his "10 year plan to balance the budget" or whatever the fuck 10 year plan it was.

And I thought.... "this fuckin' faggot cocksucker"

It was what you would call a "tell". 10 year fucking plan. The *budget*. And in the meantime the GOP has not changed a whit.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:24 PM (vE0+H)

157 The entire line of reasoning that says,"oh well, 'they' voted for it" is fvcking stupid.

Who is this "they" kemosabe?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (RIvkX)

158 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (enNUy)

159 Interesting... my U tube feed is all music and such... normally. I've NEVER watched anything political on that account... yet... suddenly?

My feed is about 1/5th Democrat crap about the election.

Looks like they changed the Al Gore Rythm...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:27 PM (mP0Kj)

160 158 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (enNUy)

Ryan was supposed to be a fiscal Hawk... but the only thing he ever got passed that lowered Fed spending... was saving money on MILITARY RETIREMENTS.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (mP0Kj)

161 I guess they overcharged a bunch of folks for Amazon Prime service.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

US dollars, loonies, or (I hope) old Louisiana silver pieces of eight?

Posted by: Miklos mainly owns metal and concrete, mainly concrete at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (FUMQC)

162 Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:27 PM (mP0Kj)

You must have accidentally clicked on something and it went in your history. Check your feed history.

My feed is still 100% politics free. Just baking, woodwork and redheads as far as the eye can see.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:30 PM (vE0+H)

163 >>This seems like complaining about the refs after your team loses and I hate that. BUT... I can't get the thought of fraud out of my mind. I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico nor that MI would really choose step-stool Abdul. It makes no sense. So, yeah, I do suspect fraud.

I detested it all my life. I played sports as a kid and always hated blaming losses on refs and cheating.

Then I grew up and started watching politics. And I learned about color revolutions and regime change and saw it play out in numerous countries and they were run by our government. Then I saw Russia collusion and a Ukraine phone call and lawfare and on and on.

If you don't believe in conspiracies by now you aren't paying attention. The Trump DOJ is literally pursuing multiple ones right now in federal courts including a conspiracy to rig the Alaska election this year.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:31 PM (viF8m)

164 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.
Posted by: NCKate

He coulda been a contenda

But threw the match

And became a bum

Which is what he is

Posted by: Stanley Miklos-Kowalski at November 04, 2026 11:31 PM (FUMQC)

165 Andrew Jones, project head and founder of Noah's Ark Scans, told the Daily Mail that they've discovered both charred and uncharred wood nearly 30 feet underground, which could potentially be "the charred remains of Noah's Ark."

_________________________

Ah, yes, the famous Turkish Muslim student protests of 2348 BC. They never did figure out why Noah's Ark was targeted, but it lit up the sky in the name of education. Another wonderful Muslim achievement from a day gone by.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 11:32 PM (dIske)

166 Chinee he practice close magic then perform it on America.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaCnVF4faJE&t=77s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 11:32 PM (3oLMy)

167 Noah's Ark or Amelia Earhart's plane

You decide.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:33 PM (2GVsD)

168 US dollars, loonies, or (I hope) old Louisiana silver pieces of eight?
Posted by: Miklos mainly owns metal and concrete, mainly concrete at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (FUMQC)

Greenback dollars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:34 PM (0kX4S)

169 I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico

This is the explanation I've landed on until someone comes up with a better one: The TX GOP actually had a solid night for an off-year (non-presidential election); but the Democrats managed to get out the vote like it was a presidential election, which produced the wipeout in TX.

Here's the data I am relying on:

Paxton, supposedly a terrible campaigner with baggage, actually had numbers that look like a typical and successful off-year election:
Paxton 2026: 4,249,752
Cruz 2018: 4,260,553

Same basic total; Cruz won by about 2.5 points, and Paxton lost by about 12 points. Paxton didn't underperform so much as Democrats overperformed for an off-year election:
Talarico 2026: 5,445,121
O'Rourke 2018: 4,045,632

To see numbers like Talarico's, you have to look to a presidential election year, like 2024:
Cruz 2024: 5,990,741
Allred 2024: 5,031,249

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 11:35 PM (HFrEr)

170 To the incoming Dem Congress-

I will not sign any budget that is not balanced.

ICE is funded in advance.

Government shut down?

I can play this game

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at November 04, 2026 11:35 PM (FUMQC)

171 Greenback dollars.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Most excellent

There are still some old books of Greenbax stamps around here somewhere.

Back than probably enough for a toaster

Posted by: Miklos has embraced full hoarder, wrecker, Enemy of the People mode at November 04, 2026 11:38 PM (FUMQC)

172 We aren't going to have America back until
we have honest elections, unbiased judges
and stop paying people not to work.
It's not a puzzle.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 11:39 PM (3oLMy)

173 Well, at least the ice machine works

Posted by: Miklos now tests the frozen daquiri machine before the Ladies arrive at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (FUMQC)

174 We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

Up here that is referred to as "great architecture." Go for it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (5WPt1)

175 @496 - I agree whole heartedly. I honestly do not know, and am incapable of understanding why a people can choose their own destruction so willingly. So enthusiastically. "I can't possibly be seen as a racist. You know what that means. Who can I vote for?"

I hope they use nice soft nooses because that's what you can expect at best.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (CHHv1)

176 173 Well, at least the ice machine works
Posted by: Miklos now tests the frozen daquiri machine before the Ladies arrive at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (FUMQC)

Have missed you my friend of the grey boxes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (5WPt1)

177 Hi, Miklos!

So glad you're back! Thank you for prepping us for Happy Hour... we do so need some *Happy* here.

*serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

178 I think that was one of the things Sven made an almost lucid comment on, a fort built from 20ft shipping containers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

179 Have missed you my friend of the grey boxes.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I had to get a new Obamacare prescription for my ONT meds

Slow and expensive

Posted by: Miklos is about as well as can be expected, maybe even better at November 04, 2026 11:45 PM (FUMQC)

180 144 The only handcuffs I possess are lined with American actual rabbit fur.

None of that cheap fake Chinese stuff for the ladies in my life.

Or me
Posted by: Miklos accepts his electoral and personal situation at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (FUMQC)

And just how are the 'lenes today?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:45 PM (5WPt1)

181 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

Which one is the spicy or the very spicy?

Posted by: Miklos considers spicy a dietary requirement for medical reasons at November 04, 2026 11:47 PM (FUMQC)

182 I hope they use nice soft nooses because that's what you can expect at best.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (CHHv1)

Look at the GOP sometime. Look at what they are offering. Look at Mike Rogers (just for exampl)e. Does he look straight out of CIA Central Casting or what? A long lost Bush in a blond wig?

The problem with being political junkies of any kind is we tend to lose touch with what the average person sees. This was the GOP's offer. Or one of them. Maybe just not much to get excited about. Or maybe they just fucking cheated up and down the line. Or maybe AI gave them rock solid advice on how to persuade a sleepy public while the GOP fought like it was 2005. Who knows. I know the GOP is a corrupt pile of lying shit. And I know damn well the country senses it no matter how many communists you throw at it. The Democrats dipped their toe in "sincere" with the DSA, and maybe it actually worked.

Just think... *we* couldn't understand why the country rejected Mitt Romney. MITT ROMNEY. Think about that. "But he seemed so competent and intelligent and sincere! Obama lies! And that hair! How could he lose!" That is the price of being a political junkie.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:49 PM (vE0+H)

183 172 We aren't going to have America back until
we have honest elections, unbiased judges
and stop paying people not to work.
It's not a puzzle.
Posted by: Braenyard

You will never have America back if you require a leader to follow.

Nor as long as you allow those who pit Man against other men until we exist no more... legendary screede hasn't changed in 40years.

ibid. the forWAR'ders, who continue to flout the erroneous notion of:
1. Managable War
2. Separation of Regional Conflict from Strategic Threat
3. Perpetuate and Accellerate the Deadly Escalation between Technology and Politics (you know who, he who by now need not be named).

What Fools These Mortals Be; by now Trump has to know, and be Presidential -- never JD, replace him, bring back KellyAnne, and get me RogerStone.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 11:49 PM (Xqycz)

184 *hands Miklos the bottle of chili oil*

Here, put a few extra drops into your dipping sauce! So good...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

185 I think that was one of the things Sven made an almost lucid comment on, a fort built from 20ft shipping containers.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

The 53 foot ones are much roomier. Take two of them, place on a slab, or even a gravel pad, parallel, but spaced apart by twice their width. Get metal trusses made to span the whole thing, with a decent overhang. Weld the trusses to the tops of the containers, roof with metal roofing. Instant 1700 square foot ranch house.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (0kX4S)

186 And just how are the 'lenes today?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Rich as fukkin shit

Darleen was on the betting markets, Marleen and Charleen jumped in, when Darline Graham lost (like the two Sullivans in AK) baby won big. She was unofficially paid to get on the ballot. I figure two or maybe three truck payments, not counting the private betting pool at the Waffle Hut.

Posted by: Miklos anticipates government money because they promised at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (FUMQC)

187 Spend the money, buy the Honda.

Posted by: Wangdoodle Fishknob-Jones at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (BGKhQ)

188 The 53 foot ones are much roomier. Take two of them, place on a slab, or even a gravel pad, parallel, but spaced apart by twice their width. Get metal trusses made to span the whole thing, with a decent overhang. Weld the trusses to the tops of the containers, roof with metal roofing. Instant 1700 square foot ranch house.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (0kX4S)

Depending upon climate, you might want wood trusses, and you might want them to span the whole thing, so you can insulate and have a vented attic space. All that metal will sweat, if it isn't kept warm. The containers are fine structurally, but not very good thermally, so consider your systems in advance. It is easily doable and can last pretty much forever if it is properly insulated and ventilated.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (5WPt1)

189 Good evening all.

Hard to believe the American electorate is that stupid but here in IL Pritzger got reelected w/ 66%. Yeah right, how much of that was legit.

Ad we get Julianna Stratton for Sen. Heard of her? Neither have I.

So we now have won the diversity lottery. For 2 Senate seats we have 2 points for 2 women. Another point for 1 disabled and another 2 for non-whites. YAY, 5 points for diversity!

Just don't rate them on intelligence.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (4Qj8V)

190 Darleen was on the betting markets, Marleen and Charleen jumped in, when Darline Graham lost (like the two Sullivans in AK) baby won big. She was unofficially paid to get on the ballot. I figure two or maybe three truck payments, not counting the private betting pool at the Waffle Hut.
Posted by: Miklos anticipates government money because they promised at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (FUMQC)

So I guess you are in the process of kissing up?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:55 PM (5WPt1)

191 181 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

Which one is the spicy or the very spicy?

Posted by: Miklos considers spicy a dietary requirement for medical reasons at November 04, 2026 11:47 PM (FUMQC)

Soy sauce, sesame chile oil, red vinegar...
Together makes a delightful dipping sauce.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:55 PM (l3cgK)

192 We had Taco Tuesday tonight, because DH had a hankering for lasagna last night. I guess I'm flexible that way.

MMM.... tacos.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:57 PM (5WPt1)

193 >>Ad we get Julianna Stratton for Sen. Heard of her? Neither have I.

At some point, everyone is going to notice we are playing against a rigged game. Hope it's not too late.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:58 PM (viF8m)

194 Soy sauce, sesame chile oil, red vinegar...
Together makes a delightful dipping sauce.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I use all those (well, rice vinegar), plus some teriyaki sauce, crushed garlic, grated ginger and finely chopped green onion.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:59 PM (rdVOm)

195 Depending upon climate, you might want wood trusses, and you might want them to span the whole thing, so you can insulate and have a vented attic space. All that metal will sweat, if it isn't kept warm. The containers are fine structurally, but not very good thermally, so consider your systems in advance. It is easily doable and can last pretty much forever if it is properly insulated and ventilated.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (5WPt1)

Will not dispute that. Friend here in Alberta is currently building a house from an old oilfield building. Long metal skid shack, maybe 14 by 50 feet. He is using spray foam insulation, should be up to R20 standards. Roof is slightly pitched, which is good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:59 PM (0kX4S)

196 So I guess you are in the process of kissing up?
Posted by: tcn in AK

That is up to Marleen and Charleen

I let the girls organize among theyselves

Posted by: Miklos know when to be active, and when silence saves lives at November 05, 2026 12:00 AM (FUMQC)

197 >>Spend the money, buy the Honda.

This is sound advice.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 12:01 AM (/izzV)

198 Judges are supposed to go by the law not their bias.
To bad they forgot that or don't care. This is why bad judges should be fired. If they had "being fired" hanging over their heads maybe they would try to do what they are supposed to do.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (En+fz)

199 Posted by: raimondo at November 05, 2026 12:01 AM (vzFTW)

Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (HFrEr)

200 Lemme guess... rainman "voted to redistribute the wealth" and NOT to end up digging ditches..

LMFAO!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:04 AM (rdVOm)

201 I should hire AOP and Skip to build me a dwelling.

Simple, cheap, sturdy, functional.

They could do this

Posted by: Miklos knows whom to trust at November 05, 2026 12:04 AM (FUMQC)

202 @182 - agreed.

Agreed and I admit that the end is approaching.

Who is there to deflect humanity from the Left path to the proper end? The "people: rejected the way out" (Supposedly")

The Left controls education, entertainment, and "the news"

I don't like the door marked "EXIT" but I don't see another.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (CHHv1)

203 Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (HFrEr)

Obamacare finally came through with a knitted polyester cosy for his prolapse.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (0kX4S)

204 >>Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.

Actually, pretty spot on for the retard. That's exactly what we are now up against.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)

205 raimondo!

Sweetie, you know about the sugar thing the doctor told you about. Enough Twizzlers!

I bought more Cheetos, and will put them through the food slot if you're hungry

Posted by: raimondo's mom at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (FUMQC)

206 {{{BeckoningChasm}}}

Living well, is the best revenge. FK the left.

Seriously dude-- I too, have very little to "look forward to" as my hubby slowly, slowly fades away...

But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm)

207 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (CHHv1)

I have always enjoyed your company and contributions and will CONTINUE DOING SO.

There is a lot more to life than politics. The bastards want to demoralize us and nothing makes them angrier than seeing it fail to take hold.

We laugh win or lose. They laugh when they win but even those laughs are short-lived. A few days from now the dust will settle and you will see that we just carry on.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:11 AM (vE0+H)

208 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:12 AM (vE0+H)

209 209 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:12 AM (vE0+H)

For all we know, it's her. All hopped up on goofballs, ass dilated to her anal maximum, looking to fuck or fight the night away.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (HFrEr)

210 What makes the left unhappy? What makes them **seethe**?

Us. Us smiling, being happy and carrying on with our lives. That's what.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

211 At this point, Leftist Trolls are like garbage that happens to rot more slowly than is generally expect ed of garbage.

Doesn't make it a better kind of garbage, just a bit more endurable.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (CHHv1)

212 But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!
Posted by: JQ

The Jell-O shots should be about good by now

Posted by: Miklos is a Ben Franklin pessimist who was also a Be Prepared Boy Scout at November 05, 2026 12:15 AM (FUMQC)

213 Woo! Jello shots!

Thanks, Miklos!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

214 Thank you JQ and .... I appreciate that, and it keeps me going longer than I perhaps should. You're good people.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:17 AM (CHHv1)

215 209 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick

Posted by: ... at
---

Are you sure it's not her?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:18 AM (3oLMy)

216 You know, apropos of nothing, I did some online reading about expat living in El Salvador. Sounds like it might be worth a look. Crime there is par with Canada. U.S. Dollar is the legal currency there, also Bitcoin. Cost of living there runs about $1500/month for a single person. You can get a 90-day tourist visa, and they have visas for nomad workers and retirees, too.

I am wondering if I could swing a 2-3 week trip there this winter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (0kX4S)

217 Stick around, BC! You're good people, too!

We need you here.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

218 But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm)

(Dana Carvey as GWB) Nope. Not going to do it. Wouldn't be prudent. We don't want more of them, now, do we?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 12:20 AM (qx7Zg)

219 ...and God said

What does it take to wake these fools up?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:20 AM (3oLMy)

220 Stick around, BC! You're good people, too!

We need you here.
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

Agreed!!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 12:21 AM (qx7Zg)

221 Has gotten a bit easier to get Made In USA Jell-O shot cups in the last year or so, not the Chinese crap with solar panel heavy metal waste in the plastic.

Posted by: Purchasing Manager Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:23 AM (FUMQC)

222 .and God said

What does it take to wake these fools up?

Posted by: Braenyard



.........

Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah at November 05, 2026 12:24 AM (FUMQC)

223 1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

Oh good grief! Does this mean I need go back to mailing stuff with the flag stamp upside down? Because I hardly mail anything anymore other than the gardener's bill.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)

224 Has gotten a bit easier to get Made In USA Jell-O shot cups in the last year or so, not the Chinese crap with solar panel heavy metal waste in the plastic.
Posted by: Purchasing Manager Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:23 AM (FUMQC)

Aren't you supposed to take your Jello shots off Darleen's rack?

BTW, how is Miss Dixie Doodle?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:25 AM (0kX4S)

225
Noah's Ark or Amelia Earhart's plane

You decide.

Believe it



or not

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 12:29 AM (Cqx++)

226 I am wondering if I could swing a 2-3 week trip there this winter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

If I can get Miss Dixie there I might join you.

But first she must have minimal attestation as a Service dog to fly next to me.

Which means I need medical affirmation that I am a Person with Disability as defined under Federal Law, which probably includes everybody over...ummm...29.

Posted by: El Mikloso (se hable Espanol) at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (FUMQC)

227 or not
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 12:29 AM (Cqx++)

No uh, snark.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (0kX4S)

228 Which means I need medical affirmation that I am a Person with Disability as defined under Federal Law, which probably includes everybody over...ummm...29.
Posted by: El Mikloso (se hable Espanol) at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (FUMQC)

Opticorectalitis. Inflammation of the nerve connecting the eyeball to the asshole, giving you a shitty outlook on life.

You don't actually have to have it. Just identify as having it. Who is going to check?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:34 AM (0kX4S)

229 She's probably not real but "Queen Nephie" is cute beyond the ability of "cute" to convey. Without her Goth Girl makeup she is very cute. With her goth girl makeup, she's gorgeous.

She can bite mt neck any time.

Thank you, folks. I love you all. Good night. I'm not a goth or anything.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (CHHv1)

230 BTW, how is Miss Dixie Doodle?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Very healthy for 10, only about one (1) pound overweight. Currently 15 lbs

Mainly bored-she prefers the beach and the dog friendly pubs and places where she gets attention and new stuff and people sniffings.

I did not want to ask, but now ask.

Pogo?

Posted by: Miklos actually met Pogo at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (FUMQC)

231 Nite, BC! I will be hitting the sack pretty soon myself. This lack of a switch back to Standard Time has upset my circadian rhythm.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:37 AM (0kX4S)

232 >>Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah

https://tinyurl.com/3ufc8pfc

Unlike what the Old Testament says, it's sometimes helpful to look behind you to see what's happening.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 12:38 AM (viF8m)

233 I did not want to ask, but now ask.

Pogo?
Posted by: Miklos actually met Pogo at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (FUMQC)

Sad to say, I had to put her down a year ago October. Her eyesight was nearly gone, and her back legs kept failing her.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:39 AM (0kX4S)

234 I was one of Ted Cruz’s biggest supporters but screw him now too along with the other surrender monkeys. Giving in to the msm and left’s false narrative about everything is just pushing us faster towards socialism.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 12:39 AM (KC5Lt)

235 Opticorectalitis. Inflammation of the nerve connecting the eyeball to the asshole, giving you a shitty outlook on life.

Not indicated

Somehow I have an irrepressible sense of optimism and enjoyment, regardless.

I lived in an actual Commie/Socialist Peoples Republic, which, unfortunately, might turn out to be an advantage.

Posted by: Miklos has seen much of this before, not good, but Good will triumph at November 05, 2026 12:40 AM (FUMQC)

236 Thank you, folks. I love you all. Good night. I'm not a goth or anything.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

I am not a goth neither, but those choker necklaces some chicks do looks OK to me

Posted by: Miklos in his punk and rockabilly days at November 05, 2026 12:42 AM (FUMQC)

237 Not indicated

Somehow I have an irrepressible sense of optimism and enjoyment, regardless.

I lived in an actual Commie/Socialist Peoples Republic, which, unfortunately, might turn out to be an advantage.
Posted by: Miklos has seen much of this before, not good, but Good will triumph at November 05, 2026 12:40 AM (FUMQC)

Oh, I know you don't have it, but you can claim that to get the "disabled" victim status.

Anyhow, it is real fine to have you back on the ONT! And I am now off to the rack. Sleepytime for me. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:43 AM (0kX4S)

238 Night, BC & AOP. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:44 AM (rdVOm)

239 I entirely blame Thune and the Senate Republicans. The average voter does not give even a single quantum of a damn about their Sacred Traditions. All they saw was a near-complete refusal to pass bills -- not just red meat for the base, but even broadly popular 80/20 issues like the SAVE Act.

Why would you vote for the Do-Nothing Democrat-Lite when you can vote for the real thing? Yes it's irrational, when the real thing means to enslave you, but that's how busy LIV think. Yes Paxton was the Anti-Cornyn, but they don't care!

And while those basic LIV do not pay anywhere near enough attention to politics to even know what a pro forma Senate recess is and how it affects appointments, they could see over and over "Acting So-and-so" in the news, almost two years in! It would've cost Senators literally nothing but ego to just let their own party's President have his recess appointments like normal, and now they don't control the calendar they abused.

My only comfort is that this will probably be good for 2028, since a decade of TDS has destroyed Democrats' pre-frontal cortex executive function. Every average, normal, busy LIV will be thoroughly sick and tired of them within a year.

Posted by: SciVo at November 05, 2026 12:44 AM (ke3zm)

240 Happy Wednesday Horde, mmm poppers, thank you JQ.

Nice to see you Miklos.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 12:45 AM (ibDUx)

241 Dixie is not a good traveller.

Gets car sick

I think Pogo must have done thousands of miles, happily.

Posted by: Miklos like cats too, but more canine coded at November 05, 2026 12:46 AM (FUMQC)

242 In addition to loving you all, I have to say that your comments re: my comments are important for a much more important reason,

They say "I matter."

You would not believe how much that means. And now, really now, good night.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:47 AM (CHHv1)

243 Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

*bows deeply, sweeps hat with plumes across the floor*

Milady

Posted by: Miklos is rather Old School at November 05, 2026 12:47 AM (FUMQC)

244 {{{BC}}}

Sleep comfortably, and we'll see ya tomorrow night!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

245 *pours Chivas for Debby*

Do try the pot stickers, too! (before I eat all the rest of them, LOL)

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm)

246 BC you 100% matter to me, and have for a long time. I'm thinking back to maybe 2012? Maybe before?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:51 AM (vE0+H)

247 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 12:55 AM (En+fz)

248 I put 11 potstickers in my pocket in a random supermarket plastic bag I spotted.

Don't tell

They'll be fine tomorrow

Now to figure out how to steal some of that dipping sauce

Posted by: Klepto-Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:55 AM (FUMQC)

249 Yes, BC-- You DO matter! Keep visiting us; we enjoy your company.

Hope RtC is being nicer to you.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)

250 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.
Posted by: Case

LOL! I'm too tired to link that scene from Every Which Way But Loose... Granny on the porch swing...

"GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

251 Now to figure out how to steal some of that dipping sauce
Posted by: Klepto-Miklos

Honey, just ask...

*pours dippy sauce into a hi-ball glass & covers tightly with plastic wrap*

There. Enjoy!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)

252 "GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"
Posted by: JQ

The 69 year old manager or the real estate in which we both have an interest pronounces property "proppity".

I thought that was Sakkliner thang.

Posted by: Miklos inherited one his grandaddy's shotguns at November 05, 2026 01:03 AM (FUMQC)

253 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.
Posted by: Case

LOL! I'm too tired to link that scene from Every Which Way But Loose... Granny on the porch swing...

"GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

This one?

https://youtu.be/anmAvGrgzgQ

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:07 AM (qx7Zg)

254 I apologize for chowing down on the delicious food, thanks JQ, another quick Chivas if you will and get one for the guy in the plumed hat, so long as his harem is at the Waffle Hut.

I was doom and gloom all day today. I think the wrath of a wounded Trump will be quite entertaining, it makes me mildly optimistic.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (ibDUx)

255 This one?

https://youtu.be/anmAvGrgzgQ
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
--------

Oh, HELL YES! That's the one... LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

256 I apologize for chowing down on the delicious food, thanks JQ, another quick Chivas if you will and get one for the guy in the plumed hat, so long as his harem is at the Waffle Hut.

I was doom and gloom all day today. I think the wrath of a wounded Trump will be quite entertaining, it makes me mildly optimistic.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (ibDUx)

I see him with a 4 by 6" rubber stamp that says

VETO
This is garbage!
Unfit for puppy training!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:10 AM (qx7Zg)

257 Hi JQ and Debby Deb, hope you two are better than ok, night night

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:12 AM (vE0+H)

258 And Miklos you always really class this joint down

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:12 AM (vE0+H)

259 And goodnight HotW

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:13 AM (vE0+H)

260 "It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18."

I saw Lugubrious Dirge open for Led Zeppelin at the Polo Grounds in 1971.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:13 AM (Fv808)

261 *moar Chivas for Debby*

*Miklos, whatever you'd like to drink...*

Yes I was pretty bummed out last night too. Waiting to see how PDJT deals...

I hope he realizes that "it just doesn't matter" at this point and runs roughshod over the BS while he can.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

262 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

"Pot" stickers?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:15 AM (Fv808)

263 Oh, HELL YES! That's the one... LMAO!
Posted by: JQ

So

You have met Darleen's Old Mama too

And survived

Posted by: Miklos was more polite at November 05, 2026 01:17 AM (FUMQC)

264 "Pot" stickers?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

Ha. Not your kind of "pot"--

Gyoza.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

265 I need to try to sleep. Insomnia sucks when it hits.

Sleep well, everyone. Remember to laugh tomorrow, and take time to smell the roses.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:18 AM (qx7Zg)

266 And Miklos you always really class this joint down
Posted by: ...

It's a job, man

Don't pay much, but keeps me off welfare

Posted by: Miklos pays his own damn bills, and these women got expenses too at November 05, 2026 01:19 AM (FUMQC)

267 Night, ellipsis and HotW...

Tomorrow will be better.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

268 I have no specific memory of drinking Chivas since May of 1979.

My buddy George had a bottle, and we drank it on a Delta flight from New Orleans to (of course) Atlanta.

It was a kinder gentler time

And you could get away with shit like that

Posted by: Miklos thinks he was born when shit was get awayable, but tell the kids that at November 05, 2026 01:23 AM (FUMQC)

269 I wonder if L.A. chose Raman so they didn't have to look at Bass's goofy grin every time something goes wrong. It'll be interesting to see what fresh hell gets unleashed. Oddly, S.F. has an old, white guy for mayor and he seems to be doing fairly well. I think he won some "strong-mayor"-type ballot initiatives so he isn't ball-and-chained as much by the Board of Stupidvisors. But we're getting a 1% rise in the sales tax to fund local mass transit because the billions they've squandered haven't been enough. Yay.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:26 AM (Fv808)

270 That is a great movie clip featuring Ruth Gordon, she was a very good actress.


I wonder how that guy in Minnesota who had that wonderful political ad made out in his race last night. I forget what office he was striving for. His name was Ted Jude. I'll go look it up.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:28 AM (ibDUx)

271 Glad I escaped CA in the '90s. It was bad then, I can't even imagine what it's like now...

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

272 Glad I escaped CA in the '90s. It was bad then, I can't even imagine what it's like now...
Posted by: JQ

All we wanted was a Pepsi, and they wouldn't give us one

Posted by: Miklos thinks 80s California kids at November 05, 2026 01:31 AM (FUMQC)

273 His name is Tad Jude and he was a republican running for Secretary of State so naturally he lost.

Great Chivas story Miklos.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:32 AM (ibDUx)

274 Of all the California bands that I liked in the 80s and 90s, only one stands the Test of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6v_AAmAaSQ

Posted by: Punk Polka Miklos at November 05, 2026 01:34 AM (FUMQC)

275 I was po' folk... spent more time on Greyhound buses than airplanes. Always somebody had a big grocery sack of beers, or a lil baggie of herb and would leave a j burning in the restroom for *those interested* in it... Smoked plenty of cigs back there, to cover up the other smell. Heh.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

276 So much doom and gloom! I feel awful too but consider: was it over when they forced Nixon to resign? A few years later along comes Reagan. When Obammy won in '08 with majorities in both houses sufficient to force Obamacare? Along comes Trump I. What Biden 'won' in '20 what did he accomplish other than inflicting the DEI Supreme Court justice who will be the gift that keeps on giving? Along comes Trump II. We never saw Reagan or Trump coming.

What about when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

'Smart' people (spits) been writing this country off since it was founded. For 250 years that's been a bad bet.

Look up Gordon Sinclair's radio broadcast 'The Americans' on the tube of you. Listen to it and realize that was 1972 or 73 - I forget. We didn't roll over and die then and we ain't gonna roll over and die this time.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 01:38 AM (QGaXH)

277 I'm not rolling over, LOL!

But I am going to call it a night... for tonight.

Pleasant dreams, Morons!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

278
Well, I guess I'm glad my mother didn't have to see this. When she was in her proper mind, and she was well close to the end, this would've really gotten her down.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 01:47 AM (w6EFb)

279 JQ said roll over everybody's bar tab

That's what heard anyway

Posted by: Purposefully negligent bartender Miklos at November 05, 2026 01:48 AM (FUMQC)

280 Night, JQ, and thank you.

The first thing the republicans need to do is to choose new leadership in congress and they need to choose wisely. It would also be very satisfying to kick Thune's ass to the curb.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:48 AM (ibDUx)

281 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

There is story about how my very ill Old Papa got loose and keys to the truck. Went missing. Realized he was gone, but showed up before we called the sherriff.

Went to do Early voting because he was Damn Well Determined to vote for Trump in 2016. maybe the vote will count even if he goes before Election Day.

Actually (barely) lived long enough to be happy on the 2016 results.

Posted by: Miklos has met some excellent Old Folks (I am now one myself, so vacate thyself from the centipede z at November 05, 2026 01:55 AM (FUMQC)

282 It does seem possible that this election was hacked.
This year it would have been easier to do than ever. Before, one needed to employ a proficient hacker. Now, it can also be done by AI. Two years ago the AIs were complete idiots compared to today. This at least doubles the potential pool.
We know that some teams at both Claude and OpenAI conduct secret research, some involving hacking, which at best becomes public weeks after the fact. Obviously, if there is some research that never becomes public, we don't know about it.
Surely the Chinese companies and government do it too. Maybe even others (North Koreans, Russians, Germans) could have done it, who knows.
There was also the strong opposition to Trump securing the elections, over the summer.
Unfortunately, suspicions prove nothing and someone smart enough to do this could also be smart enough to do it undetected. The best hope is a leak.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 01:55 AM (YAu8A)

283 I'm taking a leak right now.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 05, 2026 02:00 AM (ibDUx)

284 I'll be honest. I am at the point where I think the American republic is lost.

To win back even a part of it will take brutal violence.

About the voting, anything electronic cannot be proven as true or accurate. No ID means in many places that you can vote - even if they have the minimal restriction of not letting you vote for federal candidates. It's a sham.

What I wouldn't give for the world of my childhood!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 02:03 AM (lR5Ug)

285 Sweet dreams Horde, I am tired.

publius, my mother never got to see Donald Trump as president. She would not have been a fan in the beginning, but he would have won her over with his grit and masterful put down of the media. She was a real Ronnie Regan fangirl back in the day.

Miklos, such a very sweet story about your Papa.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 02:08 AM (ibDUx)

286 What I wouldn't give for the world of my childhood!
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I would not be displeased to find myself 18 years old in New Orleans and the drinking age also 18.


Raising the drinking age reduced tremendously the income of musicians, by the way. So actual music was replaced by electro and rap.

Posted by: Miklos counts hisself lucky at November 05, 2026 02:09 AM (FUMQC)

287
While I shall endeavor to persevere, I am going to have to just not pay too much attention to the political stuff for a while. For my own sanity. There might be something I'll miss (probably see it here, though), but I just can't dwell on all this mess.

This ridiculous new senator of mine here for the next 6 years. I just can't think about that, or I'll go crazy.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:15 AM (w6EFb)

288 This ridiculous new senator of mine here for the next 6 years. I just can't think about that, or I'll go crazy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

A quarter acre

A lousy quarter acre

A moderately sane neighbor at least

Posted by: Miklos used to pick on Publius but years ago at November 05, 2026 02:18 AM (FUMQC)

289
Greenville County here, I just couldn't believe. Had Norman been the nominee, I think he would've squeaked in just like Wilson did. But, no, it had to be Darline.

A lot of folks I think just didn't vote at all, plus you had energized lefties, who have invaded us here. Or may be the damned yutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)

290
The hash FUMQC is perfect for the Senate R's now. Fucked Up Minority Quisling Cucks.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:26 AM (w6EFb)

291 I voted in the three (3) republican primaries in South Carolina.

I went to vote specifically AGAINST people-

Miss Lindsey-too long in DC, represents himself, not me or the state-term limits

Voted against Darline Graham because family political dynasties, called Kennedy, Bush, Clinton, Graham or Wilson are a no for me.

Voted against Alan Wilson, who may be a fine fellow, but has been in government office his whole adult life because his father is Joe Wilson, in Congress since gas was 2 dollars.

The SC republican party are complete country club types, who take far too much and far too many for granted.

Posted by: Miklos uses the unread late nite hours of the ONT at November 05, 2026 02:32 AM (FUMQC)

292 The hash FUMQC is perfect for the Senate R's now. Fucked Up Minority Quisling Cucks.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

As fate would have it.

Best randomly assigned hash has to be from SC State Parks at Devil's Fork

PnisU

Posted by: Miklos just got a post card from NOVDU at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (FUMQC)

293
I'll be listening to Randall Carlson -- he's got a new video up, some artifacts found off the coast of Portugal.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (w6EFb)

294 I'll be listening to Randall Carlson -- he's got a new video up, some artifacts found off the coast of Portugal.
Posted by: publius

Randall probably has enough "artifacts" for an OnlyFans channel.

Well, accurate descriptions and geological analysism anyway

Posted by: Miklos would happily pay to get drunk with ol Randall out somewhere at November 05, 2026 02:42 AM (FUMQC)

295 Willowed:
This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

Excuse me, but, that is bullshit. TX has 30,000,000 people, the new businesses and their H1B's and US lib voters don't amount to squat compared to that 30,000,000 number. Now the 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston starts to look significant assuming that the one warehouse full of them that was found is just the tip of the iceberg. This was fraud not a shift in actual voting.


Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:52 AM (WDknQ)

296 Randall....knows.....I.....know

Posted by: Art Bell, Coast to Coast and now Interdimensional at November 05, 2026 02:53 AM (FUMQC)

297
I just looked it up. Randall never appeared with Art Bell at all. He made his first appearance on Coast to Coast in 2017, I see.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:55 AM (w6EFb)

298 As fate would have it.

Best randomly assigned hash has to be from SC State Parks at Devil's Fork

PnisU
Posted by: Miklos just got a post card from NOVDU at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (FUMQC)

Raimando's mom did postdoc work at PnisU.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:57 AM (HFrEr)

299
Something Randall just learnt me about the ancient Gulf stream. Back during the last Glacial Maximum, the Gulf circulated toward Portugal/Spain. And right over the Azores as well.

That would've been some prime real estate for human habitation back then. Sea levels were 400' below where they are now, and a yuge area off Portugal would've been dry land.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 03:02 AM (w6EFb)

300 I'm not Dave in FL but

I did some checks on voting.

Dem turnout or vote swing in TX is an anomaly.

Looking at statewide races in SC,NC, KS,MI, OH, MN the pattern is very clear and catastrophic.

D voters turned out in about the same absolute numbers as 2024 or 2022.

The R candidates got massively fewer votes than Trump 2024.

Make of that what you will, but other than odd Texas, the D side showed up, the Trump voters did not. The numbers do not really indicate vote switching from 2024 to 2026 as much as the Trump R voters said yeah, whatever.

So the principal winners are the Ds and Thune, the ghostly emination of McConnell.

Posted by: Miklos actually has political Science Degree (cash value /0.1 cent) at November 05, 2026 03:03 AM (FUMQC)

301 Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:52 AM (WDknQ)
-

Here's an important graph for us all:

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:04 AM (skLNB)

302 Raimando's mom did postdoc work at PnisU.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Tuition was the usual, but the lab fees added up.

Posted by: PnisU at November 05, 2026 03:06 AM (FUMQC)

303 Talacrackio received more vote than Democrat presidents
iirc since WWII.
If you believe that he got more Democrat votes than Kennedy or Johnson or Obama well, add it up. It don't fit.

Unknown Hinajosa got two million more votes than Abbott.
IIrc, more than any gubenatorial votes going back to George Bush.

Its that way across the board.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 03:08 AM (3oLMy)

304 Despite allegations in subsequently settled lawsuits, the administrative fee charged for raimondo's mom was a consistent $20, whether at our in town, remote, or at-home locations.

Posted by: PnisU attorney at November 05, 2026 03:11 AM (FUMQC)

305 Here's an important graph for us all:

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:04 AM (skLNB)

I don't believe anybody stayed home. I believe the cheat is on. It sure is up here. Nobody I have ever spoken with, and that includes democrats, likes RCV, but somehow that is still the law of the land, after this election. I call bullshit on the whole enchilada.

Fuck the all of them.

And now back to our regular life and programming.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:14 AM (5WPt1)

306 I don't believe anybody stayed home. I believe the cheat is on.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:14 AM (5WPt1)
-

Agree. See my first comment here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:15 AM (skLNB)

307 Abbott received the same, within the margins, number of votes as usual.

Another 'anomaly' State down ballot Republicans won.
The TX Senate will be red. For the numbers to be remotely realistic voters in the booth voted for Republican locals and at the same time voted for anti-ice, defund the police, Governor and a Satanic, baby killing, tranny loving, homosexual for Senator.

Yeah, no.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 03:16 AM (3oLMy)

308 The problem in TX for Dem fraudsters who pack the vote with 2020 style extra ballots, is that TX has voter ID. That means we know the name of every person who voted. If the number of names is smaller than the ballot total - we know there was massive election fraud. Dems, like any criminals are clever, but they're not very smart.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 03:17 AM (WDknQ)

309 so

I guess I run this place now

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:39 AM (FUMQC)

310 hey MBA guys get over here

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:40 AM (FUMQC)

311 Jimmy Hoffa was in Amelia's airplane that was in the ark.

He was sitting on Judge Crater's lap.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 03:41 AM (WDknQ)

312 Fuck you MBA guys, check with legal

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:41 AM (FUMQC)

313 You legal assholes, talk to the tax chick

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:42 AM (FUMQC)

314 Ok people this all about synergies and forward focus

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:43 AM (FUMQC)

315 I don't seem team-based attitude here

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:44 AM (FUMQC)

316 Also, there will be a right-sizing of employment obligations

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:46 AM (FUMQC)

317 I see no enhancement of shareholder value, people

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (FUMQC)

318 Best I slept all week
Long commute today

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (Ia/+0)

319 310 so

I guess I run this place now
Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:39 AM (FUMQC)

Global? You may be overestimating our reach, boss.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (5WPt1)

320 Sure, have coffee

No fucking toilet breaks though

Pissing is for closers

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:48 AM (FUMQC)

321 321 Sure, have coffee

No fucking toilet breaks though

Pissing is for closers
Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:48 AM (FUMQC)

Sweetie, they are gonna piss either way. How much piss is acceptable on salable product?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:49 AM (5WPt1)

322 Well, I suppose there is megalomania, and then there is Miklosmania.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:51 AM (5WPt1)

323 So Ok Gustav. What is your fucking McKinsey and Company Consulting opinion? Fuck you, I didn't hire you. Just give me a number and shove your overtime and travel invoice.

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:51 AM (FUMQC)

324 So Management says fire all ONT commenters, saves money.

Strip and sell all marketable ONT assets on the overnight Asian markets.

Is this what I am hearing?

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:54 AM (FUMQC)

325 Ok

But there are some international investors who are giving ONTcorp a look?

cash or wait

Posted by: GlobalMellonMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:57 AM (FUMQC)

326 So convert all cash or cash equivalent ONT assets to Bitcoin and see what the Middle East and Asian markets say

Posted by: GlobalMellonMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:58 AM (FUMQC)

327 This is Time Sensitive, people

People, even Ace, wake up during East Coast trading hours

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:00 AM (FUMQC)

328 I need a buy-in from all stakeholders

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:00 AM (FUMQC)

329 Also meet Hans, new head of HR, Lashawnda has taken her contracted years of Personal Wellness days

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:02 AM (FUMQC)

330 Do I hear unanimous agreement?

Hans has the paperwork

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:03 AM (FUMQC)

331 No your McKinsey travel and entertainment invoice is not one

Leave the room, Gustav

And yes you and Mr Vance are old friends

Go now

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:06 AM (FUMQC)

332 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (odBC9)

333 So sell sell sell now

Xing Li pay attention

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (FUMQC)

334 If we leverage our distressed sale against declining Brent and WTI via Bitcoin arbitrage

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:10 AM (FUMQC)

335 Now Xing Li

NOW

Everyone leave the room NOW

Hans will collect your credentials, ONT Amex cards, etc.

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:12 AM (FUMQC)

336 All departing Team members are allowed to retain and use the Best Western Gift Cards with Jacuzzi Upgrade

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:13 AM (FUMQC)

337 Xing?

Xing?

RESPOND

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:14 AM (FUMQC)

338 Legalities must be attended to

Xing Li is loyal and efficient, and shall be rewarded

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (FUMQC)

339 The legal documents will be seen by few, but the ONT was a globally traded commodity for enough hours, that was bought, sold, and sold back while the foolish people of the world slept.

Posted by: Somehow MiklosCorp made money off of this at November 05, 2026 04:18 AM (FUMQC)

340 332 Pixy's up!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (odBC9)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 05:06 AM (odBC9)

341 I am happy that we "lost" so many Senate seats so we can get rid of a lot of dead weight. I laugh and point at Jeffries who now has to corral the communists in the House into supporting an actual agenda.

Posted by: paulnjax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (PPnyU)

342 Poster pocketed purloined potstickers? Preposterous!

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (2Drhq)

Post-Disaster Cafe

whitecherrytreejapan.jpg

Feisty badgers.

Dog is really earning this stick.

Baby hippo doesn't want to get out of the water. Until his mom tells him to.

Tigers are really good climbers. So there's no chance of escaping them. As with bears.

Expect traffic delays due to dam construction.

Ride the dragon.

Circus parrot.

An unhinged Democrat Constituent decided to attack a group of firefighters. This went as well as most of the plans of low-impulse-control, low-IQ individuals.


A longer video here.

Mountain goat shakes off, powers away from a mountain lion who's got it in his jaws.






Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM




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1
Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (eRlcH)

2 No otters??!!
Sadz

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (2WIwB)

3 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (h+uWx)

4 Top pic has to be AI.

Or Japan.

Japan is an AI country, so it checks out.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (0aYVJ)

5 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)

6 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (Ia/+0)

7
Good evening, horde! Even if the goat did get away from the lion, I ain't watchin' no goat in no lion's jaws. (But I can't help thinking it should inspire us today of all days.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (mmrXZ)

8 Gorgeous cherry tree (I assume) from Japan up there on top, Ace. Thank you.

Blessings to you all. It's going to be ok.

Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Supermodel kisses XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

9 That was one determined dog

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)

10 I'm dog sitting again. Daughter #2's dog, an English Springer Spaniel. A wonderful dog, even if I have to vacuum twice a week now. Together we began to fight back after the midterms. I sat in the setting sun (mostly as it clouded up) and laughed at the stupidity of dem voters while enjoying a Cohiba cigar (review to follow for weasel) and Irish whisky. The dog barked at democrat squirrels.
Life can still be good.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (2WIwB)

11 >Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)

We're squarely at the weak men make hard times part of the cycle.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (vr4To)

12 Having a well deserved pitcher of Gin Gimlets.

mixed enough concrete to fill 5 sonotubes.

jack assing 80lb bag's of 4k psi concrete is no joke.

Going to feel it tomorrow for sure.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (XV/Pl)

13 That firefighter produced such a satisfying, woody sound on the scumbag's noggin.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (Fwea8)

14 Weak thyme makes hard men.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (Cqx++)

15 That firefighter slapped that dudes head like Rod Carew on a hit and run play.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (/izzV)

16
The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

17
Bath for Diana today prior to her heading off for this weekend's shows. She objected loudly to having her nails ground for the third time this week.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (eRlcH)

18 "And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw"

Sounds fishier than a mermaid's jock strap.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (MWfyi)

19 That's not a cat. LMAO

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (yjPLJ)

20 Blaming Texas is stupid. What about most of the country? Does anyone remember California, NY, the Northeast, Washington, Oregon, Georgia, etc........
Oh but Texas let you down. How about cleaning up your on states? Quit blaming others when you can't do any better. And the do nothing Republican Senate was no help either, were they?

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (En+fz)

21 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

22 Pro Tip, Ace - A Bear can climb a tree faster than you can fall out of one.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (/izzV)

23 I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Note: I did not take the following day off from work to process my feelz, like many Dems did after the two Trump victories.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)

24 thx Christy!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (VyBeY)

25 I love dogs. Our Dobie Shepherd passed Oct 18. God I miss that giant, emotional, has to have the last word asshole.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:36 PM (yjPLJ)

26 Also, that's a Ram...not a Goat.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (/izzV)

27 The dog on the escalator is using it wipe his butt with the bristles.

Posted by: Bring Stabity at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Q/lGb)

28 I hope you all are well and please take care of you and yours. There is only so much we can control in this world.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (yjPLJ)

29 "while enjoying a Cohiba cigar (review to follow for weasel) and Irish whisky. The dog barked at democrat squirrels.
Life can still be good.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (2WIwB) "

a cigar would probably help my blackpilled mood.

alas.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:38 PM (VyBeY)

30 nor did I, Eris.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (VyBeY)

31 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

32 16
The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

Why?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (5WPt1)

33 AlaBAMA

How's it going?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (r2Icn)

34 The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

BBC 1995 it is!

Not even gonna bother.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:42 PM (vE0+H)

35 Politics is not life. I have other things to worry about, like, interim custody of my grandson (next week), moving jackass son into the upstairs this weekend, dealing with all the drama and nonsense. Selling the damned condo once and for all, finishing moving all the stuff from upstairs to the downstairs, rehabbing DH's knee and attitude about it, planning Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen guests. Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Some of it is fun, some of it is just required.

None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

36 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

37
Feisty badger. Future video will be the lament of 'Feisty Badger Ate My Face.'


Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (6iKlf)

38 31, *fistbump!*, Eris!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:44 PM (VyBeY)

39 36 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

Can't we have both?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (5WPt1)

40 The erection sucked. Because the election.

Posted by: Hamitchell at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (tWkg3)

41 33 AlaBAMA

How's it going?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (r2Icn)

Howdy howdy! Going well. Married with grandkids now. Keeps me busy!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (rJ7Hd)

42
It's hard not to get in a fuck it all mood, but I'm trying. I'm just going to try to get lost in my distractions for a while.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)

43 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Ooooo, can you do that thing where you spit fire? That would be cool, but maybe a waste of tequila.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (ftFVW)

44 None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

-----------------------------------------


Amen.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (MqopX)

45 The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (r2Icn)

46 31 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

You remember what happened last time, right? That bail bondsman lost both eyebrows.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (rJ7Hd)

47 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

No we do not.

Posted by: Kalshi, place your bets and weep at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (Ssbab)

48 "The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory"

Mistakes Were Made.

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (MWfyi)

49 None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)
----

This is the way.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (kpS4V)

50 Howdy howdy! Going well. Married with grandkids now. Keeps me busy!

Posted by: AlaBAMA

Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn)

51 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

Can't we have both?
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM

Aren't tire irons The Horde's preferred kinetic force application amplifier?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

52 Lady cop had her taser out and never deployed it. If she had the guy wouldn't have had to have his head bashed.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)

53 45 The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (r2Icn)

You know why. And there's not a damned think you or I can do about it. Let it go.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (5WPt1)

54 >>>A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (syz1S)

55 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM

You're choosing another pants-required activity?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)

56 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (2614e)

57 Well, we're moved.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (2614e)

58 Aren't tire irons The Horde's preferred kinetic force application amplifier?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

DH has a crowbar we have used to demolish many a thing over the years. He calls it "Mr. Happy." Kinda odd... but we always know where Mr. Happy is, just in case.

I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (5WPt1)

59 You remember what happened last time, right? That bail bondsman lost both eyebrows.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (rJ7Hd)
----

Application of tequila shots and a Sharpie marker and all was made right.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (kpS4V)

60 Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn

Congrats! Raise 'em up right and keep em out of college!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (rJ7Hd)

61 And internet works on my PC, so that's a bonus.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

62 >A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous

Math alert!! MATH ALERT

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (NnhvP)

63 52 Lady cop had her taser out and never deployed it. If she had the guy wouldn't have had to have his head bashed.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)

Considering the guy's behavior, it was just a matter of time until he DID get his head bashed, Taser or no.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (5WPt1)

64 ">>>A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous"


Bit rations increased from 1Gb to 500Kb per day.

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (MWfyi)

65 House money came in this morning, so we had today to get everything out. We got most everything out. Everything left is just a quick trash run.

They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

66 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (U/Byj)

67 >>>A dog figured out how escalators work, and now he can’t stop going up and down

Wait until he figures out the subways. He'll be riding them all day like the homeless.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (syz1S)

68 You're choosing another pants-required activity?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
----

I operate my flamethrower The Dude style, in a bathrobe.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (kpS4V)

69 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Whenever I experience a day like yesterday, I tend to turn towards doing something about improving my own life.

Today I cleaned out my closet.

I didn't find the passage to Narnia (yet), but I did find out that I'm still not gay.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (s2iZv)

70 60 Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn

Congrats! Raise 'em up right and keep em out of college!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (rJ7Hd)

Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1)

71 I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.
Posted by: tcn in AK

But how do you break the glass if Mr. Happy is inside it? Second less Happy crowbar?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (ftFVW)

72 Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

A hot tub would go a long way to improving my general disposition. One of these days...

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (zYpTz)

73 I never thought during my first 20 or so years I would ever get upset enough about the (checks notes) makeup of Congress, to mess up a night, let alone anything longer.

Don't get me wrong I have been angry about many a dumber thing.

But... these people all hate you. Maybe not all the local ones but higher up, politics is WWE for masochists.

I don't begrudge people getting mad about this, it's our future, and the country many fought and died for... but I cannot stress enough how much the Grand Old Party hates your guts. Cold comfort, I know.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (vE0+H)

74 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

Compare the point spreads to the rankings and it makes even less sense.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (lpTXP)

75 They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)
----
Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)

76 Does this hijab make my butt look fat?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (hxMfc)

77 Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1

Thank you for that smile!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (rJ7Hd)

78 65 House money came in this morning, so we had today to get everything out. We got most everything out. Everything left is just a quick trash run.

They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

Thank you for being decent. When the jackass that sold us this place left, we had to get a 30 yard dumpster to clean out all his crap. I'm still occasionally finding something he stashed away. Dude was a jerkoff.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (5WPt1)

79 The people that bought our old house don't maintain anything. Buddy sent me some pics. Looks like total shit. Sad.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (r2Icn)

80 Off to watch something from the 80s to make me happy. Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7Hd)

81 Today I cleaned out my closet.

I didn't find the passage to Narnia (yet), but I did find out that I'm still not gay.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (s2iZv)


This is why I always keep a good book and a bottle of whiskey buried in the closet.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)

82 Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)


I have a blow torch......Might be able to start there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:56 PM (2614e)

83
Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Whenever I experience a day like yesterday, I tend to turn towards doing something about improving my own life.

Today I cleaned out my closet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

===============

Applied for 2 jobs! I won't get either of them, but it's better than making no effort at all and sitting around miserable about being jobless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (mmrXZ)

84 This is why I always keep a good book and a bottle of whiskey buried in the closet.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)

"I was gonna clean this up, but then I found some stuff..."

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (5WPt1)

85 Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1

Thank you for that smile!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (rJ7Hd)

***

Cows are udderly ridiculous.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (2WIwB)

86 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.
Posted by: rhomboid

Little Cohiba Blue Pequeno for me. It's kinda cool out and DARK. Listening to CutJib Speaks.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

87 53, there it is in a nutshell. we all know why.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (VyBeY)

88 Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)


There's some paint that was used in the house and a few things in the attic, but for the most part, everything is gone. A table in the kitchen, a sofa in the living room. I was told that was OK by the agent.

We vacuumed and swept most of it.

Even left them some quality wood flooring planks if they choose to use them. They match the other wood flooring in the hall and middle room.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (2614e)

89 Had no idea, Blondie. I'll say a prayer!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (vE0+H)

90 Off to watch something from the 80s to make me happy. Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7

Recommend Uncle Buck.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)

91 I have beer, and counter strike, and beer, and kids, and beer, and wife, and beer, and more websites to go troll.


Ya'll have a good night o7

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (8Csz2)

92 But... these people all hate you.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM

That's not true. I despise and deplore you.

Posted by: Senator John Cornyn (Rino-TX) at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)

93 Sponge, I hope this is the start of a better time for you and your family. I pray that things start to ease for you.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (MqopX)

94 Applied for 2 jobs! I won't get either of them, but it's better than making no effort at all and sitting around miserable about being jobless.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yep. Good luck on the job hunt!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (s2iZv)

95 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.
Posted by: rhomboid

Little Cohiba Blue Pequeno for me. It's kinda cool out and DARK. Listening to CutJib Speaks.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

***

I also went the Cohiba blue route. Was a bit disappointed but the second glass of Bushmills improved it bigly.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (2WIwB)

96
Thank you for being decent. When the jackass that sold us this place left, we had to get a 30 yard dumpster to clean out all his crap. I'm still occasionally finding something he stashed away. Dude was a jerkoff.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (5WPt1)


LOL.....copy/paste fail. Take 2:


There's some paint that was used in the house and a few things in the attic, but for the most part, everything is gone. A table in the kitchen, a sofa in the living room. I was told that was OK by the agent.

We vacuumed and swept most of it.

Even left them some quality wood flooring planks if they choose to use them. They match the other wood flooring in the hall and middle room.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (2614e)

97 57 Well, we're moved.
Posted by: Sponge
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Yay!

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (VCgbV)

98 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (2614e)

99 Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7

Recommend Uncle Buck.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)
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Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)

100 For what it's worth, only the Senate (went D) and the Secretary of State (R reelected) in Kansas are over. The other big races are too close to call and being audited. The initiative requiring US citizenship to vote passed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (JNr/z)

101 ----
Yay!
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (VCgbV)


Loaded up the Expy, my truck seats, bed and the 10' trailer and headed east.

I'll unload it tomorrow. Pretty drained today. Been up since 4, f*cking election, and got started about 8. Just got some unloaded and set this up so I could work tomorrow.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:03 PM (2614e)

102 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)


He is not.

But I did have a moderate crush on the bitch daughter for a spell

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2614e)

103 Recommend Uncle Buck.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)
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Great movie.
Candy sings the Washington State University fight song!
Go Cougs!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2WIwB)

104 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM

John Candy/Chuck Norris is like Clark Kent/Superman.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (0sNs1)

105 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

That's a hell of a long drive!

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (ftFVW)

106
The Evil Universe Star Trek episode is on H&I. That's probably apropos.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (w6EFb)

107 Sponge, I hope this is the start of a better time for you and your family. I pray that things start to ease for you.
Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (MqopX)


Thank you so very much. We do too. This road has been a LONG one....and the light just stays way down there at the end of the tunnel.

Did hear from the SiL and my brother was moved to a room and was MUCH better today, so he'll be released to go home tomorrow.

Now, if he still has a job........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (2614e)

108 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)

Heh . My movie recommendation. My Chuck Norris recommendation is Invasion USA.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (lpTXP)

109 The initiative requiring US citizenship to vote passed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Saw where Missouri is an English only state.

Two things every state should do.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (3oLMy)

110
That's a hell of a long drive!
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (ftFVW)


My step-brother drove from Texas to Alaska once. He worked somewhere up there studying the Northern Lights.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (2614e)

111 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

112 I stayed up too late too. 1 am and had to get up at 5 for work. Considered calling in but I have a work ethic.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (VCgbV)

113 Actually don't think I've yet had a Cohiba. So many sticks to try, so little time.

These ticket-splitting results such as in KS mentioned above baffle me (and I know state-level stuff can be funky and appear inconsistent). Unseat the incumbent senator/replace with someone who would chain themselves to his Senate desk to prevent *any* election integrity laws from passing - while also approving a citizenship requirement for voting. And this is a pattern across several states.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (U/Byj)

114 But I did have a moderate crush on the bitch daughter for a spell
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2614e)
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#MeToo

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (s2iZv)

115 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (lpTXP)

116 @PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)


Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Nicely done, California. Forever the expensive as f*ck shithole.....

Skid row is now 50 blocks long.......Soon to be 80!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (2614e)

117 16m
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Can't help but laugh at this one!🤣😂

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (VCgbV)

118 Evening, all.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:09 PM (qRla/)

119 Therefore, I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:7-8

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 08:09 PM (2Drhq)

120 My state rep is named pooja so I can't laugh too hard...

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:10 PM (VCgbV)

121 Micah 7:7-8
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Amen!🙏🏻

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (VCgbV)

122 Considered calling in but I have a work ethic.
Posted by: lin-duh

*fist bump*

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (ftFVW)

123 This is my current verse to settle me down.

Philippians 3:20)

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (lpTXP)

124 Sponge I hope better days are ahead

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

125 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)


Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (2614e)

126 ha!


OSZ
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Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (AKptf)

127 The GOP may have finally succeeded in its suicide attempts.

Unfortunately, they're taking us with them.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (Q+gd/)

128 Have consciously avoided visiting LA for a while (mostly food/eating day-trips) just out of wariness about street crime. Some of my best tourism has been to war zones or recent ones, but now not by myself so more cautious.

Pretty sure the crime sitrep is better thanks to - well I don't know, did somebody do something, federal level maybe? - but with the dumber of the two idiots now mayor, still wary. Guess I should check on the sheriff situation. There have actually been sheriffs in LA County in recent history who weren't complete disasters.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (U/Byj)

129 98 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (2614e)

All y'all know the invite is always open.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (5WPt1)

130
*fist bump*
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (ftFVW)


Oh hey. The trans thing that the First Lady knew that worked in your building figured Oklahoma wasn't accepting enough. It moved to Seattle. I'm sure things are much better for it there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (2614e)

131 I don't have that man rules I obey but one of them is to not threaten a firefighter holding a Halligan bar.

That will never end well.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)

132
All y'all know the invite is always open.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (5WPt1)


You did say that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (2614e)

133

Senate Majority Leader John Thune will seek a second term as the chamber's top Republican despite election losses that cost the party control of Congress, setting him apart from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is stepping aside from leadership.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (ZxPkt)

134 Tennessee is next. many companies moving there as well (from blue shitholes) starbux, in n out... etc...

Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (eP4XR)

135 Evil Spock was a disappointment. I don't think he would be ruthless enough to use the magic mirror.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:14 PM (MWfyi)

136 Sponge I hope better days are ahead
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)


Thank you. I do too. I'm exhausted.

Work and the commute is going to be a bit difficult, having to spend a few days a week away, but I'll keep doing it as long as I have to to get us where we need to be.

Just need to buy a more reliable, fuel efficient vehicle. I ain't driving the diesel every week.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (2614e)

137 115 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM
That CCP theory sounds plausible, even probable at this point.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (LHPAg)

138 Evening all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Ckdd9)

139 >>>So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.

Posted by: polynikes
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They are much more skillful at co-opting 'the other' than Democrats.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (3oLMy)

140 Senate Majority Leader John Thune will seek a second term as the chamber's top Republican despite election losses that cost the party control of Congress, setting him apart from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is stepping aside from leadership.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (ZxPkt)


I really think they both can eat a dick up......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (2614e)

141 Evening all
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Ckdd9)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (2614e)

142 Oh hey. The trans thing that the First Lady knew that worked in your building figured Oklahoma wasn't accepting enough. It moved to Seattle. I'm sure things are much better for it there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Hahaha, yeah, she mentioned that to me. Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)

143 Y'all want to know the secret of Talarico and the Dems this election?

"The Democratic Party Has Rediscovered the Power of
Christianity. The GOP Should Be Worried.

James Talarico of Texas and Adam Hamilton of Kansas have proven that faith isn’t just a Republican value."

https://tinyurl.com/4935casd

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

144 I'm still making money shorting techs tonight but man, every dollar is like ashes in my mouth. We are so fucked and people are just realizing it one by one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (JM5dG)

145 Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (lpTXP)

Perfect. Amen!

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (2Drhq)

146 In 'n Out employees shouldn't be too bad but then again probably forgetting to ratchet down my expectations.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (U/Byj)

147 Thune will do a great job as head loser.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (MWfyi)

148 Actually don't think I've yet had a Cohiba. So many sticks to try, so little time.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (U/Byj)

Every time I smoked an actual cuban Cohiba Churchill it felt like I was going to turn green halfway through it. I still have a few in the humidor. I was tempted to put those radioactive labels on them. Nice, but damn they are strong. Still, its something you got to do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (vzuC7)

149 Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


Fannin County went all red.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (Ckdd9)

150 Escalator dog figured out infinite buttscratches via the brushes on either side of the escalator belt lol

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (oqH4h)

151 What ever will I do?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)


Cower in fear in the restroom?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (2614e)

152 Nithya Raman was third ranked until the late votes came in. If all the Pratt voters voted for her I can see a legitimate win . If not then the cCP delivered a lot of votes.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (lpTXP)

153 *fistbump*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


Bump back.

What a f'n mess.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (Ckdd9)

154

Fannin County went all red.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (Ckdd9)


I'm sure Denton County went blue with TWU and UNT being in play.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (2614e)

155 The only good thing about today, but it’s a biggie, was Grammie Winger’s showing up on JJ’s Morning Report thread.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (77rzZ)

156 why are we not talking about this ??


OSZ
@OpenSourceZone
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Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (AKptf)

157 Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

We Okies did our job.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (ftFVW)

158
Bump back.

What a f'n mess.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (Ckdd9)


Tell me about it. This small trailer is packed to the GILLS. We can hardly move around.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (2614e)

159 Tommy Tuberville, former Senator and previous Auburn football coach, is the new governor of Alabama.

He has had a meteoric rise, not because he is some political genius, but because he simply does what his voters want him to do. Amazing idea that.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (JM5dG)

160 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)

161 Pro tip: A Halligan bar is about 10-12 lbs of forged steel. In general, you don't want to catch one upside the head.

Thank me later.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (oqH4h)

162 Nithya Raman wins the Los Angeles Mayor Election
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (AKptf)

Shocker after she came out of nowhere.... just like Mamdani and Sayed. Welcome to the op. Civil War my ass, this is pure DNC leftward commie antisemite yoink.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:21 PM (vE0+H)

163
We Okies did our job.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (ftFVW)


Texas seems to be full of fickle bitches that couldn't get past Paxton's indiscretions and believed the bullshit about him freeing a pedophile.......

Texas just f*cked itself in the ass, hard........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

164 I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Note: I did not take the following day off from work to process my feelz, like many Dems did after the two Trump victories.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)
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Eris, same and same. I honestly expected to lose this cycle for many reasons, although of course I hoped it wouldn't happen. But I expected us to win in 2012 and couldn't believe Obama won again after the Obamacare debacle.

But now, as then, life will go on.

Posted by: bluebell at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (uyuYG)

165 Tommy Tuberville, former Senator and previous Auburn football coach, is the new governor of Alabama.

He has had a meteoric rise, not because he is some political genius, but because he simply does what his voters want him to do. Amazing idea that.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (JM5dG)

amazing !

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (AKptf)

166 The first thing the Democrats do is threaten Trump is never ending subpoenas.

One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.

So much for "AFFORDABILITY"

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (jGtoG)

167
Nithya Raman wins the Los Angeles Mayor Election
Posted by: runner

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FUUUUUuuuuuuu!!!

That was the one no-win race where I had a preference, and... I lost. lol, nothing of value, however. Ha-ha, looks like Black Dem voters are going to have to learn their place.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (mmrXZ)

168 I'm sure Denton County went blue with TWU and UNT being in play.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer



It did. DC USED to be the strongest republican count in the state.

https://tinyurl.com/jn44dkpw

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (Ckdd9)

169 >>That CCP theory sounds plausible, even probable at this point.

Remember hearing about the 2 FBI agents that just had their corruption and lying to Congress lawsuit dismissed by a DC magistrate the other day?

One of the things they were accused of covering up was an attempt by the CCP to flood the 2020 election with fake driver's licenses. A lot of people were called crazy conspiracy theorists about that plot.

Turns out they were right. The investigation was covered up and dropped by the FBI.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (viF8m)

170 I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.
Posted by: tcn in AK

But how do you break the glass if Mr. Happy is inside it? Second less Happy crowbar?
Posted by: She Hobbit

Yes. Just like Hank Hill loosening the stuck cap on a can of WD-40 by spraying it with a smaller can of WD-40.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 08:24 PM (VHUov)

171
It did. DC USED to be the strongest republican count in the state.

https://tinyurl.com/jn44dkpw
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (Ckdd9)


Sanctuary city shithole.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (2614e)

172 Hooligan meets the Halligan.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (41CYW)

173 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.
Posted by: polynikes


See #168.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Ckdd9)

174 Tess of the Tubervilles

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:26 PM (77rzZ)

175 At least Texas wasn't the only pile of steaming horseshit.

How the f*ck did the drunk bitch win Ohio?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:26 PM (2614e)

176 Cower in fear in the restroom?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nah, the only delusional male was a few years back and he ain't around anymore. But hoo-boy, he creeped me out the first time I saw him. And he hadn't even started the trans nonsense yet. You just knew that dude wasn't right.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

177 polynikes a poll of "Latinos" found the biggest issue (40% choosing this one) for election was ICE/deportations. Iran not even on the list, not sure it was asked. Saw other exit data that there was a 34%(?) swing in Hispanic 2024 R voters to D. Partly explains the TX catastrophe, but very ominous overall.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (U/Byj)

178
I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)
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Eris, same and same. I honestly expected to lose this cycle for many reasons, although of course I hoped it wouldn't happen. But I expected us to win in 2012 and couldn't believe Obama won again after the Obamacare debacle.

But now, as then, life will go on.

Posted by: bluebell

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Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)

179 **********The first thing the Democrats do is threaten Trump is never ending subpoenas.

One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.
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I thought congresscritters' constitutional duty was to be legislators. Why do the all seem to think they are investigators?

Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (tDnF6)

180 Nah, the only delusional male was a few years back and he ain't around anymore. But hoo-boy, he creeped me out the first time I saw him. And he hadn't even started the trans nonsense yet. You just knew that dude wasn't right.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)


Like I've always said, God didn't get it wrong, they did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (2614e)

181 I'd been sitting here for a min pondering and I guess I'll just put it here since some people kinda need a booster...

America First didn't die tonight, America First told those who couldn't deliver to fuck off. America First is alive and well in this country, and the Electorate is savagely searching for people who can deliver that promise... whether it be on the left or on the right.

Sure, there will still a some of the old guard to weed out... but DJT definitely did ignite a fire in the voters and they are now looking for anyone who can deliver on that American First promise.

I think DJT in politics is exactly what Americans needed to remind themselves what it is exactly they are
voting for, leaders who can (not want) put America First. Thune and Trump forgot that, and Republicans paid the price.

DJT was probably one of the best things to happen to politics, he shook the political landscape in a way no politician could have. Now the younger voter base has to learn the lessons we already know. Hard core leftist will absolutely do anything it takes for power. And that Republicans are absolutely feckless and timid in governing.

Hope ya'll find some solace in that. o7

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (8Csz2)

182 Texas seems to be full of fickle bitches that couldn't get past Paxton's indiscretions and believed the bullshit about him freeing a pedophile.......

Texas just f*cked itself in the ass, hard........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

Understatement... you guys rode a sawzall with a dildo attachment. Fucking texas, damn...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (vzuC7)

183
Nicely done, California. Forever the expensive as f*ck shithole.....

Skid row is now 50 blocks long.......Soon to be 80!

Is it affordable?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (Cqx++)

184
The Swift observatory came back to Erf today in a blazed of glory over Malaysia:

https://t.ly/r9nWj

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)

185 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.
Posted by: polynikes


See #168.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Ckdd

Yes I should have said counties around the big cities.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (lpTXP)

186 Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)
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Just hope we get Angry Trump rather than Let's Make a Deal Trump.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oqH4h)

187
Why?
Posted by: tcn in AK

================

Oh, why give it a chance? Well, a few other things look good and who knows, mmmaaaayyyybe the Darcy and Lizzie actors will work for me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:30 PM (mmrXZ)

188 I really, really hope the spawn gets into A&M. I ruled out UT Dallas but I know UNT is on her shortlist. I look at demographics at all the schools she's been accepted at. Most have way too many women or are a bit too "diverse" for me.
I'm a racist like that.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:30 PM (VCgbV)

189 Understatement... you guys rode a sawzall with a dildo attachment. Fucking texas, damn...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (vzuC7)


Yes. It's like nothing I've seen before. That was mirror universe type shit.

I'm really depressed over it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (2614e)

190 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

That explains Paxton's loss. We lost every state wide race.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (lpTXP)

191 Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM
True. But the left is riding high right now and may be bold (and crazy) enough to take another swing at President Trump.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (LHPAg)

192 Sponge, I hope and pray that you and yours are well, and that your trials may soon be resolved.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ)

193
One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.
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Are they going to wait until the trees mature?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:32 PM (Cqx++)

194 Thune will do a great job as head loser.

Thune's survival was because Trump simply isn't ruthless enough. LBJ would have called Hoover into the Oval Office and told him to bring the file on the bastard, then used it to blackmail Thune into line.

You're telling me Patel couldn't have found at least one dirty secret Trump could have used to crush Thune's balls? Nobody is that clean.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:33 PM (qRla/)

195 Sponge, I hope and pray that you and yours are well, and that your trials may soon be resolved.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ)


Thank you very much. We do too. It's been a long, long road. I'm exhausted. This piece will be a LOT of work and hard on the both of us, but if we can make it work, we will be in our forever place, so it will be worth it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (2614e)

196 Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM

May I offer a suggestion?

Posted by: Mick Dundee at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (0sNs1)

197 My Nextdoor feed has a post about the country hasn't been this unified since 9/11....
I deleted my account. I officially have no social media unless you count here.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:35 PM (VCgbV)

198
So Nithya gets the Olympics.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:35 PM (mmrXZ)

199 Thune like everyone in his position is *chosen by his caucus*. And kept there by them.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (U/Byj)

200 Hang in there. Sponge, and know that we’re all rooting for you.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (77rzZ)

201 @152

>>If not then the cCP delivered a lot of votes.

I just checked, it looks like the GOP congressional delegation will be whittled down from 8 to three.

Looks like the redistricting that targeted 5 seats worked.

The GOP for all intents and purposes is extinct in California.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (XV/Pl)

202 I really think they both can eat a dick up......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
---

Restraint will gain you no favors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (3oLMy)

203 I'll ask you Texas morons again, how is it possible that Gina Hinojosa got so 1.7 million more votes than Beto in 2022 when got a total of 3.5 million?

Abbott got virtually the same number of votes, there was no Republican depression over the war. Yet somehow this woman nobody outside of Texas has even heard of, and apparently some of you in Texas were barely aware of, became an rockstar on election day and crushed Beto's vote total when every media outlet in the country pushed that dope relentlessly.



Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

204 Between 2022 and 2026, the Texas population grew by about 1,500,000 according to the internet.
2026
Hinojosa: 5,230,908
Abbott: 4,524,948
2022
O'Rourke: 3,553,656
Abbott: 4,435,558
2018
Valdez: 3,546,615
Abbott: 4,656,196
Make that make sense.

1) The entire 2022-26 population increase voted and did so uniformly for Hinojosa?

2) Well over a 1 million people who were eligible to vote but had not done so the past two governor races showed up and uniformly voted for Hinojosa?

3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (HFrEr)

205 I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Trump talks big, but he simply will not fight the Dems as hard as they fight him. He still believes in the rule of law (HA) and the Constitution (double HA), while it is obvious the Dems will do anything to hobble, block or kill him.

Here's what I predict: the first time Trump vetoes a bill, a judge will rule he has no authority to do so. Or, at the very least, the GOP nickelfuckers will join with the Dems to override the veto.

Ilhan Brother-Fucker can rest easy. Her case is going nowhere. Neither are all of those supposed warrants and subpoenas the DoJ is said to have ready to go. All of them will be quietly filed away.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:38 PM (qRla/)

206 May I offer a suggestion?
Posted by: Mick Dundee

I guess that kind of works in that I'd find no dick. Seems like all our obvious trannies are the delusional female variety. Her pube beard is coming in nicely, but the forever teen boy voice is the dead giveaway (if you didn't know her before).

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)

207 Hang in there. Sponge, and know that we’re all rooting for you.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (77rzZ)


I am, I know, and we are eternally grateful to all of you for it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:39 PM (2614e)

208 bluebell I have a rosary for you (empire1).
jemmfax@yahoo.com

Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (eP4XR)

209 Listening to Jeremy Boreing. Good news Texas, the CA transplants were not the ones who turned the state blue. They actually voted conservatively (thus my point 20 threads ago, why NY, NJ, and IL transplants to FL did not turn that state blue when someone claimed that millions of transplants are responsible for TX bloodletting) it is the core that went blue. Why?? well...many reasons. Cornyn's betrayal, and hubris, Paxton not a good candidate with a messy homelife and a mistress (wow) , liberal Protestantism of the 1930s on the rise, and people basically saying, you know what, I am done.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (AKptf)

210 3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls




3.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:41 PM (Ckdd9)

211 SC got ball chopper Annie Andrews. SC GOPe is worthless. Seems to be a common theme everywhere.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:41 PM (r2Icn)

212 There were a lot of pissed of Ds in TX who were willing to show up , and a lot of pissed of Rs in Tx who were not willing to move a finger to help the R candidates. Lessons learned.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 PM (AKptf)

213 Yet somehow this woman nobody outside of Texas has even heard of, and apparently some of you in Texas were barely aware of, became an rockstar on election day and crushed Beto's vote total when every media outlet in the country pushed that dope relentlessly.

Posted by: JackStraw
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How many here knew about Beto?
How many here knew about Hinajosa?
How many in Texas knew about Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:42 PM (3oLMy)

214 and people basically saying, you know what, I am done.
Posted by: runner


LOL. Their enfuckening has just begun.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Ckdd9)

215 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Q+gd/)

216 207 Bro hug, Sponge. No homo.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)

217 runner survey data suggest that a big reason the historic R-voting Hispanics in the RGV (Trump) switched, bigly, back to D this cycle was concern about immigration enforcement. Very bad news. Hard to believe anyone besides Trump would be able to repeat his historic RGV victories, anyway. But still.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (U/Byj)

218 There were a lot of pissed of Ds in TX who were willing to show up , and a lot of pissed of Rs in Tx who were not willing to move a finger to help the R candidates. Lessons learned.
Posted by: runner


I don't want to hear a peep from them when the enfuckening begins.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (Ckdd9)

219 Unchecked migration killed TX. First generation children of migrants, not the transplants.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (AKptf)

220 bluebell I have a rosary for you (empire1).
jemmfax@yahoo.com
Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (eP4XR)
-------

Thank you, I will write to you!

Posted by: bluebell at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (uyuYG)

221 Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (AKptf)

Again look where the votes came from. Also the vote totals do not reflect non participation by Republicans. Paxton got over 4 million votes .

Talarico and Hinojosa got over 5 million. Way more than Harris and our population increase during that period.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:46 PM (lpTXP)

222 My ETEX Smith County, Republicans won all 19 local and statewide races, ranging 64% to 82% of the 89,785 votes cast. We did our part.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:46 PM (LHPAg)

223 Bro hug, Sponge. No homo.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:47 PM (2614e)

224 1) The entire 2022-26 population increase voted and did so uniformly for Hinojosa?

2) Well over a 1 million people who were eligible to vote but had not done so the past two governor races showed up and uniformly voted for Hinojosa?

3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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_Talacracko exceeded Democrat totals, in TX, for every Dem presidential election. -read that here-

Dem upstate candidates at presidential levels while
Texas Republicans retained a super majority in the TX senate.
Therefore a super number of voters, each, split their vote between
D & R.

Really?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (3oLMy)

225
Ilhan Brother-Fucker can rest easy. Her case is going nowhere. Neither are all of those supposed warrants and subpoenas the DoJ is said to have ready to go. All of them will be quietly filed away.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

================

Ilhan's case is in other hands. We didn't get a new DOJ, HSI, or FBI.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (mmrXZ)

226 Those who lived through 1980, witnessed the political earthquake, and of course understood how the incredible national s**t-show of the time fully explained it, can only look on in wonder and disgust at how today's benign (by most reasonable measures) situation resulted in an almost equivalent political pivot.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj)

227 Just in case you think the FBI suppressing a CCP plot to rig the 2020 election for Biden is a whacky rightwing conspiracy theory

>>The FBI emails offer an inside look at the Bureau’s decision to recall and suppress an Intelligence Information Report (IIR) from the FBI’s Albany Field Office on September 25, 2020. The IIR contained information from an FBI Confidential Human Source (CHS) alleging the Chinese government was producing “tens of thousands” of fraudulent drivers’ licenses to manufacture mail-in votes for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

https://tinyurl.com/4khha2hx

It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)

228 Sorry to be a bummer, but I thought it was over when Obama was re-elected. I was only off by a decade or two.

And if you think the massive cheating this time around was outrageous, it will pale in 2028. Evil has the media, academia, entertainment, and now the GOP. I suspect a massive comet strike will be the only true stopping point.

At least we'll serve as a valuable lesson to aliens.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (CHHv1)

229 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.
Posted by: davidt

Losing and grifting, grifting and losing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (r2Icn)

230 It would not surprise me ONE BIT if it is later discovered that the Dems cheated their asses off in Texas and China had their hands ALL OVER it.

But then, nothing will be done about it and we're all still f*cked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:50 PM (2614e)

231 It's gonna be nonstop investigations and I'm expecting a LOT of Epstein - and then prosecutions over Maduro, Iran, Goode and Plenti, and a bunch of made up weird petty shit we can't even imagine.

But then the D's do end up surprising me so it might be none of the above or just one.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (vE0+H)

232 I kept complaining when the Senate kept giving themselves two months "vacations". The Senate had too many Republican backstabbers giving Trump a bad time. They stalled and would not pass the Save Act, they had Senators that voted with the other side. We still have one in Alaska that votes with the Democrats more than with her own party. So don't tell me about Texas. Republicans screwed themselves. We elected Trump and some Republicans hated that. This shit is on them.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (En+fz)

233
GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.

They long for the stability and predictability of being the Washington Generals basketball team.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (Cqx++)

234 An acquaintance just posted this to Fb:

I don't consider myself strictly Republican or strictly Democrat. I believe both parties have good ideas and areas where they fall short. I support a strong Texas economy, small businesses, individual freedoms, responsible spending, and policies that benefit everyday Texans. I understand the concerns, but I believe we should judge leadership by policies and results, not party affiliation or fear of what might happen.

Texas is bigger than any political party, and our loyalty should be to the people and the future of this state, not to a color on a ballot. Blind loyalty doesn't build a stronger Texas. Accountability does.


I laughed an replied that Team Blue is antithetical to everything you just posted.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:52 PM (Ckdd9)

235 Goodnight, All. I’m off to cheer myself up by watching boobs.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

236
My last word (I hope) on the debacle in Texas. If you voted for Democrats, you're a damn fool. If you didn't vote for Republicans, you're a damn fool.

I can't be more contemptuous of the people in this state than I am now. In a single evening, you destroyed your brand. Now you're Massholes with a southern accent.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (eRlcH)

237 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM

Demographics is destiny. Deep red Texas is long gone. Taken over by Hispanics and Indians and Muslims, who now make up ~50% of the population and vote 90-95% in favor of Democrats.

And Republicans have no one but themselves to blame as they pushed for Hispanics and Indians and Muslims to invade this country, going back to the Bush 43 "Islam means peace" years, the 2006 Amnesty betrayal and lately over the past decade the push for Indians to take Americans' jobs.

Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (P5BPp)

238 At some point the left needs to start endorsing abortion to its new moslem voters.

They reproduce like a feral cat colony.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)

239 At some point the left needs to start endorsing abortion to its new moslem voters.

They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)
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Then step back and watch hilarity ensue.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:54 PM (s2iZv)

240 Will Abdul wear a cone of shame?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)

241 They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I was thinking not ordinary bunnies with big, point fangs. But feral cats, that works.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (ftFVW)

242 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

243 Clyde those are interesting numbers but don't explain the massive shift from '24 to '26. Perhaps what I posted earlier, about Hispanics switching 30%+ back to D from R (Trump election) partially explains it. But the demo change you document didn't occur in the last 2 years. So it's both demographic and intra-GOP idiocy (Paxton vs. establishment) and the cry of anguish from those fed up with the lowest unemployment rate in decades, healthy econ growth, and greatly moderated inflation.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM (U/Byj)

244 219 Unchecked migration killed TX. First generation children of migrants, not the transplants.

Posted by: runner
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No, the cheat did. Look at the numbers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM (3oLMy)

245 Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (P5BPp)

Take those same ethnic/racial categories and present the stats for 2022 versus 2026, and then explain how the difference in those stats in that 4 year period account for the 20-point swing in Abbott's performance in that short timeframe.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:00 PM (HFrEr)

246 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)

247 You know that Carmello murderer will get a pardon on day one. "It's perfectly legal for black people to kill white people--it's in the constitution. Or it will be soon."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

248 Bitch, use the fucking taser!

Posted by: Firefighter at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (Q+gd/)

249 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)


What a shitty f*cking situation that is.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:02 PM (2614e)

250 Ilhan's case is in other hands. We didn't get a new DOJ, HSI, or FBI.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (mmrXZ)

I'd like to believe that, dear lady, but I fear that DoJ, HSI and FBI staffers are looking worriedly at the Dems' threats to make their lives a living hell, and will err on the side of saving their asses.

But what do I know? I'm just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (qRla/)

251 Thank you very much. We do too. It's been a long, long road. I'm exhausted. This piece will be a LOT of work and hard on the both of us, but if we can make it work, we will be in our forever place, so it will be worth it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (2614e)

We finally finished the renovations on the house, and they will carry me out of here in a pine box. There is a fair amount of joy in that, while I'm still moving things around and finding places for all my stuff. We have moved around town, across the country, up and down, to great places and shitholes, over our lifetime, but this is it, and it is paradise.

I hope the same for you.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (5WPt1)

252 Goodnight, All. I’m off to cheer myself up by watching boobs.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

Comfort boobs, even.

I myself am watching decidedly upbeat and cheerful fare (as compared to even more election autopsy-ing) by way of the classic 1984 TV Movie Threads.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (wVcYX)

253 No, the cheat did. Look at the numbers.

===

it's always the cheat...or AWFULs

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (AKptf)

254 242 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

Ah, you heard about the anti-Jewish rally on the 8th in Philly?

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (kJmLc)

255 No matter who engineered it, the cheat worked.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (LHPAg)

256 It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

It's very curious. And I was expecting to hear from Harmeet Dhillon or the DOJ--somebody--about their observations at polling places they were all at, and whether or not they saw any shenanigans.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (3ImbR)

257 They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)

And smell worse than an old full cat box.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (5WPt1)

258 I'm not as worried about the election results as I probably should be. For the first couple years they can mostly just make noise. After that is when this particular cause starts showing effects. We've all known we are on borrowed time since 2020, many of us much earlier, and that sooner or later we'd be living in interesting times. Frustrating, sad and infuriating, yes, but not terribly surprising. We're still just waiting for Go Time, but we shouldn't wallow in sorrow while we wait. No point in just bending over and taking it.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (8ILPt)

259 We finally finished the renovations on the house, and they will carry me out of here in a pine box. There is a fair amount of joy in that, while I'm still moving things around and finding places for all my stuff. We have moved around town, across the country, up and down, to great places and shitholes, over our lifetime, but this is it, and it is paradise.

I hope the same for you.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (5WPt1)


That is beautiful. And thank you. That would be pretty damn awesome if we can do it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (2614e)

260 It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well-documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM

Texas, just based on Presidential election results, has been trending blue for a long time. I was warning about this here leading up to the 2024 election and was just laughed at. Republicans survived 2024 due to the disaster that was the Biden Administration and the awful candidacy of Kamala Harris. But looks like the blue trend was just delayed to 2026.

2000 - R+1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 - R+1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 - R+950,595 [R+12%]
2012 - R+1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 - R+807,179 [R+9%]
2020 - R+631,221 [R+6%]
2024 - R+1,558,347 [R+14%]

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (P5BPp)

261 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)

Can't say Trump didn't at least try. But the True Con Republican Ultra GOP Heritage Foundation Federalist Society Stamp of Approval Supreme Court had other ideas.

Roberts was half right. There is no such thing as a Trump judge.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (vE0+H)

262 tcn, how is DH's physical therapy going?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8Uo7a)

263 I'm looking forward to having Elf Sayed to mock for the next few years.

This guy is going to be comedy gold. GOLD, Jerry!

Napoleon complex. Thin-skinned. Third-world mentality. Can't answer a question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (RIvkX)

264 247 You know that Carmello murderer will get a pardon on day one. "It's perfectly legal for black people to kill white people--it's in the constitution. Or it will be soon."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

Not at my house, it isn't. And so it will remain. That's about all we can do.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (5WPt1)

265 But what do I know? I'm just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM
But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

266 Napoleon complex. Thin-skinned. Third-world mentality. Can't answer a question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (RIvkX)

Would be hilarious if that precise template wasn't already president for eight years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (vE0+H)

267 Eventually, the parasites kill the host.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/)

268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)


MP4 is related to TJM?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)

269 262 tcn, how is DH's physical therapy going?
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8Uo7a)

Making him cranky, so it must be working.

He goes twice a week, and so far he is ahead of expected motion. Now for the strength training....

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (5WPt1)

270 My county took a 14% swing left. Down from 78% R to 64%.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (8Uo7a)

271 “tens of thousands” of fraudulent drivers’ licenses to manufacture mail-in votes for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

https://tinyurl.com/4khha2hx

It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw
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We are letting them screw us.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 09:09 PM (3oLMy)

272 Also, Ben Had, he says thanks for checking in. He says you are a sweetie. Don't let anyone know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:09 PM (5WPt1)

273 It's one of those situations where a normal, sane person would say "Look how many problems we are addressing and solving with Donald Trump."

But idiot AWFLS "feel" that things would be "nicer" if women were allowed to murder their children (and husbands, why not) if someone else was in charge.

I hate to say this, because I genuinely love the 'Ettes (not in a creepy way) but giving women the vote was a catastrophic mistake.

Without the Women Vote, Obama, Buttgape and the rest would be forgotten nobodies, "sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (CHHv1)

274 Making him cranky, so it must be working.

He goes twice a week, and so far he is ahead of expected motion. Now for the strength training....
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (5WPt1)


Excellent. Keep pushing! Therapists piss you off, but they know what they're doing. It's their job to make you miserable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (2614e)

275 268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)


MP4 is related to TJM?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)

Turns out everyone here is family, except maybe the idiot trolls. Or, they may be the family rejects. Hard to say for sure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (5WPt1)

276 Excellent. Keep pushing! Therapists piss you off, but they know what they're doing. It's their job to make you miserable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (2614e)

You've met DH, you know what size he is. His therapist goes about 5' and 110 lbs. She bossed him around like a pro. Well, she is a pro, so there's that. But it is fun to watch.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:11 PM (5WPt1)

277
Turns out everyone here is family, except maybe the idiot trolls. Or, they may be the family rejects. Hard to say for sure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (5WPt1)


Some of us have a theme song.......


https://youtu.be/_4Rg6BuN4Zk

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (2614e)

278 270 My county took a 14% swing left. Down from 78% R to 64%.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM
I personally saw maybe 5 Talaroco signs in our area.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (LHPAg)

279 You've met DH, you know what size he is. His therapist goes about 5' and 110 lbs. She bossed him around like a pro. Well, she is a pro, so there's that. But it is fun to watch.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:11 PM (5WPt1)


LOL! That's awesome.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (2614e)

280 I myself am watching decidedly upbeat and cheerful fare (as compared to even more election autopsy-ing) by way of the classic 1984 TV Movie Threads.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (wVcYX)

One of Mr Scary's favorite films. Cheers! It hurts to be a Texan.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (zGx50)

281 Take those same ethnic/racial categories and present the stats for 2022 versus 2026, and then explain how the difference in those stats in that 4 year period account for the 20-point swing in Abbott's performance in that short timeframe.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:00 PM

Would be good to look at how many H-1B visa workers were naturalized during that time. H-1B visa workers are not allowed to vote in elections. But there is a H-1B visa worker to citizen pipeline that has been happening in this country for decades now, shifting demographics dramatically.

Quick Grok inquiry reveals there is no data specifically for H-1B naturalization in Texas. But these are the naturalizations in general in Texas for 2022-2024:

FY2022: ~106,120
FY2023: ~100,290
FY2024: ~80,110

Average of ~95,000 per year.

So ~400,000 naturalizations from 2022-2025. And add in any that happened this year.

That's a lot of new votes, likely mostly for Democrats.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (P5BPp)

282 268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)


MP4 is related to TJM?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)
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Insert obligatory Spaceballs joke:

"How many assholes are on this blog?"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)

283 >>it's always the cheat...or AWFULs

In 2016 the Obama/Biden administration including the directors of the CIA and FBI along with numerous minions, the Obama DOJ and other assorted drones, cooked up a plot to run a coup on a duly elected president. Not hyperbole, fact. Even have a grand jury in FL currently hearing evidence about it. Brennan was just there a couple weeks ago.

In 2020 Joe frigging Biden got more votes than any president in history by sitting in his basement and mumbling that if you didn't vote for him you weren't black. We all literally watched him get a mathematically impossible number of "late votes" in a few state that tipped the election. And now we know the CCP was likely involved.

The Trump DOJ just sent out over 20 target letters to people who are believed to have been involved in rigging the Alaska election including Hillary's personal cheater Marc Elias.

Why would anyone discount Democrats cheating in an election at this point? These are corrupt people. We all know that. Rigging elections is something Democrats have been doing since Tammany Hall. It's who they are. It's at least worth looking into when the numbers do not make sense.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (viF8m)

284 Eromero same here but we had 3x the number of voters.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (8Uo7a)

285 For those following my own personal soap opera, we have the interim custody court date Monday concerning the grandbaby. Also, moving son into our house because he is an idiot, and something of a deadbeat. He can live upstairs, until he fucks that up, too.

So, maybe a prayer or two that I can be Grandma again. Haven't seen the squirt since June. He is probably a whole other kid by now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (5WPt1)

286 Insert obligatory Spaceballs joke:

"How many assholes are on this blog?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)


mumblemumblemumble carry the 1 mumblemumblemumble divisible by 3 mumblemumblemumble..........

93!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (2614e)

287
Those who lived through 1980, witnessed the political earthquake, and of course understood how the incredible national s**t-show of the time fully explained it, can only look on in wonder and disgust at how today's benign (by most reasonable measures) situation resulted in an almost equivalent political pivot.
Posted by: rhomboid

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The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (mmrXZ)

288 "How many assholes are on this blog?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)

Why, all of us, sweetie!

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (5WPt1)

289 "AWFLS" are the new Joos, no matter what the reality is, it's the AWFLS!111 No matter how many times you are told that young/youngish white men (both Millenials and Zoomers) went for Dems with a 35% margin, that Rs lost every demographic and on all issues except I think immigration, it's the AWFLS!!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (AKptf)

290 "Would be hilarious if that precise template wasn't already president for eight years."

Well said, "..."

And Franpsycho glad you can derive pleasure from such a target as Sayed.

My sense of humor on all this has been about exhausted.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)

291 Texas, just based on Presidential election results, has been trending blue for a long time. I was warning about this here leading up to the 2024 election and was just laughed at. Republicans survived 2024 due to the disaster that was the Biden Administration and the awful candidacy of Kamala Harris. But looks like the blue trend was just delayed to 2026.

2000 - R+1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 - R+1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 - R+950,595 [R+12%]
2012 - R+1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 - R+807,179 [R+9%]
2020 - R+631,221 [R+6%]
2024 - R+1,558,347 [R+14%]
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (P5BPp)

And that doesn't remotely correspond to TX governor elections over the same period:

In 2022, Abbot was about +11.
In 2018, Abbot was about +10.
In 2014, Abbot was about +21.
In 2010, Perry was about +12.
In 2006, Perry was about +10.
In 2002, Perry was about +18.
In 1998, Bush was about +37.
In 1994, Bush was about +8.

If your explanation was correct, it should explain pretty much all statewide TX elections. But it doesn't.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (HFrEr)

292
tcn, good luck!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (mmrXZ)

293
The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (mmrXZ)


We're a Constitutional f*cking Republic. Shove your democracy up your ass......

*those people, not you.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (2614e)

294 Barely Scary Mary, there you are !!! So good to see you. I pray that you both are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (8Uo7a)

295 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (RIvkX)

296 So, maybe a prayer or two that I can be Grandma again. Haven't seen the squirt since June. He is probably a whole other kid by now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (5WPt1)


Of course! Prayers to you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:17 PM (2614e)

297 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Is it the speedo? Didn't they tell ya you can wear sweatpants?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ftFVW)

298 Hi everyone! We doing okay in here?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

299
Is it the speedo? Didn't they tell ya you can wear sweatpants?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ftFVW)


Are we talking about RMBS?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (2614e)

300 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)

301 My sense of humor on all this has been about exhausted.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)

Oh honey, you can laugh, or you can cry. I will always choose to laugh. After all, we laugh at the absurd in life, because crying is just too miserable. Just point and laugh, and all will be well, one way or the other.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (5WPt1)

302 Have you not noticed that Rs in DC did not do shit for a decade? No useful legislation, nothing. Drop the tariffs, the high interest rates, diesel and a Boeing Jet from Qatar on top of that, and you get what we got yesterday.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (AKptf)

303 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)


BWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

That's perfect.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (2614e)

304 Barely Scary Mary, there you are !!! So good to see you. I pray that you both are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (8Uo7a)

Hi Ben Had. It has been a year. Mr Scary has had health stuff. My folks too. Busy, busy. I've missed yall and it hurts that Texas has gone to hell.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (zGx50)

305 Tough titty, Chucklefuck.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)

This shall be the new anthem of the AoSHQ henceforth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (5WPt1)

306 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

Fuck 'em all.

I carry 100% of the time when I am awake. And I have a bedside weapon.

So they are welcome to try.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (k5CNB)

307 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (RIvkX)

Mine kicks my ass, all the while we talk about drinking and eating and having a good time!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (k5CNB)

308 Nice to see you in the comments, BarelyScaryMary.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (41CYW)

309 The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia



The common factor is that people are idiots.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (Ckdd9)

310
We're a Constitutional f*cking Republic. Shove your democracy up your ass......

*those people, not you.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

==============

I worded that as carefully as I could -- the concept of democracy, not the form of government. And I know you didn't mean me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:23 PM (mmrXZ)

311 "Baby hippo doesn't want to get out of the water. Until his mom tells him to."
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He knows which side his bread teat is buttered on.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 09:23 PM (n8HKn)

312
BWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

That's perfect.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

==================

YESSSSS!!!!! Let the circular firing squad begin!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (mmrXZ)

313 Would be good to look at how many H-1B visa workers were naturalized during that time. H-1B visa workers are not allowed to vote in elections. But there is a H-1B visa worker to citizen pipeline that has been happening in this country for decades now, shifting demographics dramatically.

Quick Grok inquiry reveals there is no data specifically for H-1B naturalization in Texas. But these are the naturalizations in general in Texas for 2022-2024:

FY2022: ~106,120
FY2023: ~100,290
FY2024: ~80,110

Average of ~95,000 per year.

So ~400,000 naturalizations from 2022-2025. And add in any that happened this year.

That's a lot of new votes, likely mostly for Democrats.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (P5BPp)

If you take that entire 400,000 and tack it onto the 2022 Dem governor vote total in TX, Abbott still would have won in 2026 by more than 500,000 votes.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (HFrEr)

314 Not a good time to be sane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (CHHv1)

315
"AWFLS" are the new Joos, no matter what the reality is, it's the AWFLS!111 No matter how many times you are told that young/youngish white men (both Millenials and Zoomers) went for Dems with a 35% margin, that Rs lost every demographic and on all issues except I think immigration, it's the AWFLS!!
Posted by: runner

================

HA, thanks for that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:25 PM (mmrXZ)

316 Hi everyone! We doing okay in here?
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

I've got a nasty cold, but other than that, I'm fine. I expected the GOP to lose, so last night doesn't particularly concern me.

I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:26 PM (qRla/)

317 Derka Derka jihad is about to find out what his place is. Or...he will find out that whatever they have on him, will be dropped into the MSM so fast, he won't have time to say "habibi".

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (AKptf)

318
Applying for jobs and I see this:

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (mmrXZ)

319 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Q+gd/)

Yes, and they are correct.

They held the line for 11 years to get here.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (BI5O2)

320 wait, you don't think they have a file on him ? lol

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (AKptf)

321 289 Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (AKptf)

I'm in as long as we can call the JAWFLS... cause they also don't know when to shut up.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (8Csz2)

322 I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Seems like a bird in the hand versus two in the bush situation. Can't drink a lotto ticket.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ftFVW)

323 316 I've got a nasty cold, but other than that, I'm fine. I expected the GOP to lose, so last night doesn't particularly concern me.

I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:26 PM (qRla/)

Oh my gosh, I have this cold, too. It’s making me insane, I can’t shake it! I hope we both get better, breathing would be nice. 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

324 *If I don't end up as one of the top 5 for the week , I will dissapoint.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (AKptf)

325 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)

326 San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Now you're good to go! /

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (r2Icn)

327 318
Applying for jobs and I see this:

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (mmrXZ)

Get out there and commit the burglary of your dreams, I guess.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (HFrEr)

328
Oh my gosh, I have this cold, too. It’s making me insane, I can’t shake it! I hope we both get better, breathing would be nice. 😂
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ZdaMQ)


I woke up a couple Saturdays ago and had a sinus and sneeze thing going on. Then went to the vet to see our dog.......the place was small and the dander was epic. I was sneezing the entire time.

I've had sinus issues and a cough ever since. It's getting better, but still there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (2614e)

329 300 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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It's Mohammad, his name is Moehamad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (3oLMy)

330 I believe the exchange went something like this:

Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: KILL! ALL! JOOOOOOOS!!!!!!

Schumer Schiff, Sanders, Wasserman Schultz, et al: (he doesn't mean us)

Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: Actually I kinda did.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (qlLNh)

331 > It's Mohammad, his name is Moehamad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _

Or maybe Mhambed? Or Mamoud?



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:31 PM (qlLNh)

332 Piper, a little ivermec will fix that.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (8Uo7a)

333 I've had sinus issues and a cough ever since. It's getting better, but still there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November

Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

334 Can’t wait to hear about more random citizens murdered by immigrants and crime waves out the wazoo.

But the avocados and strawberries will be so affordable you guys.

Posted by: H at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (H1yGV)

335 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons. Beautiful clear starry night here. Milky Way is clear as can be. And it is not really all that cold; still in low 30's.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:34 PM (0kX4S)

336 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)


Nothing builds strength like the grape press. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 09:35 PM (vzuC7)

337 @323...Piper, if it's the same cold from a sweet 1yr old baby girl who infected most of us here, it was only icky 2 days. Symptoms lingered for 2 wks of not going away but life went on.

I sniffed a lot and only coughed in the mornings.

I think covid is in every virus noe. Simple colds or URI's that used to take 7 days to be rid of now take 2-3 weeks before symptom free.

I should document this for the JAMA with fake scientists to see if they believe me. With footnotes and fancy graphs. All chy knee names helping me with the white paper (I know this because I still read stuff now and then).

It could be done.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:36 PM (hzuYO)

338
Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)


That......is not hot......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:36 PM (2614e)

339 332 Piper, a little ivermec will fix that.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09

I really need to get some. Oh this reminds me! Picasso needs more of his supplement sent to the Happy Acres Old Horse Farm. I will do this now.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

340 San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Guessing the application has a a checkbox: Learned My Lesson/Did Not Learn My Lesson.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (41CYW)

341 Let's see if Republicans fight the "far left" who are literally trying to kill us with any of the vim or vigor they showed in fighting Trump who said doody.

I'm kidding of course. They won't fight. And a lot of people will excuse them claiming they're just "afraid" of being called racist.

Whatever gets you off to sleep at night....

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (vE0+H)

342 How on earth do you feel safe around a badger? Maybe, when it's young, but they do get older.

And a skunk?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (PKL0q)

343 338
Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)


That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November

So I have been told here at Casa de Piper. 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

344 Chucklefuck on November 1:

This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens.

Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors.

What a difference three days makes, eh, boychik?

Narisher mamzer.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (qlLNh)

345 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)


That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ftFVW)

346 Male Oxford lecturer with massive fake boobs (article at my nik)

Posted by: Baldy at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (Y9THP)

347 Not a good time to be sane.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm



This wasn't the week to quit sniffing glue.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (Ckdd9)

348 Politics is not life. I have other things to worry about, like, interim custody of my grandson (next week), moving jackass son into the upstairs this weekend, dealing with all the drama and nonsense. Selling the damned condo once and for all, finishing moving all the stuff from upstairs to the downstairs, rehabbing DH's knee and attitude about it, planning Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen guests. Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Some of it is fun, some of it is just required.

None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

I thought baby momma got custody. Did she fuck up real bad?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (0kX4S)

349 > 336 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)

Some of us who prefer grain to the grape call it "doing 12 ounce curls".


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (qlLNh)

350 Democrats claiming they're not for the billionaires is just absolutely f*cking ridiculous, yet the lemmings fall for it EVERY time.

They are FUNDED BY BILLIONAIRES. EVERY TIME. EVERY ELECTION, you idiots.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (2614e)

351 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: Actually I kinda did.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I read that in Capt Caveman voice.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (r2Icn)

352
Some of us who prefer grain to the grape call it "doing 12 ounce curls".


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (qlLNh)


*fistbump*


Doing some as we speak.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (2614e)

353 Any word from Musk about the election results?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)

354
I read that in Capt Caveman voice.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (r2Icn)


I had that theme song as the First Lady's ringtone for a while.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (2614e)

355 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)


That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.
Posted by: She Hobbit


My boss's allergies are acting up. We were joking earlier and I told her she sounds like she drank a bottle of whiskey and smoked a carton of cigarettes.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (Ckdd9)

356 Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ftFVW)


As long as you don't sound like an old Suzanne Pleshette or Kathleen Turner, you're good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (2614e)

357 So it's both demographic and intra-GOP idiocy (Paxton vs. establishment) and the cry of anguish from those fed up with the lowest unemployment rate in decades, healthy econ growth, and greatly moderated inflation.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM

Lowest unemployment rate for who exactly?

Not the 18-29 demographic. Not those in the tech sector who are having all their jobs outsourced or taken by H-1B Indians.

I can say that I am employed right now as an engineer in the auto industry, but not the same way as I was in 2024.

In 2024, I Stellantis laid off 400 American engineers and replaced us with outsourced workers in third world countries (mostly India, some in Mexico, some Indians living in Canada). I got back in to my old job through a contract house. India-owned contract house at that, which mainly outsources work to India, places H-1B Visa Indians at Stellantis and then has a small number of us Americans placed back at Stellantis. Only reason I have that job back is my supervisor fought to get me and a handful of others back.

(continued...)

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (P5BPp)

358 353 Any word from Musk about the election results?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42

He posted a sign saying “we are experiencing technical difficulties” and then said “well so much for my space laser vote changing machine”.

I haven’t seen anything else. But I haven’t looked, either.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (ZdaMQ)

359 In March 2020, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was 100% in-office American and Canadian workers at Chrysler Tech Center (CTC). Over the past 6 years since COVID, FCA/Stellantis is now 50% in-office and 50% outsourced to third-world countries. And of the 50% of employees at CTC, I would guess at least 50% of them are Indian, likely H-1B.

I lost my vacation time, my company holidays, my company profit sharing that I had worked 13 years to earn. Now make $13,000 less.

Paxton was courting Indians hard in his campaign. I don't blame anyone for being turned off/angered by that and voting accordingly.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (P5BPp)

360 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.
Posted by: Piper

When you pass Marge and get to Patty & Selma, see your doctor.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (VHUov)

361 Let's see if Republicans fight the "far left" who are literally trying to kill us with any of the vim or vigor they showed in fighting Trump who said doody.

------

There are many on the right - not so much here, but we have our own contingent - who have loudly insisted that, contrary to all observable evidence, Trump has rebuilt the GOP in his image.

Most of those people are lying for their Party faction. But some certainly believe that fairytale, and they are in for real crash course on politics in the next two years.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:45 PM (BI5O2)

362 > .353 Any word from Musk about the election results?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)

"Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time 🤷‍♂️"

"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now"



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (qlLNh)

363 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
-------
It's only fair to let you know I'm in the middle of the boss battle (again) where I kick your hiney bad. I let you live in this game. It's at the end of the next game that Rodrigo meets his demise.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (0ohTS)

364 314 Not a good time to be sane.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (CHHv1)

*********
No problem here, boss!

I asked my dude on a scale of 1 to 10 how concerned he is today. He said zero. I asked if he was worried he'd tell me, right? He claims he would.

Until I have to fight my way out of stuff I'll stay calm and wait here in my castle on the ridge. We sadly don't have a moat of gators.

I learned to stay calm as you think more clearly when a patient is dying right in front of you. No doctors run to a code, they are thinking.

With the flooding in FL I think our last home might have briefly had a moat this week. Man, 22" of rain in 18hrs made for some bad flooding there. I feel awful as most, like in Arizona, etc with their flooding, probably don't have flood insurance.

We always did in FL. Insured to the max to get something if our island house was wiped out to the slab by a hurricane. Supposedly if it hit "just right" off the Atlantic 1/4mi away, it could have happened as the ocean met the Intracoastal over our roof. We left our bunker if told. Run from water, shelter from wind.

Well, we drove caravans of precious stuff, but you get the picture.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (hzuYO)

365 Night all. See y'all in about six hours on the tech thread.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (Ckdd9)

366 > It's at the end of the next game that Rodrigo meets his demise.
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (0ohTS)

Ummm.... okay?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:48 PM (qlLNh)

367
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now"



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

===================

Can we still get that free money you were going to donate to local schools anyway?

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 04, 2026 09:48 PM (mmrXZ)

368 OK, folks, I need to take some medication, shower and sleep.

See you all tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:50 PM (qRla/)

369 Winning breeds chemistry. I will continue to insist that any "war" between the DNC and DSA is phony.

This is what the DNC wants. To lurch the country as far left as possible. Some individuals may get run over along the way but this is it. The op I have been going on about since June simply moved a *lot* faster than I feared.

I started to suspect as much when the entire party immediately openly embraced them all, about two weeks after saying they are so "scary" and "extreme". Only getting rid of a couple who were either not playing ball or were somehow embarrassing in the wrong ways. So here we are.

Waiting for the media messaging on all the Democrat "youth" and "energy" and how much young people simply long for communism. That should complete the picture.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:51 PM (vE0+H)

370 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

371 From Sidebar:
The Michelin Man logo began as a creepy Cthuluesque abomination

Isn't that too the story of Obama.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (+AZb8)

372 Just some more demographics.

>>@cruadin
·
13h
>>James Talarico got more 'votes' than any Democrat candidate has EVER gotten in Texas history. He got 500,000 more 'votes' than Kamala Harris got two years ago in a Presidential election year. The demographics of Texas have not changed significantly in two years.

>>You can talk about gas prices, or Iran, or Trump's personality until the cows come home, this still seems ... odd, to say the least.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (viF8m)

373 Hahaha, yeah, she mentioned that to me. Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)

Can you put tastefully-wrapped M80's in the Tampax dispenser?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (0kX4S)

374 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)


You've got to wander far out into the country to find the Texas accent nowadays.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (2614e)

375 Gorgeous tree, clever pug.

Is there a possibility that in the presidential election in '28, things swing back to the GOP in TX, and TX votes up ballot red again? I don't feel like that's a forgone conclusion TX is blue forever. There was war and economic malaise, midterm is a not huge voting time statistically, and the DNC got out the vote. That doesn't mean '28 is a goner. But again, I'm an optimist.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (I6xk5)

376 Why would anyone discount Democrats cheating in an election at this point? These are corrupt people. We all know that. Rigging elections is something Democrats have been doing since Tammany Hall. It's who they are. It's at least worth looking into when the numbers do not make sense.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM

I am inclined to believe that. The left has been cheating and stealing elections for who knows how long.

This is why it was so important that (1) there had to be consequences for the stolen 2020 election (arrests, prosecutions, prison time) and (2) the SAVE Act was passed.

Neither happened. So the left was emboldened to continue their actions and here we are.

Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. No one was held accountable for 2020 and the SAVE Act was not passed.

And now with demographics having shifted dramatically, it makes it that much easier for the left to steal elections.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (P5BPp)

377
As long as you don't sound like an old Suzanne Pleshette or Kathleen Turner, you're good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (2614e)

********
I don't sound like her but was once told by a patient (probably drugged) that I looked like Kathleen Turner.

I think it was my hair in the '90's. I was also told I looked like Jean Smart when Designing Women was a series. Again, a possibly drugged male patient.

One older man said I looked like Alice Faye, and this made me confused so I had to look her up years later. He was also probably drugged. Every week a new person I looked like.

This was when I worked every Saturday 3-11 so my dude could watch our boys and I could get out of the house and make a buck or two. Cardiac PCU. I then left for the newborn nursery.

I liked cardiac nursing, however, a prostitute with HIV tried to bite me one night and I decided to change departments to babies who can't bite.

Plus it was the happiest place in the med center for 7yrs and I quit asking for another baby boy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (hzuYO)

378 322 I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

but when you buy the booze you are always a winner, until you wake up .

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (8Csz2)

379 @364 - You are a treasure. Never ever stop, being that bright light. I can take it, honestly! *blinks* I hope!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (CHHv1)

380 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)


I moved here 30 years ago with a South Carolina accent. These people looked at me like I was a freak. Everyone sounded like they were from Michigan. Or Minnesota. Good times.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (zGx50)

381 370 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

Hollywood always gets this wrong, unless by chance the actor is actually from Texas.

Louisiana has about 4 accents, only one of which is close to a normal Southern accent.

Then there's the way they come up with some bastard hybrid of the Appalachian/Ozarks accent and the genuine Southern accent.

It's like a character with German accent and a French accent at the same time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:57 PM (qlLNh)

382 I decided to change departments to babies who can't bite.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (hzuYO)

That's a very specific department.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:57 PM (vE0+H)

383 @377 - Sounds like you are one of the most beautiful and awesome among us. It's an honor to have you reply to me.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (CHHv1)

384 I won't discount fraud in TX. It's pretty likely, I think. It's everywhere, and it may have made a real difference in their case.

I dunno. Nobody does. This is America, where the truth is always locked in a Schrodinger's Box made of lies, at the heart of a hall of mirrors.

But I've viewed TX as a soft, liberal-Republican State for a long time, not so different than Ohio.

*shrugs*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)

385 things swing back to the GOP in TX, and TX votes up ballot red again?
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (I6xk5)

If Dildojora fucks up and goes full open border, it'll reinvigorate the lazy unmotivated dumbfucks that couldn't be bothered to show up last night to finally come vote.

But it will be during a mid-term election so results may vary. They'll probably burn their 'Voter Enthusiasm!(tm)" on the '28 Fed Election. Plus your usual GOPe vultures will be waiting in the wings seeing which way the wind is blowing at the time.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (8Csz2)

386 You can't discount the cheat but I swear a few regulars here dispensed with me as a crazy conspiracy theorist for daring mention that it's still an issue. I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)

387
But I've viewed TX as a soft, liberal-Republican State for a long time, not so different than Ohio.

*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)


This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

I'm feeling very fortunate we were able to sell our house and get out to the middle of nowhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2614e)

388 I believe Texas will go red again. So there!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (hzuYO)

389 I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)


Who are you again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (2614e)

390 >>I won't discount fraud in TX. It's pretty likely, I think. It's everywhere, and it may have made a real difference in their case.

Look at the numbers. They are impossible not unlikely.

They make as much sense as, oh I don't know, Trump colluding with Russia to rig the 2016 election. I mean who would believe that idiocy?

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (viF8m)

391 >>> Oh but Texas let you down. How about cleaning up your on states

Not wrong. But if the left abolished the electoral college only 4 states matter ever again:
California
Texas
New York
Florida

If the Japanese import too many Muslims, and need to flee their country, we can always import them to TX. They loved them some TX during the World Cup!

Ok, enough politics. I'm so glad hubby made me watch hockey last night! Got some good winning euphoria juju from that at least. More hockey tonight and writing.

If I can't control my country, I can control my characters in my stories. Sometimes. They get obstinate sometimes and do what they want. But I try!

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (I6xk5)

392 I'm so glad hubby made me watch hockey last night! Got some good winning euphoria juju from that at least. More hockey tonight and writing.

If I can't control my country, I can control my characters in my stories. Sometimes. They get obstinate sometimes and do what they want. But I try!
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (I6xk5)


Who'd ya watch?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:01 PM (2614e)

393 Nood

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:01 PM (enNUy)

394 Paxton was courting Indians hard in his campaign. I don't blame anyone for being turned off/angered by that and voting accordingly.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (P5BPp)

Compare Paxton's 2026 vote total with Cruz's 2018 vote total (another bad year for the GOP not involving a presidential contest):

Paxton 2026: 4,249,752 (lost by around 12 points)
Cruz 2018: 4,260,553 (won by about 2.5 points)

The include Cruz 2012 (a year no one thought Cruz did poorly)

Cruz 2012: 4,440,137 (won by almost 16 points)

Same basic vote totals. It doesn't really seem like there was a big sit out here by GOP voters this year. Our recent senate race totals for non-presidential election years have been pretty consistent for the last decade plus.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (HFrEr)

395 Who are you again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (2614e)

A big shit nobody but I'm happy in my bliss

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (vE0+H)

396 386 You can't discount the cheat but I swear a few regulars here dispensed with me as a crazy conspiracy theorist for daring mention that it's still an issue. I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H

I don't discount it per se. But what looks like happened, in TX anyway, is that the GOP had a decent turnout and numbers for an off-year (non-presidential election) but the Dems were able to mobilize something far close to presidential election year turnout levels. My best guess.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (HFrEr)

397 Same basic vote totals. It doesn't really seem like there was a big sit out here by GOP voters this year. Our recent senate race totals for non-presidential election years have been pretty consistent for the last decade plus.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM

Yep, doesn't look like a lack of GOP turnout. But record Democrat turnout.

Or very high Democrat turnout + cheating.

But, again, this is on the Republican Party. No one was held accountable for the stolen 2020 election and the SAVE Act was not passed.

This is the result. Massive Democrat victories across the country.

Republicans had 2 years to prevent this and didn't.

And this is the same as always for the Republican Party since I have been following politics (09/12/2001).

They either don't do anything on which they campaign or they actually act against the wishes of the base (Amnesty betrayal in 2006).

The past 25 years have been the Democrats using their time in power to move the country left, while the Republicans when in power do nothing but keep the new status quo.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (P5BPp)

398 How did the Dems pull off their election fraud in 2020? The answer is the lack of voter ID laws that allowed them to cast more ballots then their were actual voters in the election. The 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston before the election shows that they are using the same trick on steroids. HOWEVER, we have voter ID in TX, so we know the names of every person who voted in the state. If the ballot count in TX is greater than there were voters who voted, we KNOW fraud occurred. This needs to be checked.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:16 AM (WDknQ)

399 This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

Excuse me, but, that is bullshit. TX has 30,000,000 people, the new businesses and their H1B's and US lib voters don't amount to squat compared to that 30,000,000 number. Now the 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston starts to look significant assuming that the one warehouse full of them that was found is just the tip of the iceberg. This was fraud not a shift in actual voting.


Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:43 AM (WDknQ)

Quick Hits

Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election.

Via Democrat propaganda outlet NBC:

Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday, propelled by growing hopes for a resolution in the Iran war.

European Brent crude fell below $100 per barrel for the first time since Oct. 7. The move translated to a nearly $8 drop, or an 8.3% decline. U.S. crude oil, or West Texas Intermediate, also slipped 8.3% to close at about $88.12. It was oil's biggest daily decline since April.

Relief for consumers may follow. Oil's fall could bring the national average price of gas down below $4 in the "days ahead," Patrick De Haan, an analyst at GasBuddy, said.

Spencer Pratt
@spencerpratt

Hamas Piker: I HATE AMERICA! YOU DESERVED 9/11
DNC: Well, we have a big tent!

Haley Stevens: I don't think we should blame Jews for produce
DNC: YOU TRAITOR! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A USED CONDOM!

What a time to be alive.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_

7h

Understand the implications of what happened in Texas last night.

Gina Hinojosa has called on Gov. Abbott to end state & local cooperation with ICE & she can order that on day one.

Hinojosa voted against the 2017 SB 4 as a TX state rep. The bill was essentially a sanctuary cities ban and required TX law enforcement to cooperate with ICE detainers. She then voted against another SB 4 in 2023, which made it a state crime to cross illegally into Texas.

Should there be another border crisis in coming years, there will likely be no resistance from Texas at the border. No Texas DPS, no TX National Guard, no razor wire or water buoys, and no Operation Lone Star, which Hinojosa called a "dog and pony show" and "political theater".

Remember when 15,000 Haitians surged illegally into Del Rio, TX in 2021 under the international bridge? That was only stopped because Texas DPS responded on Abbott's orders and physically blocked further crossings by lining up their cruisers to form a wall. The Biden Border Patrol was caught off guard and offered almost no resistance, except for some horseback agents who were falsely slandered for "whipping".

Additionally, because Republicans failed to pass any legislation codifying President Trump's border security measures, if Dems take the White House in 2028, that Dem president could, if he/she wants to, reverse every single Trump border security policy immediately upon taking office because they were all done at the executive level, and they can order Border Patrol to go back to a passive catch & release policy like we saw under Biden.

Meanwhile, the latest caravan of illegal immigrants is due in Texas within weeks.







New French hit: "Russian Interference."



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM




Comments

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1 If you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!

Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)

2 Yep

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (r2Icn)

3 We are all f'd.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (MWfyi)

4 "Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election."

I had a funny feeling that was gonna happen

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (VyBeY)

5 Everything is a lie.

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (r2Icn)

6 It's like a cancer patient with bad side effects voting to add a different cancer to the body as a cure.

Will not, and does not work. Ever.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (u82oZ)

7 Off sock

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (r2Icn)

8 Prayers for real Texans! Every night I will add y'all to my prayers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hzuYO)

9 You wanted Affordability!??!! In THIS ECONOMY!?!?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (8Csz2)

10 "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Q+gd/)

11 Don't wanna be harassed? Wear a hijab.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hxMfc)

12
Charlie Musselwhite - Sad Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiPcqRZuF0E

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (6iKlf)

13 Well, shite.

I didn't realize my new name blew the margin, Ace.

I will be good and correct. Bummer during a day of many bummers!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (hzuYO)

14 In a hijab you won't be called a racist. No one will nag about obesity. I'm sure the list goes on.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (hxMfc)

15 What crime, if any, is committed by wearing a hijab? We have the technology.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (hxMfc)

16 Republicans failed to pass any legislation...
=====

I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (RIvkX)

17 Is Jefferies lying or ignorant?
I know, I know. Embrace the power of and

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (8VNAp)

18 In other news, I spent the better part of todat, mixing concrete with a hoe in a wheel barrel and filling 5 sonotubes.

I'm going to feel it in the morning but the hard work is done with the porch rebuild.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (XV/Pl)

19 "... if Dems take the White House in 2028, that Dem president could, if he/she wants to, reverse every single Trump border security policy immediately upon taking office because they were all done at the executive level..."

True, except change "could" to "absolutely will" and it will be more correct. This election showed that the Dems' strategy of changing the electorate is working well. They want to expand on that strategy and they will continue to do so. It's quite likely that the US will soon be as unrecognizable as Europe is today.

I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (8WZD4)

20 Reynolds had something up about West Hollywood allowing "throuples"
https://x.com/Heminator/status/2118052922239967419

Got me to thinking about another alternatively oriented b*tch ass who used to post here talking about how you couldn't restrict marriage to one man and one woman but absolutely 2 was a magic number and that was where it would stop.

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Iwv3U)

21 Looking forward to the horror, IBS and monkeypox explosions when/if normal people who voted Dim realize what they've done.

It's going to get real for a lot of people.

My life? I doubt it changes a whole lot in the near future.

Y'all will be the first to know. I could be an alcoholic by 2028 vs a Friday one drink person.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (hzuYO)

22 "Gina Hinojosa has called on Gov. Abbott to end state & local cooperation with ICE & she can order that on day one."


She can order all she wants to but the majority of county sheriffs are going to continue to cooperate with ICE and there is not a thing she can do about it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (I43vL)

23 Evening.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (umDIn)

24 I guess those 20 million democrat votes from 2020 that disappeared in 2024 were found at last.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (0U5gm)

25 National Sample Poll (dems pressing issue) 80k Polled (fukin lol):

Corruption: 90%


Who's gonna tell em?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (8Csz2)

26 24, yup

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (VyBeY)

27
Dow up over 1,500 pts today.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (Y8DZL)

28 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election"

Hoarded and released....by whom?

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (V87Oy)

29 I asked this too late in the last thread.

Does anyone see any serious Republican contenders in '28 coming from either the House or Senate or are they nothing but also-rans?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (umDIn)

30 MN is cooked.



Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
1h
🚨 UPDATE: Somali "daycare owner" Abdi Daisane (D) has just been elected to the state Minnesota House — and is wife has BRAGGED about ILLEGALLY INVADING our country

Daisane's St. Cloud "daycare," Blooming Kids, has been cited for 16 state violations since July 2024 ‼️

"I smuggled myself and jumped over the wall for my love." — Ayaan Aidid

And other Somalis did it with her.

MINNESOTA IS SO FREAKING COOKED.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (kX27y)

31 17 Is Jefferies lying or ignorant?
I know, I know. Embrace the power of and
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (8VNAp)

Jefferies knows a vast majority of the Democrats ain't buying this DSA shit and if the moderates that voted for them as much as catch a whiff of it he can kiss is 2028 Presidential bid good bye.

In fact, with the Democratic Presidential Ticket practically vacant and TBD for the 2028 Pres Run the shit show may be more entertaining than I initially thought.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (8Csz2)

32 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election"

Hoarded and released....by whom?

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM


Every single oil producing/refining country that hates Trump and that is most of them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (I43vL)

33 Keep an eye on this David Crowley(D) character who just won the WI Governor race. Straight out of central casting for President.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (Q+gd/)

34 Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
Soon, it will be Islamists and Communists under the Democrat party banner, and they won't be stopping at the Comments section.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (Uvvcx)

35 "I smuggled myself and jumped over the wall for my love." — Ayaan Aidid

MINNESOTA IS SO FREAKING COOKED.
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (kX27y)

Think she'll ever realize she just coulda walked her ass in from Canada?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (8Csz2)

36 >>> Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election.


That was the plan as published in July.
Or was it before then?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (KuABb)

37 33 Keep an eye on this David Crowley(D) character who just won the WI Governor race. Straight out of central casting for President.
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Any D posing as a Moderate in '28 is defacto smoked off the ballot. The DSA will tell their moderate Dem friends whose sausage they gonna take.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (8Csz2)

38 For Methos from other thread...I think I saw this thing from Obama thread...

282 I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.
-
Wait, really?

I haven't seen that fool in a decade, maybe back in the captain america days.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (vSvIl)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (hzuYO)

39 I'm beginning to things may be afoot.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 06:40 PM (0sNs1)

40 11 Don't wanna be harassed? Wear a hijab.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hxMfc)

They're just going to have to harass me until I'm dead.* Not wearing a hijab. Ever.

*or until they're dead

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:40 PM (zYpTz)

41 30 MN is cooked.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
-----------------------------------------
Uh ... Eric. Do you know what happened yesterday? The whole country is cooked. Minnesota is just a bit more well done than most states.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (8WZD4)

42 Oh, screw off. She better get charged soon or else I have no hope.........



Rep. Ilhan Omar

@Ilhan
·
57m
We’re getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who’s suffered under Trump’s terrorization of our state.

Our time is now.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (kX27y)

43 The Republicans in Congress have failed, catastrophically so, to take any actions to implement the policies that those self same Republicans claim will improve matters. If those policies are so important and so good and so necessary, then why has legislation implementing those policies not been passed? The Democrats most decidedly are able to pass what the Democrats deem important. Why have the Republicans not done the same?
-Alex the Chick

She must have read my earlier comment.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)

44 34 Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
Soon, it will be Islamists and Communists under the Democrat party banner, and they won't be stopping at the Comments section.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (Uvvcx)

Yup, lotz and lotz of new names, calling out long time Morons... it's almost like the US Aid money spigot is back on.... or will be come January.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (mP0Kj)

45 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed"


My good sir, I know I haven't been around for awhile, but I know you ain't buying that bullshit angle.

Future Trading was fucked due to supply disruption, navigational rerouting, and finally, lack of ample production to keep up w/ the backlog. The markets see the Iran Conflict all but done.

Now if Trump or Iran decided to be a dick and fire as much as a rock at each other, that shit would be back up to $100 in less than a tick.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (8Csz2)

46 Mom's got mainstream media news on. It's a gleeful slobberfest for the Dems. I'm gonna puke.

Like ChristyBlinky said, it's going to be interesting when the islamocommunists get going with the oppression and it gets real for people. Enjoy your caliphate, dumbasses.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (zYpTz)

47 Can we have a troll bounty prize? I'll find and list them in my spare time.

Maybe mess with them a bit and report their names.

Maybe Doof can name the troll bounty champions every Saturday night?

A lot today! I can't bless their hearts as they wouldn't understand, for starters.

I do hate messing with people with low IQ's, but sometimes it must be done. Or I will ignore them mostly but report their names to the bounty hunters.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (hzuYO)

48 Rep. Ilhan Omar

@Ilhan
·
57m
We’re getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who’s suffered under Trump’s terrorization of our state.

Our time is now.
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (kX27y)

I wonder if she let her gay brother-husband stick it in her ass?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (umDIn)

49 More than one spouse contains the punishment. More than 1 Mother in Law.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

50 I see that some are comparing this to 2008, saying it was even worse. Wrong.
In 2008, Democrats still cared about a strong America. They believed in American ideals.
Now, they hate a strong America. They care more about the 3rd world they have imported to cause destruction to those that built it.
You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target. Because the Democrat party that formerly believed in the American experience no longer does. They care about how much wealth they can strip and mine from those that worked to make it. They care about people that desecrate American ideals and now want to TAKE, not EARN their share. That is the new game. Except it isn't a game, it's reality. And traditional Americans and their beliefs are the targets.
The 3rd world makes or builds NOTHING. They only take, take, take, like locusts, leaving fields barren when they move on. We are going to watch the destruction happen in real time. In America. Led by the Democrat party and their new Islamic and Communist factions.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM (Uvvcx)

51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

52 Leader John Thune

·
Nov 3, 2026
@LeaderJohnThune
·
Follow
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment
====
Liar or Stupid

Probably both.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:46 PM (RIvkX)

53 That is the saddest part of this - the dems have exactly zero solutions to any problems, and everything they want to do will make the situation arguably much worse.

Dems focus on DEI, investigations, and racism because they also know they have NO solutions to anything. They can't do a single thing about affordability. Nothing. Whatever they can do will just make it worse.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (fR677)

54 The Somali beeotch in Minnesota is saying it right in our faces. That is Islam saying we've arrived and we're taking over. There's a vid that just saw on Facebook of a black guy screaming at Muslims blocking a sidewalk in prayer. That's another in your face we're occupying this place

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:49 PM (8VNAp)

55 51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

If you don't have children, you can at least try to enjoy the shadenfreude as many of the 18-30 year olds get hard f**ked for their choices. They do have it bad now, but wait 'til they see what's coming down the pike.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (9ZFZd)

56 Muh Corporations don't exist to efficiently turn products into profit. Not by a long-shot.
Posted by: Let Me Be Clear at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (55H/L)
=====

Why do public schools exist?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

57 huh, you can get Yuengling in a 24 oz. can, who knew?

*washes down a shot of vodka from the freezer*

hey, it may be artificial euphoria, but it's better than contemplating the ruin of ... well ... everything.

gotta lol at talk about 2028; what this midterm tells me (ymmv obviously) is that the demonrat vote fraud machinery is in its nearly-perfected form, and we (as a nation, as a people) are finished.

hope I'm wrong, but that will be the basis for any planning for the future that happens at Chateau D'Eez.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM (VyBeY)

58 Minnesota and Michigan show how Muslims can take over governments while being a relatively tiny minority of voters. I don't know the actual statistics, but I suspect that virtually 100% of Muslims voted for the Muslim candidates who won. Muslim minorities "punch way above their weight class." No other groups block-vote like that

By the time Muslims reach 25% of the population, they have completely taken over everything. Even at around 10%, the Muslims are pretty much already controlling large parts of Europe.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM (8WZD4)

59 Well I suspect everyone is about to get what they voted for good and hard.


Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (czPqD)

60 Why do public schools exist?
-
To funnel money through the teachers' unions back to the Democrats.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (vSvIl)

61 >>>Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
~~~~~

I have and it's extremely annoying. They do this every single time they have a win, no matter big or small. I check the name on every single post and don't even read ones whose names are new, much less respond.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (3ImbR)

62 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)

63 >>Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

Nah, they acquire a passel of sisters. Just 1 MiL!

Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (NcvvS)

64 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM

Preach it, LeftCoast Dawg!

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (LHPAg)

65 "56 Muh Corporations don't exist to efficiently turn products into profit. Not by a long-shot.
Posted by: Let Me Be Clear at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (55H/L)
=====

Why do public schools exist?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX) "

grift. both of them. grift, pure and simple.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (VyBeY)

66 Why do public schools exist?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

To indoctrinate. The big fight in American Politics is who gets to decide the indoctrination.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (EGBKS)

67 China won last night. America is headed into a chaotic period, and the dinks love that. Can work with it.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:54 PM (ZxPkt)

68 >>Yup, lotz and lotz of new names, calling out long time Morons... it's almost like the US Aid money spigot is back on.... or will be come January.

USAID was just one faucet. The NGOs that got the money are still in place.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (viF8m)

69 The time to panic is 2028. We're not there yet. I'm not letting my hair catch on fire until the next Dem president. Congress is basically useless.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (SwyyQ)

70 Can y’all please quit blowing the fucking margins.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (W2Pud)

71 "51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg) :"

*fistbump (s)*
rat there witcha both. brothers from another mother.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (VyBeY)

72 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)
---
They won't let a little thing like a piece of paper signed by an "illegitimate" POTUS stop them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (s2iZv)

73 19. I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph

So go out like p*ss and vinegar.

I will if I possibly can.

The Times of Israel, Freedom and Nothing Left to Lose, October 1, 2024

🤗

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NFX2v)

74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasturized and doesn't know it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)

75 Is it more accurate to say the new Democrat party's values are Islamunism, or Commulamist?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (Uvvcx)

76 @67 it is a dangerous time with China. However lately China is in a state of collapse. Lashing outward is a possibility

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (8VNAp)

77 >>You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target.

Strip a man of what he's worked for all of his life = man with nothing to lose. Surely they will enjoy what follows (snerk).

Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NcvvS)

78 By the time Muslims reach 25% of the population, they have completely taken over everything. Even at around 10%, the Muslims are pretty much already controlling large parts of Europe.

Somalians only had to get around 5% in places in Maine. And let me tell you, pointing it out would get you a firm Yankee Scolding just a few years ago.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (EGBKS)

79 65 grift. both of them. grift, pure and simple.

from the eighth dimension?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 06:57 PM (oY6Yp)

80 Why do public schools exist?

Indoctrination. And making a generation unable to answer known arguments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:57 PM (u82oZ)

81 @54...when Obungo was elected to his first error of socialism, our son in Tallahassee experienced the Gloat.

Odd that when the GOP wins we just live normally and don't rub it in like a 3rd grader who ate too much candy.

Gloat must be a side effect of monkeypox.

He was at a gas station, all 6'4" of a very handsome young man, and a black dude came over to him for no apparent reason as he got in his car.

Said, "We are in charge now, boy." I guess assuming the blacks would take over and enslave us.

We are a family who know black people. I was half raised by black women. I had a black surgeon operate on me (my battle cry when people hear I'm from MS). One of son's friends from college who works for his company is black. Totally uncalled for and raciss and big deal in this century.

My son ignored him, got in his car, and drove off.

Sometimes the swell head gloatation is thankfully brief, altho painful with the monkey pox and now shigella diarrhea.

I might accidently run into a pack of arses pointing to mecca due to the sun blinding me on a street. Then accidently back up and do it again, thinking, "Wow, that was a big speed bump!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (hzuYO)

82 70 Can y’all please quit blowing the fucking margins.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (W2Pud)

After this bullsh**, we have to do something to entertain ourselves.

HEY Nurse!!! Long time no time!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (Uvvcx)

83 76 However lately China is in a state of collapse.

tofu dregs are best dregs

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (oY6Yp)

84 My daughter is 12. I would like to be romantically nihilistic in a lizard king sort of way, but, alas and alak

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (Dpv2s)

85 74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasturized and doesn't know it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)

Hah! Your talking to the bastards that Select their candidates and call it Democracy.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (8Csz2)

86 66's point is good, too.

my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (VyBeY)

87 They are an inscrutable folk.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (ZxPkt)

88 We are here, at least in part, from the "My Hair Is Not On Fire" brigade.

The list of "My Hair Is Not On Fire" commenters is both lengthy, and wrong.

They never show back up when proven, yet again, to be wrong.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (EGBKS)

89 Subpoena >> Pardon >> Autopen

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (PKL0q)

90 Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NcvvS)

Ya ngl, the ageism thats coming along w/ this new crop of a Generation is quite off putting.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (8Csz2)

91 Well, just like my nic...

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (Q/FnY)

92 LCD!

Where you been hiding?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (W2Pud)

93 LeftCoast Dawg

Preach it!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (2WIwB)

94 55 51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

If you don't have children, you can at least try to enjoy the shadenfreude as many of the 18-30 year olds get hard f**ked for their choices. They do have it bad now, but wait 'til they see what's coming down the pike.
------------------------------------------------
I do have kids and grandkids, so no Schadenfreude for me. I am very worried about their future.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (8WZD4)

95 Nov 3, 2026
@LeaderJohnThune Follow
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment
====
Liar or Stupid
Probably both.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
----

It's the truth from his perspective.
He stumped Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (3oLMy)

96 I was happy to see the trolls last night were largely ignored.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (PKL0q)

97 Not exactly a great insight, but was hinting at the huge potential immigration/border implications of the TX disaster last night.

"Sanctuary" state. Biggest/most important border sector. Ending cooperation with feds will be a huge blow to what is now a fairly secure border.

Hope the economic illiterates and whiny foreign policy ignoramuses that helped lose TX will find undermining border security worth it.

And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (U/Byj)

98 72, boom, bingo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (VyBeY)

99 56. Why do public schools exist?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Civil service jobs and benefits.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (NFX2v)

100 Italics[i/]

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (8WZD4)

101 For what it's worth, I live in a red county. I went to my local sugary drink place for a consolation treat, and overheard my Gen Z barista gal (loudly) gabbing to her friend. Apparently she usually votes republican.

"Ask me in 2022 how I would have voted? I would have said republican. Both sides SUCK right now." She wasn't happy with either party.

I think it was a referendum on republicans sucking, not that democrats are great. But her generation doesn't realize how not voting, because both sides suck, means you let the dems in to cause havoc. She will learn. Hard.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (ml7jS)

102 Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (EGBKS)
======

Don't hurt yourself patting your own back.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

103 By God, if Trump throws Hegseth to the dogs, he has lost my support forever! Who’s next then, Isaacman?

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (UWN7z)

104 Makes it sound like oil prices were an op...or perhaps the feeling is Congress, in two and half months, will force Trump to concede on Iran...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (l3cgK)

105 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (VyBeY)

106 my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.

Blah. I read Starship Troopers. Animal Farm. 1984.

Maybe a unique time where we just didn't go knee-jerk and "How High" just because the politician or pastor said to jump.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (EGBKS)

107 *Peeks in*

Ara?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD)

108 74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasteurized and doesn't know it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

100%

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (NFX2v)

109 [i/]Test

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (8WZD4)

110 72 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)


I believe this idea was floated in the last month or so. When I first heard it, I laughed, thinking it was stupid. Now, I see it as necessary. In fact, Pete Hegseth needs to be pardoned not for his time as Secretary of War, but his years at FOX news. You read the posts in earlier threads from Senators and Congress critters. The Dems want not only blood, but the want anyone who ever talked with Trump to suffer pain and ruination. This is your NEW Democrat party.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (Uvvcx)

111 In other news, a pop star might have opted to get smaller tits.

https://instapundit.com/833736/

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (LTb8o)

112 "51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM

--‐-----

We old farts have time on our hands. When in to find ways to use it constructively, to frustrate Democrats

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (PKL0q)

113 Invest in ammo.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (En+fz)

114 Knew this was going to happen -



Mossadil Commentary
@MOSSADil
·
1h
🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (kX27y)

115 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (OGFx7)

116 @74 San Fran, no raw cheeseburgers for you

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (8VNAp)

117 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

118 *Peeks in*

Ara?
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD)

I'm hearing repeatedly that, after yesterday, Texas has way more queers than steers.

Hiya!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (LTb8o)

119 The trolls last night were dumb. And disappointingly dull! We've had much better.

I was happy to defend TJM's honor, and his optimism about the results that were sadly dashed. I love optimists. Was also hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

Onward we roll. Glad to have you all in the trenches with me to see how the next few months shake out.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

120 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.

I remember when "We Are Not Voting Our Way Out Of This" was an insta-ban.

Not a nice commentary on the Mates and such that did it. They were fools.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (EGBKS)

121 sock - how's 40m?

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (mELfh)

122 read all of those, and more, in fucking high school. your point is?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (VyBeY)

123
my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (VyBeY)

They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

124 107 *Peeks in*

Ara?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD) j

Nani‽

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (l3cgK)

125 A muzzie won't help a Jew. Shocked, shocked I say

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (8VNAp)

126 didn't try that, yet - stand by ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (VyBeY)

127 109 [i/]Test

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (8WZD4)

Joke punchline: "The potato goes to the FRONT"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (l3cgK)

128 I got our Hochul bucks today.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (+sNap)

129 Learn this. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (LHPAg)

130 92 LCD!

Where you been hiding?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (W2Pud)

I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Wait, that is Diogenes line.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (Uvvcx)

131 *waves back to Robert*

https://youtu.be/4haW72dgVM8

Or https://youtu.be/-d2NsvFU5go

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

132 >>> endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

It begins already! I knew it. Excited for all the democrat infighting.

May they overreach, and wrestle defeats from what could be victory.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (ml7jS)

133 > In other news, a pop star might have opted to get smaller tits.
----

That's a shame.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (ZxPkt)

134 40 cw, hearing a few signals

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (VyBeY)

135 I'm about done with my QDX build, but I need a USB-C to USB-B cable to connect it to my phone. That tells you how long the kit sat in my garage....

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (mELfh)

136 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

There is something to this.

My dad is 72. I remember, for a fact, the Misery Index. And the OPEC Embargo and your license plate getting checked on when you could buy gas.

He does not. And is very, very militant about it.

I think he's typical.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (EGBKS)

137 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

As far as I know she was mostly unknown but the only primary race I paid attention to was Cornyn versus Paxton.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (LTb8o)

138
I believe this idea was floated in the last month or so. When I first heard it, I laughed, thinking it was stupid. Now, I see it as necessary. In fact, Pete Hegseth needs to be pardoned not for his time as Secretary of War, but his years at FOX news. You read the posts in earlier threads from Senators and Congress critters. The Dems want not only blood, but the want anyone who ever talked with Trump to suffer pain and ruination. This is your NEW Democrat party.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM

I hope he pardons everyone seeing how Jack Smith had small dollar donors on a list.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (czPqD)

139 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (U/Byj

Well, if Mexicans in the Rio Grande Valley want to be inundated and displaced by other types of foreigners, I don't know that there's much I can do about it. Sort of the same with a supermajority of The Tribe sticking with the Dems despite the party's increasing hostility to Jews. Sometimes, all you can do is let people have their way and observe from as safe a distance as your wallet allows.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (HFrEr)

140 117 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

People that took the risk of Voting for Trump got giga pissed when they're loved ones w/ an unregistered glock and a bag of weed got sent back.

Some of it was the shit ton of work transplants from the Tech Field who vote blue no matter who.

And finally, the younger voter who is still feeling out parties by pulling the ole switcharoo with their vote if they don't see Results(tm) Immediately.

Tldr; ya the math is mathin I'm afraid.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (8Csz2)

141 I can hear w1aw on 40

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (VyBeY)

142 I was happy to defend TJM's honor, and his optimism about the results that were sadly dashed. I love optimists. Was also hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

as i told the meeting with europeans today - I'm an eternal optimist, which means i'm usually disapointed

and here we are again...

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (3PgqR)

143 Futures are as spoofable as stocks. Those contracts were pushed to hurt Trump. If he did well, I expected them to go to 150$. Now, if he doesn’t play ball, they will go right back up.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (+sNap)

144 QMX ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (VyBeY)

145 My QCX-mini (40m) was mostly working both xmit and rcv on Sunday, but it needs some more work to be perfect.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (mELfh)

146 Life comes at you fast, Chuck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (RIvkX)

147 sigh fuck it, guess i'll put the old handle on for here. Seems like I'm considered a "troll that broke through the gate"


Rip tryhardneckbeard o7 you will be missed.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (8Csz2)

148 My life? I doubt it changes a whole lot in the near future.

Y'all will be the first to know. I could be an alcoholic by 2028 vs a Friday one drink person.

"...slowly, at first.
Then suddenly!"

Posted by: Heirloominati at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (erhDr)

149 Nope, QDX. Solely for digital comms.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (mELfh)

150 I wonder just how many people nationwide realize the ramifications on this nation by just what happened in TX alone. Illegals in this country, as well as the millions that will be on their way, won a massive victory because of TX last night.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (qBdHI)

151
They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Nonsense, you conservative American. These days we have these plastic cards that the government gives us that when we run them through the credit card reader at the grocery store, magickly pay for everything! So thank the Democrats and RINOs for progress!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (Uvvcx)

152 The overstuffed chalupa won?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

153 Onward we roll. Glad to have you all in the trenches with me to see how the next few months shake out.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

Same. We still have each other, horde.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (zYpTz)

154 sock_rat_eez

Any word on Poland?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (u82oZ)

155 So who do Republicans have for the 2028 nomination that isn’t carrying the stench of Trump?

Rubio, Vance, and DeSantis are finished

Thune comes to mind as a reasonable alternative.

Or is it time to triple down on Trump’s act?

And Senator John Ossoff is going to be a very formidable opponent.

It’s time for the GOP to get busy. Like now.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (GVoQJ)

156 115 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (OGFx7)
-----
I'm their huckleberry.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (oqH4h)

157 143 Futures are as spoofable as stocks. Those contracts were pushed to hurt Trump. If he did well, I expected them to go to 150$. Now, if he doesn’t play ball, they will go right back up.
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (+sNap)

Should have had a plan before he log jammed and back logged 25% of the Worlds Production (real number) and probably 80% of the Eastern Hemispheres production (pulled out my ass).

But ya, I'm sure the Chinese did whatever they could to fuck with that number, cause that back log hurt their economy big time.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (8Csz2)

158 137 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

As far as I know she was mostly unknown but the only primary race I paid attention to was Cornyn versus Paxton.
Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (LTb8o)

You were more likely to see Gina Hinojosa on the back of milk carton than anywhere else before last night.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (HFrEr)

159 151
They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Nonsense, you conservative American. These days we have these plastic cards that the government gives us that when we run them through the credit card reader at the grocery store, magickly pay for everything! So thank the Democrats and RINOs for progress!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (Uvvcx)

No one under about 55 or 56 remembers Jimma's administration.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (l3cgK)

160 DSA is doing what Trump wouldn’t: ruthless purging of every quisling saboteur

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (+sNap)

161 For some, the issue isn't being wrong, it was being a jerk while being so wrong. The lesson isn't to be right or that optimism is okay or not. The issue is don't be a fucking jackass and then turn out so wrong or it's gonna bite you. Or... just don't act like a jackass.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (vE0+H)

162 Dear morons, if you're losing your sh*t that badly, go touch grass for awhile it will help.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (RIvkX)

163 We all know why the GOP got their ass kicked. They know why they got their ass kicked.
Lazy spineless MFr’s. I can’t blame people for sitting this one out. I hate it but I can’t say I didn’t expect it. I’m glad we didn’t have kids.

Posted by: Billythesquid at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (x4l2h)

164 not that I've heard, NaCly.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (VyBeY)

165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

166 96 I was happy to see the trolls last night were largely ignored.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (PKL0q)

When you see shit on the sidewalk, people here are smart enough to walk around it, instead of stepping in it. This cannot be said with Democrat voters, however.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (Uvvcx)

167 I remain an optimist.

Nothing will change this.

I know where I'm going and the Tally Rico's and strange pisslamists in MN and MI can't change this.

Also, apparently I owe more than Ace for accidently blowing a margin with a new name I was trying out (in his comments on the sidebar). I did apologize to Ace and change it immediately.

Who knew? I always tinyurl stuff to add as I'm that good to our host.

I guess I need a good spanking. Please bring champagne.

It was not intentional, I am a good person, and I am sorry to offend.

xoxo
Formerly, for a very brief period today,
ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (hzuYO)

168 165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

My good sir, everyone wants a large portion of DOOM! with a side of SMOD tonight.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (8Csz2)

169 Tulsi would help any ticket

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (+sNap)

170 {{{Lady in Black}}}

The victory will be short-lived, as poor resource allocation, theft, and economic stupidity van empty out a country pretty fast these days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (u82oZ)

171 162 Dear morons, if you're losing your sh*t that badly, go touch grass for awhile it will help.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (RIvkX)

See 168, cause double typing the same shit is cringe i'm told.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (8Csz2)

172 Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

===

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (AKptf)

173 No one under about 55 or 56 remembers Jimma's administration.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (l3cgK)

i sort of remember it, vaguely.

but i'm only 29....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (3PgqR)

174 165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

********
Thankful! I'll still add Texans to my prayers, the Moron kind, anyway.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (hzuYO)

175 88 We are here, at least in part, from the "My Hair Is Not On Fire" brigade.

The list of "My Hair Is Not On Fire" commenters is both lengthy, and wrong.

They never show back up when proven, yet again, to be wrong.
Posted by: Don't Care

What???

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (NFX2v)

176 172 Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

===

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (AKptf)


Heh ya, that made me belt out a loud and healthy raspberry.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (8Csz2)

177 Thune comes to mind.....

You have GOT to be kidding.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (En+fz)

178 How can transplants on work visas vote, though?!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (Vvh2V)

179
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

___________

Our net worth quadrupled!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (eRlcH)

180 I'm kind of laughing at the bravado from Dems and their "subpoena fetish." The actually think that the next two years will be inconsequential. In Trump's first term, he gambled that he'd be a two term President chronologically. Therefore, the last two years of the first term were treated as a lead up to the General election in 2020. The first two years of his second term were active and focused, although with the political equivalent of an "engine governor."

These last two years, however....Trump has nothing to lose. He's not going to be pissing on the next Republican Candidates Corn Flakes because last night's showing was o piss poor, that he can virtually do anything and not cause damage. So, the engine governor is off. And, anything and everything could happen. I just don't see Trump sitting back and waiting out a Lame Duck session. He'll want scalps.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (dIske)

181 *waves back to Robert*

https://youtu.be/4haW72dgVM8

Or https://youtu.be/-d2NsvFU5go
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

The Malfoid one is catchy but the Thriller mashup is badass!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (LTb8o)

182 QDX, hope that works out for you! never tried digital, myself.

hope to hear more about it, sometime!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (VyBeY)

183 "It’s time for the GOP to get busy. Like now.
Posted by: Honest Cloud"

That is not who we are.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (MWfyi)

184 57 huh, you can get Yuengling in a 24 oz. can, who knew?

*washes down a shot of vodka from the freezer*

hey, it may be artificial euphoria, but it's better than contemplating the ruin of ... well ... everything.

gotta lol at talk about 2028; what this midterm tells me (ymmv obviously) is that the demonrat vote fraud machinery is in its nearly-perfected form, and we (as a nation, as a people) are finished.

hope I'm wrong, but that will be the basis for any planning for the future that happens at Chateau D'Eez.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM
IF, another Trump (or Pinochet} come along we may have a chance. If not there may be one possible two more 'elections', that's all.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)

185 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Had that conversation with a neighbor the day before the election. They don't know how bad communism is. They have no memory of it, of the Cold War, of the desperation people had to escape it. They'll learn.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (zYpTz)

186 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (enNUy)

187 179
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment existence to its members, and to the community at large.

Posted by: Robert Hoover at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (xg/DD)

188 180, hope you're right, Orson!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (VyBeY)

189 So Thriller brought a smile to your lips as you jammed to it?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (2GVsD)

190 The distinctive thing about erasing the border and immigration lawlessness ("sanctuary") is that it by definition affects the entire country, not just a locality or state. As we don't have internal borders. If the new governor can nuke all the ICE cooperation, a hermetically sealed border is the only way to limit the damage from TX.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (U/Byj)

191 177 Thune comes to mind.....

You have GOT to be kidding.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (En+fz)

I assume that post was performance art by a guy so thick he wears a tiny retard helmet on his prick so that he doesn't sustain a meat concussion when he jerks off.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (HFrEr)

192 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

It's their pathetic attempt to validate their pitiful lives.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

193 I just don't see Trump sitting back and waiting out a Lame Duck session. He'll want scalps.
Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (dIske)

Yeah, I hope he goes scorched earth. I think his ego might demand it, and I'm here for it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (zYpTz)

194 "The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments."

See # 184.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (MWfyi)

195 Has Vivek gone back to India THAT would be some really good news

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (ubCxQ)

196 sock - I'm heading out on vacation next week and hoping to work a couple of POTA parks while traveling. I'll post updates on the hobby thread if possible.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (mELfh)

197 136 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

There is something to this.

My dad is 72. I remember, for a fact, the Misery Index. And the OPEC Embargo and your license plate getting checked on when you could buy gas.

He does not. And is very, very militant about it.

I think he's typical.
Posted by: Don't Care

So you remember 1973, and your dad is 72 and doesn't remember but you think your story is typical?

BTW, the Oil Embargo lasted from October 1973 until March 1974, during the Nixon administration.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (NFX2v)

198 Vivek was a smarmy bastard. Whatever the Indian version of adios is, adios.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (enNUy)

199 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (rJ7Hd)

200 I assume that post was performance art by a guy so thick he wears a tiny retard helmet on his prick so that he doesn't sustain a meat concussion when he jerks off.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (HFrEr)
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LOL

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (oqH4h)

201 185, *fistbump* gotta hope, right?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (VyBeY)

202 193 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

It's their pathetic attempt to validate their pitiful lives.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

********
Here's hoping you just named the new list for Doof's weekend ONT!

I'm all for troll bounty numbers reported to hosts.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (hzuYO)

203 My good sir, everyone wants a large portion of DOOM! with a side of SMOD tonight.

Posted by: cajun carrot
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Yes, it is good news but my copy machine didn't get everything.
The map 'suggests' that the same people who voted TX local red
voted blue for Talacracko, Hinajosa and whoever the AG will be.
Beyond logic.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (3oLMy)

204 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: 6 meter and 10 meter bands at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

205 Make no mistake.

MAGA has gone the way of the tea party.

We are happy as a pig in shit.

Don't forget to donate.

Posted by: GOP at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (nUyk7)

206 A pretty safe bet that al-Sayed's action is pointing to is this - the Dems go full Wyle Coyote while trying to grab the Brass Ring before they are ready.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

207 lookin' forward to it, PabloD!

good luck! POTA on! 73!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (VyBeY)

208 >>TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.

And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)

209 I remember the Cater years, no job, inflation almost as bad as Biden's, lots of bad shit that I'm to old for now.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (Q/FnY)

210
Had that conversation with a neighbor the day before the election. They don't know how bad communism is. They have no memory of it, of the Cold War, of the desperation people had to escape it. They'll learn.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (zYpTz)

I don't remember very much from when I was a small child but certain memories stand out clearly. You were only allowed to buy gas every other day depending on some number on your license plate. I remember stagnation, I remember having first hand conversations with adults that escaped communism, they cried when they saw our grocery stores. That kind of thing sticks with you.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (czPqD)

211 I am going to meander away, models to work on.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

212 Thank you Jesus for online shopping as therapy

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (enNUy)

213 Looks like the cafe is open.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (zYpTz)

214 oh, & safe traveling!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (VyBeY)

215 And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)

Thank god the SAVE act didn't pass and the SC gave two thumps up to mail in votes!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (rJ7Hd)

216 "And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw"

Sounds fishier than a merman's jock strap.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (MWfyi)

217 Yeah the electoral map looks pretty daunting with TX GA possibly KS and AK "blue". Yeah yeah mid-term, different electorate, but what happened in TX is inconceivable in MA NY IL OR WA CA. And MI and WI still requiring the sort of GOP figure that doesn't exist outside the ScalpWeasel.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (U/Byj)

218 191, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)

219 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM

They'll need to pack a lunch.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (JM5dG)

220 You can't fix demographics with more elections when the invaders get to vote themselves a pass.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (rJ7Hd)

221 And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok

Posted by: JackStraw
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When Beto ran, everyone knew who he was and things about him.
Who the F0$% is Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (3oLMy)

222 When Beto ran, everyone knew who he was and things about him.
Who the F0$% is Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (3oLMy

She's the face of diversity.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (rJ7Hd)

223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (lpTXP)

224 They'll need to pack a lunch.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM

What's a sammich?

Posted by: AWFLs at November 04, 2026 07:36 PM (0sNs1)

225 223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes
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Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

226 you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!
Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)
****
This is about me isn't it.

Posted by: Commiefornia at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Wt1Rs)

227 Seattle has the highest vacancy rate of any US city, nearly 40%. The Socialist mayor response? Free rent of empty spaces, but only for minorities:
The city's Seattle Restored program is offering six months rent-free in vacant shops, plus a $2,500 stipend, liability insurance and internet.
The scoring sheet literally asks: "Is the business Woman and/or Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC) owned…?"
Target zones: Belltown, Pioneer Square, the Chinatown-International District and the downtown core.
Who already left those streets: Nike, The North Face, Lululemon, Vans, Saks OFF 5TH, Hard Rock Cafe, and Amazon Fresh on Pike.

Meanwhile the city's Storefront Repair Fund reimburses up to $5,000 per broken-window incident, up to three times a year. Smashed glass is now a line item.

An Oct. 26 Chamber/Downtown Seattle Association survey: 47% of businesses seriously considered moving out in the past year. Business climate rated 39/100. City Hall responsiveness: 26/100.

Seattle is FOOKED.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:38 PM (Uvvcx)

228 Yes, it is good news but my copy machine didn't get everything.
The map 'suggests' that the same people who voted TX local red
voted blue for Talacracko, Hinajosa and whoever the AG will be.
Beyond logic.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (3oLMy)

Republicans hold an 18-12 margin over Democrats in the Texas State Senate.

The new Train Commissioner is a former Engineer and friend of the oil field... the problem is how long can he stave off the Watermelon Democrats and their fantasies.

Also gonna be Interesting what kind of shit the Dems in the House will do to fuck w/ ERCOT.

They push the Green Agenda they are fucked.
Hina Dildojosa goes too soft on the border they are fucked.
They don't resolve existing water concerns that have nothing to do w/ the AI datacenters, they are fucked.
They don't find a way to turn all these economic transplants from the tech industry into jobs for Texans? Fucked.

Basically they are just fucked, ain't no way these idiots w/ zero administrative Experience gonna be able to pull together a competent administration while fighting off the political pressures of the DNC

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (8Csz2)

229 TU ES 73, SOCK. DE PABLOD, QRT.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (mELfh)

230 Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

Yes. He made me because he was always going to run and never shut up.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (lpTXP)

231 Temu Obama is going to run for House Speaker.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

232 Temu Obama is going to run for House Speaker.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:44 PM (lpTXP)

233 225 223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes
----

Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

How could you not? Dems were ecstatic about him that first election against Cruz in 2018. Would not shit up about him. Media coverage like a Kennedy. Signs everywhere.

Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (HFrEr)

234 LOL, just got finished helping my 14yo w/ her Civics homework on the Constitution... I love irony.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (8Csz2)

235 >>Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.

And despite all the talk of the war, gas, etc. poisoning the vote for Republicans, Abbott virtually the identical vote total in 2026 than he did in 2022.

That's one amazing turnout machine Democrats have in Texas.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (viF8m)

236 226 you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!
Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)
****
This is about me isn't it.
Posted by: Commiefornia at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Wt1Rs)

Naw we are over you, this is about us now....

Posted by: Texas at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (8Csz2)

237 I would vote for Pelosi before I'd vote for Thune. RINOs like him are why Trump isn't running the world right now. They're eithet in on it, or too stupid to realize they ain't dealing with Tip O Neil Dems anymore.

My money is they're on it. Maybe they're towards being coerced, but they're in on it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (Vvh2V)

238 Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (HFrEr)

They also stayed out of site, played the Biden "Stay out of Site and let the anger flow threw the electorate" strat and it played out in spades.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (8Csz2)

239 Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm
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They did in Austin and at UT Austin and I'm sure in all the big cities and most Colleges.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (VCgbV)

240 Vivek always sounded like he was trying to sell you a time share.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (IQhz0)

241 They did in Austin and at UT Austin and I'm sure in all the big cities and most Colleges.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (VCgbV)

Ya I've kinda been spinning the idea in my brain the the EC may need to start being a part of State Elections now that we are so damn populated as a nation now. But that shit would never pass.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (8Csz2)

242 The fucking ensmuggening here in Texas is in full swing. Lefties cannot stfu about how WE TURNED TEXAS BLUE

Ugh

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (oqH4h)

243 That's one amazing turnout machine Democrats have in Texas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM

Trump was the democratic turnout machine in Texas.

Democrats were handed these wins on a silver platter.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (GVoQJ)

244 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM

Demographics is destiny. Deep red Texas is long gone. Taken over by Hispanics and Indians and Muslims, who now make up ~50% of the population and vote 90-95% in favor of Democrats.

And Republicans have no one but themselves to blame as they pushed for Hispanics and Indians and Muslims to invade this country, going back to the Bush "Islam means peace" 43 years, the 2006 Amnesty betrayal and lately over the past decade the push for Indians to take Americans' jobs.

Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (P5BPp)

245 105 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM
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60 meter band was good earlier.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (rtcpB)

246 Of course the price of fuel was going to plummet after the election and anyone who thought elsewise has not been alive for very long.

Posted by: sidney at November 05, 2026 05:58 AM (V8nDf)

JD Vance: Let's Face It, the Real Takeaway From the Election Is That Trump Is a Warmonger and We Have to Embrace the Anti-Israel Policies of My Good Friend Tucker Carlson

JD Vance has repudiated Trump's prosecution of the war with Iran.

We should be being nice to 9th century savages who are building nuclear weapons. Look at Europe -- just being nice to them works every time!

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called for a major pivot in the Trump administration's priorities after the Republicans lost control of the House and Senate in the Tuesday evening midterm contests.

Democrats took Senate seats not just in battleground states, but in typically Republican bastions like Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. Vance, for his part, acknowledged that the administration had lost large portions of reliable voters.

"The reason we lost is the war," he posted on X. "The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest," Vance went on. "But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there."

There's no doubt the Iran War was a major issue:

Byron York
@ByronYork

From exit polls, the percentage of voters who ranked a particular issue a "crucial or major factor" in deciding their vote, followed by the percentage of them who voted Democrat:
90% Government corruption (56%)
89% Cost of living (58%)
74% Iran (63%)
73% Immigration enforcement policies (46%)
56% AI/Data centers (64%)

But "get out of Iran, leave those poor savages alone" is a big position on the left, and among the Ron Paul/Nick Fuentes Complete Isolation and Appeasement pseudoright -- who tend to vote for Democrats to show us all how much they hate us (and Israel).

Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.

Trust them!


JD Vance
@JDVance

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"--whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn't sharp enough down the stretch. I'm sure that's true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster--one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we'd lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She's also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement--by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, "I told you so": you're right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let's take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

JD Vance pointedly refused to endorse Beyamin Netanyahu, too. That's his choice, of course, but let's drop the pretense that he isn't just aping the politics of his close friend Tucker Carlson.

Vance has a lot of reason to want these to be the causes.

If the future of the GOP isn't through Michigan and the white working class but instead trying to win over Hispanics, there's no reason to run him.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy

By the way, does JD Vance's Stronk America First Agenda include reducing the huge flow of Indians into this country to take American jobs and crash 18-wheelers into American citizens, or nah?

Nah, right?

I bet it's very important we retain a friendly relationship with India, right? And continue allowing huge transfers of population from India to the US?

Hey buddy, if you want to play this kind of politics, I'm game. Deal me in.


If you believe that Trump's divisiveness was a contributing factor to our loss (and our loss in 2022, and our "loss" in 2020), then you probably will have reservations about JD Vance's Big Smart Harvard-Educated Plan to replace Trump's divisiveness with the much more divisive divisiveness of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes.

That's gonna be a no from me, dog. Hard pass.

Yup, it's just going to take declaring Israel an enemy.



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM




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1 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

2 Vance looks like he cherry-picked data that show our relationship with Israel is an issue.

I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.

Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

3 Unfortunate. My wife loves JD.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (JM5dG)

4 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (6iKlf)

5 Screw Vance and the horse he rode in on.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (5rh/l)

6 He’s not the only one who thought Iran was a bad idea.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (9H7EW)

7 @1/Piper: Give a politician (any politician) enough time and they WILL disappoint you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (O7YUW)

8 At least republicans didn't pass the SAVE Act.

Dodged a bullet!

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (6iKlf)

9 And now I’m wondering if JD’s MOU was intentional sabotage.

Posted by: ColoradoMomof3 at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (V15ME)

10 Former AoS 'ron Warden wrote this here in 2012.

It brings me comfort in times like this. I hope it brings you some too. (sorry for all the black diamonds. It's the way this post appears in the wayback machine.)

https://ace.mu.nu/archives/335824.php

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (2Drhq)

11 Vance can go home and spend Family time...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (4WM7K)

12 Yeah, it would be foolish to just chalk this up to the usual midterm hilarity. Ron DeSantis delivered a pretty spot-on assessment focusing on Texas. The 2028 POTUS election will be very difficult without Texas in our corner, much less retaking the Senate. His only sign of hope tracks with mine in that this was more of an anti-Trump swing than a pro-Dem/Socialist/Islam one. In two years, crime and an inevitable stall in the economy (God forbid a Biden-level recession) might bring voters back to the GOP fold. Maybe..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (08OqX)

13 Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (NtVYv)

14 They're putting on a show, and trying to cover whatever angles the plot may take. Cabinet members probably had to draw straws for which one took this angle. Others will cover the alternatives. It's like watching Fox commentators and thinking they're reading out their own thoughts. It's all ghostwritten, and on the prompter.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (zdLoL)

15 Hillbilly Elegy 2 Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Unemployment

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (6rFOL)

16 Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

He is now. Tucker seems to like him a lot, which is not a good sign. 2nd look at DeSantis 2028 (or still first for Ace lol)?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (t19vo)

17 JD is either going to have to resign the VP role if he's really gonna try and build distance between himself and Trump policies or Trump will demand his resignation cause he can't have his #2 vocally opposing his agenda.
I get that JD wants to keep his POTUS viability alive, but he's joined at the hip to Trump, and there's no way he can detach while still serving as VP.
It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (MNCvZ)

18 I think vance makes some good points. The bull$hit about Israel is not one of them.


The war with iran and gas prices did cost us a great number of votes, either by republicans crossing over to vote dem or by not voting at all.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (I43vL)

19 I'm tanned*. Rested. Ready!

* includes tan lines

Posted by: Carly Fiorina at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (0sNs1)

20 I don't like Vance, but the war was a bad idea.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (cOOB0)

21
Get ready for a lot of this. Not just about Iran. Everything. And not just from Vance. Everyone.

As anyone who reads my comments knows, I've said that everyone in the GOP is just waiting out Trump. That between '26 and '28 it would be a race to see which of them can jockey themselves into a position to cannibalize MAGA, and then repudiate everything about it, and go back to Uniparty business as usual.

Well, that race just became an all out sprint. So, get behind your GOP guy. Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, whomever. It's all the same. Their masks will be ripped off soon.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (BI5O2)

22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)

23
Now, now, let's be nice.

Never know when we'll have to cross over the aisle and beg for our lives.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (Y8DZL)

24 We all hate the GOPe Senate and John Thune particularly. After yesterday the idiot posted a self-aggrandizing claim he did a good job as caucus leader, and the excellent Cleta Mitchell let him have it, as he deserved:
No. You didn’t. You are absolutely 100% wrong. You did nothing of the sort. @NRSC Senate Republicans under YOUR “leadership” did nothing. Nothing.

You had the chance to begin the process of saving our election system from the radical left. By passing the SAVE America Act. But K Street either didn’t care or opposed it. So why bother, right?

Because the GOP Senate only does what can be monetized via those endless lobbyist dinners / fundraisers. If it can’t raise you money? Probably not worth doing.

And you BERATED @BasedMikeLee for trying to get you to work full weeks, to try to pass the SAVE America Act. Or to work a weekend sometime. Or not to recess for weeks in March and then again recess for a month in August. You and your fellow GOP Senators told him that nobody cared about the SAVE America Act. That he needed to sit down and shut up.

And the American people watched you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (Lhncr)

25 I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (NtVYv)

26 I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

The top concern was ‘Government corruption’ and 56% of those people voted Democrap? Higher than Iran? Higher than high prices?

No fucking way. When a poll or any procedure generates a patently absurd result it calls into question the entire thing.

We got fisted with a Rollerball glove yesterday, that’s for sure. But the reason wasn’t that the GOP didn’t take corruption seriously enough.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (YSu2G)

27 You are literally a shill for a foreign country full of people who view 98 percent of Americans as human-shaped animals, merely Noahide cattle.

No wonder you never found the love of a woman. LOL

Posted by: lol at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (Ae0zL)

28 2 Vance looks like he cherry-picked data that show our relationship with Israel is an issue.

I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.

Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026

I think it’s almost worse, because for a hot minute, he had so many things going for him. What is dishonest about this diatribe is he was a big contributor to Iran being the cluster it ended up being with the endless negotiations that weren’t. Now the buck stops with Trump, of course. But that doesn’t absolve Vance of his role.

As for his Israel comment, this is something we all need to get serious about - I thought the Tucker Carlson / Candy O crowd were distractions. I was wrong. And it’s not good.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

29 I like J.D. He's a poor kid from a dysfunctional family that left Kentucky to risk at all for the Middletown, Ohio dream. I honestly could not imagine growing up with that background and not being susceptible to some sketchy theories, mainly because I came from the same background and my family fell for the zaniest religious garbage this side of Heaven's Gate. I feel good about JD and confident he will figure it out.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (2ap+5)

30
Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times

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Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (mmrXZ)

31 Our relationship with Israel is an issue. It shouldn't be, but Bush and Obama imported millions of Muslims, gave them tenured university positions and civil service jobs, and made it a "hate crime" to criticize them. This is the result.

2026 may be considered the first "Great Replacement" election. We're all California now. In another generation, we're going to be South Africa.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (f0sNM)

32 I’m totally sure that JD can bring this home for us in 2028, guys. Totally!

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (YSu2G)

33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)

34 It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM

We sublimated the Tea Party, and we're sublimating "MAGA".

Onward!

Posted by: GOPe, a wholly-owned subsidary of (D)emocrat Party at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (0sNs1)

35 He doesn't have nearly the jobs experience Marco does.

And now he never will.

Posted by: DaveA at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (FhXTo)

36 So we are at the part of grieving where we all grab Nerf Bats and beat each other? Thats my favorite part tbh.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (lLeLE)

37 It's OK to let Iran Build only a Kilo Ton Nuke Capacity...

These are only "MOSTLY PEACEFUL SMALL NUKES"...

What could go wrong ????

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (u322d)

38 Gas won't get any cheaper if Iran goes nuclear.

Trump's real mistake was doing it before the midterms. All Iran had to do to damage him the most is drag it out, just dig in and hold on on a limited time frame. That's too big an advantage to grant your enemy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Fwea8)

39 So, what I'm seeing in this Vance and others postmortem is Trump voters who didn't show up really want to offer up their children and lives to foreign invaders and a strange religion. Iz that about right?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (+ePcn)

40 Why are we even considering foreigners views on anything let alone dogs?

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (czPqD)

41 JD Vance has repudiated Trump's prosecution of the war with Iran"

Well, so do I. It is stupid, and I'll say so. Piss away the goodwill of just a few months ago.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (pfXMo)

42 22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)
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Not just no but hell to the fuck no.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

43 33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)


NO SIR! Starting the bombing campaign was a bad idea.

Pussy footing around after starting it and going on Social Media Blathering about how a deal is coming is also a bad idea.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (lLeLE)

44
Replace Vance with Bessent.

Pink Tide, 28!

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (Y8DZL)

45 Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM

With or without a Mae West?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (0sNs1)

46 I did not think today would be the day America would commit suicide. I thought it might be 2029ish.

Posted by: Johnny Cakes at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (0OHKH)

47 Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM


It's 100% gonna be kamala in 2028 for the dems. They will do a sham primary and anoint her again.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (I43vL)

48 17 JD is either going to have to resign the VP role if he's really gonna try and build distance between himself and Trump policies or Trump will demand his resignation cause he can't have his #2 vocally opposing his agenda.
I get that JD wants to keep his POTUS viability alive, but he's joined at the hip to Trump, and there's no way he can detach while still serving as VP.
It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (MNCvZ)


JD better not resign. Trump will never get a replacement VP approved by Congress, not with Democrat majorities in both houses, If JD resigns, is not replaced, then Trump dies from health problems or assassination, Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

49 I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms. The costs were hard and we are not a people that pay hard costs anymore. We want it easy and pure.

Trump probably had his reasons to hit Iran but hard as we hit, we didn't do enough to resolve the situation and win.

I suspect Trump was willing to pay the political cost and now...we are.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (s1VwS)

50 >>I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

Accurate and eloquently stated.

Since when do we give any weight to the Exit Polling Data?

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (/izzV)

51 BTW, whoever you pick is the designated loser in '28. That hasn't changed. That was always the case. This blowout just bumped up the timetable.

The next two years are the last unscripted politics you'll ever see. It was a wild ride, without the script. I hope Trump makes the final act a good one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

52
I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres
Posted by: Hatari

================

That's exactly how I feel, and it's funny, because he's the boldest conservative governor in the nation.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (mmrXZ)

53 That's too big an advantage to grant your enemy."

This.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (pfXMo)

54 Tucker has entered the conversation. I'm out.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (En+fz)

55 43 33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)

Why did Trump dick around ???

Why didn't he just level the place when he started it ???

If Iran lites off a Nuke ... Oil will be $300 barrel....

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (jGtoG)

56 49,

Agreed.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (pfXMo)

57 >>I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms.


JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan. Almost like he has a good friend with close ties to both.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (/izzV)

58 26 I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

A man of culture.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (lLeLE)

59 1 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

Yep. That takes care of that.

Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (zYpTz)

60 If Trump hadn't attacked Iran, we probably would have done much better in the midterms. How we'd look globally and strategically would depend on how real the threat of Iran getting nukes is...and continuing to fuck up the middle east so Lefties can whine about Palestine more.

Bibi, buddy...times ticking away for you, too. You need to figure out what lasting peace with the Palestinians looks like, and ruthlessly execute in the next 12 months. Emphasis on "execute".

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (t19vo)

61 I personally am pro-Israel.

But do you think most voters are pro-Israel enough to want a long, drawn out expensive war with Iran.

Think about America now...its not old white guys anymore.

The Mexican guy, the Indian guy, the Chinese guy.

And we have had a long long war with Iraq that was not very pleasant either.,

Do not read this and then say YOU MUST HATE ISRAEL.

No, I don't but the coalition for Israel isn't growing and even JEWISH VOTERS VOTED FOR AL SAYED.

So....

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (IuIym)

62 Also part of this is the immediate gratification society we live in. This was good news for the dems this election, but bad news for them starting in January.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (n5tGW)

63 Trump ran rings around Marco in the debates. Absolutely pantsed him. Left him spinning, repeating scripted lines. He'll have to become a MUCH better campaigner if he's going to have a shot.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (Fwea8)

64
JD's one foot in and one foot out strategy is coming to a head. He's jumping all in with the Tucker idiocy. Forget Vance.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (OkYzo)

65 Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead or quiet and there aren’t very many of them. The false premise is peace with eye slam when the Jews are sequestered.
The democrats identified another wedge and hammered on it.
The Jews need a plan B because plan A has expired.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

66 Will Russia now believe they have GREEN LITE to do whatever they want ???

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (jGtoG)

67 The issues with Israel are secondary... if at all. It's people parroting what they've heard, or think they should say.

These same people will, in the next month or so, claim we should be arming Iran.

*shrugs*

The general population isn't really worthy of saving. Not if they keep acting like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (RORbl)

68 "Our voters showed up."

Well, no they didn't.

It doesn't matter anyway because there is going to be no savior for the USA. It's not going to get any better.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (MWfyi)

69 I don’t think the war was it - can we say Ukraine? They just had a torture chamber emptied of abused 14 year olds.

Y’all, we need to dig a little deeper. We gave the GOP the house, the senate and the presidency. In return, we couldn’t even get id for voting.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

70 If Iran lites off a Nuke"

They'll cook themselves first.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (pfXMo)

71 The war with iran and gas prices did cost us a great number of votes, either by republicans crossing over to vote dem or by not voting at all.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (I43vL)

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Since Trump has already been damned for it he might as well go all out now and finish the war. The election is over now go all out and finish the Iran war, quick and hard. No more bomb, stop, negotiate, bomb. Keep going until no IRCG infrastructure exists, if you must destroy bridges and roads then do so.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (uKqbA)

72 Since when do we give any weight to the Exit Polling Data?

You can give weight to this.

The American Public likes a public, brutal, quick war. We LOVED the idea of Pappy Bush and Stormin' Norman going through the Iraqis like shit through a goose.

The American Public DOES NOT like shit like 'Nam. Or Korea. Or how Trump did On Again, Off Again with Iran.

Or occupying shit like Iraq or anything that rhymes with 'Stan. Because that's just awful. Body bags come home every day. Not how America likes it.

End of Story. And I'm as surprised as anyone that 2016 Trump fell into the 2024 Trump Trap this badly.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (E4EjS)

73 It's funny how they never worry if only one Christian is offended.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (n5tGW)

74 25 I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (NtVYv)

DeStantis is a good choice as he's the only candidate with a proven executive office track record. He was also a congressman for years so he has that experience, too.

His problem is his campaign style, especially nationally.
He would be perfect for actual governance, I believe, but it's winning enough elections to get there that might hurt him.

Depending on who he's running against he might have an esier time of it, and maybe he's learned something from running against Trump in 2024.

If DeSantis is serious about running in '28 hew needs to land on the ground running starting early next year to compete with Vance or Rubio.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (6ydKt)

75 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now. Conyn/DeWine 28!!!!

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Gqar8)

76 "Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?" One of them can move to Texas.

We have an excellent bullpen, best in years, and repubs want to toss them out because no vag? If people are bent on voting for a female ticket we're just fucked anyhow. Two years ago people were calling Tulsi "Drakes coffee cake face" because Seinfeld is funny or something.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (6iKlf)

77 Ends my liking of Vance

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

78 57 >>I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms.


JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan. Almost like he has a good friend with close ties to both.
Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (/izzV)

I don't know much about the behind the scenes business there. If he is why the war has been soft soap, that's probably disqualifying. I don't see him as being butt buddies with Tucker but again, I may be out of the loop here.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (s1VwS)

79 It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA

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????

No it won't. Nothing could be any less interesting than that. The GOP hasn't changed one iota since 2015 - and 2015 is exactly what the post-MAGA GOP will look like. They can *finally* quit forcing MAGA platitudes through clenched teeth, and go back to normal.

(D)racula has his (R)enfield back where he belongs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (BI5O2)

80 Damn straight. This is the party of MIKE ROGERS

Posted by: 80sfan at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (kICCO)

81 But "get out of Iran, leave those poor savages alone" is a big position on the left, and among the Ron Paul/Nick Fuentes Complete Isolation and Appeasement pseudoright -- who tend to vote for Democrats to show us all how much they hate us (and Israel).
Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.
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Yeah, Vance may have the pulse of the young and ignorant, but I don't think I trust him enough to vote for him.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (vSvIl)

82 "JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan."

Dear people who believe this shit...

DONALD TRUMP posted him to that job.

DONALD TRUMP had his cabinet vote and Hegseth and Rubio said yes to war, and Vance said no.

So, Trump gave him the task of negotiating with Iran.

Oh, yeah, that sounds easy. JFC.

Trump started the war, then wanted to tap out and send JD in. Its not JD's fault.

I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (IuIym)

83 I have friends who constantly post pictures and vids of lost dogs or adoptable dogs. I'm sure if you showed the story about the Islamic guy they'd think it was no big deal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (8VNAp)

84 Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (zYpTz)

The deal announced is gonna just be a rearrangement of money payment into credits for Fighter Jets they keep buying from us. Most of the usual suspects already covered it about as eloquently as a person blinded by hatred can.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (lLeLE)

85 49 I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms. The costs were hard and we are not a people that pay hard costs anymore. We want it easy and pure.

Trump probably had his reasons to hit Iran but hard as we hit, we didn't do enough to resolve the situation and win.

I suspect Trump was willing to pay the political cost and now...we are.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (s1VwS)


I think the main reason Trump didn't keep-on destroying the IRGC is we ran too low for comfort on missile and drone defense missiles. We also were getting too low on cruise missiles, smart bombs, and air-to-ground missiles.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (5rh/l)

86 Also part of this is the immediate gratification society we live in. This was good news for the dems this election, but bad news for them starting in January.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

I'll give it til March before the bitching and screeching starts.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (r2Icn)

87 75 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now. Conyn/DeWine 28!!!!
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Gqar

awwww mannnnnnnn I was really hoping for Dole / JEB!

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (lLeLE)

88 69 I don’t think the war was it - can we say Ukraine? They just had a torture chamber emptied of abused 14 year olds.

Y’all, we need to dig a little deeper. We gave the GOP the house, the senate and the presidency. In return, we couldn’t even get id for voting.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (s1VwS)

89 I don't know much about the behind the scenes business there."

No one here does. Much supposing going on

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (pfXMo)

90 After warning us, repeatedly, that Trump, being a true threat to Democracy, wouldn't allow this election to happen, or would repudiate the results via the military, the Democrats now will vote to cancel the Electoral College, pack the SCOTUS, pass nationwide mail-in voting and try to make PR & DC states to pack the Senate.
In other words, they are gonna facilitate an end to our Democracy.
Ironic, eh?

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (MNCvZ)

91 Trump fell into one of the classic blunders and it bit us in the a**

couple that with a feckless, dog shit GOP and an energized, bloodlust filled, marxist, ascendent democrat party, and you're looking at a total repudiation and shellacking that will take a decade at a minimum to unwind, if at all.

We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

That's not going to be easy to overcome.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (XV/Pl)

92 There were a lot of "people" that really jumped on the Israel hate, and used the Iran war to "prove" Trump was Netanyahu's puppet. Some of them recognize a "small problem" with Islamic expansionism, but Israel is their devil, even though Israel (imo) is on the front line against Islam.

Still hard to say if it is the globalists pushing these color revolutions, that are now pushed inside USA, as well as Europe. They Islamists and China both seem ready to destroy the West, and that makes the globalists happy.

Too bad the commie march through our institutions is still ongoing, though perhaps it is the "globalists" that are in charge now (with their own brand of communism).

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (vbXSk)

93 There has always been a tension between two of Trump's promises:

No more forever wars, especially in the Middle East.

Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

That last promise was never going to be solved by asking them nicely. Unless Trump wanted to kick the can down the road like all past presidents have done, force was going to have to be applied to Iran.

Although I am usually happy to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, he didn't sell this war very well. And the constant announcements that a deal was in place when there was no such deal that Iran was interested in honoring didn't help.

It would have been much easier if Trump had the Senate on his side and could have just pounded the shit out of Iran until they sued for peace.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (8mulE)

94 Maybe the big problem with Iran is it seemed optional and it was jarring that future Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump chose the war option.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (2ap+5)

95 JD is about my age and what I think is happening is that he's still trying to salvage his youth by being Cool and Hip and appearing on PODCASTS and hanging out with the Super Cool New Media Bros and getting those sweet sweet clicks and likes and follows.

Everyone wants to be Joe fucking Rogan. The VPOTUS should probably skip trying to be Joe fucking Rogan and concentrate on not looking like a wandering Millennial with no actual identity. Grow up.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (5aZAZ)

96 Imagine people thinking JD Vance the Vice President could "demand" Trump do anything.

LOL

"He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan."

Trump said OH SHIT THIS WAR ISN'T GOING LIKE I ASSUMED, AND JD VANCE WAS THE ONLY GUY TO VOTE AGAINST IT, SO I WILL SEND HIM TO NEGOTIATE.

Gee thanks, Trump.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (IuIym)

97 Da fuq is this guy thinking?

Way to torpedo your chances, along with regaining any momentum in ‘28

🤦‍♂️

Posted by: browndog rounding the bases at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (4Euth)

98
>>Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine

================

I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (mmrXZ)

99 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.

Tepes/Pinochet 2028

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)

100 No, I don't but the coalition for Israel isn't growing and even JEWISH VOTERS VOTED FOR AL SAYED.


This is why I stopped giving a shit about this issue waaaaayyyyyy back over there somewhere in 2018 or some shit.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (lLeLE)

101 Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

We're all Christian, and think we have a lot more in common with Islam. They revere Christ just like us, while the Jews killed him!

Posted by: Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ (UCC), Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Churc at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (t19vo)

102 I think the main reason Trump didn't keep-on destroying the IRGC is we ran too low for comfort on missile and drone defense missiles. We also were getting too low on cruise missiles, smart bombs, and air-to-ground missiles.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (5rh/l)

jah, we've had munitions shortfalls for sure. I want to see a lot more manufacturing there but I suppose it is harder getting that up and running without an Imperial dictate ala FDR.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (s1VwS)

103
China has to be considered before you go all in on Iran.

They might not be able to take Taiwan, but they would be a problem with a depleted U.S. arms stockpile.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (Y8DZL)

104 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., drew progressive criticism Wednesday after saying Democrats should focus on lowering costs following their midterm victories instead of getting "even" with the Trump administration.

"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive," Jeffries said

We will see ..............

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (jGtoG)

105 99 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.

Tepes/Pinochet 2028
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)


Maduro is avaiable

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (4WM7K)

106
Maybe the big problem with Iran is it seemed optional and it was jarring that future Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump chose the war option.
Posted by: Oglebay

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I don't know that Iran was optional. But I do wish we'd exercise another option and assassinate the leaders.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (mmrXZ)

107 I still don't get the corruption angle in voting. I have completely missed the boat on any stories on this except for learing centers et al.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)

108 I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

Jog my memory, please. I seem to remember there was some big deal about Vance taking charge of something, but I cannot recall what. Was it like DOGE 2.0 or such?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (vSvIl)

109 What if - Vance doesn’t want to be Pesident in 28? What if - he wants to be a Pundit?

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (Gqar8)

110 I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Give them a guinea pig and tell them not to kill and eat it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (r2Icn)

111 Why is not giving a shit about ANY other country a dog whistle?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (enNUy)

112 1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

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Before the election, this is basically what man on the street, politicos (rational ones) and common sense told us. This isn't controversial.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (iOpI2)

113 I am hoping Rubio wants the job

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (Ia/+0)

114 >>>>>>>>>>
I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.
Posted by: Harun
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Either of them will be better than anybody the Dems put up.

Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (FVUW0)

115 IMHO, what's going to kill the country is the debt. Debt spending is the real driver behind inflation. And neither party is going to do anything about it before it crashes and burns.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (f0sNM)

116 She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)
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Not just no but hell to the fuck no.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

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Why? What is your objection?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (uKqbA)

117 DeSantis said the same thing and he's right.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (iOpI2)

118 Pass the popcorn as MAGA tears itself apart. Lol.

Texas is Blue you losers.

Posted by: Blue Texas at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (RuJl7)

119 Tepes/Pinochet 2028
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)

Sulla/Pinochet

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (Oy/m2)

120 We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

That's not going to be easy to overcome.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (XV/Pl)


Meh, I'm not horribly worried about it... The invisible hand always slaps last and slaps hardest. Watermelon Dems are gonna pressure Hilodildo with greenie wet dreams and she'll have to figure out how to beat them back so she doesn't lose the Gov Mansion.

Tldr; she's about to be welcomed to The Suck!(tm)

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (lLeLE)

121 I think Vance is taking the reasonable line that we should just treat Israel like we do any other country/ally and not give them preferential treatment

hes getting shit on by a lot of innuendo that just isnt true, and I think hes distanced himself from tucker after he went batshit insane

Still i welcome a Rubio vs Vance vs DeSantis primary fight and may the best man win, Ill easily vote for any of them

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (fapp/)

122 There were a lot of "people" that really jumped on the Israel hate, and used the Iran war to "prove" Trump was Netanyahu's puppet.

There are a lot of people that didn't grow up during the Cold War. So they just don't agree that we have to back this or that nation because to not back them would be mistake. Or, worse yet, Damn us all to Hell.

Now bring in the Bible. Not going to change many minds of the cohort that voted en masse for Democrats last night.

Hell ... not going to change many Jewish minds. That voted en masse for Democrats last night.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (E4EjS)

123 Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (vSvIl)

Vance is supposed to be heading up some anti-fraud thing. He's handled it like Kamala handled the border.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (2Drhq)

124 107 I still don't get the corruption angle in voting. I have completely missed the boat on any stories on this except for learing centers et al.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)

All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

125 “I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler. How’s that for discouraging?”

"Vance has publicly acknowledged the comment, saying he was skeptical of Trump in 2016 but that Trump’s performance as president changed his mind."

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (6iKlf)

126 Posted by: Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ (UCC), Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Churc at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (t19vo)

Hey! What about us?

Posted by: United Methodists at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (Y8DZL)

127 DONALD TRUMP had his cabinet vote and Hegseth and Rubio said yes to war, and Vance said no.

So, Trump gave him the task of negotiating with Iran.

Oh, yeah, that sounds easy. JFC.

Trump started the war, then wanted to tap out and send JD in. Its not JD's fault.

I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM


The war with iran has nothing to do with my changing opinion of vance. When he suggested that we throw Israel under the bus to appease the left then he lost my vote.


After last night the war with Iran is over, for good or bad it is over now. Trump will get in another strike or two before the democrats take over but the war is over and iran won thanks to the democrats.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (I43vL)

128 I have doubts anything more will happen in next two years.
The Marxists will grind everything to a halt

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (Ia/+0)

129 Still i welcome a Rubio vs Vance vs DeSantis primary fight and may the best man win, Ill easily vote for any of them
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (fapp/)

Jah, any of the three is going to be better than whatever puppets the DNC put up.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (s1VwS)

130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"

I think we all know.

Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (IuIym)

131 "Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine after public schools are now RECONSIDERING allowing kids to READ WITH FOSTER DOGS...

...over the RELIGIOUS BELIEFS of Muslims who believe dogs are "unclean"

Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam."

Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Good news: there will be a run on shelter dogs for women and families that need a foolproof way to keep aggressive Jihadists at bay.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)

132 We bombed every legitimate military target in Iran within the first two weeks, the problem is, once you run out of military targets and the enemy hasn't surrendered, your only option is to hit civilian targets, or send in ground troops and essentially occupy Iran.

We we were never going to do.

This pretty much the stupidest thing I've ever witnessed from an administration and that includes Bush, Obama and Biden.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (XV/Pl)

133 1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

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Instead, Republicans ran on...

1.) Democrats are socialists
2.) Didn't you hear what I said, Democrats are socialists!
3.) DEMOCRATS ARE SOCIALISTS!!!!!
4.) Democrats are socialists

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (f0sNM)

134 I don't like Vance, but the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (cOOB0)

Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (rtIvC)

135 I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

And hence the first fuck-up, as soon as the country was founded.

I'd rather have an Independent VP that wasn't a Yes Man for the President. You know, as Ratification was passed.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (E4EjS)

136 And with that, I am a NeverVancer.

Posted by: Sam at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (7jMef)

137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

138 Vance is dead to me. A shame, because I really liked him at one point.


So.... Little Marco it is.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (qlLNh)

139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

140 Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Good news: there will be a run on shelter dogs for women and families that need a foolproof way to keep aggressive Jihadists at bay.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)

My fingers are crossed for some good Black Friday deals. I need more range ammo, I'm ok on JHP but I hate burning that in training.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (s1VwS)

141 We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

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That's what happens when you flood a state with Indians and Californicans.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (f0sNM)

142 FU JD

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (znREB)

143 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)


There had to be some shading dealings there... It's well hidden whatever it was....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (4WM7K)

144 Unlimited H1Bs for Hindians.

That is a program Vance and Real Americans can get behind.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (KuABb)

145 137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

146
Work, savings, and thrift are comic values when free money and bennies are there for the taking.

We're all welfare recipients now.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (Y8DZL)

147 ***Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called for a major pivot in the Trump administration
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Send that fucker on a fact finding tour to Antarctica.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (3oLMy)

148 we lost Texas because a shit load of liberals and foreigners moved in at our invatation

I wrote to Cruz, Cornyn and Nehls to ditch the ethanol in gas and save us 50 cents a gallon and go no response (Nehls gave the boilerplate thank you with no mention of the subject)

Iran has been a thorn for 50 years, they need to be removed from our existence.

Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (8uzBS)

149 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

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There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (iOpI2)

150 So....

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (IuIym)

I don't think the attacks on Iran are only about Israel.
Certainly they, as our military ally in the middle-east, were important especially during the operations.

But to think the only reason we went to war with Israel is because Bibi wanted Trump to do it, is ludicrous.
The Iranians have been chanting "Death To The Great and Little Satan" for fifty years. But I guess the Great Satan only fights when the Little Satan tells him to?

Some people have this pie-in-the-sky notion that if the U.S. abandons 'Israel as an ally that magically the Muslims will likes us again and the world will be at peace?

That's not how Islam works.
Islam will never be at true peace until they've conquered the world and there is no more and the Dar al-Harb is gone, ruled forever by the Dar al-Islam.

The radicals in Iran were building nukes, those nukes were not just a threat to Israel, as this war has shown the Iranians will shoot a missile at any country within in range.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)

151 130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"

I think we all know.

Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM

Subsidizing demand always increases "all in" costs.

The Left has worked hard to subsidize college education and health care - resulting in the cost for those items increasing MUCH faster than the rate of inflation.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (HlyYF)

152 And here I thought that JD Vance was someone that believed in a strong America. Wow, was I wrong. At least he didn't waste any time considering him for 2028.

Saying crap like this, JD Vance will be supported by the American press in the upcoming election almost as if he was a Democrat. Of course, after listening to what he said, how can one tell the difference?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Uvvcx)

153 On the Iran war, Trump was/is counting on the economic cost to the IRGC and mullahs collapsing them, because they had no (or little) income. Not sure how long that might take ... tick tock. Somehow the people still seem to be feeding themselves ... for now.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (vbXSk)

154 You can't let Iran have nuclear weapons. Apparently, JD Vance doesn't know that.

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Oy/m2)

155 Another day. Another Handle by Scoggy who always knows "how it is" . LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (JrHfD)

156 144 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)


There had to be some shading dealings there... It's well hidden whatever it was....
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (4WM7K)

Not seeing or hearing any official pushback on it, donna.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Gqar8)

157
We have an excellent bullpen, best in years, and repubs want to toss them out because no vag? If people are bent on voting for a female ticket we're just fucked anyhow. Two years ago people were calling Tulsi "Drakes coffee cake face" because Seinfeld is funny or something.
Posted by: 13times

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We've also called DeSantis "meatball." Moving to Texas so you can be on a presidential ticket in 2028 sounds like something that never happens. Do DeSantis and Rubio sit down and flip a coin or what?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (mmrXZ)

158
All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

If it didn't work why do we have commercials and PR agencies? I don't think people realize just how well it works and they don't understand they were influenced.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (czPqD)

159 > Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (rtIvC)

Right. As I said in another thread, imagine how much better the midterms would've gone if one of our cities was now a crater full of radioactive glass.

Sometimes doing the right thing comes at a cost, and keeping those murdering savages from getting nukes is pretty close to the Rightest of All Right Things ever.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (qlLNh)

160 People thought that getting inflation under control meant prices, in general, would go back to where they were before Biden. That’s not going to happen, unless we have another Great Depression. People’s economic illiteracy is part of the problem. Trust me, you don’t want another Great Depression.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (rtIvC)

161 All of the people under consideration are career Republican politicians, and it's almost definitely too late for any outsider to emerge.

So, a career Republican politician will be the nominee, and you will get the career Republican politician results. Which is to say, jack shit.

The time to cultivate a MAGA party with MAGA leaders has passed. The GOP regains control by default.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (BI5O2)

162
Not seeing or hearing any official pushback on it, donna.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Gqar


Me either... It's just curious

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (4WM7K)

163 There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (iOpI2)

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Yeesh, I meant telerico did not get the votes they said he got. It's like Biden in 2020 getting more votes than anyone in history. NO.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (iOpI2)

164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (f0sNM)

165 If Vance would have stopped at #3, I would have said ok, seems cromulent. But nope, that next one is right out. And he could have said our relationship with the Congo and it still would have been stupid.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (n5tGW)

166 > I'm sorry, but you can't just use that line as an all-purpose justification for starting a war with a country.

I'm sorry, but you absolutely can.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views...

GFY.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (qlLNh)

167 I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM

Me too.

We are now at over 13,000 losses. Our last significant victory was in 1971.

Sounds about right to me.

Yet I am still not chomping on that black pill.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (HlyYF)

168 Some good news, Cornyn, Collins and McTurtle will no longer be in the senate.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (n5tGW)

169 "The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive," Jeffries said

We will see ..............

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (jGtoG)

Sure, they feel a need to *say* things like this. I have a feeling they will feel a need to do something else entirely.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (8mulE)

170 There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.

Lets say you are right. Lets say the DNC cheated their way to a ... and its looking like ... at least a 75 seat majority in the House.

Then, at this point, who fucking cares ? Why listen to Dave from FLA ? If its rigged, its rigged. Why care about the GOP at this point ?

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (E4EjS)

171 22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

172 Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead or quiet and there aren’t very many of them. The false premise is peace with eye slam when the Jews are sequestered.
The democrats identified another wedge and hammered on it.
The Jews need a plan B because plan A has expired.
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

Every culture that wants them dead is implacably evil and natural enemies of a nation like the USA which was founded on God-given Rights.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (vSvIl)

173 Rubio/Gabbard?

I know the Dems are scared shitless of Gabbard. Nothing freaks them out more than someone leaving the cult.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (qlLNh)

174 152 And here I thought that JD Vance was someone that believed in a strong America. Wow, was I wrong. At least he didn't waste any time considering him for 2028.

Saying crap like this, JD Vance will be supported by the American press in the upcoming election almost as if he was a Democrat. Of course, after listening to what he said, how can one tell the difference?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Uvvcx)

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I'm not JD's biggest fan but I think you went hyperbolic on these statements towards him.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (iOpI2)

175 He's done with me, Ace.

And I liked Vance.

He's taking the same stance as GOPer's who said similar in 2025 with the first bombing of Iran's nuke facility. This is exactly when this crap started. Because he had the courage to do this, giving too much credit to wimps that it was the right thing to do. The wimps piled on and here we are. Being President is not a HS popularity contest except with Dimmycrats, or shouldn't be.

FIGHT on, President Trump!

For the entire 47yrs of our marriage no president had the cojones to stop kicking that can down the road of Iran's mullah's.

I woke up hard in 1983 with the bombing of the Marines in Beruit. It should have been done then as Iran paid Hezbollah, turned Iran into a sheet of glass.

Once I'm done I'm done and there is no going back, JD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (hzuYO)

176
Guessing the Humane Societies have been socialist-captured by now, so yeah, killing little lost Bowser instead of feeding and sheltering he/she/it would be adab, as our islamic teachers would say.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Y8DZL)

177 Why? What is your objection?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (uKqbA)
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No more fucking nepo babies in the white house, that's my objection.

She's armpit-deep in GOPe and has been her entire life. That she made it work for a stint as Trump's Press Sec is commendable but sorry, it's a no from me, dawg.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (oqH4h)

178 5.6 million Texans voted for a guy who wants to dick chop kids if they so much as wear a pink shirt

thats messed up

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (fapp/)

179 171

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

Christian Fundie from a Hillbilly State. That’ll be their play. Think, Sarah Palin, essentially.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Gqar8)

180 145 137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

The thing about the Washington Generals is that, after losing to the Globetrotters, they all have dinner and drinks together at the same tables at the same restaurant. Because it's all a show. A big, f***ing show.
At least Democrats look you in the eye and tell you they are stealing from you, poison your kids minds, and turn your country into the 3rd world. RINOs smile and lie to you, telling you they are just like you, and will protect your way of life.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Uvvcx)

181 Since Trump has already been damned for it he might as well go all out now and finish the war. The election is over now go all out and finish the Iran war, quick and hard. No more bomb, stop, negotiate, bomb. Keep going until no IRCG infrastructure exists, if you must destroy bridges and roads then do so.
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (uKqbA)

^^^^^This^^^^^

Crush the mullahs.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (zYpTz)

182 164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

Cornyn's a uniparty trough snout, just not as refined as a Bush.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (LHPAg)

183
Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine after public schools are now RECONSIDERING allowing kids to READ WITH FOSTER DOGS...

...over the RELIGIOUS BELIEFS of Muslims who believe dogs are "unclean"

Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam."

Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (mmrXZ)

184 The GOPe will rise again - JD Vance, GOPe Spokeshole

Nah bro. That's how we got where we are.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (wcyKn)

185 JD Vance just lost me.

We have lost only 23 military personnel thus far in this 'war'. I guess any operation to keep a terrorist state ,who have been attacking Americans for 43 years , from obtaining nuclear weapons is a bridge too far for that pudgy hillbilly.

Fuck him and his buddy Tucker.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (lpTXP)

186 the first two comments sum up my reaction pretty well, nothing to add

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (VyBeY)

187 > Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

"Every" culture wants them dead?


Go. Fuck. Yourself. You. FUCKING. Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (qlLNh)

188 "That's what happens when you flood a state with Indians and Californicans."

And Central Americans etc. Texans of all stripes were high-fiving each other when tech companies announced moves from California to Texas. It led to Superbowl-like celebrations.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (6iKlf)

189 Iran nuking NYC would focus a lot of minds and improve our political situation

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (Dpv2s)

190 Why care about the GOP at this point ?
Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (E4EjS)

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I don't.

I want conservative candidates who keep their word and aren't swayed by money or threats.

Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (iOpI2)

191 FUCK JD Vance. Rubio 2028.

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (X+xvk)

192 I've switched from Vance to DeSantis for 2028, but either would be fine.

Posted by: Commodore at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (hcFTx)

193 179 171

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

Christian Fundie from a Hillbilly State. That’ll be their play. Think, Sarah Palin, essentially.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Gqar

That's why she's #3...I think DeSantis is #1 and will win if he runs b/c people will be remembering early 2027 when they vote in early 2028...and I expect the 1st 6 months of next year to be ugly for everyone in Trump's admin...and no one likes Ted Cruz or Nikki Haley (if they both throw their hats back in as expected)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (Gb7+b)

194 Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It's ridiculous that Muslim students can't just opt out of this without a parental need to cancel the entire thing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (xz+xK)

195 Every culture that wants them dead is implacably evil and natural enemies of a nation like the USA which was founded on God-given Rights.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (vSvIl)
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If you haven't noticed, what's left of white Christian America is basically all they have left in their corner, and we're not exactly growing our ranks here.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (oqH4h)

196 178 5.6 million Texans voted for a guy who wants to dick chop kids if they so much as wear a pink shirt

thats messed up
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (fapp/)
They messed with Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (LHPAg)

197 Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?"

"Letting"? We supposedly hit with one strike. Fine.

It's the on off on off for months with "official announcements" that wore thin.

Plus the complete misread of world markets.

Stupid move.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (pfXMo)

198 Maybe Vance sees 2028 as a bad chance for Republicans and wants to wait it out ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (4WM7K)

199 I dont see anything wrong with JD's analysis. We obviously balk at going to war on behalf of Germany/NATO in Ukraine. We dont want a war in the middle east as a result of Israel (who we coordinated the strikes with)

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (moQIU)

200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

201 The press will support whichever "reasonable" Republican they perceive to be weakest right up until the general election campaign begins, at which point Mr. Reasonable will magically "transition" to the bastard cloned offspring of Adolf Hitler and Bull Connor.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (qlLNh)

202 "Why is not giving a shit about ANY other country a dog whistle? "

You new here?

Israel worship and crapping on "antisemitic" whites are the core drivers of traffic to this site.

Posted by: m kerr at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (+/Zpf)

203 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump Jr did...and Trump liked the idea.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (Gb7+b)

204 185 JD Vance just lost me.

We have lost only 23 military personnel thus far in this 'war'. I guess any operation to keep a terrorist state ,who have been attacking Americans for 43 years , from obtaining nuclear weapons is a bridge too far for that pudgy hillbilly.

Fuck him and his buddy Tucker.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (lpTXP)

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Why the hate with JD Vance? Trump should have hit Iran hard, taken every ship that was hinky in the Straight of Hormuz and if we didn't have that capability, why not?

And Trump should have told everyone pushing the bullshit Ukraine war to fuck off.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (iOpI2)

205 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump on the recommendation from Don Jr.

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (4WM7K)

206 at which point Mr. Reasonable will magically "transition" to the bastard cloned offspring of Adolf Hitler and Bull Connor.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (qlLNh)

Every single time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (zYpTz)

207 "So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world?" So . . . .Hunter Biden?

I live in Australia, and a work friend made a guy fawkes joke (it's the fifth here) about "So Wicked, time to burn down parliament and get your vengeance?" I said, "No, losers did that for me." Then he remembered it was also our election day. I then said, "not really surprising other than a few, Trump definitely didn't help with his mouth, but it's the propoganda that gave them the wave, there were 3 that I can think right now that were an outright disgrace, but one good thing. Vance doesn't stand a chance in '28, but it opens the door widely for DeSantis and Rubio, 2 guys I supported in other elections."

A Desantis Pres, rubio VP, or other way around, perfectly fine by me. Vance is done for a while, if not forever.

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (vSedm)

208 We've also called DeSantis "meatball." Moving to Texas so you can be on a presidential ticket in 2028 sounds like something that never happens. Do DeSantis and Rubio sit down and flip a coin or what?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (mmrXZ)

It can happen. Yes, flip a coin. I guess that was a dig. I never called Tulsi coffee cake face or DeSantis meatball.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (6iKlf)

209 182 164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

Cornyn's a uniparty trough snout, just not as refined as a Bush.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM

Cornyn and Paxton were both terrible candidates.

Marshall in Kansas was also a terrible candidate.

I assume the GOPe wing largely controls the Republican primaries?

How do we wrest that away so we get actual good candidates that 1.) will support policies that help the country, and 2.) will appeal to all of the independents so we can get enough of their votes to win in the general elections?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (HlyYF)

210 As I said this morning, younger conservatives are nowhere near as reflexively pro Israel as older conservatives. Reactions to this post by Vance have certainly shown that. Going to be interesting to see how that plays out.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (jLNA2)

211 Cornyn, Collins and McTurtle will no longer be in the senate."

And no more Abbott or Paxhead...that jackass...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (pfXMo)

212 Can we start taking names and scalps of new trolls?

I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.

I know we are not supposed to feed them and I won't (maybe) anymore.

I won't fight people I know even if I don't agree with them. Maybe. I don't know. It all depends on my mood.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (hzuYO)

213
Rubio/Gabbard?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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Yes. The Powerline boys say she's whip-smart. That's not meant as a joke; I think they can figure out who's smart. They said Vance was immature.

btw, I won't be visiting Powerline for as long as I can hold out. Too blackpilly.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)

214 > If you haven't noticed, what's left of white Christian America is basically all they have left in their corner, and we're not exactly growing our ranks here.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (oqH4h)

If you haven't noticed, they're a civilized country surrounded by murdering savages.

You may have also noticed that they just kicked the living shit out of the "Palestinians". They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (qlLNh)

215 And Trump should have told everyone pushing the bullshit Ukraine war to fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (iOpI2)

The Dems love the Ukraine war and are gonna demand funding for it along with what's left of the Republican Senators...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (4WM7K)

216 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (iOpI2)

I do. Because I've worked Texas for a decade or two.

Texas is ... especially for many here ... a caricature of itself. One only has to be in Houston, or Dallas, or San Antonio, to see that it just doesn't work like that.

And here's the thing. Texas brought it on itself. Texas LOVED that immigration of relocating businesses.

Did you fuckers really think they'd all move in and suddenly renounce the big cities they came from ? Did you think the Brisket would somehow change them ?

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

217 AFICT the only reason Ramaswamy got the pick in Ohio was by being JD's buddy. So there's another winning move from Vance.

Posted by: Ronsonic at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (0bGoT)

218 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

He got more counted. Maybe.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (LHPAg)

219 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (enNUy)

220
Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

We had two Jehovah's Witnesses in my class and I always felt sorry for them when they'd leave school early and miss the Valentine's Day party and they didn't even get any punch and cookies.
I like that way of dealing with a cultural difference.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (czPqD)

221 That was overly general. There some Christian demographics that are not on that bus. The dead or quiet demographic is probably 2/3 the planet. Why thinking that way makes me anti semitic, IDK. The democrats found another wedge and they’re going to hammer it home.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (Dpv2s)

222 1. Vance was not going rogue when he posted that. I think it was cleared by Trump. Trump announced election day morning we were cancelling all direct aid to Israel, which is the change in relationship that Vance mentioned.
2. No one in the Trump administration will be able to escape the ick factor. Enough voters are sick of Trump that Vance's candidacy is already doomed. He's young and can come back in 32 if we lose 28, which history says we probably will.
3. Kelly Ayotte or Kim Reynolds will be perfect VP picks. Inoffensive Karens to swing a few points in women voters.
4. Sarah Huckabee Sanders carries Trump baggage and ran an ad denigrating young white males as losers in the mom's basement. Net drag on the ticket.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (wGerL)

223 This kind of public split with the president right after the election seems very, very strange to me. Like if he had kind floated this idea out in a week or two that would have been one thing, but today??

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (SwyyQ)

224 >>Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine

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I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

++++++++++++++++

Give them a goat and some alone time with it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (KuABb)

225
Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump Jr did...and Trump liked the idea.
Posted by: Nova Local

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I think we did at the time as well.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (mmrXZ)

226 wickedpinto

NOW THAT IS A NAME I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME!

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (IuIym)

227 " So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.
Tepes/Pinochet 2028"

They have to be born American, so a lot of anchor babies from many nations are available (thx SCOTUS).

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (vbXSk)

228 Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

Lefty school teachers love to be subversive.

How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (HlyYF)

229 > Yes. The Powerline boys say she's whip-smart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)

She is definitely smart. I won't lie and say there's nothing questionable about her, but she is absolutely not an idiot.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (qlLNh)

230 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt

Who Promoted JD? cTHIEL -- true fact.
Trumps top choice (one of many): Maria Bartiromo -- that's right!

convo... NO JD, You hang up first. No Pardon, and we're running you out on a rail with your ghoulFreind cTHIEL....

Trump doesn't need JD's/Pardon, or cTHIEL's/Protection. He is the Storm, he will prevail; because he can: fight, Fight, FIGHT.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (LpOrs)

231 Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse.
The ‘12 Day War’(Trumps label for it) was fine, dandy , justifiable, , understandable. Then….for whatever reason Trump allowed the war to be restarted —to change the regime?
The day the war re-started he, and we, lost.

Posted by: Voter theater. at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (FCPbW)

232 @NEWSMAX
·
5h
THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)

233 The Blade is done. The Blade is headed up to the roof deck for a fat AJ cigar and Islay malt.

The Blade is still very disappointed at the ass-fisting we took yesterday, but The Blade will live to fight another day.

The Blade bids you all good night.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (YSu2G)

234 Cornyn and Paxton were both terrible candidates."

That's being kind

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (pfXMo)

235 The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

The thing about the Washington Generals is that, after losing to the Globetrotters, they all have dinner and drinks together at the same tables at the same restaurant. Because it's all a show. A big, f***ing show.
At least Democrats look you in the eye and tell you they are stealing from you, poison your kids minds, and turn your country into the 3rd world. RINOs smile and lie to you, telling you they are just like you, and will protect your way of life.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Uvvcx)

agree, You just described the Uniparty perfectly too

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (s1VwS)

236 If JD resigns, is not replaced, then Trump dies from health problems or assassination, Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM

Or is impeached.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (0sNs1)

237 I woke up hard in 1983 with the bombing of the Marines in Beruit. It should have been done then as Iran paid Hezbollah, turned Iran into a sheet of glass.

Once I'm done I'm done and there is no going back, JD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM


Iran should have been nuked by us in 1979 when they took our people hostages. jimmy carter had no nuts and let that go and iran only released them because they were afraid of what reagan would do after he got sworn in.


We had every right to completely fvck their country up and turn it into rubble when they stormed our embassy and took hostages. The same rights that Israel had after the october 7th attack.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (I43vL)

238 30
Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times

Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Bezos' and Petraeus both are the only ones capable of understanding the peril ahead and have a proven record of dealing with it.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (LpOrs)

239 Everybody under 30, left and right, hates and despises Israel.

The 30-50 crowd is getting there.

The only people talking like Ace are the ones shuffling off to the grave. They're also the ones talking as if they have any say in the future.

It's kinda funny.

Posted by: tevildo at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (u2/9I)

240 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

And again. Lets say you are right. Lets say Texas just had fraud put on them.

Then I don't care. If Texas can't figure it out ? Fuck 'em.

What are the rest of us supposed to do ? Drive down to save them from themselves ? No thanks.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (E4EjS)

241 218 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

He got more counted. Maybe.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (LHPAg)

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Exactly.
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Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

I lived in Texas (Dallas suburbs for 5 years) I don't believe he got more votes than anyone ever.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (iOpI2)

242 Rubio/Gabbard?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

******
Yes, indeed, I could.

I have never made any excuse for loving Rubio as I voted for him as many times as I could in FL. And he knew it.

I did, once, a long time ago and in confusion, vote for Romney and semi-defended him here. Briefly. Til I met him at an airport where he came up to me, alone, as my dude was getting pastries and coffee.

For someone who supposedly was loyal to his wife, he came over to me at a very busy airport to ask if we were boarding yet. It was obvious unless you were blind that we were not. Moments later I introduced The Penguin to my dude. Note: it was super early and I didn't even look that good, but the mascara is present unless the house is on fire. My eyes people notice before anything else.

I will fight for Rubio, y'all. That has never changed, altho I held my fire when Trump called him Little Marco.

I let that pass. No more. Be warned.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (hzuYO)

243 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Same scam the New Deal and Great Society ran: promise a limited fix that solves the problem and ends. They sold temporary recovery and a cure for poverty, then locked in permanent bureaucracy, broken incentives, and programs that never died. The Neocon crowd runs the identical play with war—sell the next “limited” intervention as the smart, temporary necessity, then deliver open-ended commitments, a permanent military-industrial state, and forever wars with no exit. Not surprising. Your DNA is Leftist at heart. You’re just too stupid to know what a Neocon is.

Posted by: TedS at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (6DLsg)

244 Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

And here he is with his usual insulting approach . Scogg calling people who doesn't agree with "how it is"- "fuckers".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (xz+xK)

245 > Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

No, you can only do that if you want to chop off their dicks. Petting puppies would be going way too far.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (qlLNh)

246 The Blade bids you all good night."

Looking forward to more fists.... er, firsts...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (pfXMo)

247
Mostly, what I'd like to know, since the war did cause prices to spike long enough for it to become a problem in people's minds regardless of what gas prices look like now,

is was the attack on Iran due to credible info that Iran had a bomb(s) now or would have it in just a couple of weeks, and planned to use it in Israel or the US ASAP?

or

Was this a want because it would be good for the future and not a must do now dealio?

Cuz if the attack on Iran was a "nice to do dealio", which I agree with, then waiting a year or less/more would've made no difference at all.

And we wouldn't have this Cluster Fuck. Even if we win back everything in 2028 (unlikely) the Democrats have the power and the time to do generational damage to the US.

Remember Carter created the whole Iranian mess we've been living with and which has cost thousands of American lives.

So, I like to know...Iran Attack: Need or Want?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (YSUhf)

248 158
All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

If it didn't work why do we have commercials and PR agencies? I don't think people realize just how well it works and they don't understand they were influenced.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (czPqD)

Mark, this propaganda has been taught in urban public schools for well over a generation now. It is blatant and the teachers don't even hide it any more. In Seattle high schools, every day the announcements are started by a decree that the school is on Stolen Land. They have been doing this for years. Students that have recently graduated have been constantly taught that America is bad and harmful their entire lives. And also, must be taught a lesson. This election is simply a result of those poisonous values taking hold.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (Uvvcx)

249 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
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Thune can bite my ass. Thune and "the Republicans" didn't do a damn thing. Trump did. Screw that shameless grifter.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (Cjcf6)

250
How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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I believe that's exactly how it's done with transing them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (mmrXZ)

251 Dang. The trolls are on meth today!

Do we not haz a troll catcher blow up thing?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (hzuYO)

252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black

What piece of shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (r2Icn)

253 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.
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Yep. I was wondering how I was going to chose between Vance and Rubio--now I have the answer.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (Cjcf6)

254 > Everybody under 30, left and right, hates and despises Israel.

Lie harder, Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (qlLNh)

255 Has anyone heard from the Republican consultant class? They're probably so busy counting their ill gotten fees that they gave no time to comment

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (8VNAp)

256 If you haven't noticed, they're a civilized country surrounded by murdering savages.

You may have also noticed that they just kicked the living shit out of the "Palestinians". They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (qlLNh)
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Ok good, then they don't need our help.

Not sure what argument you think you're making here. The fact is that antisemitism around the world is ascendent, and that sucks. You're sitting here trying to simultaneously say we all have to click our heels and salute smartly whenever Israel needs something lest we be called Jew Haters, or the Jews don't actually need our help so who cares? Pick one.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (oqH4h)

257 Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse.

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That one and done strike that took out their nuclear facilities I thought was going to be, you know, one and done.

Then it was these massive strikes that I was assured would last no longer than two weeks

which turned into 6 months or so which turned into high gas prices which turned into fucking up inflation even more which turned into pedos getting elected by landslides because McDonalds no longer has a $1 value menu for the stupid fucks who voted for the child abusers

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (fapp/)

258 We dont want a war in the middle east as a result of Israel (who we coordinated the strikes with)

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (moQIU)

What part of Iran being a terrorist state at war with America for 43 years and attempting get a nuclear weapon and every President previously kicking the can down the road don't you understand. Not everything is fueled by Israel.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (lpTXP)

259 What piece of shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (r2Icn)

*******
A hundred thousand AYE's to this.

If he was on fire...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (hzuYO)

260 130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"
I think we all know.
Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.
Posted by: Harun

This might be the perfect to to pass comprehensive immigration reform, have a one time citizenship amnesty for the undocumented here currently, so they can go to work and help make our economy strong, instead of being victims of Trump's ICE thugs. It's what Americans want.

Posted by: Dems and GOPe Bipartisanship at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (t19vo)

261 Thune is tanned, rested and ready. Right after another vacation.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (enNUy)

262 And I'm not Catholic. but I liked this story. Catholic students in California come together to raise a large cross that had been torn down by vandals . From NC Register:

https://tinyurl.com/29ybdssv

Goodnight all.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (xz+xK)

263 Watching my country turn to Islam and Communism last night, my mind turned to an old poem from long ago.



Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (Uvvcx)

264 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

And part of the lesson has been taught.

Are you not entertained?

Posted by: John Cornyn (RINO) at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (0sNs1)

265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

"Now that you've finished with my wife, I'm going to ask you to leave this hotel room immediately! And when you don't, I'm going to be very disappointed!"

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (oqH4h)

266 Second look at Mario Rubio's garbage?

Posted by: Minuteman at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (47/pr)

267 >>>Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

Thank you for making my asshole pucker. Today is just lovely.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (SwyyQ)

268 I hope Telly Rico shows up in drag his first day in Congress.*

*Something to look forward to!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (hzuYO)

269 > Not sure what argument you think you're making here.

"They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner."

Seems pretty straightforward to me, hoss.

> You're sitting here trying to simultaneously say

While I'm sure it's easier to debate the straw man in your head, I'm not "saying" anything of the sort.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)

270 Has anyone heard from the Republican consultant class? They're probably so busy counting their ill gotten fees that they gave no time to comment
Posted by: Smell the Glove

*Sips umbrella drink*

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (r2Icn)

271 Swear the dems will be loading us all into train cars and Boomer cons will still be crowing "Israel is our greatest ally!!!"

Posted by: everyone i disagree with is Tucker carlson at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (L5vL0)

272 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

Oh, fuck you, Thune.

You wouldn't fight when it mattered and you and your Party had the power, but-

now you're gonna be the fight ingest fighter that ever fought.

I assume your idea of fighting is to be giving every Democrat in Congress sloppy blowjobs.

Go kill yourself loser.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (YSUhf)

273 So the CIA SCREWED tRUMP AGAIIN.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (Wt1Rs)

274 J.D. may make a politician yet! Happy days are here again I will put in a good word with are new commissar for justice Hasan Piker for all you morons including the repressed homosexuals and closet queens here.

Posted by: raimondo at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (/+dbr)

275 Evening.

Question to the Horde: Looking to '28, does anyone see any potential Republican Presidential contenders coming out of either the House or Senate? I don't mean winners (necessarily), I mean anyone just worth looking at? Or is it nothing but also-rans?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:21 PM (umDIn)

276 >>Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."


Everything you've done?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:21 PM (Q+gd/)

277 I'm guessing we have a bunch of trolls in here today because Trump worked his ass off to curb the mid term doldrums.

We need to go back to one day voting.

Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (8uzBS)

278 While I'm sure it's easier to debate the straw man in your head, I'm not "saying" anything of the sort.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)
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What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine? Or nah? Nah right? Because of the aforementioned sea of savages with which they're surrounded?

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (oqH4h)

279 The Dems love the Ukraine war and are gonna demand funding for it along with what's left of the Republican Senators...

Next Congressional budget will be greater than seven trillion.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (U4c/V)

280
Romney hittin' on ChristyBlinky?

Second look at Willard. Extra points for doing it with in front of your husband.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (Y8DZL)

281 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black

But they didn't do anything.

At least McConnell got us judges. Thune didn't do shit.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (umDIn)

282 I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.
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Wait, really?

I haven't seen that fool in a decade, maybe back in the captain america days.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (vSvIl)

283 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM
In a sane world this guy would be tarred and feathered for stopping the voting bill.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (LHPAg)

284 265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

Ditto times infinity .

Posted by: Voter theater. at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (FCPbW)

285 May Almighty God forgive me for all of the evil I wish on John Thune, Bitch McConnell, John Cornyn and Mike Johnson.

But I do wish all that is unspeakable upon them and theirs.

Traitors deserve dessert. A special form of "dessert."

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (X+xvk)

286 Well if the Dems undo nothing because Thune and the Republicans did nothing I guess that's a hold

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (8VNAp)

287 Remember Carter created the whole Iranian mess we've been living with and which has cost thousands of American lives.

It popped off with Carter for sure. But, and I realize memories here are short, but criticizing Carter back in the day came with a cost. Because that fucker hid behind the shield of "I Go To Church" like a champion.

Now lets give credit to "W". Plenty here choose to not remember. Religion of Peace. That was "W".

Trump did it ass-backward. Anybody else remember, during Trump 1.0, him sending Patriots into Syria ?

That was the dictator that walked like a Western Man. Acted like a Western Man. And his wife and kids behaved like Western Folk.

We act like Trump never committed an Own Goal. Well, for some version of We.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (E4EjS)

288 Larry Correia once referred to Romney as a "Zip-loc bag full of hair gel".

I'll never not think of that any time that mook is mentioned.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (qlLNh)

289 4 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (6iKlf)

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Oh, YEAH, baybee!!!!

I would even help those two by messing with WaPo again! I did twice. Once anti-abortion Gosnell. The other time I can't remember, but politics.

That was so much fun! It was easy and their little basement minds were blown.

I was laughing so hard one weekend,as a French anthropologist studying "WaPo in the Mist" regarding Gosnell I was laughing so loudly my husband yelled across the house, asking wth I was doing. They didn't even connect to what I was mocking in my study thesis title! lol

I typed in a French accent as well! Memories!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (hzuYO)

290 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (VyBeY)

291 >>Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

So he'll sit.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (Fwea8)

292 265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

Officially, John Thune is now the official shoe shiner for the US Senate. And when they have parades with horses, he gets to follow them to shovel up the horseshit.
Thune still has value in DC.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (Uvvcx)

293 > What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day.

That's nice.

I don't give a fuck what you're saying, Nazi.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)

294 I assume the focus in Maine is on appeasing the Muslim's dog beliefs...something something about dog saliva keeping away the "angel of mercy" or some such....heh....dogma.

Well, here's my take. Unless your service animal is compensating for a loss of physical issues....(sight, hearing, mobility)...it's nonsense. That's my take. It's an unnecessary crutch.

IOW....I don't support either side of this argument.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (dIske)

295 Based on his press appearances in the last few hours, DeSantis is definitely running in 2028.

Posted by: Moonbeam at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (5/tkV)

296 uhm....did someone say "apeing"?

Posted by: The Kenyan at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Wt1Rs)

297 219 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM

I have NEVER seen a MSM story about Iran's launch capabilities.

They have launched at least 22 satellites using sophisticated 2-stage rockets.

They have now developed a 3-stage rocket, and both of the lower stages have advanced to using solid propellant.

They probably cannot hit NYC or DC yet with an ICBM, but they will have that capability very soon.

I have plotted the great circle route from NW Iran to the east coast of the U.S. Apogee is just south of Iceland. Missiles located in Greenland would be optimally positioned to intercept an ICBM at that apogee location.

That "idiot" Trump is smarter than every Democrat I know, when it comes to protecting U.S. citizens from harm.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (HlyYF)

298 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Can they be from the same state?

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Fwea8)

299 I'll be honest, it's a bit hard to hold these two things simultaneously for me:

- We have to support Israel and Jews in general
- Jews vote overwhelmingly for Democrats and in some cases (Michigan) literally for an insane Jew-hating half-pint Jihadist.

It's a bit like giving the local homeless guy five bucks for him to get a meal but he spends it on booze then shits on your porch for your generosity.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (oqH4h)

300 The Iranians wanted the Socialists to take over
They will be saved

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

301 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)

Here's what I'm saying.

Israel won't let you, in particular, own a gun. But they will let you volunteer in support formations. Pretty much indentured servitude.

You know, if you feel that strongly.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (E4EjS)

302 We need to go back to one day voting.
Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM
This.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (LHPAg)

303 What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine?

First of all, being less WASP is how you get a low trust society guaranteed. With the tribal warfare, and with the infrastructure all going to shit while the fraud and corruption skyrocket, more than Israel is getting cut out.

IMEC 2.0 better be in full swing or the nation of Israel is toast, just because the US is quickly leaving the stage as a global hegemony.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (U4c/V)

304 That's nice.

I don't give a fuck what you're saying, Nazi.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)
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Very rational, as usual.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (oqH4h)

305 We have to support Israel and Jews in general

That is primarily an Evangelical issue. As the evangelicals lose clout, that support will wane.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (U4c/V)

306 Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (E4EjS)

ISIS is looking for a few anti American know it alls too.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (lpTXP)

307 298 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Can they be from the same state?
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Fwea

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Absolutely.

I am in charge now. xoxo

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (hzuYO)

308 Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)

Airline Tickets to Tel Aviv exist. They do have a program. You'll get a shit apartment. They'll put you to work. You'll get fed.

You know, if you feel that strongly. Same thing goes for another cat here.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (E4EjS)

309 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Posted by: NickM at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (2M4en)

310 250
How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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I believe that's exactly how it's done with transing them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM

Yep, that was my analogy.

"Compassionate" Democrats support butchery of children.

"Evil" MAGA Republicans like me want to allow all of the children to pet puppies.

Yet my side got shellacked yesterday!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (HlyYF)

311 What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine? Or nah? Nah right? Because of the aforementioned sea of savages with which they're surrounded?

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM


Israel is going to be OK with or without us, it says so in the book. It will go easier for them if we stick around and help out but that is not a requirement. They are guaranteed a happy ending per the book of revelations.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (I43vL)

312 The Uke war is an op designed to keep us bogged down such that any efforts to move on Iran would be easily hampered. It worked. The two wars are related.
Trump’s power move would have been to bail on Ukraine and move towards Russia. Israel would have to fight a trench war against Iran until things improved here, if ever.
Anyways, Hellebuyck has made New Jersey into contenders.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (FqNtp)

313 Israel is going to be OK with or without us, it says so in the book. It will go easier for them if we stick around and help out but that is not a requirement. They are guaranteed a happy ending per the book of revelations.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (I43vL)
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Ah yes, the Christian version of "Inshallah."

So, so fucking tired of this drivel.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (oqH4h)

314 Taking out Iran's nuclear capabilities was always the right decision and it was executed with ruthless professionalism.

The problems that came next are because Trump is a better builder than general. A general, it seems, who prefers to surround himself in the floral scent of wanting to be known as the consummate peace deal guy instead of prosecuting the resulting conflict with ruthless professionalism.

Then he made everything worse with the repeated on again off again half baked potential peace agreements with interspersed bombing campaigns that accomplished nothing but that piss off the electorate which repudiated him on Tuesday.

If there ever was a well thought out military campaign after blowing up the nuclear sites I'm at a loss to know what it is. Same can be said for a plan to deal with the political and economic ramifications. Trump comes with great talents and equally great blind spots, blind spots which led directly to the catastrophe that happened on Tuesday.

And now we have JD Vance prancing around positioning himself as the next big deal guy. That's a vulture at work. The next few years are going to be tough. 2028 is shaping up to be a watershed year.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (wcyKn)

315 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (enNUy)

So zero is your only acceptable number?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (lpTXP)

316 ISIS is looking for a few anti American know it alls too.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (lpTXP)

And there it is. If you're not full-throated for Israel ? Then you're a Muslim-sucking Communist.

Its a real wonder, why the GOP and Conservatives ain't 50 points ahead. A damn mystery wrapped in a conundrum.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (E4EjS)

317 Ace...309! ZAP!! Block! Atomic wedgie!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (hzuYO)

318 So zero is your only acceptable number?
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (lpTXP)

If the number is one ? Send one of yours.

End of story.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (E4EjS)

319 They have launched at least 22 satellites using sophisticated 2-stage rockets.

They have now developed a 3-stage rocket, and both of the lower stages have advanced to using solid propellant.

They probably cannot hit NYC or DC yet with an ICBM, but they will have that capability very soon.
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If you can put a satellite in orbit, you can drop a nuclear payload anywhere, and nukes don't have to be super precise.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (vSvIl)

320 I honestly didn't mind the war in Iran.

It's just that the supporters are so weirdly hostile to being questioned I just don't think they belong in politics. Or even outside of nursery school.

And yesterday proved it.

Posted by: 3X Trump Voter at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (7oGsp)

321 The Socialists will change the Senate rules day 1

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

322 And for the record, I supported and still support us dealing with Iran. My guess is that we had legit intel that they were days/weeks away from a working nuclear device and we had to move. Fine.

I will quibble with how it was never really explained and we didn't prosecute the war aggressively enough, in my opinion.

Also, it was always going to have political consequences and to suggest otherwise is dumb as fuck. Your mileage may vary on if you think the consequences were worth it. I think the jury is out but we'll learn more as time goes on.

I also support Israel and think Islam is a fucking cancer, but am of the opinion that I'm allowed to talk about foreign policy with respect to Israel without it sounding like someone gagging on a cock without being called a Nazi.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (oqH4h)

323 honestly didn't mind the war in Iran.

It's just that the supporters are so weirdly hostile to being questioned I just don't think they belong in politics. Or even outside of nursery school.

And yesterday proved it.
Posted by: 3X Trump Voter

Nursery school starts in January. Commie romper room.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (r2Icn)

324 Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (wcyKn

I agree but our economic positives have increased. It's the freaking newspeak by the msm that makes up become down. Weird that the anti-war people fault Trump for not expanding the war.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (lpTXP)

325 a fat fuck who requires ozempic to get back in passable shape -- and then lies repeatedly about it -- is not a capable or qualified Good Decision Maker and should be nowhere near the levers of power.

the gall of this fat fuck to point the finger at trump when it was his camp's repeated imbecilical attempts to pay off the mullahs that has extended this conflict to an intolerable length....

Posted by: pH at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (EDAG5)

326 Oh right, the Oilers Devils game is from Saturday. Gah, I got sick of the political ads.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (FqNtp)

327 Zero should be everyone's mother fucking acceptable

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (enNUy)

328 Does this mean we're not getting our $5k checks?

Posted by: Milk Milk Lemonade at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (d82Uo)

329 Zero should be everyone's mother fucking acceptable
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (enNUy)

So no military action ever?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM (lpTXP)

330 "We have lost only 23 military personnel in this 'war'". That's such a bullshit sentence. If war is so important to you go fight and take your entire family.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (enNUy)

331 As soon as I saw one of those caravans of invaders had started moving again, I knew something was happening.

I know many of you don't believe anything nefarious was involved, and I'm not saying it was all fraud.... but neither do I believe in coincidence.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (Vvh2V)

332 Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.

Yeah, that's the ticket! Then we can be downgraded from "The Great Satan" to the "Not so Great Satan"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (l3cgK)

333 Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam.

Um, I think they can *opt out* of that if they're so offended. On the other hand, the kids in the middle school class that were forced to recite the Shahada (which makes them Muslims) was mandatory for the class...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (l3cgK)

334 Just out of the country and I saw newer versions of Paw Patrol. Total was bs with hijab women working with the dogs instead of wanting to kill them or ban them in the schools

Posted by: Avi at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (x6MnB)

335 Go. Fuck. Yourself. You. FUCKING. Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Okay, Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at November 04, 2026 07:20 PM (9Noqh)

336 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (rJ7Hd)

337 "Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse. "

I have vacillated on Vance, I both love the Image of his history, A po boy started to make his name as a Marine, first Marine in the executive in history, and being a Marine myself, I don't know if I ever mentioned, I also didn't trust him for shit. He was a soft dick with a soft dick MOS, and he said "Thankfully" when talking about never facing combat while not in theater.

I Had a soft Dick MOS, with a FUCK load more training than transcriber, and I BEGGED to face a conflict theater deployment, not because I wanted to kill anyone, but because I was a Marine, I wanted to know if I could do my job as I'm supposed to. As I have said to my wife and family, "If I had gone to war, I would have put up with my bullshit" (It's actually complicated, not the way lefties say.)

ALSO, I Supported Iraq2, because we had already dominated the land of Afghanistan, intimidated Pakistan to offering a whole lot more assistance than they wanted to, so that we could use Iraq and Afghanistan as a pathway to Iran.

That is the ONLY thing I agree with John McCain at the time.

JD is now voicing

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (vSedm)

338 The EXACT OPPOSITE of what I feel as a Marine, and it reminds me that he was just a soft dick with an soft dick MOS that had a lot of promotions because REAL Marines took on the hard jobs, and didn't THANK themselves for avoiding the call of conflict, rather than beg an opportunity to be the point of the sword, even if it costs you everything.

I STILL like him, but not as any sort of political leader. Fuck, 6 years ago he hated trump, then he changed his mind. That's not a Marines mindset, that's a vulture capitalists.

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (vSedm)

339 Anybody that thinks Israel was anywhere near the top 5 issues is a moron with no idea what voters actually care about.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (lCHt6)

340 It must be absolutely world shattering to boomer zionist retards like Ace and most of the commenters here to wake up and learn that Tucker Carlson has had the mainstream view all along.

Posted by: wat at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (8Pt4r)

341 MEATBALL !!!!

Posted by: REDACTED at November 04, 2026 08:54 PM (us2H3)

342 Or, I dunno, maybe the markets (quite rationally) saw a generational shellacking as a strong indicator that this disastrous, pointless, traitorous war was more likely to end in a negotiated peace and an open strait. But sure, hoarding.

Idiiot.

Posted by: Long Dong Silver at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (i8v1Q)

343 It seems JD gave up believing Netanyahu's "2 weeks to a bomb" schtick when he was in grade school.

Posted by: Jeff E at November 05, 2026 12:54 AM (l/qir)

344 342 Or, I dunno, maybe the markets (quite rationally) saw a generational shellacking as a strong indicator that this disastrous, pointless, traitorous war was more likely to end in a negotiated peace and an open strait. But sure, hoarding.

Idiiot.
Posted by: Long Dong Silver
____

There's no reasoning with these cultists. Trump is always right and when he's wrong it's because he didn't Trump hard enough. He can't lose. It's always MUH FRAUD.

Posted by: It's the Iran War, retard at November 05, 2026 01:51 AM (bHEyF)

345 neo con boomer republicans are having a hard time with reality and are lashing out at vance. they should have learned that foreign wars are unpopular back when they started iraq and afghanistan.

vance is the only one in the pro corporatism trump administration who has raised the h1 b issue and jailing employers who employ illegal aliens.


and yes "2 weeks until a nuke" has been going on for almost 20 years since i was in college.

Posted by: callister raine at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (5b9wf)

Barack Obama: We Have to Solve This Problem of High Healthcare Premiums I Caused Under Obamacare After Vowing to Make Health Care Affordable Forever

You don't say.

This will be a key Democrat demand for the next two -- or hundred -- years: Fix the healthcare scheme we promised you would fix healthcare forever. Take away healthcare from Republicans and give it to Democrats.


In the final sprint to the midterm elections, former President Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail to stump for Democrat candidates.

One of his favorite talking points? Health insurance premiums, he says, are too high. Apparently, he doesn't see the irony.

"We've got to make sure that nobody has to worry about high healthcare premiums," Obama declared at a rally in Georgia recently. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's virtually word-for-word the same line Obama was feeding to audiences during his first campaign for president in 2008.
AMAC Magazine, free with membership

Perhaps the 44th president needs to be reminded that his signature legislative achievement (the one that literally bears his name) was sold to the American public as a cure-all to lower health insurance premiums. Or, perhaps he simply can't cope with the fact that Obamacare is just as much of an ugly, dismal failure as his grotesque presidential library -- a monstrosity that has turned the American healthcare system into a nightmare for virtually everyone.

Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?





Tangentially related: A top cancer researcher was completely blacklisted from science altogether -- with vendors telling him they refused to sell him supplies available to any scientist -- because vindictive, sociopathic Woke White Women framed him for rape.

If you can frame a man with a job you want for rape, his job opens up for you, no?




Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM




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1 Vote D! Everything is pricier, but well worth it to them.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

2 Elric must be on vacation

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

3 I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

4
Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

5 If Natural flake shows up, let him know I answered his question about my very non-obscure and easily googled reference to Susquehanna Hat Company two threads down.

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (8nUmk)

6 The supposed balls on this mother fucker.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (enNUy)

7 Democrats: Make a problem worse and then claim only they can solve it.

The playbook for 70+ years.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (N1tpc)

8 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are.
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I think that sailboat left the tunnel some decades ago

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (vE0+H)

9 Not that I give a shit, but Obamacare premiums spiking and Republicans not wiling to subsidize more of it was a "cost of living" issue.

When I see though how cheap some peoples healthcare is, it warms my black heart seeing them pay more.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (bnAvt)

10 Hubby and I were in the first wave of people impacted by Obamacare. Our premiums doubled, and our health insurance got worse.

I'd hate to tell people what we pay now. At least we have decent health insurance, but our premiums are more than most monthly mortgages.

Obamacare sucks.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (SHHm+)

11 You know what I always say: nothing lowers my fuel and food prices like a series of impeachment hearings. I mean what will deal with health care costs like trying to remove Pete Hegseth from office?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (TMNW7)

12 Affordability is a feeling, not a fact.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (ZA4gy)

13 And that rhetoric will probably work for the Dems.

If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (qCV5n)

14
Elect a GOP Congress to repeal Obamacare! Join our Legion of Patriots for $50 a month, which will be matched 3x!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (eRlcH)

15 All this election proves is what I feared: nobody can fix anything because voters will not give it enough time to be done.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (TMNW7)

16 Believe All Women - Nah, that”s a Stale Meme. We need something new.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (Gqar8)

17 Bring back the federal penalty for not having coverage. Make the assholes eat shit.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (enNUy)

18 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

That's nice of you, but many people seem grouchy today (understandably) although I didn't read all the threads.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (JrHfD)

19 If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

"But if we did the stuff you wanted, the voters would throw us out of office!

...oh wait...."

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (TMNW7)

20 "Barack Obama: We Have to Solve This Problem of High Healthcare Premiums I Caused Under Obamacare After Vowing to Make Health Care Affordable Forever"


It's not like all of us was screaming this very thing was going to happen back in 2009 or anything.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (I43vL)

21 Unfortunately, this is where I see Trump cutting deals.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (bnAvt)

22 All this election proves is what I feared: nobody can fix anything because voters will not give it enough time to be done.

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And politicians are afraid of a few bad news cycles.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (qCV5n)

23 Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

I have bouts of depression, but the world has not ended.

I fear for the future of my children, but I'm pretty sure I've already lost the battle of "If there is to be trouble, let it be in my time, that my children may have peace". It's clarifying.

It's now my job to prepare them for the battle.

C.S. Lewis is a great help for that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

24 What, no Hot Dog Guy meme? I'm shocked, especially since Ace introduced me to the meme on the first place.

Posted by: pookysgirl has been here for a bit at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (Wt5PA)

25 13 And that rhetoric will probably work for the Dems.

If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (qCV5n)

This - 1000%. They took away the extra subsidies, which needed to happen, but they didn't do anything to help lower the costs.

It was like stopping SNAP fraud. It needed to happen, but food still didn't get cheaper.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (Gb7+b)

26 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are.


I think many would wear it as a badge of courage. As something to be proud of.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (KQmzo)

27 If only Republicans had been given the opportunity to repeal ObamaCare.

But we would need the presidency a majority of R's in both Houses and maybe the SC for good measure.

Help us fight the DSA. Donate Today!!!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (vE0+H)

28 3 I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

Well, my puppy got the Zoomies today. He ran off with my socks, laughing, and dropped them in his water bowl. Then sat looking at me wanting a treat.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (Gqar8)

29 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (TMNW7)

That's very good. May I put it on a couple of whiteboard signs?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (JrHfD)

30 They will solve none of the problems their retarded voters want fixed. Useful idiots.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (r2Icn)

31 Whose ready for EU healthcare?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (lLeLE)

32 "I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please."

Florida unicorn impales three puppies during meth-fueled rampage at animal shelter."

Be careful what you wish for.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (wjCQx)

33 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?
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EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (s2iZv)

34
You think it's expensive now, wait till the Government gets done with it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (OkYzo)

35 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (enNUy)

36 That $6M for Sabatini is starting to sound a little light.

And even leftists know that Obamacare drove up prices, but will dishonestly pivot to "now everyone has coverage".

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (yFLFB)

37 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are."

LOL

Voters have proven beyond any question they are in fact that stupid - at least a working majority of them, over time.

I refer you to ..... hmm. Oh, yesterday!

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (U/Byj)

38 Willowed:

They "modernized" her and turned her into a b*tch. Zendaya added on "boring".
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (9ZFZd)

Zendaya:

"Ok, I see Chani as her own woman. But, very frowny. Very very frowny,

Oh! And boring. She should be soooooooo boring.

Alright, ready for my close-up, Mr Vivatechy uh Villeo...villescooperdoo!"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (YSUhf)

39 Attractive women are apparently willing to compromise physical attractiveness for brains.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (2ap+5)

40 Psssst ... let me let you in on a secret ...

The Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare", a name which I hate) wasn't designed to make health care more affordable. It was designed to further our goal of nationalized health care, aka "one-payer".

Posted by: Barack H. Obama at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (0sNs1)

41 My biggest immediate fear is that they do another covid. They came so close to a totalitarian takeover last time.



Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (2Drhq)

42
I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

_________

HM showed me some "You Steal It, You Wear It" videos of dogs humiliated by bras, panties and dresses they mischievously absconded with.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (eRlcH)

43 Archimedes-How about a doggy jail break?

https://www.faithpot.com/dog-daycare-jailbreak/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (JrHfD)

44
How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

___________

It always works, doesn't it?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (eRlcH)

45 People are too retarded to exist

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (enNUy)

46 Next Obama will say we must do something about this dismal used car market.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (qCV5n)

47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (2ap+5)

48 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?"

Well if yesterday is any gauge, at least once more.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (zafwz)

49
Zenyatta >>>>>> Zendaya

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (eRlcH)

50 ObamaCare was engineered to fail in order to pave the way for Single Payer. Jugears McPolesmoker is sticking to the original timeline even though it failed spectacularly on Day One, sixteen-ish years ago.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (6rFOL)

51 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

It's not a lie if we want you to believe it in order to further our goals.

Posted by: (D)emocrats at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (0sNs1)

52 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

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We are covered now. No need to give everyone Medicare.

- Boomers

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (qCV5n)

53 Would be ironic if the D congress goes after insurance companies that , according to Trump, are all big D donors!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (AKptf)

54 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

55 This was Rush's take on Obama. Create a problem, then step aside and complain about it like he was fighting against it.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (wGerL)

56 We are at the beginning of Idiocracy. Look at the Dem leadership. None of them can think their way out of a wet paper bag but there are enough brawndo drinkers to get them elected.

Scary times.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (lpTXP)

57
ObamaCare was engineered to fail in order to pave the way for Single Payer. Jugears McPolesmoker is sticking to the original timeline even though it failed spectacularly on Day One, sixteen-ish years ago.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (6rFOL)

____________

We made bank on building the website.

Posted by: Somali Web Design Ltd. at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (eRlcH)

58 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

It worked, didn't it?

Posted by: zombie Harry Reid at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (eqmNI)

59 Obamacare is so good that the Senate and House exempted themselves from Obamacare so they could keep their private health insurance...

Obamacare for thee and not me.....

I am not sure, but I think the American people are getting dumber each day... Especially the young generation...

Depending on the Government to take care OF YOU WILL LEAVE YOU A SHITTY LIFE AND BAD ATTITUDE...

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (G1Pzz)

60 Ah Barack!l

I still want to send prints of slaves picking cotton for the under-paid , dis-enchanted at your presidential center of DOOM for the breakrooms just for the demotivational value.

And I want to send and teach them slavery hymns.
Least I can do...

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (Sco7b)

61
Obamacare was a repackaged Romneycare. Mittens McRomney screwed us multiple ways.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (OkYzo)

62 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (2ap+5)

Probably, but at the same time you are paying for fuckall, cause you won't be seeing any doctor for at least 4 weeks.

There will still be "Private Clinics" that will see you if you are still able to afford "The Good Insurance." After you paid your new Medicare For All Tax.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (lLeLE)

63 What is going to be a little eye opening for our socialists is that even with single payer, those with the means get private insurance on top of it and get better care, faster. Those without have to wait in line and hope the panel approves them for something.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

64 Jojo Kenyatta>Zennyatta>>>>Zendaya

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (wGerL)

65 I took a social risk and explained to my sister-in-law how ObamaCare would affect people like me and asked her to consider not voting for Obama over that and her views on abortion that she agreed were compatible with the R platform.

Of course, she went ahead and voted for Obama because she's a good and smart person.

As soon as her kids were responsible for their own health insurance, she was complaining, asking how they could be expected to afford to insure themselves. She did this in front of me, a person who lost my insurance and had my work hours cut due to ObamaCare, just like I had warned her. People like that have no sense of cause and effect.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (gvM6N)

66 Well, as to healthcare, the Dems probably figure now is the right time to get rolling on selling this to the public. And considering yesterday’s debacle; can you really blame them?

Posted by: RM at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (ananP)

67 And the Republicans don't try to change or get rid either of Obamacare because health care groups and insurance companies are located in their districts/state. Got to get the grift

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (8VNAp)

68 Eliminate the fraud in Healthcare and prices would be halved

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

69 63 What is going to be a little eye opening for our socialists is that even with single payer, those with the means get private insurance on top of it and get better care, faster. Those without have to wait in line and hope the panel approves them for something.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

Money talks, Piper. Always.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Gqar8)

70 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.
Posted by: NCKate


Shhh. Have some respect, the funeral is only on its 987th homily.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (6rFOL)

71 O-care was probably redundant but anyway conclusive in demonstrating the overall collapse of common sense and historical American values generally.

A healthcare financial system that was a ridiculous disaster, a coral reef of stupidity that had grown up over decades (from innocent beginnings), was "fixed" by massively increasing its main problems: govt. misregulation and oligopoly.

But it nicely provided conclusive (and redundant) death certificates on seemingly unrelated institutions like SCOTUS too.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (U/Byj)

72 If Natural flake shows up, let him know I answered his question about my very non-obscure and easily googled reference to Susquehanna Hat Company two threads down.

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (8nUmk)

Well...I could've googled that but along with the huge mound of useless garbage filling my brain is a vast swamp of laziness, so-

No.

Thx for the explanation though. I've thrown that info on top of My Brain Pile (TM).

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:49 PM (YSUhf)

73 Remember how John McCain cast the pivotal vote to retain Obamacare? I do…. His minions now seem to run AZ

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 04:49 PM (M+uMR)

74 People who are against universal healthcare, how do you justify putting health care out of reach for some people?

This isn't hard. Canadas healthcare is superior to ours. They dont have to wait longer than us. Their medical treatments dont get denied. Their people are not crippled by medical debts.

The same idiots who are stomping mad at the thought of "paying for someone else's health care" refuse to accept and believe the fact that the reason it costs their insurance $5k for them to get 5 stitches in the ER is so hospitals can offset the costs of all the uninsured who get treated and never pay.

The Trump administration is literally currently in charge of health care. He loves the for profit system. His policies is why it's exploding in cost.

Those same people also salivate at the idea of having Medicare once they retire.. and yet don't consider THAT socialized healthcare

We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (t19vo)

75 People are too retarded to exist

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (enNUy)


Too retarded for "Democracy" IMO. I don't know the alternative but this current form isn't working because of monumental levels of stupidity. The only thing it accomplishes now is to put the public's "stamp of approval" on the latest form of tyranny.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (KQmzo)

76 Prices will not fall under the Socialists, the fraud and bureaucracy will raise the prices.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)

77 We should probably figure out how to message health insurance is not healthcare.

But maybe I expect too much from people who elected *fill in the blank democrat*.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (ZdaMQ)

78 Haven't posted here since I lost my job in July. And I was specifically told by HR that I was fired for posting here.

Turns out that once the boss of the area I worked in retired (HR was afraid of her), HR was looking for a reason to take one of us out.

Could use some prayers towards finding another job.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

79 Payroll deductions are gonna be lit if "medicare for all" passes.

"Hey, I thought this was supposed to be free!"

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (CZuvr)

80 54 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

That is weird.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (gvM6N)

81 Make health insurance illegal and abolish medicare and medicaid.

Your welcome.

Posted by: Health Insurance Fixed! at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (2mAEd)

82 We are at the beginning of Idiocracy. Look at the Dem leadership. None of them can think their way out of a wet paper bag but there are enough brawndo drinkers to get them elected.

Scary times.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (lpTXP)


I've long said that "Idiocracy" was not a futuristic sci-fi comedy satire. It was a Documentary.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (KQmzo)

83 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM


Well the good news is that statement is not true. My county, fannin went for paxton 74% and the neighboring county lamar went 71% for paxton. Just a rough look at the map shows more than half of our counties still red by significant margins.


Problem is the big cities out voted us this time around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (I43vL)

84 XTC has been awhile since seen you here.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

85 This isn't hard. Canadas healthcare is superior to ours. They dont have to wait longer than us. Their medical treatments dont get denied. Their people are not crippled by medical debts

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And this is why so many Americans head to Canada for healthcare. Also, why are all these little pods here, Dr.?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (ZdaMQ)

86 @40 Bingo! Come collect your winnings.

They said this out loud when they were passing it. Make premiums so unaffordable for everybody that they will scream for single payer socialist healthcare.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (n5tGW)

87 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

75% of my county voted for Trump in 2024. It voted straight Democrat in 2026. Ain't no fucking way.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (lpTXP)

88 'Medicare For All' is just the new label on good ol' socialized medicine (which is failing in all those countries where it's 'so successful').

Like 'ObamaCare' was just a new label for an old Democrat Pipe Dream.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (Fwea8)

89 84 XTC has been awhile since seen you here.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

Things have been pretty shit since the job loss.

And the one person I still talk to from the old job says that things have just gotten worse there since I left and everybody's demotivated and miserable there.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (j9ROB)

90 78 Haven't posted here since I lost my job in July. And I was specifically told by HR that I was fired for posting here.

Turns out that once the boss of the area I worked in retired (HR was afraid of her), HR was looking for a reason to take one of us out.

Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

As I posted on the last thread, maybe say what you are looking for and a horde member may know someone. Contacts are key for getting jobs in this market.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gb7+b)

91 Did Paxton concede? Did Abbott concede??

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gqar8)

92 70 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.
Posted by: NCKate


Shhh. Have some respect, the funeral is only on its 987th homily.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (6rFOL

I have tickets next week for my part of Canada!
Cheap seats.
The elite get the best ones.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Sco7b)

93 What the actual fuck is what it is. I just might google it.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (hxMfc)

94 That chart with the gas price hikes compared to Trump popularity loss should be a lesson. Make the gas cheap. Sounds dumb, but sometimes dumb gets results.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (SwyyQ)

95 Why were we not monitoring these people, especially in Texas? They only got better and mkre subtle at fraud.

Posted by: ObsidianKnife at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (TumvK)

96 Eliminate the fraud in Healthcare and prices would be halved
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

Wouldn’t raise taxes and would lower my healthcare costs.

Posted by: etc.. at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (TepFm)

97 Fannin shifted to D+15.6. It was R67.3 in 2024 and R51.7 last night.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (dHi1g)

98 I remember when Canadians had to wait months for MRIs and other expensive diagnostic testing. I don't know if it's changed .

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (lpTXP)

99 91 Did Paxton concede? Did Abbott concede??
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gqar

Yes.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (Gb7+b)

100 B.O. really stunk the place up.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (UjdFS)

101 Homily or eulogy? I'm just tryna keep up.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (hxMfc)

102 ...Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)


Prayers on the way.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (KQmzo)

103 90 As I posted on the last thread, maybe say what you are looking for and a horde member may know someone. Contacts are key for getting jobs in this market.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gb7+b)

One of the issues is that I was doing basic clerical work.

The few places where I live that have openings for any lo desk work that doesn't require specialized skills are playing half of what I was making previously.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (j9ROB)

104 As I've said other times, when I took early retirement I paid for my own health insurance at considerable cost. That came out of my moderate pension. Obamacare caused my health insurance to increase by $2000 per year. Obama ran around saying that Obamacare was going to make health insurance rates go down. Obama lied.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (0Htd1)

105 Fundamental transformation of America. The dogeating ponce did get that right.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (MWfyi)

106 Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

No doubt you'll willingly step onto your ice floe when your time comes.

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (CZuvr)

107 Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

Done, brother. Do you live in Florida by any chance? If not, can you relocate?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (08OqX)

108 96 Wouldn’t raise taxes and would lower my healthcare costs.
Posted by: etc.. at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (TepFm

Just kill the old people who aren’t really that old. By George, it’s genius!

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

110 Well, unpersoning a person certainly sucks.

It doesn't suck less because they happen to be a Holocaust skeptic, as long as we're bringing up how much unpersoning sucks.

https:// www.unz.com / article/ the- economically -ignorant - mob - smears - hoppe - due - to - vital -holocaust - skepticism /

"Anyone who really considers himself a Libertarian, or a proud defender of 'Western Civilization' and freedom of speech, and does so from a moral perspective, whether they'd be Objectivists like Yaron Brook, or believers in 'Natural Rights' or 'God-given rights', should be appalled and in a constant state of moral indignation towards Holocaust denial laws which make criminals out of anyone who disagrees with a coerced-monopolistic-competition-immune government narrative. Consider the following. German-born Chemist Germar Rudolf spent over 3.5 years in jail for writing a chemistry report whose conclusions doubted the mainstream mass-gassings narrative."

Posted by: Unpersoning at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GN7GV)

111 With James Homo-rico winning the Senate Race in Texas....

The Dallas Cowboys will be renamed the Dallas "Transgender Cock Suckers" and...

Houston Texans will be renamed the "Houston Homos"...

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (pe38Z)

112 75% of my county voted for Trump in 2024. It voted straight Democrat in 2026. Ain't no fucking way.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (lpTXP)

No one will take me seriously for 6 months,
See you then.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (Sco7b)

113 If you keep your tires properly inflated you can keep your doctor. You be the judge.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (hxMfc)

114 The same idiots who are stomping mad at the thought of "paying for someone else's health care" refuse to accept and believe the fact that the reason it costs their insurance $5k for them to get 5 stitches in the ER is so hospitals can offset the costs of all the uninsured who get treated and never pay.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (t19vo)

Da fuq? Yes, we do 100% understand that, because we understand how money works. Idjit.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (zYpTz)

115 Obama sez I didn't get enough the first time.
Bend over. No, bend all the way over.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (WY+aP)

116 They'll buy it...dems cheered the murder by mangione

Posted by: Cn at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (YwVHS)

117 I was just thing of you the other day, XTC... glad to see you're back.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (BI5O2)

118 They said this out loud when they were passing it. Make premiums so unaffordable for everybody that they will scream for single payer socialist healthcare.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Good thing the Republicans in Congress passed bills for Trump to sign to fix the issue. Along with all the other great legislative achievements from the last 2 years they were able to run on!

Oh, wait...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (t19vo)

119 Supposedly Talarico won the male vote too 51-47. Paxton basically only won the white vote. That’s just exit polls tho.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (dHi1g)

120 ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

How did you retards win? I swear you have the IQ of a gold fish.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (lpTXP)

121 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

The Dems expect the public to buy their lies every day of the year.

And they are usually right.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (6ydKt)

122 Funny meme: if we only let them eat Tide Pods, none of this would have happened

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (8VNAp)

123 109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026

It’s almost like he isn’t the dictator we were warned about! *shocked*

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

124 Fundamental transformation of America. The dogeating ponce did get that right.


Proving that Khrushchev was right. It took them 70+ years and it started with taking over our education system. But they did it. Last night was proof.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (KQmzo)

125 1 Vote D! Everything is pricier, but well worth it to them.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)


Yup. Everything in the perennial Democrat plans, and everything they accomplish legislatively or by executive decree, from city to Fed governments, has one goal. Increasing the number of troops in the Free Shit Army.

Middle class bleeding hearts who vote for Democrats to give the downtrodden ever increasing health care subsidies, are voting for higher taxes and more expensive health care insurance and costs - for themselves. Even higher middle class taxes, health care costs, and fewer available doctor appointment slots, will result if the Dems are able to re-open the border. But good luck trying to tell that to any middle class person voting for Democrats.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (5rh/l)

126 We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM


That statement is exactly what obama promised the country in 2009 if obama care was passed.


Rinse and repeat is all democrats have.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (I43vL)

127 Democrats to Brain Dead Americans........

"Don't Worry I Will Not Cum in Your Mouth"....


Sorry I lied ........Suckers............

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:03 PM (u322d)

128 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:03 PM (AKptf)

129 I wonder if you can get a scrip without ID? If so, go to the ER without ID, speak no English, and get treated. Then fill scrip with GoodRx. As a bonus, you may not even have to pay the ER bill.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (HynP4)

130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

131 Mind you, D did not run on amnesty, or on trans rights, they ran on economy, affordability. Wait! those are conservative issues!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (AKptf)

132 Da fuq? Yes, we do 100% understand that, because we understand how money works. Idjit.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

No, see, if people stiff the hospital, the hospital has to charge other patients more to make up the loss, but if the government INSURES those people, the hospital gets paid, so prices stay low, see?!?!? It's brilliant and simple! Why can't you rethuglitards understand simple economic!?!??!? /s

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (t19vo)

133 And that retarded fat pig beat Brandon Herrera after bombing the debate.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (dHi1g)

134 Barupt Obungo, you rancid mole-faced homo, who is now somehow bleaching his skin like Michael Jackson:

You completely ruined healthcare as we knew it.

I have been told by doctors that many are leaving positions as primary care or internists to become hospitalists. To avoid the hoops and be paid more. Doctors in med schools are not becoming PCP's to go into specialties as well.

Insurance now controls MD's thanks to Obungocare.

I suppose the Dims under your thrall will grow more money trees to please you.

Bite me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (hzuYO)

135 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.

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I thought he said he was a catcher and not a pitcher.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (qCV5n)

136 Before ObamaCare no insurance company would accept my daughter at any price.

ObamaCare changed that and she was able to get the surgery she needed to function as a normal adult and went on to become a doctor.

So there’s that.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (GVoQJ)

137 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

There’s no wait for MAID!

Posted by: Cana-duh at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (TepFm)

138 4
Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

Feeling the same way. Btw, would you consider renting out the Big Dummy for emotional support on an as needed basis? My cat isn’t cutting it.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (itAg7)

139 52 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

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But first, we need to make it fare.
_Barry the dog eater

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (WY+aP)

140 Five people are at the ER this afternoon

1. Darneesha Jones has brought her two children Quantuavious and Markbavious. They don't feel good but she doesn't know why. She actually called the ambulance because it's a free ride for her.

2. White Trash Willy Wickers is brought in with a fentynal overdose. It is his third this year. Two paramedics responded to his trailer park and hauled him into the ER at taxpayer expense.

3. Jorge Mendoza fell off a ladder at his under the table roofing job. He actually has cash, but if he pretends not to speak English the billing people don't even bother trying to track him down.

4. Lilith Morningstar (birth name Robert Jones) is having complications from gender transition surgery. Apparently "her" "vagina" is suppurating.

5. William Smith brought his son Cooper in from a camping trip. Cooper fell out of a tree. He has a simple greenstick fracture. William Smith is a VP at Bank of America. The hospital will bill his insurance 34,000 dollars to balance their books.

The Left calls this "capitalism". I call it bullshit.




Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (OPlHs)

141 128 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.
Posted by: runner

It's probably true. Child or adult, man, woman or "other", any or no religion (or consent), he's willing to diddle them all!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (t19vo)

142 Yes, I will laugh really hard if Ds will go after the insurance industry.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (AKptf)

143 XTC, email me, email in nic. Might have a lead for you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (zYpTz)

144 Everybody shut up and just go to your faked credentials Indian doctor. It's all good.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (enNUy)

145 130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)


Second look at MAID?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (uf1Fx)

146 I love the example of the Canadian system as one we should copy. These people have never met a Canadian. Talk to a real one and they’ll tell you if you have the sniffles and need some NyQuil you’ll get into the md in a day or so. Need an mri or ct scan for a problem and you’ll get one three or four months later. I’m on a chat list with individuals who have AFib, etc and the ones from the UK can’t get into a cardiologist for six months

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (EiUt/)

147 Everybody shut up and just go to your faked credentials Indian doctor. It's all good.

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Someone has to ask you if you have had your flu vaccine.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (qCV5n)

148 >> The Left calls this "capitalism". I call it bullshit.

We haven’t had capitalism in America since Hotwheels Roosevelt..

Posted by: Cana-duh at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (TepFm)

149 Talarico will vote for impeachment

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

150 It’s almost like he isn’t the dictator we were warned about! *shocked*
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

What does that have to do with Trump’s failure to repeal and replace ObamaCare like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (GVoQJ)

151 if the government INSURES those people, the hospital gets paid, so prices stay low, see?!?!? It's brilliant and simple! Why can't you rethuglitards understand simple economic!?!??!? /s
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (t19vo)

I know, right? Everything is less expensive once the government gets involved!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (zYpTz)

152 >>We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this


Aspirational Math is my favorite math.

Still waiting on my 1 Million Dollars from Michael Bloomberg, btw.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (/izzV)

153 Skip, Ds did not run on em=peaching Trump, they ran on cost of living.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (AKptf)

154 with vendors telling him they refused to sell him supplies available to any scientist

I don't even understand how this is possible.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (vJrRc)

155 149 Talarico will vote for impeachment
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

You think Fetterman will??

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Gqar8)

156 Only entrepreneurs with a tolerance for taking extreme positions on taxes will have any disposable income. Kinda torn between whether that might be a good thing.

Posted by: Draft Kings at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (2ap+5)

157 Who's to say what great discoveries are never made, great personages lost, great works never built, great advances never made due to the evil corruption that is Marxism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (RIvkX)

158 109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

The GOP did try to pass a bill in 2017 a month or so after Trump got into office and then John McCain and a few other RINO types refused to vote for the bill.

McCain gave his infamous 'thumbs-down' gesture and grinned as he made the vote because it was all about screwing over Trump for him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

159 William Smith the VP of BofA also pays the highest premiums for insurance at the bank because of fairness. Premiums aren't based on anything other than salary level.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (enNUy)

160 98 I remember when Canadians had to wait months for MRIs and other expensive diagnostic testing. I don't know if it's changed .

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (lpTXP)

I'm in a smaller ared a of Ontario.

My late parents always got great care. I was there with them and had a hospital and ER routine.

There were one or two asshole doctors that argued about end of life. They said there were no legal repercussions. I told them that was probably not in their best interest.

Mom and Dad always got good care.
Covid though.
I want revenge

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Sco7b)

161 When the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) marketplaces first launched in 2014, about 8 million people selected plans during the initial open enrollment period, growing to 11.7 million by 2015.

As of 2026, roughly 23.1 million people are enrolled in ACA marketplace qualified health plans (down slightly from a peak of 24.3 million in 2025 following the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies). When including those covered through the ACA's Medicaid expansion, total enrollment has reached over 45 million people.

So many new citizens! Or could it be an awful lot of emergency room visits or maybe visits to traveling medical vans? 🤔

See the theater (i.e., California's related Primary Election propositions) that pretends they're really prepared to tax all the billionaires and comfortably cover their state's healthcare costs (expanded medical coverage).

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:12 PM (NFX2v)

162 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

Especially once the Feds start killing people to reduce costs.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 05:13 PM (vJrRc)

163 ACA Marketplace Enrollment Breakdown

2014 (Inception) ~8 million
First open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace

2015, 11.7 million
First full year of standardized marketplace reporting

👉🏻2021–2022, ~14.5 million
Boosted by enhanced American Rescue Plan Act tax credits

👉🏻2024–2025 (Peak), 24 to 24.3 million
Record highs driven by expanded subsidies and post-Medicaid transition

2026 (Current), ~23.1 million
Lower due to the expiration of temporary enhanced federal subsidies and premium increases

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:13 PM (NFX2v)

164 Hi Everybody!

Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (brIJB)

165 It would have been cheaper by far to have simply raised the income that is eligible for Medicaid than to have shoveled them into insurance companies that had to raise rates to cover the previously uninsured.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (JM5dG)

166 The French could use a good rousing la Marseille

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (Ia/+0)

167 Feeling the same way. Btw, would you consider renting out the Big Dummy for emotional support on an as needed basis? My cat isn’t cutting it.
Posted by: TxAnn at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (itAg7)
=====

I've got difficult news.

Posted by: TxAnn's Kitteh at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (RIvkX)

168 Talarico will vote for impeachment

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM


His first vote will be to get rid of the filibuster, his second vote will be to impeach Trump.


One good thing will come out of this mess, the filibuster, blue slips and all of the other arcane senate rules will be gone.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (I43vL)

169 135 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.
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I thought he said he was a catcher and not a pitcher.
Posted by: SH
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Talarico was a certainty in TX. Texans of all races and creeds love
satanic, baby killing, child mutilating, homosexuals.
He was a stone winner from the get go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (3oLMy)

170 Medicare fraud is probably in the billion

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (Ia/+0)

171 Cigna pulled out of several states, leaving me with zero options if I want health insurance without HMO

Why? because of blue state demands that they must cover abortion on demand, gender bender dick chopping, and healthcare for illegals

rather than cover all that cigna simply chose to pull out and leave us with the fuckshit thats left over, who all by the way increase their premiums by 20%

and that will be blamed on trump of course because karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters cannot understand cause and effect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (fapp/)

172 Would be ironic if the D congress goes after insurance companies that , according to Trump, are all big D donors!
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (AKptf)

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They will be irrelevant if Talarico has his way, free healthcare for everyone. Britain and NHS certainly sounds like something you want.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:16 PM (uKqbA)

173 I’m on a chat list with individuals who have AFib, etc and the ones from the UK can’t get into a cardiologist for six months
Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (EiUt/)

********
Hi original jen! My idea of the healthcare in the UK is twofold.
1) Compare MRI/CT scan numbers in Canada and the UK to the USA for, say, a brain tumor. You will be shocked and that's the delay.

2) The thought may well be for these countries, "If the dying patients wait long enough for treatment,welp, they are going to die anyway."

I could be wrong, but I rarely am. Have read for years of Canadians crossing the border to pay out of pocket for US healthcare. Even, I assume, when Obungocare was held as the gold standard.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 05:16 PM (hzuYO)

174 One good thing will come out of this mess, the filibuster, blue slips and all of the other arcane senate rules will be gone.

***************************

Are you kidding me, the RINOS will re-institute all of that on day one and say its so they can bring civility back into congress, oh and we just cant pass these bills that 80% of the country wants because its just not who we are

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:17 PM (fapp/)

175 that will be blamed on trump of course because karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters cannot understand cause and effect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (fapp/)

It's time we had a national conversation on common sense karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters control.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 05:17 PM (1bL4U)

176 Everybody gets free healthcare...and Musk will pay for it !

---Comrade this is most equitable

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (AKptf)

177 I wonder how much of the madness in Obamacare premiums and deductibles is due to the requirement that older people cannot be charged more than 3X the premium of a 21-year old.

Posted by: Draft Kings at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (2ap+5)

178 >>Medicare fraud is probably in the billion


10s of Billions, I think you mean.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (/izzV)

179 Has anyone mentioned this yet? I blame Thune for a lot of the carnage this election. He refused to pass the SAVE Act, and many other laws, telling voters he's not there to listen to them but to his friends across the aisle. Are we surprised that the voters chose those across the aisle?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (uKqbA)

180 All the major problems from healthcare through Iran have been caused and are compounded by O & his idiot sidekicks.

Obama, through & with his minions, can't let go of the US presidency.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (NFX2v)

181 DJIA up 3% today. As mentioned earlier today, here, investors love stasis.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (Gqar8)

182 130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

Try telling any American woman, especially those with kids, that they'll have to wait more than a day to see a family doctor or a dentist, and more than a week to see any specialist. I hope you aren't too badly injured.

Medicare for All or any other socialized medicine can only be passed into law in the US by politicians and medical associations telling gross lies about wait times for medical care.

24-Hour Medical Care outfits didn't start-up and stay in business because Americans are happy to wait many hours or days to get medical care, and are willing to wait for hours and hours in hospital Emergency Rooms filled with illegals and bums.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (5rh/l)

183 I've gotten two they are going to impeach me text messages from Trump looking for donations.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (czPqD)

184 Talarico will vote for impeachment
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM

Trump will not be impeached.

After last nights drubbing why would Democrats want someone other than Trump to be the leader of the Republican Party for the 2028 election?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:21 PM (GVoQJ)

185 You can convince me that Paxton lost to that freak but Abbott losing by 7 points to the woke female who supported the Defund the Police movement?

That's beyond belief.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (lpTXP)

186 It's time we had a national conversation on common sense ...

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
----

_we could start civilly

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (3oLMy)

187 Are we surprised that the voters chose those across the aisle?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (uKqbA)

I am not surprised that they may have stayed home. Otherwise, people are stupid, emotional herd animals, mostly.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (1bL4U)

188 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay

And that thinking and/or willingness to capitulate is part of what brings/brought the house down on the entire Trump administration.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (NFX2v)

189 By the way, 'i'm not defending Canadian healthcare.
We're in a smaller area.
So many of Mom's nurses had her teach them in first grade and told me she was their favorite teacher,

And Mom was so sweet.
Most doctors wanted to keep her alive.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (Sco7b)

190 185 You can convince me that Paxton lost to that freak but Abbott losing by 7 points to the woke female who supported the Defund the Police movement?

That's beyond belief.

Posted by: polynikes
---

The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)


Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

192 157 Who's to say what great discoveries are never made, great personages lost, great works never built, great advances never made due to the evil corruption that is Marxism.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM

The unseen costs are never acknowledged but it's not about what is the most sensible/efficient way to accomplish something.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (czPqD)

193 Those with the means will now and always have boutique healthcare.

Here, the EU, UK, Canada, the Balkans., yada, yada, yada.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (NFX2v)

194 188 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay
---

Do you really believe that they would allow Medicare, as it is, to everyone. They will fuck it up just like everything else. Especially one healthcare for all.
Come into the chicken pen, Foxy will hold the gate for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (3oLMy)

195 191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)


Is it true every County went blue ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

No.Mostly Red.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar8)

196 Payback

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Ia/+0)

197
No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar


So just the heavily populated areas

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (4WM7K)

198 Texas Republicans, you FA'ed, and now you're going to be FOing.

* whistles innocently *

Posted by: John Cornyn (R-TX) at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (0sNs1)

199 The GOP did try to pass a bill in 2017 a month or so after Trump got into office
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026
05:11 PM

That is news to me.

Got a link so I can read the replacement bill Trump came up with?

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (GVoQJ)

200 197
No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar


So just the heavily populated areas
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (4WM7K)

Five big cities and all the border counties.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (Gqar8)

201 There are healthcare options that I would enthusiastically accept and that would likely solve lots of problems even beyond healthcare, but mentioning them is often met with cries of "Nazi!!!" or "racist!!!!"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (2ap+5)

202 The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)


Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM


No that is not true. More than half of our counties stayed bright red. We just got outvoted by the big cities.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (I43vL)

203 And to scare anyone from.opposing them

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (Ia/+0)

204 No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar

Yeah . All the urban cities went blue and all the border counties. But my county of Montgomery went straight Dem.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lpTXP)

205 Phew wheee, I guess I'm coming back to horde-land cause the rest of the internet is fuckin completely off its rocker after this last mid-term.

You can't even explain basic economics to a mofo (a genuinely curious mofo I must admit) about future trading and why the barrel of oil is dropping like a rock w/o some tin foil asshole barreling into the conversation and ranting about conspiracy.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lLeLE)

206 One of the other things they will never tell you about medicare 4 all is that one of the ways they will pay for it will be to take the assets of people until they have no more. But after that, it's all free!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (n5tGW)

207 After last nights drubbing why would Democrats want someone other than Trump to be the leader of the Republican Party for the 2028 election?
Posted by: Honest Cloud

We HATES the orange man! We HATES him!!!!!

Posted by: Smegol, typical Dem voter at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (t19vo)

208 Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

Or start killing people outright, like Canada. Socialist Paradise.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (Fwea8)

209 Iranian Ayatollah’s Office Says Democrat Victory Has Accelerated America’s Collapse

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Ya don't say!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (ndZc7)

210 Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna
---

I meant that every ranking pol lost. Every one of them.
None of them had any public heat. The mushy middle liked Abbott.
Them winning was a no brainer. Something went dreadfully wrong
and it was not natural.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (3oLMy)

211 cries of "Nazi!!!" or "racist!!!!"
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM

Those are almost useless. Please switch to "extremist!!!".

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (0sNs1)

212 ...about future trading and why the barrel of oil is dropping like a rock w/o some tin foil asshole barreling into the conversation and ranting about conspiracy.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

We ALL know why!

✡️🇮🇱🕎🔯

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (t19vo)

213 Posted by: Honest Cloud

Ha! Nice troll callback.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (JM5dG)

214 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?"

I dunno, it appears to have been working.

Posted by: Butch at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (98xTj)

215 195 191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)


Is it true every County went blue ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

No.Mostly Red.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar


Every TX statewide race jumped to the Democrat getting a big lead, quickly. As soon as the big blue counties reporting their early vote results.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (5rh/l)

216 The war with Iran wasn't gonna lower healthcare costs either, but you were all willing to destroy the Republican party over it.

Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (7oGsp)

217 And to scare anyone from.opposing them
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM

To be fair, we saw what happened to the chicken.

Posted by: The monkeys at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (0sNs1)

218 If 2028 election starts today and people are suggesting their choices for president I would disagree on those choices. The names mostly put forward are JD, Rubio and DeSantis. My suggestion is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A competent governor, was a competent White House press secretary and pleasant to boot. She would make a superb first woman president.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (uKqbA)

219 We need a better troll interviewing process.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

220 So I guess you have to wonder if the big cities vote was mostly on the up and up or was that all gamed.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (n5tGW)

221 But my county of Montgomery went straight Dem.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lpTXP)

Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

222 Sabatini was definitely wronged and defamed. But for a smart guy, to get involved with that cunt in the first place was idiotic.

We all know the rules, right? They go triple for a crazy bitch who is your subordinate.

I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (YSu2G)

223 AI Overview -

While Republican outside groups dominated the airwaves, James Talarico’s campaign itself dramatically out-fundpaced Ken Paxton in direct campaign fundraising, pulling in $145 million directly from individual donors compared to Paxton's $22 million.

Notable liberal megadonors heavily supplemented the effort. Billionaire George Soros donated roughly $100 million to political action committees (PACs) supporting Democratic candidates nationally, while high-profile figures like LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman personally contributed $11.5 million into the specific super PAC backing Talarico.

Nationwide, Republican-aligned outside groups outspent Democratic-aligned outside groups by nearly $400 million. In Texas, the gap was driven primarily by Elon Musk, who poured over $150 million to $212 million into PACs exclusively dedicated to defending Paxton's side.

Ref. Spectrum News

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (NFX2v)

224 Some good news.

https://tinyurl.com/3yev8zkz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ndZc7)

225 Maybe the cost of labs needs to rise to the point that healthcare systems will share resources.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (2ap+5)

226 Miss me yet?

Posted by: Jeb! (pronounced Heb!) at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (0sNs1)

227 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Montgomery County.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (lpTXP)

228 office
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026
05:11 PM

That is news to me.

Got a link so I can read the replacement bill Trump came up with?

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (GVoQJ)

How old were you in 2017? 10?

Everybody here remembers McCain voting the bill down because he died not too long afterwards and we're still waiting on his funeral to end.

Look up "McCain votes down Obamacare Repeal Bill" if you honestly want to know.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (6ydKt)

229 Nood. JD Vance is not helpful.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

230 So Obama is President again? How did that happen? This election was not about him. He can't run again. I didn't see him on my ballet. Did they change the rules without telling us? Those Hawaiian Judges are getting mighty uppity!

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (En+fz)

231 I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM

You're not the boss of me!

Posted by: Your dick at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (0sNs1)

232 ✡️🇮🇱🕎🔯
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (t19vo)

Bro I laugh but at the same time sigh so hard... its just so damn dumb that we are full speed ahead to doing the unthinkable thing .... again.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (lLeLE)

233 There is a Montgomery County in Pa and I think in Maryland, both are Blue

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

234 145 million to Kiddy Diddler Fuckerico

of course it was soros, and I bet a lot of it from Iran proxies too I suspect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (fapp/)

235 Montgomery County.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (lpTXP)

Correct, we went Red. I'm just stunned there are 2 other people on here I saw in the same County and I'm already guessing the neighbors on my street who you probably are lol.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (lLeLE)

236 By the way, I would not want to be in a big Canadian city needing care.

One more thing. I went through a horrible time. Worst ever for me personally.

I had health care people doing home visits. That was nice. I can see how people like free shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (Sco7b)

237 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Sorry I pulled up Montgomery County results and they gave me statewide even though it was titled Montgomery county.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (lpTXP)

238 I don't think increasing the cost of labradors is a good idea. People love their dogs.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (n5tGW)

239 Sorry I pulled up Montgomery County results and they gave me statewide even though it was titled Montgomery county.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM


Ya the results pages were particularly ass to navigate this go round ngl.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (lLeLE)

240 231 I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at Nol

Japanese women too?
I'm having beers and watching documentaries about theiir adult educational system,
Tough day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Sco7b)

241 How old were you in 2017? 10?

Everybody here remembers McCain voting the bill down because he died not too long afterwards and we're still waiting on his funeral to end.

Look up "McCain votes down Obamacare Repeal Bill" if you honestly want to know.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (

You made the claim that there was a bill to replace ObamaCare.

I’m calling bullshit.

Prove me wrong. What was the bill number and please provide a link.

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (GVoQJ)

242 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Thanks for setting me straight. I thought I was going to have to move.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (lpTXP)

243 218 If 2028 election starts today and people are suggesting their choices for president I would disagree on those choices. The names mostly put forward are JD, Rubio and DeSantis. My suggestion is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A competent governor, was a competent White House press secretary and pleasant to boot. She would make a superb first woman president.
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM

Rubio and Vance are finished after last nights drubbing.

As is every other Republican who sidled up to Trump.

John Thune might just be the man.


Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (GVoQJ)

244 I see that some are comparing this to 2008, saying it was even worse. Wrong.
In 2008, Democrats still cared about a strong America. Now, they hate a strong America. They care more about the 3rd world they have imported to cause destruction to those that built it. You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target. Because the Democrat party that formerly believed in the American experience no longer does. They care about how much wealth they can strip and mine from those that worked to make it. They care about people that desecrate American ideals and now want to TAKE, not EARN their share. That is the new game. Except it isn't a game, it's reality. And traditional Americans and their beliefs are the targets.
The 3rd world makes or builds NOTHING. They only take, take, take, like locusts, leaving fields barren when they move on. We are going to watch the destruction happen in real time. In America. Led by the Democrat party and their new Islamic and Communist factions.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (Uvvcx)

245 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM

And you have one person to thank for your woes.

Donald J. Trump

Everything he touches turns to shit and the Republican Party is no exception.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (GVoQJ)

246 Honest Cloud, bless your heart.

I would vote Rubio if I had to swim through gator infested flood waters with electric polls down after a hurricane.

We said this in FL and I did. No longer there, but I love him and you need to mind your manners here. Trust me on this, troll.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (hzuYO)

247 Yeah, Jian Ghomeshi has entered the chat.

You won't know about it because it's Canadian, but the same thing happened to Ghomeshi (full disclosure: Ghomeshi is a loathsome sleaze who is into some very rough trade). He was accused by a cabal of women who didn't get the career boost they expected from sleeping with him, so they conspired to ruin him.

He was able to defend himself by recovering emails from the time, years past, where not only were the accusers clearly not unwilling, but based on the discovery he was able to uncover the emails that showed them colluding on testimony and the accusation.

Canada's response? Make it illegal for any future defendant to defend himself the same way.

This shit will continue until we either repeal women's suffrage, or start treating them like _truly_equal citizens - which means equal prison sentences, equal treatment under the law, equal responsibility for their actions.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (LgYtf)

248 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Posted by: NickM at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (2M4en)

249 I would vote Rubio if I had to swim through gator infested flood waters with electric polls down after a hurricane.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM

This is what others very close to Trump are quoted as saying at last nights watch party.

“Meanwhile, other senior White House officials were already naming the men they expect to pay for Tuesday’s defeat: Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ‘Tonight would have looked very different without the Iran War,’ one official told the Daily Mail. ‘I believe you’ll ultimately see POTUS hold Hegseth accountable.’”

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (GVoQJ)

250 248 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.
Posted by: NickM

Ace's house. Leave.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (NFX2v)

251 That assho caused it and now he wants to fix it? Yeah, no thanks.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (Q/FnY)

252 ffs, will that purple-lipped dull normal muzzie homo just get aids already?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (sZS6g)

253 “Meanwhile, other senior White House officials were already naming the men they expect to pay for Tuesday’s defeat: Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ‘Tonight would have looked very different without the Iran War,’ one official told the Daily Mail. ‘I believe you’ll ultimately see POTUS hold Hegseth accountable.’”

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (GVoQJ)

*****
Oooh! Me scared of this!

I love all of above and they are real men.

Are you a Telly Rico trans or a regular pretend trans who wears his mother's underwear?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (hzuYO)

Disney Groomer Corporation Looks to Slash Workforce by 20% Because of Declining Revenues

Palate cleanser, and early. I think we need it.

Some good news, by which I mean bad news for bad people:


The Walt Disney Company is looking at eliminating thousands of positions and has asked some managers to target 20% in annual cost savings, according to multiple media reports.

The possible job cuts come as CEO Josh D'Amaro is reportedly facing challenges from growing AI use, weaker box office revenue, mounting competition from streaming challengers and a slowdown in theme park attendance abroad, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news.

It's almost as if alienating your (former) core audience with divisive family-unfriendly "inserting queerness" messaging has consequences.


And this isn't the first round of cuts:

...

Still, the company has made a number of substantial cuts this year. In fact, just last week, the Walt Disney Company's theme parks division laid off between 100 and 200 people.

...

The decision came after Disney offered voluntary early retirement packages in August to executives as part of a cost-reduction effort.

...

Prior to this memo, Disney had eliminated 1,000 roles in April, as well as made staff cuts in July and September. The September staff reductions impacted an additional couple hundred employees, mainly in the tech and HR areas.

In further Everything Is Gay news, Ben Wishlaw, who played a young "Q" since Skyfall, was disinvited from returning to the series when it reboots.

He says that he was disappointed, like George Takei was, that, while his character was made Officially Gay, for some reason a franchise in which he is only a secondary player chose to focus on the main characters instead of his secondary character's sexual leanings.


Ben Whishaw has confirmed he won't be returning as Q in the Bond franchise.

Whishaw, 46, played 007's tech wizard Q for nine years, appearing in Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).

At just 31 when he was cast, he was the youngest actor to play the MI6 gadgets master; replacing John Cleese.

He was a bit of a drip if I'm being honest but I don't know if I can blame him for that. Everyone in the "Bond" movies -- I don't know if they really were even Bond movies at all -- was a sad-sack Low Energy Jeb after Casino Royale, probably because the idiot playing Bond thought that dour and depressive = realistic and gritty.

Oh, and of course Daniel Craig wanted Bond himself to be acknowledged as gay. I guess making Q gay was the Safety School of sexuality reveals.

In a 2024 interview, the actor shared his hunch that producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson will 'start all over again' with a completely new cast following Daniel Craig's departure as 007.

Last year Amazon MGM Studios struck a deal with longtime franchise stewards Broccoli and Wilson to take full control of Ian Fleming's franchise, and with auditions finally taking place for the lead role, Whishaw has confirmed his suspicions of a complete overhaul were correct.

The Sunday Times writes that Whishaw 'won't be in the next instalment', whilst talking to the actor about his acting back catalogue.


Whishaw said in the interview: 'I rarely think about Bond... that would be weird' as he mused about the fervent speculation around the reboot.

Me too. I was a onetime Bond fanatic and now don't even care who the next Fake Bond Actor will be.

Whilst he hasn't dwelled on his time with 007, Whishaw does have one regret about his portrayal of Q -- admitting that his character's homosexuality felt 'unsatisfying' because although there is a brief reference to him going on a date with a man in No Time to Die, his sexuality isn't picked up on again.

I mean, why would it be? It's the Bond Franchise not Q's Grindr Adventures.

It's a typical corporate move to make a minor character "canonically gay" for Twitter attention and then drop the matter.

In more James Bond news (and you can tell how checked out I am because I'm adding this as an afterthought instead of featuring it as big entertainment news), they have supposedly cast the new Bond.

As Nerdorotic said: He's white, so that's something.

I think one of those geeks also said something like "He's a decent pick of you're making a realistic movie about SAS operatives from the working or middle class, but not so much for a gentleman spy franchise."

I don't know. I've never seen a movie with him in it, except one of the "Fantastic Beasts" movies where he played, I'm guessing, a very secondary role. I have no memory of him (as I don't really remember the Fantastic Beast movie, except for Randy Daytona, who I really liked).

Update: He played who I guessed he played, "Newt Scamander's" brother, who's in the second movie for like three minutes.



He's also in the upcoming Neuromancer. I don't see him as Bond but I usually don't see actors as Bond. I think I approved of Pierce Brosnan. Otherwise, I'm usually cool on the new castings.


He's got big ears but they've got CGI for that.

You know the 00's in 007 are supposed to resemble eyes? Well now they can suggest ears.

The new Bond will be a Good Listener for women.

Now is the time where everyone will say "They should have cast Henry Cavill" which I sort of agree with but a commenter here pointed out that Cavill is now 40 and they're looking for someone who can play Bond for 10-15 years.

Also, although I like Henry Cavill, and loved his turn as Napoleon Solo, but I don't know if I can see him except as Napoleon Solo.

Eh, who cares, the franchise is dead. The always-wants-to-play-gay-and-dour Daniel Craig and Barbara Wilson put it into a coma with their boring Fake Gritty tone, and now that the Rings of Power Brain Trust at Amazon bought it for several billion dollars, it's officially dead.

Update: Or maybe it's this guy, Jack Lowden, who was apparently in Dunkirk.

Was Elliot Page unavailable for that one?

Apparently Denis Villaneuve will be directing the new Bond movie.

Can I express my Unpopular Opinion without being geekshamed?

Denis Villaneuve is a deeply boring director. He's one of those guys who thinks "prestige" = "slow and Low Energy." A lot of people believe that now.


I was bored by Dune and Dune 2, and I'm not against the story or anything. It's just his need to make everything slow to seem important and weighty almost put me to sleep.

There's just no fun in those movies. They're like big important documentaries about The Holocaust, except it's not a documentary about the Holocaust, it's a fictional movie about galactic civil war in the hundredth century and giant sandworms.

I have similar thoughts on The Batman. Yes I like these stories to be "taken seriously."

But not that seriously. Come on, it's a Batman movie.

I did like the Riddler and his creepy riddles, though. That was very good.

You can now attack me. I will step up and be a scapegoat for the recent unpleasantness. My bad takes will unite us all.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:20 PM




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1 Bless you all..

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (Sco7b)

2 1

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (N1tpc)

3 Oh no!

Anyway...

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (2UnvF)

4 Good reminder that the left isn't winning everywhere.

Their groomer corporations are gasping for life.

People ARE rejecting the left. But they didn't like the war, either.

And there was no one else to vote for you express that displeasure.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (N1tpc)

5 Well.
Half the country is living in a fantasy world.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (UjdFS)

6 Texas elected me to represent them. I am the number one trannie groomer candidate in the country and gonna make them proud.

Gives new meaning to Texas Longhorn. lol.

Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (9I5W+)

7 Aaron Taylor-Johnson would have been my pick! Dreamy........

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (kX27y)

8 Mandatory Library Drag Queens, armed with AR15s - but you won't get to have an AR15, only certain drag queens.

They are going to shove this gay shit up our ass 24/7.
Remember Covid?
Keep your doctor?
Guys, the border does not fucking exist any more.

JFC...

Posted by: Johnny Cakes at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (0OHKH)

9 Just spitballing here but if disney went back to just being a fun place for kids then they might actually be able to make a $hit ton of $$$$$$.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (I43vL)

10 I was bored by Dune and Dune 2, and I'm not against the story or anything. It's just his need to make everything slow to seem important and weighty almost put me to sleep.



I'm sorry. I get bored when the break between 1 & 2 is long enough that the players in 1 die of old age in real life before 2 is filmed.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (7Ne0P)

11 Well.
Half the country is living in a fantasy world.
Posted by: wth

Aldo Nova has entered the chat.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (r2Icn)

12 I for one, have zero fucks to give for people losing their jobs or shit tons of money that decided that remaking every Disney Classic into a dogshit CGI invested Musical that sucked harder than Obama on a Chrome Ball Hitch.

Other than that, I'm sure there are a handful of people in that pack that just needed a job, I got a bit of mercy for them.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (lLeLE)

13 Huge missed opportunity to make Bond a woman and gay. C'mon Amazon, do better.

Posted by: Gaff at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (EqzMw)

14 The media is always hot to add two guys making out in movies but it tanks the receipts...what to do what to do...

And it is sort of funny, when the media first went gay in the 00s they found that having two starlets lock lips didn't get them much transgressive credit because, uh, some heterosexual men might just be into that.

So the problem is add gay men or trannies and people don't want to watch your movie. Don't add them and your movies are heteronormative and BOOOORRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGG but they make money

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (sKqQm)

15 >>>Huge missed opportunity to make Bond a woman and gay. C'mon Amazon, do better.

agreed.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (1wjle)

16 h, and of course Daniel Craig wanted Bond himself to be acknowledged as gay. I guess making Q gay was the Safety School of sexuality reveals.
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Cruel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)

17 They're hoping to bring in the ladies by way of Dua Lipa, his hot leftie pop singer wife.

Posted by: TR at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (Z4Xxs)

18 Callum Turner is too fug for Bond. No.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (enNUy)

19 "they have supposedly cast the new Bond"

This is only, what, like the 5th time there's been reports of a new Bond casting? I mean, at some point the reports will end up being true, but enough already.

This guy looks too weird to be Bond, IMO. But I said the same thing about that shithead Daniel Craig.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

20 "In further Everything Is Gay news, Ben Wishlaw, who played a young "Q" since Skyfall, was disinvited from returning to the series when it reboots."

I despised his portrayal of Q. Of course because he was a fey little nonce but also because he was completely unrealistic.

Q is the head of Q branch in the MI6, which is a government organization. Governments promote on seniority, not merit. Heads of departments in every government in the world are people in their 60s nearing retirement. This actor made no sense in the role because he was too young. No matter how genius he was, it would have taken him 30+ years to make it to the head of the department.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (QlFnJ)

21 Gives new meaning to Texas Longhorn. lol.
Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (9I5W+)

I wanna find it, but he immediately ripped the mask off.. him and Hidojila or w/e her name is are already calling ICE the Gestapo and Secret Police of Trump.

Pikachu face galore in the normie camp btw.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (lLeLE)

22 Hi everybody. I identify as a person who engages in sodomy.

That’s a real conversation starter for a job interview.

Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (9I5W+)

23
People ARE rejecting the left. But they didn't like the war, either.

And there was no one else to vote for you express that displeasure.

What I'm getting from neutral/soft left forums is that people actually believe the Dems are going to lower food/gas costs.

Meanwhile the left has already said "expect it to get worse for the next 2 years" so you almost have to laugh

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (sKqQm)

24 "they have supposedly cast the new Bond"


Tranny midget Asian chick/dude?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (7Ne0P)

25 I admit - I liked Clayface. Well told body horror/suspense story, and 100% believable for the descent of the villain...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (Gb7+b)

26 Honestly if I was casting Bond I'd probably go with a straight black guy.

It wouldn't turn off the normies and will get them some lefty credits as well.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

27 I was a onetime Bond fanatic and now don't even care who the next Fake Bond Actor will be.

Yup!

I loved the Bond franchise and as a kid would look forward to them.

Now? I have no idea how many there have been, and am happy in my ignorance.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (k5CNB)

28 "The new Bond will be a Good Listener for women."

I figured they'd give Bond superpowers someday.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

29 I was never a fan of Pierce Brosnan but he has been teh awesome in MobLand

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (RIvkX)

30 While I held out hope for Henry Cavill to be cast, at least Callum Turner is a better fit that the other bloke who was rumored to have gotten it. He was a chunky ginger with a lazy eye.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (QlFnJ)

31 Jack Lowden of Slow Horses would be better than Callum.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (kX27y)

32 Oddly, this post doesn't perk me up. After yesterday, a lot of industries are going to have 20+% declines in employment.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (JM5dG)

33
Wishing the worst for all arts and entertainment. Not another ticket, not another dollar, not another subscription.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (eRlcH)

34 Speaking of which, Ive been looking for a job for 9 months

total tally:

800+ applications
70+ interviews
0 Offers

I'm tired, boss

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (fapp/)

35 Afternoon.

A bit off topic but speaking of celebs popular Tejano music singer Bobby Pulido got elected. As a "conservative" dem. Go figure.

Anywho...

THE NEW GODZILLA OPENS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (F+RGp)

36 Similar. Was a huge Bond fan, wanted to be Bond, don't care anymore.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (n5tGW)

37 Honestly if I was casting Bond I'd probably go with a straight black guy.

It wouldn't turn off the normies and will get them some lefty credits as well.
Posted by: 18-1



Idris Elba.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (7Ne0P)

38 Texas is so fucked they have no idea. This ain’t about ranchers or farmers getting a few helping hands. The people they just elected are going to bring back the invasion and start protecting every illegal immigrant they can while handing them taxpayers money. They’re gonna be NY with warmer weather.

Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (9I5W+)

39 >>>Now? I have no idea how many there have been, and am happy in my ignorance.

i think the last one, which I didn't bother to watch, was 25th in the official canon, because I think I remember them calling it Bond 25 for a while.

But I wouldn't bet a finger on that.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (1wjle)

40 I was a onetime Bond fanatic and now don't even care who the next Fake Bond Actor will be.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:20 PM

I haven't cared about bond for 20+ years. Bond isn't supposed to be a Jason Bourne knockoff.

It had its own brand. Lighthearted and fun, with moments of seriousness. Honestly, I think Pierce Brosnan hit the exact right balance for the franchise.

But they stuck with soulless pancake face because they wanted to pretend to be serious.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (N1tpc)

41 29 I was never a fan of Pierce Brosnan but he has been teh awesome in MobLand
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (RIvkX)

Yeah, the entire cast is great.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (kX27y)

42 It's the Bond Franchise not Q's Grindr Adventures.
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Lol.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (2bFN5)

43 32 Oddly, this post doesn't perk me up. After yesterday, a lot of industries are going to have 20+% declines in employment.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (JM5dG)

But they already were with AI...note that is reason #1 for Disney. They are cutting b/c they CAN...not b.c they HAVE to...b/c AI gives them that new flexibility to replace entry and low level people.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (Gb7+b)

44 Now? I have no idea how many there have been, and am happy in my ignorance.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Same. Everybody crapped all over Roger Moore. I thought he did a good job.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (r2Icn)

45 What I'm getting from neutral/soft left forums is that people actually believe the Dems are going to lower food/gas costs.

Meanwhile the left has already said "expect it to get worse for the next 2 years" so you almost have to laugh
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (sKqQm)

He's hiding the good pr0n from us guys...

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (lLeLE)

46 Idris Elba.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (7Ne0P)

He's a bit of a commie cocksucker, so....no.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (k5CNB)

47 34 Speaking of which, Ive been looking for a job for 9 months

total tally:

800+ applications
70+ interviews
0 Offers

I'm tired, boss
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (fapp/)

What career are you looking for - you should post that and see if someone here works in that field and can get you in personally to an interview. Contacts are everything now.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (Gb7+b)

48 Daniel Craig looks and acts like one of Bond's KGB peers from the older movies.

He makes a terrible Bond.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)

49 And it is sort of funny, when the media first went gay in the 00s they found that having two starlets lock lips didn't get them much transgressive credit because, uh, some heterosexual men might just be into that.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (sKqQm)

Guy being into two hot women doing it?

Goddamn mystery, it is.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (F+RGp)

50 I don't see why they can't have a 55 year old Bond, we've had plenty. But again, who cares with the story arcs they have.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (n5tGW)

51 Cleanup on Aisle 38.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (0sNs1)

52 Fun post. Fair points about Cavill. Maybe we'll get a new franchise like John Wick to show up. Can't say I have high hopes for the next bond either.

I like Villeneuve's work. Think he did Arrival too. Maybe he can pull it off and he's better than the Waititititi guy.

Posted by: Brometheus at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (rOmMi)

53 Bond.... Doby Bond...

Sorry... guys pretty homely.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (mP0Kj)

54 Roger Moore will always be The Saint to me. Sean Connery is Bond.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (JM5dG)

55 Idris is like 80 years old

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (enNUy)

56 ever notice every Bond title made up by the studios is something like

Never Too Late to Die at Dawn with Diamonds

they're all so fake and gay now. They just take words from the real titles and remix them.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (1wjle)

57 Willowed:

Did you say SUSQUEHANNA HAT COMPANY!!!!!

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (8nUmk)


Wow. I did not get the reference.

And I pride myself on the huge garbage pile of useless information clogging up my brain.

What short or movie is that from?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (YSUhf)

58 I mean, why would it be? It's the Bond Franchise not Q's Grindr Adventures.

What if Q was going on a date with garrett? I bet Ace would care about that.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (2ocoG)

59
Texas is so fucked they have no idea. This ain’t about ranchers or farmers getting a few helping hands.

___________

Texans can now savor their new reputation of having the strong, independent character of a litter of newborn kittens. Present company excepted, of course, screw everyone in this state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (eRlcH)

60 > Texas is so fucked they have no idea.

There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (mkw2N)

61 You can now attack me. I will step up and be a scapegoat for the recent unpleasantness. My bad takes will unite us all.

========

It's all ace's fault that Ken Russell made a film about a boy giving a kitten to Hitler!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (IGotw)

62 I wonder if they could get the actor from Sinners.

He did a pretty good job portraying two different people in the same movie so he can act.

But can he do a British accent?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)

63 Ace has been hitting Jack Straw's choom again.

Next he'll get the munchies and start blogging about food.

Posted by: Its understandable however at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (anL5R)

64 >>>There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.

great point, needs to be made more. Texas Republicans (or so they call themselves) went on a 20 year campaign to import the dysfunctional blue city population to Texas.

Yay! Now we have a higher tax base! We can expand social services!

Yayyyy

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (1wjle)

65 I'm tired, boss
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (fapp/)
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Imma make a prayer for a blessing for you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (RIvkX)

66 I haven't seen a Bond movie for ages, since before Daniel Craig was in them. I didn't even see Pierce Brosnan (sp?) as Bond. I'm certainly not going to see another new one when it comes out .

I am looking forward to seeing "Paging Hezbollah" which I'm, sure wasn't a Disney production. I just hope there aren't idiot "Free Palestine" protestors there.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (JrHfD)

67
Callum Turner, first saw him in the 2020 Emma. Thought he had big ears, and they should have given him fuller hair to make up for it. He also has kind of a sandy voice, not a gravelly voice. We shall see.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (mmrXZ)

68 We never saw Desmond Llewelyn banging his missus.

Which is a real shame, because The World is Not Enough was really about Q banging his missus, when you think about it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (IGotw)

69 During Covid we watched all the Bond movies and my kid was astounded that Sean Connery smacked at least one bitch in each of his movies. We laughed.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (enNUy)

70 Update: Or maybe it's this guy, Jack Lowden, who was apparently in Dunkirk.

He was? Did he play the part of a piece of wood floating in the Channel?

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)

71 The other problem with Bond is that is villains were always transnational "I'm smarter then normal people" types who were going to bring order/change/progress to the world whether people liked it or not.

These are the same people now running the western world and especially Britain.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)

72 Me too. I was a onetime Bond fanatic and now don't even care who the next Fake Bond Actor will be.

Unless they go back in time, Bond doesn't make sense anymore. The whole Bond franchise is incompatible with today's world. It was sort of relief to see Bond die in the last movie since it was well past its due date.

There is no "mastermind" that can perform world domination. Everything of significance is owned by Fidelty, State Street, Vanguard, Schwab and Blackrock.

Pepsi and Coke send their profits to the same owners.

The West can't even slay its own stupid dragons. UK has absolutely no morals or character, no culture, nothing. So why would a Bond character do anything for England when England isn't worth saving and quite, frankly is probably the bad guy.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (9Hs2w)

73 Guy being into two hot women doing it?
Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM

After Tuesday, I don't have to raise my hand until 2032.

Can I get a Hallelujah?

Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (0sNs1)

74
The best Craig-as-Bond scene wasn't even in a Bond film. It was in Layer Cake, when XXXX infiltrates Jimmy's mansion grounds to assassinate his boss Jimmy because he's a police snitch.

Then he fucks up by leaving the cartridge cases on the ground for the cops to trace.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (y9nCu)

75 While we're expressing unpopular opinions, I kinda liked Lynch's Dune. Villaneuve's had some really cool ideas for visual and aesthetic, but it just didn't quite hit for me.

Plus, who can pronounce that fvcking name?

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (AZDyS)

76 Hollywood really isn't good at being original. Let Bond die

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (8VNAp)

77 Can I express my Unpopular Opinion without being geekshamed?

Denis Villaneuve is a deeply boring director. He's one of those guys who thinks "prestige" = "slow and Low Energy." A lot of people believe that now.


I was bored by Dune and Dune 2, and I'm not against the story or anything. It's just his need to make everything slow to seem important and weighty almost put me to sleep.

He's certainly uneven. I also am bored stiff by his Dune movies (and I love the books and the very bad "Alan Smithee" version, which is at least fun while being terrible). Feel the same way about Bladerunner 2049: a celluloid soporific.

But Arrival, Sicario, Enemy? Really good stuff.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (HFrEr)

78
There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.

Posted by: ace

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I would imagine they at least want data centers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (mmrXZ)

79 I'm in the minority, I know, but I still think Daniel Craig was the best Bond. He's sure to be better than whomever succeeds him, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (Riz8t)

80 I'd love to see an Ace/JackStraw high as a kite with the munchies thread. What fun we'd all have!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (F+RGp)

81 77 Hollywood really isn't good at being original. Let Bond die

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (8VNAp)

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*gasps in shock*
-Blondie, 28 film series from the 30s-50s

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (IGotw)

82 There is no "mastermind" that can perform world domination.

You're not paying attention, are you?

Posted by: Big Penguin at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (0sNs1)

83 >>>But Arrival, Sicario, Enemy?

Bored by Arrival, thought it was trite, turned off Enemy two thirds through. Didn't bother with Sicario.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)

84 The other problem with Bond is that is villains were always transnational "I'm smarter then normal people" types who were going to bring order/change/progress to the world whether people liked it or not.

These are the same people now running the western world and especially Britain.

The World Is Not Enough tried to make it acceptable to Davos by having the villain be thinly disguised Rupert Murdoch, but even that didn't really solve the problem.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (2ocoG)

85
Oh, and another thing. Henceforth, I'm voting against every bond issue, every constitutional amendment, every infrastructure improvement and any change whatsoever.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (eRlcH)

86 Maybe the script will make him an illegal small boat arriving muzzie.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)

87 I think Callum Turner was the lead in The Boys In the Boat -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (SRRAx)

88 @58 Susquehanna Hat Company is from Abbott and Costello

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (8VNAp)

89 >>>The World Is Not Enough tried to make it acceptable to Davos by having the villain be thinly disguised Rupert Murdoch, but even that didn't really solve the problem.

you mean Tomorrow Never Dies but otherwise, yes.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (1wjle)

90 I thought new Dune was good.

Paul's mom and Dude Bro Momoa were both very good.

The actor playing Paul doesn't physically look the part - he's too frail and effeminate but he can act.

The only real miss was Zendaya who was clearly playing Zendaya the whole movie.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

91 David Niven was best Bond.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (0sNs1)

92 The best Bond movies have always been those that tiptoe the line between absurdist camp and gritty realism. Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, and Goldeneye threaded that needle perfectly. Roger Moore and late Pierce Brosnan veered off too much into the camp lane and Daniel Craig too far into the gritty lane.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (QlFnJ)

93 Did he play the part of a piece of wood floating in the Channel?
Natalie?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (xhR2q)

94 Roger Moore will always be The Saint to me. Sean Connery is Bond.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (JM5dG)
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*gingerly steps off your lawn*

The who?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

95 Chris Pratt would make a good Bond.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (bnS/m)

96 great point, needs to be made more. Texas Republicans (or so they call themselves) went on a 20 year campaign to import the dysfunctional blue city population to Texas.

To say nothing of importing N'Awlins' social dysfunction after Katrina.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (Riz8t)

97 I don't get the worship of Villeneuve, but I like him.

He makes sterile, clean films where everyone is holding their emotions in check except in certain moments.

I think he makes quality films from solid scripts, but the film bros who seem to worship him are weird.

There's better out there.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (IGotw)

98 Arrival was brutal. Could have been a 30 minute short instead of an 8 hour movie or however long that thing was.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (n5tGW)

99 Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

So at least for that specific franchise, it's a little less idiotic for the main character to suddenly be a left-handed lesbian of color with Down syndrome.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (qlLNh)

100 >>>Denis Villaneuve is a deeply boring director.

YES!! THANK YOU!!!!

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (SwyyQ)

101 "What career are you looking for - you should post that and see if someone here works in that field and can get you in personally to an interview. Contacts are everything now.
Posted by: Nova Local"

I've got a business that I have been trying to get rid of for several years. It takes some special mechanical skills and IT knowledge but someone could run with it if so motivated.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (MWfyi)

102 Awwww.

What a shame!

That’s just terrible.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (4KUe5)

103 So Dua Lipa is going to be Blockhead Bond's squeeze?
Elton John will be so jealous.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (UjdFS)

104 Oh, and another thing. Henceforth, I'm voting against every bond issue, every constitutional amendment, every infrastructure improvement and any change whatsoever.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM

Welcome to the party, pal.

Posted by: John McClane at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)

105 4 Good reminder that the left isn't winning everywhere.

Their groomer corporations are gasping for life.

People ARE rejecting the left. But they didn't like the war, either.

And there was no one else to vote for you express that displeasure.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM

“Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn’t have to produce anything! You’ve never been out of college! You don’t know what it’s like out there! I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results.”

Dr. Ray Stantz - Ghostbusters

The Leftists are failing in the real world where they have to produce tangible results.

OTOH, they are thriving in government and academia where they only have to wield power. They are MUCH better than Republicans at that particular skill.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (HlyYF)

106 Dr No came out in 1962 . It's a year older than me. I liked the books but the movies did wander

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (8VNAp)

107 Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:39 PM (QlFnJ)

That's actually a pretty solid way to describe it.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (AZDyS)

108 Can I get a Hallelujah?
Posted by: James Talarico at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (0sNs1)
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Did you "celebrate" with your "girlfriend" last night?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (RIvkX)

109 >>>Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

no that's a Filthy Casual Fan Theory that more serious fans reject outright. Roger Moore visits the grave of Tracy Bond, who married George Lazenby. Why would a different man pretend to be Tracy Bond's widow?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)

110 82 77 Hollywood really isn't good at being original. Let Bond die

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:36 PM (8VNAp)

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*gasps in shock*
-Blondie, 28 film series from the 30s-50s
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM (IGotw)

I know, lets put on a SHOW!

Posted by: Mickey Rooney at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (mP0Kj)

111 >>>The only real miss was Zendaya who was clearly playing Zendaya the whole movie.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

100%

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (SwyyQ)

112 widow-er I meant

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)

113 My wife wants Benjamin Wainwright to be the next Bond. He stars in the TV series "Maigret" on Amazon Prime right now and I think she is looking for a poster of him to put up on the wall of her home office.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (pRs0Q)

114 110 >>>Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

no that's a Filthy Casual Fan Theory that more serious fans reject outright. Roger Moore visits the grave of Tracy Bond, who married George Lazenby. Why would a different man pretend to be Tracy Bond's widow?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)

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There's that, which people would handwave away, and then there's Bond visiting his parents' graves in Skyfall where their last names were Bond.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (IGotw)

115 I only saw Dune 1 and I thought it was okay. Mostly because the advent of CGI made it possible to visualize a lot of stuff in the books. I don't know that the director really deserves credit for that. I didn't like the casting that much. Not horrible. It was okay though. The book itself is a bit ponderous to be fair.

Posted by: unpronouncible last names are a non starter at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

116 I vote for a Trans James Bond with nipple piercings and a cockney accent, who occasionally hangs out with a black/asian girlfriend who looks like Lizzo in a thong.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVevetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (hzuYO)

117
I am looking forward to seeing "Paging Hezbollah" which I'm, sure wasn't a Disney production. I just hope there aren't idiot "Free Palestine" protestors there.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (JrHfD)

Me, too, but I'll have to wait until it streams as it's not coming to a theater around here.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (kX27y)

118 >>>He was a bit of a drip if I'm being honest but I don't know if I can blame him for that.

1960s posh sorority Ace was not on my bingo card.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (RDiUV)

119 Doing it with a side character also allows them to easily repackage for CHYNA and other less hateful countries than the USA

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (i+GzW)

120 There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.

great point, needs to be made more. Texas Republicans (or so they call themselves) went on a 20 year campaign to import the dysfunctional blue city population to Texas.

Yay! Now we have a higher tax base! We can expand social services!

Yayyyy
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (1wjle)
_________

Texas voted deep red only two years ago. 20+ point swing in two years. That's not explained by any change in demographics, and can't be blamed on foreigners. Something much deeper was/is going on.

I suspect the lack of any compelling reason to vote for the GOP, as well all the endless doomsaying about nothing ever improving, got to a lot of potential GOP voters and they just said "why bother" and stayed home.

I suspect our side's turnout is much closer to 2022 than 2024.

We have two years to fix the problem.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

121 Oh, and another thing. Henceforth, I'm voting against every bond issue, every constitutional amendment, every infrastructure improvement and any change whatsoever.

I did that yesterday here in Fairfax Co. They all passed, of course.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (Riz8t)

122
It looks like Disney will continue making bad movies, and will continue to lose market share, and continue to shrink.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (ienUH)

123 > The only real miss was Zendaya who was clearly playing Zendaya the whole movie.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

File her under "I just don't get it". She can't act at all. Hell, she's not even hot IMO.

To be clear: there are many hot black women, some of whom can act. She isn't one of them. Her face looks like a mutant combination of a pig and a bulldog.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (qlLNh)

124 I'm so old I saw Casino Royale in 1967 at a drive-in. Really weird movie, but fun with great music.

Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (IHFqJ)

125
So, Bond is now a Leprechaun?

Cuz that's what this actor looks like - 00Faith and Begorra!

Perhaps Q can whip-up a high tech shillelagh for him.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (YSUhf)

126 Am I the only one here who enjoyed Arrival?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (F+RGp)

127 110 >>>Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

no that's a Filthy Casual Fan Theory that more serious fans reject outright. Roger Moore visits the grave of Tracy Bond, who married George Lazenby. Why would a different man pretend to be Tracy Bond's widow?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)

Well, there is the original Casino Royale... with David Niven and Peter Sellers...

Where EVERYONE is James Bond... even the Seal at the end...

Posted by: Mickey Rooney at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (mP0Kj)

128 Henceforth, I'm voting against every bond issue,
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Way to keep it on topic

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (i+GzW)

129 Update: Or maybe it's this guy, Jack Lowden, who was apparently in Dunkirk.

He was? Did he play the part of a piece of wood floating in the Channel?
Posted by: Archimedes

I don't remember him in Dunkirk but he does a decent job in Slow Horses

Posted by: Tuna at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (lJ0H4)

130 THE NEW GODZILLA OPENS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm actually hoping to go see it Saturday.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (qBdHI)

131
What I'm getting from neutral/soft left forums is that people actually believe the Dems are going to lower food/gas costs.

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They probably will go down DESPITE typical Dem policies, and then Dems will claim credit.

Ugh, please don't bring out the darkness in me. I've sworn off news, X, and Powerline for the foreseeable future. "Taste the Blood of Dracula" is on t.v. right now (DVR'd).

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (mmrXZ)

132 When I'm feeling down I watch the fat bitches on YouTube at Disney wearing their Minnie Mouse ears and outfits and I immediately think what fucking weirdos. And everything is back to great for me.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (enNUy)

133 Yay! Now we have a higher tax base! We can expand social services!

Yayyyy
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (1wjle)

Thats cute you think its gonna go to social services.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (lLeLE)

134 Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

no that's a Filthy Casual Fan Theory that more serious fans reject outright. Roger Moore visits the grave of Tracy Bond, who married George Lazenby. Why would a different man pretend to be Tracy Bond's widow?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)

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There's that, which people would handwave away, and then there's Bond visiting his parents' graves in Skyfall where their last names were Bond.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (IGotw)
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Now do a deep dive into whether the Sean Connery character in The Rock is actually James Bond. LOL.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)

135 I saw Q's Grindr Adventures open for Erasure at the Green Dildo Fest and Gay Politicians Day at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.

Posted by: Senator James Talafreako, closeted homosexual at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (2mAEd)

136 There was also the Mickey Mouse kiddy diddler they rounded up recently who went for a meet up with pedo bait with a rasher of pampers.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (RDiUV)

137 Callim Turner is ugly af.


What the hell.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (zSjNu)

138 135 Now do a deep dive into whether the Sean Connery character in The Rock is actually James Bond. LOL.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)

=

Alternate universe Bond who got captured before the events of Dr. No.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (IGotw)

139
Way to keep it on topic
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (i+GzW)

________

Sorry.

*slips out back door*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (eRlcH)

140 >>>Really weird movie, but fun with great music.

the music is 100+

apparently stereo afficianadoes play the album to test their system, because it has a big dynamic range

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (1wjle)

141 100 Isn't it part of the Bond lore that "James Bond" is/has been many different people over time?

So at least for that specific franchise, it's a little less idiotic for the main character to suddenly be a left-handed lesbian of color with Down syndrome.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (qlLNh)

No. Bond exists in a sort of "floating timeline." Much like comic book characters. Superman and Batman were introduced in the 1930s but they never age, the timeline just shifts around them. There are numerous references to previous films in the Bond film series. It's meant to be the same guy in every movie. Well, except for Craig's iteration. I think his Bond exists in a completely different universe.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (QlFnJ)

142 Texas voted deep red only two years ago. 20+ point swing in two years. That's not explained by any change in demographics, and can't be blamed on foreigners. Something much deeper was/is going on.

I suspect the lack of any compelling reason to vote for the GOP, as well all the endless doomsaying about nothing ever improving, got to a lot of potential GOP voters and they just said "why bother" and stayed home.

We'll know if they've learned the lesson if Thune is thrown out as Senate minority leader.

So no.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (Riz8t)

143 It looks like Disney will continue making bad movies, and will continue to lose market share, and continue to shrink.

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Hopefully, they'll be like the guy in The Incredible Shrinking Man who gets so small, he climbs through the basement grate and disappears into the grass.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (qBdHI)

144 Texas is so fucked they have no idea.

There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.
Posted by: bonhomme


From Wall Street to Y'all Street to the Billion Dollar Mile in Far North Dallas/Frisco. Congratulations motherfuckers. You just voted in what you ran from. And now there's no place left to run to.
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (7Ne0P)

145 Posted by: unpronouncible last names are a non starter at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

I never could get past Timothy what'shisnuts being cast as Paul. Didn't look or feel the part. Oscar Isaac also didn't have the gravitas or presence for Leto.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (AZDyS)

146 Speaking of Disney I was getting videos from supposedly independent people from their Disney vacations.

And...they made Disney look like shit. And I'm pretty sure they get paid to post these videos.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)

147 Listen, I'm one of those weirdos that liked the campy/tongue in cheek Bond of Roger Moore.

I say make Bond merry and just short of slapstick and you'll have a hit on your hands.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (XV/Pl)

148 141 apparently stereo afficianadoes play the album to test their system, because it has a big dynamic range

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (1wjle)

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The proper movie to test a sound system is Master and Commander.

In the opening battle, if your setup is correctly placed, you can hear men running on the deck above your head.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (IGotw)

149 There was also the Mickey Mouse kiddy diddler they rounded up recently who went for a meet up with pedo bait with a rasher of pampers.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (RDiUV)

Saw that. Should have been fed into a chipper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 03:46 PM (r2Icn)

150 ‘Double ‘0’ Seven, you will HALO into Shropshire and sanction a child rape group.’

Bond- no can do, not my business to meddle in guest culture.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 03:46 PM (LHPAg)

151 Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:33 PM (1wjle)

I drew the line at Thundergold Ballfinger

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:46 PM (i+GzW)

152 THE NEW GODZILLA OPENS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm actually hoping to go see it Saturday.
Posted by: Lady in Black


I'll catch it on pay per view on Sunday.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:46 PM (7Ne0P)

153 Saw that. Should have been fed into a chipper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 03:46 PM (r2Icn)

Yep.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (RDiUV)

154 134 Yay! Now we have a higher tax base! We can expand social services!

Yayyyy
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (1wjle)

Thats cute you think its gonna go to social services.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (lLeLE)

Kickbacks, waste, and fraud, are now considered Social Services...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (mP0Kj)

155 Callim Turner is ugly af.

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Yeah, he's a Home Depot 6 maybe, but he's not Bond material at all.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (qBdHI)

156 What career are you looking for - you should post that and see if someone here works in that field and can get you in personally to an interview. Contacts are everything now.

*****************

Work in digital marketing, I actually have a job now THANK GOD, but I have to pay for my own health insurance which eats into my income, so trying to find better options to help shore up my retirement portfolio before the govt takes it all, lol

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (fapp/)

157 >>>Yeah, he's a Home Depot 6 maybe, but he's not Bond material at all.

lol, the gals are doing the joke now

no fair, that's our insult

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (1wjle)

158 Imma make a prayer for a blessing for you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

****************

Thank you, it's really appreciated

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (fapp/)

159 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (eRlcH)

"every bond issue"

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (i+GzW)

160 Update: Or maybe it's this guy, Jack Lowden, who was apparently in Dunkirk.

He was? Did he play the part of a piece of wood floating in the Channel?
Posted by: Archimedes

Ah, he's the Spitfire pilot who gets shot down and then rescued by the small boat captain.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (Riz8t)

161 156 Callim Turner is ugly af.
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Yeah, he's a Home Depot 6 maybe, but he's not Bond material at all.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:47 PM (qBdHI)

He would be perfect for a Lance Armstrong biopic.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (brIJB)

162 This whole TX demos have changed it blue talk is wrong. Here's the last 30 years of governor results before last night:

In 2026, Abbott was between -8 and -11
In 2022, Abbot was about +11.
In 2018, Abbot was about +10.
In 2014, Abbot was about +21.
In 2010, Perry was about +12.
In 2006, Perry was about +10.
In 2002, Perry was about +18.
In 1998, Bush was about +37.
In 1994, Bush was about +8.

You can't explain any of that with talk about blue locusts or swarthy foreigners. TX didn't change that much in 4 years (a 20 or so point swing between 2022 and 2026) and the last 3 decades do not show a slow, steady decline of GOP strength.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (HFrEr)

163 65 >>>There's a downside to attracting all the big businesses to TX. They bring in half a million foreign born workers who vote hard left.

great point, needs to be made more. Texas Republicans (or so they call themselves) went on a 20 year campaign to import the dysfunctional blue city population to Texas.

Yay! Now we have a higher tax base! We can expand social services!

Yayyyy
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:35 PM (1wjle)

And all of them ended up in my neighborhood.

The celebrating on the neighborhood's FB page is disgusting. Our neighbor - who has been here longer than we have (she grew up in her house, we moved here in1985) and I were discussing how much everything has changed in just the last 10 years or so.

I figured Talerico was gonna win when I saw all of the yard signs go up over the past few months. The other D wins surprised me, though.

None of the people who voted for them lived in Texas pre-1980 (when Texas went R) - most of them weren't even born then.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (SRRAx)

164 I bet the Disney Company gets broken apart in the next few years.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (OnpZA)

165 Evidently they are totally rewriting the Storyline for Dune 3. Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (SwyyQ)

166 Callum Turner is a Boots Pharmacy 5

Posted by: ace, trying to be one of the gals at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (1wjle)

167
Consider Craig's Bond as a "Red Son" universe, where he's Bond but in a Britain co-opted by the Soviets.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

168 It's the Bond Franchise not Q's Grindr Adventures. - ace

You wound me Mon Capitan.

Posted by: John de Lancie at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (6rFOL)

169 I grew up on James Bond movies in the 80s and 90s. To me, Bond was always supposed to be FUN and not some dour, noir-ish navel gazing bullshit about the inner struggles of a secret agent with a license to kill.

He was supposed to drive Aston Martins, nail hot chicks, crack wise, and kill the bad guys.

Daniel Craig sucked.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (5aZAZ)

170 >>>Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...

will the role call for her to frown?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (1wjle)

171 Nice to see tje Disney ship sinking

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (Ia/+0)

172 Daniel Craig's movies are good action movies but not good Bond movies.

Posted by: Josephistan at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (y9ksN)

173 We have two years to fix the problem.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

Will Democrats act like whack jobs?

More than likely.

Will Republicans be retarded?

Also more than likely.

The good news (for Texas) is the way our system works political appointments are staggered. Our new smug faced governor will have to deal with Abbot's appointees for two years before she can start making her own.

We still got the Senate, the Supreme Court And The Court of Criminal Appeals (the *other* Supreme Court).

And elections are almost always just around the corner. If this election has proven anything there's always a surprise just waiting.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (YyFJF)

174 Callum is a Fuddrucker's 3. If I'm needing to be fed. Only then.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (enNUy)

175 Black Bond - Taye Diggs.
Being the racist conservative I am, I LOVED 'Kevin Hill'. He was amazing.

I so never watch new shows for this reason.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (Sco7b)

176 Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:42 PM (kX27y)

Why is that? Do you live in a part of Michigan controlled by Muslims?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (JrHfD)

177 Callum Turner ? Mr. Dua Lipa ? Ok, he is sort of English I guess.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (AKptf)

178 The fact that Henry Cavill isn't Bond is offensive and I won't watch whatever second-rate low-t girly-man they try to foist upon us. I will not have it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (czPqD)

179 I figured Talerico was gonna win when I saw all of the yard signs go up over the past few months. The other D wins surprised me, though.

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Disappearing for a mental health breakdown in Ohio for a week was no cause for alarm for TX voters, I guess.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (qBdHI)

180 166 Evidently they are totally rewriting the Storyline for Dune 3. Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (SwyyQ)

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Based on the trailers, it looks like Chani is part of the conspiracy against Paul.

Which...let's be honest. Dune Messiah is not only not holy writ, it's not exactly the best book in the series. Changing Chani from essentially nothing in the book to something in the movie isn't inherently bad on its own.

And, since the book is very clear about Paul being essentially Hitler in SPACE and hating what he created, I think there's going to be a lot of misperceptions about what the adaptations get right and wrong.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (IGotw)

181 There was a cutie in one of those movies. I saw her on a Pitch Meeting. Madeleine? She made think very bad mindthoughts

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (i+GzW)

182 apparently stereo afficianadoes play the album to test their system, because it has a big dynamic range

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:44 PM (1wjle)

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The proper movie to test a sound system is Master and Commander.

In the opening battle, if your setup is correctly placed, you can hear men running on the deck above your head.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (IGotw)
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Dune too, as much as I disliked that movie.

Although, for testing A/V systems, I recommend hiring a professional calibrator who uses instruments to "tune" your TV and audio to near-perfection. Worth the price, IMO.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

183 166 Evidently they are totally rewriting the Storyline for Dune 3. Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...
Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (SwyyQ)

WHAT!!? Well, that's just great....

*stomps off*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (brIJB)

184 fyi the Crystal Lake new miniseries is goofy and woke-ish

I was hoping for a palate cleanser after the TERRIBLE second season (unneeded!) of Dark Matter but yuck

I did see two horror-ish films that are semi-old but I missed - A Dark Song and Pyewacket - over Halloween

they were both really good. A Dark Song was .. something. Neither is actually scary. But very interesting.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (qBivk)

185 Black Bond - Taye Diggs.

He's 55. If Henry Cavendish is too old, he's only fit to play Bond's dad. Wait, there may be another problem...

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t)

186 Henry Cavill is a huge stickler for demanding the producers keep an adaptation source-accurate and for that reason he could never, ever be hired by Amazon.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (1wjle)

187 I liked Daniel Craig in Skyfall.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (W2Pud)

188 THE NEW GODZILLA OPENS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Robert
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*perks up*

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (2bFN5)

189 182 Dune too, as much as I disliked that movie.

Although, for testing A/V systems, I recommend hiring a professional calibrator who uses instruments to "tune" your TV and audio to near-perfection. Worth the price, IMO.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

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I'll just play the Battle of Kerak scene from Kingdom of Heaven and get hit in the face with the sound of horses and steel.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (IGotw)

190 And sorry to say Callum Turner is not hot, at all.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (czPqD)

191 > 166 Evidently they are totally rewriting the Storyline for Dune 3. Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...
Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 03:48 PM (SwyyQ)

No doubt she'll be Super Magickal Sassy Girlboss.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (qlLNh)

192 The problem with most genre stuff today is that Hollywood believes that “taking it seriously” means removing any sense of fun from it, along with draining the color out of it. Richard Donner had it right on the first Superman movie: verisimilitude meaning that it is true to itself. When was the last Bond movie you could say was true to itself? My favorite genre thing lately is Godzilla Minus One and the upcoming Zero, which is completely true to itself and well made. Hollywood could learn a lot from this.

Posted by: Open Channel D at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (gYnrv)

193 He's 55. If Henry Cavendish is too old,

Whoa, where did Cavendish come from? Cavill.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (Riz8t)

194 And now there's no place left to run to.
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (7Ne0P)

Nope, it just made moving out the Country entirely more appealing. We'll see if Texas Democrats can withstand the pressure of their National Party to shake em down too hard. Because lets make no mistake, the Texas Dems did indeed run on the platform of socialist shakedown.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (lLeLE)

195 Didn't bother with Sicario.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM

I think this is a mistake. It's .. taut.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (JM5dG)

196 Sean was the best Bond

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)

197 Callum is a dweebie name.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (qBdHI)

198 Barry Nelson was the best Bond, and everyone is just too chicken shit to admit it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (IGotw)

199 >>he problem with most genre stuff today is that Hollywood believes that “taking it seriously” means removing any sense of fun from it, along with draining the color out of it. Richard Donner had it right on the first Superman movie: verisimilitude meaning that it is true to itself.

yup

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (1wjle)

200 What changed between 24 and 26? That's the question we need to answer.

Possible answers:
The Iran War in general
Gas prices (They went down then up)
Healthcare costs (steady upward trend)
Food/Housing costs doubled under Biden, mostly flat under Trump but did not go down much
Deporting invaders

The answer for the 26 election is probably one of these.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

201 "You can't explain any of that with talk about blue locusts or swarthy foreigners. TX didn't change that much in 4 years (a 20 or so point swing between 2022 and 2026) and the last 3 decades do not show a slow, steady decline of GOP strength.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls"


Seems fishier than sous vide sushi.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (MWfyi)

202 Cavill is too fat. He can't put his arms together with his big stretch Armstrong chest.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (enNUy)

203 A Bond/Disney mash up would have Mickey saying "No Mr. Disney, I expect you to die" or maybe a movie about a tranny Antifa wing hiding stolen nuclear missiles in the pond at Epcot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (4WxOo)

204 You can't explain any of that with talk about blue locusts or swarthy foreigners. TX didn't change that much in 4 years (a 20 or so point swing between 2022 and 2026) and the last 3 decades do not show a slow, steady decline of GOP strength.

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Would agree. Demographics are certainly part of the blame. GOP infighting. Complacency from Abbot, who was never really popular. Statewide GOP fatigue.

However, the demographics are a concern because once the jurisdiction is captured, you will never get it back. Harris County on the state macro level would be bad. Hopefully it is more a blip in the road, but the GOP will have to really compete going forward.

Cleaning out the dead growth may be beneficial.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (qCV5n)

205 I'll just play the Battle of Kerak scene from Kingdom of Heaven and get hit in the face with the sound of horses and steel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM

'We can't attack that and live'. Yet they seem to have mostly lived.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (JM5dG)

206 I know it's not disney related, but I cannot fucking wait until the dems start having hearings and their targets all answer like Fauci.

Give them nothing

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (0Yty7)

207 171 >>>Probably giving Zendya a much bigger role...

will the role call for her to frown?
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (1wjle)

Hey, did I bust your balls about worshipping C-3PO? No, I did not.

Posted by: Zendaya, frowning at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (zuZpx)

208 >>I think this is a mistake. It's .. taut.

Well i'll take that under advisement. But also, sometimes, if a movie is too tense, I don't like it. Not that they did anything wrong. They did what they intended. But I'm rarely in the mood for that kind of experience in my old age.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

209 205 I'll just play the Battle of Kerak scene from Kingdom of Heaven and get hit in the face with the sound of horses and steel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM

'We can't attack that and live'. Yet they seem to have mostly lived.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (JM5dG)

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Well, mercy was offered.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (IGotw)

210 At least it's not Been-a-dick Cummerbund.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (6rFOL)

211 197 Callum is a dweebie name.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (qBdHI)

I don't know who he is but he looks like a huge dweeb. So not hot.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (czPqD)

212 Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (qBivk)

May I assume that you are not participating in the boycott of several Jewish-run businesses in Philadelphia this coming Sunday?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (k5CNB)

213 208 I think this is a mistake. It's .. taut.

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"Mom said it was taut..."
-Nicholas Cage to Nicholas Cage in Adaptation

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (IGotw)

214 Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (5aZAZ)

I'm the youngest of 4 kids... and we saw a LOT of movies in theatres over the years... but the last movie the whole family went to was Paint Your Wagon in 1969...

Mom did not approve of the movie choice... after that there were Guys movies and Girls movies...

Dad always took me and my older Brother to the Bond movies...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (mP0Kj)

215 The Slow Horses guy would probably be a good Bond, though he looks to be very short.

Perhaps they can get "Elliot" Page to play Blofeld.

And then everything will work out size-wise.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (YSUhf)

216 I liked Dune and Dune 2, but they were bad adaptations of the source material.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (fPxPS)

217 I have already spent zero dollars on this nonsense in the last few years. Struggling to come up with a way to spend less.

Posted by: Boutros Boutros Ghandi at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (Vu7A1)

218 Why is that? Do you live in a part of Michigan controlled by Muslims?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 03:50 PM (JrHfD)

I live in a rural area on CA's central coast - would have to go to LA or SF to see the movie!

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)

219 You can't explain any of that with talk about blue locusts or swarthy foreigners. TX didn't change that much in 4 years (a 20 or so point swing between 2022 and 2026) and the last 3 decades do not show a slow, steady decline of GOP strength.

--

Of course, we'll never know because the GOP doesn't care at all about voter fraud. Those figures do give me pause. It just doesn't seem on the up and up. Along with Opie Talafreako getting, supposedly, 500k more votes than Harris got in '24. That's...a lot to account for. But again, we'll never know. Who needs election integrity?!

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (qBdHI)

220 Kingdom of Heaven
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That's a weird movie for me. A movie I really dont like that I do actually like. I can't explain it. It repulses and attracts me at the same time. It's almost as if I am french or something. Blech.

Posted by: is there a word for that? at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (anL5R)

221 Well i'll take that under advisement. But also, sometimes, if a movie is too tense, I don't like it. Not that they did anything wrong. They did what they intended. But I'm rarely in the mood for that kind of experience in my old age.

I hear you. I sometimes find that I can't take the stress of a Ms. Rachel or Octonauts episode.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (Riz8t)

222 Dune is one of the Great Books of SF.

Unfortunately there was more than one book.

Even more unfortunately, the shit sandstorm of nonsense it had become didn't stop with the death of the original author. It got worse.

At least Christopher Tolkien has limited himself to publishing books like "My Father's Dry Cleaning Bills, 1947-1949".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (qlLNh)

223 Wouldn't a Home Depot 6 have more muscles and a better tan?

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (UjdFS)

224 Pierce Brosnan is a Turtlenecks & Such 6

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (1wjle)

225 Did the nekkid girl in Goldfinger really die of that being put on her skin?

I believed this rumor two thousand years ago. I mean, I was only a little girl at the time.

Welp, I'm going to go be productive with great vigor to ease the wrath I have at Dims and wimps who hate Trump.

Carry on.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (hzuYO)

226 222 Dune is one of the Great Books of SF.

Unfortunately there was more than one book.

Even more unfortunately, the shit sandstorm of nonsense it had become didn't stop with the death of the original author. It got worse.

At least Christopher Tolkien has limited himself to publishing books like "My Father's Dry Cleaning Bills, 1947-1949".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (qlLNh)

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I will not be satisfied until WB spends $250 million on a giant man-worm arguing political science with the 170th version of a man he crushed to death because he was bored a few times over the course of 5,000 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:57 PM (IGotw)

227 Trump won Texas by like 14% in 2024. The state just hasnt changed that much, there's room to get a majority red vote there.

It will though take a long time to get rid of all of these red state dem Senators. That's the real issue.


Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:57 PM (bnAvt)

228 Can we all agree that 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' was the worst SciFi movie made this century?


I like the Bubbles dance scene though.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:57 PM (JM5dG)

229
Update: Or maybe it's this guy, Jack Lowden, who was apparently in Dunkirk.

He was? Did he play the part of a piece of wood floating in the Channel?
Posted by: Archimedes

I don't remember him in Dunkirk but he does a decent job in Slow Horses
Posted by: Tuna at November 04, 2026 03:43 PM (lJ0H4)



In Dunkirk, he's Tom Hardy's wingman who gets his Spitfire shot down.

I actually think he's already got the 007 job, because of his fate in the Season 6 finale of Slow Horses. They're just working the PR casting horse-race angle to get people talking about 007. I'll say this, if he doesn't get the job, he's gonna be PISSED.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (y9nCu)

230 >>>Did the nekkid girl in Goldfinger really die of that being put on her skin?


no, i've seen in her later movies.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (1wjle)

231 Speaking about movies in general, I have a few streaming services and yet I am always amazed at how there are fewer I want to watch then 10 years ago when I was getting disks from Netflix or 20 years ago when there was something interesting in the theaters every couple of weeks

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

232
Saw "Soulm8te" streaming on HULU last night,

Not a great movie but highly entertaining. Fun watch.

Basically, it's another robot girlfriend turns bunny boiler movie.

Some nice female nudity which I totally approve of since usually nudity in a movie means floppy weiners and no one wants to see that.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (YSUhf)

233 I think she was in the 65 version of And Then There Were None, maybe? *

* Which I still havent seen. I've heard it's one of the best.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (1wjle)

234 229 I actually think he's already got the 007 job, because of his fate in the Season 6 finale of Slow Horses. They're just working the PR casting horse-race angle to get people talking about 007. I'll say this, if he doesn't get the job, he's gonna be PISSED.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (y9nCu)

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He apparently quit the production company he started with his wife, Dua Lipa, a few days ago, and was seen drinking martinis in public, or something.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (IGotw)

235 The last movie the whole family went to was Paint Your Wagon in 1969... Mom did not approve of the movie choice... after that there were Guys movies and Girls movies...

"Paint Your Wagon" was a Broadway musical adaptation starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Did that make it a guy's movie or a girl's movie?

Posted by: TR at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (Z4Xxs)

236 I say make Bond merry and just short of slapstick and you'll have a hit on your hands.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 03:45 PM (XV/Pl)

Campy and retro. I love Casino Royale, but Craig's version of Bond lasted exactly one movie and high-tech modern super cereal thrillers are an oversaturated market.

Posted by: mea culpa at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (iN6fC)

237 Did the nekkid girl in Goldfinger really die of that being put on her skin?

I believed this rumor two thousand years ago. I mean, I was only a little girl at the time.

Welp, I'm going to go be productive with great vigor to ease the wrath I have at Dims and wimps who hate Trump.

Carry on.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:56 PM (hzuYO)
_________

She was fine and lived for years after that with no issues

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (iFTx/)

238
I live in a rural area on CA's central coast - would have to go to LA or SF to see the movie!
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)

I live in a rural area on CA's central coast - would have to go to LA or SF to see the movie!
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM

It's beautiful today and the hills are green. Same.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (czPqD)

239 237 She was fine and lived for years after that with no issues

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (iFTx/)

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So...she's definitely dead because the establishment created a false trail of evidence that she lived?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (IGotw)

240 Can we all agree that 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' was the worst SciFi movie made this century?

The world sounds interesting but...its not.

And then the plot makes no sense.

With the big reveal I was thinking, wait, why didn't they give "the bad guy" a medal for what he did?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (sKqQm)

241 Some nice female nudity which I totally approve of since usually nudity in a movie means floppy weiners and no one wants to see that.


You REALLY shouldn't watch Terminal List 2, especially the innovative torture scene.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (Riz8t)

242 185 Black Bond - Taye Diggs.

He's 55. If Henry Cavendish is too old, he's only fit to play Bond's dad. Wait, there may be another problem...

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t

If 5 foot schoolgirls can kick the asses of 300 pound monsters, Hollywood can adapt.

And wait. 55 too old!?
Back to Convict Conditioning,

And there's probably a few here we wouldn't want to piss off.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (Sco7b)

243 I actually think he's already got the 007 job, because of his fate in the Season 6 finale of Slow Horses. They're just working the PR casting horse-race angle to get people talking about 007.
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I don't see it. He's a mimbo. On the slight side of things. He's not a killer. As edgy as a bar of new soap.

Posted by: is there a word for that? at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (anL5R)

244 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)

245 The answer for the 26 election is probably one of these.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

A 20 point swing means 1 in 5 changed their minds on politics... in just 2 years.

Thinking on everyone I know... Friends, Family, acquaintances, neighbors... there is NO WAY 1 in 5 have changed their politics in the last couple of years.

Do you know that many wishy washy people?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (mP0Kj)

246 "Florida’s Voice
@FLVoiceNews
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55m
DeSantis refuses to rule out 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN as FL held the line in a turbulent midterm | FLV Radio"

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (AKptf)

247 I watched a crappy SF show called Andromeda for a while.

One of the female character played a humanoid alien so they gave her purple skin.

Apparently something in the purple dye was bad for her so they had to give her a reason to come back to the show with gold skin paint instead.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 04:01 PM (sKqQm)

248 correction: I think I mean the 1965 version of "Ten Little Indians"

They could still call it that until the 2000s

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 04:01 PM (1wjle)

249 I guess Zendaya must have been great on the casting couch, because she's not attractive, she can't act and there's nothing remotely charismatic about her, IMO. Maybe her singing voice is o.k. but she's no Judy Garland.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:01 PM (JrHfD)

250 228 Can we all agree that 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' was the worst SciFi movie made this century?

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:57 PM (JM5dG)

I was going to counter with "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", then I realized that "this century" isn't the 20th Century any more. Yeah, I'll have my stewed prunes now, nurse.

If you haven't seen it, SCCTM features the... inimitable... Pia Zadora before she grew breasts, which of course are the only rational reason for having her in any movie whatsoever.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 04:02 PM (qlLNh)

251 I watched a crappy SF show called Andromeda for a while.

Was that the Hercules in space one?

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 04:02 PM (JM5dG)

252 Honestly? Hillary bragging about mind control gives me pause. It's always projection. Just saying.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:02 PM (i+GzW)

253 Thinking on everyone I know... Friends, Family, acquaintances, neighbors... there is NO WAY 1 in 5 have changed their politics in the last couple of years.

No. I know Dem voters who voted Dem and Rep voters who voted R.

No one switched between 24 and 26 as far as I can tell

But massive fraud in red states under the watchful eye of the Trump admin seems unlikely to me.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

254 216 I liked Dune and Dune 2, but they were bad adaptations of the source material.
Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 03:55 PM (fPxPS)

Nothing will ever beat Patrick Stewart with a Mullet and it ain't even close. RIP that guy.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:03 PM (lLeLE)

255 Nurse, my gut instinct was he was gonna win but I just hoped he wouldn't

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:03 PM (+gK6I)

256 A 20 point swing means 1 in 5 changed their minds on politics... in just 2 years.

Thinking on everyone I know... Friends, Family, acquaintances, neighbors... there is NO WAY 1 in 5 have changed their politics in the last couple of years.

Do you know that many wishy washy people?
Posted by: Romeo13

===

Easily, 1 out of 20 Trump voters I know have soured on him since 2026. And these are hard R conservatives. I cant imagine independents and crossover dems.

A guy I sort of know at my office, (he knows I'm a conservative) and like the first thing out of his mouth was how sick he is of Trump (but he's still a supporter)

Its real and its out there

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:03 PM (bnAvt)

257 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)
________

I did think Paxton would pull it out, mostly because Talacreepo is so skin-crawlingly creepy, but I was one of the guys who said several times that Paxton wasn't a good candidate and could have trouble.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 04:03 PM (iFTx/)

258 > 249 I guess Zendaya must have been great on the casting couch, because she's not attractive, she can't act and there's nothing remotely charismatic about her, IMO.

Right. Jenna Ortega isn't exactly Sarah Bernhardt either, but at least she's actually cute.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (qlLNh)

259 I'm in the minority on Bond. I think the movies are mostly unfortunate. I've read about a third or more of the novels at this point, and they're really good. The movies are a big red nose clown shoes take on the whole thing. It's the one big franchise I've been hoping wokeness will ruin so it dies.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (HFrEr)

260 Was that the Hercules in space one?

Yes.

Season one is ok. And the highlight is probably the episode explaining the motivations of Sorbo's crewmate nemesis.

The show went downhill fast after that.

Lexa Doig was nice eye candy though

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)

261 In further Everything Is Gay news, Ben Wishlaw, who played a young "Q" since Skyfall, was disinvited from returning to the series when it reboots.

__________________________

Duh...it's going to be a woman replacing him. Because, Q has to be smart and innovative. A genius. That's every woman on the planet....provided they are having hormone issues.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (dIske)

262 He apparently quit the production company he started with his wife, Dua Lipa

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (IGotw)

She is a woke, pro-pally c*nt, so my guess is that he is too, or at least woke-curious.

F*ck that.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (k5CNB)

263 I liked the Dune movie, but it was distorted by fashionable leftist views about religion and colonialism.

In the movie, Paul Atreides uses a fake prophecy implanted by scheming missionaries to guile the upstanding native Fremen into supporting his imperial ambitions. Also, a strong native woman teaches him valuable lessons about fighting and life in general. Yes, Christianity and Europeans are bad and natives are wonderful, I get it.

These elements are present in the original, but with a completely different emphasis. The prophecies are true in some strange way. Paul Atreides becomes more Fremen then the Fremen (cultural appropriation! but not a deception) and fulfills their age-old dream. Fighting is part of the Fremen's culture, there are no pacifists or reticent fighters, and they really don't mind giving their lives for the cause.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (YAu8A)

264 "Paint Your Wagon" was a Broadway musical adaptation starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Did that make it a guy's movie or a girl's movie?
Posted by: TR at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (Z4Xxs)

Mom did not approve of the Saloon scenes... or the dual marriage thing... so.. guys movie even if it was a musical.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (mP0Kj)

265 Weird that practically in the entire Western world seems to be voting right. But here? Communism

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (i+GzW)

266 James Talarico got more 'votes' than any Democrat candidate has EVER gotten in Texas history. He got 500,000 more 'votes' than Kamala Harris got two years ago in a Presidential election year. The demographics of Texas have not changed significantly in two years.

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Doesn't this sound like Biden's vote count? It's bullshit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (iOpI2)

267 "Taste the Blood of Dracula"

Michael Ripper as the police inspector is a hoot.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (IQhz0)

268 Did the nekkid girl in Goldfinger really die of that being put on her skin?

No, but Buddy "Jed Clampett" Ebsen had to drop out of "The Wizard of Oz" because he almost died from the aluminum-dust makeup they used to make him look like the Tin Man.

Posted by: TR at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (Z4Xxs)

269 A guy I sort of know at my office, (he knows I'm a conservative) and like the first thing out of his mouth was how sick he is of Trump (but he's still a supporter)

Its real and its out there
Posted by: Leupold
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It must be, because of your experience of one guy.

Posted by: Science! at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (anL5R)

270
DeSantis refuses to rule out 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN as FL held the line in a turbulent midterm | FLV Radio"
Posted by: runner

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Funny about Ron, he's bold in governance but he has that hesitant, whiney affect. Not sure that's a winner against some who does impressions and jumps up and down like AOC.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (mmrXZ)

271 262 She is a woke, pro-pally c*nt, so my guess is that he is too, or at least woke-curious.

F*ck that.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (k5CNB)

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All I know is that I only know her from wearing a slinky dress at the start of Argylle.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (IGotw)

272 252 Honestly? Hillary bragging about mind control gives me pause. It's always projection. Just saying.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:02 PM (i+GzW)

They've mastered weaving narratives through social media influencers (cringe ass fuckin term, but accurate).

Propaganda/Mind Control through another phrase. It probably slipped through her brain cause they'd been spending the majority of the time gaming out and applying this stuff for the past two years for this election. Cause that's just what they do.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:05 PM (lLeLE)

273
I did think Paxton would pull it out, mostly because Talacreepo is so skin-crawlingly creepy, but I was one of the guys who said several times that Paxton wasn't a good candidate and could have trouble.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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I thought we'd at least squeak that one out despite being pessimistic

When you look at how much money Talarico raised vs Paxton, of course this side of him was never exposed. The MSM is not going to talk about it.

To the voters that mattered, he was a fresh face.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (bnAvt)

274 I liked the Dune movies, despite having spent much of my HS years actively resenting the fanbois yammering about the books. Finally watched the first movie on a flight. Actually over two flights. Slow, deliberate, and enjoyable.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (2bFN5)

275 Print more money !!!!!!!!!!

AND Free Sh*t for everyone Mentality won for now...

Wait a year or two when inflation is back to 10% and Gas is still high...

Trump needs to finish off Iran Now. F**k what Schumer and Jefferies say when their Menstrual Cramps increase.

Next two years nothing will change and in January 2027 more24/7 Investigations into Trump...

Just do it... You have nothing to Lose......

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (jGtoG)

276 I did think Paxton would pull it out, mostly because Talacreepo is so skin-crawlingly creepy, but I was one of the guys who said several times that Paxton wasn't a good candidate and could have trouble.

Posted by: Elric The Blade

Concur. The thing that really hurts is the knowledge that Cornyn feels vindicated. He'd have lost as well, but now he can comfort himself that a huge mistake was made in going with Paxton.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

277 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)

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Hell, I got laughed at just for asking if KS was in play.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (AZDyS)

278
Anyway, onto the topic, Sony is very healthy. Disney cutting 20% is because of bad choices. It doesn't have to be this way.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (mmrXZ)

279 Coryn would have lost as well based on the numbers

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

280 To the voters that mattered, he was a fresh face.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:06 PM (bnAvt)

A fresh face that perfectly played the Biden Playbook of disappearing for two weeks while Republicans annoyed the fuck out of everyone with 2-3 texts per fuckin hour.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (lLeLE)

281 Lexa Doig was nice eye candy though

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)
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Who is married to Michael Shanks ( Dr. Daniel Jackson of SG-1 ) .

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (brIJB)

282 Some nice female nudity which I totally approve of since usually nudity in a movie means floppy weiners and no one wants to see that.


You REALLY shouldn't watch Terminal List 2, especially the innovative torture scene.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 03:59 PM (Riz8t)

Too late...I saw it.

Not a fan of detached weiners either.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (YSUhf)

283 DeSantis refuses to rule out 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN as FL held the line in a turbulent midterm | FLV Radio"
Posted by: runner

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Funny about Ron, he's bold in governance but he has that hesitant, whiney affect. Not sure that's a winner against some who does impressions and jumps up and down like AOC.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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I'm open to DeSantis and Rubio. And others

I dont think Vance stands much of a chance.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (bnAvt)

284 198 Barry Nelson was the best Bond, and everyone is just too chicken shit to admit it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:53 PM (IGotw)

Deep cut Bond lore. Respect!

208 >>I think this is a mistake. It's .. taut.

Well i'll take that under advisement. But also, sometimes, if a movie is too tense, I don't like it. Not that they did anything wrong. They did what they intended. But I'm rarely in the mood for that kind of experience in my old age.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

You should def watch the first Scicario. It's superb. And bonus points for portaying a female LEO who isn't a girl boss. It's painfully apparent throughout the movie that she is in WAY over her head, and she gets her ass kicked multiple times.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (XOt8C)

285 Illegals still get in on voting, maybe that helped Talarico

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:08 PM (Ia/+0)

286 They are a bunch of ungrateful sheep. This is the thanks PDT gets.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 04:08 PM (MWfyi)

287 He apparently quit the production company he started with his wife, Dua Lipa

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 03:58 PM (IGotw)

She is a woke, pro-pally c*nt, so my guess is that he is too, or at least woke-curious.

F*ck that.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (k5CNB)
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She is also mid (at best) in person. Horrible skin. Odd body. Unrecognizable. I don't think she's all that even when dolled and filtered, but in person ... nah. She's tall, though.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)

288 The last movie the whole family went to was Paint Your Wagon in 1969...


Stupid song

Posted by: Zombie Tommy Smothers at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (6rFOL)

289 Hope Trump has his pardon pen ready

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (+gK6I)

290 Concur. The thing that really hurts is the knowledge that Cornyn feels vindicated. He'd have lost as well, but now he can comfort himself that a huge mistake was made in going with Paxton.

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Eh, who cares. Both their careers are dead. Cruz will have to become better to retain his seat. Younger Texans are now free to start campaigning for why they are right for Texas. Eventually, your party gets old and outdated and you need to shake things up.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (qCV5n)

291 Funny about Ron, he's bold in governance but he has that hesitant, whiney affect. Not sure that's a winner against some who does impressions and jumps up and down like AOC.

He's certainly not going to be able to compete with AOC in the all-important sweater puppy category.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)

292 Weird. Every county in Texas swung blue. Ditto Kansas and Iowa. Every. County.

An Iowa Democrat who dropped out of his race in September over health issues still won his State House seat comfortably, in a district that leans Republican.

https://x.com/unusual_whales/ status/2118050142880453099

The math ain't mathin...

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (SHHm+)

293 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)

Nah...you were heckled and told to sit down because you shoot 9mm and you are a chick, which means you are not allowed to speak when the men are talking.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo....Misogynists-R-Us at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (k5CNB)

294 249 I guess Zendaya must have been great on the casting couch, because she's not attractive, she can't act and there's nothing remotely charismatic about her, IMO. Maybe her singing voice is o.k. but she's no Judy Garland.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:01 PM (JrHfD

I liked having kids shows on. Comedy. Some people I could cheer on. No blacks bitching about racism. No gays a bit back.

Zendaya was cute on K.C. Undercover with her as a teenage spy. But to see her as all that blackress now.

No. Ruth Righi is amazing. And Sophia Wylie sp?

I like Zendaya but meh

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (Sco7b)

295 Concur. The thing that really hurts is the knowledge that Cornyn feels vindicated. He'd have lost as well, but now he can comfort himself that a huge mistake was made in going with Paxton.
Posted by: Archimedes

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I didnt like Cornyn, but to me he wasnt a McCain or Thillis.

I'm all for getting rid of a RINO, but better have an electable replacement, Paxton was not that guy.

I think Paxton probably brought down Abbot as well.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (bnAvt)

296 Does this now mean I can pretend to be a woman and go into the woman's bathroom and watch T and A without any consequences ????

Posted by: Bill C at November 04, 2026 04:10 PM (To0UR)

297 289 Hope Trump has his pardon pen ready
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (+gK6I)

NO STANDING!!!!

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge Joasberg at November 04, 2026 04:10 PM (lLeLE)

298
I actually think he's already got the 007 job, because of his fate in the Season 6 finale of Slow Horses. They're just working the PR casting horse-race angle to get people talking about 007.
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I don't see it. He's a mimbo. On the slight side of things. He's not a killer. As edgy as a bar of new soap.
Posted by: is there a word for that? at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (anL5R)




"got the 007 job" doesn't mean "he's the right actor for the job". It just means that Amazon thinks he's the right actor for their marketing.

Yeah, he's shorter than Bond should be, and doesn't project the menace you should be getting from a proper Scottish Bond. He does have the acting chops, but he's also kind of on the Roger Moore-ish comedic side of things.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 04:10 PM (y9nCu)

299 "Stupid song
Posted by: Zombie Tommy Smothers "

Hi there trees!

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 04:10 PM (MWfyi)

300 Nah...you were heckled and told to sit down because you shoot 9mm and you are a chick, which means you are not allowed to speak when the men are talking.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo....Misogynists-R-Us at November 04, 2026 04:09 PM (k5CNB)

And then the murders began...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 04, 2026 04:10 PM (brIJB)

301 Anyone who was desperately wrong and confident should really not be talking about what they were right about. At least not for a few days.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (i+GzW)

302 Here's another fair and honest election result:

Democrat Ericka Lomick just “won” Texas House District 93 despite being a convicted felon who suspended her campaign months ago.

https://x.com/ginamilan_/
status/2118047365189841200

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (SHHm+)

303 259 I'm in the minority on Bond. I think the movies are mostly unfortunate. I've read about a third or more of the novels at this point, and they're really good. The movies are a big red nose clown shoes take on the whole thing. It's the one big franchise I've been hoping wokeness will ruin so it dies.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:04 PM (HFrEr)

Having read them all multiple times, I regret to inform you that the later novels really started falling off. Fleming was getting bored, but he needed the money so he kept pumping them out.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (XOt8C)

304 They are a bunch of ungrateful sheep. This is the thanks PDT gets.
Posted by: fd

By March, they'll start to see their life isn't getting better. And will wonder how can that be?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (r2Icn)

305 "Taste the Blood of Dracula"

Michael Ripper as the police inspector is a hoot.

--

One of my favorite Hammers. Michael Ripper was certainly a mainstay in Hammer films.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (qBdHI)

306
Didn't bother with Sicario.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 03:37 PM

I think this is a mistake. It's .. taut.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:52 PM (JM5dG)

I liked both Scicario movies.

But....if you like your drug cartel movies grim and downbeat with plenty of jazzy dialogue,

Check out "The Counselor" directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy.

Maybe the last good movie Ol' Riddy made.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (YSUhf)

307 Forget mood / tone, The Batman was awful because it was Leftist shite. Young black-Latina female is the mayor of integrity and courage who's going to show whitey how to save a city? Seriously, is there any female black politician (and there are many) who have saved anyone, much less been anything other than a complete racial grifter? Then Lenny Kravitz's daughter's psycho rants about rich white men... The bad guys shooting innocent people were literally ALL WHITE MEN... Coupled with Twilight Robert Pattinson (as opposed to Tenet Robert Pattinson, who I thought was pretty cool) as emo-Batman... Paul Dano was badass and always is, and Colin Farrell was great as The Penguin (though his scream-scolding them for not knowing the difference between "el" and "la" was nauseatingly woke...). The Joker ending was cool too, but overall the movie was crap.

Posted by: bearski at November 04, 2026 04:12 PM (Bhsk7)

308 257 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)

I was wrong about TX in 2026. Plain and simple. I can say so.

But I think people who thought Talarico was going to win, if they were just focused on that race, were right basically by coincidence.

The TX GOP got its ass kicked across the board last night. If a single one its statewide candidates won, that's news to me (including for supreme court, court of criminal appeals - offices people are almost never too worked up about). To say nothing of regional offices like the intermediate appellate court judgeships (which have gone both ways since 2018 by reasonably narrow margins).

Cornyn would have lost last night too if it had been him rather than Paxton. Any R would have.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:12 PM (HFrEr)

309 Do you think they will keep Jeffries as speaker or is he safe by being black ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:12 PM (+gK6I)

310 By March, they'll start to see their life isn't getting better. And will wonder how can that be?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

===

It will be blamed on Trump, even with a Dem Congress.

See Bush in 2008 when he had lost Congress in 2006

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (bnAvt)

311 He does have the acting chops, but he's also kind of on the Roger Moore-ish comedic side of things.
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I will concede he is more Moore than Connery. Still Moore was dashing. The slow horses dude is a bit of a mimbo. Not much going on behind the eyes. Moore had some cunning. Even with the comedy.

Posted by: But I'm not a casting director what do I know at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (anL5R)

312 You should def watch the first Scicario. It's superb. And bonus points for portaying a female LEO who isn't a girl boss. It's painfully apparent throughout the movie that she is in WAY over her head, and she gets her ass kicked multiple times.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:07 PM (XOt8C)

___________

Watching Josh Brolin pretty much body slam Emily Blunt and explain reality to her after she punches him is very satisfying.

Good movie.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (AZDyS)

313
I just don't know who DeSantis could beat. Kamala?

I was really hoping she'd run, but with this DSA Red/Green wave, I think she's yesterday's news to Dems.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (mmrXZ)

314 It's not going to be a woman. Although AOC has a decent amount of masculine energy. Democrats have been grooming their people for a year that they need a strong manly man.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (i+GzW)

315 Anyone who was desperately wrong and confident should really not be talking about what they were right about. At least not for a few days.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (JM5dG)

316 Alabama elected a man pretending to be a woman to the statehouse.

Alafreakinbama.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (2Drhq)

317 I was heckled and told to sit down when I stated several times that talarico was going to win.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3ksun)
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*hands nurse a second pudding cup*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (RIvkX)

318 I haven't even looked because there's only so much horror show I could endure about the midterms, but Jr. Black just told me Greenville, SC went full blue. Spartanburg barely stayed red. I can't emphasize enough how conservative the upstate counties of Greenville and Spartanburg used to be. A massive influx of people are ruining this state, just like our northern NC has experienced. Pretty gloomy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (qBdHI)

319 Brandon Gill won his race.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (AKptf)

320 Cornyn would have lost last night too if it had been him rather than Paxton. Any R would have.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

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I can see case being made either way, I think though an "open" seat with an insanely polarizing GOP nominee poured a lot of outside money into it that would not have been there with Cornyn.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (bnAvt)

321 By March, they'll start to see their life isn't getting better. And will wonder how can that be?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

===

It will be blamed on Trump, even with a Dem Congress.

See Bush in 2008 when he had lost Congress in 2006
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:13 PM (bnAvt)

____________

"We inherited this economy."

Not even an insightful prediction.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (AZDyS)

322 There are maths problems with some of these races.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (r2Icn)

323 I liked both Sicario movies.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (YSUhf)

Me too! Good, subtle character development, and they did not drag at all!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (k5CNB)

324 Then again, if the fix is in, and it might be now, it could be anyone. They'll just pick who they want and shove them in. But for a real race I think they don't have a woman in store.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (i+GzW)

325 Duh...it's going to be a woman replacing him. Because, Q has to be smart and innovative. A genius. That's every woman on the planet....provided they are having hormone issues.

Could be Hollywood's favorite stereotype, the black nerdy techy who somehow also is a hit with the ladies. Hardison on Leverage, for instance.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 04:15 PM (2ocoG)

326 I just don't know who DeSantis could beat. Kamala?

I was really hoping she'd run, but with this DSA Red/Green wave, I think she's yesterday's news to Dems.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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I think he could be Newsome, he certainly has a better record as Gov of FL vs CA.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:15 PM (bnAvt)

327 325 Could be Hollywood's favorite stereotype, the black nerdy techy who somehow also is a hit with the ladies. Hardison on Leverage, for instance.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 04:15 PM (2ocoG)

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"WAAAALL-E!"
-WALL-E

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 04:15 PM (IGotw)

328 It will be blamed on Trump, even with a Dem Congress.

See Bush in 2008 when he had lost Congress in 2006
Posted by: Leupold

See California with a Dem governor and Dem super majorities in both the State Senate and State Assembly for the past decade plus.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (6rFOL)

329 Democrat Ericka Lomick just “won” Texas House District 93 despite being a convicted felon who suspended her campaign months ago.
==
People who live in glass houses can't throw stones.

Posted by: I live in Cleveland been there seen that at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (anL5R)

330 Not shocked at Greenville. Shocked at Sparkle City not being deep blue with all the denizens I see when I'm there.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (enNUy)

331 Having read them all multiple times, I regret to inform you that the later novels really started falling off. Fleming was getting bored, but he needed the money so he kept pumping them out.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (XOt8C)

Well, fuck me, I guess. I'm sorry to hear that.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (HFrEr)

332 I can see case being made either way, I think though an "open" seat with an insanely polarizing GOP nominee poured a lot of outside money into it that would not have been there with Cornyn.

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That's the argument I would make if I was in Cornyn's camp. But the results across the country suggest it would not have mattered.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (qCV5n)

333 Hey always lurker here, just want to say hi and thank you for being the community online. Thank you Ace for all you do. You Insty are the last of the mohicans and my only daily reads.

Anyways, G-d has a plan and it will be good. The sun will continue to rise.

Agreed on director how do you spell his name. The Dunes and BladeRunner were boring and horribly overrated.

Sicario, though is a classic. Top 10 film imo.

Posted by: naftali at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (Atjli)

334 290 Concur. The thing that really hurts is the knowledge that Cornyn feels vindicated. He'd have lost as well, but now he can comfort himself that a huge mistake was made in going with Paxton.

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Eh, who cares. Both their careers are dead. Cruz will have to become better to retain his seat. Younger Texans are now free to start campaigning for why they are right for Texas. Eventually, your party gets old and outdated and you need to shake things up.
Posted by: SH

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Agreed on Cornyn & Paxton. Annoying that Corny gets to gloat but whatever, they ain't coming back... Not feeling like Cruz is in danger. This seismic shift isn't because Paxton was a bad candidate (he wasn't great); Paxton didn't make a 20 point swing down for Abbott... People are just pissed and voted for Dems. If that's repeatable (can't believe it will be), we may as well close up shop...

Posted by: bearski at November 04, 2026 04:17 PM (Bhsk7)

335
Does this now mean I can pretend to be a woman and go into the woman's bathroom and watch T and A without any consequences ????
Posted by: Bill C

================

Yes, and I hope you do it! In every damn blue precinct in America!

In fact, that's a project I would kick $20 to. Or better still, execute. Seriously, if any male moron wants to do a 2-year road trip with me -- you enter bathrooms, I shoot the video -- I'm down! We would get millions of views, enough to monetize and pay for gas.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 04:17 PM (mmrXZ)

336 Watching Casablanca, seems fitting to the times

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

337 336 Watching Casablanca, seems fitting to the times

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

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Cabaret is not the movie of our times!

The Devils is the movie of our times!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 04:17 PM (IGotw)

338 See California with a Dem governor and Dem super majorities in both the State Senate and State Assembly for the past decade plus.

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Speaking of CA, which commie stooge won the mayor's race in LA?

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 04:18 PM (qBdHI)

339 Watching Casablanca, seems fitting to the times

Posted by: Skip


It will take a miracle to get out of this mess, and the Democrats have outlawed miracles.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:20 PM (6rFOL)

340 two of Fleming's later books, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice, are very good. Many people rank OHMSS as either #1 or #2.

His last book, The Man with the Golden Gun, was unfinished when he died of a heart attack and is clearly a first draft. The completed "book" actually contains what are obviously two different rewrites of the same scene, but just presented within 10 pages of each other.

Fleming's quality drops and rises by book but I dispute that there is a falling off in his later books. Some of his worst books, Diamonds are Forever and Live and Let Die, are early. His absolute worst, the Spy Who Loved Me, is middle.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 04:20 PM (1wjle)

341 Not shocked at Greenville. Shocked at Sparkle City not being deep blue with all the denizens I see when I'm there.

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Greenville used to be reliably red. In the 25+ years I've lived in the upstate, the last 10 have seen a big shift in politics there.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 04:20 PM (qBdHI)

342 Well, I have to admit that I was pretty shocked to see how things turned out in Texas, but the more I think about it, the more I come to suspect that people are just fed up with politics as usual in general, and disgusted with the GOPe in particular so they just said cfuk it all and either stayed home or voted for the other guy to send a message.

I'm sure a little cheating helped the D's along the way as someone pointed out earlier there seem to be some numerical discrepancies becoming evident.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:21 PM (3Ope8)

343 I rate YOLT higher than most others but almost everyone rates OHMSS as among the best, or the best.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

344 322 There are maths problems with some of these races.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 04:14 PM (r2Icn)

Ya think?

At least Kansas is looking into theirs.

I do not know how they did it, but multiple states swinging every county blue, people who dropped out of races winning, more votes for D candidates than past Democrat Presidential candidates...

All seems on the up-and-up to me.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:21 PM (SHHm+)

345 Every county in Oklahoma swung blue too.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 04:22 PM (Wt1Rs)

346 331 Having read them all multiple times, I regret to inform you that the later novels really started falling off. Fleming was getting bored, but he needed the money so he kept pumping them out.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:11 PM (XOt8C)

Well, fuck me, I guess. I'm sorry to hear that.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:16 PM (HFrEr)

Don't be too disappointed, they're still good books! They just don't quite match the page-turning thrill ride of the early stuff.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:22 PM (XOt8C)

347 I do have that little niggling thing bothering me about the election and such a massive wave. Something feels off, but I couldn't describe it like was obvious in 2020. But there have been waves before.

I did find it weird how much advertising the dems were able to do despite the dnc supposedly being so poor.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 04:22 PM (n5tGW)

348 If they think people stayed home in 26, wait until 28.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:22 PM (enNUy)

349 I am as sure as can be cheating has become a art to the Marxists.
I still think as my first book on 2016 election computer hacking is their main goal

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Ia/+0)

350 "I was bored by Dune and Dune 2". You didn't walk out part way through the first movie when you discovered Liet-Kynes was a gender-swapped girlboss? What kind of nerd are you???

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at November 04, 2026 04:23 PM (lfNXu)

351 Did anywhere swing Red?

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Wt1Rs)

352 Remember when Trump ran the first time and there was the Russian hoax and Hunter's laptop, and then all the other criminal behavior later in the Biden/Barky administration by the top people in charge?

Yeah.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at November 04, 2026 04:24 PM (MWfyi)

353 Hmmm.... odd... just looking at Texas vote maps...

Turnout number totals about normal for a non Prez Election.... but EVERY single county in Texas went further Dem? in EVERY RACE?

From Governor to Railroad Commissioner? That seems statistically odd.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 04:24 PM (mP0Kj)

354 2028 Talarico/ Abdul

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:26 PM (+gK6I)

355 Ace the Scspegoat. Spelling optional, inferior beings.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:26 PM (hxMfc)

356 Well, I have to admit that I was pretty shocked to see how things turned out in Texas, but the more I think about it, the more I come to suspect that people are just fed up with politics as usual in general, and disgusted with the GOPe in particular so they just said cfuk it all and either stayed home or voted for the other guy to send a message.

I'm sure a little cheating helped the D's along the way as someone pointed out earlier there seem to be some numerical discrepancies becoming evident.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:21 PM (3Ope

You don't get a 24 point swing from one election to the next. Until this one in Texas. It's like California voted in our election instead of Texas voters.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:27 PM (lpTXP)

357 "Turnout number totals about normal for a non Prez Election.... but EVERY single county in Texas went further Dem? in EVERY RACE?

From Governor to Railroad Commissioner? That seems statistically odd.
Posted by: Romeo13"


Seems fishier than Lena Dunham's hamper.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 04:27 PM (MWfyi)

358 340 two of Fleming's later books, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice, are very good. Many people rank OHMSS as either #1 or #2.

His last book, The Man with the Golden Gun, was unfinished when he died of a heart attack and is clearly a first draft. The completed "book" actually contains what are obviously two different rewrites of the same scene, but just presented within 10 pages of each other.

Fleming's quality drops and rises by book but I dispute that there is a falling off in his later books. Some of his worst books, Diamonds are Forever and Live and Let Die, are early. His absolute worst, the Spy Who Loved Me, is middle.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 04:20 PM (1wjle)

You didn't like Live and Let Die??? That might be my favorite. The swim Bond makes in the open ocean from his rented villa to Mr. Big's lair were some of the most thrilling pages in all of spy fiction. Majesty's is okay, I just didn't feel like Bond falling for Tracy was believable. Maybe because Fleming was uncomfortable writing a subplot based on romantic emotion.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM (XOt8C)

359 It's like California voted in our election instead of Texas voters.

California's elections are openly fraudulent, they're daring DOJ to do something about it at this point.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM (2ocoG)

360 I guess I'm the minority who finds Zendya super hot. But that doesn't mean I think she can act.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM (SwyyQ)

361 353 >> Lotta disgust here for Governor Hot Wheels and the Turd Blossom group. Can't underestimate that factor.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM (3Ope8)

362 My Louisiana buddies are texting me that they are willing to take me back in their red state but I need to pass an interview first and a written test.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM (lpTXP)

363
Speaking of CA, which commie stooge won the mayor's race in LA?
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 04:18 PM (qBdHI)

Still counting, of course.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM (kX27y)

364 Nick Cage made a sequel to Lord of War, Lords of War no word if Britney Grinder makes an appearance in the prisoner swap.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM (ubCxQ)

365 351 Did anywhere swing Red?
Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Wt1Rs)

Depends. Define “Red”.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM (Gqar8)

366 My Louisiana buddies are texting me that they are willing to take me back in their red state but I need to pass an interview first and a written test.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM

in French.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM (JM5dG)

367 people are just fed up with politics as usual in general, and disgusted with the GOPe in particular so they just said cfuk it all and either stayed home "

Pretty much nailed it.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 04:30 PM (pfXMo)

368 I'd be delighted to see Paxton challenge the vote. Put up or shut up.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:30 PM (3Ope8)

369 I guess I'm the minority who finds Zendya super hot. But that doesn't mean I think she can act.

She's fine looks-wise. Not spectacular, not ugly. She always plays the same character, and like a lot of actors who do that, it sometimes fits and often doesn't.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 04:30 PM (2ocoG)

370 Is JD Vance turning into Mike Pence ????

Posted by: Ralph Dorfman at November 04, 2026 04:31 PM (qZqSb)

371 Did anywhere swing Red?
Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Wt1Rs)

Depends. Define “Red”.
Posted by: tubal

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About the only state that was able to beat things back was FL. But even there, it was tight.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:31 PM (bnAvt)

372 366 My Louisiana buddies are texting me that they are willing to take me back in their red state but I need to pass an interview first and a written test.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:28 PM


Length of left leg: ___
Length of right leg: ___

Posted by: Application to live in West Virginia at November 04, 2026 04:31 PM (ZA4gy)

373 It seems possible, with recent AI advances and bugs being found every week in the infrastructure, from PHP to Linux, that left-wing people in the tech industry have discovered some new vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems.
Who knows. Will a statistical analysis show some correlation between the voting systems used and Democrat gains? It should be interesting to test.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 04:31 PM (YAu8A)

374
I'd be totally up for Trump using the Insurrection Act here in Texas to disqualify the winners ala Lincoln if it could be -

iron-clad proven that voter fraud swung the election and who did the fraud and paid for it were known.

That won't happen though so talking about a cheat is kinda worthless.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:31 PM (YSUhf)

375 There can only ever be one Mike Pence.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (enNUy)

376 The only real miss was Zendaya who was clearly playing Zendaya the whole movie.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

She was bad, her character (Chani) was worse. The script went from her being a zealous Fremen to scoffing at their religion. From being hurt but behind Paul in his decision to take Irulan as his wife to storming out of the room. In the books she is a strong woman willing to make sacrifices. They "modernized" her and turned her into a b*tch. Zendaya added on "boring".

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (9ZFZd)

377 Is JD Vance turning into Mike Pence

How so? GOPe wouldn't touch anything Vance said about the election with a 10 mile pole, and I've read that Trump agreed with him.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (2ocoG)

378 I had no problem with any Republican office holder. They made Texas an economic powerhouse while maintaining a low cost of living , defied the left and secured the border on our own and expanded my 2nd amendment rights.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (lpTXP)

379 Zendaya was a terrible Chani

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (+gK6I)

380 Talarico as 007

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (Cqx++)

381 Time for the Republican Jerkoffs to turn their ass toward Mecca and Pray !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (qZqSb)

382 Nood

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (enNUy)

383
Danial Craig is married to Rachel Weisz, who makes for a pretty good beard if he's gay.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (Y8DZL)

384 Turnout number totals about normal for a non Prez Election.... but EVERY single county in Texas went further Dem? in EVERY RACE?

From Governor to Railroad Commissioner? That seems statistically odd.
Posted by: Romeo13

There were whispers of a warehouse in Houston containing pallets of pre-marked ballots, several hundred thousand of them. Haven't seen any substantiation of this, but:

A. It would explain a lot if true.
B. Knowing what I know about Dems and their election malfeasance, I can't disregard it as a kook conspiracy theory.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (6rFOL)

385 According to Vance, the prime concerns of voters polled were: an end to the the war with Iran, focus on cost of living/inflation, put America first, and a change in our relationship to Israel. All of those except the first one require some participation/engagement with congress. Thune and his minions effectively put the kabash on that effort. PDTS should have crushed Iran and then bombed the rubble.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (3Ope8)

386 I'd be totally up for Trump using the Insurrection Act here in Texas to disqualify the winners ala Lincoln if it could be -

iron-clad proven that voter fraud swung the election and who did the fraud and paid for it were known.

That won't happen though so talking about a cheat is kinda worthless.
Posted by: naturalfake

That's what the Democracy Files game plan was designed for. They knew their cheating would lead to a constitutional conflict that they could use to get governors to engineer a complete overthrow. That's exactly what they want.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (nEUC6)

387 They "modernized" her and turned her into a b*tch. Zendaya added on "boring".
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (9ZFZd)

Zendaya:

"Ok, I see Chani as her own woman. But, very frowny. Very very frowny,

Oh! And boring. She should be soooooooo boring.

Alright, ready Mr Villeo...villescooperdoo!"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (YSUhf)

388 Depends. Define “Red”.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM

Sát Công

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (0sNs1)

389 in French.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 04:29 PM (JM5dG)

I had to take my Louisiana real estate test which is based on Civil law of French and Spanish civil code instead of English Common law like the rest of the states.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (lpTXP)

390 Sorry LA real estate test included both Civil Law and Common Law in case you're dealing outside of Louisiana. At least it did.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (lpTXP)

391 The Marxists will protect Iran if they can

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (Ia/+0)

392 Another survey of one:

I hate Trump personally and really don't like him being the standard bearer of a movement I support.

I also really disliked the do nothing Republican rep we had until yesterday. (He lost to a Dem who had already been defeated in two previous races.)

That said I went out and voted for all the R's yesterday. Can't say I'm overly upset about the loses of the people I voted for since they were mostly useless anyway.

Posted by: Boutros Boutros Ghandi at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (Vu7A1)

393 That said I went out and voted for all the R's yesterday. Can't say I'm overly upset about the loses of the people I voted for since they were mostly useless anyway.
Posted by: Boutros Boutros Ghandi at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (Vu7A1)

I suspect that we will have plenty of opportunity to become sorry. There's an appreciable difference between useless and useful to the other side.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (HFrEr)

394 George Clooney doe a move, runs it q half speed, and everyone says its great.

Posted by: MikeN at November 04, 2026 05:03 PM (38CpP)

395 Another example of a Villeneuve movie that is well made yet grueling to watch is Prisoners, from a dozen years ago. Everyone on screen doing a great job, and you just want it over with. It's probably more fun just to read the screenplay & imagine Hugh Jackman spazzing out

Posted by: 80sfan at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (kICCO)

396 "Denis Villaneuve is a deeply boring director. He's one of those guys who thinks "prestige" = "slow and Low Energy." A lot of people believe that now. "

I feel about Denis the same I do about Ang Lee, "an okay story is turned into a must see because they have a good eye for environmental images." The Hulk was BEAUTIFUL story was eh. Brokeback Mountain other than it's controversy hustle was an Eh, story with BEAUTIFUL scenery, Denis does the same.

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (vSedm)

The Brutal Shifts in Demographic Groups That Doomed Us

I started bolding the important parts but I stopped because it's all bold-faced important.

Dmitri Bolt:

According to preliminary exit polling data from an SSRS Voter Poll, Latino men shifted 33-points toward Republicans in 2024 before swinging 24 points back toward Democrats in 2026. Latinos overall moved 27-points right before shifting 20-points left last night, while Catholics followed a 25-point Republican swing with a 16-point Democratic reversal.

The biggest reversal came among voters ages 18-29, whose 13-point shift toward Republicans in 2024 was overwhelmed by a 35-point swing toward Democrats last night. Suburban voters swung 20 points toward Democrats after moving six points right in 2024, while Asian voters shifted 25 points left after moving 12 points right.

The losses also extended to groups often associated with the Republican base. Men shifted four-points toward Republicans between 2020 and 2024, then swung 11 points toward Democrats in the preliminary 2026 results. Voters without a college degree moved 11 points right in 2024 before shifting seven-points back left, while households earning $50,000--$99,999 followed a 20-point Republican shift with an 11-point Democratic reversal. Even rural and small-town voters moved 15-points right before swinging 11 points back toward Democrats.

Did the electorate decide we were too "harsh" on immigration by deporting illegals, including dangerous predatory illegal alien criminals?

Maybe. Keep in mind, people are stupid and weak-minded. We've seen for decades that the public agrees that taxes should be cut and that the budget should be balanced, but then cry that you're being too meeeean when you actually cut government spending and firing goldbricking federal "workers" at useless money-pits like USAID.

They want all the benefits of fiscal sanity without the meeeean actions required to enact it.

Similary, the public may have decided they don't like open borders or illegals flooding our nation. But they think it's too meeeean to actually seal the borders and deport the illegals.

Remember when Kamala Harris' big contribution as Border Czar was to say to illegals, "Don't come"?

It could be that the sad fact is that while the public does want the border secured, the "meanest" action they will accept to secure it is a drunken sixty-year-old ex-partygirl mistress telling people "Don't come." Anything more than that is "extreme."

Update: I wonder if, starting six months ago, Trump let up on the deportation raids. And then restarted them after the midterms -- similar to his easing off on Iran with the promise of action after the midterms.


It is pretty firmly established that gas prices drove votes.

Note that in the below graph, the price of gas is inverted so that high prices are represented by the line going down and low prices are shown by the line going up.

It is done this way to show the very close alignment with Trump's approval rate. As the price of gas goes up, Trump's approval goes down.


gaspricevsapproval.jpg




Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:16 PM




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1 Uep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:17 PM (r2Icn)

2 I have stop reading, I’m so depressed

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 04, 2026 02:17 PM (nGraA)

3 > Latino men shifted 33-points toward Republicans in 2024 before swinging 24 points back toward Democrats in 2026.
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maybe they were offended by all the deportations

Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost yet at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (ZxPkt)

4
Is MAGA dead? Sort of looks like it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (OkYzo)

5 wait my nic needs a bit of punctuation-

Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost- yet at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (ZxPkt)

6 The biggest reversal came among voters ages 18-29, whose 13-point shift toward Republicans in 2024 was overwhelmed by a 35-point swing toward Democrats last night.


The National Education Association will be center stage at the Democrat National Convention, taking their bows for the dumbing down of America.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (2WIwB)

7 Ace,

There is no "below graph."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (k5CNB)

8 How much of this is real, and how much is just better ballot harvesting?

How much of this would have been sustained under the SAVE act?

Especially in midterms with low turnout, I want to know if fewer Rs voted, or if more D ballots were gathered.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (8nUmk)

9 What happened to the "let it burn" guy. I've changed my mind. I may be interested in his newsletter.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (YxYV6)

10 Here is a question, did Trump ever fiddle with the strategic reserve?

I remember Obama doing it around election time every 2 years. If it really was the price of gas that killed us (and the country) a little bit of that Obama special sauce might have changed things.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)

11 Yeah, back to business as usual come January

the deep state can't be killed

Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost- yet at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (ZxPkt)

12 I'm not convinced it wasn't an op. Another election steal. It's way too neat and tidy an explanation.

Plus we were warned about an attempted color revolution with recriminations regardless how it played out.

But I'll settle for voter stupidity and/lor apathy.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (RORbl)

13 How was overall turnout? I can't tell if people voting in '24 just voted the other way in '26, or did large numbers stay home leaving the pro lefty voters as a larger % of the vote.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (r7+Q7)

14 In a country full of adult children, Santa Claus is king.

Posted by: It's Free! It's Free! at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (2mAEd)

15 They took a risk, they got burned, they paid it back in spades.


Another Generational chance flushed down the toilet cause Republicans just had to go for that illusional carrot on the end of the stick called The BoogeyIran...

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (lLeLE)

16 11 Here is a question, did Trump ever fiddle with the strategic reserve?

I remember Obama doing it around election time every 2 years. If it really was the price of gas that killed us (and the country) a little bit of that Obama special sauce might have changed things.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)

Trump heavily depleted the SPR.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me, Silly at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (kIQFA)

17 In this time of dismay, I recall the advice of Rush Limbaugh...the best revenge against the left is to live well.
As I gaze out into my sunset years, that is exactly what I plan to do. Shoot my guns, smoke my cigars, drink good whiskey, eat good food, and love my family and my God.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 02:22 PM (2WIwB)

18 >>>There is no "below graph."

you can't see the Mollie Hemingway post?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:22 PM (1wjle)

19 Biden drew down the SPR to the lowest levels ever recorded to reduce gas prices during his tenure.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:22 PM (8Uo7a)

20 So it wasn't gas prices and Johnson and the stupid war in Vietnam?

We wanted the border sealed and illegals deported. Not everyone did.

Still worth it.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:22 PM (viF8m)

21 It seems that gas prices drove votes.
.......

Just wait until Becerra gets his mileage tax.
Oopty. Shoulda voted for Hilton, dummies.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (UjdFS)

22 can people see the Mollie Hemingway graph?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)

23 Aren't "Catholiics" and "Lationos" mostly the same thing?

(Yes, I know there are European heritage Catholics, but they are overwhelmed by South of Borders.)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (8nUmk)

24 10 What happened to the "let it burn" guy. I've changed my mind. I may be interested in his newsletter.
Posted by: Mr. Barky at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (YxYV6)

I'm currently hoping to run into the let it burn guy and the other one that wanted to scatter the stones and pour salt where it stood guy. But alas, i've been gone for so long I have forgotten their names.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (lLeLE)

25 To sum up, the Democrats persuaded more people to believe they would do what they say and fix things and so be it.


This is almost a truism.

But for example here is what I posted in the last thread:

Oh I was amused by this - I was reading a farcebook thread where someone got a bunch of quotes from lefties about how if they took congress they would lower the costs of food, rent, etc and said, "ok you won now deliver on your promises!"

Every response from a leftest was some variant on, "Hey we can't fix problems like this in 2 years, in fact, it would probably get worst until we get rid of Trump"

The preliminary data supports Alex the Chick's view. But the Dems are already telling people "you gave us such a big win we don't even need to pretend to care about the stuff we told you...suckers!"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)

26 I did enjoy seeing Thune on the campaign trail to support GOP candidates. A true profile in courage.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (YxYV6)

27 14 How was overall turnout? I can't tell if people voting in '24 just voted the other way in '26, or did large numbers stay home leaving the pro lefty voters as a larger % of the vote.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (r7+Q7)

Republican turnout was similar to 2022. Democrat turnout jumped quite a bit relative to 2022.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (okun6)

28 But but but "gas prices have historically had no effect on election outcomes" Commenter stated this authoritatively.


Posted by: Past performance does not predict future events at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (anL5R)

29 I think the "it's too mean" theory makes sense, it might be what happened. However, it doesn't work the other way around. We don't have a media or culture that says "it's too mean" when the left is actually fucking damaging. It's a waste of time to talk about why, we all know the left has no standards. When our freedoms and liberty are flushed down the toilet, the pop culture will applaud.

I haven't fully comprehended what has happened. Intellectually, I know that America is gone.

Posted by: Johnny Cakes at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (0OHKH)

30
Spitballing here but I think some of the over stayed visas or expired refugee status visas were too harsh.

And Homan should have focused gangs and other thugs primarily.

I know the media would have propped up anyone as doctor or engineer who may have offed a family or two over a few ounces of meth in the past.. BUT.. he'sTurnHisLifeAround and AGoodBoyNow

Posted by: Blanco at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (sW/8y)

31 I bet that Marshmallow was delicious, though.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (/izzV)

32 The "Youts" thought Trump was cool before the 24' election because he went on Theo Vaughn's show and Rogens.... They've turned on him so not cool anymore... Hispanics ? ... I think it's ICE.. Removing a few criminals was fine but they started picking up lesser criminals and that was a no, no...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (+gK6I)

33 I miss AtC.

Posted by: Butch at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (98xTj)

34 i posted the graph in the actual post, in case the embedded tweet wasn't showing up.

it showed up for me but maybe it wasn't showing for others.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (1wjle)

35 AllenG.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (8Uo7a)

36 Its working class people still feeling intense pressure from inflation, and they happen to be a lot of latinos in that group. That's my take anyway. I dont think its Hispanics angry at ICE.

I do think though Trump handled immigration in some dumb ways, like just sort of raiding cities and a handful get grabbed. There's so many better ways to do this.

Just the IRS getting aggressive would probably nab more of this than a bunch of masked ICE agents with zip ties.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (E5QyP)

37 As I pointed out last night, what percentage of the electorate wasn't born here or are anchor babies? Whatever the number is, I'm sure it will depress me.

Posted by: pookysgirl, Hawkeye For Life at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (Wt5PA)

38 Let's get real. the electorate could've lived with closing borders (and lowering crime), and cutting worthless programs (and thus helping with national debt and interest rates). Taking on Iran because we are the "tough party" killed us. Neocons killed us again, like they did with Bush (admittedly he was one of them, but stopping at Afghanistan might've been enough to pivot to something useful).

Posted by: John Milton's Ghost at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (XwZ28)

39 You thought Woke 1 was crazy, wait'll you see Woke 2. Gird your loins, literally and figuratively.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (9ZFZd)

40 Trump heavily depleted the SPR.
Posted by: Don't Blame Me
--------------


My understanding is that he sold to refineries, but they are obligated to replace in kind. So he used it as a reserve, and not a piggy bank. (I am not 100% on the details though, and with Trump you never know.)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (8nUmk)

41 I got this from @techtone

asmongold added pronouns to his 𝕏 account this morning

And he did!

Zack
@Asmongold
He/Him Professional Neckbeard

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (odBC9)

42 Zero comments when I opened up the page.

Read the post, wrote my comment. And hit comment 31

Posted by: Blanco at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (sW/8y)

43 I'm not convinced it wasn't an op. Another election steal. It's way too neat and tidy an explanation.


If they had a blue wave mostly in blue states I would tend to that direction but they won big everywhere outside of the reddest of red states so I think sure we got traditional Dem levels of fraud/illegals voting but nothing like 2020...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)

44 Posted this last night, worth another look imo:

tinyurl.com/2u2jhapp

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (rdVOm)

45 Latino men shifted 33-points toward Republicans in 2024 before swinging 24 points back toward Democrats in 2026."

Self reported "data"?

Hispanics are quite tribal...

The reality is that the GOP is wrecked. The "e" part is flailing around, and the rest has no idea what to do, and Trump is too busy playing ego time...

Fortunately, the Dim congress will be just as inept.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (pfXMo)

46 >>The biggest reversal came among voters ages 18-29


The good news is that today they can afford a house!

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (/izzV)

47 *Tectone

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (odBC9)

48 I can see March 2027 as the start of regret. But, too late. They're going whole hog.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (r2Icn)

49 can people see the Mollie Hemingway graph?
Posted by: ace

This people can.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (bmMEr)

50 In Texas, the actual deportations are absolutely needed but have real world impacts. Trump knew that was brave enough to do it anyway. Same with Iran.

It reminds me of Churchill who was voted out in a landslide right after winning WW2.

People are fickle.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (lCppi)

51 Mollie's post showed for me

Posted by: Blanco at November 04, 2026 02:25 PM (sW/8y)

52 We were a nation of immigrants who were steeped in Western culture. Immigration from Magian culture in particular does not work at all.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (2ap+5)

53 24 Aren't "Catholiics" and "Lationos" mostly the same thing?

(Yes, I know there are European heritage Catholics, but they are overwhelmed by South of Borders.)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (8nUmk)

US Catholics are majority white, though not by a lot. There are also Hispanic Protestants. US Protestants and Catholics have extremely similar politics when adjusted for race and region.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (okun6)

54
Latino men shifted 33-points toward Republicans in 2024 before swinging 24 points back toward Democrats in 2026."

================

Another reason to support Rubio. I don't mean to cave to identity politics, just saying they could be useful here.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (mmrXZ)

55 24 Aren't "Catholiics" and "Lationos" mostly the same thing?

(Yes, I know there are European heritage Catholics, but they are overwhelmed by South of Borders.)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (8nUmk)

Catholics don't realize The Church is making massive bucks from the Democrats in Human Trafficking in Jesus' name.

They fell for everyone one of those sob half stories about Julio, father of five wrongly deported. (oh did they forget to mention the 5 illegal pistols and kilo of coke?) So its only natural they'd follow instruction to return to their pews and to shaddap.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (lLeLE)

56 6 Counterpoint by a very smart lady who would never be welcomed here:

https://tinyurl.com/4k8c3jak
Posted by: There ARE other views at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (8RdGl)

Doesn't even seem all that controversial.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (r7+Q7)

57 Overall the voters have the attention span of 6 week old puppy. The Biden admin in 2021 immediately stopped leases for oil and gas drilling on federal lands and offshore, the price of gasoline and natural gas skyrocketed. The price of everything derived from those fuels went up. Food prices went up.

And now the voters, frustrated by gas prices, give the power back to the people who will shut down oil production? A quick internet search told me that Texas produces 42% of US oil. Texas is now in the hands of Democrats. In short order oil production in the Permian basin will be shut off. And voters expect gas prices to fall???

Posted by: George V at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (g6ahB)

58 Similary, the public may have decided they don't like open borders or illegals flooding our nation. But they think it's too meeeean to actually seal the borders and deport the illegals.
--------

That is a fair take and answers a question I had.

But I'm not sure that's how you go from #1 Winning Issue to #1 Losing Issue. Not by betraying the issue but by holding fast to it.

I DO see how the GOPe in particular would want it known that Trump wasn't nice enough to illegals. It proves them "right all along" (lot of it going around).

But I don't think so. Bush was so nice to illegals he nearly amnestied all of them. And paid for it in 2006. I know, different country. But this was THE winning issue two years ago, not twenty.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (i+GzW)

59 maybe CBD meant it wasn't IMMEDIATELY below the sentence noting "The graph below."

It followed the next sentence.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (1wjle)

60 Reading the post mortem feels like the opening scene of Patton, with the aide reading off the losses at El Guettar to General Bradley.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (aHy+X)

61 Willowed:
264 I am really hoping a lot of this is emotional release after a rough day, and then we will all gather up our wits and drive on. Y’all, the world did not end and we know it because the world did not end. We have to give this to God, and in the end, we are going to be okay.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (ZdaMQ

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

62 Eromeros visited our County Historical Society today, sort of a spiritual renewal after that goat cluster yesterday.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (HGVVm)

63 I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many. Especially since the latter was effectively demagogued as evil/fascist/racist/etc.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (9ZFZd)

64 >>>I am really hoping a lot of this is emotional release after a rough day, and then we will all gather up our wits and drive on. Y’all, the world did not end and we know it because the world did not end. We have to give this to God, and in the end, we are going to be okay.
Posted by: Piper

nice.

It's also important to remember that garrett is a queer.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (1wjle)

65
Another reason to support Rubio. I don't mean to cave to identity politics, just saying they could be useful here.

Reps have nominated a bunch of black Republicans in races primarily because of their race on the theory this would get black voters to consider them.

It hasn't worked. That's not to say black Republicans can't win, but instead they don't get a boost for being black the way black Dems do.

I suspect Hispanic Republicans work the same way

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

66 36 AllenG.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (8Uo7a)


Not the hero we needed, but the hero we deserved o7

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (lLeLE)

67 Let's get real. the electorate could've lived with closing borders (and lowering crime), and cutting worthless programs (and thus helping with national debt and interest rates). Taking on Iran because we are the "tough party" killed us. Neocons killed us again, like they did with Bush (admittedly he was one of them, but stopping at Afghanistan might've been enough to pivot to something useful).
Posted by: John Milton's Ghost

==
100%

I still think most of this is immigration enforcement politically popular. But Iran was not.

And the rising energy prices trickled through everything. Find me a single consumer good that doesn't get shipped by a diesel powered truck or boat?

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (E5QyP)

68 what percentage of the electorate wasn't born here or are anchor babies"

Tell you what... walk thru the Woodlands Mall this Saturday afternoon, and note the number of conversations in English.

It'll be fewer than a dozen.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (pfXMo)

69 >>I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many.


I...can't....even...

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (/izzV)

70 Another reason to support Rubio. I don't mean to cave to identity politics, just saying they could be useful here.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:26 PM (mmrXZ)

Yeah and at this point, I wouldn't even care if he gave 1/2 his speeches in espanol.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (kX27y)

71 Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

I'll take "The Taint of Trump" and "Unelectable" for $500 Alex.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (lLeLE)

72 Counterpoint by a very smart lady who would never be welcomed here:

https://tinyurl.com/4k8c3jak

Posted by: There ARE other views at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (8RdGl)

We love and miss AtC here, so I don't know what you're talking about.

Posted by: pookysgirl has been here for a bit at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (Wt5PA)

73 I'm going to sit in my corner skeptically thinking about millions of ballots flowing through the postal system like Christmas fruitcakes.

And no one interested in power wanting to prevent election fraud.

Heck, I only have a uniparty to vote for in my part of Canada, but they're pretty strict on id. Yeah, everyone is bought and paaid for, but at least theyput on an illusionof Democracy.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (Sco7b)

74 "According to preliminary exit polling data from an SSRS Voter Poll, Latino men shifted 33-points toward Republicans in 2024 before swinging 24 points back toward Democrats in 2026. Latinos overall moved 27-points right before shifting 20-points left last night, while Catholics followed a 25-point Republican swing with a 16-point Democratic reversal. "


This certainly explains how Texas could swing 25 points in just two short years.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (I43vL)

75 55
Another reason to support Rubio. I don't mean to cave to identity politics, just saying they could be useful here.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04

We need to be doing things very differently than the GOP has done, social media, messaging, campaigning that is more than junk mail. And this, you are very correct, every tool in our toolbox.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (ZdaMQ)

76 >>It's also important to remember that garrett is a queer.

You keep hoping and hoping...I'm just not that into you bro.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (/izzV)

77
It's also important to remember that garrett is a queer.
==
and by that Ace does not mean to imply that garrett is odd, or quirky.

Posted by: explains the obvious at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (anL5R)

78 Honestly I'm not seeing anything about immigration in the forums/posts I'm reading.

Its mostly "affordability" with some "war in Iran" and a bit of "Trump's just too big of an asshole"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:30 PM (sKqQm)

79
It'll be fewer than a dozen.
Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (pfXMo)

Where is that mall? Just curious.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:30 PM (kX27y)

80 Ace,

There is no "below graph."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (k5CNB)

Forget it, he's rolling.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:30 PM (i+GzW)

81 5 wait my nic needs a bit of punctuation-
Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost- yet at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (ZxPkt)

how about:

Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost … yet at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (ZxPkt)

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (odBC9)

82 4. We're back to MASHA....make america shit hole again

Posted by: Cn at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (YwVHS)

83 Below graph?

That's $20 same as in town

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (sKqQm)

84 Great summary, Ace.

Add to this mix emotion driven women (no offense, 'ettes, this isn't about you) who really detest meanness and really, really detest Trump, and who not only vote the Democrat line, but who hammer their husbands and male friends not to be mean. Not to mention the media which still has enormous power, like it or not.

I think we have a toxic soup brewing that only incredible overreach by the Democrats (which they have done) and/or a black swan event will likely change.

What was the quote? "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."

Posted by: RM at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (ananP)

85 I'm puzzled by the abrupt drop in crude prices. Often this would predict a coming recession. FWIW, AI sez: "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (Jr5Lq)

86 I still think most of this is immigration enforcement politically popular. But Iran was not.

And the rising energy prices trickled through everything. Find me a single consumer good that doesn't get shipped by a diesel powered truck or boat"

This. X 10,000.

Trying to divine some great meaning by studying the electorate is a fool's errand.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (pfXMo)

87 I was at an event with a friend of mine where Rubio was the featured guest at a hotel, and all of these workers there, maids and other type orderlies come up to him after the event and asked for their picture with his, while was speaking to them in Spanish.

It would be stupid to not entertain the idea that yea, some of these would like a someone that looked like them.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (E5QyP)

88 It could be that the gas prices and Latino men who are generally blue collar workers (no, I'm not racist) overlap quite a bit.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (n5tGW)

89 The one issue which I know had nothing to do with the election is Israel.

That's why Ace will never talk about it.

I come here for the take-no-prisoners, vinegary opinions.

Posted by: Euridice at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (iW81q)

90 >>Biden drew down the SPR to the lowest levels ever recorded to reduce gas prices during his tenure.

During the virus lockdown when oil was trading between $20 and $30, Trump ordered the DOE to fill the SPR. Democrats blocked it.

Every person who ever bought gas knows it was much higher under Biden. We didn't need the media to tell us, people were putting stickers on gas pumps with Biden's picture and the words "I did that!".

Latino and Asian men didn't shift to Democrats because they and only they had a bump in gas prices.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (viF8m)

91 66
Reps have nominated a bunch of black Republicans in races primarily because of their race on the theory this would get black voters to consider them.

It hasn't worked. That's not to say black Republicans can't win, but instead they don't get a boost for being black the way black Dems do.

I suspect Hispanic Republicans work the same way

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

I think it comes down to the giveaways. Spending like a drunken sailor is universally popular in latin america, they don't stop until they hit a crisis.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (okun6)

92 The biggest reversal came among voters ages 18-29, whose 13-point shift toward Republicans in 2024 was overwhelmed by a 35-point swing toward Democrats last night.
--
This is not just the national party, every state and local GOP basically said, "you guys need to wait--put your future, your life, your career and family on hold: We need shore up our votes with seniors. And all these other groups.
And in a few years, if it all works out, you too will be eligible for these great tax credits!
And this stock market will really help your 401k if you're ever able to have one!"

As mentioned, the TX GOP really went out of their way to wow this group with ... a ban on hemp and porn.
Maybe they could have tossed in a ban on violent video games and higher taxes on booze and cigs, really let them know how hip an' cool you are?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (RqSb8)

93 Trump could have illegals stampeded over cliffs without negative repercussions if gas were < $2 per gallon.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (2ap+5)

94 Politics ends at most people's wallets, and only if they can see, everyday, the effects of it.
You can raise their taxes, but if they don't see it everyday, it doesn't affect them.
You and I knowing that the Dems will cause more financial pain to all taxpayers doesn't obviate the larger numbers to which is doesn't; they can only see what they feel every time they drive to the store, no matter that Biden caused the inflated prices, no matter that choking domestic oil production and refining makes prices at the pump higher; Biden isn't President, Trump is.

That seems to be yet another lesson here.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (l3cgK)

95 >>I'm puzzled by the abrupt drop in crude prices. Often this would predict a coming recession. FWIW, AI sez: "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.


It was a point of leverage against MAGA.

Once you move the object, you can let up on the lever.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:32 PM (/izzV)

96 I'm puzzled by the abrupt drop in crude prices. Often this would predict a coming recession. FWIW, AI sez: "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.

==


Think of it this way, the graph is telling ups that if they keep falling , by the end of Trump's term he will be popular again! and , bonus, if they are not , Ds will be super unpopular again!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (AKptf)

97 Even my lovely wife saw Dr Amy as a sympathetic victim of Vivek after media convinced her the Mom ad was an exploitation of Dr Amy being abused as a child. I tried to explain to her this doesnt qualify Dr Amy to be governor no matter what was in the ad, but she kind of just stared at me like she hadnt considered that line of thinking.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (LNz/S)

98 Where is that mall? Just curious."

Montgomery County, Texas.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (pfXMo)

99 "People are stupid" defines the midterms.

I may be one of the few people not depressed today. Perhaps for many reasons, but chiefly because I can't control it. If I can't control anything in life I don't waste a lot of time of being depressed or filtering through why it happened.

I also have a deep faith in God.

Altho I'm not saying filtering needs to be done.

I'm simply not going to let politics win over my outlook on life. We've been through similar. I won't waste a second of my life in grief or fear over politics.

Let the trolls (who seem to be popping up here like putrid monkeypox), the Dims, the commies, rejoice today with the tic tok witches.

I pray against them every night and am not bothered.

We have two years to reverse this and we will. Once they don't have Trump to blame on the price of gas and groceries, who will they blame?

Patience, Grasshopper.

All will be well...at least in my world and optimism bubble.

Never fear as that's what they want and I will never give an inch.

Come with me:

https://tinyurl.com/3k5ysa83

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (hzuYO)

100 It was a point of leverage against MAGA.

Once you move the object, you can let up on the lever.
Posted by: garrett

===

Irans entire military response was basically get Dems elected in the midterms and it largely worked.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (E5QyP)

101 Wisconsin democrats went out of their way to court younger and white male voters, or at least not scare them away. Sure the top of the state ticket was a black man for governor but that's hardly a deal breaker in this era.
No, I'm talking about Ben Brist and Mitchell Berman and Trevor Jung, all of whom are non threatening white males who leaned into their masculinity. Berman featured an ad of him wearing a 1911 on his hip to go along with the baseball cap and boots and fishing rod and Golden retriever, fake as all get out but...
Ben Brist heavily leaned into his military service in his ads.

The imagery worked. We're electing one of us, not Jessica Hong in "whiteface".

To paraphrase J "A person can be smart, but people are stupid"
Indeed

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (zafwz)

102 Maybe. Keep in mind, people are stupid and weak-minded. We've seen for decades that the public agrees that taxes should be cut and that the budget should be balanced, but then cry that you're being too meeeean when you actually cut government spending and firing goldbricking federal "workers" at useless money-pits like USAID.

They want all the benefits of fiscal sanity without the meeeean actions required to enact it.

Because we are firebreathers (relatively speaking), we spend a lot of time barking mad about how unprincipled are own pols are.

But they're probably not any more unprincipled than the electorate itself. As near as I can tell, there's really not a significant audience receptive to small government, fiscal sanity, etc.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 02:33 PM (HFrEr)

103 Explain how we got an Abdul ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (+gK6I)

104 Honestly,
I think a whole lot of people are tired of Trump. Tired of his mouth and his insults and constant bickering with just about everyone. I think this was a referendum on him. And he still isnt listening.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (4FeTN)

105 >>>and by that Ace does not mean to imply that garrett is odd, or quirky.

I'm trying to use your notorious homosexuality to raise the morale of the group.

Don't be so selfish, Sally. "Take one for the team." Pretend it's a high school locker room.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (1wjle)

106 I don't see garrett and the queers on the graph there

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (enNUy)

107 Iran not popular.

Inflation not popular.

Dismissing people's concerns about the economy by bragging about the stock market was condescending.

Doing all this when the standard mid-term political headwinds are already against you made it all worse.

Hey, it sort of clears the decks a bit.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (qCV5n)

108 This certainly explains how Texas could swing 25 points in just two short years.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (I43vL)

Yes, and a Texan pointed out on X:

Isabella Maria DeLuca
@IsabellaMDeLuca
·
5h
I moved from New York to Texas, and somehow woke up today in a blue state.

Republicans have become completely out of touch with reality and the very base they claim to represent.

Texas exit polling shows that the GOP’s losses were driven almost exclusively by “minority” voters.

Greg Abbott spent years begging tech companies to relocate to Texas, bringing their H-1B employees with them, the majority of whom are from India.

In Sugar Land, Texas, a 90-foot-tall statue of the Hindu god Hanuman was built. It is the tallest statue in Texas and the fourth tallest in the United States.

We have fully functioning Sharia communities, along with Sharia courts and schools.

Three mosques in Texas are funded, staffed, and directly controlled by the Turkish government.

Abbott’s largest donor is a Muslim Pakistani who has contributed more than $14 million, including $2 million this year alone.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (kX27y)

109 nice.

It's also important to remember that garrett is a queer.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (1wjle

And has bad shoes. But we all have flaws and we all have moments. John Thune’s rat fink face made me eat an Oreo yesterday. It was terrible, by the way.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

110 86 I'm puzzled by the abrupt drop in crude prices. Often this would predict a coming recession. FWIW, AI sez: "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:31 PM (Jr5Lq)

Well the physical crude supply is fine, it's mostly been held up by speculation of a serious renewal of the war.

There was a bigger oil price spike when Russia invaded Ukraine though Russian oil didn't actually exit the market. ie a 0 disruption event.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (okun6)

111 So many will suffer, and yet my fields of fuck are barren.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:35 PM (JM5dG)

112 Young people are in favor of policies that would drive the elderly from their homes. It seems within the realm of possibility that property taxes would be variable depending upon the age of the owners.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 02:35 PM (2ap+5)

113 "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.
Posted by: gp

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It was being held, in order to create the appearance of scarcity, by people whose motivation was not profit. Mission accomplished, now it's time to unload the holdings.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at November 04, 2026 02:35 PM (zw6DJ)

114 Looking at the results across the country I suspect Vivek was already way behind when he made the ad with Acton's mother. Whether it hurt or helped it was probably a good choice.

The thing I still find interesting about that ad is that while there are certainly cases where a mother is willing to overlook her new man molesting her daughter (just read your local crime reports), mother Acton must have been damn sure her daughter was lying to make that ad - and after years of living with the guy that was accused...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)

115 I read an interesting article on IQ and what it really represents. Essentially, anyone under a 100 is unable to see anything clearly beyond the present moment. This, statistically, represents roughly half the population. They just ping pong based on today's input.

Posted by: Lando at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (Xwhke)

116 Even my lovely wife saw Dr Amy as a sympathetic victim of Vivek after media convinced her the Mom ad was an exploitation of Dr Amy being abused as a child. I tried to explain to her this doesnt qualify Dr Amy to be governor no matter what was in the ad, but she kind of just stared at me like she hadnt considered that line of thinking.
Posted by: Bad Andrew

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I dont even think it would have mattered on candidate quality. In a normal election, sure, but even people like Abbot went down in TX, He was hardly some controversial figure.

Voters wanted to punish Trump and anyone with an R after their name got hit.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (E5QyP)

117 sort of clears the decks a bit.
Like a coca cola douche.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (GRuRn)

118 107 I don't see garrett and the queers on the graph there
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (enNUy)

They're shy.

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (odBC9)

119 the TX GOP really went out of their way to wow this group with ... a ban on hemp and porn."

Meanwhile, allow development of huge areas for recent immigrants and such.

Thanks Abbott!

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (pfXMo)

120 m, that is better

OT, re: Iran

the Shah-In-Waiting seems to have completely disappeared

Posted by: Don Black, reminding you that all is not lost... yet at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (ZxPkt)

121 70 >>I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many.

I...can't....even...
Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM (/izzV)

You don't think there are a lot of people that say "Sure, we should not allow more people in, but how can we kick out those already building lives here, especially using gestapo tactics?"

Not my feelings. I'm unhappy we haven't got a lot more out. Again, I think the issue was demagogued very well by the Left. I know people who are here quite legally that are irrationally afraid they're going to be deported.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (9ZFZd)

122 Even my lovely wife saw Dr Amy as a sympathetic victim of Vivek after media convinced her the Mom ad was an exploitation of Dr Amy being abused as a child. I tried to explain to her this doesnt qualify Dr Amy to be governor no matter what was in the ad, but she kind of just stared at me like she hadnt considered that line of thinking.
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Pretty sure Vivek knew he was losing and felt he had nothing to lose.

Like i said, she makes Kamala Harris look sober. A couple of friends who vote maga said it wouldn't bother them is she got elected because the ohio senate and house is under R control. I laughed and pointed out that some decades ago a dipshit governor invested Ohio's rainy day funds into stamps and baseball card collectibles. What could go wrong????

Posted by: explains the obvious at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (anL5R)

123 "Once you move the object, you can let up on the lever."

I wouldn't rule out manipulation, but how do they do it?

"Think of it this way, the graph is telling "

Not that graph. The current crude price drop, this week.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (Jr5Lq)

124 Boy, are voters going to be surprised by how much gas prices "come down" now....

If they can't afford groceries because of high gas prices (none of them make the connection between the cost of gas going up being tied to grocery prices going up), they are really going to be squawking over the next few years.

Dems are hopelessly tied to shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to energy policy, and the dummies they just voted in have absolutely no idea how business works.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (SRRAx)

125 Oil price is down to $87 a barrel an 8% decrease today. Interesting

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (8VNAp)

126 But they're probably not any more unprincipled than the electorate itself. As near as I can tell, there's really not a significant audience receptive to small government, fiscal sanity, etc.

A non-trivial portion of the electorate vote solely on who they think will give them more money

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

127 2 things - It's kinda funny everybody was talking about each of these races and what they meant when all along it wasn't local at all, it was national.

And it is irony that Trump lowered prices early that everybody forgot biden's raising them and he got crushed because of the war and they went up.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (n5tGW)

128 Hey, I found one! It's on topic, too. 2018, but I don't know what handle I posted it under before this.

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I've been convinced for a while that we need to just accept that the country is lost within the next 12-15 years or so because at least half the South will turn blue by then...

Posted by: Moron Robbie - I'm No Longer Selling ARs Until My $300 Ones Will Go For $1000 at March 18, 2018 06:47 AM (JTMqu)

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (QbkqR)

129 I tried to explain to her this doesnt qualify Dr Amy to be governor no matter what was in the ad, but she kind of just stared at me like she hadnt considered that line of thinking.
Posted by: Bad Andrew

This encapsulates the electorate. Myopic and without reasoning and common sense.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (r2Icn)

130 >>. I'm puzzled by the abrupt drop in crude prices. Often this would predict a coming recession. FWIW, AI sez: "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.

Posted by: gp

huh

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (1wjle)

131 There is also a lesson here (that we already know) about Socialism: it's all built up on hopium. Doesn't matter what the reality truly produces, it's the promise of a Utopian future, only if you can just keep the souffle from going flat, like it always does and always will, because the failure of socialism is human nature, and human nature is something you just can't change.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (l3cgK)

132 Yes, and a Texan pointed out on X:

Isabella Maria DeLuca
@IsabellaMDeLuca"

She nails it. Perfectly.

FWIW, exit polls are beyond worthless...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (pfXMo)

133 70 >>I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many.

I...can't....even...
Posted by: garret

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Why is everyone acting like this is a pure mood of the electorate and not heavily controlled by ballot harvesting and tribal politics?

What was turnout? Was this really a rebuke, or was it just a much better ground game by democrats? That is always what they focus on -- for God's sake they had 81M votes for a retard pedo crook! are you telling me that was real too?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (8nUmk)

134 5h
I moved from New York to Texas, and somehow woke up today in a blue state.

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I think this where I disagree with a lot of the angst, I dont believe these red states are now blue. Kansas and South Carolina are not blue states forever and ever. Tx either.

This was very much directed at Trump and sending a message.

You can see various state ballot props where the right leaning ones actually fared well.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (E5QyP)

135 I've long said there is no constituency for cutting spending.
None.
Everyone says they are for cutting spending.
But not on the programs they benefit from.
And not the ones people they know benefit from.
Other ones.
Over there somewhere.
"Hands off my Social Security"

Even the low-hanging fruit, the lowest of fruit that even Dems say they want to cut, fraud, waste and abuse, ran into a buzzsaw of massive opposition.

But I'll bet on the Sun not rising tomorrow before I predict Rs won't run on "cutting spending" for 2028.
hur-dee-dur, and tax cuts.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (RqSb8)

136 I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many.

When I go read hard left forums there are a bunch of complaints about Trump deporting poor innocent people who have done no wrong along with complaints about Trump deporting thousands of citizens.

But when I read softer left/moderate forums I see almost none of that.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

137 "It was being held, in order to create the appearance of scarcity"

Could be. Thanks!

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (Jr5Lq)

138 104 Explain how we got an Abdul ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:34 PM (+gK6I)
Same way you get a bronco ubama, stupid/evil voters.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (HGVVm)

139 Update: I wonder if, starting six months ago, Trump let up on the deportation raids. And then restarted them after the midterms -- similar to his easing off on Iran with the promise of action after the midterms.

I think maybe we on the harder-to-please "far right" would have been pissed off by this... but who knows. I was fine with Trump pausing the conflict with Iran.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (1wjle)

140 The US uses none of the oil that comes out of the Strait. Who does, China and Europe. It isn't too much of a stretch to realize that globalist pressure on the oil market is what is driving the price hike. The Iran war also put the brakes on a metric fuck ton of business that Europe was doing with Iran despite the sanctions.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (8Uo7a)

141 This encapsulates the electorate. Myopic and without reasoning and common sense.
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Oh just say it.

How do you write women so well?

I imagine a man, then i take away reason and responsibility.

Posted by: as good as it gets at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (anL5R)

142 We are all on that Lear Jet at 38,000 feet just starting to experience the effects of icing. We all know what comes next

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (affD0)

143 Almost like the commies colluded with the towel heads.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (r2Icn)

144 126 Oil price is down to $87 a barrel an 8% decrease today. Interesting
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (8VNAp)

Anticipation of Trump just completely backing out of Iran at this point... thats how bad the ass whoopin was last night.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (lLeLE)

145 >>>Even the low-hanging fruit, the lowest of fruit that even Dems say they want to cut, fraud, waste and abuse, ran into a buzzsaw of massive opposition.

Yuuuuuuuuuup

and you'd think the low-hanging fruit of deporation -- murderers and pedophiles -- would be easy for Democrats to support but nooooooooooooope

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (1wjle)

146 Policy Voter Reaction

Fiscal responsibility…..Don’t cut my piece
Defense…….Don't stay too long.
Illegal immigration….Don't cut my house cleaner

BTW gas prices magically have gone from over $100 a barrel to mid $80’s today. Purely a coincidence.

But vote those Dems in who tried to kill the oil industry to “fix” it. Lololol

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (f4tQo)

147 144 Almost like the commies colluded with the towel heads.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (r2Icn)


This ain't no secret Sir, may I get two?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (lLeLE)

148 To me its the 24/7 Marxists Propaganda that wins over less information people

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)

149 I tried to explain to her this doesnt qualify Dr Amy to be governor no matter what was in the ad, but she kind of just stared at me like she hadnt considered that line of thinking.

Yeah there is a lot of this insanity now in pop culture.

She's a victim!

Well, ok if true why does that mean she'd be a good governor?

Didn't you hear me say she's a victim?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (sKqQm)

150 I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many.

I...can't....even...
Posted by: garret
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People were going nuts during it. Thrilled with it. Then they changed leadership horses mid-stream and things died off and it wasn't talked about as much.

I think if they'd started arresting business owners and HR staff and seizing / auctioning corporations the public would've been firmly behind them.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 02:40 PM (QbkqR)

151 I went bed early last night. Woke up to check things.
First thing I saw was Acton's speech. On MSNow.
And i thought. 'Damn how drunk is she?'
Asks beer stateless today.

She's a not-hot mess.
But I was happy that ace has easy content.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (Sco7b)

152 I am really hoping a lot of this is emotional release after a rough day, and then we will all gather up our wits and drive on. Y’all, the world did not end and we know it because the world did not end. We have to give this to God, and in the end, we are going to be okay.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

I agree with you on that.

But I need to remind you that the "we" being okay in the end doesn't include The United States of America.

This world is not our home, but I still love this country and I hate to see her destroyed.

I'm reminded that while God sometimes (very rarely) rains down hellfire as punishment, His most common punishment is "Here's exactly what you want."

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (N1tpc)

153 143 We are all on that Lear Jet at 38,000 feet just starting to experience the effects of icing. We all know what comes next

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (affD0)

The pilot flew us into the thunderstorms in the first place...at some point, there is no return. I don't think we're there yet, but the sky is darkening and the thunderclaps and lightning are getting closer...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (l3cgK)

154 while Asian voters shifted 25 points left after moving 12 points right.
_______________________

There's your "Birthright Citizenship" coming right back and biting you on the ass. Trump has been sticking it to China in his second term (indirectly and directly). Venezuela Crude, Iranian Refining, Tariffs, trade agreements in the Far Eastern Rim. Relatives back home on the mainland are suffering hugely. I'm sure that plays a role and shows true allegiance more clearly.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (dIske)

155 The Iran war also put the brakes on a metric fuck ton of business that Europe was doing with Iran despite the sanctions."

Also, not our problem.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (pfXMo)

156 from the VP on X, discussing what a pollster told him:

He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats.

people are really, really tired of endless sandbox wars

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (gw3RI)

157 Update: I wonder if, starting six months ago, Trump let up on the deportation raids. And then restarted them after the midterms -- similar to his easing off on Iran with the promise of action after the midterms.

I think maybe we on the harder-to-please "far right" would have been pissed off by this... but who knows. I was fine with Trump pausing the conflict with Iran.
Posted by: ace

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I will always salute Trump on the border/immigration because I'm passionate on that issue and he made a huge difference, but I always thought the very public "raids" were sort of dumb and more just boob bait.

Especially going to blue cities and having very public clashes.

Seems way easier, lower hanging fruit.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (E5QyP)

158 >>You don't think there are a lot of people that say "Sure, we should not allow more people in, but how can we kick out those already building lives here, especially using gestapo tactics?"


Well, women...sure.

But actual rational beings? No.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (/izzV)

159 >>This was very much directed at Trump and sending a message.

How exactly is electing a weird freak in Texas that claims his biggest concern is transing kids a rebuke of Trump? Or a jihadist in Michigan?

Do you think either one of them is going to bring down gas prices?

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (viF8m)

160 The bright side of these shifts is that these two groups: 40% of Hispanic men and 40% of Catholics, have been shown to be persuadable. These are not permanent realignments.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (wGerL)

161 Illegal immigration….Don't cut my house cleaner

You know I did see a fair amount of "anyone know where I can get a new reasonably priced nanny/maid/gardner? That damn Trump deported mine!" on leftwing forums but...this is from hard left people that were always going to vote blue.

I suspect the people switching their votes this time around where not the people that could afford a house cleaner, illegal or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

162
I laughed and pointed out that some decades ago a dipshit governor invested Ohio's rainy day funds into stamps and baseball card collectibles. What could go wrong????
Posted by: explains the obvious

Could have been worse. Could have been beanie babies.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (Cqx++)

163 There's your "Birthright Citizenship" coming right back and biting you on the ass. Trump has been sticking it to China in his second term (indirectly and directly). Venezuela Crude, Iranian Refining, Tariffs, trade agreements in the Far Eastern Rim. Relatives back home on the mainland are suffering hugely. I'm sure that plays a role and shows true allegiance more clearly.
Posted by: Orson

==

The asians I know are conservative but hate Trump , if that makes any sense.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (E5QyP)

164 Oil price is down to $87 a barrel an 8% decrease today. Interesting
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 02:36 PM (8VNAp)
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It will drop for quite a while. Just wait until the beef bubble bursts.

With all that extra cash, people will buy new(er) cars and buy homes.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (rj6Yv)

165 USO ETF down about 16% since the 11/2 open.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

166 This was very much directed at Trump and sending a message.

Unfortunately, the message was 'our assholes are open for business".

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (JM5dG)

167 "In U.S. financial history, there have been exactly 25 instances where crude oil prices dropped by more than 8% in a single trading day." I don't get it.
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if the drop is due to a falling demand -yes.

if the drop is due to the relaxation of artificially high prices due to a supply problem (real or contrived) - no.

Posted by: AI isn't smart its like a talking encyclopedia you have to make sense of it at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (anL5R)

168 Lawn care prices had been going up pretty fast. Hopefully the democrats will turn that trend around.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (2ap+5)

169 A non-trivial portion of the electorate vote solely on who they think will give them more money
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

I don't disagree. But those people are pirates, honorable enough to put a cutlass in your belly and be off with your stuff.

The people I'm talking about are the kind of deceivers (self-deceiving as much as lying to others) who vote Trump in because inflation is eating their lunch and the border is wide open but then vote back in the people who did all that 2 years later because Trump hasn't fixed things already, or is going about it about it the wrong way, or is just bad vibes fr fr 100% no cap skibidi.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (HFrEr)

170 We know things look pretty bleak right now.

Trust us, things are going to get worse.

Posted by: Big Penguin at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (0sNs1)

171 I’m actually getting to the point of enjoying this. Democrats are splugging all over social media about all the extra constitutional subversion, prosecutions, investigations, impeachments, stacking of courts, winding back of election integrity, restoring fraud and USAID, tax hikes, NFA tax etc..

I mean none of that sounds like an economic plan. But then I am not an economist. But anyway it sure sounds like what they did last time before Trump pulled us out of the hole.

Yeah but those voters. They’re so smart.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (f4tQo)

172 Make America Great Again.

The Dems don't have an answer to that.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (rj6Yv)

173 I think this where I disagree with a lot of the angst, I dont believe these red states are now blue. Kansas and South Carolina are not blue states forever and ever. Tx either.

This was very much directed at Trump and sending a message.

You can see various state ballot props where the right leaning ones actually fared well.
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Which I'm open to.
3-6 months, let's see: What is the path to them swinging that drastically back to R?

We won't have a perfect, charismatic candidate.
We won't have any "wins" to run on.

Just ... promises from a party that has only done one thing well:
Break promises.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (RqSb8)

174 163
I laughed and pointed out that some decades ago a dipshit governor invested Ohio's rainy day funds into stamps and baseball card collectibles. What could go wrong????
Posted by: explains the obvious

Could have been worse. Could have been beanie babies.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 02:42 PM (Cqx++)

NFTs

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (l3cgK)

175 You don't think there are a lot of people that say "Sure, we should not allow more people in, but how can we kick out those already building lives here, especially using gestapo tactics?"
--

Explain to them that's the liberal, tolerant, loving approach that many of us disagree with.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (QbkqR)

176 Change our relationship with Israel JD ? What exactly does that mean ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (+gK6I)

177 Counterpoint by a very smart lady who would never be welcomed here:

https://tinyurl.com/4k8c3jak

Posted by: There ARE other views at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (8RdGl)

We love and miss AtC here, so I don't know what you're talking about.
Posted by: pookysgirl has been here for a bit at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (Wt5PA)
__________

I mostly agree with AtC, although I think the problem is more complex than just "the GOP are lazy grifting retards who never bothered to fix any problems or even admit that there were problems."

The GOP is all that and more. But the problem is more complex.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (iFTx/)

178 The idiots that vote for illogical things never think past step one.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (czPqD)

179 And holy shit. Temu Obama is dumber than a bag of dirt. I can’t wait to have this guy on tv every night with sniveling Chuck Schumer.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:44 PM (f4tQo)

180 Violent Crime Futures are UP!

Posted by: Intrade Guy at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (/izzV)

181 Honestly,
I think a whole lot of people are tired of Trump. Tired of his mouth and his insults and constant bickering with just about everyone. I think this was a referendum on him. And he still isnt listening.

----------

For sure. And now that he is losing (at least electorally), it will likely wear thin more quickly.

But Trump is always full of surprises. Maybe having Congress as a foil will energize him. He could try to turn complete statesman ... doubtful ... but I think it would be a very interesting turn. Or he may simply just end up a very lame duck and goes down pissing everyone off.

He is still the guy that finally got rid of Roe v Wade. They can't take that away from me ... until the pack the court.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (qCV5n)

182 How exactly is electing a weird freak in Texas that claims his biggest concern is transing kids a rebuke of Trump? Or a jihadist in Michigan?

Do you think either one of them is going to bring down gas prices?
Posted by: JackStraw

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Because they have a D next to their name?

No, i dont think it's logical, but that was the goal.

We had this happen in 1994 where people hated Clinton, so every person with an R next to their name, did well. Including offices that had zero to do with the Presidency or any of those federal issues.

Mario Cumo getting thrown out NY Gov office by Pataki was absolutely because people hated Bill Clinton.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (E5QyP)

183 These are The Good Ole Days.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (JM5dG)

184 rom the VP on X, discussing what a pollster told him:


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lol, cucker tarlson is not a pollster (well , maybe with this VP's mind he is, together with that great intellectual - Theo Von) There are real polls, multiple polls telling one story - cost of living - i rates/ insurance costs/gas and corruption (rich getting richer)

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (AKptf)

185 I’m actually getting to the point of enjoying this. Democrats are splugging all over social media about all the extra constitutional subversion, prosecutions, investigations, impeachments, stacking of courts, winding back of election integrity, restoring fraud and USAID, tax hikes, NFA tax etc..


In most ways this is a bad sign - they don't feel the need to pretend to care about the things that got them elected.

I guess the one potential positive - when the people you just elected to bring down the cost of gas double the gas tax, put in a mileage tax, and ban oil refining/drilling are you going to learn anything Mr LIV voter?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)

186 You don't think there are a lot of people that say "Sure, we should not allow more people in, but how can we kick out those already building lives here, especially using gestapo tactics?"


Well, women...sure.

But actual rational beings? No.
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Perfect. No notes.

Posted by: while on vacay a crook broke in my house and made himself comfortable - I can't ask him to leave now at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (anL5R)

187 >

I think the jury is out on that. They put up huge numbers as a lot of Republicans also sat this one out. It sure doesn’t smell good.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (f4tQo)

188 172 I’m actually getting to the point of enjoying this. Democrats are splugging all over social media about all the extra constitutional subversion, prosecutions, investigations, impeachments, stacking of courts, winding back of election integrity, restoring fraud and USAID, tax hikes, NFA tax etc..

I mean none of that sounds like an economic plan. But then I am not an economist. But anyway it sure sounds like what they did last time before Trump pulled us out of the hole.

Yeah but those voters. They’re so smart.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:43 PM (f4tQo)

As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps), only Congressional inquisitions and impeachments can happen until 2029.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (l3cgK)

189
Went shopping for groceries this afternoon. I was surprised to find myself suddenly filled with a deep, unalloyed and undiscriminating contempt for everyone I saw.

I trust yesterday's results will be the end of Texas's reputation for strong, self-reliant people. They voted in aborticomaniacs and sex butchers. They're now a larger version of Massachusetts with a bigger line of bullshit.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (eRlcH)

190 It's coming good and hard!

...and it is deserved.

Posted by: connected and litigious at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (cS1cw)

191 157 from the VP on X, discussing what a pollster told him:

"He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats."

people are really, really tired of endless sandbox wars

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 02:41 PM (gw3RI)

Vance has a lot of reason to want these to be the causes.

If the future of the GOP isn't through Michigan and the white working class but instead trying to win over Hispanics, there's no reason to run him.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (okun6)

192 man, it is our problem and a very real one. What changed to drop oil almost 25$ a barrel in one day?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (8Uo7a)

193 My current list to noodle on:
-Economy Fuel prices, food prices
-Popularity/unpopularity of Trump. His job approval rating is in the high 30s / low 40s
-Independents, working class, male, female, and as Ace mentioned – Hispanics and young voters
-Iran
-Turnout
Kind of have the fuckits today. Doubt I’ll get very far.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (2bFN5)

194 >>Change our relationship with Israel JD ? What exactly does that mean ?

He's getting wrecked on X over his post this morning. He seems to have gone full Tucker.

It's a bit odd that Trump is taking all the heat when Congress, mostly the Senate, did absolutely squat for most of the last 2 years. They couldn't even pass the Save Act.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (viF8m)

195 When A no work GO B, when B no work GO A, when A no work GO B
Posted by: JackStraw

Posted by: American Electorate at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (lLeLE)

196 People voted for Trump 2.0 because they thought they would be getting Trump 1.0: A booming economy, a sealed border, and a, relatively, peaceful world. They were willing to look past the crudity, the vulgairty, the garishness, the crassness, the pompousity, and all his other faults because he still wore the sheen of competence from his first term.

Instead, what we got was chaos, braindead economic policy, the whiff of corruption, some tasty memes, and an 80 year old Boomer whose schtick is wearing thin. This was a wholesale and undeniable repudiation of Trump.

It didn't matter what flavor of Republican you were in this climate, moderate, conservative, isolationaist, protectionist, neocon, paleocon, post-liberal, everyone took a beating. And that means the buck stops with the guy at the top. Lot of the Horde may not want to hear it, but this carnage would not have happened if we had nominated the guy from Florida who wore boots.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (QlFnJ)

197 Trump's braggadocio did him in. We all know that the 20+% inflation under Biden is what caused the "affordability" crisis, but Trump promised prices would start falling on Day One. Contrast with Obama, who defended a shitty, stagnant economy by blaming Bush every time he opened his mouth and of course the media let him get away with it. Trump overpromised, and couldn't deliver because it's fundamental that for most things other than commodities, prices only go up. It's just a question of the rate of increase. Promising people they were going to start seeing lower prices immediately was an impossible promise to keep.

He did start bringing down oil prices, and then shot himself in the dick with Iran. But Iran isn't why diesel is $6/gallon. That's that little shit Zelensky's fault, and all the global customers who have kept relying on Russian supplies for the last four years while arming the guy who is blowing up their energy supplies with the side benefit of allowing them to conveniently blame Trump for everything.

And Texas, geez. What happens when you invite corporate liberals from California and Manhattan into your state by the millions? I guess this.

Posted by: the dandy at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (ewGyc)

198 mileage tax, and ban oil refining/drilling are you going to learn anything Mr LIV voter?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)

With the media still blaming the "Iran War" for it, probably not

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (i+GzW)

199 But I need to remind you that the "we" being okay in the end doesn't include The United States of America.

This world is not our home, but I still love this country and I hate to see her destroyed.

I'm reminded that while God sometimes (very rarely) rains down hellfire as punishment, His most common punishment is "Here's exactly what you want."
--
As I said this morning, Jesus promised us peace if we follow Him.

He did not promise it for nations, the world or generally.

For you. In your life, your family, your home.
And no man can ever touch that or take that from you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (RqSb8)

200 As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps), only Congressional inquisitions and impeachments can happen until 2029.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

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Yes, but I'm just going to be honest and say I dont trust him to hold the line.

Like today he was asked about the midterms and he wanted to talk about the ballroom he's building.

I think he would sell the country's birthright for some hot stew.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (E5QyP)

201 I'd like to see Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Brandon Gill take over as minority leaders.

Can't believe that Thune has the crust to even suggest he should be leader, and I would never accept his puppy dogs Barrasso or Cotton either.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (3ImbR)

202 >>In most ways this is a bad sign - they don't feel the need to pretend to care about the things that got them elected.

No it’s what they said before the election and the smartest people in the room, “Independents” said it was all Republican hyperbole and Democrats are 100% the ones to fix all of our issues. Dunces.

Anyone who actually read what they said isn’t surprised.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (f4tQo)

203 I mostly agree with AtC, although I think the problem is more complex than just "the GOP are lazy grifting retards who never bothered to fix any problems or even admit that there were problems."

The GOP is all that and more. But the problem is more complex.
--
I'll dumb it down. Uniparty.

Posted by: why voting except for Trump changes nothing at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (anL5R)

204 143 We are all on that Lear Jet at 38,000 feet just starting to experience the effects of icing. We all know what comes next
Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (affD0)

It won't be anywhere near that fast. The Left is going to make this as painful as they can.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (zuZpx)

205 What changed to drop oil almost 25$ a barrel in one day?
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (8Uo7a)

War with Iran is over, I guess people forget that oil is Priced on FUTURE TRADING

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (lLeLE)

206 Following politics will only ever make you miserable.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (zli9j)

207 Female voters, particularly the young, voted against Trump. According to Grok, exit polling says (by age group):

18-29 voted 71% Democrat
30-44 voted 59% Democrat
45- 64 voted equally for both parties
65 plus voted 51% GOP

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (0uoWg)

208 >>I think closing the borders is/was very popular, it's the deporting people already here that was the problem for many. Especially since the latter was effectively demagogued as evil/fascist/racist/etc.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (9ZFZd)

--

They picture the sweet waitress who works at the Ranchero Loco or the guy with the truck and trailer who mows their lawn, not the legions of child molesters and traffickers and murderers among the 10 million who traipsed in here unhindered.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (NYInA)

209 Feeling like a champ today looking toward 2028? Ron DeSantis. He gets to run with no stink of the Trump administration on him and an actual record of competent conservative governance.

Posted by: the dandy at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (ewGyc)

210 Through Michigan and the white working class ... Who just elected an American hating muslim ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (+gK6I)

211 He's getting wrecked on X over his post this morning.

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We must bet getting different feeds.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (qCV5n)

212 The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First"

Those 3 would account for...90%?

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (pfXMo)

213 Lot of the Horde may not want to hear it, but this carnage would not have happened if we had nominated the guy from Florida who wore boots.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (QlFnJ)
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I guess you're tired of winning.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (rj6Yv)

214
Yup. They're on the march, habibi.


Dr. Maalouf ‏
@realMaalouf
·
7h
In addition to Ilhan Omar’s reelection to Congress, NINE more Somalis were elected to the State Senate and State House across Minnesota, Ohio, and Oregon.

I am speechless.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (kX27y)

215 DeSantis already had 2 press conferences since last night....

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (AKptf)

216 Lot of the Horde may not want to hear it, but this carnage would not have happened if we had nominated the guy from Florida who wore boots.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM

If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

217 I think he would sell the country's birthright for some hot stew.
Posted by: Leupold
==
This has always been your position, even before he was elected President.

Posted by: C'mon its not like we don't recall at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (anL5R)

218 "Lame Duck" Trump might be fun to watch. At this point he has nothing to lose. I suspect the conventional wisdom historically is for a bit of a status quo. That doesn't seem to be his preference at any time that I can remember.

Were I on his "shit list" I'd be a bit concerned over these next two years.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (dIske)

219 Following politics will only ever make you miserable.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

===

I do agree with that. I wish I didnt care so much.

We're never going to really get what we want, we live in a fallen world.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (E5QyP)

220 Hadrian, that was my feeling as well. I didn't want to see anybody today. A friend called and asked what I was doing today. I said baking a cake because I would be tempted to break something.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (8Uo7a)

221 John Thune should go back to being a fluffer in gay p***n movies. That guy is as useless as tits on Talarico.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (f4tQo)

222 “Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment that’s created safer streets, more money in Americans’ pockets, and new opportunities for families and businesses to get ahead.

After fighting Democrat obstruction at every turn, we prevented the largest tax hike in American history, secured our border in an unprecedented way, confirmed the president’s Cabinet at the fastest pace in two decades, and put strong conservative judges on benches across the country faster than we have since the Reagan administration.

I’m proud of our team and everything we’ve done for the American people, and I’m looking forward to the important work we have in front of us over the next few months.

As we head into 2027, Senate Republicans will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done.

Thankfully, we still have President Trump in the White House, and we’ll work with him to stop the worst impulses of Democrat extremism. We cannot let their fringe positions become the mainstream.”

-- John Thune (R-INO)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (0sNs1)

223 18 In this time of dismay, I recall the advice of Rush Limbaugh...the best revenge against the left is to live well.
As I gaze out into my sunset years, that is exactly what I plan to do. Shoot my guns, smoke my cigars, drink good whiskey, eat good food, and love my family and my God.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 02:22 PM (2WIwB)

I said it when Barky was re-elected: Live your life like a free American every day. God gave us this gift. Don't waste it because shitweazel in DC says differently.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (g8Ew8)

224
We love and miss AtC here, so I don't know what you're talking about.
Posted by: pookysgirl has been here for a bit at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (Wt5PA)





'zactly. I'd love to have Alex come back home.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (y9nCu)

225 It won't be anywhere near that fast. The Left is going to make this as painful as they can.
Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (zuZpx)

Well the pain for us is because they are SCOAMFS and economically illiterate.

The pain for the current Administration and their friends is because they are resentful, arrogant, spiteful, petty, juvenile, entitled, smug Pieces of Shit that believe that by going after him they will teach the masses that they are the Master.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (lLeLE)

226 I suspect Trump's issue now is how does he keep the Dems from putting his kids in prison.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

227 DeSantis already had 2 press conferences since last night....
Posted by: runner

==

Im open to it.

FL was like the only bright spot last night.

What he lacks in charisma he seems to make up for in competence.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (E5QyP)

228 Seems lots of Congress and Senators were not into MAGA so that was a campaign slogan saying MAGA wasn't a good idea

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

229 Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. Faith gets stronger.

This is God's plan, not mine. Yet I still believe in Him and know where I'm going.

Sons are conservative fighters. Key word there, fighters.

The political pendulum always swings wildly, always has, always will. The Founding Father's knew this.

Granted, they didn't know about tik tok witches and trans, but they knew evil and stupid people.

Pray. Fight. Never give up. Never let them see you upset, if you have these ninnyhammer twits in your own life, fight.

Don't be weaklings in the face of war...and it is war against demonic thinking of those who won.

I'll bet some stayed home to not vote because Trump hurt their feelings by bombing Iran. THEY are partially to blame and I hope they are happy today along with demonic Dims and the evil they spew with their unholy socialism as they kill babies and mutilate children.

There! Right up there is the only anger I have and you'd never notice it if you met me right now.

Not a tiny atom of fear (unless I see a snake). FIGHT

Yeah, we've fought, but who on earth thought it would end in 2024?

Like flatulent turds, demons rise to the surface if flushed.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (hzuYO)

230 "War with Iran is over, I guess people forget that oil is Priced on FUTURE TRADING "

I did not know Iran War is over, but I'm always last to find out stuff.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (Jr5Lq)

231 Lot of the Horde may not want to hear it, but this carnage would not have happened if we had nominated the guy from Florida who wore boots.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston
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This is hilarious.

Well played sarcasm.

Posted by: boots made for walking not running at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (anL5R)

232 Magian? We’re being invaded by the Magi, the wise men of the east who, perceiving his star, came to worship the baby Jesus?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (TlKpx)

233
As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps), only Congressional inquisitions and impeachments can happen until 2029.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (l3cgK)

I'm sorry but I suspect they will stab us in the back as they've always done.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (czPqD)

234 I'm sorry Vance is the last person who should be the Republican standard bearer, except maybe Don Jr. It will be another change election. You need a candidate that can run away from Trump.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (wGerL)

235 @183 to be fair Mario Cuomo also got beat because everyone was sick of the sanctimonious prick

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (8VNAp)

236 >>We must bet getting different feeds.

Maybe. What do you think Vance means by changing our relationship with Israel?

It was Vance who helped negotiate the MOU with Iran that they violated 15 minutes after it was signed.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)

237 227 I suspect Trump's issue now is how does he keep the Dems from putting his kids in prison.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

From the same people who wouldn't touch Hunter for all the corruption he was involved in.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (l3cgK)

238 >>>Change our relationship with Israel JD ? What exactly does that mean ?

younger conservatives are not as reflexively pro-Israel as older conservatives. dismissing it all as "groyper tucker carlson" is a questionable tactic long term

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (gw3RI)

239 glurp

Posted by: Paul, who enjoys the sexual affections of dogs at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (DWxOI)

240 "War with Iran is over, I guess people forget that oil is Priced on FUTURE TRADING "

I did not know Iran War is over, but I'm always last to find out stuff.
Posted by: gp

==
If anything, Id be terrified if I was Iran right now.
I see Trump making one last (big) mission where he levels the place and then leaving.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (E5QyP)

241 Meh, we will have gridlock. Trump can veto and Dems can eat shit. My guess is Iran can’t win over the next two years and will have to make a deal. Oil is and will flow. Trump can guard the boarder while Dems wank off. They will accomplish nothing which is what they do.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (Wp1X1)

242 I also don't believe garret is gay. Forgot to add that above.

Who are these new people on this blog popping up? If I don't recognize a nic I don't read them.

Maybe some are normal and will fight and I should give them a chance on another day.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (hzuYO)

243 The trend of bbl was already going down and there isn’t a single indicator at the moment we are t going to smoke Iran. But you go girl.

It’s actually the market catching up with the underlying fundamentals. Idiot.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (f4tQo)

244 128 2 things - It's kinda funny everybody was talking about each of these races and what they meant when all along it wasn't local at all, it was national.

And it is irony that Trump lowered prices early that everybody forgot biden's raising them and he got crushed because of the war and they went up.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:37 PM (n5tGW)

I said in May that Trump needed to end the war before the world cup and spend the rest of the year focused on getting gas and food prices down. And that he needed positive news stories every day.

We didn't get that...any of that. And here we are.

Damn, between writing the 3 sentences Trump should say today and knowing this fact, I should get 7 figures to advise R's, but this is so not rocket science...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (Gb7+b)

245 227 I suspect Trump's issue now is how does he keep the Dems from putting his kids in prison.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM

This. And Musk and anyone they can as a warning to the rest of us.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (czPqD)

246 It's not demographics. Demographics didn't change in two years.


IT'S THE IRAN WAR YOU STUPID ASSHOLE
THAT'S THE WHOLE THING

Posted by: It's the Iran War, retard at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (fE/NB)

247 I said it when Barky was re-elected: Live your life like a free American every day. God gave us this gift. Don't waste it because shitweazel in DC says differently.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (g8Ew
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Concur.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (rj6Yv)

248 If you are NOT for "Drill baby, drill!", then you support HIGHER oil prices.

Not one Democrat supports Drill baby, drill, yet the people voted en masse for that party because they are going to lower oil prices (allegedly).

Propaganda works! And propaganda on low information, low IQ people works even better!

I don't know how we can beat lies with facts, when voters love to cling to those sweet, sweet lies?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (HlyYF)

249 Boots with lifts which are the gay version of boots

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (enNUy)

250 I did not know Iran War is over, but I'm always last to find out stuff.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (Jr5Lq)

Basically the election last night said its over, and Trump and Vance admitting the war cost them the mid terms said its over... basically its all but officially over. Sorry if I confused you.

Oh also, the Markets say its over... for now.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (lLeLE)

251 @186

>>In most ways this is a bad sign - they don't feel the need to pretend to care about the things that got them elected.

Unlike the GOP, the Donks are a real political party, they can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.

They'll have one crew doing the evil sh*t and another crew doing the stupid sh*t.

And you'll have the GOP in a fetal position with their dumbs up their ass shouting... comity.... comity... comity.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (XV/Pl)

252 NINE more Somalis were elected"

Import that many Mongolians ... same would happen.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (pfXMo)

253 234
As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps), only Congressional inquisitions and impeachments can happen until 2029.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:46 PM (l3cgK)

I'm sorry but I suspect they will stab us in the back as they've always done.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (czPqD)

Which is why I put the proviso, "As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps)"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (l3cgK)

254 Maybe. What do you think Vance means by changing our relationship with Israel?

It was Vance who helped negotiate the MOU with Iran that they violated 15 minutes after it was signed.

---------------

I don't really know. What do you make of his entire statement?

Did he get Trump's blessing on any of it?

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (qCV5n)

255 Why is everyone acting like this is a pure mood of the electorate and not heavily controlled by ballot harvesting and tribal politics?

What was turnout? Was this really a rebuke, or was it just a much better ground game by democrats? That is always what they focus on -- for God's sake they had 81M votes for a retard pedo crook! are you telling me that was real too?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 02:38 PM (8nUmk)

Is Harmeet filing any cases today? Is anyone contesting their elections? Did Trump go out to deep red areas and campaign for the whole month before the election?

Yeah, I'd say everyone knew this was coming - they just didn't know how bad.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (Gb7+b)

256 Who are the Somalis' natural enemies? We should import more of them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (JM5dG)

257 I expect the Dems will go after the 2A right out of the gate.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (rj6Yv)

258 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (QlFnJ)

259 I said in May that Trump needed to end the war before the world cup and spend the rest of the year focused on getting gas and food prices down. And that he needed positive news stories every day.


I was saying the same things, though I argued he had until Labor day as people don't pay attention to politics before then.

I get his strategy - no boots on the ground, low intensity cut off of trade for Iran so their economy collapses.

But the IRGC was willing to trade their people's poverty in return for keeping the war going.

Trump should have been prepared to level Iran's infrastructure in those first few weeks and he wasn't.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

260 Trump, as soon as Elissa Slutnick (D-CIA) made her threat, should have issued preemptive symbolic pardons to every Republican in America, freeing them from punishment for the crime of voting Republican.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (0uoWg)

261 I hope Iran is scared out of their little mullah brains.

Well, those who haven't converted to Christianity. Them I pray for.

End this, President Trump and Sec Hegseth. This week.

ALL WILL BE WELL

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (hzuYO)

262 258 I expect the Dems will go after the 2A right out of the gate.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (rj6Yv)

They do hate it. You can't fully control a people who are armed.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (l3cgK)

263 212 He's getting wrecked on X over his post this morning.

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We must bet getting different feeds.
Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:49 PM (qCV5n)

My feed has him getting destroyed, too.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (ZdaMQ)

264
Which is why I put the proviso, "As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps)"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM

I guess my reading comprehension is off. Sorry about my mistake. My bad.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (czPqD)

265 i find all the attempts to read so deeply and minutely into the psephological tea leaves somewhat silly.

times are bad, objectively. trump being reelected did not, as the electorate seemed to signal its expectation with the "vibe shift", fix any of the extremely profound problems plaguing or society (problems for which there are surely no two-year fixes).

the party in power is punished when times are bad. people don't want trans supremacy to return, they voted overwhelmingly for more secure elections, and they don't seem to express a positive view of socialism. they don't want to purchase what the democrats are selling, they just know someone is to blame for times remaining bad, and it must be the folks currently in charge.

i don't think it's any deeper than that.

Posted by: pH at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (EDAG5)

266 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM

Well, in theory, you could run as an independent or a write-in. In theory.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (JM5dG)

267 Dems already said they are going with about a $5000 NFA tax restored, national Red Flag law, possible semi auto ban (depending on Viramonetes) and other ways to steal the 2A rights you just gained back.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (f4tQo)

268 I think it was after 2012 and the reelection of the SCOAMF, I bought that book "Enjoy the Decline."

Sounds great, just basically cash out, go on every welfare possible, and ride this old nag into the ground.

but, I just didn't have it in me.
Still don't.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (RqSb8)

269 265
Which is why I put the proviso, "As long as Trump vetoes the bills (and they don't have a 2/3rds majority to override the veto despite turncoat Reps)"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM

I guess my reading comprehension is off. Sorry about my mistake. My bad.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 02:56 PM (czPqD)

Naw, it's not that. We all miss things.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (l3cgK)

270 It is an interesting thought experiment. If Trump had just ended his Iran engagement to those Stealth strikes, how would we have fared.

I suspect at least 4 Senate seats would have stayed Republican.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (E5QyP)

271 I said in May that Trump needed to end the war before the world cup

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If I'm being honest, I think his term really changed when the US got blown out of the WC, especially after he got involved to have that forward's suspension reversed. The good vibes really kind of ended there.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (qCV5n)

272 Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:47 PM (QlFnJ)

That's one big spew of condensed owl shit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (g8Ew8)

273 mrp... The dems are going after Hegseth first

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM (+gK6I)

274 I don't have X, never had twitter, instagram or fakebook.

I quit watching FOX in 2012.

I have a life of peace.

I learned or leared in 2012 with Benghazi, then stupid Romney losing the debate to Obungo, that the constant noise of talking heads was messing with my peace and ended it then.

Shut it down.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 02:58 PM (hzuYO)

275 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM

Well, in theory, you could run as an independent or a write-in. In theory.
==
Remind us Lamont, who was the last independent to win a national election?

Posted by: boots made for walking not running at November 04, 2026 02:58 PM (anL5R)

276 AI sez "Psephology is the scientific and statistical study of elections, voting behavior, and electoral trends"

IDNKT!

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 02:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

277 Like today he was asked about the midterms and he wanted to talk about the ballroom he's building.

I think he would sell the country's birthright for some hot stew.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:48 PM (E5QyP)

I'm not really talking about my real opinion on this election either.... yet...

People need time to dig into the numbers... before accusations are made.

Remember, one major component of a Color Revolution, is to destroy everyone's faith in Free and Fair elections...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 02:59 PM (mP0Kj)

278
6 Counterpoint by a very smart lady who would never be welcomed here:

https://tinyurl.com/4k8c3jak
Posted by: There ARE other views at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM

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She was welcome here. She removed herself over a disagreement.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 04, 2026 02:59 PM (ienUH)

279
-- John Thune (R-INO)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04

I swear to the heavens of you make me eat another Oreo….

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

280 Trump needed to end the war before the world cup "

That's the really frustrating thing. '25 was going very well. The "anti ice" crowd was going nowhere, fast. Prices were moderating (mostly due to lower transport costs).

Then "hey, let's go to war! "

WTF? Seriously. Stepping on a rake is smarter.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:59 PM (pfXMo)

281 nah. Fraud & mail in votes.
Anything else is just pretending.

Posted by: Esperman at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (rYCo6)

282 >> I said in May that Trump needed to end the war before the world cup and spend the rest of the year focused on getting gas and food prices down. And that he needed positive news stories every day.

This was solid advice that several people offered. Instead we got months of people talking about how bad the other guy was instead of saying what the dis and what they were going to do on these two issue. Some exit polls also talked about corruption. But I think whoever said that was smoking weed.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (f4tQo)

283 I'm not convinced it wasn't an op. Another election steal. It's way too neat and tidy an explanation.

Plus we were warned about an attempted color revolution with recriminations regardless how it played out.

But I'll settle for voter stupidity and/lor apathy.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (RORbl)

The problem is either we have
1) an electorate that is too stupid/enamored of evil (killing babies and transing the survivors, Jew hate, and so on) to convince them to take basic minimal steps to salvage the country, or
2) The intelligence community has gotten so good at election fraud that they can move the needle *20%* at will, thusfar without detection.

In either case their is little hope that any fix involves elections.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (vSvIl)

284 Oldest son lives in Kansas. He tells me that he got tons of ads from Hamilton about his plan to reduce costs. All he got from Marshal was Hamilton is woke mailers.

We can argue til we're blue in the face that democrat policies are responsible for inflation and high gas prices, but they at least addressed it. Republicans didn't.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (2UnvF)

285 AtC walked away from us.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar8)

286 259 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (QlFnJ)
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Oh, come on. Obviously no one can even get to the general if not nominated, so the difference in the electorate is completely beside the point.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (0uoWg)

287 Taking out Iran's aytollah and the nukes were not the problem, trying to MOU out of it was. Letting Qatar and Phakisgtan string you along was.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:01 PM (AKptf)

288 Trump on TV this morning talking about his ballroom.

Lol. Cope however you want but the man is a fucking idiot

Posted by: The best ballroom at November 04, 2026 03:01 PM (Mw8PC)

289 232 Lot of the Horde may not want to hear it, but this carnage would not have happened if we had nominated the guy from Florida who wore boots.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston
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This is hilarious.

Well played sarcasm.
Posted by: boots made for walking not running at November 04, 2026 02:51 PM (anL5R)

Totally being sarcastic. I mean, why have competence when we can own the libs with some sick tweets.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:01 PM (QlFnJ)

290 I'm just going to say it, I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

I know a real troll from someone that's actually expressing concern. I dont know why this site has to always take that posture of "owning" anyone that thinks all the data pointing to something might be right?

Posted by: some guy at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (LpEN7)

291 A flaw in this type of analysis is that it suggests the same Universe of voters participated in both elections. I've seen other data that says 6% of Trump-24 voters backed the dem yesterday, while 3% of Kamala voters supported the Republican. Not enough of a gap to explain blowout. But theory is that the Dems got thier base to turnout like it was a general election.

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (CY0Pe)

292 I don't have X, never had twitter, instagram or fakebook.

I quit watching FOX in 2012"

This.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (pfXMo)

293 274 mrp... The dems are going after Hegseth first

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 02:57 PM

Yep, what does Hegseth know about creating lethal fighting men?

The Democrats were giving estrogen to males in the military.

Hegseth wanted to supplement testosterone for males with lower T.

What a retard! (If you are a paste-eating Leftist that thinks there are more than two genders.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (HlyYF)

294 How many times have heard "at the request of Saudi, or Qatar, or Pakistan?.."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (AKptf)

295 I am not clever in making political predictions. Only thing I'm putting a marker on is increased attacks against synagogues, and Jews in general.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (amcLV)

296 >>I don't really know. What do you make of his entire statement?

>>Did he get Trump's blessing on any of it?

No idea but from the tone I doubt it. He basically put the loss yesterday on Trump and "war" and oil prices.

How often does what's happening in Iran come up in daily conversation? Not that often for me.

Yes, people talk about inflation but it's down significantly from under Biden. Prices on most things are and Democrats have historically done nothing but raise prices.

And none of that explains why people elected radicals like Talarico and Abdul. Peggy Flanagan was up to her ass in the rampant are very visible fraud in Minnesota. She got elected. So did Omar and she didn't even campaign. Hell, Talarico took 2 weeks off in the closing of the campaign and he won.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (viF8m)

297 I wonder what issues led female voters to swing the election to the Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (0uoWg)

298 "Then "hey, let's go to war! ""

Particularly when he told us only 8 months prior that the 'nuclear facilities were obliterated.'

It's still up at whitehouse.gov if you want to see it, along with 30 endorsements by "obliteration experts."

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (Jr5Lq)

299 248 I said it when Barky was re-elected: Live your life like a free American every day. God gave us this gift. Don't waste it because shitweazel in DC says differently.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (g8Ew
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Concur.
Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 02:53 PM (rj6Yv)

*******
Me as well in 2012. My life changed with Benghazi lies, and the loser Romney with that debate. The last time I yelled at the tv, wasting my breath over politics. Never again will I feel that loss of something I cannot control.

I'm better for it. I vote. I am sarcastic here and there at the idiots and demons, and laugh a whole lot daily.

This is how I fight.

I am undefeated because I have God.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (hzuYO)

300 I remember atc walking away because we shit talked gays. I don't know who needs to hear this but I do believe we do shit talk, have shit talked and probably will continue shit talking literally every single group. News flash. We talk shit. 24/7.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (enNUy)

301 > Taking on Iran because we are the "tough party" killed us.
Posted by: John Milton's Ghost at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (XwZ2

Well, that's a viewpoint.

However, I'm pretty sure that having a crater full of radioactive glass where one of our cities used to be would also have had a "negative impact on the midterms".


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (qlLNh)

302 296 I am not clever in making political predictions. Only thing I'm putting a marker on is increased attacks against synagogues, and Jews in general.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (amcLV)

They've been given the go ahead

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (4WM7K)

303 A flaw in this type of analysis is that it suggests the same Universe of voters participated in both elections. I've seen other data that says 6% of Trump-24 voters backed the dem yesterday, while 3% of Kamala voters supported the Republican. Not enough of a gap to explain blowout. But theory is that the Dems got thier base to turnout like it was a general election.


==

that tracks with what I've been seeing, even in FL the Ds had the highest turnout in history , per DeSAntis

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (AKptf)

304 AtC walked away from us.
==
She drops in occasionally. Lurks a little. She probably gets revenue from her twitter/X droppings. So that's where she puts her activity now. It was definitely not a banning here.

Posted by: we'll always have victory tits, until my hard drive conks out at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (anL5R)

305 Hey, Paul. Fuck off!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (g8Ew8)

306 I am now represented at the state level by a pooja... that's her name.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (9AdGW)

307 298 I wonder what issues led female voters to swing the election to the Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (0uoWg

Empathy for migrants and muslims

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (kJmLc)

308 Did he get Trump's blessing on any of it?
Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (qCV5n)
~~~~~

After Vance's post, Trump said it's probably true about the war costing us.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (3ImbR)

309 286 AtC walked away from us.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (Gqar


I miss her.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (czPqD)

310 ChristyBlinkey and Piper... Quit trying to make me feel better... I want to wallow in my sorrow...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (4WM7K)

311 Totally being sarcastic. I mean, why have competence when we can own the libs with some sick tweets.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:01 PM

I like Ron but, he got 9 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention, all from the Iowa caucus where he came in second. And dropped out immediately to endorse Trump. We didn't have much to do with it. The dogs just refused the dogfood. You can argue about why I guess but they did.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (JM5dG)

312 >>>is increased attacks against synagogues, and Jews in general

they voted 67% for dems, even in Michigan with the jihad-adjacent asshole on the ballot. i don't get it

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (gw3RI)

313 "However, I'm pretty sure that having a crater full of radioactive glass where one of our cities used to be would also have had a "negative impact on the midterms"."

Iran still has the uranium.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

314 why people elected radicals like Talarico"

IMHO, the people didn't vote for the complete f'ing idiot running against him.
The Texas GOP appears to be in serious disarray...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (pfXMo)

315 Go ahead and trans my kid, murder babies up to the day of birth, appoint judges that release murderers and rapists over and over, just give me cheap gas!
-Braindead Voter

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (Bavix)

316 But theory is that the Dems got thier base to turnout like it was a general election.
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Or they just made the votes appear . . .

Posted by: another theory at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (anL5R)

317 301 I remember atc walking away because we shit talked gays. I don't know who needs to hear this but I do believe we do shit talk, have shit talked and probably will continue shit talking literally every single group. News flash. We talk shit. 24/7.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM

It's banter and the not all is implied.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (czPqD)

318
After Vance's post, Trump said it's probably true about the war costing us.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (3ImbR)

An admission is good

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (4WM7K)

319 Taking on Iran because we are the "tough party" killed us.
Posted by: John Milton's Ghost at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM

It was the Broken Promise more than the pussy footing around the issue that was the problem, but I think that nuanced detail is flying over everyones hang over today.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (lLeLE)

320 >>> I wonder what issues led female voters to swing the election to the Democrats.

under 45 number one issue is pro abortion and it's not even close

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (gw3RI)

321 After Vance's post, Trump said it's probably true about the war costing us.

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not in that manner, he said that it impacted gas prices, and that he would do it again and that Iran cannot have nukes

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (AKptf)

322 And none of that explains why people elected radicals like Talarico and Abdul. Peggy Flanagan was up to her ass in the rampant are very visible fraud in Minnesota. She got elected. So did Omar and she didn't even campaign. Hell, Talarico took 2 weeks off in the closing of the campaign and he won.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (viF8m)

Well Joe got 81,000,000 votes, so why not

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (kJmLc)

323 >> I still think most of this is immigration enforcement politically popular. But Iran was not.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:28 PM

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I live in the battleground district that went to Manny Rutinel. We must have received a dozen fliers from each campaign, and tons of video ads.
There was NOTHING pro-immigration in the democrats messaging. The closest it got was an edited video of Renee Good, and how Trump is mean. Their messaging was mostly (in this order) "Gas prices", "Gabe Evens votes lockstep with Trump", "Iran War bad", and "MAGA bad".

Democrats know they cannot win on pro-immigration. They won on the Iran War.
Trump should cancel the war, and get back to deportations.


Silver lining: CO outlawed men in women's sports, trans surgeries for minors, etc. All while electing a bunch of democrats.

Posted by: T at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (SSv1U)

324
Posted by: we'll always have victory tits, until my hard drive conks out at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (anL5R)

Maybe we can get Thune to show us his Defeat Moobs!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (YSUhf)

325 that tracks with what I've been seeing, even in FL the Ds had the highest turnout in history , per DeSAntis
Posted by: runner

===

I know we think Trump constantly trolling is a win, but I think it makes sure every single Democrat showed up a the polls.


But I dont think this trolling drives up conservative turnout.

I feel like Trump sometimes relishes being the heel and it's not really smart politics.

I wish everyday he woke up and said how could we win over a new voter or coalition.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (wMYR8)

326 287 259 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (QlFnJ)
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Oh, come on. Obviously no one can even get to the general if not nominated, so the difference in the electorate is completely beside the point.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:00 PM (0uoWg)

People's minds also change with more evidence...Romney lost in 2008 before getting the 2012 nom...

DeSantis has gone up...few Rs have since 2024...

I like Sanders, who I think has also gone up.
Youngkin has just maintained, but you can't ignore him and his money and his SE coast cred and totally different vibe.

Most other Rs have gone down.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (Gb7+b)

327 > I learned or leared in 2012 with Benghazi, then stupid Romney losing the debate to Obungo...


To my eternal shame, I voted for Fuckstain McCain.

By the time Mr. Hair Gel came along I'd had enough.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:07 PM (qlLNh)

328 Calm down. It will be Grid Lock. Been there - Done That. Dems are now required to deliver something. What is it they can deliver?

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (Wp1X1)

329 crater full of radioactive glass where one of our cities used to be"

Yeah. Sure.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (pfXMo)

330 Regardless of what I said above, I do think there is great dissatisfaction with Trump that made a lot of people stay home.

1. The young are disaffected, especially with H1bs, bad career prospects, high cost of housing, and a class stratification where the older generations have their stuff, but the young feel they will never get their.

2. The Iran war and Israel. These two overlap. There is a lot of antisemitism and a lot of people who think the Iran war is driven by Israeli interests not America First.

3. High cost of living. Gas prices are a stand-in here, and they are not bad but generally people see that groceries cost 2x what they did before Covid and they want that fixed. It is unfixable, but it is a daily reminder of how fucked "capitalism" has become.

4. Big tech supremacy. This is mostly encapsulated in AI and data centers. Yeaaa, we get to lose our jobs, and our peaceful communities, but a bunch of creeps on the West Coast will get rich, so there's that.

5. I don't believe immigration is a big factor. It is emotional for a lot of people (those who lose cheap labor, and those who want the freeloaders out) but that cancels out. I think

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (8nUmk)

331 Far, far too many people are retarded emotional sheep. I hear it all the time..lose their minds over a dime increase in gas but can't wait to fork out $15 for a coffee. Somebody on TV gives them a story about "immigrants" or "homeless" who are either cute young women or sad looking veterans and suddenly they believe that is who makes up the majority of those groups. They know nothing about anything important but can tell you who plays right tackle for Nebraska. Around here the big political ad was an actual sound bite of the candidate saying "a 23% tax" as part of a consumption tax proposal, of course with no other taxes, which they left out so the dummies would think the candidate wished to just add that tax. I really dont have much optimism left unless somehow our very own Gen. Franco miraculously appears

Posted by: Azjaeger at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (3/XaG)

332 No idea but from the tone I doubt it. He basically put the loss yesterday on Trump and "war" and oil prices.

-----------------

Definitely not the type of statement a VP would traditionally issue after a midterm.

So what do we make of it? Clearly he is trying to distance himself. But is he being given some light to distance himself?

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (qCV5n)

333 "CNN's Kasie Hunt claims "it took us years to get" a blue "tsunami" midterm against President Trump.

Remember that "US" the next time CNN claims to be objective."

Spare me, ah FOX. Fox is also for dummies. Jesse Watters with pastie propellers over his tits and pumping pom poms.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (mrBRn)

334 So, who fucked up the gas prices ? diesel prices? cost of health insurance ?

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (AKptf)

335 Irans entire military response was basically get Dems elected in the midterms and it largely worked.

Ukraine's, too. Trump made a deal with Putin to drop diesel prices 2 weeks ago and the tracksuit midget Zelensky immediately blew up Russian refineries.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (2ocoG)

336 The dem turn out in Texas was high and the Republican low because we had crap candidates. It was a perfect storm of both.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (9AdGW)

337 I remember atc walking away because we shit talked gays. I don't know who needs to hear this but I do believe we do shit talk, have shit talked and probably will continue shit talking literally every single group. News flash. We talk shit. 24/7.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (enNUy)
================
As long as we don't shit talk the Scandis. Or the Irish. Or old fat men. I draw the line there! And there. There, too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (0uoWg)

338 287 259 If you can't convince your own party to nominate you, your chance of winning the general election is slim.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:50 PM (JM5dG)

That is completely untrue. The primary and the general are two completely different electorates.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (QlFnJ)
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Oh, come on. Obviously no one can even get to the general if not nominated, so the difference in the electorate is completely beside the point.

You're misunderstanding me. You're looking at it from the supply side, what RDS could/should have done to win the primary. I'm talking about a DEMAND side problem. Republican primary voters are the variable in my hypothetical. They should have demanded competence and not the carnival.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (QlFnJ)

339 291 I'm just going to say it, I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

I know a real troll from someone that's actually expressing concern. I dont know why this site has to always take that posture of "owning" anyone that thinks all the data pointing to something might be right?

Posted by: some guy at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (LpEN7)

TJM can be dismissive or sarcastic at times, but he had plenty of data to back up his views. If I had bet money, I'd have lost it betting his way.

And, to be blunt, people who disagreed with him or who worried he was wrong really couldn't point to anything other than polling data, which is notoriously unreliable. That hasn't changed.

Where I'm at (TX), the preelection polls were still way off. Just in a very undesirable way: they really understated how well the Democrats ended up doing.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (HFrEr)

340 I said it first thing this morning and will say it again. I got this election so wrong,

I will cowboy up and fight harder.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (8Uo7a)

341 311 ChristyBlinkey and Piper... Quit trying to make me feel better... I want to wallow in my sorrow...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026

Fair. You have 20 minutes to wallow. Then it’s up, up, girl, we have things to do.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

342 Dems are now required to deliver something. What is it they can deliver?
Posted by: Pudinhead at November 04, 2026 03:08 PM (Wp1X1)

Wait till ya'll get a load of me...

Posted by: The Maverick - Bi-Partisan Specialist - Expert Aisle Crosser at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (lLeLE)

343 it's many things all at once, and they had to be done, and Trump knew he had maybe two years to do it, so he did the BBB, put most of his policies in there and had them codify it; so a win , huge win

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (AKptf)

344 And none of that explains why people elected radicals like Talarico and Abdul. Peggy Flanagan was up to her ass in the rampant are very visible fraud in Minnesota. She got elected. So did Omar and she didn't even campaign. Hell, Talarico took 2 weeks off in the closing of the campaign and he won.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (viF8m)

Yeah, and somehow Biden got 81 Million votes from his basement...

And on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, we have an Islamic Mayor of New York who supported Terrorist organizations.

Either:
A: The American Electorate has lost its collective mind.
or
B: Something is seriously wrong with our elections.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (mP0Kj)

345 It was Vance who helped negotiate the MOU with Iran that they violated 15 minutes after it was signed.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)

Hard to imagine someone worse than Pence...but here we are.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (kJmLc)

346 >>they voted 67% for dems, even in Michigan with the jihad-adjacent asshole on the ballot. i don't get it


You don't get it because you don't listen:

Those who practice the religion vote overwhelmingly conservatively.

Those who wear the skinsuit (in order to claim a minority status) vote overwhelmingly progressive/liberally.

It is that simple.


Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (/izzV)

347 AtC made her choice. As was her right. People have their hierarchies of values and she acted on hers.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (Gqar8)

348 298 I wonder what issues led female voters to swing the election to the Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (0uoWg)

White men under 44 also voted D...so, let's not just count women. This was a blowout for all races and genders (white women were about 50-50 45 and up)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (Gb7+b)

349 313 >>>is increased attacks against synagogues, and Jews in general

they voted 67% for dems, even in Michigan with the jihad-adjacent asshole on the ballot. i don't get it
Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM

I never understand any of it. It makes zero sense until you speak to one of the voters and then I realize as ace so aptly said, you cannot reason someone out of position they didn't reason themselves into.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (czPqD)

350 I still think there was a shitload of vote fraud. It's been reported to us every day leading up to the election. Most refused to take it seriously. As long as there's mail-in ballots and early voting, it'll happen every time. We're screwed if it's not corrected.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (g8Ew8)

351 What is it they can deliver?"

Not much.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (pfXMo)

352 > Iran still has the uranium.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

Which means fuck-all without centrifuges.

And you can't just run out and buy new ones at Home Depot.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (qlLNh)

353 I would expect the Dems to go after Hegseth because they will get GOP support in doing so.

I don't expect it, but I would love to see Trump give Hegseth his full support and basically take ownership of the Iran War.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (qCV5n)

354 So the youngsters are upset at their jobs because of h1bs but voted for the party who will open the doors to all immigration? Hope they get an NGO job.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (enNUy)

355 You know what I hate, almost more than demonic Dims and what they believe in?

I hate "know it all" nostradamus people who "told us so" when Trump bombed Iran. They are bathing in "I told you so" today. May they drink their own bathwater and get tapeworms like that bear on the ONT.

The ONLY president in my 47yrs of marriage to stop Iran. And he's not finished, oh, no, he's not.

Even in 2025 I saw people wailing about the bombing of Iran's nuke mountain, how we'd lose the mid-terms, price of gas waaaa and ripping out their hair. Weeping, wailing, wanking.

I farht in your general direction.

Sometimes, as a fighter, you take a stand that might not be popular. That might result in what may have happened. Instead of fighting against the tide.

I fight. Do you, all ye keyboard warriors of woe?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVevetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (hzuYO)

356 I like Ron but, he got 9 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention, all from the Iowa caucus where he came in second. And dropped out immediately to endorse Trump. We didn't have much to do with it. The dogs just refused the dogfood. You can argue about why I guess but they did.
Posted by: toby928(c)

===

All of that is water under the bridge, but of course the one term, former President is going to get nominated again to run.

But yea, before last night, I thought Trump was worth it even with the baggage, today, I'm not so sure anymore.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (wMYR8)

357 >>Far, far too many people are retarded emotional sheep. I hear it all the time..lose their minds over a dime increase in gas but can't wait to fork out $15 for a coffee.


I would have used the $3.50 bottle of water example...but, you nailed it.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (/izzV)

358 I would vote for Vance in a heartbeat if he ran for president. However, over the past few weeks he has done a few things that irritate me: his refusal to disavow Tucker's insane rantings, his too-public disapproval of Trump's actions in Iran, and his statement that he is a procrastinator and doesn't really think about big decisions he has to make until the last minute.

So as it stands now, I would vote for either Vance or Rubio, but I would prefer Rubio.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (3ImbR)

359 I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.
==
Well, generally he's a good dude, who I agree with mostly. Except on gasoline price effecting this election and fractional reserve banking. If you disagree with him on either of those two things you are a mouth breathing idiot. (Or maybe not)

Posted by: lets not go focusing on who did whut to 'ooom at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (anL5R)

360 Either:
A: The American Electorate has lost its collective mind.
or
B: Something is seriously wrong with our elections.

Healing power of AND.

Voters are nuts, but not as nuts as the election results say. There is substantial cheating going on in every state now, except Florida.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (2ocoG)

361 That was my gripe with Trump 1.0 - his EOs were wiped out as soon as Bidet took office, legislatively nothing got done. I get it , bad congress, but that is politics. Trump 2.0 internalized it and passed legislation.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (AKptf)

362 Did he get Trump's blessing on any of it?
Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 02:54 PM (qCV5n)
~~~~~

After Vance's post, Trump said it's probably true about the war costing us.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 03:05 PM (3ImbR)
______

I think it was more the second round of the war and the clown show way it was run. We should have stopped with the destruction of Fordow. We were then assured we got their nukes.

But ... six months (?) later we then say "hey, we need to go to war again!" Huh?

Then the endless "deals" that really weren't, the deadlines that really weren't, the regime-change-no-regime change back and forth, confused and vague strategies and goals, and -- yes -- the nonstop propaganda from our political enemies.

We shoulda stopped at Fordow.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

363 However, I'm pretty sure that having a crater full of radioactive glass where one of our cities used to be would also have had a "negative impact on the midterms".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:04 PM (qlLNh)

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Totally agree with this, however, I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (2UnvF)

364 312 Totally being sarcastic. I mean, why have competence when we can own the libs with some sick tweets.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:01 PM

I like Ron but, he got 9 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention, all from the Iowa caucus where he came in second. And dropped out immediately to endorse Trump. We didn't have much to do with it. The dogs just refused the dogfood. You can argue about why I guess but they did.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (JM5dG)

But he finally runs with no Trump on the ballot, who was pretty much his same populist standard-bearer...who else is gonna pick up the populist stick?

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (Gb7+b)

365 The dem turn out in Texas was high and the Republican low because we had crap candidates. It was a perfect storm of both"

We helped!

/the bushes

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (pfXMo)

366 they voted 67% for dems, even in Michigan with the jihad-adjacent asshole on the ballot. i don't get it

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (gw3RI)

I have written this only about 500 times.

They are not Jews. They are progressives with Jewish-sounding names who eat bagels on Sunday.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (k5CNB)

367 They should have demanded competence and not the carnival.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM

Perhaps there is some way to ... err ... compel the voters to select the 'better' candidate.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (JM5dG)

368 > Remember that "US" the next time CNN claims to be objective."

Are they even bothering to claim that any more?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (qlLNh)

369 I would expect the Dems to go after Hegseth because they will get GOP support in doing so.

I don't expect it, but I would love to see Trump give Hegseth his full support and basically take ownership of the Iran War.
Posted by: SH

==

I have to think he's pissed at hegseth also. I'm assuming he's who pushed the war with iran in the first place.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:12 PM (wMYR8)

370 349 298 I wonder what issues led female voters to swing the election to the Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:03 PM (0uoWg)

White men under 44 also voted D...so, let's not just count women. This was a blowout for all races and genders (white women were about 50-50 45 and up)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (Gb7+b)

This was the first generation that was exclusively raised on tiktok and twitter first round at bat at the voting booth.

Posted by: The Maverick - Bi-Partisan Specialist - Expert Aisle Crosser at November 04, 2026 03:12 PM (lLeLE)

371 In my #331 I hit the Pixy Limit.

I think this applies to *our* voters. Yes, the dems are emotional about a lot of other things (trans, migrants, deportations, USAID, mean tweets,....) but that is a given.

I also think the biggest problem, especially regarding the war, was poor education and defense of his policies.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 03:12 PM (8nUmk)

372 I think yesterday's election is a Fat Man On The Ottoman event, and over just as fast. We are still Americans and, as Rush said so well, we will adapt. For the next two years politics is performative, Democrats will pass shit they know Trump will veto, and Trump will hilariously yank their chains. Then it gets serious again, for the Presidential election. There is a major problem ahead there, because right now you'd have to think Kamala and her vodka bottle stand a better than even chance of moving into the Presidency.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:12 PM (0uoWg)

373 damnnn soooooock I forgot about your clingy ways!

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (lLeLE)

374 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVevetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:10 PM (hzuYO)

Thanks, Christy. Good post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (JrHfD)

375 I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (2UnvF)

Exactly.

[Did you listen to our podcast? That's what I said!]

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (k5CNB)

376 I work for the state and will say all the state agencies are scrambling because this next Legislative session is going to be a mess. Everyone's contacts will be gone or in different positions and all the new people will have no idea what they are doing. Very little will get done next year. It will be 2 years after that we will see the big changes once they figure things out.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (9AdGW)

377 I ask myself, just what “ kind” of Republican can we get elected in 28?

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (Gqar8)

378 I have to think he's pissed at hegseth also. I'm assuming he's who pushed the war with iran in the first place.

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I have a very hard time believing that Hegseth pushed him into war. But if he did, then throw him under the bus.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (qCV5n)

379 AllenG.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 02:24 PM (8Uo7a)

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What about him?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (uKqbA)

380 >>>I'm just going to say it, I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

yeah I kept mentioning the changing demographics in Texas and he was always so dismissive -- I don't take offense though, we al are guilty of seeing things they way we want sometimes.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (gw3RI)

381 But he finally runs with no Trump on the ballot, who was pretty much his same populist standard-bearer...who else is gonna pick up the populist stick?
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM

Ron is probably going to run, and I will probably vote for him, I mean, I voted for Cruz the first time, so I'm not exactly a Trumpophile.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (JM5dG)

382 We helped!

/the bushes
Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (pfXMo)

More like they wet their political finger to feel the change in the winds.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (lLeLE)

383 357 I like Ron but, he got 9 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention, all from the Iowa caucus where he came in second. And dropped out immediately to endorse Trump. We didn't have much to do with it. The dogs just refused the dogfood. You can argue about why I guess but they did.
Posted by: toby928(c)


Reagan ran in '76. Lost to Gerald Ford.

It's been done.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (OkYzo)

384 I ask myself, just what “ kind” of Republican can we get elected in 28?
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (Gqar

The one that gets stuff done, has a record of getting stuff done ?

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (AKptf)

385 I'm assuming he's who pushed the war with iran in the first place."

Hmm. Interesting

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (pfXMo)

386 Babylon Bee had a funny one today, midterms turned on not enough lakes being renamed "America".

It would be even funnier if we could actually laugh about it.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (wMYR8)

387 The Republicans haven't tried to fix Obamacare because a lot of health maintenance companies and insurance companies are in their districts.
Gotta get their little taste the R's do

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (8VNAp)

388 "Iran still has the uranium.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

Which means fuck-all without centrifuges."

If we learned anything from the war, it's that the enemy has extensive underground facilities we just don't know about, e.g., from which to source and launch missiles and drones.

I have no confidence that they lack centrifuges. For all we know, they could already be assembling nuclear weapon prototypes. If they didn't have the incentive before, they surely do now.

This is a tar baby we might not be able to safely walk away from.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

389 I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.

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For sure. And I think the better rational should have been we are going to get them back for taking our citizens hostages 50 years ago. Pure vengence. But then add, we will take their oil too.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (qCV5n)

390 Far, far too many people are retarded emotional sheep. I hear it all the time..lose their minds over a dime increase in gas but can't wait to fork out $15 for a coffee.


I would have used the $3.50 bottle of water example...but, you nailed it.
Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (/izzV)
________

Yea. It's part of the reason why AtC's explanation (above) doesn't explain all of it. How does the GOP rationally explain to voters what they're doing and why when so many voters are fucking idiots who (i) believe Democraps when they promise free shit and utopia and (ii) whine and cry about small increases in costs while they're pissing away 10x that on junk.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

391 We got RECORD LOW MURDERS because we deported the criminals.
Obama statistics on deportation are fraudulent. He didn't get crime or overdoses to go down.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (Wt1Rs)

392 385 I ask myself, just what “ kind” of Republican can we get elected in 28?
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (Gqar

The one that gets stuff done, has a record of getting stuff done ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (AKptf)

Sounds good. We need to pay attention to their wrapping.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (Gqar8)

393 Totally agree with this, however, I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (2UnvF)

Should have made a televised address to a JOint Session, or even an Oval office address. He should have dome a lot of these

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (kJmLc)

394 Trump is the one who wanted to hit Iran. He is the one who understood that is the only way to take care of the nuke issue. Why are people reluctant to believe it , even when he talked about it for decades ?

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (AKptf)

395
They are not Jews. They are progressives with Jewish-sounding names who eat bagels on Sunday.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM

I know Catholics that only do the Easter or Christmas mass and they're pro abortion. You can guess how they vote. Same thing.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (czPqD)

396 Decaf, he was the burn, salt and scatter guy that was being asked about.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (8Uo7a)

397 Posted by: The James Madison, Sooper Genius at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (8RdGl)

I'm pretty sure this is a banning.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (JM5dG)

398 > They are not Jews. They are progressives with Jewish-sounding names who eat bagels on Sunday.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM (k5CNB)

Agreed.

However, that won't save them when the guys with scimitars come to hack off their heads.

Then again, we also have "Queers for Palestine" so it's not like the left doesn't have other examples of being stupidly suicidal.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (qlLNh)

399 We shoulda stopped at Fordow.

Yes and no. If we stopped at Fordow and did nothing else, we'd still have a hostile, insane state with ICBM capability. I still think the Iran war is going to be a historical net positive for the entire world, but Trump didn't even try to explain what was actually happening.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (2ocoG)

400 This is a tar baby we might not be able to safely walk away from.
==
If everything you said before the sentence above is true, the it is also a tar baby we couldn't ignore any longer.

Posted by: real politic sometimes leads to war at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (anL5R)

401 Trump ran on mass deportations and won a huge majority, the biggest by any Republican ever, including from the precious Latinos, in 2024.

It's the gas prices, caused by the Iran War, which resonate throughout the whole economy because fuel drives up the cost of everything else.

We are a democratic empire, not a virtuous republic. No one cares how many legionnaires fall in battle, no one cares how many Parthians they kill, or which client sits on the throne. They care about the price of bread in Rome.

You could nuke every city between Gibraltar and Xinjiang and no one would give a shit if in doing so the price of gas stayed at 2.67 where it was on New Year's Day 2026. It's that simple.

Truly, Donald Trump is the ultimate avatar of Boomer Republican, he is them in all their glory and stupidity, deep patriotism and abject retardation in equal measure. Intoxicating and infuriating and something that could only be made in America. I have treasured the last decade. I hope and pray for a Caesar. I don't want the last American to be a bombastic showman. I want to rage against the dying of the light.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (OPlHs)

402 I like Ron but, he got 9 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention, all from the Iowa caucus where he came in second. And dropped out immediately to endorse Trump. We didn't have much to do with it. The dogs just refused the dogfood. You can argue about why I guess but they did.

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Well, things can change a lot in a couple of years. Ron may look a lot more attractive now.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (qCV5n)

403 Trump should have been prepared to level Iran's infrastructure in those first few weeks and he wasn't.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

Does speak to what I always say and one of the biggest problems in the modern civilized world.

Do NOT play at war. GI break *all* the shit GO

Unfortunately it's easy to say - but he probably doesn't want to do all the killing required which would mean lots and lots of women and children. But don't play. Pattycake never goes anywhere good.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (i+GzW)

404 291 I'm just going to say it, I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

I know a real troll from someone that's actually expressing concern. I dont know why this site has to always take that posture of "owning" anyone that thinks all the data pointing to something might be right?

Posted by: some guy at November 04, 2026 03:02 PM (LpEN7)

Reminds me of the days back in 2020 when it was blasphemy around here to question Dave in FL. He had colossal egg on his face after that one.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (QlFnJ)

405 396 Trump is the one who wanted to hit Iran. He is the one who understood that is the only way to take care of the nuke issue. Why are people reluctant to believe it , even when he talked about it for decades ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (AKptf)

I agree. Iran should have been defeated in 1981. It became a growing problem and a festering wound.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (kJmLc)

406 I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.

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For sure. And I think the better rational should have been we are going to get them back for taking our citizens hostages 50 years ago. Pure vengence. But then add, we will take their oil too.
Posted by: SH

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I think at least part of this is, he never had a good reason to communicate.

WMD's? Didnt we already try this once with Iraq?

And the Trump told us the stealth bomber mission completely took out their nuclear weapons.

And then we were only going to be doing this a few weeks and then leave.

I know Trump gets a lot of room to bullshit, but there's only so many time you can lie and people tune you out.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:17 PM (wMYR8)

407
3) I looked and sounded like a retard to anyone with 2 brain cells and a functioning synapse.
Posted by: The James Madison, Sooper Genius at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM

You seemed to have pissed off some people for I guess being incorrect.

Let he who is without sin...

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (czPqD)

408 I have to think he's pissed at hegseth also. I'm assuming he's who pushed the war with iran in the first place.

Hegseth? Trump's been talking about the need to get the mullahs since the 1980s.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (2ocoG)

409 382 But he finally runs with no Trump on the ballot, who was pretty much his same populist standard-bearer...who else is gonna pick up the populist stick?
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:11 PM

Ron is probably going to run, and I will probably vote for him, I mean, I voted for Cruz the first time, so I'm not exactly a Trumpophile.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (JM5dG)

Cruz will also run...but like you, I'm staying far away from a Cruz vote for 2028...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (Gb7+b)

410 385 I ask myself, just what “ kind” of Republican can we get elected in 28?
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:13 PM (Gqar

The one that gets stuff done, has a record of getting stuff done ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (AKptf)

The one that doesn't preach about the ME wars being a disaster then go and immediately start a military campaign in the middle east just cause Mossad fed him some intel?

That one might be a bit crucial, but its also gonna take another generation or two, about 20-30 trillion more in inflationary debt, and probably a decent strategy to get out of the, my presumption, economic depression will we going through. So I guess we got some time to figure that one out.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (lLeLE)

411 In this time of dismay, I recall the advice of Rush Limbaugh...the best revenge against the left is to live well.
As I gaze out into my sunset years, that is exactly what I plan to do. Shoot my guns, smoke my cigars, drink good whiskey, eat good food, and love my family and my God.

** fist bump **

The young have chosen a different path. We have no obligation to follow them.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (xE0sV)

412 Catholics that only do the Easter or Christmas mass and they're pro abortion. You can guess how they vote. Same thing.
Posted by: CaliGirl

CEO Catholics, the ones that fill the pews before we get to MASS on those few days.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 04, 2026 03:19 PM (NnhvP)

413 Posted by: The James Madison, Sooper Genius at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (8RdGl)

I'm pretty sure this is a banning.
Posted by: toby928(c)
==
Pretty sure the "sooper genius" saves it. It makes it clear that it is not the real poster and is sarcasm.

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at November 04, 2026 03:19 PM (anL5R)

414 > I have no confidence that they lack centrifuges.

I do, as pretty much proven by the fact that we haven't seen any big glowy bangs. I have 100% confidence that Iran will build and use a nuke about 10 microseconds after they get enough highly-enriched uranium.

If we're lucky, it will be a test.

If we're not, it will be Tel Aviv, or New York, or Washington DC.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (qlLNh)

415 Reminds me of the days back in 2020 when it was blasphemy around here to question Dave in FL. He had colossal egg on his face after that one.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at November

It wasn’t questioning him, it was how it was done. There are actual lines that shouldn’t be crossed, even here.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (ZdaMQ)

416 Regardless of what I said above, I do think there is great dissatisfaction with Trump that made a lot of people stay home.

1. The young are disaffected, especially with H1bs, bad career prospects, high cost of housing, and a class stratification where the older generations have their stuff, but the young feel they will never get their.

2. The Iran war and Israel. These two overlap. There is a lot of antisemitism and a lot of people who think the Iran war is driven by Israeli interests not America First.

3. High cost of living. Gas prices are a stand-in here, and they are not bad but generally people see that groceries cost 2x what they did before Covid and they want that fixed. It is unfixable, but it is a daily reminder of how fucked "capitalism" has become.
Posted by: bob


Awwwww. The yutes are disaffected. Wait'll they see how high the cost of everything goes under dems. LOL

They ain't seen high yet.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (7Ne0P)

417 Lindsey Graham at the behest of Mossad got Trump to break his ME Promise.

I'm pretty sure Hegseth was quite happy w/ just booting some brass and the draggin ass out of the military.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (2ocoG)

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (lLeLE)

418 One thing is clear, The Donald's chances at reelection are kaput.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (JM5dG)

419
Then again, we also have "Queers for Palestine" so it's not like the left doesn't have other examples of being stupidly suicidal.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (qlLNh)

I think queers for Palestine is founded by the fact that Islam has no issues with transing gays and calling them women.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (kJmLc)

420 I think at least part of this is, he never had a good reason to communicate.

WMD's? Didnt we already try this once with Iraq?

---------------

Which is why the better rational would have been:

They took our citizens hostages. No country on earth can do that and expect to get away with it. We will get our revenge no matter how long it takes. It is time they paid for that act 50 years ago.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (qCV5n)

421 Trump is the one who wanted to hit Iran. He is the one who understood that is the only way to take care of the nuke issue. Why are people reluctant to believe it , even when he talked about it for decades ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:16 PM (AKptf)
______

I think it's partly because we've talked about it for decades that people were skeptical. Cry wolf and all. Plus, people became very skeptical after the Iraq WMD fiasco.

I also think people were willing to destroy Fordow and understood what it meant. That was a popular strike.

But then, after saying "mission accomplished," we went back to war 6 months (?) later because of ... what, exactly? That was were the messaging fell apart and the public turned against it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (iFTx/)

422 381 >>>I'm just going to say it, I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

yeah I kept mentioning the changing demographics in Texas and he was always so dismissive -- I don't take offense though, we al are guilty of seeing things they way we want sometimes.
Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 03:14 PM (gw3RI)

Well, he's rightly dismissive of that view. As I've said: Abbott was + 11 in 2022 and he's -8 to -10 in 2026. TX demographics did not change enough in 4 years' time to cause a 20-point swing.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (HFrEr)

423
I thought people like TJM were really nasty to regulars that were saying this coming election looks bad.

Honestly, you shouldn't get too worked up over what pixel people say to you good or bad.

Letting them live in your skull is stupid. But, maybe that's just me.

I rarely get into a squabble unless someone is just being a dickweed, then I miiiiight retort. But, usually I just walk away. Cuz...meh.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (YSUhf)

424 That Trump surrounded himself with likeminded people on Iran, like Hegseth and Rubio should not be a surprise. Vance was sort of thrown upon him by Kirk and Don Jr. But he could have made Burgum or Rollins the VP, and won the same. The assassination attempt forced him to accelerate the process.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (AKptf)

425 342 311 ChristyBlinkey and Piper... Quit trying to make me feel better... I want to wallow in my sorrow...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026

Fair. You have 20 minutes to wallow. Then it’s up, up, girl, we have things to do.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (ZdaMQ)
*******
I never, ever let anyone see me cry.
Even with my own grief over a loved one. This is what I somehow inherited from my stoic grandmothers as I cannot explain it otherwise.

In college when my bf/husband broke up with me and, the first of 3 times I was hurt. I never shed a tear in front of him.

I never weep when crap hits the fan and have always been this way. I cry when it's over and in private. I was 3 days into being 16yrs old when my father almost bled to death in our front pasture. I go back to that moment in how I react to anything. I held his hand and did not weep til the medical helicopter left with him... and then I prayed he'd live and he did.

If I have tears in my eyes they are of joy. Like when I'm told by our sons of a grandchild on the way.

I also, now, don't weep in front of my army of men as it is their undoing at funerals.

I sure as heck don't give in to politics.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVevetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (hzuYO)

426 Trump's been talking about the need to get the mullahs since the 1980s.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:18 PM (2ocoG)

Had Reagan any guts he'd have handles it before the cancer spread

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (kJmLc)

427 Democrats have mastered the art of slowly and quietly creating horrible situations, like importing millions of illegals, whose only solution requires Republicans to do really ugly things.
They did this with homelessness, the national debt (Republicans helped), Social Security, our school systems, and probably several things I'm missing.

Posted by: 29Victor at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (0MjtC)

428 Like the day after skynet had nuked the planet. Well Mark Levin is certainly getting his shit pushed in. “Hey Mark, I’ll save you time for your podcast tomorrow,” wrote Jesse Cinco, a former U.S. Army special operations soldier, content creator and political commentator. “It was the war in Iran that utterly BETRAYED the voting base that elected Trump, cheered on by SUBVERSIVE TRAITOR scum like yourself, that caused this midterm result.”

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM (mrBRn)

429 We got secular Christians too

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (enNUy)

430 "capitalism" has become.
Posted by: bob

Ahh yes, that damned capitalistic money printing The Feds did.... curse that capitalism....

I joke but ya, the younger gens think that is what capitalism is. so shits fucked.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (lLeLE)

431 Reminds me of the days back in 2020 when it was blasphemy around here to question Dave in FL. He had colossal egg on his face after that one.

It wasn't questioning, it was a Maoist struggle session of people trying to get him to accept blame for Biden stealing the election.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (2ocoG)

432 You certainly know nothing about technology.
Posted by: The James Madison, Sooper Genius at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM/i]

Heh.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (JM5dG)

433 No doubt already said: the shift in 18-29 year olds likely has to do with them being laid off or unemployed thanks to LEGAL immigration via foreign students and H1-b.

The GOP calls them lazy and undeserving of government benefits. Meanwhile, every other demographic and particularly new and non-citizens getting all the benefits - and then helping themselves to 200x more.

But sure, call Gen Z Americans lazy and unworthy.


How’d that work out???

Posted by: Lizzy at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (4KUe5)

434
They took our citizens hostages. No country on earth can do that and expect to get away with it. We will get our revenge no matter how long it takes. It is time they paid for that act 50 years ago.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM

This x 1000

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (czPqD)

435 dammit

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (JM5dG)

436 "If we're lucky, it will be a test. If we're not, it will be Tel Aviv, or New York, or Washington DC."

What do we do now? How do we keep them stymied without long duration sustained warfare?

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

437 Letting them live in your skull is stupid. But, maybe that's just me.

I rarely get into a squabble unless someone is just being a dickweed, then I miiiiight retort. But, usually I just walk away. Cuz...meh.
Posted by: naturalfake

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Did you say SUSQUEHANNA HAT COMPANY!!!!!

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (8nUmk)

438 I like Cruz, especially since he is the only candidate in recent decades that seems to agree that the Constitution places any limitations whatsoever on Presidential authority.

But he just doesn't have the "riz", as the kids today would say.

If we elected Presidents based on actual competence, Thomas Sowell would've served two terms beginning in 1965, followed by a Constitutional amendment that permitted him (but just him) to serve as many additional terms that he wanted.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (qlLNh)

439 Had Reagan any guts he'd have handles it before the cancer spread

Yeah, one of Reagan's misses, although that's also with the benefit of 40 years of hindsight.

His biggest miss was still believing the Democrats and going along with the 1986 amnesty. That's what ruined California and spawned the entire idea of the Great Replacement.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (2ocoG)

440 This x 1000
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (czPqD)

That and they tend to sponsor terror...with all their Obama cash

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (kJmLc)

441 Either:
A: The American Electorate has lost its collective mind.
or
B: Something is seriously wrong with our elections.
Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (mP0Kj)

Embrace the power of "and".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (0kX4S)

442 >>Totally agree with this, however, I think Trump needed to explain this much better as the rationale for striking Iran.

I've always thought that was a mistake. I also don't think it would've made a bit of difference about yesterday.

An extra slow 3rd grader understands why we need borders and laws. Do you see Democrats agreeing with either of these points?

These are the same people who rally to the side of a woman who murders her children and cheers when they pass abortion up until the moment of birth. These people do not see the world the same way we do.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (viF8m)

443 His biggest miss was still believing the Democrats and going along with the 1986 amnesty. That's what ruined California and spawned the entire idea of the Great Replacement.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM

His biggest mistake was GHW Bush.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (JM5dG)

444 Its like MUMR has returned. Ack.

Posted by: Bill the Cat spitting up a hairball at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (anL5R)

445 @356
Great, we stopped Iran and lost America in the process.

Posted by: anon2020 at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (/WpXc)

446 Democrats have mastered the art of slowly and quietly creating horrible situations, like importing millions of illegals, whose only solution requires Republicans to do really ugly things.
They did this with homelessness, the national debt (Republicans helped), Social Security, our school systems, and probably several things I'm missing.
Posted by: 29Victor at November 04, 2026 03:21 PM

* smiles *

Posted by: Big Penguin at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)

447 Its like MUMR has returned. Ack.
Posted by: Bill the Cat spitting up a hairball at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM

I think TJM fucked his girlfriend.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (JM5dG)

448 Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (2ocoG)

Being born in 1954, I recall people expecting a huge retaliation. Instead we got Iran Contra

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (kJmLc)

449 Abdul got elected because Michigan is like a lot of other states in which you have university cities, a large metropolitan area that is traditionally blue versus a lot of land area with a much fewer population. Almost all of Abdul’s support and Democrat support came from Detroit, Flint, Lansing, and Ann Arbor. I saw an electoral map this morning in which virtually all of the rest of the state counties are colored red. I believe Rogers lost by around 200,000 votes. Out of 15 or 17 million. Take for example, Ann Arbor in the townships which are rural around it. The Democrats won by 75% versus 24% for the Republicans. You can’t have a tiny township like I live in with 2400 people and the remaining townships with about the same number of residents counteracting a university town with 100,000 people, the majority of which are liberal. And they all voted for Abdul and sent Deby Dingle back to Congress.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (EiUt/)

450 They took our citizens hostages. No country on earth can do that and expect to get away with it. We will get our revenge no matter how long it takes. It is time they paid for that act 50 years ago.

Posted by: SH

==

Honestly, if that was it, it's a dumb reason.

he certainly never campaigned a single time on going to war with Iran over the hostage situation in 1979.

Should we also reinvade Vietnam and North Korea? I understand they killed some of our soldiers.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (wMYR8)

451 I for one liked hearing TJM (and Dave in FL) express their opinions, given how constantly the drumbeat of polling was so negative. It isn't a question, for me, of who was right or wrong, it was more that I like hearing divergent views and making up my own mind. Of course, I also drank a lot last night so I'm in kind of a live and let live mood today.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM (6Xuoc)

452
Heh.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (JM5dG)

I thought that was him being sarcastic. I should just be quiet.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (czPqD)

453 442

These are the same people who rally to the side of a woman who murders her children and cheers when they pass abortion up until the moment of birth. These people do not see the world the same way we do.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (viF8m)

Yes, and they are Legion, whether we like that fact or not. Between them, and the Feckless, we are Not the majority now.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM (Gqar8)

454 Nood Disney bullshit

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (enNUy)

455 Define “American” electorate.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (4KUe5)

456 Heh.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:22 PM (JM5dG)

I thought that was him being sarcastic. I should just be quiet.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 03:27 PM

I was just chuckling since I had a forty year career in technology.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 03:28 PM (JM5dG)

457 Of course, I also drank a lot last night so I'm in kind of a live and let live mood today.
==
THIS. IS. THE. WAY.

*intensifies*

Posted by: meme at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (anL5R)

458 Awwwww. The yutes are disaffected. Wait'll they see how high the cost of everything goes under dems. LOL

They ain't seen high yet.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 03:20 PM (7Ne0P)

Prices will rise regardless because we are over the fiscal cliff. There is no politically feasible way to balance the budget. The only question going forward is which voting blocs will get money from the treasury.

Better to be on the winning side, and then you can collect your entitlements. It's a completely rational act. Democratic politicians get into power and then reward their voters. Republicans reward some of their voters, and fuck over others. Then are shocked when the ones they fuck over don't show up for the midterms.

People really need to stop arguing about the mythical politics of a fiscally conservative republic that hasn't existed in 100 years. This is a "money printer go brrrrrr" patron-client democracy. Vote in your politicians, get paid, take care of your own group.


Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 03:29 PM (OPlHs)

459
Letting them live in your skull is stupid. But, maybe that's just me.

I rarely get into a squabble unless someone is just being a dickweed, then I miiiiight retort. But, usually I just walk away. Cuz...meh.
Posted by: naturalfake

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Did you say SUSQUEHANNA HAT COMPANY!!!!!
Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (8nUmk)

Wow. I did not get the reference.

And I pride myself on the huge garbage pile of useless information clogging up my brain.

What short or movie is that from?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (YSUhf)

460 Being born in 1954, I recall people expecting a huge retaliation. Instead we got Iran Contra
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 03:26 PM

I think actual foreign adventurism would've played poorly in the 80s because the decade was saturated with weeping about Vietnam, but I could be wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 03:30 PM (2ocoG)

461 Then it gets serious again, for the Presidential election. There is a major problem ahead there, because right now you'd have to think Kamala and her vodka bottle stand a better than even chance of moving into the Presidency.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 03:12 PM (0uoWg)

********
If I were not already happily married and, well, while still holding my own as a grandmother former supermodel...I'd propose to you online today.

Thank you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVevetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (hzuYO)

462 I have no confidence that they lack centrifuges. For all we know, they could already be assembling nuclear weapon prototypes. If they didn't have the incentive before, they surely do now.

This is a tar baby we might not be able to safely walk away from.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

What would stop them from taking their uranium, and burning it in breeder reactors to make plutonium for weapons? It's not like they have a safety culture.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 03:31 PM (0kX4S)

463 Let me rephrase my figures for Abdul versus Rogers. 3,400,000 voted for Abdul, 2,800,000 voted for Rogers. So it was about a 600,000 loss. Scratch the 15 to 17,000,000. The votes for Abdul came from Lansing,which hosts the Democrat state government, and Michigan State, Ann Arbor with th University of Michigan, Flint which has a lot of poverty and blue collar and Detroit which is a blue collar/millennial local. All major Democrat areas. With a large percentage of the population.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (EiUt/)

464 337 The dem turn out in Texas was high and the Republican low because we had crap candidates. It was a perfect storm of both.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 03:09 PM (9AdGW)

I dunno about that low R turnout. Apparently, Abbot got 100k more votes yesterday then he got in 2022. But the Democrat managed to get an extrra 1.7 million votes than Beto got in 2022!!

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (CY0Pe)

465 > What do we do now? How do we keep them stymied without long duration sustained warfare?
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

Well, I don't think there's any way, without an outright invasion that no one has the stomach for.

The best we can do is keep bombing the piss out of anything that looks like a centrifuge complex.

That's probably doable... it's the kind of thing that's hard to hide.

If they build it underneath a mountain, you just keep bombing the mountain until all the entrances are under a zillion tons of rubble.

Also we prosecute, bomb, or sanction (as feasible/appropriate) any organization or country that supplies these cavemen with the stuff they need to build new centrifuges.

Does any current pol have the guts to do this, other than Trump?

No names come to mind.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (qlLNh)

466 One of the many reasons my approval of Trump increased was because he was reversing the Biden policies that caused higher gas prices. But I guess the average voter has the memory of a gnat.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 03:34 PM (gvM6N)

467 An extra slow 3rd grader understands why we need borders and laws. Do you see Democrats agreeing with either of these points?

These are the same people who rally to the side of a woman who murders her children and cheers when they pass abortion up until the moment of birth. These people do not see the world the same way we do.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 03:25 PM (viF8m)

It is a completely rational act to import millions of people who will vote for you. That's how serious political parties operate: things that increase their power, they do.

It's a completely rational act to toe the line for your most loyal voters. Abortion advocates are high turnout voters who donate money and time to the Party. Of course they are rewarded with policy victory. That's what a serious political party does. Your strongest soldiers are awarded positions of high honor. You do for the Party, the Party rewards you.

The Democrats punish their enemies with power, take away their money, and give it to their supporters. That's what makes them a ruling party. They use power.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 03:40 PM (OPlHs)

468 Voting for a muz is stupid. Michigan is stupid.

Posted by: connected and litigious at November 04, 2026 03:41 PM (cS1cw)

469 I go on record as being thankful Trump bombed the Iran uranium mountain of doom in 2025.

I am thankful he did something unpopular that no other President since 1979 has done to stop the future killing of Americans on our soil.

To cripple Iran. And he did, financially and towards making the bomb to kill us.

I remain thankful for all he's done.

Do I whine online about it? NO

Do I online warrior whine and fret about this? NO

Does he irritate me with his twitterings? Yes. He's not a God to me or perfect. I would vote for him again.

Does his ego irritate me? Yes

Does his America First and nationalism of closing the border and deporting barbarians please me? YES!!!

Do the wimps who fretted over the mid-terms since 2025, due to his bombing Iran irritate me?
BIG OLE YES, INDEED, looking at you with green lasers

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 03:49 PM (hzuYO)

470 Yeah, late.

Gas my ass. PA has the 2nd highest state gasoline tax in the US, and it's not stopped anyone from zipping around the highways like a fool.

Gas prices rose significantly under the Biden administration - peaking at a nominal all-time high national average of $5.01 per gallon in June '22.

First people returning to work AND travel, so gas demand surged. But, we were told global oil producers could not restart supply & drill quickly enough to match demand.
Then OPEC+ oil cartel deliberately kept production cuts in place longer than expected.
Russia & Ukraine, with Russia being one of the worlds largest oil exporters. Biden administration and EURO pals banned imports of Russian crude oil.
U.S. refineries faced immediate shortages, sending pump prices to record highs.
ON HIS 1ST DAY IN OFFICE, Biden cancelled the permit for the Keystone XO pipeline & placed a temporary moratorium on new oil & gas leases on federal lands, offshore waters.
Wall Street & energy cos hesitated to invest billions in long-term drilling projects for fear future laws that would make them unprofitable.

Trump gets msm touting 'travel dilemmas' & gas prices rising at warehouse clubs.

BS

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 04:01 PM (NFX2v)

471 Print more money !!!!!!!!!!

AND Free Sh*t for everyone Mentality won for now...

Wait a year or two when inflation is back to 10% and Gas is still high...

Trump needs to finish off Iran Now. F**k what Schumer and Jefferies say when their Menstrual Cramps increase.

Next two years nothing will change and in January 2027 more24/7 Investigations into Trump...

Just do it... You have nothing to Lose......

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 04:03 PM (jGtoG)

472 Trump and the feckless Republican team ran on fixing the economy, cutting inflation and the debt, no new wars and America first.
America got Israel first, high inflation with moderate gains due to tariffs, more debt, more war and more gubmint. Debt like a new York veteran politician. Trump became another politician. The outsider became just another insider with a cabinet stacked with people who represent another country and favor constant war. For profit.
What JD Vance tweeted today would have easily kept everyone and everything. If the Republicans bothered to deliver on anything. Just one big bloated debt building piece of human waste. That's what they did his first 2 years in 2016-2018. But we could afford it then. Trump managed things until he let the Medical Midget ©® talk us into the shutdown.
They didn't even need it this time. Trump gave them everything they needed and more.
Teflon Don is now Trashheap Trump.
I voted for him and his agenda every year. Sadly he left us behind to cater to his internal DC advisors. Look how well that worked out.

Posted by: Sandman arriveth at November 04, 2026 04:20 PM (Rpl3I)

473 No more war. Period. Unless you want a full on dsa run and unstoppable socialism everywhere. They took Texas, south Carolina, kansas and unseated a moderate leftist in Maine. They've got the upper hand for the next two years and maybe 4 or 6. More of the last 2 years is suicidal. To be point blank.

Posted by: Sandman arriveth at November 04, 2026 04:24 PM (Rpl3I)

474 I dunno about that low R turnout. Apparently, Abbot got 100k more votes yesterday then he got in 2022. But the Democrat managed to get an extrra 1.7 million votes than Beto got in 2022!!
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 03:32 PM (CY0Pe)

That is hilarious.

In addition to every Texas county swinging blue. Texas was a fair and honest election!

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:26 PM (SHHm+)

475 What short or movie is that from?
Posted by: naturalfake

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Gosh I went away without answering.

This is a famous Abbot and Costello skit, easily found by googling.

It is based on a standard Vaudeville set skit, which I understand was done by many. Similar to the "slowly I turned" skit that A&C also did. In it, two guys are casually talking and whenever one mentions the Susquehanna Hat Company, a third person goes nuts and starts ranting about how they ruined his life and the mere thought of that name makes him crazy. He works himself up and starts destroying and beating the one guy (Lou).

ie, that company is living in his head rent free.

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 04:30 PM (8nUmk)

476 new thread up

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

477 Hey neocon/BoomerCon retards, maybe simplify: when you break almost every promise you made to your own base, you lose them. Demographics didn’t “doom” you. Your endless wars, open-ended commitments, and refusal to deliver on what you claimed to stand for did. Pretty simple, retards.

Posted by: TedS at November 04, 2026 06:21 PM (6DLsg)

A Federal Magistrate Dismisses Charges Against the FBI Agents Who Lied About Interfering in the Hunter Biden Probe

A change of topic for the moment.

One of the FBI agents who lied under oath about interfering in the Hunter Biden probe openly admitted she was running a "shadow government" in the US bureacracy.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden, citing what he said was "weaponization" of President Donald Trump's Justice Department just before the midterm elections.

In a scathing, hourlong ruling read from the bench, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said the investigation that produced the charges against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides was rushed, conducted at the behest of Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel and dogged by "critical mistakes" that require the dismissal of the case.

"I am deeply troubled by what has happened here in this case," Faruqui said. "Whathas transpired here cannot be described as anything other than weaponization."

Oh? We'll soon see that this magistrate -- not a real judge, and not confirmed by the Senate -- is zimself a big Weaponizer so long as that Weaponization goes against the right.

The ruling may not bring a permanent end to the matter because the Justice Department still has the option of pursuing an indictment, even though it has struggled during the Trump administration to persuade grand juries in the nation's capital to return indictments in politically charged prosecutions like this one.

The magistrate admits his decision is motivated by the political calendar:

...

"I will not bury my head in the sand and pretend that I cannot read a calendar," Faruqui said, alluding to the proximity of the charges to the elections, which will determine control of Congress for the last two years of the Republican president's second term.

Prosecutors had accused the two former FBI officials of falsely downplaying to Congress their knowledge of investigations into President Joe Biden's son and of a laptop the younger Biden dropped off at a computer repair shop in Delaware in 2019. But Faruqui said the Justice Department had failed to establish in its complaint that any statements made during 2023 testimony were intentionally false and had affected lawmakers' investigation of Hunter Biden or that the former officials had any motive to deceive.

Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke

This would be comical if it weren't so depressing. FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides were caught dead to rights. Anyone with two functioning brain cells who has read the documents can see that they flatly denied to Congress what they were openly discussing in their own emails. The failure to do anything about the completely out-of-control DC courts, or to at least try to start fixing a system that makes it impossible to hold Democrats accountable, will be the most damning legacy of these past two years.

Oh, and:


A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Harvard University by the Justice Department, which alleged the school failed to provide admissions records that could ensure it had ended affirmative action in admissions.

The DOJ had accused Harvard of stonewalling the investigation into potential racial discrimination and refusing to comply with a federal investigation, ABC News reported. The lawsuit asked a judge to force the university to turn over the requested records.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun concluded the DOJ failed to take the necessary procedural steps to acquire the data before filing the lawsuit.

Joun added that the ruling doesn't end the dispute over the data, stressing her decision was on the limited question of whether the government had adequately satisfied the prerequisites, at this point, for judicial enforcement to occur.


Below: More on magistrate Zia Faruqui.



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:15 PM




Comments

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1 There will be more of this.

This is all about packing the courts.

In 2024 there were five Senate seats that mysteriously went from red to blue after midnight. The numbers on some of the “wins” yesterday simply do not math.

Look for 60 Senate seats in 2028 and a stolen Democrati presidency. The courts get packed, and that is end game.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (SHHm+)

2 >>The magistrate admits his decision is motivated by the political calendar


John Roberts nods.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (/izzV)

3 Hart-Cellar killed the USA.

it just took a while to do so.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (qBivk)

4 So what the actual fuck is the way it is. Is it?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (utMSU)

5 I SMELL........


KANGAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!!

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (lLeLE)

6 We are South Africa.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (enNUy)

7 Magistrate?

Ah, would be master.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (to8tq)

8 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (RDhJX)

9 >>Judge Myong Joun

>>magistrate Zia Faruqui


I think I see the problem.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (/izzV)

10 The courts and these "my fiefdom" a-holes have been a pimple on a pox on a cancer of the anus for a long while in this country. This is going to be one of the toughest fights we will have. Expect two-tier justice here in the US too.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 01:20 PM (n5tGW)

11 Remember there was no fear of impeachment because John Thune and His Gay Blades would not even consider impeachment. Now with Democrats in charge these judges have nothing to fear.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (klxjG)

12 It's neat how this ties into the election results.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (QbkqR)

13 magistrate Zia Faruqui.

Imagine telling people in late 2001 that in a couple of decades we've be ruled by people with names like Zia Faruqui

How did we lost the WoT they'd ask.

And frankly, its a good question

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

14 You win some and you.... Okay you never win some

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (4WM7K)

15 Boone and Otter showed the way.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (utMSU)

16 You can a bunch of money playing Myong Joun in Vegas.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (r2Icn)

17 A pakistani Muslim....because of course he is

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (kJmLc)

18 Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (SHHm+)

This was worth reposting, I nearly quoted it. It has a feel of being right even if we really know nothing.

Are we getting a retarded replay of 06 to 08 though. Only if Trump is a retard and decides to pass their bs while never defending himself from their attacks, and I don't see it happening.

Never forget a lot of hinky shit in 08 got them to their super majority.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:22 PM (i+GzW)

19 Behold! He’s on a roll.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 01:22 PM (utMSU)

20 Mohammedans to the left of me, Mohammedans to the right...

Posted by: Here I am... at November 04, 2026 01:23 PM (RDhJX)

21 U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui...

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun...

Alan Funt is hiding behind the shrubs isn't he? This has to be a Candid Camera gag.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (vTZFs)

22 As Madge said, “You’re soaking in it.”

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (utMSU)

23 Way to rally the troops, Ace!

Posted by: toddg at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (KCFD3)

24 A Federal Magistrate Dismisses Charges Against the FBI Agents Who Lied About Interfering in the Hunter Biden Probe



And so it begins.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (7Ne0P)

25 Tuq'r clone Vance blames Iran war for the loss....may he NEVER be close to the presidency again.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (kJmLc)

26 When Hillary walked after blatantly breaking Federal Law... the writing was on the wall that NO ONE on the Left would ever be held accountable for anything.

Now? We are just further down that road...

Hell.... we just had an ILLEGAL ALIEN re elected to Congress!

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (mP0Kj)

27 Judge Zia Layder

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (i+GzW)

28 So much winning.

Posted by: blaster at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (xhfG9)

29 Was every judge appointed by Biden a foreign born person? Joun South Korean, the Brazilian lunatic , a couple of African born. But no, there was no invasion

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (8VNAp)

30 Judge One Faruqui Two Farmequi

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (i+GzW)

31 Imagine telling people in late 2001 that in a couple of decades we've be ruled by people with names like Zia Faruqui

How did we lost the WoT they'd ask.

And frankly, its a good question
Posted by: 18-1


We lost it because of pussies who couldn't stomach winning.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (7Ne0P)

32 And so it begins.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM (7Ne0P)

Yes but it happened before the election.

I heard Bongino say "here's something for the nothing is happening crowd" and he crowed that these people had been indicted.

And here we are. Expect them to get their jobs back plus a settlement. Like McCabe.

And oh not one thing will happen to Comey.

#2weeks

Posted by: blaster at November 04, 2026 01:28 PM (xhfG9)

33 This has been one of the prongs by organizations like those run by Soros: infiltrate prosecutors and judges.
Get Prosecutors in office that won't prosecute crimes (except made-up charges against the Left's enemies) and judges that'll do the bidding of the left by letting go criminals (except throwing the book against the Left's enemies).

I see no easy fix for this, which is to say, all the normal paths to fixing this problem are the same paths lined with Leftists preventing a fix to the problem.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:28 PM (l3cgK)

34 The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

Posted by: Dick the Butcher, Act IV, Scene 2 at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (JM5dG)

35 Judge Star Wars Name

Posted by: blaster at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (xhfG9)

36 Zia, Myong and now a habibi mention......

In his 20-minute victory speech, the upstart progressive extended no olive branch to Republicans, instead gloating and mocking Rogers, Vice President JD Vance and Trump, the last of whom often mocked his name.

“JD, habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in January,” El-Sayed said."

El-Sayed had especially harsh words for Rogers. “You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope,” he said. “May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (kX27y)

37 70 year old man loses his mind at a 18 year old TPUSA member, screams in his face, gives him the finger, and then slaps the teen.

http://tiny.cc/a15d101

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (mkw2N)

38 31 Imagine telling people in late 2001 that in a couple of decades we've be ruled by people with names like Zia Faruqui

How did we lost the WoT they'd ask.

And frankly, its a good question
Posted by: 18-1


We lost it because of pussies who couldn't stomach winning.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (7Ne0P)

By calling it something it was not. It was never a "War on Terrorism." Terrorism didn't attack us on 9-11.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (l3cgK)

39
Two years to do judicial reform that takes cases regarding federal lawmakers and government employees out of DC.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (mmrXZ)

40 I'd like to be sick of winning again.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 01:31 PM (RDhJX)

41 Tuq'r clone Vance blames Iran war for the loss....may he NEVER be close to the presidency again.
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM

Amazingly, Marco "Gang of Eight" Rubio is looking better and better.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 01:31 PM (JM5dG)

42 Mind control? What mind control?

@ABC7 1h
Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company's search engine unless their school system also opts in to artificial intelligence tools, the tech giant said Tuesday.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 01:31 PM (nEUC6)

43 Tuq'r clone Vance blames Iran war for the loss....may he NEVER be close to the presidency again.
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM

Amazingly, Marco "Gang of Eight" Rubio is looking better and better.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 01:31 PM (JM5dG)

gang of eight was lifetimes ago!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (AKptf)

44 I 'm still looking for the Acton speech.
Screw it.
I might go watch 'Prometheus.'

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

45 41 Tuq'r clone Vance blames Iran war for the loss....may he NEVER be close to the presidency again.
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:26 PM

Amazingly, Marco "Gang of Eight" Rubio is looking better and better.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 01:31 PM (JM5dG)

Not with the voters...not after last night...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (Gb7+b)

46 37 70 year old man loses his mind at a 18 year old TPUSA member, screams in his face, gives him the finger, and then slaps the teen.

http://tiny.cc/a15d101

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (mkw2N)

Not THIS is an entitled Boomer who deserves the opprobrium attached to the word "Boomer". He gives the good ones a bad name.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (l3cgK)

47 I'm trying hard not to be pessimistic, but, realistically things couldn't be worse.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (Q+gd/)

48 Get this in front of the Congress . Zia needs a harshly worded letter in his permanent record

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (8VNAp)

49 El-Sayed had especially harsh words for Rogers. “You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope,” he said. “May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (kX27y


How gracious

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (4WM7K)

50 We have reached the "I have a family to worry about" stage of politics.

Republicans did not hold these corrupt judges accountable because *of* the corrupt judges and the reality that if they step out of line, or even if they don't they will be in dock in front of these people. God save us.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (1PGqi)

51 As long as these trial are held in DC there will never be a conviction.

Why does nobody at the DOj understand this?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (qRlGC)

52 gang of eight was lifetimes ago!
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM

Going on 20 years ago, right? I guess I can't hold a grudge forever but, put no faith in Viceroys.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (JM5dG)

53 36. Islam on display. Sounds no different than some Imam taunting Israel. At least Osama was tall.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (EiUt/)

54 Are we getting a retarded replay of 06 to 08 though. Only if Trump is a retard and decides to pass their bs while never defending himself from their attacks, and I don't see it happening.

Never forget a lot of hinky shit in 08 got them to their super majority.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:22 PM (i+GzW)

There is so little time to stop it. I fear it is already too late.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (SHHm+)

55 Gad Saad @GadSaad
4h

The US has no idea the world of hurt that it has ushered. It is truly soul-crushing to see some of the outcomes. My reaction is not based on partisan politics but rather a deep love and reverence for the US. Regrettably, American Exceptionalism is increasingly disappearing. I will continue fighting in the battle of ideas but I fear that this might be a fatal inflection point. May the America of the Founding Fathers eventually prevail.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (5UTWB)

56 @46 that boomer got arrested. Misdemeanor assault and disturbing the peace

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (8VNAp)

57 (On Rubio) Last night showed partly that Americans don't give a flying F about foreign policy and foreign policy wins. They want fixes at home...period.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:34 PM (Gb7+b)

58 Vengeance @11 with another bad outcome element I forgot in my earlier litanies.

Not there was obviously much prospect of *any* action by Congress on lawless judges, but now? Obviously it's not even a topic.

And would not be surprised to see "courts" outdoing themselves even more the next 2 years, and beyond.

Hope this was worth it for the precious darlings who are suffering in a 3.4% GDP growth economy and just had to rebel.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:34 PM (U/Byj)

59 A worthy read rebuking Vance.
https://tinyurl.com/28te9pxp

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

60 50 We have reached the "I have a family to worry about" stage of politics.

Republicans did not hold these corrupt judges accountable because *of* the corrupt judges and the reality that if they step out of line, or even if they don't they will be in dock in front of these people. God save us.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (1PGqi)

See my #33...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (l3cgK)

61 We watched The Looming Towers recently and laughed at the ending when the guy said "It's bin Laden in Afghanistan" and the other guy says "Rumsfeld also wants it to be Saddam in Iraq too". So much bullshit. Rinse. Repeat.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (enNUy)

62 May the America of the Founding Fathers eventually prevail.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (5UTWB)

Love that guy, but white women voters will ruin the nation to feel good about themsleves

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (kJmLc)

63 How gracious

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (4WM7K)

Really don't see a "tack to the middle" coming any time soon, for the D's

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (i+GzW)

64 51 As long as these trial are held in DC there will never be a conviction.

Why does nobody at the DOj understand this?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (qRlGC)

For now, law requires them to be in DC. Prosecutions never win change of venue requests.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (Gb7+b)

65 pj media ( I know some people here don't like it. Oh, well) has some good articles on the "columns" section about the silver lining and the path forward and how 2008 was worse. I'd put a link, but tinyurl is acting up right now. Anyway here's a little link to the pjmedia site:

https://pjmedia.com/

Scroll down

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (JrHfD)

66 20 Mohammedans to the left of me, Mohammedans to the right...
Posted by: Here I am...

Try not to lose your head.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (4zCQt)

67 "They want fixes at home...period."

Exactly. Like the ones the Dems are offering.

Wait.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (U/Byj)

68 66 20 Mohammedans to the left of me, Mohammedans to the right...
Posted by: Here I am...

Try not to lose your head.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (4zCQt)

Necking means something different to Mohammedans...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:36 PM (l3cgK)

69 What if, and I know this is radical thinking, Democrats rep just better at politics than Republicans?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:36 PM (qRlGC)

70 67 "They want fixes at home...period."

Exactly. Like the ones the Dems are offering.

Wait.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (U/Byj)

Dems offered hope and change...after W, that was all that was needed then, too. The desparate go for any change.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (Gb7+b)

71 I was barely in the last thread. Did this come up?

JD Vance's portmortem:
http://tiny.cc/b25d101

Lots of Republicans voted Democrat. How can Republicans get them back according to polling:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

So they voted Democrat? Items 2 and 3 are absolutely going to be worse with Democrats in charge. Item 1 might be on the table. Item 4? Who knows?

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)

72 El-Sayed had especially harsh words for Rogers. “May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”
Posted by: beckster

Banishment beats beheading.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (Y8DZL)

73 67 "They want fixes at home...period."

Exactly. Like the ones the Dems are offering.


Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment... That'll help the cost of living...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (4WM7K)

74 Oh I was amused by this - I was reading a farcebook thread where someone got a bunch of quotes from lefties about how if they took congress they would lower the costs of food, rent, etc and said, "ok you won now deliver on your promises!"

Every response from a leftest was some variant on, "Hey we can't fix problems like this in 2 years, in fact, it would probably get worst until we get rid of Trump"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

75 In 2024, we voted for Trump for retribution, for the lawfare he suffered and was visited upon his supporters and J6.
That was a promise made over and over, "they're not after me--they're after you, I'm just in the way." etc.

Two years later, we got ... last-second hail mary charges--in DC no less!--against the smallest of small parts of the 2020 steal.
Not J6.
Not the lawfare against him.
And Flynn, Bannon, his electors and all the others all over the nation bled dry via legal fees defending themselves.

No: The f'ing Hunter Biden laptop.
Ahab Trump just has to prove he would have won 2020.

And that's not on "but Trump was blocked, the Senate coulda, woulda, didn't!"

That's 100% Trump, the boss of the DOJ.
Those guys all sat in prison for 3-4 years for him.
They got a pardon--and that's big.
But he denied them justice.
And that it'll never happen again.

Now he's out of the way ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:38 PM (RqSb8)

76 Exactly. Like the ones the Dems are offering.


Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment... That'll help the cost of living...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:37 PM (4WM7K)

Because if there is anything the Dems are known for, it’s decreasing costs and improving economies!

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

77 Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (kJmLc)

This white woman won't. Nor will any of the other white conservative women here, I expect.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 01:38 PM (JrHfD)

78 The leftist women I know on Facebook are saying "hate didn't win" and trans kids are people too. They ain't stopping, even if they're stuffed into a burkha

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 01:39 PM (8VNAp)

79
But hey, here in CA we have this breakthrough:

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Throuples, foursomes and other multi-partner relationships can now register as domestic partners in a Los Angeles County city after its city council unanimously approved new legal protections for polyamorous couples.

West Hollywood passed the ordinance Tuesday after it was introduced by Mayor John Heilman.

The measure allows people in relationships involving multiple partners to officially register with the city, granting them certain rights, including hospital visitation and additional tenant protections.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:39 PM (kX27y)

80 Yabba Dabba Abdul again projecting strength and masculinity in focus grouped quotes.

Acting like the cowboy who just tossed the bandit out the bar and town.

*A complete and thorough inversion of the truth.*

He's the bandit who has just been handed the keys to City Hall and is now on the pedestal.

I expect women especially will lap it up. This is the "new" Demorat Party.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (i+GzW)

81 They ain't stopping, even if they're stuffed into a burkha
Posted by: Smell the Glove

-

It's impolite to discuss, but they WANT that outcome. There's a reason 50 Shades of Gray was the best selling book between 2010 to 2020.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (QbkqR)

82 How come we don't have a "beginning of the end" guy?

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (SwyyQ)

83 The measure allows people in relationships involving multiple partners to officially register with the city, granting them certain rights, including hospital visitation and additional tenant protections.
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:39 PM (kX27y)

Sodom and Gomorrah...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (4WM7K)

84 Yeah the exit polls just don’t even pass the smell test. The number one issue was- corruption? Really. Number two was cost of living, with absolutely no answer on how Democrats will fix that.

Oh and the X posts from Democrat members is all “lawyer up”, subpoenas, impeachment, etc..

Woo boy this is going to be fun.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (klxjG)

85 An off beat ( probably) take I have about last night is that the biggest winner last night was Collectivism and the biggest loser was individualism. Make no doubt that Islam is collectivist. This troubles me most of all. Majorities want security ( their style) over risk. Certain groups, especially. I won’t name names to avoid the food fight that always ensues here.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (Gqar8)

86 Oh and this pristine lack of accountability - for many people, defiling/abusing some of the most powerful posts in the country, all in crude political jihads against elected officials or in support of criminal ones - is clearly where the story ends. Oh I guess the FL cases might yield some fruit.

But the Beltway is not just among the dumbest and most parasitical entities in the country - as a practical matter it is a law-free zone for the racist-totalitarians ("progressives").

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (U/Byj)

87 The gop by and large is still stuck in 1994-2004 where the promise of spending cuts (lol), tax cuts would get voters excited.

Nobody believes them anymore about spending cuts. And tax cuts have pretty much been exhausted since nobody but the very rich pay much in taxes anymore.so tax cuts are now tax cuts for the rich which is exactly a selling point to most people.

But they’re still using the 2003 playbook. And then are shocked it no longer works.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (qRlGC)

88 Really don't see a "tack to the middle" coming any time soon, for the D's
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:35 PM (i+GzW)

I see AoS still got that good ole fashion snark I remember it for.

Of course the D's are gonna be blustering about "Muh Mandate" for two years while they piss on everyone's back about how its Trumps Fault they had to print 5 trillion dollars in the name of "Affordability."

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (lLeLE)

89 79
But hey, here in CA we have this breakthrough:

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Throuples, foursomes and other multi-partner relationships can now register as domestic partners in a Los Angeles County city after its city council unanimously approved new legal protections for polyamorous couples.

Posted by: beckste

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Yes! Please make us a list. We are interested.

Posted by: Akmed I am going to keeel you moohamad at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (1PGqi)

90 71

So they voted Democrat? Items 2 and 3 are absolutely going to be worse with Democrats in charge. Item 1 might be on the table. Item 4? Who knows?
Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:37

I just posted a link to a stunning rebuke of this - it is a very worthy read. Here is the link again.

https://tinyurl.com/bv7zxndm

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (ZdaMQ)

91 34 The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

Posted by: Dick the Butcher, Act IV, Scene 2 at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (JM5dG
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"And METHODISTS!"

-H. LaMarr

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (Kfd8O)

92 Biden and Democrats actually tanked the economy and put us in the mess we are still digging out from. But let’s give them another chance to finish the job. lol.

It’s like tribes of ignorant people voted.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (klxjG)

93 @ 69 - It's much easier just to promise things, making a case for free markets and small govt is not sound bite politics. Especially with the education system we now have. Idiocracy - Drink Brawndo!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (n5tGW)

94 Fox Business has a list of all the demographics and how they flipped from Trump/ Republicans to Democrat. All of the border counties in Texas went Democrat and the Latinos cited immigration and ICE as the reason. 19-29 year olds swung over 35% from 2024 - to Democrats.Independents went 65% for Democrats. War, prices, fuel and interest rates cited. If the Dems don’t fix this, (they won’t) then those groups will flip back according to Bill Hemmer.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:43 PM (EiUt/)

95 Ask Bernie how being a lazy entitled asshole at a collective turns out. Good luck, youngsters.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:44 PM (enNUy)

96 > I just posted a link to a stunning rebuke of this - it is a very worthy read. Here is the link again.

Thanks.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:44 PM (mkw2N)

97 Interesting is that they are saying from 2022 election to 2026 election, white evangelical Christian voting dropped from 24% to 17% - that might be the 6% loss nationwide...

B/c they are a big bloc...and the most conservative.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:44 PM (Gb7+b)

98 Has Trump been saying anything today about the Debacle??

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar8)

99 59 A worthy read rebuking Vance.
https://tinyurl.com/28te9pxp
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

I don't really have a serious opinion on Vance or any of the other 2028 contenders (none of whom can hope to win on the merits, I think; the GOP is likely to win the presidency in 2028 only if the Dems make themselves radioactive over the course of the next year, which is possible).

But I think Walsh's opinion is goofy. It's the kind of thing that only an ideologue could believe: the GOP and independent electorate is principled, unlike their pols, and are refusing to show up on account of those principles. People by and large are pragmatic; Joe Sixpack is not doctrinaire.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (HFrEr)

100 Oh yeah that first budget from Democrats is going to be a winner. Expect USAID to be back in there in addition to billions in fraud, free healthcare, and for good measure restoring the NFA tax at around $5000, which they promised the anti 2A groups.

Oh and we will go back to a CR.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (klxjG)

101 A lot of bad things happened last night.
But one of the worst, I think, is we now have a bunch of radical Dem AGs ready, willing and eager to prosecute Republicans.

Fanni, Leticia, Alvin, Smith--kid glove stuff.

Now the real lawfare begins.

That stuff data republican was discussing?
And Slotkin?

They have the list and their targets.
They didn't need the DOJ.
They have enough Dem AGs to "make sure no one ever goes to work for a Republican again."

I'm sure the courts will rein them in ... after they're bankrupted.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (RqSb8)

102 So . . . the FBI agents charged were running for high elective office? Is that what this means?

Posted by: Alec Leamas at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (ssz2a)

103 It’s like tribes of ignorant people voted.
Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (klxjG)

That tribe shall be referred to as "The Smart-Phonians" until someone way smarter than me comes up w/ something better, which shouldn't be hard.

Serious note, the incoming classes of voters all live their "reality" through their phones... reality has completely left the building... that Pratt guy or whoever he is from CA said it best this morning.... Politics has now become about who can weave the better story and push it to their screens.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (lLeLE)

104 98 Has Trump been saying anything today about the Debacle??
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar

Yes... It's not his fault

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (4WM7K)

105 Biden and Democrats actually tanked the economy and put us in the mess we are still digging out from. But let’s give them another chance to finish the job. lol.

It’s like tribes of ignorant people voted.

It does look like today's outcome was because Trump didn't remove the 100% Bidenflation we had from 2020-2024.

He took inflation from 25% to 3% but obviously that doesn't reduce prices it just gives people a chance to catch up

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

106 Has Trump been saying anything today about the Debacle??
Posted by: tubal

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That had he been on the ballot, he would have won in a landslide.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (E5QyP)

107 Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Wow.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (anL5R)

108 If the Dems don’t fix this, (they won’t) then those groups will flip back according to Bill Hemmer.
Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:43 PM (EiUt/)

2028 will be impossible to flip back the senate. There just aren’t any enough blue seats in competitive states. It would have to be a red tsunami year to even have a fighting chance.

And in 2028 of the economy is in the tank it will be a repeat of 2008. Bush was still blamed even though Dems had the house and senate.

Anyone who thinks this is just some 2 year blip is in dreamland.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (qRlGC)

109 I posted US debt clock numbers this morning.

I truly believe President Trump was the one staving off Monty's DOOM posts, which I enjoyed. For the rest of the West, maybe financial reckoning would be a good thing.

Let's see how everyone loves Canada without free shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (Sco7b)

110 Hello, Horde -

I honestly feel like I have aged out of my country.

Let the idiots who are gloating today stew in what is going to be failure for the foreseeable future - they will NEVER figure out that their glee in overturning what had once been a great country is what will doom them to third world status in their lifetimes.

What is coming will look nothing like the USA that I grew up in - hell, what just happened looks nothing like the country I thought I knew.

It's just a matter of time before forced euthanasia comes for those of a certain age (on both sides) - once we no longer make taxable income, we are of no use to those who are going to be in charge. Expect to see Social Security and Medicare for the elderly phased out. And forced abortions for any birth defects that can be diagnosed prenatally. If you have a chronic or terminal illness, they aren't going to waste resources on you.

I am glad that I am old and will not live long enough to see the downfall of this once great nation.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 01:47 PM (SRRAx)

111 100 Oh yeah that first budget from Democrats is going to be a winner. Expect USAID to be back in there in addition to billions in fraud, free healthcare, and for good measure restoring the NFA tax at around $5000, which they promised the anti 2A groups.

Oh and we will go back to a CR.
Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (klxjG)

After a shutdown as long as Dems think it hurts Trump...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:47 PM (Gb7+b)

112 Yeah Trump’s comment weren’t helpful and seemed to lack significant awareness. Something along the lines of “if I was on the ballot we would have won”. Ok thanks for that Daddy Tone Deaf.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:47 PM (klxjG)

113 Democrats by definition never engage in politics they engage in "law."

//Your Non-Partisan Judiciary

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 01:47 PM (Int1s)

114 112 Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 01:47 PM (klxjG)

I will be very happy when he is gone.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (Int1s)

115 He took inflation from 25% to 3% but obviously that doesn't reduce prices it just gives people a chance to catch up
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

That's always the case, you eliminate it you can only catch up to it, until the next Democrat Congress takes over...

Good to see a vet, I may have posed around here as CajunCarrot back in the day if that rings a bell.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (lLeLE)

116 104 98 Has Trump been saying anything today about the Debacle??
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar

Yes... It's not his fault
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (4WM7K)

Trump has been making it all worse...which is one of his character flaws - he does not handle losses well...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (Gb7+b)

117 I think Trump will unfortunately be very eager to cut deals with Democrats. Like build by ballroom and here's a trillion for whatever.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (E5QyP)

118 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (RqSb

Isa has evolved my views.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (Sco7b)

119 Serious note, the incoming classes of voters all live their "reality" through their phones
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The youngsters get a vote too. As we 'olds' die off they're going to be running things. It's not new. It sucks, because I think they're severely wrong about damn near everything, but the tale is as old as time

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (wn5OB)

120 Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment... That'll help the cost of living...
Posted by: It's me donna
......

I like peaches.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (UjdFS)

121 The polls are correct only in years we have the safest most secure elections ever....

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (i+GzW)

122 errrr can't eliminate it*

I'm getting old...

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (lLeLE)

123 And in 2028 of the economy is in the tank it will be a repeat of 2008. Bush was still blamed even though Dems had the house and senate.


I remember watching exit interviews with voters in 2008.

They'd pull in a Dem voter and ask him who he voted for - "Obama we gotta get rid of all those corrupt people ruining stuff in DC"

Then they'd ask who the Obama voters voted for in Congress, "Oh I voted D here we have got to flip that congress so Obama can do all those good things he's gonna do"

Note, the Dems won congress in 2006.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)

124 But I think Walsh's opinion is goofy. It's the kind of thing that only an ideologue could believe: the GOP and independent electorate is principled, unlike their pols, and are refusing to show up on account of those principles. People by and large are pragmatic; Joe Sixpack is not doctrinaire.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical

Walsh is agreeing with Vance. The rebuke is not Walsh, it’s the poster “The Rational Animal”. You, me, and the Rational Animal are aligned. We are parting ways with Vance and Walsh.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

125 Bottoms up

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (Fv808)

126 They have the list and their targets.
They didn't need the DOJ.
They have enough Dem AGs to "make sure no one ever goes to work for a Republican again."

I'm sure the courts will rein them in ... after they're bankrupted.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (RqSb

Why don’t Republicans ever do this? You never see a Democrat tried in Wyoming. It’s always in DC.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (qRlGC)

127 I'd be with you Teresa except I have children who are gonna have to live through what I expect to be very trying times.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (n5tGW)

128 No standing!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (tNAGt)

129 The measure allows people in relationships involving multiple partners to officially register with the city, granting them certain rights, including hospital visitation and additional tenant protections.
Posted by: beckster

On the plus side that means that Md Mohammed Mohammed's 4 wives will be registered as his 4 wives and won't be able to claim welfare as single mothers.
... right?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (vJrRc)

130 I remember watching exit interviews with voters in 2008.

They'd pull in a Dem voter and ask him who he voted for - "Obama we gotta get rid of all those corrupt people ruining stuff in DC"

Then they'd ask who the Obama voters voted for in Congress, "Oh I voted D here we have got to flip that congress so Obama can do all those good things he's gonna do"

Note, the Dems won congress in 2006.
Posted by: 18-1

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Thats the worst part is, anything bad over the next two years, still Trumps fault.

And my guess is the AI bubble pops by then, which is all our economy is really running on anymore.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (E5QyP)

131 Nice to see border TX counties aren't really useful after all. Trump is only GOP prez to win them, ever I believe, but now according to that exit polling they're sad because of immigration enforcement.

To the idiot Dems, indies, and GOPers who had to "protest" things they don't understand like the war, and inflation, I hope a return to 2024 border conditions was worth it. Because that is absolutely on the agenda unless a GOP candidate wins the WH.

Have already talked with one BP acquaintance - he says he and several of his colleagues are now war-gaming what they might do if a Dem wins in 2028. Morale has been sky-high but younger guys are mulling options.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)

132 108 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:46 PM (qRlGC)

The good news is I will be debt free, and laughing when the bill comes due....

fuck em they were warned.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (Int1s)

133 Anyone who thinks this is just some 2 year blip is in dreamland.
____

Concur. It is 2006-08 again. Only this time the Democrat-Communists aren't joking around. Once they get the Trifecta, rules are changing permanently and Goodbye USA. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Vilano Man at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (Ovx+P)

134
Good to see a vet, I may have posed around here as CajunCarrot back in the day if that rings a bell.

I think so but I don't think I've seen posts from your handle in quite a while

We've still got a lot of long timers. I think I showed up here around 2010.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)

135 Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

He's getting properly hosed as is the rest of the people who are trying to say it was the war and not the broken promise of focusing on domestic issues. It was the war you see, not the broken promise.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:51 PM (lLeLE)

136 We have to write checks for reinstatement of pandemic-era temporary premium subsidies for Obamacare, finance the restart of the NGO money machine and get illegal aliens back on Medicaid. Inflation isn't going away ever.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 01:51 PM (2ap+5)

137 They ain't stopping, even if they're stuffed into a burkha
Posted by: Smell the Glove

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It's impolite to discuss, but they WANT that outcome. There's a reason 50 Shades of Gray was the best selling book between 2010 to 2020.
Posted by: Moron Robbie



Being beat with a broom handle for opening your mouth isn't any part of 50.

Oh well. They'll learn.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:51 PM (7Ne0P)

138 131 Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)

Well they can be happy following the rigs down to Venezuela allowing of course that Presidente Newsome does not reinstall communism in Venezuela at once...

again fuck em...they are idiots.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 01:51 PM (Int1s)

139 104 98 Has Trump been saying anything today about the Debacle??
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar

Yes... It's not his fault
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01

Come on y’all, he said more than this. He wasn’t great with it, because he isn’t great with extemporaneous speaking. It’s a huge flaw, and this is not the first time I have noted it- but here he said he wasn’t able to transfer the love to other candidates. He also said it’s going to work out, because it always does.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

140 117 I think Trump will unfortunately be very eager to cut deals with Democrats. Like build by ballroom and here's a trillion for whatever.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:48 PM (E5QyP)

He will do an immigration deal.

Some bullshit build the wall in 203-never in exchange for 10 million illegals getting citizenship instantly.


Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:52 PM (qRlGC)

141 We've still got a lot of long timers. I think I showed up here around 2010.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)


Ya I forgot what it was exactly but i'll just stick to this... is that 'scatter the stones, scatter salt where it stood' guy still around... this day is definitely up his alley.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:52 PM (lLeLE)

142 But I think Walsh's opinion is goofy. It's the kind of thing that only an ideologue could believe: the GOP and independent electorate is principled, unlike their pols, and are refusing to show up on account of those principles. People by and large are pragmatic; Joe Sixpack is not doctrinaire.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical

===

There is a souring of Trump from the non-ideologue types that still vote Republican.

The person the political junkie conservative types that still support him but the "Cafeteria Catholic" types are sick of it.

At least that's been what I have come across from otherwise reliable Republican voters.

The "base" is not the issue despite what we're told (by the base).

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:53 PM (E5QyP)

143 Maybe a judge or magistrate should be native born. Someday one of these wogs will start passing out stonings.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 04, 2026 01:53 PM (g9REo)

144 On the one hand we really have to do the work to figure out exactly why 2024 Trump voters stayed home or flipped to voting D.

On the other hand honestly this probably closing the window on saving the country through traditional political means.

Yes in theory you can flip the house in 2 years. But with those Dem AGs and governors the fraud will look like it did in 2020. And you can't flip the Senate even without corruption now.

And remember the Dems did this openly running a Pedophile, an Islamist, and a Drunk as some of their standard bearers which means people are not receptive at all to standard politics anymore anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)

145 I take it that suggesting the Iran war played a role in last night's voting is unpopular here?

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (SwyyQ)

146
Just a thought, but how 'bout Vance get in touch with Collins, Thune, Mitch's nurse and whatever other rejected losers are left in the Senate and call it into session to pass the SAVE act out of spite to the commies?

I know they'd probably tell him to f*** off, but make the effort instead of examining your navel and making excuses.

Leadership makes demands. Raise hell. Could work.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (Y8DZL)

147 Fox Business has a list of all the demographics and how they flipped from Trump/ Republicans to Democrat.
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The Fox is guarding the henhouse.

I don't see how our number one winning issue became our number one losing issue.

Fucking GOPe and their bullshit narrative.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (i+GzW)

148 112. He also cited the war and fuel prices. He said he doesn’t regret it and it had to be done. Agree, but what most voters were frustrated with was the lack of will to end it. The need to make a deal rather than sending Irans oil facilities into wreckage and letting others fill in the gaps in the oil market. The miscalculation that the mullahs and IRGC would capitulate when decades of war with these fanatics showed otherwise.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (EiUt/)

149 70 year old man loses his mind at a 18 year old TPUSA member, screams in his face, gives him the finger, and then slaps the teen.

http://tiny.cc/a15d101
Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (mkw2N)

As I said yesterday when the story was first posted....the kid should have pounded the fucker's head into the ground. One right hook would have put him down. Then, a a few extras. Stop taking their shit!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 04, 2026 01:55 PM (hmYU4)

150 My son broke his first metatarsal on his right foot on Sunday. We took him to the doctor that evening and got a boot and crutches. He saw the Osteopath yesterday and got relatively good news.

He can put 10% body weight on the foot now and gradually ramp up to 100% over the next four weeks. Everything looks good for a relatively quick and full recovery.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 04, 2026 01:55 PM (mkw2N)

151 124 But I think Walsh's opinion is goofy. It's the kind of thing that only an ideologue could believe: the GOP and independent electorate is principled, unlike their pols, and are refusing to show up on account of those principles. People by and large are pragmatic; Joe Sixpack is not doctrinaire.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical

Walsh is agreeing with Vance. The rebuke is not Walsh, it’s the poster “The Rational Animal”. You, me, and the Rational Animal are aligned. We are parting ways with Vance and Walsh.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

No, I'm not agreeing. I'm just not doing a good job of stating my disagreement. I think the linked post is plain wrong.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (HFrEr)

152 I take it that suggesting the Iran war played a role in last night's voting is unpopular here?
Posted by: Max Power

==

There's a lot of nastiness from regulars at absolutely any criticism of Trump.

Iran in why the bottom fell out. GOP would have had just a normal, setback midterms had he not gotten involved, like he campaigned on.

Instead we lost a lot of the country for probably the next 10 years to kill some randos that didn't really matter.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (E5QyP)

153 take it that suggesting the Iran war played a role in last night's voting is unpopular here?

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (SwyyQ)

No, being a turd is. "Played a role" is a normal thing to say.

"I was completely right about Trump and the Jews and now you pay, Infidel Swine" is not.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (i+GzW)

154 >>He can put 10% body weight on the foot now and gradually ramp up to 100% over the next four weeks. Everything looks good for a relatively quick and full recovery.


He'll be fine. Kids are made to heal quickly.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (/izzV)

155 And my guess is the AI bubble pops by then, which is all our economy is really running on anymore.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:50 PM (E5QyP)

Hey I did take a bèr break today but outside of AI subscriptions, I was running scripts for 20 hours a day on three APIs for 7 to 10 days.

I contributed about $300 AMERICAN DOLLARS!

So $1,000,000,000
Minus $300
Equals $999,999,700

Profitability is just around the corner.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (Sco7b)

156 So Fetterman is coming over to our side, right? Right?!?!

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:57 PM (enNUy)

157 so, regardless of what vance is babbling about, the polls on top issues: economy at no 1, state of democracy (corruption and the like) at no 2, 39%, and 32%. the rest are not even close. Foreign policy is ...4%. I've been seeing "corruption" hitting no 1 is some polls, and economy at no 2. both very high.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 01:57 PM (AKptf)

158 Best thing Trump can do now is resign.
The searing hatred people have for him ain’t going away. It will only intensify and 2028 will be a disaster again because it’ll be the same movie as 2026. Trump bad, vote Democrat.

Let Vance take over. Yes the left will hate him as well but Normies won’t. It will be a fresh start of sorts. By 2028 seeing how voters have the attention span of gnats they may forget all about Trump.

It won’t happen but it should.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:57 PM (qRlGC)

159 I guess the answer is amnesty.

How long before some dumbfuck Republican says it? I give them.... 36 hours.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (i+GzW)

160 >> Best thing Trump can do now is resign.


Remember...

50% of the population is sporting an IQ under 100.

This guy looks up to all of them.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (/izzV)

161 You know I saw an argument that if this blue wave was the cost of stopping Iran from nuking NYC it was worth it and...I have to disagree.

Now Trump did avoid the immediate mistake Shrub made in the WoT - we don't have daily news crawls about how many soldiers died.

But...he did make the mistake of assuming it was better to fight a low intensity conflict that drags on over the bad press of fighting WWII style.

Better he had approached the war like LeMay did and end it in a couple of months with the FNM declaring you are a baby killer and a big old meanie.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

162 No, I'm not agreeing. I'm just not doing a good job of stating my disagreement. I think the linked post is plain wrong.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Who is wrong? Walsh and Vance or the guy who wrote the rebuttal?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

163 Best thing Trump can do now is resign.
The searing hatred people have for him ain’t going away. It will only intensify and 2028 will be a disaster again because it’ll be the same movie as 2026. Trump bad, vote Democrat.

Let Vance take over. Yes the left will hate him as well but Normies won’t. It will be a fresh start of sorts. By 2028 seeing how voters have the attention span of gnats they may forget all about Trump.

It won’t happen but it should.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

==
Yea, not going to happen.

He was talking a 3rd term, people kept saying "you're just trolling right?" And he kept insisting he wasn't.

I think Trump wants the GOP to badly lose "without him" so he can crow about it.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 01:59 PM (E5QyP)

164 142. Agree. Even I’ve grown tired of the schtick of insults, name calling and just plain tiresome insults. When you decide as president to talk about some guys ass at one rally and then point out a female rappers giant ass at your next, you are doing too many rallies. You appear unserious at that point.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:59 PM (EiUt/)

165 ..healthcare is like 8-10%, immigration in low teens

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (AKptf)

166 It won’t happen but it should.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:57 PM (qRlGC)

I posted that earlier - from a Curtis Yarvin Substack this morning and I tend to agree with him, let Trump resign and have the new president be the incumbent in 2028. I rarely agree with Yarvin but thought this idea was interesting???

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (kX27y)

167 I get the economy votes but don't understand the corruption angle. The corruption is almost all dems.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (n5tGW)

168
As I said yesterday when the story was first posted....the kid should have pounded the fucker's head into the ground. One right hook would have put him down. Then, a a few extras. Stop taking their shit!!

And if he had he'd be looking at a long stint in prison and it would be THE news story.

This is one of the problems we face - anything we do will be used to send people to jail. Meanwhile the slapper? He'll get a fine and a Go Fund Me that pays out X1000 as much as the fine

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)

169 You know I saw an argument that if this blue wave was the cost of stopping Iran from nuking NYC it was worth it and...I have to disagree.

Now Trump did avoid the immediate mistake Shrub made in the WoT - we don't have daily news crawls about how many soldiers died.

But...he did make the mistake of assuming it was better to fight a low intensity conflict that drags on over the bad press of fighting WWII style.

Better he had approached the war like LeMay did and end it in a couple of months with the FNM declaring you are a baby killer and a big old meanie.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

America and the entire rest of the West is soft.

The people don't understand war, don't understand our enemies, and are unwilling to do what is necessary to protect civilization.

Which means civilization is going to suffer a massive, debilitating attack before the people wake up.

Whether it survives that attack remains to be seen.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (N1tpc)

170 I do believe that there a a significant element of “ Trump fatigue” among more neutral voters that got transferred, probably unjustly, to Republicans all over the country. Unengaged voters DO vote on personality, are notoriously feckless, and, get this, on personal comfort and discomfort. I am sure my viewpoint is not shared by many here but I think there’s an element of accuracy to it.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 02:01 PM (Gqar8)

171 He also cited the war and fuel prices. He said he doesn’t regret it and it had to be done. Agree, but what most voters were frustrated with was the lack of will to end it. The need to make a deal rather than sending Irans oil facilities into wreckage and letting others fill in the gaps in the oil market. The miscalculation that the mullahs and IRGC would capitulate when decades of war with these fanatics showed otherwise.
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Its always easy to judge events after the fact. I am sure they thought they could bring this to a close before the elections. They couldn't. It needed to be done and the long term effect will make the oil supply more resilient and less apt to extortion by threatening the straight. This limits the cards in Iran's hand over time. Making the supply more resilient takes years. Which argued in favor of acting now, rather than wait until after the midterm. Waiting raises the issue of them maybe breaking out and getting a working deliverable nuke. It had to be done, and we have to pay the price of doing it. We may well lose the Country anyway due to politics. There are many different ways to get to Armageddon. It may be there is no way to avoid it.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 02:01 PM (anL5R)

172 The corruption is almost all dems.

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I can make the argument that the Rs in DC are self serving bastards.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 02:01 PM (AKptf)

173 152 I take it that suggesting the Iran war played a role in last night's voting is unpopular here?
Posted by: Max Power


Nah, thats pretty much the excuse swirling the internet on most forums... MY correct answer is that the Broken Promise(tm) of starting another ME adventure that caused this electoral nuke to detonate.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (lLeLE)

174 50% of the population is sporting an IQ under 100.

This guy looks up to all of them.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (/izzV)

It's the people that also couldn't pass a Marshmallow Test that are also a problem.

The Venn diagrams probably overlap a lot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (Sco7b)

175


Just fabulous -

Joey Mannarino

@JoeyMannarino
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1h
Chuck Schumer just announced he’s nuking the filibuster.

May God damn John Thune to Hell.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (kX27y)

176 I know this place is an open forum but there is retardation and then there is retardation. My God please stop.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (i+GzW)

177 I guess the answer is amnesty.

How long before some dumbfuck Republican says it? I give them.... 36 hours.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:58 PM (i+GzW)

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Renowned Bush Butt-Boy has been saying this for decades -- including during the past week -- while constantly trashing Paxton publicly on every "conservative" public media whore who would have him.

Posted by: ShainS at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (XcOOi)

178 Oh yeah that first budget from Democrats is going to be a winner. Expect USAID to be back in there in addition to billions in fraud, free healthcare, and for good measure restoring the NFA tax at around $5000, which they promised the anti 2A groups.

Oh and we will go back to a CR.
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Oh yeah--all the cuts and firings will be retroactively funded.
jebus, whoever said he'll cut a deal on amnesty in exchange for some pennies for border funding is probably right.
Dang, talk about DOOM.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (RqSb8)

179 I've tried following the Dem's corruption angle and it goes nowhere.

See there are rich people. And some of those rich people support Republicans. Which means those rich people are corrupt.

All the Dem arguments have problems but this is the most absurd one.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)

180 Better he had approached the war like LeMay did and end it in a couple of months with the FNM declaring you are a baby killer and a big old meanie.
Posted by: 18-1


Glass Their Ass isn't just a rhyming saying.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (7Ne0P)

181 176 I know this place is an open forum but there is retardation and then there is retardation. My God please stop.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (i+GzW)

I was really trying to come up with a nice way to say “wth”!

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

182 *Renowned Bush Butt-Boy KARL ROVE ...

Posted by: ShainS at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (XcOOi)

183 Nah, thats pretty much the excuse swirling the internet on most forums... MY correct answer is that the Broken Promise(tm) of starting another ME adventure that caused this electoral nuke to detonate.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:02 PM (lLeLE)

Umm... so you're saying that you disagree with people that the Iran War is the cause... Because the Iran War is the cause?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (N1tpc)

184 The corruption is almost all dems.

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*chuckles in uniparty*

Posted by: there were terrible candidates on both sides all over at November 04, 2026 02:03 PM (anL5R)

185 167 I get the economy votes but don't understand the corruption angle. The corruption is almost all dems.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:00 PM (n5tGW)

Spencer Pratt went on a Tangent that pretty much nails it for me... the tldr is the newer generations live through their phones, so politics is about whoever can weave the better story through tiktoks and tweets. Basically, reality has left the building. I didn't think getting old would suck this bad. But at least my kids like to come check on me every 10-15 mins and talk with me for like an hour while we laugh at how bad i've gotten at video games.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:04 PM (lLeLE)

186 No, I agree runner. What I meant was what news of R corruption is so big that voters would cite it? I must have missed something totally.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:04 PM (n5tGW)

187 I would trade NYC for $3 diesel.

I kid, maybe.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:04 PM (JM5dG)

188 I know things are raw right now, but I'm really in the camp that maybe Trump just wasn't "worth it".

I used to think he was worth all the cringe, but I'm just not there anymore.

Just give me a vanilla republican that's willing to just enforce immigration laws that are already on the books.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (E5QyP)

189 153 take it that suggesting the Iran war played a role in last night's voting is unpopular here?

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 01:54 PM (SwyyQ)

No, being a turd is. "Played a role" is a normal thing to say.

"I was completely right about Trump and the Jews and now you pay, Infidel Swine" is not.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:56 PM (i+GzW)

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Max Power has been here a long time. Over a decade. A group that treats its own so poorly probably ain't gonna last too much longer.

Posted by: Reading ace since 9/12 at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (SvnZX)

190 I am sure my viewpoint is not shared by many here but I think there’s an element of accuracy to it.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 02:01 PM (Gqar

He won the *popular vote* and every single swing state. People should have been "fatigued" by Trump after three months in 2015.

The GOP offers nothing, does nothing and hates your fucking guts.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (i+GzW)

191 An unacceptable FBI? Whatever could go wrong?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (PKL0q)

192 I get the economy votes but don't understand the corruption angle. The corruption is almost all dems.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

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The corruption is almost all politicians. I suspect that was a big driver in the losses. If Trump and company had come out and started arresting, jailing, charging with treason, etc. criminals then yesterday would probably ended a lot differently.

Instead the Epstein files are still locked up and no meaningful DOGE reforms were made. And that's before J6 persecutions, COVID, voter ID, etc.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (QbkqR)

193 I would love to see Thune interviewed and asked that since Schumer will nuke the filibuster why didn't he.

I suspect you'll get a "but I didn't know!" and then you just play videos of a million right leaning commentators saying Schumer would - "Ok Mr Thune why does MinajAssRules69 know more about politics then you do?"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

194 Spencer Pratt went on a Tangent that pretty much nails it for me... the tldr is the newer generations live through their phones, so politics is about whoever can weave the better story through tiktoks and tweets. Basically, reality has left the building. I didn't think getting old would suck this bad. But at least my kids like to come check on me every 10-15 mins and talk with me for like an hour while we laugh at how bad i've gotten at video games.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:04 PM (lLeLE)
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Yeah, I read his substack this morning. It's all about the 'swoosh.' The Branding.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (kX27y)

195 I would trade NYC for $3 diesel.

I kid, maybe.
Posted by: toby928(c)

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It is funny that we're supposed to nod our head that handing over the country to dems was "worth it" to protect NYC and LA.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:06 PM (E5QyP)

196 , let Trump resign and have the new president be the incumbent in 2028.
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That is the bargaining stage, I believe.

And lookie, Schumer has no hesitation nuking the filibuster.

But we had to save it for them and not pass the SAVE Act because "good friends across the aisle."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:06 PM (RqSb8)

197 1h
Chuck Schumer just announced he’s nuking the filibuster.


This would be for the best, as long as Trump holds the line with vetoes.

*crosses fingers*

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:06 PM (JM5dG)

198 I know things are raw right now, but I'm really in the camp that maybe Trump just wasn't "worth it".

I used to think he was worth all the cringe, but I'm just not there anymore.

Just give me a vanilla republican that's willing to just enforce immigration laws that are already on the books.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (E5QyP)

... and which vanilla republican was EVER willing to enforce the immigration laws, pre-Trump?

He's got a lot of failings, but not a single Republican would have ever done what he has.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 02:06 PM (N1tpc)

199 Hopefully, the iranians don't set off a nuke somewhere.

Watch the price of gas skyrocket!

Posted by: Unintended Consequences at November 04, 2026 02:07 PM (2mAEd)

200
Posted by: ...

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Just posting in to say I'm equally incapable of thinking about sour dough starter as you. Some time next year. Or whenever you feel like it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:07 PM (mmrXZ)

201 If Trump were to resign, the Dems would never let Vance have a VP.

And then they'd impeach him figuring getting rid of one pol is easier then two.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)

202 Spencer Pratt went on a Tangent that pretty much nails it for me... the tldr is the newer generations live through their phones, so politics is about whoever can weave the better story through tiktoks and tweets. Basically, reality has left the building. I didn't think getting old would suck this bad. But at least my kids like to come check on me every 10-15 mins and talk with me for like an hour while we laugh at how bad i've gotten at video games.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:04 PM (lLeLE)

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You're talking to people who hang out on one of the last political blogs to exist about reaching voters?

Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 02:07 PM (SvnZX)

203 Any Republican could have picked up Trump's platform.

I think in the three elections Trump ran in only DeSantis mostly did.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)

204 I get the economy votes but don't understand the corruption angle. The corruption is almost all dems.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

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Trump's family involvement in their own crypto coin is something that went wide, especially with younger people.

I dont care, but it does look unseemly and "pay for play". Supposedly he made over a billion on it peronally.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (E5QyP)

205 Max Power has been here a long time. Over a decade. A group that treats its own so poorly probably ain't gonna last too much longer.

Posted by: Reading ace since 9/12 at November 04, 2026 02:05 PM (SvnZX)

I've been friendly with Max going back at least that far. Please learn to read.

I would change your handle to "scanning kind of ace sort of sometimes and then typing bullshit into what I think I would want to have read since 9/12"

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (i+GzW)

206 But we had to save it for them and not pass the SAVE Act because "good friends across the aisle."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:06 PM (RqSb

I have tickets for McCains funeral here in Canada next month.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (Sco7b)

207 lol thune

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (enNUy)

208 . and which vanilla republican was EVER willing to enforce the immigration laws, pre-Trump?
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Ha ha even one better

which vanilla republican was ever going to get elected?

Posted by: Pierre Delicto at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (anL5R)

209
Spencer Pratt went on a Tangent that pretty much nails it for me...

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

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Spencer Pratt is another reason I'm not gonna give up. People like him deserve an army, not a sea of sad faces.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (mmrXZ)

210 Anyway, we got our ass handed to us last night. For all of us who are of an age, not for the first time, nor the last. Who comes along in 28 to try to lead us will not be Trump but someone quite different.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (Gqar8)

211 @56 -- Assault? How about assault & battery?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (/jglT)

212 If you believe in self-government, you have to accept that the voters get what they voted for.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (JM5dG)

213 Why is Schumer announcing this now? Is he trying to goad the GOP into doing it themselves so the Dems can come in and repeal all the legislation, citing saving Democracy?

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (EiUt/)

214 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:07 PM (mmrXZ)

LOL, we will get there.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (i+GzW)

215 I dont like Thune, but even without the Filibuster, Republicans didnt have the votes for the SAVE Act.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (E5QyP)

216 Why is Schumer announcing this now? Is he trying to goad the GOP into doing it themselves so the Dems can come in and repeal all the legislation, citing saving Democracy?
Posted by: Jen the original

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AOC types gunning for his job.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (E5QyP)

217 127 I'd be with you Teresa except I have children who are gonna have to live through what I expect to be very trying times.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 01:49 PM (n5tGW)

Well, my (40 year old) child told me today that she saw Talerico on Jimmy Kimmel, and "he seemed like a really nice person who has the best interest of the country in him". All of her friends from high school were openly wearing their "Talerico" t-shirts on Facebook yesterday

Mind you, they were ALL raised Conservative in Texas. But they are easily swayed by what they see on social media, and none of them can be bothered to look beneath the surface or to seek out "the truth". Their truth is what they are spoonfed by people who only care about being liked by the cool kids.

And the cool kids are rarely the smartest ones in the room.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (SRRAx)

218 Has mitt or fat Jeb opened their pie holes yet?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (enNUy)

219 If you believe in self-government, you have to accept that the voters get what they voted for.

The exit polling seems to say they voted for reducing costs and affordability.

The victorious Dems are already saying expect those things to get worse over the next 2 years

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

220 I dont like Thune, but even without the Filibuster, Republicans didnt have the votes for the SAVE Act.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM

Amusingly, with these loses, they still have the same number of votes for it going forward.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 02:11 PM (JM5dG)

221 Spencer Pratt is another reason I'm not gonna give up. People like him deserve an army, not a sea of sad faces.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (mmrXZ)

Me too re Spencer.

Hilton had said he would give Spencer any job in his administration that he wanted. Those 2 would have been good together. Sigh.......

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:11 PM (kX27y)

222 The victorious Dems are already saying expect those things to get worse over the next 2 years

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

It's my nature.

Posted by: The Affordability Scorpion at November 04, 2026 02:11 PM (i+GzW)

223 I think the other element people haven't quite grasped yet is Americans watched a political assassination happen on American soil and the political side that rejoiced over it, gloated about it, and celebrated it with t-shirts overwhelmingly won the next election.

That's not a good thing.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (QbkqR)

224 212 If you believe in self-government, you have to accept that the voters get what they voted for.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026

And we need to finish these posts with the very clear No Vacancy in Alabama sign. It’s you and me (and a few others) against the world.

Probably a good time for me to ask Ace to publish that picture of the alligator swimming in my friend’s backyard over in Montrose.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

225 I dont like Thune, but even without the Filibuster, Republicans didnt have the votes for the SAVE Act.


When a Dem Senator doesn't vote the way they are told their grift goes away, their families members and close allies stop getting jobs, and if they keep it up they get a federal investigation.

Unfortunately for us Thune and yes Trump, have no interest in playing that type of hardball.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)

226 69 What if, and I know this is radical thinking, Democrats rep just better at politics than Republicans?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:36 PM (qRlGC)

wut

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (odBC9)

227 Has mitt or fat Jeb opened their pie holes yet?
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:10 PM (enNUy)

Fat, pale and ready! Please clap...

Posted by: Jeb! at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (2mAEd)

228
I've been seeing "corruption" hitting no 1 is some polls, and economy at no 2. both very high.
Posted by: runner

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I hear tell that the DOJ has an extensive file on Ilhan. As in, it's not just her. God, I hope this one doesn't trickle away.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (mmrXZ)

229 Schumer is nuking the filibuster.


But...my norms!1 - Thune

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (OkYzo)

230 I would change your handle to "scanning kind of ace sort of sometimes and then typing bullshit into what I think I would want to have read since 9/12"
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:08 PM (i+GzW)
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DIBS!

Posted by: scanning kind of ace sort of sometimes and then typing bullshit into what I think I would want to ha at November 04, 2026 02:13 PM (QbkqR)

231 Maybe Thune should take the goad. Trump still has veto power. Maybe Collins will say fuck it and vote with the GOP for once. Just pass the stuff we wanted.

Ha! Sorry, I get dementia sometimes.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:13 PM (n5tGW)

232 Today's dose of optimism: Lil Pooky made his Perception check this afternoon! It was time for a nap, and we were searching for Pooh Bear, and he got it out from where he'd tossed it. It won't be just Mommy who can find things anymore, hooray!

Posted by: pookysgirl will take what she can get at November 04, 2026 02:13 PM (Wt5PA)

233 "I am deeply troubled by what has happened here in this case," Faruqui said. "Whathas transpired here cannot be described as anything other than weaponization."


Faruqui? Faruqui?
Well Faruquk You!


Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 02:13 PM (2WIwB)

234 Speaking of Omar I assume the timeline this stuff was on was because Trump believed it would help in the election.

He was wrong.

And now yes, she's likely to skate.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:13 PM (sKqQm)

235 I've said all along that I am fine with our attacks on Iran simply as a matter of long overdue desserts. Add in 10/7 and the role Iran plays in creating havoc in that region, plus its friendliness to prominent enemies of ours (Russia, China), and I am more than fine with it. I remain so.

But I think that we are going to have to at least consider the possibility that a significant number of GOP voters and independents who went for Trump may reject our views on this subject.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (HFrEr)

236 Chuck Schumer just announced he’s nuking the filibuster.

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Dems have kind of whispered about this. But they'll save the best (worst) for the time they take the white house: pack SCOTUS.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (PKL0q)

237 They're not fix anything.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (r2Icn)

238 170 I do believe that there a a significant element of “ Trump fatigue” among more neutral voters that got transferred, probably unjustly, to Republicans all over the country. Unengaged voters DO vote on personality, are notoriously feckless, and, get this, on personal comfort and discomfort. I am sure my viewpoint is not shared by many here but I think there’s an element of accuracy to it.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 02:01 PM (Gqar
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I voted for him three times and just voted every R I possibly could here in Texas.

I have Trump fatigue. I appreciate the things he's been able to accomplish but he spends a LOT of time stepping on his own dick because he can't focus on the shit that voters care about and can't stop flapping his gums about dumb shit. Voters don't care about the fucking reflecting pool or the ballroom, or whatever damnfool vanity project you have going this this month.

There I said it.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (oqH4h)

239 I think the other element people haven't quite grasped yet is Americans watched a political assassination happen on American soil and the political side that rejoiced over it, gloated about it, and celebrated it with t-shirts overwhelmingly won the next election.
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apparently high gas prices and food prices "trump" communists, Islamists and terrorists taking over government -- If you believe the vote isn't rigged. Which of those two things is logically more likely . . .

Posted by: Pierre Delicto at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (anL5R)

240
I hear tell that the DOJ has an extensive file on Ilhan. As in, it's not just her. God, I hope this one doesn't trickle away.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:12 PM (mmrXZ)

They better act before the holidays. No time to waste now. Light a fire under it all.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (kX27y)

241 I dont care, but it does look unseemly and "pay for play". Supposedly he made over a billion on it peronally.
Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02

You know this isn’t true, right?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

242 The fuck is up with my phone?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:15 PM (r2Icn)

243 But I think that we are going to have to at least consider the possibility that a significant number of GOP voters and independents who went for Trump may reject our views on this subject.

See this is why I want detailed information. Because all of these are "because of Iran" but they are all actually very different politically:

1) I voted Dem because Trump started a war
2) I voted Dem because of the price of gas
3) I voted Dem because I this the price of gas caused other prices to go up

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:15 PM (sKqQm)

244
Time to start zeroing out budget categories by shifting priorities, and doing some extensive auditing before releasing funds.

"Yes, DEI is fully funded in HHS. Luckily, those funds will enable us to be able to fully realize the economic and social impact of teaching Mantis Shrimp the basics of taekwando vs Brazilian jiujitsu."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 02:15 PM (y9nCu)

245 But I think that we are going to have to at least consider the possibility that a significant number of GOP voters and independents who went for Trump may reject our views on this subject.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

==

A huge part of platform was no more middle east wars.

Like when he hit the nuclear sites with the Stealth Bomber (and then promised us Iran's nuclear program had been completely wiped out) that would have been fine.

But actively trying to overthrow the current government without a plan or even the willingness to put US troops on the ground just looked stupid and reckless.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:16 PM (E5QyP)

246 I have Trump fatigue. I appreciate the things he's been able to accomplish but he spends a LOT of time stepping on his own dick because he can't focus on the shit that voters care about and can't stop flapping his gums about dumb shit. Voters don't care about the fucking reflecting pool or the ballroom, or whatever damnfool vanity project you have going this this month.

There I said it.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (oqH4h)

I agree and so do many of my friends. Just tired of it.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:16 PM (kX27y)

247 Voters don't care about the fucking reflecting pool or the ballroom, or whatever damnfool vanity project you have going this this month."

This. And the endless "war".

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:17 PM (pfXMo)

248 Although the helipad was a nice touch.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (kX27y)

249 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (r2Icn)

250 Here is a question, did Trump ever fiddle with the strategic reserve?

I remember Obama doing it around election time every 2 years. If it really was the price of gas that killed us (and the country) a little bit of that Obama special sauce might have changed things.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)

251 Dang, was thinking:
They have enough of a cushion, all of their red state Dems can vote against the crazy bills that'll still pass.

They get to campaign in 2028 on "I'm bipartisan" and also, "but Trump blocked our efforts on affordability/corruption/etc."

Trump can do 2 rallies a day every day until November 2028 and it won't move the needle a single tic.

The man who had been financially bankrupt is now politically bankrupt.
Twice now, 2020, 2026.
If there is one who could come back, it's him. But I don't know how.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (RqSb8)

252 I know what the dems would do in a situation like this in the last two months. Unfortunately, I also know what the GOP will do.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 02:18 PM (n5tGW)

253 I can't believe I have no choice but to share political affiliation with so many short-sighted retards.

Enjoy your Marshmallow.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (/izzV)

254 213 Why is Schumer announcing this now? Is he trying to goad the GOP into doing it themselves so the Dems can come in and repeal all the legislation, citing saving Democracy?
Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 02:09 PM (EiUt/)

You thought the current Republican party was a shitshow of internal struggling just wait to you see the new and improved battle station that is the Democratic Party running on DSA!

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (lLeLE)

255 The amount of straight-up affirmative action in the judiciary is astounding. Every single Dem-op judicial review is signed by a judge whose name comes out of a Third World hellhole of some sort. I suspect most went to elite universities here or abroad and sucked at the Commie tit for years, but holy crap those judicial hires are shameless.

Posted by: John Milton's Ghost at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (XwZ28)

256 Schumer is nuking the filibuster because he wants to be Majority Leader. And he wants to fight off a challenger in 28

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (8VNAp)

257 Hopefully, the iranians don't set off a nuke somewhere."

Not my monkey...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 02:19 PM (pfXMo)

258
Hilton had said he would give Spencer any job in his administration that he wanted. Those 2 would have been good together. Sigh.......
Posted by: beckster

===============

Oh, we all know Hilton was DOA. California needs a miracle candidate -- an insanely energetic and uninhibited performer who's already famous. By "performer" I mean someone like Spencer Pratt; big mouth, big gestures, big imagination, big jaws. Maybe if Spencer starts campaigning now he could take Becerra down, because Becerra is going to leave Californians MUCH worse than he found us.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 02:20 PM (mmrXZ)

259 243 But I think that we are going to have to at least consider the possibility that a significant number of GOP voters and independents who went for Trump may reject our views on this subject.

See this is why I want detailed information. Because all of these are "because of Iran" but they are all actually very different politically:

1) I voted Dem because Trump started a war
2) I voted Dem because of the price of gas
3) I voted Dem because I this the price of gas caused other prices to go up
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 02:15 PM (sKqQm)

I agree. I'd like to see that data too.

I'd add that I want to see the same kinds of breakdowns for people who previously voted but stayed home (broken down several ways: people who voted in 2024 but stayed home, people who voted in 2022 but stayed home, people who voted in both 2022 and 2024 but stayed home).

Being that this data would be useful, I assume I should start shitting in my hand right now.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (HFrEr)

260 I have Trump fatigue. I appreciate the things he's been able to accomplish but he spends a LOT of time stepping on his own dick because he can't focus on the shit that voters care about and can't stop flapping his gums about dumb shit. Voters don't care about the fucking reflecting pool or the ballroom, or whatever damnfool vanity project you have going this this month.

There I said it.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 02:14 PM (oqH4h)

I agree and so do many of my friends. Just tired of it.
Posted by: beckster

===

This is basically everyone outside of forums like this. Its just the "circle the wagons" mentality and the NeverTrump people have made conservatives do this knee jerk reaction that we have to defend every dumb thing.

Why do I give a flying shit about spending billions on shit in DC that votes 95% Democrat every election?

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (E5QyP)

261 But actively trying to overthrow the current government without a plan or even the willingness to put US troops on the ground just looked stupid and reckless.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 02:16 PM (E5QyP)

True. Probably made last night worse. But caused it, extremely doubtful. I figured Trump would have had a quick plan out. But he didn't want out.

I assume he had his reasons. His actions have not been particularly stupid and reckless elsewhere.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (i+GzW)

262 I am saddened that Ace and his lieutenants so quickly pivoted to a pro-bomb Iran stance this term. The neocons don't care who is president, but they're pretty good at derailing any progress a Republican conservative president might make in any area beyond their special feels for military spending and bombing.

Posted by: John Milton's Ghost at November 04, 2026 02:21 PM (XwZ28)

263 nood

The Brutal Shifts in Demographic Groups That Doomed Us
—Disinformation Expert Ace

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (odBC9)

264 I am really hoping a lot of this is emotional release after a rough day, and then we will all gather up our wits and drive on. Y’all, the world did not end and we know it because the world did not end. We have to give this to God, and in the end, we are going to be okay.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 02:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

265 Noodlum

Posted by: Noodist at November 04, 2026 02:27 PM (RDhJX)

266 A lot of bad things happened last night.
But one of the worst, I think, is we now have a bunch of radical Dem AGs ready, willing and eager to prosecute Republicans.

Fanni, Leticia, Alvin, Smith--kid glove stuff.

Now the real lawfare begins.

That stuff data republican was discussing?
And Slotkin?

They have the list and their targets.
They didn't need the DOJ.
They have enough Dem AGs to "make sure no one ever goes to work for a Republican again."

I'm sure the courts will rein them in ... after they're bankrupted.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:45 PM (RqSb

Unless they are seriously stopped.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 04, 2026 02:29 PM (hmYU4)

267 U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui

---------------

It's obvious US is now a caliphate.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 02:30 PM (uKqbA)

268
What the fuck are y'all talking about "endless war" in Iran? We've squished the most powerful Middle Eastern mohammedan military like a bug, without putting troops on the ground, decapitated their political leadership, and made them impotently expend a shitload of ordnance all in just a couple of months and only losing a tiny handful of troops.

Now if you wanted to label it something else, framing it as immoral or a strategic mistake, that's something else that you MAYBE could make a case for. But the commie cocksucker Donkey-speak Vietnam-nostalgic "endless war" rhetoric deserves to be shoved up Bruce Springsteen's syphilitic asshole.

You wanna talk "endless war"? How about 20 years in Iraq and Ashcanistan by the Bush/Obama/Biden brain trust with thousands of our troops dead. All because they were pussies who refused to do what was necessary, which was to flatten their countries and leave them in the rubble to rebuild by themselves after crushing the Baathists and Taliban.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 02:35 PM (y9nCu)

269
I don't think there was a choice about attacking Iran. Nuclear weapon, terror funding and support. This situation was cultivated by Democrats and Europeans for decades. Trump is the first Western leader to actually do something about it. What I don't know is if it could have been delayed until after the mid-terms.

I don't think the average voter is very aware of the Iran war as such. They are aware of prices and the economy, amplified by the media. The war matters to the extent it has had an effect on these things.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 04, 2026 02:39 PM (azNOR)

270 From above, "One of the FBI agents who lied under oath about interfering in the Hunter Biden probe openly admitted she was running a "shadow government" in the US bureaucracy."

Some famous "agency" take downs:
>James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr., CIA & FBI
>John Connolly (FBI agent)
>William "Billy" Bulger, the most prominent political family member Whitey Bulger had. (MA State Senate, University of Massachusetts President)

Ha.

Of course, it all depends. When powerful people face accountability, collapse, or shifting tides, they frequently turn against former allies, subordinates, or systems to distance themselves from shared wrongdoing.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (NFX2v)

The Wreckage

Sorry for bailing last night. It was painful.

It was a bloodbath.

We're in a tough position now.

I'll talk about my early reactions and theories on the night in a later post.

For now, the damage assessment:

Republicans entered the night with a 53 to 47 edge, and Democrats needed to flip four seats. They flipped at least seven, with victories in some of the most Republican states in the country. The Republican seats lost were:

Texas: James Talarico defeated Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Ohio: former Sen. Sherrod Brown beat Sen. Jon Husted.
Kansas: Adam Hamilton unseated Sen. Roger Marshall.
Iowa: Josh Turek defeated Rep. Ashley Hinson.
South Carolina: Annie Andrews upset longtime Sen. Graham.
North Carolina: former Gov. Roy Cooper beat Michael Whatley for an open seat.
Maine: Troy Jackson unseated Sen. Susan Collins, who conceded Wednesday.

Democrats also held every seat they were defending in the battlegrounds. Sen. Jon Ossoff beat Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia, Chris Pappas defeated former Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire, and Abdul El-Sayed defeated former Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open seat, per CBS News. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota and Juliana Stratton in Illinois kept open seats in Democratic hands.

We don't know yet if the cheating whore Mary Peltola stole the seat in Alaska from the real Dan Sullivan.

We also lost gubernatorial races, including Texas'.


Republicans held a 26 to 24 advantage in governorships going in, with 36 races on the ballot. Democrats flipped four GOP-held offices.

Texas: Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Gov. Greg Abbott.
Georgia: Keisha Lance Bottoms beat Rick Jackson, ending a 24-year Republican run in the governor's office.
Ohio: Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy to succeed Gov. Mike DeWine.
Iowa: State Auditor Rob Sand beat Zach Lahn.


At least we can finally say goodbye to the annoying game show host and grifter Vivek Ramaswamy.

They're still counting House seats, but not only did the Democrats take the House, but they'll have the largest majority they've had in decades.

In the the House, Democrats will start the year with what would be its largest majority in nearly two decades, NBC News projects. Democrats flipped more than two dozen districts, some that voted for Trump by double digits in 2024.

Trump is now obviously a lame duck. Not only does he face the most intensely hostile Congress than any president has ever faced -- Lincoln got rid of most of his congressional opponents by branding them insurrectionists -- but the cowardly NeverTrumpers and GOPe Corporate Supremacists who pretended to support him for the past ten years while covertly undermining him now have no fear of him and can undermine him more openly.

Unfortunately, Trump 1.0 had a golden economy to offset many voters' intense dislike of him. Trump 2.0 has a decent economy, but people can't see beyond persistently high inflation and they think the economy is in poor shape.

I assume this All-American Solid Citizen won:



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:02 PM




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1 YEET!

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (W2Pud)

2 Nf

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (r2Icn)

3 good morning, ace. hope you are well.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (W2Pud)

4 I'm drinking beer today.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (Sco7b)

5 Whos

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (r2Icn)

6 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (gYnrv)

7 time to move on to fight another day

Posted by: doug at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (hS/Ow)

8 Wreckage is right

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (Qu0SY)

9 numbers in TX look kinda hinky tho

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (qBivk)

10 I want to throw up

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (nGraA)

11 honestly cannot help but be happy about Vivek losing

sorry Ohio

but damn. he was awful.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (qBivk)

12 Everything disappeared for a second.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (r2Icn)

13 >>>3 good morning, ace. hope you are well.

I am fine but bothered. I hope you are well.

It's not a great day in America.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (1wjle)

14 After the 2020 hot mess, I'm neither shocked nor disturbed. Ora et Labora.

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (2CeDH)

15 numbers in TX look kinda hinky tho
Posted by: Black Orchid

Sure do.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (r2Icn)

16 >>>10 I want to throw up

Yup.

I'm planning to be beaten down and depressed for 1-2 days, and then that's it.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (1wjle)

17 All I have to say is that Masturbatin' Pete wants my body because he's gay as fuck.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (IGotw)

18 Cheer up, ace. This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (AKptf)

19 I wonder if Trump knew the bloodbath was coming and ending the military subsidy to Israel was his pissed off reaction?

Posted by: Open Channel D at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (gYnrv)

20 I'm just sad

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (4WM7K)

21 WA State voted to ban boys from girls' sports.

a win is a win

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (W2Pud)

22 longtime Sen. Graham

Darline? Not that long.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (2Drhq)

23 "Democrats will start the year with what would be its largest majority in nearly two decades"

-------
Ok, then put your money where your mouth is. Pass legislation requiring full disclosure of all Epstein documents and make Trump veto it.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (Qu0SY)

24 I look forward to what an 80-year-old Trump with nothing to lose can accomplish in the next couple of months.

Posted by: Dirt McGirt at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (reyi/)

25 How many conspiracy theories am I allowed?
Abdul in Michigan....?

See you in 6 months.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (Sco7b)

26 {{{SMH at God's mercy}}}

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (f9RL7)

27 It is what it is. The Dems in Congress with go for Trump Impeachment III. At least, for now, the Dems don't control the executive, or the purges would be happening January 21st.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (l3cgK)

28 I'm absolutely devastated. This was like 1994 but on steroids for Democrats.

I think it was less ideological and more about Trump the person and wanting to send a message. I dont believe these deep red states are now blue. But they are definitely anti-Trump.

We have to take stock of reality after a loss like this recognize did a lot of dumb shit. I'm so tired of the echo chamber where it's all about voter fraud or CA transplants. Or RINOs.

Trump owns this, and I take no glee in saying that.

If you're a Democrat, I would love it if we doubled down on "Trump can do no wrong!". It just means they get to be in charge of everything.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (y8NCE)

29 There was no way in hell Cooper wasn't winning NC. He'll be a more reliable Dem than Tillis was. Maybe.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (enNUy)

30 We have to be realistic going forward, the Trump coalition is not replicable. The blue collar white/union types he was winning didn't show up in 2018, 2022, or 2026, they're not going to show up in 2028.

Michigan isn't going to get any closer. The only path seems to be to aim for Hispanics.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (okun6)

31 ***It was a bloodbath.

Poland 1
USA _ 0


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (Cq/ve)

32 >18 Cheer up, ace. This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.

Yup. We still have the presidency, which ain't nothin'!

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (1wjle)

33 11 honestly cannot help but be happy about Vivek losing

sorry Ohio

but damn. he was awful.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM

Awful compared to what?

A drunken Acton is going to be bad for the citizens of Ohio.

A sober Acton will be even worse!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (HlyYF)

34 Ilan Omar got re elected with about 75% of the votes...

Pure.... insanity.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (mP0Kj)

35 >>>Poland 1
USA _ 0

Did Poland beat back the coup?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (1wjle)

36 2 more months of Lindsey's Vagina.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (r2Icn)

37 Trump knows
He was shot by these plans they keep trying to murder him
Now they can relax and do the Chinese torture routine

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (nGraA)

38 I wonder sometimes if we are indeed in a bubble. If Trump is really that toxic and that the Progressives and Socialists really do outnumber us. Or that they are just really good at cheating. This is why I buy ammo.

But maybe it's more simple and it's just an off year and off year elections overwhelmingly go against the administration in power. It's is very American in ways. Dunno.

I do know as a bald man, I have no hair to light on fire. I have for many years now watched society disintegrate (or 'decline'). I don't have the power to reverse that and it's probabaly good I don't. A lot of people would be dead. So I shrug, focus on what I can control. Take care of your friends, your family, your pets. Ignore politics, sure vote and donate if you feel like being a sucker, but live your life locally. Make local friends. Yeah, gun up. Stockpile food and water and water filters. That's just smart. But don't make national politics your identity.

It's not as bad as it seems, just like good news is rarely as good as it seems.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (s1VwS)

39 Darline? Not that long.


she was also god-awful

that was a tough one

disappointed in NH oh well

clarifies things for me I guess (not going up there)

had a nice group chat with the fam in FLA. they are good to talk to when stuff like this goes down! clearly things are going to be crazy in the next decade. if we go to a state where we don't know a soul? probably not a great idea. so FLA is our best bet for sure.

meanwhile I think the next two years in PA will be good tbh. Josh will be auditioning for President. should be good for us!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (qBivk)

40 32 >18 Cheer up, ace. This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.

Yup. We still have the presidency, which ain't nothin'!
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (1wjle)

Over / under on whether they file Articles of Impeachment before or after new Congress installed.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (mP0Kj)

41 YEET!
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM

YAWP!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (1GNH8)

42 This isn't the end.

The Democrats taking the Presidency in 2028 will be the end, if that happens.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (aD4fx)

43 >>>30 We have to be realistic going forward, the Trump coalition is not replicable. The blue collar white/union types he was winning didn't show up in 2018, 2022, or 2026, they're not going to show up in 2028.

yes that is one of the key takeaways. I have that for my analysis post.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (1wjle)

44 All I have to say is that Masturbatin' Pete wants my body because he's gay as fuck.

Dude makes garrett look straight.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:09 PM (2ocoG)

45 But maybe it's more simple and it's just an off year and off year elections overwhelmingly go against the administration in power. It's is very American in ways. Dunno.



I really think that was it

look even I was like "oh I don't want to be bothered"

I can see it.

it does suck

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:09 PM (qBivk)

46
Sadly, half the GOP has always wanted Trump ground up for dog meat. But he got elected three times, because his energy, charisma and proposals were attractive to the electorate.

He can sell himself, but he can't - who can? - sell the dopes and slugs the GOP puts up. People will crawl over glass shards to vote for Trump. Nobody wants to vote for a dullard like Paxton.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (eRlcH)

47
A drunken Acton is going to be bad for the citizens of Ohio.

A sober Acton will be even worse!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (HlyYF)

For some reason this makes me think of the Matchmaker song in "Fiddler on the Roof"...

♪You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat you every night,
But only when he's sober,
So you'll be alright.♫

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (l3cgK)

48 Full page Ctrl+f search for "I was wrong" returns zero results.

Who the fuck cares what you think, you goo-gobbling faggot?

Posted by: The guy who wanted higher wages. at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (EW7S0)

49 The lovers need to move on. No more Vivek. No more Sununu or Biggs or Paxton or Tiffany. We had some crappy candidates when even good ones would've had a hard time.

Move on losers. It is obvious we don't want you

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (Qu0SY)

50 yes that is one of the key takeaways. I have that for my analysis post.

which means I don't think JD makes sense now btw

I want Ron/Mario

either way

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (qBivk)

51 4 I'm drinking beer today.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (Sco7b)


I am about to begin day drinking today at home, for the first time in a long time.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (5rh/l)

52 I have to admit, I don’t understand a lot of the voter sentiment. The economy seems to be their biggest issue, and Democrats didn’t really proffer any remedy, just hyperbole. I am curious what voters expect with this change, and what Democrats can actually deliver. The price of gas is now predictably dropping and Trump has trillions of US investment coming online. That will all prime the economy further.

The slate of incoming Democrat candidates, especially in the senate, are some of the most untalented people with extremist views I have ever seen.

I had hope to finally settle down in Texas. I will probably be rethinking that move. 5 million votes for that guy? Good Lord.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (YNaM/)

53 I hit my newly-purchased 750ml bottle of Willie Nelson's TCH-infused brew early last night. Fell asleep on the couch and missed the blood bath as it was happening.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (J4Dwc)

54 Ilan Omar got re elected with about 75% of the votes...

Pure.... insanity.
Posted by: Romeo13

Why insanity? Muzzies majority areas ONLY vote for muzzies.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (NnhvP)

55 17 All I have to say is that Masturbatin' Pete wants my body because he's gay as fuck.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (IGotw)

Is that the troll that's stalking you?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (s1VwS)

56 My district's R congressional rep kept his seat. I'll take a tiny bit of credit for that.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (Jr5Lq)

57 Afternoon Ace.

Willowed: Mark Texeira former Yankees 1st baseman won a Congressional seat from Tex. As someone pointed out the Republicans will not lose the congressional baseball game for the foreseeable future.
So we have that going for us

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (8VNAp)

58 People will crawl over glass shards to vote for Trump. Nobody wants to vote for a dullard like Paxton.

Correct. It was almost entirely a "the candidate is uninspiring but the Democrat is worse" election. Darline Graham, Vivek, Paxton, the list goes on.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (2ocoG)

59 Cheer up, ace. This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.

Yup. We still have the presidency, which ain't nothin'!
Posted by: ace

==

I honestly thought after 2008, the Democrat Party was going to be the default party for a generation. We had screwed up everything. I had sort of made myself unplug from politics.

And then 2010 happened.

But I THOUGHT we had learned some lesson post-W Bush, and getting into Middle East Wars was a big one. Also, Bush's love of Mega Corp.

Trump's populism was "popular" with rank and file, but then he seemed to have lost the narrative. Like maybe striking a more "working mans" position on data centers and AI would have been smart instead of "full steam ahead". That really bled into a lot of races and Trump was not where the public was on it. He was even out there saying he loved Flock cameras.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (y8NCE)

60 I am fine but bothered. I hope you are well.

It's not a great day in America.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (1wjle)

I was up early today and woke to this. I did try to find bright spots.

Ace is going to have so much easy content just didn't pick up steam.

I saw Acton's drunken acceptance speech and was good for the day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (Sco7b)

61 Also propaganda works. And we haven't had that tool or wanted to use it historically.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (s1VwS)

62 >>>South Carolina: Annie Andrews upset longtime Sen. Graham.

Longtime?

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (8mulE)

63 Plus she spells her name wrong.

Posted by: Darlenes everywhere at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (RDhJX)

64 >>>I wonder sometimes if we are indeed in a bubble. If Trump is really that toxic and that the Progressives and Socialists really do outnumber us. Or that they are just really good at cheating.

we're partly in a bubble but what I think happened is that a lot of low propensity Democrats turned out because Trump was making huge changes that upset them and the left turned on the insurrection machine.

But yes, Trump is unpopular. He is unpopular, but necessary.

But unless he's actually winning so much you'll get sick of all the winning, his unpopularity will turn some elections in favor the Democrats.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (1wjle)

65 Yup. We still have the presidency, which ain't nothin'!
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:07 PM (1wjle)

It's a lot! Veto power is real. No legislation, do nothing Congeress will not do well in 2028. Obama was "shellacked" in 2010..but he passed obamacare and other shit, and while winning both houses (over 60 seats in the House I believe) was balsam to the Rs, it did nothing to obamacare, and it is still with us. Trump was smart enough to get BBB passed. So, we shall see.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (AKptf)

66 A theory: Trump is focused more on the long game. With Iran, take their grip (Strait of Hormuz) out of the middle east equation. Tarrifs will eventually bring more production to the USA. None of this happens overnight, or even in a couple years. But it is a long game strategy.

Unfortunately, the electorate is what about me, right now. I think Trump lost sight of this.

The GOP did absolutely nothing in the last 2 years. Yeah, yeah the BBB. The party is run by, and full of grifters. At the expense of us, they got their comeuppance. We got rid of some (Collins).

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (XHS5D)

67 48 Full page Ctrl+f search for "I was wrong" returns zero results.

Who the fuck cares what you think, you goo-gobbling faggot?

Posted by: The guy who wanted higher wages. at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (EW7S0)

I did NOT see The Goo-Gobbling Faggots front for the Goo-Goo Dolls...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (l3cgK)

68 It sucks, but this was likely the moment Trump decided to stop Iran.

Our culture is weak and has no stomach for sacrifice. The people cannot see a nuclear armed Iran as a viable threat, so the verdict is that the cost (increased gas prices) is too high.

Easy times make weak men. The country just voted to put the weak men (and women. And men pretending to be women) in charge.

Guess what comes after that?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (N1tpc)

69 Just out of curiosity, every election for the last 20 years or so had the midnight ballot dumps and tabulating votes for weeks which inevitably put the leftist on top. Was there any of that last night, or were all the counting problems miraculously solved in the first year in ages when Dems just wiped us out?

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)

70 Red Turban, correct as usual. Not a secret that Trump is a unique phenomenon in contemporary politics. Has cross-demo appeal - on actual substantive policies as well. Not a ridiculous vapid Obama type non-entity with jr. high-school-level slogans who engaged the dumbed-down part of the electorate (once) at their giddy vapid worst.

engine, welcome to the blog. Your comment is a masterpiece of vague and incorrect crap, hilariously positing that the only leader/force of any kind on the GOP side, Trump, is the problem for the GOP. Funny.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (U/Byj)

71
Next up for the Democrats: the rioting.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (eRlcH)

72 Texas losing ALL it's players is the tell if nothing else.
Only super political sausage makers like us had any grudge against Abbott, same with Lt. Gov Patrick same with Paxton.
Paxton had weathered withering attacks virtually unscathed then in this election whipped like a child by a satanic baby killing freak.

Really?

Please?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (Cq/ve)

73 There's no way to sugar-coat it. This was a disaster. At least it appears Prop 40 -the billionaires tax seems to be losing here in California.

Maybe the youthful voters who voted for the commies need to learn the hard way just like NYC is learning the hard way.

Glad I no longer have to worry if the election will affect my aerospace job.

Thank you Ace. I look forward to better days ahead.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (QGaXH)

74 50 yes that is one of the key takeaways. I have that for my analysis post.

which means I don't think JD makes sense now btw

I want Ron/Mario

either way

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM (qBivk)

Luigi/Mario?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (l3cgK)

75 By the way:

If losing Texas was the cost of getting rid of Cornyn, it's still worth it.

We need to clear them ALL out. (Especially that hag from Alaska.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (N1tpc)

76 >>I'm planning to be beaten down and depressed for 1-2 days, and then that's it.


Don't be. Nothing ever happens, after all.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (/izzV)

77 Meh, in N AL we now have a gay sheriff and a man who cannot buy a firearm as a state representative because he put a gun to a womans head. Several R state representatives lost their races that I thought were good guys. I blame changing demographics due to the Space Force, FBI and other corporations moving here.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 12:13 PM (Q/FnY)

78 >>>61 Also propaganda works. And we haven't had that tool or wanted to use it historically.

One of the points I want to make is that Trump needed to make a strong argument about why deportations are necessary, addressing the nation to list all of the serious criminals being deported.

But.... what if he had? The media would refuse to cover the speech and would claim that one or two statements were "lies" which then allows them to suggest that every thing he says is a lie.

The media has never before simply refused to cover a president's speeches before. They are running intense, unashamed propaganda at Color Revolution levels.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (1wjle)

79 I am about to begin day drinking today at home, for the first time in a long time.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 12:10 PM

Back atcha!

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (RDhJX)

80 Hey, here's some more Pollyanna...now the Democrats will be front and center. There's a good chance they will fuck up so badly the presidential election in two years will be a cakewalk.

Assuming Trump repairs election integrity issues, of course.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (s1VwS)

81 This isn't the end.

The Democrats taking the Presidency in 2028 will be the end, if that happens.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (aD4fx)

With Texas and California, how do they NOT take the White House in 2028?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (yKhjs)

82 Don't fret so. Give it a thousand years or so and things will pick up again.

Posted by: Majorian and Justinian at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

83 Is that the troll that's stalking you?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

He's trying to Cope!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (NnhvP)

84 As I said earlier, I am not going to give in to despair. When dems are the minority, they fight like they are in control. I see no shame in doing the same thing.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (svLOV)

85 Import the third world become the third world

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (FZanv)

86 The Lefty takeover of Arizona is complete. All statewide offices easily won by the Dems. The state legislature now flipped to the Dems. Still waiting to see how many US House seats are lost.

I now know why the vote center I cast my ballot in yesterday was busier than previous years. The unholy alliance of the Dems and the McCain faction of the AZ GOP scored their ultimate victory.

"Good and hard" times ahead indefinitely.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (+nS8j)

87 Willowed:

I disagree with some of the above.

I do think that the war in Iran was a mistake of timing.

Trump and his people had to know that prices would rise just as they were going down to comfortable levels after Biden.

Would waiting 8 months or a year have mattered? Till after the election.

Only if Trump received intelligence that Iran had a bomb ready to deliver on Israel or us, does a war at that time make sense.

And BONUS! Conducting a "kind war" to leave infrastructure, etc intact and minimize the death toll, assuming the anti-gov't forces would take over once the mullahs and gov't were decapitated was...well, misreading the situation. Short of flattening everything in sight instantly like in a real war, this was going to last, at least a year or two.

So, now the Dims will hand Iran a victory. America's blood and treasure wasted and revenge will be sought. Plus, the USA now becomes Flambe' France.

Terrific.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (YSUhf)

88 It may well turn out that the Nineteenth Amendment will kill the American Republic - it just took a century to do it, because it required sufficient affluence to develop an electorate containing millions of AWFLs.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (aD4fx)

89 The Democrats taking the Presidency in 2028 will be the end, if that happens.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

No matter who the Dem nominee is in '28, 65 million "votes" will be their floor.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (7T71m)

90 >> I don't think JD makes sense now


The guy who had the great idea to negotiate with the IRGC? Tucker's Pal?

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (/izzV)

91 You know who did well ? DeSantis. But is was a nail biter for FL as well. Maybe Ash should run for Senate minority leader...

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (AKptf)

92 78 >>>61 Also propaganda works. And we haven't had that tool or wanted to use it historically.

One of the points I want to make is that Trump needed to make a strong argument about why deportations are necessary, addressing the nation to list all of the serious criminals being deported.

But.... what if he had? The media would refuse to cover the speech and would claim that one or two statements were "lies" which then allows them to suggest that every thing he says is a lie.

The media has never before simply refused to cover a president's speeches before. They are running intense, unashamed propaganda at Color Revolution levels.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:14 PM (1wjle)

Yup. The Media has been DNC controlled for decades but they've been increasingly blatant about. People see it and don't trust them but...images and message still seep into their brains, I suspect.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (s1VwS)

93 I posted earlier and caught grief, but the best that can happen is that the Dem infighting between the remaining old timers and DSA types will cause some paralysis. Some have already refused to say they support Schumer.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (8VNAp)

94
morning, ace! Don't ever go.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (mmrXZ)

95 At least we can finally say goodbye to the annoying game show host and grifter Vivek Ramaswamy.

________________

At least there's that. I expect Acton will be so incompetent that Ohio will be hot to dismiss her after one term.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (zYpTz)

96 With Texas and California, how do they NOT take the White House in 2028?

Two years is a long time in politics.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (aD4fx)

97 Great take on the election by a Youtuber that ace links, Black Conservative Perspective
He showed a graph were gas prices and chance to hold the senate tracked identically

https://tinyurl.com/4d39c247

Posted by: anon2020 at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (/WpXc)

98 >>>Don't be. Nothing ever happens, after all.

24 hours of depression isn't a big deal.

>>>which means I don't think JD makes sense now btw
I want Ron/Mario

Glad you said it. That's my math, too. JD is hoping to expand the pool of voters by appealing to the Nick Fuentes set.

Nick Fuentes is a Democrat and demands his followers vote Democrat. What is the plan for victory here?

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (1wjle)

99 All I have to say is that Masturbatin' Pete wants my body because he's gay as fuck.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM

Well, he never did say exactly what he masturbates to, so you might be onto something, there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)

100 Poland: It's not over but they are putting up a better fight than team GOP.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (Cq/ve)

101 "People will crawl over glass shards to vote for Trump. Nobody wants to vote for a dullard like Paxton."

===

This really is the wrong lesson here. If Trump had been on the ballot (I would argue he was, just like Clinton was in 1994) he would have lost in a landslide.

The Dems that won were hardly political talents, most politicians are bland. Its not like Dems had some awesome bench of talent. Some of these Dems are the worst candidate I have ever seen.

Trump right now, is unpopular. I would say his only saving issue is the way he has cracked down on illegal immigration. And I think he did such a good job on that, a lot of Republicans didn't feel the need to get out and support Republicans.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (y8NCE)

102 "I'll talk about my early reactions and theories on the night in a later post."

Maybe wait a day or two for emotions to settle a bit.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

103
At least we can finally say goodbye to the annoying game show host and grifter Vivek Ramaswamy.

___________

Perpetual turncoat Brian Fitzpatrick got beaten in PA as well. Good riddance.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (eRlcH)

104 People are fickle about war. They’re all for it when they aren’t the ones fighting it. They will leave you out in the cold when they finally decide it should be over. They see aspects like a nuclear armed Iran in the abstract without realizing a lot of our men died at their hands, they have a zealous religious desire for genocide because they don’t like our way of life, and eliminating that capability should be a priority. Oh and by the way, if Iran did obtain and use the bomb, they would be the first to point fingers. Those are just lived experiences and facts.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (YNaM/)

105 >>>Great take on the election by a Youtuber that ace links, Black Conservative Perspective
He showed a graph were gas prices and chance to hold the senate tracked identically

Oh I'll check that out. I started to watch it last night but turned it off because, depressing.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (1wjle)

106 If you haven't seen it yet this is a pretty wild post from the Tucker Carlson wing of the administration.

I expect things will be pretty frosty between Trump and Vance for the next 2 years.

https://tinyurl.com/3vy5uerz

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (viF8m)

107 I know we needed the SC senate seat pickup, but I hate nepo politics with a passion. Handing the seat to Miss Lindsey's sister was folly. Hopefully SC has the wisdom to swing right again in 6 years, and the GOP runs a sane candidate so the voters are willing to make it happen.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (Toos7)

108 As I said earlier, I am not going to give in to despair.

This wasn't our last chance - it was our next-to-last chance.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (aD4fx)

109 Texas losing ALL it's players is the tell if nothing else.

I think Texas was the epicenter of this year's cheat, and like with the EPIC cities I blame Abbott.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (2ocoG)

110 Last night sucked junkie hobo dick dipped in vomit that ejaculated bloody monkeypox into our mouths.

There's no way to sugarcoat the biblical al-zutt ass-rape cocking we took.

But life goes on. We survived worse. 8 years of Obama. Covid oppression and fascism. 4 years of Biden and a foreign invasion that was about as close to a war zone in our country as we've seen since the civil war. Hell, I'm thriving in a blue city that was supposed to be bartertown by now.

We not only survived all that, but up to about 18 hours ago, we were stronger. Much stronger.

I have my own reasons for what I think happened, but they are gonna be harsh medicine that few people are gonna wanna hear. So I'll keep them to myself for now.

Suffice to say that we have two years to figure this out. It can be done. We did it before. We'll do it again.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

111
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (IGotw)


I missed out on seeing "Lisztomania" "for free" on Criterion.

I don't remember it being very good so I kept putting it off. And now it's gone.

Dang it.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (YSUhf)

112 ace, Insurrection Barbie posted something very insightful about Dugin's influence campaign. It is worth a read. Maybe tracks with your analysis too....

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (AKptf)

113 7 fat years, 7 lean years. We are, by my estimation, in year 5 of the lean years. Gonna be rough for the next two but things will swing back.

or they won't in which case I've got lots of guns and supplies stockpiled.

Deus Vult and don't sweat the small stuff.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (s1VwS)

114
Looking at 2026 Midterms:

"My God, it's full of stars!"

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (OkYzo)

115 >>This really is the wrong lesson here. If Trump had been on the ballot (I would argue he was


You'd lose that argument.

Because Midterms have no coattails.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (/izzV)

116 >Maybe wait a day or two for emotions to settle a bit.

Good advice. I'll stay away from my more divisive thoughts until later. But there are points to be made that aren't terribly controversial.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

117 I don't know why Rs in TX got beat down so badly last night; some ideas are trickling in.

But, I think TX is THE fight for 2028--without TX, no R wins the WH.

And make no mistake:
Gina is going to deliver on her campaign promises and also give symbolic but rallying wins to her coalition so it is going to be a massive, massive uphill fight.
Her top 3 priorities:
Send $1500 of the rainy day fund to every Texan
End tax breaks for data centers
Expand Medicaid for the poor

All three of those will get R votes to pass.
"Promises made, promises kept"

"sorry, run that by me again, a little slower."
/s/ Republicans

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (RqSb8)

118 >>>which means I don't think JD makes sense now btw
I want Ron/Mario

Glad you said it. That's my math, too. JD is hoping to expand the pool of voters by appealing to the Nick Fuentes set.

Nick Fuentes is a Democrat and demands his followers vote Democrat. What is the plan for victory here?

Posted by: ace

==

Id be shocked if JD decides to run, he was already making noises he wasn't before last night. He's also made a lot of dumb moves like playing nice with this group.

He'd almost certainly lose the general election, it would be like if Dick Cheney ran in 2008.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (y8NCE)

119 104 People are fickle about war. They’re all for it when they aren’t the ones fighting it. They will leave you out in the cold when they finally decide it should be over. They see aspects like a nuclear armed Iran in the abstract without realizing a lot of our men died at their hands, they have a zealous religious desire for genocide because they don’t like our way of life, and eliminating that capability should be a priority. Oh and by the way, if Iran did obtain and use the bomb, they would be the first to point fingers. Those are just lived experiences and facts.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (YNaM/)

The feelings might have been different if LA was blown up by Iran in a nuclear mushroom cloud...
Which was the point Trump was trying to make in his speech that was vilified by the Left and the MSM (BIRM) as INVITING Iran to do so.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (l3cgK)

120 honestly cannot help but be happy about Vivek losing

sorry Ohio

but damn. he was awful.
==
Amy Acton makes Kamala Harris look sober.

Ohio was a hot mess. Bad choices all over the place.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (anL5R)

121 "Trump was making huge changes that upset them"

Which changes specifically? Sort of baffled by this.

Immigration enforcement?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (U/Byj)

122 I strongly suspect that AI tools were extensively used by our enemy to cheat all fifty states, except for Florida, which they'll need to escape to when the rest of America burns to the ground.

I don't know for sure, but this past year has taught us that AI tools can be used to break anything once thought secure.

Easily.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (IhL8c)

123
I posted earlier and caught grief, but the best that can happen is that the Dem infighting between the remaining old timers and DSA types will cause some paralysis. Some have already refused to say they support Schumer.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

==================

A few of us feel that way. To repeat myself:

Who knows? Maybe the Dem legislators will make such a circular firing squad and all-around shitshow of the next 2 years that their voters will be as disgusted with them as we are with the GOPe.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:18 PM (mmrXZ)

124 104 People are fickle about war. They’re all for it when they aren’t the ones fighting it. They will leave you out in the cold when they finally decide it should be over. They see aspects like a nuclear armed Iran in the abstract without realizing a lot of our men died at their hands, they have a zealous religious desire for genocide because they don’t like our way of life, and eliminating that capability should be a priority. Oh and by the way, if Iran did obtain and use the bomb, they would be the first to point fingers. Those are just lived experiences and facts.
Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (YNaM/)

Marcus be preachin'
+1

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (s1VwS)

125 >>>112 ace, Insurrection Barbie posted something very insightful about Dugin's influence campaign. It is worth a read. Maybe tracks with your analysis too....

the russian Restore the USSR satanist that for some reason "true conservatives" are super-into?

I'll check it out.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (1wjle)

126 Nick Fuentes is a Democrat and demands his followers vote Democrat. What is the plan for victory here?

==

his plan is Cucker's foreign policy and Democrat populist economic policies

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (AKptf)

127 Pritzker easily won governor in IL, getting one million + votes just in Cook County (Chicago), plus all the areas around Chicago were blue. Smaller counties were largely 73% Red (like my Adams county), but the state capitol and university districts were heavily blue.

A tranny in every pot, and a free e-bike in every garage.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (vbXSk)

128 >>>>containing millions of AWFLs

Almost all of the pro abortion referendums passed too.

In red Missouri they even passed another onr to effectively end being able to revisit the issue through furthers referendum

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (FZanv)

129 Go long on CLDR (colanders)

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (i+GzW)

130 Pramilla Jayapal won with 87%.

Welcome to my world. At least it's pretty here. And not too hot or too cold. And there's trees and mountains and large bodies of water.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (W2Pud)

131 he russian Restore the USSR satanist that for some reason "true conservatives" are super-into?

I'll check it out.
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (1wjle)

Yeah, that one. I posted some excerpts on the last thread.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (AKptf)

132 >>>Was there any of that last night, or were all the counting problems miraculously solved in the first year in ages when Dems just wiped us out?

Posted by: Archimedes
---

and the seemingly conciliatory article by the NYTimes and other hydrophobic liberal outlets

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (Cq/ve)

133 As far as I can tell, Republicans mainly got wiped out on high GAS PRICES.

Democrats promised lower prices, yet not one said how that would be achieved (other than leaving Iran).

Democrat actions that have RAISED gas prices:

- Biden cancelled Keystone pipeline on day 1, stranding oil in Canada and keeping it off the global markets

- Biden and the Democrats then cancelled oil and gas leasing for offshore areas

- Democrats banned fracking in NY and other states

- Newsom is closing refineries when we are already operating near 100% capacity (which is not sustainable)

- Biden pulled oil out of the SPR (not during an emergency) and didn't replace it

- Trump tried to re-fill the SPR when crude was $30/barrel during the Covid economic collapse but Schumer blocked him. Buying oil at $30 and selling at $105 is an economic home run, that Democrats refused.

- When 20 million barrels/day was blocked from passing through the Straits of Hormuz, Trump deployed military forces to re-open the Straits, Democrats voted to end the use of the military

- Carbon taxes are going to be proposed by the incoming crop of Leftists. Those ALWAYS make energy less affordable

We lost to this?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (HlyYF)

134 >>>I posted earlier and caught grief, but the best that can happen is that the Dem infighting between the remaining old timers and DSA types will cause some paralysis. Some have already refused to say they support Schumer.

wish I could agree. I think the DSA has won and the "old timers" will fold because, let's face it, they've always been communists too, they just didn't believe communism was a winning political play. But now the communists are empowered.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (1wjle)

135 Remember: God rose up Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Jerusalem.

Ironic that last night started Lamentations in my MacArthur Daily Bible reading.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (qq+pS)

136 Look what Democrats ran in Michigan and Texas for the senate and won. I would be very careful about saying they couldn’t run someone like Hillary in 2028 win.

There is a very weird undercurrent in this election and we best figure out what it is. Because we’re on the verge of a few new states, a stacked Supreme Court, open borders and citizenship for all and a permanent Democrat majority.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (YNaM/)

137 The "Good":

1- Trump has been much better this term on my priority issue: immigration. ICE is funded through Sep 2029, he's motivated and making progress, and I think we're seeing the beginning positive impact (economy doing well, rent prices started slowing, crime dropping, etc)

2- I think Iran (and Israel/Palestine nonsense) has really pissed off normies, even though the actual impacts are pretty small. It has to end well before 2028, Trump's economy should surge, and the Republican Pres candidate hopefully will have a good shot.

3- When Dems win big, they overreach and fight internally, and voters recoil quickly.

The bad-

1- The media (social, mainstream, foreign bots and governments, etc) have been INCREDIBLY successful in keeping Trump's wins out of the publicist mind, and keeping his failures, real or imagined, in the forefront. People think the economy is awful, and inflation high, when it isn't. They think we're losing to Iran, which is retarded. They think Trump is a corrupt pedo destroying the government and ignoring the courts, which is all BS. They think he's racist and too mean and violent with ICE deportations, when 90% of issues are from Dem states not assisting

Posted by: Moron Analyst at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (t19vo)

138 The feelings might have been different if LA was blown up by Iran in a nuclear mushroom cloud...
Which was the point Trump was trying to make in his speech that was vilified by the Left and the MSM (BIRM) as INVITING Iran to do so.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

===

One lesson that got seared in my mind is post Iraq is you dont go to war for this kind of fear. If LA got nuked, oh well. There's a long list of people that want to do this and we cant go to war with all of them.

We might have lost Congress and the Supreme Court for a decade over this election.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (y8NCE)

139 111
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (IGotw)


I missed out on seeing "Lisztomania" "for free" on Criterion.

I don't remember it being very good so I kept putting it off. And now it's gone.

Dang it.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 12:17 PM (YSUhf)

Kpop Demon Hunters is for sale now.
I am buying it.
I may need something light with Ken Russell on the offering.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (s1VwS)

140 Id be shocked if JD decides to run, he was already making noises he wasn't before last night. He's also made a lot of dumb moves like playing nice with this group.

He'd almost certainly lose the general election, it would be like if Dick Cheney ran in 2008.

I still expect him to run, but if he decides not to, he has a great reason; he has young children and doesn't want to miss them growing up while he's consumed with presidenting.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

141 Nick Fuentes is a Democrat and demands his followers vote Democrat. What is the plan for victory here?
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (1wjle)

He just told you the plan.
--The Bush Crew

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 12:21 PM (8mulE)

142 It is hard for me o smile today. If there is any silver lining at all I tell myself that the American people may quickly sour on unending investigations and persecution. Trump made some great gains and I hope that we as a nation can hold on to some of that. I am accustomed to feeling this down after an election, living in the blue hellhole that I do, but this hurts more today because the whole country got a big dose of such misery.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 04, 2026 12:21 PM (ibDUx)

143 42 This isn't the end.

The Democrats taking the Presidency in 2028 will be the end, if that happens.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (aD4fx)


I fear the really no-shit beginning of the end was last night. The Dems in the Senate will block all of any Trump SCOTUS nominations. And the Dems may keep a Senate majority for the first two and maybe all 4 years of whoever is elected POTUS in 2028. I am trying to not take counsel of my fears. But if SCOTUS ever becomes majority Democrat, the Bill of Rights, especially the 1st and 2nd, will be effectively gutted without being amended. Living Constitution, bitchez!

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 12:21 PM (5rh/l)

144 No one ever talks about me.

Posted by: The Next-To-Last-Bsstion at November 04, 2026 12:21 PM (RDhJX)

145 Wisconsin had three amendments on the ballot. The one that failed would have prevented the state from closing houses of worship during an "emergency". The one that passed prevents discrimination - no more of the "no white males need apply" crap - Ha!

The one that hasn't been called - the line item veto cannot be used to increase taxes or fees.

On the other hand, the Dims hold the trifecta (Guv, Legislature, WisSC). I get to bitch about their stupidity - at least until they make it illegal.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (qx7Zg)

146
I want Ron/Mario

================

I'd reverse that. Marco/Ron. I know it's utterly stupid to think logically about demographics, but I imagine Marco could pull some male Hispanics. Plus he's more electric than Ron. Vibes are a big thing. (I also know it's utterly stupid to say what's working right now, such as vibes vs ideas vs identities, etc)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (mmrXZ)

147 Welcome to my world. At least it's pretty here. And not too hot or too cold. And there's trees and mountains and large bodies of water.
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM

Word is, there are otters, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (bFu5X)

148 trees and mountains and large bodies of water.
Vast tracts of land?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (iELXO)

149 "But life goes on."

This. I expected bad results, so I'm not in a state of shock. I did what I could.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

150 Marcus T. you are correct but I think understate things. On how unserious the American public is about war. Across the board. Got that memo in 2006 timeframe and acted accordingly. Including doing what I could to dissuade younger people from putting themselves in harm's way for nothing.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (U/Byj)

151 >>>his plan is Cucker's foreign policy and Democrat populist economic policies

yes, they both want White Socialism. They now want welfare and socialism from cradle to grave, but only for white people.

They think that White People have some special power to resist being turned into lazy, entitled Useless Eaters while being on the dole forever that the Untermenschen don't.

How they're going to keep White Welfare for White People only they don't say.

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (1wjle)

152 I'm not writing off a series of rigged elections. For two years nearly every idea or bill floated to secure elections from fraud was shot down. Not one thing passed.

And the GOP was in on it.

That the really infuriating part. "My party" was in on it. Actively or by just looking the other way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (RORbl)

153 And so it ends...

Posted by: The person who thinks it's always ending at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (RDhJX)

154 They are running intense, unashamed propaganda at Color Revolution levels.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (Cq/ve)

155 I'd feel a lot better if Thomas and Alito had retired. They had two years to do so safely, and that might have helped the Senate. What the hell were they thinking?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (kPrg8)

156 Things would have been so much better with Camela as President.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (MWfyi)

157 Those who voted for the Demoncrats thinks prices will get better ???

Suckers........... Demoncrats only have time to investigate Trump........

SUCKERS............ So, let Iran have Nukes and shut down the Strait of Hormuz ?????

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jGtoG)

158 The infighting will begin. They're power mad assholes. And unbeknownst to the useful idiots, they won't fix much of anything.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:23 PM (r2Icn)

159
One lesson that got seared in my mind is post Iraq is you dont go to war for this kind of fear. If LA got nuked, oh well. There's a long list of people that want to do this and we cant go to war with all of them.

We might have lost Congress and the Supreme Court for a decade over this election.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (y8NCE)

Why was 2022 such a bad year for Republicans? Ukraine war, high gas prices, much higher inflation. By the "Iran War" line of reasoning, it should have been a shellacking.

The Democrats ran on affordability. This doesn't mean lower inflation, it means social spending.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (okun6)

160 Trump is now obviously a lame duck.

The guy being visited by world leaders when he wasn't even in office? If you're surrounding Trump, he's got you right where he wants you.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (Kkd7+)

161 "We might have lost Congress and the Supreme Court for a decade over this election."

==========

Well, at least we have lasting security for Israel.

Posted by: Was it worth it? at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (SvnZX)

162 One takeaway: rumors of the media's demise have been long exaggerated.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (AZDyS)

163 133 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 12:20 PM (HlyYF)

We lost because the GOP has three wings of retards in it, we have a media that can play hide the pig bladder with a mack truck and we have an electorate that thinks Lindsay Clancy is a heroine....

I am tending my own garden, fuck these people....enjoy the call to prayer.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (Int1s)

164 Trump's populism was "popular" with rank and file, but then he seemed to have lost the narrative. Like maybe striking a more "working mans" position on data centers and AI would have been smart instead of "full steam ahead".
Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (y8NCE)

Oh, yeah. And does anyone really think the data centers are going to stop under Democrat hegemony? HA!

It's going to be like no one was ever against data centers.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (zYpTz)

165 Fuentes isn't white. I've never understood how his philosophy works.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (enNUy)

166
SCOTUS scares me so much that I wish Alito would resign so Trump can get a judge in before January.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (mmrXZ)

167 Coulter had predicted the bloodbath. She thinks it is all because of the Iran war, after Trump promised no more wars (or something).

I'm guessing Trump wants a resolution to the Iran Problem as part of his legacy (as opposed to covertly giving them pallets of cash). Stopping Terrorist Run Iran from getting nukes is important, but it's not as easy as we hoped.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (vbXSk)

168 >>>And the GOP was in on it.

*laughs in Uniparty *

Posted by: john thune at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (FZanv)

169 The guy being visited by world leaders when he wasn't even in office? If you're surrounding Trump, he's got you right where he wants you.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (Kkd7+)

Yeah, Trump really achieved a huge victory last night.

Enough with this 4D chess shit.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (kPrg8)

170 I'm just stopping in to say hello and see if I can find the comments where I said Texas would be blue within a decade around 2015 or so. Can anyone help me with that search query?

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (QbkqR)

171 Why was 2022 such a bad year for Republicans? Ukraine war, high gas prices, much higher inflation. By the "Iran War" line of reasoning, it should have been a shellacking.

The Democrats ran on affordability. This doesn't mean lower inflation, it means social spending.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy

==

Roe vs Wade being overturned.

Trump endorsed some real idiots to run that performed poorly.

It was more of a lost opportunity than a shellacing.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (OMsaT)

172 >>Well, at least we have lasting security for Israel.


Still with this bullshit?

It must be awful knowing that your Mom loved circumcised cock more than she loved you.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (/izzV)

173 Bright sides...
1. Ace has tons of content. Amy Acton alone. Trainwreck.
2. President Trump is Mr Veto.
3. Iran is still hobbled.
4. Tariffs did bring a bunch of investment to America.
5. It's actually kind of a nice dreary day in my part of Canada. But the Christmas tree is up, not decorated and I'll do the outside in a few days. My friends kids - Advent Calenders, puzzles and toys.
6. My CNN and MSNow updates are done. If I want to see women that giddy, I'd prefer asian and 18 to 24.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (Sco7b)

174 Trump flipped seven states in 2024 to become President. Now, two years later Democrats flipped seven states to gain control of the Senate.

That's surprising. Are the voters that fickle?

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (Oy/m2)

175 Idiocracy is here...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 04, 2026 12:25 PM (nJ/vH)

176 >>>165 Fuentes isn't white. I've never understood how his philosophy works.

he's also unlikely to be a Family Man, if you know what I mean

Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:26 PM (1wjle)

177 I'm not writing off a series of rigged elections. For two years nearly every idea or bill floated to secure elections from fraud was shot down. Not one thing passed.

And the GOP was in on it.

That the really infuriating part. "My party" was in on it. Actively or by just looking the other way.

I think 100% that there was fraud. I don't think it was an outright steal, but all of the media pregaming certainly counts as smoke. NBC News actually stated that if they call things for the Democrats early it's real, otherwise wait for the 4 am toilet flush.

And the two-party system is awful, but the European multi-party systems are somehow worse.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:26 PM (2ocoG)

178 Something to lighten the mood a little. Perhaps bring a smile.

https://tinyurl.com/y67h2j2e

(Poor doggy)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 12:26 PM (qx7Zg)

179 SCOTUS scares me so much that I wish Alito would resign so Trump can get a judge in before January.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (mmrXZ)

You think Murkowski, Tillis and Collins will vote for any that are conservative ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (4WM7K)

180 "I was all for deporting illegals, but then I lost all my roofers. So I voted for Talarico."

That's not quite verbatim, but saw last night that aTexas builder had made such a statement.

And now my head hurts.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (zw6DJ)

181 159 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (okun6)


Sure champ, government checks...the answer to fuel costs is electing people who want to outlaw energy....my personal favorite here in Louisiana "I hate AI data centers!" (just like in Texas!) great I am not a fan of them without massive expansion of power plants either....

"I ain't voting for the GOP I am sitting out!"

Good move Jethro you do that....

the democrat Texas elected is going to allow the democrat AI data centers to build for Goggle...not allow new power centers which means the centers will spike power costs for consumers....

"affordability" fuck you GOP "smart voters" I am done with you.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Int1s)

182 and so it begins

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's beginning at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (JM5dG)

183 Vance asserts: "Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats."

I'm very interested in seeing reliable stats on R turnout, and R turncoat votes. Did we show up? Did we have substantial defections?

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Jr5Lq)

184 Just to be clear that wasn’t a knock on our .mil which has lost its way a bit from a GO perspective, but still has the finest troopers in the world. It’s just a sober, perhaps melancholy assessment of a world where what gets prevented gets very little credit. There seems to be some of that flowing through the post election analysis. That is simply, the war is a distraction and not our priority, we want a better economy and that war is taking away from it. I would only answer we can do both, and the first ultimately protects the second. But in our world of ad hominem, baseless, one-minute, 30 character bleats people don’t lend any credence to the argument. Only to self, and their needs, not the needs of our society and country which preserve our ultimate well being.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (YNaM/)

185 Well, it seems that Florida is the only sane part of the country right now. Im glad we got here when we did. The rest of America is going to look like the UK in a year. I'll be on my little plot of land watching it burn.

Posted by: Megthered at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (ts6j6)

186 Time for Trump to level Iran.............

What are the Dems going to do? Impeachment fiasco ?

They are going to do that anyway so just finish the job !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 12:28 PM (jGtoG)

187 I cant get all worked up about a bunch of moochers voting in a bunch of looters to steal from the producers.

The nation is broke, bankrupt and in debt to the tune of trillions. But washington dc will save us! Save us Abdul and James Talafreako! Save us!

The voters in this country are pathetic and can suck my ass.

Posted by: Don't Care Anymore at November 04, 2026 12:28 PM (2mAEd)

188 Cucker ain't white either. He is half goombah - a nutty mommy who ran away from the family. Explains the fuckups that were raised by nannies.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:28 PM (AKptf)

189 Almost all of the pro abortion referendums passed too.

In red Missouri they even passed another onr to effectively end being able to revisit the issue through furthers referendum

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:19 PM (FZanv)


This jibes with my best guess right now at what happened in Texas. The Dems turned-out huge percentages of the pro-abortion, pro-tranny, pro-open borders, pro-socialism voters. Too many Republicans didn't vote for one reason or another. Apathy, stupidity, laziness, whatever.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 12:28 PM (5rh/l)

190 That the really infuriating part. "My party" was in on it. Actively or by just looking the other way.

That's actually what made voting easier yesterday. I realized I have never actually been represented at any level by anyone before Donald Trump. It was all a lie. So I voted R to make the fraud bigger.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 12:28 PM (Kkd7+)

191 Texas just elected a senator whose most important thing in life is transing children. They also have some of the cheapest gas in the country.

It might be time to stop pretending that this election is about Trump or the price of gas and look what the Democrat Party has become.

They are openly anit-semitic, pro hamas, pro open borders, pro socialism and pretty fond of women who murder their babies.

We can't beat radicals by being nice to them. The answer is not less Trumpism, it's more. You know why Israel still exist? Because they don't bend the knee. They hit back harder.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

192 Whew. That was a butt kicking.
The 95% logical side of me says gas prices, food prices, and the war. In addition, throw in some ICE manufactured hatred and Evil KeDoNothing Thune and there's your breakfast.

The 5% conspiracy theory side of me is in the not understanding phase. It was so big in so many unexpected areas, it does not compute. I'm too lazy to do any real analysis on the actual numbers versus potential voters or registered voters. The thing was it was various issues and proposals that got pounded too, things that you would think would be obvious wins no matter the ideology. Could we really be in a color revolution already and we just aren't noticing it because the hammering was so widespread? It might be wise to keep an eye on how the Poland crisis shakes out.

Good things: My prediction the sun would come up was correct and Yay! gridlock. The less DC does the better for everything.

Bad things: SCOTUS future picks and terrorist lovers in Congress.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (n5tGW)

193 Are the voters that fickle?
Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter. Especially since we've allowed 18 year-olds to vote, who can't read, write, do simple math, or think in general. And remember, they're too immature to be allowed to drink.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (nJ/vH)

194 Very simple.

Democrats turned out because they hate Trump and think conservatives are evil.

Republicans didn't turn out because the GOP gave them absolutely nothing to vote for other than 'hey give us 2 more years to screw around and do nothing'.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (setIA)

195 166
SCOTUS scares me so much that I wish Alito would resign so Trump can get a judge in before January.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:24 PM (mmrXZ)

Dems are going to double down. Trump will never get a reasonable Supreme Court pick through the Senate.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (mP0Kj)

196 That long tweet by Spencer Pratt is spot-on:
R's have a brand problem.
Worse than under W peak Iraq War/Amnesty.

Data points:
- Several conservative ballot measures won/left measures lost, while the Rs were wiped out.
- centrist, moderate Rs, many well-respected and liked were wiped out

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (RqSb8)

197 I'm very interested in seeing reliable stats on R turnout, and R turncoat votes. Did we show up? Did we have substantial defections?

Speaking purely anecdotally, I almost never vote in midterms and I did this time.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)

198 Free S**T for everyone !!!!!!!!!

How do we pay for it? Increase the National Debt !!!

F**k the Children and Live for Today !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (jGtoG)

199 It may well turn out that the Nineteenth Amendment will kill the American Republic - it just took a century to do it, because it required sufficient affluence to develop an electorate containing millions of AWFLs.

--

That gray haired old, dried out bitty working the polling station with the bloodied neck t-shirt perfectly encapsulates what they've gleefully done to this republic. They shot it in the neck and we're bleeding out profusely. I won't lay all the blame on them, but they sure have inflicted a quite-possible fatal wound to this country.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (qBdHI)

200
Positives?

The Dems won't feel as motivated to make DC and PR states with the massive margin of victory they had.

Pete Butigieg is done after pulling a Haley Stevens on election eve.

The socialists will exterminate oldies in the democratic party before they come after us.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Y8DZL)

201 Trump flipped seven states in 2024 to become President. Now, two years later Democrats flipped seven states to gain control of the Senate. That's surprising. Are the voters that fickle?

Why is it surprising? Trump promised what voters wanted and flipped seven states. Republicans didn’t just fail to deliver, but actively blocked that agenda. I’d argue that by that analysis Republicans flipped the senate—to Democrats.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (kYmoU)

202 R’s failed to deliver for the past 2 years. All we heard was excuses why they couldn’t do things.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (/CA5y)

203 I think 100% that there was fraud. I don't think it was an outright steal, but all of the media pregaming certainly counts as smoke. NBC News actually stated that if they call things for the Democrats early it's real, otherwise wait for the 4 am toilet flush.

And the two-party system is awful, but the European multi-party systems are somehow worse.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:26 PM (2ocoG)

Yeah, Abdul in Michigan?!

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Sco7b)

204 Gina Hinajosa will make that reprobate Ann Richards look conservative.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Cq/ve)

205 The only consolation is that Democrats are going to go so fucking insane that this should HOPEFULLY mean 2028 goes for conservatives.

Unless the morons put Thune back in as 'leader'.

If they keep Thune as 'leader', the party is finished, and so is the country.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (setIA)

206 The sooner this country crashes and burns, the sooner we can end dems forever.

Because we ain't voting our way out of this.

That leaves one way left..

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (7Ne0P)

207 Trump flipped seven states in 2024 to become President. Now, two years later Democrats flipped seven states to gain control of the Senate.

That's surprising. Are the voters that fickle?
Posted by: dantesed

==

yes.

Trump primarily won over inflation and the border.

The border stuff, he did a stellar job on.
Cost of living issues, not so much.
People saw high gas prices and tarrifs and inflation still being about 50% higher than it should be. Its much worse than the official stats say it is.

Also, dont forget Kamal and Hillary were terrible candidates. And Trump getting shot really reset a lot of the baggage he was carrying.

In our mind, Trump won some Reagan 49 state landslide, but that's not reality.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (OMsaT)

208 My best friend who is MAGA stayed home and didnt bother to vote because of his frustrations with RINOS being worthless and Trump not fixated on reducing inflation

The economy also seems to be very sporadic in whether its good or bad, Im still thankfully employed, but Ive been applying for jobs for nearly a year, went through 65 interviews and rejected for all of them

That doesnt speak good economy to me, especially when paired to seeing my favorite keto stuff go up 40% in pricing

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (fapp/)

209 No, Vance our voters did not show up. Evangelicals and other Rs did not show up in numbers needed.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (AKptf)

210 You ain't giving me jobs, so I can just assume you're gonna ship me out unless I vote otherwise.

Posted by: Young White Guy at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (SvnZX)

211 "We lost to this?"

Understating it. Lost to some of the most outlandishly bad candidates in modern times, too. From a party that is an alien clownshow, with no agenda.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)

212 My best friend who is MAGA stayed home and didnt bother to vote because of his frustrations with RINOS being worthless and Trump not fixated on reducing inflation

===

that tracks with the exit polling

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (AKptf)

213 Nurse! Wishing you the best.

Your state figured out human biology and is keeping boys and girls sports separate. That's something.

Sorry about the income tax tho. I have upper middle class family that works for Boeing and probably voted for it. They will be mad in a few years when the millionaire tax drops to their level and they are paying it, good and hard.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (Toos7)

214 Gas prices will plummet with increased oil production in the US and overseas. Iran and its satellites will have little or no capability to curtail that. New refineries are being built. Mothballed US refineries are being reactivated.

Beef prices have stabilized and that bubble is about to burst.

"Morning in America II" in 2028.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (rj6Yv)

215 Initial take from a nobody around these parts:

He campaigned on Lower Fuel Prices and No New Wars. We got the opposite. That's a No New Taxes moment right there. Fractured/depressed his base of support.

Big miss: AI datacenters. That's a bipartisan issue right now, and not even trying to address it in some way was a lost opportunity.

Lesser, but still big mistakes: Noem, Blondi

And the structural problem that no one seems to have made any effort on: the Only Trump voters. They're gone now. And so seems TX.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (AZDyS)

216 What I find hardest to accept is that there were people who - being mad because of high gas prices - caused by the Iran War, decided to vote for Democrats, whose stated policy is to halt all gas and oil production. The Iran War will eventually end, but destruction of energy production will be permanent. Meaning high gas prices in perpetuity.


I am at a loss for words to describe the stupidity of such people.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (Bkn5k)

217 152 I'm not writing off a series of rigged elections. For two years nearly every idea or bill floated to secure elections from fraud was shot down. Not one thing passed.

And the GOP was in on it.

That the really infuriating part. "My party" was in on it. Actively or by just looking the other way.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

No.the DeepState'rs (DS) holding kompromat on both sides decided this is the way it must be, just like Rubio's EPIC FAILURE Greek speech is the reason you must "select" him.

If he didn't know (which he did) about the coming EuroClown unrest he's not very intelligent -- which he is, and they are.

The question then becomes why.
Resistance is Not Futile, because Impedance is Real.
But the simple fact to remember is: LIBs cannot govern.
And the only flavor of gov't influence is Force, the very pearl-clutching thing they decry -- which is 'why' the pendulum will swing back; the 'intelligent' are pushing it, as well as HumptyDumpty.

Both utlimately are accountable to Trump.
He needs to throw down on both DS/cTHEIL while he still can, before cTHIEL SuperIntelligent World Court takes flight...

This is Normal -- for a War on Normal People.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (gS90z)

218 The Declaration of Independence wasn't an argument for democracy. It was an argument against tyranny.

It's as legitimate to violently overthrow tyrannical mob rule as it is to overthrow tyrannical monarchy.

Let's get to it.

Posted by: Ken at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (aVf49)

219 >>>the comments where I said Texas would be blue within a decade around 2015 or so. Can anyone help me with that search query?

Texas was turning into Brazil for years and the demographics were inevitable but i was always told "oh don't doom the rural voters....."

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (FZanv)

220 We had a good night in Florida, but holy shit, what a night for the Country.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (iOpI2)

221 No, I think you can count among the worst things House and Senate members openly hostile to our country and aligned with terror organizations having access to some of our most important intelligence and military matters. That includes a guy who believes we deserved 9-11 for one

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (YNaM/)

222 Well hopefully half of the dem voters will die of sepsis from their neo vaganuses before they can vote in 2028.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (enNUy)

223 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (RDhJX)

224 "our voters did not show up. Evangelicals and other Rs did not show up in numbers needed."

If that's true, it's quite disappointing.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (Jr5Lq)

225 Surprise, surprise. Oil prices are down to $87 today. Hmmm

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (8VNAp)

226
Honestly, I don't believe for a second that we actually lost all of those offices. I don't even think that they bothered counting votes in those areas, the commies and Bushite GOPe cocksuckers just issued press releases declaring victories.

But no one in the GOPe is going to lift a finger to challenge the results. Not as long as the Donkeys pimp out cute blonde coed staffers to the GOPe idiots. Whether they're male or female coeds, as long as they're cute nymphomaniacs with no gag reflex, the GOPe will be content, at least until they're kneeling in a basement waiting for the bullet in the neck.

It was good while it lasted.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (y9nCu)

227 Of the seven GOP senators that voted to convict DJT on the impeachment charges, how many are left besides Murky?

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (rj6Yv)

228 You think Murkowski, Tillis and Collins will vote for any that are conservative ?
==
Thomas and Alito didn't think so.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (anL5R)

229 @105
Posted by: ace at November 04, 2026 12:16 PM (1wjle)

Thanks ace!

Posted by: anon2020 at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (/WpXc)

230 Well, at least we have lasting security for Israel.
Posted by: Was it worth it?

Damn...Groypers and Commies just won't shut the fuck up until the Final Solution is complete. The real question is: who will they want to eradicate next?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (t19vo)

231 The Declaration of Independence wasn't an argument for democracy. It was an argument against tyranny.

It's as legitimate to violently overthrow tyrannical mob rule as it is to overthrow tyrannical monarchy.

Let's get to it.
Posted by: Ken

Hello, Mr Glowie.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:34 PM (r2Icn)

232 Trump flipped seven states in 2024 to become President. Now, two years later Democrats flipped seven states to gain control of the Senate. That's surprising. Are the voters that fickle?
__

I think it's normal people coming to terms with reality. If the (D)s had majorities in the House and Senate AND the presidency they've would've been passing any and everything they wanted left and right to overwhelm the system and daring the courts to stop them, knowing 80% would remain.

The (R)s told young struggling White men to get off welfare (~1% of welfare recipients) and stop playing video games while accomplishing little to nothing long-term.

It was a predictable outcome, and they earned it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 12:34 PM (QbkqR)

233 211 "We lost to this?"

Understating it. Lost to some of the most outlandishly bad candidates in modern times, too. From a party that is an alien clownshow, with no agenda.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)

Individual politicians below the top of the ticket don't seem to matter very much anymore. Even Collins lost, who was the ultimate local politician.

Democrats do have an agenda, spending stupid amounts of money.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:34 PM (okun6)

234 Only a matter of time before Newcomers are moved into my 'extra' rooms, and a short trip to the nearest wall if I protest.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (PYG7d)

235 This jibes with my best guess right now at what happened in Texas. The Dems turned-out huge percentages of the pro-abortion, pro-tranny, pro-open borders, pro-socialism voters. Too many Republicans didn't vote for one reason or another. Apathy, stupidity, laziness, whatever.

Posted by: Gref
---

Texas is overflowing with all of the above. ... REALLY?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (Cq/ve)

236 Surprise, surprise. Oil prices are down to $87 today. Hmmm
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (8VNAp)

Yourwelcome!
-Iran, Qatar, Turkey

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (AKptf)

237 Am I crazy or did the Left bray for and engage in a proxy war with Russia for four years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (i+GzW)

238 Understating it. Lost to some of the most outlandishly bad candidates in modern times, too. From a party that is an alien clownshow, with no agenda.

******************

Ohio legit elected a publicly intoxicated cunt

we're back in clown world

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (fapp/)

239 What I find hardest to accept is that there were people who - being mad because of high gas prices - caused by the Iran War, decided to vote for Democrats, whose stated policy is to halt all gas and oil production. The Iran War will eventually end, but destruction of energy production will be permanent. Meaning high gas prices in perpetuity.


I am at a loss for words to describe the stupidity of such people.
==
The American electorate are largely dim, emotional and easily distracted. Its not a great audience.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (anL5R)

240 225 Surprise, surprise. Oil prices are down to $87 today. Hmmm
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:33 PM (8VNAp)

DOW is 'suddenly' up as well...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (mP0Kj)

241
Individual politicians below the top of the ticket don't seem to matter very much anymore. Even Collins lost, who was the ultimate local politician.


She lost to a border line retard

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (4WM7K)

242 The Democrats ran on affordability. This doesn't mean lower inflation, it means social spending.
--
I read it as a placeholder for "everything is too expensive."

and the counter was, temporary waivers on beef imports and temporary tariff reductions.

Remember in 2024, Trump said he had a really great idea he was forming to reduce health care costs?
What did we get? Some prescription pills that most Americans don't even know of got lowered prices.
My health insurance share is over $500 a month with a $10k deductible.
All I can afford is aspirin now, lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (RqSb8)

243 Willowed: Mark Texeira former Yankees 1st baseman won a Congressional seat from Tex. As someone pointed out the Republicans will not lose the congressional baseball game for the foreseeable future.
So we have that going for us
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:11 PM (8VNAp)

OTOH, it's hard to swing a bat wearing level III plate carriers, and they'll have to.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (zafwz)

244 R’s failed to deliver for the past 2 years. All we heard was excuses why they couldn’t do things.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 12:29 PM (/CA5y)
_______

This is a big part of it, IMO. And the general malaise even among some die-hard conservatives and MAGA -- including some on this site -- that "nothing will happen," nothing is any better, "my pet political peeve isn't being addressed," not taking wins when they are offered, and generally letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.

I suspect this feeling that "everything sucks no matter what" kept a lot of people on our side home yesterday. Why bother voting if you think it's pointless?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)

245 "The Dems won't feel as motivated to make DC and PR states with the massive margin of victory they had."

Why? Momentum has a momentum of its own.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (Fv808)

246 237 Am I crazy or did the Left bray for and engage in a proxy war with Russia for four years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (i+GzW)

Still ongoing. Heating up this year even. Midterms means we'll be sending Ukraine more support.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (okun6)

247 We had a good night in Florida, but holy shit, what a night for the Country.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (iOpI2)
********
Still way too close. Several House seats were lost to the Dems.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (wzaBj)

248 238 Understating it. Lost to some of the most outlandishly bad candidates in modern times, too. From a party that is an alien clownshow, with no agenda.

******************

Ohio legit elected a publicly intoxicated cunt

we're back in clown world
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (fapp/)

Omar re-elected.... /facepalm

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (mP0Kj)

249 My best friend who is MAGA stayed home and didnt bother to vote because of his frustrations with RINOS being worthless and Trump not fixated on reducing inflation

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger


He's gonna be tickled pink when the dems fuck up the economy. He's thinks it's bad now. LOL.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 12:37 PM (7Ne0P)

250 well, i for one hope the coasts and the cities implode before i'm led away to the gallows.

I'd like to enjoy a final chuckle...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 04, 2026 12:37 PM (nXhwP)

251 The war in Iran is dumb. It's gone on too long.
Gas prices are stupid because of it.
Diesel prices for truckers are crazy.
Inflation is no good.

Trump dropped the ball on these issues. Vance was smart to start separating himself from them. He mentioned all of them in his remarks last night.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:37 PM (iOpI2)

252 235 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM (Cq/ve)

Been to Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and parts of Lubbock or Denton?

Import Cali become Cali.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:37 PM (Int1s)

253 Vivek Ramaswamy good ridance, NOBODY liked him, when he did an interview without shoes and in His bare feet I knew he was done.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (ubCxQ)

254 >>My health insurance share is over $500 a month with a $10k deductible.


The good news is that the Democrats are back in charge and they will fix that ALL for you.

Your Rates will go up and your deductible will double.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (/izzV)

255 There's Farms and Wheat Fields there, They say...

Posted by: DBCooper at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (3oMnW)

256 "My best friend who is MAGA stayed home and didnt bother to vote because of his frustrations with RINOS being worthless and Trump not fixated on reducing inflation"

Let's go ahead and spill oodles of electrons on candidate quality, campaign strategies, ads, etc.

And then consider the above reality and recognize you can't overcome a stupid electorate (sorry, there's no other word that person and zillions like him/her). They literally don't understand how their own political system works, in a practical sense, and act like 10-yr olds, with results we now get to enjoy.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (U/Byj)

257 >>If that's true, it's quite disappointing.

And pretty much the norm for midterm elections.

I don't buy for a second this election turned on Iran. It's not even a war. It's a blockade with occasional bombing. We lost more people in a day in Iraq than we have in the entire effort to take down the mullahs. And gas is cheaper than it was under Biden. No sane person believe Democrats, who literally have run for years on making gas more expensive, thinks by electing Democrats now gas will get cheaper.

The election was not about gas or Iran. Texas didn't elect a gay, trans freak because they don't have cheap gas. Michigan didn't elect a jihadist because they weep for people who throw gays off buildings.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

258 These assholes will fix nothing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (r2Icn)

259 I see DC elected a DSA harpy as mayor

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (/ePBe)

260 He's gonna be tickled pink when the dems fuck up the economy. He's thinks it's bad now. LOL.

***********************

Unfortunately theres more of him than there are of me (the guy who holds his nose and votes)

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (fapp/)

261 The good news is that the Democrats are back in charge and they will fix that ALL for you.

Your Rates will go up and your deductible will double.
Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (/izzV)


And it will take 6 months to see a Doctor

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (4WM7K)

262 242 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 12:36 PM (RqSb

I am unfortunately old enough to remember when donkey fixed healthcare back in 2010 and shit nugget McQueeg saved it....

Why are we saving it again less than 10 years later?

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (Int1s)

263 Obamacare fixed everything. You're welcome.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (enNUy)

264 Well hopefully half of the dem voters will die of sepsis from their neo vaganuses before they can vote in 2028.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (enNUy)
====

The positive news in NC is that all three state constitutional amendments passed by comfortable margins.

"In 2026, North Carolina voters approved three constitutional amendments: expanding photo voter ID to all voting methods, lowering the maximum state income tax rate to 3.5%, and requiring the legislature to set limits on local property tax increases."

The General Assembly flipped to the Dems. The GOP retained control of the Senate, but lost its supermajority edge (with the loss of the GA, that means little).

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 12:39 PM (rj6Yv)

265 Can anyone help me with that search query?
Posted by: Moron Robbie

Was your nic Moron Robbie? I don’t see any comments by a Moron Robbie in 2014, 2015, or 2016. First is 2017.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 04, 2026 12:40 PM (kYmoU)

266 The oil price should tell you everything

What can change in the strait of hormuz in one day that suddenly oil is plentiful and drop 9 the fuck percent overnight?

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:40 PM (fapp/)

267 216 What I find hardest to accept is that there were people who - being mad because of high gas prices - caused by the Iran War, decided to vote for Democrats, whose stated policy is to halt all gas and oil production. The Iran War will eventually end, but destruction of energy production will be permanent. Meaning high gas prices in perpetuity.


I am at a loss for words to describe the stupidity of such people.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk


Reprise. Mikhael Gorbechov's referendum.
Should the Soviet Union remain a Super Power.

The majority voted, NO!

This opened the gates for the early adopter-Epstein class to sell-the-world for a handful of rice, while the Clinton Global Catastrophe orachestrated it like a leacherous MalBolger-like maestro he was (and still is).

Just shut up and Dance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
Weird Al: Dare to be St00p1d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc
Why St00p1d LIBs exist according to Schopenhauer.

LIBs. Give them Convenience or Give them Death; they will always choose both.

Think Different.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 12:40 PM (gS90z)

268 We had a good night in Florida, but holy shit, what a night for the Country.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (iOpI2)

********
Still way too close. Several House seats were lost to the Dems.
___________________

Yeah, the R lead in FL evaporated. We need to stop holding FL up as anything other than barely holding the line.

I'm pretty sure all the gerrymandering everywhere spared an even greater bloodbath.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:40 PM (AZDyS)

269
Anyway, as much as I say the Supreme Court scares me, I'm just not going to take this defeatism. Trump didn't. And I'm not going to let down Rubio in 2028 by staring back at him with a glum face.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:40 PM (mmrXZ)

270 "Pete Butigieg is done after pulling a Haley Stevens on election eve.
Posted by: Auspex"

What did he do? (I think he is done anyway, not crazy enough)

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 12:41 PM (GUOwU)

271 No state shit the bed harder than we did here in Texas.

Democrats literally from top to bottom in the executive branch, plus Talafreako going to the Senate.

I think we're fucked.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 12:41 PM (oqH4h)

272 We're going to see what the power of the purse looks like in the hands of a party with the will to use it.

Witness the power of a fully functional Continuing Resolution Death Star.

"Yer telling me fer forty years, I could'a been doing it that way?!"
/s/ Rs

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 12:41 PM (RqSb8)

273 "My health insurance share is over $500 a month with a $10k deductible."

ALL forms of insurance are crazy expensive.

"The good news is that the Democrats are back in charge and they will fix that ALL for you. Your Rates will go up and your deductible will double."

This is equally true. Expect many trillions of dollars to be squandered in an astonishingly short time on stupid futile shit.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:41 PM (Jr5Lq)

274 we're back in clown world
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger

We never left it.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (i+GzW)

275 >>>Sorry for bailing last night. It was painful.

>>>It was a bloodbath.

It's understandable. But we soldier on. Thanks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (nRF2z)

276 Greg Abbott is the Angela Merkel of Texas. He beamed with pride as he used state resources to bring in millions of Cali-woke tech bros who vote left & are hostile to conservatives, cattle, and oil. He also embraced the transition of metro areas into sub-continental Asia. Abbot being bitten by the snake he embraced is Aesop’s fable playing out in real life.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (gNYWw)

277 Texas is overflowing with all of the above. ... REALLY?

In Austin, Houston, DFW, and San Antonio? Yes.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (vTZFs)

278 decided to vote for Democrats

*****************

They didnt vote for dems, they stayed home

and with midterms traditionally always rewarding the opposing party, that was a bad combo

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (fapp/)

279
25 years of Texas governors saying "come to Texas, the waters just fine!!" has brought liberals from all over the country. The demographics have changed.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (OkYzo)

280 We never left it.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (i+GzW)

Yep.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (nRF2z)

281 I think we're fucked.
Posted by: ballistic

But is pot legal or not legal?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (Fv808)

282 A guy I know wrote on himself on the congressional ballot because he didn't like the Republican candidate walking out of a debate , but he wouldn't vote Dem. Turned out not to matter because of the Dem win margin, but that's the kind of attitude the R faced yesterday

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (8VNAp)

283 "which means I don't think JD makes sense now btw
I want Ron/Mario"

Vance is a proud Christian, yet he married a Hindu woman. Good for him, but I don't think that "DEI" thing works for winning votes for president. DeSantis seems the best choice at the moment, but miles to go ...

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (vbXSk)

284 257 Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

Talarico got elected because it allowed a bunch of GOP suburban women to be sophisticated and differentiate themselves, the Bush machine to throw one last fit and Cornyn to rage....the good news such as it is is they are about to find out about the joy of getting expected consequences....

I fully expect Karmelo Anthonmy to win on his next try at appeal and walk...which means in Texas you can be stabbed to death for placing hands on a black kid....but not in the other direction....back in that virtue signaling Karen Winemom....roll the dice on it being the kid Talarico is trying to trans that belongs to you next time.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (Int1s)

285 >>>At least we can finally say goodbye to the annoying game show host and grifter Vivek Ramaswamy.

And Collins.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (nRF2z)

286 Well, it seems that Florida is the only sane part of the country right now. Im glad we got here when we did. The rest of America is going to look like the UK in a year. I'll be on my little plot of land watching it burn.
Posted by: Megthered at November 04, 2026 12:27 PM (ts6j6)
___

I'm in SE Missouri, which is bright-red.

The Ozarks is a very good place to hole up at.

Especially with a well and a dry weather creek that is spring-fed.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (TJRes)

287 They need 13-14 Republican Senators to flip against Trump to remove him by impeachment. Then the Democrat majority can refuse to confirm any Vice Presidential nomination by President Vance, so that his removal or resignation results in Speaker Hakeem Jeffries succeeding to the office of President before the '28 election.

I hope Republican Senators game this out and think twice about flipping against Trump.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (GD2xa)

288 This jibes with my best guess right now at what happened in Texas. The Dems turned-out huge percentages of the pro-abortion, pro-tranny, pro-open borders, pro-socialism voters. Too many Republicans didn't vote for one reason or another. Apathy, stupidity, laziness, whatever.

Posted by: Gref
---

Texas is overflowing with all of the above. ... REALLY?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM

Its cities seem to be.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (bFu5X)

289 >>No state shit the bed harder than we did here in Texas.

Democrats literally from top to bottom in the executive branch, plus Talafreako going to the Senate.


Go Google Search the History of Texas Senators and Governors.
You will find roughly 3-4x as many Democrats as Republicans throughout the history of the State.

Texas was a myth.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (/izzV)

290 A brief scare here in Idaho last night. First returns had the Democrats with big leads, the pro-abortion amendment passing, etc.

Turns out the first returns were coming from Boise, which is infested with Democrats. This morning all is well, with the final results roughly Repubs 66%, Dems 33%.

I'm still going to continue to buy ammo.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (P/woT)

291 219 >>>the comments where I said Texas would be blue within a decade around 2015 or so. Can anyone help me with that search query?

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:32 PM (FZanv)

This is a paragraph from an essay I wrote on the late, lamented Threedonia blog back in 2012 after Robert shivved us on the Obamacare vote:

"Texas is a ‘Red State’…for now. The demographic trends are not in our favor. From San Antonio south to the border, the map looks like the Rio Grande has spilled its banks. Dallas is now blue, and elected a openly gay sheriff. Houston elected an openly gay mayor! Denton (where I live) and Austin are college towns and thus infested with entitlement titty-babies who vote D until they’re blue in the face. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee represent Texas! Further to the trend, next time you’re on the roads, count how many California plates you see. When we get ‘news’ stories about another left coast burger joint or grocery store opening with the people celebrating ‘it’s just like back home!’, it would be a mistake to assume they only brought their palates with them, not their politics."

Posted by: goozer at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (wrcRB)

292 What does Frisco, TX look like these days?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (enNUy)

293 Never underestimate the value of congressional gridlock.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (gynjj)

294 282 Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:43 PM (8VNAp)

Democrats view their vote as a religious exercise....our side views it as a chore....they win because of it.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (Int1s)

295 251 The war in Iran is dumb. It's gone on too long.
Gas prices are stupid because of it.
Diesel prices for truckers are crazy.
Inflation is no good.

Trump dropped the ball on these issues. Vance was smart to start separating himself from them. He mentioned all of them in his remarks last night.
Posted by: Seems Legit


Which is precisely what make JD/cTHIEL alignment so unnacceptable.

convo reprise: NO JD, you hang up first.
Trump doesn't need a Pardon/Exit from JD -- fight, Fight , FIGHT.

Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."
-- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.

To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09

What is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (gS90z)

296 Was your nic Moron Robbie? I don’t see any comments by a Moron Robbie in 2014, 2015, or 2016. First is 2017.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
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Ah, that's a good question. I changed to MR after the "This is ribrary!" video. I haven't the slightest what I was using before. I think I jumped around all sorts of different current event topic joke names.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (QbkqR)

297 Montana is not much different.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (/izzV)

298 >>25 years of Texas governors saying "come to Texas, the waters just fine!!" has brought liberals from all over the country. The demographics have changed.

This is why those of us who live in blue states have been saying for years it can happen to you. There was a time when 13 puny colonies kicked the shit out of the greatest empire the world has ever seen.

Not so much anymore.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (viF8m)

299 We never left it.

******************

not true, we were in carnival world for a while, which wasnt too bad, had funnel cakes, cotton candy, some great rides

but now we're going to be entertained by the clown from IT

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (fapp/)

300 And it will take 6 months to see a Doctor
Posted by: It's me donna

But if you opt for the assisted suicide option, you'll get a fast-pass to the front of the line!!!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (t19vo)

301 SCOTUS scares me so much that I wish Alito would resign so Trump can get a judge in before January.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

The Republican-held Senate hasn't allowed Trump to fill vacancies since his first term. Didn't even allow recess appointments in going on 6 years. There's no way they'll confirm a replacement Justice before Feb. 2027.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (6rFOL)

302 They need 13-14 Republican Senators to flip against Trump to remove him by impeachment. Then the Democrat majority can refuse to confirm any Vice Presidential nomination by President Vance, so that his removal or resignation results in Speaker Hakeem Jeffries succeeding to the office of President before the '28 election.

I hope Republican Senators game this out and think twice about flipping against Trump.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM

What makes you think they wouldn't welcome that?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (bFu5X)

303 I think that it is time to acknowledge that 9/11 and 10/7 were great victories for Islam.

Bin Laden and Sinwar knew what they were doing.

Bush decided after 9/11 to announce that Islam was a "religion of peace", and to massively accelerate Muslim immigration to the United States, with consequences we see now.

Within a few years, Israel will be unable to trade with much of "the West", and Israelis will be banned from traveling to those countries.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (aD4fx)

304 "My best friend who is MAGA stayed home and didnt bother to vote because of his frustrations with RINOS being worthless and Trump not fixated on reducing inflation"

Let's go ahead and spill oodles of electrons on candidate quality, campaign strategies, ads, etc.

And then consider the above reality and recognize you can't overcome a stupid electorate (sorry, there's no other word that person and zillions like him/her). They literally don't understand how their own political system works, in a practical sense, and act like 10-yr olds, with results we now get to enjoy.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (U/Byj)


Well stated rhomboid. Democracy fails when voters act like spoiled children. The country needs to grow the fuck up, but I'm afraid it's too late. The Left has done their job well, starting when they took over our education system. That was a literal act of war. IMHFO.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Bkn5k)

305 146
I want Ron/Mario

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I'd reverse that. Marco/Ron. I know it's utterly stupid to think logically about demographics, but I imagine Marco could pull some male Hispanics. Plus he's more electric than Ron. Vibes are a big thing. (I also know it's utterly stupid to say what's working right now, such as vibes vs ideas vs identities, etc)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:22 PM (mmrXZ)

Marco is too attached to Trump 2.0 - he now can't win a general after last night.

You need to look at best option untouched by Trump 2.0 - DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders, etc...Cruz will run b/c he won't think he can win TX in his next election either, but he's not winning, nor do I want him in...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Gb7+b)

306 The DOW being up has got to be manipulation.

Dare I ask what the Narrative is? Not the GOPe narrative, the trolls are giving us that.

I mean the media. I expect they plan to credit the DSA's "youth and energy" with a big part? If they don't do that they are missing a trick.

And I really don't think they have any plans on missing this trick. This is their chance at true fundamental transformation. This is not going to be a typical Establishment next two years. This is going to be like being locked in an insane asylum. Even more than before.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (i+GzW)

307 Well Texas has the biggest monkey god statue in the country now, so they've got that going for them.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (FZanv)

308 We're in a tough position now.

Who is this "we"?

I feel liberated. I used to care about how to keep the flame of liberty, freedom and human flourishing alive. I didn't want to be that generation that killed it.

I believe the axiom: You can vote in socialism you have to shoot your way out.

Mills, Gen-Z and Gen-α ? Yes, Welcome to Slavery. The world has known it since all of human history, and now you can join them — forever.

Can't afford things? Get used to it. It only gets worse.

Want the warmth of Low Trust Society? I don't trust you either.

Given the sacred duty of preserving liberty, instead you gave away your birthright in exchange for nothing.

Can't get a job? I don't care anymore. Let the H1-B and the foreigner take it and all of your entitlements too. You wanted it. You begged for it. Now enjoy the fruits of your seppuku.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (a6PrB)

309 The election was not about gas or Iran. Texas didn't elect a gay, trans freak because they don't have cheap gas. Michigan didn't elect a jihadist because they weep for people who throw gays off buildings.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

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Okay, then why?

Because everything I've seen locally (and I'm in a deep red rural area) and online has been a LOT of bitching about gas prices and the new war. It doesn't matter that the reality is that's not a REAL war, or that the gas prices have way more to do with the Ukraine war than Iran.

What matters is what the electorate thinks.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (AZDyS)

310 🚨JUST IN🚨
Congressman Steve Scalise will run for House Minority Leader, according to Fox News.
Congressman Jim Jordan has also tossed his hat in the race. Speaker Mike Johnson is bowing out.

Johnson achieved his goals, as did Thune. Make a do nothing congress. Shiv Trump. Hopefully they both flee in shame at having done nothing useful.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Toos7)

311 Yeah I can only imagine the thoughts on the intel side about briefing the likes of the MI Muslim Midget. Or the NJ congressman/buddy of the Blind Sheikh.

There was a lot of this inside both the Bambi and Biden administrations - worse, the intel folks themselves were beyond-suspect characters themselves.

Hopefully both are put on the intel committees just to complete the national disgrace and clownshow.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (U/Byj)

312 18 Cheer up, ace. This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (AKptf)

My good sir, this makes 2008 look like hotcakes and sausage. Democrats control the Southern Border, the Largest Refiner of Oil this side of the Hemisphere, and all the Companies that fled them that came here for refuge.

Democrats are gonna be eating good for decades.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (lLeLE)

313 I hope Republican Senators game this out and think twice about flipping against Trump.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (GD2xa)

I think the Republican Senators still here are more pro-Trump (as a group) than the previous Republican Senators were as a group.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (yKhjs)

314 ...Within a few years, Israel will be unable to trade with much of "the West", and Israelis will be banned from traveling to those countries.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (aD4fx)


Much like what happened with Rhodesia.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (Bkn5k)

315 What about my $5000?

Posted by: Stoner living in the basement at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (RDhJX)

316
With Texas and California, how do they NOT take the White House in 2028?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider

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Texas swung insanely this year. With how little we know, I don't see why it wouldn't swing back in 2028.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (mmrXZ)

317 Vivek's necessary defeat is the only part of this I take any pleasure in.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (DJAE9)

318 276 Greg Abbott is the Angela Merkel of Texas. He beamed with pride as he used state resources to bring in millions of Cali-woke tech bros who vote left & are hostile to conservatives, cattle, and oil. He also embraced the transition of metro areas into sub-continental Asia. Abbot being bitten by the snake he embraced is Aesop’s fable playing out in real life.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at November 04, 2026 12:42 PM (gNYWw)

This kind of talk is silly. Abbot was about +11 in 2022 and was between -8 to -10 in 2026 depending on how the final totals come out. TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time. Look, I'm happy to bag on foreigners all day; but Pajeet did not take the GOP's cheese.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (HFrEr)

319 Hi Robbie!


I ordered about 1500 rounds this morning. I feel better now.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (MWfyi)

320 You wanted cheaper gas, you’ll get mandatory drag shows and butt sex.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (/CA5y)

321 He's gonna be tickled pink when the dems fuck up the economy. He's thinks it's bad now. LOL.

--

And because Trump is president, he will get the blame and they'll go into 2028 even stronger. That's how stupid people are. I vowed to myself, after the Gay Dog Eater was reelected in '12 that I would never again have faith in the American people to have intelligence enough to see what's at stake.

I have no idea how to regroup from a disaster like yesterday. I really don't. Conservates have so much against them. The media, higher and lower education, the courts, the entertainment industry, the deep staters who are still there, Soros and his endless stream of money to influence every corner of our lives, and worst of all, most of our own stinking GOP elected officials. It's a wonder we win anything at all.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (qBdHI)

322 I feel oddly indifferent about the outcome. I can't decide if it is because I live in Florida or if I'm numb to insane people being elected by retarded people.

I'm normally tore up about shit like this. I did vote and always will. I do hope this is a case of dumbasses getting what they wanted, and I hope they get it good and hard without lube.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (iOpI2)

323 What does Frisco, TX look like these days?
Posted by: NCKate

Probably flatter than Frisco, CA.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (Fv808)

324 I get it...most people are economic illiterates. Prices that were massively inflated under the Biden maladministration are not going to magically get lower (except for specific items). The best we can do is keep inflation low. On which point Trump has done a fairly good job. Temporarily inflated gas prices don't really mean much, but apparently enough to sink the R's because people are idiots.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (nJ/vH)

325 Vivek's necessary defeat is the only part of this I take any pleasure in.

===

yeah, he was a bad idea

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (AKptf)

326 >>Dare I ask what the Narrative is? Not the GOPe narrative, the trolls are giving us that.


Democrats love nothing more than spending money. The market isn't left or right, it's green.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (viF8m)

327 310 🚨JUST IN🚨
Congressman Steve Scalise will run for House Minority Leader, according to Fox News.
Congressman Jim Jordan has also tossed his hat in the race. Speaker Mike Johnson is bowing out.

Johnson achieved his goals, as did Thune. Make a do nothing congress. Shiv Trump. Hopefully they both flee in shame at having done nothing useful.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Toos7)

Johnson got the stuff passed with a 1 vote majority for half his term...he did his part to help, but the Senate didn't...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:47 PM (Gb7+b)

328
This is not 2008....that was worse in my book. Yes we have challenges, but we have 2 years to deal with them.
Posted by: runner

================

Worst in my book was 2012. This doesn't feel as bad.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (mmrXZ)

329 What does Frisco, TX look like these days?
Remember the bar scene in Star Wars? That's what it's like.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (nJ/vH)

330 25 years of Texas governors saying "come to Texas, the waters just fine!!" has brought liberals from all over the country world. The demographics have changed.
Posted by: Frank Barone

Fixed it for you.

Posted by: Biden...and East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC City) at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (t19vo)

331 They didn’t even try here in TX. It’ll never happen. Let’s ban hemp and porn because everyone is super duper concerned about shitty fake weed and naked people.
Property tax, gas and groceries. Just lie and say you half ass give a shit.
I’ll have a hangover again tomorrow.

Posted by: Billythesquid at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (Xdx1K)

332 Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Gb7+b)

That's not how voters vote. And the GOP sans Trump has been a useless pile of dogshit.

I don't see anyone "not attached" to Trump who has a shadow of a chance.

Mostly they're not attached because they bet against him ever coming back from 2020.

Basically this would be the McCain Move. They're going to attach the person to Trump if it works regardless.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (i+GzW)

333 Okay, then why?

Because everything I've seen locally (and I'm in a deep red rural area) and online has been a LOT of bitching about gas prices and the new war. It doesn't matter that the reality is that's not a REAL war, or that the gas prices have way more to do with the Ukraine war than Iran.

What matters is what the electorate thinks.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (AZDyS)

Republican turnout was consistent with 2022(and 201. Which unfortunately is consistent with TrumpOnly voters not showing up.

It's the Democrat side of turnout that bears more examining, and the Democrat platform isn't exactly secret. They win with free shit, every other part of their platform people are ambivalent or hostile to.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (okun6)

334 Iowa governor going Dem will hurt. Grassley is older than dirt and won't last a lot longer. The Dem governor will chose a successor until next or special election

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (8VNAp)

335 "The DOW being up has got to be manipulation."

truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump has resumed posting. Check out the latest.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (Jr5Lq)

336 " I feel oddly indifferent about the outcome. I can't decide if it is because I live in Florida or if I'm numb to insane people being elected by retarded people."

Me too. My expectations were so low it makes little difference to me.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (MWfyi)

337 Go Google Search the History of Texas Senators and Governors.
You will find roughly 3-4x as many Democrats as Republicans throughout the history of the State.

Texas was a myth.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:44 PM (/izzV)
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I'm well aware, but that's a bit like talking about any other southern state in that regard. All of 'em used to have a bunch of racist ass democrats.

In the modern era, not so much.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (oqH4h)

338 Last night was a total repudiation of the last two years, and the GOP brand generally, coupled with an aggressive, animated democrat socialist movement with a bloodlust we haven't seen since the civil war.

Uncharacteristically, I was more hopeful last night.

The one place I knew would be bad was Cali and their redistricting efforts, it looks like at a bare minimum, the GOP congressional delegation will be halved, down to 4 reps, and if the counting continues to go the way it's going, they may be completely wiped out in California.

At this point the GOP should close up any offices they have there.

I did my bit in NJ but booker and the donk twat whore who represents my district won.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (XV/Pl)

339 I think Trump got elected in 2024 (and likely 2016) by joining non-ideological folks to the republican base with the hope of a better economy. In the first term he achieved some success with lower gas prices. In the second term he betrayed that economy focused part of his coalition when he foolishly joined Israel in the attack on Iran and sent the cost of gas higher than what Mr. Biden and his cronies had done.

They stayed home because why participate if the politicians don't deliver what they ran on and what you were hoping for?

Posted by: goatlover at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (vXYrX)

340 Vivek Ramaswamy good ridance, NOBODY liked him, when he did an interview without shoes and in His bare feet I knew he was done.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at November 04, 2026 12:38 PM (ubCxQ)

Dude was a med device pump and dump guy who rose politically because hecwas good at saying the things people wanted to hear.

When he spoke from his own outlook, he was electoral poison. No big loss here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (nRF2z)

341 I ordered about 1500 rounds this morning. I feel better now.
Posted by: fd

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Hey fd. Yes, that does tend to bring a sense of well being for some reason. I've been trying to not spend too much time online but the election drew me in. Hope things are well down there.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (QbkqR)

342 "Marco is too attached to Trump 2.0 - he now can't win a general after last night." Lol.

Youngkin? Yep, he's gonna pull in WI and MI and PA.

There are two years before the next prez. Trump's final taste among the LIVs is far from determined.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (U/Byj)

343 well texans Im sure glad you taught ken paxton a lesson in how icky he was and elected a child abuser and satanist in his place as well as cunt for governor

Good job!

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (fapp/)

344 If a dead homosexual senator's sister can't win, who can?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 04, 2026 12:49 PM (RDhJX)

345 Much like what happened with Rhodesia.

Good analogy.

You already have Mamdani encouraging New York dock workers to stop handling Israeli goods - this is only going to spread.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (aD4fx)

346 ...I am at a loss for words to describe the stupidity of such people.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 12:31 PM (Bkn5k)

Look up Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theory of stupidity. Paraphrasing the AI summary, Bonhoeffer argues that stupidity is a moral and sociological failure created by power and groupthink, making it more dangerous than outright evil because it renders people impervious to reason.

As a sidenote, Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis for his role in the assassination attempt on Hitler. Bonhoeffer joined the Abwehr and acted as a double-agent, passing along intelligence to the resistance network.

Posted by: troyriser at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (v1M8F)

347 331 They didn’t even try here in TX. It’ll never happen. Let’s ban hemp and porn because everyone is super duper concerned about shitty fake weed and naked people.
Property tax, gas and groceries. Just lie and say you half ass give a shit.
I’ll have a hangover again tomorrow.
Posted by: Billythesquid at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (Xdx1K)

And this is why DeSantis comes up more popular - both Abbott, Trump, and DeSantis had all the levers of power to get stuff passed - only DeSantis DID it for his voters...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (Gb7+b)

348 " Hope things are well down there.
Posted by: Moron Robbie"

Things are fine. I hope the same with you.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (MWfyi)

349 absolutely no to Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise

How Scalise can think he should lead after this wipeout is insane. These people are delusional and out of touch. Jordan is an unimpressive blowhard like Gowdy

Posted by: Commodore at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (hcFTx)

350
Omar re-elected.... /facepalm
Posted by: Romeo13

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Of course you knew that? Like 90+ percent? The investigation into her crimes was a vote-getter for her. I really wish DOJ would get on that case pronto.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (mmrXZ)

351
How did Darrell Harris do?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (eRlcH)

352 We are South Africa now.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (enNUy)

353 In 2024, I think very few of us understood that we were voting for tariffs. Leaving aside their merits or demerits for the moment, they are extremely unpopular. That's on Trump.

Obviously the war is very unpopular, even though many of us have convinced ourselves that it is necessary. That's on Trump.

And, more vaguely, there is a widespread sense that the wheels are coming off. That's not at all entirely on Trump, but you can see how he would get blamed for it.

Outside of South Carolina, I don't think candidate selection made a difference.

In North Carolina, Whately ran a really terrible campaign, but would have lost even if he had run a good one.

Posted by: Henry O. at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (Wnkzy)

354 For those who voted Dem for cheaper gas and groceries, you will get neither.

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (CZuvr)

355 What matters is what the electorate thinks.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (AZDyS)

Joking aside, the electorate does not think.

They feel. That includes when they elected Trump 3 times.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (i+GzW)

356 Most Republican senators will back Trump. Why? Because they're smart enough(I know) to realize they'd be next.
Murk, Curtis who knows

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:51 PM (8VNAp)

357 How did Darrell Harris do?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

He didn't.

Posted by: Or so I heard at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (RDhJX)

358 332 Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Gb7+b)

That's not how voters vote. And the GOP sans Trump has been a useless pile of dogshit.

I don't see anyone "not attached" to Trump who has a shadow of a chance.

Mostly they're not attached because they bet against him ever coming back from 2020.

Basically this would be the McCain Move. They're going to attach the person to Trump if it works regardless.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (i+GzW)

Oh, yes, what voters FEEL will be long term. Feelings are the only thing that tend to be. And folks feel Trump's admin has not worked for them, and that will taint all the folks...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (Gb7+b)

359 The victory riots will be fabulous!

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (SwyyQ)

360 If a dead homosexual senator's sister can't win, who can?

Making her the Republican candidate was insane.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (aD4fx)

361 TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time.
_-_
It isn't just the numbers, though. That kind of thing dampens enthusiasm bigtime.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (RebKl)

362 Abbot was about +11 in 2022 and was between -8 to -10 in 2026 depending on how the final totals come out. TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time. Look, I'm happy to bag on foreigners all day; but Pajeet did not take the GOP's cheese.

Yeah, Texas was cheated. You don't flip *that* much in 4 years on any kind of natural demographics.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (2ocoG)

363 Idaho spudboy, you live in a different world! Your state voted on an official state gun last night.

How do you feel about the Winchester Model 1873 being your new state gun?

New calls for the Greater Idaho movement? I bet all eastern counties in WA and OR want to flee there.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (Toos7)

364 "For those who voted Dem for cheaper gas and groceries, you will get neither."

WTI crude is down about 10% this week (for whatever reasons.) If gas doesn't get cheaper, I'd be surprised.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (Jr5Lq)

365 Well, in the last eight years (from Trump's first term to the present) nearly 1,000,000 Californians have moved to Texas. It would seem they brought their politics with them. And, that's just one blue state migration.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (dIske)

366 https://accordingtohoyt.com/2026/11/04/ the-machine/#comments

Did they smooth out the fraud? probably.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (vJrRc)

367 311 Yeah I can only imagine the thoughts on the intel side about briefing the likes of the MI Muslim Midget

. Can he even get a Security clearance ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (4WM7K)

368 Next up, I think, is that some emboldened Democratic governors start directly challenging Federal authority - arresting ICE agents and the like.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (aD4fx)

369 Should be a lot of good ammo deals for Black Friday. I’m already seeing things advertised for cheap.

Gotta clear out inventory or pay the tax.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (/CA5y)

370 California’s Proposition 40 (wealth tax) did not pass in the 2026 election, with statewide results showing roughly 44% voting Yes and 55% voting No, according to AP and KQED tallies.
Statewide Outcome

Yes: 44.4% (3,411,323 votes)
No: 55.5% (4,268,499 votes)
Votes counted: ~59.55% at last update (Nov. 4, 2026, 4:22 AM PT)

Posted by: SMOD at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (RHGPo)

371 nearly 1,000,000 Californians have moved to Texas
_-_
Yup. California metstasized.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (RebKl)

372 The stock market seems happy. Whether it's dropping oil prices, the end of the war, or the Democrats taking over the legislature, the market is doing fine.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (2ap+5)

373 Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (Jr5Lq)

Oh no do I really want to

Seriously I haven't gone out of my way to see what any politician has said including Trump in like 6 years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (i+GzW)

374 Since 2020, NC population has increased by 1 million

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (enNUy)

375 Well, in the last eight years (from Trump's first term to the present) nearly 1,000,000 Californians have moved to Texas. It would seem they brought their politics with them. And, that's just one blue state migration.
Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (dIske)

How many New Yorkers, New Jerseyans and Illinoisans moved to Florida? There must have been other factors.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (AKptf)

376 Every one of those freaks you refer to has a personal reason to vote D irrespective of the economy. The personal is the political. Voting against those freaks you refer to is really not going to motivate people to turn out; someone else will do it for them and I'm too busy yadda yadda.... So when you have a lot of people sitting on their hands for, reasons, or rather simply "I'm lazier than a freaky stoner I deride for living in mom's basement to go vote for my future", this is what you get.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (Fv808)

377 367 311 Yeah I can only imagine the thoughts on the intel side about briefing the likes of the MI Muslim Midget

. Can he even get a Security clearance ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (4WM7K)
_________________________

Oh, the Dems are going to poke us in the eye on that item. He will be promptly moved to be a member of the House Intelligence Committee just for spite.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (dIske)

378 372 The stock market seems happy. Whether it's dropping oil prices, the end of the war, or the Democrats taking over the legislature, the market is doing fine.


it's gridlock

which I have to admit, I like a lot.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (qBivk)

379 367 311 Yeah I can only imagine the thoughts on the intel side about briefing the likes of the MI Muslim Midget

. Can he even get a Security clearance ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM

Hahaha hahaha!

Posted by: The Deep State at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (RDhJX)

380 It's the Democrat side of turnout that bears more examining, and the Democrat platform isn't exactly secret. They win with free shit, every other part of their platform people are ambivalent or hostile to.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (okun6)

And the 600 lbs Gorilla in the room... can we even trust the numbers?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (mP0Kj)

381 Gas is expensive and disconnected from crude because of refinery bottlenecks necks. 5-6 refineries shutdown during Covid and ESG. nobody built new ones

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (/CA5y)

382 303 I think that it is time to acknowledge that 9/11 and 10/7 were great victories for Islam.

Bin Laden and Sinwar knew what they were doing.
...
Posted by: The ARC of History!


So did Bill Clinton. Had he done back in Mogadishu in '92 what Ethiopia accomplished in a single week, there factually would have been no OBL, no 9/11, no Endless Wars,... indeed no Epstein Class.

Had Bill Clinton been CAPABLE of tearing his eyes away from the superbowl for 30seconds to give the kill shot authorization on OBL... ibid.

Remember who did this:
We can`t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans -- Bill Clinton'93


"it would be wrong to cut off contact with the terror group just because they may have killed people "in a way that we hate." -- Bill Clinton'06

"I tried to represent a better America when I was president. But now I don't have to..." -- Bill Clinton'06

I remember Judas; that was Bill Clinton.
LIB's are the IRL/pRESIDENT EVIL of our day.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
...that the more brazen and relentless one’s acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance, and give forgiveness a bad name

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (gS90z)

383 @374

>>Since 2020, NC population has increased by 1 million

A lot of people moved out of blue sh*tholes during the Plandemic, and it seems they brought their voting habits with them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 12:56 PM (XV/Pl)

384 360 If a dead homosexual senator's sister can't win, who can?

Making her the Republican candidate was insane.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

I guess the consolation would be, seeing how the night went, ANY Republican would have lost, so at least we didn't tarnish a quality candidate.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 12:56 PM (t19vo)

385 Ds had something solid to run on, unlike 2024. And they got their people out.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:56 PM (AKptf)

386 It's going to be ok, Ace and all. Do not fear anything. The Dims will overreach as they always do.

I had a nap after dinner, due to horrible sleep for over a month due to illnesses in our family, the hospitalization of our elderly mother, etc. I woke to read the horrible news.

No panic as Obungo's reign of terror was worse on my soul. I was disgusted and disappointed, but felt no fear or anger.

Spoke to my wise and wonderful husband. Realized that midterms are made of this. Then slept like a baby.

Have faith. I don't say those two words lightly or pompously, as I simply find God when it gets bad and I fear nothing on this earth.

Darkness strengthens faith every single time. I fear nothing that I cannot control. I was made this way from ancestors, a Marine father, and faith all of my life.

The only fear I have, that I can't control, is what is ahead for our children and grandchildren. I pray for them when I pray for our country. I then realize that our ancestors have been through far worse.

Similar to packed churches after 9/11/01...I pray those of you who don't feel God's peace to find this through prayer. He is always there for you.

For once I am not being sarcastic.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (hzuYO)

387 Yeah, Texas was cheated. You don't flip *that* much in 4 years on any kind of natural demographics.


no question

also a lot of hinky shit in MI

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (qBivk)

388 sans the oil prices which was completely fucking rigged, the stock market soars on certainty which Trump wasnt giving them due to his constant flip flops on Iran

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (fapp/)

389 Where I was at the republicans were running on nothing. Literally nothing.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 04, 2026 12:56 PM (DbmIv)

In the U.S.?

That checks out.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (nRF2z)

390 And the 600 lbs Gorilla in the room... can we even trust the numbers?
Posted by: Romeo13


Wot U mean WE Paleface?

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (gS90z)

391 I don't think you can underestimate the turn-off factor of Trump constantly running his mouth.
He's rude and brash, that might work with the audience that wants to 'own the Libs' but his failure to communicate beyond that makes him look unreasonable and unhinged instead of the Dems.

His propensity to act on impulse is also very damaging. The Iran war was the right thing to do. The West cannot afford a nuclear armed terrorist state.
Has he ever made an effort to articulate that to America?

More than that though, his prosecution of the war was insane. One day he was attacking then he stops, says 'we're going to get a deal' then he's back to making ridiculous threats and it becomes a cycle where he completely undermines the ability to win the war.

He does the same thing where he is treating allies worse than enemies, to absolutely no gain.

I think people are fed up with what has increasingly become a circus act that they don't think looks like it's making progress on it's promises.

Posted by: stv at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (D0TyK)

392 it's gridlock

which I have to admit, I like a lot.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (qBivk)

It's not going to be gridlock, it's going to be a clownshow like you've rarely seen in your life including any actual trips to the circus.

I am imagining what's coming. They are definitely going to put a Trump and Co on trial. For things you can't even imagine yet.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (i+GzW)

393 372 The stock market seems happy. Whether it's dropping oil prices, the end of the war, or the Democrats taking over the legislature, the market is doing fine.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (2ap+5)

Democrats are gonna print money like crazy cause they know they will be able to get away with Trump's War caused this. I'm banking on the debt hitting 50 trill before he's term is up.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (lLeLE)

394
Was it the last thread where I talked about Wajahat Ali's "the fire will rise"? (I have the feeling I'll be repeating myself a lot for a few days)

Anyways, a few Dem voters might look on wide-eyed and conclude this is not what they voted for.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (mmrXZ)

395 New calls for the Greater Idaho movement? I bet all eastern counties in WA and OR want to flee there.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (Toos7)

Yes to this. We also beat the horrific Prop1 baby murder issue, but 56% does not seem a large enough margin. wide and I spend a lot of time in those parts of the states, and folks there are not your Portland lefties.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (PSEDc)

396 And this is why DeSantis comes up more popular - both Abbott, Trump, and DeSantis had all the levers of power to get stuff passed - only DeSantis DID it for his voters...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 12:50 PM (Gb7+b)
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Yep. Constituent services wins the day a lot of the time. Lindsey Graham's gay ass spent decades the Senate mostly because he was downright famous for his office's constituent services folks. They busted their asses for South Carolinians who needed ANYTHING they could possibly influence.

DeSantis got things done legislatively and he also was out front dealing with natural disasters and proudly showcasing how his government was highly competent and able to help Floridians in need, and was able to respond to their needs quickly. It. Matters.

I liken it to HEB here in Texas. Sure it's a great grocery store, but when a storm hits the coast the first things Texans see is their tractor-trailers rolling in to provide aid to those affected and it builds a ton of goodwill.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (oqH4h)

397 Republican turnout was consistent with 2022(and 201. Which unfortunately is consistent with TrumpOnly voters not showing up.

It's the Democrat side of turnout that bears more examining, and the Democrat platform isn't exactly secret. They win with free shit, every other part of their platform people are ambivalent or hostile to.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:48 PM (okun6)
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Yeah, there was something like 2 million missing votes in TX compared to '24. Repubs didn't show, as they're prone to do in midterms, and the Donks were energized, and well-funded.

I just don't see who can pull in the OnlyTrump vote.

Something still doesn't seem right about TX though. That's too massive a flip in too short a time to be explained by demographics or poor campaigns.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (AZDyS)

398 385 Where I was at the republicans were running on nothing. Literally nothing.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at November 04, 2026 12:56 PM (DbmIv)

this, I am in Kansas and Roger Marshall had zero ads touting success on the border or drop in crime

Posted by: Commodore at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (hcFTx)

399 Trump "had all the levers of power"? Except for the Senate, which though in the hands of "his" party could barely confirm standard appointments, and otherwise blocked almost everything. And the lawless judiciary, which has fully disassembled the constitutional order and usurped not just legislative authority (a very long-standing disaster) but now executive authority as well.

Yeah, I guess except for those trifles, Trump has all the levers of power.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (U/Byj)

400 392 it's gridlock

which I have to admit, I like a lot.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:55 PM (qBivk)

Poor guy hasn't seen the numbers yet has he, this is the strongest hold on Congress Democrats had in a very long time... Stronger position than when they jammed the ACA down our throats.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (lLeLE)

401 "WTI crude is down about 10% this week (for whatever reasons.) If gas doesn't get cheaper, I'd be surprised.
Posted by: gp"

Unfortunately, if Trump manages to end this Iran shit and encourage more production to get gas down around $2/gal he will not get any credit. MSM will harp on about how prices dropped after the midterm win by Dems and the LIV's will buy it.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 12:58 PM (GUOwU)

402 I wonder what effect Trump's impeachment and imprisonment would have on the markets.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (2ap+5)

403 "I'm banking on the debt hitting 50 trill before [DJT's] term is up."

That seems quite likely.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (Jr5Lq)

404 390 And the 600 lbs Gorilla in the room... can we even trust the numbers?
Posted by: Romeo13

They did everything they wanted to secure the vote....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (Sco7b)

405
New calls for the Greater Idaho movement? I bet all eastern counties in WA and OR want to flee there.
Posted by: LizLem

===============

It's funny, I was thinking Two Californias might come back strong because of the way things are polarizing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (mmrXZ)

406 372 The stock market seems happy. Whether it's dropping oil prices, the end of the war, or the Democrats taking over the legislature, the market is doing fine.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (2ap+5)

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The end of the war? Do you mean in January or has it ended and I didn't know?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (iOpI2)

407 Anyways, a few Dem voters might look on wide-eyed and conclude this is not what they voted for.

Already happening. I'm seeing X posts by female AWFLs replying to elected Democrats promising to torture and kill Elon with "wait, I voted for you to get cheaper groceries!"

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (2ocoG)

408 It's not going to be gridlock, it's going to be a clownshow like you've rarely seen in your life including any actual trips to the circus.

I am imagining what's coming. They are definitely going to put a Trump and Co on trial. For things you can't even imagine yet.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (i+GzW)

I foresee pardons for everyone on Jan 19, 2027 for all actions taken from Jan 20, 2025 to then. And he'll say look at Biden.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:00 PM (Gb7+b)

409 Maybe we should stop putting so much stock in people who lie for a living.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 01:00 PM (RDhJX)

410 Anyways, a few Dem voters might look on wide-eyed and conclude this is not what they voted for.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Happens a lot on the final slide to communism. Does no good.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:00 PM (Fv808)

411
Yeah, I guess except for those trifles, Trump has all the levers of power.
Posted by: rhomboid

===============
And that was only formal power. The establishments of education, news media, and entertainment? That's power.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 01:00 PM (mmrXZ)

412 I don't think you can underestimate the turn-off factor of Trump constantly running his mouth.

*************************

This was well tolerated for 10 years as long as Trump improved the economy

that got shot in the head with Iran and the deep state seeing the opportunity to inflate oil prices which in turned inflated.. uhhh... inflation

regardless, imma miss trump bigly when he's gone, we'll never see his like again

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (fapp/)

413 * bangs hammer into own face repeatedly *

How do you like that, Trump and Republican Party!

- R voters who sat out the election

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (4zCQt)

414 211 "We lost to this?"

Understating it. Lost to some of the most outlandishly bad candidates in modern times, too. From a party that is an alien clownshow, with no agenda.

Posted by: rhomboid
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401 "WTI crude is down about 10% this week (for whatever reasons.) ...
Posted by: gp"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (Cq/ve)

415 361 TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time.
_-_
It isn't just the numbers, though. That kind of thing dampens enthusiasm bigtime.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 12:52 PM (RebKl)

But that's a very different kind of argument (one I'm perfectly open to): GOP policies suck and depress GOP turnout. We can fix that. The argument I'm disagreeing with (changed demographics) is fact-free blackpill doomerism (they outnumber us; kill yourselves while there's still time).

That said, the kind of lunkhead who stays home because the GOP isn't doing what it wants in terms on immigration - after 4 years of Biden - is special.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (HFrEr)

416 "Maybe we should stop putting so much stock in people who lie for a living."

If you can find some, send up a flare.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

417 Already happening. I'm seeing X posts by female AWFLs replying to elected Democrats promising to torture and kill Elon with "wait, I voted for you to get cheaper groceries!"
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:59 PM (2ocoG)

Pretty sure thats people meme'ing but sadly it will soon be reality. Too bad the Dems play for keeps. They have Texas, the supposed "Republican Crown Jewel" and they will pull every nasty trick in the book to keep it.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (lLeLE)

418 The Trump supporters I now, in ranching, farming, and in business, are producers making products others want.

What if they go Galt?

Where is the incentive for them to work hard?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (u82oZ)

419 It's funny, I was thinking Two Californias might come back strong because of the way things are polarizing.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Dem Congress ain't letting that happen, nor a Greater Idaho.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (Fv808)

420 The end of the war? Do you mean in January or has it ended and I didn't know?

The war's over for all intents and purposes. Hormuz is running clear for over a month (which is why oil's coming down). The IRGC just hasn't surrendered yet.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (2ocoG)

421 also a lot of hinky shit in MI

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (qBivk)

My lone "prediction"! Although probably not much of one, considering, but I see big big BIG plans for The Terrorist.

Knew the second I saw him that he was being foisted on us for good. Same with Mamdani the second he came out of so-called nowhere.

I feel like they're gonna make him a "star". Like this generation's Pelosi. Historic First! Sounds silly I know. But I usually do.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:02 PM (i+GzW)

422 TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time.
_-_
It isn't just the numbers, though. That kind of thing dampens enthusiasm bigtime.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
_

Whatever you do, don't look at the racial demographics of the voters. It turns out tribalism...

Well, nevermind.

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 01:02 PM (QbkqR)

423
Blame the voters. Blame Trump. Blame anyone but the GOP for the GOP's litany of failures. It'll make them a better Party, I'm sure.

What happened last night sucks.

But what was the alternative?

They squeak out a less serious loss, and then revert to 2015 Uniparty status quo ante over the next 2 years anyway.

This really isn't that big of a deal. Vote for them, vote against them, don't vote at all, whatever.

The GOP is the GOP, and it never changes or gets better.

Metaphysically useless.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (BI5O2)

424 Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim (D)
......

(D) = Dumbass or Dipshit?

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (v0R5T)

425 If there is any good news, it's the power struggle within the Dem party. The DSAs want to shove the Old Guard to the glue factory as quickly as possible. The Old Guard was fairly cunning and patient, the new generation are stupid and are Veruca Salts; wanting what they want and wanting it now. The trick is keeping America alive long enough for even the dimmest of bulbs in the electorate to figure it out.

But even newer members like AOC have their days numbered as there are hundreds of even more unhinged radicals laying in wait to unseat them.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (6rFOL)

426 Texas is overflowing with all of the above. ... REALLY?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:35 PM

Its cities seem to be.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState


Yes. Look at an election map. Dallas. Houston. The Valley. Rest of the state? Red.

https://tinyurl.com/yt6swfsz

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (7Ne0P)

427 Members of Congress/Senators are essentially given clearances as a courtesy, automatically. A practice from a different planet and country, obviously.

Enjoy!

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (U/Byj)

428 I meant to say 'If you can find some honest ones, send up a flare.'

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (Jr5Lq)

429
Welp, I'm gonna do a little job-hunting for a while. Been taking care of an elderly relative and building a hobby app for nigh-on a year. Wish me luck.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (mmrXZ)

430 I foresee pardons for everyone on Jan 19, 2027 for all actions taken from Jan 20, 2025 to then. And he'll say look at Biden.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:00 PM (Gb7+b)

And somehow Judge Boasberg will rule that UnConstitutional... because Orange Man Bad.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (mP0Kj)

431 Where is the incentive for them to work hard?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 01:01 PM (u82oZ)

To not see their life's work go tits up... and they'll keep doing what they did every time this shit has happened, ride out the storm.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (lLeLE)

432 What if they go Galt?
Where is the incentive for them to work hard?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Their property gets seized and made productive by the state (i.e., others). It's not complex geometry.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (Fv808)

433 Seriously I haven't gone out of my way to see what any politician has said including Trump in like 6 years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 12:54 PM (i+GzW)

Only thing I want to hear from GOPe is the gurgling of ritual seppuku. Starting in the Senate.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (nRF2z)

434 There seem to be a lot of levers being pulled behind the scenes that we, the plebs, have no notion of.

Stock market doing well today??
Gas prices magically down??
Ridiculous wins by so horrendous candidates??

I'm not a hundred percent cynical, but I do believe there is a club, and we are not in it

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (iOpI2)

435 We got wiped out down ballot in a lot of states too.

Georgia is most worrisome. Governor on down, Dems won every statewide race. The state is solid blue today.

That’s was s gimme Republican state 10 years ago.

And no it’s not fraud. It’s a shift in demographics combined with a shift in the political mood of the country.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (qRlGC)

436 Trump is now yammering on about the WH ballroom.

Tone deaf as hell.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (oqH4h)

437 Anyways, a few Dem voters might look on wide-eyed and conclude this is not what they voted for.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:57 PM (mmrXZ)

With the media, shill "influencers" and most of the traitor GOP running cover... probably not.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (i+GzW)

438 "The war's over for all intents and purposes."

The Iranians still have the uranium.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (Jr5Lq)

439 Dark Lixtiquatal

Well, we all know and marvel at the productivity of collectivized farms. The Soviet Union want a word with me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (u82oZ)

440 436 Trump is now yammering on about the WH ballroom.

Tone deaf as hell.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (oqH4h)


Which the Dems will try to stop

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:06 PM (4WM7K)

441 So AOC will be our first menstrual president?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 04, 2026 01:06 PM (RDhJX)

442 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (nRF2z)

I missed Gurgling of Ritual Seppuku when they were big. Won't make that mistake again

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:06 PM (i+GzW)

443 436 Trump is now yammering on about the WH ballroom.

Tone deaf as hell.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (oqH4h)

Yes, it has vibes of Marie Antoinette...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:06 PM (Gb7+b)

444 436 Trump is now yammering on about the WH ballroom.

Tone deaf as hell.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 01:05 PM (oqH4h)

He'll be lucky if he's allowed to keep that... I wouldn't put it past the incoming congress to shakedown the donor's of the ballroom to put it back the way it was before... at 100x the cost of course because they can only work with "Approved Contractors."

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:06 PM (lLeLE)

445 Well, we all know and marvel at the productivity of collectivized farms. The Soviet Union want a word with me.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

There was enough to feed the nomenclatura. That's all that matters.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (Fv808)

446
Already happening. I'm seeing X posts by female AWFLs replying to elected Democrats promising to torture and kill Elon with "wait, I voted for you to get cheaper groceries!"
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04,

I am seeing the same thing, but not just AWFLs. There are a number of “don’t screw this up with immigration and woke nonsense” and I am not sure whether to laugh or cry at how absolutely dumb it is.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (ZdaMQ)

447 I object to the use of this term "vibes".

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (anL5R)

448 This is all about packing the courts.

In 2024 there were five Senate seats that mysteriously went from red to blue after midnight. The numbers on some of the “wins” yesterday simply do not math.

Look for 60 Senate seats in 2028 and a stolen Democrati presidency. The courts get packed, and that is end game.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (SHHm+)

449 He already said he shouldn't take the blame for the loss because he wasn't on the ballot...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (4WM7K)

450 Next two years will be gridlock. Hopefully. I say hopefully because tru p could go rogue and do some “dea” with Democrats. He’s in pure give no fucks mode now.

But 2028 is the real fight. President AOC or newsom with a Dem senate and house is the end of the road.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (qRlGC)

451 I was gonna be a thing.

Posted by: The Trump Arch at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (RDhJX)

452 He already said he shouldn't take the blame for the loss because he wasn't on the ballot...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (4WM7K)

Could have fooled me with all the rallies he did.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (qRlGC)

453 There are a number of “don’t screw this up with immigration and woke nonsense” and I am not sure whether to laugh or cry at how absolutely dumb it is.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (ZdaMQ)

lol at the remarkable stupidity.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (nRF2z)

454 The GOP went 0 for 10 last night in Nevada. The popular Joe Lombardo went down to a black Democrat.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (kX27y)

455 Well I hope the enthusiasm among many GOP for the drunk idiot governor of OH is rewarded! After all, all sorts of actual things that matter to national level political results which can be affected by such a figure don't matter. Well actually they do.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

456 449 He already said he shouldn't take the blame for the loss because he wasn't on the ballot...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (4WM7K)

Again, tone deaf.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (Gb7+b)

457 The Soviet Union was fed partly with grain from the US.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (/CA5y)

458 449 He already said he shouldn't take the blame for the loss because he wasn't on the ballot...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:07 PM (4WM7K)

Bro he's snapped, these losses are so fuckin bad and he knows his fuck up did it. Like the good Contractor he is, he's trying to shift the blame but even he knows this is completely of his doing.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:09 PM (lLeLE)

459
Again, tone deaf.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:08 PM (Gb7+b)


Indeed.....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01:09 PM (4WM7K)

460 Texas = California

California locusts(?) My state of Nevada = California

Soon it’ll be Idaho = California
Tennessee = California
I caught a lot of flak here awhile back for saying they’re going to turn Texas blue. Hoped I was wrong, but here we are and the left is making progress to turn Texas back to what it was a long time ago. Blue.

Posted by: JROD at November 04, 2026 01:09 PM (fThVY)

461 Maybe Canada will feed us.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:09 PM (enNUy)

462 We are about to learn that Trump just wants his military spending. He will cut whatever deals he needs to on student loans, infrastructure, trade etc in order to get it. He will be hyper transactional these last two years.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (wrEn7)

463 Texas has only elected two dem female governors before last night.

Ann Richards who fucked up the state so bad, she lost to Shrub.

And then there was Ma Ferguson.
The epitome of the definition of Train Wreck.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (7Ne0P)

464 Put a pin in those Crime Stats.

Because, we've found the floor for Violent Crime. It only goes back up from here.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (/izzV)

465 Trump should have come out and said it's a tough night, I hear the voters, and I'm going to try to work even harder to make them happy my last 2 years.

And leave.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (Gb7+b)

466 Blame Canada.

Posted by: Always the default answer at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (RDhJX)

467 449 He already said he shouldn't take the blame for the loss because he wasn't on the ballot...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 01

And that is a failure, not a flex. One man cannot be the party.

But he also said the war was an issue. Maybe it is, but I honestly think it’s a repudiation of Thune.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

468 Prediction:

Pickax mountain will be hit repeatedly.

The blockade by the US Navy of the Strait of Hormuz is over soon.

Not sure if all electrical power generation and transmission will be hit on the way out.

The US is now a weak horse. More conflict coming up.

Taiwan and Japan build nuclear weapons.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (u82oZ)

469 Since 2020, NC population has increased by 1 million

--

In SC, ours increased by approx half a million. And last night, we got our first Dem senator since 2005. The locust effect is very real.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 01:11 PM (qBdHI)

470 I am seeing the same thing, but not just AWFLs. There are a number of “don’t screw this up with immigration and woke nonsense” and I am not sure whether to laugh or cry at how absolutely dumb it is.

"I voted for you to carry me across the river!" It would be funny if it weren't so stupidly predictable.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 01:11 PM (vTZFs)

471 The Soviet Union was fed partly with grain from the US.
Fed? Vodka.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 01:11 PM (8hZNI)

472 What would you be saying if you were Trump right now? His options are fairly limited. Nothing is pussy shit and not his style.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:11 PM (i+GzW)

473 Here the reality nobody really wants to accept.

1/3 of the people in our country are not American. They have no allegiance to anything American other than getting their free shit from the govt.

This goes beyond illegal immigration. It’s legal immigration for the past 50 years that’s created our current situation. And it’s not changing y time soon,
If ever.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:12 PM (qRlGC)

474 472 What would you be saying if you were Trump right now? His options are fairly limited. Nothing is pussy shit and not his style.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:11 PM (i+GzW)

See 465. That was what he should say. That's it.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:12 PM (Gb7+b)

475 429
Welp, I'm gonna do a little job-hunting for a while. Been taking care of an elderly relative and building a hobby app for nigh-on a year. Wish me luck.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 01:04 PM (mmrXZ)

=======

Best wishes for success!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 01:12 PM (2ap+5)

476 I would say "the voters have spoken. grab your cheeks."

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (enNUy)

477 Ace you still do not get it
HOP lost because of the economy.you might think it is ok but most Americans don't .
McDs just had to announce another value menu pick 2 for $3.60 because Americans can no longer afford to eat at the cheapest restaurants in the USA.
Outback Steakhouse just declared bankruptcy. Americans can no longer afford to eat beefsteak.

Texas voted blue gov and blue senate.ig they vote blue 2028 presidential the GOP will lose 40 electoral. If/when that happens it will be a very narrow path to the White House.
Dems will have a strong candidate in Ossoff. Any GOP candidate will arrive already enveloped in the stench of Trump.
And Epstein !

Posted by: Paul at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (DWxOI)

478 On the bright side, utopia will now be imposed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (ndZc7)

479 Taiwan and Japan build nuclear weapons.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (u82oZ)

They have to. It would be national suicide not to have a small nuclear arsenal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (k5CNB)

480 I'm less than three years to retirement, and I'm ready to go Galt. Have enough savings to do it, and my retirement is sufficient to live off it after I get to 59 1/2. REALLY tempted to just go" "Fuck it" and charge two year's worth of cruises on my credit cards and then go bankrupt. Why should I continue to fiscally disciplined?

Posted by: Joe Dickerson at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (uXVRY)

481
Fourteen Republican senators will have to cross over to impeach Trump next year.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (Y8DZL)

482 472 What would you be saying if you were Trump right now?

—

The people sent a message and I understand their frustrations blah blah blah. It’s what Obama said in 2010. He didn’t mean it of course but he mouthed the words at least and didn’t do a “hey man not my fault” act.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (qRlGC)

483 Buncha fair weather friends up in here.

You are disinvited from my foxhole.

Oh no we lost an election. BFD.

Suck it up, and quit your whining FFS.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (nRF2z)

484 Trump will try to salvage his image by working with Democrats. Watch.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (IuIym)

485 "The argument I'm disagreeing with (changed demographics) is fact-free blackpill doomerism (they outnumber us; kill yourselves while there's still time)."

The red state to blue state trend has the same underlying reality: declining share of the white population.

The only demographic group that votes Republican is white people. There isn't another one. Blacks, Hispanics, Asians are all Democratic by 2 to 1 at a minimum.

CA was 60% white in 1980. 1990 57% white. Last GOP POTUS candidate to carry the state was Bush in 1988.

VA 78% in 1980. 58% in 2020. Republicans will never win another statewide election.

GA was 71% white in 1980. It's now 58% white.

TX and FL were the supposed outliers, the supposed "naturally conservative" Hispanics that could safely be imported en masse. Well if Texas is gone, then you don't have a path to 270 votes.

An America that is majority nonwhite will not be a conservative country. It just won't be. That's not fact free doomerism it's just plain reality. The only people in the world that favor free speech, gun rights, and a competitive market economy as a group are white Americans.

But no, I have no intention of killing myself. That's a sin.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (OPlHs)

486 Trump should have come out and said it's a tough night, I hear the voters, and I'm going to try to work even harder to make them happy my last 2 years.

And leave.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (Gb7+b)

The man is a bomb thrower and always has been and it is priced in.

The only thing that will probably annoy me at this point is if he actually "works with" these anti-American idiots. But I don't see it happening.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (i+GzW)

487 463 Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (7Ne0P)

This new lady knows what's she's doing, they are gonna drain The Rainy Day fund to buy the crowd, then they are gonna make all the businesses that have been here and just shown up pay the bill to refill it. Then Rinse and Repeat the process.

All of it courtesy to the last remaining sane state GOP party that actually focused on running budget surpluses. Basically a rehash of the 80's Corporate Raiders but this time with Government.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (lLeLE)

488 "grab your cheeks"

Go on...

Posted by: Pete Bootygig at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (RDhJX)

489 >>And this is why DeSantis comes up more popular - both Abbott, Trump, and DeSantis had all the levers of power to get stuff passed - only DeSantis DID it for his voters...

Comparing the Florida legislature with the DC legislature is pretty different thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (viF8m)

490 On the bright side, utopia will now be imposed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (ndZc7)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (nRF2z)

491 Maybe Canada will feed us.

"Dey's uh, maple syrup-kabobs, maple syrup creole, maple syrup gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple maple syrup, lemon maple syrup, coconut maple syrup, pepper maple syrup, maple syrup soup, maple syrup stew, maple syrup salad, maple syrup and potatoes, maple syrup burger, maple syrup sandwich. That- that's about it."

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (vTZFs)

492 TX did not transform demographically in a way that accounts for close to a 20-point swing in 4 years' time. Look, I'm happy to bag on foreigners all day; but Pajeet did not take the GOP's cheese.
--
I can't say yes or no.
No way it could have.
But also, 20 point swing isn't just grumbling.

Remember when Abbott bussed a bunch of illegals to Martha's Vineyard and juiced his approval?
Didn't even try anything this time.
Just TV ads and mailers.
The whole TX GOP mailed it in this year.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (RqSb8)

493 Voting D because affordability under Trump is like voting for takeoff while sitting on the runway because you are mad the plane won't go underground.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (sKqQm)

494 McDs just had to announce another value menu pick 2 for $3.60 because Americans can no longer afford to eat at the cheapest restaurants in the USA.
Outback Steakhouse just declared bankruptcy. Americans can no longer afford to eat beefsteak.

Posted by: Paul at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (DWxOI)

I'm sure the greenies and their ant-fertilizer had nothing to do with this, nor did the transfer of beef production to fucking Brazil??? How stupid.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (kJmLc)

495 465 Trump should have come out and said it's a tough night, I hear the voters, and I'm going to try to work even harder to make them happy my last 2 years.

And leave.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (Gb7+b)
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Curtis Yarvin (yeah, I know) in his Substack today said Trump should resign now and put in someone who can be the incumbent in 2028.......????????

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (kX27y)

496 That said, the kind of lunkhead who stays home because the GOP isn't doing what it wants in terms on immigration - after 4 years of Biden - is special.
_-_
Yup. And just for the record, I didn't stay home(held my nose and voted for the skunks suspected least likely to spray me), but I think that some did.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (RebKl)

497 "Dems will have a strong candidate in Ossoff."

Sure. Because they have not been in power lately.

Now, tell me how he plans to fix the problems you rightfully mentioned.

They also can't fix them.

Trump is running 6.2% deficits and people still ain't happy.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (IuIym)

498 The people sent a message and I understand their frustrations blah blah blah. It’s what Obama said in 2010. He didn’t mean it of course but he mouthed the words at least and didn’t do a “hey man not my fault” act.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:13 PM (qRlGC)

Did R's get fully behind his agenda and let him do the shit he wanted? Or did they fight him and make sad GOP noises, hoping to wait him out. You tell me.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (i+GzW)

499 489 >>And this is why DeSantis comes up more popular - both Abbott, Trump, and DeSantis had all the levers of power to get stuff passed - only DeSantis DID it for his voters...

Comparing the Florida legislature with the DC legislature is pretty different thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (viF8m)

And the excuse in TX was???

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (Gb7+b)

500 Can't wait for Becerra's mileage tax.
That will save us.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (UjdFS)

501 In spite of Trump's brashness and yapping I still stand with him on Iran and closing our borders. Bite me.

I am one stubborn redneck woman. My ancestors lived through far worse, going back to the Domesday Book, where we are listed. French Huguenots (who are probably not pleased with me becoming Catholic, but I could convince them as my power is that strong). We fight.

My own father, in one of our very rare arguements when I was a teen, paused, told me I was acting like a bitch (he never, ever cussed in front of me). My eyes got big and he laughed and said, "I don't think you are afraid of the devil himself." That would be correct, and I agreed with him and we both laughed.

I may be blonde, half crazy most of the time laughing, and other wacky stuff. But trust me, you'd want me in your foxhole as I fear nothing but snakes, and am calm in emergencies.

I'll be damned if politics is ever going to get me down again.

I'm blessed in ways I cannot count, and thankful daily to God for this. I have faith that cannot be shaken in Him, no matter what is going on around me. Politics? Nope

I will fight and I am unperturbed because of who I am and my faith in God giving me nothing to fear.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (hzuYO)

502 465 Trump should have come out and said it's a tough night, I hear the voters, and I'm going to try to work even harder to make them happy my last 2 years.

And leave.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 01:10 PM (Gb7+b)

----

This and absorb the blame so some of the people we need won't get as tainted.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (iOpI2)

503 Trump will try to salvage his image by working with Democrats. Watch.
Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (IuIym)

He was asked last night by a Politico reporter on a phone call if he’d do a deal with Dem on immigration. He said “we’ll see”.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (qRlGC)

504 McDonalds paying people $20 per hour to fuck up every order they touch might have a little something to do with the price of their shitty food.

Might.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (/izzV)

505 Curtis Yarvin (yeah, I know) in his Substack today said Trump should resign now and put in someone who can be the incumbent in 2028.......????????

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:15 PM (kX27y)

Curtis Yarvin's a retard.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (nRF2z)

506 New thread up

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (SHHm+)

507 >> In spite of Trump's brashness and yapping I still stand with him on Iran and closing our borders.


100%

Don't let the Moby fags bring you down.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (/izzV)

508 Yarvin?

Where's the Death Star?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (to8tq)

509 An America that is majority nonwhite will not be a conservative country. It just won't be. That's not fact free doomerism it's just plain reality. The only people in the world that favor free speech, gun rights, and a competitive market economy as a group are white Americans.

But no, I have no intention of killing myself. That's a sin.
Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (OPlHs)

Biden and Mayorkas bragged about this outcome...can't blame Trump for their malignant plan

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (kJmLc)

510 Now hard work begins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (r2Icn)

511 472 What would you be saying if you were Trump right now? His options are fairly limited. Nothing is pussy shit and not his style.
Posted by: ...

Contrition?

Not in his repertoire.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (Y8DZL)

512 I'm so old, I remember when McDonald's was fun.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (RDhJX)

513 How can Trump end either the Ukraine war on Russian refineries or the Iran war against refineries ? It is the lack of refined distillates that is keeping the global gas and diesel prices high

Posted by: Paul at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (DWxOI)

514 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (hzuYO)

I bet I could perturb you. It just comes naturally to me.

Other than that Amen sis.

Politics is dumb, never forget it.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (i+GzW)

515 473 Here the reality nobody really wants to accept.

1/3 of the people in our country are not American. They have no allegiance to anything American other than getting their free shit from the govt.

This goes beyond illegal immigration. It’s legal immigration for the past 50 years that’s created our current situation. And it’s not changing y time soon,
If ever.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:12 PM (qRlGC)

Bingo. This why the older crowd here really annoys me.

It's not 1960. It's not 1980. It's not even 2000.

Like, you talk about "socialism" and "capitalism". I went to a very diverse high school. One of my classmates bought a gas station at 22. I asked him how the fuck he got the loan. He got an SBA loan for "disadvantaged minorities". He is Indian. Got a 200,000 dollar no interest loan from the federal government.

But for white men it's "pull yourself up by your bootstraps we don't DO SOCIALISM HERE"

Yeah you do, you just do it for every single demographic group in the country except white men. Everyone else gets healthcare and EBT and college and preferential hiring and grants and loans and on and on and on.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (OPlHs)

516 This goes beyond illegal immigration. It’s legal immigration for the past 50 years that’s created our current situation. And it’s not changing y time soon,
If ever.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez
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This is the correct answer to any questions about yesterday, and the only thing anyone needs to know moving forward.

Pander to muslims = muslims overwhelmingly vote (D)
Pander to indians = indians overwhelmingly vote (D)
Pander to ... specific religious groups that are very important to the United States = specific religious groups overwhelmingly vote for the (D)s that call for the specific religious group's destruction

Do nothing AND actively work against the only group that understands America and American values and votes with any meaningful thought outside of tribalism = they eventually stop voting for you because what's the point

Posted by: Moron Robbie at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (QbkqR)

517 The American people have spoken. I say give it to them good and give it to them hard.

But seriously. How could we have been so wrong about what the American people want? Socialism? Islamic rule? Open borders. Mutilating children. America voted for ALL of this.

I have no words.

Posted by: Infidel De Manahatta at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (hUaEC)

518 Dr. Amy was an irrational candidate appealing to irrational voters. There's a lot of them out there. Anyone still assuming these electons are accomplishing anything close to what they were designed for can stop now (and yesterday and last year and...)

Posted by: Bad Andrew at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (SIK/T)

519 Every poll taken since the war started had support for it at 35% or below.some in the low 20s. When the main thing on the news for several months has support in the 20s, it’s not a shock that voters will tell the party in power to fuck off.


Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:19 PM (qRlGC)

520 500 Can't wait for Becerra's mileage tax.
That will save us.
Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (UjdFS)
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Yeah, that's the ticket to save us here in CA! You know, when I saw photos of him voting in Sacramento yesterday, I knew the fix was in. Just by what he was wearing, a baggy sweater and mom jeans. He knew he was going to win. That's also why he barely campaigned.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:20 PM (kX27y)

521 509 The only people in the world that favor free speech, gun rights, and a competitive market economy as a group are white Americans.
Posted by: night lifted

ahem.. add "male"

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 01:20 PM (Y8DZL)

522 If you ever watched Raymond Massey in the 1930s B/W classic "Shape of Things to Come", none of this will have been a surprise for you. If you didn't … welcome to Real World 101.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:20 PM (ayRl+)

523 >>How many New Yorkers, New Jerseyans and Illinoisans moved to Florida?

Quite many, at it has shown itself in all elections since Covid.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (J4Dwc)

524 Next: "Turn and face the View-Screen, Winston!" …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:21 PM (ayRl+)

525 The Iran problem will not be removed until the regime is gone. A very difficult thing to do, though the current situation is a solid try with a chance - but it needs time.

If the regime is not gone, the can has been kicked down the road. And it will come back bigger and worse than before. Not just the nuke/missile aspect, which suffices as an intolerable uncontainable threat. The regime has now played its top card, claiming it controls the Strait. Bell that cannot be "un-rung".

Americans (all) demand perfect security and stability at zero risk or cost (and quickly!), and weaponize their ignorance and lack of understanding in doing so.

Moral hazard of putting American forces in harm's way has long since gone beyond sane limits. If only our commitments and force structure matched our political ability to act (= 1/3 of current forces and ending all alliance commitments).


Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:22 PM (U/Byj)

526 Can't wait for Becerra's mileage tax.
Posted by: wth

Me neither.

Posted by: CA High Speed Rail at November 04, 2026 01:23 PM (6rFOL)

527 you do, you just do it for every single demographic group in the country except white men. Everyone else gets healthcare and EBT and college and preferential hiring and grants and loans and on and on and on.
Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (OPlHs)

When my oldest kid went to college my wife insisted on filling out fafsa forms. I said why waste time we’re white and “rich” (according to the govt). She was like no just fill it out and lest see what happens.

what happened was we were told LOLGF you’re not getting a dime. Meanwhile Ahmed,
JaQuan and Prajeet get showered with money.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (qRlGC)

528 "Every poll taken since the war started had support for it at 35% or below.some in the low 20s."

Huh?

Surveys among "MAGA" voters showed support in 80s and 90s, at least initially.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (U/Byj)

529 "Habibi" - what a guy.

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In his 20-minute victory speech, the upstart progressive extended no olive branch to Republicans, instead gloating and mocking Rogers, Vice President JD Vance and Trump, the last of whom often mocked his name.

“JD, habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in January,” El-Sayed said."

El-Sayed had especially harsh words for Rogers. “You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope,” he said. “May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (kX27y)

530 Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (OPlHs)

And then the world abandons the dollar, the socialist utopia fails the materialize, and they'll say it wasn't real socialism.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:25 PM (lLeLE)

531 Biden and Mayorkas bragged about this outcome...can't blame Trump for their malignant plan
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:17 PM (kJmLc)

I don't blame Trump for their plan. I blame him for taking his eye off the ball.

The only viscerally unpopular Republican policy is Middle Eastern Wars.

Trump in 2024 brought in new voters who really believed him when he said no new wars. Now, you can argue we had to do Iran. That's fine. But in doing Iran, gas prices spiked which is political poison, and this is the result. Because we have universal suffrage, and in that world people literally just vote against the incumbent when gas is expensive. That's all they do.

If a Democrat wins the Presidency in 2028 we're getting 30 to 50 million new American citizens, and they're all going to vote Democrat forever. It will be the first piece of legislation they pass, it will be the law of the land by Valentines Day 2029, and the GOP will be extinct as a national party.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (OPlHs)

532 El-Sayed had especially harsh words for Rogers. “You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope,” he said. “May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (kX27y)

After the ad blaming Jews for food prices, Michigan chose HATE. Philly will choose it on the 8th

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (kJmLc)

533 Surveys among "MAGA" voters showed support in 80s and 90s, at least initially.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (U/Byj)

It had a lot of support in a small group. Outside the core base which is maybe 1/3 of the electorate it was opposed.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:27 PM (qRlGC)

534 @ 530 Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:14 PM (OPlHs) And then the world abandons the dollar, the socialist utopia fails the materialize, and they'll say it wasn't real socialism. Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 01:25 PM (lLeLE)
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That'll be becos 'Real Sozialsmus!' has never been tried before. Wait … what do you mean, "I already heard that one!" … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:28 PM (ayRl+)

535 I want Trump to flatten Tehran, that pussy Reagan should have handles this in 81

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (kJmLc)

536 One thing missing from the above great analysis. (I didn't yet read it all; have to get back to work and circle back later.)

Women (not the 'ettes of course)

I'm in a blue state but my circle has quite a few conservative minded folks.

Virtually every, and I mean every, woman I know has a seething loathing of Trump personally. I hear it at parties, dinners, family gatherings, anywhere. I don't remember any woman ever defending any policy of Trump, let alone even a "I don't like him personally, but he has done a few good things". Nothing, nada, just sheer dislike and hatred.

And the personal hate goes beyond his personality. His work on immigration translates to, "Trump hates all immigrants who are just trying to make a better life".

I actually had a discussion with a woman who was rational but still hates Trump. She said, "How could you support him?" I took the time to explain SAVE to her by way of example and she listened and acknowledged she hadn't known anything about that but that it made total sense.

But she would still not vote for him, let alone begin to defend him to her women friends and relatives who detest everything about him.

That's an awful big voting block.

Posted by: RM at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (ananP)

537 I ordered about 1500 rounds this morning. I feel better now.
Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 12:46 PM (MWfyi)

Your house has now become a storage depot for those willing to kill.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (zafwz)

538 Lots of reasons for what happened. But the core reason is people were pissed off with Trump and the economy. You can explain it all and point out that gdp growth is 3% and whatever. Terrific.

But the average person feels like they’re not doing well. It’s the Reagan “are you better off than 4 years ago” scenario. And most people don’t feel they are.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (qRlGC)

539 But she would still not vote for him, let alone begin to defend him to her women friends and relatives who detest everything about him.

That's an awful big voting block.
Posted by: RM at November 04, 2026 01:30 PM (ananP)

Well, when their muz buddies take over, they won't vote, work, go to college or show their snouts in public

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (kJmLc)

540 As for the "better life", that is so over, they are here to scheme, steal and conquer.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (kJmLc)

541 @ 535 I want Trump to flatten Tehran, that pussy Reagan should have handles this in 81 Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:29 PM (kJmLc)
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I've thought from the beginning that, in many ways, Trump's real estate training has been more a hindrance than a help. He tends to see things in a 'business opportunity' light rather than an objective 'real world' light. He thinks he can 'negotiate' things that instead require a genuine ASS-KICKING (e.g., Iran). He can NOT negotiate with fanatics. Their worldview doesn't permit it. We get to experience his failure to realise that simple salesman / customer reading. Oh: Don't hold your breath waiting for him to nuke Iran, either. Or conduct the bombing campaign he talked about pre-election. Ain't gonna happen. Wouldn't be 'prudent' (where've you heard that before?).

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:33 PM (ayRl+)

542 514 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:16 PM (hzuYO)

I bet I could perturb you. It just comes naturally to me.

Other than that Amen sis.

Politics is dumb, never forget it.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 01:18 PM (i+GzW)
****
Nah. If my own father could not ruffle my feathers, no one could. You could try! It would make me laugh!

I look very sweet and kind (and I am). I look demure until something happens and I laugh inappropriately.

I have used my good looks, charm, Southern accent, and sly like a fox all of my life...once I realized the power of this in college. Until then I was clueless why no one messed with me.

Politics going to crap is not going to faze me. May make my sarcasm sharper.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:40 PM (hzuYO)

543 Well, when their muz buddies take over, they won't vote, work, go to college or show their snouts in public
Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 01:32 PM (kJmLc)

The single greatest desire of the average woman is to be the cherished property of a high status man. You are very very mistaken if you think this line of argument means anything to the majority of women.

Women follow power. Women follow dominance. Women vote for libs because the libs are the dominant cultural force in America.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:41 PM (OPlHs)

544 When my oldest kid went to college my wife insisted on filling out fafsa forms. I said why waste time we’re white and “rich” (according to the govt). She was like no just fill it out and lest see what happens.

what happened was we were told LOLGF you’re not getting a dime. Meanwhile Ahmed,
JaQuan and Prajeet get showered with money.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 01:24 PM (qRlGC)

The only for an 18 year old white American man to get money from the government is to join the military.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 01:42 PM (OPlHs)

545 Well we can only hope the new democratic congress goes so ball to wallz radical left the next two years that the country turns on them in the 2028 election. If we still have one .

Posted by: Big Alfredo at November 04, 2026 02:11 PM (Vdukr)

Wednesday Morning Rant

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Put it online, they said
It'll make things so easy, they said

This article was written before election returns came in, so this is not an election thread. You are welcome to discuss that anyway if desired, since election returns are probably the main topic of conversation

The past decade or so has seen a wild proliferation of stuff that falls into the general category often called the "Internet of Things," or IoT. These are things that do something and connect to the internet either to perform its work or to extend its functionality. IoT devices are often referred to as "smart" devices. "Smart" cameras, doorbells, TVs, locks, thermostats, switches and more all go online to function or to work to their maximum effect. This is all increasingly common and often underscores security and privacy issues or risks. Those risks are so real that it's not unreasonable to just assume that all of it is simply not secure at all, and implement or it not based on your risk appetite.

But that's in the household. IoT is not merely merely for consumer electronics and household gadgets, it's also industrial equipment, and the risk profile there is radically different. If someone hacks your "smart lock," he can wander in and rob your house. If he hacks your "smart camera" and catches something compromising, he could blackmail you. If he hacks your factory, that's a whole different story. If he hacks your supply chain management, that's a whole different story. The risk blast radius in industry is much greater than it is at the household level, and those risks are not merely hypothetical. There have been some very public incidents in Europe that demonstrate the problem, as multiple attacks on industrial IoT were targeted squarely at the food supply.

Last month, there was a coordinated attack on commercial refrigeration equipment produced by a Danish manufacturer. Most of the targets were in France, and multiple supermarkets and suppliers were exposed to major product loss as a result of their refrigerators being told to stop refrigerating. This was accomplished setting the refrigeration temperatures high or turning on the integrated defrost cycle. The machines were not off, nor were they offline - they were just set high enough to let things spoil:

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's PM programme, Alex Pearce, the managing director of fruit and vegetable supplier Langridge Organic, said he had noticed on Monday morning that two of his company's fridges were showing "abnormal temperatures and defrost settings".

"A third fridge suddenly went into a defrost mode ... At the back of my mind I thought, 'I think we're being hacked.'

"So I unplugged the cable from the wall which disconnected our fridges from the outside world."

He said the company's fridges had been set as high as 150C.

Mr Pearce said: "I reckon I caught them by luck right in the middle of it being hacked."

He was paying attention, and intervened to contain the problem. Good for him, and I hope he got a bonus. The losses across the industry reached millions of Euros, and happened due to software vulnerabilities in the equipment. This is, in part, due to a collision of the software lifecycle and the industrial equipment lifecycle:
Danfoss told AFP in a statement that most of the affected equipment was "legacy" products which "no longer receive software or security updates".

It said its AK-SM800 and AK-SC355 fridge regulator systems were notably affected, with a version of the former using "outdated firmware". It added that it had long advised supermarkets to update from those models. Danfoss gave no figures of how many systems were affected.

Commercial or industrial refrigerators are capital equipment, and can see very long service life - service life that will almost inevitably be much longer than software is typically maintained, patched and kept secure. "Update from those models" is not a very good solution for major durable goods.

Authorities in France described the attacks as "amateurish" and offered assurances that there was almost no chance a state actor was involved. That is probably true, but that also makes it worse, not better. If some unsophisticated hackers can cause a few million Euros in losses (which are food losses) literally overnight, imagine what the sophisticated ones can do - especially since it happened again this week, in a different set of countries and with a different manufacturer's equipment. Like last time, some outfits noticed right away and intervened while others suffered significant product losses. The overall scale of the more recent event was smaller, but it was the exact same style of attack: instruct the connected refrigerators to change their setpoints.

Connected industrial equipment gives a real benefit to the operator, which is why it is used and why organizations will pay for it. Centralized monitoring capability alone is probably worth it for any organization with multiple locations. Real-time status, conditions monitoring, fault detection and isolation, coordinated maintenance activities, utility cost optimization and more are all very real improvements to large-scale operations and industrial IoT makes that possible. Those very real benefits, however, come with very real risks when it comes to both failure scale (the consequences of errors can be more severe, because they are wider in scope) and external threats (hackers and similar). The convenience and optimization of industrial IoT requires rigorous change control, security-conscious infrastructure design and strict security process control. Many places - and manufacturers - embrace the former and skimp on the latter. Control surfaces are directly connected to the internet, updates don't get applied, change control is lackadaisical, corporate infrastructure security is poor, etc. Fixing those things not only reduces operational convenience, it increases cost - though probably not more than major equipment failures.

These have been comparatively little incidents and were not disasters. They were loss-making inconveniences, but the scope of these attacks has been thankfully limited. These small-scale incidents, however, highlight a major risk. More than a decade ago, someone once put to me as, "our only hope is that the Internet of incompatible Things collapses under its own weight before the Internet of insecure Things gets us all killed." Engineers have largely solved the compatibility problems, because that's what engineers do. The security problems, however, must be dealt with before little incidents like these refrigeration attacks are seen merely as contextual footnotes in the history of industrial IoT disasters.

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1 Fist!

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (svLOV)

2 heh. Never mind that typo. Carry on.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (svLOV)

3 My money is on the dumbasses just plugged them and left the default login of user:admin pw:blank

But they were hacked by super smart people using P2PShell just sounds just so much cooler to print in the paper.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (lLeLE)

4 I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (svLOV)

5 This article was written before election returns came in, so this is not an election thread. You are welcome to discuss that anyway if desired, since election returns are probably the main topic of conversation

Thank you. I have zero desire to think about last night's cataclysm.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (Riz8t)

6 Yeah, I want to be able to open my garage door using the internet.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (aD4fx)

7 Nobody expects the Middle Ages.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (ZQ6RP)

8 I'm gonna say this and no more: I voted straight R in SC, despite my threats to ditch Darline.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (w6EFb)

9 Thank you Joe.
I love reading about the fridges in Europe. Let's connect everything. What could go wrong?

A lady just rang my doorbell. A neighbour put out a barbecue and she asked for help to put it into her truck.

I kind of needed that today.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:04 AM (Sco7b)

10 commies give fuck all about the dangers of centralizing things

They want all the control so they can shut off your air conditioner in 105 degree weather because you said wrongthink on twitter

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (fapp/)

11 The convenience of much of IoT isn't worth the safety, privacy, and maintenance costs

Great I can set my home thermometer remotely.

So can the government
So can random hackers
The device will be more expensive
It will break more often
My parents won't be able to figure it out

And let's add passwords to all these things do and require them to be "secure" so everyone has a list of passwords written down somewhere...

Posted by: Pete Bootyjizz at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)

12 4 I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?

because the central office, where the ceo lives, is an outsider as far as the plant is concerned?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (oY6Yp)

13 I must admit that so far I've been very happy with my IoT lawn sprinkler controller. I suppose there's a way a hacker could make that into a real problem, perhaps by flooding my lawn, but the bigger problem is if they get access to other thing currently on my router.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

14 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (qCV5n)

15 Ugh what a sock to wonder in with

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)

16 IoT sucks, as most devices are not very secure. If you want hackers and the local Gov't/Power company to have access to your house, use IoT.
Some years back, the local power company here in Sandy Eggo CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE ON REMOTE THERMOSTATS in order to set the temp higher to save power.
Now imagine what hackers can do with IoT-connected TVs and fridges...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (l3cgK)

17 I have been saying for a long time that we are automating things that should not be automated.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (RebKl)

18
They want all the control so they can shut off your air conditioner in 105 degree weather because you said wrongthink on twitter

This AND what good is being a member of the elite if normies can have basically the same things?

Remember when some EU bigwig made a big show of turning off the AC in his building...but only for the lower floors where the peons worked?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (sKqQm)

19 14 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

That's why God created whiskey.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

20 I keep referring to a former co-worker who put his whole house in the IoT. The locks for the doors, the appliances, the garage, HVAC, entertainment center and of course all the connected devices.

Then, during an epic winter storm, lost power. For days.

They were locked out of their house, once in, couldn't use anything without a generator... so he bought one.

But the internet's down. And your apps won't work without it.

He and his family ended up in a hotel for 3-4 days.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (RORbl)

21 Oh, and all the remote IoT cameras in and around your house are for the Gov't and hackers to access too...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (l3cgK)

22 OK stayed red yesterday. Makes me wonder what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (syWgn)

23 "Some years back, the local power company here in Sandy Eggo CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE ON REMOTE THERMOSTATS in order to set the temp higher to save power."

They gaslight it as being a convenience "Lets us control your thermostat so you dont have to, so much convenience!"

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (fapp/)

24 I'm reminded of a guy talking about a Shadowrun game he was in back in the 90s. His character broke into a company's network and he decided to make the water fountains overflow.

The GM didn't allow it saying "That's ridiculous. Water fountains wouldn't be connected to the net!"

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (svLOV)

25 How can I connect my asshole to the internet? And can I get free government money to do so?

Mom, the meatloaf! Mom!

Posted by: 20 something year old democrat moocher at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (2mAEd)

26 Managers who want to have all of the details of an organization at their fingertips instead of hiring good people, paying them well, and trusting them.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (RebKl)

27 I'm gonna say this and no more: I voted straight R in SC, despite my threats to ditch Darline.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

Same. Held my nose.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (r2Icn)

28 19 14 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

That's why God created whiskey.

as a refrigerant?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (oY6Yp)

29 23 "Some years back, the local power company here in Sandy Eggo CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE ON REMOTE THERMOSTATS in order to set the temp higher to save power."

They gaslight it as being a convenience "Lets us control your thermostat so you dont have to, so much convenience!"

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (fapp/)

While not saying WHO it's convenient for...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (l3cgK)

30 Actually I forgot my Generac is connected to the web aand I get status updates to phone and email when it does a test run every Wednesday.

I'm in a small area so that kind of makes sense.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (Sco7b)

31 Makes me wonder what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

Dude, I live in the GPROMD. The fact we had wins from Republicans here was nothing less than surprising.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (svLOV)

32 Remember when some EU bigwig made a big show of turning off the AC in his building...but only for the lower floors where the peons worked?

Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Posted by: Ursula von der Leyen at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

33 13 I must admit that so far I've been very happy with my IoT lawn sprinkler controller. I suppose there's a way a hacker could make that into a real problem, perhaps by flooding my lawn, but the bigger problem is if they get access to other thing currently on my router.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
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You (and everyone) should be putting IoT devices that are accessible from outside your home on their own subnet on your router and setting firewall rules that prevent that subnet from talking to the other subnets that have your PCs, tablets, etc. on them.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (oqH4h)

34 It's scary to think your entire city's food supply could be destroyed, overnight, just by an outside group tampering with the fridge temps at grocery stores.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (Toos7)

35 I have so few 'IoT' possessions it's not funny. I bought my monitor @ Best Buy precisely because it DIDN'T have a camera and microphone. $139, 30". There are a few things I genuinely appreciate about the IoT … and many more that I don't.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (ayRl+)

36 28 19 14 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

That's why God created whiskey.

as a refrigerant?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (oY6Yp)

Alcohol can be used as a refrigerant...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (l3cgK)

37
I have zero desire to think about last night's cataclysm.
Posted by: Archimedes

=================

My very aged mom listens to the news all day. I told her to turn it off and listen to Frank Sinatra tunes and things that make her happy.

The Term of the Dems will start in 2027, and we'll take the obstacles as they come.

And who knows? It might be as disappointing a shitshow and circular firing squad to its voters as the GOPe has been to us.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (mmrXZ)

38
The GM didn't allow it saying "That's ridiculous. Water fountains wouldn't be connected to the net!"

A generation or two ago people were worried about their government spying on them through the TV

Now we all carry phones that spy on us constantly.

I'll mention things I haven't looked up or talked about and then check farcebook and hey...an ad for that thing I just talked about...10% off for first time buyers!

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (sKqQm)

39 what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.

California metastasized.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (RebKl)

40 It said its AK-SM800 and AK-SC355 fridge regulator systems were notably affected, with a version of the former using "outdated firmware".

One- of sufficient age- wonders how refrigerators ever worked without "firmware".

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (Kkd7+)

41 We, for one, are *very* happy that election machines are part of the IoT. Trust us!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (0sNs1)

42 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

That's why God created whiskey.

as a refrigerant?

As something to be consumed neat at room T.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

43 As I mentioned on an earlier thread, I used to develop "gateways." My software would communicate with a gas pump, get the credit card info and send over a spacelink to a hub, using TCP/IP.

None of these networks touched the Capital I Internet. While we using Internet Protocol, all of these transactions were conducted over private networks.

I seems to me that some cheapshit enterprises in Europe messed up by not spending the Euros on private networks.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (LOvBA)

44 I have zero desire to think about last night's cataclysm.

---------------

I take comfort in knowing that Trump will be remembered fondly after we elect the next Republican president, whoever that is, whenever that is.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (qCV5n)

45 Some years back, the local power company here in Sandy Eggo CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE ON REMOTE THERMOSTATS in order to set the temp higher to save power.

That's exactly why they want people to install smart thermostats that they can control.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (aD4fx)

46 AI is going to let any idiot hack all the things. This internet has turned out to be a scourge.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (MWfyi)

47 16 IoT sucks, as most devices are not very secure. If you want hackers and the local Gov't/Power company to have access to your house, use IoT.
Some years back, the local power company here in Sandy Eggo CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE ON REMOTE THERMOSTATS in order to set the temp higher to save power.
Now imagine what hackers can do with IoT-connected TVs and fridges...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (l3cgK)

Yes, I will NOT opt in to that, even though they promise a discounted bill. It's insanity to agree to let them do it b/c the only time they will do it is when you NEED the AC or heat...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (Gb7+b)

48 17 I have been saying for a long time that we are automating things that should not be automated.

don't worry. i can check everything to make certain it's secure. i got your back.

Posted by: chatgpt at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (oY6Yp)

49 I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?
Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM

This is why whenever anyone mentions "the cloud" I tell them to replace that with "someone else's servers." Now...do you really want to put all of your control over your data on someone else's hardware/software over which you have no control? No? Why would you do that for the devices in your home as well?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (bFu5X)

50
And who knows? It might be as disappointing a shitshow and circular firing squad to its voters as the GOPe has been to us.

We have to hope that the Dems focus so much on looting that their various factions start publicly infighting.

The problem with this theory is in the Biden years they resolved the problem by just printing enough money to but everyone off.

Which caused the "affordability crises" which seems to have gotten the Ds the win last night.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:11 AM (sKqQm)

51 Authorities in France described the attacks as "amateurish" and offered assurances

that there was almost no chance a state actor was involved.



Just Benji from the Khyber Pass.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 11:11 AM (7Ne0P)

52 The anti-data center vote yesterday was part of this. Paradoxically we all use tech in our lives but hate tech as well. TechBros are the new finance bros for people to hate. With some justification.

I’m in tech and was having a discussion a few days ago with someone about this. Between the two of us we’ve automated away thousands of jobs over our careers. And got paid very well to do that.

The backlash was inevitable.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 11:11 AM (qRlGC)

53 44 I take comfort in knowing that Trump will be remembered fondly after we elect the next Republican president, whoever that is, whenever that is.

hitler, obviously.

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:11 AM (oY6Yp)

54 If I buy food at their stores, does my credit card info go over the Internet?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 11:12 AM (LOvBA)

55 I take comfort in knowing that Trump will be remembered fondly after we elect the next Republican president, whoever that is, whenever that is.

If there is a next Republican president.

The D's take the presidency in 2028, and they will introduce "Our Democracy", and will ensure that they never lose another election.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 11:12 AM (aD4fx)

56 >>> 13 I must admit that so far I've been very happy with my IoT lawn sprinkler controller.

We have an old fashioned Rain Bird sprinkler system, and every time the guy comes in the fall to blow out our sprinklers for the winter, he tells us how great a system it is. To hold on to it as long as possible. It's super easy to set.

But I wish you luck with yours!

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 11:12 AM (Toos7)

57 AI is going to let any idiot hack all the things. This internet has turned out to be a scourge.

I've seen people note AI has found a bunch of bugs in various code bases.

Now...my own experience yes and it will also flag a bunch of things that aren't bugs as well but this same sort of analysis will find security vulnerabilities as well. Yes, people with use AI to fix those which in turn will open new vulnerabilities and so on...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:12 AM (sKqQm)

58 Private networks, OK. But the benefits of general connection obviously aren't worth the risks at the current level of cybersecurity.

The industries in 1994 (whatever) that had evolved and existed in some cases for decades or a century don't need it until it can be done securely. And critical infrastructure should never have it - it's kinda right there in the name.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 11:13 AM (U/Byj)

59 I live in a very red state, South Dakota. All the republicans running last night won. There was a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would require that only U.S. citizens be allowed to vote. It overwhelmingly passed, however, 32% voted against it. I can't get over that 32%.

Posted by: Archer at November 04, 2026 11:13 AM (aWPl9)

60 AI is going to let Any Idiot hack all the things. This internet has turned out to be a scourge.
Posted by: fd

Hold it. Have you decoded the message?

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (Kkd7+)

61 10 FACTS about the Iran War:

1) It lost us the midterms.


I'd like to see more in depth analysis.

How much of last night was the war/gas prices, and how much was Trump stopping inflation but not rolling prices back to pre-Biden levels?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (sKqQm)

62 39 what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.

California metastasized.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (RebKl)

California voted for Reagan as Governor, and later President ( twice ). It's not that California metastasized, it's that a liberal cancer grew and turned Kalifornia into a commie-infested organ, and THAT cancer metastasized. Are you going to blame California for Oregon too?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (l3cgK)

63 I have a new Rain Bird controller. It has the home wifi password. I am not concerned because I don't broadcast the SSID.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (LOvBA)

64 You know what we all need.

Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people.
For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?!

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)

65 And who knows? It might be as disappointing a shitshow and circular firing squad to its voters as the GOPe has been to us.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (mmrXZ)

No it won’t. The left has a PLAN.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (ZQ6RP)

66 Remember the consternation the introduction of 'smart meters' caused? People were speculating that the power company rep who installed it would also come into your home and install new outlets that had cameras in 'em so the Power Company could hear and see everything you said and did. There was an old tune in the '70s that had the lyrics "Paranoia runs deep / Into your life it will creep" … it was prescient.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:15 AM (ayRl+)

67 32% voted against it. I can't get over that 32%.


They got a voter guide telling them to vote against it because its racist or Orangemanbad.

Its really that simple.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:15 AM (sKqQm)

68 "no longer receive software or security updates"

Which is a HUGE problem with software in the connected age. Honestly, you shouldn't NEED security updates to your software - at least, not nearly as often as you get them. But they went and built a bunch of the foundational bits with more concern to connecting than to protecting.

It was a bad idea then and it's worse now.

Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:15 AM (kU0PQ)

69 66 And who knows? It might be as disappointing a shitshow and circular firing squad to its voters as the GOPe has been to us.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (mmrXZ)

No it won’t. The left has a PLAN.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (ZQ6RP)

Well, they do seem to get things done - see Obamacare...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:15 AM (Gb7+b)

70 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting? There is no situation where you'd need anything remotely that high to defrost a freezer.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

71 You know what we all need.

Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people.
For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?!

Personally, I want a frig that won't let me open it when I want a snack, because "that's not good for you - you've had enough calories today".

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

72 AI is going to let Any Idiot hack all the things. This internet has turned out to be a scourge.
Posted by: fd

Hold it. Have you decoded the message?
Posted by: t-bird


Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's everywhere.

Drink More Ovaltine.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (7Ne0P)

73 I was pretty down in 2012 and it was all for nought. I was convinced 8 years of Hillary was inevitable - and then a miracle occurred. So if nothing else do not despair.

Remember that yesterday you probably didn't do too well at predicting even what would happen last night.

So do not try to forecast the future. It belongs to Him.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (i+GzW)

74 71 You know what we all need.

Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people.
For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?!

Personally, I want a frig that won't let me open it when I want a snack, because "that's not good for you - you've had enough calories today".
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

They sell those...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (Gb7+b)

75 69 "no longer receive software or security updates"

Which is a HUGE problem with software in the connected age. Honestly, you shouldn't NEED security updates to your software - at least, not nearly as often as you get them. But they went and built a bunch of the foundational bits with more concern to connecting than to protecting.

hmmm.... *scribbles notes* nationalize data centers so that we can enlist chatgpt to reach out and forcibly patch iot devices that need security updates.

Posted by: adding to the d agenda at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (oY6Yp)

76 61 10 FACTS about the Iran War:

1) It lost us the midterms.


I'd like to see more in depth analysis.

How much of last night was the war/gas prices, and how much was Trump stopping inflation but not rolling prices back to pre-Biden levels?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (sKqQm)

Which is nearly impossible without Depression-level economic fall-out.
Best you can do is increase the purchasing power of the consumer, which was and is happening under Trump. If the Dems take over in 2029, and the economy goes into the sh*tter and stays there into the 2030's, be sure it'll be blamed on Trump.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (l3cgK)

77 OK stayed red yesterday. Makes me wonder what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (syWgn)
___

Missouri is still red.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (TJRes)

78 @ 64 You know what we all need. Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people. For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?! Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)
_________________________

Ever hear of 'OnStar'? GM used to brag about how you could call them if your car was stolen and they could kill the engine. Good, huh? A Cadillac tech told me over lunch one day that, if GM could kill the engine to stop a thief, it could also kill the engine to stop YOU. But people didn't wanna hear that, so …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (ayRl+)

79 The problems facing the country can't be fixed in 8 years. Trump tried to give it a start. I don't think a lot of people understand the vast undertaking needed.

And now comes the arson crew.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (r2Icn)

80 61 10 FACTS about the Iran War:

1) It lost us the midterms.
_-_
Gotta think that the lack of action by the GOP in congress was also a sizeable factor.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (RebKl)

81 74 Remember that yesterday you probably didn't do too well at predicting even what would happen last night.

So do not try to forecast the future. It belongs to Him.

la la la la live for today...

Posted by: things that always work out at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (oY6Yp)

82 But they went and built a bunch of the foundational bits with more concern to connecting than to protecting.

I think we look at internet security in a wrong way.

The idea is software needs to be a fortress because their are endless barbarian wanting to come in and loot it.

I have a look on my door, but if a group of people really wanted to get in they can. That doesn't happen because it will bring police who will arrest them.

With the internet it is harder to arrest people sure. But the answer to that should be more severe punishment. If we started hanging people/droning people for hacking and broadcast it on TV internet security wouldn't be such a difficult field...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (sKqQm)

83 So if nothing else do not despair.

---------------

Last night was bad, but despair is sucks.

Regroup and soldier on.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (qCV5n)

84 Commercial or industrial refrigerators are capital equipment, and can see very long service life - service life that will almost inevitably be much longer than software is typically maintained, patched and kept secure.

Which is why they really shouldn't be software-based, at all. When you convert a mechanical system to a software system, you turn a likely reliable machine into something that is increasingly unstable and ephemeral.

Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (kU0PQ)

85 "10 ) It lost us the midterms.
Posted by: The James Madison"

So it's Trump's fault for dealing with the muzzie menace. Nobody else would take the hit. What lost the elections is the worthless GOP and voters who sat home either because of apathy or the worthless GOP gave them nothing to show up for.

Anyway, whether or not the country is worth saving from Islam at this point is debatable. The electorate shit the bed and now they can lay in it.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (MWfyi)

86 I have a new Rain Bird controller. It has the home wifi password. I am not concerned because I don't broadcast the SSID.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (LOvBA)

That's hardly a concern, loundeye. All your sprinkler are belong to us.

Posted by: Norks at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (RDiUV)

87 40 It said its AK-SM800 and AK-SC355 fridge regulator systems were notably affected, with a version of the former using "outdated firmware".

One- of sufficient age- wonders how refrigerators ever worked without "firmware".
Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:09 AM (Kkd7+)

Refrigeration equipment has to be monitored to keep product from spoiling if the temperature gets too high. Residential refrigerators are plug and play, but supermarket refrigeration systems are complex and require a great deal of maintenance. I've been in the refrigeration industry since I graduated from college, and these systems have been in place since the late 80's. AFAIK there have never been any large scale attacks against grocery stores like we are seeing now. With AI, this is only the beginning. Anything connected to the interwebz is vulnerable, and this type of hacking could literally bring this country to its knees in weeks.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (zuZpx)

88 One of the reasons for voter abandonment---Relations with Israel. A quote by JD Vance.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (8Uo7a)

89 Now that I've entered the era of Every Day Is Saturday I've begun taking more road trips. My dependency on technology continues to grow. Maps, of course. Wallymart. GasBuddy. Lots of lodging apps. Texts. Android Auto - Libby for audiobooks and UToobz for music.
And Starlink. Starlink is a wonderment.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (RDhJX)

90 Considering the election returns, not being connected to the internet is probably a good thing. Don't use smart anything.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (1K8XZ)

91 76 61 10 FACTS about the Iran War:

1) It lost us the midterms.


I'd like to see more in depth analysis.

How much of last night was the war/gas prices, and how much was Trump stopping inflation but not rolling prices back to pre-Biden levels?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (sKqQm)

Which is nearly impossible without Depression-level economic fall-out.
Best you can do is increase the purchasing power of the consumer, which was and is happening under Trump. If the Dems take over in 2029, and the economy goes into the sh*tter and stays there into the 2030's, be sure it'll be blamed on Trump.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (l3cgK)

But it was reaccelerating again this year...so he stopped it in 2025, but gas prices and the war got it started again...and folks see that.

We still couldn't buy beef, especially steak...and he had 2 years. That's what 90% of the middle class workers were saying...

Taking it away from others (stopping fraud) was nice, but still didn't help the 90%...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (Gb7+b)

92 65 No it won’t. The left has a PLAN.

you know who else has a plan?

Posted by: xinnie the pooh at November 04, 2026 11:20 AM (oY6Yp)

93 >>>I'm gonna say this and no more: I voted straight R in SC, despite my threats to ditch Darline.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

Same. Held my nose.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (r2Icn)

--

That Greenville County went blue for Senate, even slightly, is a bad sign.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at November 04, 2026 11:20 AM (NYInA)

94 "4 I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?
Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (svLOV)"

The fraction of the population that is too stupid to do much more than watch the ass end of a plow horse or dig ditches hasn't changed in thousands of years.

Sending them all to college did nothing.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (G5zYf)

95 64 You know what we all need.

Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people.
For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?!

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)

Yeah, like deFrock Cameras only being used to find kidnapped children within a city...It'll NEVER be abused by anyone! Gov't will NEVER pass legislation "allowing" police to kill cars for other reasons...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (l3cgK)

96 The Dow is up 2.5% today. This makes no sense.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)

97 These have been comparatively little incidents and were not disasters

I'd call it a proof of concept attack.

"Look at how easy it will be to starve our enemies".

If it's not a state actor, if it's one of their own citizens being an edgelord, so much the better. It's way easier to execute your own people than to execute foreigners.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (vJrRc)

98 Anything connected to the interwebz is vulnerable, and this type of hacking could literally bring this country to its knees in weeks.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (zuZpx)

Promises. Promises.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (RDiUV)

99 I was just looking around but the blue wave from last night is no where close to what the red wave in 2010 during obama's first term. They lost bot the house and a super majority in the senate that year.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (I43vL)

100 Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (qCV5n

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (JrHfD)

101 70 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting? There is no situation where you'd need anything remotely that high to defrost a freezer.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

I thought it was 50ºC...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (l3cgK)

102 96 The Dow is up 2.5% today. This makes no sense.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)

They expect the fed to stop raising rates...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (Gb7+b)

103 I live in a very red state.

Basically every Republican won every position they won in 2024 and 2022. However the margins were about 6% smaller on average looking at it ballpark.

In a state like mine a 6% shift doesn’t do much since the margins are so high to begin with. Winning by 20 or by 14, whatever still a solid win.

In a state where wins are in razor thin like a Wisconsin or Michigan or even minesotta that’s a tsunami election for the other side.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (qRlGC)

104 "...despite my threats to ditch Darline.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist"

Well, she doesn't spell her name right.

Posted by: Darlene's everywhere at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (RDhJX)

105 @ 91 … I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (ayRl+)

106 Now you still won't be able to buy beef for yourself because you'll have to pay for beef for other people.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (enNUy)

107 The Dow is up 2.5% today. This makes no sense.

Stocks are pretty good investment in a high inflationary time period.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:23 AM (sKqQm)

108 10 FACTS about the Iran War:

1) It lost us the midterms.

Absolutely. It forced a cartoonish steal covered by EO 13848. What other option did they have?

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:23 AM (Kkd7+)

109 "64 You know what we all need.

Cars that the police can disable remotely to stop the evil people.
For our safety.
Won't you think of the children?!
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (Sco7b)"

This guy thinks we will be allowed to have cars

People don't understand the bullet we dodged in 2024 with CAFE shit.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 11:23 AM (G5zYf)

110 My Dog has got the Zoomies. He will not be denied right now.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 11:23 AM (Gqar8)

111 Blonde, I said last night I fully expect liberal infighting, and that will be worth having popcorn on hand for.

I suspect liberals were voted in to lower gas and food prices, and stop the Iran war. The average normie doesn't care about revenge on Trump. The average normie voted IN Trump in 2024. But the dems will overplay their hand and make all their policies about MAGA revenge. Will the voters be ok with that in 28? We shall see.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 11:24 AM (Toos7)

112 Which caused the "affordability crises" which seems to have gotten the Ds the win last night.

Posted by: 18-1

This is my WAG as to what happened last night. The Dems managed to pin their own the blame for their own horrible policies and behavior on the opposition, because the opposition couldn't undo the damage in two years.

I believe that the average American is struggling financially right now, especially if they're young. Thanks to being bled dry by years of Bidenomics, their credit and savings are blown. Trump promised to fix that, and he hasn't (yet).

And if corruption is an emerging theme, there has been nothing more damaging than the corporate and government leftist alliances and the corruption they've spawned. The dems own the bulk of that, but seem to have convinced voters otherwise.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at November 04, 2026 11:24 AM (yFLFB)

113 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting?

To save cost, our firmware is also used on our incinerators.

Posted by: Big Bangalore at November 04, 2026 11:24 AM (Kkd7+)

114 One of the reasons for voter abandonment---Relations with Israel. A quote by JD Vance.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 11:19 AM (8Uo7a)

Vance/Carlson 2028

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:25 AM (AKptf)

115 Has gas dropped below $2.50 yet?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:25 AM (qq+pS)

116 105 @ 91 … I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (ayRl+)

And this is the problem and the big reason for the loss. You say fuck 'em and don't blame Trump/Rs. But LIVs 100% do b/c they put them in charge so they could eat beef again (simplified example - do this across 100 products and industries and just overall middle class life)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:26 AM (Gb7+b)

117 I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (ayRl+)

Gut. Ve haf ze bugs for you.

Posted by: WEF at November 04, 2026 11:26 AM (1K8XZ)

118 McMansions are BOGO today. Praise allah. Youngsters have roofs.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (enNUy)

119 ...how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?

"No problem. It has passwords and two-factor authentication. Perfectly secure."

-- Software Developer Salesman

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (vTZFs)

120 Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:25 AM (qq+pS)

Good to see you, sir.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (RDiUV)

121 70 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting? There is no situation where you'd need anything remotely that high to defrost a freezer.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

Yes, this is my problem too...been eating chicken and pork (with pork/lb sometimes being less expensive than chicken). Costco cooked ham was $3.29/lb, the same price as UNCOOKED pork chops...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (l3cgK)

122 We will see a miracle of gas prices dropping precipitously across the country!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (AKptf)

123 Vance/Carlson 2028
Posted by: runner

You will vote for Christie/ Pedro Bush and like it.

Chris is the only candidate who can chew through the issues.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (qq+pS)

124 Dem "in-fighting" etc won't matter any more than their vile behavior since 2016 has. For whatever reason, there's no cost politically.

Meanwhile no judges after Christmas. No justices, with the only 2 solid incumbents in their late 70s (and this extends into next prez term). Politicized Senate confirmation of general officers - you think that's going to be off-limits to the newly empowered cretins? Uh uh.

How many new "sanctuary" states? TX? (!!) Others? Enforcing immigration law is already incredibly difficult due to institutional/civic collapse generally. Just wait til you see what it's like starting in January.

Census definitely without legislative fixes. Birthright citizenship absurdity ditto. God knows what destructive vandalism re data centers, AI, etc (even with vetoes, capital can go on strike as it did under Obama).

Leaving aside the electoral picture for 2028, seems most are just ignoring the catastrophe we're seeing/about to see.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (U/Byj)

125 115 Has gas dropped below $2.50 yet?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:25 AM

Any minute now.

Posted by: Karen on NextDoor at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (RDhJX)

126 Geez...copy/paste failure. My mouse sucks almost as often as Kumala...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (l3cgK)

127 I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?
Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (svLOV)

Because those people are just Negative Nellies and Grumpy test guys who are Luddites and just like to say "No."

It makes it especially satisfying to say "I told you so" in the after action meeting about some incident. It doesn't have to be security. It can be something as simple as using someone else's software, such that 5 years later you can't even update your system but have to entirely rewrite it - because that other person's software went End Of Life. (And that means no mo updates, and you won't pass the security scans now.)

Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (kU0PQ)

128 I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.

I've starting buying the 10-lb. tubes for $35 from my Amish store. A little inconvenient, but it's saving me a ton of money.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (Kkd7+)

129 Republicans delivered a decent tax cut package. They have induced trillion$ in foreign investment. The economy is doing good.

So those issues didn't win the election.
Those issues will be ignored by Democrats.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (Wt1Rs)

130 Breaking News: In sad news for our single 'Rons, Megan Moroney has announced she is officially an item with USMNT soccer player Christian Pulisic, and is now off the market.

Sorry, guys.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (0sNs1)

131 Back at’cha flounder.

Going to be back in fits and starts.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (qq+pS)

132 113 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting?

To save cost, our firmware is also used on our incinerators.

Posted by: Big Bangalore at November 04, 2026 11:24 AM (Kkd7+)

Are they used in Germany?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (l3cgK)

133
I understand the convenience aspect of all of this but how is it that there was not one person in the planning phase saying "Hey; allowing outsiders to access these systems is a bad thing"?
Posted by: NR Pax

================

The fun thing is, safeguards were available to prevent hacking. It would have taken a little more effort and minor cost, but apparently the frogs didn't want to bother.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (mmrXZ)

134 >>How much of last night was the war/gas prices, and how much was Trump stopping inflation but not rolling prices back to pre-Biden levels?

How much of it was the nature of midterms with the party out of power being energized and the party in power becoming complacent after getting what they wanted?

I thought we would perform much better last night and keep the Senate. I knew we'd be up against history but I thought our side would reward our team for a sealed border, record deportations, lowest crime in generations, a booming economy and on and on. Instead we got complacent and let the left, who despises all of that, have all the energy.

Michigan elected an anti-semite jihadist. Texas, of all places, elected a trans, gay senator that took 2 weeks of the election off. Neither of those was because of gas prices or inflation. Both were much worse under Biden. Thinking this election was about good old American values is fighting the last war.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (viF8m)

135 @ 116 105 @ 91 … I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em. Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (ayRl+)
And this is the problem and the big reason for the loss. You say fuck 'em and don't blame Trump/Rs. But LIVs 100% do b/c they put them in charge so they could eat beef again (simplified example - do this across 100 products and industries and just overall middle class life) ... Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:26 AM (Gb7+b)
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I'm STILL not going to pay $8± for a goddamned 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (ayRl+)

136 You will vote for Christie/ Pedro Bush and like it.

Chris is the only candidate who can chew through the issues.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (qq+pS)


🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (AKptf)

137 How many new "sanctuary" states? TX? (!!) Others? Enforcing immigration law is already incredibly difficult due to institutional/civic collapse generally. Just wait til you see what it's like starting in January.

Census definitely without legislative fixes. Birthright citizenship absurdity ditto. God knows what destructive vandalism re data centers, AI, etc (even with vetoes, capital can go on strike as it did under Obama).

Leaving aside the electoral picture for 2028, seems most are just ignoring the catastrophe we're seeing/about to see.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM


The county sheriffs here in Texas for the most part will not go along with the sanctuary stuff.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (I43vL)

138 128 I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.

I've starting buying the 10-lb. tubes for $35 from my Amish store. A little inconvenient, but it's saving me a ton of money.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (Kkd7+)

You've been eating tube steak?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (l3cgK)

139 Most voters don’t spend their days analyzing every piece of data like oh gdp is up 3% kudos to you dear chap Donald. They know Trump is in office, gas is $4 it was under $3 before the war he started. And they’re pissed off.

Voters show their anger is voting for the other party. I really don’t think it’s more complicated than that. It may not be rational but it’s how it works.

It’s back to Clinton’s “it’s the economy stupid”.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (qRlGC)

140 The Dow is up 2.5% today. This makes no sense.

The one thing the market hates more than anything else is uncertainty. "We're screwed for at least two years" is a form of certainty.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (vTZFs)

141
Well, that was fun.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM (OkYzo)

142 The House and Senate will swing back during the 2028 election.

By how much, I don't know.

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Oy/m2)

143 By the time they're seated, the commies will be talking about confiscating retirement funds. Maybe by Friday.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (r2Icn)

144 Also:
Trump closed the border tight.

Voters didn't care.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Wt1Rs)

145 Markets like predictability. They predict gridlock for the next 2 years. No major shifts in policy.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (AKptf)

146 >>>Speaking to BBC Radio 4's PM programme, Alex Pearce, the managing director of fruit and vegetable supplier Langridge Organic, said he had noticed on Monday morning that two of his company's fridges were showing "abnormal temperatures and defrost settings".

Hero.

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (odBC9)

147 129 Republicans delivered a decent tax cut package. They have induced trillion$ in foreign investment. The economy is doing good.

So those issues didn't win the election.
Those issues will be ignored by Democrats.
Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 11:27 AM (Wt1Rs)

The economy is doing good for the top 10%, aka those who own the stocks. It is not doing good for the bottom 90% and particularly the 40-90% groups where Repubs have thrived.

Having a job with no salary increases with inflation rampant, so you work a ton and can't afford life is not gonna ever feel like "the economy is good" - it's gonna feel like someone is lying to your face.

Not to mention the entry level and AI job losses that make finding non-minimum wage jobs for those out of work so difficult.

People get bitter when they are told something they don't experience themselves.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Gb7+b)

148 Which caused the "affordability crises" which seems to have gotten the Ds the win last night.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:11 AM (sKqQm)
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Bingo.

We lost so badly because the GOP is full of retards that couldn't message their way out of a wet paper bag with razor blades in both hands.

The entire "Affordability" thing was and is An Op and it was blatantly obvious from the beginning. And the GOP did sweet fuck-all to counter that narrative, and in fact just accepted the Dem framing of the issue, because they're useless.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (oqH4h)

149 Breaking News: In sad news for our single 'Rons, Megan Moroney has announced she is officially an item with USMNT soccer player Christian Pulisic, and is now off the market.

Sorry, guys.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at November 04, 2026 11:28 AM (0sNs1)

Who and who?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (1K8XZ)

150 I wonder how much of the gas price increase is Iran and how much is California driving refineries out of business.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Zd7Bz)

151 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting? There is no situation where you'd need anything remotely that high to defrost a freezer.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

I thought it was 50ºC...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM

I guess it depends on how quickly you want to defrost that freezer.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (bFu5X)

152 You've been eating tube steak?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:29 AM

Well, not anymore.

Posted by: zombie Lindsay Graham (RINO) at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (0sNs1)

153 Did I miss the coverage of the anti-Jewish rally set for philly on the 8th?

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 11:32 AM (kJmLc)

154 Having a job with no salary increases with inflation rampant, so you work a ton and can't afford life is not gonna ever feel like "the economy is good" - it's gonna feel like someone is lying to your face.

Not to mention the entry level and AI job losses that make finding non-minimum wage jobs for those out of work so difficult.

People get bitter when they are told something they don't experience themselves.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Gb7+b)
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Gosh that sounds a lot like FEELINGS

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:32 AM (oqH4h)

155 They gaslight it as being a convenience "Lets us control your thermostat so you dont have to, so much convenience!"
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (fapp/)

Well, honestly, having to update my thermostat clock twice a year is a royal pain in the butt. Almost worth it to just get an old-timey dial, and turn it down before bed and up after you get out of bed.

Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:32 AM (kU0PQ)

156 It was pointed out to me that in the last 80+ years of midterms, only TWO presidents kept the house and senate at midterms.

Dubya after 9/11. Makes sense.
And FDR.

So things flipping blue was likely. But the amount they flipped blue needs digging into. Looking at the demographics of the votes cast, once they are all in. Analyzing what can be fixed for 2028.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 11:33 AM (Toos7)

157 150 I wonder how much of the gas price increase is Iran and how much is California driving refineries out of business.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Zd7Bz)

It's both.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:33 AM (Gb7+b)

158 101 70 Why is 150 degrees C even a possible setting? There is no situation where you'd need anything remotely that high to defrost a freezer.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

I thought it was 50ºC...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:22 AM (l3cgK)

The defrosts for each case were reset to 300 minutes with no temperature termination. The defrosts heaters just kept running for hours, some of the cases actually got hot enough to catch fire inside.

This was an attack on one OEM for monitoring and control hardware. The playbook for the hack was published by an OT Cybersecurity company called Claroty-- link https://tinyurl.com/ynpjws5h for anyone who is interested. Their blog gave step by step instructions with screenshots on how to hack the systems. Their blog gave Sam hack has been used over and over across Europe.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 11:33 AM (zuZpx)

159 I still don't buy steak - OR ground beef. I'll be damned if I'll pay almost $8 for a 1-lb pack of 73/27 ground beef. Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Dr_No


90/10 is $5.97/lb and 80/20 is $5.72/lb at Sam's.
Ribeyes are running $15.87/lb.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 11:33 AM (7Ne0P)

160 There are a number of Republicans who did well. Most of them in Florida. Maybe national GOP needs to look at what and how they did it. As for the RNC, NRSC and similar, they need to be trashed. Frigging consultants will be the end of us.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (AKptf)

161 154 Having a job with no salary increases with inflation rampant, so you work a ton and can't afford life is not gonna ever feel like "the economy is good" - it's gonna feel like someone is lying to your face.

Not to mention the entry level and AI job losses that make finding non-minimum wage jobs for those out of work so difficult.

People get bitter when they are told something they don't experience themselves.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM (Gb7+b)
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Gosh that sounds a lot like FEELINGS
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:32 AM (oqH4h)

Yes, and if you've ever done debate, feelings matter more than logic. You have an easier time of convincing someone of something when you can make them feel it vs just make them think it. Feelings stay, thoughts stray.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Gb7+b)

162 I'm doing stuff around the house.
Beer is involved....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Sco7b)

163 We lost so badly because the GOP is full of retards that couldn't message their way out of a wet paper bag with razor blades in both hands.

The entire "Affordability" thing was and is An Op and it was blatantly obvious from the beginning. And the GOP did sweet fuck-all to counter that narrative, and in fact just accepted the Dem framing of the issue, because they're useless.
Posted by: ballistic

How's my ass taste?

Posted by: John Thune, feckless fuckwit at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (r2Icn)

164 So, how many changed their voter registration to independent today like I did?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (1K8XZ)

165 House and Senate will swing back during the 2028 election.

—

House maybe.

Senate, not a chance. Look at the 2028 map, not a lot of blue seats in play that are realistic pickups.

Maybe Nevada.maybe Ohio. Maybe Georgia. That’s about it the rest are seats in deep blue states.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (qRlGC)

166 160 There are a number of Republicans who did well. Most of them in Florida. Maybe national GOP needs to look at what and how they did it. As for the RNC, NRSC and similar, they need to be trashed. Frigging consultants will be the end of us.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (AKptf)

DeSantis actually got populist laws passed.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (Gb7+b)

167 153 Did I miss the coverage of the anti-Jewish rally set for philly on the 8th?

sorry. we're too busy watching the clock tick down for the launch of wow:forever

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (oY6Yp)

168 By the time they're seated, the commies will be talking about confiscating retirement funds. Maybe by Friday.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM


I told the wife that exact same thing this morning after I read about the blood bath. We are three years away from the mandatory withdrawals but we might try and get ahead of the curve and start emptying ours out before then.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (I43vL)

169
I took a walk to clear my head and not think about politics, when this suddenly popped into my head-

The nationalize all of Musk's companies foofaraw will last until Musk starts contributing billions to the "right" Democrats.

And Musk is too smart of aa businessman not to do that.

I suppose the might not happen if the commie true-believers outnumber the graft and corruption wing of the Dims.


Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (YSUhf)

170 The overriding problem is that the Oppo is run by and staffed with the kind of people whose deepest desire is to make other people do what they want. Some are evil, some are dumb idealists. Evil people with no scruples defeat idealists so in time they always end up in charge. And it seems to be human nature so no matter how many you get rid of, a new crop appears. And the modern world allows much more access for all of them everywhere across the world.

Posted by: Azjaeger at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (3/XaG)

171 I can get chicken drumsticks for $1.99 Canadian.
I still have 600 cans of sardines though.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (Sco7b)

172 Yes, and if you've ever done debate, feelings matter more than logic. You have an easier time of convincing someone of something when you can make them feel it vs just make them think it. Feelings stay, thoughts stray.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Gb7+b)
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Oh I agree. That wasn't directed at you. lol

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (oqH4h)

173 Missouri is still red.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 11:17 AM (TJRes)

Good. We both need a good neighbor now that TX screwed the pooch.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (B3wfx)

174 I guess maybe they thought they could get away with not having well-secured systems because somewhere deep down they thought that they were still living in a high-trust society?

Hate to think what it's going to take to drive home the lesson that things are just a tad different now.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (q3u5l)

175 Gosh that sounds a lot like FEELINGS
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:32 AM

Ok, by request:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SVrq8GM7M

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (0sNs1)

176
Blonde, I said last night I fully expect liberal infighting, and that will be worth having popcorn on hand for.

Posted by: LizLem

===============

Some Dems might not be down with this "the fire will rise" business promised by Wajahat Ali.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (mmrXZ)

177 164 So, how many changed their voter registration to independent today like I did?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (1K8XZ)

I did in 2020... Felt it was a good move in CA.... Now more than ever

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (4WM7K)

178 Well this sucks!

Posted by: DaveA at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (FhXTo)

179 My artsy/theater friends who are ecstatic Talarico won already want him as president. Hilarious. Would be funny if he beat AOC to the gig.

AOC and Newsome probably running for Pres. I bet the old school gatekeeping libs forcing in Newsome as the nominee, is a possible scenario. But the commie DSAs feel it's their turn, they would be livid if AOC got shafted. Though the Gen Z woke DSA kids think AOC is too old and a sellout too.

We live in way too interesting times.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (Toos7)

180 Thx Joe
Questions.1) will the Dem Senate kill the filibuster?
) will the Dem Senate kill the blue slip
3) will al-Sayed go nuts and kill an elderly senator
4) will Schumer be majority leader.?
5 do the Dems in the House keep Jefferies as speaker

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (8VNAp)

181 I'm old enough where I've seen hard midterms. Two years into a term that was essentially cleaning up the mess from the Barry and Biden administrations. Win or lose the midterms, a term-limited president is on a downward slope on the policy front.

Insty linked a Joel Pollak X post that reflects my feelings at the moment. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/337yfnfs

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (rj6Yv)

182 Damn, did I ever get that one wrong.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (2UnvF)

183 Did I miss the coverage of the anti-Jewish rally set for philly on the 8th?

Soon coming to your city.

The Jew-haters have been unleashed.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (aD4fx)

184 When do the house democrats set up a permanent house select committee solely to investigate Trump and his family?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (I43vL)

185 DeSantis actually got populist laws passed.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (Gb7+b)


Yes, eliminated the real estate tax.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:38 AM (AKptf)

186 By the time they're seated, the commies will be talking about confiscating retirement funds. Maybe by Friday.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM

--

Only from those who gave $5 or more to a Republican candidate. (who will be de-banked by then, of course).

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at November 04, 2026 11:38 AM (NYInA)

187 The entire "Affordability" thing was and is An Op and it was blatantly obvious from the beginning. And the GOP did sweet fuck-all to counter that narrative, and in fact just accepted the Dem framing of the issue, because they're useless.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:31 AM (oqH4h)

Swap complicit for useless. The GOPe was all in on yesterday's Charlie Foxtrot. I wouldn't put it past the Bushies to have actively taken part in facilitating the fraud.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 04, 2026 11:38 AM (zuZpx)

188 State results are over all okay.

The abortion enthusiasts still have to go our of state to kill their third trimester kids, and English will now be the official language of the state.

The Democrats didn't win any more seats than usual. Most of the school levies passed, which is a disappointment.

And... well, we still have the same team representing us in Congress, but for the moment that's probably okay.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 11:39 AM (vJrRc)

189 >>So, how many changed their voter registration to independent today like I did?

Did that in 2020.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 11:39 AM (J4Dwc)

190 Brandon Gill won by 11 points (thank God) in an area that went for Talarico by 10-20 points. Make it make sense.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 11:39 AM (3ImbR)

191 Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (qCV5n

Amen!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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This!

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 11:39 AM (EneHm)

192 I told the wife that exact same thing this morning after I read about the blood bath. We are three years away from the mandatory withdrawals but we might try and get ahead of the curve and start emptying ours out before then.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (I43vL)

I've been thinking about that too. If the looks like the talk is coming to a vote, I'm jumping out of the market.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:40 AM (B3wfx)

193
By the time they're seated, the commies will be talking about confiscating retirement funds. Maybe by Friday.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:30 AM

That's possible. The Democrats have been talking about seizing retirement funds for years, so it's on the agenda for sure.

It's all about fairness, Faruk's father who spent the last 70 years raping goats in the Sudan will get exactly the same amount you do for working and paying taxes over the same 70 years, you terrible white supremest you!!!


Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (YSUhf)

194 185 DeSantis actually got populist laws passed.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (Gb7+b)


Yes, eliminated the real estate tax.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:38 AM (AKptf)

He is one politician who used the last 2 years to get more popular...not sure it transaltes nationally, but what he passed is stuff populists would love nationwide...

He has good advisors or good instincts...he just needs good charisma if he ever wants a chance (although having a wife that endured breast cancer young will also now REALLY resonate b/c of the number of young getting cancer)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (Gb7+b)

195 The Jew-haters have been unleashed.

==

Yeah, they are misreading the tea leaves. Ossoff is now talked about as a viable 2028 Presidential candidate, Schumer is the next majority leader, and Jeffries is on the same page as Schumer.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (AKptf)

196 For 2028, we need to nominate someone from outside the Trump administration. I would suggest DeSantis or Youngkin. A woman VP maybe Kim Reynolds or Kelly Ayotte.

If the Dems win the White House in 2028, which history says they will, the filibuster is gone, the judiciary is filled with Ketanjis and Sparkles, the borders are opened, and the country is finished.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (wGerL)

197 I did in 2020... Felt it was a good move in CA.... Now more than ever
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 11:36 AM (4WM7K)

46 years as an R. They finally angered me enough to quit them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (1K8XZ)

198 Better yet, the results for my county are getting more even.

Way closer to 50/50 than it was even two years ago, which I think means that a bunch of conservatives' kids have aged into voting, finally.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (vJrRc)

199 I see that Pritzker won his reelection.

Oh well, it's not like I had much hope in him losing, not with Chicago pulling the strings.

I just feel bad for my church family in Illinois.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 11:42 AM (TJRes)

200 He has good advisors or good instincts...he just needs good charisma if he ever wants a chance (although having a wife that endured breast cancer young will also now REALLY resonate b/c of the number of young getting cancer)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (Gb7+b)

I think people are tired of charisma.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:42 AM (AKptf)

201 On the Internet of Thingies.... I read an article, or an editorial, today in the current issue of "Trains" magazine ripping up the idea of crewless trains. The writer, an engineer, asked who was going to inspect the train and hopefully repair or adjust things as necessary when an alarm went off, particularly when the train was out in the middle of nowhere.

My thought, in light of these refrigerator hacks, is a crewless train is a terrorist weapon waiting to happen. Hack into the controls of a string of tank cars and make the East Palestine Ohio derailment of a few years ago look like a Sunday picnic.

Posted by: George V at November 04, 2026 11:42 AM (g6ahB)

202 I just remembered the other Big Win the Rs delivered for their voters in TX, after wasting most of the last session fighting about legalizing weed:

Age verification for porn sites.

Wow! Are you not inspired?

How about hard caps on property valuation and tax increases?
Nope.

But Gina ran on reducing property taxes.
A Dem.
To the right of Republicans.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 11:43 AM (RqSb8)

203 I seems to me that some cheapshit enterprises in Europe messed up by not spending the Euros on private networks.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 11:10 AM (LOvBA)

Almost no one does that anymore. Not even in America. Most of them won't even bother to create a private network over the internet, leaving it to the security of a login to keep things 'secure.'

Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:43 AM (kU0PQ)

204 Brandon Gill won by 11 points (thank God) in an area that went for Talarico by 10-20 points. Make it make sense.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 11:39 AM (3ImbR)
____

Harsh truth? As much as Paxton was liked here, he was a terrible candidate for a statewide general. Too much baggage, not a likeable guy, and had a target painted on his back by his own party.

I still thought he would squeak by. But he was absolutely crushed like a grape by a creepy pervert that's about as right for TX as a condom is for a WNBA player.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)

205 Maybe Gill won because he's Indian adjacent

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:43 AM (enNUy)

206 200 He has good advisors or good instincts...he just needs good charisma if he ever wants a chance (although having a wife that endured breast cancer young will also now REALLY resonate b/c of the number of young getting cancer)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:41 AM (Gb7+b)

I think people are tired of charisma.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:42 AM (AKptf)

Yeah, I disagree - Texas Gov Lady was charismatic last night...saw a bit of her speech, and she was likeable on camera...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:44 AM (Gb7+b)

207 >>So things flipping blue was likely. But the amount they flipped blue needs digging into. Looking at the demographics of the votes cast, once they are all in. Analyzing what can be fixed for 2028.

We hired Trump to do hard things, things that are obviously unpopular with at least half the country. He sealed the border and is deporting illegals at a record pace. He took down a red/green alliance in Venezuela, Cuba and Iran that has been poisoning this country for decades in many ways. He laid the groundwork for fixing our economy with very controversial tariffs that are onshoring manufacturing in ways we haven't seen since the 1960s which is when most weren't even born. And he did it largely on his own.

Half the country despises him and us. They murdered a nice guy like Charlie Kirk just for talking with them. Our schools have been breeding grounds for generations that are nothing like us. The left has been radicalized. We better get even more radicalized against them or we are screwed.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:44 AM (viF8m)

208 Here is this , just a data point :

"Two Colorado ballot issues addressing transgender youth were passing with narrow majorities as vote counting continued into the night Tuesday.

About 52.4% of voters supported Proposition 134, which would ban transgender youth from school sports teams that match their gender identities, as of 4 a.m. Wednesday. About 47.6% opposed the measure.

Similarly, about 52% of voters supported Proposition 135, which would prohibit gender-affirming surgeries for people under 18, with 48% rejecting it."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (AKptf)

209 The GOPe was all in on yesterday's Charlie Foxtrot.

* smiles *

Posted by: The Uniparty at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (0sNs1)

210 OrangeEnt & none hour sober

Just did that, online.

My county turned blue.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (u82oZ)

211 But Gina ran on reducing property taxes.
A Dem.
To the right of Republicans.
Posted by: People's Hippo

Texans were taken for granted. So were South Carolinians. So were......

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (r2Icn)

212 But Gina ran on reducing property taxes.

If she's successful, and probably even if she isn't, the next step will be an income tax. "For The Children."

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (vTZFs)

213
El-Sayed's victory is quite a morale destroyer. Unbelievable.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 11:46 AM (OkYzo)

214 22 OK stayed red yesterday. Makes me wonder what the fuck went wrong with the rest of you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (syWgn)

TX Republicans found out importing all of California's Tech Firms also results in importing Democrat Voters. Add a splash of very unfavorable bombing campaign that got messaged into "The Next Forever War" and a twist of "I didn't know ICE was gonna deport my husband when I voted for Trump" And here we are.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 11:46 AM (lLeLE)

215 >> Most voters don’t spend their days analyzing every piece of data like oh gdp is up 3% kudos to you dear chap Donald. They know Trump is in office, gas is $4 it was under $3 before the war he started. And they’re pissed off.

Gas is under $3/gallon in Texas.

They just elected Talarico.

It wasn't about the price of gas.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (viF8m)

216 The Jew-haters have been unleashed.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 04, 2026 11:37 AM (aD4fx

Indeed they have. Just like that Jews cause high grocery prices shit in stupid ass Michigan

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (kJmLc)

217 Our schools have been breeding grounds for generations that are nothing like us. The left has been radicalized. We better get even more radicalized against them or we are screwed.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:44 AM

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who shakes his head and says "Nothing will happen." at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (0sNs1)

218
I think people are tired of charisma.
Posted by: runner

===============

I disagree. I think it's all about vibes now.

By the way (repeating myself) I wonder if Talarico will implode somehow. The man had disappeared for 11 days at the height of his campaign. There's something wrong with him.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (mmrXZ)

219 Well ... last night sucked.

I was optimistic yesterday all the way to about 6 pm. Then I started seeing numbers that looked ... bad.

I couldn't have been more wrong about my predictions.

But the reason I was wrong is that I think I'm right about a phenomenon that I'm been talking about for years:

We have Trump and nobody else. Without him actually on the ballot, too many of us stay home. We have no GOtV efforts. The Dums crush us in getting their people to "vote." We don't.

We are fucking doomed in 2028 unless we can somehow get our shit together. Anyone here think JD will get asses out of seats in 2028?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

220 So far, the Dems have picked up 15 seats. They started Election Day with 215, they are now projected to win 228. 68 seats are to be determined.

In 1982, Ronald Reagan was half-way through his first term. The Republicans took a beating then, too. The GOP kept control of the Senate, but the Dems added 26 more seats to their majority in the House.

The MSM of the day hated Reagan about as much as they hate DJT now, and they ALL went on and on how this was the end of the "Reagan Revolution". Almost immediately after the last vote was counted, the policies that the Reagan Administration had pushed through despite the worst efforts of the Dem-controlled House to stop them, kicked in. The result was the 1984 "Morning in Amerca" election which RR won in a Mega Landslide.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 11:48 AM (rj6Yv)

221 90/10 is $5.97/lb and 80/20 is $5.72/lb at Sam's.
Ribeyes are running $15.87/lb.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 11:33 AM

I hear it's cheaper by the gallon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 11:48 AM (bFu5X)

222
If she's successful, and probably even if she isn't, the next step will be an income tax. "For The Children."
Posted by: Oddbob

=================

We talked about that last night. The state constitution bars it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:48 AM (mmrXZ)

223
By the way (repeating myself) I wonder if Talarico will implode somehow. The man had disappeared for 11 days at the height of his campaign. There's something wrong with him.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (mmrXZ)


Well if he does Texas will have a Dem Governor to appoint a new one

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 11:48 AM (4WM7K)

224 TX Republicans found out importing all of California's Tech Firms also results in importing Democrat Voters. Add a splash of very unfavorable bombing campaign that got messaged into "The Next Forever War" and a twist of "I didn't know ICE was gonna deport my husband when I voted for Trump" And here we are.
---
Really, there's no way they could have known that would happen.
All business is good.
/s/ GA, now solid blue having imported CA film industry

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 11:49 AM (RqSb8)

225 El-Sayed's victory is quite a morale destroyer. Unbelievable.
Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 11:46 AM (OkYzo)
___

For those of us who had to fight his ilk in Iraq, it sucks more than you can imagine.

God is still in control, so I have to keep that in mind.

And buy moar ammo.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 11:49 AM (TJRes)

226
This freaking pervert/creep Talarico got elected over me?

Posted by: Beto O'Rourke at November 04, 2026 11:49 AM (OkYzo)

227 Like last time, some outfits noticed right away and intervened while others suffered significant product losses.

It will be interesting to see as more things become nationalized or those who are paid to oversee things become more low-trust, black pilled or third-world, how many will even care if the Collective's refrigerators are set to destroy?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 11:49 AM (BvPIe)

228 Blonde Morticia

Tali can resign for health reasons, and the new Dem governor can then install an even worse person.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (u82oZ)

229 It wasn't about the price of gas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (viF8m)

Look at it like a learning experience
Texas will now see what it is like living in Wisconsin

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (P4Pk9)

230 We hired Trump to do hard things, things that are obviously unpopular with at least half the country. He sealed the border and is deporting illegals at a record pace. He took down a red/green alliance in Venezuela, Cuba and Iran that has been poisoning this country for decades in many ways. He laid the groundwork for fixing our economy with very controversial tariffs that are onshoring manufacturing in ways we haven't seen since the 1960s which is when most weren't even born. And he did it largely on his own.

Half the country despises him and us. They murdered a nice guy like Charlie Kirk just for talking with them. Our schools have been breeding grounds for generations that are nothing like us. The left has been radicalized. We better get even more radicalized against them or we are screwed.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:44 AM (viF8m)

Thank you. Agree 100%. Couldn't have said it better.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)

231 Hey Salty. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (TJRes)

232 Most voters don’t spend their days analyzing every piece of data like oh gdp is up 3% kudos to you dear chap Donald. They know Trump is in office, gas is $4 it was under $3 before the war he started. And they’re pissed off.

Gas is under $3/gallon in Texas.

They just elected Talarico.

It wasn't about the price of gas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (viF8m)
________

Agree. See my comment above. Our GOtV efforts are terrible and without Trump we just aren't motivated.

The GOP "brand" is dogshit. Polls worse than genital herpes. But MAGA is a much bigger tent. People vote for Trump who wouldn't vote for a rando GOP candidate. But when Trump isn't actually on the ballot, those people either stay home or -- gasp -- vote for the Dum.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (iFTx/)

233 Here it something :
"Insurrection Barbie
@DefiyantlyFree
·
2h
A year before the midterms, Dugin was already describing how Trump’s own base could make Republicans lose the midterms. He named the American influencers he thought could pull that support away, identified Israel as the issue that would split the party, and said what Trump would have to give in to Russia to reverse course.

On November 14, 2025 he described the pressure campaign in public. Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, and Nick Fuentes were the media figures in the that would help punish Trump. He described the Groypers pressing Republican figures in public to choose between America First and Israel First, and said the Israel issue will bring parts of the MAGA right and the anti-Israel left into alignment....

Today he reinforced that message blaming Trump’s backing of Netanyahu, the war with Iran, and the economic and energy fallout. He said Trump sided with neoconservatives, Zionists, and what Dugin called the deep state, and “lost everything.” His bluntest line was “Iran defeated Trump.”

He laid out the strategy for how he was going to run control over American foreign policy in 2025..."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:51 AM (AKptf)

234 But Gina ran on reducing property taxes.
A Dem.
To the right of Republicans.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice


Then she lied. Because she also ran on a state income tax.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 11:51 AM (7Ne0P)

235 Remember the guy whose "smart" chastity cage got hacked and then the hackers held his weiner for ransom?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 11:51 AM (BI5O2)

236 Finance and banking imported half of the north east to NC and what happened next will shock you

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:51 AM (enNUy)

237 "Decoy Dan" got about 2% in Alaska, and the real Dan Sullivan is basically tied at the moment. They say it could take a couple weeks ... I wonder if ranked choice will give real Dan an advantage, in case some people marked the real Dan as second choice when they were not sure which Dan to vote for.

But I'd guess Decoy Dan got 2% only based on people that were confused.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 11:51 AM (vbXSk)

238 {{{SMH}}}

And a hearty handshake to Ex-Ex.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 11:52 AM (u82oZ)

239 Half the country despises him and us. They murdered a nice guy like Charlie Kirk just for talking with them.

This is the part that troubles me most. For all of my life, the conventional wisdom has been that elections are won by the middle 10% swinging one way or the other. Now it seems like they're won by the most radical 10% forcing the issues. Can our 10% out-radical their 10%? I doubt it.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

240 "when Trump isn't actually on the ballot, those people either stay home"

Do we have any reliable stats on R turnout yet?

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:52 AM (Jr5Lq)

241 We all know who Dugin is, and how he is aligned with the above noted US podcastians. Cucker went to Russia to fellatio him in ..2025 I think.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (AKptf)

242
Just did that, online.

My county turned blue.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 11:45 AM (u82oZ)

That will have both sides courting us now. The undecided middle.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (1K8XZ)

243 and now Dugin is posting here; be gone, Satan!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (AKptf)

244 I've said over and over for years that TX isn't the state that people think it is.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (g8Ew8)

245 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. “

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (upeQk)

246 By the way (repeating myself) I wonder if Talarico will implode somehow. The man had disappeared for 11 days at the height of his campaign. There's something wrong with him.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (mmrXZ)

Oh, I know! It's so weird that Dems don't care how alarming he is. I mean, the voters, not the party.

Publius was eeyoring all over the place last night. It was a real drag. But of course, that's a reasonable reaction.

I'm looking forward to analysis of the SC votes. Since SC is an open primary state, people don't register R/D. I know it's the fastest-growing state right now and unfortunately there's no way to put up a wall to keep lefties out.

Back to distracting ewe tube videos. Not in the mood for politics right now.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 04, 2026 11:54 AM (w6EFb)

247 Did anyone see Amy Acton's speech?
What a Costco 6 mess?

Ace is going to have so much material.
And Abdul in Michigan? I have some theories. We'll talk in 6 months.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 11:54 AM (Sco7b)

248 With the internet it is harder to arrest people sure. But the answer to that should be more severe punishment. If we started hanging people/droning people for hacking and broadcast it on TV internet security wouldn't be such a difficult field...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (sKqQm)

I have long advocated for extraterritorial enforcement to be used against hackers, scammers, and spammers that use the Internet or cellular phone system to victimize Americans (or Canadians). If Mohammed in Rawalpindi is running a cellphone scam, send a hit team to put a bullet in his head. No arrest, no trial, just a bullet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:54 AM (0kX4S)

249 Remember the guy whose "smart" chastity cage got hacked and then the hackers held his weiner for ransom?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Yep. Funny as fuck.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (r2Icn)

250 But Gina ran on reducing property taxes.
A Dem.
To the right of Republicans.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
----
By pushing an income tax. The first 2 years will be chaos in the legislature. School vouchers anre anslo dead. Everyone that knows what they are doing will be out. It will be the next leg 2 years later where the big changes will happen. Expect no one knowing what's going on or how to do things for now.
3 lefty womyn are in charge of Texas now. 🤬🤯
They all went to UT Austin. Their cycles will sync and it will be crazy town.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (EneHm)

251 Last night was very much directed at Trump on a visceral, personal level.

I dont believe these states changed in a meaningful way ideologically or demographically. They're just sick of Trump's schtick.

A lot of "conservative" ballot props actually passed, it's just voters wanted to send a message to Trump and they felt voting dems or sitting out was the way to do that.

I take no glee in this, I would love it if Trump was a popular President and got more Republicans elected, but its just not the case.

If I was a Dem, I'd want conservatives to be waving the Trump flag forever as it went (further) off the cliff.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (y8NCE)

252 God is still in control, so I have to keep that in mind.

But He'll let us wander in the desert for a generation if we vote for it.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (vTZFs)

253 Gas is under $3/gallon in Texas.

They just elected Talarico.

It wasn't about the price of gas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (viF8m)
======

It was about the price of gas and the attendant inflationary spiral. Oil prices have dropped 2% since yesterday. But people are looking at their bank balances, the vacation trips they had to cancel, the price of food, diesel is still high, etc. It takes time shake the perception that the economy sucks. I noticed that the Dems dropped their references to the price of gas in the last two weeks, too.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (rj6Yv)

254 226
This freaking pervert/creep Talarico got elected over me?
Posted by: Beto O'Rourke at November 04, 2026 11:49 AM (OkYzo)

His 11 day disappearing act wasn't due to mental fatigue, he pulled out the Biden card and it worked wonders for him.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM (lLeLE)

255 "when Trump isn't actually on the ballot, those people either stay home"

Do we have any reliable stats on R turnout yet?
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:52 AM (Jr5Lq)
______

What I've seen so far is much closer to 2022 than 2024. Which would tend to confirm my theory.

We also lost winnable governor and mayor races last year because our turnout was terrible. Again, it tends to confirm my theory.

I also think we were saddled with some problematic candidates. Wtf was Graham's sister doing running? Who were those clowns in GA? Our guys and gals had so little star appeal I couldn't even keep them straight.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)

256 "
Insurrection Barbie
@DefiyantlyFree
·
2h
While you were sleeping, the new right developed intellectual theories, partnerships with shady foreign interests, a pipeline directly into government, media, influencers, everything but actual voters. And if there’s anything they learned from the primaries, it’s that Trump still had control over his base and his movement. How do you fix that before 2028? You hand him an epic loss so you can spend two years fighting over the future of the Republican Party."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:56 AM (AKptf)

257 36 28 19 14 We just need refrigerators to keep the beer cold. And if we are being honest, not that cold.

That's why God created whiskey.

as a refrigerant?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (oY6Yp)

Alcohol can be used as a refrigerant...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

The Russians had the Tupolev Tu-22 ("Blinder") – Its air conditioning system used a total-loss evaporative cooling tank filled with a mixture of 40% ethanol and 60% distilled water earning it nicknames like the "Supersonic Booze Carrier".

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (Q/FnY)

258 Which is why they really shouldn't be software-based, at all. When you convert a mechanical system to a software system, you turn a likely reliable machine into something that is increasingly unstable and ephemeral.
Posted by: GWB at November 04, 2026 11:18 AM (kU0PQ)

True even for non IOT stuff. The old microwave ovens with a mechanical timer never failed at all. On a modern one, if the keypad or display cacks out, it's unfixable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (0kX4S)

259
The county sheriffs here in Texas for the most part will not go along with the sanctuary stuff.
Posted by: Mister Scott

They have a choice?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (Cqx++)

260 10 ) It lost us the midterms.
Posted by: The James Madison"

---
*Looks up - shrugs*
Right.
The war caused higher gas prices. And higher gas prices have never been a factor in previous elections per TJM.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (anL5R)

261 I think gas prices were in the mix, but I legit think 10-1 the issue was more about going to war with Iran and Trump looking reckless.

Even the war in Ukraine was why gas prices spiked, Republicans would have weathered that. It was around the same price in 2022 under Biden and Dems did fine.

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (y8NCE)

262 @ 164 So, how many changed their voter registration to independent today like I did? Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (1K8XZ)
____________________________

Daaaaaang. I told the Registrar of Voters in Jefferson Parish to change my registration to (I) back in the late '70s. Never looked back.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 11:58 AM (ayRl+)

263 "3 lefty womyn are in charge of Texas now. 🤬🤯
They all went to UT Austin. Their cycles will sync and it will be crazy town.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 11:55 AM"


Whoa.
What does this mean for the future of TXMoMes?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 11:58 AM (RDhJX)

264 Now it seems like they're won by the most radical 10% forcing the issues. Can our 10% out-radical their 10%? I doubt it.
Posted by: Oddbob

They give lots of free shit. To buy off their voters. Works.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:58 AM (r2Icn)

265 Probably 90% of the flyers and texts I got from Rs in TX were about trannies.
Ads were the same.
And I saw same for Rs in other states.

That's not a campaign platform, that's a side-issue.

Talarico "assumed the sale" most of his ads were on what he was going to do.
Paxton? "trannie, trannie, trannie, no-gender God, oh btw and here's somethings I did as AG."
I literally cannot think of one thing he said he was going to do if elected.

But that's nitpicking--no statewide R was going to win last night in TX.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (RqSb8)

266 Whoa.
What does this mean for the future of TXMoMes?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
----
All are gun grabbers

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (EneHm)

267 Wondering if ACE or a mod could repost "Warden"'s "Where Do We Go From Here" post from after the 2008 election.

I think we could all use it today.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (2Drhq)

268 Did anyone see Amy Acton's speech?
==
She makes Kamala Harris seem sober.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (anL5R)

269 I thought Trump promised to blow up Iran today...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (4WM7K)

270
Talarico resigns.

Hinojosa appoints Jasmine Crockofit.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 11:59 AM (eRlcH)

271 Anthony Constantino who is leading in NY -21 blew up at NY Rep party calling them scumbags and grifters. He included Blakeman.
For the most part he's not wrong

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:00 PM (8VNAp)

272 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. “

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (upeQk)
___

Amen, Marcus.

Thank you so much for this.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 12:00 PM (TJRes)

273 Izzit just me, or do the 'pubs look now like the ending of a movie called 'Thelma and Louise' … ? Just askin' …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 12:00 PM (ayRl+)

274 232 Most voters don’t spend their days analyzing every piece of data like oh gdp is up 3% kudos to you dear chap Donald. They know Trump is in office, gas is $4 it was under $3 before the war he started. And they’re pissed off.

Gas is under $3/gallon in Texas.

They just elected Talarico.

It wasn't about the price of gas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:47 AM (viF8m)
________

Agree. See my comment above. Our GOtV efforts are terrible and without Trump we just aren't motivated.

The GOP "brand" is dogshit. Polls worse than genital herpes. But MAGA is a much bigger tent. People vote for Trump who wouldn't vote for a rando GOP candidate. But when Trump isn't actually on the ballot, those people either stay home or -- gasp -- vote for the Dum.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (iFTx/)


I don't know what happened in my state, Texas, last night. My best guess is every pro-abortion, pro-tranny, pro-open borders, and tax the rich person voted, and too many Republicans stayed home out of apathy, stupidity, or I don't know what.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 12:00 PM (5rh/l)

275 >>I take no glee in this, I would love it if Trump was a popular President and got more Republicans elected, but its just not the case.

Trump was elected president, 3 times, and has delivered on what he promised and more.

Texas just elected a talking penis. Michigan elected jihadist. If you think this was about hating Trump you probably voted for Ron or Haley.


Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:01 PM (viF8m)

276 (((lin-duh)))

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 12:01 PM (TJRes)

277 "I thought Trump promised to blow up Iran today..."

Radio silence at truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump for 12 hours. Isn't this unusual?

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

278 185 DeSantis actually got populist laws passed.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 11:35 AM (Gb7+b)

Yes, eliminated the real estate tax.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:38 AM (AKptf)

No, it didn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 12:01 PM (J4Dwc)

279 Radio silence at truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump for 12 hours. Isn't this unusual?
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 12:01 PM (Jr5Lq)


His advisors probably took his phone away

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (4WM7K)

280 265 Now it seems like they're won by the most radical 10% forcing the issues. Can our 10% out-radical their 10%? I doubt it.
Posted by: Oddbob

They give lots of free shit. To buy off their voters. Works.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 11:58 AM (r2Icn)

Free shit is a pretty strong policy position at present. Fiscal conservatism is basically dead.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (okun6)

281
I disagree with some of the above.

I do think that the war in Iran was a mistake of timing.

Trump and his people had to know that prices would rise just as they were going down to comfortable levels after Biden.

Would waiting 8 months or a year have mattered? Till after the election.

Only if Trump received intelligence that Iran had a bomb ready to deliver on Israel or us, does a war at that time make sense.

And BONUS! Conducting a "kind war" to leave infrastructure, etc intact and minimize the death toll, assuming the anti-gov't forces would take over once the mullahs and gov't were decapitated was...well, misreading the situation. Short of flattening everything in sight instantly like in a real war, this was going to last, at least a year or two.

So, now the Dims will hand Iran a victory. America's blood and treasure wasted and revenge will be sought. Plus, the USA now becomes Flambe' France.

Terrific.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (YSUhf)

282 Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 11:53 AM (upeQk)

Thank you, Marcus T.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 12:02 PM (JrHfD)

283 I hate to say it, but Trump has been his own worst enema [sic].

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 12:03 PM (ayRl+)

284 I think gas prices were in the mix, but I legit think 10-1 the issue was more about going to war with Iran and Trump looking reckless.

Even the war in Ukraine was why gas prices spiked, Republicans would have weathered that. It was around the same price in 2022 under Biden and Dems did fine.
Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 11:57 AM (y8NCE)
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The conflict with Iran was necessary and vital to US national security. Period. It temporarily increased (bigly), the price of energy. Iran's response to US strikes simply demonstrated their regional capacity to hold the world's oil energy needs hostage for the furtherance of their imperialist ambitions. Fortunately, we have a president willing to pay the political price to stop them.

Posted by: mrp at November 04, 2026 12:03 PM (rj6Yv)

285 Nood
Ace

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 12:03 PM (Sco7b)

286 In a world...where Texas is run by three lefty females whose menstrual cycles have become synced...

Posted by: Rod Sterling voice at November 04, 2026 12:03 PM (RDhJX)

287 I've been working in tech, starting with support and security, since 1998. All of my appliances are 'dumb' and old. Nothing to hack.

I am VERY leery of internet connectivity for most things. You can blame playing too much Cyberpunk and Shadowrun and GURPS Ultra Tech in the early 90's I guess.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 12:03 PM (s1VwS)

288 Ace is up and NOOD

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 12:04 PM (2CeDH)

289 Wow.... Talirico got elected.

Ilan Omar re-elected with like 75% of the vote.

Every State race won by Dems with 63% or 64%.

Gerrymandered Calif House seats won by... Dems... as they planned.

I was gobsmacked by this countries reaction to Covid, not sure what to do with this insanity.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (mP0Kj)

290 A theory: Trump is focused more on the long game. With Iran, take their grip (Strait of Hormuz) out of the middle east equation. Tarrifs will eventually bring more production to the USA. None of this happens overnight, or even in a couple years. But it is a long game strategy.

Unfortunately, the electorate is what about me, right now. I think Trump lost sight of this.

The GOP did absolutely nothing in the last 2 years. Yeah, yeah the BBB. The party is run by, and full of drifters. At the expense of us, they got their comeuppance. We got rid of some (Collins).

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (XHS5D)

291 >>Your analysis would be so much more persuasive if you hadn't gotten literally everything wrong leading up to the election. You didn't know this tsunami was coming; why do you think you're an authority on what caused the thing you didn't think was happening?

No Scogg, I didn't. Neither did you. And you are wrong about virtually everything.

I thought we could overcome the left's anger and hate and hold the Senate in the midterms. I was wrong. But I'm not wrong about how much they hate us or the coming color revolution.

Feel free to take more shots before you get banned. Again.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 12:05 PM (viF8m)

292 I think it's really helpful to have the conservative posters at ASHQto call each other names and blame each other for their prognostications , etc./So very, very helpful/ sarc. I'm out for today for a lovely walk in the sunshine.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (JrHfD)

293 Mark Texeira former Yankees 1st baseman won a Congressional seat from Tex. As someone pointed out , at least the GOP will never lose another congressional baseball game

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 12:06 PM (8VNAp)

294 ’Scuse if this is a Dumb-Ass Question, but: WTF is the 'color revolution' that's referred to in Post 293? I've heard the term before, but have never seen it 'splained. 'Splain me, Lucy …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 12:08 PM (ayRl+)

295 Dr_No

Deep State using CIA tactics, Media, and cheating to take over a state's power structures. Nothing good happens to citizens after that.

See Ukraine, South Africa, France, Great Britain, and Zimbabwe.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (u82oZ)

296 Trump and his people had to know that prices would rise just as they were going down to comfortable levels after Biden.

Would waiting 8 months or a year have mattered?
==
The Admin thought they could finish it in a couple weeks to months. Iran did the only thing they could, hang on and keep screwing with shipping. Iran is hoping to end the war by influencing the midterms shifting balance of power via pain at the pumps.

Posted by: M'kay at November 04, 2026 12:12 PM (anL5R)

297
I've wondered about that term "color revolution" myself. So I chatted:

They're called “color revolutions” because the protest movements adopted a particular color—or sometimes a flower—as their identifying symbol.

The term became popular in the early 2000s

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:15 PM (mmrXZ)

298 California voted for Reagan as Governor, and later President ( twice ). It's not that California metastasized, it's that a liberal cancer grew and turned Kalifornia into a commie-infested organ, and THAT cancer metastasized. Are you going to blame California for Oregon too?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:14 AM (l3cgK)

I remember fondly when there were large billboards at the Oregon Border, facing South, urging "Don't Californicate Oregon"

Posted by: OldToby at November 04, 2026 12:53 PM (6k9j7)

299 Who remembers Stuxnet, and the damage it wreaked?

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at November 04, 2026 01:03 PM (bufu1)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Cocke Out There1.jpg

Out There
Robert Cocke

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




Comments

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (7Ne0P)

2 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (r2Icn)

3 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (Bep7s)

4
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (eRlcH)

5
Very nice.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (/QHx4)

6 Nood'd

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (r2Icn)

7 The clouds were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (RDhJX)

8
They're the alien ships.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (eRlcH)

9 Multiple ceilings.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (Jr5Lq)

10 Alien spaceship invasion?

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (wVcYX)

11 No boobs. No dog.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (K78tD)

12 Kinda surreal. Fitting for today.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

13 Sky boobs

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (x3+1h)

14 I like the Mama Cloud with all the Baby Clouds trailing behind her.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (amcLV)

15 Did this painting fall flat? No thanks. You can keep this one.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (5Op5D)

16 Flat bottomed clouds make the landscape world go round.

Posted by: Queen at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (RDhJX)

17 Corgis called

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (7Ne0P)

18 Oh, this is nice. I'm fascinated by clouds and there's good use of light here, very pleasant.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 04, 2026 09:34 AM (s1VwS)

19 100 comment rule. Hold the Line!!

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:34 AM (Gqar8)

20 They're the alien ships.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

And dey coming for the blue-eyed devils.

Posted by: Louis Farrahkhan at November 04, 2026 09:34 AM (r2Icn)

21 Interesting....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (+gK6I)

22 Very pretty, if vaguely threatening.

Some of those clouds do resemble alien spacecraft.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (s2iZv)

23 Let's don't go off half cocke-ed.

Posted by: Oh, no... at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (RDhJX)

24 You don't want to fly through that piss layer in the sky.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (bmMEr)

25 I like Cocke.

Posted by: Your sexually frustrated high school art teacher at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (RDhJX)

26 He sort of eviscerated the Rule of Thirds.

Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:37 AM (qgHp7)

27 Oddly pleasant.

The type of scene you see on a Western road trip.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 04, 2026 09:37 AM (rOKnE)

28 POV is a nice vantage point from which to witness the MIRV warhead detonate over the city on the horizon.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:37 AM (wVcYX)

29 Oddly pleasant.

The type of scene you see on a Western road trip.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 04, 2026 09:37 AM (rOKnE)
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Saw a fair amount on the flight down to Texas.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (amcLV)

30 Interesting painting.

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (Oy/m2)

31 Flat Bottomed Clouds they make the rockin’ world go round.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (Gqar8)

32
That one looks like a tranny molesting a chicken. Oh, and that one is the shape of despair! Hey, look at that one -- it's a cathedral with one side collapsed.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (mmrXZ)

33 I like Cocke.
Posted by: Your sexually frustrated high school art teacher

What a lie. Wait, unless teach is a dude...

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (bmMEr)

34 I see Barad-dûr on the horizon.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (FP+pD)

35 Blue skies, nothing but blue skies ... do I see.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (qCV5n)

36 What is that building/buildings on the far horizon?

Albuquerque?

Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)

37 I see Barad-dûr on the horizon.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (FP+pD)

It is a deceptively odd painting.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (k5CNB)

38 Reminds me of the wallpaper in Toy Story, kind of. And the default Windows XP desktop.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (2ocoG)

39
Art that makes you stop and think and then think about where your thinking takes you.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (Y8DZL)

40 39 What is that building/buildings on the far horizon?

Albuquerque?
Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)

They call it Weathertop, Frodo.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:40 AM (Gqar8)

41 What is that building/buildings on the far horizon?

Albuquerque?
Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)
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Don't miss that left toin!

Posted by: Bugs Bunny at November 04, 2026 09:40 AM (amcLV)

42 There are survivors in the rubble. Let’s try to save them.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:40 AM (LHPAg)

43 42 Art that makes you stop and think and then think about where your thinking takes you.
Posted by: Auspex

Jeez, I've contracted word-salad syndrome!

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 09:41 AM (Y8DZL)

44 39 What is that building/buildings on the far horizon?

Albuquerque?
Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:39 AM
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Abilene.

Posted by: And we're on the bus at November 04, 2026 09:41 AM (RDhJX)

45 I can see the Lear jet at the top of that Thunderhead cloud

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 04, 2026 09:41 AM (affD0)

46 I can see the Lear jet at the top of that Thunderhead cloud

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 04, 2026 09:41 AM (affD0)

Ouch.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:42 AM (k5CNB)

47 You rarely see Albuquerque used in a limerick...

Posted by: Limerick Lover at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (RDhJX)

48 You don't want to fly through that piss layer in the sky.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM

Meh...could be worse.

Posted by: A Lear Jet at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (bFu5X)

49 flat bottom clouds they make the painting world go round!

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (5Op5D)

50 Those aren't clouds. They are our Zimtok-5ing invasion fleet!

Posted by: Blor Utar, from Zimtok-5 at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (lwGZg)

51 Interesting art.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

52 Painting clouds is the easiest thing to paint that look the most realistic and hardest to paint.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (Ti9vn)

53 You rarely see Albuquerque used in a limerick...
Posted by: Limerick Lover at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (RDhJX)
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Muldoon? I think you're up.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (amcLV)

54 That's kind of pretty.
I was prepared for a Yoko nude.

But, yeah, we didn't do anything wrong.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (Sco7b)

55 Truly a great job on those clouds

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (4WM7K)

56 Rene Magritte would like a word

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (RIvkX)

57 Posted by: deepelemblues at November 04, 2026 09:43 AM (qoJuw)

F' off... This is an art thread

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (4WM7K)

58 hahahahahaha, I saw that

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (qoJuw)

59 But, yeah, we didn't do anything wrong.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (Sco7b)

We know what we did.

Posted by: Louis Farrahkhan at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (r2Icn)

60 We got clouds but where is the old man?

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (eGzf1)

61 Rene Magritte would like a word
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (RIvkX)
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Funny, I also thought "Magritte" when I saw the art.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (amcLV)

62 I've looked at clouds from both sides now.

Posted by: Joni Mitchell at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (RDhJX)

63 That one looks like a tranny molesting a chicken. Oh, and that one is the shape of despair! Hey, look at that one -- it's a cathedral with one side collapsed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (mmrXZ)
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The large one on the upper right side almost looks like there's a cherubic angel sitting on a throne...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (s2iZv)

64 Rene Magritte would like a word

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (RIvkX)

Some of his cloud paintings are excellent!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (k5CNB)

65 No, the Learjet is in the thunder cloud, not on top opf it...for just a moment, anyway.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 09:47 AM (J4Dwc)

66 Cocke obviously has talent enough to paint just what he wants just as he wants to. And what he paints is interesting in an eye catching way. But the image calls for a lot of guessing and possible interpretations and I have to be in the mood to do so.

Sorry, CBD. After the voting last night I just don't have the heart or energy to delve into something like this. If I look at art today, it will be some Dutch Golden Age still life paintings: ebullient, colorful, and a joy to look at.

Posted by: JTB at November 04, 2026 09:47 AM (yTvNw)

67 Scenery out West is spectacular, of course.

But the Clouds (and the Stars!) are the icing on the cake. “What are you doIng?

“Oh, just watching the Clouds go by”; this isn’t a bad thing, or waste of time actually. Beats watching TV anyhow

Posted by: Common Tater at November 04, 2026 09:47 AM (QZlK3)

68
*sings*

Oh, bury me not
On the lone prairie
Where the coyotes howl
And the wind blows free
...

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 09:47 AM (YSUhf)

69 Funny, I also thought "Magritte" when I saw the art.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:45 AM (amcLV)
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*sniffs*
*adjusts beret*

Zis work eet ees mmm derivative.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

70 Cloud cities?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 09:48 AM (56Qyq)

71 But I really don't know them.

Posted by: Joni at November 04, 2026 09:49 AM (RDhJX)

72 *sniffs*
*adjusts beret*

Zis work eet ees mmm derivative.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:48 AM

*flicks ash from Gauloise*

*shrugs*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:49 AM (bFu5X)

73 Pretty and serene, even while feeling unnatural. May we all find some kind of balance like that today despite recent events.

I'm enjoying reading what you think the clouds look like!

Thanks CBD.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:50 AM (Toos7)

74 Its called Out There and it is suspicious looking clouds...is this supposed to be about UFOs?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

75
Too Many Q's - a limerick

This painting's a little bit quirky
The sky is all muddy and murky
And there on the horizon
A gleaming city risin'
The shimmering casitas of Alberqu... er
...Alburkurk... ...oh screw it...
...Santa Fe!

Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:51 AM (qgHp7)

76 Robert Cocke? I love Robert's Cock!

Posted by: Pete Bootyjizz at November 04, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

77 62 I've looked at clouds from both sides now.
Posted by: Joni Mitchell at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM

I once had some in my coffee.

Posted by: Carly Simon at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (RDhJX)

78
Looks very similar to driving back back summer vacation in El Paso when I was a wee lad before all the DFW build-up.

I wonder if one of those buildings has the Mobil Pegasus above it.

It used to be the sign you were coming home in the way back when.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (YSUhf)

79 Some of his cloud paintings are excellent!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (k5CNB)

====
Yes they appear extensively.
Cit. False Mirror, Castle in the Pyrenees

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

80 Tourism ad for Bespin? Or is it supposed to represent that we live in Cloud Cuckoo Land?

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (mXZsC)

81 Thanks CBD.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:50 AM (Toos7)

My pleasure!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (k5CNB)

82 Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 09:51 AM (qgHp7)

Hah! Excellent!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:53 AM (k5CNB)

83 Bravo!
Love it.
Thanks, muldoon.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at November 04, 2026 09:54 AM (RDhJX)

84 Outlook: cloudy.

Posted by: RI Red at November 04, 2026 09:54 AM (HdjQ+)

85 When I was doing Centering back in the 70s, my self-identity was High, Free Cloud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

86 Scenery out West is spectacular, of course.

But the Clouds (and the Stars!) are the icing on the cake. “What are you doIng?

“Oh, just watching the Clouds go by”; this isn’t a bad thing, or waste of time actually. Beats watching TV anyhow
Posted by: Common Tater


Similar to kicking back, opening a beer & tossing an unbaited hook into the water.
Don't want anything interrupting your peace.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:54 AM (7Ne0P)

87 ‘Hey, didn’t I write books about this?’

— James Blish

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 09:55 AM (YSu2G)

88 I like how the little clouds in the middle look kinda like warships on the ocean.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

89 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Crappy picture. Odd perspective.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 09:56 AM (2WIwB)

90 Visually confusing, but all-in-all, not too bad. It's the two differing cloud levels and treatment of them that gives it a bit of the old 'built-in wonky' look … but, not too shabby. Perfect selection for post-election viewing …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 09:57 AM (ayRl+)

91 Those clouds are neither happy nor little!

Posted by: Bob Ross at November 04, 2026 09:57 AM (2ocoG)

92 flicks ash from Gauloise*

*shrugs*

I see you've been to Pairee...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:58 AM (pfXMo)

93 I see a bunny.

Posted by: This counts toward the 100 at November 04, 2026 09:58 AM (skR0U)

94
That might not be a painting of Texas, but-

it sure looks like Texas summers during my childhood.

Thunderheads moving lazy across clear endless blue skies, far horizon...

Texas felt big in tangible ways.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 09:59 AM (YSUhf)

95 Ruv you rong time!
Later:
You been here foah hour! You go now!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 09:59 AM (K78tD)

96 The Joni lyrics for clouds and Both Sides Now actually fit really well the modern climate.

Oh, but now, old friends, they're acting strange
And they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changed
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day
Oh, I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions, I recall
I really don't know life at all

I've been told I've changed politically. Less of a declaration than a vitriolic accusation. Fiddlesticks. I've stayed the same... maybe gotten more of a spine and take less of other people's crap. It's everyone else that's gone barmy.

This song is used perfectly in the movie CODA. Though I winced when the music teacher says it's a "classical" piece she's using for her audition. But the ending where she signs it to her family during the audition? Tears.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:59 AM (Toos7)

97 I wonder if one of those buildings has the Mobil Pegasus above it."

One is in front of The Omni hotel...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:59 AM (pfXMo)

98 I see my favorite Drag Queen!

Posted by: Senator-Elect James Talarico at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (skR0U)

99 Start walking if you want to get to town before sundown.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (RORbl)

100 Sunsets, the spectacular-ness of them are hard to judge beforehand. Of course clouds are required, but the altitude, type, dispersion mix plays a factor.

Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds

Posted by: Common Tater at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (QZlK3)

101 Out There, 2011, in the Smithsonian.
Robert Cocke

Nice colors, cheerful in a sense.

Good for a teenage girl's bedroom or even more so for decorating the home of the Gavin Newsom family.

Wikipedia, Robert D. Cocke (born 1950) is an American painter based in Arizona, known for enigmatic invented landscapes and still lifes.[1][2][3] He emerged in the 1980s, producing expressionistic figurative paintings with a socio-critical dimension that drew on Chicago Imagism, Funk art and surrealism.[1][4][5] In the 1990s, he turned to unpopulated, panoramic vistas combining classical painting technique and surreal features, which critics have described as hyperreal, hallucinatory and otherworldly.[6][7][1] Curator Julie Sasse has written that despite dramatic changes in style and subject matter, his work has asserted "a consistent desire to address not only human relationships, but also the relationships between humankind and the natural world."[8]

Would pass hanging today's selection, but learned something of the artist, Cocke.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 10:01 AM (NFX2v)

102 The right cloud looks like a fat gargoyle blowing a fart.

Posted by: Please be over 100 at November 04, 2026 10:01 AM (r2Icn)

103 That might not be a painting of Texas, but-

it sure looks like Texas summers during my childhood.

Thunderheads moving lazy across clear endless blue skies, far horizon...

Texas felt big in tangible ways.
Posted by: naturalfake


Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina
Music would play and Feleena would whirl

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (7Ne0P)

104 ‘Hey, didn’t I write books about this?’

— James Blish
Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026

***
Larry Niven's The Magic Goes Away has a scene where the Warlock and two of his colleagues call up enough mana to make a cloud pillowy but solid, and they all travel atop the cloud. Worrying all along that they'd hit a patch dead to magic, their spells would fail, and they'd all be trying to learn how to fly. But it's faster than traveling overland on horses.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (56Qyq)

105 One of my better cloud rendering paintings. See nic.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (Ti9vn)

106 Ay El Bee Yew Cue You Eeee Are Cue You Eeee

...spells M-O-O-N

Posted by: muldoon at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (qgHp7)

107 "Oscar Wilde said that sunsets were not valued because we could not pay for sunsets. But Oscar Wilde was wrong; we can pay for sunsets. We can pay for them by not being Oscar Wilde."

Posted by: G.K. Chesterton at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (RDhJX)

108 Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 10:01 AM (NFX2v)


Thanks for the explanation

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:02 AM (4WM7K)

109 The right cloud looks like a fat gargoyle blowing a fart."

Is that a shart below that?

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 10:03 AM (pfXMo)

110 Out There - $20, same as in town.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 10:03 AM (4zCQt)

111 Ok, waiting for the dam to burst.

Posted by: RI Red at November 04, 2026 10:03 AM (HdjQ+)

112 Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds

Posted by: Common Tater at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (QZlK3)

I have tried that line and it doesn't work

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:03 AM (i+GzW)

113 Cornyn is ecstatic about Talarico winning. As Denny Green said, he is who we thought he was.

Posted by: Bob Ross at November 04, 2026 10:04 AM (2ocoG)

114 Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds

True, but try convincing the ladies.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)

115 109. Thanks for the explanation
Posted by: It's me donna

👍🏻

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 10:05 AM (NFX2v)

116 childhood's end

Posted by: cmeat at November 04, 2026 10:05 AM (Bep7s)

117 Out there... Thunder clouds are building.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (QaH55)

118 The Joni lyrics for clouds and Both Sides Now actually fit really well the modern climate.
———-


This is something I observed quite a while ago. The 60’s “protest” tunes are much, MUCH better calibrated for what the leftists have actually wrought.

They are the “Man”. The Establishment. And far worse in government than anything they bitcher about in the 60.. The “peace love dope” hippies were just useful idiots, played like a fiddle by the spooks and commies.

“Well it worked, didn’t it?”

Groovy

Posted by: Common Tater at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (QZlK3)

119 This painting reminds me of the illustrations in the old "Golden Science Guide" to weather from 1964.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (qRla/)

120 Stock markets up 1100 points.. They're thrilled to welcome their new overlords

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (4WM7K)

121 He emerged in the 1980s, producing expressionistic figurative paintings with a socio-critical dimension that drew on Chicago Imagism, Funk art and surrealism.

"Funk art"? He's done a painting of George Clinton?

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (2ocoG)

122 The background music should be Peter, Paul, and Mary's version of 'Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?'. Well, that or Duane Allman doing 'One Way Out'. They both work … just … diff'rently.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (ayRl+)

123 Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds

Right?

Posted by: The BLADE, WHO ALWAYS GETS THERE FIRST! at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (yKhjs)

124
This painting reminds me of the illustrations in the old "Golden Science Guide" to weather from 1964.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (qRla/)

__________

Those Golden Science Guides remain super excellent. I still have a few.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (eRlcH)

125 I see a bunny.
Posted by: This counts toward the 100 at November 04, 2026 09:58 AM

That's no ordinary rabbit!

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (bFu5X)

126 I expected the GOP to lose yesterday. I did not expect them to lose so bigly.

I'm waiting with grim amusement for the first judge to tell Trump that he has no power to veto any legislation.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (qRla/)

127 "Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds."

Used to date her.

Posted by: Guys everywhere at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (RDhJX)

128
A friend sent this. Good advice for today.

As we enter this season of lengthening shadows, where the natural world turns toward darkness, coldness, and harshness, it is easy for our hearts to feel the weight of a shifting world. When the outcomes of human systems leave us dismayed and shaken, we are reminded that our ultimate hope has never rested in the kingdoms of this earth.
Let us avoid the temptation to consume our souls with the anxieties of this world. The Holy Spirit invites us to focus internally. Just as winter calls us to seek the warmth of the hearth, this season invites us to anchor ourselves deeply in what nurtures our soul - our faith, our family and our friendships.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 10:07 AM (YSUhf)

129 Stock markets up 1100 points.. They're thrilled to welcome their new overlords

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (4WM7K)

This baffles me. They're already talking about nationalizing SpaceX. How are markets up?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:08 AM (yKhjs)

130 Sometimes the most beautiful things only last for seconds

Approved!

Posted by: The 4 pump chump at November 04, 2026 10:08 AM (r2Icn)

131
I once had some in my coffee.
Posted by: Carly Simon

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Ya learn something every day. I always thought that was "grounds in my coffee."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM (mmrXZ)

132 I didn't understand the phrase "purple mountain majesties" until I moved out west. The blue of the evening light mingles with the red of the sun on the mountains and they turn purple at sunset. It's like magic.

And I swear the clouds are bigger in Montana. I don't know what they put in them, but they are jumbo sized up there.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM (Toos7)

133 119 I loved the Golden Nature Guides when I was a kid. I still have several of them.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

134 I've never visited truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump before, but looking at it now, I see he has not posted in ten hours. Isn't that unusual for him?

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM (Jr5Lq)

135 This baffles me. They're already talking about nationalizing SpaceX. How are markets up?

Multiple Democrat Congressmen and women are already talking about seizing all of Silicon Valley.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM (2ocoG)

136 This baffles me. They're already talking about nationalizing SpaceX. How are markets up?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider


*Elon with his finger poised over the "Delete All, Format F" button.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:10 AM (7Ne0P)

137 Multiple Democrat Congressmen and women are already talking about seizing all of Silicon Valley.
Posted by: Ian S.


I hope they do. Fuck California.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:10 AM (7Ne0P)

138 @ 129 Stock markets up 1100 points.. They're thrilled to welcome their new overlords Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (4WM7K)

This baffles me. They're already talking about nationalizing SpaceX. How are markets up? Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:08 AM (yKhjs)
_________________________________________

They will make the successful pay. Remember the 1930s and the 'Night of the Long Knives' … ? This will not be a good time to be rich, successful, patriotic, and conservative.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)

139
I hope they do. Fuck California.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:10 AM (7Ne0P)


I'm here and they can have it

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (4WM7K)

140 Stock markets up 1100 points.. They're thrilled to welcome their new overlords

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (4WM7K)

Markets like gridlock.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (k5CNB)

141
I'm married. I'm never right about anything, even in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (eRlcH)

142 Markets like gridlock.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (k5CNB)

True.. And they are gonna get it good and hard

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:12 AM (4WM7K)

143 I'm waiting for the bullshit -"We won and we should be seated".

Posted by: The 4 pump chump at November 04, 2026 10:12 AM (r2Icn)

144 WTI crude is down around 7% in the past three days.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:13 AM (Jr5Lq)

145 Off sock

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 10:13 AM (r2Icn)

146 This baffles me. They're already talking about nationalizing SpaceX. How are markets up?

***************

Markets thrive on certainty, knowing there will be gridlock and that fuck all will change for 2 years lifts markets more than who is in power

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:13 AM (fapp/)

147 Isn't this about the time people go down to the crossroads in all the blues tunes from the '30s … ? Let me ask Mr. Clapton …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:13 AM (ayRl+)

148 This will not be a good time to be rich, successful, patriotic, and conservative.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)

Well... I'm only half of those things. I wonder how long it will take them to work their way down to me?

I plan on having two full years to get ready for what's next and I mean to commit myself fully to it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (yKhjs)

149 They will make the successful pay. Remember the 1930s and the 'Night of the Long Knives' … ? This will not be a good time to be rich, successful, patriotic, and conservative.

They'll settle for going after anyone who's just one of those things. Rich lefties who aren't Party apparatchiks will be just as effed.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (2ocoG)

150 WTI crude is down around 7% in the past three days.

==

How convenient. Don't tell me the arabs had nothing to do with oil prices being higher than normal, even though the oil was flowing freely.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (AKptf)

151 Oh, they're going to fix shit alright.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (r2Icn)

152 131
I once had some in my coffee.
Posted by: Carly Simon

==============

Ya learn something every day. I always thought that was "grounds in my coffee."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:09 AM


From Lyrics Genius:
"It came from an airplane flight that I took with Billy Mernit, who was my friend and piano player at the time. As I got my coffee, there were clouds outside the window of the airplane and you could see the reflection in the cup of coffee. Billy said to me, ‘Look at the clouds in your coffee’. "

Posted by: The More You Know at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (RDhJX)

153 All the people who retardedly appeared here to say 2020 proved them right, and then somehow looked even more extra retarded dumb in 2024 - are back to say that 2026 has extra super duper proved them right.

Hilarious. But I'm glad some people are happy.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:15 AM (i+GzW)

154 Oh, they're going to fix shit alright.

Some of them are talking about mandatory transing. "Comrade, report to Dicksaw Facility 439-Alpha at 1:30 PM".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:15 AM (2ocoG)

155 To paraphrase Ace: His cocke-shaped mouth is shaped like a cocke

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (GR8fn)

156 Mrrrrr. Trump said no new wars and then he attacked Iran!

You brainless cucks don’t understand that if you want to end foreign entanglements, you first have to lance the festering boil that is driving the need for foreign entanglements.

You want to end foreign aid to Israel, you first have to dispatch the suicide regime causing all of the fuckery.

I didn’t realize how sizable of a portion of the gop had a room temperature IQ on these things.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (qq+pS)

157
Multiple Democrat Congressmen and women are already talking about seizing all of Silicon Valley.
Posted by: Ian S.

===============

I would actually love this. Well, not the seizure, but the threat and the fight. The fight would be glorious.

Get it good and hard.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (mmrXZ)

158 >Markets like gridlock.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (k5CNB)

Precisely. Which means the next 2 years are somewhat predictable. Happy to make lemonade out of lemons for now.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (vr4To)

159 154 If the Republicans won last night, you would all be talking about how the electorate endorsed the Iran War.

But after getting your butts whipped at the ballot box, it has nothing to do with the Iran War.

Must be nice to never be wrong about anything, even in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Posted by: The Fairness Doctrine at November 04, 2026 10:15 AM (g2GoA)

Clearly this is a massive endorsement of the Ukraine war over the Iran war. We're just not sending enough money to the Z-man. /s

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (okun6)

160 Well.

Oh well.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (algQV)

161 They'll settle for going after anyone who's just one of those things. Rich lefties who aren't Party apparatchiks will be just as effed.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (2ocoG)

Always remember they hate other commies even more than they hate kulaks and wreckers. So that'll be fun.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (i+GzW)

162 I remember a time when after an election the winners and losers would at least acknowledge each other and try to find ways to work together.
Not anymore. So far I tread nothing but "payback" "going after Trump and his supporters" "nationalize private companies"and "getting even."
Well...ok. Go ahead socialists. Come get us.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (2WIwB)

163 Maybe we should put this one on the old phone-o-graph (you may remember it): "This ain't no party / This ain't no disco / This ain't no foolin' around" … no, it sure as shit ain't.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (ayRl+)

164 From Lyrics Genius:
"It came from an airplane flight that I took with Billy Mernit, who was my friend and piano player at the time. As I got my coffee, there were clouds outside the window of the airplane and you could see the reflection in the cup of coffee. Billy said to me, ‘Look at the clouds in your coffee’. "
Posted by: The More You Know at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (RDhJX)
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Huh. Here I thought it was from what it looks like when you pour milk into coffee. I am now wiser.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (amcLV)

165
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Moronville—mighty Trump has struck out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (VPx+q)

166 105 ... "One of my better cloud rendering paintings."

polynikes,
Thanks for the link. Your painting is gorgeous. Not just the clouds, although I can see why you would be pleased, but the entire work. It's clearly a fairway but could easily be a pasture leading to trees holding some secret. (Possibly elves but more likely my Titleist golf ball.)

Posted by: JTB at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (yTvNw)

167 I didn’t realize how sizable of a portion of the gop had a room temperature IQ on these things.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM

To paraphrase a former commenter, people are stupid and should be beaten with tire irons.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (bFu5X)

168 All the people who retardedly appeared here to say 2020 proved them right, and then somehow looked even more extra retarded dumb in 2024 - are back to say that 2026 has extra super duper proved them right.

Hilarious. But I'm glad some people are happy.

I'm just bored with Masturbatin' Pete VPNing furiously to tell us it's the Jooooos.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (2ocoG)

169 Thinking about, how did we so badly misjudge the data center issue?

41 moratoriums and all passed easily.

I mean, sure some was China propaganda.
But also there has to be, it was proxy to hate Musk?
Or was it more discomfort with the suggestion they're used to spy on us?

No matter, the facts never had a chance in that debate.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (/Ki2A)

170 There won't be a gridlock. The Dems won enough seats that they will be able to pass everything and only a veto can stop them . They may be able to even override the vetoes.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Ti9vn)

171 NASA created.
NASA works.
Government Ruins NASA.
SpaceX created.
SpaceX works.
Government seizes SpaceX
?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Y/06r)

172 "Which means the next 2 years are somewhat predictable"
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Oh, you sweet summer child.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (i+GzW)

173 I've probably been wrong more than I've been right over the last decade when discussing politics. I cling to historical patterns. I want to believe the best.

I don't know what's going on.

I know nothing.

Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

174 >>> They will make the successful pay. Remember the 1930s and the 'Night of the Long Knives' … ? This will not be a good time to be rich, successful, patriotic, and conservative.
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)

I'm only two of those things, it's gonna be rough.

I've felt we are in a Weimar Republic for a while, à la Cabaret, with the decadence, corruption, malaise of the middle class, and degenerate stuff happening. History has shown a Weimar Republic overcorrects with a strong hand. But this time the strong hand says allahu ackbar instead of seig heil.

And the Nazi youth singing "tomorrow belongs to me!" Now has purple hair and listens to Hasan Piker.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Toos7)

175 If they thought Gen X was quietly quitting before, watch shit fall the fuck apart in slow motion now.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (enNUy)

176 I remember a time when after an election the winners and losers would at least acknowledge each other and try to find ways to work together.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (2WIwB)

President Trump, late last night: "I look forward to working with them. They've already called. We'll probably be able to work something out."

Democrats last last night: "Lawyer up."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (yKhjs)

177 Always remember they hate other commies even more than they hate kulaks and wreckers. So that'll be fun.

One of the things that makes me smile is the fact that guys like Jake Tapper and Tater Stelter don't know yet that they're Trotsky.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (2ocoG)

178 I remember a time when after an election the winners and losers would at least acknowledge each other and try to find ways to work together.


That is only when republicans take the house and senate during a Donk administration.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (qq+pS)

179 Anti Data center issue was a pure CCP operation.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (Ti9vn)

180 Dow ^2.1%

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (Wt1Rs)

181
Posted by: The More You Know at November 04, 2026 10:14 AM (RDhJX)

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I've never thought much of that song to tell the truth. Rhyming "yacht" with "apricot" (especially by forcing the rhythm with the inefficient "your scarf it was apricot) is not good poetry.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (mmrXZ)

182 174 >>> They will make the successful pay. Remember the 1930s and the 'Night of the Long Knives' … ? This will not be a good time to be rich, successful, patriotic, and conservative.
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)

I'm only two of those things, it's gonna be rough.

I've felt we are in a Weimar Republic for a while, à la Cabaret, with the decadence, corruption, malaise of the middle class, and degenerate stuff happening. History has shown a Weimar Republic overcorrects with a strong hand. But this time the strong hand says allahu ackbar instead of seig heil.

And the Nazi youth singing "tomorrow belongs to me!" Now has purple hair and listens to Hasan Piker.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Toos7)

We're more likely to turn into LatAm than the Middle East. We'll have some Middle East going on but there's a pretty big regional element to it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (okun6)

183 I wonder if there is going to be a challenger for Thune.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (AKptf)

184 And the Nazi youth singing "tomorrow belongs to me!" Now has purple hair and listens to Hasan Piker.

"KAYA! PLACE!" *BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!*

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (2ocoG)

185 I still wanna know what’s going to keep the Dems from impeaching and removing Trump and Vance and giving us President Jeffries?

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

186 Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (enNUy)

Super astute as usual nck

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (i+GzW)

187 Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

Buck up, Buttercup.

Half time is over.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (Y/06r)

188 Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

You were wrong. Blindingly, catastrophically, biblically wrong.

Just. Like. Me.

This morning, I was talking about how all my follow-on assumptions were vaporized, too. Like Crockett saying "I TOLD YOU!" and forcing Kamala through to the nomination.

Now I'd look for President AOC with a Dem congress and Dem SCOTUS.

You have two years to get ready.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:21 AM (yKhjs)

189
I still wanna know what’s going to keep the Dems from impeaching and removing Trump and Vance and giving us President Jeffries?
Posted by: Bulg

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The "and removing" part, I think.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:21 AM (mmrXZ)

190 Very orderly clouds
Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 10:21 AM (8VNAp)

191 >Oh, you sweet summer child.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (i+GzW)

From a market perspective - it's as predictable as it's going to get. After the '28 presidential election, it's anybody's guess.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 04, 2026 10:22 AM (vr4To)

192 Well hopefully the Democrats will use their newfound majorities to govern with the best interests of the country at heart, incorporating some common ground from the other side to really move the country forwa.....ahahhhahahahaaha nah they're not gonna do any of that shit. It will be a retarded flaming clown car of show trials and public recriminations of anyone that's ever been in the same city block as Bad Orange Man.

We're fucked.

I'm really proud of all the mouth-breathing smoothbrains in my state of Texas that decided to cut our nose off to spite our face. Democrat governance from top to bottom and Talafreako with a 6-year hitch in the Senate. Fuck's sake.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:22 AM (oqH4h)

193 I still wanna know what’s going to keep the Dems from impeaching and removing Trump and Vance and giving us President Jeffries?

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

Eleven Republican Senators. The remaining Republican Senators are far more pro-Trump as a group than were the last group of Republican Senators.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:22 AM (yKhjs)

194 TJM, you may be an insufferable know it all, but your OUR insufferable know it all!

Posted by: Morons everywhere at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (RDhJX)

195 "Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so."

I truly admired your ability to instantly marshal facts to support your positions, even when I disagreed with you. I didn't hate you; I actually feared your ability to debate, and so I rarely engaged.

I could say a lot about the election, but it would not change any minds, and people are definitely not in a mood to hear it, and I want friends here, not enemies, so I shall keep my own counsel.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (Jr5Lq)

196
Aah, forget about it TheJamesMadison. Last night I was thinking of you a lot and without a shred of negativity, anger, disappointment, etc. Let's link arms and march.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (mmrXZ)

197 TJM, you may be an insufferable know it all, but your OUR insufferable know it all!
Posted by: Morons everywhere at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (RDhJX)
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I don't get it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (amcLV)

198 I still wanna know what’s going to keep the Dems from impeaching and removing Trump and Vance and giving us President Jeffries?
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

The Constitution of the US that says you need 2/3 of Senate to convict and remove ?

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:24 AM (AKptf)

199
I know nothing.

Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)


Obviously none of us knew anything... I appreciate that you were a positive among all the negatives

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:24 AM (4WM7K)

200 Yes, Class, today’s word is - you guessed it: Overreach!

And tomorrow’s will be: Blowback!

Posted by: RI Red at November 04, 2026 10:24 AM (HdjQ+)

201 TJM, as I recall, Elric was pretty optimistic, too.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)

202 From a market perspective - it's as predictable as it's going to get. After the '28 presidential election, it's anybody's guess.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 04, 2026 10:22 AM (vr4To)

Yeah I didn't want you to think I was mocking you. I wasn't.

I think the DNC-DSA op, which has unfortunately moved a lot faster than I initially even feared is going to bring a LOT of unpredictability.

I am waiting for the media to talk up how the DSA helped usher 8n last night's result but I don't listen to the media so I will wait for it to be reported here. Gonna be interesting to watch going forward. And by interesting I mean terrifying. But I have Jesus and they don't - so there's that.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (i+GzW)

203 @ 176 remember a time when after an election the winners and losers would at least acknowledge each other and try to find ways to work together. Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 10:16 AM (2WIwB)

President Trump, late last night: "I look forward to working with them. They've already called. We'll probably be able to work something out." Democrats last last night: "Lawyer up." Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (yKhjs)
__________________________

If Trump actually made the statement that he looks forward to "working with them", he clearly fails to appreciate what exactly happened yesterday. What a fucking disappointment. Now he can go back to telling tales about how he used to "… grab 'em by the pu**y". All things - people included - have a built-in expiration date issued at birth … some come sooner than others.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (ayRl+)

204 The Constitution of the US that says you need 2/3 of Senate to convict and remove ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:24 AM (AKptf)


They got quite a few seats... All it takes is a couple of RINO's

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (4WM7K)

205 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

You've got to defend your position like it's a certainty or you're only hurting that position if you express any doubt.

Confidence breeds supporters. But yeah being wrong can erode future support.

I didn't have a problem but you do need to scale back on your movie criticism arrogance. 😀

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (Ti9vn)

206 I've probably been wrong more than I've been right over the last decade when discussing politics. I cling to historical patterns. I want to believe the best.

I don't know what's going on.

I know nothing.

Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

TJM, the basics still apply. You just need to know which ones!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (AKptf)

207 On an unrelated note, Ken Russell's The Devils is really something, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (IGotw)

208 And now, the Senate maps and re-election schedule means that barring something absolutely wild happening in 2028 or 2030, the GOP has no chance to take the Senate back until 2032.

I hope Alito and Thomas are hitting the gym and regularly seeing their physicians. They've got 6 years to hang on.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)

209 I'm just bored with Masturbatin' Pete VPNing furiously to tell us it's the Jooooos.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM

It's kind of in his name. The circle jerk is baked in, as it were.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM (bFu5X)

210
Now I'd look for President AOC with a Dem congress and Dem SCOTUS.

You have two years to get ready.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

=================

These are the times of unexpectedness.

The Dems were shocked in 2016 and 2024.

We were shocked in 2020 and 2026.

(How did Texas swing so far in so short a time, we ask?)

We don't know what's in store for 2028 -- why not another Dem shock? Why won't Hispanic males come out like mad for Rubio instead of AOC?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM (mmrXZ)

211 205 I didn't have a problem but you do need to scale back on your movie criticism arrogance. 😀

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:25 AM (Ti9vn)

=======

It's funny, but movies are where I think I'm least arrogant.

"Well, I liked it," is what I tend to go with. I'll explain, but I can't remember the last time I was antagonistic against someone for liking a movie I didn't or vice versa.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM (IGotw)

212 175 If they thought Gen X was quietly quitting before, watch shit fall the fuck apart in slow motion now.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:19 AM (enNUy)

Gen Xer here. Yeah, I wouldn't call myself a political junkie or anything, but I think I'm done with all this shite. We're not rich, but we have achieved escape velocity financially, so we're as safe as we can be. If people want the world to burn, let it. My days of fighting fires are over.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 10:27 AM (QaH55)

213 Thanks CBD, and thanks Muldoon. I needed a laugh today. Pray, hope, don't worry, and have a plan.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 04, 2026 10:28 AM (z6ONu)

214 Worse, this all but guarantees the 2030 Census will be performed by the Quality Learing Center.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:28 AM (3cXfB)

215 "169 Thinking about, how did we so badly misjudge the data center issue?

41 moratoriums and all passed easily.

I mean, sure some was China propaganda.
But also there has to be, it was proxy to hate Musk?
Or was it more discomfort with the suggestion they're used to spy on us?

No matter, the facts never had a chance in that debate.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (/Ki2A)"

It isn't about Musk. The other AI ceos are wildly unpopular on account of their own creepy ass behavior, the PC parts shortages, and - horde may not grasp this, being all over 29 - how WILDLY enraged the under 40 crowd is at having their job apps filtered by AI, and even their job interviews run by AI.

It is not a good time to be a younger American looking for work in many fields.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:28 AM (G5zYf)

216
If Trump actually made the statement that he looks forward to "working with them", he clearly fails to appreciate what exactly happened yesterday. What a fucking disappointment.

Posted by: Dr_No

=================

He made the conventional and correct remark.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:29 AM (mmrXZ)

217 Two words: Buy. Ammo.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:29 AM (ayRl+)

218 205 Now do your attitude toward Nickelback fans.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

219 If the Republicans won last night, you would all be talking about how the electorate endorsed the Iran War.

But after getting your butts whipped at the ballot box, it has nothing to do with the Iran War.

The "war," insofar as it had anything to do with the election, was only a talking point for the left. Its effect at the pump, however, was IMO what helped to cause last night's crash. I predicted that the midterms would turn on the pocketbook and I believe I was right.

I also believe that when the economy, in the next two years, finally shows the results of Trump, the Dems will take all the credit and a credulous, ignorant electorate will believe them.

And I suspect that this morning Thune has the biggest hard-on he's had since Charlie Kirk was murdered.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 10:29 AM (qRla/)

220 The Constitution of the US that says you need 2/3 of Senate to convict and remove ?

True, I'm a lazy POS for the stuff you want, but I can get enough of the caucus to cross over and vote with the Dems if they need me to. They don't even need to ask.
-Sen. Thune

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 10:29 AM (4zCQt)

221 The artwork looks like the glass factory in Corsicana as seen from Interstate 45.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (jl6TJ)

222 215 "169 Thinking about, how did we so badly misjudge the data center issue?

41 moratoriums and all passed easily.

I mean, sure some was China propaganda.
But also there has to be, it was proxy to hate Musk?
Or was it more discomfort with the suggestion they're used to spy on us?

No matter, the facts never had a chance in that debate.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM (/Ki2A)"

It isn't about Musk. The other AI ceos are wildly unpopular on account of their own creepy ass behavior, the PC parts shortages, and - horde may not grasp this, being all over 29 - how WILDLY enraged the under 40 crowd is at having their job apps filtered by AI, and even their job interviews run by AI.

It is not a good time to be a younger American looking for work in many fields.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:28 AM (G5zYf)

The natural response is to put their political allies in congress apparently? This is very good for Anthropic and OpenAI.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (okun6)

223 >>> Thinking about, how did we so badly misjudge the data center issue?
41 moratoriums and all passed easily.

"We?" I have been saying for a while that the data centers have made both MAGA and Marxists mad. It's one of the few things the average voter unites on.

You cannot trample on people's clean air, water, electric needs while building data centers to "beat China." Ranchers and farmers and the middle class don't care about China, they care that the data centers are destroying their communities and leaders are so greedy they just approve them.

They want to put a data center larger than Manhattan next to the great salt lake. It was supposed to be 3x larger than Manhattan, but the people screamed about it, and voted out the county commissioners, they wised up. Put a giant data center in a desert next to a lake? This was always stupid.

Add to that the governor of Utah's dad runs the largest fiber optic company in Utah. Who do you think will get the bid to run cable to the data center? There is corruption and Backrooms deals and it's making voters mad. Rightfully so.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (Toos7)

224 (How did Texas swing so far in so short a time, we ask?)

We don't know what's in store for 2028 -- why not another Dem shock? Why won't Hispanic males come out like mad for Rubio instead of AOC?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM (mmrXZ)
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Demographic shifts, and yes Californians coming here and voting like they did in California.

Also, as I have mentioned several several times, Paxton was a historically bad candidate and he ran a historically bad campaign. Not saying that Cornyn wasn't a useless turd that deserved to get thrown out, but Paxton sucks. Nobody here likes him. He's got the retail political skills of Hillary and is only slightly more likeable.

I don't like that people vote based on the "likeability" of a candidate, but the fact is, they do. Hard.

Abbott is a lazy faggot who has been resting on his laurels for years and thought he didn't need to campaign. Whoops.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:31 AM (oqH4h)

225 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:31 AM (Ti9vn)

226 I am going to call the 2028 Dem ticket right now.

Buttedge/Bottoms.

Bookmark it.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 10:32 AM (qq+pS)

227 "Well, I liked it," is what I tend to go with. I'll explain, but I can't remember the last time I was antagonistic against someone for liking a movie I didn't or vice versa.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM 

"Freddy Got Fingered" and "Prometheus" were not that bad. I watched them both in one night.

But Hollywood turned so crappy, they look like Shakespeare.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)

228 Think how happy Neville Singham is right now though

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 10:32 AM (svJkb)

229 I wouldn't say none of us knew anything. Some knew things or more importantly had other opinions, and were shouted down, condescended to or otherwise.

There is nothing wrong with positivity - I try not to doom too much because that's not what we're here for and there's plenty of doom and gloom to be found elsewhere.

I staked my reputation that I have even an inkling of what is going on around us on one single "prediction" because predicting outcomes is fucking hard. And I will stand behind what I see in the unfortunate DNC-DSA op that I believe we will now fully marinate in.

But for some, not just one, it would be better all around to embrace humility and run with the fucker instead of acting like a dickhead or a jerk.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:32 AM (i+GzW)

230 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

****************************

American Karens very badly want the right to kill children, born and unborn

Also Karens: war is evil and kills innocent people

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (fapp/)

231 Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:31 AM (oqH4h)

I never saw a Hinojosa ad.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (Ti9vn)

232 Everyone who hated me for being an insufferable know it all was correct to do so.

I am humbled.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

Nah. Don't worry about it. Confidence in trends, past events, facts, and logic is fine especially. when most of the opposition was arguing feelz.

Your cockiness was justified in my opinion.

It was that bastard Reality that let you down.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (YSUhf)

233 225 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: polynikes

Trump did say pussy once, makes sense.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (4zCQt)

234 Add to that the governor of Utah's dad runs the largest fiber optic company in Utah. Who do you think will get the bid to run cable to the data center? There is corruption and Backrooms deals and it's making voters mad. Rightfully so.

==

As more date is being analizyd, I am now reading "corruption" was the deciding issue across the country, perception of rich getting richer at your expense. This is the environment where kinder gentler Ds win. Because their brand is "for the common folk".

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (AKptf)

235 *data not date

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (AKptf)

236 Whelp, Kali went all D for all higher offices...AGAIN. Almost all races where it was D vs R went D by around 64% to 36%...
Proposition-wise, votes tallied almost all went for terrible results with a few exceptions.
AND, of course, illegal votes were counted, like they were last time, with practices that allow it previously enshrined by state laws signed by a ( D )-bag Gov.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (l3cgK)

237 TJM, forget about it. Move on. Same for everyone here. Don’t get overly emotionally invested in matters you cannot control. You vote yesterday? You did your part. We can order our personal lives to the best of our ability.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (Gqar8)

238 I remember. It's wasn't very long ago. It's when I, as a retired commercial pilot, stated that the Denzel Washington movie about him being an alcoholic airline captain had some hilariously stupid flightdeck scenes.

I got the standard, smug, condescending response.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (J4Dwc)

239 I am humbled. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 04, 2026 10:18 AM (IGotw)

*********************

You had the sunny disposition of Reagan, that's nothing to apologize for

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (fapp/)

240 "The natural response is to put their political allies in congress apparently? This is very good for Anthropic and OpenAI.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (okun6)"

I didn't say they weren't retarded.

Lot of zoomers gonna learn how you can vote in socialism, but can't vote it out

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (G5zYf)

241 You all believe talarico got hundreds of thousands of more votes than kamala?

The election is not real.

Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (hlxNh)

242 233 225 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: polynikes

Trump did say pussy once, makes sense.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (4zCQt)

That's okay...Talarico will grab 'em by the dick (and insert it in himself one hole or another)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (l3cgK)

243
As a BONUS! from last night, our scientific knowledge increased.

Apparently, human memory apparently can't recall conditions, facts, and governance from, two years ago.

A great day!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

244 Oh, and Desantis was one of the few republican leaders to read the room right on how the people feel about AI. He wanted to put in a people's bill of rights to curb AI to protect people. That in the case of a power or water shortage, the PEOPLE, not the data centers, get priority. It was genius.

>>> how WILDLY enraged the under 40 crowd is at having their job apps filtered by AI, and even their job interviews run by AI.

Forget jobs, my last doctor's visit was run with AI! He recorded our convo to make transcribing his notes easier, but asked permission first. One day they won't ask permission. It'll just always be there, watching, recording.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (Toos7)

245 sunny disposition of Reagan, that's nothing to apologize for

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (fapp/)
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"Read one too many Billy Mumphries stories if you ask me"

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (svJkb)

246 "When the sun goes down / On Afghanistan's plains / And the women come out / To cut up what remains / Just roll to your rifle / And blow out your brains / And go to your God / Like a soldier."

'Tommy' - by Rudyard Kipling

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (ayRl+)

247 "and were shouted down, condescended to or otherwise."

That's a perennial problem here.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (Jr5Lq)

248 230 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

****************************

American Karens very badly want the right to kill children, born and unborn

Also Karens: war is evil and kills innocent people

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:33 AM (fapp/)

Look at the Ukraine war, Karen does not care about war killing people. She loves the Ukraine war.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (okun6)

249 241 You all believe talarico got hundreds of thousands of more votes than kamala?

The election is not real.

Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (hlxNh)

I blame the Bushes of Texas and all the other sniveling Reps who hate normies.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (l3cgK)

250 If we can learn from history (it does rhyme, if not repeat), the next step is the rise of a Strong Man.
Could be a Strong Woman; doesn’t matter.

So niceties like conviction and removal may be minor speed bumps.

Posted by: RI Red at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (HdjQ+)

251 241 You all believe talarico got hundreds of thousands of more votes than kamala?

The election is not real.
Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 10:34 AM (hlxNh)

You may be right. But it does not matter, practically speaking.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (Gqar8)

252 I like the trees and the bottom background more than the clouds.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (JrHfD)

253 Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (Toos7)

What data center has caused an environmental problem or water shortage so far? What town hasn't benefited so far ?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (Ti9vn)

254 I have a new conspiracy theory.
So there's that.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (Sco7b)

255 Gen Xer here. Yeah, I wouldn't call myself a political junkie or anything, but I think I'm done with all this shite. We're not rich, but we have achieved escape velocity financially, so we're as safe as we can be. If people want the world to burn, let it. My days of fighting fires are over.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 10:27 AM (QaH55)

Born in 1980. I think that makes me a Gen Xer. And same. I'll take care of me and mine, but I'm done with helping those outside of my orbit.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (yKhjs)

256 You're a good man, TJM, and will always be one. Unfortunately, it wasn't our night.

We'll rub some dirt in the wound and be stronger for having gone through with this. The next few years will be hard, but we're up to the challenge.

Posted by: Blor Utar, from Zimtok-5 at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (Tz5qx)

257 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (okun6)

'Republican' wars.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (Ti9vn)

258 Off tyrannical space alien sock!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 04, 2026 10:38 AM (Tz5qx)

259 re: TX, natural consequnce of masses of H1bs and little real progress on vote security.

How many thousands gotmturned away over the ballot sizing?

Flip.side, how many idiots let themselves be turned away for being unable to plan their daily scehdule ecfectively?

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:38 AM (G5zYf)

260 scale back on your gladiator movie criticism arrogance.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 10:38 AM (WE5Gl)

261 243
As a BONUS! from last night, our scientific knowledge increased.

Apparently, human memory apparently can't recall conditions, facts, and governance from, two years ago.

A great day!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

As a whole, and that only puts out the LONGEST that can be remembered...it might only be ONE YEAR or less...
It's also helpful to remember the propagandists of the MSM (including P-BS) continually feed the masses mis-, dis-, and malinformation...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:38 AM (l3cgK)

262 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:26 AM (mmrXZ)

Elections are about feels. Do we have anyone on our side that gets it?

Over the last year the Democrats yoinked strength, youth, energy and masculinity out from under us. It's all phony and underhanded but they did it. Kamala represented NONE of those things and they believed, perhaps correctly, that it's how Trump beat her. Yes youth. A schoolmarm is not youth.

Voters generally like those four things. How do we get it back? We need a party that is willing to embrace a leader that isn't cucked, not to mention their own voters, and I'm not seeing it.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:38 AM (i+GzW)

263 'Feel' about AI.

That about wraps it up.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (Ti9vn)

264 255 Gen Xer here. Yeah, I wouldn't call myself a political junkie or anything, but I think I'm done with all this shite. We're not rich, but we have achieved escape velocity financially, so we're as safe as we can be. If people want the world to burn, let it. My days of fighting fires are over.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 10:27 AM (QaH55)

Born in 1980. I think that makes me a Gen Xer. And same. I'll take care of me and mine, but I'm done with helping those outside of my orbit.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (yKhjs)

I don’t fight Generation Wars. They are futile. Bad ideas are always around, and they don’t care about someone’s age.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (Gqar8)

265 On a happy note, Grammie Winger was on the MR thread this morning.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

266 257 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (okun6)

'Republican' wars.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (Ti9vn)

An "issue" that is only a problem when the other guys does it is not an actual issue. It doesn't drive behavioral changes nor is it something you can win people over about.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (okun6)

267 And this artist is still alive. I don't think we get that too often. He has some interesting works of art.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (JrHfD)

268 So...nation status: cooked. Talarico? Seriously?

Posted by: in the modern vernacular at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (odiuV)

269 265 On a happy note, Grammie Winger was on the MR thread this morning.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)


That is good

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (4WM7K)

270 131 i thought it was clowns for years.

Posted by: cmeat at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (Bep7s)

271 Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ

Great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (JrHfD)

272 226 I am going to call the 2028 Dem ticket right now.

Buttedge/Bottoms.

Bookmark it.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Can you win with two bottoms on the ticket? Maybe.

Actually it doesn't matter who on the Dem side wins. We've seen with Biden (and probably Obama) that there is a cadre of insiders who know how to run things. Harris, Butt-boy, Newscum, Charismatic dunce to be named later, it doesn't matter, they are mere figureheads.

Same goes for all the new Dem govs, they'll aal follow the Slotkin, Spanberger model, they have a playbook and experts ready to run it in each state.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (4zCQt)

273 255 Gen Xer here. Yeah, I wouldn't call myself a political junkie or anything, but I think I'm done with all this shite. We're not rich, but we have achieved escape velocity financially, so we're as safe as we can be. If people want the world to burn, let it. My days of fighting fires are over.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 10:27 AM (QaH55)

Born in 1980. I think that makes me a Gen Xer. And same. I'll take care of me and mine, but I'm done with helping those outside of my orbit.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (yKhjs)

I'm a late-1960's Gen Xer, and mostly these days I don't want phone calls, want folks to leave my door bell alone, and want people to stay off my lawn...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (l3cgK)

274 Music for general confusion, King Crimson:
youtube.com/watch?v=-cNwf-lifIw

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (Jr5Lq)

275
I'm really proud of all the mouth-breathing smoothbrains in my state of Texas that decided to cut our nose off to spite our face. Democrat governance from top to bottom and Talafreako with a 6-year hitch in the Senate. Fuck's sake.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:22 AM (oqH4h)



I don't believe for a minute that Texas totally flipped blue without someone dumping an anvil on the scale. Especially not for that degenerate homo Tallywhacker. Not that the remaining Bushites will do anything about it. And we won't hear about what really happened in our lifetime.

Ah well, it was nice while it lasted. 250 years is a pretty good run.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (iqcvy)

276 225 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:31 AM

I think we've moved deep into Feelings Over Facts territory.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (RDhJX)

277 "Born in 1980. I think that makes me a Gen Xer. And same. I'll take care of me and mine, but I'm done with helping those outside of my orbit.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:37 AM (yKhjs)"

Similar boat. I have told the horde many times the last decade that if they don't have a plan to gtfo, they at least need to move some place where they're surrounded by actual Americans and dig in.

We have been working for years on a plan B for our kids to get them out of the country. Spanish Civil War 2.0 is not gonna be fun.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (G5zYf)

278 Can't wait until the goat humpers start teaching the Alphabet how to fly.

Ima take a page from the koran.
"Achmed! Achmed! There's a liberal over here hiding behind this tree!"

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (7Ne0P)

279 209 I'm just bored with Masturbatin' Pete VPNing furiously to tell us it's the Jooooos.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM

It's kind of in his name. The circle jerk is baked in, as it were.

assume a circular penis?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (oY6Yp)

280 Put on your special 'see-the-future' glasses and tell us what our nation will look like two years from now. Bonus points if you can pick who the two 'candidates' for 'President' will be then. Until yesterday, we only thought we knew what a shit-show looks like. Wait …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (ayRl+)

281 Demographic shifts, and yes Californians coming here and voting like they did in California.

Also, as I have mentioned several several times, Paxton was a historically bad candidate and he ran a historically bad campaign. Not saying that Cornyn wasn't a useless turd that deserved to get thrown out, but Paxton sucks. Nobody here likes him. He's got the retail political skills of Hillary and is only slightly more likeable.
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R's in TX got smoked up and down the ballot.
A lot of long-time, multi-office winners getting donkey kicked into the Gulf of America.
That's not "candidate quality."
That's a complete, utter repudiation of the entire R brand.

I don't know what the cause(s) were, but I do know that Rove et. al will have the exact wrong prescription.
And they will be the loudest, firstest voices hawking their "Election Cure-all Elixir" the finest mixture of moderate, centrist and just plain common sense ingredients.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (/Ki2A)

282 I'm amazed by how some trolls here sing the same tune. Well, that's mostly from playing with beef flutes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:42 AM (l3cgK)

283 280 209 I'm just bored with Masturbatin' Pete VPNing furiously to tell us it's the Jooooos.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM

It's kind of in his name. The circle jerk is baked in, as it were.

assume a circular penis?
Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (oY6Yp)

Perfectly spherical

Posted by: And a truly free market at November 04, 2026 10:42 AM (odiuV)

284 Look at the Ukraine war, Karen does not care about war killing people. She loves the Ukraine war

***********************

Karen thinks only Russia is killing people so Ukraine has to kill them back to stop killing because killing is bad

thats the tiktok logic you'll find with karens as they selfie themselves while in the waiting room at planned parenthood to decapitate a fetus

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:42 AM (fapp/)

285 280 209 I'm just bored with Masturbatin' Pete VPNing furiously to tell us it's the Jooooos.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:17 AM

It's kind of in his name. The circle jerk is baked in, as it were.

assume a circular penis?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (oY6Yp)

Or a spherical one.

Posted by: Physicist who Imagines Everthing is Spherical at November 04, 2026 10:42 AM (l3cgK)

286 I'm a late-1960's Gen Xer, and mostly these days I don't want phone calls, want folks to leave my door bell alone, and want people to stay off my lawn...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (l3cgK)
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Same here.

I'm pretty much a hermit in the Ozarks.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (TJRes)

287 I'm a late-1960's Gen Xer, and mostly these days I don't want phone calls, want folks to leave my door bell alone, and want people to stay off my lawn...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


Early '60's boomer and I'm with you.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (7Ne0P)

288 Texas was one of the most successful states in the country and they voted out the people who created it. I don't care what party was in charge in that scenario, that's insanity.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (Ti9vn)

289 I don't know what the cause(s) were, but I do know that Rove et. al will have the exact wrong prescription.
And they will be the loudest, firstest voices hawking their "Election Cure-all Elixir" the finest mixture of moderate, centrist and just plain common sense ingredients.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (/Ki2A)

The patient is anemic! Quick! Bring in the leeches and blood-letting devices! We have to purge the bad humors!

Posted by: Karl Rove at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (l3cgK)

290 287 I'm a late-1960's Gen Xer, and mostly these days I don't want phone calls, want folks to leave my door bell alone, and want people to stay off my lawn...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:40 AM (l3cgK)
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Same here.

I'm pretty much a hermit in the Ozarks.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (TJRes)

Hey SMH. Well my county and nearby stayed reliably Red last night. KC, Columbia, and St Louis though. Pushed through abortion.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (Gqar8)

291
I am going to call the 2028 Dem ticket right now.

Buttedge/Bottoms.

Bookmark it.

===============

Ha, I bet Buttigieg runs harder than ever after last night. It's anyone's game now!

And I bet Graham Platner is kicking himself for dropping out. He could have beat Collins.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (mmrXZ)

292 @ 288 I'm a late-1960's Gen Xer, and mostly these days I don't want phone calls, want folks to leave my door bell alone, and want people to stay off my lawn ...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) — Early '60's boomer and I'm with you. Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (7Ne0P)
________________________

I'm a '40s 'war baby' … glad you joined our club.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (ayRl+)

293 "285 Look at the Ukraine war, Karen does not care about war killing people. She loves the Ukraine war

***********************

Karen thinks only Russia is killing people so Ukraine has to kill them back to stop killing because killing is bad

thats the tiktok logic you'll find with karens as they selfie themselves while in the waiting room at planned parenthood to decapitate a fetus
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 10:42 AM (fapp/)"

Karen doesn't think. She parrots what social media or TV tells her to, because thats what people aill applaud her for doing.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (G5zYf)

294 291 Texas makes no sense. How does a weirdo get over 5 million votes, way more than Kamala.
Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (EJWxb)

The votes were given affirmation surgery.

Posted by: Shoring it up at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (odiuV)

295
Lot of zoomers gonna learn how you can vote in socialism, but can't vote it out
Posted by: heya

And in 60 years there will be a rise of hard men solving difficult problems. Happy knowing I won't be around to see the peak socialism in another twenty or so years.

Posted by: BifBewalski at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (x74bY)

296 Forget jobs, my last doctor's visit was run with AI! He recorded our convo to make transcribing his notes easier, but asked permission first. One day they won't ask permission. It'll just always be there, watching, recording.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (Toos7)

I had a similar experience last month.

It is a perfect example of wonderful new technology that has real-world applications, but also has a significant chance of being misused...catastrophically.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (k5CNB)

297 Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (EJWxb)

Maybe the "Christian" thing worked and maybe that's what they were banking on with it. Maybe.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (i+GzW)

298
'Tommy' - by Rudyard Kipling
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (ayRl+)
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Nope. "The Young British Soldier."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (amcLV)

299 Texas was one of the most successful states in the country and they voted out the people who created it. I don't care what party was in charge in that scenario, that's insanity.
Posted by: polynikes


They now own it and the measure will be transparent. When they blow the rainy day fund and crash the economy, it will be apparent. There will be no hiding from it.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (7Ne0P)

300 I've been a hermit since Sep 2019, when the Dems began the "Republicans are terrorists; it's OK to kill them now" op.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (Jr5Lq)

301 has a significant chance of being misused...catastrophically.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (k5CNB)

I would let Karen Gillan circa 2010 misuse me catastrophically. Sorry tmi

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (i+GzW)

302
We have been working for years on a plan B for our kids to get them out of the country. Spanish Civil War 2.0 is not gonna be fun.
Posted by: heya

===============

I'm here to fight Spanish Civil War 2.0.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (mmrXZ)

303 "289 Texas was one of the most successful states in the country and they voted out the people who created it. I don't care what party was in charge in that scenario, that's insanity.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:43 AM (Ti9vn)"

It's a matter of perspective. Nothing the Dems do in TX will be worse than where the H1bs and the border hopping parents of birth right voters came from.

They just want more free shit and more relatives imported.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:48 AM (G5zYf)

304 Blacks will never not vote Democrat
The South of 2026 is no longer the South of 2000
Trump is hated by a solid majority of the country

Posted by: Hard Truths Conservatives Need T Learn at November 04, 2026 10:48 AM (sP+bx)

305 I'm here to fight Spanish Civil War 2.0.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (mmrXZ)

I'm here for the memes. Tired boss

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:48 AM (i+GzW)

306 @ 298 'Tommy' - by Rudyard Kipling
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:35 AM (ayRl+)
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Nope. "The Young British Soldier." Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (amcLV)
________________________

Aye, laddie … you're right. My error.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:48 AM (ayRl+)

307 >>>What data center has caused an environmental problem or water shortage so far? What town hasn't benefited so far ?
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:36 AM (Ti9vn)

There are plenty, I'd have to look them up. But in states like TX and GA, new data centers messed with the water people got in their homes. They're taps slowed to a trickle. Texas supposedly used around 50 billion gallons of water cooling data centers. Do they just have an extra 50 billion gallons? Guess who suffers for that?

You cannot build data centers unless you build more dams. You need the water collection and the hydroelectric. Good luck getting that passed today!
And you need more nuclear.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:48 AM (Toos7)

308 "I'm here to fight Spanish Civil War 2.0.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (mmrXZ)"

Yeah I said the kids for a reason, we are ready

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (G5zYf)

309 Texas was one of the most successful states in the country and they voted out the people who created it. I don't care what party was in charge in that scenario, that's insanity.
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Dustin Burrows, "R" speaker of the TX house, made the same deal his predecessor, Dan Phelen:
Accept the vote of Dems for speaker in exchange for letting the Dems basically control the agenda.

And there wasn't a single constitutional amendment or proposition on the ballot this year in TX to drive conservative voters.
But they sure spent months playing slap-ass over banning mj.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (/Ki2A)

310 Hey SMH. Well my county and nearby stayed reliably Red last night. KC, Columbia, and St Louis though. Pushed through abortion.
Posted by: tubal


St. Louis was dem when we left in '79.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (7Ne0P)

311 BBL. Things to do. Even more so, now.

Posted by: RI Red at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (Y1pub)

312 Hey SMH. Well my county and nearby stayed reliably Red last night. KC, Columbia, and St Louis though. Pushed through abortion.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (Gqar
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Yep, I kinda figured the urban AOs in MO would vote no on that amendment.

Hub and I voted yesterday, and it was a decent turnout at our polling place.

Our county is still red, so there's that.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (TJRes)

313 TJM spent the last year marshalling "facts" about Iran and the War that neither he nor the finest spies money could buy could possibly ascertain to be the truth.

The gullibility with which his horseshit was swallowed indicates an appetite for it.

Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (SlD2N)

314 Meanwhile in Virginia:
1) Kill your baby anytime you want.
2) Marry whoever you want.
3) You've committed a felony? Sure, you can vote.

Posted by: Trying to become New Jersey at November 04, 2026 10:50 AM (RDhJX)

315 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (k5CNB)

AI will advance medical science multiple factors faster than without it.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:50 AM (Ti9vn)

316 And there wasn't a single constitutional amendment or proposition on the ballot this year in TX to drive conservative voters.
But they sure spent months playing slap-ass over banning mj.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice


And they just lost that. Dems will push mary jane toot sweet.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:50 AM (7Ne0P)

317 312 Hey SMH. Well my county and nearby stayed reliably Red last night. KC, Columbia, and St Louis though. Pushed through abortion.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (Gqar
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Yep, I kinda figured the urban AOs in MO would vote no on that amendment.

Hub and I voted yesterday, and it was a decent turnout at our polling place.

Our county is still red, so there's that.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (TJRes)

Good for us to live in an area which is beneath being noticed by the city elites, right?

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (Gqar8)

318 R's in TX got smoked up and down the ballot.
A lot of long-time, multi-office winners getting donkey kicked into the Gulf of America.
That's not "candidate quality."
That's a complete, utter repudiation of the entire R brand.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:41 AM (/Ki2A)
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Yes, because the GOP Brand here sucks. Paxton is just a symptom of it. The TX GOP is ascendent in all of the worst aspects of the overall republican brand and diminished in the ones that make it good.

Moral busybodies, Bushies, Dallas Social Climbers, and hypercapitalists that are incapable of expressing anything vaguely resembling empathy for Texans.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (oqH4h)

319 Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 10:49 AM (SlD2N)

And you know what he presented was wrong how?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (Ti9vn)

320 Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (oqH4

More fucking feelings.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (Ti9vn)

321 Good for us to live in an area which is beneath being noticed by the city elites, right?
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (Gqar
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Sadly, those city elites, after they mess up the cities, move to places like the Ozarks, drive up housing prices, and make everything else more expensive.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (TJRes)

322 AI will advance medical science multiple factors faster than without it.
Posted by: polynikes



When AI posts a picture of an 1858 Remington and calls it an 1873 Colt SAA, I want that SoB to stay the hell out of my body.
I don't feel like losing a kidney because AI thought it was a gall bladder.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (7Ne0P)

323
Moral busybodies, Bushies, Dallas Social Climbers, and hypercapitalists that are incapable of expressing anything vaguely resembling empathy for Texans.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:51 AM (oqH4h)


Lets just see how much "empathy" their new Dem reps have

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (4WM7K)

324 Texas was one of the most successful states in the country and they voted out the people who created it. I don't care what party was in charge in that scenario, that's insanity.

I think Texas in particular is going to have some, uhh, unique features in the final ballot data. The cheat is firmly installed everywhere except Florida now.

I'm not saying this was *all* the cheat, but there was a cheat and it's gonna turn out to be bigger than people thought. Too many, including Trump, let their guard down on it after he won 2024. Even the SAVE Act wouldn't have addressed the actual problems.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (2ocoG)

325
I've seen "data centers in space" discussed here.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (mmrXZ)

326 Aren't votes against data centers really just a vote against Big Tech? Yes, it is something that everyone uses, but no one really likes how big tech has changed our lives. We can't live without our iphones, but we sure do long for a time before iphones. Voting against data centers is just a way of saying I really don't want things to change.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (qCV5n)

327 Because a man sitting in front of a computer 3000 miles away from a conflict can know nothing about it but propaganda.

This was obvious to anyone reading his "facts."

Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (SlD2N)

328 Hey folks, been a while.

Gotta admit, the dems have played the long game perfectly. They have cobbled together a coalition of mutts and placed them exactly where they need to be now.

Forget everything you thought you knew. This is a new world.

America, a third-world nation with first-world amenities.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at November 04, 2026 10:54 AM (KbCG3)

329 296 291 Texas makes no sense. How does a weirdo get over 5 million votes, way more than Kamala.
Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 10:44 AM (EJWxb)

The votes were given affirmation surgery.

Posted by: Shoring it up at November 04, 2026 10:45 AM (odiuV)

Have you looked to see which counties had Red/Blue results? Big cities like Austin/Dallas/Houston/San Antonio/El Paso...and the Mexican border (at least in the house races).

https://tinyurl.com/mtcuyhz6

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:54 AM (l3cgK)

330 Yes, because the GOP Brand here sucks. Paxton is just a symptom of it. The TX GOP is ascendent in all of the worst aspects of the overall republican brand and diminished in the ones that make it good.

Moral busybodies, Bushies, Dallas Social Climbers, and hypercapitalists that are incapable of expressing anything vaguely resembling empathy for Texans.
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y/n?

DeSantis was right about needing Trumpism without Trump.
And no R dared take that challenge up after he lost the nomination.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (/Ki2A)

331 People believed that data centers would use tons of water and cause their electric bills to skyrocket.
Water in AZ is a big deal.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (x3+1h)

332 300 I've been a hermit since Sep 2019, when the Dems began the "Republicans are terrorists; it's OK to kill them now" op.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 10:47 AM (Jr5Lq)

And hopefully increasing your supply of essentials, like ammo...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (l3cgK)

333 But in states like TX and GA, new data centers messed with the water people got in their homes.

That was largely debunked (it was recycled anti-fracking propaganda), it's less water than a golf course uses, and the new data centers being built now only need to be filled once (like the water coolers in higher-end PCs).

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (2ocoG)

334
Yeah I said the kids for a reason, we are ready
Posted by: heya

================

I noticed, but look around. Where are you going to go? I knew some folks who had picked out Ireland, but that place is a mess now, too.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 10:56 AM (mmrXZ)

335 It is very helpful to go to a service of morning prayer service the day after an election. I expect there were people at the early Catholic Mass as well. Whatever is happening in the world you get great words of scripture such as Psalm 98:7-"
But the Lord shall endure forever he hath also prepared his seat for judgement" , or from Psalm 100: "For the Lord is gracious , his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endured from generation to generation." Even the closing song was nice "Then Hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, that we who know your favor may serve you as our King; and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still : to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise."


Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 10:56 AM (JrHfD)

336 Yep. Texas is getting recreational weed. Gotta throw a bone to the dumbfucks.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 10:56 AM (r2Icn)

337 >>> It is a perfect example of wonderful new technology that has real-world applications, but also has a significant chance of being misused...catastrophically.

That is said so perfectly, CBD.

I actually love all the benefits AI has brought to my life. To the parts of my life I CHOOSE it to be in. But I also want my energy and water needs prioritized over a data center. I don't trust the people in power who are over eager to thrust AI into every aspect of my life. And I don't appreciate the psyops that if I have doubts about data centers, I'm a secret shill for China.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:57 AM (Toos7)

338 Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (7Ne0P)

You know there are different AI levels and applications. Of course you do. Either you want America to be the leader in AI or you're willing to let our adversaries lead.

Because it's not going away.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:57 AM (Ti9vn)

339 I think one of the worst things about AI is the way it let's an average imbecile ask a bajillion questions, some relevant, many not, by clicking a single button.

So you get these reddit threads now (for example) with 20 bolded headings and 3 sub questions per heading. 60 questions in a single post. No one is gonna read that shit. But anyone who wants to has to ferret through it all.

We're all going to need AI "readers" and eventually no one real will be participating in anything because it takes minimal effort to do so.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:57 AM (i+GzW)

340 315 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 10:46 AM (k5CNB)

AI will advance medical science multiple factors faster than without it.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:50 AM (Ti9vn)

Dependent upon what data is fed into it. GIGO, as the saying goes ( Gabage in, Garbage out ). Feed it good data, your results will improve.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (l3cgK)

341 The Dems will fight a lot.
Start investigations in Congress and make accusations of corruption and white supremacy.
They'll continuously make asses out of themselves for two straight years with, I expect, a few attempts at impeachment from the cabinet and the president.
They'll do the same thing they did in 2019-2021.
When they absolutely lost their minds and went full tyrant for a year.
I believe the only thing that saved the Dems in 2020 was COVID & George Floyd.

Trump needs to get it together and get things done in the next few months because it's going to be a long two years.
Let's hope we're feeling a lot better on this day in 2028.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (6ydKt)

342 More fucking feelings.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (Ti9vn)
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People vote with their feelings dude, I'm not sure how this isn't glaringly fucking obvious to you at this point.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (oqH4h)

343 Oh to be an unfeeling, infallibly logical Vulcan that never lets his emotions influence his vote.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:59 AM (oqH4h)

344 And here comes free tuition for state schools. That'll be a fucking money pit. But never their fault.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 10:59 AM (r2Icn)

345 @ 326 Aren't votes against data centers really just a vote against Big Tech? Yes, it is something that everyone uses, but no one really likes how big tech has changed our lives. We can't live without our iphones, but we sure do long for a time before iphones. Voting against data centers is just a way of saying I really don't want things to change. — Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 10:53 AM (qCV5n)
_____________________________

We may not like many of the ways 'big tech' has changed our lives, but consider one simple scenario that was once common in the '50s: You're on a quiet yet somehow deserted back-country road that's a 2-lane blacktop with a faded yellow line you can hardly see separating the lanes. BAM! You have a flat. Your spare (if you had one) is also flat. You have no compressor to plug into the cigarette lighter. You're miles from a pay phone. In the question asked by the old commercial: "What do you do? What DO you do?". I likes me my iPhone - and my compressor.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 10:59 AM (ayRl+)

346 I actually love all the benefits AI has brought to my life.
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My fave is how it's killing Google ad revenue since users no longer have to click to get the info they searched.

Second is how it's killing Redditt, as it was giving them massive traffic (for their ad revenue), and they're going to log-in only, locking AI out.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (/Ki2A)

347 322 AI will advance medical science multiple factors faster than without it.
Posted by: polynikes



When AI posts a picture of an 1858 Remington and calls it an 1873 Colt SAA, I want that SoB to stay the hell out of my body.
I don't feel like losing a kidney because AI thought it was a gall bladder.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 10:52 AM (7Ne0P)

At least it wasn't your liver, like that poor guy in Florida who went in for a splenectomy.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (l3cgK)

348 I actually love all the benefits AI has brought to my life.

-----------------

I could probably benefit more from it, but there are times I do not want to use it because of the type of information I would be asking it to review.

But to CBDs point, yes recording doctor conversations likely make things better because it may spot something that a doctor would overlook. But a cautious and maybe more conspiratorial type person may think it would be used by insurance to deny funding, so why be fully truthful.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (qCV5n)

349 330 Yes, because the GOP Brand here sucks. Paxton is just a symptom of it. The TX GOP is ascendent in all of the worst aspects of the overall republican brand and diminished in the ones that make it good.

Moral busybodies, Bushies, Dallas Social Climbers, and hypercapitalists that are incapable of expressing anything vaguely resembling empathy for Texans.
--
y/n?

DeSantis was right about needing Trumpism without Trump.
And no R dared take that challenge up after he lost the nomination.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (/Ki2A)

We've run hundreds of candidates across three cycles without Trump on the ballot and none of them have recreated his coalition. It's not replicable (largely the uncollected white working class voters). Aim for a different coalition.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 11:00 AM (okun6)

350 Huh. Every single county in Texas went bluer this election. Seems odd.

https://tinyurl.com/3crjpr5c

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:01 AM (viF8m)

351
It's funny, you'd think our new Indian and other third world engineering voters would have carried data centers.

While I'm trying to figure that out, I'll just reflect that Big Tech is about to get Red Guarded by its own children. Apple might have nowhere to go -- the old speculation was that it would move to Texas. Cornered animals gonna fight?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 11:01 AM (mmrXZ)

352 h to be an unfeeling, infallibly logical Vulcan that never lets his emotions influence his vote.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 10:59 AM (oqH4h)

Reductio ad absurdum

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 11:01 AM (Ti9vn)

353 Dems fought deportations violently and changed the public perception and approval of it.
They convinced people Iran and tarrifs were why everything was so expensive.
The AI center issue didn't help.
The local dems ran tons of ads on the economy and people fell for it.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (x3+1h)

354 Any thoughts on this painting's quality and quantity of bushes?

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

355 Posted by: The James Madison at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM (SlD2N)

What a terrible hash...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (l3cgK)

356 My bad, that was the Kansas map. Texas did similar.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (viF8m)

357 355 Any thoughts on this painting's quality and quantity of bushes?

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

the Bushes suck.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (l3cgK)

358 U nas yest’ NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (77rzZ)

359 NOOD Monkey

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (l3cgK)

360 DeSantis was right about needing Trumpism without Trump.
And no R dared take that challenge up after he lost the nomination.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 10:55 AM (/Ki2A)

Like trying to catch a rainbow. It doesn't exist and can't exist.

Trump found a way to embrace GOP voters AND spread the common sense of our beliefs to the wider populace. Without fear or shame. GOP is afraid of us and ashamed of us and just wants to be able to parade "fiscal responsibility" in front of voters like they give a fuck.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (i+GzW)

361
Reductio ad absurdum
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 11:01 AM (Ti9vn)
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Again you can sit here and pretend that people don't vote on feels.

But that's what you're doing. Pretending. Like a dude in a party city wig pretending he's Marilyn Monroe.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (oqH4h)

362 Apple might have nowhere to go -- the old speculation was that it would move to Texas.

Apple's been quietly expanding their Austin campus for years. I think they have more people there now than at the spaceship in Cupertino.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)

363 And I would not be surprised if JD Vance decided not to run for president.

He has given a hint and I think he may decide not to put his family through it.

We'll see.
But if Vance decides not to run I believe it will be between Rubio and Desantis, maybe Rand Paul and Ted Cruz will run, and many more.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 11:04 AM (6ydKt)

364 Monkey is NOOD.

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (2CeDH)

365 It lost us the midterms.
Posted by: The James Madison at November 04, 2026 10:58 AM

You're happy about 'my precious' losing us the midterms?

;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 11:05 AM (0sNs1)

366 Trolls need to be super banned.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:06 AM (AKptf)

367 TJM you have nothing to apologize for.

The history, common sense, and available facts didn't (and don't) support anything remotely close to these results.

TX? KS? MS?!! IA, AK?!!

In many cases with Dem candidates who were laughably bad, historically bad. With no agenda that I could/can descry.

This is 1980, but with objective conditions ranking in the upper third of any person's lifetime, and an opposition party with no stated agenda and only in the headlines, for years, with the most histrionic and often repugnant antics seen in modern times, STILL in service to the wrong side of 80/20 issues.

I suppose I'm dying to see good data on who voted/who didn't. But it's amazing.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (U/Byj)

368 Like a dude in a party city wig pretending he's Marilyn Monroe.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 11:03 AM

You say that like it's a Bad Thing.

Posted by: Adm. Levine at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (0sNs1)

369 Let's face it, it was the female vote that killed the GOP. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: polynikes

I'm waiting for the lamentations of the women in MI and MN when they get their appointment cards for their free burka fittings and clitorectomies.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (tEqKM)

370 Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 11:07 AM (U/Byj)

it was not TJM, it was a troll mocking him and doing something super bannable, using his nic

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (AKptf)

371 The more Washington DC is tied up with politics and Congress does not have the 2/3 majority in both houses to override a presidential veto the more gridlock we will have. This coupled with President Trump’s lack of a political future after 2008 means, hopefully, little will be done. The less Washington gets done the better it is for us and the country as a whole.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 04, 2026 11:08 AM (4rXfh)

372 Precursor to the aliens coming to save us from ourselves?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (ZdaMQ)

The Morning Report — 11/4 /26

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Good morning kids. Well, here we are and after yesterday about the only kernel of normalcy I can offer is that being a midterm election it's not unexpected and indeed usually the norm that the party in power generally loses the majority in Congress. Although 2006 was a huge exception to that notion.
Besides that, at least we won't have to endure the preening, strutting and hutzpocritical crowing of slag shit-whore RINO Susan Collins despite being ousted by Nazi devotee Graham Platner. Not that she advanced the cause of freedom and the American agenda during her tenure, either sitting on her hands or otherwise joining with the Democrats to advance their heathen policies and agenda in the name of "bipartisanship."

Mercifully, she's gone, but we are in for a rough time going forward, as the tale of the tape shows.

It’s the first midterm election since 2006 that a party out of power has won back both chambers.
The final scale of the wipeout was not immediately clear due to slow vote-counting, including in the Alaska Senate race, which has ranked-choice voting.
Tuesday’s sweep also realized dreams Democrats have held for decades, including turning Senate seats in deep-red Texas and Kansas blue, as well as ending Republican governorships in Ohio and Texas, where three-term Gov. Greg Abbott’s loss was one of the most shocking of the night... The president had prefaced the midterm results by telling The Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast that he was ready to become “Mr. Veto” if needed after 2026.

“They’ll be sending stuff up. You veto it,” he explained.

“And eventually, after a month or two of getting all vetoed, they’re just wasting [time], they come over, and you make a deal. I think that probably would happen, but hopefully we don’t have to worry about that.”

Oh terrific, Mr. President? You'll be making deals with terrorists that let them destroy whatever still remains of America incrementally instead of in one fell swoop? As with Iran, the President is clueless as to who and what he is dealing with. So for the past two years Mr. President, what have the Democrats compromised on that conceded even a scintilla of the MAGA agenda. I believe the answer is nothing. Not one damned thing?

They spent every moment since you were first sworn in and before it trying to impeach you as well as persecuting not only your cabinet members and advisers but even average Americans for the treasonous act of buying a MAGA hat or even donating a buck to your campaign.

At best we'll have gridlock but we're going to get it right in the neck.

They have telegraphed a not-so-subtle message: reprisals are coming. . . What’s driving the desire for reprisals?
First, the Democrats have long sought to invalidate the Trump phenomenon. They simply cannot accept the fact that Donald Trump became the president of the United States and that his ideas—build the wall, restore law and order, Make America Great Again—enjoy popular support. They believe Trump is an embodiment of every “ism” and “phobia” in the book: racism, sexism, nativism, Islamophobia, transphobia. To invalidate his presidency, they believe, is to invalidate these prejudices.

They want to turn Trump into another Richard Nixon. If the president ends his political career in disgrace—or in prison—it will serve as a warning to any future right-wing populist that that is the inevitable fate of his movement and, if he attempts to win the presidency, his life. The second motivation for reprisals is to create a permanent deterrent against the development of a right-wing counter-elite. In previous decades, the staffer class of Democrats and Republicans had a mutual understanding, in which Republicans in Washington agreed to the boundaries determined by the Left. The Democrats might campaign hard against someone like Mitt Romney or oppose the fiscal policies of someone like Paul Ryan, but everyone understood that both Republicans would respect Democrat-defined boundaries of what was acceptable. . . Finally, a reprisal campaign would protect the Left’s institutional hegemony. The Democrats often campaign on the slogan “our democracy,” and they mean it literally. The federal bureaucracy, public universities, and public schools are almost monolithically left-wing. Democrats believe that these institutions are proprietary tools for their political movement, and that any use of them by the Right is illegitimate. They will not only seek to roll back any incursions by the Trump administration but also engage in reprisals to ensure that it never happens again.

The ultimate risk is the Brazilification of our politics, in which the stakes become thus: if you win, you face reprisals in the future; if you lose, you go straight to prison.

With all due respect to the erudite and estimable Christopher Rufo, Brazilification is the wrong word. It's Bolshevization if not outright Nazification because win lose or draw, their opponents, meaning us and anyone who dares even raise an eyebrow in disagreement, will not be going to prison, or if so it's merely a pre-execution holding cell.

With bust-out socialists as well as a Muslim Brotherhood Senator now ensconced in power, I cannot even imagine where we go from here should PLEASE GOD the Democrats are indeed kept in check for the final years of the Trump presidency and beyond!

So the puzzler for me is how did yesterday happen especially given the fact that a Donald Trump election three times and at the barest of minimums his candidacy in the first place represent a negation of the negation that was and is Obama and Clinton and Leftism in general happened in the first place?

Solve that riddle and at the very least we have a shot at saving America. For now buy guns and ammo while we still can — I know I will be — and speak out while you still can.

Ugh, what a horrid waking nightmare. But that said, don't let yesterday get you down. Take comfort in family and friends and have faith in the LORD. We shall overcome so on that note, regardless of everything horrible, count your blessings and have a good day, one and all!



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1 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (u82oZ)

2 So are you enjoying the color revolution?

Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (hXvZk)

3 Happy Wednesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (/+uur)

4 I really don't know how yesterday could've been much worse. Oh well, nothing I can do about any of it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (qBdHI)

5 Yeah, I go to sleep not caring about the Elections and then wake up to discover a "Blue Tsnumai" text.

I can't help but think of how Moses had to deal with those he led out of Egypt, and all they wanted to do was go back to comfortable slavery and demon worship.

See all of the miracles? Yeah? That was yesterday. I still want to be a slave and worship demons. Why are you trying to kill us be leading us out of bondage?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (rgGn5)

6 2 So are you enjoying the color revolution?
Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (hXvZk)


Speaking of which I assume the colored commie is now my governor in WI?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (x0n13)

7 Onward Horde!

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (2CeDH)

8 This 'election' was as fake as 2020. Dreadful candidates are swept into office over incumbents that are presiding over economic good times. Uh-huh. Pull my other leg, it plays jingle bells.

Posted by: Lurk at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (hXvZk)

9 Speaking of which I assume the colored commie is now my governor in WI?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (x0n13)

yup

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 07:10 AM (Q+gd/)

10 Looks like VA House will be 8-3...there's my good news for the day, b/c that's better than last year predicted...although we kept incumbents in the seats, and that probably helped greatly...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:11 AM (Gb7+b)

11 Yes he is -- the one who dropped out of the race due to a lack of support, the one who just barely won his primary -- swept into power through the strength of the ... Madison vote.

Totes legit.

Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:11 AM (hXvZk)

12 Mission accomplished! And please send money ASAP so we can fight the eeeevil Dems. PO box wefuckingsuck

Posted by: GOPe at November 04, 2026 07:11 AM (kFR7j)

13 The message is clear here. I think I'm going to see how much of the fraud I can get in on before the full economic collapse and face colander times.

Meanwhile, I'm glad I hedged the vote on buying ammo.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (nAS9C)

14 While it's way early to think about 2028, how do you think last night's results impact the GOP campaign for POTUS? Do you stick with Vance or Rubio, or go off the board with someone else?

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (2CeDH)

15 We are behind enemy lines. Head on a swivel, and have a plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (u82oZ)

16 SC got Alan Wilson for gov. Bright spot there.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (r2Icn)

17 You will need to fight to take the country back.

Been saying it for years.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (8schn)

18 JJ, being a lifelong Wisconsinite myself...may we commiserate and complain together. Hugs and prayers all around.

Posted by: JediArashi at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Ox9/r)

19 What is sad:

1. Data republican warned of a color revolution; she had the timing and method wrong.

2. This is one of those dreaded 'You ain't votin' your way out of this' deals.

Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:14 AM (hXvZk)

20 Gonna be a long two years.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:14 AM (iMotb)

21 11 Yes he is -- the one who dropped out of the race due to a lack of support, the one who just barely won his primary -- swept into power through the strength of the ... Madison vote.

Totes legit.
Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:11 AM (hXvZk)

The commies here thought and were right in that that Frances Hong was way too toxic so they rigged the primary for Crowley. Yeah, they run the show here, sad to say.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (x0n13)

22 My initial thought is that Trump wasn't on the ballot, those who voted for him didn't turn out for Dem Lite.

I wonder how much it turned off Trump voters that the GOP controlled Congress didn't pass the SAVE Act.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (Q+gd/)

23 I was blindingly, catastrophically wrong about this election.

And therefore I'm wrong about the follow-on effects. My predicate assumptions have been completely vaporized.

I thought Crockett would be able to play the 'I'da beat that honkey's ass!' card, guaranteeing a Kamala nomination in 28.

Welp. That honkey got his ass beat. By a kiddie diddler, and that means - I think - AOC's in the catbird seat now.

Texas and California are gone. That gives you President AOC with both houses and SCOTUS.

I have two years to prepare for this eventuality.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (yKhjs)

24 Willowed from Pixy’s thread:

It’s not cheating. Voters are schizophrenic… they want low taxes, free shit and gasoline at a buck a gallon. If they don’t get that they throw a hissy fit and elect actual commies and terrorists. It’s a cold bucket of reality over the head
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (PYT6H)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (PYT6H)

25 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, guv'nor.

We survived 8 of Obama and 4 of Biden. OPSEC on cunning plans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

26 18 JJ, being a lifelong Wisconsinite myself...may we commiserate and complain together. Hugs and prayers all around.
Posted by: JediArashi at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Ox9/r)


Jeez. I just can't escape the schvartzyorem commies!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:16 AM (x0n13)

27 This election was a referndum on Trump and not making Americans great again (foreign policy, America is great, but domestic they are all suffering).

It's not his 100% fault everyone 17-64 has been dealing with entry level jobs disappearing to AI and those remaining getting stagnant salaries, beef and other food prices staying skyrocketed (we now know beef prices matter way more than egg ones), gas being sky high, health insurance looking at continual double digit increases...

But he didn't empathize. He didn't try to help. He cheered AI and data centers. Tariffs were added with no direct benefit to Americans, but only the government coffer. So, Americans paid more and didn't feel anyithing for it. Then, DOW got a huge increase and we went to war with Iran, and Americans didn't feel any benefit - instead, it was more pain. And the promised benefits of deprtation also still brought almost nothing, except more security. All while they saw Trump fixate and sound off on petty things (pick what would go viral - the reflecting pool, the Kennedy Center, etc).

And Congress didn't do anything to help, either. Instead, they were a brick wall who did nothing.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:17 AM (Gb7+b)

28 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:17 AM (ccf/V)

29 davidt

Not passing the SAVE act was beyond stupid.

Now the GOPe Donor class will be hit first, and hard.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

30 We are so totally fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (ccf/V)

31 14 While it's way early to think about 2028, how do you think last night's results impact the GOP campaign for POTUS? Do you stick with Vance or Rubio, or go off the board with someone else?
Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (2CeDH)

Anyone in Trump's staff, save the VP maybe, is out. A non-loser this race will be near the top of the possibles.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (Gb7+b)

32 NPR was quite chipper this morning and said the dem house will be having lots of investigations. Please do just that 24/7

Posted by: A dude in MI at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (kFR7j)

33 In my opinion, prudent businessmen need to reconsider relocating/expanding to/in Wisconsin. The first seizure was the state supreme court. Incumbents there were lifers until one devised a novel theory of liability which made business difficult. He was voted out. Since then no incumbent can win on the purely political court.

Sad.

Posted by: lurk at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (hXvZk)

34 Looking at numbers, Republican turnout isn't too different from 2022. Which again seems to imply that the working class TrumpOnly voter(not all working class but the portion attributable to him) didn't show up in off-years. This seems to make them a bad bet for 2028.

We've yet to see the attribution for the substantially increased Democrat turnout, but the general spread seems to indicate it's Hispanic. If our politics become increasingly Latin American that will make some of the big planks law & order and social spending/bribes/patronage.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (okun6)

35 Neither Rubio or Vance can overcome the ignorant corrupt free shit socialist army that has taken over the country. PDT may have interrupted the decline briefly but the landslide is still going to break loose, with the Muslims riding the debris to the bottom.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (MWfyi)

36 I am so happy the democrats are back in control of the Congress. Now I can get medicare, head start for the children, Pedro back to mow my lawn on the cheap and best of all all paid for by other Americans! Life is great!

Does this burqa make me look fat? Maybe just go with the hijab? So hard to choose....so hard...

Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, democrat scold and parasite who votes for a living at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (2mAEd)

37
How the hell did Texas get this so fucking wrong as to beggar the imagination.

Texas?!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (x0n13)

38 Thankfully I still have the horde here, but with the blue wave, I expect all the shitty policies under Biden are going to be coming back.

DEI - more please
Trannies - more please
Censorship - more please
Higher taxes - more please
Burning cities - more please

Thanks dims - we were actually making a little headway towards sanity buy that is off the menu now.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (mseD3)

39 Texas republicans shed 2.3 million votes from 2024. 300k went to the dims but ~2 million stayed home.
It was nice while it lasted.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (f9RL7)

40 "We survived 8 of Obama and 4 of Biden. OPSEC on cunning plans."

OPSEC is always good.

On the other hand, show me a nation that has successfully repelled an Islamic invasion without massive bloodshed.

And don't for a minute think that Islam is not a part of this three prongs attack on the nation.

Good article, that I stole from Insty's place

https://tinyurl.com/4razwwae

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:20 AM (iMotb)

41 Anyone in Trump's staff, save the VP maybe, is out. A non-loser this race will be near the top of the possibles.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (Gb7+b)

Byron Donalds in FL would be on my short list, but with the Dems taking CA and TX, I'm not sure it'll matter.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (yKhjs)

42 Morning again Horde thx JJ. A not so Happy Hump Day.
I said this earlier but this reminds me of Ed Koch's comment after he lost the primary to Dinkins "the people have spoken and they must be punished"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (cfGMy)

43 How the hell did Texas get this so fucking wrong as to beggar the imagination.

CA transplants polluted TX like they do everywhere they go.

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (CZuvr)

44 34 Looking at numbers, Republican turnout isn't too different from 2022. Which again seems to imply that the working class TrumpOnly voter(not all working class but the portion attributable to him) didn't show up in off-years. This seems to make them a bad bet for 2028.

We've yet to see the attribution for the substantially increased Democrat turnout, but the general spread seems to indicate it's Hispanic. If our politics become increasingly Latin American that will make some of the big planks law & order and social spending/bribes/patronage.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (okun6)

Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

45 It appears that the republican districts in Texas voted straight party democrat across the board. Not only the governor and lt governor, but all of the judges too.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 07:22 AM (0U5gm)

46 "This election was a referndum on Trump and not making Americans great again "

Then the electorate is stupid and selfish for not seeing what PDT has done for the country and deserves every bit of pain it is going to get. Anybody who thinks a Dem would have been or will be better is crazy.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:23 AM (MWfyi)

47 Among other personal disappointments for me this morning is the knowledge that most of my immediate and extended family are most likely quite content with last night's debacle. My late mother and father would have been appalled. I guess the the bright side, I most likely will have joined them on the other side before I witness the wonderments of islamo-socialism.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 07:23 AM (ceJ0R)

48 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

And wanting to bang coeds, who are very, very left.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:24 AM (yKhjs)

49 fd

A lot of crazy around, and in the future.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

50 The hpuse is sold and the money should clear soon. We have to be out today. Hope the money shows......

Brother's surgery went well. Blockage was worse than thought, but soft material so easily removed. The mild stroke actually led to finding the blockage that left untreated would've been catastrophic. Woof.......

I'm severely depressed about last night. I've been struggling with every day life lately, but Texas going full commie is a bit much to handle right now.

Life just got a whole lot harder. I didn't need that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:24 AM (ccf/V)

51 41 Anyone in Trump's staff, save the VP maybe, is out. A non-loser this race will be near the top of the possibles.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (Gb7+b)

Byron Donalds in FL would be on my short list, but with the Dems taking CA and TX, I'm not sure it'll matter.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (yKhjs)

Nah, he won on DeSantis's indirect coattails...that's the only reason Florida didn't also fall. He and the R Senator aren't popular on their own. They are popular b/c of DeSantis's guiding of the R party down there (I've got family on both sides in FL, so I know how popular DeSantis is - Donalds was NOT that popular)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:24 AM (Gb7+b)

52 I feel sorry for Trump, who ran himself ragged campaigning all for nought.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (kpS4V)

53 Good morning, one and all. I made it to work and life is continuing on.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (svLOV)

54 Democrats are already saying publicly that their top priorities are impeaching Trump and his entire Cabinet and law fare against anyone that survives that.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (sabhw)

55 How the hell did Texas get this so fucking wrong as to beggar the imagination.

CA transplants polluted TX like they do everywhere they go.
Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (CZuvr)

No… that wasn’t new Texans from other states like CA. You didn’t get that many transplants in just the 2 years since Trump won the state +14. It was voter retardation

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (PYT6H)

56 US debt clock
$40.587 trillion
AMERICAN DOLLARS!

Unfunded - $116 Trillion.

What can't hold....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (Sco7b)

57 Jeez. I just can't escape the schvartzyorem commies!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:16 AM (x0n13)

I'd love to kick them back to NY or Cali. Or more likely...Minnesota. Don't get me started.

I'm a millennial, too, so whatever ends up happening I get to deal with for a long time. Ugh.

Posted by: JediArashi at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (Ox9/r)

58 If we had just let them eat the Tide Pods, none of this would be happening right now.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (7Ne0P)

59 44 34 Looking at numbers, Republican turnout isn't too different from 2022. Which again seems to imply that the working class TrumpOnly voter(not all working class but the portion attributable to him) didn't show up in off-years. This seems to make them a bad bet for 2028.

We've yet to see the attribution for the substantially increased Democrat turnout, but the general spread seems to indicate it's Hispanic. If our politics become increasingly Latin American that will make some of the big planks law & order and social spending/bribes/patronage.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:18 AM (okun6)

Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

They're ultimately a limited part of the electorate. While it's not great to lose ground, we're talking numbers that are somewhere between Jews and Arabs in overall impact.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (okun6)

60 46 "This election was a referndum on Trump and not making Americans great again "

Then the electorate is stupid and selfish for not seeing what PDT has done for the country and deserves every bit of pain it is going to get. Anybody who thinks a Dem would have been or will be better is crazy.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:23 AM (MWfyi)

No one cares what he did for the country when they are maxing credit cards, postponing or going bankrupt with health costs, and are laid off and unable to find a next job that isn't minimum wage (we have a few folks here who have been in that "can't find a job" phase, and they REALLY should be able to)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (Gb7+b)

61 Conservative Canadian MP Says His Father Was Offered Euthanasia Unprompted

"I was disgusted. All the warnings about MAID we debated in the [House of Commons] and warned would happen with the change in legislation and the Liberals said would never happen [...] are happening,"

Posted by: SMOD at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (gWCxi)

62 Last night proved that the media still has a fuckton of power. A metric fuckton.

Oh, and fuck you millennials. You lazy pieces of shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (ccf/V)

63 Money, Texas was the last bastion for the globalists. Texas wasn't flipped it was bought.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (8Uo7a)

64 I figure Trump is going to go golfing today, like he did after he got whupped in 2020.

Don't mean nothing, he can do what he wants; it's fine.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (/Ki2A)

65 "I feel sorry for Trump, who ran himself ragged campaigning all for nought.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes"

This is the thanks he gets for trying to get the USA back on track. I wouldn't blame him for nuking everything.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)

66 Did the "Wealth Tax" pass in California ?

Posted by: SMOD at November 04, 2026 07:27 AM (gWCxi)

67 It's kind of a relief. So cartoonish, so obvious. The crazies will be emboldened, the 13848 report is due in 45 days. Maybe we're finally at the end.

Posted by: t-bird at November 04, 2026 07:27 AM (73EQ0)

68 It will be hard to not go with Vance in 2028 as he will be the incumbent president.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 07:27 AM (2ap+5)

69 "If we had just let them eat the Tide Pods, none of this would be happening right now."

One could argue that outlawing Lawn Darts was the beginning of all this.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:27 AM (iMotb)

70 Trump has 2 and a half months of free action left.

Iran, the Deerp State, and criminals are very happy now.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

71 Since the S&P is held up by data centers, I can only imagine what the market will look like.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 07:28 AM (0U5gm)

72 52 I feel sorry for Trump, who ran himself ragged campaigning all for nought.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:25 AM (kpS4V)

Don't feel too bad - he saw the numbers, thus his campaigning in solely red areas - so he knew this was coming, even if we didn't...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Gb7+b)

73 "No one cares what he did for the country when they are maxing credit cards, postponing or going bankrupt with health costs, and are laid off and unable to find a next job that isn't minimum wage"

Well fine they are stupid and nothing will get better. With voters like that it's a hopeless cause.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:28 AM (MWfyi)

74 Oglebay

Vance will not run. Rubio is the only one left with stature.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

75 Thanks dims - we were actually making a little headway towards sanity buy that is off the menu now.

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We could've made substantial headway, possibly even saved the country...were it not in large part for John Thune.

Hey, with Talafreako in and Paxton out, I guess this is a shining morning for the Bush clan. Hope they're happy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (qBdHI)

76 Good morning JJ and horde
And he isn't even our first Marxist Islamic Senator

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (aszAF)

77 I agree, Salty. Vance isn't going to run. Just my gut feeling.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (qBdHI)

78 They're ultimately a limited part of the electorate. While it's not great to lose ground, we're talking numbers that are somewhere between Jews and Arabs in overall impact.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (okun6)

Oh, we lost everyone else bigger - those were just the most shocking loss...b/c they are the backbone of the party...

It would be like Dems losing blacks...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (Gb7+b)

79 66 Did the "Wealth Tax" pass in California ?

Posted by: SMOD at November 04, 2026 07:27

AI

No, the "Wealth Tax" did not pass in California. It was proposed but ultimately did not receive enough support to be enacted




Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (Sco7b)

80 How the hell did Texas get this so fucking wrong as to beggar the imagination.

Texas?!!!!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 04, 2026 07:19 AM (x0n13)
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I voted straight R. I'm here to tell you though, there was a brief discussion at work yesterday and many of those that voted for the D had no idea what Talarico actually stands for and when told about the pro-tranny stuff said they regret their vote. Others were in denial saying that "That ain't true." So we'll see how the dims govern. I suspect Texas will turn into the next California or New York and the libs will be all "but I voted for the free stuff, why isn't anything free?"

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (mseD3)

81 I'm finishing a road trip in a couple days and will be back in Arkansas. Common sense prevailed, Republican sweep, and a proof of citizenship to vote bill made it across the line.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (g9REo)

82 Looks like we'll need six years worth of Talafreako jokes.
I'd better stock up.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (RDhJX)

83 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

People under 30, in general, skew Socialist. Much more than anytime I can remember.

And, as always, I just follow the Population Density. As a population trends more Urban, its going to willingly choose more regulation. More of what is called Liberalism here. Just how it works.

Why did Texas do what it did ? The dirt isn't magic. There isn't some "Texas Spirit" that permeates the body. Texas voted blue last night because of all those roads getting built in Houston. All those new apartments in Dallas. All the expansion in San Antonio.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (68dBl)

84 We're f***ked till at least 2033, which politically speaking, ain't that far off, but when Donks are in power, they tend to advance their ball.

With the Donks taking complete control in Texas, I see RCV and jungle primaries in that states future.

Last night was pretty much a repudiation election of the GOP.

They got a pretty big whole to dig out of.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:31 AM (XV/Pl)

85 I don't know the exact plan here but I feel it's gonna be All Epstein All the Time. Plus nonstop "investigations" over Goode and Plenti. And maybe Russia for good measure. They will probably also try to prosecute the war in Iran. Make that into an investigation shit show too.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:31 AM (i+GzW)

86 @66 the Billionaire tax in Cali is losing right now but....

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:31 AM (cfGMy)

87 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX)

88 What are the new congress seat numbers?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 07:31 AM (Q+gd/)

89 75 Oglebay

Vance will not run. Rubio is the only one left with stature.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

If Vance doesn't run, no one on Trump's staff will win. He would only win as the heir apparent, and after today, that's not certain, b/c did I mention that white male vote swing...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:32 AM (Gb7+b)

90 I suspect Texas will turn into the next California or New York and the libs will be all "but I voted for the free stuff, why isn't anything free?"

--

If TX turns into CA, we all know the country is kaput for all intents and purposes. The electoral votes will seal our doom and all generations that come after us.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (qBdHI)

91 I hope Democrats introduce gas taxes in Texas like in Europe, 50% or so.
Then people will stop complaining about gas prices, because it'll be for a good cause. Or so they will be told.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (YAu8A)

92 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.
--
Lot's of mentions about this group leaving college and sending 800+ resumes with no job offers.

Why they'd say, "well maybe it'll be better with the Dems in charge" I don't know.
But, humans are not rational.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (/Ki2A)

93 I aver that passive resistance will not work.

the GOP is dead.
Trump is no Cromwell.

Will think deep on how to go forward.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

94 Has the media credited the DSA and communism and "energetic youth" yet with the election result? I'm expecting something to that effect though dunking on R's and Trump will give them plenty of fodder without that. I still expect it.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (i+GzW)

95 I made this bit of spew at CTH this morning. Although the loss is in line with precedent the direction of the nation is far more dire.

Well.
It WAS hopium after all.
Now we’ll have full-on moslem, and communist, and female brains pulling the levers.

The Detroit, Los Angeles, and NYC models are coming to your still and quiet town

International friction increased overnight, a release of tension is near so look for a fire and look for movement in power centers; the

Some big brain please explain how we extract ourselves from the mire. And let’s not pretend some spark of grass-roots energy will propel a movement forward to restoration because no it won’t. When has it ever? What fractures power is more power not passive acceptance of fate.

Single-payer? Coming.
Destruction of military readiness? Coming.
Pink Power and Queer Rights? Coming.
Nationalized energy? Coming.
Great Big Giant Tax increases? Coming.
Middle class disappearance? Coming.
Gains of the past few years erased? Coming.
Mass “prayer” in the streets? Coming.

The inertia of any move (if there ever has been such a thing) to limited Constitutional governance is dissipated; the best we can do now is diminish the losses.

Posted by: Dan Patterson at November 04, 2026 07:34 AM (9f4mI)

96 Standing in the line to vote yesterday, I moved quietly along while studying the people in front, behind and all around me. Most were fat, slovenly, ill dressed, ill kept, loud talking and ugly.

The country is full of overgrown adult children.

Disgusting is the word that comes to mind.

Posted by: The Watcher at November 04, 2026 07:34 AM (2mAEd)

97 I don't know the exact plan here but I feel it's gonna be All Epstein All the Time. Plus nonstop "investigations" over Goode and Plenti. And maybe Russia for good measure. They will probably also try to prosecute the war in Iran. Make that into an investigation shit show too.

Democrats are already saying everyone gets impeached, especially Homan, Miller, and Hegseth, then law fare, and also the border must be opened immediately.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:34 AM (sabhw)

98 First thing on the dem agenda for Texas will be a state income tax.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 07:34 AM (8Uo7a)

99 79 They're ultimately a limited part of the electorate. While it's not great to lose ground, we're talking numbers that are somewhere between Jews and Arabs in overall impact.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:26 AM (okun6)

Oh, we lost everyone else bigger - those were just the most shocking loss...b/c they are the backbone of the party...

It would be like Dems losing blacks...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (Gb7+b)

Losing young people isn't exactly new for the GOP. The Hispanic turnout will need further analysis to determine whether these are new voters and what actually drove them(not pre-baked narratives).

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (okun6)

100 I'm in Canada.
So yeah, obviously I understand a population going retarded.

But I'd still love to magically see every vote verified.
It'd be in the dems interest too.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (Sco7b)

101 100?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (svLOV)

102 I think the inflation caused by the trillions of dollars of Covid Cash™ has a lot to do with how people are feeling.
I was in a Waffle House recently and had an omelette with a side of bacon and a side of sausage.
$18.00.
For breakfast at Waffle House.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (RDhJX)

103 92 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.
--
Lot's of mentions about this group leaving college and sending 800+ resumes with no job offers.

Why they'd say, "well maybe it'll be better with the Dems in charge" I don't know.
But, humans are not rational.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (/Ki2A)

B/c change gives hope. What's happening isn't working for them, so they'll give anyone else the ball.

They don't care who that change - it's just about changing and trying with something new.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (Gb7+b)

104 Will think deep on how to go forward.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

The answer has seemed obvious to me for a couple decades now. Stop trying to drag the GOP along. The GOP is not an opposition party.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (68dBl)

105 Oh, and that rainy day fund, kiss that sucker goodbye.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 07:35 AM (8Uo7a)

106 Missing from my copy-and-paste:

the chyneez are gleeful although they will not show it. The US Constitution is a faded memory. The UniParty is firmly in the camp of the Arab and minority empowerment celebration; recall G. Bush gleefully handing power to the domestic communists mid-term but multiply that by a few exponents.

Posted by: Dan Patterson at November 04, 2026 07:36 AM (9f4mI)

107 The one thing that could derail a lot of Dem hopes is infighting between the Dems and the DSA commies. Unfortunately anti-Semitism will ramp up ( check out the Powerline story Kristallnact Again, about an anti Zionist bike ride on 11/ and the DSA will horrify a good chunk of the population.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:36 AM (cfGMy)

108 I look forward to the GOPe learning all the wrong lessons again. And just seeing this as them being happy because they can further fuck us over and not do anything.

Posted by: buzzion at November 04, 2026 07:36 AM (52m2x)

109 Democrats are already saying everyone gets impeached, especially Homan, Miller, and Hegseth, then law fare, and also the border must be opened immediately.

The only good that comes out of that is that they'll be too busy chasing impeachment that they won't be able to mess up the country that badly.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 07:36 AM (svLOV)

110 buzzion

You sound pretty smart and rational for a dead guy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:37 AM (u82oZ)

111 First thing on the dem agenda for Texas will be a state income tax.

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I think you're right. Wonder what all those young white male voters will say then. They're going to take it in the shorts. They'll realize it soon enough.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:37 AM (qBdHI)

112 Vance will not run. Rubio is the only one left with stature.

Vance understands that large portions of the electorate now openly hate dot Indians. And while he's about the only Republican to have spoken in that direction he knows he's still compromised on that issue by his wife.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (sabhw)

113 I voted straight R. I'm here to tell you though, there was a brief discussion at work yesterday and many of those that voted for the D had no idea what Talarico actually stands for and when told about the pro-tranny stuff said they regret their vote.


Fuck them. They are going to choke on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (7Ne0P)

114 "buzzion

You sound pretty smart and rational for a dead guy."

I think he got better.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (iMotb)

115 The country is full of overgrown adult children.

What decade has it not be so in our lifetimes ? The 60s were
a shit-show. The 70s were worse. My memory of the 80s is not as rosy as others. And on and on.

This didn't happen overnight.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (68dBl)

116 NR Pax

Embrase the power of AND.

The ball does not move forward. The best we can hope for is a tenacious defense.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

117 117 NR Pax

Embrase the power of AND.

The ball does not move forward. The best we can hope for is a tenacious defense.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

Rs get to do nothing again for 2 years, so that will make them happy in the House and Senate - they just vote no.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (Gb7+b)

118 I look forward to the GOPe learning all the wrong lessons again. And just seeing this as them being happy because they can further fuck us over and not do anything.

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Pathetic POS John Thune is getting massacred on X, but I have to believe he's quite happy with himself and the results last night.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (qBdHI)

119 107 The one thing that could derail a lot of Dem hopes is infighting between the Dems and the DSA commies. Unfortunately anti-Semitism will ramp up ( check out the Powerline story Kristallnact Again, about an anti Zionist bike ride on 11/ and the DSA will horrify a good chunk of the population.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:36 AM (cfGMy)

What infighting? Going full commie immediately, rather than doing it over 8-12 years?

Posted by: buzzion at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (52m2x)

120 None of this happens if you leave Iran alone. Period.

Posted by: janmarch at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (7iM56)

121 D's have been projecting strength, masculinity, energy and youth. It has been targeted and almost completely fake.

What have Republicans been projecting? What is the R message?

I believe Trump tried his best to drag our sorry party to victory. He is only one guy. We have some personalities associated with him like Vance and Rubio but what else have Republicans been saying and more importantly doing? Waiting Trump out while psy op after pay op gets deployed on the populace and here we are.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (i+GzW)

122 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

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great, an army of furries, groypers and trans curious girlymen; bet they all have college "education" and above

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (AKptf)

123 Vance understands that large portions of the electorate now openly hate dot Indians. And while he's about the only Republican to have spoken in that direction he knows he's still compromised on that issue by his wife.
Posted by: Ian S.


So the electorate votes for them. Real fucking smart.

Enjoy your unemployment while H1b's take over.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (7Ne0P)

124
Looks like Franklin's "A Republic if you can keep it" remark finally reached home.

Globohomoeuro is in charge, God help us.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 07:40 AM (Y8DZL)

125 I'll tell you this, we'll get some entertainment (before we're sent to the camps) over the GOP election autopsy.

Watching the same faction that engineered this disaster claim if we'd but listened to them is going to be fun.

Just keep in mind:
Their candidates got whipped just as bad, even in "safe" seats.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:41 AM (/Ki2A)

126 I would not discount ME interference; Trump got outplayed by the carpet sellers, and camel jockeys, they funneled a lot of money into their candidates.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:41 AM (AKptf)

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (AKptf)

128 "The country is full of overgrown adult children.

Disgusting is the word that comes to mind.
Posted by: The Watcher at November 04, 2026 07:34 AM"
+++

Yes. We have so much disposable time and money that adults can revert back to their childhood at will. I happened to be traveling on 10/31 and couldn't help but notice how many adults thought it perfectly fine to spend the day dressed up as some Disney character or superhero, especially at their place of work.
Really, people?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (RDhJX)

129 Epic City Phase I, II, III, IV, V, etc...coming soon to a TX town near you.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (qBdHI)

130 Young white men 18-29, regardless of location (city vs rural) voted for Ds by 17 points. They were the big swing, and I doubt they were fraud. They voted what they are feeling, which is pain and an inability to get started in life.

Looks like they just guaranteed that their lives are forfeit.

They literally voted for the very Party that set out to destroy them and told them Please Destroy Me Now.

I'm glad I have more days behind me than ahead of me.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (+4Cf6)

131 Third Party?
Nah.

Destroy the GOPe?
Maybe but how?

Vote harder?
AYFKM?

Retreat?
To where, exactly?

Restore the Representative Republic?
Without an internal shooting war?

I'm all out of ideas short of secession.

Posted by: Dan Patterson at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (9f4mI)

132 NR Pax

Embrase the power of AND.

The ball does not move forward. The best we can hope for is a tenacious defense.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

Rs get to do nothing again for 2 years, so that will make them happy in the House and Senate - they just vote no.

Posted by: Nova Local


Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country and simply vote NO MORE INCUMBENTS.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (7Ne0P)

133 If the Dems think they got voted in to impeach Trump and his cabinet they are sorely mistaken. I hope they spend all their time on impeachment because the house can impeach all they want; the senate will never convict. And I have a sneaking suspicion that even the retarded voters don’t want the chaos of constant impeachment

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:42 AM (PYT6H)

134 I look forward to the GOPe learning all the wrong lessons again. And just seeing this as them being happy because they can further fuck us over and not do anything.

Its not them. Its "us".

How long will it be before all the same people start talking up backing the GOP in 2028 ? I give it less than a month. For reasons such as "its the only logical play" and "you fight with the party you've got". Don't forget my personal favorite "but things will get worse before they get better". And on and on.

The only reason we got Trump in the first place is because he jumped the line. That won't happen again. In 2018 we got over 50 House member retiring in order to give away half of Congress. Before that, the GOP response to the Tea Party wave was to reject it.

They're just not an opposition party. Never will be. Its like trying to push a rope.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (68dBl)

135 Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (2ap+5)

136
These elections are a distraction from the Florida plane crash!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (eRlcH)

137 My thoughts on the results of the election:
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the average American.
Advertising works as does propaganda. News media, hollyweird, education all marching in lock step with the same message made the masses doubt what their eyes could clearly see.
The GOPeeeee is an existential threat to the Republic. They are a cancer on Truth, Capitalism, and the true American way. They are a useless pile of dog shit.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (JNTt1)

138 Fuck them. They are going to choke on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:38 AM (7Ne0P)

I'm getting back to my projects after today. Today feels like a like a beer day.

I wonder if I can design a nice jar and lighting system so they can happily view their testicles on a mantle.

That may sell.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (Sco7b)

139 125 I'll tell you this, we'll get some entertainment (before we're sent to the camps) over the GOP election autopsy.

Watching the same faction that engineered this disaster claim if we'd but listened to them is going to be fun.

Just keep in mind:
Their candidates got whipped just as bad, even in "safe" seats.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:41 AM (/Ki2A)

It's why it was a voter repudiation of the whole party and Trump...not a state by state look.

I mean, we just squeaked Florida through...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (Gb7+b)

140 Texas weather + California taxes = ugh.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (Fv808)

141 Destroy the GOPe?
Maybe but how?


Vote NMI.

NO MORE INCUMBENTS.
And if the new crew acts the same, flush them in four years.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (7Ne0P)

142
There'll be a lot of analysis, but the answer is simple.

Perhaps 90+% of the 'Rons are Party-loyal Republicans. You might grouse about them constantly, but at the end of the day, no matter how many times they betrayed you, you always came back. Voting GOP is like being jumped into a gang, or taking an oath in front of a community of believers - blood in, blood out.

But... Trump Voters =/= GOP Voters.

Many of his voters are indifferent or hostile toward your Party.

That's why many of you get mad at them and can't understand why they elected Trump three times, but give the GOP nothing in midterms - you view them like Democrats view blacks... that the GOP owns their votes, and that they owe it loyalty.

They don't. The Party can't treat them like it treated you. They voted for MAGA populism. It needed to deliver on the MAGA populist agenda - and I mean BIGLY - or they were going to stay home.

It didn't deliver a single damn thing for 12 straight years, so neither did they.

Blame them all you like, but the fact of the matter is that Donald Trump served up a once-in-a-century mass movement to the GOP on a silver platter, and they threw it on the ground and walked away.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (BI5O2)

143
Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (2ap+5)

Brian Fitzpatrick was defeated in PA-1 as well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (eRlcH)

144 Idiocracy is coming. It was only a matter of time. I'm not going to waste any more time before it's fully implemented. The next two years are going to hold some major changes that I have put off too long.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (MWfyi)

145
Vote NMI.

No middle initial?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (eRlcH)

146 Thanks for trying, but this is a disaster. In 2022 the "red wave" became a trickle. This is a true blue wave. The Senate is gone for many years now, as the Dems hold seats for 6 years in places like Ohio, Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, Iowa where they have no business holding them. Collins was the GOPs one seat in a place they shouldn't have it. Can Thomas and Alito serve on the court for another 6 years? I doubt it. Just imagine them getting replaced by KBJ clones. We could all be seriously screwed.

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (CYakq)

147 Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede said on Tuesday that ratification of the deal was an important step for the island.

“We must accept that peace and stability are no longer something we can take for granted,” Egede told lawmakers in Nuuk shortly before the vote.

someone gets it

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)

148 Salty, thanks for your essay about the Trump rally.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

149 Good morning dear friends. I have not watched the news in more than a year, but I gather that things did not go well last night.

Posted by: grammie winger at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (SfhV1)

150 Whelp... the GOP couldn't muster the wherewithal to pass the SAVE act... this is what you might expect.

It was a planned defeat.

We'll be on the defensive for a while longer until the worthless shits in the (R) party are drummed out.

Or we're at war with one another. Whichever comes first.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (RORbl)

151
It's all right to feel sad, just don't despair. It's all right to be humbled, just don't give in.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (eRlcH)

152 135 Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (2ap+5)

I don't regret him losing, except that the D is so much worse...he was always the wrong candidate for Ohio, but again, I don't think that would have mattered (then again, in SC, it did)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM (Gb7+b)

153 Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...


lolol
ok thanks

there's my silver lining!

also Josh is going to be extra nice the next couple of years hopefully bc he is aiming for President

so hoping PA is an ok place to be for at least a little while

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (qBivk)

154 127

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:42 A

Lot of that going on....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (Sco7b)

155 If your life revolves around video games at 30 years of age, you are not growing up.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (MWfyi)

156 Democrats won every state-wide office in TX, from governor on down.
I have to wonder if that's the result of move-ins from places like California during covid.

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (fPL4c)

157 It's all right to feel sad, just don't despair. It's all right to be humbled, just don't give in.


THIS

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (qBivk)

158 Pathetic POS John Thune is getting massacred on X
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I don't think passing the SAVE Act would have been in effect last night anyway.

But, that's not really the point:
I think the point is, that was the inflection, the final betrayal where everyone knew the R party had no interest in doing anything the public wanted--no matter how popular.
Even if they held the Senate this year.
And let's go back and look, Paxton would have dropped out, they could have saved Cornyn and maybe the country.
Instead--they chose spite.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (/Ki2A)

159 No country for old men.

I got it wrong. I was counting on working class turnout.

Demographics are destiny. Europe is failing because its native born birthrate is way below the 2.2 needed to maintain. This is a decades long trend.

We don't have to follow Europe to ruin, but that's our current trajectory.

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (dtajH)

160 San Franpsycho

Thank you. I did all I could.

More money to the GOPe would have made no difference. So I am glad they got none from me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)

161 It didn't deliver a single damn thing for 12 straight years, so neither did they.

Blame them all you like, but the fact of the matter is that Donald Trump served up a once-in-a-century mass movement to the GOP on a silver platter, and they threw it on the ground and walked away.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (BI5O2)

The ask is unclear. They got tariffs and other policy changes in those years, none of them motivated them to vote mid-terms. It's not like they flipped back and forth either.

For the time being they look like personality voters. If someone figures out what policy actually gets them to vote, then fine. Until then, we've got no way to actually appeal to them.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (okun6)

162 Grammy!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (iMotb)

163
*snaps fingers*

Hey! Can we do "mostly peaceful" stuff?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (eRlcH)

164 Utter psychosis. McMurphy's fellow inmates at the mental hospital were models of sanity by comparison.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (56Qyq)

165 Rs get to do nothing again for 2 years, so that will make them happy in the House and Senate - they just vote no.

--

Oh, and constantly badger us for campaign $$ to "Fight the Dems!"

The Democrats are saber-toothed tigers, ready to tear the flesh off anyone or anything that gets in their way. And we're saddled with the Republicans: the weakest, most spineless, utterly useless pieces of crap imaginable. They make me sick.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (qBdHI)

166 I'll tell you what, I'm sick of politics

I think I speak for a lot of Americans on that

I'm keeping things local and trying to limit my exposure to politics

it's actually not that hard to do, and getting easier

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (qBivk)

167 Just learned the psychotic left won tge House AND Senate.
JFC.
This is going to get nasty.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (x3+1h)

168 We all know what’s coming. They’re going to impeach Trump and remove him from office. And probably Vance, too.

This is the end of the Trump presidency.

Ugh.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (77rzZ)

169 Just a few months back everyone was feeling ecstatic about America as the worldwide fans of Men's Metric Kickball came to visit and gushed about the excesses of Buc-ee's, Costco, Taco Bell and the elixir of Ranch dressing.

Feels like a looooong time ago.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (RDhJX)

170 Question of the Day if anyone wants one. How fast does the GOP actively turn on Trump and tell us all the awful anti-American ways we need to "solve" this problem.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (i+GzW)

171 If your life revolves around video games at 30 years of age, you are not growing up.

===

you owe me a high paying job with low responsibilities and a nice house with 4 bathrooms!

Posted by: Young white "men" 18-29 at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (AKptf)

172 Vote NMI.

No middle initial?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (7Ne0P)

173 Grammie!! Great to see you here!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (PYT6H)

174 {{{grammie winger}}}

The GOPe got whipped. But we still hold America in our hearts.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (u82oZ)

175 168 We all know what’s coming. They’re going to impeach Trump and remove him from office. And probably Vance, too.


yeah no

This is the end of the Trump presidency.


also no

the congress did jack and shit the past two years so that will stay the same with gridlock

some of the states who did dumb voting for Gov will maybe suffer

sucks for them, I know, I'm in PA. welcome to the Suck, Ohio!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (qBivk)

176 If your life revolves around video games at 30 years of age, you are not growing up.


One MUST grow old.
One does NOT have to grow up.

Pull my finger.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (7Ne0P)

177
And let's go back and look, Paxton would have dropped out, they could have saved Cornyn and maybe the country.

Cornyn would have gotten hammered as well, maybe worse than Paxton.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (eRlcH)

178 Grammie!! It's SO GOOD to see you!

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (qBdHI)

179 @168 Let's not get dramatic

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (AKptf)

180 Donald Trump served up a once-in-a-century mass movement to the GOP on a silver platter, and they threw it on the ground and walked away.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (BI5O2)

yup

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (Q+gd/)

181 We all know what’s coming. They’re going to impeach Trump and remove him from office. And probably Vance, too.

This is the end of the Trump presidency.

Ugh.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (77rzZ)

No… that’s just not going to happen.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

182 But... Trump Voters =/= GOP Voters. Many of his voters are indifferent or hostile toward your Party.

Everyone should read 142, repeatedly, until it sinks in.

Trump was the first Nationalist Populist. That simply does not jive with the GOP agenda.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (68dBl)

183 Hi Linus!

Posted by: grammie winger at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (SfhV1)

184 135 Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (2ap+5)


He was Indian Ken Blackwell. He was a horrible choice that shouldn't have run. Just like Husted being the worthless gnome DeWine's lickspittle being installed in the senate. People are dumb voting for Acton and Brown but Husted should never have been made the senator. Ohio passing Issue 3 easily demonstrates how fucking stupid the GOP is at selecting candidates.

Posted by: buzzion at November 04, 2026 07:49 AM (52m2x)

185 you owe me a high paying job with low responsibilities and a nice house with 4 bathrooms!


that was what their parents had/still have!

THAT is what this is about btw

people miss their phony-baloney jobs

BIG TIME

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (qBivk)

186 But Grammie is here! Hello, Dear Lady!

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (77rzZ)

187 161 It didn't deliver a single damn thing for 12 straight years, so neither did they.

Blame them all you like, but the fact of the matter is that Donald Trump served up a once-in-a-century mass movement to the GOP on a silver platter, and they threw it on the ground and walked away.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 07:44 AM (BI5O2)

The ask is unclear. They got tariffs and other policy changes in those years, none of them motivated them to vote mid-terms. It's not like they flipped back and forth either.

For the time being they look like personality voters. If someone figures out what policy actually gets them to vote, then fine. Until then, we've got no way to actually appeal to them.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (okun6)

But that group didn't want tariffs, unless the tariff money flowed directly to them...and it didn't...it disappeared. Which was worse than never having the tariff b/c you got raised taxes (like Dems do) and no benefit from them.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (Gb7+b)

188 I don't think the Leopard Eating Faces part is going to save us for last

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (GR8fn)

189 "Vivek's political career is over, so even in the darkest night...
Posted by: Oglebay "

That is good but in the overall picture it means nothing. The GOP will continue to be a traitorous ineffective party that kowtows to the Dems. Do not look to them for salvation.

Every day will see something more outrageous from the Dems. They will go over the top and then move the top.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (MWfyi)

190 Posted by: grammie winger


Grammie!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (7Ne0P)

191
you owe me a high paying job with low responsibilities and a nice house with 4 bathrooms!

The ideal JAP house: six bathrooms and no bedroom.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (eRlcH)

192 Good Morning, Grammie! It's like Obama 2010. It felt good for the other side, until the other side realized who is still in the WH and, basically, in charge.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (AKptf)

193 @168

>>This is the end of the Trump presidency.

It's not the end, but it's the beginning of the end.

Not much is going to get done in the next two years except lots and lots of spending.

2028 is going to be the real referendum on the fate of the US, If we get a Donk President with a Donk House and Senate, well...

Farewell and adieu to you fare Spanish Ladies...

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

194 If your life revolves around video games at 30 years of age, you are not growing up.

Before video games it was model kits and model trains and ham radio. For as long as it's been possible to have leisure time men have had hobbies that have been frowned upon by women.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (sabhw)

195 Posted by: grammie winger at November 04, 2026 07:45 AM

Well, there's a pleasant surprise amidst the gloom! So nice to hear from you, grammie.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (ceJ0R)

196 Grammie !!! So very good to see you here.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (8Uo7a)

197 171 Question of the Day if anyone wants one. How fast does the GOP actively turn on Trump and tell us all the awful anti-American ways we need to "solve" this problem.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:48 AM (i+GzW)

They don't turn...they just don't raise a finger to help. And they wait to see what develops.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (Gb7+b)

198 Trump was the first Nationalist Populist. That simply does not jive with the GOP agenda.
Posted by: The Way It Is


F the GOPe.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (7Ne0P)

199 157 It's all right to feel sad, just don't despair. It's all right to be humbled, just don't give in.


THIS

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (qBivk

I'm still going through the worst part of my life. But we control what we can and don't worry about things outside our control.

And for all those crazy thoughts about tomorrow things.
What are you going to do if aliens attack?
Batman goes rogue?

We handle today.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (Sco7b)

200 184 — It is wonderful to see you here, Grammie. An elixir after yesterday’s fiasco

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (PYT6H)

201 Grammie! So nice to hear from you.

I'd keep up that news embargo.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (kpS4V)

202 Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 07:47 AM (qBivk)

It's the only way. Trump was a blip and a very fun one. I am in full 2013 mode. No more making myself sick over crap I can't control. Not this crap. Not ever.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (i+GzW)

203 My friend just made the comment she wishes that Desantis would move to Texas and run.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:52 AM (EneHm)

204 Wait!
Grammie is here?

I hope you and your loved ones are well!

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:53 AM (Sco7b)

205
The ask is unclear. They got tariffs and other policy changes in those years, none of them motivated them to vote mid-terms. It's not like they flipped back and forth either.

For the time being they look like personality voters. If someone figures out what policy actually gets them to vote, then fine. Until then, we've got no way to actually appeal to them.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:46 AM (okun6)

But that group didn't want tariffs, unless the tariff money flowed directly to them...and it didn't...it disappeared. Which was worse than never having the tariff b/c you got raised taxes (like Dems do) and no benefit from them.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:50 AM (Gb7+b)

The precise Trump demographic has historically supported tariffs. That's obviously not the key issue with them, if one even exists.

We're in our third mid-term of them not showing up for anyone. If it were a policy formula I suspect someone would've cracked it by now. We're unlikely to come up with something by 2028 that would turn them out.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 07:53 AM (okun6)

206 Can Thomas and Alito serve on the court for another 6 years?
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Yeah, the senate 2028 map is brutal for R.

And you just know Roberts will now feel safe retiring.

So, yeah: 6-3 Dem majority.
There will be no more talks of expanding the Court now.

But, if you want a silver lining: There has to be 6 quorum to vote.
And there's no way the Dems will approve anyone Trump nominates.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:53 AM (/Ki2A)

207 It is hard for me to type. But I'll read along. Thanks again fpr all the cards. You guys are so sweet

Posted by: grammie winger at November 04, 2026 07:54 AM (SfhV1)

208 How fast does the GOP actively turn on Trump and tell us all the awful anti-American ways we need to "solve" this problem.

The GOP turned on Trump 10 years ago. The SAVE Act not passing was the biggest marker of that yet.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:54 AM (sabhw)

209 "Just a few months back everyone was feeling ecstatic about America as the worldwide fans of Men's Metric Kickball came to visit and gushed about the excesses of Buc-ee's, Costco, Taco Bell and the elixir of Ranch dressing."

Europeans come here and see how great America is and that just makes them want to tear it down more.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:54 AM (MWfyi)

210 I wonder if the Republicans in the Texas Assembly will have as much courage as the Democrats to use extreme measures to get their way, starting with walkouts.
It seems that in modern times Democrats have done it 4 times, while Republicans have only done it once, in 1870.
Do they have a spine? Or have they grown soft after many years of governing?

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 07:54 AM (YAu8A)

211 Grammie!!!!!

Omg that's my morning made.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (i+GzW)

212 I say this election was a referendum on Trump. The dragging out the conflict with Iran in pursuit of a "deal" was the main issue, IMHO.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (M0I1r)

213 Europeans come here and see how great America is and that just makes them want to tear it down more.

More that it makes their overlords want to tear us down more. Can't have the proles getting ideas

Posted by: RandomDave at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (aJQbY)

214 Have you had a bullet shave your ear?

I don't want to hear a fvcking word about Trump who has done more to improve America in ten years while losing personal wealth than anyone since Ronaldus, Nixon, and JFK.

The republican party is the enemy: when 80% of America wants voter ID and you control congress - and you don't pass it?!?!?!?!?!?! F*ck Off. I will support local republicans, but nationally?! Fvck off. The whole story.

Posted by: Danimal28 at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (klw0w)

215 Europeans come here and see how great America is and that just makes them want to tear it down more.

The Davos crowd was furious that people were learning that there's an alternative to the EU's managed decline so they redoubled their efforts to stamp it out.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (sabhw)

216 For the time being they look like personality voters. If someone figures out what policy actually gets them to vote, then fine. Until then, we've got no way to actually appeal to them.

We know what DOESN'T appeal to them. Foreign wars. High prices. Lower top marginal tax rates.

Folks - this is going to go over here like a lead balloon. But the majority of the country doesn't get a tingle down their pants leg every time the nightly news shows an American plane dropping ordinance.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (68dBl)

217 I have a feeling the pendulum ain't gonna eventually swing back to the GOPe as they think it will. The Dems have grabbed it, and they ain't gonna let go.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (Q+gd/)

218 Lotta hard lifting and sacrifice is needed to fix this country.

And the young, mal-educated said nah.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (r2Icn)

219 She also thinks that going after marijuana and abortion hurt us in Texas.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (EneHm)

220 Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was founded by Michael Harrington in 1982.

His plan was to take over the D party from within as the best way to push progressivism.

It's working.

AOC is a creature of the DSA, picked in their beauty pagent to take out Menshevik Crowley.

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (dtajH)

221 2028 is going to be the real referendum on the fate of the US, If we get a Donk President with a Donk House and Senate, well...

Farewell and adieu to you fare Spanish Ladies...

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

Explain how we win the White House without Texas.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (yKhjs)

222 Barack Obama (spit) didn't pull Democrat candidates to victory, and neither does Trump. People get out and vote for the man, but when the man is not on the ballot, bad things happen to the party. The negatives drive the opposition. Say what you want about the institutional Republicans, but they also understood this. I'll bet they're happier than the Democrats this morning.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (QaH55)

223 125 I'll tell you this, we'll get some entertainment (before we're sent to the camps) over the GOP election autopsy.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

The good news is that they don't have the cattle cars to ship us anywhere.

The bad news is de-platforming, de-banking, and punishment-in-place works fine.

Fauci showed the way.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (Y8DZL)

224 The GOP turned on Trump 10 years ago. The SAVE Act not passing was the biggest marker of that yet.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:54 AM (sabhw)

No I mean full throated. Does the GOPe come back and dunk all over him and us now? Do they dance all over the fault lines? Do they tell us that Communism and Hating America is Not So Bad When Managed Correctly? Do they tell us we have "nothing to fear from Sayed and the DSA"?

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (i+GzW)

225 And there's no way the Dems will approve anyone Trump nominates.

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One of my first thoughts this morning. I see very little good news today on all fronts pertaining to the state of this wretched and doomed country.

Trump will not get to pick any replacements for Alito or Thomas if they chose to retire between now and Jan. For the next 2 years, nobody Trump selects will ever get confirmed. Then, it's time for 2028. If we lose that, the Supreme Court will change forever. At least the Communists won't feel such a need to pack the SCOTUS at that point...

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

226 # 96

"The country is full of overgrown adult children."

This.

See it everyday here in Corpus Christi.

Decline is a choice. And we chose poorly.

Posted by: 3X12ax7 at November 04, 2026 07:58 AM (sQ97Y)

227 221 2028 is going to be the real referendum on the fate of the US, If we get a Donk President with a Donk House and Senate, well...

Farewell and adieu to you fare Spanish Ladies...

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

Explain how we win the White House without Texas.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (yKhjs)

We don't...but if Texans want DeSantis to run for Gov there (which is a ridiculous notion, but...)...he comes out of this election more popular - can any other R say the same?

Could DeSantis win the SE Coast and reshore red heartland? Maybe.

I think this election says he tries and he doesn't go to Trump's cabinet. He tries for the top again, after passing some of the most popular legislation is Florida this year.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:59 AM (Gb7+b)

228 One silver lining is the Democrats elected so many bizarre candidates that we will laugh a lot as we are herded into the camps.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 07:59 AM (xzwaQ)

229 The bad news is de-platforming, de-banking, and punishment-in-place works fine.

Yep. That is definitely on the way.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (ceJ0R)

230 Having high gas and diesel prices hurt. I don't think we would have lost in Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska with lower prices. I don't blame the war in Iran for this since we had to take action against that regime. We need to have more spare capacity in our refineries - we are running at 98% and this is too narrow of a margin.

The Dems won't do anything to help this out. They'll most likely make this worse, and this is just one thing that they'll screw up. Perhaps the public will notice that the Dems simply should not be trusted with the economy in 2028 and keep a Republican in the White House.

I don't know but I will work hard to make it so. In the meantime, I've spoken with family members and we're coordinating our survival plans for whatever the Party of Lavrenty Beria decides to throw at us in the near future. This is something we'll all have to discuss and hopefully, won't have to deal with.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (lwGZg)

231 "The country is full of overgrown adult children."

Video games are a waste of time for adults. But golf ? Now golf is full of virtue and such.

Yeah. I just can't figure out how the under 30 crowd doesn't trust the GOP. Maybe a good tent revival will bring them over.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (68dBl)

232 225 And there's no way the Dems will approve anyone Trump nominates.

--

One of my first thoughts this morning. I see very little good news today on all fronts pertaining to the state of this wretched and doomed country.

Trump will not get to pick any replacements for Alito or Thomas if they chose to retire between now and Jan. For the next 2 years, nobody Trump selects will ever get confirmed. Then, it's time for 2028. If we lose that, the Supreme Court will change forever. At least the Communists won't feel such a need to pack the SCOTUS at that point...
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

Trump also can't pick any replacements for his cabinet, so they are in for the duration, or those cabinets' work falls by the wayside...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (Gb7+b)

233 So two years of Hakeem Jeffries? That'll be fun.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (RDhJX)

234 "Before video games it was model kits and model trains and ham radio. For as long as it's been possible to have leisure time men have had hobbies that have been frowned upon by women.
Posted by: Ian S."

I said "if you life revolves around video games", not as a hobby but as your primary thing in life over everything else, like say maybe marriage and kids. Hobbies are fine. Living in fantasy worlds while ignoring the destruction in the real world is not a hobby.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:00 AM (MWfyi)

235 216 "For the time being they look like personality voters. If someone figures out what policy actually gets them to vote, then fine. Until then, we've got no way to actually appeal to them."

We know what DOESN'T appeal to them. Foreign wars. High prices. Lower top marginal tax rates.

Folks - this is going to go over here like a lead balloon. But the majority of the country doesn't get a tingle down their pants leg every time the nightly news shows an American plane dropping ordinance.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 07:55 AM (68dBl)

1. Liberal interventionism just won the mid-terms. Libya, Syria, Ukraine, etc. The foreign wars claim doesn't hold water.
2. Inflation is not nearly as elevated as in 2022, which did very little for a GOP win. So this also seems unlikely.
3. Tax rates are possible but latin american politics typically focuses on social spending more than how to pay for them.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:01 AM (okun6)

236 Here in AZ propositions against DEI and non-citizen voting went down in flames.
Yet anti-trans proposition passed.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 08:01 AM (x3+1h)

237 Whatever happened to the face eating bath salts zombies?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at November 04, 2026 08:01 AM (M0I1r)

238 @221

>>Explain how we win the White House without Texas.

Well, you can't but that doesn't necessarily mean a GOP candidate won't.

If the Donks do what they usually do when they gain complete control, f*** with the election systems and you get RCV and jungle primaries and ballot harvesting and ballot curing, etc.

Then no GOP candidate can win Texas in those circumstances as the donks will control all the levers of the apparatus.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:01 AM (XV/Pl)

239
Good of you to visit, Grammie. Every day in my Rosary intentions, I ask Blessed Karl of Austria to intercede for you. Reckon it can't hurt any.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:02 AM (eRlcH)

240 Good to see you, Grammie. We are blessed to read your words.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:02 AM (ccf/V)

241 Texas as I have always known it is permanently over. The Dems will import enough voters to maintain power. Sad to realize nothing will change in my state or my country in my lifetime. I have a place in Florida but Texas is home. It is no longer a refuge.

Posted by: AnnaS at November 04, 2026 08:03 AM (X5pwk)

242 1. Liberal interventionism just won the mid-terms. Libya, Syria, Ukraine, etc. The foreign wars claim doesn't hold water.
2. Inflation is not nearly as elevated as in 2022, which did very little for a GOP win. So this also seems unlikely.
3. Tax rates are possible but latin american politics typically focuses on social spending more than how to pay for them.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:01 AM (okun6)

Inflation is cummulative - it's not like 2024 pain goes away b/c the increase comes down a few points b/c all of the pre-existing price gains are still there. It just keeps building and building. Our side doesn't get that b/c the 65+ get inflation adjustments to all their pay every year - 17-64 don't (like my spouse got a ZERO percent pay increase last year while everything continued to get more expensive, so I feel for the younger folks who have no cushion in their salary to take that)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (Gb7+b)

243 Sorry, All. I am blackpilled now.

At least we won’t get riots. I hope.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (77rzZ)

244 The GOP strategy to wait Trump out (again) worked gangbusters. Amazing. And we are right back where they tried to put us in 2008, 2012, 2016 and again in 2020-2024. Trump was an incredible miraculous anomaly.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (i+GzW)

245
She also thinks that going after marijuana and abortion hurt us in Texas.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:56 AM (EneHm)

I don't think those issues ever came up in the campaign. When they were hot a couple of years ago, the effect was negligible.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (eRlcH)

246 Keep an eye on Poland. The EU is desperate for war with Russia and may execute a false flag op to get things going.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (Dv3i1)

247 Okay look.
Bright sides.

ace has tons of content going forward.
Acton in Ohio.
Crap was she drunk.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (Sco7b)

248 The ask is unclear. They got tariffs and other policy changes in those years, none of them motivated them to vote mid-terms. It's not like they flipped back and forth either.

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They got things they wanted from Trump - not them.

From the 2017 House budget that killed the Wall, to the SAVE act in 2026, they stopped every piece of legislation that Trump wanted - along with almost everything else. Two GOP Senates were graveyards for his agenda.

They watched during this time as that Party (at best) rolled over and played dead during his investigations and impeachments, high-fived Nancy Pelosi during the electoral coup, exulted in calling his movement an insurrection, got the vapors during his lawfare travails, and on and on.

This Party is 110% responsible for its litany of failures and it only ever won anything because of Trump and in spite of themselves.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (t7aoG)

249 More good news...in 2028, Iowa can reelect Chuck Grassley to the Senate!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (qwx/I)

250 Many companies moved to TX thinking it a stable red sate. Musk built up a lot of facilities. I bet they are celebrating today...

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (AKptf)

251 I don't care anything about golf but at least it gets you out into the real world. I don't have anything against video games either but they damn sure don't.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)

252 Virginians are now guaranteed a Constitutional right to murder their babies as they're coming down the birth canal. I expect at any minute, fireballs falling from the sky and pelting this country for its depravity. It's just unreal where we are. It truly turns my stomach. All of it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

253
At least we won’t get riots. I hope.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (77rzZ)

On the contrary, I expect the Left to start rioting in January, if not sooner.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (eRlcH)

254 242
Inflation is cummulative - it's not like 2024 pain goes away b/c the increase comes down a few points b/c all of the pre-existing price gains are still there. It just keeps building and building. Our side doesn't get that b/c the 65+ get inflation adjustments to all their pay every year - 17-64 don't (like my spouse got a ZERO percent pay increase last year while everything continued to get more expensive, so I feel for the younger folks who have no cushion in their salary to take that)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (Gb7+b)

If inflation was the key element the GOP would've done better in 2022.

We have the same pattern under radically different economies spread across roughly a decade. There's no demonstrated way to get this demo to vote without Trump on the ticket, and he can't be run again.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:06 AM (okun6)

255 It's all right to feel sad, just don't despair. It's all right to be humbled, just don't give in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

That works for me. Thanks, Hadrian.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 08:06 AM (svLOV)

256 Texas as I have always known it is permanently over. The Dems will import enough voters to maintain power.

That's the cost of rapid economic expansion. All those new manufacturing jobs that were pouring in from other states ? They just bring those people with them.

We won't bury the myth that the risk of importing demographics - at the State or Federal level - can be mitigating by assimilation. But we should. Populations don't assimilate much.

And a Liberal is not a Conservative that hasn't been mugged yet. We should bury that one as well. But I doubt we will. Hope springs eternal. Even if its false.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:06 AM (68dBl)

257 I have a sneaking suspicion that even the retarded voters don’t want the chaos of constant impeachment
——-

And, as we all know, the movers and shakers in politics are most especially responsive to “voters” and what they want. Whew!

Posted by: Um at November 04, 2026 08:06 AM (tM8U8)

258 252 Virginians are now guaranteed a Constitutional right to murder their babies as they're coming down the birth canal. I expect at any minute, fireballs falling from the sky and pelting this country for its depravity.
___

Please limit the fireballs to depraved Virginia. Thank you.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 08:06 AM (Dv3i1)

259 So the Dems that got elected in Kansas (?!), SC, and Iowa...are they Dem Dems, like seriously full on commies, or are they Dems that represent the electorate of KS, SC, and IA? Will they go full on impeachment/hamstringing the administration?

Yeah, there are no good outcomes, best we can hope for as I saw on X is Woke 3 followed by American Hitler.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (qwx/I)

260 The knives will be out for a number of Trump's cabinet members.

Hegseth and Rubio in particular. And everyone at DoJ.

We're going to have non-stop committee hearings about Iran, Cuba, ICE, Maduro, etc. And most likely a couple impeachments.

The country's lost. Time to make a new one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (RORbl)

261 So the dems control both chambers. I wonder how quickly they'll pass something that requires the full release of all Epstein documents. They sure yammering about them while they were out of power

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (feSaR)

262 And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (amcLV)

263 On the contrary, I expect the Left to start rioting in January, if not sooner.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (eRlcH)

Oh yeah the only thing worse than leftard behavior when they lose is leftard behavior when they win. Think Detroit after a championship. And they're not "celebrating".

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (i+GzW)

264 At least we won’t get riots. I hope.

We will 100% get riots. Look at Europe.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:08 AM (sabhw)

265 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (t7aoG)

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+1000

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:08 AM (qBdHI)

266 Congratulations to Iran for ruining another American Presidential administration.

Hey, Jimmuh, hold my Diet Coke!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:08 AM (qwx/I)

267 More good news...in 2028, Iowa can reelect Chuck Grassley to the Senate!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:05 AM (qwx/I)
*******
And if he passes away, they now have an Iowa governor that can appoint a democrat in his place.
Another Senate seat will be lost.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:08 AM (wzaBj)

268 I wonder how quickly they'll pass something that requires the full release of all Epstein documents. They sure yammering about them while they were out of power
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Hypocrisy is just a river in Egypt.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 08:08 AM (Dv3i1)

269 Whatever...I'll be moving back to the Hill Country soon, hope to hunker down and avoid most of them for the rest of my years.

Hey! Where's the "buy more ammo!" guy?

Posted by: 3X12ax7 at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (sQ97Y)

270 It was a thousand cuts that bled MAGA dry. Some I was thinking on:
- Bondi and her goofy stunt of Epstein files.
- Then letting her further humiliate him by dragging out the release so badly the GOPe united with the Dems to force him to sign a bill over it. Why did he waste so much political capital on that shit?
- ICE raids. We cheered the big show in the blue cities. And got f all for it. But gave the left rally cries. And helped our enemies reduce their crime to boot.
- while leaving big ag and other business in red states that hired illegals untouched.
- Jobs sure. That went to women and minorities. DEI didn't die.
- so many high profile arrests that were dismissed or botched.
- Sitting on the Covid files, letting Grassley trickle them out, so little and redacted, that the media easily ignored--and no one arrested or even sweating over their illegality
- letting all the J6 persecutors off scott-free.
- the silly fight with Musk when the problem was in the Capital.

And so on. We never got tired of the winning, we got tired of not winning.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (/Ki2A)

271 The knives will be out for a number of Trump's cabinet members.

Hegseth and Rubio in particular. And everyone at DoJ.

None of the Democrats crowing about jailing the entire Cabinet today have mentioned Rubio. Miller and Homan and Hegseth are the primary targets.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (sabhw)

272 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (RDhJX)

273 I expect at any minute, fireballs falling from the sky and pelting this country for its depravity. It's just unreal where we are. It truly turns my stomach. All of it.

Same here. The rot is almost tangible.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (ceJ0R)

274 Well, Blackburn is now governor. That's good. Must have run a good campaign, and did not rely on GOPe. Sarah Sanders won her reelection. Must have run a good campaign too.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (AKptf)

275 I wonder how quickly they'll pass something that requires the full release of all Epstein documents. They sure yammering about them while they were out of power

They won, you'll never hear about Epstein again because more attention on it means more Democrat donors get exposed.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (sabhw)

276 Well, something happened.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (MWfyi)

277 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (t7aoG)

That is what you call the nutshell. Couldn't have said it better and wouldn't because I'm mostly just dumb but know some big words.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (i+GzW)

278 264 At least we won’t get riots. I hope.

We will 100% get riots. Look at Europe.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 0

Seeing Detroit burn.
Let me think on that.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (Sco7b)

279
I got my stewarding assignments for this weekend's shows. Dear heavens, on Friday I have a full day, 175 dogs. The first group starts at 9:00 (I have to be there at 8:00) and the last, of 41 dogs, at 3:05. I'll be there until nearly 5:00.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (eRlcH)

280 Well, something happened.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (MWfyi
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Thanks for the laugh

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (kSATS)

281 Well, that stock market is surging...I don't know why. AI Data Centers are dead but tariffs are probably dead as well so it's a wash. GOP President and Dem Congress is usually a pretty bad mix.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (qwx/I)

282 Last night at 10:18pm. He just couldn't wait. This is what's coming, just like we thought.


Congressman Robert Garcia

@RepRobertGarcia
LAWYER UP.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

283 Texas weather + California taxes = ugh.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 07:43 AM (Fv80
=====

*points and laughs*

Your congressman's a p3do!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (RIvkX)

284 And so it ends.

Posted by: The person who always thinks it's ending at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (RDhJX)

285 271 The knives will be out for a number of Trump's cabinet members.

Hegseth and Rubio in particular. And everyone at DoJ.

None of the Democrats crowing about jailing the entire Cabinet today have mentioned Rubio. Miller and Homan and Hegseth are the primary targets.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:09 AM (sabhw)

You start with the Christian white straight males, not the Hispanic one...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:12 AM (Gb7+b)

286 People here keep saying what about 2028. There won’t be a 2028! They are permanently in power now. This was not a usual midterm loss. They will import enough voters to maintain permanent control and power. Change my mind!

Posted by: AnnaS at November 04, 2026 08:12 AM (WdMlw)

287 It was a thousand cuts that bled MAGA dry. Some I was thinking on:

Said shorter ... Trump really is a lot. He wears on all but the most loyal. The country just got tired of him personally.

If you could find a Nationalist Populist that stayed off social media, talked less in general and more focused and - honestly - more sanely ? That candidate would be much more popular.

And also cut down at the knees by the GOP. That's the other problem. The GOP simply won't support or abide the candidate that the majority of the public wants.

There's the issue.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:13 AM (68dBl)

288 They won, you'll never hear about Epstein again because more attention on it means more Democrat donors get exposed.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (sabhw)

On the contrary I think they are going to put Epstein on blast. Use his crimes that they benefited from to tar Trump and us as pedos.

Like the people who thought covid would be "over" if Biden got elected. No, I don't think so.

They will squeeze the Epstein lemon for all its worth and pair it up with further Investigation Theater into every single dump any Trump official has taken since 1983.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:13 AM (i+GzW)

289 The problem is him.

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I'd say the problem is everyone.

Everyone in the GOP can share some blame.

Rant for a while, but then regroup and soldier on. There will be more losses, but the pendulum keeps swinging.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:13 AM (qCV5n)

290 282 Well, that stock market is surging...I don't know why. AI Data Centers are dead but tariffs are probably dead as well so it's a wash. GOP President and Dem Congress is usually a pretty bad mix.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (qwx/I)

Budget will stay the same with .5T leaving DOW and being spread to the other departments to fund D priorities...so they can say they are "stewarding" the budget...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:13 AM (Gb7+b)

291 The good news is that with dems in permanent power like CA has been for decades, we'll ALL be getting high speed trains!!!

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:14 AM (kSATS)

292 Trump is the Black Swan I always suspected he was. I think collectively the country is not particularly conservative, certainly not in the sense we at the HQ are. Cities dominate the process and that’s not going to change. We crashed and burned here in Missouri last night and my state is not the Red bastion I deluded myself into believing it was. 3 cities controlled what happened here.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 08:14 AM (Gqar8)

293 John Thune will save us.

Posted by: Said no one ever at November 04, 2026 08:14 AM (RDhJX)

294 - {{{{ grammie!!!! }}}}

I'll see ya when I see ya. And you know where we'll be.

Posted by: TeeJ at November 04, 2026 08:14 AM (8a+6A)

295 Well, something happened.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at November 04, 2026 08:10 AM (MWfyi)


Some people did something......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)

296 We Gen Xers are gonna catch hell.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (qwx/I)

297 “ I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.”

Psalm 18:1-2

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (XGYZI)

298 Grammie! What a blessing to see you!

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (OlzlW)

299 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kv81sju7Ido

Truth from Ralf Sheepers

Ready! Let the calvinball begin!

Posted by: Kittens! at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (LOZbR)

300 If "affordability" is understood as social spending, then things line up pretty cleanly as far as D turnout goes. Fiscal conservatism may well be dead until the next currency collapse.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (okun6)

301 I got my stewarding assignments for this weekend's shows. Dear heavens, on Friday I have a full day, 175 dogs. The first group starts at 9:00 (I have to be there at 8:00) and the last, of 41 dogs, at 3:05. I'll be there until nearly 5:00.

*********************

That's a lot of rubber bands to hand out.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 08:16 AM (J4Dwc)

302 We Gen Xers are gonna catch hell.

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Our lot in life is to just be a fly on the wall. Its never about us.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:17 AM (qCV5n)

303 If you could find a Nationalist Populist that stayed off social media, talked less in general and more focused and - honestly - more sanely ? That candidate would be much more popular.
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This is Fantasy Math. Sort of the reverse of taking away a running backs longest runs to prove he is quite average?

Trump was popular enough to win BECAUSE of what he is not in spite of it.

Without Trump's hubris and all his awful shitty cringy qualities, no one in the country would have had the vision or sense or single mindednees to fight the GOPe morass and fully embrace National Populism.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:17 AM (i+GzW)

304 People here keep saying what about 2028. There won’t be a 2028! They are permanently in power now. This was not a usual midterm loss. They will import enough voters to maintain permanent control and power. Change my mind!
Posted by: AnnaS at November 04, 2026 08:12 AM (WdMlw)

Now that they are in full control of Texas, they will take control of the elections and voter rolls like Hobbs did in Arizona and Whitmer did in Michigan in order to ensure that Texas stays permanently blue. Which means it will be impossible for a Republican to win the presidency again. Funny how you won't hear them talk about scrapping the Electoral College now that they've seized control of Texas.

Posted by: janmarch at November 04, 2026 08:17 AM (7iM56)

305 This Party is 110% responsible for its litany of failures and it only ever won anything because of Trump and in spite of themselves.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:04 AM (t7aoG)
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For example, Troy Jackson for Susan Collins is a wash.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

306 Affordability is a feeling, not a fact.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 08:18 AM (RDhJX)

307 The GOP has shown over and over what "Trump without Trump" looks like.

The same old milquetoast "hope you haven't figured us out" shit from people that are so transparent, birds are constantly flying into them.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:18 AM (i+GzW)

308 We crashed and burned here in Missouri last night and my state is not the Red bastion I deluded myself into believing it was. 3 cities controlled what happened here.

The poll takers and pundits can keep their crap projections. Just show me a population density maps by year. That's all I need to know to tell where a State is headed.

To live Urban is to accept Collectivism. One has to. To drive the extra miles and take the extra time to live Rural is an expression of one's priority to stay an Individualist.

As we become more Urban, Collectivism is inevitable. Pure and simple.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:18 AM (68dBl)

309 I could see this coming just based on what was going on in social media.
Even the local news programs would frame everything in a negative way to make the viewers feel things were hopeless.
I felt we were going to lose Texas all the way down ballot, but I thought it was going to be only by a couple points. I didn't know it was going to be as huge as it was.

And we barely won Florida.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:19 AM (wzaBj)

310 How the fuck are people still going on with this "Good tsar Trump undone by the evil party" shtick? The problem is him. The public hates him, and there are good reasons why. He's a terrible president, and trying to gaslight people otherwise failed.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me, I Wanted DeSantis at November 04, 2026 08:11 AM (

Yup, you've nailed it. Everyone I know was very enthusiastic about every Republican except Trump, and especially DeSantis.

I remember so many people saying to me that they craved Ron's high-minded conservatism and were so disappointed in Trump that they regretted having to crawl over broken glass to vote for him.

"THOSE FOOLS IN IOWA," they lamented while beating their breasts, "if only they'd given our standard bearer a single primary win, we would be in the promised land!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:20 AM (t7aoG)

311 The funny thing is that I was more optimistic this election.

The one thing I was going to keep my eye on is the effect of California redistricting.

At this point, it looks like the Cali GOP congressional delegation is going to be, at a minimum, halved, going from 8 to 4, but a couple of the other races are close, so they may go down to 1 or 2 seats.


The GOP may be completely dead in California after this election.

Wild.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:20 AM (XV/Pl)

312 We Gen Xers are gonna catch hell.

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Our lot in life is to just be a fly on the wall. Its never about us.


Pretty much our default setting.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:20 AM (qwx/I)

313 We Gen Xers are gonna catch hell.

Yep. We were the cash cow for the generations before us. And we'll be the cash cow for the generations after.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:20 AM (68dBl)

314 Can't wait for the analysis, the "post mortem". I already saw a bit of it last night. The biggest swings to Dems : Zs and Millenials (18-29 and 30-44), suburban, Asian. Those are the biggest, most significant swings from 2024.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (AKptf)

315 El Gato Malo says there is no chance the Democrats don't go all the way overboard on trannies again, and that *can* be their downfall if we find the right candidate. I tend to agree.

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/election-musings

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (tUj8P)

316 1776 - 2026. It was a good run. Capped by outrageous fraud that dwarfed 2020

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (lFFaq)

317 "It's always bitterly funny to watch people here blame every single Republican alive except the single most powerful one in the last decade. Trump is blameless for all the bad shit under him! What are the odds!
Posted by: Don't Blame Me, I Wanted DeSantis "

Trump is a republican because the only other choice is democrat, dumbass.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (MWfyi)

318 El Gato Malo says there is no chance the Democrats don't go all the way overboard on trannies again, and that *can* be their downfall if we find the right candidate. I tend to agree.

------------------

I wouldn't be so sure of this. One can hope anyway.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (qCV5n)

319 Contact the registrar of voters and change to Independent today: Yes? No?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (1Ff7Z)

320 El Gato Malo says there is no chance the Democrats don't go all the way overboard on trannies again, and that *can* be their downfall if we find the right candidate. I tend to agree.

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/election-musings
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (tUj8P)


Talarico was all in on trans and child endangerment.

He won by over a million votes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (ccf/V)

321 grammie's here?

*slicks down cowlick*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)

322 So the dems control both chambers. I wonder how quickly they'll pass something that requires the full release of all Epstein documents. They sure yammering about them while they were out of power
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:07 AM (feSaR)

I have all the files on my desk...well....had...

Posted by: Pam Blondie, buffoon at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (2mAEd)

323 Talarico is a heretic and demonic in my opinion. I wonder what God sees as positive to let him win. I guess I don’t know His ways. 😢

Posted by: AnnaS at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (WdMlw)

324 I saw someone saying, "but Trump will veto everything."

I don't think so.
6 years in office and he's not once played hardball.
He's dallied a bit at it.
Then made a deal.
I mean, it's who he is.

I just don't see him--fresh of a 100-year ass-whopping over "affordability" saying, "eh, I'm going golfing, government is shut down until you pass my budget."
When the Dems budget is "Covid Checks 2.0."
No, he'll sign that 'cause they'll fund USDA farm subsidies for him or some meaningless spending.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (/Ki2A)

325 Posted by: Don't Blame Me, I Wanted DeSantis at November 04, 2026 08:19 AM

Any chance you would consider giving the sanctimonious lecturing a rest? It has become redundantly tiresome.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (ceJ0R)

326 OrangeEnt

Yes. For self preservation, even if only a fig leaf.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

327 I'm curious how all the tech bros in TX are feeling today

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (qBivk)

328 Welp, so much for the economy, which is about to stall out with these shenanigans.

Mornin' Horde. I suppose the effects of last night will filter down soon enough but for now I still have other things to worry about, so hair status: Not on fire.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (ENA4W)

329 Many companies moved to TX thinking it a stable red sate. Musk built up a lot of facilities. I bet they are celebrating today...
Posted by: runner


They companies moved. But they fucking brought their dumbassed employees with them.

Uh, guys? You just f'ed yourselves.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (7Ne0P)

330 Now that they are in full control of Texas, they will take control of the elections and voter rolls like Hobbs did in Arizona and Whitmer did in Michigan in order to ensure that Texas stays permanently blue. Which means it will be impossible for a Republican to win the presidency again.

--

I wonder how many people actually know this is coming for TX. This has been the D blueprint for states for a while now. All they have to do is get in. Then they fix the rest to ensure complete dominance. And most catastrophic of all, it will reverberate throughout the entire country as presidential elections will likely never go R again. I'm just being a realist.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:24 AM (qBdHI)

331 333 Welp, so much for the economy, which is about to stall out with these shenanigans.


I think it's regional

so yeah, I could see things continuing to grow here in PA because Shapiro needs a good resume for 2028

I'll make hay here while the sun shines.

TX tho. that's not going to be good.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (qBivk)

332 So when do I get my five grand?

Posted by: Stoner living in the basement at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (RDhJX)

333 We crashed and burned here in Missouri last night and my state is not the Red bastion I deluded myself into believing it was
-------
Wyoming is still red and we have a little room left for right-minded people

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (svJkb)

334 Without Trump's hubris and all his awful shitty cringy qualities, no one in the country would have had the vision or sense or single mindednees to fight the GOPe morass and fully embrace National Populism.

So you have to be crazy to not be part of the GOPe ? Got it.

It really is a mystery wrapped in a conundrum why the GOP is lost with Millennials and Gen Z. Not losing. Lost.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (68dBl)

335 She also thinks that going after marijuana and abortion hurt us in Texas.
Posted by: lin-duh

Seriously? Reps were fighting these two things? Talk about stupid.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (Fv808)

336 I'm curious to see if Dems proceed with massive mostly peaceful protests since Trump is still in office and provoke a response that they harvest for votes. Or do they have the sense to decide that makes them look bad?

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (PTDkx)

337 Talarico is a heretic and demonic in my opinion. I wonder what God sees as positive to let him win. I guess I don’t know His ways. 😢
Posted by: AnnaS


God is like my dad. Sometimes you have to be allowed to open the door into your nose and break it to learn your lesson.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (7Ne0P)

338 I don't know why , but don't feel as doomy as many. It's just that I am old enough to remember 2010.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (AKptf)

339 well Phil Scott got reelected in VT!

lol anyway I found that interesting

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (qBivk)

340 Stoner living in the basement

Never.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

341 325

Talarico was all in on trans and child endangerment.

He won by over a million votes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 AM (ccf/V)

The point you make explains pretty much everything about where we are as a country. We are not conservative, and what happened last not was not an anomaly. They wanted what Talarico peddled.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (Gqar8)

342 Talarico is a heretic and demonic in my opinion. I wonder what God sees as positive to let him win. I guess I don’t know His ways. 😢
Posted by: AnnaS at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (WdMlw)


God lets man toil until he doesn't.

Man is doing this to itself because it's not listening to God. God will make an adjustment when he sees fit.

I'm not giving up hope just yet, and my life is incredibly hard right now. I'm going through test after test. I've bent, but have not broken. My faith is bruised, but not battered. God's will is righteous and will be done.

I believe that. I still give praise.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (ccf/V)

343 Posted by: Don't Blame Me, I Wanted DeSantis

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You're perseverating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

344 Surveying the scene this morning, can't decide whether it is tragedy or comedy. It's like the country voted for chaos.

Islam is inside the walls. The worst excesses of the Biden years will look like teatime compared to what's coming. And the GOP has done it again: held the White House, the House and the Senate, just to piss it away.

Tragedy or comedy?

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (ZxPkt)

345 Maybe everyone you know isn't very representative of the general public?

----

Perhaps not.

But... elections kind of are.

You know... the elections where Trump forcibly buttfucked every single person on a long Republican bench - most especially your preferred dickweed Republican - and then became the first Republican candidate in living memory to win the NPV?

Is that representative enough for you?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (t7aoG)

346 I just woke up and things political look as bad this morning as last night. My prediction was wrong, to say the least.

But, the voters will get what they voted for. Me and mine will be fine. We can survive $6/gal gas, undesirable as that might be. I even stayed up late profiting from the debacle. As a brutal capitalist, I make money when things are going bad as well as when they are going up, at least until civilization collapses, thought it's not as fun.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (kRx5X)

347 The good news is that I'll probably be dead in about 30 years

Posted by: Josephistan at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (y9ksN)

348 338 I don't know why , but don't feel as doomy as many. It's just that I am old enough to remember 2010.


I don't either runner

it's a midterm

I worry a little abouit the Texas thing, but maybe it will work out like the dog that finally catches the car

I hope they choke on it

change is coming no matter what

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (qBivk)

349 My fear is without TX, there is no path to the presidency

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:27 AM (svJkb)

350 Your guy lost to Nikki Haley.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:27 AM (i+GzW)

351 @344

>>Tragedy or comedy?

Life is alternatively tragic and comic.

Things are definitely going to get more interesting, per the maxim.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:27 AM (XV/Pl)

352 She was hardly inspiring, but Darline Graham's loss will mark 21 years since the state of SC has had a Democrat senator. The last one was Fritz Hollings, who retired in 2005.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:27 AM (qBdHI)

353 OrangeEnt

Yes. For self preservation, even if only a fig leaf.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

It'd obviously be for show. I couldn't pick Rs in primaries, but I'd still vote for them in the general.

If they don't do what I want anyway, why bother?

Hi, Grammie. Do anything fun on Saturday?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

354 It's mornings like this that I wish I were a drinking man.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (q3u5l)

355 333 We crashed and burned here in Missouri last night and my state is not the Red bastion I deluded myself into believing it was
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Wyoming is still red and we have a little room left for right-minded people
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (svJkb)

You better check each one at the door before you let them in. And keep your towns small.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (Gqar8)

356 338 I don't know why , but don't feel as doomy as many. It's just that I am old enough to remember 2010.


I don't either runner

it's a midterm

I worry a little abouit the Texas thing, but maybe it will work out like the dog that finally catches the car


-----------------

Let's not kid ourselves. It's doomy. But despair sucks. Regroup and soldier on.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (qCV5n)

357 “Officium erat imperare, non regnum”.

- Seneca the Younger.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 04, 2026 08:29 AM (XGYZI)

358
Break Out the Croissants!!!

We Just Voted to Become France!!!

*Checks Frenchification List*

Buys sporty new beret. Throws away cowboy boots and hat.

Practices Ooo-La--La1 Drops Y'all and Yahoo.
Adds allahu ackbar! to favorite phrases.

*rubs hands together*

Welp!..ooops....Oooo-la-la! Ze treek she is done!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:29 AM (YSUhf)

359 You better check each one at the door before you let them in. And keep your towns small.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (Gqar
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Wyoming is going to build a wall and make them pay for it!

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:29 AM (svJkb)

360 Trans the Mohammedan kids!

Posted by: The Next Big Thing at November 04, 2026 08:29 AM (RDhJX)

361 Reminder:

Instituting an income tax in Texas requires a constitutional amendment that is voted on by the people. Gina can't do shit but get congress to put it on the ballot and shill for it.

We'll see then just how fucked the state is.

As of right now, it's strictly forbidden by the state constitution.


In Texas, the income tax referendum process was significantly changed by Proposition 4, approved in 2019, which prohibits the state from levying an income tax on individuals without a two-thirds legislative vote and a statewide referendum. This means that any future attempt to impose an income tax would require a substantial legislative majority and voter approval.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (ccf/V)

362 I agree Islam is inside the walls, but does the modern Christian faith have the tools it needs to defend itself?

How many non-Muslim, non-Hindu, non-Rastafarian, whatever Americans who grew up in a vanilla environment with Holiday pageants instead of Christmas...what are they defending?

And in my case as a Catholic, is Pope Bob gonna say "violence is never the answer" even though history has proven time and time again that yes, violence is the answer, it is a medium through which God's will is exerted upon our enemies.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (qwx/I)

363 Good morning J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (53oGX)

364 Off to sub, teaching 4th graders today.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (aJQbY)

365 *points and laughs*
Your congressman's a p3do!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

LOL, now he's your congressman too. (Well, Franp's here too but the rest of you get him but don't get our weather or, for the time being, Prop. 13.)

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (Fv808)

366 The biggest swings to Dems : Zs and Millenials (18-29 and 30-44), suburban, Asian. Those are the biggest, most significant swings from 2024.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:21 AM (AKptf)

All this time I've been hearing that younger people were trending R, and that Repubs made gains in a bunch of traditionally Dem demographics.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (OlzlW)

367 This was not the week to stop sniffing glue.

Posted by: AZHiDesert (Gringo fuertemente armado) at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (dDcr0)

368 Buys sporty new beret. Throws away cowboy boots and hat.

Throw out your hands
Stick out your tush
Hands on your hips
Give 'em a push
You'll be surprised
You're doing the French Mistake
VOILA !!!

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (68dBl)

369 If I may interrupt this festive gathering with my own rant,

ray lahood's progeny, darrin "the princeling" lahood won reelection last night. All the people that lost why couldn't this useless piece of gopE dogshit be one of them?

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (5Op5D)

370 "How many non-Muslim, non-Hindu, non-Rastafarian, whatever Americans who grew up in a vanilla environment with Holiday pageants instead of Christmas...what are they defending?
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie"

Giving Trees

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (PTDkx)

371 Hey, what happened last night? Is Kansas, South Carolina, Texas all telling Trump to FOAD indicative of a popular man?
Posted by: Don't Blame Me, I Wanted DeSantis at November 04, 2026 08:28 AM (5v8KW

Where was Trump on that ballot, pray tell? Did the Republicans' piss-poor performance in the other two midterms indicate anything anything to you? At all?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (t7aoG)

372 High gas prices are now good news!
-state media

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

373 Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:25 AM (68dBl)

If you can show me anyone demonstrating a realistic path to the victories Trump had, I'm all ears. Where has it happened? Where has anyone else taken any hostile place (and Trump stood in a very hostile place) by electoral GOP storm?

Maybe not fair since you of course do not have such an example anywhere - but due to the fact that I said Trump would win in early 2016 and show up the useless feckless GOP (and have never changed my stance on them) I get to remain standing on this rock.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (i+GzW)

374 The big winner last night is China. The Dems are opposed to data centers, and the Anthropic S-1 stated that the biggest risk to their business is ENERGY. We have ceded the AI race to the Chinese.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (2ap+5)

375
Hinojosa has promised an income tax for Texas.

So, we got that working for us.

Add to that plenty of new 3rd world neighbors and bright shiny mosques and tranny-surgery for all kids and everything coming up roses here in the Lone Star State.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (YSUhf)

376 I seeing that "moderates have won, fringe underperformed" on the D side. Does not explain Derka Derka Abdul. But ok. let's run with it.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (AKptf)

377 Hey, what happened last night? Is Kansas, South Carolina, Texas all telling Trump to FOAD indicative of a popular man?

-------------

This is what last night tells me. The GOP brand right now is not popular enough to get the votes out. Sometimes the political winds are simply against you. It doesn't mean the GOP is dead. Pendulums swing. Not always the way you want.

It also lets 2028 shape up to be a fairly wide open primary. There will be no coronation of Vance or Rubio. Maybe that will be good.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:33 AM (qCV5n)

378 Hinojosa has promised an income tax for Texas.

So, we got that working for us.

Add to that plenty of new 3rd world neighbors and bright shiny mosques and tranny-surgery for all kids and everything coming up roses here in the Lone Star State.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:32 AM (YSUhf)


Please see comment 361 on that........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:33 AM (ccf/V)

379 Oh, and call your 401k administrator and change to conservative level holdings? Yes? No?

I've gone aggressive with the economy and made quite a bit. I don't want to lose it when I may need to take some to pay off debts to lower my outgo load.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 08:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

380 I just keep thinking about this:

Jesus promises peace to His followers.
He doesn't promise peace for nations, the world or in general--for you, your family, your home.

And nothing man can do can touch that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 08:34 AM (/Ki2A)

381 Sponge, Hinajosa ran on pushing for a state income tax. Everything from the Gov to the dog catcher are now dems so on the ballot it will be.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 08:35 AM (8Uo7a)

382 Off to sub, teaching 4th graders today.
Posted by: RandomDave at November 04, 2026 08:30 AM (aJQbY)
=====

Never show fear.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:35 AM (RIvkX)

383 Oh, and call your 401k administrator and change to conservative level holdings? Yes? No?

I've gone aggressive with the economy and made quite a bit. I don't want to lose it when I may need to take some to pay off debts to lower my outgo load.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 08:33 AM

I would next month. Interest rates are going back up in the new year I suspect.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:35 AM (kRx5X)

384 Jesus promises peace to His followers.
He doesn't promise peace for nations, the world or in general--for you, your family, your home.

And nothing man can do can touch that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Well said.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (r2Icn)

385 I feel like Michelle Tafoya will never text me again.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (R86kT)

386 Good thing we didn't pass the save America act

Norms restored indeed

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (nnVdx)

387 Inflation and high gas prices matter if people are told it matters.
This time people were encouraged to complain about it. Trump's war is absurd, without any explanation, serving no purpose. Plus political ads about Jews raising prices for everyone.
Last time, experts explained to that core inflation or whatever was much smaller than uninformed people thought and besides it's for a good cause.
People like to be told by experts what to think, especially when it's counterintuitive. It's probably the same impulse that makes one appreciate stage magicians, hypnotists, and optical illusions.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (YAu8A)

388 All this time I've been hearing that younger people were trending R, and that Repubs made gains in a bunch of traditionally Dem demographics.

My anecdata goes along with what a few others have said. It breaks down blue collar / white collar with them.

College Educated ? Bring on the DEI. They love that shit. Blue Collar ? They're certainly not Republican. I wouldn't even call them Conservative the same way most here push it. And they have no love for Muh Corporations.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (68dBl)

389 They DEI’d and killed it with Affirmative Action.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (LHPAg)

390 "Spencer Pratt
@spencerpratt
·
2h
We're in a new era of communication, and only one side seems to be living in it. The old guard consultant class is about to be relegated to the dustbin of history.

If you think that high prices lost the election for the right, you don't understand marketing. Humans have no problem paying a premium for a good quality brand. Notice the word "brand", not "product". Are Nikes better than New Balance? Nope. But the brand is better. And notice what happened when they tinkered with the brand and screwed their core narrative? Nike stock fell through the basement. Did the product change? Nope. The brand did.

It's not the product, it's the brand. Results don't sell the product, the storytelling does....The committed storytelling of a couple insane podcasters was enough to fracture an entire political coalition from their own side in less than 2 years...they have zero power, zero credibility, they've never actually governed anything nor produced any results, but...they're good storytellers, and that's all that matters. Are they telling a good story? No, it's atrocious, but they're telling their atrocious story effectively and compellingly..."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (AKptf)

391 Sponge, Hinajosa ran on pushing for a state income tax. Everything from the Gov to the dog catcher are now dems so on the ballot it will be.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 08:35 AM (8Uo7a)


She needs 2/3 of the state legislature to put it on the ballot. I don't think they have that much in their pocket. The GOPe got rid of Paxton......a state income tax seems suicidal after that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (ccf/V)

392 Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 08:31 AM (OlzlW)

The DNC-DSA op is part of capturing the "youth" away from Trump who seemed to make America and not being a communist "cool" for a short scary time for them. I do think that's gonna be the shape of the op as we continue here.

Young People Adore Communism is coming for us and it's been obvious to me since June.

Although I have been clear the GOP deserves nothing, I didn't think they would be able to sweep them away the way they have. But looking back on it I guess I'm not surprised.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:37 AM (i+GzW)

393 330 Now that they are in full control of Texas, they will take control of the elections and voter rolls like Hobbs did in Arizona and Whitmer did in Michigan in order to ensure that Texas stays permanently blue. Which means it will be impossible for a Republican to win the presidency again.

--

I wonder how many people actually know this is coming for TX. This has been the D blueprint for states for a while now. All they have to do is get in. Then they fix the rest to ensure complete dominance. And most catastrophic of all, it will reverberate throughout the entire country as presidential elections will likely never go R again. I'm just being a realist.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 08:24 AM (qBdHI)
******
This is exactly how I feel. Ted Cruz's Senate seat will be up in two years and I feel it's going to go to the Dems.
I just don't see us resolving anything with voters in two years, which could end up being a complete wipeout for our side.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:37 AM (wzaBj)

394 Oh, I guess our space program is fucked now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (kRx5X)

395 387 Inflation and high gas prices matter if people are told it matters.
This time people were encouraged to complain about it. Trump's war is absurd, without any explanation, serving no purpose. Plus political ads about Jews raising prices for everyone.
Last time, experts explained to that core inflation or whatever was much smaller than uninformed people thought and besides it's for a good cause.
People like to be told by experts what to think, especially when it's counterintuitive. It's probably the same impulse that makes one appreciate stage magicians, hypnotists, and optical illusions.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (YAu8A)

The GOP will always be running against adversarial media.

2022, high inflation, high gas prices, Ukraine war, terrible GOP mid-term performance

The coalition and policy planks need to be resorted, and not on the basis of things that aren't driving results.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (okun6)

396
Looking for anything on the bright side and hoping this all brings an end to the senior nokings protests.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (Y8DZL)

397 Oh, I guess our space program is fucked now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (kRx5X)
-------
No, man. We're nationalizing SpaceX. We're going to be great!

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (UzVcT)

398 I like this Spencer Pratt guy!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:38 AM (AKptf)

399 It will be interesting to see a full analysis of the vote based on facts. It looks like a lot of voters were sour on the economy and their reason for voting Democrat was for change. I am not certain of the logic and I am unclear what they expected economically, or what the Democrats plan actually is for that, but I suppose the socialist message should be a giant clue. Texas is a complete shock and it looks like in many places Republicans didn’t get out to vote.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 08:39 AM (9MWCZ)

400 Ted Cruz's Senate seat will be up in two years and I feel it's going to go to the Dems.

----------------

Obviously from today that looks difficult to defend, especially with Cruz. But I suspect he will just follow the coattails of the GOP nominee.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:39 AM (qCV5n)

401 384 Jesus promises peace to His followers.
He doesn't promise peace for nations, the world or in general--for you, your family, your home.

And nothing man can do can touch that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Well said.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:36 AM (r2Icn)

He also said that in this world you will have trouble, and also that you will be hated because they first hated him.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 08:39 AM (Gqar8)

402

Please see comment 361 on that........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:33 AM (ccf/V)

You're correct, Sponge.

Buuuuuut, vote integrity is now in the hands of the Democrats.

I expect we'll get an income tax regardless.

Sad.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:39 AM (YSUhf)

403 So far Democrats will hold at least 27 governorships after the 2026 election, marking their first majority in 16 years.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:39 AM (wzaBj)

404 I can’t help but think…. If Charlie Kirk hadn’t been murdered, he might well have made a big difference yesterday. Alas, we’ll never know

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 08:40 AM (PYT6H)

405 Good news. Nancy Pelosi's anointed successor got trounced.

Bad news. The winner's a Leninist.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

406 I wonder how quickly they'll pass something that requires the full release of all Epstein documents. They sure yammering about them while they were out of power.

And when Trump's name is still not showing up, they will demand an edit so they can have something new to impeach him with.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 08:41 AM (svLOV)

407 I brought in my friends' cat Snowflake. She lovingly pawed and gnawed at me. Painfully.

Foreshadowing is hell.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:41 AM (Sco7b)

408 Seeing all these latent Democrat voters turning out sure makes Kamala look even worse. Two years ago she's crushed, yesterday the Communists sweep to power.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:41 AM (kRx5X)

409 But looking back on it I guess I'm not surprised.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:37 AM (i+GzW)

I'm completely surprised, but then I'm always surprised when people embrace insanity.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 08:41 AM (OlzlW)

410 So you're telling me Michelle Tafoya has been sidelined?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (RDhJX)

411 All the pro abortion measures passed too. What a disaster

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (nnVdx)

412 @401, acshually , we did not lose Hispanics/Latinos, there was a swing to the Ds, but it is still R+ from 2024! What I posted above - Spencer Pratt's take is exactly, 100% correct.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

413 Suicidal empathy is all the rage among white women. They forgot how women who supported the fall of the Shah, lost all their rights. Also Khomeini supported the transing of gays, ball free or die

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (kJmLc)

414 We're still all here, so there's that. Thank you, J.J.
And WI is disappointing, it's not yet PA.

City & State: ‘These Zionist establishments must go!’ Organizers of upcoming Philly ‘Boycott Ride’ target Jewish-owned eateries
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists plans to intimidate Jewish-owned businesses on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi night of terror that destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses.
--
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel groups organized a bicycle rally starting at Rittenhouse Square with flyers promoting a boycott under slogans like "No business for Zionists." (Ref. JNS+1)

(The central message printed on the promotional flyers declares: "No business for Zionists! These Zionist establishments must go! Not in our city!")

The organizers are urging biking participants to join a ride through Rittenhouse (fancy, fancy!) to confront targeted business owners, expressing solidarity with Palestinians. The broader boycott targets a certain restaurant group, with organizers stating that the owners materially and ideologically support the occupation and raise funds for

Cont'd

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (NFX2v)

415 related interest groups. Additional locations (stores, delis) were included due to their close biking distance to the Rittenhouse Square starting point.

Aside from one, all the other businesses are owned by American Jews, a distinction not evident in the rally flyer.

The "Boycott Ride" protest in Philadelphia is still scheduled to take place on November 8, 2026. Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman have criticized the event as intimidation and rank antisemitism.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (NFX2v)

416 We could've made substantial headway, possibly even saved the country...were it not in large part for John Thune.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (qBdHI)
~~~~~

I agree. Not saying we could have held on to both houses, but the GOPe and most especially John Thune and the backstabbing bastards in the Senate did everything they could to stop Trump's agenda.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (3ImbR)

417 At least Alabama did it's part.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:43 AM (kRx5X)

418 Looks like Raman is going to beat Bass and become Mayor of LA, so they are going to replace an NPC marxist for a committed marxist.

Fascinating.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:43 AM (XV/Pl)

419 This is exactly how I feel. Ted Cruz's Senate seat will be up in two years and I feel it's going to go to the Dems."

I fully expect cruz to switch parties , asap.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 04, 2026 08:43 AM (5Op5D)

420 412 @401, acshually , we did not lose Hispanics/Latinos, there was a swing to the Ds, but it is still R+ from 2024! What I posted above - Spencer Pratt's take is exactly, 100% correct.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (okun6)

421 >> And nothing man can do can touch that.

When God freed his people from bondage they were crossing the desert. Moses stopped to speak with God. In his absence the people not only committed many abominations but built a pagan statue and worshiped it.

Remember God had just freed them, and they knew it.

Most of us know what happened next.

That says more about the nature of man than God.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (9MWCZ)

422 God's will is righteous and will be done.

I believe that. I still give praise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (ccf/V)
---

Amen brother.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (mseD3)

423 Considering what's happening in Europe, the debt bomb, we may enter the tough times that create good men.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (Sco7b)

424
That says more about the nature of man than God.
Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (9MWCZ)


God gave man free will. Man is using that will in some pretty horrific ways........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (ccf/V)

425 I am out of pith. I expect this space will feature much rage-posting going forward. And rage-commenting. But, we will have the comfort of the Art thread and the Food thread, funny cat videos, limericks, Bible verse and the finer points of gunsmithing.

It's been a lovely fucking war. Out.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (ZxPkt)

426 So is it too late to get in on all the fraud? Asking for a friend...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 04, 2026 08:46 AM (QaH55)

427 Good morning JJ, Horde

America hit the Glubb limit this year ("The Fate of Empires" by Sir John Glubb).

Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: callsign claymore at November 04, 2026 08:46 AM (HpbWC)

428 I am out of pith.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (ZxPkt)



Drink more liquidth.....

Posted by: Mike Tyson at November 04, 2026 08:46 AM (ccf/V)

429 America hit the Glubb limit this year ("The Fate of Empires" by Sir John Glubb).

Rough seas ahead.
Posted by: callsign claymore at November 04, 2026 08:46 AM (HpbWC)

Very

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 08:47 AM (kJmLc)

430 The demos we lost considerably, were the 4 demographics I posted above. D+35 fro 2024 for a D+22 swing for 18-29, D+13 Asian, etc. The swing for non-white college, even East Coast, and income under 50k, for example were not that huge. So, we know who the problem children are!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:47 AM (AKptf)

431 "But, we will have the comfort of the Art thread and the Food thread, funny cat videos, limericks, Bible verse and the finer points of gunsmithing.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM"

Yoo-hoo!

Posted by: Episodes of "Highway Patrol" at November 04, 2026 08:47 AM (RDhJX)

432 Yoo-hoo!
Posted by: Episodes of "Highway Patrol" at November 04, 2026 08:47 AM (RDhJX)/i]


*CHiPs farts in your general direction*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (ccf/V)

433 runner

They will have to get used to disappointment. Because DEMS don't care about their supporters. They only care about the inside party.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)

434 The danger is that a lot of the economic issues are on autopilot for the next few years. What Trump has done will continue to pay dividends. Same with places like Texas where the corporate activity is substantial. Democrats will, true to brand, try to make the connection between the current economy, which they had zero to do with, and their party. All while they continue to pilfer the Fisk.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (9MWCZ)

435 There was a grinding of the gears when Trump switched from campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize to the Iran war. That probably cost him, and the Republicans quite a bit. Nothing about Israel or Gaza, just the disorienting change itself, was a problem.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (2ap+5)

436 A lot of this, especially here in Georgia, is all the anchor babies coming to voting age, and it gets worse very year. It is how the formerly deep red Atlanta suburbs have been turning purple and now blue. The illegals can't vote but their kids can and often do.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (PTDkx)

437 425 Don’t forget the boob talk.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (77rzZ)

438 Last night was an utter catastrophe, but there's nothing any of us could have done to change it. Soldier on Protect yourselves. Trust God.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (8vQfC)

439 Lesbian pron doesn't get the respect it deserves here.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (Sco7b)

440 Well, I'm not surprised to see that my MA predictions were 100% on the money. MA is about 65-35 D-R. The statewide offices and most major ballot questions split about 65-35 D-R. F*ck this state, in particular.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (bFu5X)

441 Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (okun6)


"Patrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffini
·
6h
Latinos are actually better than they were in 2020 even on this horrendous night for the GOP, suggesting many of these gains may be durable.

But millennials, Gen Z and the suburbs are worse."

Go to his feed there is nice graphic.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (AKptf)

442 We could've made substantial headway, possibly even saved the country...were it not in large part for John Thune.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:29 AM (qBdHI)
~~~~~

I agree. Not saying we could have held on to both houses, but the GOPe and most especially John Thune and the backstabbing bastards in the Senate did everything they could to stop Trump's agenda.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (3ImbR)

I do not agree. Postponed at best. Because Millennials and Gen Z were going to take control eventually.

That's been the last two decades. A bunch of politicians 65 and over trying to order things for their lifetime and beyond. Things just don't work that way.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (68dBl)

443 God lets man toil until he doesn't.

Man is doing this to itself because it's not listening to God. God will make an adjustment when he sees fit.

I'm not giving up hope just yet, and my life is incredibly hard right now. I'm going through test after test. I've bent, but have not broken. My faith is bruised, but not battered. God's will is righteous and will be done.

I believe that. I still give praise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:26 AM (ccf/V)

Amen, brother

Posted by: Doof at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (r9uoz)

444
Don’t forget the boob talk.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (77rzZ)


https://shorturl.fm/nQyKW

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (ccf/V)

445 Morning again, News Folken,

I'm fed, had my coffee and a pipe, gotten cleaned up and dressed . . . and now don't feel like doing anything. Pipe shops? Don't know if the suburban one has anything I want, and the uptown location would involve driving a long way thanks to the main bridge clogging. Out to have coffee and a croissant? Done that. Drive someplace just for the fun of it? Blah.

Anybody else feel like that?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 08:51 AM (56Qyq)

446 All that Texas will never turn blue talk was just that. Demographics are destiny.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 08:51 AM (nnVdx)

447 They will have to get used to disappointment. Because DEMS don't care about their supporters. They only care about the inside party.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)

Salty, sounds like a them problem !

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:51 AM (AKptf)

448
Amen, brother
Posted by: Doof at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (r9uoz)/i]


Your jacket still stares at me, wanting to be shipped.

We have to be out of the house today, if the money shows up, so I will get it on it's way next week.

Apologies.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (ccf/V)

449 Wolfus Aurelius

Today is a day of preparation. And rest.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (u82oZ)

450 They will have to get used to disappointment. Because DEMS don't care about their supporters. They only care about the inside party.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)

Lucky for them, neither does the GOP.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (68dBl)

451 LOL.

Of all the points I thought I might arguing this morning, I didn't figure on the dumbest one.

It's like it's 1993 and hearing someone say "the basement-tier Chicago Bulls had the best fundamentals in the league ten years ago. Imagine what they could have been if that damn Michael Jordan hadn't sucked all the air out of the room."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (t7aoG)

Posted by: Mitch McConnell explains at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (kRx5X)

453 452







Posted by: Mitch McConnell explains at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (kRx5X)



We will miss you........or not.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (ccf/V)

454 Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:43 AM (XV/Pl)

I think an eventual full embrace of the DSA was obvious since they magically appeared on the scene in June. It happened faster than I predicted but you may remember for the first few weeks there was all this "Democrat war" and "oh garters they are SO extreme!" talk.

Raman was cheated into power but it will help sell the Narrative that Everybody Loves Communism.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (i+GzW)

455 Anybody else feel like that?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 08:51 AM (56Qyq)
====

Drop and give me 20!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

456 Had to turn the sound off on the TV. Can't listen to any more gloating.

Posted by: jwest at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (BwWDk)

457
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM
******
I'm hearing that we lost a lot of Hispanic votes due to what was happening with ICE.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (wzaBj)

458 Anybody else feel like that?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 08:51 AM (56Qyq

Cleaning up. Snowflake is here. Ralphy got love and attention.

Getting beer soonbut also getting back to things.
I'm really happy with what I'm working on.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (Sco7b)

459 Nova Local (comment 27) - well stated and correct.

Posted by: NAB at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (R0fEq)

460 441 Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (okun6)


"Patrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffini
·
6h
Latinos are actually better than they were in 2020 even on this horrendous night for the GOP, suggesting many of these gains may be durable.

But millennials, Gen Z and the suburbs are worse."

Go to his feed there is nice graphic.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM (AKptf)

Better than 2020, not 2024. They're also a huge part of the electorate in many key states.

The Rs didn't lose all the ground they had gained with them, but much of it, and frankly it's within the historical range, Bush also did pretty well with them at times.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (okun6)

461 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (t7aoG)

Jesus lol

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (i+GzW)

462 Buy ammo now. Prices are not going down.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (MWfyi)

463 A lot fewer GOPe in the next Congress, so we got that going on.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (kRx5X)

464 All that Texas will never turn blue talk was just that. Demographics are destiny.

You can't bring in 10 million Californicans without consequences.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (lcAsc)

465 Your jacket still stares at me, wanting to be shipped.

We have to be out of the house today, if the money shows up, so I will get it on it's way next week.

Apologies.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (ccf/V)

All good -- you have more important things to think about than my lost and found foibles!

Posted by: Doof at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (r9uoz)

466 Had to turn the sound off on the TV. Can't listen to any more gloating.

Posted by: jwest at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (BwWDk)


Corrected for sage advice.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (ccf/V)

467 The Rs didn't lose all the ground they had gained with them, but much of it, and frankly it's within the historical range, Bush also did pretty well with them at times.

===

Yes. that is what it is. so that means..an overall gain.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (AKptf)

468 With the Color Revolution now complete,

I believe that the GOP is now back in its Comfort Zone.

Lots of Begging for Donations and Cruises(!) and Failure Theater to show they're really serious, guys!!! about getting back the gov't.*

Do nothing, collect cash prizes!

Pretty sweet gig if you can get it.



*They could've passed the SAVE Act..but, naw, dawg, winning means work and responsibility.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:56 AM (YSUhf)

469
All good -- you have more important things to think about than my lost and found foibles!
Posted by: Doof at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (r9uoz)


Valid.


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:56 AM (ccf/V)

470 Welp!..ooops....Oooo-la-la! Ze treek she is done!
Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 08:29 AM

You're doing the French Mistake!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 08:56 AM (bFu5X)

471 It's like it's 1993 and hearing someone say "the basement-tier Chicago Bulls had the best fundamentals in the league ten years ago. Imagine what they could have been if that damn Michael Jordan hadn't sucked all the air out of the room."

---------------

I don't blame Trump, but clearly some things he did were not popular. But yes, his own party restrained him.

At this point, it doesn't matter. He is going to be a real lame duck, which does come with some opportunities, should he choose to take them. But even then, he will still be constrained by his party.

Regardless, we will have to move on to potentially find a new champion to carry the banner in 2028. After last night, its pretty wide open.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 08:56 AM (qCV5n)

472 Looking forward to Dems restoring the NFA Tax to $4,900 and going full out assault on the 2A

BTW can anybody tell me what the Democrats plan for the economy is? What is this magic people voted for that will suddenly satiate all their economic needs?

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (rJhDk)

473 Did Michael Jordan have a 35% approval rating?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me, Dopes at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (C3Af7)

474 457
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM
******
I'm hearing that we lost a lot of Hispanic votes due to what was happening with ICE.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 08:54 AM (wzaBj)

I'm skeptical that immigration enforcement is a particular loser with them, R candidate performance seems to suggest the inverse.

There are two things that seem to play well in Latin American countries, law & order, and massive social spending.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (okun6)

475 "The GOP will always be running against adversarial media."

A majority of people will never believe in republicanism or republican virtues.

You say that budget deficits are worrisome, they bring an expert saying that budget deficits promote growth or some BS. It's a serious theory and he or she is a Nobel prize winner.

You say inflation is bad, they say it's actually good for the common people (except when Trump is president).

You say that drugs are bad, they have 100 medical studies about the benefits of marijuana.

You say that communism is bad, they invite the North Korean ambassador to explain why his country is a paradise.

How is the average voter to decide? A democratic republic cannot last. People are too easy to fool.

I no longer believe in universal suffrage. Voting should be limited to net tax payers and veterans. Unfortunately, this will never happen. Despotism is the next step.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (YAu8A)

476 Concillatory messaging to the people that killed Charlie Kirk and then celebrated his murder are unlikely to be effective. Let's make a deal is the new fight, fight, fight?

1. Bomb Iran's nuclear sites into a non-recoverable condition.
2. Issue peremptory pardons to whomever seems likely to be punished by the Jacobins.
3. Have Elon Musk sabotage ALL that he has created to the point of non-recoverability; destroy the economy in and around Austin.
4. Retire on January 6, 2027. The mess will be enormous; it already is.

You did your best. Stupidity is more powerful than you.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (jl6TJ)

477 @451 ... well said, I remember the Bulls before Michael Jordan showed up. 5,000 fans on Madison to watch Artis Gilmore.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (qwx/I)

478 Any chance that we can bring Sulla back?

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (Oy/m2)

479 444
Don’t forget the boob talk.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:49 AM (77rzZ)


https://shorturl.fm/nQyKW
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:50 AM

It even has a theme song:

https://youtu.be/VxqcJEkG_jk

Posted by: Comedic relief at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (RDhJX)

480 toby928(c)

Pain is instructive. So are incentives. The wider world is out of our hands.

We need to tend to local needs for a bit.

Poland will have to stand with Eastern Europe. Western Europe is not a power anymore.

And who knows what China will do? Xi is not getting healthy or younger, with no successor.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (u82oZ)

481 466 Had to turn the sound off on the TV. Can't listen to any more gloating.

Posted by: jwest at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (BwWDk)


Corrected for sage advice.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (ccf/V

Again, good thing number two.

I have no desire to give you all news updates from CNN and MSNow.

So there's that. And now that I tune out, Katie will go topless.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (Sco7b)

482 Whelp......coffee is empty.

Off to brush my teeth and get back to loading things for the final thrash.

See ya when I see ya.

I love most of you, no homo. Wounds heal. We survived 8 years of Owebama and 4 more of O'Biden.

Bent, but not broken......yet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (ccf/V)

483 Wow the liberal has taken over!

It's time now to donate to help stop their crazy agenda!

Donate today!

Posted by: GOP back in its comfort zone at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (gw3RI)

484 Inflation and high gas prices matter if people are told it matters.
This time people were encouraged to complain about it. Trump's war is absurd, without any explanation, serving no purpose."

This. Debating which group voted which way is silly. The tremendous goodwill of just 9 months ago was pissed away for ... what, exactly?

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (pfXMo)

485 AI screwing around with the internet is not going to get better either. The truth is buried under mountains of crap.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:58 AM (MWfyi)

486 At least now the Democrats will "moderate" on all the "Allah Akbar gas the Jews" talk since it proved to be electoral poison.......

Tack to the middle ahoy!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (i+GzW)

487 Democrat voters on X are already saying “what do you mean impeachments? What about groceries?”

Hasan Piker is shouting to arrest all conservatives and trans them.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (QZThv)

488 Nicole Maliatakis won in Staten Island
Marc Molinaro took a NYS assembly seat.
Claudia Tenney and it looks like Anthony Constantino in the Adirondacks won
Otherwise NY went further Bolshevik

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (cfGMy)

489 Raman was cheated into power but it will help sell the Narrative that Everybody Loves Communism.

The problem is, most everybody does when it benefits them. America has been a Tax My Neighbor country my entire life. Not this Noble Band of Rugged Individualists I sometimes see pimped here. And certainly not the hazy Norman Rockwell memories some push.

Blame FDR I guess. Or the Social Engineering of the 1960s done in the name of the Civil Rights Act. Hell - blame Reagan for letting the first 1 Million Illegals stay, and for signing EMTALA opening the door for the right to Health Care while we're at it. Blame W for turning almost half the country into non-Federal Tax Payers.

This rock has been rolling down-hill and picking up steam for a long time.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (68dBl)

490 420 412 @401, acshually , we did not lose Hispanics/Latinos, there was a swing to the Ds, but it is still R+ from 2024! What I posted above - Spencer Pratt's take is exactly, 100% correct.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Where are you seeing the results regarding Hispanics? What I've found so far indicates they were driving the stronger Democrat turnout.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 08:44 AM (okun6)

Yeah, every minority also went stronger for Ds than 2024, but that's not surprising...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (Gb7+b)

491 It’s now a good environment for senate Republicans to bring up the SAVE Act. They can go back to blaming Democrats and fundraise off it.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (rJhDk)

492 I am out of pith.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (ZxPkt)



Drink more liquidth.....
Posted by: Mike Tyson



*golf clap

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:00 AM (7Ne0P)

493 I'm up.... Trump blamed "bad" candidates and that he wasn't on the ballot... Well, maybe the candidates weren't the best but Abdul ? And a semi-retarded Mainer ? NO... Trump was on the ballot and they threw him out ... Symbolically of course.... For now...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:00 AM (4WM7K)

494 I don't blame Trump, but clearly some things he did were not popular. But yes, his own party restrained him."

I'd say both... bigly.

And discounting the Bush machine in TX was... not smaht.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:00 AM (pfXMo)

495 >>With the Color Revolution now complete,

Has just gotten started.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)

496 So, what was the downside to Trump invoking the Insurrection act on those governors?

(Hindsight's 20/20, of course...)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 04, 2026 09:00 AM (TCiBY)

497
Hasan Piker is shouting to arrest all conservatives and trans them.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (QZThv)


I wonder if he'll ever be treated like skeet.

Not that anyone would condone anything like that......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:01 AM (ccf/V)

498 It’s now a good environment for senate Republicans to bring up the SAVE Act. They can go back to blaming Democrats and fundraise off it.
Posted by: That Guy


There isn't a cocksucking repub walking the face of this earth that will get a dime from me. Ever.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:01 AM (7Ne0P)

499 stop analyzing the elections as if they are legitimate.

Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 09:01 AM (hlxNh)

500 Some big college football games this weekend. And I saw the first trailer for The Further Misadventures Of Cliff Booth which is a sequel of sorts to Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood.

The King Sooper has Caffeine Free Diet Coke on sale, 3 16-oz sixpacks for $10.

Did you know that you can hire someone to come to your house and clean your oven? What a country!

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 09:01 AM (ZxPkt)

501 Democrat voters on X are already saying “what do you mean impeachments? What about groceries?”

Sadly, the GOPe will use that to...

fundraise. Yay!

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:01 AM (pfXMo)

502 Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (68dBl)

Yes unfortunately

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (i+GzW)

503 Holy crap. Not only did the Dems sweep everything in Texas they did it by a large margin with the most liberal candidates possible. I did not it have that on my bingo card.

Something doesn't add up except that most of the transplants voted for the policies that they ran away from.

Texas was one of the top states economically and cost of living and companies and people flocked here and they voted out the people who made that happen. Ultimate retardation.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (Ti9vn)

504 lol. Yeah a lot of “they’re coming for us” stuff from Democrats today.

We’re right here, honey.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (rJhDk)

505 But, we will have the comfort of the Art thread and the Food thread, funny cat videos, limericks, Bible verse and the finer points of gunsmithing.

It's been a lovely fucking war. Out.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:45 AM (ZxPkt)

You don't patronize the Book Thread?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

506 First thing on the dem agenda for Texas will be a state income tax.

Not saying you're wrong but that would be a big hill to climb.

They'd have to amend the Constitution first since it forbids an income tax. That requires a 2/3 vote of both houses of the legislature plus a vote of the citizenry.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

507 Here's the only good news that I am going to take away. A lot of the old growth in the GOP was killed off last night. The party will have to get younger and start appealing to non-boomer generations. The Boomers likely have one more presidential vote in them. But the changes that will come from the Boomers no longer being in charge or being catered to will be pretty dramatic.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (qCV5n)

508 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (bFu5X)

509
I no longer believe in universal suffrage. Voting should be limited to net tax payers and veterans. Unfortunately, this will never happen. Despotism is the next step.
Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (YAu8A)

Yes. With a vengeance. Our "intetesting times" have arrived.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (jl6TJ)

510 I wonder what sort of type of income tax the democrats will come up with here in Texas now that they are in complete control of the government. While the Texas constitution forbids an individual income tax, there are a ton of ways they can work around that to get my money.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (I43vL)

511 452







Posted by: Mitch McConnell explains at November 04, 2026 08:52 AM (kRx5X)



We will miss you........or not.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:53 AM (ccf/V)

"You just don't lead 'em as much."

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (RDiUV)

512 Yeah, they imported all those people into the Republic. What did they think was going to happen? Texas will now be East California.

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (rJhDk)

513 For any of you RINO establishment types that may be lurking here to gloat understand this:

When you come at me with your “You have to vote for the Christie/ Pedro Bush ticket because the country cant survive president Buttedge!”

Fuck you. Fuck off. Fuck Allllllllll the way off.

And that goes triple if you chase it with “Give president Christie a GOP house and senate and we will make all of your conservative dreams come true!!”

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (qq+pS)

514 The vote count is not real. WAKE UP.

Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (hlxNh)

515 lol. Yeah a lot of “they’re coming for us” stuff from Democrats today.

We’re right here, honey.
Posted by: That Guy


Yeah. Pack a lunch.
Bring toe tags and Level IV plates.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (7Ne0P)

516 "We won't get fooled again."

News Nation interview with two TX pols, one a Black woman and the other a Hispanic man. The bottomline, voters didn't do their due diligence.

CAL Matters Voters' Guide: Proposition 40 would require the estimated 200 Californians whose net worth exceeded $1 billion at the start of this year to pay a one-time 5% tax. Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the group that put the measure on the ballot, projects that it would raise roughly $100 billion over five years. That money would be earmarked primarily for healthcare, with some reserved for food assistance and education. If propositions 41 or 42 earn more votes than Proposition 40, this measure would be nullified.

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned it would prompt the state’s wealthiest to move out of California and take their tax money with them.

AP, "Progressive politicians, including Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have long supported a federal wealth tax. Newsom said a California wealth tax would disadvantage the state, but he supports a national minimum tax on anyone with a net worth above $100 million."

The $ is already dropping. 😏

Coming soon

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 09:04 AM (NFX2v)

517 "BTW can anybody tell me what the Democrats plan for the economy is? What is this magic people voted for that will suddenly satiate all their economic needs?
Posted by: That Guy"


The plan is for the MSM to stop talking about it.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 09:05 AM (PTDkx)

518 *sees Texas election results*

You maniacs! You blew it up!

Posted by: Col. "Blue Eyes" Taylor at November 04, 2026 09:05 AM (wVcYX)

519 And that goes triple if you chase it with “Give president Christie a GOP house and senate and we will make all of your conservative dreams come true!!”
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

And then chuckle as they piss on your face.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:05 AM (r2Icn)

520 Well, back to shorting Techs. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it this morning. bbl

Endeavor to persevere.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 09:05 AM (kRx5X)

521 acshually , we did not lose Hispanics/Latinos

Of course not. They're still down at the Home Depot Parking Lot. Same as always.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM (68dBl)

522 A lot of the old growth in the GOP was killed off last night."

Thank goodness. I don't wish to hear about Paxton or Abbott again.
And I'm tiring of Cruz.

So there.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM (pfXMo)

523 At least there's no more Maine Pain.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM (Wt1Rs)

524 They stole it. We allowed it. No other explanation.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM (LHPAg)

525 472 Looking forward to Dems restoring the NFA Tax to $4,900 and going full out assault on the 2A

BTW can anybody tell me what the Democrats plan for the economy is? What is this magic people voted for that will suddenly satiate all their economic needs?

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 08:57 AM (rJhDk)

Lots and lots of spending. This is why Latin American countries routinely have economic crises.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM (okun6)

526 *tinfoil hat is on*

We were warned about a possible "color revolution" being run right here.

I think this is what one looks like from the inside.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (RORbl)

527 Thank goodness. I don't wish to hear about Paxton or Abbott again.
And I'm tiring of Cruz.

So there.
Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:06 AM

Maine was a little surprising, but at least the country doesn't have to deal with Susan Collins anymore.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (bFu5X)

528 514 The vote count is not real. WAKE UP.
Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (hlxNh)

This isn't Biden's admin with DOJ cooperating...this is how it is.

Top 10% of Americans own 90% of stock - that has been where the financial payoff has been. So the other 90% has had inflation costs without assets also rising for them...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (Gb7+b)

529 I don't understand politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (IGotw)

530 Well, back to shorting Techs. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it this morning.

I would think T-Bill rates will go back up. Because the debt sure as shit will.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:08 AM (68dBl)

531 I don't understand politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (IGotw)

Now you're gettin it!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:08 AM (i+GzW)

532 Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:08 AM (68dBl)

Would be nice if crypto did

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (i+GzW)

533 I wonder what sort of type of income tax the democrats will come up with here in Texas now that they are in complete control of the government.

I was under the impression that Republicans still held the state Senate, for now. Is that not the case?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

534 Remember. 2025 and 2026 up to yesterday are now the Good Old Days.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (wVcYX)

535 170 Question of the Day if anyone wants one. How fast does the GOP actively turn on Trump and tell us all the awful anti-American ways we need to "solve" this problem.
Posted by: ...

" I Wish There Could Be A National System To Alert Us "We Have Solved" The Problem That Is Trump" ctHILLARY, 2025 -

conversation cont'd:
No, JD you hang up first... DeepState Rubio is still a better candidate and DS a better alternative to your master cTHIEL.

fast forward to the end:
Trump doesn't accept JD/Pardon and cTHIEL's accendancy -- Trump is the storm: fight, Fight, FIGHT

Trump has to throw down against both while he still can, to get them to destroy each other. DS cannot exist without cTHIEL, neither can operate without his permission -- that's the key, but there are a few things in the way: Brennan, and his enablers, to this day.

Trump can't save, mELONhead, the Harry Lime scene with mollusk like fingers reaching for freedom from the grate below is the inevitability Trump will ultimately embrace, with candidate Bezos'28 and Petraeus by his side. He'll look down and whisper: NO.

Trump Gets hotel in Moscow, Putin takes Europe by force.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
Best Episode of Apprentice Yet!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (S3aP+)

536 I don't understand politics.

Everyone gets to vote. And the vast majority don't do cause and effect. That about covers it.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (68dBl)

537 >You don't patronize the Book Thread?

Posted by: OrangeEnt

-----

None of them, really. I've cut back on commenting. So little feedback.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ZxPkt)

538 Everyone will have their meta-analysis and micro-analysis. The philosophers will examine the ethos, the engineers will examine the granular, and the pseudo-prophets will search for signs.

Strategies, battle plans, and such will be developed

In the end, nothing much will change. Life will be hard for those that it's hard for. Life will be easy for those that it's easy for. The decay will continue apace or it will accelerate.

All you can do is get up, go to work, raise your family, worship the Trinity and be of good cheer. No politician is gonna save us from what is coming. Not on either side of the aisle.

Posted by: Going Forward at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (8KC2e)

539 Welcome to the nightmare. Some posit the initial red flags were the failure to come clean with the Epstein files. That was handled so poorly that it defies explanation. Then the totally ill-conceived "war" on Iran was unleashed. Trump knew a showdown was necessary and he did absolutely nothing to prepare for the removal of the regime in his first two years in office. This set off a global oil crisis and reignited inflation here hitting all Americans hard. Whoever is advising Trump is still making an enormous number of critical and devasting bad choices.

Posted by: WarEagle82 at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (Qfzq8)

540 Maine was a little surprising, but at least the country doesn't have to deal with Susan Collins anymore.

--------------

She was old. Cornyn was old. Thune is old.

Expecting a shift in the country from those people is simply not going to happen.

I'd have preferred we won.

But now some younger people will have 2 years to make the case for themselves, the party, and the country.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:10 AM (qCV5n)

541 On the plus side, we should be getting "Brawndo" soon. So there's that.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 09:10 AM (mseD3)

542 You also don't understand how not to be a smug, condescending asshole.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 04, 2026 09:10 AM (J4Dwc)

543 Maybe immoral Godless people voting is part of the problem.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (Gqar8)

544 541 On the plus side, we should be getting "Brawndo" soon. So there's that.
Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 09:10 AM

It's got electrolytes. Plants love it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (RDhJX)

545 Well, looks like the two local state races turned blue after all. No red constitutional officers now. Still not getting numbers on the county races. After eleven hours.

Looks like I no longer have any representation in government local, statewide or national.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (1Ff7Z)

546 I did worry about Talarico in Texas but never dreamed they would toss Abbott for a Hispanic woman who wants to raise taxes and shut down ICE...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (+gK6I)

547 Poor Vaughn Meder.

Posted by: l bruce at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (rJ48h)

548 It's not as much as we lost. It was who we lost to. We lost to American hating commies for the most part.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 09:14 AM (Ti9vn)

549 None of them, really. I've cut back on commenting. So little feedback.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ZxPkt)

Sounds familiar.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 09:14 AM (1Ff7Z)

550 Hasan Piker is shouting to arrest all conservatives and trans them.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 08:59 AM (QZThv)

As I mentioned above, Muslims LOVE transing.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 09:14 AM (kJmLc)

551 Whoever is advising Trump is still making an enormous number of critical and devasting bad choices."

I suspect that there may not be many advisors...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:14 AM (pfXMo)

552 I think DeSantis is now back in the conversation for President.

He said that ignoring diesel prices, gas prices, and the war lasting longer than a week are real issues for the people.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (iOpI2)

553 In 2024 Trump said I’ll lower prices and no new wars.

Gas is $4, inflation never went away and he started a war with Iran. Add in Epstein files, the Lake Ontario nonsense and you get yesterday’s results.

Posted by: Simple at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (XQPIg)

554 Whoever is advising Trump is still making an enormous number of critical and devasting bad choices."

I suspect that there may not be many advisors...
Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:14 AM (pfXMo)

Nobody sticks around The Donald for very long. That's a tell.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (68dBl)

555 Feedback is overrated.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ)

556 Most of the voting public are just flatworms turning against pain. Vote for the party (Ds in this case) promising to reduce costs, despite the fact things were -more -expensive the last time they had control? Makes sense to me! /s

$5/gal gas

Posted by: Gaff at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (EqzMw)

557 546 I did worry about Talarico in Texas but never dreamed they would toss Abbott for a Hispanic woman who wants to raise taxes and shut down ICE...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM (+gK6I)

Republicans hate American workers just as much as democrats do

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (kJmLc)

558 Blame them all you like, but the fact of the matter is that Donald Trump served up a once-in-a-century mass movement to the GOP on a silver platter, and they threw it on the ground and walked away. - Y's Dice
=====

Even after they destroyed the Tea Party, they didn't learn.

Posted by: mustbequantum at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (M64Bt)

559 What a piece of work the new senators are.... A semi-retard from Maine, A muslim from MI and a freak from MN..... That's just for starters... Alaska looks to be sending another prize

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (+gK6I)

560 Only bright side I can come up w/ is that the new TX Railroad Commissioner is a former Engineer and Pro-Oil. Now it'll be a "lets wait and see" how dumb the new Governor is on the issue, and how much pressure he can withstand for the Watermelons.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (lLeLE)

561 OK
How are they getting gas prices to come down.
California closed refineries, banned gas cars, raised gas taxes, and has highest gas prices. Elected almost all Democrats while complaining about high gas prices.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (Wt1Rs)

562 Me.

https://tinyurl.com/ma22hwyk

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

563 I think we are foolish if we underestimate the left doing shifty shit on the vote counting.

How is it possible Abbott lost?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (iOpI2)

564 for a Hispanic woman"

Ahem.

See "Hidalgo, Lina"

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (pfXMo)

565 It's going to be one crisis after another. These fuckers will fix nothing but their own power.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (r2Icn)

566 Feedback is overrated.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ)

Are you out of your mind ?

Posted by: Jimi Hendrix at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (68dBl)

567 Seems Legit

I'm going to let this settle out first.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (u82oZ)

568 >>We were warned about a possible "color revolution" being run right here.

This was a midterm when the guy we elected did exactly what we asked him to and it caused a huge disturbance in many people's lives including those who wanted open borders and men in women's locker rooms.

Obama had a much worse 1st midterm when he did what his half the country wanted.

The color revolution is still coming.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (viF8m)

569 Fannin County, Texas

Paxton 9,653
Talarico 2,942

I did my best.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (7Ne0P)

570 I think DeSantis is now back in the conversation for President.

-----------------

It's a bit more wide open, but certainly looks like 2028 may be a long shot. We may be in for a stretch where it is a bunch of one term presidents (if we consider Trump having two one term presidencies).

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (qCV5n)

571 Yes. that is what it is. so that means..an overall gain.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:55 AM (AKptf)
*******
It's still not a good number, especially in Texas.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (wzaBj)

572 543 Maybe immoral Godless people voting is part of the problem.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM
That right there.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (LHPAg)

573 569 Fannin County, Texas

Paxton 9,653
Talarico 2,942

I did my best.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:17 AM (7Ne0P)

Four cities, rick.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (Gqar8)

574 He said that ignoring diesel prices, gas prices, and the war lasting longer than a week are real issues for the people."

Really? Well, that's good to hear.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (pfXMo)

575 OK
How are they getting gas prices to come down.
California closed refineries, banned gas cars, raised gas taxes, and has highest gas prices. Elected almost all Democrats while complaining about high gas prices.
Posted by: torabora

It's quite simple. Raise taxes.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (ndZc7)

576 Willowed from Pixy’s thread:

It’s not cheating. Voters are schizophrenic… they want low taxes, free shit and gasoline at a buck a gallon. If they don’t get that they throw a hissy fit and elect actual commies and terrorists. It’s a cold bucket of reality over the head
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (PYT6H)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (PYT6H)

This. I'm going to say something that I have known for years, and never would say out loud. Your average American is in fact a piece of shit, ok? For years I heard other countries call us uneducated, fat, lazy, etc. I secretly nodded in private, because most of them are. No critical thinking, no vision beyond their pathetic existence. They will cut off their nose to spite their face. They are unworthy of the freedom that people died to give them. The vast majority of americans are self centered spineless cowards, and I have known this.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (vzuC7)

577 It's me donna

Add a deranged Minister from Kansas. He ran a very good smear campaign.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)

578 563 I think we are foolish if we underestimate the left doing shifty shit on the vote counting.

How is it possible Abbott lost?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (iOpI2)

B/c he'd been in office so long, and didn't make things better in Texas right now...change takes out long time office holders, too...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 09:19 AM (Gb7+b)

579
I don't understand politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM (IGotw)

Well...politics is a lot like the movie, "Prometheus" and what hap....oh....yeah, right....

Never mind.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 09:19 AM (YSUhf)

580 Voters vote *feels*. Trump understands but feels and leading often don't go hand in hand. The DNC understands it which is why we are in a constant state of being psy opped to mindnumbing death. It's why the media and influencer class is still in constant chorus.

Throw in a fakeass disingenuous OP that plays mostly for the other team while collecting donations, and you've got yourself a big-ass problem.

Is it really as simple as all that? Well yeah.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:19 AM (i+GzW)

581 We have 19 Senate seats up for reelection in 2028. Most of them are states that the Dems were able to flip this time.

The Dems have 15 and they're all solid blue.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 09:19 AM (wzaBj)

582 Salty Dog... I knew the Dem won but not much about him/her

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:20 AM (+gK6I)

583 This. I'm going to say something that I have known for years, and never would say out loud. Your average American is in fact a piece of shit, ok?

That's not Americans. That's just Humans. That's the Nature of Man.

I seriously wonder sometimes how we've made it this far.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:20 AM (68dBl)

584 Demoralization campaign worked, Rs did not show up, Ds did. The numbers are starting to show this.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:20 AM (AKptf)

585 536 I don't understand politics.

Everyone gets to vote. And the vast majority don't do cause and effect. That about covers it.
Posted by: The Way It Is

That's the thing about Comedy
Not everyone gets the Joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEyL_sS0eY&t=89s
POINT BREAK: Don't forget to Vote

-- especially true of the Ukraine comedian who continues to shoot at an enraged charging bear with a pellet gun, sponsored by the noodle headed french Macaroni who cannot fathom why he is not doing any better than Napoleon against Russia. Clearly this industrial usage of cologne has proven insufficient and is now prepared to unleash France's most fearsome weapon (after Jerry Lewis) Inspector Clouseau (and his minkey) to give him direct reports from the front line -- how many pellets will it take to bring this bear down!

It's time to display someone in Carbonite
-- at this point, I don't care who, perhaps both.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 09:20 AM (4Z1Kr)

586 "Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
·
34m
Every freakshow podcaster on the “Right,” from Tucker to Candace and everyone in between spent the last two years demoralizing their 10s of millions of listeners with the message that the GOP betrayed them, Trump is controlled by the “Epstein class,” that their vote doesn’t matter, and that they have no agency or sovereignty over their lives or their nations politics.

So millions of demoralized people on the Right stayed home. That’s what happened. The base didn’t show up because they were told it didn’t matter. And they’re about to spend 2 years re-learning why it did matter."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:21 AM (AKptf)

587 DeSantis will never with a capital N be president. Sorry.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:21 AM (i+GzW)

588 Me.

https://tinyurl.com/ma22hwyk
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

+1 Also me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:21 AM (wVcYX)

589 Well...politics is a lot like the movie, "Prometheus" and what hap....oh....yeah, right....

---------
You've got to run at right angles to the path, not along it.

How about that?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 04, 2026 09:21 AM (amcLV)

590 {{{It's me donna}}}

We lost a mild RINO for a full throated Leftist. Who like pedophiles in the church.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (u82oZ)

591 If you are a middle class white male of any age, neither party wants you or your vote.

The Dems don't need your vote.
The Rs don't want your vote.

But both parties expect you to work, pay your taxes and not break any laws.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (/Ki2A)

592 But the changes that will come from the Boomers no longer being in charge or being catered to will be pretty dramatic.
Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:02 AM (qCV5n)
~~~~~

Most Boomers will be gone in the next 10-20 years. I think GenX and younger might be quite surprised at the changes when that happens, and they'll no longer have Boomers to blame for everything.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (3ImbR)

593 Lots of people refuse to acknowledge how much of a 180 the country has done on Israel. That also had an impact.

Rightly or wrongly the perception among a lot of people is that Israel fooled Trump into the war. Politics is never about reality it’s about convincing people of your perceived reality.

Posted by: Simple at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (XQPIg)

594 Okay. Cleaned up.

Getting beer but doing stuff around the house.
Oh, Christmas in November!
I need to get gifts for my frinds kids.
Advent Christmas was big last year.

Sorry. Trying to cheer us up.
Moving helps.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (Sco7b)

595 Maybe this is the year some folks let go of the idea of a Silent Majority. Maybe.

Have a good one peeps.

Posted by: The Way It Is at November 04, 2026 09:23 AM (68dBl)

596 DeSantis will never with a capital N be president. Sorry.
Posted by: ...

We're not in Kansas anymore.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 09:23 AM (ndZc7)

597 589 -me.

Posted by: vivi at November 04, 2026 09:23 AM (7esJd)

598 1/3 of the GOP is Tucker groypers who voted (or didn’t vote) based on their Epstein/ Kirk/ Israel conspiracies. Epstein is the greatest hoax the CIA ever pulled.

The other 1/3 of the GOP just wanted Trump to lose so we would come crawling back to Daddy Rino.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 09:23 AM (qq+pS)

599 Q: How will Democrats bring down gas prices?

A: We sided with Iran to artificially raise them knowing after the election they will go down. And you voted for us. lol. Change you can believe in!

Posted by: That Guy at November 04, 2026 09:23 AM (+mgAp)

600 I’m just going to try to enjoy the beautiful fall weather while it lasts.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)

601
This result reminds me of Old Blighty voting in the Labour Party in the last election,

because they weren't happy with the Conservatives and wanted a change (in this case) in migration policy, and instead they got-

triple the fuckery!

And they're bound by their own laws to tolerate it for what?...five more years without even the chance of reprieve.

That's what happened here.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (YSUhf)

602 B/c he'd been in office so long, and didn't make things better in Texas right now"

This. He's as "conservative" as the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, and just as willing to go all in with immigration (of all kinds).
Remember the massive development NE of Houston?

He pissed on the base and called it rain.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (pfXMo)

603 "472 Looking forward to Dems restoring the NFA Tax to $4,900 and going full out assault on the 2A"

I mean, they can and likely will, but we are about at the point of mass noncompliance anyways.

You don't watch people like Piker, or see the reaction to Kirk's assassination, and say "gee, I should let these loons disarm me"

The biggest Dem problems are ones we probably still don't have to deal with for 2 more years: throwing the border open and defacto bans on gas/diesel personal vehicles. Both are catostrophic, though only the first is effectively irreversible.

Use the time we have to prepare. This is not the UK, and things will get very ugly very fast when they try to pull the same stunts here foisting invaders on us

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (G5zYf)

604 I think taking out Kirk had a major effect.. It killed a growing movement of youth Conservatism...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)

605 Why is the Right so afraid of saying the results are not real?

Do you actually think they are real, is that it?

Posted by: Duncan at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (hlxNh)

606 Trying to think of a Democrat Boomer who got elected last night.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (Gqar8)

607 582 Salty Dog... I knew the Dem won but not much about him/her

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:20 

On the plus side, I have no desire for tv news.
I hope you're alright today.
Abdul in Michigan.
Sure...

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 09:25 AM (Sco7b)

608 I read on Insty that data center moratoriums won big yesterday. I hope the smart phone/TikTok-addicted Luddites enjoy what they voted for. (They won't.)

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 09:25 AM (5rh/l)

609
SpaceX down 4%

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 09:25 AM (Y8DZL)

610 I narrated the op to split MAGA right here on these pages. Live. It started in January of 2024, I spotted it in February.

It was actually happening here. That's how I noticed it. Planted narratives intended to shear our side mysteriously down the middle. On every single story. Became too coincidental.

I didn't think it worked but perhaps it did. Getting rid of Kirk helped a lot as did thoroughly demonizing a potentially sympathetic figure in Erika. I know the war certainly gave it all a second life. I didn't think Tucker Megyn and all the other paid operatives were influential enough to manage a big enough split but maybe they were.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:26 AM (i+GzW)

611 Stateless, I'm fine.... Just pissed... and saddened

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:26 AM (+gK6I)

612 I need a real look at how Texas turned 20 pts in 4 years. 20 pts? My gut tells me that shady votes go both ways and they turned it off. I'm not from Texas, but I'd love to hear what turned the electorate by that margin.

Posted by: Inogame at November 04, 2026 09:26 AM (53oGX)

613 The Orange Ogre didn't fix everything fast enough for our feckless electorate.

These commie assholes will fix nothing but their own power. The joke is on the electorate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:26 AM (r2Icn)

614 Do we have to wear yellow stars now ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:27 AM (+gK6I)

615 I seriously wonder sometimes how we've made it this far."

*tribesmen gathered under a crumbling aqueduct in 535 AD grunt in approval *

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:27 AM (pfXMo)

616 588 DeSantis will never with a capital N be president. Sorry.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:21 AM (i+GzW)

He probablt won't be (I'd agree b/c 2028 will be hard to win) - but he may be an R nominee...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 09:27 AM (Gb7+b)

617 B/c he'd been in office so long, and didn't make things better in Texas right now"

This. He's as "conservative" as the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, and just as willing to go all in with immigration (of all kinds).
Remember the massive development NE of Houston?

He pissed on the base and called it rain.
---
We called him "Hot Wheels" long before the Dems did.
And it was for good reason.
He never really was all that conservative (and I have a signed copy of his book).

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (/Ki2A)

618 I just read Hinjosa's political platform. People fell for "free shit" again.

I'm actually hoping she pulls it off, not paying property taxes or taxes on Gas would be fucking amazing. But I already know better, she plans on making up for it with the stockpiled "Rainy Day Fund." That money is gonna run through her hands faster than.... water.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (lLeLE)

619 Good news Californians. You no longer have to move because we're all going to be Californians now.

I hate to see what the two bints just elected in Texas have in store for Musk and his Texas operations.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (Ti9vn)

620 >>>I need a real look at how Texas turned 20 pts in 4 years. 20 pts?

The border was wide open. Millions of third worlders flooded in. Tens of thousands of Indians. Tens of thousands of Californians.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (gw3RI)

621 TX is explained by the Bush political machine and punishment for ousting Cornyn.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (qq+pS)

622
>>at least we won't have to endure the preening, strutting and hutzpocritical crowing of slag shit-whore RINO Susan Collins despite being ousted by Nazi devotee Graham Platner.

==================

She was ousted by Troy Jackson.

The irony is, Nazi devotee Graham Platner probably could have beaten her. He's probably kicking himself for dropping out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (mmrXZ)

623 >>This. I'm going to say something that I have known for years, and never would say out loud. Your average American is in fact a piece of shit, ok? For years I heard other countries call us uneducated, fat, lazy, etc. I secretly nodded in private, because most of them are

Look around the world. Where do you see it any different? Europe is probably not a good place to look. If you think Americans are fat, uneducated and lazy you haven't spent much time in Europe.

Most people don't give a shit about politics and don't even pay attention to anything outside their AO. Making hard decisions has a cost.

Trump has made radical changes. The ones we asked him to make. He upset the matrix. I hope he spends the next 2 years doing it harder.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)

624 "594 Lots of people refuse to acknowledge how much of a 180 the country has done on Israel. That also had an impact.

Rightly or wrongly the perception among a lot of people is that Israel fooled Trump into the war. Politics is never about reality it’s about convincing people of your perceived reality.
Posted by: Simple at November 04, 2026 09:22 AM (XQPIg)"

Some manner of split berween those who didn't believe Iran was actually about to get the bomb, and those who didn't care. Jimbob in small town nebrahoma doesn't give a shit if LA or NYC gets a nuke in a container ship, and likely doesn't give a shit about Tel Aviv either.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (G5zYf)

625 I saw immoral Godless people open for the new Christy minstrels

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (K78tD)

626 611 I narrated the op to split MAGA right here on these pages. Live. It started in January of 2024, I spotted it in February.

It was actually happening here. That's how I noticed it. Planted narratives intended to shear our side mysteriously down the middle. On every single story. Became too coincidental.

I didn't think it worked but perhaps it did. Getting rid of Kirk helped a lot as did thoroughly demonizing a potentially sympathetic figure in Erika. I know the war certainly gave it all a second life. I didn't think Tucker Megyn and all the other paid operatives were influential enough to manage a big enough split but maybe they were.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:26 AM (i+GzW)

The Republican vote isn't all that different from 2022. A republican schism doesn't explain it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (okun6)

627 I've read all the comments and do very much appreciate hearing all your opinions on this.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (Jr5Lq)

628 Epstein stuff did a ton of damage to Trump’s coalition. Blew it up. But people here and elsewhere in the bubble refused to believe it.

Posted by: Simple at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (XQPIg)

629 And we get ball chopper Annie Andrews.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (r2Icn)

630 They'd have to amend the Constitution first since it forbids an income tax. That requires a 2/3 vote of both houses of the legislature plus a vote of the citizenry.
——-

It’s really cute how people still cling to the belief that laws mean anything to the lunatics in charge

Posted by: Um at November 04, 2026 09:29 AM (l+ype)

631 It seems people blamed the Iran war and tarrifs for the high cost of living.
Surrounded by idiots.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 09:29 AM (x3+1h)

632 This result reminds me of Old Blighty voting in the Labour Party in the last election,

because they weren't happy with the Conservatives and wanted a change"

Yep

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:29 AM (pfXMo)

633 I did worry about Talarico in Texas but never dreamed they would toss Abbott for a Hispanic woman who wants to raise taxes and shut down ICE...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM


Same with me. I hope they all appreciate all of the new taxes that are going to start up here next January. After all, that is literally what she ran on and the democrats made a clean sweep in Austin to back her up. The wife and I are already talking about moving to Florida.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 09:29 AM (I43vL)

634 Looks like I no longer have any representation in government local, statewide or national.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 09:12 AM

*waves from MA*

Welcome to the party, pal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (bFu5X)

635 It's back! or maybe new for you:

DEI. Nature funds. Blue/climate finance.

Several U.S. states (Kansas, Idaho, Maine, Texas, Massachusetts) have recently passed or introduced legislation and ballot measures to reduce minimum residential lot sizes and encourage more affordable housing.

Realtor com: Rhode Island Voters Back $120 Million Bond Measure To Support Affordable Housing

California, Proposition 1: Housing affordability programs bond The measure would allow the state to borrow more than $11 billion to help housing programs. Supporters say its passage would inject needed money into projects that are ready to be built. The funds would come from bonds, not taxpayers, and cost the state an estimated $500 to $600 million annually for about 25 years to repay them. It faced no registered opposition. With 59% of voters in support, the AP projected the measure would pass.

OTOH several states did pass measures to limit property taxes or establish property tax exemptions.


Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (NFX2v)

636 Texas house went blue as well?

Posted by: Simple at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (XQPIg)

637 Brown Acid Trip up

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (7Ne0P)

638 5 I think taking out Kirk had a major effect.. It killed a growing movement of youth Conservatism...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)
*********
Yes, it had a large effect. Charlie was also a good friend of Trump and was somewhat of an advisor to him.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 04, 2026 09:30 AM (wzaBj)

639 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (r2Icn)

640 I hate to see what the two bints just elected in Texas have in store for Musk and his Texas operations."

Not much they can do.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (pfXMo)

641 583 This. I'm going to say something that I have known for years, and never would say out loud. Your average American is in fact a piece of shit, ok?

That's not Americans. That's just Humans. That's the Nature of Man.

I seriously wonder sometimes how we've made it this far.
Posted by: The Way It Is


NO. It is the Need for a Leader to Follow
which is the SOLE weakness to overcome.

The one reason cTHILLARY and her ilk will never prevailed:

"We will fight them on the streets of Miami… Vice… and if the ratings book lasts for a thousand years, they will say this is Max Headroom’s finest hour." -- Max Headroom'87, the final scene of the series before fade to black.


Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 09:31 AM (PzJZ3)

642 I don't understand politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 04, 2026 09:07 AM

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it"

- J

Now you do.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

643 The Republican vote isn't all that different from 2022. A republican schism doesn't explain it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (okun6)

That's fair. I really thought the op didn't work and do not blame the war. I do blame the constant never ending psy op and feckless useless GOP who, once again, simply waited Trump and their power to do shit out.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (i+GzW)

644 Trump has made radical changes. The ones we asked him to make. He upset the matrix. I hope he spends the next 2 years doing it harder.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)

Yep. And I hope Omar is deported. Should have done this right on day one, but then Reagan should have demolished the mullahs on day one, too.

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 09:32 AM (kJmLc)

645 What was the Republican "message"?

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (i+GzW)

646 Well, good and hard it is.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (enNUy)

647 Epstein stuff did a ton of damage to Trump’s coalition. Blew it up. But people here and elsewhere in the bubble refused to believe it.

==

Oh, I knew podcastians, the Cuckers and Rogans and Poso and a bunch of other worthless shits were doing a ton of damage. Cucker is a foreign influencer op, Poso is a dumbass who lost security clearance, and Rogan is a "libertarian" , a drug addict , who is very visibly, very openly hates and dumps on Trump to his millions of followers. The op worked. The results are in.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (AKptf)

648 Pray, stockpile, prepare. Know where your eternal soul will rest, and do what NaCly said in the first comment: "smile and be happy and strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists!" And know who your friends are who will have your back. Any of youse guys near me, I got yours. With chocolate chip cookies for morale.

Posted by: Moki at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (wLjpr)

649
They stole it. We allowed it. No other explanation.
Posted by: Eromero

================

I think in the sense that we allowed the corruption of our schools -- although it might be interesting to see how the votes broke down by age and educational level. But honestly, I don't want to bother.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (mmrXZ)

650 Most Boomers will be gone in the next 10-20 years. I think GenX and younger might be quite surprised at the changes when that happens, and they'll no longer have Boomers to blame for everything.

-------------

I'm not saying it will necessarily be better. But it will be dramatic. I think most of Gen X sort of expects to be screwed, and we have already priced that in. But it could be worse than we thought. Could also be better. Either way it will be necessary and big.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (qCV5n)

651 I think it's understandable that you are getting your anger out this morning.

But I wouldn't stick with that "Americans are fat piece of shit flatworms that are retarded and morally bankrupt" campaign for long.

Posted by: Going Forward at November 04, 2026 09:35 AM (8KC2e)

652 Morning.

Remember, HIS will remains sovereign.

I don't like what happened but politics and man are not my Savior.

We're headed for one party rule, like it or not. Democrats have a hammerlock on key states and they're going to move hard to consolidate their gains. Any judges who dare to rule based on law will be summarily removed from office.

Remember, the people who have been voted into office condone violence against their perceived enemies. And we know it's not just talk because their side has been violent.

That said, I hope to make TX next year so I get the chance to hug some of the nicest and smartest people I've ever had the pleasure to associate with.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (eGzf1)

653 The plan is for the MSM to stop talking about it.

This. Too many people think only the things the TV says are real.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (2ocoG)

654 The people have spoken and they must be punished.

Posted by: Ed Koch at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (KVjz6)

655 DeSantis will never with a capital N be president. Sorry.

Posted by: ...

I mean. Without Texas, no Republican will ever with a capital E be president.

You have two years to prepare for this eventuality. After the 2028 election, the Dems will have both houses, the White House, and the SCOTUS.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (yKhjs)

656 "605 I think taking out Kirk had a major effect.. It killed a growing movement of youth Conservatism...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)"

No, it drove more to the right, but they're hurting when a lot of institutions and careers you are surrounded by people cheering Kirk's murder and trying to root out those who don't and cancel you. They are shut out of many jobs and schools, and it is deliberate.

The prog capture of the legal system enables them to fling death threats and commit assaults with little consequence. They are doing a rerun of early 30's Spain.

This was blatantly obvious to anyone paying attention by mid 2016 and it is why I have stuck to my position that the republic is already dead. Nobody was ever voting us out of this.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 09:36 AM (G5zYf)

657 What was the Republican "message"?"

"Send us money. Oh, and vote, too"

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (pfXMo)

658 I think most of Gen X sort of expects to be screwed, and we have already priced that in.

Yup. We're the "social security is a gay ponzi scheme" generation.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (2ocoG)

659 What was the Republican "message"?
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (i+GzW)

Besides that the opposition is American hating tranny loving , illegal loving commies who want to tax the job creators? That should have been more than enough but women get to vote. I don't care how misogynistic that sounds but it's reality.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 09:38 AM (Ti9vn)

660 I'm happy for the youngsters who will now have no debt, six figure no work jobs and that big ol' house in the city. Congrats. Oh and no taxes. You earned it, y'all. Mission accomplished. A snap of the fingers.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 09:42 AM (enNUy)

661 Well … that sucked. Oh well. Back to life.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 09:42 AM (YSu2G)

662 Apparently people voted overwhelmingly against new data centers. This further indicates that the AI bubble will crash hard, taking the economy with it.

Probably only ChatGPT will survive, because Altman is the scummiest character involved and will immediately begin overtures to the Democrats to reach a deal, turning OpenAI over to them and putting his US competitors out of business.

At the same time, a lot of white collar professions will be heavily affected by AI use. Some people will adapt, but it will take a while and not everyone will make it.

When the stock market reaches rock bottom and unemployment reaches 25%, hopefully people will remember what started it: they weren't happy with Trump's gas prices.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (YAu8A)

663 I was banned for saying that Israel should survive without American aid.


Same here.

But I think your analysis is incorrect.

Israel will get a check regardless of who is in power.

Posted by: Going Forward at November 04, 2026 09:44 AM (8KC2e)

664 >>I tried telling people the war was unpopular, but I just got repeatedly banned and told that I was listening to too much Tucker Carlson. (Never knew he was on the radio.)

You got banned because you're a persistent asshole.

The party in power that pushes it's agenda always get their shit pushed in at a midterm. Ask Obama. We got what we voted for and half the country hated while many on our side got complacent because they thought getting one election would do it. It's electoral history.

Not the end of the world. But a color revolution is definitely coming.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (viF8m)

665 BTW can anybody tell me what the Democrats plan for the economy is?
___

The plan is for the economy to get worse, blame it on Trump, ride that to a 2028 Trifecta, blow up the filibuster, pack SCOTUS with 4 -- or 8 -- new DEI monsters, nationalize cheat by mail, mandate racial gerrymandering in Red states, make DC and PR states, grant citizenship to millions of illegals, open the borders, pass Shitcare for All, and gut the Bill of Rights. Oh, and bankrupt and put as many Trump Administration people in prison as possible.

Did that answer your question?

Posted by: Vilano Man at November 04, 2026 09:46 AM (Ovx+P)

666 I turn off Megyn Kelly as soon as Mark Halpern comes on, and honestly, I won’t be listening to her for a while because she definitely pounded the “it’s OK to not vote because of the Iran war” message instead of “that’s just one thing, remember the border, taxes, the Supreme Court, men in girls’ sports, etc., etc.”. But putting that aside for now, her first guest on last night’s regular show (not the midterm special) was Victor Davis Hansen.

VDH discussed how both Clinton and Obama were below 40 at the same point, six years into their administrations, and also lost a lot of seats in the midterms. They then took up their own agendas and bypassed Congress, and he brings the receipts.

He also said that if there was a blue wave, he thought the Senators who would remain are all pretty loyal to Trump and MAGA, which is a blessing.

Anyway, VDH is a great historian and it’s a short segment that’s well worth listening to.

Posted by: Mykidzmom at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (mGFn3)

667 We are so f’d on judicial appointments. Alito and Thomas can’t, I hope won’t, retire.

Posted by: Hamitchell at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (tWkg3)

668 We are so f’d on judicial appointments. Alito and Thomas can’t, I hope won’t, retire.

Posted by: Hamitchell at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (tWkg3)

I think Thomas is 78.

It's unwise to bet on him living another 6 years - when we won't win back the Senate anyway, given the map we'll be defending.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 09:54 AM (yKhjs)

669 It's inescapable - it's 2020 again. All I have to do is look at my own county, where all the voting went completely normally. But we're supposed to believe that the same Republicans and independents in KS (of all places) and even TX are mad about Iran and gasoline prices, and so suddenly decided to vote in treasonous freaks who only care about protecting illegal aliens, massive money laundering grift, and men in womens sports?

We still have electronic voting machines. The whole reason they exist is to make the "official" vote count match the Fake polls. So, no - the polls didn't suddenly have some "Come to Jesus" moment and finally get it right. They were the same as they always were, but - like the Biden election - the election steal was NOT stopped this time.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 09:57 AM (ovdkm)

670 668 We are so f’d on judicial appointments. Alito and Thomas can’t, I hope won’t, retire.

Posted by: Hamitchell at November 04, 2026 09:52 AM (tWkg3)

I think Thomas is 78.

It's unwise to bet on him living another 6 years - when we won't win back the Senate anyway, given the map we'll be defending.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing

why NOT appoint a SuperIntelligent(cTHIEL Inside) judiciary to judge on the basis of the facts submitted?

What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shhieRLuifA

This is Normal.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 09:58 AM (eELvk)

671 They were the same as they always were, but - like the Biden election - the election steal was NOT stopped this time.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 09:57 AM (ovdkm)

This doesn't address why they let Trump win in 2024.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (yKhjs)

672 The riddle is easy.

Democrats turned out because of their hatred for Trump.

Republicans didn't turn out because the GOP gave them absolutely nothing to turn out for. 'Vote for us so we can spend the next 2 years in the Senate on vacation 60% of the time, just like the last 2 years' is not exactly a campaign ad.

They did NOTHING voters wanted.

And unfortunately that spilled over into races like Abbott and others (Vivek was just a trash tier candidate from the start).

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 04, 2026 10:12 AM (setIA)

673 This doesn't address why they let Trump win in 2024.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (yKhjs)


It's not that they "let" Trump win in 2024. Like 2016, the steal was stopped. The question is why the flagrant steal in 2020 was allowed, and why the obvious steals in KS and TX in 2026 have been allowed.

Perhaps it's that stopping the steal is not something that is easy to do, and automatically works every time. Or perhaps there is some greater purpose going on, about which we are oblivious.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 10:12 AM (ovdkm)

674 >>>I was banned for saying that Israel should survive without American aid.

relevant:

http://tiny.cc/3q4d101

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 10:13 AM (gw3RI)

675 relevant:

http://tiny.cc/3q4d101


Also relevant:

https://tinyurl.com/9zv8m9kb

Posted by: Going Forward at November 04, 2026 10:23 AM (8KC2e)

676 Perhaps 90+% of the 'Rons are Party-loyal Republicans. You might grouse about them constantly, but at the end of the day, no matter how many times they betrayed you, you always came back. Voting GOP is like being jumped into a gang,

No, at least for me its like a ballot with your 3 choices being no vote, meh, and despicable. Only time I didnt vote straight R was McCains last election because he had zero chance of losing. There is no such thing as a D that is better than an R, they all left 15-20 years ago. For me it has nothing to do with liking Rs, I despise the majority of them

Posted by: Azjaeger at November 04, 2026 10:27 AM (3/XaG)

677 Second look at #LetItBurn?

Posted by: Alpharius at November 04, 2026 10:30 AM (nKGu4)

678 673 This doesn't address why they let Trump win in 2024.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 04, 2026 10:00 AM (yKhjs)


It's not that they "let" Trump win in 2024. Like 2016, the steal was stopped. The question is why the flagrant steal in 2020 was allowed, and why the obvious steals in KS and TX in 2026 have been allowed.

Perhaps it's that stopping the steal is not something that is easy to do, and automatically works every time. Or perhaps there is some greater purpose going on, about which we are oblivious.
Posted by: MrExcitement


Why? Why ask why when HOW is so much more fun?

OBAMA put IceKingJOE/Biden in charge of Ukraine,
just as the IceKing put ctHARRIS in charge of the border.

Why? Because there *IS* profit in war (cTHIEL-inside), but only at a distance.
ttps://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-HeDidTHIS-Ukraine
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-BlamesObama
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ReignOverTheRubble

This is Normal -- time for the Carbonite.
The Pendulum Swings -- why HumptyDumpty had to be pushed. Ever wonder who?
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-batboy2NOSFERATU
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-usefulIdiotYOUare

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 10:31 AM (A5Dzv)

679 Congratulations, America. You'll be getting the hellscape that's happening in Europe.

Posted by: SFCMAC at November 04, 2026 11:02 AM (WMn62)

680 I pray that this is but an opportunity for the Almighty to demonstrate his control of human events- especially when we FUBAR. Amazing things sometimes happen when it appears that all hope is lost.

Posted by: KungPow at November 04, 2026 11:21 AM (eVP6c)

681 Uggg. The last time I felt like this was the morning I awoke to a second Obama elect. Still trying to get the shit off me, but what follows has actually given me a little comfort (in fact, I think I scalped it here!):

It is not our part to master all the tides of the world,
But to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set,
Uprooting the evil in the fields that we know,
So that those who live after may have clean earth to till.
What weather they shall have is not ours to rule -
G.

Posted by: BT - Still looking for the Cool NIC at November 04, 2026 11:50 AM (6QJlD)

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1 Mucho bah.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:02 AM (HFrEr)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2026 04:02 AM (sAmhv)

3 Morning all. We made it.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 04:03 AM (/k3in)

4 I remember the times when the good guys used to win.

Now, there aren't that many good guys, it seems.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 04:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

5 Wow, I'm never up this early. I usually lurk this when I get up at a decent time. So good morning all.

Posted by: Mephitis at November 04, 2026 04:07 AM (NJ8mQ)

6 G'day everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:07 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Hi Pixy. Saying hello just to say good night. But hope everyone does ok today. Lots of hugs.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 04:07 AM (Toos7)

8 4: On the bright side, everybody loses!! Yay!!

youtu.be/wlVWprYozR8

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2026 04:08 AM (sAmhv)

9 Good morning, I really got it wrong on the election. A lot to take in about what the repercussions are going to be.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:09 AM (8Uo7a)

10 Good morning, I really got it wrong on the election. A lot to take in about what the repercussions are going to be.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:09 AM (8Uo7a)

Fraud? Or just anger? Or the electorate has changed?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 04:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

11 The electorate is dumber than we ever imagined.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 04, 2026 04:12 AM (BLOW1)

12 Orange Ent, I have to say electorate change.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:12 AM (8Uo7a)

13 Orange Ent, I have to say electorate change.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:12 AM (8Uo7a)

Wouldn't surprise me. When I first moved to my area, the offices were all red. Now, tonight, they're all blue except for treasurer and controller. Lost apparently even the rural R seat in the House. This isn't the country I was born in.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 04:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

14 Oh, and there were some good wins last night. And Florida is safe. Might have to move there if the rest burns in the next 8 years. And Florida voted down property taxes. Example to the rest of the states of how to do it!

Several states did pass their own version of the SAVE act, since the senate won't do anything.

Income tax defeated in WA of all places.

And no matter how the left gloats today, you can always remind them Trump is still yo president. That will ruin their day.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 04:18 AM (Toos7)

15 Release expecting in Q1 2374.

Bethesda better get it together well before 2374 or they'll be bankrupted and closed like Bioware.


Starfield did not do all that well for them so they better have a better team working on the new Elder Scroll or it's all over.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 04:19 AM (6ydKt)

16 Ben Had,

How in the hell did Texas flip so bigly? I am most surprised by that. I couldn’t figure out if the squish republicans in the legislature were excised or not. Somebody was

Posted by: Pete Bog at November 04, 2026 04:19 AM (9YTWZ)

17 My son kept telling me this was happening and kept saying there is no way. Crow seems to be on the menu.

Posted by: Pete Bog at November 04, 2026 04:22 AM (9YTWZ)

18 These times produce tested faith. Press on in Christ. God rules in the world of men.

Posted by: kingsman at November 04, 2026 04:22 AM (KVjz6)

19 Pete Bog, I am at a complete loss for an answer. I am astounded that a business friendly, no income state would shoot itself in the foot so badly.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:24 AM (8Uo7a)

20 I kept saying, there is no way. Not how I would have chosen it to go, but it did.

Posted by: Pete Bog at November 04, 2026 04:24 AM (9YTWZ)

21
Lenovo's fingerprint-controlled AES-256 encrypted USB stick was, it turns out, none of those things. (Tom's Hardware)

Inside it was a plain micro SD card that you could just pop out and read anyway.

I like that Lenovo's excuse is that those USB sticks are only sold in China (which means the CCP had a backdoor in it anyhow), and that researcher's told them about the problem months ago and they released a firmware patch for it.

How bad are things where you need an outside team to inform you that your biometric protected and encrypted USB stick is actually just a fancy USB stick that requires extra steps that are actually useless?

Even the Chinese are getting conned by the Chinese.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 04:25 AM (6ydKt)

22 12 Orange Ent, I have to say electorate change.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:12 AM (8Uo7a)

I don't think so. I'll repost what I said in the ONT:

"In 2022, Abbot was +11. Tonight he was somewhere between -8 to -10 or so (depending on the final count). That's a swing of around 20 points in 4 years' time. . . . I don't think anyone will be able to show such a demographic [change] in 4 years. I don't know what explains tonight, but demographic changes is not it, not in TX."

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:29 AM (HFrEr)

23 I was wrong. Since I left my career, I really don't get a variety of perspectives anymore.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 04:30 AM (LOvBA)

24 Nice outside, hasn't rained since 2 Saturdays ago
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

25 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy.
Stayed off the Internet last night. Ugly results. I doubt the middle class left realizes what is about to hit them. But they beat the Republicans.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 04:33 AM (cfGMy)

26 Belated BOING!

Back from outdoor exercise. Now for indoor exercise!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 04:33 AM (buQX9)

27 I will say that one silver lining from the AI RAMpocalypse is that it's finally forcing developers to once again optimize for memory usage.

That is a good thing, and I hope it continues.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 04:35 AM (6ydKt)

28 I don't think anyone will be able to show such a demographic [change] in 4 years. I don't know what explains tonight, but demographic changes is not it, not in TX."
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:29 AM (HFrEr)

Not so much of a demographic change, but the people have changed from wanting one thing to another. Constant drumbeats of "we want socialism" from the press and Ds with higher prices may have convinced enough people to abandon what they had for something new. Don't know.

Anyway, gonna try to lay down. Next day starts in a couple hours.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 04:35 AM (1Ff7Z)

29 Everything from the governor to the dog catcher went dem. The firewall is gone. How this is going to shake out with the energy and business sectors is going to be a nightmare.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:36 AM (8Uo7a)

30 25 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy.
Stayed off the Internet last night. Ugly results. I doubt the middle class left realizes what is about to hit them. But they beat the Republicans.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 04:33 AM (cfGMy)

I woke up around 12:30 to find out Darline lost.
That's all I needed to know to see it was going to be a bad night.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 04:37 AM (6ydKt)

31

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at November 04, 2026 04:39 AM (3GD/r)

32 31

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at November 04, 2026 04:39 AM (3GD/r)

Well, one bright spot is that ol' side o' beef is still never gonna be president.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 04:42 AM (HFrEr)

33 Democrat voters will just have to learn the hard way.
I say learn which is a mistake for most of them.

Democrat voters will just have to be indoctrinated the hard way.

Because the left, worldwide, is running out of other people's money to spend it only goes downhill from here.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 04:42 AM (6ydKt)

34 Fiscal sanity has left the scene.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:46 AM (8Uo7a)

35 Good morning! WTAF happened to Texas last night? We have a democrat governor and more importantly, a democrat Lt. governor now? And Talarico won!?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:46 AM (3Ope8)

36 CrotchetyOldJarhead, along with a dem Railroad commissioner comptroller, sec of agriculture and attorney general.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:49 AM (8Uo7a)

37 36> FFS, Texas has lost it's fucking mind or there was some buffoonery involved.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at November 04, 2026 04:53 AM (3Ope8)

38 G'morning' all.

It would seem that the constant influx of locusts from the northeast has changed SC far faster than I would have suspected.

Not a good night.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 04:55 AM (iMotb)

39 What happened is the country has changed. And what the Democrats are about to bring is fucking scary and unfixale.

Posted by: Tom Thumb at November 04, 2026 04:56 AM (0OHKH)

40 Last night reminds me most of 2006, when even Republican Governors were being voted out as protest over the Iraq war. What befuddles me is that the Iran war isn't even in the same universe as being accurately described as "quagmire" as Iraq was in '06. Is the lesson that not even limited military conflicts can be conducted without voters severely punishing the party in power?

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 04:58 AM (ytvBf)

41 Not a good night.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 04:55 AM (iMotb)

Trump's brilliant idea to anoint Lindsey's sister backfired, especially on the cost.

She was not an exciting candidate and the only thing she had to run on was Trump picked me and I'm a Graham.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:05 AM (6ydKt)

42 ** on the coast^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:06 AM (6ydKt)

43
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 04, 2026 05:09 AM (AMvSw)

44 "Trump's brilliant idea to anoint Lindsey's sister backfired, especially on the cost."

You're not wrong on that.

I had heard of an upstate write-in effort for her former opponent in the primary, which would have siphoned off some support.
But write-in's accounted for only .2% of all votes cast, which did not materially effect the outcome.

And sadly, I think I need to acknowledge that the trip-county electorate has shifted permanently to a progressive type of thinking

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

45 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 04, 2026 05:11 AM (Hbeqj)

46 trip =tri county

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)

47 The Michelin Man picture on the right look like side quest characters from a Fallout game.

Posted by: Cray Cray at November 04, 2026 05:13 AM (nCTkv)

48 Good morning. Evil made a comeback. Brazil and Poland were the trend. Looks like I will have to buy guns for protection after all.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 05:15 AM (Dv3i1)

49 The true results from last night
Higher taxes-check
More government spending on social welfare-check
Increased regulation on the energy sector-check
Increased censorship-check

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 05:20 AM (8Uo7a)

50 Dissent is the Highest Form of Patriotism!

Posted by: Is this still a thing, Hillary? at November 04, 2026 05:21 AM (967/Q)

51 I'm disappointed with the results but will simply accept things and carry on. I think Fen or Marcus can give us an appropriate verse when they get here.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 05:21 AM (svLOV)

52 49: Open borders-check
Multiple attempts at impeachment-check
Boys in girls sports-check

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 05:22 AM (svLOV)

53 Our guns will become millstones.
They turned the machines on for Biden.
They refused to do so for Harris.
They were running last night.
I still believe she took the L then to be the nominee in 28.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:24 AM (TnuFK)

54 And sadly, I think I need to acknowledge that the trip-county electorate has shifted permanently to a progressive type of thinking

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

I wouldn't go that far for Dorchester and Berkeley.
Charleston county has always had that leans D just because of the demographics.

This is reminding me of 2018 when Joe Cunningham won the 1st District.

I think the population is changing with all the Northeasterners and Ohionans and Michiganers who have moved here but I also think the 1st District will go back to the GOP in 2028 like it did in 2020 when Mace won. If Mace had stayed in that race, instead of running for governor, she probably would have held it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:24 AM (6ydKt)

55 Every person deported by Trump will get back in with a check and citizenship.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:25 AM (TnuFK)

56 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:26 AM (JrHfD)

57 Thank you, Fen. I try not to pray for an election result since His will overrides all of that nonsense. And I knew you'd have a good verse ready.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 05:30 AM (svLOV)

58 Isaiah 41:10

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.” – Isaiah 41:10

( seems like another day to mostly avoid politics)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:30 AM (JrHfD)

59 "I wouldn't go that far for Dorchester and Berkeley."

I was looking at the down-ballot races in both of them this morning, and there is a noticeable shift to the Dem side.

In Dorchester, three of the four county council races went Dem.

And I believe the influx of young northerners into the Nexton area and up that way is altering the Berkely County make-up as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:30 AM (iMotb)

60 The one good thing I have is that my district here in the GPROMD kept the Republican reps. So I'll take it.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 05:37 AM (svLOV)

61 This hits hard. I am just astonished that the American people chose to vote in the people they did.

We will remember these as the Slotkin years.

I think Hegseth is out by the end of the week. Trump needs to start issuing the blanket pardons.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:38 AM (NlEaG)

62 Is the lesson that not even limited military conflicts can be conducted without voters severely punishing the party in power?

Starting a war during an election year was a gamble. Should’ve concentrated on domestic issues like affordability.

It’s going to be endless hearings and impeachment-palooza for two years. IOW, nothing will get done for the American people.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 04, 2026 05:38 AM (m6fGY)

63 Old time hymn ( well, written in 1907) by Charles Tindley "Stand by me" It is in the "Strength in tribulation" section of our hymnal. The Oman who sings it has a lovely voice:

https://tinyurl.com/bdz52xud

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:40 AM (JrHfD)

64 It's entirely possible that enough Repubs in the Senate would join the Dems to get to 2/3rd majority to impeach. Stated reason - who cares, it doesn't matter, real reason - MAGA must be crushed and Thune, Collins, Murk and some surprise R's (Cotton?, Hawley?, Cruz?) are ready, willing and able.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 05:41 AM (Dv3i1)

65 NOT Oman. "Woman" who sings it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:41 AM (JrHfD)

66 blaster acres in NW Florida is in a Congressional district Trump carried with 77% of the vote in 2024.

The incumbent Republican won his race by 5 points.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:41 AM (NlEaG)

67 Well, I guess that not enough voters were interested in Darline Graham.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 05:43 AM (LOvBA)

68 And I believe the influx of young northerners into the Nexton area and up that way is altering the Berkely County make-up as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:30 AM (iMotb)

Yeah, that's going to show up in votes eventually.
We'll have to see the trends over the next few years to find out how the refugees are voting.
Nobody should be voting for Dems locally unless you like having higher property taxes, higher sales taxes, more fraud, and more criminals walking out of jail because they have the right skin color.

I also think it was a problem of too many people here thinking it was handled and the Republicans would win as usual.
So they stayed home and the Dems showed up.
That's how 2018 happened.

But back in the day, the First District was often a Dem.
We had Fritz Hollings in the senate for decades.
It's only been since the 90s that the GOP has dominated the state.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:43 AM (6ydKt)

69 67 Well, I guess that not enough voters were interested in Darline Graham.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 05:43 AM (LOvBA)

I don't think it mattered. No Republican was winning.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:45 AM (NlEaG)

70 Results were bad when I went to bed and even worse in the, Georgia now is a thoroughly blue state. Every elected official that represents me down to district/county level is now Dem. This was not cheating. We are so fucked.

Times like this I wish I could be a LIV and care more about sports/movies.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 05:46 AM (PTDkx)

71 Tan, rested, ready!

Posted by: John Thune at November 04, 2026 05:47 AM (m6fGY)

72 I had beer and fell asleep early.
That may have been good.

Abdul?
Seriously.

Measuring America's rot was not good.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:47 AM (Sco7b)

73 I don't think it mattered. No Republican was winning.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:45 AM (NlEaG)

To hammer this point home - in Florida, the bright red highlight of last night - Ashley Moody beat Angela Nixon by only 3 points.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:48 AM (NlEaG)

74 "Every person deported by Trump will get back in with a check and citizenship.
Posted by: Accomack"

That wont happen until after 2028 but no doubt a Dem president/congress will do it.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 05:48 AM (PTDkx)

75 Well, one bright spot is that ol' side o' beef is still never gonna be president.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

After tonight (last night) don't be so confident.

Posted by: Dark Lix at November 04, 2026 05:48 AM (Fv808)

76 Apparently Prince Harry has had a melt down ...

https://youtu.be/1dBVRL0jbRE

Stupid AI crap warning.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 04, 2026 05:49 AM (mtytl)

77 That wont happen until after 2028 but no doubt a Dem president/congress will do it.
Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 05:48 AM (PTDkx)

Deportees will absolutely get reparations.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:49 AM (NlEaG)

78 I saw Acton on the news drunkenly accept.
Damn.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:49 AM (Sco7b)

79 Good morning morons

Got any results yet Neighbor?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 05:49 AM (RIvkX)

80 I didn't win any of my write-in races.

Posted by: Dark Lix at November 04, 2026 05:53 AM (Fv808)

81
9 Good morning, I really got it wrong on the election. A lot to take in about what the repercussions are going to be.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:09 AM (8Uo7a)

I was wrong the same way, for the same reasons. Not sure exactly what caused the change - really shocked that Abbot lost to a virtually unknown Mexican who hardly campaigned. But she is very pro-immigration and sadly, that may be what this new majority wants.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 04, 2026 05:55 AM (jOQad)

82 Looks like Jane Kim is our insurance commissioner. Even my "i was at woodstock" neighbor was against her.

Posted by: Dark Lix at November 04, 2026 05:55 AM (Fv808)

83 San Franpsycho, Texas got it's ass handed to it on the blue plate special.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (8Uo7a)

84 Nope; There are lots of negative political results . I am not going to waste my time forecasting the future in the most negative terms . I am going to thank God for my blessings , thanking Him that he is still in control and go about my day.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (JrHfD)

85 "We'll have to see the trends over the next few years to find out how the refugees are voting."

I saw a study about a week ago that showed locally that native SC residents, and folks who have been here longer than 4-6 years or so were definitely trending red.

BUT....the recent refugees were very progressive in their voting habits.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (iMotb)

86 Location and Soverignty of God Before Election ==
Location and Soverignty of God After Election

Posted by: Math at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (dJeAh)

87 "Good morning morons

Got any results yet Neighbor?"

* Unwraps gift box*


All I got was a rock.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:57 AM (iMotb)

88 If Thom Tillis gets to stay in office longer than Hegseth I am going to punch a wall.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:57 AM (NlEaG)

89 My understanding is that not only did Talarico win, but the donks picked up gov, lt gov and flipped the Texas legislature.

Yikes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:58 AM (XV/Pl)

90 Is there anyplace beside Florida that stayed sane? FFS, even Susan Collins lost in Main.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 05:58 AM (PTDkx)

91 90 Is there anyplace beside Florida that stayed sane? FFS, even Susan Collins lost in Main.
Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 05:58 AM (PTDkx)

Tennessee

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 05:58 AM (NlEaG)

92 On the plus side...Lake Mead's water level has risen another .11 foot since yesterday.

That's almost three inches in two days.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 05:59 AM (iMotb)

93 Doggy jailbreak from the shelter. It made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/y2tvu9ah

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:00 AM (JrHfD)

94 Reminded of the quip from Ed Koch after he lost a primary to David Dinkins "the people have spoken and they must be punished
My state and area NY, mid Hudson kept ramping up the crazies. The people on Fox Business are questioning whether the Dems will have brakes on what they do. Nope the crazies will go full tolt

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:00 AM (cfGMy)

95 Time to lick my wounds, and start the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:01 AM (iMotb)

96 I went to bed and am just now learning by reading here what happened. Yikes. My state stayed red which I expected so I guess that's my bright spot this morning.
In premarket things look good, I don't get it but I'll take it.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 04, 2026 06:02 AM (j/yko)

97 Location and Soverignty of God Before Election ==
Location and Soverignty of God After Election
Posted by: Math at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (dJeAh)
======

This

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:05 AM (RIvkX)

98 Well, so much for that.


Mrs VIA wants to walk later.


So you guys are stuck with me for a little bit longer.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

99 The people who say well now Trump has no reason not to go full tilt - what leads you to think he will?

This is not a criticism of him, its just not who he is.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 04, 2026 06:05 AM (NlEaG)

100 went to bed early to avoid the election reportage. Got up early this morning to order a travel vest to wear outside.

Since mandani got elected my usually quiet Yorkville neighborhood has been flooded with armed robberies, street crime and casual violence against pedestrians and subway riders - especially those who are older, female or both. (Funny how the mental cases know enough not to pick on most men.)

I've seen online that my neighbors aren't even bothering to report the casual pushes, punches, harassment and thefts. As an old white lady, I want to lessen my chances by not carrying a purse or handbag.
The blue wave is going to embolden bad actors.

Posted by: vivi at November 04, 2026 06:06 AM (7esJd)

101 San Franpsycho, Texas got it's ass handed to it on the blue plate special.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 05:56 AM (8Uo7a)
====
Moar ammo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:07 AM (RIvkX)

102 "Bethesda had confirmed the new Elder Scrolls game, Sentinel, is on its way."

Personal hype level: Zero. Perhaps even negative into the "anti-hype" range.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 04, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW)

103 Have you ever heard of the high elves?

Posted by: H at November 04, 2026 06:09 AM (s9CyP)

104 I have 2 more beers left.
After this I'll get back to my projects.

Stoically, there's no reason to worry about what we can't control. But damn.

Without clean elections though, I'm kind of skeptical. Yeah, Canada is exactly this retarded. But Abdul? Seriously?

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:09 AM (Sco7b)

105 Good morning, I really got it wrong on the election. A lot to take in about what the repercussions are going to be.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 04:09 AM (8Uo7a
=====================
We are all with you in this boat. Let's hope we can find a way forward.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 06:09 AM (6CYck)

106 @93/FenelonSpoke: "Doggy jailbreak"

*snorts* Thanks. That was good. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 04, 2026 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

107 At least with the expensive food i'm feeding my cat she rarely throws up now.

Posted by: Dark Lix at November 04, 2026 06:11 AM (Fv808)

108 Evening and morning, satellites and satraps. I'm only just learning all of the bad news. Not much to celebrate today, eh?

I keep clinging to the concept that this, the party in power losing seats in the midterms, is *the norm*, not the exception. The exception here is the craziness of the D candidates.

Dunno if I feel like a workout today. That's not an exception either!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:15 AM (56Qyq)

109 Huh.

It looks like I was completely wrong. I expected surprisingly good R results followed by a protracted guerilla campaign of "Elections are broken!". That felt like what the media was setting us all up for.

Instead, they just let their idiot mutant garbage babies win outright. I'm honestly somewhat impressed. They either cheated, which will inevitably come out and tarnish their brand even further, or they didn't, which should be yet another signal that the GOP is a dogshit party that needs to be bagged up and thrown to the curb.

I'm depressed, too, as well as impressed, but oh well. Now we get to see what happens.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:15 AM (aKiSo)

110 Trump fatigue. Me included. Also GOP fatigue. Again, me included.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at November 04, 2026 06:16 AM (aqrdH)

111 74 F. now. We might get some showers today, and the weather mavens keep saying we'll have cooler temps by Sat. evening. Maybe drier air on Thurs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:19 AM (56Qyq)

112 Limbaugh:

If I were president-elect of the country, it’s the last thing I would say. Even if I believed it, I doubt that I would put it this way. But I don’t believe this anyway. Our darkest days are ahead of us? What a bleak way of looking at things. … We Americans have adapted to our problems. … Our freedom has allowed our adaptability. If disaster is coming our way, we don’t just sit there and endure it. We come up with ways to avoid it, to beat it back, to overcome it, but we don’t just sit there and accept it. And, as such, we don’t just resign ourselves to the fact that they’re living in the darkest days because we, at least to this point, still have the greatest degree of freedom of any people on earth. Now, it’s under assault and under attack and we all know this. But I don’t believe our darkest days are ahead of us. I never have. People have been asking, “You’ve always told us you’d tell us when it’s time to panic. Is it time?” It’s never time to panic, folks. It’s never, ever gonna be time to give up on our country. It will never be time to give up on the United States. It will never be time to give up on yourself. Trust me.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 06:19 AM (sKFJy)

113 Dunno if I feel like a workout today. That's not an exception either!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:15 AM (56Qyq)

You may as well get in fighting shape. Says the guy with his last two beers.

I have started Convict Conditioning again. Back to that in a day or two.

In reality, the US debt is so out of control, I thought President Trump could somehow hold the reckoning back. And he has. But an economic reckoning through the West may be helpful.

Painful, but helpful.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:20 AM (Sco7b)

114 Maybe now, Trump will take the gloves off and finish what we started with Iran.

And perhaps a come-to Jesus moment with the Arab countries in that area.
Something like "Boys..in two years I'm gone. But unless you step up to the plate, you will always have Iran to deal with'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:21 AM (iMotb)

115 A really terrible but hilarious play would be for Trump to kick up his feet at the Resolute desk and say "OK, idiots. This is what you want? Good and Hard, time. Anything these mutants send to my desk, I'm signing un-read. Let's see how that works for you", and make a very, very loud show about the fact that that is what he's doing. No interviews, no policy actions, no EOs, just bare-minimum executive function and a big spoiled brat rubber stamp.

Drive this bitch into the ground and let the fire burn off the dross.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:21 AM (aKiSo)

116 112 Limbaugh: Nice

Posted by: doug at November 04, 2026 06:21 AM (hS/Ow)

117 At least with the expensive food i'm feeding my cat she rarely throws up now.
Posted by: Dark Lix at November 04, 2026

***
Chekov D. Siberian was like that, until I started him on something, I can't recall what brand, that he could digest easily. He lived to be 14.5 yo, looked healthy and played, but he had digestive problems almost the whole time I knew him.

Stirling and Dagny, fortunately, are fine with Friskies wet food and IAMS dry.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:22 AM (56Qyq)

118 The GOP in Texas has been engaging in pointless infighting for years, and the bill finally came due.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 04, 2026 06:23 AM (jOQad)

119 Tennessee stayed red so I guess that's one bright spot amid last night's debacle.

Posted by: Tuna at November 04, 2026 06:26 AM (lJ0H4)

120 I’m trying to find a silver lining (because I’m naturally optimistic). Here it is: I got sick of hearing what a bad candidate was Ken Paxton; should stuck with RINO Cornyn etc etc…. Well, that line of thinking was convincingly defeated yesterday. Abbott lost to a no name! Abbott got 45%, Paxton 43%…. No huge difference. This was Texas voters going full on retardation. Cornyn would’ve lost as well

See how I twisted myself into a pretzel to find a positive slant? You’re welcome

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 06:26 AM (PYT6H)

121 Hope the Bushies in Texas are happy. I bet they think they'll come back on top

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:26 AM (cfGMy)

122 Barr won in Ky

Posted by: doug at November 04, 2026 06:28 AM (hS/Ow)

123 Good advice borrowed from X:

Bad news is we lost senate seats that won't be winnable for six years. Gut wrenching.

Here's the good news: in terms of electoral prospects, this is super easy to fix. Trivial, even:

1. End the tariffs now. If the Admin wants to make a case for a few targeted ones for bad actors, fine. But the broad tariffs must stop.

2. Either go balls to the wall on Iran to finish the regime, or pull out of the war. Do more limited stuff like "midnight hammer" if Iran tries to rebuild its nuclear program, but that's it.

3. Do not back off the stuff that IS going well, and a lot is. Crime at record lows. Border under control. ATF and 2nd Amendment Section doing great work. Government employment reduced. Etc. Do not learn the wrong lessons from what was an inflation-related election blowout and undermine the things that are working.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 04, 2026 06:28 AM (jOQad)

124 But she is very pro-immigration and sadly, that may be what this new majority wants.
Posted by: Tom Servo
___________

I don't believe that, or that that the majority want woke to come back, or a green economy. As much as I love what Trump has done on the issues (except spending), I think this was about him personally, not the issues. The motivational power of hatred won the turnout battle.

Now, hopefully, it will backfire on them in 28 after being on display for two years. Let them go to 11 on the commie meter and draw the distinction as clearly as possible for 28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 04, 2026 06:29 AM (JzUSu)

125 See how I twisted myself into a pretzel to find a positive slant? You’re welcome

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 06:26 AM (PYT6H

Ace will have tons of material. So there's that.
Acton wow. Was she drunk?

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:29 AM (Sco7b)

126 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at November 04, 2026 06:29 AM (RDhJX)

127 @114

>>Maybe now, Trump will take the gloves off and finish what we started with Iran.

And do what?

Bomb them back to the Stone Age? Send in ground troops? Negotiate a resolution?

After last night, Trump has no support both politically or popularly to do anything except, pull an Emily Latilla in Iran.

Trump fell into one of the classic blunders.

And it’s going to take a long time for us to extricate ourselves from the wreckage.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:29 AM (XV/Pl)

128 I went to bed disgusted with the projection on the House and woke up to a total nightmare. The US electorate has lost it's freaking mind. sayed, acton, TX losses. I can't go on. I knew wed lose the House and Senate, it's the mid terms. The rest, total insanity. At least Prop 1 in ID went down in flames. Un freaking believable that the US has come to this state. I'm guessing that jeffries and schumer have several impeachment proposals ready to go.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 04, 2026 06:30 AM (2NHgQ)

129 The whole cheating issue is starting wear thing on me. "Oh, they cheated, wahhh". Well, then, get the fuck out there and cheat harder, dammit. Oh, some third tier shitpile in a robe might whack your peepee? Then stomp them. Blackmail them. Find out where their levers and buttons are and get your lazy hands on them. "But wahh, Muh Voters won't like that". What voters? You can't even inspire basic bitch turnout in the face of Actual Communists! Used to be you had to kill a monarch or assault a national legislative assembly to get a communist into power. Now they just walk in and say "Oh hey, look, someone left all the power just lying here for the taking".

Feh. Dogshit party. Dogshit electorate. Grumble grumble cope.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:30 AM (aKiSo)

130 "I’m trying to find a silver lining (because I’m naturally optimistic).
Posted by: LinusVanPelt"


Healthcare will now be free. And schools excellent.

Posted by: Ripley at November 04, 2026 06:30 AM (PTDkx)

131 I guess we shouldn't have laughed off the Democrat long game in TX.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:33 AM (AZDyS)

132 @131

>> I guess we shouldn't have laughed off the Democrat long game in TX

Is see RCV and jungle primaries in Texases future.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:35 AM (XV/Pl)

133 And forstag in MT won. Good grief.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 04, 2026 06:36 AM (2NHgQ)

134 There is no recovery without TX. Let that one sink in.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:36 AM (AZDyS)

135 130 "I’m trying to find a silver lining (because I’m naturally optimistic).
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

I no longer have any desire to watch CNN, MSNow or any of the networks and tell everyone the latest.

See, this is already paying off positively.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:36 AM (Sco7b)

136 See Florida stayed red with Donalds and Moody winning.
But Mississippi might have a Dem senator , jeez

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:36 AM (cfGMy)

137 I'm also getting heartily sick of all the whinging about Iran. The whole op went exactly to plan. Destabilize the regime and knock them out of geopolitical relevance back into a pure terror state. Re-establish control of shipping in the Red Sea. Eliminate one of the major proxy forces that our main adversary nations rely on for shitting up the planet.

It's done. There's nothing left to do. They either wither on the vine and collapse, or hang around as a thorn in the world's ass until they run out of things that go boom. They can't loom over the region and threaten full scale invasion against any neighbors, and they definitely can't threaten any rogue nuclear exchanges.

This is the right point to stop. Why fuck up a victory condition by going all Neocon and "finishing it" just because some rich people who can't even identify Farsi if they saw it think that "Mission Accomplished" mean bootsondaground, always and forever?

China lost a useful tool in their toolbox. Along with many others. That's your Mission Accomplished. But wahh i got to spend an extra buck on gas like i've had to for the last twenty fucking years, so let's all vote for communists instead.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:37 AM (aKiSo)

138 The other thing to consider is that all the gerrymandering probably saved an absolute bloodbath in the House.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:39 AM (AZDyS)

139 Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:37 AM (aKiSo)

Yeah, but when you campaign on low fuel prices and No New Wars, you're gonna lose the people that attracted.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:41 AM (AZDyS)

140 Trump had some momentum, right up until February.

I even had confidence then, but watching Iran in the Strait and too little being done to stop them or find an alternative pretty much turned everything sideways.

If they had all stuck to working on fraud and getting the SAVE act passed, and then waited several months for Iran, it may have played out differently.

Trump made that choice and now he has to deal with it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 06:41 AM (6ydKt)

141 Good Morning.

I get losing the House and Senate, but this result? Doesn't add up.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:42 AM (r2Icn)

142 What's really fucked is the fact that Dems always get their midterm bounce on platforms of Free Shit and Boo Corporations.

This might be the first time a party got electoral gains here on a platform based openly and entirely on "Let's burn down capitalism, and then kill all the Jews".

And gormless halfwits across the nations said "OK!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:42 AM (aKiSo)

143 Personally I don’t think Iran had anything to do with the election results. It’s a nothing war at this point. Completely different from the constant drip drip of casualties and ground troops in Iraq. Out of sight, out of mind…. I’m baffled as to why people would be mad about greatly reducing the power of that maniac regime… at very little cost

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 06:43 AM (PYT6H)

144 "And gormless halfwits across the nations said "OK!"


Let us not forget the Midwits as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:44 AM (iMotb)

145 Yeah, but when you campaign on low fuel prices and No New Wars, you're gonna lose the people that attracted.
Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:41 AM (AZDyS)

Yeah, true enough.

But I would hope enough people understood that those two goals are the entire reason for this. You have to have a little war and expensive gas if you want to get rid of one of the primary reasons that gas is expensive and wars keep happening.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:44 AM (aKiSo)

146 This might be the first time a party got electoral gains here on a platform based openly and entirely on "Let's burn down capitalism, and then kill all the Jews".

I don't think this was legit. We gave them 6 years to come up with a fraud setup that didn't involve a 4 AM graph jump and Alex Soros did it.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 06:44 AM (sabhw)

147 One thing I know for certain, the gop is useless at getting the gop elected.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 04, 2026 06:44 AM (2NHgQ)

148 Now I'm out for the day, week, month. Going for my first burka fitting to be ahead of the game.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 04, 2026 06:46 AM (2NHgQ)

149 "Personally I don’t think Iran had anything to do with the election results. "

In my opinion, for the half/midwits it is the anchor point of the path to dissatisfaction.

In their minds they can connect the war to every current issue which lands in their wallet.

And being half/midits, they are easy to manipulate.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:46 AM (iMotb)

150 @143

>>Personally I don’t think Iran had anything to do with the election results.

The Iran war and general GOP fecklessness/dog shittyness is a major feature, throw in communist/marxist blood lust energy and you get what happened in Texas, the Donks flipped everything, even the legislature.

And pretty much won everywhere up and down the chain.

Florida got more red, but that doesn't really mean anything.

So, at a minimum, we're f**ked until at least 2033.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:47 AM (XV/Pl)

151 But I would hope enough people understood that those two goals are the entire reason for this. You have to have a little war and expensive gas if you want to get rid of one of the primary reasons that gas is expensive and wars keep happening.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 04, 2026 06:44 AM (aKiSo)

______

You really think there's that much second-order thinking in the electorate?

Rhetorical question.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (AZDyS)

152 I don't think this was legit. We gave them 6 years to come up with a fraud setup that didn't involve a 4 AM graph jump and Alex Soros did it.
Posted by: Ian S.

My thoughts, too. I get losing seats. But this level of wipe out doesn't match the circumstances.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (r2Icn)

153 "Yeah, but when you campaign on low fuel prices"

Prices were high under Biden but he had nothing to do with gas prices.

Prices rose under Trump and it was all his fault.

These people are adorable. I wish we could quarantine them.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (svLOV)

154 148 Now I'm out for the day, week, month. Going for my first burka fitting to be ahead of the game.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 04, 2026 06:46 AM (2NHgQ

I'd go for a cheerful yellow.
But it's best to blend in.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (Sco7b)

155 Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (svLOV)

Yeah, it's stupid. It's also where we are.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 06:50 AM (AZDyS)

156 "I'd go for a cheerful yellow.
But it's best to blend in."

A classic Black is timeless.

And suitable even for formal occasions.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:50 AM (iMotb)

157 Time for me to think about breakfast, and about feeding the furry thugs. They'll get their usual. For me, I'm considering wrapping a couple of scrambled, seasoned eggs in a flour tortilla with a little cheese. No chili left to add to it, and I'm not sure I have any salsa. Have to look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:50 AM (56Qyq)

158 My thoughts, too. I get losing seats. But this level of wipe out doesn't match the circumstances.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (r2Icn)

Yeah, tons of early voting.
How many millions?
My hopium supply was pretty good.
But Abdul in Michigan? Really?

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 06:51 AM (Sco7b)

159 Florida got more red, but that doesn't really mean anything.

So, at a minimum, we're f**ked until at least 2033.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:47 AM


The wife and I are talking about moving to Florida after last nights debacle.


I am completely baffled, how can the state of Texas flip by 25 points in two short years? State income tax here we come, it was one of hinjosa's key points of her campaign.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:51 AM (I43vL)

160 @153

>>Prices were high under Biden but he had nothing to do with gas prices.

The Democrats were punished, Trump won, the GOP gained the house and Senate.

Trump fell into a blunder, the GOP accomplished f***kall and the electorate has taken it out on Trump and the GOP.

It's really that simple.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:51 AM (XV/Pl)

161 Prices were high under Biden but he had nothing to do with gas prices.

Prices rose under Trump and it was all his fault.

These people are adorable. I wish we could quarantine them.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026

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"Adorable" is hardly the word I'd use. There are lots of adjectives ending in "-able," though, like "execrable."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 06:52 AM (56Qyq)

162 It’s copium to put this on cheating. This wasn’t cheating. This was actual voters and retardation… sad but true

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 06:52 AM (PYT6H)

163 The war in Iran had more to do with globalists than the home body. The money funneled into the activist groups in the country has been staggering. Texas turned blue because it was bought.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 06:53 AM (8Uo7a)

164 So two years of impeachment theatre ahead.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 06:53 AM (2GVsD)

165 1. End the tariffs now...
why? it hasn't caused inflation and is having the desired effect, more stuff being built in US

2. Iran...
it's done, no need to do anything (balls to the wall or otherwise). Domestically, get refinery capacity up, continue to build pipelines, fast track mini-nuclear reactors

3. Do not back off the stuff that IS going well...
I can agree here.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 06:53 AM (Dv3i1)

166 These people are adorable. I wish we could quarantine them.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 06:48 AM (svLOV)

They're going to try to quarantine us. In the camps.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 06:53 AM (yKhjs)

167 "Adorable" is hardly the word I'd use. There are lots of adjectives ending in "-able," though, like "execrable."

I'm trying to be a bit more restrained. Honest.

So two years of impeachment theatre ahead.

When he dies, they'll dig up his corpse and keep impeaching him until he does jail time. And then, they'll go after his family to stop them from ever doing anything again.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 06:55 AM (svLOV)

168 They're going to try to quarantine us. In the camps.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider


I will not go to a camp. Hope they brought Level IV plates.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 06:56 AM (7Ne0P)

169 Once again.......you ain't voting your way out of this

Don't like it? Tough shit. Too Christian to get mean?

Not my problem

Ready? I am. Let the Calvinball begin!

Posted by: Kittens! at November 04, 2026 06:56 AM (LOZbR)

170 When he dies, they'll dig up his corpse and keep impeaching him until he does jail time. And then, they'll go after his family to stop them from ever doing anything again.

Headless Cromwell waves.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD)

171 96 I went to bed and am just now learning by reading here what happened. Yikes. My state stayed red which I expected so I guess that's my bright spot this morning.
In premarket things look good, I don't get it but I'll take it.
Posted by: Molly k. at November 04, 2026 06:02 AM (j/yko)

Yeah, I went to watch a show right before it all went to sh&t. I have thoughts, but I'll save them for the morning.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:56 AM (Gb7+b)

172 I guess we owe Redridinghood an apology. She was right, unfortunately. I am in Georgia and still can't believe it. You Texans must be catatonic.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at November 04, 2026 06:57 AM (3AwA+)

173 Trump
s problem on Iran is that he first, bombed them last year and then said the nuclear program was finished, completely destroyed.

Then seven months later he decides to unload on them again over their nuclear weapons programs.

That was bad enough but then we went through five or six cease fires and peace deals that went nowhere and made Trump look the fool.

Top it off by blaming it all on Bibi and a lot of people who went for Trump, but aren't fans of Israel, decided to sit it out or vote Dem.

Trump's wanting to make a deal so badly with people who don't want a deal and don't want to deal with him, has been his Achilles Heal this year.

All of Trump's enemies, worldwide, are just waiting him out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 06:57 AM (6ydKt)

174 It’s copium to put this on cheating. This wasn’t cheating. This was actual voters and retardation… sad but true
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You don't get whipped, up and down the ballot, coast to coast like this from cheating.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 06:57 AM (/Ki2A)

175 Texas bushies flexing muscle in the mirror. ROAR

Posted by: kingsman at November 04, 2026 06:58 AM (KVjz6)

176 Trump fell into a blunder, the GOP accomplished f***kall and the electorate has taken it out on Trump and the GOP.

It's really that simple.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


Then they need to bend over and lube up.
Enjoy your goat fucking overlords.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 06:58 AM (7Ne0P)

177 @164

>>So two years of impeachment theatre ahead.

I don't think so, there are going to be a shit ton of "investigations" and law fare to be sure.

Even with the degraded GOP in the Senate, there aren't enough votes to convict.

I think the donks will do everything short of impeachment this time around, because it would lead the public to feel sympathetic to Trump like it did the last time.

I think they will focus their energies on installing full blown marxist/communism this time around.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:58 AM (XV/Pl)

178 will not go to a camp. Hope they brought Level IV plates.
Posted by: rickb223

No camp for me.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:58 AM (r2Icn)

179 When he dies, they'll dig up his corpse and keep impeaching him until he does jail time. And then, they'll go after his family to stop them from ever doing anything again.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 06:55 AM


Yep this is exactly what the country voted for last night, endless impeachment hearings and grandstanding for the next two years. Trump is going to be busy issuing pardons for the next two years. Even then I doubt the democrats will respect them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:58 AM (I43vL)

180 "I don't think this was legit."

I tend to think that it is legit.
I have watched previously staunch, right thinking conservatives veer off into the 'free shit' direction just in the last year.

Mrs VIA came home from a 'girls week' vacation just last month shaken to the core with a friend that is her closest friend going off on how Canada has it figured out and that how unfair capitalism is.

And one of the common threads is a child in the family who has recently graduated from college.

Our 28 year old son's group of friends growing up has broken cleanly into two groups. The blue collar side, which is as conservative as you can imagine, and the college educated side, which has without exception gone to the Progressive side.

I am currently in an active text conversation with one of our son's friends who went the blue collar route and is lamenting the loss of his college educated brother to the dark side.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 06:59 AM (iMotb)

181 How big was Trump picking a fight with Musk over DOGE instead of picking a fight with the Rs in Congress?

IDK, this was such a slaughter, I don't think there is any "one" thing Trump could have done--it was a thousand cuts that has bled MAGA dry.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:00 AM (/Ki2A)

182 "But in another noteworthy shift from recent elections, young white men also voted for Democrats by a 17-point margin."

Minorities going home - not shocking.
Womeon still favoring Dems - not shocking

This fact IS shocking. And it's a wakeup for 2028 in all ways.

https://circle.tufts.edu/youth -vote-choice-demographics-2026-midterms

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:00 AM (Gb7+b)

183 I am completely baffled, how can the state of Texas flip by 25 points in two short years? State income tax here we come, it was one of hinjosa's key points of her campaign.

I've warned on and off for 2 years that Trump winning didn't mean the cheat was over. Too many people thought it was, but Alex Soros may actually be more clever than his dad. Not to mention the CIA was out for blood after USAID fell.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:01 AM (sabhw)

184
My county went from Trump +20 to Talarico +6. No idea why that happened. If Cornyn had been the candidate, he would have lost too.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:02 AM (eRlcH)

185 And don't underestimate all these new Dem AGs who will be arresting Rs in a steady drip as a buildup to 2028.

you think the J6 and the prosecutions of Trump were rigged?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:02 AM (/Ki2A)

186 G'mornin' everyone.

well, now we know, anyway ... we, and the nation, are totally fucked.
and I haven't even seen the Wisconsin results yet.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:02 AM (VyBeY)

187 They're going to try to quarantine us. In the camps.

My answer:

"If you try that, please tell your family you love them. You won't be able to afterward."

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (svLOV)

188 Mrs VIA came home from a 'girls week' vacation just last month shaken to the core with a friend that is her closest friend going off on how Canada has it figured out and that how unfair capitalism is

A lady at the Beer Store told me sales are down.
Beer....in Canada.
She thinks people are really broke.
I shouldn't really be hoping for a cleansing fire....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (Sco7b)

189 "I guess we shouldn't have laughed off the Democrat long game in TX."

Hubris will get you. There are probably a few Bible verses on this.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (Fv808)

190 "But in another noteworthy shift from recent elections, young white men also voted for Democrats by a 17-point margin."


Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:00 AM (Gb7+b)

I thought young women would eventually follow the young men, in order to partner.

Turns out, young men are following the young women, in order to partner.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (yKhjs)

191 183 I am completely baffled, how can the state of Texas flip by 25 points in two short years? State income tax here we come, it was one of hinjosa's key points of her campaign.

I've warned on and off for 2 years that Trump winning didn't mean the cheat was over. Too many people thought it was, but Alex Soros may actually be more clever than his dad. Not to mention the CIA was out for blood after USAID fell.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:01 AM (sabhw)

You don't get a 25 pt swing just from cheating. Last year's VA race was a harbinger for Texas...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (Gb7+b)

192
At least that asshole Brian Fitzpatrick lost PA-1.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:03 AM (eRlcH)

193 So Greg Abbott lost the governor’s race in Texas because Trump attacked Iran??? Read that sentence again… it makes no sense; there’s no logical linkage.

But feel free to collect your consolation prize at the window and try again

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:04 AM (PYT6H)

194 mornin yall. The races were the GOP's to lose, and they did so enthusiastically. The Dems didn't win so much as voters did not show up for the Stupid Party.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:04 AM (MWfyi)

195 @186

>>I haven't even seen the Wisconsin results yet.

If it matches the results of other locales, every Republican down to dog-catcher lost.

This was a repudiation election.

Shit's going to have to change big time for the GOP to become ascendant again.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:04 AM (XV/Pl)

196 Look on the bright side, for the next 18 months we are spared all the political spam blowing up our phones.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:05 AM (2GVsD)

197 Mrs VIA came home from a 'girls week' vacation just last month shaken to the core with a friend that is her closest friend going off on how Canada has it figured out and that how unfair capitalism is


A lot of Canadians certainly don't think so.

And the swing from 2024 is far too violent to be natural factors. On Fox yesterday morning they said some states already had over 2 million mail in ballots received, which definitely made me uneasy.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:05 AM (sabhw)

198 So I guess we won't have Darline the misspelled Graham to kick around anymore.

Posted by: Darlean Nixon at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (RDhJX)

199 193 So Greg Abbott lost the governor’s race in Texas because Trump attacked Iran??? Read that sentence again… it makes no sense; there’s no logical linkage.

But feel free to collect your consolation prize at the window and try again
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:04 AM (PYT6H)

No, he lost b/c the Dems smartly ran on the issues they caused (affordability and lack of good paying or entry jobs for the young) and painted Trump and his allies as out of touch and petty and unconcerned with their needs.

I'll have more, but no one likes indirect benefits...they like direct benefits. So, if Trumo's actions helped the economy long term, they don't care b/c they are suffering now and life is short...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (Gb7+b)

200 ignore my Trump name typo...coffee is still not drunk yet.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (Gb7+b)

201 I was blindingly, catastrophically wrong about this election.

And therefore I'm wrong about the follow-on effects. My predicate assumptions have been completely vaporized.

I thought Crockett would be able to play the 'I'da beat that honkey's ass!' card, guaranteeing a Kamala nomination in 28.

Welp. That honkey got his ass beat. By a kiddie diddler, and that means - I think - AOC's in the catbird seat now.

Texas and California are gone. That gives you President AOC with both houses and SCOTUS.

I have two years to prepare for this eventuality.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, prepping at November 04, 2026 07:07 AM (yKhjs)

202 "Turns out, young men are following the young women, in order to partner."

Young men have always thought with their little head since before the time of Christ.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:07 AM (iMotb)

203 This just accelerates my move to the far side of the swamp. The sooner I get out of this town the better.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:07 AM (MWfyi)

204 84, good for you, FS!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:07 AM (VyBeY)

205 You don't get a 25 pt swing just from cheating.

Yesterday morning there was a news story about record amounts of mail-in ballots being received. There were other signs, like cases of ballots turning up in Houston and at a Soros-affiliated facility in Maryland That's how you get a 25 point swing in 2 years.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (sabhw)

206 @193

>>But feel free to collect your consolation prize at the window and try again

Lot's of things went into the complete disaster of Texas, I'd say it's more that Abbott's campaign sucked and the Donks had youth and energy.

He got beat pretty bad, so I would say it's a multitude of factors.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (XV/Pl)

207 It’s not cheating. Voters are schizophrenic… they want low taxes, free shit and gasoline at a buck a gallon. If they don’t get that they throw a hissy fit and elect actual commies and terrorists. It’s a cold bucket of reality over the head

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (PYT6H)

208
Just to try to put this into perspective, in 1958, two years after Eisenhower was re-elected in a landslide, the GOP lost 49 seats in the House, 13 in the Senate and 5 governorships.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (eRlcH)

209 Washington Nearsider

Or the Democrats, giddy on victory, go full VC in Hue too soon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)

210 At least Peggy Noonan is happy. She wanted a Dem win to purify the Republican party. She's not going to like it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (cfGMy)

211 The democrats did a clean sweep last night here in Texas. I sure hope they all enjoy paying twice as much in taxes including some form of an income tax.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 07:09 AM (I43vL)

212 "Or the Democrats, giddy on victory, go full VC in Hue too soon."

This might be the best possible outcome.

It will hurt, and lives will be lost due to crime and other violent events taking place.

But pain does tend to focus ones attention.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:10 AM (iMotb)

213 In Georgia the GOP candidates offered absolutey nothing other than "We are not the Democrat". The lunkhead Kemp was no help as he is part of the Atlanta cesspool. His national political aspirations are kaput.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:10 AM (MWfyi)

214 @211

>>I sure hope they all enjoy paying twice as much in taxes including some form of an income tax.

People who would vote Democrat are stupid.

Mikie Sherril won the Governorship by promising to raise gas taxes... In New Jersey...

A state with some of the highest levels of taxation, raising taxes won the day.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:11 AM (XV/Pl)

215 Well time to do other things.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (2GVsD)

216 And I just missed a Freedom Munitions 'free shipping' sale....damn it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (iMotb)

217 At least I have cut out most of my extended family so I don't have to deal with them crowing about the victories.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (svLOV)

218 The lunkhead Kemp was no help as he is part of the Atlanta cesspool. His national political aspirations are kaput.

Kemp was nationally kaput already since he's tied to the 2020 steal.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07:12 AM (sabhw)

219 205 You don't get a 25 pt swing just from cheating.

Yesterday morning there was a news story about record amounts of mail-in ballots being received. There were other signs, like cases of ballots turning up in Houston and at a Soros-affiliated facility in Maryland That's how you get a 25 point swing in 2 years.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 07

I agree.

Boxes of votes just show up and get counted. No purple fingers, nothing?

President Trump defunded a LOT of things.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Sco7b)

220 You can bet the impeachment talk starts today. The Dems will be emboldened to tear down everything PDT has accomplished.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (MWfyi)

221 The ultimate winner of the election results is China

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Dv3i1)

222 @221 the funniest thing about that is that China appears to be collapsing before our eyes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:15 AM (cfGMy)

223 Le NOOD



JJ

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 04, 2026 07:16 AM (iMotb)

224 We are so totally fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:16 AM (ccf/V)

225 I've seen NM, CO, and VA--solid red states--fall once to the Dem. One time.
And they've never turned back.
WA was a swing state until one election won by "found" ballots. It's never turned back.
GA is gone.
TX has followed.

This new TX gov is going to deliver to her coalition.
They are going to expand and lock it in for 2028.
There is no realistic, plausible path for a R to win the WH in 2028 w/o TX.

IDK, 2020 was pretty bleak, not as bad as now, sure.
Only He knows what is the plan.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 04, 2026 07:20 AM (/Ki2A)

226 It’s not cheating. Voters are schizophrenic… they want low taxes, free shit and gasoline at a buck a gallon. If they don’t get that they throw a hissy fit and elect actual commies and terrorists. It’s a cold bucket of reality over the head
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


They're going to love what they voted for then.

And I'm going to shove that fact so far down their throats that my hand comes out their ass.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 07:21 AM (7Ne0P)

227 Just to try to put this into perspective, in 1958, two years after Eisenhower was re-elected in a landslide, the GOP lost 49 seats in the House, 13 in the Senate and 5 governorships.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026

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And I believe we had a recession then -- part of the reason the Ford Edsel was considered a sales failure.

In any case, Dems then were not as bull-goose loony as they are now. I'd take 1958 over what we've gone through since 2008, any time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2026 07:30 AM (56Qyq)

228 the funniest thing about that is that China appears to be collapsing before our eyes

______

Been hearing about the impending collapse of China for thirty years now.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 04, 2026 07:32 AM (AZDyS)

229 w00t late

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 07:32 AM (odBC9)

230 14 And no matter how the left gloats today, you can always remind them Trump is still yo president.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 04:18 AM (Toos7)

heh

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 07:51 AM (odBC9)

231 They stole it. We allowed it. No other explanation.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:03 AM (LHPAg)

232 199 193 No, he lost b/c the Dems smartly ran on the issues they caused (affordability and lack of good paying or entry jobs for the young) and painted Trump and his allies as out of touch and petty and unconcerned with their needs.

I'll have more, but no one likes indirect benefits...they like direct benefits. So, if Trum[p]'s actions helped the economy long term, they don't care b/c they are suffering now and life is short...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 07:06 AM (Gb7+b)

Good summary. IMHO.

"no one likes indirect benefits...they like direct benefits"

... especially LIVs.

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 09:25 AM (odBC9)

233 "I have two old laptops with 8GB of soldered RAM that I might give this a try on."
Weird kink, but okay.

Posted by: Eric in Atlanta at November 04, 2026 09:33 AM (OCW9r)

234 Nood

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 04, 2026 09:40 AM (mseD3)

235 BBC

Nova Local! The BBC headline right now is exactly what you said!!!

'Trump is still your president' White House says, after Democrats sweep to resounding midterms win

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 10:06 AM (odBC9)

Election Night ONT

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Election Night ONT. Appreciate you stopping by. Election discussion continues. Also - Open thread, as always. Anything else on YOUR mind tonight?

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Some stuff to read while you await final(?) results

Election Technology Through the Years (from 2023)

The History of Voting Technology

Voting Equipment

A Brief Illustrated History of Voting


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How about a different type of old school voting tech?

Remember when the MLB All-Star voting took place mostly(?) by fans on paper ballots? Go to a big league game in the early months of the season, and they'd hand out punch card style ballots.

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In later years, the ballots had cool cover art

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2014 was the last year of paper ballots for MLB. All voting moved to online / digital formats after that.


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From our friend scampydog

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My first thought was, "At least it's not the Black Panthers." Then i wondered if an AED was worse...

Nice job, Doggo!


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Something for our friend TJM

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DJ Doof - Election Theme Edition








That last one is pretty obscure. You might recall Rhythm Corps from this minor radio hit of theirs from the late 80s -- which also fits the theme


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Comments

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1 I grated cheese earlier and hurt my rotator cuff. Getting old blows ass.

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:01 PM (enNUy)

2 Good evening good people.

Even read the content.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 03, 2026 10:01 PM (iqv62)

3 Anything else on YOUR mind tonight?
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It occurred to me that back in 2016 every one of us was all DOOM and GLOOM because everyone *KNEW* Hillary Clinton was going to win.

And yet...that didn't happen.

It ain't over 'til it's over. Keep the faith.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (s2iZv)

4 Can we wait until the votes are counted first before counting ourselves out?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Has California finished counting ballots to vote for Che?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)

6 I grated cheese earlier and hurt my rotator cuff. Getting old blows ass.
Posted by: NCKate

Getting out of bed today was a struggle. I felt like someone beat me with a shovel during the night.

What the hell?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (iqv62)

7 It ain't over 'til it's over. Keep the faith.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (s2iZv)

Polls just closed here. Don't know the outcome of anything yet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Yay, ONT!

Also, I got a sticker today.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (+9wcF)

9

I'm top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice
I wanna be elected

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

10 And now a little music

https://youtu.be/-d2NsvFU5go

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (2GVsD)

11 Permanent Waves was always my favorite Rush album cover. Very cute dame, smiling at me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (0aYVJ)

12 Switched from bourbon to Gimlets.

Wanted something a bit more mellow before bed.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (XV/Pl)

13 I managed to get a doctor appoint for Thursday instead of the usual weeks out drill. I was feeling rather lucky, now I am thinking my doctor is going to ask me if my I have estate papers in order. Ugh.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (wcyKn)

14 Doof, I remember filling out those MLB All Star ballots.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (y171U)

15 5 Has California finished counting ballots to vote for Che?
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)

Nah.... we KNOW the results, even though they will count 'votes' for a few weeks.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (mP0Kj)

16 Yay, ONT!

Also, I got a sticker today.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 03, 2026 10:03 PM (+9wcF)
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Did you get the usual "I voted" sticker with the checkmark?

Or did you get the NEW AND IMPROVED "America 250 - 1776-2026 - I VOTED" sticker?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (s2iZv)

17 Well, since it's early, I guess I'll watch a few YT vids and check back in a bit.

Why do I get the feeling the enemy press is trying to claim victory for evil?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

18 Even the Losers.

Best Petty and the Heartbreakers tune.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:05 PM (/izzV)

19 Wanted something a bit more mellow before bed.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

I may move from Rye to Scotch and ditch the ice cube.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:05 PM (wcyKn)

20
*sets hair on fire*
*jumps out first floor window*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 10:05 PM (eRlcH)

21 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (sAmhv)

22 In the morning.

Posted by: Eromero at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (LHPAg)

23 Permanent Waves is pretty much a perfect album.

Their next album, Moving Pictures wasn't too shabby either.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (XV/Pl)

24 That's a great collection of All Star Ballot images, Disco. Well done. I spent some time stuffing the ballot box with those.
Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (41CYW)

25 It occurred to me that back in 2016 every one of us was all DOOM and GLOOM because everyone *KNEW* Hillary Clinton was going to win.

And yet...that didn't happen.

It ain't over 'til it's over. Keep the faith.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (s2iZv)
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I woke up around 2:00 a.m. and decided to check the (no doubt dispiriting) results. Couldn't believe Trump beat the steal! Did the secret bro nod to fellow cryptofascists at work the next morning.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (kpS4V)

26 Are you guys playing cards?

Posted by: Flounder at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (vBZcw)

27 Why do I get the feeling the enemy press is trying to claim victory for evil?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
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It's what they do.

They *want* us to go to bed dispirited and distraught.

Here's the thing they don't understand.

Most of us are going to get up tomorrow and go about our lives with a smile on our face and a song in our hearts. We are still alive and we can all show God's love to our fellow man.

They are incapable of thinking this way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (s2iZv)

28 Good evening morons y gracias Disco

I hope you have visited Cooperstown.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

29
We've had worse elections.
Trump is still president.
The House can't do anything about Ilhan's impending ouster.
We may recover half a trillion dollars from fraudulent programs.
We have two years to try to get some integrity in our voting.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (mmrXZ)

30 "They aren't getting through. Trump will veto all of their shit.
Posted by: JackStraw"

It will outlast PDT. He's going to make some more waves and will be done. I have no optimism for the future of the USA. You are crazy if you think Rubio can overcome a insane corrupt majority populace.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (MWfyi)

31 Seriously?

Talarico wins Texas?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (F+ElR)

32 It occurred to me that back in 2016 every one of us was all DOOM and GLOOM because everyone *KNEW* Hillary Clinton was going to win.
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Not everyone perfessor but then I am a bit of a Cassandra. I have stopped making electoral predictions though because it's too hard. I staked my sterling reputation on one thing this year, that Sayed will get in or be got in. Guess we'll see.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (vE0+H)

33 The only thing I'm looking to see is how many GOP reps remain standing.

There are currently 8, may get whittled down to 3 after the counting is done.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (XV/Pl)

34 Hi new threaders!

I said in the last thread I'd love if the lefty media wishcasts for a blue Texas, it actually goes red because the rural voters hate communism more than diesel prices, and then the lefty media cries foul that there is election fraud.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (Toos7)

35 Trump now has two months to take care of Iran. I think he's up for it.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (mtytl)

36 That's a great collection of All Star Ballot images, Disco. Well done. I spent some time stuffing the ballot box with those.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (41CYW)


I remember using my dad's keys to punch out the little chads

Posted by: doof at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

37 Some more Tom Petty

https://youtu.be/aowSGxim_O8

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (2GVsD)

38 I woke up around 2:00 a.m. and decided to check the (no doubt dispiriting) results. Couldn't believe Trump beat the steal! Did the secret bro nod to fellow cryptofascists at work the next morning.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 03, 2026 10:06 PM (kpS4V)
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That's exactly what I did that night.

Imagine my surprise to find out Hillary LOST.

God's got this. Don't give up hope just yet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (s2iZv)

39 It occurred to me that back in 2016 every one of us was all DOOM and GLOOM because everyone *KNEW* Hillary Clinton was going to win.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM (s2iZv)
*************************************

Not my recollection of 2016. I was confident of a Trump victory, based in part on polling.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at November 03, 2026 10:09 PM (jIGh3)

40 Talarico wins Texas?

Apparently Texas is going big-time Democrat. Even Katy Stout is ahead by like 30 points somehow.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:09 PM (tUj8P)

41 There are still lots of rural votes to count, but Talarico has won around 65%-68% of the vote (75% counted) in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Unless cows and oil rigs are voting that is an uphill margin to overcome.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:02 PM

This is from NBCNews website:

About the Remaining Vote
Ken Paxton would need to win 61.1% of the remaining vote to catch or overtake James Talarico, who leads.

They are showing 55% counted and Talarico leads by about 1.1 million votes.

They are estimating 4.657 million votes left to count.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 10:09 PM (P5BPp)

42 Time for some Rock and Roll to reaffirm that the USA is not only the greatest country on earth but has the greatest music ever. The Rides' members were Stephen Stills, Kenney Wayne Shepherd, and Barry Goldberg plus a bunch of sidemen. IMHO this track is Godly.

The Rides
I Need Your Lovin'
https://youtu.be/2wwovj_J_Yg

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:09 PM (wcyKn)

43 And by the way I know my Negative Nancy stuff is not popular.

My rejoinder:

Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!"

I am not some troll who just showed up here tonight. I dare say I have been posting here longer than almost every one of you. I used to post here when it was on BLOGSPOT. And if you don't know what blogspot is well get off my lawn.

We made it through the Obama years without going to the camps.

The Slotkin years will be still be bad.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:10 PM (NlEaG)

44 Hey guys, I brought cello tunes.

Nothing new, but good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbGd1hiKUs

Posted by: Piercello at November 03, 2026 10:10 PM (Ht/sz)

45 I told the lady to keep the I Voted sticker. I don't know why I even bothered. I feel like this most every time.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:10 PM (MWfyi)

46 Good evening morons y gracias Disco

I hope you have visited Cooperstown.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)


Twice. 1983 when Brooks Robinson was inducted. In 2016 when my son played in the 12U tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park.

Posted by: doof at November 03, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

47
Nah.... we KNOW the results, even though they will count 'votes' for a few weeks.
Posted by: Romeo13

================

have you taken a side on Thing One or Thing Two in Los Angeles? I've decided I want Nithya Raman to lose.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:11 PM (mmrXZ)

48 @36

>>Trump now has two months to take care of Iran. I think he's up for it.

He's going to cut bait and skeddadle more than likely, he's not going to get any more funding and they way he's conducted the war, there is no end game at play, it's just become a grind.

It's stinks but he allowed himself to be suckered into one of the three great blunders.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)

49 Fox just called SC Senate seat for the Dems.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:12 PM (wcyKn)

50 Did you get the usual "I voted" sticker with the checkmark?

Or did you get the NEW AND IMPROVED "America 250 - 1776-2026 - I VOTED" sticker?

Same old lame old. We're a more rural county. We'll get the America 250 stickers the next election.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at November 03, 2026 10:12 PM (+9wcF)

51 "Winning" by Santana was literally the last time I gave him a listen (in a favorable way). Everything after that was him pretending he was a "fast" guitarist when he couldn't play that way. His "fast" playing consisted of a lot of repeating notes and a lot of over-drawn solos live.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:12 PM (Cjcf6)

52 WI Gov race, 50% of vote in, D lead 11%.

WI is essential for '28

Posted by: davidt at November 03, 2026 10:12 PM (Q+gd/)

53 524 448 Texas...ugh. Talarico is taking Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio bigly: about 68% with 75% counted. Those rural counties have their work cut out for them.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions
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That was to be expected. No surprise.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (vOxCS)

54 He's going to cut bait and skeddadle more than likely, he's not going to get any more funding and they way he's conducted the war, there is no end game at play, it's just become a grind.

It's stinks but he allowed himself to be suckered into one of the three great blunders.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)

Eh. Trump wasn't suckered he has agency. He made the call.

But I bet Hegseth is gone by end of the week.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (NlEaG)

55 10 And now a little music


https://youtu.be/wrVy3bp2IFQ

Chen Birad (and family).

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (mtytl)

56 "We have two years to try to get some integrity in our voting.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia"

Well don't expect anything from the GOP.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (MWfyi)

57 Fox just called SC Senate seat for the Dems


===

Well, SC people here kept saying they will not vote for Graham, because reasons. Now they will have a solid Dem for 6 years.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (AKptf)

58 >>I bet Hegseth is gone by end of the week.


I'll take that action. I've got $500 says you are wrong.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:14 PM (/izzV)

59 Thanks for the special Election Night ONT, Sir Doof!

That final graphic is rather touching, no? Well done, sir!

(I'm trying hard to not be whelmed by election coverage until things have settled down a bit...)

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 03, 2026 10:14 PM (D/6p1)

60 How about we apply the 48-hour rule to 'news' organisations calling elections?

Oh wait, that sounds too sensible. So carry on with hair alight.

Nyah.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)

61 An eternal perspective brings me peace when earthly events don't go the way I would like. God has everything in His hands, and sadly (sometimes) afflicts nations that abandon Him with terrible leaders. Life goes on nonetheless.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at November 03, 2026 10:14 PM (ZKtCv)

62 Gosh, I bet Vance moves to India by dawn.

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (enNUy)

63 have you taken a side on Thing One or Thing Two in Los Angeles? I've decided I want Nithya Raman to lose.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I am hoping they tie and have to resort to Russian Roulette on live TV to sort it out.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (wcyKn)

64 > 26 Permanent Waves was always my favorite Rush album cover. Very cute dame, smiling at me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at November 03, 2026 10:04 PM (0aYVJ)

If I remember right, a separate poster featuring just the panty-flashing babe was available.

I'm almost sure I saw that at some point.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (qlLNh)

65 From the Election Technology link in the content: In the late 1880s, everything shifted when the Acme Voting Machine was invented. The Acme Voting Machine was aimed at securing an honest vote.
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That damned coyote was a time traveler.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (41CYW)

66 >>> Most of us are going to get up tomorrow and go about our lives with a smile on our face and a song in our hearts. We are still alive and we can all show God's love to our fellow man.
They are incapable of thinking this way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (s2iZv)

I feel this deeply, perfessor. Partly because politics aren't my identify. I feel my political beliefs deeply, but they are separate from who I am.

For the left, it feels like their political beliefs are their identity. So if you disagree with them, it's not just a difference of opinion, you're attacking them. Their sense of self is totally tied to if the country votes red or blue. That is an incredibly unhealthy way to live.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (Toos7)

67 DDHQ called it for Talarico.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (AZDyS)

68 They will over reach. They always do.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (FIXtj)

69 65 >>I bet Hegseth is gone by end of the week.


I'll take that action. I've got $500 says you are wrong.
Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:14 PM (/izzV)

Screenshot it. Too rich for my blood. But feel free to tapdance on my posts if you win.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (NlEaG)

70 He's going to cut bait and skeddadle more than likely, he's not going to get any more funding and they way he's conducted the war, there is no end game at play, it's just become a grind.

It's stinks but he allowed himself to be suckered into one of the three great blunders.

I'm gonna disagree on this: the Venezuela then Iran strategy to box in the CCP is actually working (you'll notice Xi's been pretty docile lately).

But I bet Hegseth is gone by end of the week.

*That* would be a blunder. Without Hegseth the Pentagon stands ready to execute Soros's coup plan and they'd oust Trump and the Constitution.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (tUj8P)

71 "We have two years to try to get some integrity in our voting."

I suspect the SAVE Act was our one chance for that.

Posted by: davidt at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (Q+gd/)

72 bet Hegseth is gone by end of the week

Yeah, no.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (8B4gm)

73 Well, SC people here kept saying they will not vote for Graham, because reasons. Now they will have a solid Dem for 6 years.
Posted by: runner

Likely 36 years. ugh.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (wcyKn)

74 Lack of support for Graham was because the idiot guvnuh Henruh McMastuh put Miss Lindsey's sister in because Reasons.

Entitlement to elective office because named Graham did not sit well at all.

Posted by: Minor Miklosian Miklosplaining at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (FUMQC)

75 > The only thing protecting him is you couldnt get someone new through the Senate now
Posted by: Sharpie at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (OJl7B)

The new Senate doesn't take office until January.

Expect a huge slug of lame-duck legislation to be jammed into the time between now and then.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (qlLNh)

76 Hegseth ain't going anywhere.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (wcyKn)

77 >>It will outlast PDT. He's going to make some more waves and will be done. I have no optimism for the future of the USA. You are crazy if you think Rubio can overcome a insane corrupt majority populace.

Predated him.

We've always been a deeply divided country since that unfortunate business in the south.

Historically, the party out of power wins. It's not unusual, it's the norm. When a party in power achieves what they said they would do their supporters become complacent and the party out of power gets energized. Human nature.

What is really concerning is Paxton just lost. I was really hoping Texas would hold the line.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

78
The whole Darline mess stuck in a lot people's craws. It did mine too, but I held my nose and voted for her.

But it looks like a lot our side just didn't vote for her. Wilson has pulled it out, barely, and that shows the difference.

And then get 6 years of an absolute leftwing lunatic for it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (w6EFb)

79 Apparently Texas is going big-time Democrat. Even Katy Stout is ahead by like 30 points somehow.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:09 PM

~300-500,000 Muslims + 700,000 Asian Indians in Texas, majority due to H-1B Visas, and those blocs voting for Democrats the same as Blacks vote for Democrats and there you go.

Demographics is destiny. Texas is 37-39% White, 40-41% Hispanic, 13-14% Black, 6-7% Asian.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 10:18 PM (P5BPp)

80 https://youtu.be/x_CJAsi6hk0

Char Birad.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:18 PM (mtytl)

81 Well, SC people here kept saying they will not vote for Graham, because reasons. Now they will have a solid Dem for 6 years.
Posted by: runner
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I was pissed about the Darline pick (Miklos' Darleen would've been better), but I took my sorry ass to the polls and voted for her anyway.

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 03, 2026 10:18 PM (lOlUK)

82 If SC and TX senate seats turn blue, and the senators prove too woke for them -- because I don't think Talarico will keep his commie pedo views quiet for very long -- will the voters actually vote them out in 6 years? Or as incumbents are they baked into the cake? Forever?

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:18 PM (Toos7)

83 Hello, Horde -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 03, 2026 10:18 PM (SRRAx)

84 I thought Trump was doing the in out in out in Iran and that would be that. It wasn't. But no way is Iran the reason Georgia has a D governor.

All I can assume is he had a good reason. Finally we get a leader who doesn't just stick his finger in the wind to make decisions and people can't take it.

So it's back to 30 years of GOPe since they're doing such a bang up job taking us on, I mean taking on the commies.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

85 >>What is really concerning is Paxton just lost. I was really hoping Texas would hold the line.


Texas is a myth that Texans tell themselves.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (/izzV)

86 Every single Republican I talked to was deeply frustrated with Trump. The real world is not an online echo chamber.

Posted by: Sharpie at November 03, 2026 10:15 PM (OJl7B)
----

Point of order: How many posts like this does he need to have before he's correctly labelled a troll?

Because between this thread and the previous one he's at atleast a dozen.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

87 Hustad (R) in Ohio has cut the lead down to 1.16% with 74% of the vote in.

Hinson (R) in Iowa has cut the lead down to 12.16% with 34% of the vote in. Hopefully, she'll win but she has a considerable hole to climb out of.

Nebraska, we're down 11.13% with 37% of the vote in. A repeat of Iowa.

Not looking good in Kansas. May have an outside chance in South Carolina (down 4.12% with 87% reporting) but doesn't look good right now.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (QXsxd)

88 'We have two years to try to get some integrity in our voting.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (mmrXZ)'

You will get few charges and fewer convictions out of any fraud heavy jurisdiction, and the GOP will move heaven and earth to block meaningful reform. They WANT to larp as an opposition while hoovering up money and and doing whatever they do in their little snobby little circle jerks.

Posted by: heya at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (G5zYf)

89 DDHQ has called Talarico for Texas.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (vSvIl)

90 Now if McMastuh had picked my Darleen, that girl would have kicked anybody's damn ass.

Waffle House Black Belt

Posted by: but Miklos went unheeded at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (FUMQC)

91 Well, I was hoping for an against the grain mid-term, but y'know, this one is not too bad historically. Lost the House, probably hold onto the Senate. Gas prices are probably a bigger influence than we think they are.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (GMWTj)

92 So, I guess the first order of business in January is going to be another impeachment. Because the Dems have nothing but hatred in their hearts.

Hopefully I'll be dead soon.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (CHHv1)

93 Welp, we're about to have a State Income Tax in Texas... can't fuckin wait...

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (8Csz2)

94 I don't need any atheists on here telling me about eternal perspective.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (ZKtCv)

95 Hustad cuts the lead again to 0.82% with 75% reporting.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (QXsxd)

96 Sure Jack, it's the same as it ever was. The country is not going progressively more and more insane. Politicians have our best interests at heart. I'm sure it will all be fine.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (MWfyi)

97 Expect a huge slug of lame-duck legislation to be jammed into the time between now and then.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (qlLNh)

Not good shit though. GOP doesn't play that.

Don't want to appear racist or upset the normies.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (vE0+H)

98 >>Texas is a myth that Texans tell themselves.

That I had enough ammo. Guess not.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

99 With a day this bad the Democrats don't even need to manufacture mail in ballots!

Posted by: Josephistan at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (3VqYK)

100 Well thank god we've got that man, that man Thune.

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:20 PM (enNUy)

101 Well, SC people here kept saying they will not vote for Graham, because reasons. Now they will have a solid Dem for 6 years.
Posted by: runner

The SC GOPe strikes again. Complete fuckstains.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:21 PM (8B4gm)

102 Yeah, that sucks. I think it all comes down to gas prices and inflation this time. People can't see beyond it. TX is crazy, but this is the ebbs and flows of politics. Not much will change in my world.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 03, 2026 10:21 PM (n5tGW)

103 *blinks*

GigantorX was there and then gone.

Now if it had been Aphrodite X, wow

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:21 PM (2GVsD)

104 I'm just surprised so many people were so confident in their predictions. Some folks were sure Paxton was going double digits over Talarico. I was laughed at earlier today for asking if KS was in play.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:21 PM (AZDyS)

105 It might be time for Israelis to start scouting around for some other patch of land for "YHWH" to choose. I don't think that southern Syria is tenable.
Posted by: 88C+u at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (88C+u)

That isn't up to them.

It's up to Him.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 10:21 PM (vSvIl)

106 With Texas and California gone, there will never be another Republican president.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at November 03, 2026 10:22 PM (F+ElR)

107 Hinson in Iowa cuts lead to 9.9% with 38% reporting.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:22 PM (QXsxd)

108 I don't think this is about Republican's annoyed by Trump.

I think were tired of not being tired of winning. The Left has a dispiriting grip on the levers of power even in the minority.

Not one Russiagater paid a price. Those 2 FBI twerps? Judge just dismissed the case. Just like that.

We have these troons videoing themselves damaging the reflecting pool and they can't catch a case.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:22 PM (NlEaG)

109 A lot of blue people have been steadily invading Texas for years. This was just a matter of time

Posted by: WilliamShatnersPants at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (ar+II)

110 I don't know what's happening in the elections (whether good or bad), but I do know that I very much wanted Trump to win in 2020. His loss was a tremendous disappointment. But that loss turned into a very different Trump in 2024, as opposed to another relatively weak term if he had won in 2020. It turned into a victory that I could not have foreseen after the 2020 election.

My view now is that God is working in this country, and how He is working is not something I can grasp. He spared Trump from an assassin's bullet. A great deal of evil and corruption has been exposed. Young leaders have emerged in the conservative ranks.

2020 and 2024 made me view my own opinions of how this country should be saved very differently. As much as I would like us to simply vote our way out of this, politics alone will not save this country, and God is working towards a spiritual solution. I believe that Trump is part of that, but I don't know the playbook.

If it wasn't for God's hand so clearly moving as shown in 2020 and 2024, and Trump's narrow escape, I would be much more discouraged by the apparent future of the US.

Posted by: There are some who call me ... Tim at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (UMEOI)

111 Imagine my surprise to find out Hillary LOST.

God's got this. Don't give up hope just yet.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:08 PM (s2iZv)

True. But, is this going to happen - I haven't read further than this comment of yours, Perf and I haven't read results - because we need more chastisement? I don't know. But, Trump was defeated and came back again, so if it happens against our wishes, maybe there's a big slap in the face coming to the Ds in '28?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (1Ff7Z)

112 >>Sure Jack, it's the same as it ever was. The country is not going progressively more and more insane. Politicians have our best interests at heart. I'm sure it will all be fine.

It has nothing to do with politicians. They don't vote for themselves.

Texans vote for Texas politicians. And they just elected a pro-child mutilating, communist.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (viF8m)

113 Are the Boomers enjoying their war for Israel still?


Not a great day for you, not a pleasant day, eh?

Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (yo+XF)

114 DDHQ has called Talarico for Texas.

2006: Why do you reichwingers think a vote for gay marriage is a slippery slope that will lead to pedophila

2026: The first openly pedophile Senator has won a seat in TX tonight

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (sKqQm)

115 Evening.

So many fucking Eeyores on Twatter.

Also, the YouTube app was updated to make it shittier. Stop making things so shitty, Google!

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (cJwDx)

116 116 I don't think this is about Republican's annoyed by Trump.

I think were tired of not being tired of winning. The Left has a dispiriting grip on the levers of power even in the minority.

Not one Russiagater paid a price. Those 2 FBI twerps? Judge just dismissed the case. Just like that.

We have these troons videoing themselves damaging the reflecting pool and they can't catch a case.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:22 PM (NlEaG)

Post-mortem can wait until we've actually got numbers.

We don't know who turned out and who didn't yet. Georgia is a relatively easy story that has been trending for years, everything else is kind of contradictory rather than in one direction so far.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (okun6)

117 MASSIVE FRAUD

Posted by: Duncan at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (hlxNh)

118 You don't even know what a "Boomer" is, retard.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (qlLNh)

119 Yeah, that sucks. I think it all comes down to gas prices and inflation this time. People can't see beyond it. TX is crazy, but this is the ebbs and flows of politics. Not much will change in my world.

Or the "most extensive election cheating apparatus in history" (tm Joe Biden) finally got a second outing.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (tUj8P)

120
Welp, we're about to have a State Income Tax in Texas... can't fuckin wait...
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

=================

Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (mmrXZ)

121 Willowed:

If you all want to blame someone, it's not Trump. We had the House and the Senate too. It was a chance to turn this country around from the disaster inflicted by Obama and Biden. Trump did everything he could and more through executive orders . He fulfilled just about every promise.

What did the RINOs do? The Senate sat on every damn bill the House sent and refused to codify Trump's EOs. And they refused to pass the SAVE America Act. They blocked him at every turn. That's who deserves your ire, not Trump.

And whining about the "war" in Iran doesn't cut it. Iran needed to be destroyed and Trump was the only one with the guts to do it. They've been murdering us for nearly 5 decades. Trump took them out without even putting forces on the ground. God bless him.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (3ImbR)

122 Texans vote for Texas politicians. And they just elected a pro-child mutilating, communist.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:23 PM (viF8m)

Well at least we've got that going for us.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (NlEaG)

123 What message is it going to send to Trump? He's not running again and has nothing to lose. I hope he goes nuclear on all his enemies. It may be the only way he can survive.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (MWfyi)

124 https://youtu.be/BELiq_zcGTE

Franz

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (mtytl)

125 Yeah, that sucks. I think it all comes down to gas prices and inflation this time. People can't see beyond it. TX is crazy, but this is the ebbs and flows of politics. Not much will change in my world.

Trump solved inflation.

From 25% under Biden to 3% now.

The problem is he didn't, and couldn't, bring prices back to before Biden.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:26 PM (sKqQm)

126 One silver lining, if you need it, to wash out the bad taste of a supposed Talarico win...

Jasmine Crockett is throwing some wigs and eyelash glue tonight.

And beto's father in law is extra disappointed the more masculine of the two TX power bottom white beta males won a blue political seat, and not his dumb son in law.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:26 PM (Toos7)

127 Du leiber Gott

I am going back to watching Midsommer Murders and working on model kits.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 10:26 PM (2GVsD)

128 125 MASSIVE FRAUD

Posted by: Duncan at November 03, 2026 10:24 PM (hlxNh)

Doh.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (mtytl)

129 Trump did not take out Iran. Iran took out Yemen.

==

Iran will be taken care of. More so now.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (AKptf)

130 At least half of the "Republicans" in Texas are actually Democrats. Hence, John Cornyn. The Bush family is absolute excrement.

We had the Presidency, the House and the Senate, and the GOP only worked to block Trump.

That's "our" party.

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (X+xvk)

131 California Prop 33 - DDHQ Votes

Candidate Party - Votes - PCT
No - - NPA - - 8,975,542 - 60%
Yes - NPA - - 5,979,880 - 40%

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (vOxCS)

132 Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (3ImbR)

This. Well, at least most of it. The part about Iran is debatable by reasonable people.

But the fact of the matter is, we had congress. The president can only do so much, and our congress fucked us.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (AZDyS)

133 You don't even know what a "Boomer" is, retard.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

*raises hand*

A submarine armed with nuclear ballistic missiles, Sir?

Posted by: Miklos needs that Community Collidge diploma at November 03, 2026 10:27 PM (FUMQC)

134 I can't think of one of my close relatives that is not a Woke Leftist. How did that happen? idk.

But that seems to be the state of our country. So Many are completely brainwashed/overcome by leftist media, and "educated" by leftist teachers. Sad ... but apparently true.

Perhaps the next more brutal faze will wake some up? idk, hope springs eternal, but the globalist fight is ongoing, and the preferred outcome is not guaranteed (except in the Christian view of a more perfect eventual outcome in that great and notable day).

Posted by: illiniwek at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (vbXSk)

135 What is really concerning is Paxton just lost. I was really hoping Texas would hold the line.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

You said he was gonna win, didn't you? Are all the votes counted? Goodness, the polls have barely closed in most places. Where's the JackStraw of a couple of days ago?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

136 Well, I'm confused. The counter-insurgency that recruited Trump stopped the Hillary steal, allowed the Biden steal for some reason, then stopped the Kamala steal.

All kinds of cleaning up of voter rolls, redistricting on Republican favor in a number of states, probably cyberwarfare regarding electronic voting machines. Are they really going to let the Dems steal Congress, when Trump only has two years left to do what he has to do?

What might they have up their sleeve? Prosecuting enough Dems - throwing them out of Congress - to restore the balance? Omar is only the first, I presume. There may be quite a few...

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (ovdkm)

137 "73 They will over reach. They always do.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at November 03, 2026 10:16 PM (FIXtj)"

That works when the GOPe doesn't reach at all. The Bulwark isn't an anomaly; I have listened to a solid decade of my GOP office holding family piss and moan about Trump. I would say they are not serious people, except they are so serious about their gravy trains and their outdated classist bullshit that they'd prefer to let the Dems burn it all down.

Posted by: heya at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (G5zYf)

138
So, I guess the first order of business in January is going to be another impeachment.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm

================

I'm happy to say... Nothing Will Happen.
Unless both houses really really REALLY want President JD Vance.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (mmrXZ)

139 Wait, which states are actually red states?

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (enNUy)

140 >>At this point, I have to say it:
Trump has done more damage to the conservative movement in the last 12 months than 10 years of Democrat attacks.

Trump didn't lose Florida.

Texans own this not Trump.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (viF8m)

141 You don't even know what a "Boomer" is, retard.


It's something they babble about in Oklahoma.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:29 PM (tUj8P)

142 > And beto's father in law is extra disappointed the more masculine of the two TX power bottom white beta males won a blue political seat, and not his dumb son in law.
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:26 PM (Toos7)

He's probably going to resume dropping hints that maybe Beatoff should go out and look for a job.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 10:29 PM (qlLNh)

143 Texas is a myth that Texans tell themselves.
Posted by: garrett

They never had to worry about the cities. And now you got 4 very large cities. Might be tough to outvote them now. And they're getting larger by the week. See Atlanta for details.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:29 PM (8B4gm)

144 Well I imagine the markets are going to take a real shit tomorrow.

It looked like today they were believing the polls were completely wrong.

Second look at bonds I guess.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)

145 What message is it going to send to Trump? He's not running again and has nothing to lose. I hope he goes nuclear on all his enemies. It may be the only way he can survive.
Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (MWfyi)

No no Georgia elected a Democrat Governor who is going to destroy the state to "send a message to Trump".

But mysteriously no one wanted to send this message in 2024 when he was the one on the ballot.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:30 PM (vE0+H)

146 If you all want to blame someone, it's not Trump. We had the House and the Senate too. It was a chance to turn this country around from the disaster inflicted by Obama and Biden. Trump did everything he could and more through executive orders . He fulfilled just about every promise.

What did the RINOs do? The Senate sat on every damn bill the House sent and refused to codify Trump's EOs. And they refused to pass the SAVE America Act. They blocked him at every turn. That's who deserves your ire, not Trump.

And whining about the "war" in Iran doesn't cut it. Iran needed to be destroyed and Trump was the only one with the guts to do it. They've been murdering us for nearly 5 decades. Trump took them out without even putting forces on the ground. God bless him.

Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:30 PM (vOxCS)

147 Texas has had 39 Dem Governors in its History.

Texas has had 7 Republican Governors in its History.


Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:30 PM (/izzV)

148 What message does this send to a JD Vance or a Rubio, or any republican who might run in 2028?

Do you stay close to Trump policies, or find a way to separate from some of them? I don't want a mitt Romney squish clone to be the nominee in 28. We are so over that.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (Toos7)

149 @136

>>The problem is he didn't, and couldn't, bring prices back to before Biden.

Well, instigating a war in the ME tends to inflate gas prices.

His conduct of the war has been stupid, even more stupid than Bush and Cheney, and that's saying something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)

150 You said he was gonna win, didn't you? Are all the votes counted? Goodness, the polls have barely closed in most places. Where's the JackStraw of a couple of days ago?

I did. Because I thought Texans were smarter than this. I was wrong.

Texas has been called for Talarico.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (viF8m)

151 Texas is a myth that Texans tell themselves.
Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:19 PM (/izzV)

When the GOP establishment goes out of their way to fuck one on their own party's nominees what do you think is going to happen? You expect the sky to open up and Jesus to come down to personally give his blessings?

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (cJwDx)

152 But mysteriously no one wanted to send this message in 2024 when he was the one on the ballot.
Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:30 PM (vE0+H)

Because Trump betrayed us. Is this really that hard for you to grasp?

Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (yo+XF)

153 These trolls are annoying.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (3ImbR)

154 "
Perhaps the next more brutal faze will wake some up? idk, hope springs eternal, but the globalist fight is ongoing, and the preferred outcome is not guaranteed (except in the Christian view of a more perfect eventual outcome in that great and notable day).
Posted by: illiniwek at November 03, 2026 10:28 PM (vbXSk)"

One of the big prog selling points is the chance to be the ones doing the brutal stuff in the brutal phase. Or at least to get to watch it happen to people you don't like. It won't convert any of them.

Posted by: heya at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (G5zYf)

155 128 Welp, we're about to have a State Income Tax in Texas... can't fuckin wait...
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

=================

Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (mmrXZ)

We changed the Texas constitution so that a state income tax can't happen

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (SRRAx)

156 There is no doubt the senate dilly-dallying retards gave no reason to vote for them. All they ever do is say who else are you gonna vote for, I think alot of people said nobody. They had the whole she-bang and did squat. I don't have any sympathy for them.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (n5tGW)

157 Carlos Santana…
Provided gay tank tops, but no dental plan it seems.
Great song though.
Thanks Doofster!

Posted by: Gunslinger at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (N91F8)

158 Most of TX GOPe voted for Talarico. They hate Trump, and wanted to show him, I guess.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (AKptf)

159 Stock market futures are absolutely tanking.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (F+ElR)

160 By the way it sounds, I have to finally admit that Barack Obama wildly succeeded in his one main promise: He and his henchmen fundamentally transformed the USA.

This election should have been a no-brainer for a sane American populace.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (MBf85)

161 "It has nothing to do with politicians. They don't vote for themselves."

No it apparently has everything to do with WHO votes. And the number of crazy irrational self destructive people who do vote is not going down. Throw in the need for continued crime, corruption, and general disorder and the USA will be like Islamic Europe soon enough. Maybe I'll be around but I hope I'm not.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (MWfyi)

162 How many impeachments will there be?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (RDhJX)

163 Stock market futures are absolutely tanking.

==

that's not good!

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (AKptf)

164 The Bitch McConnell wing of the party is very, very happy tonight. Thanks, John Thune. Thanks, Mike Johnson. Thanks for nothing.

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (X+xvk)

165 Can we wait until the votes are counted first before counting ourselves out?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

NO, hair-on-fire time. Then we get fitted for our colander face masks.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (C0Nlv)

166 Welp, we're about to have a State Income Tax in Texas... can't fuckin wait...
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

=================

Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (mmrXZ)

They'd have to amend the state's constitution twice before that happens. Don't feed the dumb fuck troll.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (cJwDx)

167 Trump betrayed us but the GOP are on our side. Special brain cells at work.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (vE0+H)

168 amazing what having the media humping for you (against Trump) can do for most ignorant among us. Lies making headway everywhere. Democrats are just like Islamist. Lying to get your way is OK by their god.

Posted by: gov't here to steal at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (cqrFc)

169 >>that's not good!

I mean...if you are liquid.

It's going to be an immense buying opportunity in the next 48 hours.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (/izzV)

170 Santana ... Everything after that was him pretending... and a lot of over-drawn solos live.

Posted by: Crusader
----

But he can make faces.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (vOxCS)

171 Good night all. I will check out Tom Luongo tomorrow for the positive spin on the election.

I might give up the internet for a while after that ...

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (mtytl)

172 "Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (mmrXZ)"

Do you mean Texans, or people geographically in Texas?

The demographic decline since I left there has been brutal but not obvious to those who haven't lived there.

Posted by: heya at November 03, 2026 10:34 PM (G5zYf)

173 Iowa and Nebraska are closing the gap. Hinson (R) in Iowa is down 8.1% (45% reporting), while Ricketts (R) in Nebraska is down a little more than 10% (website just went down).

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:34 PM (QXsxd)

174 They never had to worry about the cities. And now you got 4 very large cities. Might be tough to outvote them now. And they're getting larger by the week. See Atlanta for details. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

This is the crux. The nation has been sorting itself along these lines for years. I watched this accelerate over the 10 years I lived in DT Seattle before escaping in 2017. The deeper sea change is the peeps in these cities skew to GenZ which skews to hard left progressive or straight up communist. My world has shuffled off, it is a whole new game now and I am not feeling good about what any of this means. It has never been more true but the times they are a changing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:34 PM (wcyKn)

175 I don't know what he saw. I don't know what he sees.
I don't know what he planned:
But this is a fucking disaster.
It couldn't have gone more wrong if he planned it that way.

YOU FUCKING LOST TEXAS
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (3cUTc)

He's in cahoots with Hillary all along!!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

176 I did. Because I thought Texans were smarter than this. I was wrong.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (viF8m)

Go back to your bong.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (cJwDx)

177 What pisses me off is that we are covered up in Texans and this is only going to accelerate the influx of those assholes.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (/izzV)

178 >>> California Prop 33 - DDHQ Votes

There is not a prop 33. Do you mean prop 39, requiring voter ID? If so yes that is going down. Because if course it is.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (Toos7)

179 174 Stock market futures are absolutely tanking.

==

that's not good!

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:32 PM (AKptf)


That's communism. Same thing happened after Brazil election.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (mtytl)

180 I'm just glad Vivek Rama-whatever is alive to see this!

Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (yo+XF)

181 =================

Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
---

Keep your powder dry.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (vOxCS)

182 Website back up. Ricketts (R) in Nebraska is under 10% - 9.93% with 39% reporting.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (QXsxd)

183 >>Go back to your bong.

Go back to fellating your cat.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (viF8m)

184 And yet Florida remains ruby red. Funny, that.

Posted by: Locarno at November 03, 2026 10:36 PM (GjI0V)

185 This is Trump's fault? Seriously? How many GOP leaders have we had in a row who failed us utterly? Who lied incessantly to us? Who always arranged for Democrats to win?

You're blaming Trump? Are you high?

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 03, 2026 10:36 PM (X+xvk)

186 Stock market futures meltdown. I should just pull the trigger and pay off the house while the market is at a high. That turns me into a cork that can ride out nearly anything.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (wcyKn)

187 I mean...if you are liquid.

It's going to be an immense buying opportunity in the next 48 hours.
Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (/izzV)

I absolutely agree with this.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (NlEaG)

188 As long as Trump continues deporting millions of illegals, ans ideally arrests and convicts a bunch of illegals that voted this year, we'll be set up we'll for 2028, which is the most important. Need the presidency, and mass deportation, to set up for the 2030 census.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (t19vo)

189 Talarico. OMG that's hilarious.

He's a Babylon Bee satire but somehow won in a massive landslide.

Posted by: MJ at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (XOmY9)

190 DJIA futs down less than 1%, Nas futs by 2%. It's not 'tanking;' at least not yet.

Posted by: gp at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (Jr5Lq)

191 The part that makes me the angriest?

The polling was right.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (F+ElR)

192 128
Welp, we're about to have a State Income Tax in Texas... can't fuckin wait...
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

Honest to God, Texans won't be a little regretful?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM

The people that vote for things like this think it applies to the other guy, not them I suspect.

It's all so illogical even if you really did want to help other people with tax money that is the most inefficient way to achieve the goal.

I ask kids would you rather use the restroom at Disneyland or the public beach?


Posted by: CaliGirl at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (yyxYU)

193 Glad they passed the Big Beautiful Bill when they had the chance!

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:38 PM (AKptf)

194 I put Collander Facemask World on hold. I was wrong. Civilization is collapsing again!

Luckily I topped up my apocalypse supplies. 🧻

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 03, 2026 10:38 PM (kpS4V)

195 imagine the markets are going to take a real shit tomorrow.

It looked like today they were believing the polls were completely wrong.

Second look at bonds I guess.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:29 PM

--

Markets like resolution. They'll probably spike up. Enjoy it while it lasts, because wealth confiscation will be back on the menu.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at November 03, 2026 10:38 PM (NYInA)

196 Nobody has called Texas.

What the hell happened to quality control around here?

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)

197 Go back to fellating your cat.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:35 PM (viF8m)

Bazinga!

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (cJwDx)

198 It was Republicans holding pro forma sessions to prevent Trump from making any recess appointments. It was Republicans refusing to pass Voter ID laws, despite 83% support from all of America.

At every single turn, it was Republicans standing in the way.

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (X+xvk)

199 So, Texas...gonna dig up Ann Richards while you're at it?

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (E4Afo)

200 We aren't deporting nearly enough illegals. Go anywhere. Any state. Any city. You'll be surrounded. Voting harder didn't work.

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (enNUy)

201 Trump proved you can win by running on all the stuff Republicans promise *and* meaning it. Three times. Proven.

And for that the Bulwark Blowjob Crew and the rest of the phony GOP will never EVER forgive him.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (vE0+H)

202 "Unless both houses really really REALLY want President JD Vance."

Once they have a Dem Speaker and both Houses, they'll impeach and convict all the way down until the Speaker is Pres. Then the reeducation camps are open for business. SCOTUS packed. They've told you what they're going to do. Believe them.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (zdQuL)

203 >>> We changed the Texas constitution so that a state income tax can't happen
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (SRRAx)

Oh, you won't have an income tax! You'll have a millionaire's tax...but there's no defined amount, and the legislature can change it at any time. So it starts with millionaires, goes down to anyone that makes $500K, then $250K, then everyone.

That's how the dems get around the laws.

WA state has a no income tax in its constitution. But they are voting on a millionaire tax, aka an income tax, tonight.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (Toos7)

204 My world has shuffled off, it is a whole new game now and I am not feeling good about what any of this means. It has never been more true but the times they are a changing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions
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We need something similar to the Electoral College for individual states to balance out the vote.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (vOxCS)

205 God's got this. Don't give up hope just yet.
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God hasn't spelled out His plan for America, and folks want to argue over what the remaining Biblical prophecies say for the rest of the world.

But if Israel is finally at the point where it can be militarily self sufficient, maybe the USA isn't necessary any more.

We certainly haven't been doing anything to reflect well on His reputation and the purpose we claimed to be founded for, for a very long time.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (vSvIl)

206 I mean...if you are liquid.

It's going to be an immense buying opportunity in the next 48 hours.
Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (/izzV)

I absolutely agree with this.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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Yep.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (41CYW)

207 I've been reading Ace of Spades since 2007. What's funny is every time we get stabbed in the back by the GOPe it's like "This is it! This is the final straw! We have to stop voting for these people and destroy the GOP!"

And yet, every two years, like clockwork we are told "We are in the most important election in our lifetime! You must vote Red Team!"

Finally some people decided to stop voting for the GOPe and so-called right wingers lose their minds..

Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (yo+XF)

208 Yinz done with the GOPe yet?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (8B4gm)

209

Beau Bayh winning Indiana Secretary of State race so far.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

210 I'm glad my optimism was only tentative. Not that far to fall.

The real takeaway is that we should have taken the Democrats seriously when they said they were going to turn TX blue. It's not like Beto was losing by a lot.

Curse the Bushes.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (AZDyS)

211 The part that makes me the angriest?

The polling was right.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (F+ElR)

If it was right that's only because it favored Democrats. Otherwise it's "unexpected"!

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (vE0+H)

212 199 As long as Trump continues deporting millions of illegals, ans ideally arrests and convicts a bunch of illegals that voted this year, we'll be set up we'll for 2028, which is the most important. Need the presidency, and mass deportation, to set up for the 2030 census.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (t19vo)

******

In addition, Trump needs to have the DoJ push hard for the prosecution of Elias and the other 20 or so people who were served letters announcing that a criminal investigation has started regarding what they did in Alaska. Make the Democrat operatives fear future prosecution by seeing this one through, with as severe consequences as possible meted out to these 20 people.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (QXsxd)

213 One of my employees asked me if with all the announcements about governments telling their populations to prepare for emergencies I was prepping my house.

Err, no? I am already prepped!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (NlEaG)

214 "Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
·
7m
My prediction is that neocons will blame the paleocons and the paleocons will blame the neocons.

But the real story is that a sophisticated foreign demoralization campaign led by the likes of Jack Poso, Bannon, Dugin, Candace, and Tucker viciously cracked up the only coalition that has been preventing total electoral collapse for decades: conservative Evangelicals."

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (AKptf)

215 >>It was Republicans holding pro forma sessions to prevent Trump from making any recess appointments. It was Republicans refusing to pass Voter ID laws, despite 83% support from all of America.

>At every single turn, it was Republicans standing in the way.


Indeed.

If you are going to hang this around anyone's neck, it's John Fucking Thune.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (/izzV)

216 And for that the Bulwark Blowjob Crew and the rest of the phony GOP will never EVER forgive him.
Posted by: ...

Our wives were so upset, they didn't have our bull over for almost a month!!!

Posted by: The Bulwark at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (t19vo)

217 Nobody has called Texas.

What the hell happened to quality control around here?
Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)

Alas, Decision Desk has called it for Talarico.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (cJwDx)

218 The sun will come up tomorrow, I don't know how many of the good and bad election threads I have been through here. I actually thought Obama was gonna be the end, but he turned out to surpass Carter in ineptness.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (n5tGW)

219 NASDAQ futures are down 2%. That is not "tanking".

Posted by: Seamus at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (QcKmL)

220 Texas Constitution was designed to overcome the carpetbaggers
Talacrackio is not going to change it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (vOxCS)

221
But the real story is that a sophisticated foreign demoralization campaign led by the likes of Jack Poso, Bannon, Dugin, Candace, and Tucker viciously cracked up the only coalition that has been preventing total electoral collapse for decades: conservative Evangelicals."
Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (AKptf)[/]

That's certainly a take.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (NlEaG)

222 @221

>>I'm glad my optimism was only tentative. Not that far to fall.

I can only vote in Jersey so my optimism is always a figment bourn on gossamer wings.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (XV/Pl)

223 Anybody charged with election shenanigans this time around just has to wait out the next two years until we get President Ossoff.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:42 PM (MWfyi)

224 I did. Because I thought Texans were smarter than this. I was wrong.

Texas has been called for Talarico.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (viF8m)

I believed you. I believed no one could be so stupid as to believe a word the democrats said. They even said they were lying. It just goes to show you, every time we get ahead, something happens to take it away from us. If it starts going from bad to worse, maybe I'll relocate to Mindanao.

But then, all the votes aren't counted yet. Maybe there's still a surprise coming? Just think, if only the plane headed toward the capitol wasn't downed....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

225 S&P futures are down less than 1%
Meltdown?
Get a grip people.

Posted by: Hair on Fire at November 03, 2026 10:42 PM (5B1WP)

226
At this point, I have to say it:
Trump has done more damage to the conservative movement in the last 12 months than 10 years of Democrat attacks.

===============

The opposite. I always saw the silver lining in Romney's loss as the damage he would have done to the conservative movement.

LizLem, we don't know if Trump was on the ballot in Texas, Georgia, and SC tonight. Those voters might actually want boys in girls' locker rooms and DEI and a wave of illegals -- or they might be too indifferent to cast a vote. I think JD Vance and Rubio will stick hard to patriotic principles. Of course the press will insert Trump into every question, but they're smart enough to provide an answer about America.

The one big issue that honestly scares me: "free" healthcare for all. If Trump could only do something about medical costs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:42 PM (mmrXZ)

227 If you are going to hang this around anyone's neck, it's John Fucking Thune.
Posted by: garrett

Thune is the Todd of the Senate

Posted by: Miklos is no friend of either at November 03, 2026 10:43 PM (FUMQC)

228 168 Most of TX GOPe voted for Talarico. They hate Trump, and wanted to show him, I guess.
Posted by: runner at N

Karl Rove is happy tonight The rest if us, not so much

Posted by: LASue at November 03, 2026 10:43 PM (lCppi)

229 Two years to slow the spread.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:43 PM (Cqx++)

230 224 One of my employees asked me if with all the announcements about governments telling their populations to prepare for emergencies I was prepping my house.

Err, no? I am already prepped!
Posted by

As long as my unarmed Lefty neighbors are prepared, so am I.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 03, 2026 10:44 PM (t19vo)

231 What message is it going to send to Trump? He's not running again and has nothing to lose. I hope he goes nuclear on all his enemies. It may be the only way he can survive.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:25 PM (MWfyi)

Personally, I hope he's forming death squads.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 03, 2026 10:44 PM (vzuC7)

232
WA state has a no income tax in its constitution. But they are voting on a millionaire tax, aka an income tax, tonight.
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (Toos7)

I will give the leftists this, they are relentless and you're exactly correct.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (yyxYU)

233 My first thought when I saw the photo atop the right column was "What office are they running for? Has to be a Democrat."

After reading the tagline, now I think is a Democrat candidate for dogcatcher.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (qx7Zg)

234 Gas and diesel prices obviously have had a huge effect here, with diesel being particularly felt in farm states like Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, states where the GOP Senate candidates should be winning by comfortable margins. The Democrats won't have an answer to this problem, given their desire to eliminate the internal combustion engine and their history of opposing pipelines and refinery construction, so they'll have to deal with this in the future.

Regrettably, so will the rest of us.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (QXsxd)

235 I should just pull the trigger and pay off the house while the market is at a high. That turns me into a cork that can ride out nearly anything.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:37 PM (wcyKn)

I could do that, but it'd take half of my 401k. Retired now, so I'd hesitate to do that. Starting to decline, so I don't think I could work anymore.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

236 >>Personally, I hope he's forming death squads.


They Voted against a Fascist.


Time to give them one.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (/izzV)

237 Thune is the Todd of the Senate
Posted by: Miklos is no friend of either at November 03, 2026 10:43 PM (FUMQC)

Thune is the Mitch McConnell of John Boehners.

Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (yo+XF)

238 WA state has a no income tax in its constitution. But they are voting on a millionaire tax, aka an income tax, tonight.
Posted by: LizLem

As I understand this law the Ds can lower the threshold as low as they want. It is a million now because reasons but long term there are other reasons that matter more.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (wcyKn)

239 Gas and diesel prices obviously have had a huge effect here, with diesel being particularly felt in farm states like Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, states where the GOP Senate candidates should be winning by comfortable margins. The Democrats won't have an answer to this problem, given their desire to eliminate the internal combustion engine and their history of opposing pipelines and refinery construction, so they'll have to deal with this in the future.

Regrettably, so will the rest of us.


===

they will love the electric car mandates!

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (AKptf)

240 Curse the Bushes.

I'm not sure this is them. The last actual Bush to run for anything lost bigly.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (tUj8P)

241 When Paxton wins Texas, I hope about 50 trolls are perma-banned.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (Cjcf6)

242 Thune is the Mitch McConnell of John Boehners.
Posted by: Anonymous Moron at November 03, 2026 10:45 PM (yo+XF)

Threadwinner!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (NlEaG)

243 Sununu has lost too many times. It's time he went away. Andy Biggs too. Take a hike.

Posted by: 496 at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (AmJ7e)

244 Crowder's team has called it for Talarico too.
As a Texan, Crowder will give Talarico merry hell for 6 years (hopefully only 6.)

I'm trying to remember how the rest of the dudebro podcasters were voting. Joe Rogan and the rest of them that suddenly were anti Trump this year over the war, after helping him win in 2024. Rogan is in TX, he gets to deal with the silliness and consequences of Talarico as his senator.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:47 PM (Toos7)

245 The Democrats won't have an answer to this problem, given their desire to eliminate the internal combustion engine and their history of opposing pipelines and refinery construction, so they'll have to deal with this in the future.

California gas prices, coming soon to everywhere.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:47 PM (tUj8P)

246 >Nobody has called Texas.

>What the hell happened to quality control around here?

>>Talarico turns Texas blue in historic win for Democrats

https://tinyurl.com/4fhz4e83

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:47 PM (viF8m)

247 We aren't deporting nearly enough illegals. Go anywhere. Any state. Any city. You'll be surrounded. Voting harder didn't work.
Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 10:39 PM (enNUy)

I can't be sure, are they in hiding? Home Depot, Lowe's, and the large nursery companies around here no longer have anyone hanging around looking for work. I know one town doesn't mean much, but how's it in your area?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

248 "I mean...if you are liquid. It's going to be an immense buying opportunity in the next 48 hours."

Buy All Dips? The markets always go up, eventually.

Well, the game plan does seem to be to inflate our way out. Not sure that really works, but maybe. Much of the world is playing that game. Inflate, INFLate, INFLATE.

Maybe after a 50% retracement, there might be a buying opportunity, but at the moment, it (imo) would be just buying into the (inflation) bubble. But I'm only small in gold mining, and mostly cash. And I've been wrong mostly, since the dotcom bubble. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (vbXSk)

249 58 On the plus side, we're going to have free healthcare.

Posted by: Mark1971 at November 03, 2026 10:13 PM (/OKHJ)

AND...this is the American psyche 2026. We be in BIG TROUBLE, I know it's sarcasm but..Sheesh...sarc doesn't work unless part of it rings true.

Posted by: Giles Overreach at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (cOor7)

250 Their definitely WAS a campaign to split MAGA.

I called this as early as February 2024 and narrated every part of it here. I saw it playing out here actually. I was pretty sure Trump cut the legs out from under it enough to crush it.

Tucker and Megyn and their likes were always waiting in the wings and the fulcrum was planned to be Epstein. Then Iran came along and they got a second wind from it.

BUT - do I think that's why we're losing tonight? No.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (vE0+H)

251 Again, even though the GOP is a useless pile of dogshit generally, this loss can really be laid at the feet of Trump and this damn war.

For Democrats to romp in places they haven't romped in a very long time, something spectacularly disastrous had to occur and that is gas being north of 4 dollars a gallon which basically make the price of everything remain high even as overall inflation has crept down, coupled with, let's face it, the democrats going full blown marxist, which has provided a bloodlust and an energy to their retarded voters.

The next two years is just going to be a grind.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (XV/Pl)

252 NO, hair-on-fire time. Then we get fitted for our colander face masks.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Oooh. Look at the bougie road warrior with a colander that fits!

Posted by: mikeski, typing blind at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (VHUov)

253 They elected the sawed off Troon lover?

Fuck Texas.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Int1s)

254 They never had to worry about the cities. And now you got 4 very large cities. Might be tough to outvote them now. And they're getting larger by the week. See Atlanta for details.
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The new governor will make Texas a sanctuary state, and after that, there's no path to the presidency on the right.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (vSvIl)

255 They Voted against a Fascist.

Time to give them one.
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I've said it before. The Constitution, as amended, says there's a 2-term limit. Since none of Trumps opponents have any sincere belief in the Constitution, Trump should simply announce he's running for a 3rd term.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (Cjcf6)

256 So, Acton seems to be barely winning Ohio gov, which is the worst of two bad candidates. The only positive is a) Dewine is practically D anyway, so does it matter? and b) she'll be drunk and c) Ohio legislature is super-majority R.

However, Sherrod Brown...really, Ohio, haven't you learned your lesson after 50 years of him? It's still pretty neck and neck though, but it shouldn't be. It really shouldn't be.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (E4Afo)

257 I see that El Sayed is up in MI, but only like 31% of the vote in. I haven't heard anything; is he expected to win?

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (9ZFZd)

258 Trump did what he thought was needed with Iran and I agree it was needed. In fact he did everything he ran on(as much as he could with virtually no help from the GOP in congress and in fact a great deal of sabotage). I can't blame people for not voting for the GOP,the good get thrown out with the bad. The people will now get what they voted for good and hard. The world keeps turning.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (KDeM8)

259 Cucker, Megyn, Poso, Rogan...all of them.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (AKptf)

260 It's going to be an immense buying opportunity in the next 48 hours.
Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 10:33 PM (/izzV)

I absolutely agree with this.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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Yep.
Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (41CYW)

You're telling me!

Posted by: J.P. Morgan, after the crash at November 03, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

261 262 Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (XV/Pl)

Gas ain't north of 4 bucks a gallon in Texas, and I am there three times a week some weeks.

If Texas wants to be as fucked up as Colorado get to it.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (Int1s)

262 What? WHAT!?!?!?!

Posted by: Ghost of John Thune at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (Yb5Oz)

263 It is perfectly normal for the out of power party to win the midterms. I mean it isn't like the GOP had this enormous lead in Congress in the first place .

Posted by: Seamus at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (QcKmL)

264 What about Abbott ?

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (AKptf)

265 Thanks to whoever relieved us from reading any more of that Hippo codswallop....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (9bpxs)

266 Hey on the bright side low gas prices and "affordability" are right around the corner!!!

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (vE0+H)

267 BUT - do I think that's why we're losing tonight? No.

Ultimate blame is the GOPe, especially in the Senate.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (tUj8P)

268 Oooh. Look at the bougie road warrior with a colander that fits!
Posted by: mikeski, typing blind

Just because it's a post-apocalyptic hellscape, doesn't mean one shouldn't be properly dressed *sniffs haughtily*

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 03, 2026 10:51 PM (C0Nlv)

269 Gotta lighten things up. Has anyone tried making the pancakes from Uncle Buck? If so, how, and was it worth it?

https://youtu.be/o1xMzpiUpfo

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 10:51 PM (qx7Zg)

270 But the real story is that a sophisticated foreign demoralization campaign led by the likes of Jack Poso, Bannon, Dugin, Candace, and Tucker viciously cracked up the only coalition that has been preventing total electoral collapse for decades: conservative Evangelicals."
Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:40 PM (AKptf)

Don't be silly. We didn't listen to them. We voted for them to immanentize the eschaton! We're not going to be here soon!

Posted by: A certain subset of ConEv at November 03, 2026 10:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

271 30
We've had worse elections.
Trump is still president.
The House can't do anything about Ilhan's impending ouster.
We may recover half a trillion dollars from fraudulent programs.
We have two years to try to get some integrity in our voting.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:07 PM (mmrXZ)

Yes, and the first order of business is to primary John Thune. Unless he somehow gets the Senate to pass the SAVE act in the final days of 2026. Remember, the House passed it, and Thune never allowed a vote to come to the Senate floor.
There is no way I will be watching the national news for the next 2 years, because the press is 98% Democrat activists. Trump still has power but the progress the nation made in the last 2 years is over. Now it's 2 years of Veto Trump, and the nonsense of failed mass impeachment of anyone that ever met Trump. In other words, a Clown Show.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 03, 2026 10:52 PM (Uvvcx)

272 Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (tUj8P)

I know I've already seconded a similar comment, but this really can't be stressed enough.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:52 PM (AZDyS)

273 If these trends continue I am totally excited for the Ds to make everything instantly and permanently affordable while they send the federal budget off towards $10 trillion.

It is going to be great!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:53 PM (wcyKn)

274 If you really believe in Elon, SPCX is going to be a good buy soon. But if the Dems go after him and all his companies they way they say they will, they will all go to zero.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:53 PM (NlEaG)

275 280 Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (tUj8P)

We got rid of Tillis, which almost makes it worth it...if we had also lost Liza Murkakowski it would have been.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:53 PM (Int1s)

276 What about Abbott ?
Posted by: runner

Hey Abbott!

Posted by: Miklos Bud-Costello at November 03, 2026 10:53 PM (FUMQC)

277 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 03, 2026 10:53 PM (zZu0s)

278 DDHQ called KS for the Donk.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (AZDyS)

279 Alas, Decision Desk has called it for Talarico.
Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:41 PM (cJwDx)

They took over the fifty Secretary of State's jobs?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (1Ff7Z)

280 But the real story is that a sophisticated foreign demoralization campaign led by the likes of Jack Poso, Bannon, Dugin, Candace, and Tucker viciously cracked up the only coalition that has been preventing total electoral collapse for decades: conservative Evangelicals."

Yep, the "America First" crowd that's been screeching all over social media in ever-increasing volume.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (ceJ0R)

281 286 Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at November 03, 2026 10:52 PM (nRRbD)

Look it is Cousin Oliver.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (Int1s)

282 >>Was this stupid war worth it you dumb assholes?

Absolutely and if you are too stupid to realize why ask someone smarter than you to explain it to you.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (viF8m)

283 Oh, and just in case you didn't already hate the NBA enough, there are *zero* games today, because their players are upright citizens and they need the day off to vote.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)

284 Gotta lighten things up. Has anyone tried making the pancakes from Uncle Buck? If so, how, and was it worth it?

https://youtu.be/o1xMzpiUpfo
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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No. But I suspect I can burn the Uncle Buck pancakes like all the rest.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (41CYW)

285 When do the impeachments start?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (RDhJX)

286 @272

>>Gas ain't north of 4 bucks a gallon in Texas, and I am there three times a week some weeks.

The average price of gas is 4.15, the average price of diesel is 6.30.

The price of gas does not affect me, generally, as for the most part, I'm in rental cars with fuel paid for by the projects I work on.

But it affects most people in a profound way as it affects the economy in a profound way.

Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

287 It's like a thousand panties bunched at once...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)

288 What a night. We start again tomorrow.

Posted by: Piper at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (Wmg4n)

289 293 Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:54 PM (AZDyS)

Cuck is happily fapping....

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (Int1s)

290 His conduct of the war has been stupid, even more stupid than Bush and Cheney, and that's saying something.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)
=='
Nah - maybe could have got to the choke point a bit earlier. It's cost almost nothing and been very very light on casualties. No troops on the ground.

People get lazy - and perhaps we need to accept that within the GOP tent the GOPe is still a force to be reckoned with. Because there were crossovers in Texas, the turnout was where it needed to be. But they defected.

Posted by: Black JEM at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (8uHt+)

291 America's greatest enemies--ranked in effectiveness.

The Democrat Party
The Republican Party
Communist China
Iran

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (CHHv1)

292 Here is a hope I have:

The obama years directly created Trump as a candidate. We can't see mini trumps or Reagans or Rush Limbaughs or Charlie Kirks on the horizon. They are coming of age now or in a decade. But they are there. I have faith in them.

Charlie Kirk inspired a ton of young kids that are growing up now, in believing in conservative principles, and that they should have a voice and a say too, not just their violent, noisy woke peers. I hope they grow up strong and can fight their green/red loser peers.

Any politicians on the bench for the GOP that are more MAGA than milquetoast? That you feel are promising?

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (Toos7)

293 I will say I have never seen such constant negativity about what is actually a pretty good economy. Negativity about the state of the world (spoiler: it is much as it always was).

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (KDeM8)

294 302 When do the impeachments start?
Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (RDhJX)

On Sunday, January 3, 2027, at 12:00 Washington time, the term of the new Congress will begin

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (NlEaG)

295 286 Was this stupid war worth it you dumb assholes?
Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie

It will be once the government is overthrow. And hopefully Israel gets the hint that their ability to rely on the US for support is coming to an end and they completely wipe out the Palestinians and take all the land. Two problems solved.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (t19vo)

296
278 Thanks to whoever relieved us from reading any more of that Hippo codswallop....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)

Moo Deng?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (Cqx++)

297
Talarico has some Bidenesque disaster in the wings. The man wandered off the campaign trail for 11 days. He's not going to make it for six years without an incident.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (mmrXZ)

298 Election Update:

I lost.

Weston: Hughes 2733 Harris 1903
Redding: Hughes 2726 Harris 1773
Easton: Hughes 896 Harris 994
Totals: Hughes 6355 Harris 4670

I actually did very well in same-day voting. I was able to make up the Early Voting deficit I had in Easton to win here, but Weston and Redding were just too much. If the Anne Hughes news came out a week earlier, I would have definitely won. There were several people that said if they knew who Hughes really was, they would have changed their votes to me. These were hardcore Dems talking.

Two possible bright spots: CT may take a hard look at Early Voting. Two weeks before ED is way too much. Second, Hughes is highly damaged goods. I don't expect her to stay there for long. I think the Dems may find a way to underbus her - she really made them look bad.

I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (FGq/M)

299 Data centers. Not popular. China is very excited tonight.

Posted by: Black JEM at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (8uHt+)

300 Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

______

Or the Donks' long game and hundreds of millions paid off.

Or both.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (AZDyS)

301 314 You will be too one day and no one will care.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (KDeM8)

302 Charlie Kirk inspired a ton of young kids that are growing up now, in believing in conservative principles, and that they should have a voice and a say too, not just their violent, noisy woke peers. I hope they grow up strong and can fight their green/red loser peers.

They killed Charlie Kirk and Elissa Slotkin has plans for those young kids.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (NlEaG)

303 Will Hakeem become Speaker?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (Cqx++)

304 I'm writing a book about all the things I should be doing it my life.

It's an oughtobiography.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)

305 LOL get nuked bitch.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (KDeM8)

306 With the freak in Texas winning, and the Muslim Brotherhood buddy Abdul up and looking good, let's be the first to introduce the 2028 Democrat Presidential candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Gavin doesn't have a chance against her.
God help the USA.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (Uvvcx)

307 303 Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

The only place where gasoline in Texas is north of 4 bucks across the board that I have seen is Austin....what does Austin have that the rest of the state does not....again I could not possibly give less a fuck.

It is like my home state of Ohio possibly electing Doctor She-Covid over Vivek....hey if those retards think the answer to high prices is to re-elect the CUOMO19 Kweek have the fuck at thee knaves....

one nice thing about the wife and my situation is we can literally just leave the country and sit on our asses and stare at the water.....

fuck these retards, if they think the answer to high cost and price is importing the whole third world and handouts I can go to the third world and ignore the handouts.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (Int1s)

308 "Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender"

Free shit. The government will make everything better. This is what the electorate believes. There is no way to go back without a cataclysmic change.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (MWfyi)

309 Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (FGq/M)

I want you to do it. Sorry man.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (vE0+H)

310
Maybe after a 50% retracement, there might be a buying opportunity, but at the moment, it (imo) would be just buying into the (inflation) bubble. But I'm only small in gold mining, and mostly cash. And I've been wrong mostly, since the dotcom bubble. heh
Posted by: illiniwek at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (vbXSk)

Here's one approach: 21 stocks, in equal dollar amounts, a bit shy of 5% each. Seven stocks in cybersecurity, seven in semiconductors/Big Tech (Amazon, Apple, Google, etc), and seven energy stocks (LNG is nice). Any stock gets to 10%, rebalance. Follow them all and weed the garden as necessary. Reinvest as you go into new positions at 5% of current portfolio value.

Over the med to long term, keep a solid hold of your liquidity needs, and things will be ok.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (r7+Q7)

311 Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

They were mad at 3.20/gal... wait till they see 6/gal. Americans are economically Illiterate until they are not. Then they are again.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (8Csz2)

312 So what we now get gridlock with political theater.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (KDeM8)

313 Troll City here. 🧌

Almost worth going to the Mirror Universe HQ site.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (kpS4V)

314 Gas and diesel prices obviously have had a huge effect here"

Not the prices per se, but the increase. Ah well. That was super stupid...
Guess what? The sun comes up tomorrow, and that's all that matters.
And gonna try to hit the range tomorrow...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (pfXMo)

315 I don't wanna visit Reddit. 😢

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (t19vo)

316 They elected the sawed off Troon lover?

Fuck Texas.
Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Int1s)

Talarico raised a bunch of money and campaigned hard. Paxton, meanwhile, got reamed by Thune, Cornyn and the NRSC who only gave him money when it was too late to matter.

There are still other races that haven't been called.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (cJwDx)

317 Fuck Texas.
Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Int1s)

Well, to be fair, it's all been downhill for Texas once all my relatives left.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (1Ff7Z)

318 For me AOC tipped her thinking when she said she wasn't thinking about 2028 because with out a solid win in 2026 their hopes of ramming through their communist takeover would be impossible. A solid win tonight and two years of relentless agitation...all bets are off come 2028 which could be a watershed year. Things are shaping up to rough.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (wcyKn)

319 in case you had any doubt about how Talarico won and why they did not want to pass the Save Act :

"enator John Cornyn

Senate Republicans
@JohnCornyn
The voters have spoken, and I want to extend my congratulations to James Talarico on his election to the U.S. Senate. I look forward to meeting him and offering my assistance with his transition as he prepares to serve Texans in the U.S. Senate."

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (AKptf)

320 Muslim Brotherhood buddy Abdul up and looking good
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg

Dear Lord, is the terrorist actually winning?

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 03, 2026 11:00 PM (rx4MS)

321 Cornyn probably has his first erection in 20 years tonight.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 11:00 PM (KDeM8)

322 "It's an oughtobiography."

Ha!

Posted by: gp at November 03, 2026 11:00 PM (Jr5Lq)

323 Again, Texas went blue, "

Try again.

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (pfXMo)

324 326 So what we now get gridlock with political theater.
Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (KDeM

That's the best case scenario.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (NlEaG)

325
Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

Cruz's margin over Beto was not particularly large. Again, we'll need to see final numbers and who turned out to evaluate what's going on.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (okun6)

326 IT BEGINS AGAIN:
Election Failures Across America
– Polling Sites Shuttered, Scanners Jammed,
Voters Left Confused and Decoy Dan Ballots

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (vOxCS)

327 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (FGq/M)

Thanks for running! The experience you've gained will just make you stronger for next time.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (9ZFZd)

328 >I warned each any every one of you that the Iran War was going to be absolute poison in November, but you didn't listen because you're stupid Neocons.

Don't think it will be all rosy with Dems. Biden et al were responsible for shutting down a number of refineries - those that refine diesel, which is why it's so much more expensive than even gasoline. Did you think their Green New Deal was going to lower energy costs? Pull the other one, it jingles.

Even if we ended Iran right now (win or withdraw), the refinery problem still exists.

Just like the beef shortage problem still exists, and will still exists in 2027.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (E4Afo)

329 What about Abbott ?
Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 10:50 PM (AKptf)

Let's ask him.

Hey Abbott!

Posted by: Costello at November 03, 2026 11:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

330
it affects most people in a profound way as it affects the economy in a profound way.

Posted by: Thomas Bender

==============

Gas prices are over $6 in California and the freeways are jammed with people driving, and everyone is voting for the party that closes refineries, raises gasoline taxes, and requires catalytic converter$ (stolen regularly) and fuel additives that rot your gas tank.

I'm not sure it affects people as much as the MSM says it does.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (mmrXZ)

331 I'm writing a book about all the things I should be doing it my life.

It's an oughtobiography.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

me too

It is a study in procrastinology

Posted by: University of Miklos at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (FUMQC)

332 Or the Donks' long game and hundreds of millions paid off.

Or both.
Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (AZDyS)

I really didn't expect the Dems to do this well - I was with Ben Had all the way on this election.

That said, there may be more bad news coming. The Dems already have an advantage with the MFM doing a lot of the psyops heavy lifting. The temporary bright spot was the massive money advantage the GOP had. Once Anthropic goes public, there will be thousands of multimillionaires and billionaires who are aligned with the Left, and who will have the money to give to the DNC. Once OpenAI goes public in 2027, they can get even more money.

The good news for us? Biden was POTUS two years ago today, and there is not one non-moron (the bad kind) on the Left that can actually run things competently. These guys are like the dog that caught the car.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (FGq/M)

333 Fuck Texas.
Posted by: sven"

You have a lovely day, too.

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (pfXMo)

334 with diesel being particularly felt in farm states like Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, states where the GOP Senate candidates should be winning by comfortable margins
-
From what I've read, diesel prices specifically have more to do with Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil than anything going on with Iran.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl)

335 Or the Donks' long game and hundreds of millions paid off.

Or both.
Posted by: McLurkerson

I've been more impressed by the incredibly fast and effective campaign to turn Israel toxic in the eyes of the vast majority of Americans, and make Palestinians at least somewhat rehabilitated as a poor oppressed minority. Whether it's middle Eastern money of Chinese psyops, the Dems are getting a lot of external help, and it's very effective.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (t19vo)

336 >>Election Update:

>>I lost.

You tried in a deep blue area. You didn't lose. You fought.

Much respect and thanks.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

337 330 Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (cJwDx)

Don't care, almost bought a hacienda in Palacios last year...thank fucking God I did not...the property taxes are insane and will only get more so with time.... TalaRICO....

GOP suburban Karen winemoms trying to show they are serious view shrews too are hilarious....

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (Int1s)

338 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 10:56

No, thank YOU for giving it your best shot. It's a lot more that most of us were willing to take on.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (ceJ0R)

339 troll city, man!

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (AKptf)

340 334 I wonder how Trump internalizes all of this

Posted by: Maroon at November 03, 2026 10:57 PM (iZHgT)

He doesn't. Here is is latest Truth Social post:

Trump: "I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"

Posted by: Mark1971 at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (/OKHJ)

This was demonstrated in 2018 and 2022 with missing Trump voters. The Democrats had the same problem with Obama. It wouldn't be surprising at all for that to be a major driver here. Republicans can't run Trump again and don't have any comparably talented politicians as far as retail politics go, and appeal to the same specific set of voters is iffy.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (okun6)

341 Polls aren't even closed yet here in California but I'm already glad I filled up both cars and bought extra water and tp at Costco over the weekend.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (QGaXH)

342 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

You have my complete and unconditional endorsement!

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (FUMQC)

343
I warned each any every one of you that the Iran War was going to be absolute poison in November, but you didn't listen because you're stupid Neocons.

Posted by: cheshirecat

===============

I don't think I heard much about Iran during the campaign. It was all AFFORDABILITY YA YA YA.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (mmrXZ)

344 When Paxton wins Texas, I hope about 50 trolls are perma-banned.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 10:46 PM (Cjcf6)

-----

Dude, it's time to get real. He's got more than a million votes to make up and maybe a million or so left to count.

I get the swagger and the confidence, but far too many around here are generally too sure in their predictions.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (AZDyS)

345 Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Not necessarily. Texas has bad factors at play that weren't getting much attention:

1) Massive Islamic influx and Muslim-only cities under construction
2) Massive California influx from companies fleeing Gavin Newsom's disaster

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (tUj8P)

346 SPCX and TSLA down 6% in futures.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (NlEaG)

347 > 348 Was Israel worth throwing it all away?
Posted by: noone at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (biTAc)

FOAD, Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (qlLNh)

348 I'm not sure it affects people as much as the MSM says it does."

True, but it gave a nice big target.
Much like "no new taxes"....

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (pfXMo)

349
I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

===============

Go for it!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

350
I look forward to meeting him and offering my assistance with his transition

God has 6 genders.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (Cqx++)

351 350 Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl)

Yes trump not ending Zelensky was a mistake...do recall I explained 1/2 pint needed sawed off back during the transition for campaigning for Biden....

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (Int1s)

352 Why did the fisherman cross the road?

Just for the halibut.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (qx7Zg)

353 I'll be honest, I am not too upset about Vivek losing and Thune not being a majority leader...I know what it means, but two years is not that long.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (AKptf)

354 Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something. Posted by: Thomas Bender

They were mad at 3.20/gal... wait till they see 6/gal. Americans are economically Illiterate until they are not. Then they are again. Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

I would argue that there is a age shift that is starting to kick in and skews hard towards the progressive politics. The first time I experienced this was during the Wall Street protests, a pack of lunatics but they were hell bent on burning everything down. 15 years on they learned to shower and moderate weed smoking and are now gaining real political power. It still seems premature to say this but this feels like the first election where this demographic change is kicking in. Plus 40 million illegals.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (wcyKn)

355 Darrell Harris, congrats on being brave enough to run! You have new experience you gained, built a support team, and you built some name recognition. Give em hell in the next election cycle and please do run again. Proud of you!

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (Toos7)

356 Gas prices are over $6 in California and the freeways are jammed with people driving, and everyone is voting for the party that closes refineries, raises gasoline taxes, and requires catalytic converter$ (stolen regularly) and fuel additives that rot your gas tank.

I constantly see people complain about government policies then vote for the people that implement those policies.

This is the real problem with democracy - the system assumes people will research the candidates's stands and vote accordingly and in blue areas they refuse to.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (sKqQm)

357 362 Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (tUj8P)

Same shit as Nashville and East TN....which started in the 90s with California money....

Jim Cornette is kind plaintiff's exhibit one....in a weird way.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (Int1s)

358 So, umm... when do I get my $5000?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (RDhJX)

359 "Darrell Harris, congrats on being brave enough to run!"

Concur!

Posted by: gp at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

360 I'll be honest, I am not too upset about Vivek losing and Thune not being a majority leader...I know what it means, but two years is not that long.
Posted by: runner

Vivek is such a oily person that he would lose a race where he is running unopposed.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (wcyKn)

361
It was all AFFORDABILITY YA YA YA.

Things are going to get more affordable now.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (Cqx++)

362 troll city, man!
Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (AKptf)

Trolls and eeyores.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (cJwDx)

363 > I just stayed home so you wouldn't be able to send my children off to die.
Posted by: Republican Voter at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (mv4tk)

FOAD, Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (qlLNh)

364 373 Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at November 03, 2026 11:05 PM (nRRbD)

Sure you fucking extra chromosome mongoloid retard, I am a Trump superfan....get Cenk Yogurt's syphilitic cock out of your 4th point of contact and go fuck yourself....

there are adults talking.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (Int1s)

365 "I warned each any every one of you that the Iran War was going to be absolute poison in November, but you didn't listen because you're stupid Neocons.

Posted by: cheshirecat

===============

I don't think I heard much about Iran during the campaign. It was all AFFORDABILITY YA YA YA."

That's not my quote, I was quoting someone else.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (E4Afo)

366 FWIW, the "Paxton lawyer child molester" ads were a topic everywhere...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (pfXMo)

367 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (okun6)

Yeah, that's the big problem the Republican party has - the OnlyTrump voter. Trump isn't exactly wrong on that.

Once he's gone, who's waiting in the wings? Vance? Not too impressed. Rubio looks better. Never thought I'd say that.

The Right desperately needs to solve the OnlyTrump vote.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (AZDyS)

368 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 03, 2026 10:59 PM (t19vo)
=====

You can take a night off. Don't make it a habit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

369 (LdwXs)

can we get rid of this cokehead ? thanks in advance

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (AKptf)

370
Elissa Slotkin has plans for those young kids.
Posted by: blaster

================

I remember when Ana something-or-other -- she had three names -- said the same about her plans for Trump supporters on the eve of Hillary's "victory."

Didn't happen. And I bet her plans would be about as well met as DEI training is for working stiffs who just want to finish their TPS reports on deadline.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (mmrXZ)

371 > 384 "I warned each any every one of you that the Iran War was going to be absolute poison in November, but you didn't listen because you're stupid Neocons.

Posted by: cheshirecat

You, of course, have a link to these "warnings".

Right?

FOAD, Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (qlLNh)

372 At least there won't be any riots.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)

373
That's not my quote, I was quoting someone else.
Posted by: cheshirecat

==============

Oh, sorry. Anyway, the answer remains the same.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (mmrXZ)

374 Will we have reliable turnout stats tomorrow sometime? That's what most interests me.

Posted by: gp at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

375 I don't think I heard much about Iran during the campaign. It was all AFFORDABILITY YA YA YA."

Assuming this was what gave the Dems the win you have to be amazed at the game here.

Under Biden the prices of everything doubled.

Under Trump inflation was down to 3%.

And the Dems parlayed this into a win on "affordability"?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (sKqQm)

376 357 Polls aren't even closed yet here in California but I'm already glad I filled up both cars and bought extra water and tp at Costco over the weekend.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (QGaXH)

Correction - I was looking at the wrong time stamp.

Polls have just closed. If I had a subterranean lair I'd be in it right now.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (QGaXH)

377 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

===============

Go for it!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

Have your photo taken with a broom, and proclaim that it's time to sweep the spiders out of office.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)

378 299 Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (XV/Pl)

Bill O'Reilly says ths is exactly what happened, the electorate is angry.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (y171U)

379 348 Was Israel worth throwing it all away?
Posted by: noone at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (biTAc)

The irony in this statement is that the Left's demonization of Israel has been cranked up to 11 since 10/7, and however much "Israel" is to blame it's because people like you bought into what the Left was selling.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (9ZFZd)

380 Rubio without Trump is going nowhere.

Posted by: fd at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (MWfyi)

381 386 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:03 PM (okun6)

Yeah, that's the big problem the Republican party has - the OnlyTrump voter. Trump isn't exactly wrong on that.

Once he's gone, who's waiting in the wings? Vance? Not too impressed. Rubio looks better. Never thought I'd say that.

The Right desperately needs to solve the OnlyTrump vote.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 03, 2026 11:07 PM (AZDyS)

It is possible, though I wouldn't bank on this, that the OnlyTrump voter is an OnlyPresidential election voter. Absent that being true it doesn't make sense to treat Michigan as being competitive.

Mathematically some sort of Hispanic appeal works more easily with the US South than recreating the broad working class appeal if the latter isn't possible.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (okun6)

382 "I'll be honest, I am not too upset about Vivek losing and Thune not being a majority leader...I know what it means, but two years is not that long.
Posted by: runner

Vivek is such a oily person that he would lose a race where he is running unopposed."

I'm not upset, just...eh. Dewine was RINO in the first place (he's the one who had Acton as SurgGen during COVID). Perhaps Acton will bring back masking and closing down business and bring back all those lovely plexiglas screens to slow the spread.

We could have had Tressel as an R candidate...we coulda been a contender.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (E4Afo)

383 They were mad at 3.20/gal... wait till they see 6/gal. Americans are economically Illiterate until they are not. Then they are again.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 03, 2026 10:58 PM (8Csz2)

So, if that happens, any real conservative type ought to be running ads the next two years reminding the voters that it's their fault and laughing at the end. Won't win an election that way, but rubbing the voters' faces in it might bring them to their senses. It wasn't the candidates they could have voted for, it's they themselves to blame.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (1Ff7Z)

384 The Democrats have control of Congress, and they don't have policies that will make gasoline and diesel affordable. In addition, they'll break the bank when it comes to spending, which will put even more pressure on the deficit, which will, in turn, make inflation even harder to fight. Again, this is something for which their policies simply won't work.

And if that isn't enough, they'll drag in illegals by the millions if given the opportunity to do so, which will make it more difficult for the working poor in this country.

They deserve to be given the blame for whatever happens to the economy, and it doesn't look good for the economy in the near future, with them having a say in how it is going to be run.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (QXsxd)

385 >>Election Update:
>>I lost.
You tried in a deep blue area. You didn't lose. You fought.
Much respect and thanks.
Posted by: JackStraw
-----------------

Agreed. Thank you, Darrell Harris! You got out there and *tried*...

Wishing you a better result next time!

Posted by: JQ at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

386 What about the Mohammedan in Michigan?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (RDhJX)

387 But since the Iran War started, you've got everyone under 40 wanting to nuke Tel Aviv.
-
Yes, the younger generations look to be the deeply evil sort described in Revelation.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (vSvIl)

388 Vivek is such an oily person that he would lose a race where he is running unopposed.

I liked Vivek for about 5 minutes but he rather quickly became the answer to the trivia question "Can someone be significantly worse at large-scale retail politics than Ron DeSantis?".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (tUj8P)

389 JUST IN - Democrat Gina Hinojosa projected to defeat incumbent Texas Governor Greg Abbott in gubernatorial race, flipping Texas blue for the first time in over 30 years — DDHQ
Posted by: Mark1971 at November 03, 2026 11:06 PM (/OKHJ)

OY VEY!!!!

Yeah, now I'm getting angry.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (cJwDx)

390 I'll be honest, I am not too upset about Vivek losing

Yikes. I knew there was a reason I started frequenting this place less.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (ceJ0R)

391 Not necessarily. Texas has bad factors at play that weren't getting much attention:

1) Massive Islamic influx and Muslim-only cities under construction
2) Massive California influx from companies fleeing Gavin Newsom's disaster

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:04 PM

Massive influx of Hindu Indians, majority of them on H-1B work visas and then the others on the visas to bring over their families. Add in all the student visas for Hindu Indians (reference that University of Texas image posted on X of the majority of the fans in the stands in a certain section being all Indians).

Demographics is destiny.

Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson

The only people who are surprised by what's happening in Texas are people who don't live in Texas.

We don't see Americans. Or hear English. Texans are nowhere to be found. Whole areas are ethnic enclaves. Democrats are everywhere. Shit loads of huge companies have come here and moved their entire third world/leftist workforces with them.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (P5BPp)

392 AOC is running for president. She could win now.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (wcyKn)

393 Did Paxton and Abbott actually run on anything positive or just bash the other side?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (Fv808)

394 Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Or, it was massive 2020 style cheating on a state wide basis. They found 20,000 fake D ballots in Houston, do you think that was all they printed?

I can prove it was voter fraud: When Dems print up fake ballots they don't randomize down ticket votes. The same fraud that defeated Paxton also won the governor and Lt. Governor races as well as the Attorney general election. Nobody in the state was mad at any of those people, and the Dems were running a slate of loons.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (WDknQ)

395 Democrats will make the economy better !

🤡🤡🤡

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (AKptf)

396 So...DeSantis as a possible candidate for President again? He has favorably made Florida great, and that allowed a new R gov to take his place.

I mean, I don't know. It's a least a third option if Vance or Rubio don't pan out.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (E4Afo)

397 403 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (E4Afo)

Herr Doktor was constantly drunk on the trail....

Ohio wants insane asylum policies they will most ASSUREDLY get them.....

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (Int1s)

398
Polls have just closed. If I had a subterranean lair I'd be in it right now.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Why run away from the newly elected utopia makers?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (Cqx++)

399

I liked Vivek for about 5 minutes but he rather quickly became the answer to the trivia question "Can someone be significantly worse at large-scale retail politics than Ron DeSantis?".
Posted by: Ian S.


Without the record of solid management sucesses

Posted by: imp at November 03, 2026 11:12 PM (fNmNr)

400 414 AOC is running for president. She could win now.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (wcyKn)

Well good thing the Presidential elections aren't now!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:12 PM (NlEaG)

401 421 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (E4Afo)

Pensacola to points north is wildly affordable.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:12 PM (Int1s)

402 305 Charlie Kirk inspired a ton of young kids that are growing up now, in believing in conservative principles, and that they should have a voice and a say too, not just their violent, noisy woke peers. I hope they grow up strong and can fight their green/red loser peers.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:55 PM (Toos7)

Saw a Turning Point USA tent at my polling place today. Young conservative adults. I waved hello to them.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 03, 2026 11:12 PM (y171U)

403 "Herr Doktor was constantly drunk on the trail....

Ohio wants insane asylum policies they will most ASSUREDLY get them....."

Not certain. The Ohio House and Senate are supermajority R.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:12 PM (E4Afo)

404 So

Will different sorts of people now think it's OK to move to Texas? More Cali-like, so now it's ok and profitable.

Will others decide that Texas was a surprising mistake, and head for Florida or Tennessee?

Posted by: The Inquiring Mind of Miklos at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (FUMQC)

405 419 Posted by: It Is What It Is at November 03, 2026 11:11 PM (mYpPM)

No that is my idea of talking to a retard wanting pie....

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (Int1s)

406 Looks like those Nazis
are going to have a happy
bicycle ride through PA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (vOxCS)

407 California's voter ID initiative is only trailing by 0.8% with 4.7% in. Not sure what good it will do at this point.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (Fv808)

408 Fox just called Texas governor for the Dem. So it becomes a sanctuary state in January.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (vSvIl)

409 Brandon Herrera is losing to that land whale?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (NlEaG)

410 Even Fox is calling Texas for Talarico. Same for Abbot - he is gone. Holy smokes. If the past is prelude what does this mean for all those Texas electoral votes in 2028? This is ugly.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (wcyKn)

411 I've been more impressed by the incredibly fast and effective campaign to turn Israel toxic in the eyes of the vast majority of Americans, and make Palestinians at least somewhat rehabilitated as a poor oppressed minority. Whether it's middle Eastern money of Chinese psyops, the Dems are getting a lot of external help, and it's very effective.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 03, 2026 11:02 PM (t19vo)

Well, my time is short.

Posted by: Guy with Pitchfork at November 03, 2026 11:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

412 @409 Ian S. lol

Posted by: JROD at November 03, 2026 11:14 PM (8ZJsx)

413 (peeks in)

Nope

(goes dark)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 03, 2026 11:14 PM (sAmhv)

414 I will say I have never seen such constant negativity about what is actually a pretty good economy. Negativity about the state of the world (spoiler: it is much as it always was).
Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (KDeM

You don't remember the end of Bush the First's term, when people were convinced we were in a depression?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 03, 2026 11:14 PM (VYHjw)

415 408 But since the Iran War started, you've got everyone under 40 wanting to nuke Tel Aviv.
-
Yes, the younger generations look to be the deeply evil sort described in Revelation.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (vSvIl)

Yeah, and it hasn't been "since the Iran War started", nice attempt to pin it on that. They were out celebrating the Hamas attacks the day after.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 11:14 PM (9ZFZd)

416 426. People on H1B visas can vote?

Posted by: Jen the original at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (EiUt/)

417 412 Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (P5BPp)

Houston is a Star Wars Cantina and has been since the first Obama term.....

Bush the younger started it.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (Int1s)

418 Frau Doktor

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (RIvkX)

419 Lots of Nostradamuses patting themselves on the back this evening around the internet. It's fascinating how predictive success so easily turns into intoxication.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (41CYW)

420 Awww, well will you look at that. They called my district's upstate New Yorkistan Congressional Race. Republican incumbant won bigly.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (r7+Q7)

421 >>Again, Texas went blue, for that to happen, the electorate has to be pretty angry at something.

Greg Abbott just conceded.

Maybe they are angry at Texans.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m)

422 (peeks in)

Nope

(goes dark)

Yeah, I'm not far behind you.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (ceJ0R)

423 They must be only counting the votes in eastern WA right now because the millionaires tax is losing and the transgender athlete bill is getting crushed.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 03, 2026 11:16 PM (W+RIb)

424 Qataris dreaming tonight; multitudes of mosques over America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:16 PM (vOxCS)

425 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris
------
You're an honorable Moron. Go win the next one.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:16 PM (41CYW)

426 Why run away from the newly elected utopia makers?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Our Utopia is made from Most Top Qualilty material and ingredients

Posted by: Democratic Socialst Mumbai Centre of Most Excellence at November 03, 2026 11:16 PM (FUMQC)

427 Greg Abbott just conceded."

Well, bye.

Next time run an actual campaign, y'hear?

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:16 PM (pfXMo)

428 Brandon Herrera is losing to that land whale?

Everything in Texas is bad.

Also, she's much worse than a land whale, she's a kindergarten teacher who took 5 year olds to drag shows.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:17 PM (tUj8P)

429 Darrell Harris, I appreciate the effort you made to run for office. You were by far and away the better candidate, and it is Connecticut's loss that you weren't elected to the state legislature.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:17 PM (QXsxd)

430 My main concern still is the DNC-DSA op.

It was always going to get ugly but now the sky may be the limit. I'm expecting a lot of talk about how "influential" they were, and how "young people" are just angry and have spoken.

Dems are never content merely taking the win. They will milk and milk and milk and that means pretending we're all commies now.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:17 PM (vE0+H)

431 "Brandon Herrera is losing to that land whale?"

Well, with Stout, you get the equivalent of 3 people in one body.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:17 PM (E4Afo)

432 Houston is a Star Wars Cantina and has been since the first Obama term.....

Bush the younger started it."

Harris county GOP still = the Bush machine.

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (pfXMo)

433 392 Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:09 PM (QXsxd)

That would matter if their primary goal was not legalizing the illegals and immunizing themselves via fraud from corrective pain response via elections....

they will not be stopped by elections....and we are not ruthless enough to vote let alone do other things so they are going to curb stomp the right for 40-100 years.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (Int1s)

434
This is the real problem with democracy - the system assumes people will research the candidates's stands and vote accordingly and in blue areas they refuse to.
Posted by: 18-1

===============

I know someone who has relocated TWICE because her vote ruined the place she was living in. "I didn't vote for THAT," she said as she fled her newly unaffordable home (property and business taxes).

No. All she innocently did was vote D no matter who. If you were to ask her what was special about the D candidate, what they offered that the R didn't, she'd give you a blank stare.

btw, this is someone I know of, not directly know. If I directly knew her, there would be more to the story. Like How I Blasted The Shit Out Of An Alison.

(I'm coining "Alison" as an incurious, unreflecting, dopey always-Democrat female voter who has a successful husband who takes care of everything so she can go through life thinking that Mount Rushmore is a natural rock formation.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (mmrXZ)

435 @432

>>Maybe they are angry at Texans.

As I said, I can only vote in NJ, and Booker and the donk who took over for Mikie Scherill romped.

I expected a better outcome from Texas, and quite frankly, most places.

I wasn't as pessimistic this time around as I thought the Donks going bat shit commie crazy would temper the voters anger at Trump and the GOP, but apparently crazy has won out.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (XV/Pl)

436 The only people who are surprised by what's happening in Texas are people who don't live in Texas.

We don't see Americans. Or hear English. Texans are nowhere to be found. Whole areas are ethnic enclaves. Democrats are everywhere. Shit loads of huge companies have come here and moved their entire third world/leftist workforces with them.

Oh bullshit. TX has 30,000,000 people, everything you cite is a tiny percentage of 30,000,000 people.

It was massive 2020 style voter fraud. State wide.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (WDknQ)

437 ""Herr Doktor was constantly drunk on the trail...."

You know, for the next four years, that sounds like a good idea to me...I've got a head start tonight.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (E4Afo)

438 What if they had passed the Save America Act?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (RDhJX)

439
Greg Abbott just conceded."

Well, bye.

Next time run an actual campaign, y'hear?
Posted by: man

Thought he was on a roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (Cqx++)

440 As pissed as Trump is, I'm guessing, I sure wouldn't want to be Iran right now.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (Uvvcx)

441 444 Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (pfXMo)

The Harris County GOP has not been effective in my lifetime other than as a kept pet of the democrats.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (Int1s)

442 the transgender athlete bill is getting crushed.

Posted by: Jordan61
---

Hey! Good to see you. Hope you are doing well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (vOxCS)

443 On a ridiculous and amusing note: My son met Vivek a few years back on Halloween - Vivek was campaigning. Junior was wearing a banana costume. Makes me laugh.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (41CYW)

444 Yeah, I'm not far behind you.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:15 PM (ceJ0R)
=====

*increases tempo of soft shoe number*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)

445 If I was Trump , I'd bomb the shit out of Iran right now.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (AKptf)

446 Everything in Texas is bad."

The gas/ diesel issue was a complete clown show.

Darren Woods is thrilled...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (pfXMo)

447 I took a rare nap due to exhaustion and woke to a nightmare.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (hzuYO)

448 The worst part of this, will be fucking Hasan Piker (which noone had thankfully known about before fucking FOX started blasting about him) crowing about a new AmeriCCCa full of communists and Islamists.


I hope Asmongold tell him to go fuck himself tomorrow.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (E4Afo)

449 334 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris
---

Darrell Harris wins in our hearts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (vOxCS)

450 Okay guys, I figured it out. I know why we lost.

It was me.

I voted Republican all the way down the ticket. I brought my curse down upon us all. For that I deeply apologize.

I promise next time to once again waste my vote on third party candidates.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (NmZHO)

451 446 Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (WDknQ)

Hey if only Texas had had a GOP Bobsled course to have corrective measures in place against fraud eh?

You cannot stop fraud when the fraudsters control the machine.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (Int1s)

452 >>What if they had passed the Save America Act?


What if they hadn't kept the Senate in Session for 2 solid years in order to preclude Trump from having a chance to appoint anyone without their input?

Thune and the Republican Party did everything they could to hamstring MAGA.
And it cost them the only thing they truly care about, their seat at the table of Power.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (/izzV)

453 I think the Fuck Texas stuff is a bit overwrought.

Kansas hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate in 88 years. Until tonight.

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (NlEaG)

454 Demographics is destiny.

Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson

The only people who are surprised by what's happening in Texas are people who don't live in Texas.

We don't see Americans. Or hear English. Texans are nowhere to be found. Whole areas are ethnic enclaves. Democrats are everywhere. Shit loads of huge companies have come here and moved their entire third world/leftist workforces with them.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (P5BPp)

No, this makes no sense of this election.

Trump won TX by 14 two years ago.
Abbott won TX by 11 four years ago.

The demographics of TX have not swung that wildly in 2-4 years time. They just haven't.

So you have to come up with another explanation.

Either there is anger at/disaffection with the GOP. Or there was gargantuan urban fraud in TX.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (HFrEr)

455 At least Republicans, the supposed victims of fraud, passed the SAVE act to begin really taking care of fraud.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (vE0+H)

456 461 Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (NmZHO)

Don't laugh I did not donate the cycle as opposed to most because the one time I max donored Trump he lost the two times I have 200 bucks he won....

I understand your logic.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (Int1s)

457 When things start to get bad again then those who voted this change will squeal like stuck pig and get jacked up the ass because they were hoping for FREE STUFF that will never materialize.

Time for Trump to Decimate Iran because he has 2 months before the investigations and impeachment clown show starts again.

JUST F**KING LEVEL IRAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (jGtoG)

458 Darrell Harris wins in our hearts.

Posted by: Braenyard

Now see?

We CAN have nice things

Posted by: Miklos is touched at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (FUMQC)

459
California's voter ID initiative is only trailing by 0.8% with 4.7% in. Not sure what good it will do at this point.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

================

Why not?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (mmrXZ)

460 The Iranian military has probably more to do with tonight than anything. They built their entire military strategy around the midterms

Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (CpW/a)

It's a bold strategy Cotton

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (vE0+H)

461 I'll be honest, I am not too upset about Vivek losing
----

I'll be honest, you're politically stupid.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (Cjcf6)

462 Thune and the Republican Party did everything they could to hamstring MAGA.
And it cost them the only thing they truly care about, their seat at the table of Power."

They still get to sit at the table...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (pfXMo)

463 They built their entire military strategy around the midterms
Posted by: Cali
---------
I agree. And beyond.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (41CYW)

464 Hey! Good to see you. Hope you are doing well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:19 PM (vOxCS)

=====

Hey back! Doing well. We finally hired another person and she started yesterday, so once she's trained up I'll hopefully have more time to hang out.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (W+RIb)

465 Republicans just lost the Senate.

Next 2 years are going to be ugly.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (viF8m)

466 That would matter if their primary goal was not legalizing the illegals and immunizing themselves via fraud from corrective pain response via elections....

they will not be stopped by elections....and we are not ruthless enough to vote let alone do other things so they are going to curb stomp the right for 40-100 years.
Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:18 PM (Int1s)

*********

That's true about the elections. What is likely is that they'll push idiotic energy policies that put the electrical grid at risk, and if (more likely, when) the grid fails, they'll be concentrated in urban areas, which will be a massive disadvantage for them.

I don't plan on being in those areas, being near retirement age and having the resources to locate to a remote area where the grid doesn't matter all that much. I've been in discussion with family and friends about this, and people like myself will simply relocate and watch the events unfold.

...

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (QXsxd)

467 466 Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:21 PM (CpW/a)

Correct Iran, Russia, the Ukraine, China, and India all engage in hybrid war as does the democrat party given it is defacto acting as a MIC color revolution piece....

they are engaged in political/economic warfare and influence ops.... Zelensky attacking the refineries was part of a plan.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (Int1s)

468 449
Greg Abbott just conceded."

Well, bye.

Next time run an actual campaign, y'hear?
Posted by: man

Thought he was on a roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
----

So, it's baby killer Hinajosa. Mexicans
are going to love that when they see
what they've done.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (vOxCS)

469
No. All she innocently did was vote D no matter who. If you were to ask her what was special about the D candidate, what they offered that the R didn't, she'd give you a blank stare.


My own personal experience is that if you point out whatever they are complaining about was a direct campaign promise of the candidate they boasted about voting for you get one of the following:

1) You are wrong, that isn't true, she never said or did that
2) No, its actually Trump's fault.
3) Its just bad luck no one could have seen it coming

Again for things the candidate they chose said she was going to do and then DID to fanfare in the local news.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (sKqQm)

470 Or the left will go full totalitarian on society, in which case someone will likely respond and take out the grid. I really hope this one doesn't happen but I can see it happening, regrettably.

I hope I'm wrong and that we're able to vote our way out but like you've just said, this isn't likely and the ugly scenario that I've laid out is likely to occur.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (QXsxd)

471 Either there is anger at/disaffection with the GOP. Or there was gargantuan urban fraud in TX."

Embrace the "and"...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (pfXMo)

472
Cali's billionaire tax is losing bigly. Could be a warning for taking it national, like Vermont's "free" healthcare attempt.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (mmrXZ)

473 Trump can now go "GENERAL RIPPER" in Iran, Cuba, Etc....

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (jGtoG)

474 477 Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:23 PM (viF8m)

Outstanding, we were just color revolutioned functionally....

fuck Obama.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (Int1s)

475 >>They still get to sit at the table...

They get to sit at the kiddie table. No gavels for them.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (/izzV)

476 I wasn't as pessimistic this time around as I thought the Donks going bat shit commie crazy would temper the voters anger at Trump and the GOP, but apparently crazy has won out.

Is that your explanation for how Biden won in 2020? Or do you admit that was fraud? They couldn't fraud in Kamala in 24 because it takes time to print up fake ballots for 50 states, and they didn't have enough time to pull that off.

They found 20,000 fraudulent ballots in Houston this election, do you think that is all the Dems printed?

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (WDknQ)

477 "Voters are angry and wanted to send a message."

And that message is: "Fuck me hard in the ass, forget the lube!"

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (E4Afo)

478 This is why I got out of the election prediction game. I never would have guessed R's would lose the Senate although they absolutely deserve to.

My Sayed prediction isn't going to look like much now in the midst of a giant sweep but mark my words, the DNC-DSA op is *just* getting rolling.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (vE0+H)

479 Glad to see so many Rush fans here. I discovered them later in life (how?? I love prog!) and saw their 40 and 50-something tours.

I haven't been paying as much attention to election stuff. Deep blue WA will not change so there are no hopes to be gotten up I don't need to be depressed by this, my life has enough struggles already.

Posted by: Funsize at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (3j87q)

480 Voters are angry and wanted to send a message."

This. X 10,000.

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:25 PM (pfXMo)

481 Voters are angry and wanted to send a message.

And America heard it loud and clear! Forward, proles!

Posted by: Zombie Chairman Mao at November 03, 2026 11:25 PM (ceJ0R)

482 485 Trump can now go "GENERAL RIPPER" in Iran, Cuba, Etc....
Posted by: Jackson K. at November 03, 2026 11:24 PM (jGtoG)

I suppose. But look we all know Trump. Does that sound like something he would do?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:25 PM (NlEaG)

483 465. Trumps dilly dally with the war and then the resultant high fuel prices lost him a lot of the demographics that voted Republican in 2024. The Republicans lack of passage of the Save Act, and the appearance in the senate of doing nothing and having no forward looking message helped doom them.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 03, 2026 11:26 PM (EiUt/)

484 They must be only counting the votes in eastern WA right now because the millionaires tax is losing and the transgender athlete bill is getting crushed.
Posted by: Jordan61

Just looked up the results on Wa. ST. SOS web site.

The Millionaires tax is getting smoked 530K yes and 750K no. More importantly is is losing in King County (Seattle) with 66% no votes.

Trans ban bill is winning (no trans in girl's sports) with 801K yes and 601K no. King County is split evenly which is a huge boost for this bill.

Generally speaking how King County votes determines the outcome of a bill/race.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:26 PM (wcyKn)

485 When did Bret Baier start looking like a puppet from Team America?

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 03, 2026 11:26 PM (W+RIb)

486 Trumps dilly dally with the war and then the resultant high fuel prices lost him a lot of the demographics that voted Republican in 2024. "

Pretty much, yeah. Can't disagree...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (pfXMo)

487 I'm surprised no one has gone this dark...

https://youtu.be/3fcaXmpZydI

Where's my earth shattering kaboom?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

488 462 Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (/izzV)

They worked hard to make sure to fuck Trump, and in fucking Trump they fucked the GOP....and in fucking the GOP they fucked America....and I am slowly past giving a fuck.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (Int1s)

489 I promise next time to once again waste my vote on third party candidates.

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (NmZHO)

-----

Thank you for self-identifying that what you're looking for in the next election is a candidate who wants regulatory clarity on the legal definition of "organic" grass.

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (Cjcf6)

490 And I won't discount any degree of fraud, in fact it's obviously still with us or R's would have passed SAVE. The reason they didn't was because they are already the direct beneficiaries of it during primary season and they are just the Soft Commie Party with better hair.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (vE0+H)

491 None of what happened tonight has anything to do with demographics or blue state transplants. The population of voters did not swing by 15% in texas in 2 years.

Voters are angry and wanted to send a message.
Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (CpW/a)

(shakes fists)

I'll cut my nose off, you stupid Rs!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

492 When things start to get bad again then those who voted this change will squeal like stuck pig and get jacked up the ass because they were hoping for FREE STUFF that will never materialize.


I know a bunch of top 10% income lefty LIV types that rant endlessly we need to tax the shit out of the rich because they personally can barely make ends meet.

By rich they mean Elon. Of course most Dem voters making middle class salaries also rant about taxing the rich and they mean...these same LIVs.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

493 @488

>>They found 20,000 fraudulent ballots in Houston this election, do you think that is all the Dems printed?

Could be fraud, could also be angry voters, mixed in with apathetic voters mixed in with super angry retard communist out for blood.

Whatever it was, Trump and the GOP got smoked tonight and the next two years are going to suck donkey dick.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (XV/Pl)

494 473 Thune and the Republican Party did everything they could to hamstring MAGA.
And it cost them the only thing they truly care about, their seat at the table of Power."

They still get to sit at the table...

Posted by: man
---

I'm still having a problem with my sink drainage coming out under
the pantry tub. It's that 3/4" galvanized pipe just there leaking
and not doing its job. That's what it is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (vOxCS)

495 Time for Trump to Decimate Iran because he has 2 months before the investigations and impeachment clown show starts again.

JUST F**KING LEVEL IRAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (jGtoG)

This dudes got a Hard On for War when it was the Milquetoast Bombing Campaign that just gave the Democrats the fuckin EZpass to levy all kinds of new taxes on us.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 03, 2026 11:27 PM (8Csz2)

496 Yikes. I knew there was a reason I started frequenting this place less.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (ceJ0R)

I am not in OH, and can't stand that slick, incompetent mofo. So, indulge me.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (AKptf)

497
My own personal experience is that if you point out whatever they are complaining about was a direct campaign promise of the candidate they boasted about voting for you get one of the following:

1) You are wrong, that isn't true, she never said or did that
2) No, its actually Trump's fault.
3) Its just bad luck no one could have seen it coming

Posted by: 18-1

==================

No, this is the Alison. She's a different doll. She never thought of these things. No one in her life ever asked her a followup question. She never wondered what the next step is, what the implication is, why a thing happened. She blinks a lot. If you disagree with her, she thinks you're mean. She goes to church and thinks it's important to be a good Christian.

She's a huge problem.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (mmrXZ)

498 John Konrad on X:

It wouldn’t be bad if Democrats were like Republicans and got absolutely nothing done when they control congress.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (NlEaG)

499 Impeach 45!

Posted by: Rep Waters at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (Wt1Rs)

500 Trump and the GOP got smoked tonight"

In some places, but not others...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (pfXMo)

501

There is something to say about a republican winning where it would make a difference. If Vivek in Ohio was going to flood the nation with foreigners the same way any Democrat would, there's not a lot of pluses to that. The Ohio legislature can remain Republican and stop the new governors worst impulses

Posted by: imp at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (fNmNr)

502 475 None of what happened tonight has anything to do with demographics or blue state transplants. The population of voters did not swing by 15% in texas in 2 years.

Voters are angry and wanted to send a message.
Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (CpW/a)

That's it exactly, voters are angry.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 03, 2026 11:29 PM (y171U)

503 Republicans just lost the Senate.
Next 2 years are going to be ugly.
Posted by: JackStraw

The next four years, I don't think there are enough opportunities to flip the Senate in 28. And potentially for decades, if Thomas or Alito leave SCOTUS. Ugh.

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 03, 2026 11:29 PM (rx4MS)

504 Voters are angry and wanted to send a message.

====

The message is...we want more windmills !

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (AKptf)

505 The only bright spot in Ohio - Issue 3 to constitutionalize Voter ID has passed with 70%. This is out version of the SAVE act.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (E4Afo)

506 Wherever you have vote-by-mail and a week or more of voting you have fraud.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (vE0+H)

507 WOOF

I did not see this coming ... at.all.

Gonna turn in, g'night Hoardians.

Posted by: browndog says woof at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (oCio0)

508 I don't think I heard much about Iran during the campaign. It was all AFFORDABILITY YA YA YA."

Assuming this was what gave the Dems the win you have to be amazed at the game here.

Under Biden the prices of everything doubled.

Under Trump inflation was down to 3%.

And the Dems parlayed this into a win on "affordability"?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:08 PM (sKqQm)

-------

There is a common misconception among the electorate that bringing down inflation == prices going back to where they were in 2020.

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (CY0Pe)

509 >>Or, it was massive 2020 style cheating on a state wide basis.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:10 PM (WDknQ)
==

I saw an X post about record numbers of first time voters in TX early voting. That gets my spidey sense tingling.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at November 03, 2026 11:30 PM (0bjKf)

510 Tell me who Talarico's voters were. There are only so many crazy Democrats in the world. Why would blacks vote for him? Why would Hispanics (mostly traditional Catholics) vote for him and his insane God is binary heretical views? Why would rural Texans vote for an anti oil, vegan?

It was massive state wide election fraud.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (WDknQ)

511 People have very short memories.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (AKptf)

512 Just looked up the results on Wa. ST. SOS web site.

The Millionaires tax is getting smoked 530K yes and 750K no. More importantly is is losing in King County (Seattle) with 66% no votes.

Trans ban bill is winning (no trans in girl's sports) with 801K yes and 601K no. King County is split evenly which is a huge boost for this bill.

Generally speaking how King County votes determines the outcome of a bill/race.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:26 PM (wcyKn)

=====

Just checked and it looks like I'll have a Dem representative for the first time since I moved here 10 years ago. Cool.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (W+RIb)

513 511 So, it's baby killer Hinajosa.

This is a 60/40 "pro-choice" country - yes, in Texas too. Even Nebraska was evenly split.
We're anti-Roe, sure (because that was a terrible decision); but grumbling "baby killer" at potential voters doesn't win elections.
Posted by: 88C+u at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (88C+u)

********

Regrettably, we're a country in which there are a large number of Karen McAWFLs who are not bothered by a mother strangling her three kids to death but will react in abject horror when the lone holdout on the jury uses the same straps to strangle a plastic bottle.

This is a difficult hurdle to clear.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (QXsxd)

514 The Right desperately needs to solve the OnlyTrump vote.
Posted by: McLurkerson

We can't pass bills for the things the base wants! How about some hearings and sternly worded letters?

Posted by: GOPe at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (t19vo)

515 The next four years, I don't think there are enough opportunities to flip the Senate in 28. And potentially for decades, if Thomas or Alito leave SCOTUS. Ugh.
Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 03, 2026 11:29 PM (rx4MS)

Or if they add 2 Dem states, pack the courts, and eliminate the Electoral College....

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at November 03, 2026 11:32 PM (NlEaG)

516 I just saw DeBlasio on Fox say that Democrats will lower gasoline prices by immediately ending the war in Iran.

One problem with the Democrat plan: It only takes ONE side to start a war. Likewise, it only takes ONE side to CONTINUE a war.

If the U.S. pulls out of the Straits of Hormuz, then Iran can take 20 million barrels/day of crude oil out of the global markets.

I think oil could then go to $150/bbl. Perhaps even $200 if they can get drone hits on the alternate supply routes as they get established.

The world doesn't operate the same way as their cute academic models that are never challenged on the campus political monoliths.

The EU (that relies on imported oil) does not have the combined firepower to control the Straits.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 03, 2026 11:32 PM (HlyYF)

517 494 Voters are angry and wanted to send a message."

This. X 10,000.

Posted by: man
----

Message received: VOTERS ARE STUPID

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:32 PM (vOxCS)

518 @515

>>In some places, but not others...

I'd say losing a Senate seat and governorship in Texas is pretty smokey.

They also did poorly elsewhere, despite the bright spot of Florida.

Overall a pretty terrible outcome.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:32 PM (XV/Pl)

519 Now, the next part that's got to be done find people that voted R for congress/Senate in 2024 and ask them what specific issue changed their mind in this election because that determines what we need to focus on.

The Dems ran primarily on "affordability". Don't stop there. Is it the price of gas? Food? Rent?

Or was it the Iran war?

Or...Trump's mean tweets?

I tend to think its the first because that's the only semi-logical reason but we need data.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 11:32 PM (sKqQm)

520 512 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:28 PM (mmrXZ)

Alison is going to love the dude that showers with her favorite niece and her taxes going for abortions....and if she hated the grid going down with abbot just wait until the % of windmills triples....on the bright side there will be more mosques so she can learn new prayers.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:33 PM (Int1s)

521 The country has not flipped to socialism in the Red States, it's really directed squarely at Trump.

Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (CpW/a)

They may not be flipping to socialism but socialism is flipping to them.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:33 PM (vE0+H)

522 312 I'm going to run again. My family wants me to do it, and I want to do it too. Thanks, Morons, for supporting me.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 03, 2026 10:56 PM (FGq/M)

Mr. Harris

Congratulations to you sir, even though you didn't win this time, you actually went out and tried to do something, instead of just talking about it like the rest of us.

I believe we have a shared birthday coming up later this month so early Happy Birthday!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:33 PM (QGaXH)

523 So why are world governments urging citizens to prep? Is there a mega volcano about to blow? Or was it a weird psyop?

Unrelated question. Why did the holy of holies need 20 tons of gold lining it? Channeling Jonathan Frakes.

Posted by: H at November 03, 2026 11:33 PM (s9CyP)

524 Republicans just lost the Senate.

Next 2 years are going to be ugly.
Posted by: JackStraw

Couple of well-placed hits and the Senate is 2/3 D. Probably doesn't need 2/3 D to get 2/3 to convict. Maybe she will be President after all.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (Fv808)

525 It doesn't matter at this point if it was massive fraud or angry voters. It feels like we hit a tipping point tonight, and what's happening in Europe is about to be in our back yard.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (zuZpx)

526 I wonder how much Saudi, Qatari money went into this election, into podcastians, into the demoralization campaigns. Hmmm.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (AKptf)

527 Pass the SAVE Act.
Now.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (RDhJX)

528 How many Indians (from India) in Texas are eligible to vote in Texas?

Grok:

Approximately 230,000 (as of the most detailed available estimate), with the number likely higher today due to population growth — likely in the 250,000 – 350,000 range. There is no single, official, up-to-the-minute headcount of “Indian-origin eligible voters in Texas” published by the Census Bureau or Texas election authorities broken out by detailed ethnicity every year. Estimates come from analyses of American Community Survey (ACS) data by groups such as AAPI Data.

Key figures

AAPI Data analysis of 2022 ACS data: About 227,718 eligible Indian American voters in Texas (U.S. citizens age 18+). Texas ranked second nationally after California.

Indian population in Texas 2000: ~130,000
Indian population in Texas 2025: ~708,000

Muslim population 2000: ~115,000
Muslim population 2020: ~300,000-500,000

Hispanic population 2000: 6.7 million
Hispanic population 2025: 12.5-13 million

White-only population 2000: 10.9 million (52.4%)
White-only population 2025: 11.8 million (37%)

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (P5BPp)

529 So, it's baby killer Hinajosa.

This is a 60/40 "pro-choice" country - yes, in Texas too. Even Nebraska was evenly split.
We're anti-Roe, sure (because that was a terrible decision); but grumbling "baby killer" at potential voters doesn't win elections.

Posted by: 88C+u
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This is Texas filled with out of towners from CA and NY.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (vOxCS)

530 "Regrettably, we're a country in which there are a large number of Karen McAWFLs who are not bothered by a mother strangling her three kids to death but will react in abject horror when the lone holdout on the jury uses the same straps to strangle a plastic bottle."

Young men already struggling in the dating/marriage market are going to get it even harder. See them looking to Japan for sexbots in the future.

Elon! This is your chance to corner the market!

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (E4Afo)

531 520 Republicans just lost the Senate.
Next 2 years are going to be ugly.
Posted by: JackStraw

The next four years, I don't think there are enough opportunities to flip the Senate in 28. And potentially for decades, if Thomas or Alito leave SCOTUS. Ugh.
Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 03, 2026 11:29 PM (rx4MS)

Thomas is 78.
Alito is 76.
Roberts is 71.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (HFrEr)

532 Regrettably, we're a country in which there are a large number of Karen McAWFLs who are not bothered by a mother strangling her three kids to death but will react in abject horror when the lone holdout on the jury uses the same straps to strangle a plastic bottle.

Bingo. Add in their cucked pencil-necked liberal husbands and it's a recipe for disaster.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (ceJ0R)

533 Pass the SAVE Act.
Now.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (RDhJX)

now you're talking

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (AKptf)

534 532 Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (QXsxd)

Amerca's Sweeheart's lawyer was on a tour d'force this week at the hearings....

essentially she is going to walk perhaps literally on the triple murder her super fans are saying literally she is "only the first of four victims not the villain".....

makes me want to brush my teeth with a 12ga

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (Int1s)

535 "Pass the SAVE Act.
Now."

Hah. You can bloody well forget about that now. That's dead in a Dem Congress.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (E4Afo)

536 Voters are angry and wanted to send a message.
Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:22 PM (CpW/a)

That's it exactly, voters are angry.
Posted by: Joemarine

Democracy basically means government by the people, of the people, for the people… but the people are retarded.

https://tinyurl.com/mrtvcnuu

Posted by: Osho at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (t19vo)

537 545 It doesn't matter at this point if it was massive fraud or angry voters. It feels like we hit a tipping point tonight, and what's happening in Europe is about to be in our back yard.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (zuZpx)

We're more likely to become like Latin America than Europe. Which isn't exactly pleasant either but is a different sort of problem.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (okun6)

538 >>The next four years, I don't think there are enough opportunities to flip the Senate in 28. And potentially for decades, if Thomas or Alito leave SCOTUS. Ugh.

Will see how well Hakeem wears.

We have nobody to blame but ourselves. Democrats didn't beat us. We beat ourselves.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (viF8m)

539 Fox is talking that the Ds are going to get 250 to 265 house seats. This is a catastrophe if correct.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (wcyKn)

540 I can't believe people on the right are so dumb to believe these results.

Posted by: Duncan at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (hlxNh)

541 We can't pass bills for the things the base wants! How about some hearings and sternly worded letters?
Posted by: GOPe at November 03, 2026 11:31 PM (t19vo)

Don't forget the corporate tax breaks! Everyone loves those!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

542 The Dems ran primarily on "affordability". Don't stop there. Is it the price of gas? Food? Rent?

Or was it the Iran war"

Yes. Stupidly gave a number of easy targets.

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:36 PM (pfXMo)

543 If voter ID passes in CA, who is going to enforce it? The CA AG? LOL. It'll be like the Soviet constitution, full of great stuff but unenforceable.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 03, 2026 11:36 PM (Fv808)

544
We changed the Texas constitution so that a state income tax can't happen
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

==============

Ah, thanks.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:36 PM (mmrXZ)

545 That's dead in a Dem Congress.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (E4Afo)

I have news for you.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:36 PM (vE0+H)

546 Is anyone seriously surprised the GOP lost the Senate? So we will have divided government for the next two years. So what else is new? We don't have a parliamentary system you know.

Posted by: Seamus at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (QcKmL)

547 This is what decades (especially the last 2 or 3) of near complete control of the education system, K-12/college/post-grad gets you. Throw in all the USAID-type shenanigans, media control etc. Trump may be exposing and even "breaking" some of those, but there are 1 or 2 generations of people who are products of that system, with another one still being produced.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (9ZFZd)

548 I just saw that Talarico won by 18 points.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (yEz+x)

549 but I'm floored how many Republican friends I have now suddenly hate tRump"

It's not sudden. Happened about 9 months ago....

Will be a very sore subject for many

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:38 PM (pfXMo)

550 >>We have nobody to blame but ourselves. Democrats didn't beat us. We beat ourselves.

I'll accept that this is a repeat of never Trump repubs beating 'ourselves', but most of the candidates were good and most of the campaigning was good.

The results weren't.

Posted by: lurk at November 03, 2026 11:38 PM (hXvZk)

551 557 "Pass the SAVE Act.
Now."

Hah. You can bloody well forget about that now. That's dead in a Dem Congress.
Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM

They still have two months.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 11:38 PM (RDhJX)

552 Polka will never die

Music is forbidden.

Posted by: Ayatolla Khomeini at November 03, 2026 11:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

553 Lotsa bonds gonna be issued by CA. More taxes and fees to fund the graft.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 03, 2026 11:39 PM (Fv808)

554 well, VA fucked it all up. but i hope this state burns itself to the fucking ground.

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:39 PM (3PgqR)

555 Or if they add 2 Dem states, pack the courts, and eliminate the Electoral College....
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Which if we lose the Presidency in 28 they will absolutely do. And no GOP candidate can win without Texas, which now has turned blue. I need to start drinking heavily.

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 03, 2026 11:39 PM (rx4MS)

556 "I have news for you."

WHAT news? Reps couldn't get a popular thing like the SAVE act, what makes you think the Dems (if they even want it, which they don't - they like cheating) can?

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:39 PM (E4Afo)

557 At least here in Florida we did what we needed to do but I fear thst we will become Texas soon enough. So now, we know nothing will be done but constant impeachment again and not just of Trump. The dims will ho straight through his cabinet. At least they wont get any more done than the Republicans.

Posted by: Megthered at November 03, 2026 11:40 PM (ts6j6)

558 @561

>>Fox is talking that the Ds are going to get 250 to 265 house seats. This is a catastrophe if correct.

That's a pretty big swing.

Donks may be in power for a bit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:40 PM (XV/Pl)

559 >>>Just looked up the results on Wa. ST. SOS web site.

Where is this? Do you have a link?

It would be nice for Horde in WA like Nurse to wake up with news that Seattle is not totally insane! Apparently every time an income tax has gone up for a vote, the people vote it down. Legislators were trying to pull a fast one, sneaking it into a bill.

Also, I'm sure the left tried to pretend that not allowing the income tax to pass would kill kids. Or worded the proposition weird. Good on the WA voters for actually seeing through that.

It takes grassroots people on the ground to get these propositions, the ones to stop the income tax, proposed and on the ballot. If the income tax goes down in flames, congrats to the grassroots people that made a difference.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 11:40 PM (Toos7)

560 "Hah. You can bloody well forget about that now. That's dead in a Dem Congress.
Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM

They still have two months."

To do absolutely nothing about it, just like the past 10 months.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:40 PM (E4Afo)

561 But I have run across a TON of disaffected Trump voters that now deeply hate him."

Well, there are some who are pretty disappointed in him...

Posted by: man at November 03, 2026 11:41 PM (pfXMo)

562 Key figures

AAPI Data analysis of 2022 ACS data: About 227,718 eligible Indian American voters in Texas (U.S. citizens age 18+). Texas ranked second nationally after California.

Indian population in Texas 2000: ~130,000
Indian population in Texas 2025: ~708,000

Muslim population 2000: ~115,000
Muslim population 2020: ~300,000-500,000

Hispanic population 2000: 6.7 million
Hispanic population 2025: 12.5-13 million

White-only population 2000: 10.9 million (52.4%)
White-only population 2025: 11.8 million (37%)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:34 PM (P5BPp)

Which is all meaningless noise. Because the statistical comparisons you need to make to make your case that demographic changes explain the TX results tonight involve comparing 2022 (when Abbot won +11), 2024 (when Trump won +14), and 2026. Complaining about the change since 2000, when the GOP had only been dominant about 6 years at the statewide level, after generations of Democrat dominance here, is a non-sequitur.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:41 PM (HFrEr)

563 Fox is talking that the Ds are going to get 250 to 265 house seats. This is a catastrophe if correct.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (wcyKn)

fuck it. i hope they do get 265 seats and get 61 in the senate. let them go all fucking in. go full fucking commie.

i'm done with the people in my country....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (3PgqR)

564 I can't believe people on the right are so dumb to believe these results.

Posted by: Duncan at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (hlxNh)

I just saw that Talarico won by 18 points.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (yEz+x)
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Does that seem *reasonable*?

Posted by: Crusader at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (Cjcf6)

565 @571

>>This was actually a Red Wave, it just didn't show up in seats gained.

You're going to have to explain this because it makes no sense.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (XV/Pl)

566 Holy fuck


We just got wiped out.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (yEz+x)

567 We have nobody to blame but ourselves. Democrats didn't beat us. We beat ourselves.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Heed the call to prayer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (vOxCS)

568 Damn this is like the old days when we got over 1,000 comments

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 11:42 PM (enNUy)

569
It doesn't matter at this point if it was massive fraud or angry voters. It feels like we hit a tipping point tonight, and what's happening in Europe is about to be in our back yard.

Posted by: Polka will never die

===============

I remember the morning of Wednesday November 6, 2024. I never saw such long faces among my Dem co-workers. Democracy is dead. The nation has gone off a cliff. The next 4 years will be hell. How will we ever come back from this.

I think my worst election night ever was Romney vs Obama. This isn't as bad.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (mmrXZ)

570 588 Posted by: Republican Voter at November 03, 2026 11:41 PM (1mAvL)

Go fuck yourself, sit home some more, pout, and vote for the communist some more to show someone something....

I'm going to arrange socks.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (Int1s)

571 Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (CpW/a)

Uh-huh. Who are you again? Oh yeah a card carrying member of the New Hash Brigade.

You just gave yourself away.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (vE0+H)

572 Self inflicted. Gas/diesel/Iran. Whatever.

Posted by: $2.90/hr. at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (9w7HY)

573 Well, looking statewide races at DDHQ it appears the democrats *spit* are sweeping every single statewide race. It's not even close, man, we just got shellacked.

Leads me to wonder how many moderate Republicans in the legislature will switch parties now.

Win done, lose some.

Anyway, I still have to get up in the morning and do my job. I'm out. Remember, it's not all doom and gloom. The good fight continues on.

G'night, Horde!

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (cJwDx)

574 "Any ideas about how to win me back?

Or just more insults?"

No. Enjoy you gay communism. Congrats.

"fuck it. i hope they do get 265 seats and get 61 in the senate. let them go all fucking in. go full fucking commie."

Why not? Let the voters get what they want, good and hard.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (E4Afo)

575 Which is all meaningless noise. Because the statistical comparisons you need to make to make your case that demographic changes explain the TX results tonight involve comparing 2022 (when Abbot won +11), 2024 (when Trump won +14), and 2026. Complaining about the change since 2000, when the GOP had only been dominant about 6 years at the statewide level, after generations of Democrat dominance here, is a non-sequitur.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:41 PM (HFrEr)

We haven't seen any other Republican get Trump's coalition when he wasn't on the ballot(maybe 2026 was different but I'm guessing not at present). Cruz beat Beto by like 2% in 2018.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (okun6)

576 590 I can't believe people on the right are so dumb to believe these results.

Posted by: Duncan at November 03, 2026 11:35 PM (hlxNh)

I just saw that Talarico won by 18 points.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (yEz+x)
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Does that seem *reasonable*?

Posted by: Crusader
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Baby killers, mutilators and trannies for the win.
America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:44 PM (vOxCS)

577 also, how in the fuck, in THE FUCK can anyone, any-fucking-one with a straight face and serious word say it may take weeks to sort out the election in alaska and decide who won.

how in the actual fuck does it take weeks?

what a fucking a banana republic.

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM (3PgqR)

578 "Under my plan, the price of Energy will necessarily skyrocket."
- Barack Hussein Obama



Gas prices aren't coming down unless Trump finishes what he started in Iran.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM (/izzV)

579 595 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (mmrXZ)

The Romney election was the heartbreaker by every sane metric Obama should have lost...the only reason he won was the combination of black democratonium and Romney refusing to go for the throat.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM (Int1s)

580 This election is fundamentally different than when Obama got wiped out in the mid terms when he lost 64 house seats (I think). At least in 2010 the two parties were nominally still invested in the America. This crop of Ds that are coming in are out for blood, revenge, punishment and want to burn everything down.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM (wcyKn)

581 "Warn" nurse ratched who said oh fuck we might lose Texas? Jesus H. the New Hash Brigade are a tiresome bunch of smelly little cumstains

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM (vE0+H)

582 Yes there's fraud, no it's not why Texas had a 15% swing from 2 years ago.

All of these Red States that fell actually have pretty tight voting laws.

You don't seem to understand the difference between Voter fraud, and election fraud.

The 20,000 fake ballots they found in Houston are only the tip of the iceberg. Nobody in the state was mad at the Governor, Lt Governor, or the Republican candidate for Attorney general yet they all lost by about the same fraudulent margins as Paxton. We could have run Jesus in this election and Democrat Lucifer von Satan would have won by the same margins.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:46 PM (WDknQ)

583 Jordan61, are you on the east or west side of Wa?

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 11:46 PM (Toos7)

584 Is that ugly ass skeletor faced bitch running in Alaska because we might as well cunt punt her too tonight

Posted by: NCKate at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (enNUy)

585 The people voted for this, and the leftists are going to see to it that the people are going to get it good and hard in the future.

I wish it were different, and I'll continue to fight for what has worked in the past and what will work in the future. With the way the leftists have governed in the past and with what they're going to do, it is best to prepare for a catastrophe to happen. The grid could collapse, inflation will go through the roof, we could have an EMP attack from Iran, and the left is just flat-out totalitarian, wanting to severely punish those who merely disagree with them - it's bleak right now. Keep your hopes up, though. We've been through this in the past and have managed to prevail.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (QXsxd)

586 Cali new-hash is a troll. Got a little too keyboard happy and gave itself away.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (vE0+H)

587 yeah...

"🚨 BREAKING: CENTCOM has plans to resume strikes against the Iranian regime as early as Wednesday, after the midterms, with three US aircraft carriers in the region, per the New York Times."

Go for it.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (AKptf)

588 The majority of people in this country are stupid. They see the UK and think that would never happen here. Then vote fir these rabid dems that want the democracy to die.

Posted by: Megthered at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (ts6j6)

589 What's this "we beat ourselves" horseshit? "We" only pulled the lever once. That's really about all "we" can do. The GOP just did exactly what it does best, it sold us out to their pals so its members can go back to lining their pockets with public money.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 03, 2026 11:48 PM (zuZpx)

590 So you want to have revolution woe oh o oh
What color is your revolution woe oh o oh
So you want to change the world?
You can cheat it then you can.

What color is your revolution woe oh o oh

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (vOxCS)

591
"Pass the SAVE Act.
Now."

Hah. You can bloody well forget about that now. That's dead in a Dem Congress.
Posted by: cheshirecat

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Congress already passed it. It's in the Senate's court.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (mmrXZ)

592 @606

>>Gas prices aren't coming down unless Trump finishes what he started in Iran.

There is nothing to finish in Iran, we're not bombing them to the stone age, we are not sending in ground troops, they are not going to come to the negotiation table now.

The only thing that's going to happen is a precipitous bug out.


This is pretty much how every war we have gotten ourselves into since WWII ends.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (XV/Pl)

593 And with that, I bid you all the thing, and Blondie I will hit you up tomorrow have not forgotten

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (vE0+H)

594 Still posting no results in my area. Not much else to do but wait. I've not looked at results anywhere because I wasn't sure how things were going, but what's slipped through here has made me think, "Here we go again. Once we get something good going, it gets taken away from us."

Posted by: Ayatolla Khomeini at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

595 601 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (E4Afo)

Correct the answer to 3.55 a gallon fuel is to outlaw offshore drilling, close down refineries, demand ever more boutique recipes for refineries for each municipality, and to tax you for every mile you drive.....

the answer to expensive energy is to allow data centers (who will mysteriously be allowed to build after the correct donations) to directly compete with the existing energy consumer OR just as likely be expempted from the EPA regs that keep consumer electric generation from using coal and other sources for their own private grids) people forget the trusts Teddy Roosevelt was busting?

They were democrat trusts in most cases.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:49 PM (Int1s)

596 ""🚨 BREAKING: CENTCOM has plans to resume strikes against the Iranian regime as early as Wednesday, after the midterms, with three US aircraft carriers in the region, per the New York Times."

Go for it."

Same. Do Cuba as well, fuck it. Ottawa next, smug leafs.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:50 PM (E4Afo)

597
The majority of people in this country are stupid. They see the UK and think that would never happen here.
Posted by: Megthered

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No, they see the UK and long for its free healthcare.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:50 PM (mmrXZ)

598 Which is all meaningless noise. Because the statistical comparisons you need to make to make your case that demographic changes explain the TX results tonight involve comparing 2022 (when Abbot won +11), 2024 (when Trump won +14), and 2026. Complaining about the change since 2000, when the GOP had only been dominant about 6 years at the statewide level, after generations of Democrat dominance here, is a non-sequitur.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:41 PM

Just looking at the Presidential results in Texas since 2000 it was trending downward through 2020. It only went back up in 2024 for Trump after the disaster that was the Biden Administration.

2000 -- +1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 -- +1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 -- +950,695 [R+12%]
2012 -- +1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 -- +807,179 [R+9%]
2020 -- +631,221 [R+6%]

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:50 PM (P5BPp)

599 Same. Do Cuba as well, fuck it. Ottawa next, smug leafs.
Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:50 PM (E4Afo)

why not...

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:51 PM (AKptf)

600 460 Okay guys, I figured it out. I know why we lost.

It was me.

I voted Republican all the way down the ticket. I brought my curse down upon us all. For that I deeply apologize.....

Posted by: Robert at November 03, 2026 11:20 PM (NmZHO)

I can make it rain here in the semi-desert simply by washing my car....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:51 PM (QGaXH)

601 The results I'm hearing make no sense. Probably some pretty flagrant election fraud going on. They still use electronic voting machines, don't they?

All I can think is that this time they're actually going to expose and prosecute the bastards. Why else would they let them get away with this? These results aren't real.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 03, 2026 11:52 PM (ovdkm)

602 We haven't seen any other Republican get Trump's coalition when he wasn't on the ballot(maybe 2026 was different but I'm guessing not at present). Cruz beat Beto by like 2% in 2018.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 03, 2026 11:43 PM (okun6)

There's not much gap between Abbott in 2022 (+11), without Trump on the ballot, and Trump in 2024 (+14). That Cruz election in 2018 (+2.5) is the only statewide TX race I am aware that was even close in the last 30 years or so. Until tonight. Anyone who thinks changed demographics in TX explain tonight are not going to be able to use historical election results over the last three decades to make that case.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 03, 2026 11:52 PM (HFrEr)

603 "No, they see the UK and long for its free healthcare."

The UK see the US and longs for being able to see their doctor in less than three months, and have a reasonable chance of survival in the hospital.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (E4Afo)

604 614 Cali new-hash is a troll. Got a little too keyboard happy and gave itself away.

Posted by: ...
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I stick with nics I know. It takes a while to accept a new nic.
Thanks for watching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (vOxCS)

605 >>I'll accept that this is a repeat of never Trump repubs beating 'ourselves', but most of the candidates were good and most of the campaigning was good.

>>The results weren't.

It has little to do with never Trump. It has to do with human nature history.

The border is sealed. The economy is booming. China is out of Venezuela and Cuba. Iran is a no longer a threat and is now a failed state.

We wanted all of these things. And we got them. So why vote Cause they can't possibly be reversed.

The Party in power always loses in midterms. Not hard to look up. Cause why vote when you are winning? Human nature never changesl

Posted by: JackStraw at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (viF8m)

606 The Romney election was the heartbreaker by every sane metric Obama should have lost...t

Before the election Obama's team calculated the election down to the precinct level, and by how many votes he needed to get in each precinct. He got exactly that number of votes in every precinct. That is nationwide ELECTION FRAUD. So was 2020.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (WDknQ)

607 Did my ideology change or did I just stay home?

Posted by: Republican Voter at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (XZHN+)

608 I kept reading about whole muslim cities in TX popping up for years. The most radical sharia training camps for children ! 1/2 of CA moving to TX. Yeah, something was brewing.

Posted by: runner at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (AKptf)

609 712. This. Trump repeated promises that the war with Iran was going to be over next week turned away his earlier demographics when next week turned into six months. His constant mantra of Iran wants to make a deal turned into bullshit that voters know is never going to happen. A deal appeared to be more important to Trump than actual decisive victory. Add in the resultant high gas prices, continued higher interest rates, and a host of other things that were blamed on Trump and in turn the Republicans for not checking him and you have tonight.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 03, 2026 11:54 PM (EiUt/)

610 His will be done

Posted by: 496 at November 03, 2026 11:54 PM (GAp07)

611 This makes no sense to me. Dems took the evil side of every 80-20 issue, R registrations far outpaced D, people have been abandoning woke, Dems have been threatening their fellow Americans, Trump has reversed the Biden administration's abuses against Americans, Dems have lost funding for their riots and other nefarious doings, crime is down, inflation is down, employment is up ...
What is going on?

Posted by: Emmie at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (OlzlW)

612 Bears repeating.

If you all want to blame someone, it's not Trump. We had the House and the Senate too. It was a chance to turn this country around from the disaster inflicted by Obama and Biden. Trump did everything he could and more through executive orders . He fulfilled just about every promise.

What did the RINOs do? The Senate sat on every damn bill the House sent and refused to codify Trump's EOs. And they refused to pass the SAVE America Act. They blocked him at every turn. That's who deserves your ire, not Trump.

And whining about the "war" in Iran doesn't cut it. Iran needed to be destroyed and Trump was the only one with the guts to do it. They've been murdering us for nearly 5 decades. Trump took them out without even putting forces on the ground. God bless him.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (3ImbR)

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (RDiUV)

613 Go ahead and gloat, all you trolls.

I don't recognize half of you, and you are as meaningless to my happiness as a gnat fart.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (hzuYO)

614 I think my worst election night ever was Romney vs Obama. This isn't as bad.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Agree. I still have scar tissue from that. There was a massive shift from the first debate to the next. Death spiral thereafter.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (41CYW)

615 Thomas Bender
Nobody gives a fuck about the price of gas except the six o'clock news. They are no higher now than they were with Biden.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (vOxCS)

616 Here in Missouri, an amendment to prohibit abortion in most cases, and prohibit gender transition procedures for minors under eighteen went down in flames.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (kNapL)

617 There are deep red house seats that have been republican for 30,40 years that flipped. State houses are flipping in several states. Georgia has gone all blue from governor to down to dog catcher. Texas and South Carolina Democrat senate seats. Texas governor. The list is long.

There’s no explaining this away with fraud or whatever.

It is a beat down.

Posted by: Not good at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (NbWc/)

618 I get why he lost, I guess I dont get why many conservatives seem to hate him so much? Is it over the H1 visas?

To me he's like an Indian Ted Cruz, annoying, but still better than the alternative

He said Americans deserved to lose their jobs to foreigners because we have high school football. One can argue the point I think he was actually trying to make, but he absolutely said it in the worst possible way.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (sabhw)

619 People do not tend to think of elections as life and death. Why should they be, they never have before? (except when they were.)

They really should not be. The government should not have so much power that people are terrified of it. But there we are.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (Y/06r)

620 Hey all. I was a poll worker in my OH county today. Butler county is normally a safe Republican-conservative area. My precinct (5 districts) had an election day turnout of roughly 25%. I don't know how the previous few weeks of early voting went, but it was counted today too. We had a good turnout, but a lot of people didn't show, and the ones that did weren't all GOP by a sizable margin. One party in OH had its shit together for the election, and it wasn't the GOP. I can't blame Thune for this one; Ohio has strong election laws, backed by a SecState who enforces them.

Posted by: exdem13 at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (XjTSo)

621 Congratulations to Trump, the spineless GOP, and the moronic voters tonight! We are now one election away from mass immigration, DC and Puerto Rico statehood, a Supreme Court with thirteen Ketanji Brown Jacksons, and the United Socialist States of America!
Enjoy your $15 a gallon gas, wind powered electrical grid, and the mandated transing of your children!

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at November 03, 2026 11:57 PM (iVhsR)

622 632 Im amazed people cared so much about Iran.

Like I think it was a dumb move by Trump, but I'm not going to change my whole ideology over it.
Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:52 PM (CpW/a)

I don't think they did/do.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 03, 2026 11:57 PM (9ZFZd)

623 The DSA and Muslims are now on a collision course for power. Stay away from trash cans is my advice.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:57 PM (wcyKn)

624 636 Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:53 PM (WDknQ)

If the fraud is that easy to calculate and do we can go ahead and jettison the pretense and just have a military dictatorship then....

I prefer the military to the educrat.

Posted by: sven at November 03, 2026 11:57 PM (Int1s)

625 >>100% and the intention of the Hebrew Bible is to establish a national mythology and identity to Israel. It’s not real history. Abraham and Moses never existed. The promise of land never happened, the exodus never happened, king David never existed. These characters are all invented. The Bible gives a fictional origins of Israel, claims not based on historical fact.


Hard to argue with the archaeological record and most of recorded history.

Posted by: garrett at November 03, 2026 11:57 PM (/izzV)

626 Every single time I've "won" an election, I've gotten a president bogged down in foreign wars and unable to serve me, the person who put him in office.

We're not doing this anymore.

This is our offer, last and final.

Posted by: Republican Voter at November 03, 2026 11:58 PM (YUojZ)

627 636 The Romney election was the heartbreaker by every sane metric Obama should have lost...t
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Before the election Obama's team calculated the election down to the precinct level, and by how many votes he needed to get in each precinct. He got exactly that number of votes in every precinct. That is nationwide ELECTION FRAUD. So was 2020.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President
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Precisely, exactly.
No way Obama won the second election.
America knew what a piece of shit he was.
We are in the middle of a color revolution.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 11:58 PM (vOxCS)

628 What is going on?

Posted by: Emmie at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (OlzlW)

Lots and lots and lots of psy ops. Gonna have to get used to it, AI is probably making them even sharper. I have certainly been suspecting that. Not blaming AI for tonight, relax, but the psy ops are all around us, have been, and will be for the foreseeable.

And now I'm really out.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 11:58 PM (vE0+H)

629 Cause why vote when you are winning? Human nature never changes.

Now explain why Abbott, Dan Patrick and the (R) attorney general candidate all lost by about the same margins as Paxton, while ignoring the 20,000 fraudulent ballots found in Houston. Are those fraudulent ballots Human Nature?

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 03, 2026 11:58 PM (WDknQ)

630 PDJT on Fox right now.

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (3PgqR)

631 Trump says he’s willing to do work with Democrats during interview with Politico.

Asked if he’s willing to do an immigration deal he says we’ll see.

Posted by: Ruh Roh at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (+sJGV)

632 Watching the MN SOS counts and preparing for the kick to the nuts when Minneapolis reports. Demuth up about 28k (not enough) and Tafoya up about 60k.

Posted by: scampydog at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (41CYW)

633 Was it Peter Jennings who said 'America had a temper tantrum tonight' when the GOP won in '92? Well, America had a temper tantrum tonight in '26. The first one was a great benefit to the US. This one won't be.

I mostly blame Congress. We had it all for two years (again!) and those a**holes squandered it. Again.

Posted by: AZHiDesert at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (dDcr0)

634
We just got wiped out.
Posted by: nurse ratched

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Well, I'm ready to FIGHT. I never saw a fighter like Trump, and I'm not going to weep or moan when the dude needs our support. I can't imagine fighting as hard as he does and then looking over a sea of beaten faces. C'mon, nurse. You're needed.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (mmrXZ)

635 DJ Doof - Election Theme Edition

B-Sides (Trolls and Eeyores Edition)

The Pineapple Thief - Election Day
https://youtu.be/nMvd_mLUoPI

Bozzio Levin Stevens - Chaos/Control
https://youtu.be/pDOp45qe1V8

The Delgados - All You Need Is Hate
https://youtu.be/JBteVWP3MLE

Devin Townsend - Bastard (Not One Of My Better Days / The Girl From Blue City)
https://youtu.be/H6UIm4JAoM8

OU - Spirit Broken
https://youtu.be/hURqTXGG9cY

Oktobernatt - Little Dark Age
https://youtu.be/didMaZwUcII

Toy Matinee - Last Plane Out
https://youtu.be/6MN0V4Te94k

Posted by: mikeski w/more bourbon at November 04, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov)

636 >>Im amazed people cared so much about Iran.


Iran had less to do with it than the notion of 'Affordability'.

The population is not like us. They are not informed. They don't seek out information or context.

They react to slogans and keywords. It takes a Village to make a Mob.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:00 AM (/izzV)

637 Ed Whelan
@EdWhelanEPPC
On judicial nominations, massive Democrat takeover of Senate means:
1. Trump will not be able to appoint any justices or judges during his last two years in office (absent one-sided deal in favor of Dems).
2. If a Republican is elected president in 2028, that president will not be able to appoint any justices or judges until Republicans regain the Senate. Given the deep hole, that might not happen until 2033.
3. I'd be extremely surprised if any justice announces resignation now (for end of term) in hope of lame-duck confirmation of successor. Among other things, it's highly doubtful that Rs would have the vote to confirm. If Sherrod Brown wins Ohio seat, he gets sworn into Senate in early December, so Senate becomes 52R-48D. Collins and Murkowski would be unlikely to support anyone Trump would nominate. John Cornyn, Thom Tillis, and Bill Cassidy aren’t going to be eager to do Trump any favors. And there are other senators—e.g., John Curtis of Utah—who would be leery of anyone Trump would be eager to push through.
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Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at November 04, 2026 12:00 AM (iVhsR)

638 @646

>>Nobody gives a fuck about the price of gas except the six o'clock news. They are no higher now than they were with Biden.

As I said previously, the price of fuel does not materially affect me, so you're going to have to come up with an explanation of why the country took a hard turn left.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 12:00 AM (XV/Pl)

639 632 Im amazed people cared so much about Iran.

Like I think it was a dumb move by Trump, but I'm not going to change my whole ideology over it.
Posted by: Cali at November 03, 2026 11:52 PM (CpW/a)

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Iran is close to becoming a nuclear power and Iran's missile technology is at a point where they could soon launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Once they have these two technologies working, they could take out a substantial portion of the US with an EMP attack which would take out large portions of the grid, which would in turn kill a large number of US citizens. Estimate of a successful EMP attack have ranged from 65% to 99% deaths in the areas affected and these areas are huge. The Starfish Prime test in 1962 took out transformers in Hawaii that were 900 miles away, and those transformers have long-lead times when it comes to building and replacing them - estimates are on the order of years during good times, and in a case where an EMP attack happens, perhaps longer than a decade.

That will kill off a lot of people due to the petroleum refineries, water treatment and sewage treatment plants going down since they rely upon electrical power to operate.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 04, 2026 12:01 AM (QXsxd)

640 Watching the MN SOS counts and preparing for the kick to the nuts when Minneapolis reports. Demuth up about 28k (not enough) and Tafoya up about 60k.
Posted by: scampydog

My fault. I'm too honest. I only voted once.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 12:01 AM (VHUov)

641 Also, I ignored the polls but knew that it looked bad when Trump was campaigning in places like Iowa, Kansas, etc. That meant that the internal polling for Republicans was bad and Trump knew it.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 12:01 AM (EiUt/)

642 PDJT on Fox right now.
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (3PgqR)

what is he saying ?

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (AKptf)

643
No way Obama won the second election.
America knew what a piece of shit he was.
We are in the middle of a color revolution.

Posted by: Braenyard

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Romney was an uninspiring candidate and his ground game was a joke. I knew someone who signed up for that ORCA and sat for a couple hours by his phone waiting for a list of people to call.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (mmrXZ)

644 There is nothing to finish in Iran, we're not bombing them to the stone age, we are not sending in ground troops, they are not going to come to the negotiation table now."

Yep.

Rake, meet face. Hard.

And to think that things were looking good back in Feb...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (pfXMo)

645 The Senate filibuster? I am leaning to the Ds pulling the trigger on getting rid of it.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (wcyKn)

646 675 Posted by: One Such Individual at November 04, 2026 12:01 AM (hAlSf)

Sure champ.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (Int1s)

647

We are not bogged down in a war. In any way.
We have spent a nominal amount in blood and capital thus far.
We have no entanglement. We simply have purpose.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (/izzV)

648 Goodnight, ellipses

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (OlzlW)

649 679 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (wcyKn)

Quite....which would be its own comedy....

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (Int1s)

650 "Hey all. I was a poll worker in my OH county today. Butler county is normally a safe Republican-conservative area. My precinct (5 districts) had an election day turnout of roughly 25%. I don't know how the previous few weeks of early voting went, but it was counted today too. We had a good turnout, but a lot of people didn't show, and the ones that did weren't all GOP by a sizable margin. One party in OH had its shit together for the election, and it wasn't the GOP. I can't blame Thune for this one; Ohio has strong election laws, backed by a SecState who enforces them."

Well, Acton did win, but not a blowout, so there is that.
Yes, we have a fine SecState...how long will that last, though.
Thank god for Issue 3.
And I was wondering about why no Toledo results - apparently, there's been some sort of threat? Don't know why, it's generally a D stronghold anyway. Plenty of Islamists there.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (E4Afo)

651 My fault. I'm too honest. I only voted once.
Posted by: mikeski
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Gotta meet for a coffee someday, mikeski.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (41CYW)

652 637 Did my ideology change or did I just stay home?
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A lot of people didn't vote Democrat, but they sure as hell didn't show up to vote Republican. The "too big to rig" mentality was lacking this year.

Posted by: exdem13 at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (XjTSo)

653 643 Bears repeating.

If you all want to blame someone, it's not Trump. We had the House and the Senate too. It was a chance to turn this country around from the disaster inflicted by Obama and Biden. Trump did everything he could and more through executive orders . He fulfilled just about every promise.

What did the RINOs do? The Senate sat on every damn bill the House sent and refused to codify Trump's EOs. And they refused to pass the SAVE America Act. They blocked him at every turn. That's who deserves your ire, not Trump.

And whining about the "war" in Iran doesn't cut it. Iran needed to be destroyed and Trump was the only one with the guts to do it. They've been murdering us for nearly 5 decades. Trump took them out without even putting forces on the ground. God bless him.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 03, 2026 10:17 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (RDiUV)

THIS. 1000% this. Trump is solving problems that have plagued us for decades, and he's the only one that has even tried to do so. He absolutely has a fight ahead of him, but I believe he's not going to his reward without putting this country back on track.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (FGq/M)

654 As I said previously, the price of fuel does not materially affect me, so you're going to have to come up with an explanation of why the country took a hard turn left.
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Why?

Have you peeped out what has been taught in schools the past few decades?

And let's not forget the millions upon millions of 3rd worlders brought across the border.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (kNapL)

655 >>You don't recognize us because most of us are just Republicans that didn't agree with doing the bidding of Israel


Another one of these retards?

It never gets old, does it?

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:04 AM (/izzV)

656 684 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:03 AM (E4Afo)

We have a bipolar presenting alcoholic Doctor She Mengele for Governor....so there's that.....

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:04 AM (Int1s)

657 I guess I would humbly suggest that if you are so inclined, tonight might be an extra good time to include what's left of our Republic in your prayers. These are dark times indeed.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 04, 2026 12:04 AM (ceJ0R)

658 Hard to argue with the archaeological record and most of recorded history.

Posted by: garrett
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Technically, 'full of shit' indicates full as in to the limit of capacity; however, that fellow exceeds limitations.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:04 AM (vOxCS)

659 570 I just saw that Talarico won by 18 points.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (yEz+x)


This takes me back to when Biden supposedly won with 81M legit American votes. Or when countless millions supposedly voted for Kamala, who is pretty much retarded.

Absurd on it's face, as is a lot of other things we're hearing. Sounds like massive election fraud going on.

Yet, there DO seem to be people who are absurdly pissed about the current Iran war, even though casualties are lower than what you get with normal training accidents. Are people really so retarded that they think Iran either isn't working on nukes, or wouldn't use them in a NY minute? Or that Iran is a NEW "forever war", rather than ending an already existing one? Or that gasoline prices won't come way down eventually, due to many Trump initiatives?

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (ovdkm)

660 Jordan61, are you on the east or west side of Wa?
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 11:46 PM (Toos7)

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East, very close to ID. We've been steadily trending blue so I'm not surprised.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (W+RIb)

661 I guess we'll have to bomb Ukraine before January

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (enNUy)

662 606 This election is fundamentally different than when Obama got wiped out in the mid terms when he lost 64 house seats (I think). At least in 2010 the two parties were nominally still invested in the America. This crop of Ds that are coming in are out for blood, revenge, punishment and want to burn everything down.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 03, 2026 11:45 PM

This. There is one party left that cares about a strong America, and one that has sold it down the road for some immediate payback. Citizen safety means nothing to them any more. Democrats are now the party of Islam and Marxism. The traditional Dems that bowed to the DSA because of their energy have given their power over to the Infidels. They will never get it back, so to stay in the DSA good graces, they will bend over again and again to screw America "for the good of the party."

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (Uvvcx)

663 You don't recognize us because most of us are just Republicans that didn't agree with doing the bidding of Israel, and because of that we were banned.
Posted by: One Such Individual
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That's not it.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (41CYW)

664 Ron DeSantis
@RonDeSantis
Assuming Republicans lose the seats where prediction markets have the Democrats at 90+% to win, that would produce 55 Democrat Senate seats.
Chance of confirming a worthy successor to Justice Thomas and/or Alito during President Trump’s term: Zero.
Chance of confirming a worthy successor during a hypothetical GOP admin 2029-2033: probably zero (GOP won’t be able to recapture enough seats in 2.
8:05 PM · Nov 3, 2026

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (iVhsR)

665 Mr. Harris

Congratulations to you sir, even though you didn't win this time, you actually went out and tried to do something, instead of just talking about it like the rest of us.

I believe we have a shared birthday coming up later this month so early Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 03, 2026 11:33 PM (QGaXH)

We do indeed share a birthday. But not with JJ Sefton! He can have the other 364 days.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (FGq/M)

666
The Republicans lack of passage of the Save Act, and the appearance in the senate of doing nothing and having no forward looking message helped doom them.
Posted by: Jen the original

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Little Miss Silver Lining here to note that Vance/Rubio isn't so dense as to miss this and change course in 2028.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (mmrXZ)

667 “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.” — John Calvin

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (kNapL)

668 "Watching the MN SOS counts and preparing for the kick to the nuts when Minneapolis reports. Demuth up about 28k (not enough) and Tafoya up about 60k.
Posted by: scampydog"

But I have to laugh at Klobashar becoming gov. Should make Walz look like a piker.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (E4Afo)

669 It’s not real history. Abraham and Moses never existed. The promise of land never happened, the exodus never happened, king David never existed.

Huh? The Christian Bible, including the Old Testament, is easily the most extensively vetted religious book on the planet. The history it tells has repeatedly been found to be way more solid than most people expect.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (sabhw)

670 Looks like Oregon isn't getting a "Republican" governor. Drazan is a squish, but at least it would've been funny to watch a bunch of Portlanders melt down.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (mXZsC)

671 Just looking at the Presidential results in Texas since 2000 it was trending downward through 2020. It only went back up in 2024 for Trump after the disaster that was the Biden Administration.

2000 -- +1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 -- +1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 -- +950,695 [R+12%]
2012 -- +1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 -- +807,179 [R+9%]
2020 -- +631,221 [R+6%]
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 03, 2026 11:50 PM (P5BPp)

And this still doesn't hold up. Consider TX governor races over this general period:

In 2022, Abbot was about +11.
In 2018, Abbot was about +10.
In 2014, Abbot was about +21.
In 2010, Perry was about +12.
In 2006, Perry was about +10.
In 2002, Perry was about +18.
In 1998, Bush was about +37.
In 1994, Bush was about +8.

Notice the wild fluctuations? Those don't happen if your explanation - steady demographic change - is correct. Your explanation is not correct.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (HFrEr)

672 the price of fuel does not materially affect me"

Mayhaps, but don't forget the impact of "i did that" stickers on gas pumps just a few years ago...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (pfXMo)

673 Trump on Fox is blaming tonight's catastrophe on substandard candidates and that the electorate wasn't dazzled by his big rallies. Hubris finally comes home to roost. I fear for him now; the Left is going to go after him until they destroy him.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:07 AM (wcyKn)

674 695 Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:05 AM (enNUy)

1/2 pint's target selection choices probably cost us the Senate....

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:07 AM (Int1s)

675 653 Hey all. I was a poll worker in my OH county today. Butler county is normally a safe Republican-conservative area. My precinct (5 districts) had an election day turnout of roughly 25%. I don't know how the previous few weeks of early voting went, but it was counted today too. We had a good turnout, but a lot of people didn't show, and the ones that did weren't all GOP by a sizable margin. One party in OH had its shit together for the election, and it wasn't the GOP. I can't blame Thune for this one; Ohio has strong election laws, backed by a SecState who enforces them.
Posted by: exdem13 at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (XjTSo)


I don't get it. My upstate NY county is safe Republican and had a 54% turnout.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:08 AM (ovdkm)

676
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (iVhsR)

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Well, that feels like a death sentence!

I wonder if Alito and/or Thomas would consider resigning tomorrow so the Senate could approve some new conservatives as their last redeeming act.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:08 AM (mmrXZ)

677 I fear for him now; the Left is going to go after him until they destroy him.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:07 AM (wcyKn)

Good. Fuck him. He's done more for the Left than any Democrat has.

Posted by: Evil Troll at November 04, 2026 12:08 AM (FNWzk)

678 708 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:07 AM (wcyKn)

Eh, impeach him....JD Vance not getting off Tucker's jock makes him disposable as well...

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:08 AM (Int1s)

679 Wow... The polls were way off.. The Dems won more than even they showed

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:09 AM (4WM7K)

680 PDJT on Fox right now.
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (3PgqR)

what is he saying ?
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (AKptf)

the veto is a real thing. and he's willing to work with them if they're interested.

but i'm sure they'll fuck that up....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:09 AM (3PgqR)

681 It almost seems amiss in ways.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:09 AM (8B4gm)

682 I say from the bottom of my heart, "One Such Individual"
go fuck yourself. I'd rather align myself with psycho marxists than useful idiot, anti semites like.

Posted by: Pooklord at November 04, 2026 12:10 AM (9MAOs)

683 "We have a bipolar presenting alcoholic Doctor She Mengele for Governor....so there's that....."

Well, I guess you have to be drunk to vote for her, so...
(shrug)

I voted Vivek, not that I liked him, but it was the less worse choice. Early voting, before that stupid ad.

But, fucking Sherrod Brown...AGAIN?

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:10 AM (E4Afo)

684 Also, thank Alito and Thomas for not retiring at any point in the last two years.

Posted by: Evil Troll at November 04, 2026 12:10 AM (FNWzk)

685 Little Miss Silver Lining here to note that Vance/Rubio isn't so dense as to miss this and change course in 2028.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I think these two are more than a silver lining. The Left, being the Left, will wildly overplay their hand. Rubio, in particular, could easily been seen as the candidate to return the nation to the center.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (wcyKn)

686 Minneapolis is in. About a 300k swing in votes - the wrong direction for both Flanagan over Tafoya and Klobuchar over Demuth. Dummies want to keep paying for lightbulb graft.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (41CYW)

687 58 >>100% and the intention of the Hebrew Bible is to establish a national mythology and identity to Israel. It’s not real history. Abraham and Moses never existed. The promise of land never happened, the exodus never happened, king David never existed. These characters are all invented. The Bible gives a fictional origins of Israel, claims not based on historical fact.


Hard to argue with the archaeological record and most of recorded history.
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And yet the ignoramuses try.

Posted by: exdem13 at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (XjTSo)

688 "We have a bipolar presenting alcoholic Doctor She Mengele for Governor....so there's that....."

Anyway, it should make her press conferences more entertaining than Dewine's...

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (E4Afo)

689 This is not the time for graceful losing. These people are psychopaths who thrive on hate and envy; revenge and destruction are the seats of their souls. The world just took a very dark turn. Now, what's for breakfast?

Posted by: ErikInTexas at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (jl6TJ)

690 I would like to know who green lit the "war" effort as carried out.

And then punch him in the face.

Ah well. Range day tomorrow...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (pfXMo)

691 The stuff Trump is tweeting is truly disgusting.

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (M/W29)

692 Fuck, the whole Republican Party is stupider, more useless, and generally self-destructive than any other time than I've been alive.

Posted by: Evil Troll at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (FNWzk)

693 You don't recognize us because most of us are just Republicans that didn't agree with doing the bidding of Israel, and because of that we were banned.
Posted by: One Such Individual at November 04, 2026 12:01 AM (hAlSf)

Odd, there are a lot of people here that disagree with the US's Iran and general ME policies and actions.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (9ZFZd)

694 We might end up with a liberal SCOTUS? Uh...

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:12 AM (enNUy)

695 One Such is the onanist, for those who haven't figured it out.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 04, 2026 12:12 AM (sabhw)

696 Romney was an uninspiring candidate and his ground game was a joke. I knew someone who signed up for that ORCA and sat for a couple hours by his phone waiting for a list of people to call.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:02 AM (mmrXZ)


Romney seemed surprise to lose. His Bane capital was involved with Dominion voting systems, so I'd guess he thought the fix was in for him, but something went wrong, above and beyond the ORCA fiasco (which I suppose might have involved sabotage).

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:13 AM (ovdkm)

697
Karen Bass
50.93%

Nithya Raman
49.07%

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:13 AM (mmrXZ)

698 fear for him now; the Left is going to go after him until they destroy him.

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Trump will pardon every person in his life and that will be the end of it. Like Biden did.

As far as iran war, I agree with the commenter above , it is not the Iran "excursion", majority of the country did not want those fucker to have a nuke. It was the prosecution of the war, the retarded "negotiations" with them, instead of a decisive victory.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:14 AM (AKptf)

699 We might end up with a liberal SCOTUS? Uh...
Posted by: NCKate
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And all those paintings of a solo dude in a rowboat in the middle of a calm lake with no one around begin to look like life.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:14 AM (41CYW)

700 723 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (E4Afo)

Dad turned 84, I was looking at a place on Ohio 7 near the river....the buy in in the Miami valley has already been high for what you get per sq ft and I am stuck here until 2030....I think if he passes before I get home I am either moving to MT, or Panama..... I can't justify 200 thousand for less than 1500 SqFt.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:14 AM (Int1s)

701 727 @PpollingNumbers
New - Jewish voters

Democrats 67%
Republicans 32%

Posted by: time to treat Torah like Koran at November 04, 2026 12:06 AM (88C+u)


The funny thing is that this is actually a historically strong Republican turnout for them, if the numbers are true.

They usually vote 75-80% Democrat.
Posted by: One Such Individual at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (hAlSf)

But still dreadful given where Democrats are in terms of antisemitism these days.

I think the GOP is going to have to accept "no" for an answer. Like the majority of blacks, the majority of jews are unreachable. And it's a damn shame.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 12:14 AM (HFrEr)

702 Well, on my third drink and listening to Crowder, who at least are making me laugh on this miserable day.

I started with Tim Pool, but when fucking MTG came on with her "burn the GOP down", I fucking couldn't take it anymore (that, and Ian's constant "graphene" "corporations" bullshit).

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (E4Afo)

703 Something to keep in mind about Minnesota. There was testimony in the Minnesota state legislature and testimony in the US Congress about how many whistleblowers who tried to bring to the attention of Flannagan, Walz, Ellison, etc., the massive fraud going on. One of the testimonies, IIRC, put the number of whistleblowers at 400, while the other had it at 1000.

Yet there was no action undertaken to correct this problem by Walz, Flannagan, Ellison, and the two US Senators. None.

And the morons in Minnesota still voted for these politicians.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (iAb4+)

704 Oh, ffs. Closed over two hours and not one result??

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

705 715 Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:13 AM (ovdkm)

He was handed Benghazi, and did not go for the throat....even Bush the elder would have put Ogabe away.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (Int1s)

706 Trump will pardon every person in his life and that will be the end of it. Like Biden did.

As far as iran war, I agree with the commenter above , it is not the Iran "excursion", majority of the country did not want those fucker to have a nuke. It was the prosecution of the war, the retarded "negotiations" with them, instead of a decisive victory.
Posted by: runner

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Exactly, and we have to pretend that "weapons of mass destruction...someday" was no longer a good reason to go to war.

Trump campaigned on this very point.

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (M/W29)

707 571 This was actually a Red Wave, it just didn't show up in seats gained.
Posted by: Dave in FLA at November 03, 2026 11:37 PM (hAlSf)


I don't get it.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:16 AM (ovdkm)

708 FOX: Flanagan wins over Tofoya. Ugh. Totally expected but still ugh. Somali rejoices.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (wcyKn)

709 >>As far as iran war, I agree with the commenter above , it is not the Iran "excursion", majority of the country did not want those fucker to have a nuke. It was the prosecution of the war, the retarded "negotiations" with them, instead of a decisive victory.


That negotiation was something Vance wanted as a feather in his cap.

Well, he got it.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (/izzV)

710 721 Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:15 AM (E4Afo)

If MTG, Megyn, Tu'qr et al are making sense to someone my best advice is to find an aluminum ball bat and apply direct pressure to their own cranium repeatedly....

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Int1s)

711
Donks may be in power for a bit.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

They were in power from 1952 to 1994.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Cqx++)

712 A blue Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Kansas ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (4WM7K)

713 But still dreadful given where Democrats are in terms of antisemitism these days.

I think the GOP is going to have to accept "no" for an answer. Like the majority of blacks, the majority of jews are unreachable. And it's a damn shame.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

==

Absolutely nobody is going to be chasing the Israel vote after his election. I dont think american jews care as much about Israel as people think they do

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (M/W29)

714
We might end up with a liberal SCOTUS? Uh...
Posted by: NCKate

===============

Current SCOTUS has done some remarkable things. Two fewer conservative judges with a Dem president in power will destroy us.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (mmrXZ)

715 "Karen Bass
50.93%

Nithya Raman
49.07%"

Oh, boy, LA county shore gonna have a great choice! Can't wait for the rest of the Valley to burn down to the ground during the next wave of brush fires.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (E4Afo)

716 Would Mike Lee be a reliable Supreme Court pick? If one of the justices retired?

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (Toos7)

717 My Republican state rep won in 2024 by 21.

That race is right now too close to call. Rep is up 3% with about 80% counted.

I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m speechless.

Posted by: Not Good at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (YNt71)

718 This thread would have been a lot different if the trolls had been deleted. But then again it's sometimes difficult to tell who is the troll.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:18 AM (vOxCS)

719 Well, I'm ready to FIGHT. I never saw a fighter like Trump, and I'm not going to weep or moan when the dude needs our support. I can't imagine fighting as hard as he does and then looking over a sea of beaten faces. C'mon, nurse. You're needed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (mmrXZ)

Im with you. Ill take Trump over a Cornyn/Thune do nothing Senate-and it might be easier to fight a declared enemy rather than a sneaky one.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 12:18 AM (lCppi)

720 "Current SCOTUS has done some remarkable things. Two fewer conservative judges with a Dem president in power will destroy us."

Well...at least by the time their decisions go into effect, I'll be dead, and I have no children who will have to bear the brunt of it, so...drinks on me.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:18 AM (E4Afo)

721 Flanagan wins over Tofoya. Ugh. Totally expected but still ugh. Somali rejoices.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
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For all non-Minnesotans, go look up a pic of Flanagan. It's every negative stereotype you can image. Eleventy.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:18 AM (41CYW)

722 whoa, Joel Berry not holding back. My man!

"Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
·
1h
Something the Tucker/Vance coalition needs to understand: You will never out-Jewhate or out-socialist the Left.

If you make antisemitism and leftwing economic populism your flagpoles and compete with Leftists on those issues, you’ll lose every time because they do it better."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:19 AM (AKptf)

723 711 ===============
Well, that feels like a death sentence!

I wonder if Alito and/or Thomas would consider resigning tomorrow so the Senate could approve some new conservatives as their last redeeming act.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:08 AM (mmrXZ)
----------------------
All of this is going to be a moot point if Republicans don't in win in 2028. The Democrats will likely add at least 4 more Democrat senators and I would suspect 6 to 9 more Democrat SCOTUS justices. The United States as we know it is over at that point.
However, the hubris of SCOTUS justices cannot be understated!

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at November 04, 2026 12:19 AM (iVhsR)

724 I think these two are more than a silver lining. The Left, being the Left, will wildly overplay their hand. Rubio, in particular, could easily been seen as the candidate to return the nation to the center.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:11 AM (wcyKn)

It won't matter. Everyone has to remember how well the generations have been indoctrinated in our public "education" system. What we'll be seeing is the beginning of the new norm. Socialism is their preferred way of life. Too many responsibilities come with freedom.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 12:19 AM (g8Ew8)

725 This thread would have been a lot different if the trolls had been deleted. But then again it's sometimes difficult to tell who is the troll.

Posted by: Braenyard

==

Is a troll someone that wants to figure out why we lost and not repeat it?

I mean if someone is straight up gloating, thats one thing. I dont think anyone is really expressing happines right now at the state of things

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:19 AM (M/W29)

726 Has Q come out and tweeted that we caught them all and we should trust the plan some more?

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at November 04, 2026 12:19 AM (IhL8c)

727 Would Mike Lee be a reliable Supreme Court pick? If one of the justices retired?
Posted by: LizLem

Good luck getting he or she confirmed by Congress.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:20 AM (wcyKn)

728 fucking bret beir asking multiple time "you're going to accept these results?"

why do the fucking cunts never ask the commie democrats that fucking question?

yes, i know the answer....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:20 AM (3PgqR)

729 There's no sugar coating this

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (4WM7K)

730 Posted by: time to treat Torah like Koran...


stormfront is

that way.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (5Op5D)

731 732 My Republican state rep won in 2024 by 21.

That race is right now too close to call. Rep is up 3% with about 80% counted.

I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m speechless.

Posted by: Not Good at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (YNt71)

*********

We'll have to see what the final numbers are to see if there is anything close to what we saw in 2020.

Right now, I don't think that fraud will be the case, but it is too early to draw this conclusion. I do think it is much more likely that high gas and diesel prices caused people to vote the way they did. This certainly would explain Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas voting the way that they have tonight.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (lwGZg)

732 I like the Trolls more than I like the Mobys and the Groypers.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (/izzV)

733 Dems are going to have trouble governing with this coalition. A rep in a red state that went Trump by 20 points is not going to be able to go hard left without huge consequences.

But im not going to sugarcoat it, this is all bad.

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (M/W29)

734 So what happens if the new Senate Majority Democrat president just refuses to seat any Republicans? They have then 2/3rds of the vote to impeach and remove anyone they want. Right? So goodbye Trump, Vance, and probably six of the justices on the Supreme Court, replaced by hardcore marxists.

Posted by: Democrat Local 101 at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (IeYnM)

735 What happened in Maine ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:21 AM (4WM7K)

736 Fuck, the whole Republican Party is stupider, more useless, and generally self-destructive than any other time than I've been alive.
Posted by: Evil Troll at

Karl Rove is responsible

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (lCppi)

737 727 A blue Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Kansas ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (4WM7K)

Don’t forget us

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (qiCxv)

738 732 My Republican state rep won in 2024 by 21.

That race is right now too close to call. Rep is up 3% with about 80% counted.

I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m speechless.

Posted by: Not Good at November 04, 2026 12:17 AM (YNt71)


Like I said - does anybody really believe that Biden got 81M legit American votes? It's absurd on it's face. I thought Trump's team was supposed to be mitigating this massive election fraud going on, but it seems to have gone the other way.

Posted by: MrExcitement at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (ovdkm)

739 There's no sugar coating this
Posted by: It's me donna
---------
Yeah, but I'm going to try to Bacardi coat it. Where the heck is JQ?

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (41CYW)

740
And the morons in Minnesota still voted for these politicians.
Posted by: Sasquatch

=================

Thanks to the MSM, I bet most Minnesota voters have only a vague idea about the scandals. A few bad apples sort of thing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (mmrXZ)

741 Normally the Kali SOS website has the current election counts up...but doesn't right now...strange.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (l3cgK)

742 Yeah, but I'm going to try to Bacardi coat it. Where the heck is JQ?
Posted by: scampydog

==

I honestly think alcohol makes it worse.

Posted by: Cali at November 04, 2026 12:22 AM (M/W29)

743 FOX: Maine - Jackson over Collins. The bottom is out of the bucket.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:23 AM (wcyKn)

744 God's got this. Don't give up hope just yet.

Haven't you read Revelation, we aren't mentioned in it because God has to destroy the United States so that Israel can be attacked.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 12:23 AM (WDknQ)

745 As far as iran war, I agree with the commenter above , it is not the Iran "excursion", majority of the country did not want those fucker to have a nuke. It was the prosecution of the war, the retarded "negotiations" with them, instead of a decisive victory.
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:14 AM (AKptf)

Yeah, I agree there too. Too many promises, conflicting messages, the "deals" that were promised, etc. Imo it was/is definitely a case where Trumps brashness and "grandiosity" didn't work in his favor. Iran is being economically strangled, oil exports are back, at relatively low cost to the US. It was framed incorrectly since the beginning.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 12:23 AM (9ZFZd)

746 Off sock.

Posted by: SimoHayha at November 04, 2026 12:24 AM (IeYnM)

747 Elon better move to a non-extradition Country

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:24 AM (4WM7K)

748 Wait, this amuses me greatly, there are losers who think king David was fake? That all that ancient history of Israel is fake?

King David's son was Solomon, who built the first temple in Jerusalem. The one ruined by the Babylonians.

Who do they think built the first Jewish temple? Ancient aliens?

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:24 AM (Toos7)

749 Even Collins lost.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 12:24 AM (vSvIl)

750 If I'm to believe decisiondeskhq, we're losing the house and senate...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)

751 Collins might as well have been the Dem. Now there's a Dem. It's a wash. Like Tillis for cooper.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (enNUy)

752 767 If I'm to believe decisiondeskhq, we're losing the house and senate...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)


We did

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (4WM7K)

753 763 SimHayha, nice to see you in the comments.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (41CYW)

754 Elon better move to a non-extradition Country
Posted by: It's me donna

The Left is going to do everything possible to strip him of his personal wealth, nationalize his companies, and put him in prison.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:26 AM (wcyKn)

755 Who do they think built the first Jewish temple? Ancient aliens?
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:24 AM (Toos7)

Well....

Posted by: Cray Haired Greek Guy at November 04, 2026 12:26 AM (1Ff7Z)

756 710 653 Hey all. I was a poll worker in my OH county today. Butler county is normally a safe Republican-conservative area. My precinct (5 districts) had an election day turnout of roughly 25%. I don't know how the previous few weeks of early voting went, but it was counted today too. We had a good turnout, but a lot of people didn't show, and the ones that did weren't all GOP by a sizable margin. One party in OH had its shit together for the election, and it wasn't the GOP. I can't blame Thune for this one; Ohio has strong election laws, backed by a SecState who enforces them.
Posted by: exdem13 at November 03, 2026 11:56 PM (XjTSo)


I don't get it. My upstate NY county is safe Republican and had a 54% turnout.
=========
Like many actual conservative Republican voters, I have much to say about our state's political leadership. They are in thrall to the Chamber of Commerce, which wants its cheap imported labor, all consequences be damned. Trump's success has come from the Ohio voters, not the country club Republican leaders. Vivek got tarred with the H1B brush & his campaign never got it discredited.

Posted by: exdem13 at November 04, 2026 12:26 AM (XjTSo)

757 769 767 If I'm to believe decisiondeskhq, we're losing the house and senate...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)


We did

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:25 AM (4WM7K)

Well that sucks. I expect Trump Impeachment III...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:26 AM (l3cgK)

758 Yeah, but I'm going to try to Bacardi coat it. Where the heck is JQ?
Posted by: scampydog

Bar is open, JQ has the other opener, so please be patient

Open Bar

Boss says it's a a tax loss, before they just nationalize all the booze For the Children

Loaded nachos in about 10 minutes

Posted by: Genial late Nite bartender Miklos at November 04, 2026 12:26 AM (FUMQC)

759 If cooper does have Parkinson's, I hope he shits his pants as he's being sworn in. Fuck that weasel faced asshole.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (enNUy)

760 Florida is the only one that held the line. Thanks DeSantis!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (AKptf)

761
I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m speechless.

Posted by: Not Good
---

It's like, virtually impossible, huh?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (vOxCS)

762 Wow Texas. WTF?

We're so fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (ccf/V)

763 *do note the number of the DeSantis comment...

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (AKptf)

764
Normally the Kali SOS website has the current election counts up...but doesn't right now...strange.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

================

I'm following calmatters.org

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (mmrXZ)

765 People are upset over everything being expensive, so they a putting the people who caused it back in power?
Make it make sense!

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (x3+1h)

766 What happened in Maine ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Looks like Shaky Susan lost.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (8B4gm)

767 The Trafalgar pollster, reliable one, said he thought this was gonna be a hate election... Looks like he was right...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:27 AM (4WM7K)

768 I'm trying you think how Rush or Breitbart would react to tonight.

Fight. And America is worth never giving up on.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (Toos7)

769 @OANN
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warns that Democrats could hurt American families if they turn the next two years in Congress into a political battle focused on retribution, legal action and partisan games.

Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

770 I did get a text from my local registrar of voters saying my ballot was received and counted...not that that's gonna matter. We're ending up with an Insurance Commissioner who is a former SF supervisor that was supported by Bernie Sanders...And Xavier Becerra as Gov...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (l3cgK)

771
Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

Good luck

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (4WM7K)

772 785 Posted by: suck my dick Trumpers at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (IAp27)

What does David French's wife's boyfriend like on his pizza champ?

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (Int1s)

773 Make it make sense!
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale

It doesn't that's the thing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (8B4gm)

774 The next two years are really going to suck.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (ZxPkt)

775 Voted this morning then went to Cabellas and sold 3 of my gunsafe queens. Maybe I should have hung on to them.

Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (FVUW0)

776 I wanted to post something uplifting, or at least not depressing...

Figure I'd get kicked in the teeth for it, so never mind.

Belly on up to the bar, Morons. Drinks are on me.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

777 I'm a fan of popcorn, not sucking dick, which is apparently a pasttime for our trolls.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (l3cgK)

778 Midget Johnson has a voice finally

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (enNUy)

779 To the trolls. Communism sucks. You're about to find out. Fuck you for voting for it.

Burn in Hell. You earned it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (ccf/V)

780 789 Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (4WM7K)

Bwahaha the House where the headcount is literally all there is is now larping as the Senate while the Senate is a dementia ward....

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (Int1s)

781 The next two years are really going to suck.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (ZxPkt)

not really; veto is real and it's spectacular

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (AKptf)

782 Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

Good luck
Posted by: It's me donna

I didn't know he was prone to huffing gold paint. The new house will be roughly 255 Ds and 184 Rs

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (wcyKn)

783 Voted this morning then went to Cabellas and sold 3 of my gunsafe queens. Maybe I should have hung on to them.
Posted by: Cosda
------
Next time give us Morons a chance if you're selling!

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (41CYW)

784
Im with you. Ill take Trump over a Cornyn/Thune do nothing Senate-and it might be easier to fight a declared enemy rather than a sneaky one.
Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 12:18 AM (lCppi)

I notice the pattern of our side repeatedly stabbing us in the back and that shows me they were never really on our side and I despise them more than the leftists they're working with. Those two are disgusting turncoats.
The left never sleeps, ever.
If the government were a lot smaller it woudlnt' pay so well do to what they're all doing.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 12:31 AM (yyxYU)

785 766 Even Collins lost.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account
---

People can believe what they want.
It was a very colorful election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:31 AM (vOxCS)

786 Ffs can we stop the fraud talk? So all these deep red states like Texas and Kansas suddenly decided to do fraud on behalf of Democrat candidates?

It’s like we just lost 42-3 and are blaming the refs.

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 12:31 AM (qiCxv)

787 Good luck
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (4WM7K)

He's lying, Donna. They'll smooth the way for their friends across the aisle.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 12:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

788 Belly on up to the bar, Morons. Drinks are on me.
Posted by: JQ
-------
JQ to the rescue.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:31 AM (41CYW)

789 789
Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

Good luck

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (4WM7K)

Didn't stop Nancy Pelosi from empaneling a committee in contravention of the very rules for such a committee by choosing Dems and Reps (instead of Reps chosen by the Rep minority leader). There precedence, and I'm sure they've already had impeachment charges all drawn up.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:32 AM (l3cgK)

790 not really; veto is real and it's spectacular
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (AKptf)


**************


Not for Texas. Gas is pricy now. Wait till 27 hits.

We're so fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:32 AM (ccf/V)

791 782 People are upset over everything being expensive, so they a putting the people who caused it back in power?
Make it make sense!
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 04, 2026 12:27

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And there is no easy fix for high prices. Big spending cuts or tax increases -- political non-starters .

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 12:32 AM (PKL0q)

792 I notice the pattern of our side repeatedly stabbing us in the back and that shows me they were never really on our side and I despise them more than the leftists they're working with. Those two are disgusting turncoats.

==

hear hear

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:32 AM (AKptf)

793 796 Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (enNUy)

I live in Mike Johnson's district.... fun fact, had a conversation not a week ago with a connected friend whose buddy was trying to explain to me that an idiot running as "the right Mike" as a Republican against Johnson was trying to convince people HE would get elected speaker just like Johnson....

there has never been a case of the speaker being from the same district being two different people back to back not the same person.

Posted by: sven at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (Int1s)

794 Voted this morning then went to Cabellas and sold 3 of my gunsafe queens. Maybe I should have hung on to them.
Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 12:29 AM (FVUW0)

Well, if they're really queens - meaning to me for show, not for go - you're probably better off with the money and buy something rugged and ugly and can still do the job.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

795 Gridlock and endless impeachment proceedings. Boooooring…

Posted by: Larry Taint at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (etTpa)

796 Blue wave ? Blue Tsunami...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (4WM7K)

797 Not for Texas. Gas is pricy now. Wait till 27 hits.

We're so fucked.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:32 AM (ccf/V)

sounds like you should not have voted the Dems in

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (AKptf)

798 What about Abdul?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (Cqx++)

799 The next two years will be fine as long as Trump vetoes shit. Hopefully he doesn’t go all “deal making” with the communists.

What happens post 2028 with democrat president is where the hell begins.

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 12:34 AM (qiCxv)

800 797 To the trolls. Communism sucks. You're about to find out. Fuck you for voting for it.

Burn in Hell. You earned it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:30 AM (ccf/V)

It is indeed unfortunate we have to suffer along with the rest of those voting for commies and killing jews...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:34 AM (l3cgK)

801 734 Well, I'm ready to FIGHT. I never saw a fighter like Trump, and I'm not going to weep or moan when the dude needs our support. I can't imagine fighting as hard as he does and then looking over a sea of beaten faces. C'mon, nurse. You're needed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 11:59 PM (mmrXZ)

Im with you. Ill take Trump over a Cornyn/Thune do nothing Senate-and it might be easier to fight a declared enemy rather than a sneaky one.
--------
Yea verily, Trump will go down swinging. He may well do some more good for us yet. And someone should tell all the gloating Democrats that he won't be President after 2028, so they better try to find a national candidate who doesn't have 1 foot in teh grave or two by then.

Posted by: exdem13 at November 04, 2026 12:34 AM (XjTSo)

802 Michigan’s proposal one lost. Dummies wanted a constitutional convention, can you imagine what would happen at one in this political climate? Proposal 2 passed and will likely be struck down as unconstitutional. That one prohibits utility companies and all associated governing individuals from campaign contributions.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 12:34 AM (EiUt/)

803 Thank god all the bitchy mother fuckers can buy houses now after January.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:34 AM (enNUy)

804 Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

why the fuck didn't those useless fucking asshole do that in the last 2 years?

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (3PgqR)

805 Its not fraud. Its illegals and Californians relocating and fucking everyone.


Newsom runs, he wins in a fucking landslide. America is dead.

Buy ammo. That's the only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (ccf/V)

806 youtu.be/-IIKE9p5SEw

There. Wail. Gnash teeth. Get it out of your systems!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)

807 817. Too close to call.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (EiUt/)

808 Enjoy heretic Talafreako. We get ball chopper Annie in SC.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (8B4gm)

809 hank god all the bitchy mother fuckers can buy houses now after January.

==

🤣🤣🤣

who will be the first to tell them ??

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (AKptf)

810 823 Johnson says House Republicans will stand as a firewall against those efforts and work to prevent that agenda from taking hold.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:28 AM (ZxPkt)

why the fuck didn't those useless fucking asshole do that in the last 2 years?

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (3PgqR)

Mostly block legislation like those meant to secure elections. The grift must flow.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:36 AM (l3cgK)

811 sounds like you should not have voted the Dems in
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:33 AM (AKptf)


***********


I didn't. The fucking transplants did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:36 AM (ccf/V)

812 824 Its not fraud. Its illegals and Californians relocating and fucking everyone.


Newsom runs, he wins in a fucking landslide. America is dead.

Buy ammo. That's the only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:35 AM (ccf/V)

Worse. Xavier Becerra won.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:36 AM (l3cgK)

813 Well the Senate should throw out the filibuster now, pass what we have... Oh wait.... Murkowski and the other losers won't allow it..

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:37 AM (4WM7K)

814 >>>the Senate while the Senate is a dementia ward....

Posted by: sven
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Renfield, that's who you are. I knew I knew you but it, yes, Renfield, you are an excellent toad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:37 AM (vOxCS)

815 Texas bitches.

Looks a the Electoral college.

Say hello to never winning the Presidency again

Posted by: Texas is Blue at November 04, 2026 12:37 AM (qb4mN)

816 What about Abdul?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I am pretty sure Paula still has a drinking problem.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:38 AM (wcyKn)

817 "I wanted to post something uplifting, or at least not depressing..."

How's this: As of midnight, no more political ads! Relief at last!

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:38 AM (E4Afo)

818 "A rep in a red state that went Trump by 20 points is not going to be able to go hard left without huge consequences."

What consequences?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 12:38 AM (Fv808)

819 837 "I wanted to post something uplifting, or at least not depressing..."

How's this: As of midnight, no more political ads! Relief at last!
Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:38 AM (E4Afo)


We're gonna get non-stop gloating instead

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:39 AM (4WM7K)

820 >>>
Worse. Xavier Becerra won.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
----

It's fucking clown world a commin' . Hang on...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:39 AM (vOxCS)

821 Troll will be bitching about the economy bÿ March.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 12:39 AM (ccf/V)

822 well, VA fucked around and approved abortion on demand, faggots can marry, and felons can vote.

so this state is done.

sic sempre tyrannous my ass

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:39 AM (3PgqR)

823 One thing I'll get popcorn stored up for... the inevitable Democrat infighting.

The young whippersnapper woke politicians will feel entitled and think they should lead. Step aside, Clinton era boomers! Nancy won't be running things in the house, but from the sidelines. Still powerful, but hobbled. All the old guard dems who feel they should be leading now she's gone will be fighting with the fascist brown shirts newly minted into the party.

Never doubt that while the dems are united in their hate of us, they are still incompetent petty fools. I look forward to their missteps as they inevitably mess things up.

Also, Trump is actually willing to make a deals with them. He made deals with Iran, he'll make deals with actual Americans. But they won't be able to --you can't make desks with Hitler, they will say! -- so he'll just veto everything.

I hope they overplay their hand and show they are truly lizard fascist people, and then there is a swing rightward in 2028. We will see! It'll be a wild two years. Glad to have you all with me to kvetch about it with.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:39 AM (Toos7)

824 840 >>>
Worse. Xavier Becerra won.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Meh... He's replacing Newsom

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (4WM7K)

825 Kali Prop 39 (election integrity) is losing 60%/40% right now...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (l3cgK)

826 I'm shocked Virginia didn't already have all that

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (enNUy)

827 What about Abdul?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I am pretty sure Paula still has a drinking problem.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

I can fix her

Posted by: Genial late Nite bartender Miklos at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (FUMQC)

828 844 840 >>>
Worse. Xavier Becerra won.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Meh... He's replacing Newsom

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (4WM7K)

Just wait and see...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (l3cgK)

829 Sure the future may suck, but it'll suck for *everyone* won't it? Heh.

When allllll the lil commie kids start crying, because they didn't get what they (thought they) voted for...

I will LMFAO.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 12:41 AM (rdVOm)

830 Good night, Horde. Thanks for being here.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 04, 2026 12:41 AM (W+RIb)

831 837 "I wanted to post something uplifting, or at least not depressing..."
---

In the meantime you could slide another G&T down to this end of the bar, ma'am.
--

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:41 AM (vOxCS)

832 850 Good night, Horde. Thanks for being here.

Posted by: Jordan61
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Train up that new helper so you can come back more often.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (vOxCS)

833 Well the Senate should throw out the filibuster now, pass what we have... Oh wait.... Murkowski and the other losers won't allow it..
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:37 AM (4WM7K)

i can't wait for the DNC to do just that so they can jam through all the bullshit they want to pass.

i'm really hoping they give what they promised good and hard....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (3PgqR)

834 I hope the dsa shanks every dem politician over 50 to make room for more crazies.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (enNUy)

835 Well, I'm done for tonight...but in the morning I'll still be balding, fat, and ugly...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (l3cgK)

836 My biggest shock is Texas

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (4WM7K)

837 also, looks like Wayne county in MI is solidifying the cheat....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (3PgqR)

838 It's going to be interesting to see how Trump's ego handles this. He's still the leader for 2 more years.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 12:43 AM (9ZFZd)

839 The Hebrew Bible is no different than North Korea trying to give you history lesson.
Posted by: 88C+u at November 03, 2026 11:55 PM (88C+u)

So you've chosen to devote yourself to Satan's kingdom.

We all have to choose. I will stick with The Lord.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (vSvIl)

840
Glad to have you all with me to kvetch about it with.
Posted by: LizLem

===============

I foresee myself restricting my news consumption to this site for some time to come. Breaking the X habit. The horde is the best.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (mmrXZ)

841 857 also, looks like Wayne county in MI is solidifying the cheat....
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:42 AM (3PgqR)

So they are gonna put in the midget muslim too... Perfect

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (4WM7K)

842 I fear for him now; the Left is going to go after him until they destroy him.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Unlike the last 10 years, where they only called him pedo Hitler and tried to murder him at least three times. And lock him up.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (t19vo)

843 847 What about Abdul?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I am pretty sure Paula still has a drinking problem.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

I can fix her

Posted by: Genial late Nite bartender Miklos
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I think he meant Abdularamdamalittledong of NYC, you know, Muhammed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (vOxCS)

844 Not NY but MI.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:44 AM (vOxCS)

845 Night Jordan!

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:45 AM (Toos7)

846 I'm shocked Virginia didn't already have all that
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 12:40 AM (enNUy)

yeah. somehow nova hadn't over run us in the remainder of the state for the most part.

but we've gone full commie cali so...

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:45 AM (3PgqR)

847 I foresee myself restricting my news consumption to this site for some time to come. Breaking the X habit. The horde is the best. Posted by: Blonde Morticia

X is great for cat videos, so I have heard.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:45 AM (wcyKn)

848 I think he meant Abdularamdamalittledong of NYC, you know, Muhammed.

Posted by: Braenyard

oh

What, I look like some Ancient Greek over here?

Posted by: Disgruntled late Nite bartender Miklos at November 04, 2026 12:46 AM (FUMQC)

849 849 Sure the future may suck, but it'll suck for *everyone* won't it? Heh.

When allllll the lil commie kids start crying, because they didn't get what they (thought they) voted for...

I will LMFAO.
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 12:41 AM (rdVOm)

Short term they'll be riding high, like brownshirts. Rioting, crime, decarceration, revelling in their "power" over the normies. Long term they're f**ked and too ignorant to realize it. The shadenfreude will take some time.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 12:47 AM (9ZFZd)

850 "Dr. Maalouf ‏
@realMaalouf
·
1h
Greg Abbott’s top donor was a Pakistani Muslim.

Texas has the fastest-growing Muslim population in America and the largest number of new mosques.

He thought he could appease Muslims and win their votes. In the end, they voted him out."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:47 AM (AKptf)

851 This may turn out something like Poland. The people on one side and the powers that be on the other. It can be like polarity changes.
Quick.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:47 AM (vOxCS)

852 I can fix her

Posted by: Genial late Nite bartender Miklos
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Forever your girl.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:47 AM (41CYW)

853 All over $4.00 gas ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:48 AM (4WM7K)

854 "All over $4.00 gas ?"

Wait until New Green Deal 2.0 makes it $8.00

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (E4Afo)

855 yes Donna, because people are fucking retarded...

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (3PgqR)

856 Well, certainly disappointing results tonight. Time to start practising the politics of personal destruction on all the Dems.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (0kX4S)

857 I'm not liking this plan God is putting in place but I will abide.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (VCgbV)

858 783 What happened in Maine ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Looks like Shaky Susan lost.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

The new American electorate loves cousin fuckers almost as brother fuckers!

Posted by: Ilhan Said Elni Omar Abdullah Muhammad at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (t19vo)

859 The horde is the best.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone

The Best Horde. Classy, like you wouldn't believe, really the best, that much I can tell you.

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (FUMQC)

860
What, I look like some Ancient Greek over here?

Posted by: Disgruntled late Nite bartender Miklos
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Patiently waiting for someone to slide that G&T down this way.
strums fingers on bar

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (vOxCS)

861 Horde is indeed the best, Blonde.

Other than my husband and a few select friends and family, I'm a complete island to myself as far as politics goes. It can be really lonely. Grateful for this place, the one sanctuary where even if I disagree with others, vehemently, I still have a home. I found my island of misfit toys. Life would be rough with it, and all of you.

Ace, and the cobs, if you catch this later, thanks for all you do.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (Toos7)

862 870 "Dr. Maalouf ‏
@realMaalouf
·
1h
Greg Abbott’s top donor was a Pakistani Muslim.

Texas has the fastest-growing Muslim population in America and the largest number of new mosques.

He thought he could appease Muslims and win their votes. In the end, they voted him out."

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 12:47 AM (AKptf)

Muslims account for less than 2% of the Texas population. Maybe it will grow and become a problem in future elections, but Abbott did not lose because of muslims tonight.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (HFrEr)

863 The new American electorate loves cousin fuckers almost as brother fuckers!
Posted by: Ilhan Said Elni Omar Abdullah Muhammad at November 04, 2026 12:49 AM (t19vo)

And he's borderline retarded

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (4WM7K)

864 All over $4.00 gas ?

It's what doesn't make sense. All the other metrics are there.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (8B4gm)

865 "Patiently waiting for someone to slide that G&T down this way.
strums fingers on bar"

Have mine, I've already had four, with orange bitters, hope you like that.

Posted by: cheshirecat at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (E4Afo)

866 Posted by: Ilhan Said Elni Omar Abdullah Muhammad

My brother, husband, and I are both deeply offended.

Posted by: Ilhan Said Elmi Omar Nur (D-Mogadishu) at November 04, 2026 12:51 AM (FUMQC)

867 To paraphrase Ed Koch, 'The people have spoken. Now they must be punished.'

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 12:52 AM (ZxPkt)

868 at this point, i almost hope the fucing commies are bold enough to impeach PDJT & VP Vance and every other republlican in govt.

let them go full Cambodian purge and institute mao's 5 year plan.

i will enjoy listing to their wails and caterwauling and they are the first against the wall...

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:52 AM (3PgqR)

869 Getting late here. I am out for the night. Later, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 12:53 AM (0kX4S)

870 Patiently waiting for someone to slide that G&T down this way.
strums fingers on bar
Posted by: Braenyard

Right in front of ya pal

It's the pitcher with the long straw

Posted by: Miklos learned his trade at Pat O'Brien's in Nawlins at November 04, 2026 12:53 AM (FUMQC)

871 Other than my husband and a few select friends and family, I'm a complete island to myself as far as politics goes. It can be really lonely. Grateful for this place, the one sanctuary where even if I disagree with others, vehemently, I still have a home. I found my island of misfit toys. Life would be rough with it, and all of you.

Ace, and the cobs, if you catch this later, thanks for all you do.
Posted by: LizLem

Living in New Mexico means you are best off never discussing politics because the vast majority hate conservatives (it is assumed you hate Trump). So yeah, I understand your perspective. Here is the one place I regularly discuss politics and culture.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 12:55 AM (wcyKn)

872 well, i've finished my cuba libre, so it's time for bed. night all. here's hoping that something positive comes out of this.

but i expect a complete and utter shit show tomorrow and moving forward.

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 12:55 AM (3PgqR)

873 *G&T* for Braenyard-- Two of them! Bar's really busy, ya know...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

874 Trump will pardon every person in his life and that will be the end of it. Like Biden did.
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You think Presidential pardons are going to make any difference to Marxists or their judges?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 12:56 AM (vSvIl)

875 Turns out the polls were wrong after all. They vastly underestimated Democrat support.

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 12:56 AM (qiCxv)

876 Well, I'm off to bed... I'll face this shit show tomorrow

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 12:56 AM (4WM7K)

877 >>> 1h
Greg Abbott’s top donor was a Pakistani Muslim.

He also traveled to India and did a lot to cement business ties with them. If it turns out both groups voted him out, sucks, but he should have known the snake/scorpion was going to bite him after he helped it cross the river! Trump even has a fairy tale about it.

The demographics breakdowns of how all the votes from tonight landed in Texas, and also in other states, will be really fascinating. Ages, races, gender, etc. I hope a deep dive is done on it.

I actually suspect more Hispanics might still be coming over to the republican side. Just not enough to counteract the illegal immigrant, legal immigrant, asylum seekers, and H1B visa votes.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Toos7)

878 It's the pitcher with the long straw

Posted by: Miklos learned his trade at Pat O'Brien's in Nawlins
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Excellent, a pitcher fits the bill.
Thanks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 12:57 AM (vOxCS)

879 Tbh, I expected Paxton to lose but I didn't expect to lose pretty much the whole state. But I've accepted that Texas isn't Texas anymore and will plan accordingly.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 12:59 AM (VCgbV)

880 but i expect a complete and utter shit show tomorrow and moving forward.
Posted by: SturmToddler
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Was just noodling on what other dillrods / leaders of other countries will be crowing about tomorrow.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 12:59 AM (41CYW)

881 In Cali Baccaria (per Biden) is our new Governor out in Cali. Yay. The voter id prop of course failed, but the "billionaire" tax (lol) is not ahead. Looks like we passed one that gives out state guaranteed loans to "middle income home buyers", lol. Wonder who gets those? Maybe it'll help my house's value and I'll cash out at some point.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 01:00 AM (9ZFZd)

882 I don't want to live in interesting times....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 01:00 AM (SRRAx)

883 All over $4.00 gas ?

It's what doesn't make sense. All the other metrics are there.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 12:50 AM (8B4gm)

Epstein. I know many here dismissed that as a nothing burger. But it pissed a lot of people off.

Plus inflation never rally went away. Tariff and $4 gas certainly didn’t help.

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 01:00 AM (qiCxv)

884 All we’ve heard in Michigan for the past year are screams and protests over data centers. Moratoriums voted in , township and city governments death threatened and town halls filled with screaming citizens. It looks like this same populace are voting in Jocelyn Benson for governor whose husband works for the company and arranged the land purchase of the largest hyper scale data center being built in Michigan. By the way just yesterday she lost a court case over requiring clerks to delete voter rolls after a year in direct violation of federal law( She’s the Mich sec of state) overseeing her own election

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 01:00 AM (EiUt/)

885 Good night, all. This ain't good news, but we'll survive.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 01:01 AM (mXZsC)

886 Night, PabloD.

Yeah, we survived obastard and bi-dumb...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

887 It's just these damned high gas prices.

Posted by: And I drive an EV at November 04, 2026 01:03 AM (sdSI9)

888 You think Presidential pardons are going to make any difference to Marxists or their judges?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account
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This sounds suspiciously like the wall and cigarette scene from that movie.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:03 AM (41CYW)

889 It was all going south as soon as the obummer got elected. Trump was just a large speed bump in the declined.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 01:04 AM (VCgbV)

890 While a shock, altho maybe mid-term insanity never should be, this is not as bad as Obungo. Nothing will compare to that night. My husband was out of state on business & I had friends calling from Texas...I guess fearing I'd drive into the Atlantic.

It is very stupid of the people who vote for socialism, commies, open boarders, evils like abortion & trannies. People have always been very stupid.

My top things to vote against are open boarders, trannies, aboriton & loss of freedom of speech as we are seeing in the UK and Europe today. Those are my fears for our sons and grandchildren.

In all this God is in control, He is my refuge, strength, peace, & my personal life will not change. Similar to how it didn't change when Obungo beat Romney & the gloaters crowed for their brief time of not crapping their diapers.

I am lucky, in other than having a strong faith and happy life, I am married to a very wise and calm man. Not that I was shieking like a banshee at the sky tonight, because that would be a waste, & I am also calm. His words make sense of it all.

Politics is not my life. It apparently is for the empty lives of trolls here and the festering veneral warts they roost on.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:04 AM (hzuYO)

891 Tbh, I expected Paxton to lose but I didn't expect to lose pretty much the whole state. But I've acceptTbh, I expected Paxton to lose but I didn't expect to lose pretty much the whole state. But I've accepted that Texas isn't Texas anymore and will plan accordingly.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 12:59 AM (VCgbVed that Texas isn't Texas anymore and will plan accordingly.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 12:59 AM (VCgbV

--‐-‐--

" Demography is destiny". Mark Steyn's been saying this for twenty some years. Who makes up the new Texas? And you have an influx of Democrats from California, Illinois, and New York

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:04 AM (PKL0q)

892 You think Presidential pardons are going to make any difference to Marxists or their judges?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account

Nope.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:05 AM (8B4gm)

893 The influx of illegals, Indians,Muslims and Californians into Texas was bound to turn it blue eventually.

Every time people cheered a California company relocating there, they forgot about the thousands of employees and their families also moving there whose first act in their new state was registering as a Democrat. After 20 years of this you get Talarico.

Posted by: Iowa, Georgia, NC at November 04, 2026 01:05 AM (qiCxv)

894 Was just noodling on what other dillrods / leaders of other countries will be crowing about tomorrow.
Posted by: scampydog

Doggo-- if anyone brings up *other countries' opinions* I will gladly tell them all about How Very Little I GAF What Other Countries Think about USA.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

895 This election is too bizarre to be real. We don't have to accept it but we must deal with it. Sort of like living in NM. But we do jam it every way possible.

mmm good G&T, nice and cool. It's been going down to the high 70s around here. A/C's been on for three days 24/7.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 01:05 AM (vOxCS)

896 How Very Little I GAF What Other Countries Think about USA.
Posted by: JQ
-------
Tip of the cap to ya. May I get refill on my Nectar of the Mortals drink please?

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:08 AM (41CYW)

897 Trump did great things but you can't make people see that when they live in an alternate reality. You can't help people who don't want to be helped.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 01:09 AM (VCgbV)

898 We. Are. SO. Fucked. …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:09 AM (ayRl+)

899 Alaska returns are coming in. Peltola is winning bigly with 54%. This means no Ranked Choice fuckery.

Fake Sullivan has received 1000 votes while the Real Sullivan is down 10K.

All this tracks with the national trend. Add another D to the Senate. It just gets worse.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:09 AM (wcyKn)

900 The demographics breakdowns of how all the votes from tonight landed in Texas,

I can already break that down for you

D: 37%
R: 42%


Election Fraud for D: 21%

Totals: D: 58%
R: 42%

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 01:10 AM (WDknQ)

901 It's been high 30s-low 40s overnight here. So I gots me some (low-octane, LOL) peppermint schnapps and hot cocoa. Trying to get into a holiday mood.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

902 They're coming after people.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:12 AM (8B4gm)

903
It's the pitcher with the long straw
Posted by: Miklos learned his trade at Pat O'Brien's in Nawlins at November 04, 2026 12:53 AM
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Darlin'! You are back?

In the piano bar, 1972, did you watch the NC frat boy we met that afternoon at Mardi Gras give me my one and only giant hickey on my neck?

You made my Hurricane too strong as I didn't notice!

I have missed you and now must retire to sleep and rise to fight tomorrow. *sends kisses

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 01:12 AM (hzuYO)

904 @ 897 I don't want to live in interesting times....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 01:00 AM (SRRAx)
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I agree completely. Well said. Short and succinct.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:12 AM (ayRl+)

905 You think Presidential pardons are going to make any difference to Marxists or their judges?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account

Nope.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:05 AM

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Normally a pardon is a pardon. Under the new DSA authoritarian regime, the USA may see Kafka's novel "The Trial" play out across the country

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:12 AM (PKL0q)

906 On the lighter side, with about 50% of the vote in, it looks like the Winchester 1873 "The Gun That Won the West" is winning the contest for State Gun of Idaho.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 01:12 AM (VYHjw)

907 We. Are. SO. Fucked. …
Posted by: Dr_No

Not yet. We have some time to prepare.

But, ultimately, *they* are fucked also. Misery loves company, yadda yadda.

I'm okay with it.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)

908 It's been high 30s-low 40s overnight here. So I gots me some (low-octane, LOL) peppermint schnapps and hot cocoa. Trying to get into a holiday mood.

Posted by: JQ

50 ish in Southern New Mexico. High octane IPAs and Rye Whisky for me. No holiday here, more like a wake.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:14 AM (wcyKn)

909 Guys, tonight was a headshot to America.
God, I hope I am wrong but I don't see how we recover. Am I wrong?

Posted by: Oswald at November 04, 2026 01:14 AM (0OHKH)

910 On the lighter side, with about 50% of the vote in, it looks like the Winchester 1873 "The Gun That Won the West" is winning the contest for State Gun of Idaho.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

A worthy choice.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 01:15 AM (8B4gm)

911 On the lighter side, with about 50% of the vote in, it looks like the Winchester 1873 "The Gun That Won the West" is winning the contest for State Gun of Idaho.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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I don't recall all the options for the vote, but the list was excellent. I have a '73 in a .22 short - pretty rare item. Scampywife took me to an auction on my b-day years ago and said, "Have fun."

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:16 AM (41CYW)

912 I think the biggest factor in Texas is people just didn't vote, mainly republicans, because they were big mad because stuff and things. Texas also has a lot of big universities and we know how they vote.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 01:17 AM (VCgbV)

913 913 We. Are. SO. Fucked. …
Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:09 AM (ayRl+)

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The trolls here don't know it yet, but they're f**ked, too.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:18 AM (PKL0q)

914 Partial to the 30-30 Winchester since that was the first big gun I shot. It about knocked my 10 yo ass on the ground. The flame out of the barrel at dusk with amazing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:19 AM (wcyKn)

915 There is no recovery from this. The Dems will vote in DC and PR as states which gives them 4 more senators. The impeachment of Trump then Vance will succeed, so we get the Dem speaker of the house as President. We get 9 extra SCOTUS justices. The entire country turns into a shithole like CA cities.

Fortunately I'm an old man with no kids so my punishment by idiots on this earth, is pretty much over.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 01:21 AM (WDknQ)

916 No holiday here, more like a wake.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

I understand, but not gonna let the fktards get me down. That's what they want! FK 'em!

Let me just sit here & consider the ways I might possibly screw up their plans....

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

917 Partial to the 30-30 Winchester since that was the first big gun I shot. It about knocked my 10 yo ass on the ground. The flame out of the barrel at dusk with amazing.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
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Some nostalgia here for the 30-30. Have a few Wins - and they're my favorites. Also have the 30-30 Marlin dad purchased at the White Elephant on Division in Spokane back in the 70's. That one is priceless.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:22 AM (41CYW)

918 Take a lesson from the old Soviets:

"You are the machine AND the monkey wrench"

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)

919 The Epstein thing really was a nothingburger. Until Bondi made a big show of supposedly "exposing" the files. That was the first of the thousand cuts that led to this point.

As for Texas, it seems that all those Indians and other foreigners that Abbott imported turned around and voted him out. And I really don't want to hear from the Vichy Pubs that Cornyn would have easily won. That bastard gets the last laugh on the way out the door. It's f'n infuriating.

Remember when we had the "Thanks, Nancy!" thread all those years ago after a similar election disaster? I'm really not feeling the gallows humor this time. We're in trouble.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at November 04, 2026 01:24 AM (iSy+6)

920 Mississippi Senate race is tied with 48.9% with 95% in. This could be a flip for the Ds. Seems it is down to who can come up with most fraudulent votes.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:24 AM (wcyKn)

921 Trump appears to have successfully made himself the new 'Nero'.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:24 AM (ayRl+)

922 912 Trump did great things but you can't make people see that when they live in an alternate reality. You can't help people who don't want to be helped.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 01:09 AM (VCgbV)

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I won't forget Federal district judges obstructing Ttump at every turn. Biden let illegal immigrants in by the millions; Trump wanted to reverse that, but was stymied.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:25 AM (PKL0q)

923 The trolls here don't know it yet, but they're f**ked, too.

Yeah Islamo-Communism will be throwing them off of the roofs of buildings held up by duct-taping them to other buildings.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 01:25 AM (WDknQ)

924 There is no recovery from this.
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250 years. And no more.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 01:27 AM (vSvIl)

925 @ 939 There is no recovery from this. - 250 years. And no more. Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 01:27 AM (vSvIl)
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There's a 'Life Cycle' for empires … it's followed by the 'Spin Cycle.'

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:29 AM (ayRl+)

926 @763 Who do they think built the first Jewish temple?

Funny you should ask. You don't hear that one here, much.

Posted by: Hiram Abiff, Widow's Son at November 04, 2026 01:29 AM (zdLoL)

927 All smart people agree that Trump is the problem and once they get rid of him everything will be back to normal.

Republican consultants will be back in charge, teaching the party how to lose gracefully. Both Kristol and Carlson will get the recognition they deserve. People will be taught to believe politicians once more, as their opinions naturally evolve.

USAID will be rebuilt. Money will again flow like water to the right organizations. The march toward transsexuality and beyond will resume. Adults (Democrat career public "servants") will be back in charge. Musk's enterprises will be boycotted or nationalized.

But the first step toward this bright utopia is neutralizing Trump. The future begins today.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 01:30 AM (YAu8A)

928 "699 Also, thank Alito and Thomas for not retiring at any point in the last two years.
Posted by: Evil Troll at November 04, 2026 12:10 AM (FNWzk)"

I don't know if Roberts is gonna look at this shitshow and fold on Viramontes, or if he will stick it out only to have a packed or remodeled court scrap the 2A in 2029.

That is a high likelyhood of kicking things off. Though a lot of people, uh, over 29 who paid off what is realistically the last car they will ever own should not discount the effect Dem defacto ICE bans will have. The instant they get back into the WH they are basically telling millions of young Americans they will never own a car and experience the associated freedom of movement. That would be catastrophic and I am very concerned about my kids owning vehicles. I can stash guns, I can't cache a pickup.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 01:30 AM (G5zYf)

929 If Trump and Vance are removed, the Speaker of the House will be your worst nightmare, whoever they decide that will be including Hillary or anyone else they want to rub in your face.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:32 AM (Fv808)

930 Real Americans have now become a minority. And for those waiting for the 2d Amendment to kick in? From what I've seen and read.....it ain't gonna happen. This country has permanently fucked itself to death.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 01:32 AM (g8Ew8)

931 All this tracks with the national trend. Add another D to the Senate. It just gets worse.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions
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This definitly calls for a solid plan B.
Just thinking about Dominik Tarczyński, a simple MP vs that wimp Speaker Johnson. Yes, there must be a plan B.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 01:32 AM (vOxCS)

932 Fortunately I'm an old man with no kids so my punishment by idiots on this earth, is pretty much over.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 01:21 AM (WDknQ)

Why don't you have any children?

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 01:33 AM (ytvBf)

933 Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 01:30 AM (YAu8A)

Hahahaha, a *true believer*

First up against the wall. And I will laugh and laugh!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

934 There is no recovery from this. The Dems will vote in DC and PR as states which gives them 4 more senators. The impeachment of Trump then Vance will succeed, so we get the Dem speaker of the house as President. We get 9 extra SCOTUS justices. The entire country turns into a shithole like CA cities.

Fortunately I'm an old man with no kids so my punishment by idiots on this earth, is pretty much over.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04

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First you need ten or eleven republicans to vote in favor of impeachment; not going to happen. However, the Presidential election in 2028 may be the death of America

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:34 AM (PKL0q)

935 944 If Trump and Vance are removed, the Speaker of the House will be your worst nightmare, whoever they decide that will be including Hillary or anyone else they want to rub in your face.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
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You are schooled in these kinds of things.
What are our alternatives?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 01:34 AM (vOxCS)

936 Sweet dreams Horde, I am so saddened by the election results, we shall see how happy people are after two years of the insanity.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 04, 2026 01:34 AM (ibDUx)

937 g'night, DDS.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:35 AM (41CYW)

938 First you need ten or eleven republicans to vote in favor of impeachment; not going to happen. However, the Presidential election in 2028 may be the death of America
Posted by: JM

A few well-placed threats of various sorts will provide the proper motivation. The coward's preference cascade. Don't kid yourself if only 10 or 11 people stand in the way of double removal.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:37 AM (Fv808)

939 The central point of Abdul's victory speech is that in spite of everything thrown at him his victory is a refutation of those that don't look like him. Well, that is special.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:38 AM (wcyKn)

940 Realistically, I may not be around to see what happens 2 years from now.

Thank goodness. I don't want to see what happens next. The under-50's who voted/cheered for all of this are going to be unpleasantly surprised by what happens next. "Be careful what you wish for" is a very real thing.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 04, 2026 01:39 AM (SRRAx)

941 You are schooled in these kinds of things.
What are our alternatives?
Posted by: Braenyard

You mean how much worse can it get? I'll leave that to your imagination.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 04, 2026 01:39 AM (Fv808)

942 Mgid really makes it difficult to comment

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 01:40 AM (Ia/+0)

943 tinyurl.com/2u2jhapp+

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

944 Continuing my blackpill rant.... I'd love for Trump to go full YOLO...ignoring judges, really unleashing ICE, (finally) arresting Jack Smith, etc.....but I think they could actually impeach and remove him now. Most of the remaining GOP senators actively hate him. Would there be a political price to be paid? Not sure... Vance would be a truly crippled lame duck, and it would throw the GOP primaries into chaos.

Sorry, just thinking very dark thoughts.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at November 04, 2026 01:41 AM (iSy+6)

945 okay... powerline doesn't play well with tiny...

https://www.powerlineblog.com/
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Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)

946 "905 While a shock, altho maybe mid-term insanity never should be, this is not as bad as Obungo. Nothing will compare to that night. My husband was out of state on business & I had friends calling from Texas...I guess fearing I'd drive into the Atlantic.
"

It is worse because we are running out of runway.

Under Obama, by the time the 2016 election rolled around my peers in the office were openly circulating jokes in email about murdering republicans over pretty vanilla policy clashes about taxes, healthcare, and perceived racial grievances.

Now those same people are carrying on about it over shit like trannies and illegals and pronouns. During the BLM crap my company actually gave people unlimited PTO to go riot and let the loons send company-all emails extolling the burning of local businesses. By the time the place imploded last year we had people on zoom calls wearing shirts with violent threats on them. And we all know the ongoing Kirk football-spiking.

Shit is going to get much worse and Dems in power will enable open violence.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 01:43 AM (G5zYf)

947 I can't believe this wasn't a widespread coordinated mother of all election frauds. Am hoping DataRepublican is working on it...

Posted by: Clio Weeps at November 04, 2026 01:44 AM (FvFu9)

948 okay... powerline doesn't play well with tiny...
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It added a + sign. It opened for me. And it is an excellent choice of messaging.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:44 AM (41CYW)

949 Why don't you have any children?

Same reason Isaac Newton didn't have any; no woman wants somebody that strange in their life.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 04, 2026 01:45 AM (WDknQ)

950 And yet...he's still a dick-sucking troll.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 01:47 AM (l3cgK)

951 "945 Real Americans have now become a minority. And for those waiting for the 2d Amendment to kick in? From what I've seen and read.....it ain't gonna happen. This country has permanently fucked itself to death.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 04, 2026 01:32 AM (g8Ew"

I have watched men with rifles turn out to barricade their towns vs BLM in 2020. We were one ND or backfire away from a shooting war. People are even more angry now on both sides, and EVERYONE in town knows who flies the literal freak flags and puts up "in this house" signs. A lot of the righty population would get steamrolled but after a bit of leaked footage they wouldn't dare surrender.

Posted by: heya at November 04, 2026 01:49 AM (G5zYf)

952 I'm 82. I doubt I'll be around long enough to witness what I already know will be the likely outcome of tonite's 'vote'. I'm okay with that. I'm NOT okay with the world my daughters and grandsons will have to live in … they'll have a much longer time to spend in the self-inflicted hell that's coming.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:50 AM (ayRl+)

953 Crappy results of a day but not going to go all dark - always some sunshine.
- Disco Doof put a nice ONT together tonight
- I married the right girl
- Thought it was darkest day and all was lost when Obama won his second term
- Both kids up at the hunting shack this weekend is a win
- AoSHQ has the bestest collection of smarty commenters on the internet
- Wazzu football sucks this year - worse than normal. It all can't be good.

Cheers Morons.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 01:52 AM (41CYW)

954 Hey, a silver lining in Texas: Brandon Gill won reelection. Hopefully he keeps kicking butt.

Texas has, what 19-20 million registered voters? Last stat I looked at, 7-8 million votes were in, according to what has been counted? But I doubt cast votes reaches more than 10 million, so half.

There is a turnout problem in midterms. In elections in general. That doesn't help either.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 01:55 AM (Toos7)

955 Alaska. Peltola is ahead of the real Dan Sullivan by 250 votes with 54% in. Meanwhile the fake Dan Sullivan has about 2000 votes. Nobody is above 50% which means the ranked choice fuckery kicks in. Odds on the Ds pick up the Alaska Senate seat. Geezh.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 01:56 AM (wcyKn)

956 Has anybody noticed yet that DJT never acted on his statement that he'd put Hillary in jail during one of their debates? The behavioral pattern is consistent over time, only with different players … threaten, but don't act on it. Bluff. Called.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 01:56 AM (ayRl+)

957 Historically "normal" mid-term reversals for party in (WH) power doesn't explain this. Have to wait to see, but this is looking more like 2010 (though not as dramatic). But there's the real puzzler. 2010 was a clear rejection of what were (and in some cases remain) very unpopular, radical policies.

Most of the signature issues that got Trump into the WH the 2nd time have been successfully addressed/are clearly in progress: border security, immigration enforcement, crime reduction, massive energy economy growth, very low unemployment, 3%+ growth, real wage increase (2nd time in generations, first time was 2019). Armed services meet their recruitment goals months ahead of schedule, state racism/social engineering (wildly unpopular) being abolished, etc.

Opposition party with the most outlandishly bad candidates perhaps in modern times, with no agenda, that's only made news for years with repugnant stunts like assaulting fed LE and the like - wins a wave election??

TX??!! SC??!! IA? KS??!! Possibly MS??!! and AK??!! WTFF? In context, this is far worse and more portentous than even Obama.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 01:58 AM (U/Byj)

958 JQ, thanks for the Powerline link. Funny pictures, yet serious as a heart attack..

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 01:59 AM (PKL0q)

959 Leave TJM alone, please. It felt like it was either going to be a red or a blue wave. It was impossible to tell. Always be optimistic, I appreciate his optimism. But able to handle reality when it slaps you in the face. All of us plus TJM can handle that.

We all had hopes. We will face tomorrow with the truth. And dig into the stats once election demographics crystallize.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 02:00 AM (Toos7)

960 >>Opposition party with the most outlandishly bad candidates perhaps in modern times, with no agenda, that's only made news for years with repugnant stunts like assaulting fed LE and the like - wins a wave election??
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It really doesn't pass the smell test. But then, I *thought* this was America. Maybe it isn't, anymore?

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)

961 I could believe in some midterm losses, certainly. But some of these specific losses, and the percentages being claimed? Pretty sure things were afoot in several places, at least tilting the scales even if it was icing on the cake.

Doesn't help when you have RINO AGs and SoSes doing things, or corrupt SoSes 'validating' their own wins, etc.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 04, 2026 02:02 AM (aJQbY)

962 How long before Hakeem the Dreeam gets to say Et Tu AOC?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:02 AM (wcyKn)

963 Odds that this "Cope" guy masturbates to TJM's youtube vids while crying? He's definitely got a fetish going.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 02:02 AM (9ZFZd)

964 This is just a pissy comment, but: The Dept. of 'Edjumication' STILL hasn't been abolished. WTF … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 02:03 AM (ayRl+)

965 Can anyone tell me any reason to think this is not the absolute end of the American experiment in any recognizable way shape or form? I am truly despairing at this time that this is not simply an election but a portent of absolute societal obliteration for anything and everything I care about.

Posted by: Average Guy at November 04, 2026 02:04 AM (DGqF1)

966 Gonna try to get some sleep. Subbing in the morning. Praying that my most recent interview results in a job.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 04, 2026 02:04 AM (aJQbY)

967 @ 982 Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Down goes trump! down goes trump! Posted by: jojo at November 04, 2026 02:04 AM (wONxl)
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Three words: GO. FUCK. YOURSELF.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 02:06 AM (ayRl+)

968 No clue what happened here in Iowa. Of course, Polk County (Des Moines), Linn County (Cedar Rapids, rapidly becoming an exurb of Iowa City), Johnson County (Iowa City proper), Scott County (Dubuque), and Story County (Ames) went for the "moderate Democrat" Rob Sand for governor. My county very much did not, but we had ~65% turnout of this Republican stronghold. At least US House 4 stayed Republican.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying not to get depressed at November 04, 2026 02:10 AM (Wt5PA)

969 "Hahahaha, a *true believer*"
You may have misread my comment. Or have I misread yours?

The US and international press are turning this into Trump's personal defeat. A lot of people, including Republican politicians, want Trump to go away.

If only we abandon Trump now, things will be just fine. And if not everyone gets what they want, in the end, the important thing is compromise and having the right people in control.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 02:12 AM (YAu8A)

970 Post election experts are out in force this evening. Tomorrow will be comically and exponentially more trivial.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 02:13 AM (41CYW)

971 Can anyone tell me any reason to think this is not the absolute end of the American experiment in any recognizable way shape or form? I am truly despairing at this time that this is not simply an election but a portent of absolute societal obliteration for anything and everything I care about.
Posted by: Average Guy at November 04, 2026 02:04 AM (DGqF1)

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I'm not optimistic either, but:
Democrats may overreach, in these two years and shoot themselves on the foot
There's another election in 2028; Democrats need to win the house, senate and White House.
Even if the Democrats win congress, it may be a very narrow majority

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 02:13 AM (PKL0q)

972 Oh, and there was a spoiler candidate in most of the races we lost. FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS.

Posted by: pookysgirl doesn't actually find it funny at November 04, 2026 02:13 AM (Wt5PA)

973 My county is blood-red. State looking to stay red, also.

So there's that.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

974 Most of these D winners were 40 something and hard left. That is not a fluke. The voting population in the nation has been getting younger, naturally, for years, and they embrace hard left progressivism. Not surprisingly they elected exactly who they think represents them.

With that, they bought all this, now they own it. Buyers remorse correlates tightly here; time will tell their degree of remorse.

Us 29 year olds don't matter any more; we are old news. That is reality. 2028 is shaping up to be a watershed year that could define the nation for the net 50 years. They have my attention and I am a bit north of being concerned.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:17 AM (wcyKn)

975 Can anyone tell me any reason to think this is not the absolute end of the American experiment in any recognizable way shape or form? I am truly despairing at this time that this is not simply an election but a portent of absolute societal obliteration for anything and everything I care about.
Posted by: Average Guy
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Because us.

Posted by: Laconic Thoughts at November 04, 2026 02:18 AM (41CYW)

976 You guys!!!!

We really need to do whatever *the press* wants! Or there's gonna be hElL tO pAy!

Oh, noes!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

977 The voting population in the nation has been getting younger, naturally, for years, and they embrace hard left progressivism. Not surprisingly they elected exactly who they think represents them.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:17 AM

And not born here/anchor babies. Don't forget that.

Posted by: pookysgirl was born right here in this very state at November 04, 2026 02:19 AM (Wt5PA)

978 And not born here/anchor babies. Don't forget that.
Posted by: pookysgirl

Ture that. That is an amplifier.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:20 AM (wcyKn)

979 *serves fresh batch of spicy chicken wings*

In case any of y'all need a snack...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

980 Well, while I certainly didn't want Darline Graham to be the nominee, I still thought she'd win by several points.

I was wrong.
Annie Andrews ran a smart campaign, stayed moderate, ran on lowering healthcare costs and against Darline and he backers in "The Swamp".

Then they sent out a barrage of robocalls for three days, which I have never seen in SC on that scale.

I believe Andrews was also helped put by a lot of blue-state refugees moving to the suburbs and cities from the Midlands to the coastal counties.

All in all a terrible night for the GOP who had nothing to run on besides "We're not Dems.", apparently.

The only sliver I see is that the socialists/communists will show their asses for the next two years and can be effectively demonized.

Since constant demonization seems to be the only way to get out the vote in the 2020s, there may be an opportunity come 2028.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 02:30 AM (6ydKt)

981 Fuck eye-ran. They've chanted "death to America" for almost 50 years.

May they be annihilated and roast in hell.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

982 @ 996 *serves fresh batch of spicy chicken wings*
In case any of y'all need a snack...
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)
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You didn't bring any sauce, Bueller … !

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 02:31 AM (ayRl+)

983 1000

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

984 ------------

It really doesn't pass the smell test. But then, I *thought* this was America. Maybe it isn't, anymore?

Posted by: JQ
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We know that something was amiss but as Christians and Jews we are always set apart from this worldliness. This could move us closer together. We will live in this world as ourselves and try not to interfere with there illusions till next election. Should they try to extend their authorities results remain to be seen.
Me, I'm doubling my efforts and lowering my criteria to move from a blue county to a red one. Also upping my ante.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:32 AM (vOxCS)

985 You didn't bring any sauce, Bueller … !
Posted by: Dr_No

They're *smothered* in sauce-- that's what makes them spicy!

Eat up. And have a drink, it's on the house!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)

986 Scariest environment possible, got it, thanks. Scary.

Posted by: OwenW at November 04, 2026 02:32 AM (b7emu)

987 If I have any consolation in this, it is that probably the US economy (and the world economy as well) will crash hard in the next 2 years.

Massive investments in cryptocurrencies do not show a healthy economy. People are desperate for a good investment opportunity that has not been captured by insiders like Pelosi.

AI will probably, eventually, in 10 years or so, lead to huge profits for someone and for the society as a whole, but in the short term many companies will go bankrupt.

Democrats will try to control the whole process, with strict regulation of both crypto and AI and taxes on everything, and fail miserably. The crash is coming anyway, but their policies will make it worse. Hopefully people will remember and assign blame accordingly.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 02:33 AM (YAu8A)

988 999 Fuck eye-ran. They've chanted "death to America" for almost 50 years.

May they be annihilated and roast in hell.

Posted by: JQ
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What did he say in that movie?
Plow the field.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:33 AM (vOxCS)

989 I loved Rhythm Corps's "The Future's Not What It Used to Be" album.

Posted by: Spartan at November 04, 2026 02:35 AM (fGAhH)

990 Meteor that will crush Earth, and civlization. Versus, left-wingers. On it.

Posted by: OwenW at November 04, 2026 02:36 AM (b7emu)

991 All the Indians in Texas are citizens who can vote? H1B can't vote.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:37 AM (enNUy)

992 SMOD is back to our only hope

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:38 AM (enNUy)

993 Iran, Epstein and inflation. $4 gas gets people upset. Also this is the time of year when insurance premiums increases happen for the next year. In some cases premiums are up 30%. It may have nothing to do with Trump or the gop but they’re in power so people blame them.

All the polls showing Trump at 35% approval should have been a clue the masses are not happy. But polls are for strippers or whatever.

Posted by: Not A Surprise at November 04, 2026 02:38 AM (X3I6m)

994
Cheers Morons.

Posted by: scampydog
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Cheers, scampydog

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:38 AM (vOxCS)

995 LFG. No more RINOs. No more billionaires. RDS 28?

Posted by: OwenW at November 04, 2026 02:39 AM (b7emu)

996 Obama fixed insurance. Years ago.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:39 AM (enNUy)

997 Indians been coming to Texas since the late 70s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:40 AM (vOxCS)

998 Obama fixed insurance. Years ago.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:39 AM (enNUy)


This is what I’m talking about. People don’t give a fuck about what happens 10 years ago. They’re angry about what is happening now. It may not be rational but it’s how it works. Blaming Obama may be accurate but politically it’s a loser.

Posted by: Not A Surprise at November 04, 2026 02:41 AM (X3I6m)

999 955 Realistically, I may not be around to see what happens 2 years from now.
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Horseshit. You need some range time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:42 AM (vOxCS)

1000 @ 1013 Obama fixed insurance. Years ago. Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:39 AM (enNUy)
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Defined 'fixed', please …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 04, 2026 02:43 AM (ayRl+)

1001 Whatever Indians in TX are citizens they got here via H1B. Virtually none of them ever go home. It’s the most permanent “temporary” visa in existence.

Posted by: Not A Surprise at November 04, 2026 02:43 AM (X3I6m)

1002 I took a look at the New Mexico results. Generally the Ds have a 25% built in lead for federal and statewide offices. Judicial races are worse because most of the people are Ds and are running unopposed.

At the local level the only Rs that win are in the counties near Texas and along the AZ boarder.

The politics here are supremely one sided and as a result a supremely unhealthy. The Pols here screech endlessly about saving democracy; remarkably it looks a lot like a rubber stamp totalitarian state. It is not a big reach to see this scaling up to the national level.

These midterms are looking more and more like a major earthquake.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:43 AM (wcyKn)

1003 obastard "fixed" insurance, but good! Oh yes he did...

MFer...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

1004 We have to pass the bill to know what is in it. Obamacare. Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:48 AM (enNUy)

1005 967 I'm 82. I doubt I'll be around long enough to witness what I already know will be the likely outcome of tonite's 'vote'. I'm okay with that...
---

So, you're going to be Ben Johnson.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:48 AM (vOxCS)

1006 I'll admit... for the first time since 1980... I did not vote.

The mail in ballot sat on my counter for a couple of weeks.... now why didn't I vote?

I'm in California... and I'm convinced my actual ballot has no outcome on the election results. Yes, some may accuse me of giving them a win... but it's more I am no longer willing to play their game... at all.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 02:51 AM (mP0Kj)

1007 Maybe we need to bring back the federal penalty for being uninsured. That was in the bill.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 02:52 AM (enNUy)

1008 Hate to say I told you so but...

People who love Trump dont vote in midterms.

People who hate him vote every time.

And more people hate him than love him.

The only reason we won in 24 was because of Biden and Kamala.

Voters have very short memories....

Posted by: Defenestratus at November 04, 2026 02:55 AM (WYStd)

1009 Romeo13-- I understand.

Given Kali's record-- your vote likely would not have been counted anyway.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)

1010 994 As for Texas, it seems that all those Indians and other foreigners that Abbott imported turned around and voted him out. And I really don't want to hear from the Vichy Pubs that Cornyn would have easily won. That bastard gets the last laugh on the way out the door. It's f'n infuriating.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at November 04, 2026 01:24 AM (iSy+6)

Bo French has outperformed Abbott let alone Paxton.
French's twitter is full of Indians laughing at defeating his "racism". Well, those Indians didn't vote for Abbott who was their best fren. All Abbott did, as you note, was import his enemies, and fail to turn out his friends.
Posted by: 88C+u at November 04, 2026 02:26 AM (88C+u)

Demonstrate this with math.

In 2022, Abbot was +11. Tonight he was somewhere between -8 to -10 or so (depending on the final count). That's a swing of around 20 points in 4 years' time. Show how the number of Indians or anyone else increased in TX in that 4-year period to produce a 20-point swing. I don't think anyone will be able to show such a demographic change. TX's population did not change that much in 4 years. I don't know what explains tonight, but demographic changes is not it, not in TX.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 02:56 AM (HFrEr)

1011 Golly, look at the number of comment!

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:57 AM (odBC9)

1012 *comments

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:57 AM (odBC9)

1013 Maybe we need to bring back the federal penalty for being uninsured. That was in the bill.
Posted by: NCKate
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Fuck that!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)

1014 I'm off to la la land, mri comes back clear I'm buying out of the county. Picked it out. Living in a blue county will be bad ju ju.
It was good being with y'all, have a good evening and see you chipper tomorrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 02:58 AM (vOxCS)

1015 I'm in California... and I'm convinced my actual ballot has no outcome on the election results. Yes, some may accuse me of giving them a win... but it's more I am no longer willing to play their game... at all.
Posted by: Romeo13

Former Washingtonian and now a New Mexican with a stint in Minnesota for a few years. Over my entire life nearly all of my votes didn't matter except for President. The worst was when I lived in DT Seattle where about 80% of the races on my ballot were Ds running unopposed. Still I push on; without that all opposition would cease which resembles the USSR and the Chicoms.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:59 AM (wcyKn)

1016 999 1000
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

; )

Posted by: m at November 04, 2026 02:59 AM (odBC9)

1017 Fuck John McCain for not letting Zerocare be repealed.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 02:59 AM (rdVOm)

1018 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 02:59 AM (wcyKn)

I was once Naive, and believed our votes actually mattered...

I'm older now.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:00 AM (mP0Kj)

1019 I was once Naive, and believed our votes actually mattered...

I'm older now.
Posted by: Romeo13

So am I.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 03:01 AM (wcyKn)

1020 999 1000

; )
Posted by: m

Heh. My *original* post # was 1002. Before application of Troll-Be-Gone. LOL

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)

1021 America, you're going to have to take your country back.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 03:02 AM (D0X9e)

1022 The reason the entire country, and much of the world, keep moving left is because of an education system that is entirely leftist, and getting more leftists all the time.

Add in decades of news media, social media, entertainment, and the arts, all being left to extreme left, and this is what you get.

Until it is no longer 'cool' or 'intelligent' to be a dumbass leftist this is what we'll continue to get until the entire House of Lies falls apart when reality hits it.

Take pride that if you're on this side of the line at least you're still a rebel with the last firm hold on some kind of moral framework and have common sense and intelligence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:02 AM (6ydKt)

1023 NC population went up a million since 2020. Unofficially it's gone up way more than that.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:04 AM (enNUy)

1024 In 2022, Abbot was +11. Tonight he was somewhere between -8 to -10 or so (depending on the final count). That's a swing of around 20 points in 4 years' time. Show how ...
---

No show, it was rigged. Until we learn how to un-rig them or out-rig them we have to live with it. One thing would be to elect real men or women (where's that female Nancy Pelosi) into office.
This, he has good manners, crap has got to go. Anyway, this is what we've got and live with it with grace until we overcome it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 03:04 AM (vOxCS)

1025 All I want and all I need, insurance-wise, is a "major medical plan"

You know-- something to keep me from going bankrupt if I break a leg or need major surgery.

But, nooooooo! Zerocare made those plans disappear. Can't have them anymore.

FUCK OBAMA, and fuck Dems for passing Zerocare!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm)

1026 Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays
Jul 1, 2020

Republicans will be hunted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 04, 2026 03:06 AM (D0X9e)

1027 >>> Can anyone tell me any reason to think this is not the absolute end of the American experiment in any recognizable way shape or form?

We haven't all learned to love big brother yet? We still recognize and fear for him what he is.

"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources." -- Abba Eban

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (Toos7)

1028 America, you're going to have to take your country back.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Again.

You forgot to say: "again."

I don't know if it's possible now, but... I hope we're able.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (rdVOm)

1029 The Real Dan Sullivan in AK is now ahead with 52% of the vote. Him being above 50% is crucial since that kills the ranked choice fuckery from kicking in.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (wcyKn)

1030 I know when I'm beat. Tomorrow, I dye my balls blue and chop my hair off.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (r7+Q7)

1031 We haven't all learned to love big brother yet? We still recognize and fear for him what he is.

"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources." -- Abba Eban
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (Toos7)

covid crap convinced me the American Experiment was mort... this is just further evidence IMO.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:10 AM (mP0Kj)

1032 >>> NC population went up a million since 2020. Unofficially it's gone up way more than that.

John Nolte will be fun tomorrow. He moved to NC to get away from the liberal crazies. But they keep following him to red states and turn them blue.

I know liberals that moved to NC for work. Sorry they turned it blue.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 03:11 AM (Toos7)

1033 I know liberals that moved to NC for work. Sorry they turned it blue.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 03:11 AM (Toos7)

I watched Colorado go Blue when I lived there.... sad...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:13 AM (mP0Kj)

1034 Greg Abbott will have been governor for 12 years by the time he leaves in January.

I'm sorry, but no matter how good or bad they are, if you leave a politician in an executive office for more than a decade they become ripe for picking. It's a rare politician who can survive much longer than that.

This was not Abbott's year to beat that problem.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:15 AM (6ydKt)

1035 So, how soon does the House Impeach Trump again?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:16 AM (mP0Kj)

1036 Posted by: 88C+u at November 04, 2026 03:16 AM (88C+u)

Fact is we gave the Repubs the House and Senate to get shit done...

They did not. When 80% of the electorate says they want voter IDs, and you can't do it?

Yeah... those who SUPPORT you lose their enthusiasm.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:19 AM (mP0Kj)

1037 Expect peach-mint starting on day 1. They've probably had several all typed up and ready for months.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:19 AM (rdVOm)

1038 I just found out I had that reversed. nofugginway.

"America, you're going to have to take your country back.
Posted by: Biden's Dog"
Again.

You forgot to say: "again."

I don't know if it's possible now, but... I hope we're able.
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:09 AM (rdVOm)

We had no shot the first time and here we sit.

https://tinyurl.com/23fzeua7

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 04, 2026 03:19 AM (r7+Q7)

1039 1053 So, how soon does the House Impeach Trump again?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:16 AM (mP0Kj)

I suspect they'll go for it by this time next year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:21 AM (6ydKt)

1040 What does this do to DOGE? Haven't heard much from them lately.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:23 AM (enNUy)

1041 Ugh. I've had enough for tonight...

Keep the faith, Morons!

Good night.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 03:24 AM (rdVOm)

1042
In an otherwise grim night, I see a few useful results:

1. Vivek Ramaswamy is now out of politics. Yeah, he made a bunch of money in in the tech industry (i.e. he got lucky with the right company), but was much too full of himself. This happens to very many who make it on the first try. But his choice of commercials; he clearly does not have, and never got, American Values. We dodged stepping in a big pile of dog-log.

2. The Senator (D - Hamas) will be a pustule on the D's in the Senate. Chuck the Schmuck will have to spend at least 2 years sympathizing with Hamas, the MoBros, keeping silent on Israel, etc. My money says his BP passes 350/175.

3. The D's now get to fix the economy, inflation and gas prices in particular, prevent the Mullahs from developing nukes (they'll probably start on Jan 3, '27, for the 22 bombs worth of enriched-U-dust), maintain the closed border and keep crime down, and, really, everything else. rump ha only to sit back and vto only the most egregious D legislation.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 04, 2026 03:27 AM (FlRtG)

1043 The bigger surprise is Tallywhacker.

How Texas went for him is beyond me.

I know I'm no expert in Texas politics and maybe Paxton was really hated by a lot of people, but the fact that he won tells me a lot of Republicans stayed home, and that a lot of Blacks did show up for Talarico.

Fraud in the large cities isn't out of the question either, but I can't prove that either way.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:29 AM (6ydKt)

1044 1051 Greg Abbott will have been governor for 12 years by the time he leaves in January.

I'm sorry, but no matter how good or bad they are, if you leave a politician in an executive office for more than a decade they become ripe for picking. It's a rare politician who can survive much longer than that.

This was not Abbott's year to beat that problem.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:15 AM (6ydKt)

The problem with this explanation, like the "Paxton was a bad choice" argument, is that it ignores all surrounding context. At present, it looks like the GOP could lose every statewide race in TX. And it seems like the GOP mostly got shellacked across the country too. Seems like a repudiation or abandonment to me, not an individual candidate thing. I could be wrong. I just don't think anyone was much exercised about Abbott individually. The TX governor is such a weak position it is actually hard to piss people off overmuch doing the job.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:29 AM (HFrEr)

1045 1058 What does this do to DOGE? Haven't heard much from them lately.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:23 AM (enNUy)

We'll be hearing about Elon & DOGE a lot once the House & Senate Dems begin their investigations.

It may not amount to much but we'll be hearing about it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:31 AM (6ydKt)

1046 Posted by: Arbalest at November 04, 2026 03:27 AM (FlRtG)

You apparently slept through the Biden years.

Dems won't fix anything... they won't even try. They will double down on stupidity, now believing they have a mandate... just like Obama did.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:34 AM (mP0Kj)

1047 So, remember earlier today when some where talking about a Color Revolution... and one early step was making people believe that election results were not valid?

Uhhh....

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:37 AM (mP0Kj)

1048 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 03:29 AM (HFrEr)

Republicans, and conservatives who hate the GOP, stayed home. They were not impressed enough with the candidates, pissed off about the war or prices, or thought everything on the map would stay Red like it always does, so why bother voting?

Besides Trump fighting like his life depends on it, I didn't see a lot of great campaigning from the right this year.

And I certainly did not see the GOP in Congress, especially the Senate, do much besides spend more money and refuse to pass anything that helped the country or Trump.

Mid-Terms are rarely good for the party in power..

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:37 AM (6ydKt)

1049 Mid-Terms are rarely good for the party in power..
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:37 AM (6ydKt)

In Trumps first term... we gave him the Presidency, the House, and the Senate, for two years...

In Trumps second term... we gave them the Presidency the House and the Senate...

Both times... no real results... and the lose the midterms... almost like there is a pattern there.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:40 AM (mP0Kj)

1050 Obama's midterm cost the dems 64 house seats How does this compare?

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 03:42 AM (lCppi)

1051 Maybe Fetterman crosses the aisle.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 03:43 AM (enNUy)

1052 Huh? Voter ID passed. Oh, but so did kill your children with impunity. Rs lost nearly every state office, all House seats apparently. No local results.

Mad at GOP? So you vote for evil instead? Two years of no one on my side. Maybe getting punched in the face personally by who you just elected is what it will take to vote otherwise next time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 03:44 AM (1Ff7Z)

1053 God alone knows what the election results will be in AK. RCV puts the kibosh on simple counting. The two R assholes who refused to drop out are screwing over the leading R for governor, so we are going to end up with the little faggot from Sitka who lives with his mom (he was bought and paid for by the AI tech dudes in CA). I suspect Begich will retain his seat in the now democrap house, and Sullivan will retain his seat in the Senate, so Mary Peltola will have to find another sad sap to marry to float her boat. The RCV vote appears to be losing, which sucks donkey balls, but I don't believe they count that one accurately, because nobody likes RCV.

We won't hear the actual final vote totals until.... hell freezes over.

Fuck these leftist asshats and their Californication.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 03:46 AM (5WPt1)

1054
1064 Romeo13

Dems won't fix anything... they won't even try. They will double down on stupidity, now believing they have a mandate... just like Obama did.

Probably. But it looks like the economy, particularly gas and food prices, and probably even healthcare, have to be fixed. Now. They promised this. Otherwise, 2028 will be very R.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 04, 2026 03:48 AM (FlRtG)

1055 bein in charge is hard, YO!

Posted by: gop at November 04, 2026 03:50 AM (+I6Y/)

1056 That was a horrible night

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 03:50 AM (Ia/+0)

1057 might as well pass some bills, lost anyways ya turds

Posted by: a dude in MI at November 04, 2026 03:51 AM (+I6Y/)

1058 Looks like it was a day for perverts and foreigners. I wonder what it means?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 03:51 AM (1Ff7Z)

1059 I think the dems lost 12-13 governor positions in Obama's midterm, too The dems survived, and i think we will too But it sure sucks, I blame Thune, Cornyn and the rest of the trump haters who are supposed to be on our side.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 03:53 AM (lCppi)

1060 I was counting on that five grand....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 03:54 AM (1Ff7Z)

1061 Both times... no real results... and the lose the midterms... almost like there is a pattern there.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 03:40 AM (mP0Kj)

The GOPe despises him and sabotages him at every turn.
Trump isn't blameless as he too often chooses to burn his bridges, which I can't blame him for but it turned into a vicious cycle.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 03:56 AM (6ydKt)

1062 Probably. But it looks like the economy, particularly gas and food prices, and probably even healthcare, have to be fixed. Now. They promised this. Otherwise, 2028 will be very R.
Posted by: Arbalest at November 04, 2026 03:48 AM (FlRtG)

Or they'll pass a bunch of socialist, economy killing "affordability" bills, have them vetoed, and then (continue to) blame the President for the economy. The next 2 years will be more about getting the money laundering restarted, and destroying things (and people) rather than fixing anything, imo. Much chaos ahead of 2028.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 04:00 AM (9ZFZd)

1063 Pixy

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:00 AM (enNUy)

1064 Guess nobody has anything left to say.

Or, they're moving to the Tech thread.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 04:05 AM (1Ff7Z)

1065 I'm moving to the tech thread.

Posted by: Serious Cat at November 04, 2026 04:31 AM (ytvBf)

1066 People don't like arguments. They like conforming, knowing that there is a consensus view to which they can agree to avoid unpleasant conversations. They are getting it from TV, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and a hundred other sources.

Trump is controversial. Israel is controversial. Paxton is controversial. Republicans are disputatious people who start wars and bring up topics most would avoid.

With vague rhetoric like "No kings", Democrats are building a community based on illusory comfort and reassurance. People just want to get along. Iran, Hamas, MS13, communists, doctors who change children's sex or euthanize both the young and the elderly are ordinary people, just like us.

Once Democrats are back in power, people will be told again that all is well. This reassurance is all most people want, really.

Posted by: PG at November 04, 2026 04:54 AM (YAu8A)

1067 All your bases are belong to us

Posted by: Paul at November 04, 2026 05:21 AM (JBDyK)

1068 Biggest winner of the night is John Thune. He strives to become Senate Minority Leader. Success at last!

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at November 04, 2026 05:57 AM (mj7xc)

1069 And Iran, Iran won as well

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at November 04, 2026 05:58 AM (mj7xc)

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Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile
Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance
Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive"
Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
Greatest Hitjobs

The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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